Podcast Radio Business Interviews

PensionBee CEO Romi Savova, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss what inflation means for our pensions and saving for the future ...while saving the future. PensionBee offers a new Impact Plan to allow contributions to be invested in companies tackling challenges such as better healthcare, education, and cleaner energy. Moving the £1 trillion invested in UK defined contrib...

Honey Langcaster-James, Psychologist, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss employees attitudes towards their current workplace following ‘the great resignation’ and ‘quiet quitting’ trends of last year. Half of the nations’ workers are considering a career change – either to achieve a better work/life balance (56%), be paid more (54%) or to pursue a passion (42%) with 21%...

Stuart Miller, Chief Customer Officer at Newcastle Building Society & Member of The High Street Task Force, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss a b;lueprint for addressing the damaging legacy of years of bank branch closures. A blueprint to restore cash and other financial services to towns and high streets across the UK is being piloted, offering hope to the millions...

Alan Thomas, Simply Business CEO, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss his thoughts on the issues facing businesses at the start of 2023. We discussed the following: What's the state of UK Business in 2023? Are interest rates likely to go up or down in 2023? With Government support  for businesses  tapering what is the outlook energywise for SME businesses? The P...

Ez Blaine, UK Lead, ONE School & Cedric A Thurman, Art Director, BSS&P talk to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss unlocking the potential of UK Black Creatives The global marketing communications company WPP is partnering with The One Club for Creativity to help unlock the potential of black creatives across the UK with a 16-week online portfolio initiative kicking off fr...

Chris Mills, Head of Customer Success at Slack, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why 8 in 10 employers will encourage their workers to switch off this Christmas but is pressure to work fuelling burnout? It’s the most magical time of the year – but is the pressure to work at Christmas fueling a surge of burnout amongst workers in the UK? The majority (79%) of UK bosses...

Jo Fairley, co-Founder of Green & Black’s, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss her experience of starting out and offering her advice as to the dos and don’ts of starting a new business. Have you ever thought of being your own boss? If you have you’re not alone, with many considering quitting their job to start their own business. For those who haven’t yet, 2023 could...

Asanka Weeratunge, Financial Markets Trader & Programme Manager at London Academy of Trading, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss and break down what is happening in the crypto-sphere, and share advice for those concerned about their investments at this tumultuous time. Earlier this year, when the pound fell, cryptocurrencies became an attractive alternative for amate...

Rosana Elias, head of Sustainability at Premier Inn, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why business owners and decision makers are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious when it comes to business travel and explains what her company is doing to make a positive difference. More UK business owners and decision makers are increasingly opting for environmentally-co...

Hilary Leevers, EngineeringUK CEO, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss the importance of T Levels to students and employers, in addition to explaining how the engineering industry can offer rewarding careers for young people. With a chronic shortage of skilled engineers and technicians to power UK industry, a new report, Anyone for T? Awareness of T Levels in England, pub...

Sarah Card, Head of Delivery and Risk at Marcus by Goldman Sachs, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss the tactics scammers use to entice people to part with their money, how to spot fraud, and the common mistakes that can lead you to being a target for fraudsters. Fraudsters are using the cost-of-living crisis to target people with scams, with younger people most likely t...

Jonathan Watts-Lay, co-founder and director at WEALTH at work, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss how employers can help staff through the cost of living crisis and believes any employees struggling with their finances should speak to their boss to find out what help is on offer. The REBA/WEALTH at work Employee Financial Wellbeing Survey 2022 is published on TUESDAY 18t...

Ian McVey, SVP & General Manager EMEA, Visier, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss how job security & lower salary fears are keeping the workforce in their current roles. Businesses across the UK can thank the recession for a retained workforce as new research from business analytics company Visier has revealed eight in ten (81%) are planning on riding it out with...

Emma Kisby, CEO of carbon footprint management experts Cogo, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss how Cogo helps people and businesses to measure the carbon emissions of their everyday spending as well as reduce, and offset their impact on the climate. Emma Kisby & COGO seek to empower hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses worldwide to measure, reduce and co...

Jaya Baloo, Chief Information Security Officer at Avast, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss the recent research, offer hints and tips for people looking to improve their online security and explain how some of their cybersecurity could be breached if not maintained correctly. We live in a digital world. We can order groceries, buy a car, and find a new furry four-legged...

Dan Scanlon, Executive Vice President of Brookfield Properties & Raul Aparici, Head of Faculty at the School of Life, talk to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss how we can increase productivity of the nation’s workforce in this challenging climate? discuss the new trends emerging within the relationship between the workforce and the places in which they work and how we can en...

Michael Kienle, Global Vice President of Talent Acquisition, L’Oréal, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss the BOOST initiative and the importance of preparing young people for the world of work. As the global economy edges towards recession, some large employers, notably in the technology sector, are announcing hiring freezes or job cuts. Yet, the world’s biggest cosmetic...

Catherine Foot, Director of Phoenix Insight talks to Clayton M Coke of Podcast Radio Business about what needs to be done if the government is to get older workers back into the workforce. While some over 50s retired early during the pandemic, others have stepped away because of sickness or to care for those who are ill but have not returned, fuelling a sharp rise in economic inactivity (when work...

Tony Simpson, Justice Operations Director of SODEXO UK & I talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business dispel some of the myths around the employment of ex-offenders. Helping an ex-offender into employment can have a significant and lasting impact on both the level of crime and society as a whole. And now a new study indicates that many employers are open to hiring ex-offenders in 2023...

Dr Jackie Bell, Mathematician, Physicist, STEM Ambassador & aspiring Astronaut, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business To celebrate International Woman’s Day (#IWD2023), new research from the publishers of Scars Above – a videogame about a lone female astronaut and scientist stranded on a hostile alien planet – reveals a third of 14–19-year-olds females who play video games are mor...

James Lowman, Chief Executive, Association of Convenience Stores, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss the plight convenience stores are facing and what they think the government should do. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on the government to do more to help convenience stores as it says an estimated 6,900 across the nation are at risk of closure, pu...

Emma McClarkin, CEO British Beer and Pub Association, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business about the plight of the nation's pubs and what action she and the BBPA would like the government to take as well as highlight the importance of pubs to our local communities with 69% of us saying local pubs play an important role in bringing communities together and creating jobs (67%) while 42...

Michael Gidney, CEO of Fairtrade Foundation talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to highlight what small changes we can all adopt to help us transitions toward a more sustainable supply chain for our everyday goods. Empty supermarket shelves and stock shortages are becoming increasingly common, but today sustainability experts warn everyday essentials including bananas, coffee and co...