Business Cornwall's Podcast: Recent Episodes
Business Cornwall
We catch up with some of Cornwall's leading business people, talking to them about their story, in and out of the office.
In this episode Business Cornwall's Morveth Ward catches up with Georgina May, owner of Venton Accounts Management and Venton Conference Centre
30 year old Georgina set up an accountancy business when she was just 22 and recently created a purpose built conference centre. We caught up to find out more about her businesses and what drives her.
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In this episode Business Cornwall's Morveth Ward catches up with Florence Bate, a PR aficionado and owner of Florence Bate Communications.
Still in her 20s Floss has already transitioned from agency to freelance after being made redundant at the start of the pandemic. A young business person that must be doing something right, netting more and more clients whilst picking up various accolades along the way, including making Cornwall’s 30 under 30, twice.
I want to find out where the love for PR started, agency life versus freelance. But as well as Floss’s personal journey, I want understand why PR is such an important component of the marketing mix and how it can rocket your business into another dimensions.
Sponsored by:
Coodes is rooted in the communities of the south west, serving the business and personal interests of clients across a network of eight offices. They provide legal advice across the entire spectrum of business and personal needs, delivered by highly-experienced lawyers, organised according to the needs of clients.
For more information visit www.coodes.co.uk
This week Business Cornwall’s podcast host, Morveth Ward, catches up with Julie Caplin Grey, a cultural champion for Cornwall, with roles that include current deputy CEO and finance director at HFC and former head of culture at Cornwall Council, amongst other things. But, in this episode the big thing we talk about is Cornwall’s bid to be City of Culture 2025 and what it all means.
In this episode we caught up with Matt Hocking. Matt is a Cornwall-based business owner and entrepreneur synonymous with sustainability. Among other things, Matt is Creative Sustainability Officer at design agency and certified B Corp, Leap, co-founder of Goodfest and has just got back from COP26, which in fact he cycled to.
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In this episode host Morveth Ward chats to The Masked Ball Co-Founder, Kelvin Batt about how it started and how it ended up being one of the most celebrated parties in the South West.
Passionate about Porthleven, we also find out more about Batt’s restaurant, The Mussel Shoal, the Porthleven Food Festival, his new brewery venture and finally the evolution of the south coast fishing village generally.
This episode is sponsored by Oatey Media.
In this episode we caught up with Thomas Smith of Miller Commercial to get an update on the commercial property sector. What's changed over the past 18 months? Will people return to offices? What are the trends in industrial space and retail? And how do we deal with the housing crisis?
In this episode Business Cornwall’s Morveth Ward caught up with Laura McKay, Head of Marketing at what must be one of Cornwall’s best known brands, St Austell Brewery. Delving into the history of the brewery and its current business trajectory, as well as finding out how Laura ended up heading-up its marketing.
Business Cornwall's Morveth Ward caught up with the Canadian-born, Cornwall-loving, Interim Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Melissa Thorpe.
How on earth (excuse the pun) did Melissa end up in Cornwall pioneering Cornwall's space ambitions? What does it mean for Cornwall? How did Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit get involved? And, what it means for the environment?
We tackle it all.