Sheffield's Hidden Gems Podcast

Sheffield’s charities aren’t just about services, they are about creating confidence, connection and community. From SACMHA’s groundbreaking mental health work to The Suit Works’ confidence-boosting outfits, these non profits are changing lives one person at a time, one household at a time and strengthening communities. Their secret? Authenticity, community trust, and a little creative thinking -t...

This episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast is super special for many reasons! Not only is it the first time we have had guests from two different organisations on the same episode of the podcast, but it is the first time we have recorded on an 'outdoor stage' and in front of a live audience. Recording in front of a live audience was done at Leah's Yard in Sheffield as a 'fringe' event as...

We are delighted to bring you another episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast. In this episode of the podcast, our guest is Andrew Lofthouse, Founder of the Sheffield-based business, The Nothern Wine Guy who chats with our Managing Director and host of Sheffield's Hidden Gems about the journey from idea to multiple businesses. Listen to Andrew Lofthouse in Episode 49 of our podcast and hear...

We are delighted to bring you another episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast. In this episode of the podcast, our guest is Hannah Duraid who chats with our Managing Director and host of Sheffield's Hidden Gems about the journey from idea to welcoming the first customers to a new experience of a fun, high-energy Escape Room business in the Heart of Sheffield. Listen to this episode to hear...

This podcast has been published and will be available on all popular podcast platforms. Episode 47 of the Sheffield Hidden Gems podcast features Terry Murphy , Managing Director of Archer Project Enterprises , a social enterprise with charity origins in Sheffield. In this conversational interview with our Managing Director and host of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast, our guest, Terry Murphy, t...

This episode has been  published  and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Episode 46  of the  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  features Duncan Froggatt of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Tour Guide on the Sheffield Festival of Walks. Duncan who is a retired civil engineer (MIStructE MICE) has been the face of ICE in Sheffield and an excellent guide for Sheffie...

This episode has been  published  and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Episode 45  of the  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠  features Rene Meijer, the CEO and Co-founder of Food Works Sheffield, a Community Interest Company (CIC). In this conversational interview on the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast, Rene Meijer talks about: *The origin story for Food Works Sheffield, wh...

This episode has been  published  and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Episode 44  of the  ⁠⁠⁠Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast⁠⁠⁠  features Geoffrey Guy (Geoff) Guy, the Managing Director of Riverlution ( www.the-rsc.co.uk ), an award-winning Community Interest Company (CIC). Created in 2022 by the River Stewardship Company (RSC), Riverlution works with individual volunteers and c...

This episode has been  published  and can be heard on Spotify (https://bit.ly/3DGlCdX), Apple (https://bit.ly/3Yj6rAV) and other popular podcast platforms. Episode 43  of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  features Ella Freeman, Founder of Lunar Living, a handmade homeware business. In this episode (https://bit.ly/3DGlCdX), Ella Freeman talks about how she moved from a hobby to a reve...

This episode has been  published  and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Episode 42  of the  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠  features Jo Bushby, Founder of Green Tomato Consultancy. In our conversational interview for this podcast,  Jo  tells the intriguing story behind her choice of 'Green Tomato' for the name of her consultancy. She also talks about: *How her work has he...

This episode has been  published  and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Episode 41  of the  ⁠⁠Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast⁠⁠  features Gina O'Connor, a   Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner, who is also the Founder and Director of Roots and Bloom CIC . Do you know what a Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner does? For an answer to this question and more,...

This episode has been  published  and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Episode 40 of the  ⁠Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast⁠  features Mike Lawrence, a Health & Wellbeing Consultant and accredited Instructor Member approved by MHFA England to deliver Mental Health First Aid courses. Dedicated to helping people achieve optimal mental health and wellbeing, Mike started his business...

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Episode 39 of the ⁠Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast⁠ features Liesje Dusauzay, CEO and Founder of Sparkle Sheffield Autistic Charity . This award-winning charity founded by Leesh started in 2014 as an informal support group for parents of autistic children in Sheffield. In this conversational interview, Leesh (as...

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. In this our 3rd year, we are delighted to release the 38th episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast . Our guest is Matt Bowker, Managing Director of Coda Studios Ltd , an award-winning architect practice headquartered in Sheffield. When you listen to Episode 38 of the podcast, you'll hear from Matt Bowker...

February 2021 was the launch month for the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast and the first episode featuring a business focused on creating work in glass. As we enter the 3rd year, we are delighted to release the 37th episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast . At the start of our podcast anniversary month, our guest is Dave Coulson, Team Manager of Cycling Sheffield and Managing Director of th...

In this episode, our guest is Antony Baker of Focussing On Photography Ltd. As a photographer, Antony has a unique combination of three areas of focus: Commercial, Portrait and Landscape photography. Selected landscapes from Antony's photography are now used as backgrounds for greeting cards. In this episode of the podcast, Antony reminds us also that “Weather makes the mood of the photograph”. Li...

In this our 36th episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast , our guest is Angelina Cummings, one of the two Co-Founders of Olga & Asquith Products Ltd . Together with her husband, Gary Cummings, the couple decided to start their food business with one of their favourite desserts -Jamaican rum cakes. Since launching their business in 2020 through an online ordering system, the founders have so...

In this episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast , the 35th, our guest is Lou Huson, the CEO and Founder of the Flying Horse Lawn. Intrigued by the name of this business? Then, listen to this episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast and learn about this business that is located in the middle of the woods in a picturesque area of Sheffield. In conversation with Lou Huson, she talks abou...

Our guest for the 34th episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast is James Marriott, a podcast strategist and founder of 'We are Sounds Media'. Through his work, James helps businesses, brands and individuals to become influential podcasters. With his wealth of experience as a radio announcer and broadcaster, James helps others to create amazing sounding podcasts with a clear strategy and form...

In this our 33rd episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast , I am delighted to welcome Paul Simpon, Co-founder of Food Circle Supermarket , a business exclusively for customers who want to have their food budget stretch further alongside helping to reduce food waste. Launched in 2018, Paul Simpson and his co-founder James Barthorpe are food and drink professionals who previously worked togeth...

In this our 32nd episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast , we are pleased to be in conversation with Ellie Tomlin, Regional Fundraising Manager of the charity Shelter in Sheffield . In our conversation , Ellie talks about the work of Shelter in Sheffield, how that work would have changed over the past several decades as the charity responded to the needs of people facing homelessness.   Ell...

Our guest in this episode (the 31st) of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast is Mark Smith, the Founder and CEO of Make Your Mark UK .  In the interview, Mark talks with us about what led him to launch his own business in 2017 and the reasons why training was the initial focus of the business Make Your Mark UK. Providing training and executive coaching services to client organisations in the charit...

In this our 30th episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast , our guest is Finbarr Lucas, Founder and Owner of ' Finbarr Lucas ' (the furniture manufacturing brand that bears his name. A maker of “Extraordinary Furniture Made for Life”, F inbarr and his team design and create beautiful furniture for people who love good design. In this episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast, Finbarr ta...

In episode 29 of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast , our guest is Maxwell Ayamba, Founder and Managing Director of the Sheffield-based charity, Sheffield Environmental Movement (SEM).   SEM, as the organisation is familiarly known, was founded six years ago. With members from multiple generations, the organisation has been successful in brokering access to outdoor spaces, rambling and forag...

In this episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast , our guest is Nathan Oliver, a Chartered Architectural Technologist, who is Founder and Managing Director of Ikonografik Design, a Sheffield-based business. Nathan has over 20 years professional experience from working on commissions ranging from large complex projects to small domestic jobs. In addition to graduating in Architectural Technol...