Best Debbie Gilbert Podcasts (2025)

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Debbie Gilbert is championing women in business 33:56

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My guest today is business friend Debbie Gilbert, who runs a marketing agency, the networking company called Businesswomen UnLtd and also runs events including The Best Businesswomen Awards and the Best SME Awards. She is also about to launch a brand new app called Leanier. Debbie tells how she began her own business at a time before the internet w…

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Episode 174: How to Win at Awards with Stephanie Brown 32:35

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Join Debbie Gilbert from The Business Awards Show to find out How to Win at Awards with Stephanie Brown. Stef is an expert awards consultant with an impressive 88% success rate across 500+ award entries. She shares her unique journey from professional dancer in Montreal to becoming a sought-after awards specialist in the UK. After working in creati…

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Sam Kaeokon ‘It’s not about winning, it’s about the journey between’ 18:36

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One of my TV guilty pleasures to watch is Master Chef and today I’m thrilled to meet one of this years’ finalists – Sam Kaeokon. Sam has lived in Swindon for just over 10 years, and coming from Thailand, unsurprisingly he loves to cook Thai food! He talks about how he learnt to cook after watching his grandma in the kitchen prepare Thai cuisine. Af…

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Episode 173: The Joy of Real Indian Food with Roshni Ray 27:12

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The Joy of Real Indian Food is this week's brilliant discussion on the Business Awards Show. Founder of Tikka and Tadka, Roshni talks about her journey from NHS worker to award-winning Indian catering entrepreneur. Roshni's Journey: After years in the NHS, Roshni launched her authentic Indian home-style cooking business in April 2020 - right as loc…

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Kelly Brougham and Amy Swan: Inclusive Wellbeing 47:39

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Today we have two guests on our podcast – Kelly Brougham and Amy Swan, the co-founders of Active Families North East. Kelly and Amy share similar values around community resilience, and the importance of supporting each other along with access for everyone to physical activity, so it’s easy to see why they founded a Community Interest Company toget…

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SE. 1 EP. 23 | "THE UNSUNG HEROES OF CITY HALL” FT. WHITNEY GILBERT & ESTHER WILLIAMS 57:39

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Welcome to the administrative engine of Marion City Hall! In Season 1, Episode 23, we pull back the curtain on the critical administrative work that keeps the City of Marion running efficiently. Host Layla Price-Bodkin is joined by two key administrators who provide essential support to the executive and legal branches: Whitney Gilbert (Administrat…

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Episode 172: Where's Your Social Proof? with Shehnaaz Latif of TOOT Services 36:25

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Where's Your Social Proof? with Shehnaaz Latif is the latest edition of the Business Awards Show. We talked to Shehnaaz, the founder of TOOT Services Limited, about the critical importance of social proof for businesses and award entries. She also told us about her annual event in December, The Impact Showcase. Shehnaaz's Journey: Despite being nat…

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Episode 6: My Blood Brother Garry Gilbert 16:25

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What’s the best get-well gift you can get someone in the hospital? An interview with Jenna and Tobias, of course! That’s why the pair go to interview Garry Gilbert after he has mysteriously reappeared, gravely injured from an encounter with the scientists at Lavaster Labs. Between a lot of “bros” and “bras,” he recounts what he can remember from hi…

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Episode 171: Yes-Your Business Can Make a Corporate Film with Natalie Scarsbrook of Blatella Films 36:32

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"Yes - Your Business Can Make a Corporate Film" with Natalie Scarsbrook is this week's chat on The Business Awards Show. Natalie, co-founder of Blatella Films, discusses her fascinating 12-year journey in corporate filmmaking and documentary production. She shares how she became an "accidental business owner" after graduating with a film studies de…

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Liz Perkins talks about the busy life of a national journalist 25:24

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My guest today is a returning guest, Liz Perkins. Liz is the night news editor on the Sunday Telegraph and the Telegraph, plus she also writes freelance stories across the national papers too. She is incredibly busy and always on the go! She talks about a recent appearance on Crime, on CBS network talking about a crime story she followed years ago.…

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Episode 170: Why Numbers Count with the FD Consultant Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam 32:51

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Business Awards Show, 'Why Numbers Count with the FD Consultant Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam'. Romesh is a finance expert, podcast host and a long-time judge for the Best Business Women Awards. The conversation blends business wisdom, personal stories, and a good dose of humour about life as an accountant who once tu…

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Gareth Davis from UK martial arts to US real estate! 42:09

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I’ve known today's guest for many years, and the first thing I asked Gareth Davis to talk about was his memory of first meeting the Scott family. Gareth first met my son David when he was at Westlea Primary School in Swindon. David was about five or six when he joined Gareth’s martial arts class and Gareth talks about how martial arts can help peop…

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SE. 1 EP. 22 | “TAKING OFF” FT. ANDY DARLINGTON 48:34

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In this high-flying episode of How Marion Works, host Layla Price-Bodkin is joined by Airport Manager and Air Marion Incorporated Co-Owner Andy Darlington! Andy takes you behind the scenes of the Marion Municipal Airport. He shares his personal journey into aviation, what it takes to manage a local airport, and the current projects and challenges k…

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Episode 169: Why you need a will with Nellie McQuinn 29:18

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Listen to our latest discussion Why you need a will with Nellie McQuinn. Nellie addresses the misconception that wills are only for the wealthy. She notes that an estimated 72% of adults in the UK don't have a will. Young people in particular, believe they have no need to have one. Nellie soon explodes that myth! She talks about the four key reason…

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Stefan Thomas: A Bowel Inclusive Society 35:32

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Today our podcast guest is Stefan Thomas and we speak about how he lives with Ulcerative colitis and why he is on a mission to break down the barriers about speaking about the “embarrassing stuff” Having been diagnosed at the age of 27, Stefan shares what it’s like to live with a condition that can, during a flare-up, require him to go to the toile…

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Episode 168: Interview with Kayleigh Lloyd 28:42

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Our latest episode features an interview with Kayleigh Lloyd, the founder of brand studio Lloyd Creative. She helps ambitious female founders build personality-packed brands that are unapologetically true to who they are. With over 15 years of industry experience and a passion for bringing bold ideas to life, she helps women show up with confidence…

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Lou Muir Sage says if you’ve got a dream – don’t park it! 27:20

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Today, Lauren is talking to Louise Muir Sage of ‘Something Kind of Woo’, a crystal shop in Royal Wootton Bassett. Alongside crystals, she also sells incense, essential oils, tarot and oracle cards. Plus Lou is a Reiki practitioner and runs Reiki sessions and also Chakra realignment sessions. Explaining what Reiki is and how it works, she describes …

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SE. 1 EP. 21 | “WORLD OF THE CLERKS” FT. DEBBIE GOODMAN, AISHA RICHARD, 7 CRYSTAL SUTTON 41:50

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How Marion Works: S1 E21—World of the Clerks The City Clerk's Office: Behind the Scenes of Marion's Official Records Join host Layla Price-Bodkin for this vital episode as we dive into the City Clerk's office , the cornerstone of Marion's historical and legal documentation. Layla welcomes City Clerk Debbie Goodman, 1st Deputy Clerk Aisha Richard, a…

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Episode 167: Interview with Tim Lee 35:25

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Here is our latest interview with Tim Lee, founder of Collaborate MK Networking Community, a thriving family business based in Milton Keynes. Tim shares the remarkable story of how he built a successful business networking community from the ground up—starting in the middle of lockdown in 2020 with just a few colleagues on Zoom. What began as an ex…

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Episode 166: Interview with Jackie Groundsell 38:02

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In this interview with Jackie Groundsell, founder of the long-running 1230 Women's Company, we garner some brilliant insights based on over 25 years in business. Celebrated as the Queen of Connections, Jackie shares the fascinating story behind building one of the UK's first female-only business networks at a time when the landscape was still domin…

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Sandra Stahl talks about how AI is a fantastic efficiency tool 32:42

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SE. 1 EP. 20 | "A NEW CHIEF OF OPERATIONS" FT. DR. KEENAN DAVIS 41:37

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Episode 165: Interview with Jennie Bayliss 28:47

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In this interview with Jennie Bayliss we learn about her extensive entrepreneurial journey and latest innovative venture, Letterbox Cocktails. Jennie shares how her path began over 15 years ago with an award-winning virtual PA company. Over the years, she has expanded with a portfolio across premium drinks, mentoring, and programme leadership. A ma…

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Episode 164: Interview with Clare Haynes 35:30

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In this episode of The Business Awards Show, our interview with Clare Haynes, coach, trainer, and founder of Wildfire, reveals her 20+ years' journey as a conversation coach. Clare shares how she transitioned from fundraising and sales into coaching, the challenges of starting a business before the age of social media, and the importance of network…

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John Lewis has a passion for helping others! 35:07

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For today’s podcast, Lauren is talking to John Lewis, a mindset and performance coach at JL Mindset Performance. After working as a holiday rep, on building sites and owning a courier company, John went into coaching because it was something that he realised he’d always done; helping other people and being interested in others’. He trained and qual…

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SE. 1 EP. 19 | "THE LIFE OF A GRANT WRITER” FT. JEFF REYES 34:30

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Welcome to Season 1, Episode 19 of the "How Marion Works" podcast, where your host Layla Price-Bodkin and co-host Deana Vice sit down with the City of Marion's Grant Writer, Jeff Reyes. The mission of this podcast is to expose and inform the community of Marion, IN to all the moving pieces of the city. In this episode, we dive into the life of a gr…

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Episode 163: Interview with Sophie Goffin 35:28

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In this episode of the Business Awards Show, host Debbie Gilbert interviews Sophie Goffin, known as The Purry Godmother, a finalist in the Best Business Women Awards and the Small Awards. Sophie shares her journey from studying animal behavior to creating a business dedicated to cat care, where she combines her academic background with hands-on exp…

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Episode 162: Interview with Julie New 34:18

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Our latest conversation features an interview with Julie New, a personal recovery coach. Julie transitioned from a long career in nursing and midwifery into coaching after experiencing the benefits of coaching herself. Consequently, she founded Changes Forever in 2006, specializing in grief, the trauma of sudden loss, and personal recovery. Additio…

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Georgina Fuller is challenging stigmas 43:53

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My guest today is Georgina Fuller who has been a journalist for over 20 years. She mostly writes for national newspapers, like The Times, The Telegraph and magazines. Her subjects are broadly lifestyle topics, including parenting, travel and neurodiversity. Georgina talks about how she started out in journalism, and how originally she worked on bus…

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SE. 1 EP. 18 | "A CITY BECOMING CLEANER” FT. DR. JAYDA MONTEIRO 52:00

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Welcome to "How Marion Works," Season 1, Episode 18, titled "A City Becoming Cleaner". This episode's special guest is Dr. Jayda Monteiro , the Opioid Settlement Fund Coordinator for the City of Marion. Join your host, Layla Price-Bodkin , and special co-host, Deana Vice , as they sit down with Dr. Monteiro to explore how the city is tackling the o…

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Episode 161: Interview with Victoria Rennoldson 30:21

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The latest episode of The Business Awards Show features an interview with Victoria Rennoldson. Victoria is a Speaker, award-winning Coach and certified Facilitator, specialising in Global Leadership, Communication and Cultural Intelligence. She is the CEO and founder of Culture Cuppa and helps organisations to empower their current and future globa…

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Episode 160: Interview with Natalie Snee 29:45

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Our latest episode features an interview with Natalie Snee, co-founder of Daedalus, a creative advertising agency. They work with ambitious business owners to advertise, strategise, and promote their business to the right customers. Natalie has achieved the fine balance of starting a business with her partner Jack, while also caring for her sick yo…

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Gamal Turawa on how being authentic is the key 34:26

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In today’s podcast, Lauren talks to Gamal Turawa, who prefers to be known as G. G has a fascinating background and story; one that resonates with many others. Born in the early 1960s, his early life was traumatic. He went on to be a policeman, and he was in fact, the first openly gay, black policeman. He had a film made about his life, which won hi…

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SE. 1 EP. 17 | “CITY PROBATION” FT. BRENT HARSHMAN 39:56

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Welcome to Season 1, Episode 17 of the How Marion Works podcast! Join your host, Layla Price-Bodkin, and special co-host, Deana Vice, as we dive into a vital, often-unseen part of local government: the City Probation Division. In this episode, we sit down with City Probation Officer Brent Harshman to understand the complexities and critical role of…

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Episode 159: Interview with Penny Joyner-Platt 30:18

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The latest episode of the Business Awards Show features an interview with Penny Joyner-Platt, the founder of The Plattform, a PR and marketing agency. Penny is dedicated to helping ambitious businesses raise their profile, win recognition, and achieve measurable growth. Her career spans more than 15 years in communications. As a result, she has wor…

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Debbie Gilbert: enabling women entrepreneurs 43:29

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Our podcast visitor today is Debbie Gilbert, a serial entrepreneur. Listen to Debbie share how her life took her on an amazing career journey and find out how she has supported lots of women to pursue a career that works around their lives. She talks about how she left school at 16 and worked for British Gas where she spent a year working in Custom…

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Episode 158: Interview with Rani Sandhu 40:05

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The latest episode of The Business Awards Show sees us meet Rani Sandhu, the owner of Ranmore Friery, a fish and chip shop in Sheffield. The conversation explored Rani's remarkable journey from a corporate career in banking to a celebrated local entrepreneur, a pillar of her community, and her inspiring experience on the Channel 5 show, "Faking It.…

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Emma Jones: On a mission to make life easier for small businesses 32:29

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Today’s guest is Emma Jones, the new Small Business Commissioner, so if you are the owner of a small business, this podcast is not to be missed! Before going into details about her new role, Emma talks about starting her own business in her mid 20s, during the .com boom. After reading a book by American, Dan Pink, called Free Agent Nation, and at a…

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SE. 1 EP. 16 | “THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT” FT. JERRY FOUSTNIGHT & RJ PASANT 53:31

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Welcome to How Marion Works! Hey everyone, and welcome to How Marion Works, the podcast dedicated to shining a bright light on our incredible community here in Marion, Indiana, and all the surrounding areas! Our mission is simple yet powerful: to inform and expose you to all the intricate, often unseen, moving pieces that make our city function, th…

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Episode 157: Interview with Tracey Barr 38:40

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The latest episode of the Business Awards Show features an interview with Tracey Barr, an independent strategy consultant. The insightful conversation charted the course of Tracey's impressive 40-year career, exploring her transition into entrepreneurship, her philosophy on networking, and her valuable experiences as both an awards judge and a publ…

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Episode 156: Interview with Craig McMurrough BCAh 27:39

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This episode of the Business Awards Show features an interview with Craig McMurrough BCAh, a leadership and culture consultant.The discussion covers Craig's professional life, his experience as a judge for the Best Business Women Awards, and his deeply personal and award-winning campaign to raise awareness for ovarian cancer. Craig's sister, Cheryl…

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Harvey Boddy is helping people to find a place to call home 21:27

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My guest today is someone who I only met a few weeks ago at a networking group. Harvey Boddy is the founder of HGP Property Deals. Working with his business partner, Jackie Collier, a multi-award winning property investor, they help people to buy and rent properties. They work with properties in Bradford and Leeds, where they do them up and supply …

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SE. 1 EP. 15 | “THE GARDENS OF MATTER PARK" FT. JULIE FAUSER, JULIA GLESSNER, & MELISSA ROGERS 44:35

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The mission of the How Marion Works podcast is to inform & expose the community of Marion, IN & surrounding areas to all of the moving pieces of Marion. With hundreds of employees & a population of nearly 30,000 people, Marion deserves to be highlighted & shown off! Welcome to our podcast showing “How Marion Works”! Episode 15 of Season 1 is entitl…

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SE. 1 EP. 14 | “BRINGING WAVES TO THE CITY” FT. ANDY DAVIS, RAVEN SOLLARS, & KYLIEGH YEAKLE 39:05

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The mission of the How Marion Works podcast is to inform & expose the community of Marion, IN & surrounding areas to all of the moving pieces of Marion. With hundreds of employees & a population of nearly 30,000 people, Marion deserves to be highlighted & shown off! Welcome to our podcast showing “How Marion Works”! Episode 14 of Season 1 is entitl…

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Paula Harsley talks about writing as the customer 28:14

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In today's episode, Lauren talks to Paula Harsley about being a wordsmith. Paula specialises in helping businesses to bring their internal and external business communications to life. Paula worked in banking for many years and then for the Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub as one of their business navigators. Following the Covid pandemic and having…

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Liz Perkins gives a voice to the voiceless and holds power to account. 24:49

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My guest joining me today is Liz Perkins, a journalist who was involved in my No BS Media Summit at the end of last year. Liz is the night news editor on the Sunday Telegraph, but also she often appears on Time Radio, talking about Welsh politics. Previously, she was the night news editor at The Daily Express. She has already had an amazing career,…

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SE. 1 EP. 13 | “ENFORCING THE CODE” FT. MATT MOORE & SHANNON FOUCE 47:22

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The mission of the How Marion Works podcast is to inform & expose the community of Marion, IN & surrounding areas to all of the moving pieces of Marion. With hundreds of employees & a population of nearly 30,000 people, Marion deserves to be highlighted & shown off! Welcome to our podcast showing “How Marion Works”! Episode 13 of Season 1 is entitl…

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Empowering an Inclusive Society with Nasser Siabi 56:55

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Our guest today is Dr Nasser Siabi OBE, CEO of Microlink PC. Nasser talks about his early years, growing up in Iran and how his eyesight impacted on his learning, and how he lacked confidence because of this. However, when he came to England and began to study at college, he quickly grew in his confidence when he realised that it was his sight and …

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Matt Barbour knows that people always want a good story and that will always be the case! 30:02

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Today’s episode of PR not BS with Lauren, she talks to national journalist Matt Barbour. He has been writing for national newspapers and magazines since he was in his early twenties. He got into journalism on a whim. Whilst at the University of Bristol he set up a magazine, which won The Guardian NUS Magazine of the Year Award. Following the succes…

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SE. 1 EP. 12 | “DEVELOP & BUILD FOR THE PRESENT & FUTURE” FT. JOE MURPHY 57:39

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The mission of the How Marion Works podcast is to inform & expose the community of Marion, IN & surrounding areas to all of the moving pieces of Marion. With hundreds of employees & a population of nearly 30,000 people, Marion deserves to be highlighted & shown off! Welcome to our podcast showing “How Marion Works”! Episode 12 of Season 1 is entitl…