CEO Stories is a podcast series that delves into the stories behind some of the Greater Birmingham region's leading or up-and-coming CEOs. The series is hosted by Henrietta Brealey, who in 2021 became the youngest CEO in the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce's 208-year history. Listen to find out what makes some of the region's finest leaders tick, who inspired them and what advice they would offer to aspiring CEOs. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce is the West Midlands' leading ...
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Raptors Basketball, Toronto Urban Lifestyle Podcast from a 1st generation Jamaican/Canadian perspective and day one Toronto Raptor Lifer. Join us for a journey through the exciting world of NBA basketball talk, with a musical mix from a different Toronto area DJ every show. Lets get VEX
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Teenagers , Navier and Rajae sit down and talk about the stories and influence of Jamaicans in New York City. Jamaicans are everywhere and we fasinate the world in many different way , this podcast is your chance to get an inside on what it's like to be a jamaican living in new york city and learn some of our flavorful culture and language aswell , you wont want to miss it , and why would ? IT'S FREE! Woi !!! laugh out loud , stay tuned. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p ...
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The award-winning and critically-acclaimed podcast from George the Poet delivers a fresh take on inner city life through a mix of storytelling, music and fiction.
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A Dignified Delinquent is cultured yet unapologetically authentic! Join your favorite play cousins as they give their sophisticated-ignorant thoughts and opinions on topics from relationships, work, politics, and everything in between.
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Two South Texas chismosas talking SH!T about reality TV, pop culture, and everything in between. Join the conversation as they go into a detailed, deep dive of the hit reality tv show, Lifetime's Married At First Sight. CHISME (chees-meh)- gossip, tale, gadget, thingamajig Currently covering Lifetime Original- Married At First Sight
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With Diaspora Diary, Donna is connecting the global Black community by sharing stories of #BlackExcellence across the African diaspora. From creatives in Rwanda, to entrepreneurs in Jamaica, the featured guests and dynamic conversations show us that there are many paths to success, and the African diaspora is excelling in every facet of life. The interviewees are achievers, entrepreneurs, creators, innovators and gamechangers, most of whom beat the odds and defied the status quo to get to wh ...
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Welcome to The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast! A podcast that serves as an educational, creative, informative, and intellectual space for African-Americans and Latinos (Hispanic-Americans, Latinx) alike! This is an effort to encourage unity, peace, knowledge, and creativity, in the spirit of Latin-Boogaloo, a crossover music genre from the 1960's era in New York. I wanted to make a safe space for African-Americans and Latinos, two groups that I'm a part of; my father being African-American from Br ...
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ʀɪᴅᴅɪᴍꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ® ᴅᴊ - ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ “It's really important to share the idea that being different might feel like a problem at the time, but ultimately diversity is a strength.” – Carson Kressley This quote significantly defines DJ Odyssey in a nutshell. He is all about being different, setting trends and earning the title of many firsts. From the look of his equipment, to the way he plays music. Later on, he developed the tag line, “The Musical Prodigy”. Musical, meaning of or relating to ...
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Professor Aleks Subic | The academic leader inspired by Da Vinci
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In this episode of CEO Stories, Henrietta Brealey speaks with Professor Aleks Subic, vice chancellor and chief executive of Aston University. Professor Subic shares his journey from his early life as a migrant in Australia, through his career transition from industry to academia, to leading significant technological innovations. Highlights include …
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QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS | Battle of the bands, Curry World and Carrie Bradshaw the brand ambassador
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As CEO Stories takes a short summer break, we bring you a bonus episode in which our Series Three guests answer some quickfire questions. Listen to find out: Who would hire Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw as their brand ambassador? Who has the most unusual item on their office desk? Who would call Albert Einstein as their 'Who Wants To Be A Mill…
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Wade Lyn | How my Jamaican patties spiced up the UK market
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Wade Lyn gave supermarket bosses food for thought by introducing them to the Jamaican patty. The Jamaican-born entrepreneur owns Hockley-based Cleone Foods which produces Island Delight, the UK’s biggest selling Jamaican patty which is stocked on most major supermarkets. In this episode, he talks to Henrietta about his role in spicing up the UK foo…
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? It's been a while - and we know y'all missed us! This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Sylver from the Back 2 Da Beat Podcast! Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins Only C…
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VEX IN THE CITY: THE 2024 FINALS EDITION
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Intro and Welcome Back 01.37 Interview with the Vex Coaches Panel 05.41 Interview with Baseball Insider Donna Cuffy 37.29 Interview with Health Insider and CEO of Athletic Leaders Bootcamp Granville Mayers 01.09.00 R N B Special mix by DJ MAJIK MARK 01.38.37 The World According to Guiness and Milk 02.05.34 Outro and Rant of the Day : The Drake Vs K…
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Jas Rohel | Driving change and recognition in education
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Jas Rohel openly admits her younger self would have dismissed the idea of a career in education. Fast-forward to the present day, however, and the entrepreneur and radio presenter is banging the drum for the sector in her dual role as Education Awards founder and co-CEO of charitable organisation the Titan Partnership. In this episode, Jas talks to…
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Syxx, aka Jarvis! Who are you taking, Drake or Kendrick, in this rap beef? Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins Only Chat: https://b…
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Abbie Vlahakis | The STEM champion with a passion for people
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Abbie Vlahakis was seeking a career change when Millennium Point “found her”. In this episode, South Wales-born Abbie talks to Henriettaabout how her passion for learning developed into a career in finance, before ultimately leading to her current role as CEO at one of Birmingham’s most recognisablevenues. We learn why Millennium Point’s dual purpo…
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Teamed up with mi bredda DJ Brown for a guest set on Bashment Fridays on wave 105.9FM. Tune in and catch the vibes! Catch more of Bashment Fridays every Friday from 6PM to 8PM CST.By DJ Odyssey
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Send us a Text Message. This week, Jerry is holding it down solo! Join your favorite play cousins as we talk about relationships and more. Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins Only Chat: https://bit.ly/Cousinchat2 Purchase…
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George talks to John Wilson about some of his most formative cultural influences including the grammar school that taught him the essay-writing skills he still puts to use when making his podcast. He reveals how Tupac Shakur’s 1998 song Changes ignited his interest in hip hop, and discusses the impact of rap and grime on his own verse. He also reme…
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Here's a small taste of the vibes you can expect from this year's Project X. Paint, Foam, Water & C02 Blasters in full Effect at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex on May 18th! Tune in and catch the vibes. Play, Like & Share. Enjoy!By DJ Odyssey
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Harvir Sahota | From sweet beginnings to catering for star names
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Mahirs Experience chief executive Harvir Sahota reveals his recipe for success – including how he scaled up his family’s Indian sweet shop business into an award-winning catering and events company that has been used by a string of illustrious names. Harvir and Henrietta discuss the firm’s evolution over the years and how his leadership has been sh…
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Send us a Text Message. This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Alecia! Join your favorite play cousins as we talk about relationships and more. Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins Only Chat: https://bit.ly/Cousinchat2 …
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Been a LOOONG minute, but back with volume 4 of TTMS. This time, kicking things off with a brand new intro followed by a brand new track by Belizean artists King Rome & IRVDAWG with a BAD tune they call "INNA HEAD". Tune in and catch the vibes!Play, Like, Share & Enjoy!By DJ Odyssey
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You Won't Believe This But - He Out!
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Breeze's Wife, Bri! Have you and your partner talked about their dying wishes? Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins Only Chat: https…
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? Yea Glo! This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Show! Is Trey Songz's Ready album a better album than Usher's Confessions? Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins Only Chat: …
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Paul Faulkner and Sam Fletcher-Goodwin | Turning the Kids’ Village dream into reality
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Since overcoming cancer as a child, Sam Fletcher-Goodwin and her family have dreamed of creating the UK’s inaugural holiday village for critically ill children. Now, with support from a top team spearheaded by former Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce chief executive Paul Faulkner, plans are gathering pace to build the Kids’ Village in the pic…
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Alecia! Join your favorite play cousins as we talk about relationships, manscaped, and more. Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins On…
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Of Course I Can Make Oxtails... I'm Jamaican
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Breeze is out, but Jerry is joined by Alecia and Johnnie as we kick off Women's History Month. The sexual tension between the two guests is thick as Jerry tries to navigate through this episode. Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love E…
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Sample the Cookie Before You Buy a Pack
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Veronica, who is making her first appearance on the podcast after working BTS. Join your favorite play cousins as we talk about growing in a relationship, Manscaped, and more. Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Sub…
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Vanessa, aka Nessa Ness! Join your favorite play cousins as we talk about Usher, Manscaped, and more. Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play C…
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Zoe Bennett | How a Motivational Queen turned trauma into triumph
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Zoe Bennett’s life changed forever when her father Errol was brutally murdered in 2011. After a long battle to achieve justice, she channelled her experiences into forging a successful career as an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author and founder of the Multicultural Business and Community Champion (MBCC) Awards. In this episode of CEO Storie…
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Jerry and Breeze are again joined by Alecia, and it's the first show of Black History Month! Should we bring back segregation? Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins…
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Show, and he's exposing some harsh truths! Is a woman who waits 90 Days to give up that "thang" wasting her time? Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Joi…
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Why We Gotta Be F****d Up 'Bout Each Other?
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Send us a Text Message. What's Up, Delinquents? This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Alecia, and nothing is off the table! Do you have plans to have a baby? Before you meet the right person? Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Pl…
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Send us a Text Message. Your favorite play cousins are back! Happy New Year, Delinquents! This week, Jerry and Breeze are joined by Rachel to kick off 2024, and we're talking about everything we've missed out on, from #KattWilliams to baby Delinquents. Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em…
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Deborah Cadman | Leading Birmingham City Council through crisis
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Season three of CEO Stories begins with Henrietta Brealey talking to a chief executive who has one of the toughest jobs in local government. Birmingham born and bred, Deborah Cadman has enjoyed a distinguished career in local government – including stints leading the West Midlands Combined Authority, Suffolk County Council and St Edmudsbury Borough…
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VEX IN THE CITY: THE CHRISTMAS STATE OF EMERGENCY EDITION
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00.01.37 Intro and Welcome back 00.16.53 The VEXLIST - Current Events 00.31.23 The Welcome back mix with MR PHANTASTIK 01.18.23 2023-2024 STASH DEM OR DASH DEM 02.22.23 VEXmix with DJ KID SOUL 02.57.02 RANT of the DAYBy Shawn Jones
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In Uganda’s capital city, a young cab driver forms an unlikely bond with a sex worker during the crippling lockdown of 2021. They are both forced to make tough decisions. Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick & George the Poet Original Music and Sound Design by Benbrick.By BBC Sounds
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Send us a Text Message. What's going on, Delinquents? This week, Jerry is in Atlanta, and he's joined by Sierra, the creator of the MyCryonicles series. Shout out to the Play Cousins #Florida #Podcast #Comedy Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD…
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Send us a Text Message. What's going on, Delinquents? This week, Jerry is in Atlanta, and he's joined by Brelyn and Q. Shout out to the Play Cousins #Florida #Podcast #Comedy Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousins Only Chat:…
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George responds to audience questions taken from Common Ground, the platform he co-created in Chapter 3. Listeners discuss everything from art to race using prompts from previous episodes, reaffirming the importance of the artist/audience relationship.By BBC Sounds
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Shaken by the passing of his grandmother, George reflects on the post-colonial struggles of her generation. 1970s Jamaica provides an early case study of the weaponised debt that went on to re-colonise much of the global South. A look back on previous episodes illuminates patterns of exploitation and extraction across African/Western relations. Thi…
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When keeping it real goes…wrong? For a moment in the seventies, Jamaican democracy produced an ambitious plan to end inequality between countries. But when the island’s socialist leader, Michael Manley, flew too close to the sun, he got burnt. What was the New International Economic Order? Why did it rattle Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan so mu…
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Send us a Text Message. What's going on, Delinquents? This week, the entire crew is back, and we're talking about some of everything and everybody! Shout out to the Play Cousins #Florida #Podcast #Comedy Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Joi…
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When is a breakup not a breakup? When your ex controls every aspect of your life. After walking through the freedom struggles of Ghana and the Congo in previous episodes, George turns his attention towards the “former” French colonies of West and Central Africa. What happens when freedom is gifted conditionally, not won through revolution? Is all i…
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Nasir Awan | How faith, family and determination helped me survive in business
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When Nasir Awan came to England in the 1960s, he could speak virtually no English. Today, Nasir is one of the West Midlands’ most successful business figures – and, on 17 November, 2023, he will become president of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. In the final episode of CEO Stories season two, the boss of international wholesale firm Awan …
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Send us a Text Message. What's going on, Delinquents? This week, the entire crew is back, and we're talking about some of everything and everybody! Shout out to the Play Cousins #Florida #Podcast #Comedy Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Joi…
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Send us a Text Message. What's going on, Delinquents? This week Breeze is out, but a former co-host, DeWayne, is stopping through. Shout out to the Play Cousins #Florida #Podcast #Comedy Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play Cousin…
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The power of Western languages over African economies is undeniable, and nowhere is this more obvious than in Black music. Despite "Francophone” meaning French-speaking, across Africa, it signifies so much more. George looks at the power dynamics between the English-speaking world, the French-speaking world and the Africans forced to navigate both.…
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Send us a Text Message. There's a list of places "men" shouldn't take women to for a first date, and #Cheesecake Factory is #1! Jerry breaks it down this week during Just Jerry! Support the Show. Follow The Hosts on Social Media: Jerry Tha Great - http://bit.ly/Jerrythagreat2 Breeze - https://bit.ly/BigBurr…
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Send us a Text Message. What's going on, Delinquents? This week the entire crew is back and we're talking about Young Ho*s and Old Fools! Shout out to the Play Cousins #Florida #Podcast #Comedy Thank you to everyone who listens to us weekly, old cousins and new delinquents! Submit a Love Em' or Leave Em' Letter: https://bit.ly/LOLTDD2 Join the Play…
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