Best Leeds Ltd Podcasts (2024)

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Work is Funny 1:15:30

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Fiona Bradley recorded on 23/05/2024 Fiona Bradley is the Founder & Director of FB Comms, a social media content agency named Start-Up of the Year 2024 at the EU Content Awards. Having created content and run campaigns for the likes of the NHS, Rolex, Coca-Cola, and growing many start-ups, Fiona was named Digital Agency Owner of the Year 2023. Alon…

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Work Should Set You Free 1:27:29

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Reinhard Huss (UBI Lab Leeds) recorded on 22/01/2024 Check out Work is Pushing Boundaries for Reinhard's Working Hours episode. This bonus episode focuses specifically on Reinhard's knowledge of UBI (Universal Basic Income) and his involvement with UBI Lab Leeds. Reinhard’s master’s thesis was on ‘Economic Justice for Sustainable Health’. His thesi…

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Work for Peace and Plan with Kindness 1:21:12

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Dan Robinson recorded on 31/01/2024 I’ll quote Dan’s email response to being asked about some blurb (I cleared it with him): “Argh do I have to talk about myself in the third person?!! What about this... Dan Robinson is a community organiser with a background in tech, sustainability and environmental action. A leader with infectious enthusiasm, he …

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Work is Pushing Boundaries 1:45:32

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Recorded on 27/02/24 Reinhard Huss studied medicine in Bonn and Nottingham. He worked in the NHS as a clinical doctor and researcher for four years including two years in Leeds. He was a senior teaching fellow at the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development at the University of Leeds between 2005 and 2019. He was the programme leade…

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Work is Brilliant 1:35:48

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Laurra Davis recorded on 07/05/2024 Laurra Davis is the founder and creative director of Leeds-based social media agency, Brilliant. They manage social media accounts for some of the UK’s best food and drink brands and celebrate their 13th year in business this month. At Brilliant Laurra oversees the creative output of the agency, and has a strong …

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Work is SAASy 2:33:32

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Jamie Taylor recorded on 05/02/2024 Jamie Taylor is a distinguished technologist and visionary leader, boasting over a decade of software development expertise. As the Managing Director at RJJ Software in Leeds, Jamie clinched the 'Most Visionary Software Development Managing Director' award in 2023. Recognized as a Microsoft MVP, Jamie, among a se…

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Work Opens and Closes Doors 1:59:49

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Luke Pierce recorded on 08/01/2024 Luke Pierce has been running his family business Abi Doors for the last 10 or so years. Leaving a life of sound engineering on television and shows ‘down south’ behind him to do so. Abi Doors is the North’s leading supplier of garage doors, doors and awnings With over 40 years of experience, Abi Doors has establis…

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Work Makes Strangers Friends 1:32:45

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Rachel Surtees recorded on 15/01/2024 Rachel Surtees originally trained as a holistic therapist, growing and evolving her practice from there, she has worked with people therapeutically for over eighteen years now, including for the last six years working psychotherapeutically as a Relational Integrative Therapist. Through her work and experiences …

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Work is Patterns 1:16:01

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SUBSCRIBE TO WORKING HOURS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@workinghourspodcast4618 Charlotte Raffo recorded on 23/01/2024 Charlotte Raffo has lived in Leeds since 1997. Her award winning business The Monkey Puzzle Tree collaborates with Yorkshire artists to create locally made fabrics and wallpapers with a twist and a conscience. Cha…

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Leeds is Work 1:12:47

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SUBSCRIBE TO THE WORKING HOURS PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@workinghourspodcast4618 Recorded on 17/01/2024 Bryan Walters works in an office in Leeds 4 days a week doing admin. On Wednesdays he works on Geography Juice, his YouTube channel about Leeds History and Geography. Bryan went to Christ Church Upper Armley Primary, …

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Work is Knowing Your Sh*t 1:19:50

4M ago1:19:50

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Clare Clifford recorded on 16/01/2024 Clare Clifford, Mum, Yorkshire lass, Leeds dweller, business owner, expert speaker, lover of shoes, wild swimmer and expert in digital content and founder of Sunshine Digital. Clare is a Mum to three children and a Border Terrier. She loves coffee, Percy Pigs, gin, cheese and is obsessed with true crime books, …

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Work Keeps Things Working 2:00:31

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Farakh Masood recorded on 10/01/2024 Farakh Masood is the founder of True Green Energy. Farakh’s vision is to assist SMEs and corporates, including the oil & gas, mining, and renewables sectors, in achieving a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable transition to a circular economy. In today’s dynamic business landscape, Farakh firmly …

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Work is Sharing Knowledge 1:16:09

5M ago1:16:09

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Tracey Earl recorded on 30/01/2024 Tracey Earl along with her husband Ian, runs We Are In Business a business networking group. We Are In Business helps solopreneurs and small and start-up business owners to grow their networks, gain new skills and build confidence in themselves and their business. After running their own businesses for many years,…

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Work Improves Things 1:29:14

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Andrew Firth recorded on 05/01/2024 Andrew Firth has been involved with and working in digital since 2001, formerly as the MD of a design agency before setting up Ascensor in 2007. Over the past 16 years Ascensor has grown to become an award winning integrated digital agency, specialising in delivering sales and lead conversions for clients across …

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Work is Constantly on the Move 1:20:18

5M ago1:20:18

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Marketa Dolezalova recorded on 25/09/2023 Marketa Dolezalova is an academic researcher who studies migration, work and inequality. She is herself a migrant and worked in minimum wage jobs after moving to the UK, before returning to higher education and eventually doing a PhD and moving to Leeds.By Western Studios, Leeds Ltd

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Work is Finding New Solutions 1:36:14

6M ago1:36:14

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Sal Poyser recorded on 08/11/23 Sal Poyser is an eco-entrepreneur that has a love for our planet and a burning desire to make a difference, she co-founded Adored Earth as a platform to inspire people to make small practical steps to reduce their environmental impact. Being raised by a botanist Sal was taught at an early age that small actions can l…

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Work Should Be Considered 2:05:17

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Alexis Percival recorded on 18/10/23 Alexis Percival is the Environmental and Sustainability Manager for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust based in Yorkshire, UK. She started as the first Sustainability Manager for an ambulance service in the country in 2009. Her challenging role involves reducing the carbon footprint of the blue light ambulanc…

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Work is Cone-ecting Yorkshire 1:45:06

6M ago1:45:06

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Keith Madeley recorded on 06/11/2023 Keith Madeley (AKA Mr Yorkshire (you’ll find out why in the interview)) left Grammar School at 16 and joined British Rail as a Clerk in Bradford. 2 years later Keith was moving to London for a promotion and then going on to pass all the exams to become British Rail’s youngest ever Station Manager at 21 years of …

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Work is off The Wall 1:43:36

6M ago1:43:36

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Chris Joy recorded on 25/10/2023 Chris Joy is a Project Lead at a construction and building management company but, that doesn’t tell you anything about his work or even his many previous roles. Chris has done many 'off the wall' roles, some of which we cover in this interview. He didn’t send me any blurb for this intro but, you don’t need any. He’…

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Work is Fantastic 1:27:17

6M ago1:27:17

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RJ Barker recorded on 05/09/2023 RJ Barker is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author of fantasy fiction. He won the 2020 British Fantasy Society (BFS) Robert Holdstock award for Best Novel for his fourth novel, The Bone Ships. His debut trilogy The Wounded Kingdom (Age of Assassins, Blood of Assassins and King of Assassins) was nominated f…

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Work is Harm Reduction 1:45:20

7M ago1:45:20

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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of Suicide George Richardson recorded on 05/07/2023 George Richardson is an ‘Outreach and Engagement Practitioner’ for the charity GamCare. George’s role is to reach out to different support services and talk to members of the public to raise the profile of gambling related harms and the support GamCare can offer. George…

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Work is a Fabrication 1:55:57

9M ago1:55:57

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Paul Rutherford recorded on 12/06/2023 Paul Rutherford lives in Garforth and grew up in Headingly. Studying design at York St John and then staying on in York for a few years until meeting his now wife, who lived in Leeds. At the same time as that Paul was also starting his business in Leeds. It just made sense to move back. Paul is now the directo…

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Work is a Mystery 1:47:47

9M ago1:47:47

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Richard Henry recorded on 13/07/2023 Richard Henry is a devoted father of two and husband of one. He’s of Yorkshire heritage but has ventured further afield (working in the London area for over 10 years) and travelling abroad for both business and pleasure. Richard is a keen footballer in the day; now focussing more on running (100km in 18 hours in…

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Work Must Be Proofed 1:20:31

9M ago1:20:31

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Craig Smith recorded on 25/09/2023 Craig Smith from CRS Editorial is a double award-winning editor, proof-reader and copywriter with 27 years' experience. Craig is also a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. Would you like peace of mind your non-fiction or fiction book has been edited or proofread by an active…

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Work Goes On Beyond Us 1:57:03

9M ago1:57:03

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Daxa Patel recorded on 14/08/2023 Mindset and Leadership Coach, author, solicitor, law firm Partner, marathon runner, Columnist at Yorkshire Post, and German Shepherd dog lover! I help people move from thinking to results and hope. Just so you know as it is not official yet, I step back from law at the end of this month after 30 years in the legal …

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Work is Wheels Within Wheels Ad infinitum 1:44:14

9M ago1:44:14

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Thomas Nadin recorded on 07/06/2023 Thomas Nadin is co-founder of Few and Far, a creative studio that helps charities make our world a better place. Having struggled with their own mental health in the past, the co-founders now work exclusively with charities to create brands, websites and interactive fundraising campaigns to increase their impact,…

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Work is Tailored 43:43

10M ago43:43

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Clive Brightbart recorded on 23/02/23 Brightbart’s Tailors of Leeds are now officially on a podcast! Clive Brightbart and his twin brother Mervyn are bespoke quality tailors and they offer an alteration service, made to measure suits, appointments at home & office and can take wedding orders. Established for over 50 Years, if you want a proper Leed…

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Work is Built One Brick at A Time 1:08:15

10M ago1:08:15

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Becky Holderness recorded on 14/03/23 Becky Holderness is a content writer, copywriter and trainee script editor who's trying to break into her first job in TV. She's worked in a variety of roles over the past few years, including as a sales assistant at the LEGO store, a Brand Voice Copywriter, and a scripted development assistant. She's currently…

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Work is Storytelling 1:47:18

10M ago1:47:18

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Dr Rory Padfield and Dr Alexandra Dales recorded on 30/03/23 Dr Rory Padfield is an interdisciplinary social scientist and a lecturer in Sustainability and Business. In his research he engages with the broad themes of supply chains and natural resource governance, sustainable consumption and production, and corporate sustainability across and betwe…

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Work is Behaviour 2:21:41

10M ago2:21:41

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Dr Amanda Bretman recorded on 28/02/23 Dr Amanda Bretman is Associate Professor in Behavioural Ecology in the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds. Dr Bretman’s expresses only her own views in this interview and not those of the University. After completing her PhD in Leeds in 2004, she undertook post-doctoral research at the C…

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Bonus Episode - National Eye Health Week 55:49

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Farida Ali recorded on 18/09/2023 BONUS EPISODE: 2 million people in the UK are living with sight loss that is severe enough to have a significant impact on their daily lives. Half of this sight loss is avoidable. This year's National Eye Health Week Is taking place from 18 to 24 September 2023, promoting the importance of good eye health and the n…

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Work is Tasty Goodness 1:41:22

10M ago1:41:22

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Amy Bennett recorded on 07/02/23 Amy Bennett runs Chunk Cookies. Chunk firmly believe two things. One is that vegan food can taste better than its animal product alternatives, and two, there is a way to make the sustainable option the cheapest. That's why they set out to make incredible tasting vegan cookies that literally don't cost the planet. Am…

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Work is Gratitude 1:32:03

10M ago1:32:03

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Sarah Jayne Young recorded on 24/03/23 Sarah Jayne Young was always driven to a career in the arts, she went from working in a record store to a record company and then becoming self-employed, producing art shows, managing bands and artists and touring cabaret shows. It was an industry where she worked 24/7 and as much as she loved it, thrived at i…

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Work is Where You Are 1:28:43

11M ago1:28:43

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Louise Atkinson recorded on 08/02/23 Louise Atkinson is a visual artist, researcher and educator, specialising in the relationship between art and ethnography. She works in a range of media and techniques, including artist books, postcards, drawing, textiles, sculpture, and digital art, tailoring her approach to meet the requirements of the project…

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Work is Business 2:07:41

1y ago2:07:41

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Dan Akers recorded on 23/03/23 Dan Akers is a Business Analyst with 23 years’ experience, as well as the owner of a couple of agencies. He avoids all that by running events - music, business, food and other random things - by DJing, and by spending as much time with his family as he can. You can follow and connect with Dan via: https://www.instagra…

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That Leeds Work 1:25:55

1y ago1:25:55

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Deby Jackson recorded on 06/04/2023 Deby Jackson has only been in Leeds for 5 years and loves it here, mostly because of the people. She says, ‘The people of Leeds make the city a brilliant place to live and I am planning on staying indefinitely. Warning: once you visit, you might never leave.’ Her magazine That Leeds Mag shares local stories in pr…

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Podcasting is Work 2:14:28

1y ago2:14:28

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Hazel Millichamp recorded on 03/02/23 Hazel Millichamp is part of the Student Education Service in the University of Leeds Medical School. Having previously worked as a School Business Manager in a local primary school Hazel started at the University offering maternity cover to the Finance department and then moving to a student-facing role. She be…

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Work is Magical 1:05:06

1y ago1:05:06

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Dr Angela Puca recorded on 03/03/23 Dr Angela Puca joined Leeds Trinity University in 2016 and has lectured there and at other universities on Philosophy and Religious Studies. Angela’s degrees are in Philosophy, focusing on Asian Philosophies. During her academic formation, she studied Latin, ancient Greek, Sanskrit, and Tibetan (classical and mod…

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Work is an Escape 1:53:26

1y ago1:53:26

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Samrien Hussain recorded on 18/01/2023 Samrien (or Sam) Hussain is founder and director of Tick Tock unlock an immersive entertainment company that designs, builds and operates escape game venues. Tick Tock Unlock was the first escape game in The North opening in 2014 here in Leeds and quickly growing to sites in Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. …

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Work is Searching for Answers 1:17:59

1y ago1:17:59

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Catherine Warr recorded on 08/02/2023 Catherine Warr is a filmmaker and historian born and raised in Leeds. Catherine’s work is mostly centred on Yorkshire history, but also anything else she finds interesting. Catherine is also the Digital Content Co-ordinator for the British Association for Local History, helping to engage with local historians t…

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The Health Coder's Apprentice 1:45:52

1+ y ago1:45:52

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Benji Morton recorded on 19/01/2023 Benji Morton is a software developer by day and an aspiring events organiser by night. Benji is 23, was born in Leeds and is yet to live anywhere else. Benji joined NHS Digital as an Apprentice Developer at age 18 and worked and studied through the pandemic. In 2022 Benji started both Leeds Dates and Sunday Sessi…

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Work is A Portrait 1:50:39

1+ y ago1:50:39

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Simon Robertson recorded on 06/01/2023 Simon Robertson is a professional, commercial photographer based in Leeds who specialises in the hospitality industry. He primarily photographs interiors, events, and food across the North of England. Simon’s love of photography began at age ten when his mum gave him his first camera for Christmas. Simon studi…

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Work is History 1:01:32

1+ y ago1:01:32

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Sophia Lambert recorded on 08/02/2023 Sophia Lambert is a team assistant at the University of Leeds Special Collections and Galleries, invigilating the research centre and galleries as well as helping with preparing and running events. She is also an Anglo-Jewish social historian and a recent History graduate of Leeds Beckett University and the Uni…

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Work is Not The Only Thing 1:54:47

1+ y ago1:54:47

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Antony Butcher recorded on 07/02/2023 Antony Butcher works at the University of Leeds in Student Support. He's passionate about positive mental health and supporting students to get the most out of their studies - not just academically, but also personally. Anthony believes that it's important to create a society where it is normal to talk about me…

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Work is Resilience 1:06:27

1+ y ago1:06:27

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Tracey Cleminson recorded on 08/11/2022 Tracey Cleminson created Arctic Bee, a web design and digital marketing agency based in Leeds in West Yorkshire and London. Tracey has over twenty years’ experience in web design and spends her time between Yorkshire and London, now having an international client base that caters for every type of business in…

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Work is Value Added 1:04:06

1+ y ago1:04:06

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Josefin Wanner recorded on 06/04/2022 Tråd Collective was born so people could easily shop for sustainable clothes in Leeds. The idea came from owners Jo and James, who after making a New Year’s resolution to only shop sustainably, realized how difficult that actually was to do in Leeds. There were very few options for sustainable fashion that were…

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Work is Dignity 1:56:24

1+ y ago1:56:24

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Dr Calum Carson recorded on 05/12/22 If you like this show you should love this episode. Dr Calum Carson is an Associate Lecturer at Leeds University Business School, alongside his ongoing role as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. Dr Carson’s current research project is the first in the UK to explo…

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Work is a DJ 1:29:05

1+ y ago1:29:05

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Benedict Lindley recorded on 21/10/2022 Benedict Lindley started DJing on vinyl, which he still does but, is also embracing digital and its many creative possibilities. Benedict helps to run OpenDecksFC, where he edits the audio recorded at OpenDecksFC’s nights and events for upload to their Mixcloud account. Benedict has a passion for promoting Op…

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Work is Compliant 1:21:00

1+ y ago1:21:00

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Stephen Griffiths recorded on 08/08/2022 Stephen Griffiths started his legal career in the private sector but has worked as part of a legal team within a HE institute in Leeds for the past few years. He works on items like contracts, patents or any other legal agreements that might be needed by the institution. There’s obviously a lot more to both …

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Work Makes It Happen 1:38:31

1+ y ago1:38:31

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Christine Bell recorded on 14/12/22 Christine Bell is the co-Director of The Centre for Facilitation. She is based in Leeds and has a business partner based near Hastings, together they run a virtual organisation. Christine came to Bradford when she was 20 to study at the University and then moved to Leeds when she met her husband. She’s never want…

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