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Prosperity Podcast with Nicole BremnerHow can businesses proactively support mental health and create thriving workplaces? We ask Anwen Cooper #170Send us a textIn this episode I welcome Anwen Cooper, mission director and cofounder of Thrivall, to explore the intersection of mental health, workplace wellbeing and proactive counselling. Drawing from extensive experience in strategic marketing, mental health advocacy and even yoga, Anwen offers valuable perspectives on building resilient, supportive workplaces where employees can truly flourish. Anwen shares the transformative power of proactive counselling, providing team members with qualified counsellor-coaches who offer personalised support before crisis strikes, enhancing both personal wellbeing and professional productivity. Nicole and Anwen delve into critical issues like overcoming workplace stigma a...
2025-04-2936 minProsperity Podcast with Nicole BremnerHow can businesses proactively support mental health and create thriving workplaces? We ask Anwen Cooper #170Send us a textIn this episode I welcome Anwen Cooper, mission director and cofounder of Thrivall, to explore the intersection of mental health, workplace wellbeing and proactive counselling. Drawing from extensive experience in strategic marketing, mental health advocacy and even yoga, Anwen offers valuable perspectives on building resilient, supportive workplaces where employees can truly flourish. Anwen shares the transformative power of proactive counselling, providing team members with qualified counsellor-coaches who offer personalised support before crisis strikes, enhancing both personal wellbeing and professional productivity. Nicole and Anwen delve into critical issues like overcoming workplace stigma a...
2025-04-2936 min
Meet Your Inspiration PodcastTime to Thrivall - Proactive Workplace Mental Health, Wellbeing & Peak Performance PsychologyProactive Workplace Mental Health, Wellbeing & PeakPerformance PsychologyIn this episode of the Meet Your Inspiration podcast, Meriand Rich discuss workplace well-being and corporate mental health with the founders of Thrivall Dan and Anwen. They explore the challenges and importance of mental health in the workplace, the business case for investing in well-being, and the concept of proactive counselling. The founders share their backgrounds and how they came together to start Thrivall, emphasising the need for sustainable employment and the positive impact of investing in employees' mental health. They also discuss the gap between u...
2024-06-071h 22
Get Fruitful ConversationsReflecting on many more ways to make your business a force for good, Anwen Cooper
2022-03-1816 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsEarning more whilst working less and ethical investment with Director of Evolution Financial Planning, Rebecca RobertsonRebecca Robertson, Director of Evolution Financial Planning, talks about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is using her business as a force for good.
Wealth strategist, Rebecca Robertson, is an award winning independent financial advisor and Founder of Evolution Financial Planning. Rebecca has been featured by the BBC, The Financial Times and a range of other media as an expert in ethical investment and a specialist in supporting women to achieve financial success. She has also given a TedX talk called What would happen if women ruled the world? that expands on this theme. In 2021 R...
2022-02-0234 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsMaking the world of marketing more diverse and accessible to a new generation, inspired by the spirit of punk with School of Marketing Tutor, Luke BesantLuke Besant, Marketing Consultant and Tutor at the School of Marketing, talks about his entrepreneurial journey and how he is using business as a force for good.
“His knowledge of PPC, SEO and digital campaigns is second to none”
Luke was one of the UK’s first professional podcasters, and is now a Tutor at the School of Marketing which he’s been involved with for over three years, in addition to offering Marketing Consultnacy to a range of other businesses. Luke has also recently achieved his Masters in Digital Marketing from the University of Salford...
2022-01-1935 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsBeing a sustainable business leader, the journey to Net Zero and choosing entrepreneurship over a law career with the Founder and Director of Hayne House, Fleur Record-SmithFleur Record-Smith, Founder & Director of Hayne House Wedding Venue talks about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is using business as a force for good.
Hayne House in Kent was once the family home to Fleur before she turned it into a sustainable wedding venue.
Fleur has been an ambassador for The Sustainable Wedding Alliance since April of 2021 and also in 2021, received a Distinction in a Business Sustainability Management Course at the University of Cambridge. Fleur founded Hayne House in September of 2010 and has helped to bring many couple’s dream weddings to reality, all wh...
2022-01-0520 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsBecoming a B Corp, simple steps towards sustainability and purpose behind growth with Jenny Kitchen, CEO at YoyoJenny Kitchen, CEO at Yoyo talks with me about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is using business as a force for good.
Jenny has won various industry accolades for her entrepreneurship and leadership. She is a strong advocate of building sustainable businesses that prioritise people and the planet alongside profit.
As an Umbraco Gold Partner, Certified Sitecore Solution Partner and specialist in disruptive technology (AR, VR and Voice), Yoyo is a creative digital agency that focuses on building engagement between brands and real people by blending creativity with technology.
Trusted by some...
2021-12-1528 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsShifting vision and focus to become a better person today and an ancestor for the future with encouragement from Paul Crick, Founder and Principal Partner at The Elevate Partnership.Paul Crick, Founder and Principal Partner at The Elevate Partnership talks about his entrepreneurial journey and how he is using business as a force for good. Paul is a highly qualified and experienced business person whose work enables leaders and teams to reinvent their leadership culture to accomplish the things they think they can't to become better ancestors to future generations. A Management Sciences graduate with an MBA from Henley Business School and numerous other accreditations and qualifications including psychotherapy, coaching and sustainability, Paul designs tailored leadership development and leadership coaching programmes for clients whose business generates...
2021-12-0135 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsBecoming a stand-out business, the power of giving and the magic of small with B1G1 Co-Founder Paul DunnAs a TEDx speaker, Chief Story-Teller with CLARITY and host of the Global Impact Summit, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and business experience. A Stanford University Graduate School of Business alumnus, Paul has been working as Co-Founder with the social giving movement B1G1 for 14 years and is on a mission to challenge more businesses to become a force for good. Listen in to hear us discuss: - How the pandemic has accelerated the world of business becoming more purpose and values-driven (3:43) - How to become a stand-out business by standing for something bigger (7:20) - Is our world...
2021-11-1736 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsCreating a positive legacy for people and the planet, COP 26 and taking steps towards Net Zero with sustainability consultant Jade PluckJade Pluck, Sustainability Consultant and Founder of Jade Consultancy talks with me about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is using business as a force for good. She has recently graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme, and also the Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme which has provided the foundation for her latest business – partnering with SMEs to develop their sustainability strategies.
Listen in to hear us discuss: - Resilience and change (4:37) - Inspiration and support from family, mentors and others (6:35) - Help SMEs achieve Net Zero (9:02) - Where to start your business sustainability jou...
2021-11-0323 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsDream management, inverted pyramids and putting people at the heart of your business with manufacturing leader James GardnerJames Gardner, Managing Director at Sinclair & Rush UK and host of the Amazing Leaders podcast. James talks with me about his entrepreneurial journey and how he is using business as a force for good.
As a leader in this global manufacturing business, James is passionate about building great teams, investing in growing businesses, always improving safety in the workplace, and making the health and wellbeing of his team his top priority.
Listen in to hear us discuss:
Empowering teams to achieve their dreams
Inverted pyramid leadership
Putting people at t...
2021-10-2130 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsPersonal fitness challenges to support charitable causes, mentoring and development through different stages of life and work with Business Productivity Specialist and Founder Linda Garcia.Linda Garcia, Business Productivity Specialist and Founder, Alluxi Consulting talks with me about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is using her business as a force for good.
As well as holding a BSc in Biology and an MBA, Linda achieved Fellowship of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI) and recognition for her for her voluntary work with charities and schools in Kent as a runner up in the Contribution to the Community category from the Kent Independent Traders Association. She also won the Kent Independent Traders Professional Achievement award.
Listen in to...
2021-10-0635 min
Get Fruitful Conversations4 key ways your business can be a greater force for goodIn this episode I reflect on the 9 podcast episodes I’ve published so far and draw out 4 key ways in which your business can be a greater force for good.
I summarise the various practical examples shared by all my guests to date including:
Linking your business mission to the UN Global Goals
Volunteering time to be a school governor, charity trustee or network leader
Starting a charitable organisation or giving profits to fund worthy causes
Sharing time and knowledge with school children and college students
Offering work experience and paid internships or apprenticeships
Con...
2021-09-1819 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsGiving back to the youngest and eldest in society plus lessons in entrepreneurship after redundancy with employment lawyer Jemma Fairclough-HaynesJemma Fairclough-Haynes, CEO of Orchard Employment Law talks with me about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is using her business as a force for good.
As well as being a company Director, Employer Lawyer & HR Specialist, Jemma is also a Keynote Speaker, Radio Co-Host, Kent & Medway FSB Area Lead and School Governor.
Listen in to hear us talk about:
Setting up a business after redundancy
Giving work experience opportunities to young people to increase social mobility
Talking to schools about careers in law and self-employment
Dementia Friends training and lessons for busi...
2021-08-2626 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsGiving a fudge and making life sweeter with Sian Holt, MD of Fudge KitchenWith Sian Holt, MD of Fudge Kitchen
Sian Holt, Managing Director of Fudge Kitchen talks with me about her entrepreneurial journey and how business can be a force for greater good.
Hear more about how her business has:
Used the Covid lockdown period has been a great opportunity for reflection and stepping up business for good commitments
Evolved their long-established business and charitable giving over time
Engaged their staff and customers with the social causes they have chosen to support
Benefited from being members of the B1G1 social enterprise and global...
2021-08-0835 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsSetting up a charity, building a values-based culture and developing young people with Giles MiskinGiles Miskin, Founder of The Colour Works and The Colour Works Foundation talks about his entrepreneurial journey and how he is using his business as a force for good plus: Navigating dramatic career changes - from working in further education to plastic widget production and on to people development and organisational culture change. How he went about setting up a charitable foundation to complement his core business Transforming people’s understanding of themselves and their relationships through a powerful personality profiling tool Making a dramatic difference to young people’s confidence by giving them a deeper under...
2021-07-2637 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsSetting up a charity, building a values-based culture and developing young people with Giles MiskinGiles Miskin, Founder of The Colour Works and The Colour Works Foundation talks about his entrepreneurial journey and how he is using his business as a force for good plus:
Navigating dramatic career changes - from working in further education to plastic widget production and on to people development and organisational culture change.
How he went about setting up a charitable foundation to complement his core business
Transforming people’s understanding of themselves and their relationships through a powerful personality profiling tool
Making a dramatic difference to young people’s confidence by giving them a deeper under...
2021-07-2637 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsEpisode #6 - Nici Jupp recruitment partner to entrepreneurs and CEOs of scale-ups growing teams post-investmentNici Jupp, recruitment partner to entrepreneurs and CEOs of scale-ups growing teams post-investment, talks about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is using her business as a force for good, plus we discuss: how she was inspired to start her business after poor experiences with recruiters during her corporate career as a hiring manager and seeing the wealth of experience presented by parents she was meeting at the school gates how she has shifted her view from seeing ‘business for good’ as something that really only applies to charities and social enterprises, and how it can actually be part...
2021-07-0532 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsSocial value, growing a team and company culture with Nici JuppNici Jupp, recruitment partner to entrepreneurs and CEOs of scale-ups growing teams post-investment, talks about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is using her business as a force for good, plus we discuss: how she was inspired to start her business after poor experiences with recruiters during her corporate career as a hiring manager and seeing the wealth of experience presented by parents she was meeting at the school gates how she has shifted her view from seeing ‘business for good’ as something that really only applies to charities and social enterprises, and how it can actually be part...
2021-07-0535 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsAuthenticity, visibility and role models with multi-passionate Deborah TurnerIn this episode I talk with Deborah Turner, Chartered Surveyor, Founder of You Image Consultancy, Co-Founder of Breakthrough Women, South East Policy Lead and National Policy Lead for Women in Business for the Federation of Small Businesses. We talk about: The importance of sharing knowledge and passion to help others Why we need to do more to highlight the opportunity of enterprise to young people How she has forged a multi-passionate career having started out in a male-dominated industry The dangers of ‘blending in’ at work How the pandemic has had a disproportionally negative effect on wome...
2021-06-1428 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsAuthenticity, visibility and role models with multi-passionate Deborah TurnerIn this episode I talk with Deborah Turner, Chartered Surveyor, Founder of You Image Consultancy, Co-Founder of Breakthrough Women, South East Policy Lead and National Policy Lead for Women in Business for the Federation of Small Businesses. We talk about: The importance of sharing knowledge and passion to help others Why we need to do more to highlight the opportunity of enterprise to young people How she has forged a multi-passionate career having started out in a male-dominated industry The dangers of ‘blending in’ at work How the pandemic has had a disproportionally negative effect on wome...
2021-06-1428 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsSustainability, support networks and making greener choices with Martin WhiteMartin White, Founder of SupplyMyBusiness.co.uk and Green Business Hub and host of KentBizConnect.co.uk Radio Show talks with me about: How business can be a great environment for learning how the wider world works How he is helping people make green purchasing decisions and navigate a fragmented marketplace How we have become out of balance with nature – consuming 1.6 x the Earth’s resources The broader meaning of ‘sustainability’ The importance of building a strong network to support your business growth The UN Global Goals and Ellen McArthur’s Foundation promoting ‘Circular Economy’ Shareholder greed v Stakeholder va...
2021-05-2837 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsSustainability, support networks and making greener choices with Martin WhiteMartin White, Founder of SupplyMyBusiness.co.uk and Green Business Hub and host of KentBizConnect.co.uk Radio Show talks with me about: How business can be a great environment for learning how the wider world works How he is helping people make green purchasing decisions and navigate a fragmented marketplace How we have become out of balance with nature – consuming 1.6 x the Earth’s resources The broader meaning of ‘sustainability’ The importance of building a strong network to support your business growth The UN Global Goals and Ellen McArthur’s Foundation promoting ‘Circular Economy’ Shareholder greed v Stakeholder va...
2021-05-2837 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsUsing biomarkers and wearable devices to decode stress and link personal and planetary wellbeing with health-tech founder Jane OllisIn this episode I speak with Jane Ollis, an experienced Chair & Non Executive Director committed to serving businesses with purpose and also Founder of MindSpire. We talk about: The link between environmental science and personal wellbeing How being a mother has inspired her business mission Defining the balance between ‘good’ stimulating stress and ‘bad’ stress that depletes us Decoding stress using biomarkers and data Neuroplasticity and medical innovation Wearable Healthtech devices The importance of joy and love The challenge of raising funds outside the Silicon Valley bubble You can find out more about Jane’s work at...
2021-05-2027 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsUsing biomarkers and wearable devices to decode stress and link personal and planetary wellbeing with health-tech founder Jane OllisIn this episode I speak with Jane Ollis, an experienced Chair & Non Executive Director committed to serving businesses with purpose and also Founder of MindSpire. We talk about: The link between environmental science and personal wellbeing How being a mother has inspired her business mission Defining the balance between ‘good’ stimulating stress and ‘bad’ stress that depletes us Decoding stress using biomarkers and data Neuroplasticity and medical innovation Wearable Healthtech devices The importance of joy and love The challenge of raising funds outside the Silicon Valley bubble You can find out more about Jane’s work at...
2021-05-2027 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsTrailer: Get Fruitful ConversationsA brief introduction to Get Fruitful Conversation - the podcast for anyone growing a passion-fuelled and purpose-driven enterprise who believes that business can be a force for greater good. Be inspired by listening to personal stories from game-changing entrepreneurs who will share how they are pioneering new ways of working to create more prosperity and positive impact for people and the planet. Get fresh insight and practical actions to generate more income and impact through your own business, aligning your vision to a bigger mission that will fulfil your personal potential, while generating a longer-lasting legacy and more value f...
2021-05-0701 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsStart-up to multi-million pound exit in 5 Years with Sue NelsonIn this episode I talk with award-winning businesswoman, author, broadcaster and speaker Sue Nelson about how she started the multiple award-winning Breakthrough Group, which grew from a two-person operation in her conservatory in 2015 to a highly profitable multi-million pound business. It was sold to EY (Ernst and Young) in 2020. She was awarded the London and South East Director of the Year for innovation in 2019 by the Institute of Directors. We discussed: Her ‘big experiment’ to make a successful business and ‘be nice’ How her perspective on the meaning of success has shifted through her career The satisfac...
2021-04-2737 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsStart-up to multi-million pound exit in 5 Years with Sue NelsonIn this episode I talk with award-winning businesswoman, author, broadcaster and speaker Sue Nelson about how she started the multiple award-winning Breakthrough Group, which grew from a two-person operation in her conservatory in 2015 to a highly profitable multi-million pound business. It was sold to EY (Ernst and Young) in 2020. She was awarded the London and South East Director of the Year for innovation in 2019 by the Institute of Directors. We discussed: Her ‘big experiment’ to make a successful business and ‘be nice’ How her perspective on the meaning of success has shifted through her career The satisfac...
2021-04-2737 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsWomen Travel Leaders, Ikigai and UN Global Goals with Catherine GallagherIn this episode I talk with travel business coach, social entrepreneur and mastermind leader Catherine Gallagher about: The Japanese concept of Ikigai and how this ‘reason for being’ can bring clarity to your business and entrepreneurial goals How entrepreneurship can be a vehicle for self-expression and personal development The UN Global Goals and how big world problems can align with your personal passion to create a more purposeful business Embracing feminine leadership qualities and the need for better gender balance within the travel industry Ethical experiential travel – what does it mean? How rock climbing can be a great metaph...
2021-04-2744 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsWomen Travel Leaders, Ikigai and UN Global Goals with Catherine GallagherIn this episode I talk with travel business coach, social entrepreneur and mastermind leader Catherine Gallagher about: The Japanese concept of Ikigai and how this ‘reason for being’ can bring clarity to your business and entrepreneurial goals How entrepreneurship can be a vehicle for self-expression and personal development The UN Global Goals and how big world problems can align with your personal passion to create a more purposeful business Embracing feminine leadership qualities and the need for better gender balance within the travel industry Ethical experiential travel – what does it mean? How rock climbing can be a great metaph...
2021-04-2744 min
Get Fruitful ConversationsTrailer: Get Fruitful ConversationsA brief introduction to Get Fruitful Conversation - the podcast for anyone growing a passion-fuelled and purpose-driven enterprise who believes that business can be a force for greater good. Be inspired by listening to personal stories from game-changing entrepreneurs who will share how they are pioneering new ways of working to create more prosperity and positive impact for people and the planet. Get fresh insight and practical actions to generate more income and impact through your own business, aligning your vision to a bigger mission that will fulfil your personal potential, while generating a longer-lasting legacy and more value f...
2021-04-2501 min
Getting AheadAnwen Cooper - Get Fruitful Marketing - Episode 57
Anwen Cooper from Get Fruitful Marketing is our guest this week. Anwen brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experiance and talks to us about how to win and retain your best clients. Links mentioned in the show: West Kent B2B - Get Fruitful - Marketing - https://twitter.com/GetFruitfulNow Subscribe to The Getting Ahead Podcast on Soundwise
2016-02-1924 min
Doctor Who Commentaries » Impossible PodcastsTorchwood Commentary – Miracle Day 2, ‘Rendition’
Caleb Woodbridge, P.G. Bell and Swithun Dobson give their commentary on episode 2, ‘Rendition’ (spoiler-free review here, detailed review to follow), as they discuss CIA security, DIY chemistry, zombie Ianto and much more!
The newly reunited Captain Jack and Gwen Cooper (John Barrowman and Eve Myles) find themselves separated from Rhys (Kai Owen) and baby Anwen (aaaw!) as Rex Matherson (Mekhi Phifer) extradites them to the good old U. S. of A. But with sinister CIA agent Lyn Peterfield (Dichen Lachman off of Nieghbours and Dollhouse) taking orders from above, will they even make it across the Atlan...
2011-07-211h 05