Best Aspin Podcasts (2024)

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Nonsensical with Oli Hills 40:29

2h ago40:29

40:29

This episode we hear from Oli Hills, founder of Nonsensical, an agency focussing on TikTok content creation and consultancy. TikTok is one of those platforms that so many people enjoy, and yet so many small businesses, particularly in gift, have yet to take advantage of. With the addition of TikTok shop now is the perfect time to hear from Oli, a t…

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Kodes with Morena Fiore 42:45

2M ago42:45

42:45

Today we’re joined by the inspirational Morena Fiore, founder of Kodes - designer, retailer and wholesaler of an amazing range of unique, handcrafted jewelry, including Gift of the Year finalist product, an aromatherapy essential oils diffuser bracelet. We learn all about the origins of Kodes and Morena’s hands-on, risk free approach to launching, …

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Greycoat Financial with Andrew Snowball 37:22

2M ago37:22

37:22

In this episode we learn about a different aspect of financial services - financial planning and wealth advice. Andrew Snowball, soon-to-be Director of Greycoat Financial Services talks us through how they help business owner plan for the future, unlocking hopes and dreams for holidays, property, and legacy for their families. With a focus on lifes…

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Enesco with Aylish Ellwood 37:50

3M ago37:50

37:50

Today we’re joined by the amazing Aylish Ellwood, Trade Marketing Manager at Enesco. A true giant in our industry, the UK arm of Enesco are celebrating their 30th year in business in 2024! In this episode Aylish takes us through the history of Enesco, (and she was there for almost all of it!), we talk about marketing, trade shows, and of course we …

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Central Finance with Steve Harris 41:51

4M ago41:51

41:51

In this episode we speak to Steve Harris, Director at Central Business Finance who tells us all about the history of the company and the opportunities available to businesses to raise finance to either proactively support growth or reactively help with cash flow and debts. A lot of small business owner don’t realise the amount of support out the op…

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Bookspeed with Lewis Dawson 43:20

6M ago43:20

43:20

Today on the Gift-Cast we learn about a brand new area of the gift industry not yet covered in our previous 63 episodes - books as gifts! We welcome Lewis Dawson from the family-run business Bookspeed, one of the few UK companies specialising in the unique realm of selecting and wholesaling books specifically to the gift industry. We learn Bookspee…

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Aspin with Lizzi Benger 40:51

7M ago40:51

40:51

This episode we have the pleasure of catching up with Lizzi Benger, Head of Marketing at Aspin - a company who provide incredible tools to help product design/supply companies get truly organised - tools like a Product Information Management system (PIM) and a Digital Asset Management system (DAM) to ensure that everyone has a ‘single place of trut…

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Ambiente & Christmas World with Julie Uherek, Messe Frankfurt 42:40

9M ago42:40

42:40

In this episode we sit down with Julie Uherek, Vice President, Consumer Goods Fairs, Messe Frankfurt to explore the multifaceted world of exhibitions and trade events. We learn about the latest trends in the industry, the impact of digital technology, and effective marketing strategies to attract high attendance. Julie also highlights how trade sho…

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Provide Finance with Miranda Khadr 32:31

10M ago32:31

32:31

In today’s episode we have the absolute pleasure of meeting Miranda Khadr, owner of Provide Finance. In a change to the usual guests, we’re introducing you to a supplier member of the Giftware Association - that being someone who provides services to our members, rather than being a product supplier, a retailer or an event manager within the gift t…

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Dinky Artist with Rachel Wilkins 34:16

12M ago34:16

34:16

In this episode of the Product-Cast we meet the inspirational Rachel Wilkins who, after too many years in the corporate world of marketing, took the leap to take her side hustle and make it her own business. 2 years of saving up and Rachel was able to step out of her Paye role and become her own bsos, and the founder of Dinky Artist - taking childr…

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Corner Advice Ep 17 UFC 292 Sterling vs Omalley 22:01

1y ago22:01

22:01

Fight by fight breakdown of UFC 292. Follow @tommyz_mma Twitter/Instagram/TikTok

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Corner Advice Ep 16 Luque vs Dos Anjos 21:03

1y ago21:03

21:03

Fight by fight breakdown of UFC Fight Night Luque vs Dos Anjos. Follow @tommyz_mma Twitter/Instagram/TikTok

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Fox Under The Moon with Stacey McNeill 30:25

1y ago30:25

30:25

Here we are with the latest instalment of the beautiful Prod-Cast, and this time we're joined by Stacey McNeill of Fox Under The Moon - a progressive brand focussed on mental health and wellbeing, and ALSO the winner of the People's Choice Gift Of The Year award! We learn about Stacey's music side-hustle (find her on Spotify), her life on the road,…

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Corner Advice ep 15 Sandhagen vs Font 30:14

1y ago30:14

30:14

Fight by fight breakdown of UFC Fight Night Sandhagen vs Font. Follow @tommyz_mma on Twitter/Instagram/TikTok

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Corner Advice EP 14 UFC 291 Gaethje vs Poirier 40:22

1y ago40:22

40:22

Fight by fight breakdown of Ufc291. Follow @tommyz_mma Twitter/Instagram/tiktok

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Brand Licensing Europe with Ella Haynes 35:32

1y ago35:32

35:32

Join us as we learn about one of the most progressive and exciting trade shows in the gift industry - the Brand Licensing shows! In this episode we speak to Ella Haynes who is Event Director at Brand Licensing Europe which is part of Informer Markets, a giant of a company who put on hundreds of events each year! ----------------------- Welcome to t…

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Corner Advice UFC London Aspinal vs Tybura 34:27

1y ago34:27

34:27

Full breakdown of all 15 fights for UFC London Follow @tommyz_mma on Twitter/Instagram/tiktok

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Corner Advice UFC On ABC 5 Emmett vs Tuporia 28:16

1y ago28:16

28:16

Fight by fight breakdown of UFC on ABC 5 Emmett vs Tuporia. Twitter/Instagram/tiktok @tommyz_mma

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Corner Advice Ep. 12 UFC 289 Nunes vs Aldana 31:02

1y ago31:02

31:02

Fight by fight breakdown of UFC 289. @tommyz_mma Twitter/tiktok/Instagram

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Corner Advice Ep. 11 Kara France vs Albazi 22:40

1+ y ago22:40

22:40

Fight by fight breakdown of UFC on ESPN Kara France vs Albazi. @tommyz_mma on Twitter/Instagram/TikTok

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Genesis Initiative with Adam Tyler and Sarah Ward 39:43

1y ago39:43

39:43

We have a fascinating episode for you today as we learn all about the incredibly important work of the Genesis Initiative - a group made up of the leaders of 117 different trade associations across a huge variety of industries and trades who have a direct influence on the Government. We speak to two Directors of the Genesis Initiative, Adam Tyler w…

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Corner Advice Ep 10 Hill vs Dern 22:00

1+ y ago22:00

22:00

Fight by fight breakdown of UFC Fight Night Hill vs Dern. Follow @tommyz_mma on Twitter/Instagram/tik tok

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Corner Advice Ep 9 Almeida vs Rozenstruik 27:53

1+ y ago27:53

27:53

Fight by fight breakdown of UFC on ABC 4 Almeida vs Rozenstruik. @tommyz_mma on Twitter

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Corner Advice Ep 8 UFC 288 Sterling vs Cejudo 23:10

1+ y ago23:10

23:10

Breakdown of every fight for UFC 288 Sterling vs Cejudo.

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Widdop & Co with Stephen Illingworth 36:16

1+ y ago36:16

36:16

This week we're joined by Stephen Illingworth, Commercial Director of Widdop & Co. Join us as we learn about this incredible 140 year old company and it's family-run heritage. We learn about its origins in fine clocks and jewellery, its war efforts in WW2 through to blazing a trail in the race to export from China back in the 1970's. In this fascin…

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Corner Advice UFC Fight Night Blaydes vs Pavlovich 29:22

1+ y ago29:22

29:22

Fight by fight breakdown of ufc fight night Blaydes vs Pavlovich

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Corner Advice UFC 287 34:45

1+ y ago34:45

34:45

Breakdown of all 13 fights for UFC 287

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Clarion Events with Zoë Bonser (Top Drawer, Home & Gift Harrogate...) 43:20

1+ y ago43:20

43:20

This week we're joined by Zoë Bonser, Portfolio Director, Retail Division at Clarion Events, meaning she's responsible for the delivery for 30+ retail and home exhibitions around the world each year including the hugely popular Top Drawer, London and Home & Gift, Harrogate. Join us as we learn all about Zoë's journey into the world of event managem…

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UFC Fight Night Vera vs Sandhagen 25:16

1+ y ago25:16

25:16

Breakdown of each fight for UFC Fight Night Vera vs Sandhagen. @tommyz_mma Twitter

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Corner Advice UFC 286 21:15

1+ y ago21:15

21:15

Breakdown of every fight for UFC 286

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Corner Advice Dvalishvili vs Yan 24:53

1+ y ago24:53

24:53

Full breakdown of UFC Fight Night Yan vs Dvalishvili

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Corner Advice UFC 285 21:49

1+ y ago21:49

21:49

Breakdown of each fight on the UFC 285 card

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Corner Advice UFC Spann vs Krylov 23:20

1+ y ago23:20

23:20

Breakdown of every fight on the upcoming UFC fight card.

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PART ONE - Spring Fair 2023 - interviews with shortlisted Gift of the Year companies! 31:14

1+ y ago31:14

31:14

We're back at Spring Fair and this time running all over the various halls to catch up with those lucky companies and members who were shortlisted for the Gift of the Year awards! Featuring; Big Potato Games Cotton & Grey Home County Company Made Happy Metal Motif Professor Puzzle Check out parts 2 & 3 of this special three-part episode for loads m…

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PART TWO - Spring Fair 2023 - interviews with shortlisted Gift of the Year companies! 31:30

1+ y ago31:30

31:30

We're back at Spring Fair and this time running all over the various halls to catch up with those lucky companies and members who were shortlisted for the Gift of the Year awards! Featuring; Fizz Creations Fox Under The Moon Gin Etc. Global Journey Mclaggan Mugs Nemesis Now Check out parts 1 & 3 of this special three-part episode for loads more int…

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PART THREE - Spring Fair 2023 - interviews with shortlisted Gift of the Year companies! 43:19

1+ y ago43:19

43:19

We're back at Spring Fair and this time running all over the various halls to catch up with those lucky companies and members who were shortlisted for the Gift of the Year awards! Featuring; Chris Workman (Giftware Association) Crumble & Core Ian Downes (Gift of the Year judge) Letterbox Love Nicole Elders Rainbow Designs Widdop Wild Olive Wilsow (…

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Spring Fair & Gift Of The Year Judging with 2x judges, Therese Oertenblad & Louise Welsby 52:03

2+ y ago52:03

52:03

With Spring Fair only just appearing in our rearview mirrors we grab two wonderful prod-cast veterans to tell us all about the return of this industry favourite trade show as well as some exciting changes to the Gift of the Year awards. Therese Oertenblad is the owner of Small Business Collaborative and Louise Welsby is the owner of Buy From creati…

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Paper Tiger with Michael Apter 42:23

2+ y ago42:23

42:23

This week we're joined by Michael Apter, owner of one of Scotlands' best-known card and gift stores, Paper Tiger. Join us as we learn about the 40-year-old history of Paper Tiger, how they discover and meet new suppliers, and how they plan to celebrate 2022, the Chinese year of the Tiger with a huge fundraising campaign. ----------------------- Wel…

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A late night talk of stone 12:41

2+ y ago12:41

12:41

I give out my various random thoughts on the spot and speak honestly about various things while on an imaginative trip.

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Healthcare Companion Start-up with Linda Goodchild 41:24

2+ y ago41:24

41:24

This week we are joined by a product developer in a very unique position! Linda Goodchild is right on the cusp of placing her first ever order of her first ever product - The Healthcare Companion. Join us as we learn all about the inspiration behind the product, Linda's 4 year journey to bring it to market, and some sound advice for anyone who's th…

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Kikkerland with Andy McLellan 40:44

2+ y ago40:44

40:44

In this episode we're joined by an iconic business within the gift industry, the wonderful Kikkerland and the Country Manager for the UK, Andy McLellan. Join us as Andy tells us how he, a Scot, ended up living in Norway working for Kikkerland. He pulls back the curtain on what it's like working for Kikkerland, how C19 has affected their business, a…

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Online Marketplaces with Stuart Lorimer 45:04

2+ y ago45:04

45:04

This episode is going to be super-useful for the majority of our listeners as our guest, Stuart Lorimer, an independent consultant specialising in Online Marketplaces, helps us understand about both B2C and B2B marketplaces, how to use them, how they can benefit us, and what to expect when signing up - commission, subscriptions fees and much much m…

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Better B2B Sales with Alan Cheesley, Flow Online 49:41

3y ago49:41

49:41

Today we're joined by Alan Cheesley, founder of the marketing company Flow Online, a man with a very unique perspective on sales and marketing. Through his own experience and research Alan has honed in on the qualities that lay within a successful sales person and used this knowledge to create a business focused on delivering results through online…

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LinkedIn for Business with David Glenwright, JC Social Media 54:48

3y ago54:48

54:48

In this episode we're joined by David Glenwright, Head of Training at JC Social Media. As a trainer, David is about as up-to-date as you can get across a variety of social media platforms, so we decided to try and extract as much of his Linkedin knowledge as we can, specifically for business-to-business use, and even more specifically, within the g…

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LIVE from the London Stationery Show - Stationery Supplies with Sarah Laker 29:06

3y ago29:06

29:06

In our second live recording from the wonderful London Stationery Show we were joined on the Retail Matters stage by someone who was introduced to us as the VOICE of independent stationers - owner of 'Stationery Supplies' in Marple and Wilmslow, Sarah Laker. In this episode we hear all about why Sarah feels so passionately about bricks and mortar, …

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LIVE from the London Stationery Show - VENT for Change with Evan Lewis 36:20

3y ago36:20

36:20

This week on the Product-Cast we are joined by Evan Lewis, a social and environmental entrepreneur and owner of VENT for Change, a stationery supplier with ethical design and social responsibility at it's core. Recorded live on the 'Retail Matters' stage at London Stationery Show, we learn all about how Evan found himself so invested in ethical des…

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Crowdfunding with Courtney Wood 58:32

3y ago58:32

58:32

On the Prod-Cast this week, we have our very first returning guest! Courtney Wood the CEO of Bubblegum Stuff - a wonderful gift and game company based in London is making a return to talk to us about how they were able to use crowdfunding, more specifically the website Kickstarter to make the launch of their board game Plant Based Riot a huge succe…

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LIVE on stage at Autumn Fair 43:49

3y ago43:49

43:49

This VERY exciting episode was recorded live on stage at the Inspiring Retail corner of the Autumn Fair. Our host, Alex Ryan was joined by Hyve's own Head of Content Suzanne Ellingham, and from The Giftware Association, MD Sarah Ward and Head of Marketing Chris Workman. We review day 1 of the show, discuss our highlights and 'must see stands', lear…

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Products of Change with Helena Mansell-Stopher 53:02

3y ago53:02

53:02

This week on the Product-Cast we're joined by the wonderful Helena Mansell-Stopher, founder and CEO of Products of Change, an organisation dedicated to building sustainable change in the licensing and consumer products industry through a collaborative approach from it's members who operate at every level of our trade. Join us for this fascinating i…

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Creative Industry Association with Craig De Souza 41:43

3y ago41:43

41:43

Welcome to episode 41 of The Product-Cast where we are joined by the wonderful Craig De Souza - regular panellist of The Gift Stop and founder of The Creative Industry Association - an organisation who supports the UK's thriving craft industry. Today we'll learn all about Craig's passion for this wonderful industry and the ways in which his organis…

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