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💪🏼 Together We are Mighty. Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing The Microbiz Alliance Carpeway MrFarrar.com

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 their own social enterprises. Judith Wheatley - business adviser from Tedco who also offer free start-up support to would-be entrepreneurs across the borough. AND a few of our amazing third sector heroes, based here in the borough! Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

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... 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; Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

THROWBACK to Episode 055, Simon - Build a Brand in 30 Days! Simon was Founder of The Shackleton Design & Manufacturing Company, the menswear, lifestyle and experience brand: producing made-in-Britain products inspired by the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. Having built the Shackleton brand Simon left it under new management in September 2016. Simon was selected as a Top 100 Manufacturer 2015 by Manufacturer magazine. He is a member of the Advisory Boards of Make It British and Made In Britain, a Fellow of the RSA, and a Business Fellow of University of East Anglia. In 2013 Simon opened Britain's first banjo factory in more than 60 years, and launched The Shackleton Banjo – swiftly followed by Shackleton brand beers, clothing, footwear and accessories. The Shackleton's launch campaign on the Kickstarter platform was one of the top 2% most successful of worldwide Kickstarter projects since the platform was launched. Simon was formerly one of the UK’s best known independent brand strategy advisers, and has worked with high profile clients including: Harris Tweed Authority, British Airways, Aviva, Pret A Manger, Norfolk Broads National Park, World Vision and many more. Simon is author of three branding, marketing and personal-development books. His first book 'Build A Brand In 30 Days'​ (Capstone) is an Amazon No.1 bestseller in its category and was described as "invaluable"​ by Director magazine. His second, 'What You Need To Need To Know About Marketing'​ (Capstone) is the essential guide to marketing for non-marketers. His third book, 'Brand New You'​ (Hay House) was a Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday 'Book of The Week'​. Simon speaks internationally about branding and is frequently rated 'best speaker' at conferences. He has appeared on CNN, Bloomberg, Sky, Five and BBC (Today, Breakfast, BBC News, Newsnight) as an expert brand commentator. Ian & Simon discuss:- Check out http://simonmiddleton.com/

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; 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; 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; Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

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; 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; 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: 🎙️ First release of season 2 of the #NurtureYourZest Podcast series🎙️ First episode recorded in 'The Nest' of the new podcast studio in Newcastle upon Tyne, 'Flamingo Heights' 🎙️ A personal achievement for me as interviewing Ian has been on my vision board for a long time, and I'm so grateful he gave up his time to chat with me... You'll hear: 🌵 Why starting a podcast can help attract your dream clients and how this has worked for Ian's business Far North 🌵 The journey of creating the Industry Angel Business Podcast 🌵 How to attract high-profile podcast guests, or find guest podcast opportunities 🌵 Why some men struggle to talk about their mental health and why it's important to get help if you need to. 🌵 The best domain Ian ever bought, and why! 🌵 Ian's fascination with aliens and conspiracy theories 👀👽 Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

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; 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 XpressDavid Collinge | MD, SMQ Services T/A The Health Insurance GroupGrant Murray | Currency Strategist, GPS Capital The panel discuss topics like; Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

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; 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;- The discussion topics include; 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 to be controversial and as Brad Burton, the UK's Number One Motivational Speaker says on the book cover "If you want the truth go to the 'Dickhead' in the red-feathered hat". Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com

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; 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; 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; Industry Angel Twitter Industry Angel Website Podcast Sponsors;- Far North Sales & Marketing Carpeway MrFarrar.com