I’m Rich Leigh. Host of Project Possible, exited PR agency founder, best-selling author and Possibilist, fascinated by what people can overcome, build and become
I host an interview podcast called Project Possible. It’s had millions of viewers and listeners to date.
After a tumultuous upbringing, I thought and hoped I’d broken a generational cycle, only to lose my brother Jordan to suicide in 2025, and hit rock bottom. On my continued journey back, I realised life was too short not to pursue meaningful work. This podcast saved me.
Project Possible is my attempt to explore resilience, ambition, reinvention and what we are truly capable of.
In conversations with extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment and academia, we explore one simple question:
What’s truly possible?
New episodes every Monday and Friday.
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podcaster
work with me
Alongside Project Possible, I collaborate with brands, founders, event organisers and interesting people on selected projects, partnerships and opportunities, including speaking, selected coaching and advisory work, presenting, podcast partnerships and strategic introductions.
speaker
Over the years, I’ve spoken at conferences, events, universities and in the media on topics including creative storytelling, measurable creativity, modern team culture and creating meaningful work.
Never one to follow the crowd, in 2018, I became one of the first founders in the world to introduce a four-day working week for five days’ pay, long before it became a mainstream conversation. That decision led to global media attention and years of conversations around our award-winning team culture and policies, productivity, remote working and building businesses people genuinely care about.
I’ve spoken to people on stages large and small, from conference boardrooms to keynote speaking at an international media conference at Prague’s O2 Arena, based on my best-selling book Myths of PR.
I’ve spoken extensively about the realities of entrepreneurship: the highs and lows of building a business, scaling, leading teams through difficult moments and ultimately exiting the company a decade later.
Alongside Project Possible, I’m now beginning to speak more openly about resilience, reinvention, breaking cycles and the idea that our beginnings do not have to define our endings.
As a self-confessed Possibilist - that’s an optimist without blinkers on - I believe far more is possible than most people think - if we accept that we’ll have to overcome, and not hide from, the challenges along the way.
Get in touch if you’d like me to talk at your conference, event or company.
the accidental agent
Through my career, and since starting the podcast, I’ve met and built relationships with some of the most inspiring and in-demand people in the world.
When I connected a recent guest to a lucrative speaking gig, it clicked… and I’d accidentally become an agent.
But not in the traditional sense.
With nearly 20 years in PR and events, and close relationships with the people behind the stories, I offer something different. Not an overwhelming database of talent, but direct access to the right people, based on real understanding and real connection.
If you’re looking for a speaker, talent for an upcoming campaign, or something more bespoke, get in touch. Whether you know exactly who you want or need guidance, I can help.
More about how I became The Accidental Agent here.
selected advisory work
I built my PR agency at 27 and sold it a decade later, after working with more than 300 brands, founders and public figures.
Along the way, I wrote a best-selling book, built and sold the UK’s best-read PR blog, helped raise more than £1m for children’s charities, created a popular podcast from scratch and learned a huge amount about people, storytelling and building meaningful businesses.
I am open to working with a small number of founders, brands and projects where I feel I can genuinely add value. I can support with positioning, communications, ideas, partnerships and opening the right doors.
I keep this intentionally limited.
If you think there could be a fit, get in touch.
