How did a small amateur rugby club in Devon rise to become champions of England and Europe? In this first episode of this five-part series, we unpack the incredible transformation of the Exeter Chiefs.

Business Leader online editor Josh Dornbrack hears from the visionaries who shaped this success and reveals powerful leadership and strategy lessons any business can learn from this dramatic turnaround.

In this first episode of our five-part series, we follow the club’s transition to professionalism, its efforts to find leadership with a cultural fit and find out how a bold strategy helped to launch this turnaround.

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This is the second episode of our five-part series, where we revisit the night Exeter Chiefs rewrote their destiny. From underdog mentality to promotion glory, hear how grit, resilience and leadership took this Devon side into the Premiership for the first time. Discover how strategy, culture and character won out over money and reputation, and what business leaders can learn from one of sport’s most unlikely success stories.

In this episode, we look at the galvanising effect of being counted out, the power of opening your eyes and believing what you see and how Chiefs’ academy system tested the coaching team's leadership.

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What do you do when you've come so close, only to fall short again and again?

In this third episode of our five-part series, we dive into Exeter Chiefs’ toughest year, which included four major heartbreaks in 14 months, a painful Premiership final loss and a crisis of confidence.

We find out about the behind-the-scenes team meeting that changed everything. It’s a raw and inspiring look at resilience, accountability and the power of emotional reset.

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