The Bleeding Edge Podcast

Summary In this conversation, Paul Sturrock discusses his journey in entrepreneurship, focusing on the concept of an 'unaccelerator' through his initiative, ClimbWorks. He emphasizes the importance of community, curiosity, and practical steps for aspiring entrepreneurs. The discussion also touches on the impact of AI on entrepreneurship, the significance of niche navigation, and the evolving lands...

In this conversation, Lindsay Gonzalez and Ralph Behnke discuss the evolution of AI and its implications for businesses and individuals. Lindsay shares her journey from a STEM educator to an AI consultant, emphasizing the importance of understanding both the technical and human aspects of AI implementation. They explore the potential job displacement caused by AI, the opportunities it presents, an...

In this Podcast I talk to Julia Reynolds, founder of Tru-Size a company offering clothing design and sizing solutions to the fashion industry. Julia shares the significant issue of clothing returns due to incorrect sizing, which leads to an alarming £7 billion cost for UK retailers and contributes to over 300,000 tonnes of textiles ending up in landfills each year. This problem has prompted Julia...

In this episode we talk to Katie Ledger.  As a corporate coach Katie  helps to develop leaders and teams that perform under pressure and consistently achieve inspirational levels of achievement.  With the team at Complete, Katie is bringing a new way for coaches to develop capability in their clients based on data, research and insight that has been built up over the last 70 years. It is called th...

Many brands are closing stores and moving purely online, unable to bear the cost of expensive physical stores.  Simon Calvert sets out what retailers should be doing to win the battle of staying relevant and accessible to customers. Connect with Simon here

We walk in the footsteps of a thousand generations…what sort of world are we leaving for the next generations?  This is the question that Jamie and Sara, founders of Wyapa Wuurrk, set out to answer and in the process created a movement based on the philosophy of earth connection practice.   It is all based on ancient Indigenous wisdom that focuses on taking care of the Earth as the starting point...

In this episode we talk to Danijela Prahovic about the strength based approach to building resilient teenagers and helping them to find their inner spark and start their life into adulthood with purpose.  Danijela has devoted her life to helping teens and young adults navigate the complex transition into adulthood. She has founded InnerSparQ, a digital platform to provide a self-paced programme th...

In this episode we speak to Emma Buratti, defender of beautiful sound and voice coach extraordinaire.   Emma unveils that 38% of communication is in your voice, and most people are under investing in training their voice to truly unlock their charisma and communication potential.   Are you spreading your e's and a's?  Apparently I do and I had no idea it was something I could control.  Emma sets o...

Jennifer Letorneau is a relationship coach and she recently released her playbook for new dads that want a deeper connection with their family.  Life changes, limited time and lacking that deeper connection that you both crave? ....Jennifer has the answer and we explore the highs and lows of being a dad, family life and just what you can do to make sure you grow an even stronger family unit. Jenni...

Vincent Hynes is the founder of total movement and has created a blueprint to engage with your body. He teaches people to practice his base to face programme to maintain joint health and mobility.  Getting a range of motion is key but Vincent is more concerned about giving people the skills to treat themselves and he has been experimenting with moving his treatment practice online.  His focus is e...

In this episode...Eradicating Back Pain with preventative care...saying no to cut and swallow pain management techniques and remove 85% of all back pain related sick days...circa 10% of the total sick days! Dr. Barry Harpur is an Osteopath and a researcher with University of Portsmouth where he is leading a defining study that will set out the global standard for assessing back pain and developing...

I talk to Yuki Inose, a serial entrepreneur with several businesses in Tokyo, Japan.  We discuss th evirtues of being lazy and building your business around these leanest of business practices.  Yuki practices modesty to the extreme but he does give us some insights into how he has created a successful chain of gyms, facial salons, a fashion label and a Tokyo members bar.  Yuki drives clients betw...

Your first instinct might be to think that corporate training going virtual is not the most riveting subject to be listening to but that was until Corrina Towers started talking about it. Corrina leads training engagements for First Friday and specialises in building high performing sales teams in retail, life sciences and property development.  Her clients have included business such as Tesco, Po...

5 million properties are rented through council or or housing associations every year and the recent evolution of the industry has sparked major shift in a customer experience.  Jordan Wheat has been at the forefront of this shift and he works with a diverse group of Housing Associations and and Property Developers to implement the Microsoft D365 CRM solution.   Jordan leads business development w...

In today's episode we talk to Jo Mulcahy who is the founder of the Boutique Owners Network and a Director of Kings Road Fashions Boutiques.  The boutiques are part of a family business that has been serving market town communities in the UK with boutique fashion for over 30 years.  The business was built around retail stores with no online presence.  With lockdown the stores stopped trading overni...

In this episodewe are talking all things fashion Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Retail with Jacqui Gray. Jacqui has been developing sourcing capability for international retailers for the last 15 years and has managed a network of several hundred suppliers for Tesco Sourcing and Shop Direct and managed the delivery of several $ billion dollars of goods at cost and many more billions at retail. Sh...

In this episode we speak to Dr. Steve Cayzer about Team Based Learning, a highlight effective framework for teaching large groups using peer based learning techniques.  Dr. Cayzer is  a senior lecturer at the University of Bath teaching students across a range of MSc programmes covering innovation, project management, product development and sustainability.  He is a board member of the Team Based...

In this episode we speak to Arn Terry about how to make a living off social media.  Arn is a career recruitment consultant for the IT Contract market.  When he found that his business disappeared overnight as a result of C-19 he put a plan in motion to build a sustainable income through social media.   After a few short weeks, Arn was pulling in $360 per day and he is well on his way to understand...

Mat Silver is the head of the Shaftesbury High School, Director of MBA for the National College of Education.  He is working towards his PHD in Positive Psychology. Mat talks to us about his latest pater 4D - Leadership in education and coming up with a new model for students, teachers and parents.   We are living in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, with the globalisation...

Lorna Corbyn has been helping retailers improve their merchandising and and supply chain operations since the late 90's (as she reminds us).  We talk about the potential of autonomous  supply chains, AI and the new cool that is Analytics and Data Science and how these new tools are changing the way we approach buying, merchandising and supply planning. Connectivity is key and we talk about the new...

In this Episode we speak to Stuart Hazel, co-founder and Chief People Officer at the Food Supply Network, a marketplace that streamlines communication and trade between all Manufacturers, Distributors and Buyers.  This innovative platform provides restaurants, hotels and retailers the opportunity to join a marketplace where producers of food and beverage goods make their product available to mover...

In this episode we focus on some of the headline stories in Retail with Victoria Ward.  Victoria is a retail consultant and specialises in helping retailers transform their operating models with a focus on merchandising.  Victoria has been responsible for sales targets of 180m p/a and she knows the opportunities and pressures that retailers are facing right now. There are some exceptional retail s...

Welcome to the Earth Day Special with Francesca Shirley.  Francesca joins us on the 50th celebration of Earth Day and talks to us about her latest solar project with Namene changing air quality for millions.  Eradicating kerosene lamps is her mission and the Namene light is the solution. On the show she makes a big commitment to scaling the number of led lamps that she wants to distribute and we s...

We talk to Dr Alan Watkins about what happens next.  Alan is a polymath, top leadership development coach and author of 7  books including his latest one Change the workplace change the world...the HR (R)evolution.   The world is accelerating and getting more and more complex with cycles running faster and faster.  Everything that can happen is happening and COVID-19 has accelerated 10 years. Fear...

Pieter is a serial sustainability warrior that always gets involved with game changing sustainability ventures. He talks to us about 2 sustainability ventures from Portugal…HullCare is an innovative hull wrap that does not kill marine life and lasts for more than 5 years, at least. ChaZeMo provides the most sophisticated and economically scalable electric vehicle charging solutions. Pieter wrote a...