Open4Business from NLive Radio

It's party time as we celebrate the Centenary of Scott Bader , one of Northamptonshire's largest employers, a multinational speciality chemicals company with over 700 employees around the world, half based in Northants. The company has been employee-owned for 70 years, another major landmark. We chat with Hansi Manning , a Guardian Trustee of the charity owning company Scott Bader Commonwealth Ltd...

Daniela Wakilova from Slovakia, a 2nd year undergraduate student at the University of Northampton studying BA International Business, talks about      student life under lockdown and her career aspirations. The voice of international young person with a refreshingly upbeat and positive      attitude. See https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniela-wakilova...

Dr Audrey Tang , a chartered psychologist and author, and co-host of 'The Wellbeing Lounge' show on NLive Radio, talks about her career journey and work on mental wellbeing with businesses. See https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-audrey-tang-59933816/ and www.nliveradio.com Originally broadcast Tuesday 20th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

John Nickson , an author, philanthropist, fundraiser and campaigner extraordinaire talks about his 25 years career journey in fundraising and his approach to addressing social problems, sharing insights into what has inspired him in this work. Founder of Our Common Good, John outlines a new collaborative approach to social impact ahead of his keynote speech on ' Co-creating Value for the Common Go...

James Miller , an acclaimed art historian, a Deputy Lieutenant of the County and founder and chair of Northamptonshire Surprise organisation, talks about their latest plans to help us all out of lockdown, with news of how it has become the county's 'DMO' - destination management organisation - and the wonderful array of heritage, arts, culture, food, drink & hospitality that makes up the Count...

Clare Elsby , East Midlands Policy Representative of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and co-founder of accountants and business advisors Elsby & Co ( www.elsbyandco.co.uk ) talks about her solutions to manage the workload of her own businesses and her role with FSB. Recently, Clare started her own new venture ByeByeBags ( www.byebyebags.co.uk ) with a range of biodegradable burial bag...

An evidence-based 'intellectual' talk with Karin Brawn , based on her research doing her Master's degree at the University of Northampton. Karin is a career long HR professional now running her own boutique consultancy Karin Brawn HR, specializing in employee wellbeing, equity, and inclusion.  She talks about her career journey and shares her insights into what makes for a modern and successf...

Regular guest Ben Thomas of All Things Business magazine gives his monthly view on the local business, financial & economic scene with his thoughts comments on the UK road map out of lockdown and the role of the press. Originally broadcast Tuesday 6th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

University of Northampton Master's in Computer Science student Aparna Maikkara and Digital Northampton 's Project Manager Richard Beards report on their recent international web event and lessons from an Indian university student start-up that galvanised public      and private sector support. Originally broadcast Tuesday 6th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Belgian Tom Van der Heyden, the CEO of S3 Group, strategic sourcing specialists, talks about the current challenges of sourcing products from China and the recent increases in shipping costs, and explains the benefits of using a specialist sourcing partner Originally broadcast Tuesday 6th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Dutchman Frank de Haan , Spain based CEO of DBH & Associates, international trade specialists, talks about his varied career living all over the world and the current global business environment Originally broadcast Tuesday 6th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Sally Wood , Director of Sally Wood Consultancy Limited and the newly appointed Area Leader for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, talks about the FSB and its services for the area's 4,000+ small business members, also acting as advocates for the interests of small business owners with government policymakers. Sally has a finger on the pulse...

Mike Rosenberg , a Professor at the world renowned IESE Business School in Barcelona, talks about the critical issues that influence business strategy: geo-politics, climate change, and the future of media - and the connections between them. Mike emphasises how media is shaping people's opinions and acts as a bell-weather for corporate social responsibility, and discusses the importance of local h...

Robin Burgess is the Chair of WNSET (West Northants Enterprise Social Enterprise Towns) a community interest development company promoting social enterprises across west Northamptonshire. He gives insights into WNSET's mission, objectives and support for local social entrepreneurs trying to make a positive impact locally, nationally and/or internationally. Robin talks about the Importance of colla...

Anna Earnshaw, Chief Executive of the new West Northants Council which started life on 1st April, has extensive experience in operational, financial and change management, and shares insights into how this has prepared her for her new role. Anna talks about the local government reorganisation, the morale and hard work of her staff in preparing for it, with their aspirations for a new and invigorat...

Phil Jones, co-founder and director of The Start-up Pack Ltd, shares insights of his new venture as a service to new businesses, with a guide to all that entrepreneurs should be thinking about with links to all the professional services that will be needed such as solicitors, banks, graphic design, printers etc. Running parallel with Phil's other venture, iBoss Ltd, (Independent Business Owners Su...

The Group HR Director of Scott Bader, Julie Thorburn, talks about the company's recent award as the Employer of the Year in the Northants Business Excellence Awards. This year Scott Bader celebrates its 100th anniversary, and 70 years as an employee-owned business. Julie talks about the significant effort Scott Bader put into place during Covid-19 to support their employees, many of whom contribut...

NLive Radio Station Manager and Open4Business host Adrian Pryce share updates on their various community projects and Martin gives insights into running a local radio station, with his hopes and aspirations on top of the pressures to break even. He suggests many ways that local people and businesses can benefit from an association with NLive, as volunteers, advertisers, sponsors or project parners...

Ashley Bishop, Programming & Customer Experience Director for the Royal and Derngate Theatres, shares news of their reopening with details of the social distancing in place and what has been going on behind the scenes in a 'dark' closed theatre these past few months. With details of some upcoming performances and productions, Ashely thanks all the customers who supported the theatres by not as...

Richard Beards from Digital Northampton and the University of Northampton's MSc Computing student Aparna Maikkara discuss an upcoming event - Queen of the Indian Start-ups - showcasing a transformational entrepreneurial project in Aparna's home city of Kochi, India in which the public, private and academic sectors worked together to create a substantial new sector for the city, with many lessons t...

Calling all businesses! An important interview with Bruce Spencer, Regional Employer Engagement Director for the East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA).After serving in the military for more than 40 years, Bruce now works with businesses to promote active support for and engagement with reservists, who play an important and active role in the nation's military life. Bruce talks...

Naz Islam, the owner of Saffron Restaurant in Northampton, discusses his successful business life and extensive charity work. With healthy additions to the menu and a thriving take-away business necessitating new recruits, Naz also shares details of his philanthropic work at local, national and international levels, including trade links and social action projects with his home city in Bangladesh....

The University of Northampton's Marco Gundermann (economics) and David Waller (politics) from the Faculty of Business & Law share their reflections on last week's Budget, from both an economics and politics perspective, with their own recommendations on what the country should do to build back better from Covid. Originally Broadcast Tuesday 9th March on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Executive coach and B Leader consultant Mehalah Beckett shares very personal insights into women in business and how to overcome hurdles, as well as the benefit for both individuals and businesses of building back better through B Corp - articulate, passionate and  energising, a true inspiration to women - and men - everywhere. For more information see https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehalah-beck...

Campaigner Rachel McGrath, Deputy CEO and Grants Director of the Northamptonshire Community Foundation, talks about NCF's charity support and wellbeing projects during pandemic, sharing insights into the Foundation and its work, and one of its latest projects around the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), the benefits, solutions for the community and links to business strategies. Learn mo...