Shropshire Business Podcast

EPISODE 15

Has technology gone too far, and started dictating our time, rather than the other way round? A new Shropshire company reckons so, and is seeking to do something about it. Henry Carpenter talks to Steph Henson from techtimeout.co.uk

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EPISODE 14

Ahead of the Shropshire 'Chamber Champion' awards on July 17, Carl Jones talks to the acting interim chief executive of Shropshire Council, Andy Begley, about the community spirit which has helped the county through the Covid-19 crisis.

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EPISODE 13

Carl Jones chats to Johnny Themans of Good 2 Great in Bridgnorth. The wide-ranging interview touches on the impact of coronavirus, and looks at some of the support available for Shropshire businesses to help them through an uncertain economic time.

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EPISODE 12

Shropshire businesses are feeling the effect of the coronavirus crisis, as China's manufacturing plants are quarantined. In this special edition, Carl Jones talks to the boss of a Telford-based garden furniture importer, and the chief executive of an engineering company with its headquarters in Cleobury Mortimer.

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EPISODE 11

Carl Jones meets a former HR and office manager from Waters Upton who has launched a whole new career as a best-selling author, on both sides of the Atlantic. Could Diane Saxon's new series of crime novels, set in Shropshire, be adapted into an exciting new television project?

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EPISODE TEN

Shropshire Chamber of Commerce's Telford network club is 20 years old this year - Carl Jones went along to the Buckatree Hotel to meet members and visitors. Topics of conversation included everything from electric cars and dog training to employment law, insurance cover, and much more...

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EPISODE NINE

Paul Kirkbright reflects on the first five years of University Centre Shrewsbury, and explains how the team are keen to work closely with local businesses to help create a seat of learning with a genuine Shropshire flavour, making the most of the local surroundings.

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EPISODE EIGHT

Carl Jones chats exclusively to the boss of Culina Group, one of Shropshire's biggest modern-day business success stories, about its job-creating plans for the future, and why the company has made such incredible progress over the past 25 years.

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EPISODE SEVEN

Carl Jones meets some of the organisers, exhibitors and visitors at Shropshire Chamber's autumn business expo at Shrewsbury Town FC, including Richard Sheehan, Rachel Owen, Hayley J, Katy Rink, and Lisa Richards - talking everything from Brexit to mental health, and a new young people's networking group.

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EPISODE SIX

Carl Jones drops into the Ironbridge Gorge Museums headquarters at Coalbrookdale to meet fundraising manager Adam Siviter, and discover the crucial role being played by local businesses in helping to support and preserve the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

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EPISODE FIVE

Carl Jones talks to the man who first coined the phrase 'Brexit' - Peter Wilding of FBC Manby Bowdler in Church Stretton - about whether local businesses are as prepared as they could be for the UK's departure from the European Union . . . if or when it actually happens!

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EPISODE FOUR

The Shropshire Business team report from the second annual Bizfest, held in the grounds of Shrewsbury Town FC. Henry Carpenter and Paul Naylor are the men on a mission, interviewing a wide range of businesses, from IT wizards and electricians to financial services experts . . . and it turns out they all love doughnuts!

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EPISODE THREE

Spotlighting Shropshire's young entrepreneurs - Carl Jones chats to the owners of three very different fledgling businesses: a 3D printing company from Telford, a graphic art business in Newport, and a brother and sister team from the Ironbridge Gorge selling food ingredients.

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EPISODE TWO

From the world of investment banking in Australia and London to the head of a famous Shropshire School . . .  Carl Jones chats to Jo Sharrock about her colourful career journey. Want to get involved in our podcasts? Email editor@shropshirebiz.com

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EPISODE ONE

In the first of our series, Shropshire Business editor Carl Jones chats to some of the winners from the county's annual business awards, and catches up with a social media expert who is giving talks all over the world. Want to get involved? Email editor@shropshirebiz.com