[7] Tappin began his career with the chemical company ICI, on a management training scheme.
[citation needed] He noticed these global professional services firms faced similar challenges to the major corporations they advised, and this motivated Tappin to create Beyond Unity (formerly known as Xinfu) since 2008.
[11] In memory of his mother Sylvia, Tappin has set up a charitable trust for cancer research.
[5][13] The program included short films on the topic of management[14] and web articles on BBC websites.
[15] As part of the program Tappin interviewed business figures such as Richard Branson,[16] John Mackey,[17] and Guo Guangchang.