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Expect field-leading guests, slap-in-the-face facts, stone-cold figures, and non-stop action(able tips). All neatly wrapped into bitesize episodes, with a no-budge, No Bull promise.
Cooper Parry is one of the fastest-growing and most rebellious firms of accountants and business advisers in the UK. They look, sound and act like no accountants you’ve ever seen before. By making culture an ever-present, ever-evolving part of their journey, they rocketed up to 8th in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list in 2020.
Their award-winning teams support likeminded entrepreneurial businesses across the UK and internationally, covering the whole spectrum of Audit, Tax, R&D, Wealth Management, Tech & High Growth and Corporate Finance.
Alex Partridge is a former double Olympic rower working as an ambassador for the financial well-being company Wagestream.
From rooting for Redgrave as a 15-year-old to standing on the podium in London and Beijing, Alex has experienced both the highs and the lows of competition. He channels all that know-how into making a positive difference in business.
To educate their people to be more financially savvy, businesses with a strong commitment to employee welfare have embraced Wagestreams' cool app.
The aim is a big one. To eradicate poverty and disrupt the current financial system, as well as create a new way for people to be financially successful and have at least £250 in their savings.
Once the financial issues have been sorted, the focus can shift to mental and physical well-being. A win, win for individuals and businesses.
Listen up as Alex uses Wagestream, his well-honed coaching skills, and a passionate desire to improve the nation's well-being.
You’ll be all the richer for the time spent. Literally.
Alex Partridge is a former double Olympic rower working as an ambassador for the financial well-being company Wagestream.
From rooting for Redgrave as a 15-year-old to standing on the podium in London and Beijing, Alex has experienced both the highs and the lows of competition. He channels all that know-how into making a positive difference in business.
To educate their people to be more financially savvy, businesses with a strong commitment to employee welfare have embraced Wagestreams' cool app.
The aim is a big one. To eradicate poverty and disrupt the current financial system, as well as create a new way for people to be financially successful and have at least £250 in their savings.
Once the financial issues have been sorted, the focus can shift to mental and physical well-being. A win, win for individuals and businesses.
Listen up as Alex uses Wagestream, his well-honed coaching skills, and a passionate desire to improve the nation's well-being.
You’ll be all the richer for the time spent. Literally.
Robert Simpson is the Founder & Inventor of Tipsi Tray – a Dragons’ Den featured product designed to make carrying food and drinks easier, safer, and more practical for people in their homes and the hospitality industry.
At the heart of the Tipsi Tray story, you’ll find Robert’s curious, entrepreneurial, problem-solving nature. Find out how Robert conceived the idea, what he learnt in the Den, and hear his important tips for leaders looking to ‘build the stress out of their business’ in this No Bull Podcast with Steve Whittle and John Maffioli.
After Brexit, the convoluted government guidance around trading with the EU left the business world in a twist.
Right now, we need to get back to basics. And that’s why we welcomed Damian Shirley, our VAT Partner, and Helen Channer, our VAT Senior Manager, to the latest episode of the No Bull Podcast
Listen in as they join Steve Whittle to untangle the complexities so you can Brexit-proof your business.
Since launching in 2015, Superscript has earned an enviable reputation as major disruptors in the traditionally risk-averse world of business insurance.
Built on four core values: unafraid, unassuming, unexpected and unstoppable, Cam Shearer (Co-Founder & CEO) and the rest of the Superscript team have created a brilliant, refreshing, eye-catching brand, culture and offering.
Steve Noss, our Head of Creative, sat down to chat to Cam about the appetite for disruption at the heart of Superscript’s story, everything he’s learnt along the way, and what the dazzlingly bright future holds for the fast-growing team.
No sport in the world can unite, divide, impact and influence society quite like football. The (often) Beautiful Game can help to shape our future, in spaces and communities far beyond the hallowed green turf. And that’s why our next guest on the No Bull Podcast is Tim Foster, Head of Operations at the FA.
Listen in as Tim joins Steve Whittle and April Bembridge to talk all things Diversity & Inclusion; the challenges, the courageous conversations needed to spark real change, and the sheer potential we all possess in our businesses.
The next chapter in Cooper Parry’s ongoing, never-ending celebration of female leaders and entrepreneurs is here.
This time, Steve Whittle is joined by Abi Bown, Linda Marston-Weston and Elisa Howe. By title, they’re our Chief Growth Officer, Transaction Tax Partner, and Audit Director respectively. But really, their roles at Cooper Parry are about much more than that.
Born from their own experiences of becoming female leaders and getting involved in a wide range of diversity initiatives, the trio’s ideas on how to level the playing field for everyone (not just women), get people talking and build a more diverse, successful business and society shine through in this chat.
Of course, we’re partial, but it’s a brilliant listen. Enjoy.
Are you overpaying for your investments? We promised No Bull, and Cooper Parry Wealth’s CEO, Stephen Jones, delivered.
Find out why the traditional wealth management model is self-serving and broken. Find out why most people don’t know exactly what they’re paying when it comes to investment costs. Find out why more expensive funds perform far worse over time. And then, find out how to maximise your investments and achieve your goals by avoiding all the above.
It’s all here. Wrapped into a deliciously digestible 32 minutes. Tuck in.
Download the Investment Costs Guide here https://www.cooperparrywealth.com/download-page-investment-costs/
What worked on amazon and eBay 5 years ago isn't working today.
John Maffioli interviews PJ and Eddie, the founders of Velocity to get the insights and sales gems that sum up online selling.
R&D Incentives Director and ex-packaging technologist, Ece Akser, returns to the No Bull Podcast. Listen in as we discuss the pressures facing the packaging industry, including the Plastic Packaging Tax expected in April 2022, and how this needs to use more recycled content is driving innovation and qualifying R&D activity at every level of the supply chain.
After co-founding not one but three flying businesses with his trusty business partner, Nick Coleman, it seems everything Udhi Silva touches turns to gold.
The pair’s insatiable appetite for adventure and the next challenge started when they wrote their resignations together and set up Medical Supermarket; healthcare’s answer to Amazon.
From there, they founded the piggin’ delicious pork snacks and booze business, Snaffling Pig, which won over Nick Jenkins on Dragons’ Den, before setting up a fast-growing fulfilment business, Startup Logistics, when the pandemic began.
Through it all, Udhi has stayed as humble and fantastic as ever, and he shares the lessons he’s learnt from his serial startup success, and how he blends his work and family life in fun, memorable ways.
Next up, we’ve been chatting to James Piper, CIO at Ecosurety – a B Corp Certified compliance scheme that helps household names like Kellogg’s, innocent and Lush reduce packaging, minimise waste and recycle materials effectively.
On top of being a passionate environmentalist and “rubbish geek”, James is also the author of a rubbish book – “The Rubbish Book”, in fact – which tells people how to properly recycle in their homes. Spoiler: can crushers, bottle top removers, you’ve been doing things wrong this whole time.
An eye-opening episode for anyone interested in looking after our planet. And if you’re reading this, we hope that’s you.
Lizzie Copas is joined by Emma Hamilton-Foster, Director of Sustainability at B Corp barefoot shoe company, Vivobarefoot, and April Bembridge, Chief People Officer at Cooper Parry, to talk all things B Corp – the certification measuring a company’s total impact on its people, the planet, and the communities around us. Brimming with passion and Emma and April’s stories of the process, the chat covers what B Corp stands for, its benefits and challenges, and why other businesses' time to make a change and start their journey has to be now.
From the Wu-tang clan and Wu-shoes, near bankruptcy, bounties on business partners and creating a business that has a positive impact on society.
Listen to Galahad and John Maffioli as they explore this amazing story of trying to create business success whilst remaining ethical and profitable.
Tune is as our Data Scientist, Lizzie Copas, welcomes R&D Incentives Director and self-styled supergeek, Ece Akser, to the No Bull Podcast.
What’s stopping millions of UK businesses claiming the R&D tax relief they’re entitled to? And what should you be looking for in an adviser? You’ll find it all in this bite-sized chat with a plate full of business benefits.
The charming Head of Creative Steve Noss chats with Paul Turton, CEO and Will Corby, Head of Coffee.
Discover what it really means to run a company that's core message is "be a force for good"
Hear an amazing story of how a coffee company can create a great product to the benefit of everyone connected with the business.
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Seriously, we have a treat for you today. You may know Paul from the amazing work he's done with Gymshark but you wouldn't believe how he got there and the companies he's empowered along the way.
A passionate entrepreneur, highly motivated in developing companies to enable dramatic investor returns over the short or long term. CLADE GROUP is the main shareholder of GYMSHARK. Specialities: Long term strategy, Helicopter view of company, Mergers, Acquisitions, Mentor with a passion for mental wellness. Specialist in design and build of world-class workspaces
Welcome to HUB CP's Live Lounge Podcast which inspires entrepreneurs and celebrates rebels.
Enter Melissa Hemsley. She’s a self-taught chef, best-selling cookbook author, Vogue columnist, real food activist and sustainability champion.
Melissa shares how to get more out of your food, more out of your day, and more out of our planet. Because being super busy and feeling all the delicious benefits of eating well can be the perfect match.
You’ve just got to know-how.
Welcome to HUB CP's Live Lounge Podcast which inspires entrepreneurs and celebrates rebels.
Grenade, one of the most exciting sports nutrition companies in the market, was set up in 2010 when Juliet Barratt and her husband spotted an opportunity to do something they were extremely passionate about. Tune in as Juliet shares her story of growing one of the UK’s fastest growing companies and discusses how she is now helping others do the same. Listen here for some great advice...
Welcome to HUBCP's Live Lounge Podcast which inspires entrepreneurs and celebrates rebels.
Gen Z – those born between 1995 and 2009 - is the World’s largest consumer group. To discover how to convince them to buy your products or to work for you, we chat with the Forbes 30u30 co-founders of award winning tech start-up, Imagen, to discover how their company crowdsources the opinions of the Gen Zs to help businesses looking to win them over. Listen here to learn exactly how…
Welcome to HUBCP's Live Lounge Podcast. A podcast that aims to inspire entrepreneurs and celebrate rebels.
Founder of Trunki, Rob Law MBE, joins us on the HUBCP Live Lounge Podcast to talk about his incredible success story as the designer and invert of the much-loved ride-on suitcases for children.
Despite his product being described as worthless on Dragon's Den, Rob went onto built a global business brand, receive an MBE and bring joy to millions of children all over the world.