Bridge Club Presents 'In Conversation With...'

Episodes

1. 8

   Richard Thorold

   Richard Thorold is a man on a mission! He wants his tenure at Gateshead College (which he joined as Principal in August 2008) to be remembered for its transformation into a true ‘Community College’ which delivers optimum results to all its stakeholders. With an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report already...

   Jul 2, 2009

   55m
2. 7

   Andrew Charlton

   It’s great to have a good business story to share in these troubled times - and even better that success at BACK Collect has come in part from helping business clients with innovative strategies for debt recovery. Andrew Charlton, BACK’s co-founder is willing to share some practical…

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   Apr 1, 2009

   53m
3. 6

   Economic Downturn - Expert Panel Discussion

   In Conversation With…is a version of Question Time without the cameras! We challenge north east businesses to put their questions and concerns about the economic climate to a cross sector panel. Maggie Pavlou from Leonard & Pavlou Consulting; Stephen Slater from RMT Accountants and Gillian…

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   Mar 30, 2009

   1h 00m
4. 5

   Darren Jobling

   From big in Houghton to big in Hollywood, Darren Jobling, Business Development Director of Eutechnyx, believes firmly that the difference between good and great in business terms is export. When he joined younger brother Brian 19 years ago, Gateshead-based Eutechnyx was top of the UK games-charts…

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   Mar 30, 2009

   43m
5. 4

   Professor Chris Brink

   Professor Chris Brink was born and grew up in a sleepy rural town on the southern edge of the Kalahari desert. Since then, as a student and academic, he has lived and worked in the UK, South Africa, Australia and the USA. Now that he's here and leading Newcastle University he's determined to...

   Feb 18, 2009

   46m
6. 3

   Dr. Peter Arnold

   If you want to meet the man in the driving seat; learn what his experience as group technology director of Smith and Nephew brings to the role; understand more about the importance of the ‘innovation machine’ in transforming tomorrow, be brought up to date with plans for Science Central, or want…

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   Feb 3, 2009

   1h 02m
7. 2

   Georgie Cameron

   Like many owner-managers stories, the Georgie Cameron book would be an interesting one to read. Born in London and having lived part of her life in Africa, Georgie started her professional career in big-brand PR (Coca Cola, BMW and KLM) in the Middle East.Ê It was that experience which landed her…

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   Jan 21, 2009

   44m
8. 1

   Alastair MacColl

   It’s quite something to employ 345 people and run a £34.5 million business that people think is public property, but that’s exactly what Alastair MacColl is doing at Business & Enterprise North East Ltd! He and his team are in the business of business development! Working under contract for the...

   Dec 9, 2008

   45m