Industry Angel Business Podcast

It's once again time for us to talk about the support needed in the micro and small business sector.  Ian and Tony chatted about the campaigning that ourselves and our friends have been doing this year and The Micro Business Alliance and what that means to YOU. Many business owners are still struggling financially and mentally. We (you reading this) as a collective can help them💪🏼 Together We ar...

Entrepreneurs helping to improve communities across South Tyneside are to receive a welcome funding boost.  The Social Enterprise Boost (SEB) Fund will provide grants of up to £10,000 to the borough's social entrepreneurs! Delivered by Project North East (PNE), the programme aims to kick-start and accelerate social enterprises in South Tyneside. This will include the provision of finance to those...

Budding entrepreneur, eloquent linguist, and ever-inquisitive spiritualist. Marius Capra is a continuously developing tarot reader and astrologer with a mission to clarify the 'languages of the universe' in his business practice, providing transformative answers to the questions of the subconscious for clients around the world.    Ian & Marius discuss... Founding a spiritual business Finding magic...

Alison Gwynn is Chief Executive at North East Screen , Alison is leading the resurgence of the TV and Film industry in the North East. After an investment of at least £37m, North East Screen (formerly Northern Film + Media), the screen industries development agency for the North-East, launched its new name, brand and programme of events earlier this year. The agency is now gearing up to meet the c...

THROWBACK to Episode 055, Simon - Build a Brand in 30 Days! Simon was Founder of The Shackleton Design & Manufacturing Company, the menswear, lifestyle and experience brand: producing made-in-Britain products inspired by the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. Having built the Shackleton brand Simon left it under new management in September 2016. Simon was selected as a Top 100 Manufacturer 2015...

Rory McKeand leads the team at Technology Services Group as the CEO. Before his career at TSG, Rory was involved in shaping and transforming organisations in the Healthcare, Education and Technology industries. He now works with TSG's team of technology experts to help customers and partners to transform their business and help them to achieve their business goals.   Ian & Rory discuss; Importance...

Mike Weedon is a Diploma Level Qualified Independent Financial Adviser, with over 20 years' experience working in the Financial Services Industry. Financial planning isn't just for the mega rich and famous and Mike helps hard-working people confidently arrange their finances.   Ian & Mike discuss; Mike's journey into financial advice Why was Wealth of Advice set up? Opening an office in South Tyne...

David Birchall is Technical Director and owner of db Show Control and Automation . The company's solutions are at the core of the world's most demanding multimedia shows, theme park rides, interactive visitor centres and AV installations. db Show Control's clients include the world's leading theme parks, event production companies, museums, AV Integrators and creative design consultants. Their sol...

Rob is a hypnotist and Kennedy is a Psychological Mind Reader. They both turned their skills into email marketing and founded The Email Marketing Heroes ...   Ian, Rob & Kennedy discuss topics such as;  Turning Feedback into Sales  Modern Email Marketing for your Audience  Dynamic Customer Journeys: Relevance and Segmentation  Their Entrepreneurial Journey as Utterly Unemployable The 3 stages of a...

Kerrie Highcock has worked in the field of autism for 18 years and has recently gained her Masters of Education, in Autism, from the University of Strathclyde, and is currently working on her Doctorate.   She is passionate about elevating the voices of and learning from autistic people.   Before her 13 years (so far) with NEAS, she worked in schools and nurseries with specialist autism provision....

With National Apprenticeship Week fast approaching, Ian decided to grab Mischa for a chat around her experience of being an apprentice.   Ian & Mischa discuss areas such as; Why businesses should take on apprentices Different levels of apprenticeships Mischa's progression Apprenticeships vs University An employers point of view from taking on an apprentice Mischa's experience as an apprentice Far...

New Year's Message from Ian AND Industry Angel's first ever pod-swap with Nurture Your Zest with Ashleigh King!   This is a special episode as it's the: 🎙️ First release of season 2 of the  #NurtureYourZest Podcast  series🎙️ First episode recorded in 'The Nest' of the new podcast studio in Newcastle upon Tyne, ' Flamingo Heights ' 🎙️ A personal achievement for me as interviewing  Ian  has been on...

George Fee is MD of GBO Media , social media entrepreneur, student at university of Sunderland, lover of photography and all things digital.   Ian & George discuss; Founding a social media business From being an apprentice to owning a business Being self-taught in social media Imposter syndrome Your USP Setting up as a limited company Learning as you go Not comparing yourself to others Self-discov...

To celebrate this International Men's Day 2021 we hosted an online panel exploring "Better relations between men and women". International Men's Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. In this session Ian highlights three positive role models and raise awareness of men's well-being. One of the six pillars of International Men's Day is to...

Kay Tarry is Founder Director of Sugar Noms Ltd , a 100% vegan pick & mix online store, based in the North East of England. Kay is an entrepreneur and total business geek.   Ian and Kay discuss; The birth of Sugar Noms Being a therapist and business owner The largest range of vegan pick & mix on the internet Importing sweets from across the country Sugars Nom's journey Kay's introduction to digita...

This panel, hosted by Ian Farrar , was part of Far North 's 'Who Wants to be a Happipreneur?' event. The panel was made up of the following rockstars;- Jeanette Nattrass, Co-Founder & Director of Just Breathe Terry McStea, Head of Design Network North Sarah Crimmens, Community Creator & Curator: Host, Speaker, Producer, Social Media Manager Tony Robinson OBE, #MicroBizMatters Champion, Co-Author "...

Tony Robinson OBE has embarked on a tour of 70 talks in 70 towns to raise money for ExcludedUK and we brought the legend himself to sunny South Shields. Tony gave his 'Who wants to be a Happipreneur?' talk and we recorded this just for the podcast...   Tony's talk includes; - Of interest to all who want to be, or help someone else to be, more enterprising and happier in their work - Tony created t...

Tom Nightingale, North East Stakeholder Manager at Equinor, shares his experiences of working as part of the team behind the world's biggest offshore wind farm. The £9bn Dogger Bank Wind Farm will be operated by Equinor for up to 35 years. When it is completed in 2026, the 3.6GW project will be capable of providing renewable electricity for around six million UK homes!   Ian & Tom discuss; How to...

Paul Colman owner of The Little Quaker distillery , along with his wife Leanne they started the multi award winning Quaker Gin range in 2018 and have gone from strength to strength. Paul's background is in manufacturing having spent 24 years working in the woodwork industry he moved to recycled plastics in lockdown last year and has also spent time as a Director with Darlington Football club. Lear...

Co-founder and director of Just Breathe, mental health specialist, Jeanette Nattrass.  Jeanette has a plethora of skills and knowledge including Clinical Counselling, Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, EMI Practitioner and EMDR Practitioner.   Ian & Jeanette discuss; What Just Breathe do Jeanette's background Importance of investing in your staff Benefits of having mental hea...

Gary Giles is the founder and CEO of OGEL , a revolutionary building system business. Gary has developed a brand new system that uses recycled polystyrene to construction walls, floors and roofs - the first ever to be globally patented. It is simple, fast, light and reusable, with no glues to stick them together - and they can be used to build anything from flood defences, exhibition stands, flat...

Ryan Quickfall, AKA Ryan Roadkill, is a Newcastle based illustrator working from his studio in the city. He draws influence from B-Movie posters, comic book art, retro skate graphics and absolutely anything Motorcycle orientated. Using his signature style of solid black line work and bold colours to create instantly recognisable illustration and graphics for apparel lines, branding, ad campaigns,...

Madeleine & Ame are both from Education Development Trust , that run many schemes to support businesses and individuals. Madeleine's focus is on the North East Ambition Programme , an impartial consultancy service to SMEs in the North East, helping them to understand their skills needs and how to grow their business.  Ame focuses on the National Careers Service , offering free and impartial inform...

Artist, actor, writer, presenter, singer, impressionist, Alfie Joey has appeared everywhere from the Comedy Store to Coronation Street. Alfie co presents the breakfast show with Anna Foster on Sony nominated BBC Newcastle. His TedX talk 'Changing Lanes' is on YouTube and tells his remarkable story and background. On TV he played Vic Reeves' doctor in the popular sitcom 'Hebburn'. He was in all 7 s...

Sarah & Chris Cookson are the parents of Charlie and Carter, they set up The Charlie & Carter Foundation to provide financial support to parents of seriously ill children with life limiting conditions that require 24 hour nursing care or specialist nursing facilities. They aim to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by parents and carers who care for seriously ill children and campaigns to im...