Open4Business from NLive Radio

Born and bred in Northampton and from a well-known local business family,  Councillor Matt Golby   talks about his career and work as the Councillor with Cabinet responsibility for Adult Social Care and Public Health, some of the key initiatives in his area as well as his aspirations in office - and how he keeps his ear to the ground! See  https://westnorthants.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx? UID...

Frazer Arnott  from All Things Business has his finger on the pulse and shares an upbeat mood amongst Northamptonshire businesses as well as plenty of activity his firm are in terms of upcoming business excellence and education award nights, the monthly All Things Business magazine and a Technology Roundtable. See  https://allthingsbusiness.co.uk/about-us/

Following the loss of her son,  Lucy Smith  founded  Thomas's Fund  in 2007 and here she talks about the charity with  Esther Mitchell , Lead Music Therapist and the power and importance of its music therapy sessions for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions - with an appeal to both businesses and individuals to help fund this valuable service. See  https://www.thomassfun...

Now based in the USA, futurist  Gil Agnew MBA  reflects on his career and international corporate experience which he then gave up to study and pursue deeper self-awareness and spiritual intelligence, with evidence-based insights into the coming Age of Aquarius and the positive meaning and hope it represents for humanity in these volatile time. See  https://www.newinnergy.com/aboutgilagnew  and  h...

He talks about his role as a coroner as well as his career path, taking him from humble beginnings in a minority ethnic background to a successful legal practice and recognition for his role in community service - an example for all young people. See  https://sp-law.co.uk/  

In the first of new series interviewing all the West Northamptonshire Councillors with Cabinet responsibility, Adrian talks with  Cllr Dan Lister  about his career, his Cabinet responsibilities for economic development, the controversial Market Square development and market displacement and his hopes and aspirations for the future od Northampton town and county. See  https://westnorthants.moderngo...

International entrepreneur  Benn Klewpatinond  talks about his mixed Thai-Scottish origins, plus his journey to running his Inond, his own 'product realisation' business as well as his his business philosophy and how he balances work with his personal life.  See  https://www.inond.com

Does ChatGPT confuse you? Not sure how to embrace it? The University's Head of Learning Technology,  Rob Howe , gives a very clear explanation of what it is and where it has come from, as well as an insight into his role at the University supporting both students and staff, his career and his thoughts on future technological developments - and how he keeps up with it ball!

Local entrepreneur  Shehnaaz Latif  is an Impact Practitioner, working with UK charities, trusts, foundations and commissioners, and increasingly, with SMEs, providing training, consultancy and coaching support on the Theory of Change, defining outcomes and collecting, analysing and reporting on key impact data. She is also a wellness coach, and in this interview shares insights into her career, w...

Ben Thomas , Founder All Things Business Magazine and MD of Giant Digital Marketing Agency talks about his motivation for doing the Great North Run for charity and his many various community initiatives. See  https://allthingsbusiness.co.uk/

He talks about multi-stakeholder collaboration between local authorities, charities and business to create special places for 9-19 year olds. Phil is a guest speaker at the next  ICRS  Northants Hub meeting on 13th October by the UON's Centre for Sustainable Business Practices - free, all welcome!

Robert talks about the upcoming charity ride, now in its 9th year, having raised £250k since inception. See  https://www.northamptonhopecentre.org.uk/event/ride-for-hope-2023/

Making a difference and changing the world!   Barry Crisp ,  a lecturer in entrepreneurship and marketing at the University of Northampton is also the Marketing Director for the  Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces . In this podcast talks about his career, his work and family connections to Japan where he has lived, and the background, history, ambitions and highlights of the recent successful Gl...

For a thoughtful and clear view on how business should assess its wider social impacts, hear  Global Healthy Workplace panellist  Vincent Siegerink  talk about his work as   an Economist & Policy Analyst in the OECD's WISE (Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity) Centre. Vincent is responsible for work on the measurement of the non-financial performance of firms, to al...

Listen to insights into the challenges of mental health in the workplace with Amy Browne, a speaker at the Global Health Workplace Summit held at the University of Northampton. Amy is the Stewardship Lead at CCLA Investment Management, leading the development of the CCLA Corporate Mental Health Benchmark. This fascinating work assesses and ranks more than 200 listed companies on their mental healt...

Healthy workplaces is something of interest to us all. Northants-based entrepreneur and lecturer Tommy Hutchinson is the founder of the Global Healthy Workplace Summit, which is now in its 11th year. Having travelled around the world via the US, Italy, Brazil and China, this year's Summit is being held on 31st Aug-1st September at the University of Northampton, addressing issues such as workin...

Finance people do have a heart! Listen to Cameron Waldron, founder and partner of successful New England Financial Solutions Ltd, independent financial advisers, talking about his business model, philosophy and management approach - and how he is also passionate about promoting financial wellbeing for all through his Financial Wellbeing Foundation, with a rigorous evidence-based approach to buildi...

Listen again to the EOA Employee Ownership Association's CEO, James de la Vingne, talking about the fast-growing and fascinating EO sector, its benefits and how it is attracting politicians of both left and right as it addresses all the weaknesses of short term shareholder capitalism through a long term stakeholder focus that gives employees voice, engagement and a real, stake in their busines...

Hear about one of the UK's leading employee-owned businesses and the benefits of EO from Michael Hodgson, Chair of GLIDE, the employee ownership board representing shareholders at Sheffield based the Gripple, Loadhog & GoTools group, and learn how their governance structure helps drive productivity, innovation and success. Originally broadcast 20th June 2023 on Open4Business on NLive Radio

A man on a mission! Hear Jordan Letts, the Northampton Saints Foundation's Head of Foundation and Social Inclusion Lead, talk about his work and how passionate he is about helping young people at risk of falling off the educational ladder. Having personal experience of the issues, this articulate young man has got his life on track and become a superb role model for 00s of young people in Nort...

It's all About You - as McFly sang - and this is the approach espoused by West Northants Councillor Adam Brown, Deputy Leader with Cabinet responsibility for Housing, Culture and Leisure. In an extended interview Adam talks about his path to the top, and how his Northants roots are so important to him. And also hear what keeps him awake at night! Originally Broadcast 14th June 2023 on Open4Bus...

Royally celebrating success! Listen to Paul Bridgen, Sales Director at Daventry-based Viridian Nutrition who have just awarded the King's Award for Enterprise (KAE) for International Trade. Paul talks the company and its ethical, pure, vegan and organic product range as well as his career, the KAE application process, and the immediate benefits to be gained. Originally Broadcast 14th June 2023...

To help overcome invisibility, stigma, mental anxiety and daily challenges, Sends4Dad is a Northampton-based community-run support group for dads and male carers who have a child with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Listen to founder Paul Meadows talk about the group he set up when his son was diagnosed with autism, and hear Paul along with school teacher and musicianJames Carroll t...

Second time round for Lewis James, the CEO of Daventry-based Brian James Trailers, 2023 Kings Award for Enterprise winners in the International Trade category. Lewis talks about his family company, career preparation and the importance of recognition through the King's Awards, and how it has helped drive rapid sales growth in international markets. See https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

Guy Schanschieff DL MBE, the founder of the fast-growing reusable nappy company Bambino Mio, talks about his work for the Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire to promote the King's Awards for Enterprise. As a KAE award winner, Guy now support local companies in the application process so successfully that this year Northants had 4 award winners. Learn about the benefits of this prestigious awar...