The Red Review with Jeremy Brim

This episode is a recording of a speech Jeremy gave at a lunch & learn session organised by tech platform Altura. The Future of Bidding: What Modern Bid Teams Do Differently Most bid teams are under pressure to deliver more with less. Changing work environments, evolving procurement expectations, and the rapid rise of AI are changing how we win work. The question is: how do bid functions stay...

In this episode, Jeremy is joined by the brilliant  Barbra Carlisle , founder of Glee Coaching, to explore what  modern leadership development  really looks like—especially for those growing B2B and B2G businesses. We dive into:  ✅ Why traditional leadership routes don’t fit everyone ✅ The power of coaching, accountability, and emotional intelligence ✅ How to build a leadership culture that dri...

In this episode Jeremy talks to Nigel Thacker about the development of leaders of bid functions and in the bidding space.

In this episode Jeremy is joined by Rebidding and Recapture expert Nigel Thacker to talk all things winning deals again and landing and expanding.

Large conferences are an important investment of both time and money, so what can your business do to get the maximum return from the opportunity? If you’re prepping for UKREiiF and not quite sure how you should be tackling it from a marketing and business development perspective, well, you’re in luck! Ayo Abbas and I held a very special webinar with none other than UKREiiF MD Nathan Spencer about...

In this episode Jeremy joins us from the car on a long drive home with a solo chat through our thinking on joining the dots through your funnel to optimise growth and returns.

In this episode Jeremy is joined by expert procurement lawyer Rebecca Rees from Trowers & Hamlin to pick through the New Procurement Act implementation, its first 60 days and where it might go from here.

In this episode, Jeremy talks to defence construction project management veteran Kevin De Groot about what good looks like in delivery and in winning work in the defence sector. 

In this episode Jeremy talks to sales expert and entrepreneur Dan Newton about taking a structured funnel approach to growing B2B/B2G organisations and Dans new initiatives in the sales and schools estates spaces.

In this episode, Jeremy talks to Ben Klien, bidding expert and founder of the PIE community, about our new partnership to deliver training and education content to the community members.

With the new UK procurement act going live, accompanied by its new policy statement and it's new updated intent on social value - in this episode / webinar, Jeremy talks to social value expert Carrie-Ann Huelin about the new environment for SV, including what ‘PPN 002: Taking account of social value in the award of contracts’ means for us in the world of winning work.

Jeremy talks with bid professional and AI enthusiast Michelle Bee about the growing role of AI in winning work and bid writing, exploring what this means for the future of bidding professionals

In this episode Jeremy is joined by Javier Escartin, Founder at bids and proposal AI platform DeepRFP. They talk all things AI in winning work, from understanding the landscape of specific platforms versus ChatGTP, the market of providers, what 2025 holds and the future of AI in our world of business growth. DeepRFP.com  is a kit of AI tools and agents that help bidding professionals prepare bette...

Following our May webinar and delayed mobilisation, we offered a follow-up session with procurement expert Gemma Waring. This webinar updated you on the latest news about the new Procurement Act, including the central digital platform and NPPS. Video and audio versions, along with the slide deck, are available on the Thoughts page on the Growth Ignition website here: https://www.growthignition.co....

In this episode Jeremy is joined by Framework Director and Account Management leader Scott Clark to talk all things framework management. They cover approaches to landing, mobilising and managing frameworks effectively, how to grow frameworks and drive business growth through them and the role of bids and proposals people in leveraging frameworks and getting up the funnel.

In this episode Jeremy talks to PIE Community founding member Ryn Bennett about the progress of the community and their upcoming recipes for winning online conference taking place in August.

Following on from our well received webinars on the new procurement act and social value, we were are pleased to be able to deliver a game-changing series of webinars moving forward. We have upgraded our usual monthly drop-in Zoom session for June to a guest fireside chat, and have published it here in podcast form. At recent sessions, and on training courses, attendees have asked that we get a re...

In this episode Jeremy is joined by fabulous business strategist Helen Gawor to talk all things strategy and how we as work winning and bidding people can influence it.

In this episode, Jeremy is joined by procurement trainer and new procurement act expert Gemma Waring for a live webinar session we recorded. With the new act coming into force on the 28th of October this year, now is the time to find out what you need to know, and how to prepare for, all things public sector bidding moving forwards

Starting a new season of podcasts, this episode is a recording of a webinar session we broadcast recently. The session was a fireside chat with Social Value consultant and expert, Carrie Ann-Huelin. We talked about the different types of SV, balancing monetised and real-world impact, where to listen to understand the right impact to drive and the wonderful world of SV in bidding - with some audien...

In this episode Jeremy catches up with friends Julian Henley, Partner at RLB, and Jack Strickland, founder of the Whole Nine, on the year we have had and the year ahead of us in winning work.

This episode features Rebecca Rees, Head of Public Procurement at Trowers & Hamlins - talking about the new UK public procurement regulations that come into force next year.

In this episode Jeremy talks to Robin Hill at the DBT about what support the department cab offer all UK businesses, our work with them as Growth Ignition and our new free business growth challenge taking place in January

In this episode Jeremy is joined by Kirsty Collin, Global Head of CRM at Gleeds, to talk all things customer voice. We work through what customer relationship management is (and isn't), what utopia looks like, where most firms find themselves in it and where to start to make improvements.

In this episode Jeremy talks through the rebrand of Growth Ignition with creative, web design and SEO expert Krishna Solanki KSD. They talk through the need for change, the creative journey and some of the geeky detail on why SEO is so key to supporting the sales funnel.