Podcast appearances and mentions of Travis Perkins

Watch the video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7M7njXxafNgIn this insightful episode of the London Fintech Podcast, we sit down with Nick Rose, CFO of Enable, a pioneering FinTech company revolutionising rebate management. This is an episode for CFOs and deal-makers alike. Whilst rebate management as a concept may not be immediately familiar to all, once we understand that it's any deal structure where money flows back up the deal chain based on hitting thresholds and targets, we can see that Enable is digitising a vast and often overlooked aspect of the market.There is a great story here of transitioning from traditional finance in an established bricks & mortar business, to a scale-up SAAS company backed by Silicon Valley.Nick shares his inspiring journey from a traditional accounting career at EY and Travis Perkins to becoming a key leader in a fast-growing technology company. Drawing on his wealth of experience, he explains the complexities of rebate systems, the importance of collaboration between trading partners, and how Enable's innovative software transforms rebate management, reducing the reliance on spreadsheets.The episode explores Enable's remarkable growth, expanding from just 55 employees to over 650, and the integral role of flexibility and understanding customer needs in the company's success. Nick also discusses how AI-powered analytics are poised to enhance decision-making for their customers, and he offers invaluable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to make an impact in the FinTech space.Topics Covered:• Nick's career journey, from EY to Travis Perkins and Enable• How Enable's software simplifies rebate management• The importance of collaboration in trading relationships• Enable's growth trajectory and scaling challenges• The role of AI in shaping the future of rebate management• Why understanding customer needs drives product development• The significance of a supportive board in achieving growth• Flexibility as a cornerstone of operational success• Insights into the fast-paced, dynamic FinTech environment• Practical advice for entrepreneurs: solve real customer problemsTune in to learn how FinTech innovation can transform complex processes and create value for businesses everywhere.Tony Clark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-clark-07160b/The London Fintech Podcast: https://londonfintechpodcast.comNick Rose: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-rose-81ba318a/Enable: https://www.enable.com/ 

Tranzaura, a leading global fleet management firm, has announced the launch of its industry-first AI-powered fleet intelligence software that will reduce costs for transport and fleet companies and improve their operational efficiency by up to 30%. The first-of-its-kind in the industry, FleetNow delivers accurate and actionable intelligence in real-time, identifying where fleet managers can make data-driven decisions, by tracking major expenses like fuel, vehicle maintenance, compliance and labour. The software maximises efficiency, allowing transport and fleet companies to get more done, faster and with fewer resources, resulting in reduced costs and increased profitability. Driven by the success of FleetNow, Tranzaura is set for significant growth with plans to expand its workforce by 50% over the next 12 months, adding to its current headcount of 22 employees. Irish fleet sector The fleet sector in Ireland represents a multi-billion euro market annually, with a market size ranging between €3 - 5 billion per year, according to industry data. FleetNow was developed by Tranzaura to address the longstanding industry challenge of disconnected data and fragmented systems that slow down and inhibit the decisions of the majority of transport and fleet management companies globally. The total number of registered vehicles in Ireland is approximately 2.8 million, around 700,000 or 25% of those vehicles are business or fleet vehicles. This includes a wide range of fleet vehicles, from delivery vans to heavy trucks, operating in various industries across the country. At any given time, there are at least 100,000 commercial vehicles registered for fleet operations on Irish roads. Delivering precise data The Limerick-based firm, which has operations in Ireland, the UK and Australia, forecasts that FleetNow will deliver precise data on a fleet's performance and outgoing costs up to 20-times faster than competing fleet management systems. The software will save fleet professionals up to 80-hours in administration a month, according to Tranzaura, who expect demand for the software to reach at least 500 global fleets in its first year. The software can deliver and pinpoint intelligence like usage, carbon savings or when a vehicle will need maintenance, helping fleet managers identify, for example, how they can better manage their carbon emissions. A significant step forward FleetNow is Tranzaura's response to the growing need for faster fleet intelligence and better decision-making, and represents a significant step forward for the company, which has become a global leader in fleet management software since its founding in 2010. This new AI-powered innovation enhances Tranzaura's legacy, building on its existing software used by 65% of the iconic red buses in London, 36% of all buses across England, and leading fleet operators like Travis Perkins and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Commenting on the launch of FleetNow, Shane Mann, Tranzaura CEO said: "Today's fleet operators are overwhelmed with technology options, each collecting a vast amount of data from various sources. While the potential for insights is immense, many fleet companies are struggling to make sense of it all. The problem is made worse by a patchwork of disconnected systems that don't communicate effectively." "FleetNow is the first-of-its-kind solution to this massive industry-wide problem. It is a next-generation software that goes beyond traditional fleet management, which often focuses solely on siloed technology and digital processes. Instead, FleetNow combines the power of AI and connected data to drive operational efficiency and smarter decision-making." "Currently, fleet professionals spend hours upon hours each month manually pooling data across multiple disparate systems and spreadsheets attempting to spot trends and problems, manage costs and assess risks. In many cases, this leads to hours of work, unreliable data and money wasted." See more stories here.

While prime property locations often steal the spotlight, could exploring unloved areas be the key to your next major investment? This week, Rob & Rob take a closer look at some overlooked areas across the UK and explore why these “unloved” locations could offer serious investment potential.   (0:55) News story of the week  (2:57) Are unloved assets a good investment?   (3:47) Unloved assets: Travis Perkins and Facebook  (6:14) How do you identify the property equivalent of Travis Perkins?  (7:24) Remember the key ingredients  (11:16) Our unloved areas  (15:55) Backing it up with data  (19:16) The best of the best  (21:31) Sharing the strategy  (22:14) Hub Extra  Links mentioned:  Interest rates held at 5%  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Find out more about Property Hub Invest 

On this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Barry Haughian, Global VP for IoT Services at Intellias, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss AI, digital twins, and cutting through the hype. The conversation also covers key trends in IoT across industries, the evolution of IoT from horizontal platforms to vertical solutions, focusing on business value over technology, and AIoT and digital twins in construction and agriculture. Barry Haughian has 30 years of experience in software and hardware development with a background in IoT, telecommunications, and AI. He has designed, developed, and launched multiple global IoT platforms that have connected over 100 million devices. He has built solutions for numerous verticals including Energy, Telco, Fintech, Automotive, Agriculture, Government, and Health. He is the author of Design, Launch, and Scale IoT: A Practical Business Approach. Intellias is a global software engineering and digital consulting company and a trusted technology partner to top-tier organizations that helps accelerate the pace of sustainable digitalization. They empower businesses operating in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to embrace innovation at scale. For more than 20 years, Intellias has been building mission-critical projects and delivering measurable outcomes to ensure lasting change for their clients. They are contributing to the success of the world's leading brands that include HERE Technologies, Rand McNally, TomTom, HelloFresh, and Travis Perkins. Discover more about AI and IoT at https://www.iotforall.com More about Intellias: https://intellias.com Connect with Barry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finbarhaughian/ (00:00) Intro (00:10) Barry Haughian and Intellias (00:53) Key trends in IoT across industries (02:24) Digital twins and challenges (04:19) What industries use digital twins? (05:17) IoT in construction (08:35) The impact of AI (10:38) AIoT adoption in agriculture (12:14) Focusing on business value (14:13) The evolution of IoT solutions (18:13) Cutting through the AI hype (23:46) Learn more and follow up Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwm​ Join Our Newsletter: https://www.iotforall.com/iot-newsletter Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all Check out the IoT For All Media Network: https://www.iotforall.com/podcast-overview

Bishop & Taylor discuss this year's tide of merger & acquisition activity, the appointment of Pete Redfern at Travis Perkins and National Highways' footbridge design competition. But they start with an update on last episode's discussion on AdBlue.

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Kevin Bannister hosts Peter Jones from Foy Jones to discuss Peter's extensive journey as a business owner. Peter shares his beginnings from working at a builder's merchant to launching his own recruitment group, celebrating 20 years in business. They explore the drastic changes in recruitment, the evolution of his career from corporate life at Travis Perkins and Jewson's, and the resilience required to navigate highs and lows, including the financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion highlights the significance of mental health, the importance of partnership in business, the unique Foyne Jones recruitment approach, and the impact of community involvement and charity work. Tune in to learn about the keys to business longevity and sustainability.00:19 Peter Jones' Early Career and Corporate Life02:45 Transition to Entrepreneurship04:22 Challenges and Triumphs of Business Ownership08:18 Navigating the Recruitment Industry16:49 The Importance of Mental Health and Community Support25:56 Recruitment Strategies and Best PracticesSubscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe or follow and leave a rating and review wherever you listen to your podcasts to support the KBB Unstoppable Business Owner Podcast. Reviews help in reaching more audiences and enabling more business owners to benefit from the valuable insights shared in each episode. When you are ready here are 3 ways you can get more help/support: Join our workshop on How To Become An Unstoppable Business Owner. Download "The KBB Unstoppable Guide" and put an end to being overworked, low fees, and finally be paid what you're worth, starting today… Connect with me on LinkedIn - send me a message and say hi, I would love to find out more about you and what kind of support you may need. Connect here

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comNext week, I'm putting out my top ten picks from the Weird S**t Investment Conference, so look out for that, and at the end of today's piece, there is also a short note on Condor Gold, which will be of interest to some readers.But we have a General Election coming up in the UK, and citizens of this once-great nation want to know how to protect what they have worked for from the incoming Labour Government, which, you can be sure, is going to be sniffing around like a spaniel on luggage in an airport. We now have the Labour Manifesto, so we can start to be a bit more specific than we were in part one of this series.I stress: this is only the manifesto. There is a long history of governments doing things they didn't mention in their manifestos or failing to honour manifesto commitments. Roosevelt's confiscation of Americans' gold is one example that springs to mind, but that might just be because I have just been writing about it. There are plenty of examples in the UK too, even with the current government - increases to National Insurance, the Covid money splurge, failures on renters' reform, home building, immigration pledges, social care, and so on. Circumstances change and so will pledges, especially with a Prime Minister who has quite a track record when it comes to changing tack. Do not be surprised by the surprises that are inevitably coming.The broad argument of part one is that the pound will continue to be debased. It will buy you a lot less in five years than it does now. Whether we will see the 33% declines in the pound's purchasing power we have seen since 2020, I'm not sure, but the way to hedge yourself is to own non-government money - gold and bitcoin.Labour has pledged to “keep mortgage rates low” and to “retain the 2% inflation target,” which means it will keep a lid on interest rates, or try to, especially with official inflation now having come down to 2%. That all furthers my argument that the pound will continue to lose purchasing power.Labour has a gazillion things it wants to spend money on, ranging from Great British Energy to new teachers, breakfast clubs, and increased NHS appointments, so it is going to need low rates. It has also said it plans to move the “current budget into balance” and “ensure debt is falling.” All I can say is good luck with that. No chance. Spending is going to increase, and, even with the inevitable currency debasement, it is going to need to find tax revenue too. That means higher taxes.But higher taxes where? Taxes, relative to GDP, are already at their highest levels since World War Two, and Labour has promised no increases in National Insurance, Income Tax rates, or VAT. It has also pledged to cap corporation tax at 25% throughout the Parliament.Some increased revenue, it says, will come from clamping down on tax avoidance and modernising HMRC. A lot easier said than done.The big unmentionables have been Council Tax, Capital Gains Tax, and Inheritance Tax. All three, I expect, will go up. Council Tax valuation bands are based on 1991 property prices. That is an obvious anachronism to “update,” though council tax goes to local coffers and Labour will be more interested in revenue at the national level. Even so, it is an obvious area of tax revenue growth. Not a lot you can do to avoid it, except move.Inheritance Tax, meanwhile, will not come down and will probably go up. It is, of course, morally wrong to want to pass the wealth you have earned and already paid taxes on to your heirs. Changes will be justified on the grounds of unearned wealth and exploit the politics of envy. The rate could rise to 50%, I suppose, while areas of relief - the seven-year gift rule, perhaps, the relief on main homes - could be removed. All I can say is plan early.Capital Gains Tax, meanwhile, is likely to rise. Starmer has avoided saying it won't. I expect to see it rise to levels concomitant with Income Tax with similar bands (i.e., 40% above £37k and 45% above £125k). The way to avoid this is by not transacting, which is what most will do unless they really have to, and so the effect of CGT rises will be market atrophy.Labour will also come after your pensions too - there is so much capital there - with those in the private sector likely to take a bigger hit than those in the state.There is also a lot of blurb about the launch of Great British Energy to “harness Britain's sun, wind and wave energy” with a windfall tax on oil and gas giants. That makes British oil and gas companies uninvestable. It says it will “deliver one hundred percent clean power by 2030,” though we know that clean power is neither clean nor green . They clearly haven't read their Alex Epstein, and it all means that essential fossil fuel will inevitably get more expensive, and the country will function less well as a result. Labour says it is going to reduce energy bills. Not possible without subsidies somewhere else, and these have to be paid for.The Housing MarketFollowers of Fred Harrison and the 18-year property cycle will note that Britain's housing market is heading towards a cycle high, with collapse starting in 2026. Perhaps that will be triggered by Labour's plans. It wants to fix planning and build a lot of social housing - that means a bet on builders and builders' merchants (Travis Perkins and Vistry, for example) might make sense, at least in the short run. There is a long history of governments failing to deliver on this, and I don't think Labour has any chance of meeting targets. If it comes anywhere close, it means Britain's housing stock is about to get even uglier.Labour's Freedom to Buy scheme, like Help to Buy, is just another means to pump more money into the housing market, and the general drift seems to be to subsidize at the bottom and tax at the top. It has ruled out Capital Gains Tax on your main residence, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it anyway. Meanwhile, Stamp Duty will continue, even if it means atrophy at the top end of the market. The attack on non-doms will also hit homes at the top end. For homes above £1 million, the costs of moving - high stamp duty especially, more if we get CGT too - just points to stagnation.Meanwhile, I expect the introduction of numerous schemes to protect tenants, which will only drive away landlords and end with higher rental costs.You know that I am a free-market guy, and I dislike on instinct market intervention, subsidy, and all the rest of it. All Labour's grand plans to encourage investment just reek of crony capitalism to me, so I tend to avoid, but I've no doubt that industrialists, who position themselves correctly, might make good money out of them. More on this after the election.My theory used to be this: that in the same way a Conservative Party that was so scared of the left-wing press became a social-democrat party, so will this Labour Government, scared of the right-wing press, end up lurching to the centre-right. I no longer see that. Labour is trying to present itself as centre-left, but the instinct is for government intervention and I see a lot more of it coming. The civil service, the Blob, and the government are theologically aligned and that is not good. It means they can progress their agenda. I'd love to be more optimistic, but, despite Starmer's purges, there is still a lot of socialist instinct in that party.Bottom line. Taxes are going to go up. Freedom is going to be eroded. The pound is going to lose purchasing power.If you are interested in buying gold, check out my recent report. I have a feeling it is going to come in very handy.My recommended bullion dealer is the Pure Gold Company. I also like Goldcore.Don't forget Life After the State - Why We Don't Need Government (2013), my first book, and many readers' favourite, is now back in print - with the audiobook here: Audible UK, Audible US, Apple Books. I recommend the audiobook ;)And if you are in the Edinburgh neck of the woods this August, look out for me at the Edinburgh Fringe. I'll be performing one of my “lectures with funny bits”. This one is all about the history of mining. As always, I shall be delivering it at Panmure House, where Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations. It's at 2pm most afternoons. You can get tickets here.Thoughts on Condor Gold

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comNext week, I'm putting out my top ten picks from the Weird S**t Investment Conference, so look out for that, and at the end of today's piece, there is also a short note on Condor Gold, which will be of interest to some readers.But we have a General Election coming up in the UK, and citizens of this once-great nation want to know how to protect what they have worked for from the incoming Labour Government, which, you can be sure, is going to be sniffing around like a spaniel on luggage in an airport. We now have the Labour Manifesto, so we can start to be a bit more specific than we were in part one of this series.I stress: this is only the manifesto. There is a long history of governments doing things they didn't mention in their manifestos or failing to honour manifesto commitments. Roosevelt's confiscation of Americans' gold is one example that springs to mind, but that might just be because I have just been writing about it. There are plenty of examples in the UK too, even with the current government - increases to National Insurance, the Covid money splurge, failures on renters' reform, home building, immigration pledges, social care, and so on. Circumstances change and so will pledges, especially with a Prime Minister who has quite a track record when it comes to changing tack. Do not be surprised by the surprises that are inevitably coming.The broad argument of part one is that the pound will continue to be debased. It will buy you a lot less in five years than it does now. Whether we will see the 33% declines in the pound's purchasing power we have seen since 2020, I'm not sure, but the way to hedge yourself is to own non-government money - gold and bitcoin.Labour has pledged to “keep mortgage rates low” and to “retain the 2% inflation target,” which means it will keep a lid on interest rates, or try to, especially with official inflation now having come down to 2%. That all furthers my argument that the pound will continue to lose purchasing power.Labour has a gazillion things it wants to spend money on, ranging from Great British Energy to new teachers, breakfast clubs, and increased NHS appointments, so it is going to need low rates. It has also said it plans to move the “current budget into balance” and “ensure debt is falling.” All I can say is good luck with that. No chance. Spending is going to increase, and, even with the inevitable currency debasement, it is going to need to find tax revenue too. That means higher taxes.But higher taxes where? Taxes, relative to GDP, are already at their highest levels since World War Two, and Labour has promised no increases in National Insurance, Income Tax rates, or VAT. It has also pledged to cap corporation tax at 25% throughout the Parliament.Some increased revenue, it says, will come from clamping down on tax avoidance and modernising HMRC. A lot easier said than done.The big unmentionables have been Council Tax, Capital Gains Tax, and Inheritance Tax. All three, I expect, will go up. Council Tax valuation bands are based on 1991 property prices. That is an obvious anachronism to “update,” though council tax goes to local coffers and Labour will be more interested in revenue at the national level. Even so, it is an obvious area of tax revenue growth. Not a lot you can do to avoid it, except move.Inheritance Tax, meanwhile, will not come down and will probably go up. It is, of course, morally wrong to want to pass the wealth you have earned and already paid taxes on to your heirs. Changes will be justified on the grounds of unearned wealth and exploit the politics of envy. The rate could rise to 50%, I suppose, while areas of relief - the seven-year gift rule, perhaps, the relief on main homes - could be removed. All I can say is plan early.Capital Gains Tax, meanwhile, is likely to rise. Starmer has avoided saying it won't. I expect to see it rise to levels concomitant with Income Tax with similar bands (i.e., 40% above £37k and 45% above £125k). The way to avoid this is by not transacting, which is what most will do unless they really have to, and so the effect of CGT rises will be market atrophy.Labour will also come after your pensions too - there is so much capital there - with those in the private sector likely to take a bigger hit than those in the state.There is also a lot of blurb about the launch of Great British Energy to “harness Britain's sun, wind and wave energy” with a windfall tax on oil and gas giants. That makes British oil and gas companies uninvestable. It says it will “deliver one hundred percent clean power by 2030,” though we know that clean power is neither clean nor green . They clearly haven't read their Alex Epstein, and it all means that essential fossil fuel will inevitably get more expensive, and the country will function less well as a result. Labour says it is going to reduce energy bills. Not possible without subsidies somewhere else, and these have to be paid for.The Housing MarketFollowers of Fred Harrison and the 18-year property cycle will note that Britain's housing market is heading towards a cycle high, with collapse starting in 2026. Perhaps that will be triggered by Labour's plans. It wants to fix planning and build a lot of social housing - that means a bet on builders and builders' merchants (Travis Perkins and Vistry, for example) might make sense, at least in the short run. There is a long history of governments failing to deliver on this, and I don't think Labour has any chance of meeting targets. If it comes anywhere close, it means Britain's housing stock is about to get even uglier.Labour's Freedom to Buy scheme, like Help to Buy, is just another means to pump more money into the housing market, and the general drift seems to be to subsidize at the bottom and tax at the top. It has ruled out Capital Gains Tax on your main residence, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it anyway. Meanwhile, Stamp Duty will continue, even if it means atrophy at the top end of the market. The attack on non-doms will also hit homes at the top end. For homes above £1 million, the costs of moving - high stamp duty especially, more if we get CGT too - just points to stagnation.Meanwhile, I expect the introduction of numerous schemes to protect tenants, which will only drive away landlords and end with higher rental costs.You know that I am a free-market guy, and I dislike on instinct market intervention, subsidy, and all the rest of it. All Labour's grand plans to encourage investment just reek of crony capitalism to me, so I tend to avoid, but I've no doubt that industrialists, who position themselves correctly, might make good money out of them. More on this after the election.My theory used to be this: that in the same way a Conservative Party that was so scared of the left-wing press became a social-democrat party, so will this Labour Government, scared of the right-wing press, end up lurching to the centre-right. I no longer see that. Labour is trying to present itself as centre-left, but the instinct is for government intervention and I see a lot more of it coming. The civil service, the Blob, and the government are theologically aligned and that is not good. It means they can progress their agenda. I'd love to be more optimistic, but, despite Starmer's purges, there is still a lot of socialist instinct in that party.Bottom line. Taxes are going to go up. Freedom is going to be eroded. The pound is going to lose purchasing power.If you are interested in buying gold, check out my recent report. I have a feeling it is going to come in very handy.My recommended bullion dealer is the Pure Gold Company. I also like Goldcore.Don't forget Life After the State - Why We Don't Need Government (2013), my first book, and many readers' favourite, is now back in print - with the audiobook here: Audible UK, Audible US, Apple Books. I recommend the audiobook ;)And if you are in the Edinburgh neck of the woods this August, look out for me at the Edinburgh Fringe. I'll be performing one of my “lectures with funny bits”. This one is all about the history of mining. As always, I shall be delivering it at Panmure House, where Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations. It's at 2pm most afternoons. You can get tickets here.Thoughts on Condor Gold

100 - Brian Venable (Lucero) In episode 100 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Brian Venable from the alternative band Lucero. In their conversation they cover: Lucero's new album “Should've Learned By Now” and the origins of the band Lucero, their first show, they played the only six songs Brian knew. Brian tells us about his influences, Buck Owens Lynyrd Skynyrd both from a stack of records he found on the side of the street and growing up in Memphis the son of a cobbler who wanted to be a musician. They discuss the Memphis punk scene. Brian tells us about his first “real” guitar 1975 Guild Starfire that he ended up trading for a used pair of Doc Martens. They discuss the rest of Brian's gear including a 14lb Flying V made by luthier Travis Perkins and a ‘73 Fender Princeton he got from his dad. You can find out more about Brian and his band at their website: https://luceromusic.com H Please like, comment and share this podcast! . . #VintageGuitarmagazine #VintageGuitar #guitar #Guitar #BrianVenable #Lucero #Luceroband #theDeadlies #Shoudvelearndbynow #guitarfinds #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #guitarcollector #Travelwithguitars #haveguitarwilltravel #hgwt #HGWT Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

In this special episode, we look back at some of the most human stories and the hardest truths from series one of This is Real Leadership. From how you ask a co-founder to leave, to one reason Steve Jobs was so successful, we've been finding out what real leadership looks like today. And it's all here – the wow-yeah and the heck-no. Looking back across our previous seven episodes are two distinguished commentators. Sandra Sieber is Professor of Entrepreneurship at IESE Business School, one of the world's best business schools. Sebastian Reiche is Professor of Managing People in Organisations at IESE Business School. IESE was ranked No.1 in the world for six years running by the Financial Times. In this episode, Sandra and Sebastian discuss: How to fail right. (01:48)Is leadership as easy as pie? Or Pi? (05:25)How to tell better stories and build stronger business cultures (13:58)What really is real leadership today? (27:10) Featuring quotes from: Ibukun Awosika – Former Chair, First Bank of Nigeria. NED, Cadbury Plc. One of the original dragons on the African version of Dragon's Den, author, fellow of the African Leadership Initiative and Aspen Global Leadership Network, and Forbes “Chairperson of the Year” award winner 2020. Geoffrey Moore – Advisor to the leaders of established high-tech enterprises. Most recently: Salesforce, Microsoft, and Google. And the author of several best-selling and hugely influential business books. Most notably: Crossing The Chasm. Elena Betés Novoa – Founder and CEO (2008-15) and Chair (2015-22), Rastreator. CEO, dide.org. Serial entrepreneur. Winner of the International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge award in 2022. Forbes “Top 100 Most Creative”.  JJ Van Oosten – A serial digital transformationist, JJ has lead five large, complex and successful digital and omnichannel transformations at Rewe Group, Tesco, Travis Perkins, LEGO and Kingfisher.  Christina Janzer – Head of Research and Analytics, Slack. Armed with insights from Slack's global knowledge worker research – a survey of 10,000 desk workers – Christina says she wants to make work a little better every day. Arjen Schouten – Co-founder and Former COO cosmetics retailer Rituals, Arjen helped Rituals grow from zero to over 10,000 employees, 1000 stores and $1 billion in turnover. Florian Weiss – Former CEO, Jameda, one of the largest providers of software for the healthcare industry. Click IESE.edu/real-leadership/ for more Real Leadership content Want to keep up to date with the latest podcasts, leadership and career trends - subscribe to our newsletter. Connect with Professor Sandra Sieber  Connect with Professor Sebastian Reiche Email the podcast

Mckinsey says 70% of digital transformations fail, most often due to resistance from employees. And only 16% of employees believe their company's digital reforms are long-term sustainable.  How do we do it better? How do we more quickly win people to our cause? And how do we create change that's sustainable? Well, if anyone should know… Jean-Jacques (JJ) Van Oosten has been called the alchemist. He describes himself as a serial digital transformationist. And he's lead five large, complex and successful digital and omnichannel transformations at Rewe Group, Tesco, Travis Perkins, LEGO and Kingfisher.  Professor Iñigo Gallo is Associate Professor of Marketing at IESE Business School, one of the world's best business schools – ranked No.1 in the world for six years running by the Financial Times. In this episode, Iñigo and JJ discuss: The communication skills you need to drive change (06:51)Common factors in all successful business transformations (04:06)Why do people resist change? (08:40)How can you help people resisting change? (13:40) Click IESE.edu/real-leadership/ for more Real Leadership content Want to keep up to date with the latest podcasts, leadership and career trends - subscribe to our newsletter.  Connect with JJ Van Oosten Connect with Professor Iñigo Gallo Email the podcast

Good morning from London where the FTSE 100 has maintained its gains from yesterday, trading at close to three-week highs. A preponderance of energy companies listed here in London means that this week's jump in oil prices has buoyed the whole index, and also pushed UK gas prices to six month highs. Prices hit the milestone of near 125p per BTU on Tuesday afternoon following the closure of Chevron's gas field to the North of Israel after the outbreak of war at the weekend. Damage to a gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland has also contributed to supply concerns. BP's shares are up by even more than its competitors this morning, as interim chief executive Murray Auchincloss reassured investors on plans to reduce oil and gas output in the long term. Elsewhere, pub chain Marston's are up so far this morning after following JD Wetherspoon by reported sales growth during the year to September. Building merchant Travis Perkins has had a more difficult morning however, after significantly lowering profit guidance on the recent slowdown in construction projects. And finally in small caps, Avingtrans jumped early on after announcing its subsidiary Stainless Metalcrafts had won two contracts to build containers for UK nuclear waste. #ProactiveInvestors #FTSE100 #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

People work for people - with Emma Rose, Chief Human Resources Officer, Travis Perkins Plc Emma Rose is the Chief Human Resources Officer, Travis Perkins. She has a track record as a strategic business partner at Kerry Group, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Kraft, Cadbury, Coca-Cola and M&S, and voted HR Director of the Year in 2018. Emma shares her journey through the confectionery industry, the construction sector, and fostering a collaborative business environment. In this episode we discuss: How can apprenticeships bring more equal opportunities? Making career decisions based on values and strengths Creating an inclusive working environment for those with intellectual disabilities How can leaders encourage a growth mindset? Why HR professionals need to collaborate closely with the managing director

Special Guest: David Manning: Senior Internal Communications Manager, Currys David Manning has been leading internal comms and employee engagement in large complex organisations for more than 17 years. His creative and inclusive approach and strong commercial understanding have helped shape and transform employee communication, experience and advocacy in organisations including Currys, BBC, Travis Perkins and Associated British Foods. Often described by his peers as habitually optimistic and instinctively curious (almost Ted Lasso-like), David has led high performing teams to improve executive level communications and help senior leaders become authentic communicators in times of change. He's also created memorable and engaging employee recognition programmes and events, and won a few awards along the way too. Leaders are fundamental to the success of an internal communications strategy. They have the power to influence how employees feel about the company they work for, inspire them to win together, and motivate them to do their best for their customers. Over his 17 year career in Internal Comms, David has supported leaders at all levels to become better communicators by instilling greater understanding of how good internal communication and regular visibility will help the business thrive. Join us as we discuss how leaders are fundamental to an internal communications strategy. Host: Jo Moffatt

This week's podcast explores the market reaction to UK interest rates going up once again. Laura Suter talks to David Hollingworth from mortgage broker L&C about whether someone should fix their mortgage or stay on a variable rate. Dan Coatsworth explores the companies which are starting to feel the pain from higher interest rates including housebuilder Berkeley, builders' merchant Travis Perkins and car seller Motorpoint. Tom Sieber considers the takeover rumours surrounding Ocado and why some companies in the retail and leisure sectors have shrugged off the negative backdrop to report decent trading. Finally, Dan talks to Rod Wong from investment trust RTW Venture about investing in the biotech space.

Miramos a Carnival, Travis Perkins, Tesco o Rheinmetall con Pablo García, director de Divacons Alphavalue.

My Duvet Flip with Young Jack ft. Nick Roberts, CEO, Travis Perkins plc Welcome to My Duvet Flip, Each episode, I chat with industry leaders and find out what makes them flip their duvet and face the day. But seriously, hit subscribe to stay in the loop about new episodes, and follow us on social media for even more exclusive content. And a big shoutout to Aviva and EY for supporting this youthcast and all the young people out there. Because let's face it, who wouldn't want to flip their duvet when they have such awesome role models to look up to? 

In this episode, two future leaders talk to us about the challenges and benefits of being a women in the safety industry.Featuring:Sheena O'Brien Terlunen GradIOSH, group risk manager, Sun InternationalNicole Morrison GradIOSH, HSE manager of policies, systems and accreditations at Travis Perkins.

Wrapping up the week at the WGC Dell Match Play with our two special guests sets the tone for the podcast. In The Fairway with Jerry and friends welcomes in Chris Negri to chat about the upcoming Masters as well. Two outstanding guests weigh in rounding out the show. Fresh off the win at Austin County Club, Travis Perkins who works for Sam Burns, gave us tremendous insight and perspective to the championship. One of our favorite guests, Damon Hack, runs through the scenarios from the week as well. Another awesome show. Did Travis Perkins really offer Jerry a ticket to the Masters or was he kidding?

Today off the back of the Travis Perkins announcing they're planning to train 10,000 apprentices, we looked at the importance of them in our industry.Travis Perkins joined us to tell us all about the scheme and how key apprentices are – as did the brilliant Nick Bundy!There's also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to test your knowledge and get 6 points, as well as the best messages we received.

Alan Green joins the UK Investor Magazine Podcast for our regular instalment of companies and markets.This week, we discuss:Travis Perkins (LON:TPK)Cadence Minerals (LON:KDNC)Kavango Resources (LON:KAV)We start with exploring the current FTSE 100 trading range and whether a break to the upside, or downside, is more likely.The first company we discuss is Travis Perkins and their full year results. Cost inflation has dogged numerous companies and Travis Perkins is not immune. Travis Perkins revenue rose 8.9% but operating profit margin was eroded by higher input prices.Cadence Minerals has a broad portfolio which is broken down and attention paid to their current valuation.Download Kemeny Capital Cadence Minerals report.We conclude with a look at Kavango Resources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we talk with Nick Court, CEO of The People Experience Hub. Nick Court has a wealth of experience in the fields of people analytics, reward, HR systems, employee engagement, employee relations, employee experience, and employee benefits. In 2019, they became the CEO of The People Experience Hub, an organization that allows companies to track how their employees feel at each stage of the employee journey. From 2015 to 2019, they were the Founder of Cloud9 People, a multi-award winning professional people services consultancy. From 2017 to 2018, they were a Reward, HR systems and People Analytics Consultant at Travis Perkins plc, a People Analytics Consultant at Kier Group, a Reward and Analytics Consultant at Fuller, Smith & Turner, and an Advisory Board Member at Healthia. From 2016 to 2017, they were a Reward, Culture, Engagement and Analytics Consultant at Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland Ltd, an HR Systems and People Analytics Consultant at wagamama, a Reward and Data Consultant at Dr. Martens plc, and a Global Reward Consultant at Thomas Cook Group plc. We hope you enjoy it.

After 16 years at large building materials distributor Travis Perkins, Nick Rose took a leap of faith. He joined Enable, a fast-growing collaboration platform helping companies of all sizes improve financial transparency and operational efficiency. In less than 2 years, he's led the company through two successful fundraising rounds, helped reshape its finance function, and forged a commitment to reaching carbon neutrality.

In this week's episode, we talk about The Flying Scotsman visiting Kent, Dave has some depressing news and Hoover art.We also discuss body part fun, boring people and find out that Trevor can't do puns!!!Plus....... we are joined on our non-sensical quiz that's hosted by an elephant and a giraffe by an additional Feelgood, Mr Travis Perkins Feelgood!All that and more in this podcast we call comedy.......ish.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/3menandalittlevirus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/3menandalittlevirus.

HAPPY TUESSSSSDAYToday we’re covering some news stories about Upstart, Shopify, Okta, and The Trade Desk then diving into my notes from GitLab’s (GTLB) earnings call last week. TLDR I was very impressed, opened a position, and tend to DCA in overtime keeping it a “large” position in my portfolio. BUT FIRSTThis newsletter would not be possible without Commonstock. In my mind, Commonstock is like Twitter without the bots and people trolling you because they think they are the ruler of all opinions on stocks/investing. This isn’t an advertisement, but I love the platform so much that I badgered the team so much over the last couple of years that they basically had to give me a job so I’d stop bothering them.In all seriousness, I joined because the team is focused on improving the world’s financial health by creating a platform that amplifies transparency and accountability alongside people’s opinions on everything from crypto to stocks. My portfolio is linked securely on Commonstock and you can always see my positions, trades, and performance at this link. Portfolio NewsUpstart (UPST) is down 7% after Wedbush downgraded it to underperform with a $75 price target (Down from $110). The analyst noted weakening delinquency trends. This doesn’t concern me at all and I intend to keep dollar-cost averaging (DCA) into UPST so I’ll take lower prices due to short-term fears all day!Shopify (SHOP) was down 12% yesterday after an announcement that Google intends to offer “Last Mile Fleet Solution” to help business owners optimize deliveries/logistics. At this point, I’m not concerned and SHOP will move towards the top of my list for new contributions if prices drop more from here. If we see Shopify’s results suffer in the next few quarters, then it could indicate they’re losing part of their competitive advantage. I’ll research this new offering from Google and share it in a future email.Okta (OKTA) is currently down 8% pre-market after hacking group Lapsus$ posted screenshots on its Telegram claiming to have hacked Okta. Okta has stated it sees no signs of a breach. As of right now, I’m not concerned and I certainly trust Okta’s track record + management to quickly fix anything (and make the platform better) if there was a breach. Okta is currently at the top of my list to buy when my next contributions hit. I talked about that in yesterday’s email. Adobe (ADBE) reports earnings this afternoon. I own a starter position in Adobe because it is a fantastic company with a very long track-record of success. I don’t intend to add to my position because its multiple is a bit high considering forward growth estimates and I believe there are better opportunities elsewhere (see link to yesterday’s email). I’d start to get interested in adding shares if the P/E gets down to around 29-30. It’s currently at a blended P/E of 35.3. That’d be about a 20% drop from here down to around $390/sh. I have no idea what happens with earnings.The Trade Desk (TTD) launches new certified service partner program for SMBs. “This program expands self-service access to The Trade Desk’s demand-side platform, as client demand for data-driven advertising continues to rise. As part of this announcement, Goodway Group becomes The Trade Desk’s first certified service partner to help meet this rising demand.” I own TTD and won’t be selling my shares anytime soon, but I’d love for the multiple to come down a bit before adding. GitLab (GTLB) Conference Call NotesAfter Gitlab’s earnings last week I sent an email saying I intended to buy shares with the new contributions that were coming into my account (link). I ended up purchasing shares on Tuesday and Wednesday and the position is up nicely. It’s currently a large position for me and I have some catching up to do in building other positions so I won’t be buying more in the next month or two but I’m very bullish on the company’s future. Here are my notes from the earnings conference callCEO Sid Sijbrandij opening remarks:Beat revenue expectations with revenue of $77.8 million, 69% year-over-yearDollar-based net retention rate exceeded the 152% we reported in S-1 filing Strength was broad-based across enterprise, mid, and SMB customersUltimate remains fastest growing tier of product offeringStrength indicates the market is moving from DIY DevOps to a DevOps platform which plays to GitLab’s strengthGartner Market Guide for value stream delivery platforms states that by 2024, 60% of organizations will have switched to a platform approach, up from 20% in 2021Management believes “the source of our product differentiation is our platform approach to DevOps.”“We believe our single application helps companies to deliver software faster, improve organizational efficiency and reduce security and compliance risk. The DevOps platform also enables our customers to manage and secure the entire DevOps workflow across any hybrid and multi-cloud environment.”“Acquisition of Opstrace, a pre-revenue open-source observability solution will allow GitLab to offer robust monitoring and observability capabilities that will enable organizations to lower incident rates, increase developer productivity and reduce mean time to resolution.”Management believes DevOps platform addresses a $40B market opportunity. Bain & Company study showed 90% of companies believe DevOps is a priority but only 12% believe they have mature DevOps practicesAdded over 500 net new base customers. New logos/expansions include U.S. Army, Deutsche Telekom and Travis Perkins.Travis Perkins expansion: “Travis Perkins is the U.K.'s largest distributor of building materials. They accelerated their migration to the cloud using GitLab Premium by consolidating their software to it. Doing so increased their velocity, cut down overall cost by 20% and it allowed their team members to focus on building new customer-facing digital services and capabilities instead of managing their toolchain. This quarter, they upgraded from Premium to Ultimate licenses and more than doubled the number of users on the system. This will expand usage of GitLab to their security teams and allow development operations and security to collaborate on a single DevOps platform.”CFO Brian Robbins remarks:Revenue is the key metric to evaluate the health and performance of the business. Because approximately 90% of revenue is ratable, it serves as a predictable and transparent benchmark for how we are growing.“Cohorts from six years ago are still expanding today. This is a testament to how we're constantly adding value to our customers. Most of our customers start using GitLab with small teams with just one to two stages of our platform. From there, they typically increase their spend with us 2x over the first year as our platform is adopted across multiple teams. Customers then continue to increase their spend as our platform expands to more teams across their organizations or they upgrade to a higher paid tier.”“We are also effective at retaining our customers. When our customers deploy the DevOps platform, it becomes a central platform from which all their DevOps workflows originate from, making it sticky and difficult to replace. The result is that we ended our fourth quarter with a dollar-based net retention rate exceeding 152% which is higher than the disclosure we provided in our S-1 at the time of our IPO.”“Our platform is offered with a free version and two paid subscription tiers which we call Premium and Ultimate. Our paid tiers are priced per user with different features per tier. Every user within an organization is on the same plan which helps keep our business model transparent and easy to understand. The Ultimate tier is our fastest-growing tier, now representing 37% of our annual recurring revenue for the fourth quarter compared with 26% of annual recurring revenue in the fourth quarter of FY 2021 and growing in excess of 100%. In FY '22, our non-GAAP gross margin held steady at 89%. Over time, we expect this to compress as our SaaS offering becomes a larger portion of our business and associated hosting costs will increase.”Over 4,500 customers with ARR of at least $5,000 per customer compared to over 4,000 customers in the prior quarter and over 2,700 customers in the prior year. This represents a year-over-year growth rate of approximately 67%. Currently, customers with greater than $5,000 in ARR represent approximately 95% of our ARR.Over 490 customers with ARR of at least $100,000, up from 420 customers and over 280 customers compared to the prior quarter and year, respectively. This represents a year-over-year growth rate of approximately 74%39 customers with ARR of at least $1 million compared to 20 customers at the end of the prior fiscal year which represents a year-over-year growth rate of 95%.Total RPO grew 95% year-over-year to $312 million.Non-GAAP gross margins were 89% for the quarter which compares to 90% in the immediately preceding quarter and 89% in the fourth quarter last year. As we move forward, we're estimating a moderate reduction in this metric due to the rapid year-over-year growth rate of our SaaS offeringNon-GAAP operating loss was $27.4 million or negative 35% of revenue compared to a loss of $22.2 million or negative 48% of revenue in Q4 of the last fiscal year. Q4 includes $5 million of expenses related to our JV and majority-owned subsidiary.Guidance:For first quarter of FY 2023, we expect total revenue of $77 million to $78 million, representing a growth rate of 54% to 56% year-over-year.We expect a non-GAAP operating loss of $38.5 million to $37.5 million.We expect a non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.28 to $0.27, assuming 147 million weighted average shares outstanding.For the full year FY 2023, we expect total revenue of $385.5 million to $390.5 million, representing a growth rate of 53% to 55% year-over-year.We expect a non-GAAP operating loss of $142 million to $138 million.We expect a non-GAAP net loss per share of $1.02 to $0.97, assuming 148 million weighted average shares outstanding.Our annual FY 2023 guidance implies non-GAAP operating margin improvement of almost 300 basis points year-over-year at the midpoint of our guidance ranges. Over the longer term, we believe that a continued targeted focus on growth initiatives and scaling the business will yield further improvement in unit economics.Q&AQuestion about where strength in 152% net-dollar retention rate is coming fromAnswer: Ultimate is driving a lot of upsell because of the advanced security capabilities. Create and verify are used heavily; so they are important too. Apart from create, verify and secure, we see growth in packaging and release. Packaging, for example, is replacing JFrog Artifactory at more and more customers.Question on acquisition of Opstrace, the pre-revenue open source application in the category of observability.Answer: Observability lets you close the loop. You plan to make something, you make it, you roll it out and then you see how it does. So it's a really important element of a DevOps platform and we're really early. But because it's so important, we wanted to accelerate how fast we got there and we love the team and the product that Opstrace already built. So we acquired them to rebuild that inside GitLab and we think that closing that loop will help our customers achieve better business outcomes. If you get feedback faster, you reduce your cycle time and you get better outcomes. And it's really important to note that we'll do it in an iterative fashion. So in the beginning, our solution will not so much compete with existing vendors but with nonconsumption. People haven't set up monitoring yet and we'll start from a simple product and work with our users and customers contributing to expand the functionality over time.Links to company news articlesUpstart downgraded by WedbushShopify - Google “Last Mile Fleet Solution”Okta potential security breachAdobe Investor Relations PageThe Trade Desk Launches New Certified Service Partner Program for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit austin.substack.com/subscribe

In his role of CFO at Enable, Nick Rose is carrying forward what he enjoyed most working on business transformation projects at Travis Perkins, and is driven by the change he's able to make happen at a small but quickly growing company.When Nick first joined Enable, he went from having 24,000 colleagues to 70. But headcount is rising fast, and Nick describes the company's evolution as “a constant state of change” as Enable has gone through two rounds of funding and expanded to three different countries since he arrived. Nick credits his experience in business transformation to help him to shift to a fast moving environment; in fact, he embraces the change that's necessary to achieve Enable's ambitious goals.Whether evaluating automation opportunities to layer on top of Enable's ERP system, or assessing whether a prospective hire is the right fit for his team, Nick takes a forward-thinking approach to his decision making. To help guide these decisions in the present, he and his team rely on measuring objectives and key results (OKRs) on a quarterly basis. As a result, Nick is confident that the finance department and beyond are aligned on the overarching goals of the company and how they'll work together to achieve them.On this episode of The CFO Playbook, Nick Rose, CFO at Enable, shares how he brings a transformation mindset to his role, describes the ways in which he's building a team that runs towards business challenges, and illustrates why adaptability is such an important quality in a CFO.Take The CFO Playbook Listener Survey to help us improve the show. You'll also be entered to win your choice of the latest iPad Pro or a Samsung Galaxy S7.Connect with our guest Nick on LinkedIn.Connect with our host Ross on LinkedIn.If you want a better way to track and control your team's spend, check out Soldo.com.

Thanks for joining us for episode four of Fibonacci, the Red Olive data podcast where we discuss the issues that businesses need to consider when extracting more value from the data they hold. Steve Taberner, head of data platforms at Kingfisher plc, chats with Nicky in this episode. Steve is a business intelligence and analytics leader with a track record of delivering innovation, modernisation and transformation in large organisations, including Travis Perkins, Elsevier and Vodafone. Key topics discussedHow data has been essential for companies making decisions during the pandemic (2 minutes 16 seconds) Using personas to understand your customers (3 minutes 50 seconds) What winning in a marketplace means (7 minutes 39 seconds) Using data to improve supply chains (9 minutes 15 seconds) The main challenge faced when using data models to make decisions (11 minutes) Creating a self-service culture in an organisation (12 minutes) The importance of persuading people to think about reports in a different way (14 minutes 24 seconds) Capturing trial knowledge within an organisation through a data platform project (17 minutes 21 seconds) Top-down buy-in and bottom-up awareness is key to a self-service data model being successful (19 minutes 18 seconds) Whether a centralised business intelligence function is needed in a modern business (20 minutes 48 seconds) The biggest changes coming in the next 18 months (23 minutes 44 seconds) What skills should people look to develop if they would like to progress their career? (25 minutes 52 seconds) Subscribe to the podcast If you want to join in the discussion, please drop us an email at hello@red-olive.co.uk. And please do subscribe to the podcast using whichever service works best for you.

In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro chats to Nick Rose. Nick is CFO at fast-growing Silicon Valley VC-backed Enable and joined to help drive the company's rapid and international expansion which he has been doing for a few years. He joined Enable from U.K.-based building materials wholesaler Travis Perkins plc, where he spent 16 years in a range of finance director and transformation program director roles. We discuss his experience leading and managing transformation, as well as his learnings from the latest ERP project. This episode covers:Nick's transition from wholesale and distribution to a SAAS businessHis ambitions for the role of financeHow to structure responsibilities within a finance teamHow systems and platforms can impact your finance teamsFinding the right team members who have the right viewpointTakeaways from implementing a new finance systemNick's business resolutions for 2022Sign up for our CFO Briefing and Podcast newsletters

(10% off NVR Rest Coffee w/ code TEXISH)   Howdy y'all! The boys meet up with photographer, climber, and all-around guy-we-wish-we-were; Travis Perkins (@travperk_photo). We talk living out your dreams, the misconceptions of digital nomad-ing, and finding God in hard-to-reach places. It's a great conversation with an even better person. Get your climbing ropes ready and hold fast for a high-flying, super-hyphenated Texish episode. 

Richard tells the story of James May taking a trip to the pub in a rubbish inflatable boat. Also in this episode, Jonny and Richard read out some listeners' messages featuring the life of a Bitter owner, news from Bulgaria, a loose goat in Yorkshire and an incredible story of a visit to the Lada factory. Plus, Jonny's hatred of in-car traffic announcements, Travis Perkins vs the Territorial Army, and Bryan Ferry in a wet-look dinner suit. patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On The Alfred Daily Today: Littledown residents appeal to council over traffic issues at Travis Perkins - their ‘neighbours from hell'. Shaftesbury boy plans charity bike ride because his grandad has leukaemia. Your views sought on Shaftesbury Blue Badge parking Shaftesbury fire crew tackle crop blaze Could your pet win prizes at Shaftesbury charity's dog show? Shaftesbury High Street shop closes after 17 years. Gardening with Dirty Nails - how carpets can cut down gardening work. Shaftesbury what's ons and jobs What do you want Planet Shaftesbury to tackle next? Hammer Horror classic inspires Shaftesbury Fringe comedian's show. Soundscapes – a mistle thrush in Ashmore Woods by Corax.

In this 'Under the Strap' episode, host T.J. Auclair has a conversation with veteran caddies Matt Minister and Travis Perkins. Both caddies played golf professionally before becoming loopers. Minister is currently on the bag for world No. 9 Patrick Cantlay, while Perkins caddies for recent Tour winner Sam Burns. We take a deep dive into how they started out, recount some of their biggest highlights to date and a lot more.

We chat about the kettle, David attempting to write songs, the battle of the bands, Joe's childhood and Travis Perkins See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Volunteers turned-out at Love Lane on Saturday to help Petersfield Town FC build a fanzone area at its ground. The fanzone will be a place to enjoy social time with fellow supporters with food and drinks available. Local businesses including Southdowns Builders and Travis Perkins are supporting the venture as you'll hear from organiser Barry O'Neil. He is speaking to Shine Radio's Stephen Martin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, John talks with Raj De Datta, CEO and Co-Founder of Bloomreach, A digital experience platform for e-commerce that powers brands. John and Raj discuss his new book (The Digital Seeker: A Guide for Digital Teams to Build Winning Experiences), learning why your customers seek your product, B2B digital experience, and so much more.    About the guest: Raj De Datta, Co-Founder and CEO of Bloomreach, a leading software platform that powers over $200B in digital commerce experiences, representing 25% of retail eCommerce in the US and the UK. Bloomreach is trusted by brands including Eddie Bauer, Forever 21, Puma, Neiman Marcus, Albertans, Travis Perkins and Paige. A multiple-time entrepreneur, before launching Bloomreach, De Datta has worked with companies like Wayfair, Khan Academy, Ogivly, and many more.   De Datta's new book, The Digital Seeker: A Guide for Digital Teams to Build Winning Experiences [June, Columbia Business School Publishing], seeks to provide tips for improving e-commerce listings and practices in an effort to achieve transformative results. Importantly, this book also offers crucial insights into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our digital lives and the long-term effects it will have on digital experiences of the future. Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Seeker-Guide-Winning-Experiences/dp/0231202202/ ----- Connect with John Ghiorso https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlouisghiorso/ https://twitter.com/johnlghiorso?lang=en Connect with Orca Pacific https://orcapac.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/orcapacific/ https://twitter.com/OrcaPac https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTH5V_bukbATvfxkKCq7Sg    

In today's show: Engineers call for the demolition of the fire-ravaged Grenfell Tower; Travis Perkins raises concerns (and prices) over materials shortages; and a demolition contractor is required for a big project in Chester. We will also ask why it takes four times longer to investigate a power plant collapse in the UK than it odes in the US. All that and more, in The Break Fast Show.

Hear from Thomas Dunning, a Mechanical engineer at British Sugar, who is perhaps better known as the Mental Health Runner, an award-winning TED speaker, who shares his mental health journey explicitly to show the world that it really is “okay to not be okay”. Thomas was recently named SHP's Trailblazer in Positive Social Impact, with judges highlighting that how Thomas has turned the negative of his own mental ill health struggles into a positive and opened the subject up to a much wider audience.  If you want to hear more from Thomas, he will be sharing his story at the Workplace Wellbeing Conference, from 1-3 June 2021. https://www.workplacewellbeingshow.com/en/register-content.html?utm_source=www.shponline.co.uk&utm_medium=edit&utm_campaign=SHP2021-IH_29 (Click here for ticket information and to find out more.) Then, we speak to Lucilla Cummings, HSE Improvement Specialist at Travis Perkins, who was named the winner of the SHP Award for Rising Star UK, an award which recognises young health & safety professionals, across all sectors, going above and beyond to improve occupational health, safety and/or workplace wellbeing in the UK. Judges noted how Lucilla has made “rapid progression” through the business. Next up, it's PepsiCo EHS Specialist, Sam Watts, who was been named as SHP's Rising Star in Manufacturing. Sam ‘fell' into safety six years ago after starting a EHS temporary admin role whilst waiting to join the police force, but quickly realised her passion for all things health and safety. It was Sam's response to COVID-19 that really stood out to the judging panel, as she helped implement additional controls to ensure the safety of not only staff, but also their families. Last, but not least, Finally, it's the turn of BAM Construction Training Managing Director, Matthew Durant, who was named SHP's Rising Star in Construction. Matthew started BAM Construction Training in 2013, with the intention to make engaging and interactive courses which put learners first. His dedication to partnering with other construction companies to provide young people with work and educational opportunities within the industry was noted by the judges, who noted that he had a “clear emphasis on trying to help the wider industry”. Additional resources:    Click here to find out more about and enter the 2021 SHP Awards: https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/shp-awards/ (https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/shp-awards/) Read more about Thomas Dunning and watch his TED Talk: https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/thomas-dunning-wins-shps-trailblazer-in-positive-social-impact-award/ (https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/thomas-dunning-wins-shps-trailblazer-in-positive-social-impact-award/) Read more about Lucilla Cummings: https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/lucilla-cummings-wins-shps-rising-star-uk-award/ (https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/lucilla-cummings-wins-shps-rising-star-uk-award/) Read more about Sam Watts: https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/sam-watts-wins-shps-rising-star-in-manufacturing-award/ (https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/sam-watts-wins-shps-rising-star-in-manufacturing-award/) Read more about Matthew Durant: https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/matthew-durant-wins-shps-rising-star-in-construction-award/ (https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-awards/matthew-durant-wins-shps-rising-star-in-construction-award/) Click for ticket information about the 2021 Workplace Wellbeing Conference https://www.workplacewellbeingshow.com/en/register-content.html?utm_source=www.shponline.co.uk&utm_medium=edit&utm_campaign=SHP2021-IH_29 (https://www.workplacewellbeingshow.com/en/register-content.html?utm_source=www.shponline.co.uk&utm_medium=edit&utm_campaign=SHP2021-IH_29) Click to signup for free to Connect 2021 https://www.safety-health-expo.co.uk/en/register-content.html?utm_source=www.shponline.co.uk&utm_medium=edit&utm_campaign=SHP2021-IH_24...

FareShare is the UK’s largest food redistribution charity, with more than 30 Regional Centres across the country. It takes food from the food industry that can’t be sold in shops, either because of packaging errors or a short shelf life. FareShare has worked with Tesco since 2012 to help alleviate poverty in the UK by ensuring surplus food within its supply chain is used to feed people and doesn’t end up as waste. Joining host Stefan Gates for a fascinating look into how charities, brands and retailers are working together to alleviate food waste by distributing surplus food to those who need it are Helen Davies, Retail Partners Senior Manager, FareShare, Claire de Silva, Head of Community and Local Media, Tesco, Nicola Mackay, Community Food Programme Manager, Tesco and Dr Mansukh Morjoria, Trustee, Shree Jalaram Mandi.About our panel Helen Davies, Retail Partners Senior Manager, FareShareHelen Davies is a Senior Commercial Manager at FareShare. She manages relationships with some our key retail partners, particularly Tesco, and is also responsible for business development and management of new partners joining the FareShare Go programme. Helen moved into the charity sector five years ago after a long career in mobile communications where she has run CSR for EE and Orange, communications and engagement for UK R&D and far too many projects in retail to mention!Claire de Silva, Head of Community and Local Media, TescoClaire de Silva is Head of Community and Local Media at Tesco where she leads a team delivering multi-million-pound programmes that support thousands of local communities across the UK and a number of core proactive media campaigns. She began her career as a journalist working for a number of weekly, daily and evening newspapers before moving into public and media relations leading communications at John Lewis, Merlin, Whitbread, Travis Perkins and Centrica and the Hospice of St Francis.Nicola Mackay, Community Food Programme Manager, TescoNicola (Nicki) Mackay is Community Food Programme Manager at Tesco where she plans and deliver Tesco's operational strategy on food redistribution and food poverty via the delivery of two key community programmes; Tesco Food Collection, the annual food collection in stores in support of the FareShare and The Trussell Trust, and Community Food Connection in partnership with FareShare and FoodCloud, which offers daily edible food surplus to charities to collect for free.Dr Mansukh Morjoria, Trustee, Shree Jalaram MandiMansukh Morjaria is a Trustee at Shree Jalaram Mandir, a temple situated in Greenford, London, supporting people with food in the local community. As a not for profit organisation, they collect food through Tesco via FareShare Go – the back of store programme where charities and community organisations can collect end of day surplus food. Shree Jalaram Mandir is linked with lots of Tesco stores in London and has been collecting food through the programme since 2017. Throughout the pandemic, they have been supporting a wide range of people in the area, as well as homeless people, through fresh cooked meals and food parcels. 

Today on the podcast, I talk with Travis Perkins, owner of Red Hills CrossFit in Tallahassee, Florida.  We talk about family, how Travis was first drawn to CrossFit, and what fuels his passion for helping others on their wellness journey.  Listen in for some good tips on how to live a happy and balanced lifestyle. Travis has earned the following: CF-L2, CrossFit Coaches Development Course, CrossFit Competitor's Course, US Army Fitness Instructor, US Army Combat Lifesaver, Camargo Olympic Lifting Course, Pendlay Olympic Weightlifting Level 1 & Level 2 Travis is a former runner and recreational triathlete, but has been doing CrossFit since 2008, and received his CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Certificate in 2012. Since then, he has earned numerous other CrossFit certifications as well as many outside the realm of CrossFit. Travis's passion for teaching is evident in his “other career” as well, where he is a US Army Instructor Pilot in the UH-60 Black Hawk.

Travis Perkins, the $10B UK-based retailer, recently failed miserably in its Infor M3 ERP implementation. With over 20,000 employees and locations throughout Europe, this company struggled to make the transition from homegrown systems from the 1980s to more modern cloud ERP software. What exactly went wrong and what are the lessons from this case study? This episode explains the lessons learned and how to avoid the same mistakes in your digital transformation or ERP implementation journey. DOWNLOAD THE 2021 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT: http://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2021-digital-transformation-report TOP 10 ERP SYSTEMS RANKING: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-top-10-erp-systems-for-2020/ TOP 10 ERP SYSTEMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/top-erp-systems-for-small-businesses/ TOP 10 CRM SYSTEMS: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/top-10-crm-systems-for-digital-transformations GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: http://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management DOWNLOAD 20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations-ebook FOLLOW THIRD STAGE ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/third-stage-consulting-group/ CONTACT US TO BRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR YOUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: info@thirdstage-consulting.com 

Today we discuss how to lead yourself for better health, wellbeing and higher performance with Groege Anderson. Because leadership starts from within. George Anderson is a wellbeing and performance speaker, coach and author, working with individuals to help them take more action towards improving their physical and mental wellbeing. He has shared his messages with organisations such as Oxford University, Dell, Experian, British Land, Wickes, Travis Perkins, and the NHS. Over the last 20 years, George has run successful personal training and boot camp businesses and produced a number of online wellbeing programs and books for running, weight loss, confidence, and wellbeing. He has written for many of the major national fitness publications, is a regular contributor to the BBC and writer for Balance magazine, and runs a thriving online wellbeing community of over 5000 members. George regularly explores his own limits, and has completed two 24 hour 100 mile ultra marathons, an ironman triathlon and 10 consecutive marathons. He is currently preparing for a 12 hour treadmill ultra marathon.

An ode to a builders merchants. Death to false metal.

My next guest has worked in 47 countries and travelled to many more to gain an understanding of the cultural differences. Her clients have included, BT, Travis Perkins and she is currently working with an Indian university and a global stockbroker. Carole Railton talks on Sexes in the Boardroom and is noted as the UK No 1 Global Business Body Language Guru. Carole said in the global pandemic you must understand the media, and virtual behaviours and how they are different from face to face behaviours. We were looking at a screen, and we absolutely must focus on that screen. We cannot look away. Whereas in an office talking to somebody, we have other things that catch our attention. For instance, you might see a picture or something on the client's desk that you can include in your proposal or conversation with them. But where were online and just this little box, it is just a face, and we must concentrate about 98% of the time on that. It is tiring so Carole advises practising this because you need to know how to do it. The second thing is not to beat yourself up if you feel tired after the call; it is because you are so focused you cannot do anything else. We might think we are focused, but we get easily distracted, or people distract us. This is a great time because people need to learn these new skills. All the old body language skills are developing, for instance, people folding their arms. It no longer necessarily means that you are repelling someone. It could mean but does not always, that you are thinking.  It is interesting how people have had to gravitate working online, but, interestingly, they do not see that they must adapt. They think they can throw their hands about and do all this business. Your hands are only two and a half times the size of your face. If you are using your hands, then you need to keep them reasonably low, and you need to keep them to the side because this is your hands at this level. It is where you start to fight. It requires you to move your arm slightly further back and have them at a somewhat lower level so that you do not initiate this fighting pose. Energetic people, who walk up and down the stage, as it seems you and I do, Janice. Since COVID19 we must adapt. We must be quicker in our thought processes. Well, because people want answers straight away, they are in a hurry to get onto the next call. In a sales scenario, the client is more informed and will require results and reactions much more quickly. I asked Carole how did she go from selling encyclopaedias to the little on UK body language expert? “I sold encyclopaedia’s when I was a young hippie living and travelling in South Africa. Selling encyclopaedia is in Africans speaking area because I did not even speak the language and there were no TVs in South Africa as in the UK. Everyone is interested in their children, so I was asking questions when I knocked on doors. Have you got any Children? Would you like them to know more? It was quite simple when I hit on that. I got serious, got jobs, and did a marketing diploma.” Carole worked with Reed Employment, becoming the general manager of London managing seven branches then got head-hunted to go back to South Africa and set up an agency.  She joined Xerox, and was there for 11 years, working in sales, then on running the Middle East sells and marketing. You can imagine what that is like not securing the Ultra in a contract. Carole wanted to understand why they did not get that business. Her interpreter was telling her something different from what she was reading the body language. Carole set herself a task to learn body language. She asked her boss when she told him they did not get a business; if she could go on a body language course, he thought she had gone crazy.  She needed to know the body language, not speaking the language. Carole knew that she could get more information from the body language, so she studied away. Carole said she put her neck on the block because she started 20 years ago talking about the breath as an indicator of body language. And the breath is an indicator of life, and it changes at different occasions in your life-breath changes when you meet someone. When you are excited, says Carole, when you are nervous, it is got sexual changes, everything revolves around the breath, you can only live for three minutes without breathing. Carole started writing about breath that, and this got her name known. The difference between men and women in the Boardroom is of interest to Carole, and there is a difference said Carole, that we need to address. One thing is that women make more moves than men. People in senior positions make fewer moves. Even when women are in senior positions, they are not seen as senior because of their agile movements.  Carole said, she does not stop women making those moves. She changes them to regal movements, much like the queen, she moves very slowly. So, it is about moving regally rather than stopping the body movements. Telling me about her book, the future of body language: How to perform effectively on multimedia. It is important to say it is written for baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y because all the generations behave differently. Carole segregated into different types of multimedia podcast and conference calls, where you might be able to see more of a person than you can now. It gives you tips and exercises that you can practice before you go online. For instance, if you imagine a crown on your head, it means your back straightens and your lungs open as a result. So, you have more breath, more energy, and more control about what is going on. You could walk to your desk, walk to your chair, imagining the crowns on your head, which will get you very straight, or you can do it when you sit down. There is a misconception about mimicking someone, said Carole. It is the breath that you need to mimic, not the movement. If you get in sync with someone breath you are really inside their body; you are really inside the head, said, Carole. If you can follow the breath and you do it by looking at this area of someone's collar bone, and it takes practice, but it works every time. If you can follow the pauses of the person, you are communicating with on want to influence, then you are running at the same level, the same vibration, and they don't necessarily know what's going on. So, you have control. The thing about sells, said Carole, it is still human interaction, you need to be trusted, believable and have a connection with your client. You want to gain the trust of your client early on so that the client becomes a buyer on-going and for as long as you have products or services that they would use. It is about being stable, having both feet on the ground. Try on the crown before you meet them or before you go online. This takes your anxiety down, and your breathing becomes rhythmic and regular. And when you understand yourself, then you could go forward to the client. And only when you can control yourself and understand what is going on in your body and your mind. Can you aid a potential client? It will not happen if your thoughts still screwed up about different things. Carole calls this, Humpty-dumpty. You must open yourself up and explore lots of different areas of yourselves, including your breath. And then you can put yourself back together, and you will be whole and confident for new clients and to existing clients. To Sell is very much about your emotional status. It is tough to sell and get in the zone of things. If you are, for whatever reason, much going on in your head. So, you have got to be greatly confident, and comfortable with yourself and be able to deal with whatever comes at you. Please go to https://www.paypal.me/FutureofBodyLanguage/9.99 for the Body Language book. Carol, if you are on a desert island, what was the one thing would you take with you apart from Brad Pitt? “I would take a knife. You could also start a fire with a mirror. We learned how to do that, as well. I was a student in Indonesia. In Java, I studied Gaman, which is Indonesia music. I volunteered for the Indonesian rainforest, and I used to lead a tour and through the Indonesian rainforest and they are walking what to do with snake bites and things like that. 70% of people, for instance, that die from snake bites died from shock, not from the venom.” Carole completed a fascinating survival course, so, having an opportunity practice, is an exciting lesson in understanding your yourself she said. In a real-life situation, when something happens, you do not know how you are going to react. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolerailton

In today's bumper edition of The City View, Andy Silvester is joined by entrepreneur, author and former exchange boss Patrick L Young. Patrick takes us on a global tour of exchanges and the plumbing of the world's financial system, touching on the remarkable technological achievements of the last two decades and the future of finance. They also delve into Brexit, London's potential, and why bitcoin is the Model T Ford of cryptocurrency. Andy also looks at calls to extend the furlough scheme, more job cuts in the West End, and news from Travis Perkins and Gregg's.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sending a venomous snake through the mail is not the worst decision that Bob Castleman would make in his life. The formerly respected attorney would manage to top that years later as part of a drug ring in small-town Arkansas that attracted the attention of the FBI.Afterwards, Andrew tries to bring reason to the food conversation of the previous episode and Caitlin has none of it. It is also determined that Caitlin's name has been pronounced wrong this entire time. Dark revelations abound in the 15th episode of Paint the Town Dead!A Killing in Pocahontas by Will Stephenson from the Arkansas Times: https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/2015/04/16/a-killing-in-pocahontasDead meth-case witness earns ex-judge 40 years, court decides by Linda Satter from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: https://www.pressreader.com/usa/arkansas-democrat-gazette/20140913/281509339387966Remain in jail, ex-judge ordered by Linda Satter: https://www.pressreader.com/usa/arkansas-democrat-gazette/20130620/281745561955295 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dougie Rankine (Editor of Truck & Driver Magazine) and Chris Maddison (owner of possibly the UK's most famous Foden) talk about smoky vehicles and the Travis Perkins Fleet.Please subscribe to the Truck & Driver Podcast so that you never miss an episode and keep up-to-date with the latest news at truckanddriver.co.uk

Welcome to this week's second episode of The Mindset Mentor Meets Podcast which hears Angela interviewing Samantha Grierson, Transformation & Strategy Director and published Playwrite. About our guest Samantha is an experienced transformation and strategy director and has held roles at Travis Perkins, Carillion and Homeserve. She proudly supports LBGT+ as one of the Outstanding 100 LBGT+ Execs and having recently been diagnosed with adult autism she is an advocate for Autism Awareness too. Her published play, Crocodile is based largely on her experiences of living with autism and is destined for greatness. About this show Samantha shares her experience of growing up and moving into adulthood feeling different, not only because she knew she was gay but for a reason she couldn't put her finger on. It was only later when she was diagnosed with autism that everything fell into place. She generously shares her proudest moments including how she recently attended a writing retreat and produced a script for a play which beautifully articulates the challenges she has faced. She goes on to share the initial fear and trepidation she felt in wanting to be authentic and share her sexuality at work and her ultimate joy at being able to support and champion LBGT+ as a senior leader. An uplifting and inspiring half hour. Keep in touch with Samantha: You can link-in with Samantha here http;//www.linkedin.com/in/samanthagrierson Get a free kindle copy of her play here..https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=crocodile+samantha+grierson&ref=nb_sb_noss About the Host Angela Cox, Mindset Mentor is an award-winning behavioural change life coach. She works with leaders and professionals helping them to stop being stuck, build the belief and unleash their absolute potential. To find out more about working with Angela visit http://www.angela-cox.co.uk To follow on social media http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelacoxmindsetmentor http://www.instagram.com/mindset_mentor_angela_cox http://www.facebook.com/mindsetmentorangelacox You can purchase Angela's book, Enough here... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enough-proves-achieve-anything-believe-ebook/dp/B07D3RZH8J/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1585036301&sr=8-4

In this episode, Paul Kedge is our expert on deck to share his experience both as a customer success manager at Zilliant with many building products distributors, but also as the head of pricing of the plumbing and heating division at Travis Perkins, the United Kingdom’s largest building merchant.   Listen as Paul and Lindsay discuss the complications and dynamics of pricing, issues responding to boom and bust economies, the complexities of customer agreements, and how to balance margin targets across the business.   www.zilliant.com

Carole Railton FRSA (@carolerailton) is a global behaviorist specialising in business body language. Rated 4th in the world by gurus.org and the author of several books including "The Future of Body Language." Her clients include KPMG, Travis Perkins, BT, CFEO Nigeria & Coca Cola Serbia. We talk about how learning styles (Visual, Auditory & Kinaesthetic) impact your business and how they can actually speed up the progress your business can make! Enjoy! :) You can find out more about Carole and what she does by seeing what she's up to on LinkedIn

Listen to James Huckett, Senior Sales Trader at Hobart Capital Markets discuss the details of the bearish report on Mitie Group from Jefferies and Berenberg Bank’s bullish take on Travis Perkins. Mitie Group PLC was downgraded by equities researchers at Jefferies Group, LLC to an “underperform” rating in a research report issued today. The stock is down 6.6% at 196 levels. Meanwhile, Berenberg Bank lifted Travis Perkins to ‘Buy’. The stock is up 2.36%. #UK, #stocks, #equities, #trading, #investing, #fundamentals, #MitieGroup, #TravisPerkins

Tom talks with Travis Perkins, Owner of RedHills CrossFit, talks with Tom about common moves seen in CrossFit, how to do them, and why they are done.

Travis Perkins, Owner of Redhills CrossFit in Tallahassee, FL, follows up with additional common controversies and misconceptions of the CrossFit sport.

Travis Perkins, Owner of Redhills CrossFit in Tallahassee, FL, helps clear up common controversies and misconceptions of the CrossFit sport.

Presented by Base Physical Therapy. This week on Peak Human Performance, Tom Larson is discussing CrossFit with his wife Jenna (who competed in CrossFit regional events) and her coach, Travis Perkins, owner of Red Hills Crossfit.

Presented by Base Physical Therapy Tom Larson welcomes in Travis Perkins, owner of Red Hills Crossfit

CAROLE Railton, is a behaviorist, specializing in Body Language. She’s the founder of Life After Branding (LaB) which specializes in behavioral change in individuals for commercial results. Clients of LaB have included Shell UK, Konica Europe and Travis Perkins. Carole authored two books on personal branding and the future of body language. She also speaks on the differences between men and women at work. See her beautiful infographic show notes, plus her top tips and advice for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs at www.TodaysLeadingWomen.com or by clicking here!

The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies. The programme is broadcast first on BBC Radio 4 and later on BBC World Service Radio, BBC World News TV and BBC News Channel TV. Evan and his executive guests discuss the evolution and hierarchy of brands. Who has the upper hand in the many battles being fought between big consumer brands and shops' own-labels? They also consider consumer tastes - do their own customers have good taste, or do they just buy what they're given? Joining Evan in the studio are Justin King, chief executive of supermarket chain Sainsbury's; Cecile Bonnefond, chief executive of French champagne house Piper-Heidsieck; Geoff Cooper, chief executive of builders merchant Travis Perkins. Producer: Ben Crighton Editor: Stephen Chilcott.

The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies. With plenty to worry about in the world economy, Evan asks his panel of influential business leaders whether now is a good time for companies to sit tight and play it safe, or to take a risk or two. They also discuss greed - is there anything wrong with a touch of it in business? Evan is joined in the studio by Geoff Cooper, chief executive of builders merchant Travis Perkins; Harriet Green, chief executive of electronic components distributor Premier Farnell; serial technology entrepreneur Sir Terry Matthews. Producer: Ben Crighton.