Different Hats Podcast

My guest this week is Sam Murphy, MD of award-winning brokerage - Mortgage Medics who help people buy and refinance property as efficiently as possible. Sam is a strong advocate for Diversity & Inclusion within the LGBTQIA+ community and ahead of Brighton pride in August, I was truly honoured to have this conversation with him. In this amazing episode Sam shares his story, from starting a busi...

After a week when the England Women's national team made it to the Euro 2022 Semi Final we have a Euro 2022 Podcast special this week as for the first time I welcome two guests from different organisations, but with a shared mission and vision! I am joined by  Karen Dobres, Director of Lewes FC  and  Jo Child, Founder of Co-Women.  We recorded this episode two days prior to the...

My Guest on the podcast this week is Jessica Freeman, she has over 25 years experience in HR and started her own company in 2014. She is also a coach at Dorking Ladies Rugby as well as a community coach for Harlequins Rugby Club and played Rugby at a very high standard.  We met at a business expo last year and starting talking about her upbringing and education, and how a rugby career and car...

My Guest on the podcast this week is Mike Monk. He has had a business career spanning over three decades. He has been a franchisee and franchisor, running Monk Marketing for many years. He set up the Brighton & Hove Business Expo 6 years ago and Advantage Business Mentoring in 2020. With over 35+ years in Sales & Marketing, working with many companies and running his own businesses, as wel...

My Guest on the podcast this week is the founder and International Creative Director of leading British hair brand, Electric Mark Woolley. Electric is one of the beauty industry’s most celebrated hair brands, encompassing award winning salons, an ethical products line, global education, a photographic and film studio, a shared workspace for leading creatives in central London, and its farm & h...

And that's a wrap. Series 2 has been a truly amazing with 18 incredible guests over 16 episodes. I have learnt so much from these inspirational leaders and can not thank them enough for the openness and raw honesty during some truly insightful conversations. Key Takeaways: 🎙 Life is a journey not a destination (Enjoy the journey) 🎙 Culture and people are key to success 🎙 Don't be afraid to fail 🎙...

My guest on the podcast this week is with the brilliant Gareth Dimelow, Co-Founder of Inside Stories, and I couldn't think of a better way to round off Series 2! Gareth is used to bridging the gap between knowledge and creative expression, he has a varied background that blends copywriting and creative direction, with strategic guidance and consultative comms planning. Having spent most of his car...

On this months COUNTY BUSINESS SPORTS PODCAST - Loz (stato) and Sam team up with Sussex Cricket legend, Tony Cottey to discuss what life was like growing up in Port Eynon, playing professional football for Swansea to signing on, winning a championship with Glamorgan, playing cricket with Viv Richards, playing for Sussex and being in another championship winning team to moving into a Business...

My guest on the podcast this week is the inspirational Jo Baldwin Trott. Since leaving the police force in 2003, she has become a consultant, mentor, coach, keynote speaker, international best selling author and publisher. She has worked with A list celebrities, TV stars and award winning coaches and has been described as a combination of a coach, therapist, business expert and healer. This is one...

This week I welcome two guests to the podcast. They are the Co-founders of Tech Start up Prsnt, Omid Moallemi and David Parr , who have recently appeared in Forbes magazine and were finalist in the FSB Awards for best Start Up. Prsnt has built partnerships with more than 100 household brands – everyone from Starbucks to Marks & Spencer. If you want to send someone a present from one of those b...

My guest on the podcast this week is the CEO of Ridgeview Wine Estate, Tamara Roberts. Since taking over from her father as CEO in 2013 she has grown Ridgeview into a globally acclaimed producer, she is on the board of Wine & Spirits Trade Association, Wines GB, she was awarded Sussex Businessperson of the Year in 2019 and the only English producer to be awarded the prestigious title of Presid...

My guest on the podcast this week is the CEO of Cloud9 Insight – Carlene Jackson. She was recently part of Sussex Business Times IWD special cover feature and was Shortlisted 'Woman of the Year’ category in the Women In IT national awards 2021. She is passionate about people development, personal and company success and all that makes for a positive world. She loves to help innovate strategies inv...

My guest on the podcast this week is a partner at accountancy firm Carpenter Box, Sam Uwins, but he is not just your average accountant. He become the youngest partner in the firm aged just 27, during that time set up Star Box, a side arm of Carpenter Box that looks after the financial affairs of some of the biggest influencers, vloggers, gamers and YouTube sensations in the UK, representing over...

My guest on the podcast this week is Sara Osterholzer, an impact entrepreneur, Good Business Optimist and Mentor, who is truly making a difference in the world. She is on a mission to demystify what good business practices and models look like so that purpose-driven entrepreneurs can start businesses that the world needs, now more than ever. She co-founded The Good Business Club to accelerate busi...

My guest on the podcast this week is co-founder of Castle Construction, Rebecca Blott. She is passionate about raising professional standards in an industry that quite frankly has a bit of a poor reputation. Castle Construction excel at delivering beautiful projects for domestic clients, partnering with them throughout the whole process and working in a collaborative way. Across both the domestic...

I am delighted to welcome for the first time, Two guests to the podcast this week. The inspirational Alice Reeves and Sophie Turton. In 2017 My guests co-founded The Joyful – a brand development and digital marketing agency for businesses that want to make an impact, challenge the status quo, launch positive and purposeful marketing campaigns, and build communities for their customers. They a...

This month Loz and Sam chat with the Chief Executive of Active Sussex and former Basketball International Sadie Mason MBE who is also the current Captain of the GB Master's Women's team. We find out about her love of the 2nd largest participation sport in the world and how she sees her involvement in the future, what her MBE means to her, and how she's helped to increase physical activity within S...

My guest on the podcast this week is Jeremy Jacobs . A shining example of someone who has built successful businesses from nothing . He started a bakery in his parents' kitchen, ran it for 13 years, and scaled it to a nationally recognised food manufacturing operation with clients such as Virgin Atlantic. Before the global pandemic the business was moving in the right direction with continuous gro...

My guest on the podcast this week Jon Trigg, a digital professional with a track record in starting up and growing businesses. Over the past 20 years he has helped companies grow in turnover from £400k to £3m per year. In 2002 he Founded and grew his business Silent Manager, that he started in the back of his bedroom and he ran for over 12 years to become a global provider with 2 offices in Bright...

‘After a horrendous battle with drugs, a brutal car crash, loads of failed businesses, an assault, an arrest, a lost court case, and whole shed load of other life affirming crazy before finally getting it all right, Lee shows you exactly how to learn from his mistakes to get you to the turbocharged, 2.0 version of yourself quicksmart.’ ~ Lee Bridges, from the Book Do Shit, Get Shit Done. Lee Bridg...

My guest on the Podcast this week is Paige Collins, founder of Warren House Accountants . Many people, myself included have described her as extremely brave and inspirational for many reasons and when listening to this powerful episode you will know why. She has worked in the accountancy industry for over 30 years, working with a diverse mix of clients both corporate and individuals. She started a...

COUNTY BUSINESS SPORTS PODCAST - Loz (stato) and Sam team up with Brighton & Hove Albion legend, Kerry Mayo to discuss how his experience of football has helped him succeed in the business world. We’re joined by Seagulls legend Kerry Mayo to find out how it all began with Peacehaven Pirates to making his Albion debut against Carlisle... from how the game was won in the tunnel, to how playing u...

We welcome Freddie St. George MBE, to the podcast this week. A businessmen who is an experienced, hands-on Managing Director operating within the franchising sector. In the episode we hear a truly incredible story from a humble man, with core family values at the heart of his business culture and amazing charity initiative that is the Italian Job. An annual fundraising driving event which takes Mi...

My amazing guest on the podcast this week is Caraline Brown . With three lifetime achievement awards under her belt, she is a well-known figure in Brighton and Sussex. She founded Midnight Communications, the UK’s first ever PR company to specialise in internet businesses, with nothing but a £2K overdraft and a strong belief that online would grow and flourish. Along the way Midnight collected an...

What a way to kick off series 2 with a bang 💥. My Guest today is a businessmen who has a number of awards to his name. Kevin Byrne founded the Checkatrade concept in 1998 (sold in 2017) . Copied by many but exceeded by none; when sold, Checkatrade employed around 235 team members and generated around £3.2 billion a year for the 28,000+ trades and services that put their trust in him to generate t...