From graphic designer to chief marketing officer, Greg Hoffman spent 27 years at Nike. In that time he worked on iconic campaigns for Michael Jordan, the Brazilian football team and the London Olympics, among others. Greg took Tobias Gourlay inside the sportswear giant’s boardroom and showed him what it takes to get to the top – and stay at the top – as a business and as a person.

Raekwon the Chef is a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan. Since breaking out of Staten Island in the early 90s as part of the legendary rap group, he’s cooked up a classic solo album, started his own record label and launched a wine brand. Raekwon gave Tobias Gourlay some lessons in life – and business.

Andy West has been going into prisons since he was a young child – first to visit various relatives, then as a teacher. He told Tobias Gourlay what life on the inside is really like and why public outrage is a barrier to making prisons better…

Perhaps you want to take a side-hustle to the next level. Or maybe you’re ready to go for it and start your own thing. Whichever it is, these successful entrepreneurs have some valuable business lessons…

When 14-year-old Marcus Wareing was offered the choice of working in his dad’s fruit and veg warehouse or going into a restaurant kitchen, he chose the latter. It was the right call. Since winning his first Michelin star at the preposterously young age of 26, Marcus has become a MasterChef judge and star player on the British culinary scene. With a new BBC show on its way, he spoke to SLMan about his impressive life in food…

Nobuyuki ‘Nobu’ Matsuhisa is the man who gave black cod to the world. Since impressing Robert De Niro and the Beverly Hills crowd with his signature dish back in the 80s, Nobu has built a 50-strong global restaurant empire. As he celebrates the 25th birthday of his London outpost on Old Park Lane, he shared what he’s learnt with SLMan – and gave us five dishes you can make at home.

Philip Belamant is co-founder and CEO of Zilch, a fintech start-up that recently achieved ‘double unicorn’ status when a round of funding valued it at $2bn. Here, Philip shares the business lessons he’s learnt so far.

For a long time it looked like football was the way Ladbroke Grove-native Tayshan Hayden-Smith would make his name. Then he got into gardening. Now 25, he’s about to make his debut on the BBC’s Your Garden Made Perfect. Tobias Gourlay asked him how this happened…

From Ryan Reynolds to Jake Gyllenhaal, New York-based licensed hair stylist Kristan Serafino has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. She gave us her top-line advice on how to look good up top.

West Point is the US Military Academy that has produced future astronauts, presidents and Medal of Honor winners. For almost three decades, Nate Zinsser has led its performance psychology programme, teaching recruits the mental skills they need to excel. Occasionally, Nate also gets called in to help American football quarterbacks win Super Bowls. He told Tobias Gourlay why confidence is the key to high performance – and how you can build it.

In 2008, Jonny Benjamin went to a bridge to take his own life, but a stranger talked him down. After a nationwide campaign to #FindMike, the pair were reunited and have since started Go Beyond, a charity to help young people around the UK. Here, Jonny shares his full story with SLMan…

From fluctuating house prices to skyrocketing energy costs, changes are afoot in the British economy. We asked Paul Sedgwick, co-founder of Frank Investments, to cut to the chase and explain what’s going on.