Podcast Radio Business Interviews

Flavilla Fongang, Founder of Global Tech Advocates, Black Women in Tech and Black Rise speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss Leveraging Diversity, Creating Networks & empowering Growth Flavilla Fongang is a multi-award-winning serial entrepreneur who started her career in oil & gas, then fashion and she influenced the technology sector. She is now an international...

Professor Pragya Agarwal, Behavioral Scientist & Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss MORE THAN JUST A NAME: Why Nearly A Third Of Adults Have Felt Judged By Their Name You’ve likely heard of bias. It’s a phase often used to describe unfair or judgement for an external factor like skin colour, race,...

Nicola Drury UK Apprenticeship Manager at Amazon speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why Two thirds of small and medium sized businesses considering technical education schemes, such as apprenticeships and T-levels, this year The Skills Horizon 2024 Barometer shows two-thirds of SMEs in England are looking at low-cost recruitment tactics to invest in talent in light of f...

Sarah Casey, Landlord Product Manager at Direct Line Business Insurance speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss: A BMW, casket and pets – the bizarre items left behind by tenants New research from Direct Line business insurance, reveals that almost three quarters (72%) of landlords have had to deal with belongings left by tenants after their tenancy has ended. For those who...

Grant Bates, London real estate expert  speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why RENOVATION, RENOVATION, RENOVATION: WHY LONDONERS ARE RENOVATING OVER RELOCATING Last month, ONS data revealed London saw the largest fall in average house prices in October, down 3.6%1. Updated figures, out today (Wednesday 17th January), will reveal whether this trend continued for ano...

Sean Wilson of Artisan Farm & at Anthony Clarke of AAT speak to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss CRACKING THE CAREER CODE IN 2024: ACTOR SEAN WILSON ON THE FORMULA TO SWITCHING GEARS TO A NEW CAREER This year marks 15 years since actor Sean Wilson founded the Saddleworth Cheese Company (now known as Artisan Farm), after leaving Weatherfield, the fictional home of the soap o...

Sarah Dhanda, Head of Policy and Partnerships at Enginuity speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SECTOR ORGANISATIONS URGED TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN IMPROVING APPRENTICESHIP SUCCESS RATES With the number of people completing their apprenticeships successfully falling tolittle more than half (53%) within a 12-month period, this National Appren...

Claire Neal, Head of Workplace Mental Health, at Mental Health UK speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss BURNOUT IN THE WORKFORCE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN - 1 IN 5 IN THE UK TOOK TIME OFF LAST YEAR DUE TO WORKPLACE PRESSURE One in five workers have been forced to take time off work because of poor mental health caused by pressure or stress in the workplace, according to Mental H...

Thorbjørn Fink COO at Pleo speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss SHOULD WE PAY REMOTE WORKERS LESS? IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF BUSINESS OUTGOINGS SHOULD BE NO 1 PRIORITY BEFORE CHANGES ARE MADE, SAY PLEO The majority of UK SMBs are optimistic at the start of 2024, with 49% saying the year will be easier than 2023. But it remains that 25% are looking to reduce outgoings as high...

Paul Baxter, CEO at The Green Insurer speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why MOTORISTS FEEL THE PINCH & QUESTION CAR OWNERSHIP The UK’s first truly green car insurance broker is opening for business and is focused on helping drivers reduce carbon emissions and drive in a more environmentally friendly way while offsetting all emissions from driving. The Green Insurer...

Chris Mills, SME Productivity Expert at Slack speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why FLEXIBILITY AND EMBRACING TECH IS HOW SMEs WILL WIN IN 2024 The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt laid out plans to unlock growth and boost productivity in last week’s Autumn Statement and new research has shown this is high on the priorities for UK small businesses with 1 in 3 (34%) recognising f...

Luke Broad, CEO of Dacia UK speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why CONSUMERS ARE WISING UP TO BLACK FRIDAY “DEALS” This Black Friday may be the biggest yet, as recent data [1] suggests many consumers have delayed their Christmas gift shopping and other big-ticket purchases to make use of the deals and discounts offered. Despite this, Dacia, the best value for money car...

Claire Hawkins, of Phoenix Group speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why an AGEING WORKFORCE MEANS BETTER SUPPORT NEEDED FOR OLDER WORKERS As we live longer, how long we work for, the jobs we do, how and when we learn and acquire new skills and how and when we care for others need to change. With an aging workforce and labour shortages, the over 50s are becoming increasi...

Andy Collings, Chief Executive of Dale Carnegie speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss Get People, KeepPeople: A Dale Carnegie & Directors Insight into Workplace Stress Free “Directors Lunch, including panel discussion and workshop focusing on Workplace Stress” in the Midlands Learning and development firm Dale Carnegie will be hosting a half day seminar, workshop and l...

Arne Bangsgaarrd Mathiasen, Educator & Founder of Dumbphone speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss WHEN IT’S SMART TO BE ‘DUMB’ The urge to switch off from social media and the internet is growing with two in five (43%) of UK adults voluntarily undergoing a digital detox with some managing to separate themselves from their smartphones for as many as 26 days at a time. B...

Lucy Davies, SAP Emarsys speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss CAN RETAILERS RELY ON LOYALTY THIS FESTIVE SHOPPING SEASON? Retail sales slumped in September, with data showing many avoided big-ticket purchases [1] – perhaps preparing for the upcoming sales season with its slashed prices and lucrative deals.   As this golden quarter approaches, retailers are being...

Eddie Lamb, Director, Cyber Education and Advisory from Hiscox speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss WHY SMALL BUSINESSES ARE A GROWING TARGET FOR CYBER CRIMINALS Businesses with less than 10 employees have been hit harder by cyber attacks over the last three years, and despite battling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, cyber attacks are a top business risk for...

Professor Binna Kandola OBE, diversity and inclusion specialist from Pearn Kandola, speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss TIME TO TACKLE WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE. Discrimination against overweight people is rife across the UK’s workplaces, according to a major new report looking at a deeply entrenched prejudice. Research released today reveals more than two-t...

Holly Tarquini, Producer, Director of Filmbath & Founder of F-RATED   speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss how A CAREER IN FILM AND TV BEING MORE THAN JUST LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION It’s been a spectacular summer for film fans. The power of the blockbuster has once again shown the love us Brits have for a trip to the cinema, with Barbie hitting the billion-doll...

Olivia Selley of Harcus Parker Solicitors speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss how ENERGY BROKERS POCKETED SECRET COMMISSIONS AT EXPENSE OF CHARITIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES Bad practices have resulted in the most vulnerable – including care homes and churches – being targeted, and locked into deals that were not in customers’ interests, in return for financial incentives. E...

Mina Van Pigellen of Experis speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss USING AI TO PROMOTE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. Contrary to recent headlines focussing on layoffs in some of the world’s biggest tech firms, research has outlined the positive impacts of AI and automation to the workforce and that it can indeedcreate more job opportunities.  IT and Tech organisations in th...

Paddy Osborn, Academic Dean & Managing Director, London Academy of Trading (LAT) speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss FIGHTING THE RISE OF THE " FINFLUENCER" . Regulators are cracking-down on those who recklessly promote investment or trading opportunities on social media platforms – known as ‘finfluencers’ – but their presence online is only growing.   That’s ac...

Ellie Austin-Williams, Author of Money Talks & founder of This Girl Talks Money speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why Almost a fifth of Brits dip into savings every week Almost a fifth (17%) of Britons are dipping into their savings on a weekly basis, with those accessing their rainy-day funds doing so to cover bills (38%), rent (9%), transport (9%) and even medica...

Lorraine Mensah from The Barrister Group speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARRASSMENT RUNNING RIFE. Shocking new research shows more than a quarter (29%) of employees in the UK have experienced sexually inappropriate behaviour from a colleague in the workplace, with the majority of those (69%) by someone more senior. The report, by The Barrister Group...

Fiona Anderson, Managing Director of Cards at Vanquis speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss WAIT 2 DAYS AND 21 HOURS TO AVOID BUYER’S REGRET. With the ease of online shopping 24-hours-day, it’s easier than ever to spend money and buy something almost instantly. But how often do you regret it? Well, regret no more as there’s some Maths worth listening to. It’s been revealed...