‘About sections’ are weird, especially when written by the person they’re about, but… here goes.
I’m Rich Leigh.
Host of Project Possible, exited PR agency founder, best-selling author and unapologetic Possibilist.
I’m fascinated by resilience, reinvention and what human beings are truly capable of, especially when life gives us every reason to give up.
I didn’t grow up around entrepreneurs, money, role models or stability.
My childhood was shaped by domestic violence, fatal addiction, debt collectors, police raids, eviction and prison visits.
For a long time, I carried the feeling that people like me weren’t supposed to build successful businesses, speak on stages or create meaningful careers.
At 17, I dropped out of school with no A-Levels. At 18, I became a father for the first of four times, and left the chaos of the family council house without a penny to my name, determined to break the cycle.
By 30, I was a successful PR agency owner with a #1 best-selling book, working with some of the UK’s leading brands, entrepreneurs and celebrities.
Using that influence, I’ve helped to raise more than £1m for sick children.
Just when I felt sure I had broken the cycle, my life was about to change forever, again.
On February 7th 2025, my youngest brother Jordan (on the left) took his own life. He was just 27. His note to me was addressed ‘to the father I never had’. I hit rock bottom. Drinking until I passed out, every night. I didn’t care if I woke up.
In June 2025, I sold my PR agency. I was no longer the leader the company deserved. An exit makes for a good headline, but in reality, I was lower than I’d ever been, even as a child.
That period forced me to confront difficult truths about grief, identity, purpose and the kind of life I wanted - and needed - to build moving forward, for myself, for my family and to honour Jordan.
Project Possible became part of my way back.
In September 2025, I threw myself fully into Project Possible.
What started as a podcast slowly became something much bigger: a way of rebuilding my life through meaningful conversation and connection, with two episodes every week.
I’ve recorded and shared almost 100 conversations with extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. The likes of actor Brian Cox, Paralympian Ellie Simmonds, entrepreneur Levi Roots and Professor Tim Spector.
People who have overcome unimaginable adversity, reinvented themselves repeatedly, achieved remarkable things, or simply see the world differently.
Again and again, I found myself drawn to the same themes: resilience, ambition, purpose, reinvention, grief, identity and what human beings are truly capable of overcoming.
At its heart, Project Possible explores one simple question:
Anything is possible, if…?
I don’t think grief is something you ever fully overcome. Losing Jordan changed me permanently. That’s why reinvention is the only way forward.
Slowly, through Project Possible, through conversation, through rebuilding my health, my purpose and my sense of direction, I’m finding pieces of myself again, and working out who I am today.
When you grow up without money, self-esteem or connections, you tend to run towards a socially accepted and often-espoused version of success.
These days, I’m far more interested in meaning, connection, resilience and the impact we can have on other people while we’re here.
I now feel ready to build again. To create. To contribute.
To collaborate with great people and organisations doing meaningful things. To share what I’ve learned, both professionally and personally, and to help connect others with the extraordinary people, ideas and opportunities I’ve been fortunate enough to encounter through Project Possible and nearly two decades in PR, media and events.
I want to show people what’s truly possible, and remind them that our beginnings do not have to define where we’re heading.
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If you’d like to collaborate, suggest a podcast guest or sponsorship, book me to speak, explore a partnership, find the right talent for your event or campaign — or simply connect over a shared belief in what’s possible — I’d love to hear from you.