All Things Business - The Podcast
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Episodes
Ben has returned to Memento Exclusives to discuss the great strides the company has made since their last appearance on the podcast.
He sits down with his long-term friend and the founder and CEO of Memento Exclusives, Barry Gough.
Ben visits the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association head office to learn about an amazing charity rowing challenge. He is joined by Matt Sirrell, Managing Director at MSL Logistics, and Steph White, Community Fundraising Area Manager East at the MND Association. On the 12th December, Matt and his three teammates will be rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic. This challenge will raise money to support the MND Association. They wi...
This episode features the owners of Midland Scaffolding Services. Ben is joined by Commercial Director Amie Bailey, Finance Director Lisa Rooney, and Contracts Director Ben Ekins. Midland Scaffolding Services have supported some of the biggest construction projects across the midlands and beyond. Since being founded in Northampton in 1982, the business has grown from strength to strength and continues to develop.
For this episode, Ben’s hit the padel courts to speak with Edward Dowdall, CEO and Owner of Padel Social House and The Padel Consultants. They are also joined by Gail Emms MBE, former world badminton champion and silver Olympic medallist with Team GB.
Ed and Gail share a passion for the sport of padel, describing it as a combination of tennis, badminton, squash and table tennis, as well as something enti...
In this episode, Ben travelled to the Henry Ford Academy in Daventry. He sat down with Grace Gardner, Commercial Marketing Specialist, and Dan Savory, Partnership and Performance Management at the Academy.
The Henry Ford Academy was founded in 2015, and according to Dan greets about 150 people a day from Ford dealerships across the country. The Academy provides training, conferences, and events to employ...
To celebrate International Women’s Day, this podcast features guests doing amazing work to amplify women’s voices and help them to pursue positions in senior leadership. Ben is joined by Dr Julie Mills, the chair of Women Leaders UK and Chantal-Lawren Welch, Marketing Manager for Silverstone Park and Founder of the Women’s Innovation Network.
In today’s episode Ben sits down with David Owens, Aimee Smith and Will Amos from Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Based in Hawsons’ Northampton office, David is the Managing Partner, Aimee is the Market Development Leader, and Will is a Partner.
In this episode, we dive deep into the Northamptonshire Limited Report 2025, exploring what it means for local businesses, investors, and the broader economic landscape. From key trends to strategic insights, we break down the report’s findings and discuss how companies can leverage this information to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.
Today’s episode of All Things Business – The Podcast finds Ben and his guests in a boxing ring in the heart of Northampton. James Conway is the founder of ShoeBox gym, and he is joined by two professional boxers he manages, Eithan and Charlie. Eithan James is a former European champion, and Charlie Hamilton is a former national champion. Both are talented sportsmen who are making a name for themselves in the boxing world.
In this episode of All Things Business – The Podcast, Ben is joined by Luke Prout and Joanne Surley from Cottons Group and Kirsty Simmonds from DFA Law to discuss succession planning.
In this episode of All Things Business – The Podcast, Ben is out of the studio and on the stage at the Derngate auditorium. He is joined by Jesse Jones, Holly Gladwell, and Jo Gordonfrom the Royal and Derngate theatre.
Jesse is the Artistic Director and directs many original plays at the theatres. Holly Gladwell is the Deputy Chief Executive and the Director of Programming and Producing. Jo Gordon is the...
In the latest episode of All Things Business – The Podcast, Ben is joined by Matt Dann from Simply Techspace and Jon Bautista from Simply Workspace.
After its inception less than 2 years ago, the business is rapidly growing from strength to strength. With 20 members of staff, one office already outgrown and multiple international clients, business is booming for Matt and Jon.
Simply Workspa...
In this episode of All Things Business – The Podcast, Ben sits down with Alex Goldsmith, Richard Smith and James Syrotiuk from Medigold Health to talk about how the business has progressed since their last guest appearance in October 2024.
This episode’s guest on All Things Business – The Podcast is Richard Bell, who discusses co-founding his payment company Fourdotzero and the direction of the content creation industry.
In this episode of the All Things Business – The Podcast, Ben is joined by Grant McKenna, Managing Director of Apertus Group. Apertus specialise in automotive procurement, energy and utilities, and while Grant may be known as the Moaning MD, his ambition and drive have propelled his company to impressive heights.
In this episode of All Things Business The Podcast, Ben is joined by Chief Superintendent Emma Baillie and Amanda Marlow to talk about knife crime.
This episode’s guest is Peter Taylor, Chairman at the MK Breakers Basketball Club. The club’s meteoric rise has been the pride of the city, with the club winning national championships and their senior team achieving back-to-back promotions up basketball’s pyramid.
Daniel Crask and Sian Stone from Acorn Analytical Services join Ben for this edition of All Things Business – The Podcast. The asbestos management business has seen some extraordinary growth in the past few years and are using that growth to help promote and raise money for a number of local charities.
International Women’s Day is this Saturday (March 8th 2025), and today Ben is joined by three incredible women from the local business community.
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