NOTE: This episode includes themes of child sexual abuse, violence, and suicide. The following material may be distressing to some listeners.   Bonfire of the Vanities novelist Tom Wolfe would have described our guest for this episode as a ‘King of the World’. A banker who through skill and a love of risk made his fortune as a city trader.   Now the CEO of the World Gold Council, David Tait is also an accomplished mountaineer having climbed Everest an astonishing five times, in the process raising over £8m for charity.   But Wolfe’s description would, in fact, not come close to explaining the truth of who David really is. The clue lies in the beneficiary of David’s incredible fund raising, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. For David, at the age of 10, was the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of his grandfather’s brother and three other men. He was also abused by his own father. Like so many who suffer this horror David kept his abuse secret.  Doing so, he believes, allowed him to build that successful city life … but at a terrible price that very nearly claimed his life.   David’s story was portrayed movingly in the 2020 film Sulphur and White named after the butterfly that become a symbol of hope for David. In this podcast we talk about that film and a personal crisis journey that can only be described as inspiring.   Please remember - if you, or anyone you know needs support for child abuse, you can reach out to NSPCC here: <a href="https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/child-sexual-abuse/" target="_blank">https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/child-sexual-abuse/</a> and here 0808 800 5000.   LINKS Sulphur and White  <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sulphur-White-Mark-Stanley/dp/B086XHSCTG" target="_blank">Watch Sulphur and White | Prime Video (amazon.co.uk)</a>       <a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/sulphur-and-white/umc.cmc.bo7gb3l2z511uocb9ajox1ji" target="_blank">Sulphur and White - Apple TV (UK)</a> <a href="https://sulphurandwhite.com/" target="_blank">Sulphur and White | Official Movie Website | Watch Now</a>   David’s website <a href="https://davidtait.com/" target="_blank">David Tait</a>   NSPCC  <a href="https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/ways-to-give/donate/?source=ppc-brand&amp;gclid=e58e1d2261151d40766e7b7bb4dc949e&amp;gclsrc=3p.ds&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=BND_RG%20%26%20Cash&amp;utm_term=nspcc&amp;utm_content=Pure%20Brand" target="_blank">Donate to Charity Online | Give to NSPCC today | NSPCC</a>   Stream/buy ‘Allies’ by Some Velvet Morning: <a href="https://ampl.ink/qp6bm" target="_blank">https://ampl.ink/qp6bm</a>     Some Velvet Morning Website: <a href="http://www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk</a>       Your Daily Practice: Sleep by Myndstream: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682</a>     Host – Andy Coulson    CWC team: Jane Sankey, Louise Difford, Mabel Pickering    With special thanks to Ioana Barbu and the brilliant people at Global       For all PR and guest approaches please contact – <a href="http://coulsonpartners.com/" target="_blank">podcast@coulsonpartners.com</a> Full transcipt https://www.crisiswhatcrisis.com/podcasts/david-tait-on-how-he-turned-the-darkest-of-secret-crises-into-a-superpower/

NOTE: This episode includes themes of child sexual abuse, violence, and suicide. The following material may be distressing to some listeners.  

Bonfire of the Vanities novelist Tom Wolfe would have described our guest for this episode as a ‘King of...

NOTE: This episode includes themes of child sexual abuse, violence, and suicide. The following material may be distressing to some listeners.   Bonfire of the Vanities novelist Tom Wolfe would have described our guest for this episode as a ‘King of the World’. A banker who through skill and a love of risk made his fortune as a city trader.   Now the CEO of the World Gold Council, David Tait is also an accomplished mountaineer having climbed Everest an astonishing five times, in the process raising over £8m for charity.   But Wolfe’s description would, in fact, not come close to explaining the truth of who David really is. The clue lies in the beneficiary of David’s incredible fund raising, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. For David, at the age of 10, was the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of his grandfather’s brother and three other men. He was also abused by his own father. Like so many who suffer this horror David kept his abuse secret.  Doing so, he believes, allowed him to build that successful city life … but at a terrible price that very nearly claimed his life.   David’s story was portrayed movingly in the 2020 film Sulphur and White named after the butterfly that become a symbol of hope for David. In this podcast we talk about that film and a personal crisis journey that can only be described as inspiring.   Please remember - if you, or anyone you know needs support for child abuse, you can reach out to NSPCC here: <a href="https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/child-sexual-abuse/" target="_blank">https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/child-sexual-abuse/</a> and here 0808 800 5000.   LINKS Sulphur and White  <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sulphur-White-Mark-Stanley/dp/B086XHSCTG" target="_blank">Watch Sulphur and White | Prime Video (amazon.co.uk)</a>       <a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/sulphur-and-white/umc.cmc.bo7gb3l2z511uocb9ajox1ji" target="_blank">Sulphur and White - Apple TV (UK)</a> <a href="https://sulphurandwhite.com/" target="_blank">Sulphur and White | Official Movie Website | Watch Now</a>   David’s website <a href="https://davidtait.com/" target="_blank">David Tait</a>   NSPCC  <a href="https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/ways-to-give/donate/?source=ppc-brand&amp;gclid=e58e1d2261151d40766e7b7bb4dc949e&amp;gclsrc=3p.ds&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=BND_RG%20%26%20Cash&amp;utm_term=nspcc&amp;utm_content=Pure%20Brand" target="_blank">Donate to Charity Online | Give to NSPCC today | NSPCC</a>   Stream/buy ‘Allies’ by Some Velvet Morning: <a href="https://ampl.ink/qp6bm" target="_blank">https://ampl.ink/qp6bm</a>     Some Velvet Morning Website: <a href="http://www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk</a>       Your Daily Practice: Sleep by Myndstream: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682</a>     Host – Andy Coulson    CWC team: Jane Sankey, Louise Difford, Mabel Pickering    With special thanks to Ioana Barbu and the brilliant people at Global       For all PR and guest approaches please contact – <a href="http://coulsonpartners.com/" target="_blank">podcast@coulsonpartners.com</a> Full transcipt

90. David Tait on how he turned the darkest of secret crises into a superpower