The Brighton Chamber Podcast
by Brighton and Hove Chamber
The Brighton Chamber Podcast is here to provide businesses in Brighton and Hove with inspirational success stories, helpful business advice and valuable tips on starting up, running or growing your own company. In this series we'll feature a variety of speakers from the Chamber's local business events, including our breakfast talks and Ride the Wave events. The series reflects the vibrant and diverse nature of companies and organisations in Brighton and Hove including personal experiences of local entrepreneurs and advice from business support experts. You'll hear about how companies have grown against all odds, dealt with personal and business challenges, learnt difficult business lessons, found their niche market, secured that elusive client or used social media to a big advantage. Whether you're a large or small firm, a sole trader, supplier or contractor, this series has something for everyone who's interested in business in Brighton.
Episodes
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The 'Inner ape vs inner ant' Breakfast, 29 Aug 2014
Richard Robinson, best-selling author of 20 books on popular science and the founder of Brighton Science Festival, talks about the brilliance of science, applying it to the workplace and his latest project: My Manager and Other Animals.
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The 'Think outside the box' Breakfast, 26 Sept 2014
Our September speaker, Andy Winter, the Chief Executive of Brighton Housing Trust reveals insights into his background, from his childhood in apartheid South Africa to his early days working for BHT. Andy also discusses his motivations for working in social care and homelessness, as well as the...
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The ‘Penny for your Thoughts’ Breakfast, 25th July 2014
Penny Thompson, Chief Executive of Brighton and Hove Council talks to the Chamber about her life and how she got to where she is now
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Rob Forkan of Gandys flipflops interview by Miranda Birch, Brighton Summit, 4th July 2014
Brighton Summit 2014; interview with keynote Rob Forkan from Gandys flipflops by Miranda Birch at the Brighton Chamber 'Come On An Adventure Business Summit'
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The 'If you can dream it, you can do it' Breakfast, 25th October 2013
As MD of Propellernet, Nikki Gatenby spent 20 years working in advertising agencies in London and Paris before returning to her roots in Sussex in recent times. Based in the heart of the Lanes in Brighton, Propellernet is a digital marketing agency, providing high quality services to the travel,...
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The 'Growing places' Breakfast, 27th September 2013
Martyn Evans is the Creative Director at Cathedral Group, a specialist mixed-use property development company based in an 18th Century listed church in SE1. Martyn is leading the creative process of developing a new and exciting part of the city, intended to contribute significantly to the…
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The 'You're hired' Breakfast, 26th July 2013
Like Lord Sugar many local business owners are discovering the benefits of hiring an apprentice. At this breakfast we hear from three member businesses who have taken on apprentices about how it has affected their business. Pete Jenkins is Director of e-Advantage Solutions Ltd and Entrepreneur in...
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The 'Bus journey' Breakfast, 29th June 2013
What advice would you give new Manchester United Manager David Moyes? There's one man in this city very well placed to answer that question: Martin Harris. He's just taken on the post of MD at Brighton and Hove Buses; 'the bus industry equivalent of following Sir Alex at Old Trafford'. Roger…
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Jonathan Markwell in conversation with Steve Bustin, 29th May 2013
Chamber breakfast with guest speaker Jonathan Markwell in conversation with Steve Bustin. Any businessperson knows that belonging to a community can be vital to business success. Software developer Jonathan Markwell has focused on building these communities both online with sites such as How...
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Joel Virgo, 26th April 2013
Joel Virgo was born and raised in Brighton and Hove and has been living back in the city since 2006, following moving away for study at Newcastle University and subsequently a number of years working as a history teacher in the North East and East Anglia. Since 2001 Joel has been working in…
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The 'Meet the winners' Breakfast, 22nd March 2013
Come along and meet some of the Brighton winners and judges of the 2012 Sussex Business Awards and be amongst the first to hear of the new Brighton and Hove Business Awards being launched this month. We hear from two past winners: Michael Yeoman, South Downs Solar and Keivn Berry, Sussex Cricket...
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The 'Science of omniscience' Breakfast, 22nd February 2013
Richard Robinson worked in TV for many years, as a founding member of Spitting Image and creating the puppet characters in several children's programmes, including The Riddlers. He was also a busker for almost as long, starting the Covent Garden buskers pitch. He has written twenty science books,...
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The 'Living an authentic life' Breakfast, 27th January 2013
Within Sight Training is one of the UK's leading hypnosis training companies training people in hypnotherapy, counseling and psychotherapy. It was formed four years ago by Jill Wootton who had become a hypnotherapy trainer and established practitioner after leaving her job as exhibition director…
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The 'Leap of faith' Breakfast, 9th November 2012
If you like coffee and live in Brighton and Hove, chances are you've come across Small Batch Coffee. They import and roast all their own coffee in small batches (hence the name!) garnering huge praise and huge numbers of loyal customers. With outlets at both Brighton and Hove stations, 3 coffee...
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The 'I heart Snooze' Breakfast, 12th October 2012
After a combined 18 years In Teaching and IT recruitment best friends Paul Munton and Tony Mead decided to bring an end to their frustrating careers and take the plunge with a new venture. 'I know, why don't we quit our jobs and buy a nice little B and B near the seaside, should be easy, right?'…
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The 'From fresh beginnings' Breakfast, 14th September 2012
Yummy Lollies Ltd is a small independent business which grew out of an idea sparked in 2007 by hot summer weather and hungry children! As parents of young children Sarah and Zoe were met with many requests for ice lollies while at the park. Unable to find anything which wasn't laden with sugar,...
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The 'Piglet's little secrets' Breakfast, 10th August 2012
Piglet's Pantry is just a year old, set up by Jo Philips a passionate chef, owner and Pie Queen to Brighton and Hove Albion FC. Join her on the Piglet journey to find out how they went from a small delicatessen in Shoreham-by-Sea to running a large production unit in Worthing. Jo shares with you...
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The 'Entrepreneur's adventure' Breakfast, 27th July 2012
Neil Laughton is the Founder and CEO of the Business Leadership Academy, Founder and Director of City Airways, Founder of Bridge to Enterprise, Non-Executive Director of Berghind Joseph and Chief Leader of Project New Horizons, an annual programme of youth development for kids in the Care System...
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The 'Live, life, love Brighton' Breakfast, 13th July 2012
Will McInnes is a passionate voice on 21st century business and how the internet is radically changing our personal behaviour, our organizations and our society. His new book Culture Shock provides an inspirational guide for better ways to do business in the 21st century. The company he founded,...
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The 'A Bold Move' Breakfast, 29th June 2012
Michael Divers started his career in Personnel in Glasgow where he progressed to leading HR teams in Glasgow City Council, the Student Loans Company and Scottish Enterprise. After moving to London in 2001 he set up a headhunting business in the City as part of a recruitment advertising agency...
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The 'DIY MBA' Breakfast, 15th June 2012
There's co-working and then there's Officreche. Co-working with a flexible nursery onsite: no commute, no paying for childcare when you don't need it - and an online booking system. A freelance writer and facilitator, Elizabeth Moody-Stuart, is also a mother of 2 (her youngest is just one month...
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The 'Business to Politics' Breakfast, 25th May 2012
Jason Kitcat is a Green City Councillor and Cabinet member for Finance and Central Services on Brighton and Hove City Council. A member of the UK's first ever Green council administration, Jason was first elected in a December 2007 by-election and took the reins from Bill Randall as leader of the...
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The 'Meta and Morph' Breakfast, 11th May 2012
Ellie Kidson; Visual Retail Specialist and head of Training and Development, set up Metamorphosis with Creative Director Eve Reid over 5 years ago to provide independent retailers with powerful retail skills and knowledge that they might not otherwise have access to. Metamorphosis specialise in...
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The 'Potty and eventful journey' Breakfast, 27th April 2012
Since setting up Potcakes in 2000, Judith Young has produced events of all shapes and sizes across the globe, from an awards ceremony for Ericsson Worldwide in Rio de Janeiro to the opening ceremony in Mauritius for Mo Ibrahim Foundation's Index of African Governance and several Labour Party...
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The 'Philanthropy or bust' Breakfast, 13th April 2012
Arguably Brighton's most famous landmark, The Royal Pavilion occupies the very heart of the city. Packed with art and culture and tracing a remarkable history, the Regency palace has become the symbol of Brighton and Hove. Robert Yates is head of fundraising for The Royal Pavilion and Museums...
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The 'Business of Being a Charity' Breakfast, 30th March 2012
Robert Griffiths is Fundraising Director of the Martlets Hospice and a member of the Hospice's Senior Management Team. Robert has a degree in Hotel Management, worked in Advertising and PR industries for 17 years and prior to joining the Martlets in 1998, spent several years working in sports...
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The 'Generation Y needs you!' Breakfast, 16th March 2012
Am I bovvered? You need to be... because Generation Y needs you! Caricatures like Catherine Tate's Lauren, Harry Enfield's Kevin and Perry and Little Britain's Vicky Pollard can affect young people's career opportunities and value to the business community. This next generation of...
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The 'Choccywoccydoodah' Breakfast, 24th February 2012
We all know Choccywoccydoodah. A design focused chocolaterie, it's a Brighton phenomenon and a place to show off to visiting friends and family. Christine Taylor is the brains behind the brand and keeper of the top secret recipe that allows them to fashion fantastical fare completely from...
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The 'Joy of Science Festival' Breakfast, 10th February 2012
Richard Robinson worked in TV for many years, as a founding member of Spitting Image and creating the puppet characters in several children's programmes, including The Riddlers. He was also a busker for almost as long, starting the Covent Garden buskers pitch. He has written twenty science books,...
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The 'There's something about Bill' Breakfast, 27th January 2012
In May of 2011, Councillor Bill Randall found himself centre stage in the first Green Administration in the country. As Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council Bill now spends his days making those big decisions for the city, his time is no longer his own, and people want to speak to him at all...
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The 'It's Easy Being Green' Breakfast, 13th January 2012
Duncan Baker-Brown is an award-winning architect whose love of sustainable design began when he was just eleven. As a small boy growing up on a farm near Epping Forest, Duncan watched the construction of the M11 across the valley. He was immediately struck by its incongruity and his thoughts...
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The 'Carluccios' Breakfast, 16th December 2011
Richard Maher is Operations Manager for Carluccio's: his fourth position within a company he has been with for ten years. Richard's background is exclusively within the hospitality industry spanning human resources, recruitment and store management. His current role allows him to 'do a bit of...
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The 'Being the Boss' Breakfast, 25th November 2011
Kate Peach has worked for Early Years Childcare for the last 18 years, rising from the most junior position to nursery manager, then all the way up the company's ranks to become Managing Director in 2010. Kate now manages nine day nurseries across the South East - including two in Brighton and…
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The 'Seeing is Believing' Breakfast, 11th November 2011
With guest speakers Tim Jarvis, Director of SeeThat. Tim Jarvis started SeeThat from his grandmother's bedroom in April 2010 having quit his much loved job at Sussex Cricket after two and half years. 18 months on and SeeThat is working with clients such as AXA Insurance, The Government, Local...
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The 'Follow Your Dream Breakfast', 28th October 2011
Seventeen years ago, Jonathan Hirsch designed an electric guitar - then spent twelve years promising himself that "One day I'll do something with it"... In 2006, after a successful career in the interactive media industry, Jonathan finally began what turned out to be a much-longer-than-planned...
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The 'Reluctant Restaurateur' Breakfast, 14th October 2011
Nicholas Röhl's involvement in the restaurant business began as a nineteen-year old working on the shop floor of an industrial factory in the countryside just outside of Tokyo. It was here that he learnt Japanese and the appreciation for Japanese food which led to the co-founding of Moshi Moshi,...
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The 'Brighton i360' Breakfast, 30th Sep 2011
David Marks co-founded Marks Barfield Ltd architects in 1989 with Julia Barfield. In 1994 David and Julia founded the London Eye Company, which they remained directors and shareholders of until 2006. In 2000 David was made an MBE in the Queen's New Years Honours List and received the Prince…
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The 'Accidental Entrepreneur' Breakfast, 29th July 2011
Ten years ago, Rob Shepherd earned his living as a writer-director in the world of film and television, with a new, small, local webhosting company as an accidental sideline. By chance rather than design, he is now full-time MD of the international press release agency Press Dispensary, as well…
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The 'Introducing Ecommerce' Breakfast, 15th July 2011
Dan Wilson is Brighton born and bred and works as a freelance consultant specialising in eBay, ecommerce, internet marketing and social media. He is also a copywriter and the bestselling author of Make Serious Money on eBay UK. After graduating from the London School of Economics, Dan cut his…
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The 'Business and the Press' Breakfast, 24th June 2011
John Keenan is business editor at [The Argus](http://www.theargus.co.uk/), covering the vibrant and varied Sussex business scene. He has lived in Brighton for more than 20 years. At this breakfast, John's presentation explains how businesses can gain greater press coverage. John highlights the…
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The State of the City, 21st June 2011
Would you like to know more about how the public sector plans to outsource after the cuts, how the city's road works are co-ordinated or what effect business has on the local environment? This event is part of the Chamber's series of Big Debates in 2011, giving you the chance to hear key people...
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The 'Big Lemon' Breakfast, 10th June 2011
Whilst living and working in Brighton, The Big Lemon founder Tom Druitt became frustrated with the inability of public transport to provide a solution to the nation's transport needs whilst addressing the issue of climate change. With no prior industry knowledge, Tom and his team gathered their...
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The 'Nourish to Flourish' Breakfast, 27th May 2011
The Young Parent's Project was founded in 2006 by mum and nutritionist Nina Ross, inspired by her work with pregnant teenagers and her own sister becoming a parent at eighteen. Whilst working on a youth support programme for pregnant teenagers Nina saw that the diet and nutrition of the young…
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The 'Education Means Business' Breakfast, 13th May 2011
Phil Frier has been the Principal of City College Brighton and Hove since August 2007. Phil's career includes more than three decades of working in education, with previous roles including Executive Director at Sussex Downs College and a Chief Examiner for the Examination Board Edexcel. City...
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The 'Arts and Entrepreneurship' Breakfast, 15th Apr 2011
At this inspirational breakfast Andrew Comben, chief executive of the Brighton Festival talks about the background to Brighton Festival 2011 as well as discussing the wider social and economic benefits of festivals and cultural events.
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Eat and Drink: Introducing our local buyers, suppliers and producers - part 2
This workshop brings together Sussex-based food and drink suppliers with local buyers interested in sourcing new and unique products for customers. We provide practical examples of what buyers want from suppliers in order to create successful partnerships. Getting your food and drink products…
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Eat and Drink: Introducing our local buyers, suppliers and producers - part 1
This workshop brings together Sussex-based food and drink suppliers with local buyers interested in sourcing new and unique products for customers. We provide practical examples of what buyers want from suppliers in order to create successful partnerships. Getting your food and drink products…
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The 'Augmented Reality' Breakfast, 25th Mar 2011
[Digicave](http://digicave.com/home) was founded on the principal that just using photography and video on the web was like strapping pram wheels to spaceships – their mission is take the coolest new technology from the world of academic research and drag it into the mass market so we can all…
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The 'Spotlight on Chamber Businesses' Breakfast, 11th Mar 2011
At this special Chamber breakfast, we invite four of our inspirational members to step into our 'Business Spotlight' and provide answers to some of the pressing questions surrounding building a successful business in Brighton and Hove. This event offers you the chance to raise your profile within...
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The 'ManagemANT' Breakfast, Professor Jonathan Bacon, 25th Feb 2011
Much of our professional life is deeply marinated in a culture of strong management, but would things improve if management were removed? Jonathan Bacon, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, has found clues in recent research into ants - creatures which are management free, yet...
About this show
The Brighton Chamber Podcast is here to provide businesses in Brighton and Hove with inspirational success stories, helpful business advice and valuable tips on starting up, running or growing your own company. In this series we'll feature a variety of speakers from the Chamber's local business events, including our breakfast talks and Ride the Wave events. The series reflects the vibrant and diverse nature of companies and organisations in Brighton and Hove including personal experiences of local entrepreneurs and advice from business support experts. You'll hear about how companies have grown against all odds, dealt with personal and business challenges, learnt difficult business lessons, found their niche market, secured that elusive client or used social media to a big advantage. Whether you're a large or small firm, a sole trader, supplier or contractor, this series has something for everyone who's interested in business in Brighton.
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