The Impact Sessions Podcast

Matthew Ord of LV Shipping & Transport has a great Job Title - Company Ambassador...... How cool is that, or is it? How did it come about, what does it mean, what is the difference between that and other business development and senior level titles and what has been the impact of being a Company Ambassador in a large Shipping & Transport Business? We explore the career path that got Matthew to her...

This is a powerful, positive, upbeat Impact Sessions Podcast Episode featuring the excellent returning guest, Lorna Feeney - See Episode 21. Lorna's previous episode is our most popular in the series to date, so we are looking for more of the same in terms of her popularity. The pandemic is having a host of negative and potentially negative effects on people and businesses, but there is a lot of s...

Meet a Special Podcast Guest with a very special ambition, an ambition already shaping NHS improvement on a small scale, but with the real potential to make a significant difference into a much more efficient future. The ambition to "Genuinely Improve NHS Performance" was borne out of adversity but shaped the focus and direction of this impressive individual who is as resilient and creative as the...

Another great episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, meeting the irrepressible Amanda Gardiner, Managing Director of Durham Lifting, a long-established, family lifting business embedded in the industrial heartland of the North East of England. Amanda has seen her business develop and evolve over 25 years, as heavy industry has changed like the waxing and waning of the tide in the River Tees Estua...

This week's guest is Steve Twynham who describes himself variously as - Founder / Managing Director of Inspire Radio, Presenter, Podcaster, Inspirational Coach & Connector. He has some sized business card...... All of the roles are actually inter-twined in how Steve works, how he connects people and how he uses the power of his own Podcasts and the 2020 launched Inspire Radio in particular to reac...

This week’s guest on The Impact Sessions Podcast is as passionate as they come about a subject close to her heart.... It is Tracey Dawson, Managing Director of Daletech Electronics in Leeds and her passion is for manufacturing, particularly UK manufacturing. In addition to her role at Daletech, a business she has been involved in for over 25 years, Tracey is also Chair of Leeds Manufacturing Allia...

A First for The Impact Sessions Podcast - a Returning Guest...... On this episode, the excellent Marianne Smith, Managing Director of Doo Marketing and one of the UK's leading Practitioners around the whole Customer Journey & Customer Experience returns to share some of her successes from a challenging 2020 for many. Marianne was actually the very first guest on Episode 1 in October 2019, but she...

This week's Podcast Guest, Charles Fawcett fell in love with a British Icon as a child and followed his dream of building a career and a very successful global business on the back of that love. There were a couple of audio glitches in here but nothing to reduce the impact of the session we hope. What is the icon and brand and the object of his love - The Land Rover Defender....... Setting up Twis...

On this episode, regular Host, Nick Bramley interviews a 2nd Year University Under-Graduate Psychology Student about the whole University experience under COVID19 restrictions and whether this experience is helping students to prepare for the future? She just happens to be his daughter, Charlotte..... How has the University experience been? Will the pandemic restrict student skills and confidence...

On this excellent episode of The Impact Sessions, we are delighted to welcome Chris Black, Managing Director of Sound Leisure. Discussing The Global Success Story of a UK Manufacturer & Brand, Chris runs a Leeds based manufacturing business, renowned for the design and manufacture of high-quality Jukeboxes, plus a range of other craftsman-led leisure products that have literally taken the world by...

On this episode, we meet Paula Kaye. Paula is a Hospitality & Food Specialist and Founder of Boost Consultancy. She launched a business in support of the Hospitality Sector just after lockdown in March 2020 and has brought her years of front line sales, customer service and operational experience to the fore, working with the sector to share ideas for being resilient, agile and most importantly, s...

A first for The Impact Sessions, in that in this episode we interview two guests - at the same time. Delighted to introduce Terry Mullen & Mark Llewellyn, Joint Managing Directors of Revive! Auto Innovations. Together they run one of the UK's most successful, high-growth Franchise businesses, but share a host of content on this Podcast that is also relevant and transferable to non-Franchise busine...

This is not a Financial Service Podcast - Read on or listen to see why..... This week's guest is Jon Anderson, Head of Leeds Office & Director of Building Consultancy at Lambert Smith Hampton. Jon is a specialist in all things commercial property related and runs a team of specialists across a lot of disciplines in this particular area too. So, if you have a pension, a traditional pension fund inv...

This week's top guest, Jayne Graves, Managing Director of Encompass Marketing, is a high-performing Marketing Strategist who works with and supports ambitious, growth-hungry businesses as well as those looking for some strategic direction for their marketing activity. I have known and worked with Jayne for over 20 years and she is always at the top of her game. Very practical, down-to-earth and ef...

Warning & Apology - Sound Quality Not to Usual Impact Sessions Podcast Quality On this Impact Sessions Podcast, I discuss all things recruitment, people strategy and the commercial value of working with professionals with my guest, Charly Melia, Managing Director of Integrated Recruitment. With so many candidates on the market, is there even a place for a recruitment business? Where does doing it...

This weeks guest is the irrepressible Deborah Carr, Business Owner at Total Spa Solutions and new business, Anada. She shares her story of how the first UK lockdown in March decimated her core business, Total Spa Solutions - a B2B service that supported a fast-growing Spa client list with key staff to maximise revenues through maximising Spa Treatment availability. Like many, her business suddenly...

Ella Mesma is the Business Owner of Business Yoga. Having had an idea for a business that combines her passion for Yoga, Wellbeing and Wellness with meeting the challenge of businesses maintaining productivity, healthy teams and engagement whilst navigating these challenging times - Business Yoga was born. Whilst the business was launched pre-COVID19, Ella's significant research had already identi...

On this episode, Salma Karolia shares her fascinating story. How she set up, ran, significantly grew and then sold a successful Beauty Training Academy business over a period of years. She shares the journey from spotting a gap in the market to developing a business to exploit and develop in that gap. Sometimes it was accidental, sometimes opportunist, sometimes by being in the right place at the...

On this very thought-provoking episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, University of Leeds PhD Student & Researcher, Pauline Oustric shares her passions, not only for academia, research and study, but also for networking and building effective relationships. (She also has a passion for food but puts that down to simply being French).... Pauline identifies the opportunities that exist for businesse...

Businesses often need some financial impetus, but with so many options available, where can you look and what might be the right option for you? Have you considered the distinct advantages of Angel Investment? If not, is that due to a lack of understanding, a lack of knowledge of where to look, a lack of the right networks to leverage, or something else? On this Impact Sessions Podcast, the excell...

In this episode, Lorna Feeney, Head of Mental Health Risk at Marsh Risk Consultancy & Marsh & McLennan Companies explores the whole subject of health and well-being in the workplace. Mental health awareness in particular is now mainstream, with the likes of Mental Health First Aid and a whole raft of other initiatives emerging to tackle this sensitive, and often confused area. Here, Lorna Feeney s...

On this podcast, Sarah Cowl, Marketing Director of The Rainbow Mash walks us through the customer journey from a marketing perspective. Why is effective marketing like the dating scene? Why is competition a great thing for your business? Why is creativity in isolation not enough? How do you build in a return on investment? The answers to these and other questions are all answered by the engaging a...

On this episode, Paul Lillywhite, Managing Director of Lillywhite Consultancy discusses tools, techniques and the science behind really understanding your team. Understanding them as individuals as well as as a collective force for your business. If you manage a team, have to recruit new team members, plan team succession or are simply looking to better understand team dynamics, then this is a gre...

On this episode of The Impact Sessions, Rachel Clark, Director at Wrapped PR shares her views on the whole PR world. It is often a very misunderstood discipline and often, people either ignore its real potential or fail to maximise its impact, neither of which is ideal, for the client or the industry. PR, or Public Relations to give it its full title, sits alongside the sales and marketing mix and...

On this episode of The Impact Sessions, Anna Ashford, Board Advisor and Lawyer at Alpaca shares her thoughts on why businesses, and especially small to medium enterprises, should not shy away from great legal advice and support, especially based on cost..... Yes, when starting or growing a business, everyone wants a piece of you (and your budget), but you pay insurances for premises, key people, v...