My name is Dom Burch, I am a business coach and mentor. On this podcast I speak to fellow coaches about their field of expertise, and inspirational leaders about what makes them tick, how they motivate themselves and others, and what it means to be authentic.
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On Up, Up and Away we speak to thought-leaders and opinion formers in the world of digital health, be that clinicians, patients, young people or other tech innovators. We find out what things are making a real difference. Our talented team specialise in creating digitally enabled self-management programmes to the NHS for young people. We've spent the past eight years or so developing the Digital Health Passport - an evidence-based mobile app, which improves skills, knowledge and confidence t ...
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In the Foresight podcast from SCI, Dom Burch sheds light on the evolving landscape of compliance, certification, and supply chains. He speaks to thought-leaders and experts in the field about the changing world of compliance, and how technology, data and insight is allowing innovative companies to improve their impact on the planet, drive up standards. What does it take to meet the needs of demanding customers and keep one step ahead of regulations. Tune in to find out.
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ubloquity started out in life as a food provenance platform, enabling our customers to trace their products back to the most relevant start point in the supply chain. We’ve since diversified, serving multiple sectors from logistics providers to livestock producers, retailers to regulators, pharma firms to food and beverage companies…enabling us to connect (more or less) anyone to anything. In this podcast we explore the world we operate in, speaking to those at the cutting edge of advancemen ...
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Laura King - senior children & young peoples' asthma practitioner, illustrator and author
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In this episode of the Tiny Medical Apps / Digital Health Passport podcast, cohosts Dom Burch and Saira Arif interview Laura King, a senior children and young people's asthma practitioner for North East London. Laura shares her journey from starting in orthopaedics to becoming an asthma specialist, highlighting her initial experiences in A&E and he…
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Dr Malcolm White clean air specialist at Global Action Plan - on clean air day
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Dr. Malcolm White, a clean air specialist at Global Action Plan, joined hosts Dom Burch and Saira Arif to discuss the critical issue of air pollution and its health impacts. Malcolm highlighted his background in hospital medicine and environmentalism, sharing insights from his experience working in deprived areas where environmental factors signifi…
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Addressing health inequalities, with Monica Fletcher OBE distinguished respiratory health expert
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Monica Fletcher OBE is a distinguished respiratory health expert, who has innovated all her career, be that here in the UK or further afield in Bangladesh and China. With a career spanning over three decades, Mon has made a massive and significant contribution to the field of respiratory health She joined Dom Burch and Saira Arif on the Up, Up and …
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From beer and dairy to chips and chocolate - Simon Eyles, Betty's MD shares his incredible journey
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In this episode of Coach Class, I catch up with Simon Eyles, Managing Director of Betty's. We discuss Simon’s professional journey, leadership insights, and his transition from various food industries to his current role. Simon reflects on the overwhelming scale and energy when he joined Asda compared to his previous roles, emphasising how each pos…
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Chief Agriculture Officer Dave Walker - from pig farmer to bobby to auditor
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Dave Walker is chief agriculture officer for Supply Chain In-sites (SCI), in this podcast with Dom Burch they discuss Dave's career transition, the role of remote auditing in agriculture, and future trends in the industry. Career Background and Transition: Dave shares his journey from being born into a farming family to eventually leading the agric…
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Sara Nelson, NHS asthma pioneer, Queen's nurse and digital app champion
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In this episode of the "Up, Up and Away" podcast, hosted by Dom Burch with co-host Saira Arif, guest Sara Nelson, a nurse by background and a passionate advocate for asthma care, shares her extensive experience in transforming children and young people's health services through digital innovation. The episode sheds light on the evolution of asthma …
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Authentic leadership and finding your purpose with Chris McDonough CEO Corkcicle
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Boasting over two decades of executive leadership across various sectors, Chris is now at the helm of Corkcicle, a brand known for its innovative and eco-friendly lifestyle products. Under his stewardship, Corkcicle has seen a remarkable 50% growth over the last three years, while maintaining a sharp focus on sustainability. Previously, as a senior…
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Foresight podcast from SCI launches with retail & manufacturing expert Shaun Kokott
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In the Foresight podcast's debut, Dom Burch hosts Shaun Kokott, an SCI retail and manufacturing expert, shedding light on the evolving landscape of compliance, certification, and supply chains. Shaun's journey from South Africa to the UK showcases his extensive background in food safety, quality, regulatory, and compliance across various sectors in…
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Capturing the potential of digital health tools to democratise healthcare - with Dom and Saira
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Welcome to the first episode of the Digital Health Passport podcast - Up, Up & Away. Well, you can't have a hot air balloon for a logo and not get a little carried away! The Up Up and Away podcast, hosted by Dom Burch, kicks off with Saira Arif as the special guest, exploring personal experiences and journeys within the digital health sector. Saira…
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Marking World Down Syndrome Day by Assuming I can - with Joy Cosgrove
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Joy Cosgrove is a UK and Ireland based Retail Learning Consultant & Personal Coach. She has years of hands on experience in the training room and on the shop floor, and I had the pleasure of training with her at Barefoot. She is also the proud mum of three lovely kids, one of whom is a talented and powerful young woman. Who, as it happens has Down …
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How do you get an iguana to fly? Rosie and Claire have found a way
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Rosie and Claire first met over a lunch where they shared their stories about belonging, culture, leadership and coaching. Their ambitions were to create cultures where people felt they didn’t have to be something they weren’t, they were confident to speak up and contribute and leaders brought out the best in their people. Toegther they founded Fly…
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Catching up with my university tutor, baby-faced, multi-talented, Prof Ralph Tench
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Professor Ralph Tench is the Director of Research for Leeds Business School and the elected President and Head of the Board of Directors for the European Public Relations Research and Education Association (EUPRERA). He was one of my tutors at Leeds Met back in 1994, having left the field of journalism and advertising and ventured into academia. Th…
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A family affair, part 2 - the mother - an HIV/AIDS pioneer, campaigner and role model
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In a follow up to the podcast I recorded with my dad last October, in this episode I am pleased to introduce you to 'the mother, 'Josie Burch, my mum, whose life story is a testament to resilience, compassion, and the indomitable spirit of believing in yourself. Our conversation is rich with personal anecdotes and pearls of wisdom, as we delve into…
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Revolutionising Compliance and Auditing in the Food Industry with Digital Catapult
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In this podcast we speak to Ellen Moorehead and Scott Grant about ubloquity’s Innovative Leap with Digital Catapult and McColgan's Quality Foods. ubloquity, a frontrunner in distributed ledger technology solutions based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, is helping transform data management in the food industry. Our flagship paVe platform is not just …
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My 50th podcast reunion with L.L.Bean CEO Steve Smith
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In this, my 50th podcast, I welcome back Steve Smith, who was my first guest on Coach class nearly three years ago. Steve shares valuable insights into leadership and life, being your authentic self whether you're washing the car, buying a bagel or appearing on stage as the CEO of Maine's most famous brand L.L.Bean. With a break from the norm, we a…
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Tony Page - the turnaround king, but (somewhat) reluctant coach
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Tony Page is a turnaround specialist and an expert in solving distress situations particularly for private equity-backed businesses. He is also a transformative leadership mentor and coach. He started his career as a fresh produce buyer at Sainsbury's. But really cut his teeth at Asda in the mid 90s and early naughties. In our podcast he reflects o…
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Chief People & Inclusion Officer at Co-op, Claire Costello on career breaks & culture
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Claire is the Chief People and Inclusion Officer at Co-op. Prior to the Co-op, she worked across Asda and Walmart for 23 years, setting up, establishing and leading the procurement team. As well as sharing learning and experiences with wider Walmart international markets to grow procurement support and influence, Claire also held a UK-based role le…
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Double-header with Chloe & Laura from The Jobshare Revolution
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After trail blazing in flexible working within their organisations, Chloe Fletcher and Laura Walker came together as a jobsharing pair in 2021. After repeatedly being asked to share tips and advice, and realising the gap in knowledge of the benefits and practicalities of jobsharing, The Jobshare Revolution was born. They now offer inspiration, advi…
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Alan Lowry, CEO at ESF - smart street furniture to charge your phone to recycled plastic thanks to The Wombles
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Alan Lowry is the CEO at ESF - a serial entrepreneur and award winning director, he is also an expert in overseas trade and export sales. He is an export champion for the Department of Business and Trade, and Chair of Federation of Small Businesses in Northern Ireland. Having worked and travelled all over the world, he is now based in Northern Irel…
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A family affair, an extended conversation with my dad, Prof Robbie Burch OBE
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Where do you start, when you interview your own dad. An inspirational leader and coach in his own right, albeit a university lecturer and football team coach, rather than the type I normally interview. Lucky to survive his birth, his aunt Agnes nursed him for the first three weeks of his life, then fortunate to survive a heart attack when just 44, …
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Chef Neil Nugent, food innovator extraordinaire: "Be nice to people..."
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Neil Nugent is a professional chef and food innovation expert, having left school at 16 and worked his way up through professional kitchens in his home town, then London, then across the world. He then entered the retail sector, innovating new food ranges at Asda, then Waitrose, Morrisons and Iceland. He now develops his own range of food - Panku -…
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How to drive colleague engagement with Dave Barber, MD Spark Consultants
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Dave Barber is an experienced internal comms professional and colleague engagement expert. He cut his teeth in retail, having studied supply chains and worked his way through various logistics roles at Asda. Seeking a change of scene, he took a maternity role cover in the colleague comms department and immediately found his passion for internal com…
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Alex Alexander, Xoots founder, experienced CPTO/CTO, and all round nice guy
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Alex is an internationally experienced CTO/CPTO leading diverse global technology teams for major companies. He has led seven technology transformations, achieving top quartile performance and accelerating profitable growth. Starting in software development, Alex rose to head of Retail Banking technology at a leading UK internet startup bank. He la…
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Stuart Price chief people officer, from shopfloor to healthcare to cars, & all without a plan
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Stuart is the chief people officer at Zenith the UK's leading independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing business. He's also a qualified business and executive coach. He joined Zenith from Virgin Health Care, where he was chief people officer before transitioning to chief operating officer. He has also held senior people roles at…
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Psychology for coaching, be that existential, developmental or Buddhist thinking - with Martin Benefer
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Martin Benefer has a passion for human development and loves to help people achieve their potential, both personally and within their career. He's a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), with a Postgraduate Certificate in Business & Personal Coaching and over 1,000 hours of coaching practice, supporting more than 300 clients. He's also a Coaching Tut…
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Helping reduce burden on meat exporters by harnessing blockchain & IoT, with Ellen Moorehead
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Ellen Moorehead is ubloquity's award winning agri tech manager. A farmer herself she knows first hand how bureaucratic processes and paperwork add complexity and cost when seeking to move animals across borders. In her role at ubloquity and as the coordinator of a new consortium - TETA - she is helping lead the way by testing innovative processes, …
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Interview with Najaf Gillani OpSec Security’s Chief Software Development Officer
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Najaf Gillani has over 20 years of experience running Global Software Engineering teams working for eCommerce giants like eBay, Walmart, & technology disruptors like Openwave systems. He is now OpSec Security’s Chief Software Development Officer. OpSec Security, is a global leader in physical and digital anti-counterfeiting and brand protection sol…
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What does it mean to be an agile coach? My interview with Ben Cooke
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Ben Cooke is a highly accomplished coach and agile delivery professional with more than 15 years experience. He helps businesses, teams and individuals to respond to an ever-changing business environment through coaching, training, consultancy, mentoring and facilitation. Outside of his client work, he is also a long-distance runner, and is interes…
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How can food regulators harness blockchain technology & IoT by collaborating more with industry?
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In this podcast we discuss the challenge of needing more regulation to ensure our food is safe to eat, while recognising there are less resources for regulators to carry out 'in-person' checks. We explore the potential for new and emerging technologies like blockchain and IoT devices, to help tackle the problem, while making the entire system bette…
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Tackling burnout with Jayne Morris - author of Burnout to Brilliance
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Jayne is a coach, author and burnout retreat organiser and host. She is also the author of Burnout to Brilliance and the Co-Founder of Balanceology, specialising in the prevention and recovery of workplace burnout. With 15 years experience specialising in burnout prevention, recovery and culture change consultancy, Jayne is a fellow recovering burn…
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Fran Lee-Rogers, Butterfly Development - the persistent optimist
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Frances Lee-Rogers is the founder of Butterfly Development, a professional coaching organisation. She's spent the best part of 18 years working in HR for large corporate companies across several industries, including Professional Services, Aerospace, Logistics and the Public Sector. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in HR and Employment Law, and is …
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Oran O'Flynn founder of Soul Search - a blockchain enabled verification platform
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Oran O'Flynn is the CEO and founder of Soul Search, having graduated from University College Cork with a degree in chemical engineering. But even while he was still at school he was innovating, and was lucky to be one of 50 students from across the globe to spend two weeks at NASA in Houston, Texas planning a mission to Mars. Soul Search is a start…
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Award winning innovator, Ineke Rentmeesters ubloquity COO
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Ine is an inspirational leader. One of the co-founders of ubloquity, she is highly skilled at managing complex, global IT projects. Last Thursday she was recognised as a leading innovator at a gala event in Belfast at the Women in Business Awards. Under her COO leadership, Ine has been instrumental in the scoping and project delivery of ubloquity’s…
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In conversation with Jon McNestrie, agile coach
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Jon is a self-styled agile coach who works with teams, organisations and leaders so they can understand themselves better and improve the ways they work together. Offering 1 to 1 coaching, team coaching and facilitation, Jon is a professionally certified coach (ICF PCC) . He is also a passionate advocate of Agile Software Delivery, with substantial…
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In conversation with Joy Cosgrove - fellow Barefoot graduate
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Joy Cosgrove a retail training consultant and coach. Based in Ireland Joy started off studying psychology, mentored by Dr Sharon Lambert - then did her PhD in Edinburgh before ending up in retail for major brands like Harrods and Selfridges. Sharon encouraged Joy to stop, listen and question - which led her to an addiction to coaching and opened so…
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Working with and coaching neurodivergent clients - reflecting with Jasmine Miller
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With a background in additional support needs spanning 20 years, Jasmine Miller has first-hand knowledge, understanding and application of supporting neurodivergent children, young people and adults in an educational and community settings. She is a Barefoot Coaching Trained Coach and recently led a two-day workshop for Barefoot that I attended at …
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Interview with Doug Heintzman, Chief Catalyst Blockchain Research Institute
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Doug Heintzman is the Chief Catalyst at the Blockchain Research Institute, a role that sees him travel the world sprinkling pixie dust and encouraging things to happen that otherwise may not and then to help them grow more quickly. He's been in the technology sector for 30+ years, and spent nearly 25 of those at IMB. He believes the role of the Blo…
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Interview with employee number 1, Ellen Marks, one to watch in women in tech
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Ellen was ubloquity's official first ever employee and recently celebrated her first year in the role. 12 months in any startup is a long time and this is no exception. Ellen reflects on the role she started doing, and how she and the company have developed in such a short space of time. In her first year she has trained as a scrum master and been …
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Interview with John Breen, solution architect at ubloquity
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John joined ubloquity following a wide and varied career in information technology stretching back 38 years. He is always learning new technologies having worked in industries like financial services and banking, physical security, and time management systems. When he first came across ubloquity and considered taking up a new role, what interested …
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Interview with Tony Paladinetti, Senior Director, International Strategy at Walmart
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After a little break from doing this podcast, I thought I'd change tack and start a new 'season' of episodes by speaking to someone I've had the pleasure of actually coaching. I find the process of interviewing people an opportunity to reflect and learn about the benefits of coaching people, not just for them but for me as a coach. Tony lives in Be…
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Interview with Peter Bracher, Supply Chain In-Sites (SCI)
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Peter Bracher is a highly experienced food auditor and compliance expert having started out in life in the UK as a government environmental health officer, before moving into retail for Tesco then Asda. Having left Asda, Peter helped the richest man in Asia Mukesh Ambani set up a retail empire in India, before moving to NSF and setting up its Asian…
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ubloquity celebrates its first birthday with cofounder Kieran Kelly
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Dom Burch caught up with cofounder and CTO Kieran Kelly on a whirlwind first 12 months of ubloquity. Kieran shares his pride of seeing the vision he and his cofounders had 18 months ago coming to fruition. ubloquity has quadrupled in size, signed an exclusive three-year partnership with Fujitsu, and built a food provenance platform for one of the w…
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Interview with Louise Manning Professor of Sustainable Agri-food Systems
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Louise Manning, PhD, has worked as an academic, management consultant, lecturer and business and personal coach for thirty-five years addressing business management, quality assurance, brand equity, food safety, animal welfare, corporate social responsibility, ethical issues, and environmental protection. She is passionate about food and transparen…
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ubloquity Signs 3-Year Exclusive Deal to be Fujitsu’s Smart Border Blockchain Provider
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ubloquity today announced it has signed an exclusive three-year partnership agreement with Fujitsu UK & Ireland to underpin its smart border solution – Atamai Freight – with ubloquity’s enterprise blockchain technology. The contract comes on the eve of the ubloquity’s first anniversary, during which time it has quadrupled in size, built a provenanc…
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Interview with Jonathan Bowman-Perks, Global Leadership Coach
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When I was a senior director at Asda (mid management position with a US job title) I was fortunate enough to realise I was entitled to executive coaching. I seized the opportunity and after selecting three potential coaches from a long list of ten, I picked Jonathan Bowman-Perks. After an initial chemistry call with JBP and my then boss Chris McDon…
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Interview with Dr Anne Gregory, Professor of Corporate Communication Uni of Huddersfield
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Dr Anne Gregory has been Professor of Corporate Communication at the University of Huddersfield since September 2014. She joined the University from Leeds Beckett University where she was Director of the Centre for Public Relations Studies. While at Leeds Beckett, she also completed a three year term as Pro Vice Chancellor. Anne was one of the tuto…
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Interview with Gal Shivtiel, MD Great Ideas Group
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Gal Shivtiel is MD at Great Ideas Group, he's an entrepreneur, ex-retailer, and a wanabe vet. He started his career while on a year out from school working for The Yorkshire Post in ad sales, but with a focus on retail. He got his first company car, and a taste for the working life and decided to stick at it. Which eventually led him on to Asda, wh…
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Interview with Emma Fox, CEO Berry Bros. & Rudd
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Emma Fox is CEO at Berry Bros. & Rudd, Britain's oldest wine and spirit merchant, having traded from the same shop since 1698. Today the company has offices in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, a Wine School and an exclusive fine wine and dining venue in London's St James's, and they hold two Royal Warrants for H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. The Prince of…
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interview with Dom Smales, founder and former CEO of Gleam Futures
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Dom Smales is an entrepreneur and social media pioneer having founded a talent management agency called Gleam Futures that spotted and developed YouTubers to become brands in their own right. He started his career in media sales, selling ad space in magazines and on radio - learning the value of media. He also got a taste for talent management. Fol…
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Interview with Gideon Greenspan CEO Multichain
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Gideon is the founder and CEO of Multichain, he started coding as a child and selling his software in high school. He has built a number of successful websites, including Copyscape, a leading plagiarism search engine, and Web Sudoku, the most popular sudoku online. Gideon has a BA and PhD in Computer Science (Cambridge and Technion) and an MA in Ph…
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