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Making Money Online with Lisa Johnson

S2 E2 | Resilience after a very public mistake with rogue trader, Nick Leeson

Making Money Online with Lisa Johnson

Lisa Johnson

Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

5.0567 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this episode I sat down with Nick Leeson, the trader known for bringing down the oldest bank in history. Like many I'd watched the film Rogue Trader, based on Nick's autobiographical book and had questions about resilience and how you build a life and a legacy after such a huge public mistake.

I also wanted to speak to Nick about the work he does now – helping people like me who have been the victims of fraud and how he got to be in this position after being arguably, one of the most famous fraudsters himself. The collapse of Barings Bank and Nick Leeson's role in it is one of the most spectacular debacles in financial history, leading to a stay in a Singapore prison for Nick. 

Three decades on, Mr Leeson continues to use his experiences to deliver a cautionary tale on the environment that led to the downfall of the bank, as well as his personal views on the current state of the economy and finance industry, and insights on risk management, company culture and mental well-being. In this episode you'll learn about how to move on, what legacy really means and also some tips on how to spot online frauds today.
https://www.nickleeson.com Link to free Telegram: https://t.me/Nick_Leeson_Trading_Channel_FREE
Link to Podcast: Rogue Trader Podcast - YouTube    

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to Making Money Online, the podcast that talks about how to make income with impact and have a thriving business.

0:06.5

We don't just talk about business, we talk about everything that affects your business to.

0:10.9

This episode is sponsored by our friends at Autumn. You know me. I'm all about finding new ways to work smarter and give my time to the work and people that matter most.

0:20.7

But like every entrepreneur, I've had those weeks where I am stuck in the weeds.

0:25.6

Answering the same questions over and over, stepping in to fix things and my absolute pet hate,

0:31.6

having to chase people for updates.

0:34.6

And sometimes things don't seem to move forward unless it's me stepping in, right?

0:41.1

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It doesn't just answer questions, it takes action, connecting my emails, calendar, projects, team, everything,

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and it just keeps things moving. But best of all, it just gets on with

1:12.6

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1:24.8

our focus for the thing that really moves our business forward.

1:28.2

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1:52.3

faster? Just autumn it. Today's guest is someone whose name most of us who were around in the

1:58.2

90s will be familiar with. Nick Leeson is widely known for being

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