Podcasts about lord heseltine

An MP for 35 years, Michael Heseltine served as Environment Secretary and then Defence Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's government. Following his well-publicised resignation in 1986, he returned to government under John Major and was Deputy Prime Minister for the last two years of Major's premiership. Once seen as a potential successor to Thatcher and Major, he has sat in the Lords since stepping down as an MP in 2001, and in recent years has been an outspoken critic of Brexit. Lord Heseltine sits down with James Heale to discuss his thoughts on the current Labour government, how to fix Britain's broken economy and why devolution should go further. ‘Deeply depressed' by attacks on the civil service – Britain's ‘rolls royce' – he provides his thoughts on various political leaders: Starmer is handling Trump well, Reeves is handling the economy badly, Badenoch is being overshadowed by foreign affairs, and Boris Johnson demonstrated he has ‘no integrity'. And on Thatcher, he says new information has vindicated him over the Westland affair and demonstrated her ‘complicity'. His new book, From Acorns to Oaks: An Urgent Agenda to Rebuild Britain, is out now. Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

An MP for 35 years, Michael Heseltine served as Environment Secretary and then Defence Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's government. Following his well-publicised resignation in 1986, he returned to government under John Major and was Deputy Prime Minister for the last two years of Major's premiership. Once seen as a potential successor to Thatcher and Major, he has sat in the Lords since stepping down as an MP in 2001, and in recent years has been an outspoken critic of Brexit. Lord Heseltine sits down with James Heale to discuss his thoughts on the current Labour government, how to fix Britain's broken economy and why devolution should go further. ‘Deeply depressed' by attacks on the civil service – Britain's ‘rolls royce' – he provides his thoughts on various political leaders: Starmer is handling Trump well, Reeves is handling the economy badly, Badenoch is being overshadowed by foreign affairs, and Boris Johnson demonstrated he has ‘no integrity'. And on Thatcher, he says new information has vindicated him over the Westland affair and demonstrated her ‘complicity'. His new book, From Acorns to Oaks: An Urgent Agenda to Rebuild Britain, is out now. Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

Iain Dale interviews Conservative peer and former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine about his remarkable and long career, his memories and regrets from his years in government, working with Margaret Thatcher, how the current government is getting on and much more. The second volume of Lord Heseltine's memoirs FROM ACORNS TO OAKS: AN URGENT AGENDA TO REBUILD BRITAIN is out now.

In this conversation cross-posted from the Oxford Policy Podcast, Nick Fabbri speaks with Lord Michael Heseltine, former UK Deputy Prime Minister and leading figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. In this interview, we reflect on Lord Heseltine's love of gardening, his time at Oxford University and presidency of the Oxford Union, his political career and lessons in leadership, his approach to public policy solutions including privatisation and the revitalisation of Liverpool, as well as Britain, multiculturalism, Brexit, and relations with Europe. *** Lord Michael Heseltine is a giant of British politics, having served as a Conservative Member of the Parliament from 1966 to 2001. He was a Cabinet Minister in various departments in the Heath, Thatcher and Major governments from 1979 to 1986 and 1990 to 1997, and Deputy Prime Minister under John Major from 1995 to 1997. Lord Heseltine later served as an advisor to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Growth under David Cameron's administration, and as a Commissioner on the National Infrastructure Commission (October 2015 to March 2017). He is the founder and Chairman of the Haymarket Group, and runs the internationally-acclaimed Thenford Arboretum and Gardens.

In this conversation, Nick Fabbri speaks with Lord Michael Heseltine, former UK Deputy Prime Minister and leading figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. In this interview, we reflect on Lord Heseltine's love of gardening, his time at Oxford University and presidency of the Oxford Union, his political career and lessons in leadership, his approach to public policy solutions including privatisation and the revitalisation of Liverpool, as well as Britain, multiculturalism, Brexit, and relations with Europe.***Lord Michael Heseltine is a giant of British politics, having served as a Conservative Member of the Parliament from 1966 to 2001. He was a Cabinet Minister in various departments in the Heath, Thatcher and Major governments from 1979 to 1986 and 1990 to 1997, and Deputy Prime Minister under John Major from 1995 to 1997. Lord Heseltine later served as an advisor to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Growth under David Cameron's administration, and as a Commissioner on the National Infrastructure Commission (October 2015 to March 2017). He is the founder and Chairman of the Haymarket Group, and runs the internationally-acclaimed Thenford Arboretum and Gardens.

Clive Nichols is Britain's top garden photographer. After originally starting his career in travel photography, Clive switched his focus to gardens — despite, by his own admission, knowing almost nothing about them at the time. It proved a brilliant move, however: he has since photographed thousands of gardens for publications including Country Life and The Sunday Times, to institutions such as the National Trust and the RHS, and individuals including Lord Heseltine and Hus Majesty King Charles III. Clive joins James Fisher on this episode of the Country Life podcast to talk about his life, his photography, and his favourite gardens from around Britain — and indeed the world. From getting the right gear to the best season for taking pictures, he shares his wisdom, experience and plenty of his tips for taking great images — among them a tolerance for early mornings, cold weather, and a car capable of being driven almost half a million miles. You can find out more about Clive Nichols, including his photography, books and teaching, at his website, clivenichols.com — and don't forget to follow him on @clivenichols, surely one of the most beautiful accounts on Instagram.Episode creditsHost: James FisherGuest: Clive NicholsProducer and Editor: Toby Keel Music: JuliusH via PixabaySpecial thanks: Adam Wilbourn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Change Makers returns and we're joined by former Deputy Prime Minister and co-founder of Haymarket, Lord Heseltine. Michael paid a visit to the spectacular Thenford Arboretum and Gardens for this inspiring conversation with a beast of the political jungle. Lord Heseltine remains as sharp today as he was at the dispatch box, even aged 90 and with his famous blonde mane now a snowy white.  From the lemonade stand that made him to how Liverpool changed him, and the legacy he sees for himself, you'll hear honest insights into the life of one of the UK's most consequential public figures in the 20th century. Did he really try to bring down Thatcher? Why does he think Brexit was a century-defining mistake? And is this political titan in fact a more reserved figure than his public persona emits? You can listen to this episode through all your usual podcast platforms, or watch it on our website changemakers.works to see the full beauty of Thenford Gardens and the three surprise guests who tried to disrupt the fun!

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our Unlocked event with a stalwart of British politics, former Deputy Prime Minister and current President of European Movement UK, Lord Heseltine. He talked to Professor Anand Menon on 20 September about his time in government, including his roles in the Thatcher and Major cabinets, and his significant contribution to urban regeneration. Discussion also focused on the current state of British politics, including Brexit, levelling up and the future of the Conservative Party.

Hear from former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine, as he speaks to the Lord Speaker about an extensive political career spanning almost 60 years in Westminster.'Liverpool changed me. There's no doubt in my mind.'Talking about his career in Parliament, Lord Heseltine said he hoped his involvement in the regeneration of Merseyside after the 1981 riots would stand as his political legacy. He told Lord McFall that one of the most moving moments of his life came when he was offered the freedom of the City of Liverpool.In this wide-ranging interview, Lord Heseltine also discusses further devolution in England, the UK's relationship with Europe and calls for a 'Marshall Plan for the developing world' in order to tackle migration. Find out more about the Lord Speaker's Corner series and see other episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On tonight's episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored with Richard Tice and Isabel Oakeshott, debate the unravelling of the Brexit divorce with Lord Heseltine. Also, Richard and Isabel delve into whether is it time to wake up to the Chinese threat in our skies. Richard and Isabel assess the effects of the Tavistock scandal with fears over the toxic trans debate.Watch Piers Morgan Uncensored at 8 pm on TalkTV on Sky 522, Virgin Media 606, Freeview 237 and Freesat 217. Listen on DAB+ and the app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Heseltine is perhaps best known as a politician and former Secretary of State for the Environment. But he is also a successful entrepreneur, publisher and property developer. In addition, he also has a keen interest in nature and, with his wife, has created one of the UK's most beautiful arboretums. Presenter Catherine Fairweather talks to Lord Heseltine about his time in politics but also about Brexit, dyslexia, risk and his long-standing love of trees.

With only a few weeks to go until his 90th birthday, Lord Heseltine talks to EG's Piers Wehner about regeneration, levelling up, Liverpool and leadership. In a special, hour-long interview, the Godfather of Regeneration - or is that Grandaddy? -  explains why enterprise zones aren't always the answer, why the LDDC shouldn't be used as a model, why the levelling up agenda is a busted flush and how Liverpool left him 'transformed'.  

In the first ever episode of ‘Leading', Alastair and Rory are joined by former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine. One of the biggest names in the last half-century of British politics, Lord Heseltine discusses everything from his crucial role in the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher to his current position in the House of Lords.  Tune in to hear Michael talk about how politics has changed, why he lost the Conservative whip, Europe, Brexit, and the Miners' Strike. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, join the TRIP Plus Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rory and Alastair are launching a new podcast - 'Leading'! Every Monday, Alastair and Rory are going to speak to people who are leading in their field. Whether they be presidents, policy makers, sports stars or religious leaders - Leading is going to be hosting the biggest names from many different walks of life.Today's guest is former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine. One of the biggest names in the last half-century of British politics, Lord Heseltine discusses everything from his crucial role in the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher, to his current position in the House of Lords. Tune in to hear a preview from the pod...Things get a little heated with a few polite disagreements later on, so if you want to hear the full interview, just search ‘LEADING' wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe to hear new episodes every Monday - or simply click on one of the links below:Apple - apple.co/3CRLx2lSpotify - spoti.fi/3IQBwGnRSS feed - bit.ly/3XzOFrQThanks for listening, and see you over on the Leading feed. We'll be back here on The Rest Is Politics this Wednesday for our regular podcast.If you have any problems, head over to our Twitter and Instagram pages to find the link to listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk about digital identity with Chris Southworth, Secretary General at the ICC United Kingdom and Oswald Kuyler, Global Head of Strategy at MonetaGo. Join Oscar as he explores the Electronic Trade Documents Bill with Chris Southworth and Oscar Kuyler – including what the electronic trade documents bill is, its aims, benefits and how this is expected to be adopted globally to improve trade processes. [Transcript below] "The reality is that if you don't solve identity, a lot of the inefficiencies generally won't go away." Chris Southworth is Secretary General at the ICC United Kingdom. Prior to joining ICC he was Executive Director for Global Partnerships, at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Head of the International Chambers of Commerce Unit at UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and a Senior Policy Advisor to Lord Heseltine for his independent review of UK competitiveness. In 2011 he helped set up the mid-size business export programme at UKTI and was a Senior Policy Advisor for the 2011 Government Review of Mid-Size Businesses. Former roles have encompassed deregulatory policy at Better Regulation Executive, social enterprise policy at the Department for Business and stints in a local strategic partnership and the charity sector. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn. Oswald Kuyler is currently the Global Head of Strategy for MonetaGo, a fintech focused on global fraud prevention. Oswald is also a Digital standards advisor to the international chamber of commerce UK and is also the former Managing Director of the DSI. Oswald is the former Global Head of Data Strategy of BHP, the world's largest diversified mining company. He has worked on initiatives covering blockchain, electronic documentation in trade, data and analytics, and automation. Connect with Oswald on LinkedIn. We'll be continuing this conversation on Twitter using #LTADI – join us @ubisecure! Go to our YouTube to watch the video transcript for this episode.   Podcast transcript Let's Talk About Digital Identity, the podcast connecting identity and business. I am your host, Oscar Santolalla. Oscar Santolalla: Hello, and thank you for joining this new episode. We often talk about digital transformation in this podcast. Actually one aspect that still needs to become more digital is commercial trade documents, in which there's still a lot of paper. Today, our guests will tell us more about a game changing piece of legislation. So let's welcome our guests, we have two guests today. First of all, Chris Southworth, he is Secretary General at the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC, in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining ICC he was Executive Director for Global Partnerships at the British Chambers of Commerce, BCC, Head of the International Chamber of Commerce unit at the UK Trade and Investment, UKTI, and a Senior Policy Advisor to Lord Heseltine for his independent review of UK Competitiveness. Hello, Chris. Chris Southworth: Good morning. Oscar: Good morning. And our second guest is Oswald Kuyler. He's currently the Global Head of Strategy for MonetaGo, a FinTech focused on global fraud prevention. Oswald is also a Digital Standards Adviser to the International Chamber of Commerce, UK. And he's also the former Management Director of the ICC Digital Standards Initiative, DSI. He has worked on initiatives covering blockchain, electronic documentation in trade, data and analytics, and automation. Hello, Oswald. Oswald Kuyler: Hi, how are you? Oscar: Very good, happy to have you both in this conversation. Oswald: Thank you for the invite. I really appreciate it. Oscar: My pleasure. So, Chris and Oswald, let's talk about digital identity. I would like to hear first from you, from both of you, tell us about yourself and your journey to this world of identity. Chris: Sure, I mean, I should say that in the class of this conversation, I'm the co-chair of the Legal Reform Advisory Board and part of the leadership...

A political giant for more than five decades, the man who many believe to be ‘the best Prime Minister we never had', Lord Michael Heseltine, joined DIB boss Frank McKenna in the Downtown Den this week. ‘Hezza', also affectionately referred to as ‘Tarzan' by Tory activists in the 1970s and 80s, has been at the forefront of public life since 1979 when he was given his first cabinet role by Margaret Thatcher as the Secretary of State for the Environment. He has also served as the Minister for Defence, the Minister for Trade & Industry, and Deputy Prime Minister.     A staunch advocate of the UK remaining in the European Union, Lord Heseltine is President of the European Movement. Despite a general antagonism towards Conservative leaders and politicians, the city of Liverpool have made Heseltine an ‘adopted Scouser', following his pivotal role in helping to regenerate the city in the early Eighties, when he was given the title ‘Minister for Merseyside'. He was made a Freeman of Liverpool in 2012 and he is still a regular visitor to the city.  In this wide-ranging conversation, the successful entrepreneur and politician discusses his role in Liverpool's renaissance; his frustrations with Brexit; his time in government; and his vision for the future.  In this fascinating discussion, Lord Heseltine chats to Frank about: His role in the urban regeneration of Liverpool Devolution The overdominance of London Levelling Up Brexit and re-establishing EU relations His impressive political career Highs and lows of governments over the years Local government reorganisation His favourite Prime Minister The European Movement https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk Follow DIB here: LinkedIn Twitter Instagram YouTube

A true political heavyweight delivers a knockout performance in this mesmerising interview. Lord Heseltine is as sharp and as funny as ever as he delivers characteristically forthright and nuanced assessments of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and, of course, Boris Johnson. This is one of the most captivating episodes of the Political Party ever recorded. Pour yourself a glass of Chablis Premier Cru and enjoy. NEW GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE: 21 Feb: Edwina Currie7 March: Neil Kinnock11 April: Christmas Special with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the next show with EDWINA CURRIE on Monday 21 February here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/ Buy tickets to Matt's brand new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right, touring across the UK including at The Southbank Centre on Saturday 19 February: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Boris Johnson wants his time as Prime Minister to be defined by “levelling up” - making the poorest parts of the country as prosperous as the richest. But does he have a plan? And does he have an understanding of what is needed to do that? Lord Heseltine has devoted much of his career to the question of regeneration and regional growth. A Member of Parliament for 35 years, former Cabinet Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, back in the 1980s he pioneered what we would now call “levelling up” - famously devising 30 ideas for Liverpool's regeneration after the 1981 Toxteth riots. He tells Andy Bell he has strong views on how it should happen, and reveals this Government thinks it's worth getting his advice as well. How Did We Get Here? Explaining The News is a podcast from 5 News. Join Andy Bell as he explains the world's biggest news stories through interviews with politicians, experts and analysts. Produced by Silvia Maresca.

Isabel Hardman presents the highlights from Sunday's political shows, with Kwasi Kwarteng, Jonathan Reynolds, Lord Heseltine and Dr Jenny Harries. 

Last month, the US Supreme Court agreed to consider a major challenge to reproductive rights, saying it will look at the state of Mississippi's bid to enforce a ban on almost all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Two days later, the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, signed into law a six-week abortion ban. Why are attempts to reduce women's access to these services being made? Last week, one young Texan woman decided to use her platform at her high school graduation to give a speech on the so-called ‘Heartbeat Bill'. A speech that has gone viral. Emma speaks to 18 year-old Paxton Smith, and to Amanda Taub, a reporter for the New York Times. Last week we heard from Lord Heseltine who was unhappy about being forced as a Member of the House of Lords to attend an online course around sexual harassment entitled 'Valuing Everyone Training'. In response, we received a text: ‘I'm a young female staffer and did the Valuing Everyone course last autumn. It wasn't bad, but wouldn't stop people mistreating colleagues/staff and isn't a replacement for a proper HR system.' We speak to a woman who runs similar courses, and a lawyer who set up and manages the sexual harassment at work advice line at Rights of Woman on what needs to be done to stamp out sexual harassment in the workplace. Daniel Spargo-Mabbs was a popular, intelligent and charismatic 16 year-old boy. But one evening in January 2014, he never came home. Dan had gone to an illegal rave and taken a lethal dose of the drug MDMA. Seven years later, his mother Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, is one of the country's leading drug education advisors, and has just published the book ‘I Wish I'd Known: Young People, Drugs and Decisions; a Guide for Parents and Carers'. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Frankie Tobi

How possible is it to actually earn a living from sport? The latest BBC Elite British Sportswomen's Survey found that four out of five elite British sportswomen feel they are not paid enough compared to their male counterparts and more than 60% of UK's top female athletes make less than £10,000 a year. On the other hand revenue generated by women's sport in the UK is set to grow to £1bn a year by 2030 – up from £350m a year currently – making it one of the fastest growing sectors in the sports industry. The Women's Sports Trust says the key to unlocking this impressive growth will be the increased visibility of female athletes and teams. Emily Defroand is a Great Britain and England Hockey player, Zarah El-Kudcy is a Trustee at the Women's Sports Trust and the Head of Commercial partnership development at Formula 1, and Dr Ali Bowes is a senior lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Nottingham Trent University. Lord Michael Heseltine, who was Deputy Prime Minister in the mid-nineties, says he's had to attend a House of Lords course to do with what's right and what's wrong when it comes to conduct between colleagues, especially between men and women. The training is called "Valuing Everyone". The House of Lords has been very firm about this online course on inappropriate behaviour and prejudice, saying all peers must attend. Lord Heseltine was sent a reminder that he MUST complete it, which seems to have aggravated him a great deal. He's here, and so is Wera Hobhouse, Lib Dem MP. In the House of Commons, the course isn't mandatory for MPs. Language – and the way we use it – is forever changing. We explore how the word ‘bitch' and other similar words with a sexist history are being reclaimed and reinvented by women to mean something positive. Chante Joseph is a social media creative and writer. Jacqueline Springer is a Black music and culture journalist. Helen Taylor is an Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Exeter. Why, after decades of social progress is motherhood still so much harder than it needs to be? Why aren't we honest about the realities of being a mother? These are just two of the themes explored in a trio of books about motherhood that have just been published. It's not as if these questions haven't been asked before. There is a rich vein of literature from Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex through to Adrienne Rich's classic study Of Woman Born, Juliet Mitchell's A Women's Estate , Jane Lazarre's The Mother Knot and many more. And many second wave feminists fought hard for the rights of mothers on both sides of the Atlantic. And yet very little, if any progress, has been made according to this new crop of authors. Elaine Glaser is the author of Motherhood: A Manifesto, Pragya Agarwal is the author of (M)otherhood: On the Choices of Being a Woman, and Marina Fogle co-presents the podcast 'As Good As It Gets?' Arooj Aftab is a Pakistani composer, based in Brooklyn. She joins Anita to talk about her music and influences from jazz and Qawwali to Jeff Buckley and Abidi Parveen. She explains how grief has shifted the tone of her music to ‘heavy metal harp', and discusses her latest album, Vulture Prince, which honours and reimagines centuries-old ghazals, a form of South Asian poetry and music that she grew up listening to with her family. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of novels including 'Purple Hibiscus', 'Half of a Yellow Sun', which won the Orange Prize (now called the Women's Prize for Fiction), and 'Americanah', which won the US National Book Critics Circle Award. Chimamanda has also delivered two landmark TED Talks: The Danger of A Single Story, and We Should All Be Feminists, which started a worldwide conversation about feminism and was published as a book in 2014. She has now written a more personal book. On 10 June 2020 her father died suddenly in Nigeria. A self-confessed daddy's girl, she has now remembered her father in a tribute, 'Notes on Grief'. Her mother has since also died. How do you deal with double heartbreak?

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of novels including 'Purple Hibiscus', 'Half of a Yellow Sun', which won the Orange Prize (now called the Women’s Prize for Fiction), and 'Americanah', which won the US National Book Critics Circle Award. Chimamanda has also delivered two landmark TED Talks: The Danger of A Single Story, and We Should All Be Feminists, which started a worldwide conversation about feminism and was published as a book in 2014. She has now written a more personal book. On 10 June 2020 her father died suddenly in Nigeria. A self-confessed daddy’s girl, she has now remembered her father in a tribute, 'Notes on Grief'. Her mother has since also died. How do you deal with double heartbreak? Chimamanda joins Emma to examine the layers of loss and the nature of grief. Lord Michael Heseltine, who was Deputy Prime Minister in the mid-nineties, says he's had to attend a House of Lords course to do with what's right and what's wrong when it comes to conduct between colleagues, especially between men and women. The training is called "Valuing Everyone". The House of Lords has been very firm about this online course on inappropriate behaviour and prejudice, saying all peers must attend. Lord Heseltine was sent a reminder that he MUST complete it, which seems to have aggravated him a great deal. He’s here, and so is Wera (pron: VERA) Hobhouse, Lib Dem MP. In the House of Commons, the course isn't mandatory for MPs. Parm Sandhu grew up in the Midlands - a child of immigrants from the Punjab whose main ambition for her she says was to become an ‘obedient wife’. Forced into an arranged marriage at 16 she later fled to London and in 1989 joined the police. In her memoir ‘Black and Blue: One Woman’s Story of policing’ which is out next week, she tells her story of her thirty years in the Metropolitan police - rising through the ranks from a WPC to Chief Superintendent and becoming New Scotland Yard’s most senior ethnic minority woman in the force. She tells us her 30 year career was marred by repeated racism and sexism and a charge of gross misconduct which she was later cleared of. This led to her bringing an employment tribunal claim against the force and reaching a financial settlement with them last year. The sun is out and if you’re looking out your summer dresses and skirts you might also be weighing up the state of your skin after months of slobbing at home in your lockdown comfies. Sales of personal grooming products like deodorant, skincare products and razors went down during the pandemic so will we be embracing the natural look? Or maybe you already do as a member of the hairy legs club? We talk to the stand-up comedian, Ashley Storrie about her beauty regime and also to George Driver, the acting Beauty Director of ELLE UK. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Interviewed Guest: Michael Heseltine Interviewed Guest: Wera Hobhouse Interviewed Guest: Parm Sandhu Interviewed Guest: Ashley Storrie Interviewed Guest: George Driver

Luke Jones speaks t Lord Heseltine and Akash Paun from the Institute Government on the power of mayors and devolution.Plus Danny Finklestein and David Aaronovitch on Boris Johnsons roadmap See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lord Heseltine has devoted much of his long and illustrious career to the question of regeneration and regional growth. A Member of Parliament for 35 years, former Cabinet Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, he is arguably the grandfather of ‘levelling up' – famously devising 30 ideas for Liverpool's regeneration after the 1981 Toxteth riots. In 2015 he became an adviser to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, chaired the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission, co-chaired the Estate Regeneration Advisory Panel, made key recommendations for developing the Tees Valley area and co-commissioned The National Infrastructure Commission. After leaving government in 2017, he published his own version of what the Industrial Strategy should be and has most recently written about English devolution. This special in-conversation between CPP and Lord Heseltine came ahead of May's local, mayoral and Scottish Parliament elections, as questions – and tensions – rise as to the future of devolution in England and the future of the Union.Key questions will include: what has coronavirus shown us about the power of local and regional leaders in shaping and delivering government policy? How might we envision the next stage for devolution in England and the wider UK if we are to drive inclusive growth and economic recovery? What is the role of the regions and how can systems of Mayoral accountability best reflect this? How should the government best invest in communities to address inequality and shared prosperity across the UK? What should the government do to support business and industry and incentivise investment, especially in so called ‘left behind' places?The event was chaired by Charlotte Alldritt, Director, Centre for Progressive Policy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Introducing Mike Reid Mike began his career in local government in 1985 with a community advisor role in Christchurch City Council, not anticipating HOW interesting it would be. Fast forward 35 years, and Mike is New Zealand's leading expert on everything local government. Mike obviously has a big brain, and you can hear that in this episode. He's quoting studies and reports as if he read them all this morning in preparation for the interview. Mike's most recent project has been leading the Localism Project with Local Government New Zealand. You can connect with Mike on LinkedIn or contact him via email. In today's episode you'll learn about: The positive changes in council diversity over the last few decades (which may surprise you). The importance of one little word - “by” - in the Local Government Act that sometimes gets forgotten. What's happening with the Localism Project which Mike has been leading. Localism is about locals having power and resources to do good things in their community. But in NZ we have the most centralised government finances of any country in the OECD! Mike explains why that's a problem and a pathway for making change. Plus there's a story about how rats are bringing a new element of competition to a community in Wellington! Resources mentioned on the show Localism NZ website Article about sisters Pip and Melanie Maynard - highlighting the increase in diversified representation in local government. Local Government Act 2002 (Rewrite of the 1974 Act) 2020 Report - Survey of Local Government Candidates 2018 Report - Saving local democracy: An agenda for the new government UK Localism Act 2011 2012 Report - No Stone Unturned: In pursuit of growth. An Independent report by Lord Heseltine with recommendations on how to increase UK economic growth. Further reports and papers written by Mike --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beyondconsultation/message

Lord Heseltine was in discussion with Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government, for the IfG LIVE 2020 Conservative Fringe Programme.

Boris Johnson's gone back to work with an attempt to seize control of the government's faltering lockdown strategy, and a warning that the UK faces its "moment of maximum risk." He appeared at the lectern outside Downing Street to ask families and businesses to be patient and not "throw away the sacrifice of the British people." But was it effective? We ask the Evening Standard's associate editor Julian Glover.What happens in London after lockdown? The newspaper's running a series of sustained reporting looking at how the city will recover once the social isolation restrictions are lifted. The Leader podcast speaks to Lord Heseltine to get his view on how regeneration should begin, and we learn what happened when he was first told about the BSE crisis while in government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

VUE cinema chain defends dropping gang film Blue Story after 25 incidents in 24 hours. Lord Heseltine explains why he thinks Tory voters should back the LibDems, and UBER loses it's licence in London.

Isabel Hardman presents the highlights from Sunday's political interviews. Today's interviewees are Lord Heseltine, Kit Malthouse and Rachael Maskell. This podcast was produced by Matthew Taylor.   

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Lord Heseltine, former Deputy Prime Minister and advocate for a people's vote explains why he backs remaining in the #EU, why this administration is failing in the #Brexit process and the importance of engaging young people in #politics.

This week, Theresa May is putting the final touches on her Brexit deal – but is this a point to celebrate, or has she left behind an irrevocably toxic legacy (00:40)? We also take a look at the Democratic Party's new darling – Beto O'Rourke (13:10); and last, are British parents too obsessed with their children's education (26:00)? With James Forsyth, Lord Heseltine, Freddy Gray, Karin Robinson, Leah McLaren and James Delingpole. Presented by Isabel Hardman. Produced by Cindy Yu and Alastair Thomas; with thanks to Jack Hunter.

This week, Theresa May is putting the final touches on her Brexit deal – but is this a point to celebrate, or has she left behind an irrevocably toxic legacy (00:35)? We also take a look at the Democratic Party's new darling – Beto O'Rourke (13:05); and last, are British parents too obsessed with their children's education (25:55)? With James Forsyth, Lord Heseltine, Freddy Gray, Karin Robinson, Leah McLaren and James Delingpole. Presented by Isabel Hardman. Produced by Cindy Yu and Alastair Thomas; with thanks to Jack Hunter.

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast On this episode of the Bulletproof Agency Network Podcast we are visiting our last session from Prolific North Live 2018. For the final outing we join Dan Nolan (The E Word) as he interviews Sandy Lindsay (Tangerine) in front of a live audience and discuss what the process of exiting a business and handing over control can look like. Topics covered in this episode: Building a business on strong principles and making it work. Starting a new project to fill gaps in the creative sector and effect real change in the industry.     Making employees stakeholders in the company and how that can affect the culture and employee engagement. The importance of getting involved in projects outside your business and volunteering to find new people and perspectives. Employing the best people you can, and their impact in your business. Guest Bios Dan Nolan Daniel Nolan is managing director of theEword, one of Manchester’s leading independent digital agencies. The agency specialises in working with lifestyle and leisure brands to drive awareness, consideration and purchase intent. Daniel is the co-chair of pro.manchester’s creative committee, the chairman of the Manchester Publicity Association and has previously been recognised as the Digital, Media or Creative Professional of the Year at the Made In Manchester Awards. He is a passionate ambassador for Manchester and the North West’s creative, digital and media industries and has hosted and spoken at conferences and events for the likes of pro.manchester, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Salford Media Festival, the MPA, Manchester Metropolitan University and many more. Working with Manchester Metropolitan University, Oldham College and the UTC @ MediaCity, Daniel is also a leading figure locally in setting the agenda for training and retaining the best creative, digital and media talent in the city.   Website: https://www.theeword.co.uk/   Twitter: @iamdanielnolan Sandy Lindsay MBE Sandy Lindsay MBE founded Tangerine in 2002, grew it to 60+ consultants, promoting some of the world’s largest brands, and then fulfilled a 15 year old promise in 2017 by placing it into Employee Ownership. In 2012, she also launched The Juice Academy, a multi award-winning digital marketing apprenticeship, which has since created more than 250 jobs for young people and was awarded an MBE in 2015 for services to business and young people.   Website: https://www.juiceacademy.co.uk/   Twitter: @SandyLindsay   Presenter Bio A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people. Next Episode That’s it for another year at Prolific North Live. Hope you enjoyed listening, and we’ll see you next time on the Bulletproof Network Agency Podcast! Remember, it’s only goodbye for now...

EP022 | What Big Clients Want From Agencies   http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast Join us for another live recording from Prolific North Live 2018, as our panel looks at getting those big clients through understanding their needs. Daniel Nolan (The E Word) and Jason Byrne (Urban Splash) look at the big ticket clients that fit with your business as Steve Kuncewicz (BLM) chairs.   Topics covered in this episode: The importance of having a portfolio and creating a reputation. What a relationship that benefits you and the client looks like.    How to trade on reputation and chemistry.   Collaboration Vs taking the work away and executing it independently.   Finding the balance between sticking to a brief and being flexible, without moving the goalposts around too much. Training your client how to be a good client .   The importance of variety, and not letting big clients leave you overexposed. Guest Bios   Steve Kuncewicz Steve Kuncewicz is a Partner in the Business Advisory Team at BLM In Manchester. Specialising in Intellectual Property, Media, Social Media and Privacy Law with nationally-recognised niche expertise and experience in the creative, digital, social media and technology sectors, Steve is published author and regular media commentator on these issues to outlets including the BBC, Sky News and Russia Today.   Website: https://www.blmlaw.com/   Twitter: @SteveKuncewicz Dan Nolan Daniel Nolan is managing director of theEword, one of Manchester’s leading independent digital agencies. The agency specialises in working with lifestyle and leisure brands to drive awareness, consideration and purchase intent. Daniel is the co-chair of pro.manchester’s creative committee, the chairman of the Manchester Publicity Association and has previously been recognised as the Digital, Media or Creative Professional of the Year at the Made In Manchester Awards. He is a passionate ambassador for Manchester and the North West’s creative, digital and media industries and has hosted and spoken at conferences and events for the likes of pro.manchester, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Salford Media Festival, the MPA, Manchester Metropolitan University and many more. Working with Manchester Metropolitan University, Oldham College and the UTC @ MediaCity, Daniel is also a leading figure locally in setting the agenda for training and retaining the best creative, digital and media talent in the city.   Website: https://www.theeword.co.uk/   Twitter: @iamdanielnolan   Jason Byrne Jason Byrne is Head of Digital at award winning regeneration company Urban Splash where he’s tasked with the design and infrastructure of the Group’s suite of websites including the main Urban Splash residential and commercial sales portal, something which is being completely redeveloped under Jason’s direction in Spring 2018. Formerly the company’s digital designer, a role he also held at MMP Global, he assumed the Head of Digital role last year having been with the company since 2010.   Website: http://www.urbansplash.co.uk/   Twitter: @jkbyrne Presenter Bio A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people.   Next Episode Join us next time when we’ll be back on the Finance Theatre Stage at Prolific North Live 2018 to discuss handing over the reins when you move on from your business and on to your next venture. Tune in, we’ll see you there.

This edition contains: can the Conservatives avoid a complete Brexit blow-out? Gordon Brewer speaks to Tory grandee, Lord Heseltine about the prospect of a second EU referendum; as the shock waves from Donald Trump's Helsinki speech continue to reverberate, conservative commentators analyse its impact; Kevin Keane considers the impact of the drought on farmers in the Reporter's Notebook, and Gordon Brewer speaks to historian Richard Vinen about the global politics that led to the Paris riots of 1968 and long-term impact of them.

EP021 | Power of Niche   http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast We’re live again on this episode of the Bulletproof Agency Network Podcast from Prolific North Live 2018. Join us for this conversation between Bruce Thomas (Modern English) and Steve Kuncewicz (BLM) as the two discuss how to find, and drill into, your niche.   Topics covered in this episode: Finding, and working with, clients you love.    Sticking with your focus, and tapping into your speciality to further your business.    Being up to date and moving with new technologies and trends.   Creating a portfolio and using your pedigree to get the work you want, with the people you want to work with. Committing to spending a bit more time and money to find your way into the work you want and excel in it. Building a team, and using them to further your success and reputation.   Spreading risk and doing a little bit of everything to keep yourself fresh.   Guest Bios   Steve Kuncewicz Steve Kuncewicz is a Partner in the Business Advisory Team at BLM In Manchester. Specialising in Intellectual Property, Media, Social Media and Privacy Law with nationally-recognised niche expertise and experience in the creative, digital, social media and technology sectors, Steve is published author and regular media commentator on these issues to outlets including the BBC, Sky News and Russia Today.   Website: https://www.blmlaw.com/   Twitter: @SteveKuncewicz Bruce Thomas Bruce Thomas is the founder and director of Modern English, a social technology and adtech agency based in Manchester. He has spent over two decades developing award winning digital solutions for blue chip brands. He has worked with Led Zeppelin, the Foo Fighters, and Dua Lipa.   Website: http://www.modern-english.co.uk/   Twitter: @ModernEnglish Presenter Bio A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people.   Next Episode Next up we’re gazing up at the big clients and asking just what exactly it is they want. Join us for a live panel from Prolific North Live 2018. Think big, aim high, and tune in.

EP020 | The Value of a Mentor   http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast Welcome back to the Bulletproof Agency Network Podcast, as we join a live session at Prolific North Live 2018. This time we’re taking a look at mentors, and who better to talk us through it than a mentor and mentee duo? Dan Nolan (The E Word) interviews mentor Hems De Winter (Ask Hems) and mentee James Hamilton (PixelTree Media). Topics covered in this episode: Knowing when you’re in control of your business versus just thinking you are. Being a mentor can be just as rewarding as being a mentee. Hems talks about his experience of being overwhelmed and overworked,and how finding guidance helped him. The importance of being able to talk to someone who has been there and experienced what you are going through as an entrepreneur. The key qualities of a good mentor, from confidentiality to honesty. How long it can take to find the right mentor for you. Is there a shelf life to a mentor? When does the relationship end?   How all this can help you find your why. Guest Bios   Dan Nolan Daniel Nolan is managing director of theEword, one of Manchester’s leading independent digital agencies. The agency specialises in working with lifestyle and leisure brands to drive awareness, consideration and purchase intent. Daniel is the co-chair of pro.manchester’s creative committee, the chairman of the Manchester Publicity Association and has previously been recognised as the Digital, Media or Creative Professional of the Year at the Made In Manchester Awards. He is a passionate ambassador for Manchester and the North West’s creative, digital and media industries and has hosted and spoken at conferences and events for the likes of pro.manchester, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Salford Media Festival, the MPA, Manchester Metropolitan University and many more. Working with Manchester Metropolitan University, Oldham College and the UTC @ MediaCity, Daniel is also a leading figure locally in setting the agenda for training and retaining the best creative, digital and media talent in the city. Website: https://www.theeword.co.uk/   Twitter: @iamdanielnolan   James Nolan James Hamilton is Creative Director of PixelTree Media, an award winning creative digital agency based in Rainford, England.   Website: http://www.pixeltree.media   Hems De Winter Rotterdam-born, Hems de Winter is a former journalist and editor who founded the award-winning de Winter PR in 1989. He is now a mentor, lecturer, business coach and speaker whose clients are spread across a range of significant SME businesses within the creative and other spheres of industry. He has also served as a Non-Executive Director in the NHS and as an NHS Conciliator. In his spare time he’s a mentor, school governor, lecturer, business coach, Young Enterprise board member, charity trustee and occasional keynote speaker.   Website: http://hemsdewinter.co.uk/   Twitter: @dewinter_hems   Presenter Bio A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people.   Next Episode Next up we are looking at the power of niche, with a live recording from Prolific North Live 2018. Listen in for some rock ‘n’ roll and, of course, great business advice.

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   We’re back at Prolific North Live 2018 for this episode of the Bulletproof Network Agency Podcast. This time we’re joining a debate between Richard Wood (Six+Flow) and Joe Gosling (Bearded Fellows) as the pair discuss the process of selling and pitching, in the moderator’s chair is Paul Barnes (My Accountancy Place). Topics covered in this episode:   The difference between sales and marketing, and where the two meet.   Targeting customers, and why demographics are out. Being more collaborative, and working with clients to sell your services. The decline of pitching, is it a good thing? Letting the quality of your portfolio draw clients in and sell your work. Making content for yourself, and what it can do for you.   Using networking to extend your reach and represent your brand. Guest Bios   Richard Wood Richard Wood is the managing director of the Manchester-based Six & Flow, a knowledge-led agency focusing on growth through inbound marketing and sales & marketing alignment..   Website: https://www.sixandflow.com/   Twitter: @richtwood Joe Gosling Joe Gosling is the Managing Director of Bearded Fellows a multi award winning creative studio based in Manchester. His companies client list includes, Bupa, Mettler Toledo Safeline, Remington, Royal Mail, The Lad Bible and Zen Internet. Joe is passionate about empowering the next generation of creative leaders by working closely with schools, colleges and at risk young people to pass on the building blocks for creative education. He has been a keynote speaker for the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Salford Council.   Website: https://beardedfellows.co.uk/   Twitter: @Bearded_Fellows Paul Barnes Paul Barnes - Paul is MD and founder of My Accountancy Place, the UK’s leading provider of outsourced accounting and finance services to digital creative businesses. Paul and My Accountancy Place offer advice, tools and support on how to build a profitable and healthy agency.   Website: www.myaccountancyplace.co.uk   Twitter: @myaccountancypl Presenter Bio   A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people. Next Episode   Our next and final foray into Prolific North Live 2018 explores the value of having a mentor, and how you go about finding one. Join us then to talk all things master and apprentice.  

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   We Join the Bulletproof Agency Network Podcast back at Prolific North Live 2018 for another episode. This time we’re exploring the journey of successful entrepreneurs, from start-up to sell-off. Adam Carolan (Xentum) is interviewed by Paul Barnes (My Accountancy Place). Topics covered in this episode:   Looking after yourself as the business owner.   Knowing what you want from owning a business in both your personal and professional life.   Enjoying the ride. How to avoid burnout and find a balance between personal and professional life.   The importance of looking after your finances and not falling into the trap of thinking financial planning is for the older amongst us. Being in touch with your why, and following it. Using your money to make the lifestyle you want.    Guest Bios   Adam Carolan Adam Carolan is Managing Director of Xentum, a forward thinking financial advisory firm.  Adam specialises in working with fast growth business owners in the digital and creative space and looks after a number of interesting clients.  Adam is also the founder of NextGen Planners, which is about helping the Next Generation of Financial Advisers be better than the previous generations. It have the fastest growing community within the financial advice space and now boasts over 265 paying members.   Website: http://xentum.co.uk/   Twitter: @Adam_Xentum Paul Barnes Paul Barnes - Paul is MD and founder of My Accountancy Place, the UK’s leading provider of outsourced accounting and finance services to digital creative businesses. Paul and My Accountancy Place offer advice, tools and support on how to build a profitable and healthy agency.   Website: www.myaccountancyplace.co.uk   Twitter: @myaccountancypl Presenter Bio   A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people. Next Episode   You guessed it, we will return to Prolific North Live 2018. But next time it’s a debate about pitching and sales. Here’s our pitch to you: Tune in next time for another great debate! Hope we’ve sold you on that one.

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   In this episode we return to Prolific North Live 2018 for a debate on the occasionally fraught process of finding and employing staff in the creative and digital industry. Heather Grey (Business Sorority)  is in the moderators chair, as Simon Wharton (PushOn) and Matt Hackett (Canny Recruitment) go toe to toe. Topics covered in this episode:   How well do recruiters listen to agencies? Do agencies have realistic expectations when looking for staff and hiring recruiters? A good recruiter can offer more than just a few CVs. Choosing between taking on freelance or full-time staff. The importance of finding a good culture and skills fit in prospective employees. How recruiters can add value to companies and build trust between themselves and employers. When businesses outgrow people and vice versa.    What proactive recruitment means,and how it can help a business. Social media and its ability to make the hiring process much more transparent. Guest Bios   Heather Gray Heather Gray is the founder of Business Sorority UK, a networking group that helps women as they climb the career ladder - giving them the leadership skills and opportunities to develop professionally. She is also the director of Heather Grey Events, which helps companies grow through revenue focused events. Website: https://www.businesssorority.co.uk/     Twitter: @BizSorority Simon Wharton Simon Wharton is the director of business strategy at PushON, an eCommerce agency specialising in Magento, shopware, and marketing - helping businesses achieve their commercial objectives through digital strategies. He has spent two decades in the sector and is now focusing on building it up through educating and supporting others.   Website: https://www.pushon.co.uk/   Twitter: @PushONltd Matt Hackett Matt has extensive marketing, digital and eCommerce recruitment expertise, gained over the last 17 years. He has consulted with, planned and recruited for internal teams within businesses from SMEs to global PLC’s, across a wide range of industries, predominantly within the north of England. Website: http://www.cannyrecruitment.co.uk   Twitter: @cannyhackett Presenter Bio   A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people. Next Episode   We’re back at Prolific North Live 2018 to look at the personal journey of a successful entrepreneur. Tune in to hear about what it takes to run a business and, more importantly, have a great time doing it.  

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   In this episode we’re back at Prolific North Live 2018, as our panel members discuss the trials and tribulations of seeking investment and preparing to sell your business. Adam Carolan (Xentum) is hosting the panel alongside Matt Johnson (Form), Max Perry (The Camlee Group), and Danny Varney (BLM). Topics covered in this episode:   Max discusses his experience of successfully exiting his business. Knowing when the time is right, which can be especially difficult for creative agencies. How and when to begin planning an exit from your business. What investors and buyers want from you and you business in return for their money. Are you really happy to hand over control of your business? The power of consolidation. Generating and maintaining repeat revenue.    Being clear about your reason for selling, and getting what you want out of the process. Stepping back and fostering autonomy, so that your business can function without you. Guest BIOs   Adam Carolan Adam Carolan is Managing Director of Xentum, a forward thinking financial advisory firm.  Adam specialises in working with fast growth business owners in the digital and creative space and looks after a number of interesting clients.  Adam is also the founder of NextGen Planners, which is about helping the Next Generation of Financial Advisers be better than the previous generations. It have the fastest growing community within the financial advice space and now boasts over 265 paying members.   Website: http://xentum.co.uk/   Twitter: @Adam_Xentum Max Perry Max joined The Camlee Group in 2016 having spent 4 years at Deloitte. In his 2 years with the Company he has advised on and completed a number of deals across a variety of sectors and now sits at the head of the Company’s execution team with overall responsibility for client management and deal-flow.   Website: http://www.camleegroup.com/   Twitter: @TheCamleeGroup Danny Varney Danny Varney is a Partner at BLM in Manchester, and heads the Business Advisory Team. Specialising in Corporate and Commercial Law, Danny advises businesses, entrepreneurs, owner managers and investors in growth businesses across the digital, creative and technology sectors   Website: https://www.blmlaw.com/   Twitter: @dsvarney Matt Johnson Matt Johnson has spent more than 18 years growing a number of businesses, including the digital agency Mando, of which he was co-founder and CEO. Mando works for leading global brands is one of The Sunday Times top 100 companies to work for. After selling his interest in Mando Group in 2013, Form was born with mission of equipping leaders to build remarkable organisations.   Website: https://www.form.studio/   Twitter: @timetoreflect Presenter Bio   A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people. Next Episode   We’re back at Prolific North Live 2018 for a debate about recruitment in the creative and digital industry. Is it broken? Find out next time...

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   We're back with our second installment of the Bulletproof Agency Network podcast at Prolific North Live 2018. This time  it’s Paul Barnes (My Accountancy Place) in the host’s seat. With him to discuss the growth process in agencies is Jonathan McNamara (Retrofuzz) and Julia Mitchell (Toast PR). Topics covered in this episode:   The key stages in growing an agency. How to find your own way and get the right clients for you. Finding your why, and then using it to guide your growth. Identifying your niche and sticking to it. Why do you do it? What do you want to get out of all the work you put into growing your business? The all important hiring process, from your first employee to a teeming office.   Julia talks about how she defines her processes, and why she now has an employee handbook. How to ride the line between micromanaging and being too hands off. How not to say yes everything, and choose the work that’s right for you. Guest BIOs Paul Barnes Paul Barnes - Paul is MD and founder of My Accountancy Place, the UK’s leading provider of outsourced accounting and finance services to digital creative businesses. Paul and My Accountancy Place offer advice, tools and support on how to build a profitable and healthy agency.   Website: www.myaccountancyplace.co.uk   Twitter: @myaccountancypl Jonathan ‘J’ McNamara   Jonathan ‘J’ McNamara – J McNamara is CEO and Founder of RetroFuzz, a digital agency creating user experiences that connect brands with consumers. Increasing engagement, improving conversion, inspiring growth.   Website: https://retrofuzz.com/   Twitter: @MrJMcNamara Julia Mitchell   Ex-Warwick Business School alumni, Julia established Toast PR aged 27 (thirteen years ago in Nottingham) following a successful career in marketing and PR with Boots The Chemist. Julia was listed in the Top UK PRs under 29 by PR Week magazine.  Toast PR has since gone on to establish a presence in Manchester, Leeds and London, winning awards and working with both consumer and B2B clients nationwide including household names such as Vision Express, Iceland and Paul Smith.   Website: http://toastpr.co.uk/   Twitter: @JuliaToastPR Presenter Bio   A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors.   Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across   Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Website: http://www.andyjohnson.tv/   Twitter: @AndyPJo1   Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. Please subscribe to our podcast for more great insights from more great people. Next Episode   In the next episode we return to Prolific North Live 2018 to discuss getting ready for sales and investment. Get the cheque book out and tune in!

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/   @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   In this episode Steve Kuncewicz (BLM) is joined by Heather Anson (Digital Law UK) at Prolific North Live 2018 to talk about what GDPR means for agencies, and how the regulations will impact the day to day handling of personal information.     Topics covered in this episode:   What makes GDPR different from it predecessor, the Data Protection Act. What you can do to demonstrate compliance with the new rules. The importance of justifying individual uses and methods of collection when handling personal data. Your rights as a data subject. Your responsibilities as a data controller or processor. The importance of privacy by design in new digital products.    How and when to talk to the ICO if you are hacked or personal data is stolen. Who the burden of responsibility will fall on for many of the new processes and checks. The end of an era for pre-ticked boxes in online forms.       Guest BIOs Steve Kuncewicz Steve is a Partner at BLM. He specialises in intellectual property, media and social media law with a particular emphasis on the creative, digital and technology sector. Steve is listed as a “recommended lawyer” in tier 2 of the Legal 500s 2014, 2015, and 2016 North West Technology, Media & Telecoms section.   He is a regular media spokesperson, and has given interviews to the local and national press through BBC Breakfast, Sky News, ITV, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and LBC London. Steve’s first book, “Legal Issues of Web 2.0 and Social Media”, was published in June 2011 and his second book “Legal Issues of Corporate Communication in the Online World” was published in June 2012.”   Twitter: @SteveKuncewicz   Website: https://www.blmlaw.com/     Heather Anson   Heather is a US qualified Lawyer with over 15 years experience in regulatory compliance and multinational law. She spends much of her time now training and consulting around Europe and the globe to help other legal professionals and businesses to understand and navigate the world of regulatory compliance. Twitter: @ansonevaluate Website: https://www.digitallawuk.com/ Presenter BIO   A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests.   Next Episode   Next we will be continuing our foray into Prolific North Live 2018, looking at the highs and lows of growing an agency with Jonathan McNamara and Julia Mitchell. Want to know if you can really fake it ‘till you make it? Tune in and find out.

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast In this episode we join guest speaker Robert Craven, one of the UK’s leading consultants on growing digital agencies. Robert discusses planning for the future, how to grow, and how to avoid the myriad of pitfalls along the way.     Topics covered in this episode: Too big to be small and too small to be big. The difficulties of growing from a small agency to a larger one whilst sandwiched between the big players and the tiny creatives. Working ON the business, and not IN it. Robert discusses the difference. Differentiating yourself. The importance and difficulty of choosing a speciality and separating yourself from your peers. Investing in your staff and becoming ‘employer of choice’. Strategy and planning, what’s the difference between the two? Robert shares his wallpaper planning method, to make mistakes on paper and not in practice. What to have in your performance dashboard, and how to make board meetings shorter and sweeter. How to cement your personal goals and begin making progress on them immediately.   Speaker Bio Robert has worked on designing and implementing business strategy and marketing projects with household names such as Virgin, Barclays and BlackBerry and has contributed to success stories such as Nando’s, Mitie and Dickies.   Setting up and running his first business, age 21, and now advising PLCs and multinationals, Robert has seen almost every aspect of running and growing a business.   He now specialises in working with digital agencies but also uses this expertise to spread his message (“how to design and get the results you want in your business and personal life”) to all types of business audiences.   Website: https://robert-craven.com/   Twitter: @Robert_Craven Presenter BIO A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests. That’s all from the BulletProof podcast until next year! We will be back with an all-new season in the new year.

www.bulletproofagencynetwork.com @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   In this episode, we are back at #BeeAuthentic for The Steve Kuncewicz panel to discuss brand authenticity in the era of fake news. Steve (Slater & Gordon) is joined by Mel Powell and David Edmundson-Bird (Manchester Metropolitan University Business School), and Anna Varley Jones (Weber Shandwick).   Topics covered in this episode: What is fake news?. Millennials: are they better equipped to identify and avoid fake news? Anna Varley Jones Talks about how Weber Shandwick tackles the problem. The level of responsibility mainstream news media bears. How many brands are actually authentic? The legal and social responsibility of platforms like Facebook or Google for hosting fake news. Can influencers be a trusted source of information amidst fake news? Self-regulation could be the way forward. Can you regain public trust once you’ve lost it and Does a brand’s bad taste really affect their bottom line?   Presenter Bio A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Panel Bios Steve is a principal lawyer in the business advisory team at Slater and Gordon Lawyers in Manchester.He specialises in intellectual property, media and social media law with a particular emphasis on the creative, digital and technology sector. Steve is listed as a “recommended lawyer” in tier 2 of the Legal 500s 2014, 2015, and 2016 North West Technology, Media & Telecoms section.   He is a regular media spokesperson, and has given interviews to the local and national press through BBC Breakfast, Sky News, ITV, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and LBC London. Steve’s first book, “Legal Issues of Web 2.0 and Social Media”, was published in June 2011 and his second book “Legal Issues of Corporate Communication in the Online World” was published in June 2012.”   Twitter: @SteveKuncewicz   Website: http://www.blmlaw.com   Mel Powell Mel Powell is a Senior Lecturer in Public Relations and Associate Head for Student Employability at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. After 10 years as a local authority PR practitioner and then as a theatre marketer, she started to teach PR at university level in 1996 at Leeds Beckett University before moving to Manchester in 2002.   Mel is a member of the PRCA and is CIPR Accredited Practitioner of the CIPR, serving as a co-opted member of the CIPR North West Regional Group since 2011. As well as public relations, she specialises in personal professional development, including personal branding, values and ethics, as well as communications and media theory, which has led to a developing specialist interest in the area of ‘fake news’.   Website: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/   Twitter: @MMUPRMel   David Edmundson-Bird David is Principal Lecturer in Digital Marketing & Enterprise at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he runs a number of digital communications programmes, and is Course Leader for Manchester Met’s new full-time MSc Digital Marketing Communications.   David founded Manchester Met’s Agency Life programme 5 years ago to enable students experience live work skills in the workplace very early in their course. He also set up their first part-time MSc in Digital Marketing in 2007, a programme that has now graduated nearly 300 high-profile professionals into the profession.   He has enjoyed several spells in academia as well as senior management roles in the digital sector, and even helped to set up Manchester’s second web design agency back in 1995   Website: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/   Twitter: @groovegenerator   Anna Varley Jones Anna Varley Jones is Weber Shandwick Manchester’s consumer marketing director and leads an integrated team of marketing experts working on national and global clients in the travel, retail, FMCG and technology sectors.   Specialising in delivering smart campaigns that have real impact for a business, Anna has significant experience as a trusted advisor big brands from strategy development through to campaign delivery. Anna is passionate about insight-driven creativity and develops campaigns built on robust insights, trends and data to create compelling stories that resonate with consumers. Anna leads integrated project teams ensuring that clients have access to the planning, creative, technology and content specialists that they need to drive impactful and disruptive work.   She has a Masters Distinction in Public Relations.   Website: http://webershandwick.co.uk/   Twitter: @annavarleyjones Next up we have Robert Craven helping you build the best business yet!

William travels to meet Lord Heseltine and why not? There is chat about Patel/Johnson, Brexit and a look back into the earlier years of his political and personal life. Enjoy! Hello to Sam Campling, Steve Little, Mary Woodruff and Tom Turtle! P.s Those of you that are in the know....The Limehouse Podcast will soon have another four legged friend!

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com @BulletproAgency   In this episode we join Shelly Rubinstein (Impact Consulting Psychologists) in front of a live audience at #BeeAuthentic, as she discusses what authentic leadership means, how we can become more authentic, and the benefits to be found in being an open and thoughtful leader.   Topics covered in this episode: The core ingredients of authentic leadership, including how to discover and apply your moral code, and what you can do to foster a genuine relationship with those you work alongside. The benefits of being an authentic leader, and the impact it can have on your workplace. How do go about being more authentic, and what can we do to make sure we are being open and thoughtful when leading a team, or even a business. Shelly debunks some common authenticity ‘myths’ and offers some alternatives. You are not a perfect, finished product, and that’s OK.   Guest Bio Shelly Rubinstein, Chartered Psychologist, founded Impact Consulting Psychologists in 1994. She has over twenty five years of high-level commercial experience and has led change programmes across many organisations. Shelly has an in-depth understanding and robust experience of organisational change, its impact on leaders and the consequences for services to customers. Experienced in working with senior executives in investment banks, financial services, legal sector, manufacturing industry, BBC, Police Forces, and most government departments for many years.Shelly Rubinstein has made TV and Radio appearances as an expert on stress at work, workplace bullying and leadership. She has featured in the Financial Times on topics such as “Standing Up for Yourself at Work”” and “How to unite newly formed teams.” Shelly integrates both business and people focus in order to increase organisations’ staff satisfaction levels, productivity, quality and profit.   Website: http://www.workwithimpact.co.uk/     Twitter: @workwithimpact   Presenter Bio A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Next Episode Next time we make our last visit (for now!) to #BeeAuthentic, and join Steve Kuncewicz’ Panel to discuss brand authenticity in the era of fake news. Check your sources, be careful who you believe, and join us next time!

Michael Heseltine finds himself in an unusual position. He is one of the most distinguished Conservatives in the country, but is completely at odds with the party’s stance on the biggest issue of the day. While most Remain-supporting Tories – not least the Prime Minister – have taken the referendum result and run with it, Lord Heseltine has remained steadfast to his view that Brexit is an unmitigated disaster.In this week’s episode of Free Exchange, he tells Robert Colvile that he has become a controversial figure. But that it is “the Conservative Party that has changed. Not me.” Brexit, he says, is the most catastrophic domestic British political decision in his lifetime. So catastrophic, in fact, that it may never happen. Can anything good come from it? He doesn’t think so. And he thinks that the arguments for leaving the EU are built on either deception or a misunderstanding of how the modern world works.It isn’t just Brexit that has Heseltine so gloomy. It has come as a surprise to him that the battles against the hard left that his generation thought they had won for good in the Seventies and Eighties are having to be refought in the 21st century. For Heseltine, Prime Minister Corbyn is “a chilling prospect. I never thought for an instant that it would be possible, but the last election changed my mind.”Beyond Brexit and Corbyn, the Tory big beast also discusses why nothing in politics changes, how to get industrial policy right, why politicians should focus on investment not consumption, and what has motivated him throughout his successful careers in both business and politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

https://bulletproofagencynetwork.com @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   This episode, Andy Johnson is joined by Steve Kuncewicz (Slater & Gordon) and Mark Stringer (AHOY Branding) at Prolific North Live, in front of a live audience, to talk about intellectual property and their experiences with trademarks, copyrights, and the occasional legal letter.   Topics covered in this episode: What is intellectual property? Mark shares his personal experience with Barburrito. How important creativity is, and how the creative community should value it. Advice on the basics of when to get involved in protecting your property . How does a ™ differ from ® ? What happens when a big company gets your brand in its sights? How long is too long to wait when defending a trademark? Guest BIOs   Steve Kuncewicz, Slater & Gordon Steve is a principal lawyer in the business advisory team at Slater and Gordon Lawyers in Manchester.He specialises in intellectual property, media and social media law with a particular emphasis on the creative, digital and technology sector. Steve is listed as a “recommended lawyer” in tier 2 of the Legal 500s 2014, 2015, and 2016 North West Technology, Media & Telecoms section. He is a regular spokesperson, and has given interviews to the local and national press through BBC Breakfast, Sky News, ITV, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and LBC London.Steve’s first book, “Legal Issues of Web 2.0 and Social Media”, was published in June 2011 and his second book “Legal Issues of Corporate Communication in the Online World” was published in June 2012. As well as being a member of the Law Society’s Technology & Law Reference Group, Steve also sits on the boards of various membership bodies, including as Co-Chair Of Creative ProManchester and the MPA. He was also a Trustee of NOISE Festival and is an Ambassador for Forever Manchester. Website: slatergordon.co.uk Twiter:  @SteveKuncewicz Mark Stringer, AHOY BrandingMark Stringer is the MD and founder of branding agency AHOY Branding. He started the agency in 2008 with little more than an Apple Mac. A graphic designer by trade he has built an agency that’s as much loved by other agencies as it is by its customers. It has won numerous awards including Prolific North, RAR, Big Chip and Talk of Manchester. Mark’s passion for helping others lead to the forming of private advice group ‘Dust It Off’ helping agency owners who fall on difficult times get back on their feet. In his spare time his love of outdoors means he will usually be found “up a hill” with his wife, kids and two dogs.   Website: ahoy.co.uk Twitter: @ahoymark   Presenter BIO A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests.   Next Episode The next episode will come from BeeAuthentic, where Dan Nolan will be discussing transparency and the rise of collaboration. So get together, be open, and listen in next time!

https://www.bulletproofagency.com @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   In this episode Andy Johnson is joined by Stuart Brown (Magnetic North), and Erica Ingham (Media Com North) at prolific North Live, as they discuss what buyers look for in an agency and what’s involved in selling your business, in front of a live studio audience.   Topics covered in this episode: What are the most important considerations when looking to buy? Why haven’t there been as many transactions in the creative sector? Aligning your aims with those of your potential buyer, and the importance of cultural fit. Erica and Stuart discuss their approaches to openness and communication with staff, and the importance of managing expectations. Advice for those looking to sell or buy in the creative sector. The importance of financial and emotional readiness. What makes buying in the creative sector unique? Stuart discusses what he looks for as a buyer. When to think about selling and how to prepare to do so. What makes a business stand out from the crowd to potential buyers?   Guest BIOs   Stuart Brown In a career extending over 30 years, Stuart has managed, owned, invested in and disposed of a number of businesses where the commercialisation of new and evolving technologies was key. His last investment was as Investor Director in a marketing services agency specialising in SMS marketing and response. Over a 7 year period the business was taken from loss to profit and successfully scaled across revenue, margin and operating profit, returning in excess of £7m to investors and shareholders. Today Stuart is an investor director in MagneticNorth, a Manchester based digital design studio specialising in User Experience and Design for clients including BBC, Hull City of Culture, Co-op and Airbnb. Website: www.thisismN.com Twitter: @mNwork   Erica Ingham Erica has been CFO at Mediacom North for nearly three years, a business on a strong organic growth and acquisition trajectory. She is responsible for Mediacom North’s Finance, HR and Legal and Compliance functions. Having graduated from Reading University with a BA hons in French, Erica joined the M&S Finance graduate trainee programme. She subsequently specialised in Media working for BBC Radio, MTV Europe, Liberty Media and 20th Century Fox. Latterly, Erica ran her own business providing fundraising, acquisition and sale advice to Media companies. Erica has spent a large part of her career abroad working on the set up of the first VoD service in Europe. She holds a Diploma in Board Direction and is also a Non-Executive Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors. Website: http://www.mediacomnorth.co.uk/ Twitter: @ericaingham1   Presenter BIO A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests.   Next Episode Another episode from Prolific North Live is next, with guests Steve Kuncewicz (Slater and Gordon) and Mark Stringer (Ahoy) who will be discussing the delicate art of picking your fights.

www.bulletproofagencynetwork.com @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   In this episode Steve Kuncewicz is joined by Paul Barnes (My Accountancy Place), Jonathan McNamara (RetroFuzz), Jo Leah (Little Big Agency), and Roy Wilding (PushON) in front of a live studio audience at Prolific North Live to discuss the challenges of being a company director, and lessons learned from their time in charge.   Topics covered in this episode:   The myriad of challenges that come with being a director. Their first interactions with the legal side of running a company. Experiences with non-executive directors, when and why they come in useful, and how they fit into our panelist’s companies. The value of getting agreements between shareholders in writing, and managing differences in opinions. Failing well – the lessons learned from mistakes made when starting out as fresh-faced directors. Culture - what it means in a business, and how it can be developed and disseminated.   Promoting diversity, and the difficulties in engineering a diverse workplace. Giving back through charity projects. Who to go to when it all goes really pear shaped.     Guest BIOs   Paul Barnes Paul Barnes - Paul is MD and founder of My Accountancy Place, the UK’s leading provider of outsourced accounting and finance services to digital creative businesses. Paul and My Accountancy Place offer advice, tools and support on how to build a profitable and healthy agency.   Website: www.myaccountancyplace.co.uk   Twitter: @myaccountancypl     Jonathan ‘J’ McNamara   Jonathan ‘J’ McNamara – J McNamara is CEO and Founder of RetroFuzz, a digital agency creating user experiences that connect brands with consumers. Increasing engagement, improving conversion, inspiring growth.   Website: https://retrofuzz.com/   Twitter: @MrJMcNamara     Jo Leah   Jo Leah - Jo is a communications specialist who has led awesome, award winning  teams at Weber Shandwick for over two decades . Famous for pulling in Aldi Supermarkets and then helping grow the account  for Weber in the USA and Australia. Previous founder and owner of LawsonLeah Communications which grew with no outside investment, to win accounts like Domino’s Pizza and was sold to Weber in ‘97 Ranked as one of the UK’s top 100 Most Influential PR people, Jo was previously  MD of Paragon Communications and did a stint as journalist for the Guardian Media Group in the days of note pads not iPads. She has an unwavering work ethic, is a straight talker, clear thinker and someone who lives her business life with integrity, guts and heart.   Website: https://about.me/joleah   Twitter: @joLeah1     Roy Wilding   Roy Wilding - Roy Wilding is Creative Director at PushON, one of Manchester’s leading full service eCommerce Agencies. Having been one of its founding Directors in 2005, PushON has drawn national recognition as a result of its commitment to integrity and clear results for its impressive client roster (including Nottingham Forest, Ryman and LiverpoolOne) and its commitment to the sector through engaging with local Universities and the wider sector, helping to launch SAScon, one of the UK’s most highly-regarded Search, Analytics and Social Media conferences.   Website: http://www.pushon.co.uk/   Twitter: @RoyWilding ­­   Presenter BIO   A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests.   Next Episode   The next episode will be from Prolific North Live, with guests Stuart Brown and Erica Ingham who will be discussing what a buyer looks for in an agency. Want to get inside the head of your next potential client? Listen in!

After the general election surprised everyone by ending in a hung parliament, Sophy speaks to some of the key players about what happens now.Culture Secretary Karen Bradley defends Theresa May, while former Conservative ministers Anna Soubry and Lord Heseltine say the Prime Minister will have to go. Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry revels in her party's success, while Yvette Cooper explains how the Labour Party is uniting. #Ridge

@BulletproAgency http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/   Bulletproof Agency are pleased to share this podcast. This episode takes us on a journey with an established agency as they launch a new cutting edge tech start-up, harnessing augmented reality to produce an exciting new toy product into the market   Topics Covered Andy, Mike, Rob, Tom and Annie talk about how they have launched a side project which aims to make major waves in the toy market, taking augmented reality and putting it into the hands of the world's children (and plenty of adults too)   They are talking Swapbots - www.swapbots.co   Themes examined include: How Swapbots was borne out of established digital agency Draw & Code Moving from being an agency for hire, to one who are able to realise their own ideas  How augmented and virtual reality has progressed over the last few years; from fads to genuine value What it feels like to take a tech start up from the North West of England to Silicon Valley Technology playing a new role in the collectibles market The experience of going through a competitive pitch process and the impact when you win Delivering a successful crowdfunding campaign including the importance of appropriate reward choice   Guest BIO's   Andy Cooper Co-Founder of Swapbots   Twitter @Swapbots   Bio Director at Agency, Draw & Code, Co-Founder of Swapbots and 92 Degrees Coffee     Links www.swapbots.co www.drawandcode.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/swapbots/swapbots-the-augmented-reality-toy-and-video-game   Presenter BIO A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr. Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests.

Michael Heseltine discusses his political career with Peter Hennessy. The Rt Hon Lord Michael Heseltine CH, one of the most influential politicians of recent times, discusses his distinguished political career with historian Lord Peter Hennessy.

www.bulletproofagencynetwork.com @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast.  This episode delves into the underdog status of a small agency’s ability to attract, win and deliver for a big high-profile contract and the struggles that come with it.   Topics Covered True stories from two strong successful female agency owners Jo and Kelly talk about how they won prestigious high profile contracts when in the formative years of building their agencies. How they managed to overcome small agency perceptions and upset the odds   Themes examined include: What objections clients raise about size and ability to service a contract, and how do you overcome them? Differences between large and small clients, and is it dangerous or good strategy to aim for those larger wins How hard is it to turn clients away when they aren't suitable for you Once the big contract is won how do you then begin to look at servicing them Tips for small and agile agencies who are capable of delivering strong work, but are struggling to get over the line with that first big win   Guest BIO's   Jo Leah Former MD of Weber Shandwick MCR and Chair of English Regions & Wales for too many years to mention. Twitter @JoLeah1   Bio Communications specialist who led awesome, award winning teams at Weber Shandwick for over two decades. Famous for pulling in Aldi Supermarkets and then helping grow the account for Weber in the USA and Australia. Previous founder and owner of Lawson Leah Communications which grew with no outside investment, to win accounts like Domino’s Pizza and was sold to Weber in ‘97 Ranked as one of the UK’s top 100 Most Influential PR people, Jo was previously MD of Paragon Communications and did a stint as journalist for the Guardian Media Group in the days of note pads not iPads. Unwavering work ethic, straight talker, clear thinker and someone who lives her business life with integrity, guts and heart. Currently launching the Little big agency, building big reputations little by little.   Kelly White   Managing Director of multi-award winning Manchester based search marketing agency, Red Cow Media.   Twitter @KellyLou21   Bio Kelly's career in digital marketing has seen her work both in the UK and USA for some of the largest companies in the world, with clients including Etsy, Twitter and eBay. She left a position as Head of Search Marketing for US based internet performance giant Dyn in 2013, where she was the youngest manager in the company, to return to the UK and start up Red Cow Media. Red Cow continues to go from strength to strength, having picked up a range of significant key clients including Bupa, Boohoo and Boy London with no external investment, no salespeople, and within a mere 3 and half years of trading. Independent client feedback for Red Cow consistently cites honesty, integrity and credibility as the main attributes associated with the company, which are prime characteristics on which Kelly has always placed importance. Links www.redcowmedia.co.uk   Presenter BIO A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests.   Next Episode In the next episode we will be broadcasting mid-flow in an exciting Kickstarter campaign for Liverpool augmented reality specialist; Draw & Code. Hear from the team, from owners to developers about their journey through the process in making and eventually crowdfunding the excellent "Swapbots" You can visit the Kickstarter page now, and maybe even help them reach their target a little quicker through - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swapbots/swapbots-the-augmented-reality-toy-and-video-game?ref=3vtwap

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ Twitter: @BulletproAgency   Overview Bulletproof Agency Network proudly presents our inaugural podcast. This episode delves inside the Bulletproof Agency Network, helping you get an understanding of with who its for, what we aim to achieve and why. Our guests for this session are the three founding members: Steve Kuncewicz, Partner at legal firm Slater & Gordon Paul Barnes, MD at My Accountancy Place Michael Henderson, Founder of commercial insurance broker, Risk Box   Your Host A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Content Covered The topics we have tackled within this episode include: (1) Overview of the three founders, their businesses and why they are positioned to help the creative industries (2) What exactly is the Bulletproof Agency Network and what will it offer those who engage with it? (3) How did the Bulletproof Agency Network come to be? (4) What passions drive the venture and what are they looking to achieve? (5) Why Podcasts? (6) What would constitute success?   Episode Guests   Steve Kuncewicz is a principal lawyer in the business advisory team at Slater and Gordon Lawyers in Manchester. He specialises in intellectual property, media and social media law with a particular emphasis on the creative, digital and technology sector. Steve is listed as a "recommended lawyer" in tier 2 of the Legal 500s 2014, 2015, and 2016 North West Technology, Media & Telecoms section. He is a regular spokesperson, and has given interviews to the local and national press through BBC Breakfast, Sky News, ITV, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and LBC London. Steve's first book, "Legal Issues of Web 2.0 and Social Media", was published in June 2011 and his second book "Legal Issues of Corporate Communication in the Online World" was published in June 2012. As well as being a member of the Law Society's Technology & Law Reference Group, Steve also sits on the boards of various membership bodies, including as Co-Chair Of Creative ProManchester and the MPA. He was also a Trustee of NOISE Festival and is an Ambassador for Forever Manchester. For more information on Slater and Gordon: www.slatergordon.co.uk/   Paul Barnes is MD and founder of My Accountancy Place, the UK's leading provider of outsourced accounting and finance services to digital creative businesses. Paul and My Accountancy Place offer advice, tools and support on how to build a profitable and healthy agency.  For more information on My Accountancy Place: https://myaccountancyplace.co.uk/   Michael Henderson is the founder of Risk Box, an independently owned insurance specialist, dedicated to helping and protecting people and businesses working within the creative sectors.   For more information on Risk Box: http://www.riskboxuk.com/   Thanks We would like to give our thanks to Audio Always (www.audioalways.com) where we've recorded this episode, and Art of Podcast (www.artofpodcast.com) for production and editing. If this is your first time listening, which for most people it will be, being episode zero, then thanks for listening. Bulletproof is produced every month for your enjoyment and we would love you to subscribe, recommend us to your friends and rate us on iTunes. We hope you will join us again for engaging tales from interesting agency folk, and useful insights into the wonderful creative world of the North of England   Next Episode In the next episode, the first proper one of the Bulletproof Agency Network, we will be talking to serial entrepreneur Al Mackin. From his years establishing leading Manchester agency, The E Word, to launching dual tech start-ups, Formisimo and Nudgr

  http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ Twitter: @bulletproofagency   Overview Bulletproof Agency Network are pleased to share with you our first proper podcast with guest, Al Mackin In this episode we are taken on a journey will Al Mackin.   Guests Our guest for this session is Al Mackin, CEO and Founder of Formisimo, Chairman and Founder of theEword, Chairman of Forever Manchester   Your Host A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Content Covered (1) Formation, growth and exit from leading Manchester agency The E Word (2) The story of Formisimo, from identification of potential through to concept realisation. From tech side project to exciting business in its own right (3) Emergence of Nudgr, pushing the boundaries provided by Formisimo with complimentary technology provision (4) Challenges in letting go from a successful business you've nurtured to pursue new unknown paths (5) The importance of a strong ethical culture within the businesses built, from the top down, and crucially picking the right type of individual to pass the torch onto. (6) Getting the right people involved to advise you on your journey, and the value of experienced non-exec directors (7) Lessons learned and mistakes made along the way, and how useful that is in future decision making (8) Differences between running a tech start up versus establishing a digital agency? (9) Thoughts on the best ways to obtain investment as a tech business   Episode Guest Al Mackin is founder of analytics start-up Formisimo, a technology company focused on improving online forms and checkouts by measuring and reporting on user behaviour. He is the chairman of the charity Forever Manchester, that has delivered over £36m of funding to grass-roots groups across Greater Manchester. Finally he is the founder of theEword, a content-focused Digital Marketing agency that works with brands like Merlin, Atkins, MMU, Co-op bank and Jockey. Formisimo: http://www.formisimo.com/   Thanks We would like to give our thanks to Audio Always (www.audioalways.com) or giving us a beautiful base to record this, and again, the team at Art of Podcast (www.artofpodcast.com) for making us sound awesome   Thanks for listening   Bulletproof is produced every month for your enjoyment and we would encourage you to subscribe, recommend us to your friends and rate us on iTunes.   Please join us again for more real life stories from those leading lights that are pushing the northern creative agency scene forward         Next Episode   Our next episode will be recorded on site at Prolific North Live, where we will cover a range of topics from validity of apps, dealing with brand theft through to tips to win large contracts when you are a small player

Log celebrates his birthday. Steve invites you aboard Flight 2017. And Joe recounts the time Lord Heseltine never even strangled a dog. Apologies for the clipping on this one, but we all had very large mouths and lungs this day.

Stephen Sackur talks to the former deputy prime minister and passionate Remain advocate Lord Heseltine. Britain's referendum campaign on whether to stay in or leave the European Union is not going quite as Prime Minister, David Cameron, would have wished. He wants a convincing win for the Remain camp on 23 June but the polls suggest it will be very close. Are the Remainers beginning to worry?(Photo: Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Michael Heseltine attends the funeral for Tony Benn, 2014. Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Host Shona Ghosh and deputy editor Gemma Charles talk to Lord Heseltine and Will Harris, former marketing director for the Conservatives on dog-whistle campaigns, Boris Johnson's 'preposterous' invoking of Hitler and a brief history of political advertising.

The former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Heseltine, has lunch with Becky Milligan and discusses the EU, Boris Johnson, trees and tits, and his legacy.

Highlights from this week's Murnaghan show featuring shadow cabinet minister Jon Ashworth, Sir Eric Pickles – the former communities secretary and now the government’s special envoy on post-Holocaust issues - and former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine.

Lord Heseltine has been criticised for his use of the word 'handicapped' on Radio 4's Any Questions. But should Jonathan Dimbleby or the programme's producers have stepped in to correct him? Radio 4's Peter White, who's also the BBC's Disability Affairs Correspondent, gives his take on the evolution of terminology -and the minefield of words to avoid. Moral Maze presenter Michael Buerk also came under fire this week for his choice of words in a live on-air trail. He was promoting this week's debate on whether the footballer and convicted rapist Ched Evans should be allowed to return to his footballing career. But the trail led many to accuse the presenter of victim blaming. And will there ever be a perfect political interview to please all listeners? This week the interviewing skills of Today presenters John Humphrys and Sarah Montague are called into question. But who is really at fault here - is it the combative approach of interviewers or the impenetrable defence of politicians? The BBC wants to reflect the UK's ethnic diversity more accurately in both television and radio broadcasting. In order to widen their pool of expert contributors, the BBC Academy has launched a series of Black and Minority Ethnic Expert Voices Days. Two applicants who attended the event explain why they want to help change the look and sound of the BBC. And get your headphones at the ready for a glimpse into the world of surround sound and binaural audio. Produced by Will Yates A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

The Scottish people voted 'No' to independence, but they may just have changed British politics forever. More powers are to be handed to the Scottish parliament and now English MPs want their own form of self-determination. Right across this supposedly united kingdom, alienation from the Westminster status quo is fuelling calls for reform. Hardtalk speaks to former Conservative cabinet minister, Lord Heseltine. Is the UK in the throes of a dangerous identity crisis?Picture: Michael Hestletine, Credit: Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images

Half way through its parliamentary term Britain's Conservative-led coalition government has a growth problem - the economy is flat; possibly heading for a triple dip recession. But how does a government committed to fiscal austerity juice things up?HARDtalk speaks to Lord Heseltine, a former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister who was last year commissioned by David Cameron's government to come up with a growth strategy. But are today's Tory leaders ready to heed this voice of experience?(Image: Lord Heseltine. Copyright: Press Association)