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On this episode of Mind the Gap, Jon Hutchinson and Emma Turner are joined by Saeed Atcha MBE, social entrepreneur, charity leader, and former Social Mobility Commissioner. Saeed shares his remarkable journey from growing up in care to founding Youth Leads UK at just 15 years old, creating a platform to amplify young voices and drive social change. Together, they explore the power of purpose, the role of schools as community hubs, and how educators can foster social action and entrepreneurship in students. Saeed reflects on the impact of mentors, the importance of resilience, and why schools must provide stability, happiness, and opportunity for all children. He challenges educators to think beyond academic success and equip students with the life skills that AI can't replace. “Everyone craves a purpose,” Saeed says. “If we give young people that, we change everything.” The conversation also delves into the shifting landscape of higher education, the rise of apprenticeships, and what schools can do to prepare students for an evolving world of work.Saeed Atcha MBE is the founding chief executive of Youth Leads UK, a charity he established aged 15 and has supported more than 7,000 disadvantaged young Greater Mancunians access volunteering opportunities and skills development programmes. He was made a recipient of an MBE in Her Majesty the Queen's New Year's Honours List, 2019, the youngest recipient that year. Saeed is a trustee of both youth employment charity Generation: You Employed, UK, and social mobility charity Migrant Leaders, a Non-Executive Director at social housing group Bolton at Home, an Associate Non-Executive Director at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, an Advisory Council Member to the Care Tech Foundation and Vice-Chair of Governors at his former secondary school, Ladybridge High School in Bolton. Saeed also serves as Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. Follow him on X @saeedatchaEmma Turner FCCT is a school improvement advisor, education consultant, trainer and author. She has almost three decades of primary teaching, headship and leadership experience across the sector, working and leading in both MATs and LAs. She works nationally and internationally on school improvement including at single school level and at scale. She has a particular interest in research informed practice in the primary phase, early career development, and CPD design. Follow Emma on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emma_turner75⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Jon Hutchinson is a former assistant headteacher of Reach Academy Feltham and is now a Director at the Reach Foundation. He has taught across primary and secondary and HE. In his spare time, Jon runs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.meno.acacdemy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a platform with free videos to support primary teachers to build their subject knowledge. Follow Jon on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jon_hutchinson_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonhutchinson.bksy.social⁠⁠⁠⁠.This podcast is produced by Haringey Education Partnership. Find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/

In this episode of the C-Suite Series of the Big Careers, Small Children podcast, Verena Hefti MBE speaks with entrepreneur, award-winning business leader, experienced non-executive director, broadcaster, and author Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL about her journey of building a multi-million-pound business while raising a family.Susie candidly shares the realities of balancing a demanding career with motherhood, why she believes you can't have it all, and the importance of letting go of guilt and external expectations. She also reflects on setting boundaries at work, learning from business mistakes, and embracing life beyond career success.Whether you're navigating career progression, entrepreneurship, or just feeling overwhelmed by the constant juggle, this episode is full of practical wisdom, humour, and reassurance.What You'll Learn in This Episode:✔️ The myth of "having it all" – why Susie believes balance is about letting go of perfection✔️ How to manage guilt as a working parent and why your children will be fine✔️ Practical tips for setting work boundaries and ensuring time for yourself✔️ How to build confidence and push past workplace discrimination✔️ Why women should stop underplaying their achievements✔️ The power of flexible working and why she banned weekend emails✔️ How caring responsibilities shape leadership and decision-making✔️ Why networking, mentorship, and self-belief matter for career successAbout Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL:Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL is an experienced non-executive director, entrepreneur, award-winning business leader, broadcaster, and author. She founded and scaled Breakthrough Funding, a multi-award-winning business that she later sold to EY (Ernst & Young), where she became Executive Director for Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa.She currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at HMRC and The British Library and is Executive Chair of Produced in Kent. In recognition of her contributions to small businesses, she was awarded a CBE in 2022 and was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.Susie is also an advocate for female entrepreneurs, a sought-after speaker, and the author of Swimming On My Own. Find out more at www.susiews.com.Show Notes:Connect with Susie Warran-Smith on LinkedInLearn more about the Leaders Plus: Big Careers, Small Children podcast and explore additional resources at leadersplus.org.Follow Leaders Plus on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky.Connect with our CEO, Verena Hefti MBE on LinkedIn.Find out more about the work of Leaders Plus by signing up to our Newsletter.Our multi-award-winning Leaders Plus Fellowships support parents committed to career growth while enjoying family life. Expertly designed to keep parents on the leadership path, our programme tackles gender pay gap issues and empowers parents to thrive. Learn more...

In this episode of the We Are PoWEr Podcast, we are joined by Natalie Reeves-Billing DL, a remarkable woman with an inspiring journey in education, innovation, and leadership. Natalie, a mum of three and co-founder of Builder Book UK, shares her passion for empowering young minds and creating equitable educational opportunities. As an award-winning author, Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside, and creator of The Animates Project, Natalie discusses her mission to bring educational resources to vulnerable families and inspire children towards fulfilling careers.In this episode, we explore the power of storytelling, personal growth, resilience, and the importance of community. Natalie also shares insights into her many roles and how she successfully juggles multiple projects, from co-founding Builder Book UK to serving as a Governor at Everton Free School. We dive deep into her passion for educational equity, women's leadership, and the impact of her work in underprivileged communities.Chapters: 00:00 Empowering Stories and Superpowers08:54 Personal Growth and Overcoming Challenges17:46 Finding Purpose and Building Community24:58 Innovation and Pranks30:07 Adapting With Multiple RolesNatalie's career and dedication to creating pathways for future careers truly embody resilience, creativity, and impact. Join us for a conversation full of inspiration and practical advice!Sign up to our Power Platform to check out our events calendar here. Keep up to date on the latest news from We Are Power : Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram & Facebook Sign up to our newsletter.

Jeannette talks to Richard Selby, the MD and co-founder of Pro Steel Engineering, as well as the chair of the Institute of Directors in Wales and the Prince's Trust Development Committee. Richard shares insights into his diverse career and the challenges of balancing multiple roles. He discusses the importance of networking, resilience in business, and the value of physical well-being in maintaining a positive mindset KEY TAKEAWAYS The Institute of Directors has made efforts to increase diversity within its membership, particularly focusing on increasing female representation and engaging underrepresented ethnic groups. The Institute of Directors operates on three key pillars: connect, develop, and influence, guiding its activities and initiatives to provide value to its members. The organisation has shifted towards a more member-led approach, encouraging members to contribute, represent, and engage with the organisation's activities and policy discussions. Networking has been highlighted as a key aspect of success, with Richard emphasising the importance of building relationships, attending events, and leveraging the network for opportunities. BEST MOMENTS "I sometimes wonder, and I've tried to shed off some roles over the years, but things keep coming back." "I bumped into my predecessor at the IOD at an event in Carlisle Airport and she started talking to me about what a membership organisation was all about." "I think the first thing when I started the business, it was all focused on the business." "I had no idea how troubled and how difficult some of the circumstances that some of the young people who were helped by the Trust have come from."   This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It's never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANT. Visit our new website https://brave-bold-brilliant.com/ - there you'll find a library of FREE resources and downloadable guides and e-books to help you along your journey. If you'd like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at info@brave-bold-brilliant.com. VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave Bold Brilliant - https://brave-bold-brilliant.com/ Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970    ABOUT THE GUEST Richard is the Managing Director and Co-founder of Pro Steel Engineering in Pontypool, National Chair of the Institute of Directors Wales, Chair of The Prince's Trust Cymru Development Committee and Chair of Torfaen Strategic Economic Forum. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Gwent in 2021 and awarded an MBE in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for services to the economy and charity in Wales. He has a civil engineering degree from Swansea University and has delivered extensive and complex structural steelwork projects across the UK and around the world. Notable projects include the 22 tonne dragon at ICC Wales, The transformation of the Olympic Stadium, the East Stand Redevelopment of Twickenham Stadium and more recently the new high adrenaline adventure rooftop experience on Cardiff's Principality Stadium known as Scale the Stadium. In his role as Chair of IoD Wales he has redefined the Institute offer across Wales to ensure a more inclusive feel and exclusive events plan where he now leads a membership of 500 across Wales representing business leaders to policymakers and politicians at all levels of Government. He Chairs The Prince's Trust Wales Development Committee and is committed to raising £1m to support young people in Wales in time for the charity's 50th anniversary in 2026. Socials: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-selby-prosteelengineering?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BT15hDxgMTeOcDEzRiGjkrA%3D%3D ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. CONTACT THE HOST Jeannette's linktree - https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@braveboldbrilliant LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jeannette.linfoot Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big' international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true' to yourself is the order of the day.Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

Welcome Dr Neil Modha; Peterborough-based GP Partner, ICP lead, GP Federation Chairman and Deputy Lieutenant to the King (no less for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough! In this episode, Tara and Dr Neil Modha discuss: 1.     The expansion of his surgery to now fully own a pharmacy 2.     Why his chooses to remain positive 3.     The impact of Pharmacy Closures 4.     His role as a Deputy Lieutenant to the King (!) 5.     Balancing feedback with self-assurance 6.     His approach to building a long-term plan 7.     The language of "them" and "us", and why he works hard to break these barriers   Want to learn more about the Primary Care Network Members Club, please do get in touch, we would love to hear from you. Connect with Dr Neil Modha on linkedin   Work with THC Primary Care I'm Tara Humphrey and I'm the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads.  To date, I've worked with 11 Training Hubs and supported over 120 Primary Care Networks and 3 GP Federations.  I understand and appreciate the complexity of healthcare and what it takes to deliver projects across multiple practices. I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I'm also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 250 blogs. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One episode at a time… Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media.    Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website: THC Primary Care.

Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL is the founder of Cobra Beer, Chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership Limited, a Joint Venture with Molson Coors, and Chairman of Molson Coors Cobra India. In the Monde Selection, one of the most prestigious quality awards in the world for beer, the Cobra range have collectively been awarded a total of 110 Gold medals since 2001, making it one of the most awarded beers in the world. Lord Bilimoria is the Founding Chairman of the UK India Business Council, a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London, a former Chancellor of Thames Valley University (now the University of West London); he was the youngest University Chancellor in the UK when appointed. Karan was a former Senior Non-Executive Director of the Booker Group now TESCO PLC (2007-2016); he is one of the first two visiting entrepreneurs at the University of Cambridge; he is a founding member of the Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council. In 2006, Karan Bilimoria was appointed the Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea, making him the first ever Zoroastrian Parsi to sit in the House of Lords. In 2008 he was awarded the Pravasi Bharti Samman by the President of India. He is an honorary fellow of Sidney Sussex College Cambridge and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and graduated in law from the University of Cambridge. He is also an alumnus through executive education of the Cranfield School of Management, the London Business School and the Harvard Business School. In July 2014, he was installed as the seventh Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, making him the first Indian-born Chancellor of a Russell Group University in Great Britain, and he is the President of the UK Council for International Students Affairs (UKCISA). Since 2017 Lord Bilimoria has been a Bynum Tudor Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford. Lord Bilimoria is an Honorary Group Captain in 601 Squadron Royal Air Force. In June 2020, he was appointed President of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). In this podcast, we cover - 1. Mental models for creating a new category 2. ⁠Frameworks and principles for building a global brand 3. Leadership lessons from a distinguished career in business and politics

This week's guest is Hanadi Jabado, co-founder and Managing Partner of Sana Capital, one of the first early-stage funds in Europe focusing on #TechBio. Hanadi founded one of the UK's first Deep Tech accelerator programmes, Accelerate Cambridge, at the University of Cambridge where she supported 180 early-stage ventures over six years, building a portfolio with an estimated collective value of over £2bn with over £250m of risk capital raised.We talk to Hanadi about so many things, this is not an episode to miss. Tune in to hear about this, and so much more…· Commercialisation from academia needs constant work· Turning ‘no' into ‘yes'· Making waves for women and entrepreneurship within Cambridge Judge Business School· The birth of #AccelerateCambridge and the Entrepreneurship Centre – start, scale and grow a business· Making entrepreneurs relatable · The role and impact of being a board member, preferably an independent non-exec· Changing the investment ecosystem with Sana Capital for #healthtech and #climatetech· Targeting spinouts and ‘sneakouts' – founders from within and outside of the University of Cambridge· Investment capital won't start flowing again until 2025 – quality not quantity· Personal experiences with DEI – ‘whatever I did, it seemed like I was the only woman in the room' – ‘it's not about lowering the bar – it's about widening the gate'· The role of Deputy Lieutenant in Cambridgeshire· Supporting those companies that ‘keep going' with the #KingsAwards· Learning not to walk, but to march.Produced by Cambridge TV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Ovens was born in 1967 at St Georges hospital on Hyde Park Corner which is now the Luxury Lainsborough Hotel.At 19½ Simon joined the Metropolitan Police and commenced his residential training. His inspiration to join was Shaw Taylor on Police 5. Simon recalls patrolling in Tunics and helmets using a VDRS and HORTI book to perform his duties. Image and standards are large part of Simons professional ethos.Simons first posting was Sutton, and it was a good grounding for his skills. He learnt the art of being a member of a team. His first step of management was running the local Tea Club. Simon was a prolific thief taker and was introduced to the world of CID which he did not particularly like. Simon returned to uniform duties and took full advantage of opportunities. He became level 2 trained and was present during the first Poll Tax Riot. As Sgts, Ray Gravet & John Lewis were inspirational to simon, and he chose to take part in the Sgts exam. However, he was unable to sit the exam because he had not served 5 years. The only way he could circumvent the rule was to be recommended by the Assistant Commissioner. Simon followed the chain of command. Simon put in his report and was seen by the Chief Superintendent Peter Lockley. Mr Lockley said that if Simon obtained an A Level in Law he would be supported. Simon duly obtained the exam and Mr Lockley facilitated the meeting between Simon and the commander. (John Coo) and sat his Sgts exam which he passed.Simon climbed the ranks and worked with Tarique Ghaffur and was made a temporary C/Supt. His career was not without low points. He was dealt with. Simon's career saw him move through a number of roles including the head of Traffic and Transport which he loved.We discuss the closure of Police Stations is discussed along with the link between the police and the public.In 1989 Simon attended was allocated the role as the mortuary liaison officer he was armed with a box which contained bags and tags. 5 people died and 88 injured.During his service Simon was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for London. This appointment is sanctioned by Buckingham palace. It is voluntary and unpaid. At the time of the coronation simon was selected to meet and greet Kings Queens and Heads of State on behalf of King Charles III. This was a full-on role for a brief period and at 6am on the morning of the coronation he had to meet the head of an African nation as they arrived in the UK.Simon's role as a Deputy Lieutenant is to support community cohesion. Simons service in the police and since has been distinguished he has supported Royal Weddings, Funerals and Jubilee Celebration. on Simons very last day in the police he was on horseback at the Kings Birthday parade. He saluted the King rode back to the stable dismounted and hung up his spurs. It is a day Simon will never forget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

rWotD Episode 2408: John Dorington Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.The random article for Thursday, 7 December 2023 is John Dorington.Sir John Edward Dorington, 1st Baronet, (24 July 1832 – 5 April 1911) was a British Conservative politician.The son of John E. Dorington of Lypiatt Park, Stroud he was educated at Windlesham House School, Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. Dorington was returned to parliament for Stroud in a by-election in early January 1874. He lost his seat almost immediately in the general election commencing in late January 1874. However, the election was declared void in April 1874 and Dorington was returned again in the subsequent May by-election. He again lost his seat when this election was declared void in July 1874. He has created a baronet, of Lypiatt Park in the parish of Stroud in the county of Gloucester, in January 1886. In July of the same year he was once again returned to parliament, this time for Tewkesbury, and held the seat until his own death in 1911.In December 1886 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. He was appointed a Privy Councillor on 11 August 1902, following an announcement of the King's intention to make this appointment in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published in June that year. He continued to represent Tewkesbury in parliament until 1906. His death in April 1911, aged 78. The baronetcy died with him.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:01 UTC on Thursday, 7 December 2023.For the full current version of the article, see John Dorington on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Russell Standard.

Glyn Potts is the Headteacher of Saint John Henry Newman Catholic College in Oldham. Newman is a large secondary school serving a diverse community where 43% of students are in receipt of ‘Free School Meals.'Glyn was awarded the ‘Inspirational Teacher of the Year' award in 2010, has a masters degree in Catholic Educational Leadership and a second masters in Youth Leadership. He is an active member of the Army Cadet Force within the North West.He is a serving Deputy Lieutenant in Greater Manchester, and he was awarded an MBE in May 2022 for Services to the Army Cadet Force and Education.Topics we covered: Why retention is the new recruitment What leadership skills are most lacking today Why calling young people snowflakes isn't accurate or fair The leadership theories Glyn is making a reality The first place to start if you want to implement changeThe leadership books Glyn talked about are:Brene Brown's Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.L. David Marquet's Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into LeadersJames Kerr's Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us about the Business of LifeAnd here is more about Glyn's inspiring story:One year in a struggling British state school

In a world where gender equality and diversity take centre stage, Pinky Lilani, a trailblazing advocate based in London, is leading a transformative movement through the Women of the Future program. Recognised for her exceptional service to charity and commitment to empowering women, Lilani shares her inspiring journey and discusses the evolution of the program, which aims to nurture and uplift the next generation of women leaders globally. Explore the profound values, adaptive strategies, and impactful initiatives that define her vision for a more inclusive and empowered future. [00:37] - About Pinky Lilani Pinky is the Founder and Chair of the Women of the Future Program. She is a trailblazing advocate for gender equality, diversity and inclusion. Pinky was appointed as Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). She was honoured as the Commander of the British or Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to women in business. Currently, she is the Deputy Lieutenant for Greater London. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

Welcome to the latest in our Business of Healthcare / Best Practice podcast series! Our featured guest in this episode is Dr Neil Modha; Peterborough-based GP Partner, ICP lead, GP Federation Chairman and Deputy Lieutenant to the King (no less for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough! In this episode, Tara and Dr Neil Modha discuss: 1.     Why Neil returns to the Best Practice Conference each year 2.     The expansion of his surgery to now fully own a pharmacy 3.     Why his chooses to remain positive 4.     The impact of Pharmacy Closures 5.     His role as a Deputy Lieutenant to the King (!) 6.     Balancing feedback with self-assurance 7.     His approach to building a long-term plan 8.     The language of "them" and "us", and why he works hard to break these barriers   Best Practice To register your place at Best Practice 2023 click here Gob for Good To register your #gobforgood and to join the stem cell registry - please click here to head straight to the website - you could become a life saver and help make a difference. Work with me I'm Tara Humphrey and I'm the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I've worked with 11 Training Hubs and supported over 120 Primary Care Networks and 3 GP Federations. I understand and appreciate the complexity of healthcare and what it takes to deliver projects across multiple practices. I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I'm also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 250 blogs. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe; leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

We dive into the glitz and glamour of the highly anticipated King's Awards for Enterprise, a prestigious event that recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements of local businesses, and explore the profound impact that awards have on the growth and development of businesses within the Essex community. In this episode our reporter, Chris Penhall, talks to Keith Attwood, Deputy Lieutenant of Essex, about the upcoming King's Awards for Enterprise and the positive effect they can have on the overall business ecosystem.  Plus, we hear from Martin Series, Director of Services at Global Resale, Melissa Aylott of Stockvale, which owns Southend's Adventure Island and Sealife Adventure, and Marcus Watson, Non-Executive Director at Ground Control. These previous winners share their experiences with the awards, reflecting on the long-lasting benefits that their businesses have gained from being acknowledged. If you're interested in applying for the King's Awards for Enterprise, go to gov.uk/kings-awards-for-enterprise for more details and to submit your application. Recorded July 2023 Guest speakers: Keith Attwood, Deputy Lieutenant of Essex Martin Series, Director of Services at Global Resale globalresale.com Melissa Aylott of Stockvale adventureisland.co.uk and sealifeadventure.co.uk Marcus Watson, Non-Executive Director at Ground Control ground-control.co.uk

Involvement with charitable causes have been a way of life for David Medlock since childhood and continues in his position of Managing Trustee of the Medlock Charitable Trust. He studied Environmental Health at Salford University, becoming an Environmental Health Officer before joining his family's engineering design company. Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset since December 2008 and Vice Lord Lieutenant from 2012-18, David was also High Sheriff of Somerset from 2007-08. After this long and illustrious career in business and philanthropy, we ask the Assistant Grand Master what new challenges he is most looking forward to in his recent appointment. Recorded 23rd May 2023. Look out on our social feeds for details of upcoming live webinars and how to register or head to Solomon and click "Discover Freemasonry". Twitter: SolomonUGLE Facebook: SolomonUGLE This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Alan Titchmarsh was born and brought up on the edge of Ilkley Moor.  He left school at fifteen and became an apprentice gardener in the local nursery, following this with full-time training at horticultural college and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Alan was the main presenter of Gardeners' World and the hugely popular Ground Force, and has also presented How To Be A Gardener, British Isles – A Natural History, The Great British Village Show, The Nature of Britain.  His own daytime show on ITV, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, featured a combination of music, the arts and conversation, which ran for eight years and he presents his own radio show on Classic FM on Saturday mornings. This year we saw Alan's new show for ITV, Masterpiece as well as the sixth series of Love Your Garden, ITV.He writes regularly in BBC Gardeners' World Magazine and Country Life and is gardening correspondent of The Daily Express and The Sunday Express, and writes in The Sunday Telegraph as well.  Alan has written more than 50 gardening books, a Christmas anthology, nine novels, four volumes of memoirs and a miscellany celebrating England and Englishness.In 1997 Alan was named “Yorkshire Man of the Year”.  He was appointed MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours List, and a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Hampshire in 2001, when he was also immortalised by Madame Tussaud's.  In 2004 he received the Victoria Medal of Honour, the highest accolade in the British gardening world, and in 2009 he was made a Vice President of the Royal Horticultural Society.  He is patron or president of over 50 charities.

Heartfelt tributes are being paid to Paul O'Grady following his shock death at the age of 67. The TV and radio star, who lived near Ashford, passed away yesterday evening. He was well known for his love of animals and was a passionate supporter of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, visiting their site in Brands Hatch with the Queen Consort last year. In November, he was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent. Also in today's podcast, an investigation is under way following a suspected arson attack at a former pub near Sevenoaks. At KentOnline you can see drone pictures showing the damage to the building on South Ash Road in Ash. Asylum seekers who cross the Channel to Kent in small boats could be housed on barges and in former RAF bases under plans being drawn up by the government. An announcement's expected later as ministers say they want to reduce the number of refugees in hotels. A couple who live off grid in converted shipping containers on land they own near Folkestone have been ordered to demolish their home. Reporter Rhys Griffiths has been speaking to Dan and Stacey Bond who have lived on the site at Swingfield Minins since April last year. And, a former soldier from Kent is embarking on an epic mission to climb Everest - despite the fact he doesn't have either of his legs. Hari Budha Magar from Canterbury was seriously injured in an IED explosion while serving in Afghanistan in 2010.

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to entrepreneur, investor & philanthropist Vikas Shah. Vikas started his first business aged 14 and is now CEO of Swiscot Group (a textiles & commodities trading business) alongside being a venture-investor in a number of businesses internationally. Vikas was awarded an MBE for Services to Business and the Economy in Her Majesty the Queen's 2018 New Year's Honours List and in 2021 became a Deputy Lieutenant of the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy. Vikas and Jeff discuss purpose. What drives us, motivates us and ultimately leads to success?  The answer, it seems, is rarely money. So how do you discover your purpose? And how, as a business leader, can you inspire your team to achieve the organisation's goals whilst also supporting and encouraging their personal development and ambition?A business's values should align with the values of the team. If your values don't match with the organisation your working within, it's unlikely that you'll believe in the mission and contribute in achieving it. You need to find a place of work for yourself that aligns with your core beliefs and where your skills and traits are valued and appreciated.  Vikas also explains how he feels that the culture in business has changed over the decades. He felt he did the opposite by opening up and being honest about his depression at a time when it wasn't understood that business leaders could feel like that. He also shares how his honesty helped other people who felt a similar way. Hosted by Jeff DewingWatch the podcast on YouTubeDiscover Cloudfm GroupWebsite  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn

Lord Karan Bilimoria, CBE, DL, FCA is the Founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer, a joint venture with Molson Coors, which he founded in 1989, aiming to create a less gassy larger more suitable for drinking with curry and other foods. The Cobra has collectively received 101 gold medals since 2001, making it one of the most awarded beers in the world. Lord Bilimoria is the Founding Chairman of the UK India Business Council, a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London, and a former Chancellor of Thames Valley University.  As a campaigning member of the House of Lords, chancellor of the University of Birmingham, and now president of the CBI, his is a career of achievement and navigating change.

Lord Karan Bilimoria, CBE, DL, FCA is the Founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer, a joint venture with Molson Coors, which he founded in 1989, aiming to create a less gassy larger more suitable for drinking with curry and other foods. The Cobra has collectively received 101 gold medals since 2001, making it one of the most awarded beers in the world.   Lord Bilimoria is the Founding Chairman of the UK India Business Council, a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London, and a former Chancellor of Thames Valley University. As a campaigning member of the House of Lords, chancellor of the University of Birmingham, and now president of the CBI, his is a career of achievement and navigating change.   In this episode, we are honoured to speak to Lord Karan Bilimoria. In the middle of a terrible recession, Bilimoria and his childhood friend started the business from scratch. Many years later, Cobra has established a household name and delivered consistent multiple-digit growth.   When the pandemic happened, two-thirds of their sales shut down and they have almost gone back 30 years from where they started, but even in that situation, Bilimoria was able to come up with innovative ideas. He has also shared one of his principles that putting people first is important in running a business.   If you're excited, let's dive in!

Adam is back with episode three of the Make a Change to Make a Difference Podcast, this time he is joined by Barefoot Associate Coach Professor Veronica Pickering DL. Veronica is a Coach and Inclusion Consultant whose work sees her championing the needs of diverse communities all around the world. In May 2013, she made history by becoming the first black woman to be appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Nottinghamshire, she then went on to be appointed and approved by Her Late Majesty the Queen as an RAF Honorary Air Commodore. Veronica is a Council Member for the RSPB, a National Ambassador for the Woodland Trust and a patron for many other organisations and charities. In this episode, Adam and Veronica discuss: Veronica's early years, arriving from Kenya to the UK in the 60's Her work with the United Nations, UNICEF and the events which led her to train as a coach How she is using coaching in her work today with individuals and major organisations Inclusion, both in an organisational and a coaching context Plus, a whole lot more We hope you enjoy listening. Resources discussed in this episode: www.veronicapickering.co.uk

Vikas Shah MBE is an entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. He is also a published author. His 2021 book Thought Economics released features his interviews with the people shaping our century. Including conversations with Nobel prize winners, business leaders, politicians, artists and Olympians, he has been in the privileged position of questioning the minds that matter on the big issues that concern us all.   He is CEO of Swiscot Group alongside being a venture-investor in a number of businesses internationally. He is a Non-Executive Board Member of the UK Government's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and a Non-Executive Director of the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Vikas was awarded an MBE for Services to Business and the Economy in Her Majesty the Queen's 2018 New Year's Honors List and in 2021 became a Deputy Lieutenant of the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy. He is an Honorary Professor of Business at The Alliance Business School, University of Manchester and Visiting Professors at the MIT Sloan Lisbon MBA.   What You'll Learn:   Why defining who we are by what we do negatively impacts our happiness Learning the art of conversation that builds more meaningful connections The biggest myths about what makes an entrepreneur How Vikas successfully transitioned the family business from his father to himself The impact of staying in your strengths and hiring out for the rest Using your work to structure your creative passions Changing your life through allowing yourself different vantage points Insights into writing, distilling, and publishing a book The power in art to answer unanswerable questions Going beyond presence with the willingness to be open How our problematic idea of productivity was built on the industrial era     Resources:   https://vikas.work https://thoughteconomics.com Twitter: @mrvikas Instagram: @thisismrshah   Book: Man's Search for Meaning

Join Eve Halliday and guests, Deputy Lieutenant, Clark Door and Lakes Free Range Eggs to learn hear about how and why applying and potentially winning a Queens Award for Enterprise is something you want to think about.

July 1st is national Doctor's day in India & first of July 2022 is when India bans Single-use plastic. Our guest is a perfect fit for both. Prof. Abdul Rashid Gatrad is a Consultant Paediatrician at the Manor Hospital and Professor of Paediatrics, University of Kentucky, Wolverhampton and Lahore (Pakistan) & Founder of WASUP - World Against Single-Use Plastic which is now global and in 50 countries. He has a special qualification in Planetary Health and is a member of the Climate Change Committee of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. He is working with the Walsall/Wolverhampton Sustainability teams and local councils. At the age of 75, he still works in the NHS – now in his 51st year. For having reduced the death rates in babies, he was made a Freeman of the Borough of Walsall; for improving access to children into West Midland Hospitals he was awarded an OBE. He has been on various national committees and written over 80 papers in International journals, and has authored two books. He holds three doctorates, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science. AS CEO of Midland International Aid Trust he has delivered medical and humanitarian projects to over 20 countries. In 2014 he was made Deputy Lieutenant to Her Majesty the Queen. Listen in as he shares his amazing journey & what helped him find his purpose- his passion project WASUP! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-third-eye1/message

"If you can see the poverty in Greater Manchester or anywhere and not act, I'm worried.” - Vikas Shah MBE Ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee on Friday 3rd June, we are taking a look back at those, of our guests, who have been recognised for their acts of service to others, to their communities and to causes they hold close to their hearts.  Join us for a special episode in which we will hear the inspirational stories of the Mancs who have been awarded MBEs, OBEs, Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff and the reasons for which they have chosen to devote their lives to service.  ------ Your host, Lisa Morton, started PR company Roland Dransfield in 1996, one month after the fateful IRA bomb that tore apart the city centre.  From that point, the business, and its team members, have been involved in helping to support the creation of Modern Manchester – across regeneration, business, charity, leisure and hospitality, sport and culture. To celebrate the 25 years that Roland Dransfield has spent creating these bonds, Lisa is gathering together some of her Greater Mancunian ‘family' and will be exploring how they have created their own purposeful relationships with the best place in the world. Connect with Lisa and Roland Dransfield:  Via our website On Instagram On Twitter On Spotify

Growing up in a council estate in Wales Alan had a strict upbringing and at the age of 16 was already out to get a job and pay for his bed. Today he runs in own company AB Glass Ltd and is a Deputy Lieutenant of West Glamorgan in South Wales and the future High Sheriff for the region. In this conversation dive in his life and career. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/loscast/message

General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DLRichard Dannatt was a soldier for forty years concluding his military career as Chief of the General Staff – the professional head of the British Army. Since retiring from active duty in 2009, he was Constable of the Tower of London until July 2016. In 2011 he became an independent member of the House of Lords and is a member of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. He is a frequent commentator on defence and security issues in the media and columnist for The Daily Telegraph. He is passionate about welfare issues relating to both serving and veteran members of the Armed Forces. In 2007, he co-founded Help for Heroes with Bryn Parry and is closely involved with several other military charities.Lord Dannatt has wide experience at Board level in the private, public and charitable sectors. Currently he is Chair of the National Emergencies Trust and of the Normandy Memorial Trust and on the International Advisory Board of Photonis. Previously he was Chair of the Royal Armouries and Cadence Consulting, and on the Board of Historic Royal Palaces and a Trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust.Lord Dannatt divides his time between London and his family home in Norfolk where he runs the family arable farm. He chairs the Norfolk Strategic Flooding Alliance, is a past President of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association and is President of the Norfolk Churches Trust, YMCA Norfolk and Veterans Norfolk. He published his autobiography: “Leading from the Front” in 2010, and a second book: “Boots on the Ground – Britain and her Army since 1945” in October 2016. His wife, Philippa, was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk in 2019. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of both Greater London and Norfolk.Richard Dannatt's top leadership tip is to remind aspiring leaders that success is defined by two considerations – character, which determines whether others want to follow you – integrity, which will determine the level of enthusiasm with which others will follow. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sharon Watson MBE is CEO and Principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Prior to this, she was the longest-standing Artistic Director of Phoenix Dance Theatre. Her journey with the company began when she was one of the first female Principal Dancers invited to join the all-male award-winning company. The list of awards Sharon has won is staggering and endless. She has been and continues to be a guiding light not just for dance but for the industry as a whole. Here she talks about her journey into the industry and how she thinks about being a leader, both in the rehearsal room but also in a wider sense. Sharon was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. She also appears in the Yorkshire Insider Power 100 list 2022.

It's common for young people to feel disenfranchised and that their voices fall upon deaf ears. Less common, though, is founding a charity at 15 years of age to make societal change.Saeed Atcha - the youngest recipient of an MBE in 2019, and the youngest ever Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester - founded Youth Leads UK which, since its inception, has supported over 7,000 young people with opportunities and skills development.What does it take to be driven to achieve so much in such relative youth, and for an initially small project to make an impact on a national scale? Saeed shares his story with Lee Cooper on this week's Extrology.Lee and Saeed discuss:Events that catalysed the foundation of his charity at just 15 years oldThe strength that comes from empowering young people to initiate vital conversationsThe challenges and frustrations that led Saeed to take action at such a young ageSaeed's drive & determination to grow Youth Leads UK to influencing systemic changesExtrology is sponsored by Progresso Talent Partners who for more than 25 years have successfully delivered interim and permanent leadership talent to transform businesses and to hire the talent you need to enable your business to thrive: https://www.progressotalent.com/Links & references at: https://www.extrology.com/

Mark Adlestone OBE DL is nothing short of an Anglo-Jewish legend – a pillar of our community. Chairman of internationally-renowned Beaverbook's the Jewellers, High Sheriff of Greater Manchester 2019/20, Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, and trustee and supporter to some of the country's most impactful and influential organisations, Mark's passion for philanthropy and his drive to help others is infectious.  Awarded the OBE in 2015 for ‘Services to Business and Charity in the North of England', Mark's impressive portfolio of achievements also include his tenure as Board Member, former Chairman, and current Honorary Patron of The Fed.  With a legacy of giving that is almost unmatched in corporate circles, Mark's leadership and development of Beaverbook's charitable endeavours has seen the business donate more than £16 million to various charities since 2000.  In a wide-ranging conversation, Mark reveals the force behind his ambition, his belief in the importance of organisational sustainability, why inculcating a culture of charity within a business benefits not just the beneficiaries but the business itself in the long term, and why engaging the younger members of a community in charitable work is so essential – and, of course, how The Fed has impacted his life.

Welcome to another episode of our Desert Island Tech podcast series. Today Stuart sits down with Mike Brace CBE, DL.  Mike is a former Paralympic skier, social worker and leader of disabled charities. He was Chief Executive of Vision 2020 UK and served as Chairman of the British Paralympic Association. He was awarded an OBE in 2005 and a CBE in 2009 for Services to Disabled Sport and was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of London in 2016.

This keynote by David Jones OBE was recorded at our Moving Forward Together in FE event on 23rd June 2021. In this talk David reflects on the changing face of education in light of the innovation of the past couple of years. Watch the video of this keynote here: https://youtu.be/g_Ny0BaZ1wY David Jones has over 30 years experience in FE/HE, most recently 16 outstanding years as CEO at Coleg Cambria. He stepped down in January to pursue a range of consultancy and non-exec roles. David was a key presenter at our New, Next or Never Normal roundtable in June to launch a report he compiled of the same name, which we will discuss today. We asked about how to figure out the changing world of further and higher education. David was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Clwyd in March 2010 and was awarded an OBE in the 2015 New Year's Honours List in recognition of his services to education. David also won the TES UK FE Leader of the Year Award in 2017. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edufuturistspodcast/message

Here in Watford we are working to make it normal to talk about our mental health. My next mini-mental health conversation is with Harjit Singh, Deputy Lieutenant, and a local community volunteer with One Vision. He's had his hands full helping others during the pandemic.

Emma is the Development Director at Eastbourne College. She describes her career as ‘squiggly' but wouldn't have had it any other way, and believes that her varied experiences as a mother, entrepreneur, business owner, volunteer, charity fundraiser and Deputy Lieutenant in the county of Bedfordshire have all been invaluable, pieces of the jigsaw that create the picture of who she is today. Emma is a do-er, her glass is always half full and she never takes no for an answer. Indeed if the answer is no, she just phrases the question in a different way. Her forward thinking, tenacity and perseverance were crucial when she decided to renovate disused buildings in Bedford and convert them into thriving award-winning cafés and community hubs. Emma studied English and Theatre Studies at University and worked in television before starting a family. She took some time off from work but it is hard to keep a good woman down, and if she wasn't running the school PTA, she was putting on events for charity. She lived abroad for many years before settling in Bedford with her husband and 5 children. Emma ran a social media business alongside her park Cafés providing training and social media management for SMEs and charities. She was also President of the Bedfordshire BusinessWomen's Networking Group and Pavilion at the Park, one of her cafés was mentioned in the Good Food Guide as well as being chosen as one of 100 SMEs recognised in the 2018 Small Business Saturday Campaign. She was also recognised by f:entrepreneur as one of 100 female entrepreneurs in the #ialso Campaign in 2019. She is a Vice Patron for Autism Bedfordshire and an Ambassador and on the Senior Management Team for the Schoolreaders Charity. She is the founder of the SoupFest Fundraiser in Bedford and sits on the Bedford Homeless Partnership Executive committee.

What a pleasure to talk to Emma Garrett!   In this episode she tells me about her huge range of leadership experience across many different sectors: commercial, non-profit and charitable.   She explains how inspiring others and connecting with people  have been key for her in her leadership journey.   However, above all, she talks about another vital ingredient: kindness.  Tune in to hear a very inspiring story from someone who describes their success as "accidental".   Anything but, I would say!  A truly natural leader!About Emma:Emma is the Development Director at Eastbourne College, an Independent co-educational Day and Boarding school on the East Sussex coast.  This is a new role that she has recently taken on and she says it is the perfect culmination of everything she has ever done in her career to date, bringing together her experiences in marketing, charity fundraising, public speaking, PR, events planning and networking.She describes her career as ‘squiggly' but wouldn't have had it any other way, and believes that her varied experiences as a mother, entrepreneur, business owner, volunteer, charity fundraiser and Deputy Lieutenant in the county of Bedfordshire have all been invaluable.Emma ran a social media business alongside her park Cafés providing training and social media management for SMEs and charities.  She was also President of the Bedfordshire BusinessWomen's Networking Group and Pavilion at the Park, one of her cafés was mentioned in the Good Food Guide as well as being chosen as one of 100 SMEs recognised in the 2018 Small Business Saturday Campaign.  She was also recognised by f:entrepreneur as one of 100 female entrepreneurs in the #ialso Campaign in 2019.She is a Vice Patron for Autism Bedfordshire and an Ambassador and on the Senior Management Team for the Schoolreaders Charity.  She is the founder of the SoupFest Fundraiser in Bedford and sits on the Bedford Homeless Partnership Executive committee.In her spare time - spare time?! - she likes to sing, play tennis and squash, run and indulge her coffee addiction.  She is a self-confessed foodie and her mission on arrival in Sussex is to visit every winery in the South East, all in the name of research!ecbgarrett@eastbourne-college.co.ukLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmagarrett/twitter: @serendipitasticInstagram: emmacbgarrettPlease go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!To contact your host, Ann Collins to book a call to find out more about individual coaching for senior leaders and executives who want to  build a career they love, to have an impact beyond their organisation and start living their legacy now. Email: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.comWebsite: www.bluebottlecoaching.comBook a 30 minute free Midlife Career Clarity CallFollow Ann:LinkedIn: annridleycollinsInstagram: @anncollinscoachThe Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast is kindly sponsored by NepalTea.Love a company that sources exquisite tea from the Himalayas.  We are very proud to be in collaboration with the NepalTea.Love and as the podcast grows, further education projects for the children living near the tea plantations will be supported. 

James Miller, an acclaimed art historian, a Deputy Lieutenant of the County and founder and chair of Northamptonshire Surprise organisation, talks about their latest plans to help us all out of lockdown, with news of how it has become the county's 'DMO' - destination management organisation - and the wonderful array of heritage, arts, culture, food, drink & hospitality that makes up the County's tourism offer - truly Britain's Best Surprise for many locals as well as the rest of the country and foreign visitors to the UK. See www.northamptonshiresurprise.com Originally broadcast Tuesday 13thApril on Open4Business on NLive Radio

CEO of the Piece Hall and the Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire Nicky Chance-Thompson joins Justin for a chat about life, moving from the south to the north and running the Piece Hall venue in Halifax. Janet is snowed under with homework but will hopefully be back next week.   Get in touch info@justinmoorhouse.com   Sign up for the podcast email www.justinmoorhouse.com   Music by Liam Frost. Produced by Mike Holt and Justin Moorhouse

in this second part of This Week in Tudor History, historian Claire Ridgway introduces Sir Christopher Blount, a secret agent and rebel who married his master’s widow and whose stepson, the Earl of Essex was his undoing; Edmund Harman, the man who trimmed and washed King Henry VIII’s hair and beard, and who was rewarded for it; Mary Bassett, Sir Thomas More's granddaughter, who was a highly educated Tudor woman and gifted translator; and Sir John Leveson (pronounced Looson), a Puritan and soldier whose later life was marred by a falling out over money.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/YD9Fxxn3MLI   18th March 1601 - The execution of Sir Christopher Blount, husband of Lettice Knollys (other married names: Devereux and Dudley), and stepfather of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. He was executed for treason after support the 1601 Essex's Rebellion.   19th March 1577 - Death of Edmund Harman, former barber to King Henry VIII and a man who is depicted in Hans Holbein the Younger’s painting, Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons.   20th March 1572 - Death of Mary Bassett (née Roper), granddaughter of Sir Thomas More and a gifted translator.   21st March 1555 - Birth of Puritan Sir John Leveson, Kent landowner and Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, at Whornes Place in Cuxton in Kent.   -- Claire Ridgway Historian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society www.theanneboleynfiles.com www.tudorsociety.com https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles http://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/ https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

We are delighted to be joined by David Jones has over 30 years experience in FE/HE, most recently 16 outstanding years as CEO at Coleg Cambria. He stepped down in January to pursue a range of consultancy and non-exec roles. David was a key presenter at our New, Next or Never Normal roundtable in June to launch a report he compiled of the same name, which we will discuss today. We asked about how to figure out the changing world of further and higher education. David was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Clwyd in March 2010 and was awarded an OBE in the 2015 New Year's Honours List in recognition of his services to education. David also won the TES UK FE Leader of the Year Award in 2017. youtube.com/edufuturists edufuturists.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edufuturistspodcast/message

My guest this week specialises in helping clients to harness the power of the virtual platform to grow their credibility, visibility and reputation.  Using his years of experience in broadcasting his mission is to encourage leaders to improve their credibility by throwing away many of their traditional communication methods and embrace this opportunity with visual technology to raise engagement across their organisations. He says ‘It’s totally not complicated to motivate teams to make the new world of Zoom, Skype and Teams really interesting and effective. All it takes is some simple skills, proven techniques, and insider tips, which has impact and influence on an audience even though they are not in the same room." My special guest today is the professional broadcaster, Jon Hammond. Bio Reputations, both organisational and personal are precious commodities, especially in times of pressure and stress. Jon Hammond has been preserving, enhancing and protecting the reputations of major organisations and leaders for over 30 years. As a speaker he is a recognised specialist in impactful communication, whether it is face to face or, more recently the demand has been to show companies how to be most effective virtually. As an Executive Coach he advises organisations on communication strategy and supports leaders to deliver really impactful messages. As a (Live or Virtual) Conference or Event Host, Jon puts his many years of experience and professionalism into creating and event for you to be justifiably proud of. More importantly, Jon is fun to work with! He will captivate your team with stories from a lifetime of influencing audiences, both at conferences and events (his maximum live audience at present is 50,000 people!) or on Radio and TV, ensuring that whilst enjoyable, the key relevant messages have an impact and an outcome for your people. As a ‘shy person in a noisy body’ Jon has had a somewhat unusual career. His childhood ambition was to be an auctioneer, so he trained as a surveyor, however a passion and energy for travel and discovering new things led him to become a DJ across Europe. It was then a natural progression to move into broadcasting, initially, pioneering in commercial music radio and then for sixteen years with BBC Radio and Television. During this time, Jon hosted a variety of programmes from hard news to light entertainment and interviewed a vast range of guests from Prime Ministers to Corporate Heads and International Celebrities to Sporting Stars. This experience has made him an in-demand host for ensuring conferences (live or virtual) are on time, have momentum and interest, and more importantly have a resilient outcome. Success though has its downside and whilst he and his family still live in Yorkshire, England, until recently Jon spent much of his time travelling. Most of the time now is spent in his professional studio, speaking, hosting, and coaching teams around the world. With a firm belief in ‘putting back’ he is a Deputy Lieutenant for West Yorkshire – England, Freeman of the UK Guild of Entrepreneurs, Vice-President of Northern Ballet Theatre, a Governor of York St John University, and uses his compering and auctioneering skills to raise large amounts for several charities. Recorded on: 6th August 2020 Links: More about Jon Hammond More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

Shelagh J Legrave OBE DL Shelagh Legrave has been Principal & Chief Executive of Chichester College since September 2010 and became Chief Executive of Chichester College Group in 2017. Prior to this she was the Chief Operating Officer for the College since April 2003. Chichester College Group is a £65m General Further Education college group following mergers with Crawley College and Worthing College. It is due to open Haywards Heath College in 2020. Its vision is to ‘Change lives through learning' through meeting the needs of students in West Sussex. Its provision includes A Level and vocational courses from level 1 through to Higher National Diplomas and 3 degree programmes. The Group has a strong international reputation for which it was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize for Higher & Further Education in 2005 and trains 1,000 overseas students annually. It was graded Outstanding at its last Ofsted inspection in 2020. Prior to working at Chichester, Shelagh spent five years as Director of Finance at Roehampton University, London and before that, eleven and a half years in the City of London with the investment banking arm of NatWest where her last position was as Deputy Chief Financial Officer to the global financial markets division. Following a BA in History and Theology at Durham University, Shelagh spent six years as an officer in the Women's Royal Army Corps. She is a qualified accountant and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. She chairs the Trustees of Stonepillow, a charity helping the homeless and is a trustee of a number of small charities. She also is Chair of Governors for Bourne Community College. Her interests include running, tennis and music. Shelagh was awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2015 and appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex in the same year. Listen in and get to know human leader, Shelagh Legrave 

Key Discussion Points: - Sales and Finance Music / Dance / UK Top 10 / Supporting “The Prodigy” Band Management Entrepreneurship (Success/Failures) Evolve and Innovate Business Influencer Magazine And much more Ninder is extremely passionate about business, careers for youth and entrepreneurship; he certainly knows the value of recognising people's success too. At such a level he created three awards evenings that have been sold out for the last few years. Recently he was asked to bring these awards to the East Midlands. Business Influencer Magazine - http://thebusinessinfluencer.co.uk/ Connect, Influence & Celebrate the Best in British Business - https://nachural.co.uk/ Info & Links Adam is an experienced Senior Executive, Business Practitioner and Multiple Small Business Owner. He has over 25 years' business improvement experience with an outstanding record of integrating Innovations, Management Strategies and Marketing Techniques to Build Stronger, More Profitable Businesses. He is a Fellow with the Chartered Management Institute and qualified through the Institute of Leadership and Management in Executive Coaching and Mentoring. He's been responsible for Growth, Strategy and Operations in a number of Blue-Chip organisations. Adam Payne – Achieve More Than You Thought Possible by Mastering Your Time and Scaling Your Business - https://www.adampayne.me Adam Payne FCMI - LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampayneuk/ The Business Growth Academy - a safe place where Entrepreneurs and Business Owners can Network, Share, Collaborate and Support one another in Growing a Balanced Life and Successful Business - https://www.facebook.com/groups/BusinessGrowthAcademyUK/

Ian is an innovative entrepreneur, who connects church, commercial, civic and community leadership, to see influence and transformation. His key focus is understanding people and how they behave in groups. Ian has successfully founded a number of Virtual Networks and Virtual Organisations. He currently manages a number of Internet based projects that range from business development to community and social networking.Ian is a trained teacher and graduate in technology. He has been involved in education and training since 1990 and his roles have included, Teacher of Design & Technology and ICT, Head of Student Services, Head of Marketing and Director of Information Learning Technology.Ian first started working with Internet and Multimedia Learning Technologies in 1995. He has experience in managing IT strategy as well as skills in developing and supporting on-line learning, mentoring and assessment. He has also acted as an examiner for both GCSE and Advanced Level subjects. He has worked for AQA, OCR, and WJEC and is a Fellow of the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (ITOL),Ian is a member of Rotary, a 1.2 million member organisation, made up of business and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change, in local communities, and around the world.In March 2019, Ian was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of South Yorkshire, a Crown appointment, working alongside the Lord Lieutenant across the region.Click to view: show page on Awesound

On this day in Tudor history, 10th August 1553, the same day that Queen Mary I held requiem mass for the soul of her late half-brother, Edward VI, seven men died at London Bridge. They were drowned. Find out more about what happened to these men - one of whom was Thomas Brydges, the son of Sir Thomas Brydges, Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower of London - how the Thames was the preferred way of travelling around London, and how and why it could be dangerous around London Bridge, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History". You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/addIkGVNyXA Also on this day in Tudor history, 10th August 1512, the English fleet's flagship, the Mary Rose, saw battle for the first time in the Battle of Saint-Mathieu, a naval battle in the War of the League of Cambrai. The battle was fought between the English fleet and the Franco-Breton fleet just off the coast of Brest. 1,500 to 1,600 men were lost that day, but how? What happened? And who was victorious? Find out in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/2Btr6lCMYko 

Britain’s best-loved gardener Alan Titchmarsh is the definitive voice on all things botanical. Not only an expert gardener and horticulturalist, Alan is well known for his illustrious success as a journalist, author, presenter and television personality. The recipient of four honorary degrees, he holds the title of Vice-President of the Royal Horticultural Society and has been awarded a Victoria Medal of Honour and an MBE in the 2000 New Years’ Honours list.Born and brought up on the edge of Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire, Alan left school at fifteen to became an apprentice gardener in the local nursery. Quickly becoming engrossed with all things botanical, he then trained at trained at Hertfordshire College of Horticulture and the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew.His first appearance on screen was in 1979, reporting on a plague of greenfly that had invaded the seaside town of Margate. By 1986, Alan was presenting BBC Breakfast Time and BBC Manchester’s Open Air and since then, his profile as a presenter has taken him from Pebble Mill at One via Gardeners’ World to his own chat show. He maintains his gardening passion with programmes including Love Your Garden and Britain's Best Gardens, and his long-running coverage of the infamous Chelsea Flower Show. His own daytime show on ITV, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, featured a combination of music, the arts and conversation, and he presents his own radio show on Classic FM on Saturday mornings. Aside from his work as a charismatic presenter, Alan has authored over 50 books about gardening including the fastest- selling gardening book of all time, How to be a Gardener Book 1: Back to Basics, along with eight novels, four volumes of memoirs, a miscellany celebrating England and Englishness and a Christmas anthology. He writes for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, and is the gardening correspondent for the Daily Express and Sunday Express.In 1997 Alan was named “Yorkshire Man of the Year”. He was appointed MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours List, and a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Hampshire in 2001, when he was also immortalised by Madame Tussaud’s. In 2004 he received the Victoria Medal of Honour, the highest accolade in the British gardening world, and in 2009 he was made a Vice President of the Royal Horticultural Society. He is patron or president of over 50 charities. Alan lives in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with his wife in an old farmhouse with a four acre garden.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you’ve enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show.If you haven’t done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I’d love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @Twiggy LawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Many thanks to James Carrol and all the team at Northbank Talent Management● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and other produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ninder Johal is the CEO of the Nachural Group, covering Nachural Records, Nachural events and Nachural Media. Ninder was appointed the Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands in February 2019. Follow Ninder Johal here: Twitter @NinderJohal and Nachural.co.uk Follow The SMT on Facebook.com/TheSMT Instagram.com/MrSatMann and Twitter.com/LifeofMann

Ninder Johal is the CEO of the Nachural Group, covering Nachural Records, Nachural events and Nachural Media. Ninder was appointed the Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands in February 2019. Follow Ninder Johal here: Twitter @NinderJohal and Nachural.co.uk Follow The SMT on Facebook.com/TheSMT Instagram.com/MrSatMann and Twitter.com/LifeofMann

My guest this week is Executive Chairman of Beaverbrooks the Jewellers, Deputy Lieutenant and recently Retired High Sheriff of Greater Manchester, Mark Adlestone OBE DL. Mark is one of the most interesting people I've had the fortune to meet so far, as he has unique perspective on what someone should do with their time if they have the resources available. Since the year 2000, Beaverbrooks, under Mark, have donated over £14.5m to over 750 different charities via the Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust and has been consistently listed as a Times Top 100 Companies to Work For since 2004. Like me, Mark is Jewish, and we talk a bit about what that means to him both spiritually and culturally, and the responsibility he feels to do good in the world; not just within the community we live in, but the wider community as well. Beaverbrooks the Jewellers - beaverbrooks.co.uk -- If you'd like to support Sod's Law you can become a Sod's Law patron at patreon.com/sodspod from as little as £1 /$1 a month - there are different tiers including ad-free episodes, giveaways and more!

This episode was recorded live at the Children’s University Conference in October 2019. It features Saeed Atcha MBE giving his keynote address, followed by a Q&A chaired by Children’s University’s CEO, Helen O’Donnell.  Saeed is a man who wears many hats – he is Chief Executive of Youth Leads, where he has helped more than 3,000 young Mancunians access volunteering opportunities and skills development programmes. He led his organisation to receive Her Majesty the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, is a recipient of the Prime Minister's Points of Light award and was awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List 2019.  He is a Trustee of Step up to Serve, which leads the “I will” campaign to encourage meaningful social action across society.  He is also a trustee of Young Manchester, Beacon Bolton Counselling Service, Generation: You Employed, and an Advisory Council member to the Care Tech Foundation. He is a school governor at his former secondary school, Ladybridge High School in Bolton. He is also the Social Mobility Commission’s youngest Commissioner.  His story is fascinating and emotive. Enjoy! To find out more about Children’s University, visit http://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk  To find out more about Saeed, visit www.saeedatcha.co.uk (http://www.saeedatcha.co.uk/) Children's University: Live! is a hosted and produced by Vic Elizabeth Turnbull and is a MIC Media production (http://www.micmedia.co.uk/)

Mimi Meets Chris Williams former CEO Bucks County Council and now newly appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire to discuss unitary, pomp and camper vans! Mimi Meets is broadcasted live on a Sunday afternoon on Wycombe Sound the multi-award winning local radio station for High Wycombe. For More information: www.wycombesound.org.uk

Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Penny Williams, explains to Rob Pearman how the QVAS is awarded, who is eligible and how a voluntary organisation can be nominated.

Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Penny Williams, explains to Rob Pearman how the QVAS is awarded, who is eligible and how a voluntary organisation can be nominated.

Sally Gunnell is a British former track and field athlete. In 1986, she won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 100m hurdles. Her continuous efforts allowed to her go on to win Olympic gold in 1992 for the 400m hurdles and she currently stands as the only female British athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles. A year after her Olympic triumph, she was made an MBE in 1993, was further made an OBE in 1998 and in 2011 she was made Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex. Until 2006, Sally also worked as a television presenter primarily for the BBC. A recent report from Xero found that a third of successful entrepreneurs have turned to a mentor or support group for advice about their company, compared to just 14% of respondents who ran businesses that had to close. We talk to Sally, who has teamed up with Xero for Rio 2016 to find out what she think the similarities and differences are between business are, and see what advice she would give to someone just starting out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.