Industry Angel Business Podcast

It's once again time for us to talk about the support needed in the micro and small business sector.  Ian and Tony chatted about the campaigning that ourselves and our friends have been doing this year and The Micro Business Alliance and what that means to YOU. Many business owners are still struggling financially and mentally. We (you reading this) as a collective can help them

Entrepreneurs helping to improve communities across South Tyneside are to receive a welcome funding boost.  The Social Enterprise Boost (SEB) Fund will provide grants of up to £10,000 to the borough’s social entrepreneurs! Delivered by Project North East (PNE), the programme aims to kick-start and accelerate social enterprises in South Tyneside. This will include the provision of finance to those already improving their communities through their work and those with aspirations of following in their footsteps.   Hear from; Melissa Middleton - business support coordinator at PNE provides an overview of the Social boost programme Lisa Cryer - founder of Jarrow-based BlueJay Wellness CIC talks about her business journey. Delivering yoga, mindfulness and science courses to young people in schools across South Tyneside, BlueJay Wellness has itself received supported from PNE and South Tyneside Council in the past and Lisa believes the Social Boost programme will be key to encouraging more people to set up and grow

Budding entrepreneur, eloquent linguist, and ever-inquisitive spiritualist. Marius Capra is a continuously developing tarot reader and astrologer with a mission to clarify the 'languages of the universe' in his business practice, providing transformative answers to the questions of the subconscious for clients around the world.    Ian & Marius discuss... Founding a spiritual business Finding magick An introduction to tarot Feeling drawn to certain areas Following your path The divorce between business and spirituality Astrology Trusting your intuition Stigma within spirituality Psychology and spirituality Being open to new experiences Connecting to the elements Marketing for spirituality How tarot can help your therapeutic journey Connecting with your inner child Including BONUS live audience tarot readings!   SIGN UP FOR MICROBUSINESS UNITE - ONE DAY EVENT!   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

Alison Gwynn is Chief Executive at North East Screen, Alison is leading the resurgence of the TV and Film industry in the North East. After an investment of at least £37m, North East Screen (formerly Northern Film + Media), the screen industries development agency for the North-East, launched its new name, brand and programme of events earlier this year. The agency is now gearing up to meet the challenge of increasing activity by creating new partnerships, rebranding their successful business model, and creating vibrant industry sector communities. This will enhance and develop the skills that make the North East the place to create excellence in the world of TV and film.   Ian & Alison discuss; Alison’s background Working at 7 stories North East Screen The creative industry Film & TV industry in the North East Locations for filming in the North East The BBC’s involvement TV shows that have been filmed locally Upcoming NE shows Job opportunities   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcas

Rory McKeand leads the team at Technology Services Group as the CEO. Before his career at TSG, Rory was involved in shaping and transforming organisations in the Healthcare, Education and Technology industries. He now works with TSG’s team of technology experts to help customers and partners to transform their business and help them to achieve their business goals.   Ian & Rory discuss; Importance of mentors and mentees Company culture Leadership Working from home Flexible working Health and wellbeing priorities for employees Speaking about failure Showing vulnerability as a leader Cyber security The cloud – is it more secure? Artifical Intelligence TSG growth/ambition plans for the year   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

Mike Weedon is a Diploma Level Qualified Independent Financial Adviser, with over 20 years’ experience working in the Financial Services Industry. Financial planning isn’t just for the mega rich and famous and Mike helps hard-working people confidently arrange their finances.   Ian & Mike discuss; Mike’s journey into financial advice Why was Wealth of Advice set up? Opening an office in South Tyneside, at One Trinity Green Why open an office in South Shields? Are Financial Advisers all the same? What’s Ideal client? Is now a good time to invest? How much do you need to retire? Are there different types of pensions? What age can I retire from?   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Wealth of Advice Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

David Birchall is Technical Director and owner of db Show Control and Automation. The company's solutions are at the core of the world's most demanding multimedia shows, theme park rides, interactive visitor centres and AV installations. db Show Control's clients include the world's leading theme parks, event production companies, museums, AV Integrators and creative design consultants. Their solutions run 24/7 worldwide. Recent projects and clients include such names as Disneyland Paris, ECA2, Universal Studios (Beijing & Florida), Dubai Parks & Resorts, Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi.   Ian & David discuss topics such as; Working around the world Working with theme parks such as Universal and Disney David’s first project Working with a team of freelancers with specific expertees Founding a business with an engineering background R&D and innovation David’s favourite projects to work on What’s trending at the moments at theme parks The impact Covid had on the business

Rob is a hypnotist and Kennedy is a Psychological Mind Reader. They both turned their skills into email marketing and founded The Email Marketing Heroes...   Ian, Rob & Kennedy discuss topics such as;  Turning Feedback into Sales  Modern Email Marketing for your Audience  Dynamic Customer Journeys: Relevance and Segmentation  Their Entrepreneurial Journey as Utterly Unemployable The 3 stages of adding value   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

Kerrie Highcock has worked in the field of autism for 18 years and has recently gained her Masters of Education, in Autism, from the University of Strathclyde, and is currently working on her Doctorate.   She is passionate about elevating the voices of and learning from autistic people.   Before her 13 years (so far) with NEAS, she worked in schools and nurseries with specialist autism provision.   Kerrie is also the author of her first book The Infinite Journey, which outlines her journey working in the field of autism.   Ian & Kerrie discuss; What we can do to raise awareness for autism Taking an active approach What is autism? Myths about autism Statistics on autism Acceptance Diagnosis of autism Masking Making reasonable adjustments Challenges autistic people face How to support autistic people Kerrie’s book – The Infinite Journey    North East Autism Society Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

With National Apprenticeship Week fast approaching, Ian decided to grab Mischa for a chat around her experience of being an apprentice.   Ian & Mischa discuss areas such as; Why businesses should take on apprentices Different levels of apprenticeships Mischa’s progression Apprenticeships vs University An employers point of view from taking on an apprentice Mischa’s experience as an apprentice Far North’s growth through having an apprentice Having a mentor The process of an apprenticeship Why an apprenticeship? Why Ian decided to take on an apprentice Benefits of having a different generation in the team   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

New Year's Message from Ian AND Industry Angel's first ever pod-swap with Nurture Your Zest with Ashleigh King!   This is a special episode as it's the:

George Fee is MD of GBO Media, social media entrepreneur, student at university of Sunderland, lover of photography and all things digital.   Ian & George discuss; Founding a social media business From being an apprentice to owning a business Being self-taught in social media Imposter syndrome Your USP Setting up as a limited company Learning as you go Not comparing yourself to others Self-discovery Bringing your personality into your business Being true & authentic to yourself Importance of relationship building Working for ‘free’ New challenges Stepping out of your comfort zone   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

To celebrate this International Men’s Day 2021 we hosted an online panel exploring “Better relations between men and women”. International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. In this session Ian highlights three positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. One of the six pillars of International Men’s Day is to improve gender relations and promote gender equality not only for men but for women too. Men leading by example... Carl Gerry | Operations Director, Design Xpress David Collinge | MD, SMQ Services T/A The Health Insurance Group Grant Murray | Currency Strategist, GPS Capital   The panel discuss topics like; This year's theme "better relations between men & women" Working with family Inspirational women Importance of diversity The change in male dominated workplaces The importance of friendships Importance of talking The power of the mind and body Mental health Health & wellbeing Meditating and switching of

Kay Tarry is Founder Director of Sugar Noms Ltd, a 100% vegan pick & mix online store, based in the North East of England. Kay is an entrepreneur and total business geek.   Ian and Kay discuss; The birth of Sugar Noms Being a therapist and business owner The largest range of vegan pick & mix on the internet Importing sweets from across the country Sugars Nom’s journey Kay’s introduction to digital marketing (shopify, ads, SEO) Manufacturing vegan chocolate   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

This panel, hosted by Ian Farrar, was part of Far North's 'Who Wants to be a Happipreneur?' event. The panel was made up of the following rockstars;- Jeanette Nattrass, Co-Founder & Director of Just Breathe Terry McStea, Head of Design Network North Sarah Crimmens, Community Creator & Curator: Host, Speaker, Producer, Social Media Manager Tony Robinson OBE, #MicroBizMatters Champion, Co-Author "The Happipreneur"   The discussion topics include; The trigger to come home from living abroad Can money buy happiness? Hope for the younger generation? Over-relying on social media? Being authentic and genuine What would you tell your younger self? Happiest when being creative? Is creativity knocked out of you with age? Our flawed education system   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

Tony Robinson OBE has embarked on a tour of 70 talks in 70 towns to raise money for ExcludedUK and we brought the legend himself to sunny South Shields. Tony gave his 'Who wants to be a Happipreneur?' talk and we recorded this just for the podcast...   Tony's talk includes; - Of interest to all who want to be, or help someone else to be, more enterprising and happier in their work - Tony created the 'tongue in cheek' philosophy of Happipreneurship in the new 'Small is Beautiful' - the 5* rated 'The Happipreneur:Why MicroBizMatters? and it's now a thing. - Charles Dickens is Tony's role model Happipreneur but if he remembers he may mention some of the famous entrepreneurs he's met, and learns from. are too - including Kanya King CBE (his inspiration), Charlie Mullins OBE his #MicroBizMatters Tsar, Sir Jim Ratcliffe (his schoolmate) and Lord Sugar (once a client). - Tony explains how key decisions in his riches to rags journey allowed him to stumble into evermore happier and enterprising work life. - Guaranteed

Tom Nightingale, North East Stakeholder Manager at Equinor, shares his experiences of working as part of the team behind the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. The £9bn Dogger Bank Wind Farm will be operated by Equinor for up to 35 years. When it is completed in 2026, the 3.6GW project will be capable of providing renewable electricity for around six million UK homes!   Ian & Tom discuss; How to become a supplier Offshore Wind Turbines Innovation and the supply chain Job creation Community Engagement STEM Operations and Maintenance Base at the Port of Tyne Service Operation Vessels Energy Transition   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

Paul Colman owner of The Little Quaker distillery, along with his wife Leanne they started the multi award winning Quaker Gin range in 2018 and have gone from strength to strength. Paul’s background is in manufacturing having spent 24 years working in the woodwork industry he moved to recycled plastics in lockdown last year and has also spent time as a Director with Darlington Football club. Learning to distill has added more strings to his bow and makes for some interesting stories including the time he set fire to the kitchen.   Ian & Paul discuss; Setting kitchens on fire The story behind Little Quaker How Paul learnt how to distil Making Gin & Rum The support received Crowdfunding The North East network Supporting local businesses Setting up his distillery Overall goal & vision   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

Co-founder and director of Just Breathe, mental health specialist, Jeanette Nattrass.  Jeanette has a plethora of skills and knowledge including Clinical Counselling, Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, EMI Practitioner and EMDR Practitioner.   Ian & Jeanette discuss; What Just Breathe do Jeanette’s background Importance of investing in your staff Benefits of having mental health first aid training What Jeanette’s day looks like Becoming the best version of yourself Benefits of drug & alcohol testing Getting staff back to work post Covid The future for Just Breathe Not supressing your emotions The bigger picture   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

Gary Giles is the founder and CEO of OGEL, a revolutionary building system business. Gary has developed a brand new system that uses recycled polystyrene to construction walls, floors and roofs - the first ever to be globally patented. It is simple, fast, light and reusable, with no glues to stick them together - and they can be used to build anything from flood defences, exhibition stands, flat pack houses, home offices, garden rooms, staycation pods, humanitarian shelters, as well as internal walls in existing buildings.   Ian & Gary discuss; Where the name OGEL came from Founding OGEL Being on Dragons Den The possibility for expanding globally Which dragons they wanted to invest Being able to build whatever Plans for the future North East’s network   Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com