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The Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 58 - Mobilising Business Leaders as Stewards of SocietyBianca Robinson is CEO of UK Charity, CEO Sleepout as well as a Lecturer at Teesside University specialising in "The Sustainable Organisation" and she is on a mission.......
In this episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, Bianca shares her insights into how the work her Charity does (and the Teesside University MBA Programme) can help to achieve genuine change;
A change in attitudes
A change in focus and,
A change to the lives of many affected by sleeping rough and a whole host of other associated situations.
She is passionate, she is driven and she is an...
2022-05-3136 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 57 - Building a Brand, A Value Set & Business Momentum as a New MDIn this excellent episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, we meet Rachel Hudson, the relatively new Managing Director of YB Fixings.
We have entitled this episode - Building a Brand, A Value Set & Business Momentum as a New Managing Director. It's another cracking listen or watch - guaranteed.
Rachel has had a very interesting and perhaps unorthodox journey into the role of MD, but her story, her passion and her vision for the business shine through as she shares her story - and perhaps some lessons for others in our relaxed discussions.
How did...
2022-04-1942 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 56 - Changing Your Life, One Jar of Jam or Chutney at a Time.....After taking redundancy in the early days of the pandemic and lockdown 1, what could our guest this week, Martin Bennett conceivably do to put food on his table - quite literally.
This is a REET good episode of the Impact Sessions Podcast in which we meet Martin Bennett, Managing Director of Reet Yorkshire Food, a relatively new business building a strong brand, presence and following in the jams, chutneys and pickles market.
But this is not just an episode for foodies, it has some great business lessons in here too.
Martin shares how...
2022-04-0533 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 55 - What The Hell is PMO & Why Might I Want to Adopt It?If you and your business have a vision, a mission or a set of values that you are trying to embed, if you need to shift the dial on developing and delivering any type of change, if you operate on a project management, operational or organisational programme basis, if you are a process led or process driven business, (basically most businesses in most sectors), then this is an Impact Sessions Podcast episode for you.
Construction
Financial Services
FMCG
Utilities
Manufacturing
Engineering
Public Sector
NHS
Retail
Logistics
Supply Chain
And many more..... and let's not forget those ambitious, g...
2022-03-2933 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 54 - Okay, Throw Something Else at Me Why Don’t You.....This is a Podcast steeped in great leadership, an unswerving focus on improving the customer experience and resilience of the highest order. One not to be missed.
Derren Gittins is Managing Director at Verplas, a UK based business, managing all of the same challenges as many over recent years, such as supply chain, transport costs, raw materials availability, the ups and downs of the pandemic, and much more.
But that is only the half of it......
Having taken on the role in October 2020, travelling from the Midlands to the South Coast of England a...
2022-03-2142 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 53 - Building a Growing, Successful Business in a PandemicJames Steptoe is Global Sales Director at Puretech Process Systems Ltd.
Sounds like a great role, plenty of travel to exotic destinations (and some not so exotic ones), developing relationships with customers and distributors across the world, attending exhibitions, networking, carrying out negotiations, and building an international sales funnel.
So, you start the job as Global Sales Manager in Q3 2019 and get ready to go.......
You have your strategy, your plan, your passport and your inoculations, and probably much more up your sleeve too.
But oh wait, we have a global...
2022-03-1541 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastQUICKBLOCK Podcast - Sustainability, Environmental Impact & COP26An insightful Podcast hosted by Nick Bramley, featuring Chris Shanks, Head of Sales & Andrew Vincent, CEO of QUICKBLOCK, a Glasgow based business that helps clients to create temporary, semi-permanent and permanent structures using the QUICKBLOCK product range.
Sectors embracing this sustainable, environmentally friendly, 100% recycled and recyclable building material include;
- Landscaping
- Agriculture & Land Management
- Light Construction
- Events
- Hospitality
- Civil Engineering
- Many More.......
If you can imagine it, you can build it, and rebuild it if...
2021-11-1430 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 52 - The (Almost) Accidental EntrepreneurThis is Episode 52 of The Impact Sessions Podcast and we are about to take a break. So, how do you leave (for now) on a high with an awesome mid-season finale?
Simple - you invite on a truly inspirational, engaging and irrepressible guest who will 100% inspire your audience.
Meet Miriam Dervan, Executive Chair of MD Group, founding Trustee of a new Education Foundation supporting mental health in schools and Author of "To Be An Entrepreneur - Just Get On With It" - Amazon details in the notes below.
Miriam is a genuine Entrepreneur...
2021-05-1841 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 51 - Exploring Both Sides of the Business Buying & Selling EquationSo, you start a business, you grow your business, you expand your customer base and you continue on a successful path and upward trajectory, but what's next?
Well, at some stage, you might want to consider selling the business as an exit strategy, but this can be complex, fraught with stress and there are a myriad of options to confuse and potentially confound too.
Which option might be right for you, and how do you know?
Amongst the many potential pitfalls could be the absolute loss of the culture you have previously invested...
2021-05-1138 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 50 - Let's Celebrate Our 50th Podcast With a Beer.......The Impact Sessions Podcast Reaches a Milestone Today - Our 50th Episode......
Thanks to all of my previous excellent guests, those that are regular and supportive subscribers, getting their fix every Tuesday and also to the occasional listener or viewer. Your collective support is, and remains most welcome and appreciated.
So, to celebrate our special episode, what better way to do it than with a beer - or more accurately, by meeting a legend in the world of brewing in Yorkshire - Kate Balchin, Director of Sales, Marketing & Export at Wold Top Brewery.
...
2021-05-0536 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 49 - The Caged Animal Is BackThe “Caged Animal” in Question in This Week’s Impact Sessions Podcast Title is Mona Norman, Managing Director of Brand Yorkshire and latterly Fogal & Barnes - (More on That Shortly).....
Mona is one of life’s “people people”, who operates a fantastic Networking & Conference Business, hit hard, like many in the pandemic.
She loves her members and loves the dynamics of her regular networking and annual conference live events. So if you can’t organise face-to-face live events, how else can you keep energised and focused in a COVID19 crisis, when virtual networking just isn’t cutting the mu...
2021-04-2739 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 48 - From Lightbulb (Literally) to Finished Product - The Journey of an InnovatorHow does a Secondary School DT Teacher develop a product to reduce stress, improve wellbeing & wellness and create a calming influence for its users - all supporting the scientifically robust technique of “conscious breathing”?
On this episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, we meet Michael Crinnion. Working with Richard Hall and the team at Pd-m International in Thirsk, he has created Luma³.
Not only is Luma³ a beautifully designed, tactile piece of desk furniture, but it genuinely improves stress management and wellbeing for its users through a simple but effective light source that encourages calmness through...
2021-04-2038 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastBonus - SES Engineering Services - 60th Birthday Celebration PodcastOne of IMPACTUS Group's longest-standing and most valued clients, SES Engineering Services is celebrating 60 years in business on Monday 19th April.
That is a massive milestone and as part of the celebrations, we recorded this Special Edition Podcast.
We meet the longest serving man, Dave Stoughair - nearly 47 years service and still counting, the longest serving woman, Sarah Jones - who started way back in 1982, the Managing Director, Steve Joyce, himself no slouch in the longevity stakes with 27 years service and one of their very latest, and youngest recruits, Megan Bailey who only joined the b...
2021-04-1948 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 47 - There's More to Manufacturing Simple Products Than You May ThinkWe could have called this week's episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast - "How to Run a Successful Manufacturing Business Without Setting Foot In The Premises for Over a Year"!
On this episode, we meet both Neil Matthews, Managing Director and Chris Shanks, Sales Manager of Irvine Springs, a high-performance springs manufacturer based, not surprisingly in Irvine in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Well, that's where the business (and Chris) is based, but Managing Director Neil is based in Redditch, in the West Midlands of England. That's over a 5 hour drive and 300 miles away......
Since the...
2021-04-1342 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 46 - Why ANYONE Can & Should Be "Interesting" on Social MediaOn this week's episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast we meet Lisa East, Managing Director of The Thinking Cap and we explore all things content.
From content creation to creating a content calendar and plan but particularly, how ANYONE can and should be able to be interesting on the right social media platforms.
We discuss how the global pandemic has changed the face of content, with more people having more time to create more, but is that necessarily a good thing?
Lisa shares some great tips on where to start if you are...
2021-03-2939 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 45 - From Banking to (Dog) Biscuits & Much MoreWhy & How Does a High-Flying, City Banker Just Walk Away From a Career in The City of London & Start To Sell Pet Products in Huddersfield Instead - And All Before He Hit His Early 30's?
Join us on this week's episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast as we meet a very honest, open and forthright guest who did just that, (well he is from Yorkshire, so we expect those characteristics don't we), and all in the name of supporting his family, following his passion for his local economy whilst also protecting his own mental health and wellbeing...
2021-03-2240 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 44 - SME Businesses Need Access to Real Advice & SupportWhen “Customer Journey Expert” Nigel Greenwood set his mind to creating a brand new resource for SME businesses to access real time, valuable and valued information, he probably didn’t envisage the trials and tribulations of his own journey to come.
But, after developing prototypes, testing the concept and then the user experience, many times over, he is delighted to launch BuBul.
Join me on this episode of the Impact Sessions as we meet Nigel and discuss what BuBul is all about and what he has learnt about devising, designing and launching a brand new platfo...
2021-03-1641 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 43 - From Lightbulb to Life Skills - A Young Enterprise JourneyWow, we hope that this Impact Sessions Podcast Episode Will Blow You Away..... It certainly did us!
Former Podcast Guest, Paul Lillywhite contacted me and said he was working with an inspirational team who he felt would be great guests for the Podcast and a real value add to the Podcast library - How could I resist?
That they turned out to be a team of 6 x Lower 6th / Year 11 Students from St. Peter's School in York was the real surprise, but not once we had met and interviewed them.
It has been...
2021-03-0838 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 42 - From Toolbox to Boardroom - The Power of PositivityAnother Episode in our "Positivity in a Pandemic" Mini-Series.....
Steve Joyce, Managing Director of SES Engineering Services is an inspiration and my guest on this episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast.....
From Apprentice Electrician (a job his Mum put him forward for without his knowledge when he left school at 15) to Managing Director of a £180m+ national Mechanical & Electrical Engineering business, he has had quite the journey.
Loads of moves and promotions (you will have to listen or watch to find out how many), all on an upward trajectory and all backed by o...
2021-03-0143 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 41 - Company Ambassador - Explain!Matthew Ord of LV Shipping & Transport has a great Job Title - Company Ambassador...... How cool is that, or is it?
How did it come about, what does it mean, what is the difference between that and other business development and senior level titles and what has been the impact of being a Company Ambassador in a large Shipping & Transport Business?
We explore the career path that got Matthew to here, how he embraces the role and how it opens doors to prospects, clients and collaboration partners alike.
More than just looking at...
2021-02-2239 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 40 - Positivity in a PandemicThis is a powerful, positive, upbeat Impact Sessions Podcast Episode featuring the excellent returning guest, Lorna Feeney - See Episode 21.
Lorna's previous episode is our most popular in the series to date, so we are looking for more of the same in terms of her popularity.
The pandemic is having a host of negative and potentially negative effects on people and businesses, but there is a lot of stuff going on that is much more positive, if you know where to look, what the signs are, or if you are prepared to think and act...
2021-02-1542 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 39 - A Genuine Ambition to Improve NHS PerformanceMeet a Special Podcast Guest with a very special ambition, an ambition already shaping NHS improvement on a small scale, but with the real potential to make a significant difference into a much more efficient future.
The ambition to "Genuinely Improve NHS Performance" was borne out of adversity but shaped the focus and direction of this impressive individual who is as resilient and creative as they come.
My Guest is Fenwick Smith, Chief Executive of FloKi Health.
Creating performance efficiencies and improvements in tracking and tracing equipment, reducing hours spent by front-line clinical...
2021-02-1144 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 38 - Heavy Industry in the North - How Is 2021 Looking?Another great episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, meeting the irrepressible Amanda Gardiner, Managing Director of Durham Lifting, a long-established, family lifting business embedded in the industrial heartland of the North East of England.
Amanda has seen her business develop and evolve over 25 years, as heavy industry has changed like the waxing and waning of the tide in the River Tees Estuary - an area that looms large in the view from their base in a historic Test House in the heart of Middlesbrough's traditional heavy industry area.
Shipbuilding has largely gone, overseas, cheaper options...
2021-02-0835 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 37 - Inspiring People Across the World - Quite the AmbitionThis week's guest is Steve Twynham who describes himself variously as - Founder / Managing Director of Inspire Radio, Presenter, Podcaster, Inspirational Coach & Connector.
He has some sized business card......
All of the roles are actually inter-twined in how Steve works, how he connects people and how he uses the power of his own Podcasts and the 2020 launched Inspire Radio in particular to reach out to a global audience with high-quality, inspiring content.
Inspire Radio is aptly named and had a very distinct and different DNA and value set. Have a listen or a...
2021-02-0140 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 36 - A Genuine Passion for UK ManufacturingThis week’s guest on The Impact Sessions Podcast is as passionate as they come about a subject close to her heart....
It is Tracey Dawson, Managing Director of Daletech Electronics in Leeds and her passion is for manufacturing, particularly UK manufacturing.
In addition to her role at Daletech, a business she has been involved in for over 25 years, Tracey is also Chair of Leeds Manufacturing Alliance and a Member of Make UK & RAB.
In this episode, she discussed the impact of the global pandemic on her business as well as the wider UK...
2021-01-2536 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 35 - Why The Pandemic Has Really Focused Businesses on Their CustomersA First for The Impact Sessions Podcast - a Returning Guest......
On this episode, the excellent Marianne Smith, Managing Director of Doo Marketing and one of the UK's leading Practitioners around the whole Customer Journey & Customer Experience returns to share some of her successes from a challenging 2020 for many.
Marianne was actually the very first guest on Episode 1 in October 2019, but she is in such top form, at the top of her game that we simply had to have her back. She is now more relevant than ever in the on-going pandemic.
She s...
2021-01-1939 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 34 - 20 Years as a Guardian of a British Icon & BrandThis week's Podcast Guest, Charles Fawcett fell in love with a British Icon as a child and followed his dream of building a career and a very successful global business on the back of that love.
There were a couple of audio glitches in here but nothing to reduce the impact of the session we hope.
What is the icon and brand and the object of his love - The Land Rover Defender.......
Setting up Twisted Automotive in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, originally as a part-time venture offering tune-ups and engine tweaks, Charles quickly...
2021-01-1141 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 33 - How Is The Current University Experience Preparing Students for the FutureOn this episode, regular Host, Nick Bramley interviews a 2nd Year University Under-Graduate Psychology Student about the whole University experience under COVID19 restrictions and whether this experience is helping students to prepare for the future?
She just happens to be his daughter, Charlotte.....
How has the University experience been?
Will the pandemic restrict student skills and confidence development and what are the implications for future employment?
What do you have to do to cope with Zoom lectures and little or no face-to-face engagement?
What advice would she offer potential...
2021-01-0530 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 32 - The Global Success Story of a UK Manufacturer & BrandOn this excellent episode of The Impact Sessions, we are delighted to welcome Chris Black, Managing Director of Sound Leisure.
Discussing The Global Success Story of a UK Manufacturer & Brand, Chris runs a Leeds based manufacturing business, renowned for the design and manufacture of high-quality Jukeboxes, plus a range of other craftsman-led leisure products that have literally taken the world by storm.
From a small family-business in the late 1970's to a global brand selling into over 25 countries, Chris has taken his father's business to new markets, whilst building a brand that is known for...
2021-01-0537 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 31 - Hospitality & Food Businesses, Here's to a Better 2021On this episode, we meet Paula Kaye. Paula is a Hospitality & Food Specialist and Founder of Boost Consultancy.
She launched a business in support of the Hospitality Sector just after lockdown in March 2020 and has brought her years of front line sales, customer service and operational experience to the fore, working with the sector to share ideas for being resilient, agile and most importantly, still here in 2021.
Putting the customer at the heart of the experience, following 7 steps to make the experience excellent and also looking for agility and areas to pivot into - all...
2020-12-2244 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 30 - How Managing Your Goals Created Award-Winning Success & GrowthA first for The Impact Sessions, in that in this episode we interview two guests - at the same time.
Delighted to introduce Terry Mullen & Mark Llewellyn, Joint Managing Directors of Revive! Auto Innovations.
Together they run one of the UK's most successful, high-growth Franchise businesses, but share a host of content on this Podcast that is also relevant and transferable to non-Franchise businesses. Entitled - How Managing Your Goals Created Award-Winning Success & Growth, this is a truly inspiring story of audacious and ambitious goal-setting, a focus on communication, team engagement and of course, the...
2020-12-1541 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 29 - If You Have a Pension, Listen to or Watch This Podcast!This is not a Financial Service Podcast - Read on or listen to see why.....
This week's guest is Jon Anderson, Head of Leeds Office & Director of Building Consultancy at Lambert Smith Hampton. Jon is a specialist in all things commercial property related and runs a team of specialists across a lot of disciplines in this particular area too.
So, if you have a pension, a traditional pension fund investment has always been investing in and around commercial property of some sort. Pension funds ride the ebbs and flows of commercial property trends and this...
2020-12-0839 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 28 - Marketing Trends for 2021 - Online & Local Should You Do Both?This week's top guest, Jayne Graves, Managing Director of Encompass Marketing, is a high-performing Marketing Strategist who works with and supports ambitious, growth-hungry businesses as well as those looking for some strategic direction for their marketing activity.
I have known and worked with Jayne for over 20 years and she is always at the top of her game.
Very practical, down-to-earth and effective, Jayne marries marketing with sales and the customer experience to deliver results that positively impact on the financial performance of her wide range of client businesses.
Not "fluffy", not "vague" she...
2020-12-0141 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 27 - Recruitment is Easy - There Are Loads of Candidates Around!Warning & Apology - Sound Quality Not to Usual Impact Sessions Podcast Quality
On this Impact Sessions Podcast, I discuss all things recruitment, people strategy and the commercial value of working with professionals with my guest, Charly Melia, Managing Director of Integrated Recruitment.
With so many candidates on the market, is there even a place for a recruitment business?
Where does doing it yourself stack up against engaging professional support?
How in tune is your “gut instinct” and what if it is “off”?
Why should recruitment and HR be more valued at the top table and what is the i...
2020-11-1641 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 26 - Oh No, Not The "Pivot" WordThis weeks guest is the irrepressible Deborah Carr, Business Owner at Total Spa Solutions and new business, Anada.
She shares her story of how the first UK lockdown in March decimated her core business, Total Spa Solutions - a B2B service that supported a fast-growing Spa client list with key staff to maximise revenues through maximising Spa Treatment availability.
Like many, her business suddenly stopped - overnight. And this is after a record-breaking start to 2020.
So what could Deborah do?
Well, she could have shut up shop, she could have...
2020-11-0734 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 25 - Growing a New Business in a Global PandemicElla Mesma is the Business Owner of Business Yoga.
Having had an idea for a business that combines her passion for Yoga, Wellbeing and Wellness with meeting the challenge of businesses maintaining productivity, healthy teams and engagement whilst navigating these challenging times - Business Yoga was born.
Whilst the business was launched pre-COVID19, Ella's significant research had already identified the connection between a sedentary work environment and a variety of illnesses and ailments, some of which were leading to absenteeism, stress and lower productivity.
Her unique approach to short burst activity, much of...
2020-11-0333 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 24 - The Characteristics of a Genuine EntrepreneurOn this episode, Salma Karolia shares her fascinating story.
How she set up, ran, significantly grew and then sold a successful Beauty Training Academy business over a period of years. She shares the journey from spotting a gap in the market to developing a business to exploit and develop in that gap.
Sometimes it was accidental, sometimes opportunist, sometimes by being in the right place at the right time.
What did Salma learn along the way, how she developed as a person and as a leader and what she would do differently if...
2020-07-0641 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 23 - Academia & Business - Building Genuine CollaborationOn this very thought-provoking episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, University of Leeds PhD Student & Researcher, Pauline Oustric shares her passions, not only for academia, research and study, but also for networking and building effective relationships.
(She also has a passion for food but puts that down to simply being French)....
Pauline identifies the opportunities that exist for businesses to exploit the talent, networks and facilities that exist across the University environment, whilst also encouraging Universities to offer clearer routes to building genuinely collaborative partnerships.
How does academia actually work & operate?
...
2020-03-1041 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 22 - Angel InvestmentBusinesses often need some financial impetus, but with so many options available, where can you look and what might be the right option for you?
Have you considered the distinct advantages of Angel Investment?
If not, is that due to a lack of understanding, a lack of knowledge of where to look, a lack of the right networks to leverage, or something else?
On this Impact Sessions Podcast, the excellent Martin Avison, Founder of angelgroups shares his wealth of knowledge and experience about the whole world of Angel investment.
How does...
2020-02-1136 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 21 - So What is Mental Health Awareness Actually About?In this episode, Lorna Feeney, Head of Mental Health Risk at Marsh Risk Consultancy & Marsh & McLennan Companies explores the whole subject of health and well-being in the workplace.
Mental health awareness in particular is now mainstream, with the likes of Mental Health First Aid and a whole raft of other initiatives emerging to tackle this sensitive, and often confused area.
Here, Lorna Feeney shares some of her personal journey in a frank and honest interview but offers some really practical and useful advice to businesses in how to spot, manage and develop a positive culture...
2020-02-0437 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 20 - From First Date to Marriage - The Ideal Marketing JourneyOn this podcast, Sarah Cowl, Marketing Director of The Rainbow Mash walks us through the customer journey from a marketing perspective.
Why is effective marketing like the dating scene?
Why is competition a great thing for your business?
Why is creativity in isolation not enough?
How do you build in a return on investment?
The answers to these and other questions are all answered by the engaging and very honest and direct Sarah.
It’s a great episode.
Enjoy.
Contact Details
Sa...
2020-01-1436 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 19 - Maximising The Impact of Your PeopleOn this episode, Paul Lillywhite, Managing Director of Lillywhite Consultancy discusses tools, techniques and the science behind really understanding your team. Understanding them as individuals as well as as a collective force for your business. If you manage a team, have to recruit new team members, plan team succession or are simply looking to better understand team dynamics, then this is a great podcast for you.
Enjoy.
Contact Information
Paul Lillywhite
Managing Director The Lillywhite Consultancy
Tel - +44 (0)7764 852676
Email - paul@lillywhiteconsultancy.co.uk
Web...
2020-01-1037 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 18 - PR - What Exactly Is It & Is It Right For My Business?On this episode of The Impact Sessions, Rachel Clark, Director at Wrapped PR shares her views on the whole PR world.
It is often a very misunderstood discipline and often, people either ignore its real potential or fail to maximise its impact, neither of which is ideal, for the client or the industry. PR, or Public Relations to give it its full title, sits alongside the sales and marketing mix and is integral to supporting areas such as brand, reputation, sales, and business strategy.
Rachel, quite naturally, is a passionate advocate of PR but on...
2020-01-0742 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 17 - Why Legal Advice is An Investment NOT a Cost!On this episode of The Impact Sessions, Anna Ashford, Board Advisor and Lawyer at Alpaca shares her thoughts on why businesses, and especially small to medium enterprises, should not shy away from great legal advice and support, especially based on cost.....
Yes, when starting or growing a business, everyone wants a piece of you (and your budget), but you pay insurances for premises, key people, vehicles, and a host of other areas in need of protection.
Getting the right legal advice (and protection) in place should be no different.
Anna will hopefully inspire...
2019-12-3135 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 16 - The Pen is Mightier Than The SwordOn this episode of the Impact Sessions, Katie Thompson of Katie Lingo, a Linguistics Graduate, NCTJ-trained Journalist, Digital Marketer, Blogger, Copywriter and Champion of the Freelancer shares her thoughts on how to create fantastic written content.
How can you engage, how can you professionalise, how can you generate genuine written impact and much, more....
Katie is a live wire guest and brings a unique energy to this week’s episode.
Hope you enjoy it.
Contact Details
Katie Thompson
Katie Lingo
Tel - +44 (0) 7704 845956
Email...
2019-12-1737 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 15 - International Trade - Why It Might Be Right For You!Paul Walters, Managing Director of Limetree Europe shares stories, experiences and ideas to inspire listeners and viewers into considering the ambition to trade internationally.
Another great listen from a genuine International Trade Expert
Contact Details
Paul Walters
Managing Director Limetree Europe Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 330 055 5858
Mobile - + 44 (0) 7825 870336
Email - paul@limetree.eu.com
Web - www.limetree.eu.com
LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/paul-walters-lte
2019-12-1033 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 14 - Sales Has Changed, Are You Adapting Too?A role reversal Impact Sessions Podcast this week, with usual Host, Nick Bramley in the guest seat.
This is a recording of a recent LinkedIn Live session recorded at our usual podcast studio, in which Studio Host, Josh Gudgeon of Get Your Media asks the questions.
It is a lively and engaging discussion about the changing face of sales and how businesses and individuals need to adapt to this changing dynamic to be successful.
From sales professionals losing all of the previous knowledge and power, through the advent of social selling, to a...
2019-12-0341 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 13 - The Power of Innovation & Design on Product DevelopmentRichard Hall, Managing Director of PD-m shares his considerable experience, knowledge and expertise on all areas of product design, innovation and manufacture.
A great listen for anyone who has any level of interest in any area of product development.
Contact Details
Richard Hall FRSA,
Managing Director PD-m
Tel - +44 (0) 7769 792515
Email - richard@pd-m.com
Web - www.pd-m.com
LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/richard-hall-pd-m
2019-11-2834 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 12 - Is My Business Ready to Franchise?Julie Waites, Managing Director of The Franchise Company, and one of the UK’s leading franchise sector experts shares her insights into why and how any business can potentially expand via the franchising route.
This is a real thought-provoker and a great listen or watch for anyone with genuine or potential business growth ambitions.
Contact Details
Julie Waites
Managing Director The Franchise Company
Tel - +44 (0) 203 633 7476
Mobile - +44 (0) 7778 743517
Email - jw@franchisecompany.co.uk
Web - www.franchisecompany.co.uk
LinkedIn - ht...
2019-11-2735 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 11 - Maintaining Momentum & Passion in a Mature BusinessSarah Byrne, Managing Director of Mosaic Events, a 16 year established specialist events management business discusses how she keeps herself and her business “fresh” and “vibrant”, removing them potential to get stale.
Her business focuses on supporting Associations to become more profitable through conference & membership management and strategic income generation. Her approach is very inspiring as she shares a host of tips and anecdotes that you will surely find inspiring too.
How does Sarah work, what has she learnt along the way and what could you learn for your established business?
If you want to maint...
2019-11-2635 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 10 - Building an Award Winning Service BusinessKarl Pemberton, CDir FIoD, DIp PFS, Managing Director of Active Chartered Financial Planners & Chair of the Institute of Directors North East South Branch is my guest this week. Karl works in a very competitive field of business and yet continues to set standards that make his team and his business stand out from the competition (whilst also winning a whole series of awards too).
Listeners and viewers will be inspired to find out how, and hopefully how this might positively impact on their own business and business ambitions.
Contact Details
Karl Pemberton
2019-11-1935 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 9 - So What Exactly Does Equality & Diversity & Inclusion Mean in Business?Equality, Diversity & Inclusion are words banded around and in some cases, ambitions embedded in some business environments, but what actually is equality, diversity and inclusion and how does it really affect a business?
Are there any genuine advantages to having an active policy in these areas, and should you be considering upscaling to FREDIE instead?
On this podcast episode, Solat Chaudhry, Group CEO at the UK & Irish Centre for Diversity shares some fascinating insights, facts and ambitions for this whole agenda.
This includes the commercial, operational and financial advantages of your business really...
2019-11-0539 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 8 - Why Your People Culture Matters & CountsClaire Morley-Jones, Managing Director or specialist HR Consultancy, HR180 talks about all things culture, staff engagement and development and why HR is a genuine value-added function that deserves a seat in the Boardroom.
Contact Details
Claire Morley-Jones
Managing Director HR 180
Tel - +44 (0) 7711 857486
Email - claire@hr180.co.uk
Web - www.hr180.co.uk
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairemorleyjones/
2019-10-1232 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 7 - Create The Unstoppable YouNew Year 2019, New Focus, New Goals......
As this is the time of year for resolutions and goals, this Impact Sessions Podcast introduces the irrepressible Lisa Clifford. Lisa is a specialist in helping individuals and teams to be unstoppable.
Speaker, Coach & Owner of The Power for Success, on this episode she shares a host of tips on how to make 2020 your best year ever.
It is a great watch and listen and will hopefully inspire you to take some steps towards being unstoppable.
Enjoy this first Impact Sessions Podcast of the new...
2019-10-1135 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 6 - Leadership in a Real Business (Inspiring Content)Inspirational Managing Director of MPM, Ben Wilson shares some fantastic insights into how he has built a high performing manufacturing business through building an exceptional leadership culture. Tested to the limit when the business was destroyed by a devastating fire, hear how his team rallied to get the business back up and running in record time. A genuinely brilliant story of culture and performance.
Contact Information
Ben Wilson
Managing Director MPM Bradford Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 7791 737017
Email - ben@mpmbradford.co.uk
Web - www.mpmbradford.co.uk
2019-10-1034 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 5 - The Kick-Start Plan of a Start-Up & Scale-Up Business -On this episode of the Impact Sessions, Paul Fernandez, Co-Founder and Director of The Growth Guys shares a little bit about his journey to starting up a business, but also how he intends to deliver on his scale-up ambitions.
The knowledge and ideas shared and discussed are relevant and hopefully interesting to any business with any level of growth ambition, as Paul shares tips and tools around how to (and how not to) create a platform for growth.
What should your strategy include, what to avoid, how to get there quicker, how to stand out...
2019-10-0936 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 4 - The Sales Process of a Successful EntrepreneurCarolyn Pearson is a globally recognised expert in diverse traveller safety. From protecting female business travellers to advising LGBTQ+ business travellers on safe cultural practices, she really is at the top of her game.
Her business, Maiden Voyage offers a diverse suite of services and Carolyn herself is in demand as a keynote and event speaker across the globe.
So how does a relatively small business manage a sales process that not only generates such blue chip potential as well as creating sales funnels for the variety of products and services?
In this...
2019-10-0835 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 3 - Content, Content, Content....Podcast Studio Host, Josh Gudgeon, Managing Director of Get Your Media joins Nick Bramley to discuss why EVERY business should have a Content Strategy.
You have a Business Plan, a Financial Forecast, even maybe a Sales or Marketing Plan, but what about actual content?
With so many channels and platforms and such a craving for good quality content on those channels and platforms, how do you create and the distribute your content?
Podcasts, video, social media posts, vlogs, blogs.
The potential to inspire is all around.
Listen to this...
2019-10-0735 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 2 - Driving, Not Just Reacting to SalesOn this episode of the Impact Sessions, Chris Wilson, Managing Director of Adamo Business Consultants shares a host of ideas around how to be more pro-active with your sales function.
In conversation with Host, Nick Bramley, also a long time sales expert, the practical tips and advice shared are of real value to any business seeking to be more productive, more effective and more successful across their sales activity.
From setting a strategy to managing your customer pipeline and a lot more, this is a great episode to get your teeth into.
Enjoy!
2019-10-0239 minThe Impact Sessions PodcastThe Impact Sessions 1 - Maximise Your Customer ExperienceMy guest this week is Marianne Smith from Doo Marketing.
Marianne shares a host of insights and ideas on how to map your customer journey and how this impacts on your marketing performance.
A great listen.
Contact Details
Marianne Smith
Managing Director
Doo Marketing
Tel - +44 (0) 7414 821546
Email - mariannesmith@doomarketing.co.uk
Web - www.doomarketing.co.uk
LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/doomarketing
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