Podcast Radio Business Interviews

Clare Reynolds, Business Psychologist, Pearn Kandola speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio to discuss why URGENT ACTION IS NEEDED TO TACKLE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NEURODIVERSE WORKERS. A new report released today (Tuesday 16th July 2024) reveals workplaces across the UK are experiencing endemic discrimination of neurodiverse workers, with almost half of employees admitting they’ve experienced...

Andy Fishburn, Managing Director at Virgin StartUp, speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio to discuss why 50% OF UK BUSINESS FOUNDERS FEAR THEY WILL NOT SURVIVE 12 MONTHS Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) make up 99% of businesses in the UK, supporting 27 million jobs across the country and collectively account for £4.5 trillion in annual turnover. Recognising their pivotal role in the...

Andreas Munk Holm , Co-Founder of EU VC speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss The Rise of European Venture Capital Andreas is one of the co-founders of EUVC where he acts as podcast host and Europe’s LP hypeman. He runs content & marketing for EUVC where he works tirelessly to champion and connect the European VC ecosystem. Andreas started his career in venture right a...

Sara Davies MBE, Entrepreneur & Avon UK's Chief Inspiration Officer speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio to discuss her new role as Avon UK's Chief Inspiration Officer Entrepreneur, founder of Crafter’s Companion and business investor Sara Davies has been appointed as Avon UK’s Chief Inspiration Officer. Avon research reveals nearly a third of British women face barriers when starting th...

Jonathan Watts-Lay, of WEALTH at work speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss WHY GROWING NUMBERS 'WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO RETIRE'. The number of people in full-time employment who believe they will never be able to afford to retire because of the impact of the rising cost of living is on the rise, with two fifths (39%) of workers claiming they will never be able to...

John D’Arcy, Director, The Open University in Ireland & Northern Ireland speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss WHY BUSINESSES LACK CONFIDENCE TO INTEGRATE AI & GREEN TECH BECAUSE OF UK SKILLS SHORTAGE. More than three in five (62%) organisations in the UK continue to struggle with skills gaps, resulting in 64% lacking the confidence to integrate either AI or green...

Ryan Etchells, Chief Commercial Officer, Together, UK’s largest specialist lender speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss DOES THE UK FACE A CREDIT CRUNCH? Overly cautious banks and a lack of investment breaks and benefits from local and national government threaten investment and growth goals for SMEs across the country. That’s according to new research from specialist lend...

Kevin Lee-Barker, Senior Finance Strategy & Community Team at Lloyds Banking Group speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss WHY MORE BUSINESSES NEEED TO EMBRACE SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING SCHEMES. Businesses adopting volunteering schemes and programmes for their employees stand to benefit from fostering an engaged and purpose-driven workforce, as well as improving their co...

Dilly Carter, entrepreneur and TV presenter speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss Sun, Sea and Switching Off! 97% of small business owners and local entrepreneurs end up working while on holiday. On average entrepreneurs took 5 days actually ‘off work’ last year. 48% so passionate about growing their business that they find it hard to switch off. Running a business, even a...

Dr. Junade Ali, Computer Scientist & Security Expert speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why Your Password Isn't Strong Enough! We are all guilty of using our favourite holiday destination, a pet’s name or our birth year for a memorable password across multiple sites. But this World Password Day (Thursday 2nd May 2024), a Cyber Security Expert is warning that the imp...

Katie Paxton-Fear, lecturer in Cybersecurity at Manchester Metropolitan University speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss FROM DEEPFAKES TO CHATGPT PHISHING, WARNING OVER RISING SCAM THREAT AI POSES. With fraudsters scamming more than £1 billion, 48% of us feel more at risk of scams We are being warned about the growing threat Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to us as it...

Mike Willians Co-Founder & CEO of Flake Bake speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss BAKING THE BIG TIME: PECKHAM BAKERS WIN OVER ALDI BOSSES WITH JAMAICAN FLAKE BAKE PATTIES. An independent, family run wholesale bakery in Peckham, South London, producing authentic Jamaican patties, has landed a life changing contract with supermarket Aldi. The supermarket will stock its...

Duncan Goose, Founder of One Water & The One Foundation speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss TACKLING THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS About 1.8 billion people are predicted to be facing absolute water scarcity by 2025, according to the United Nations, with two-thirds of the global population expected to be grappling with water “stress” 1. 703 million people in the world lack...

Wendy McMillan, Partner of Waterland Private Equity speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss BOOSTING FEMALE-FOUNDED BUSINESSES via Private Equity. Wendy McMillan, Partner at Waterland Private Equity, talks about recent initiatives announced by the UK government to unlock and boost private investment in female-founded businesses? Wendy, who herself was a female entrepreneur a...

Scott Manson, Director of Cyber Security at CISCO UK & I speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why 73% OF BUSINESSES EXPECT TO BE AFFECTED BY CYBERATTACK IN NEXT 2 YEARS Last week, Britain’s AI minster urged UK businesses to “step up” their cybersecurity in response to growing challenges and risks,noting the UK is second-most attacked country in Europe behind Ukraine....

Chris Bavin speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss Aldi's Next Big Thing Supermarket Aldi will consider selling a ‘Stormzy approved’ Short Rib Mac & Cheese in the new series of Aldi’s Next Big Thing . The six-part prime time show, which kicks off again on Tuesday 2nd April with the ‘dinner’ episode, sees artisan suppliers pitch to win a life-changing contract and have t...

Luke Broad from Dacia UK speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss HOW TO SOLVE THE UK’S EV AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM Latest figures show EV rollout in the UK is being driven by fleets and firms, with private buyers accounting for less than 1 in 5 EV purchases1. This is largely because of the success of incentives such as the Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (ECSSS) – which us...

Riffat Tufail, Customer Vulnerability Expert of Phoenix speaks to Clayton M.Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss THE ‘CUSTOMER VULNERABILITY’ EPIDEMIC ISSUE GROWING IN SCALE THAT URGENTLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED What is customer vulnerability? The Financial Conduct Authority’s definition is someone who, due to their personal circumstances, is especially susceptible to harm, particularly when a...

Joanna Zhou, China Commercial Manager of Holland & Barrett speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why UK EXPORTS TO CHINA ARE ON THE RISE UK exports to China increased by 54% between 2019 and 2022, according to Alibaba data which shows across 27 European countries sales via its platforms soared by a third to about €32.3 billion (£27.57 billion), highlighting demand for...

Dr Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive, EngineeringUK speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss ‘ENGINEERING’ SUCCESS IN UK ECONOMY This National Careers Week (4th-8th March 2024) young people are being encouraged to consider engineering as a career path, as a new report finds almost 7 in 10 (68%) engineering and technology graduates are in paid work in the engineering sector, ear...

Anthony Hamer-Hodges, Principal at the London College of Contemporary Music speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss Are Independent Artists Taking Over The Brits? Ahead of Raye’s incredible success at the Brit Awards, which this year saw her receive a record-breaking seven nominations & win an amazing six awards, it’s important to take note of how being an independent ar...

Delphine Helin (International Retail Services & Beauty Tech Director) & Juleah Love (Global Head of Brand Corporate Engagement) from YSL Beauty speak to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss Tech Innovation at YSL beauty & why Abuse Is Not Love Delphine Helin held various positions such as Business Development Director for Ralph Lauren fragrances, Lancôme Retail Educatio...

Simon Press, Senior Portfolio Director of Euro Tech Portfolio of events at Closerstill Media , speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss Tech Show London 2024 Over the past couple of years, Simon Press, the Senior Portfolio Director overseeing the Euro Tech Portfolio of events at Closerstill Media, has been on a mission to amplify the impact of tech events. These events includ...

Andy Caddy, Group Chief Information Officer at PureGym speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss Change at the speed of Gen-AI Andy joined PureGym as Group Chief Information Officer in June 2022 taking on responsibility for Digital Strategy, Digital Product and Technology across the group. Andy had spent time in technology leadership positions at a number of companies includin...

Piers Linney, Executive Chairman & Co‑Founder of Implement AI speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss AI & the future of Tech in SME Businesses Piers Linney, Executive Chairman & Co‑Founder of Implement AI, is an entrepreneur, investor, and former Dragon on the prime-time BBC show Dragons’ Den. With a background in law and investment banking, Piers has establishe...