Championing the Central South Podcast: Recent Episodes
Business South
A Business South podcast demonstrating collaboration across the region. Together we are stronger and the collective business voice will be heard. Working with the partners including the LEP's, BIDS, FSB, SPC, Hampshire Chamber and private and public sector organisations we want to promote all that is brilliant about the Central South. We are on a mission to attract investment, talent and trade to our region and work towards a rapid economic recovery. The Central South is a location of choice for industry, visitors and employees. It's all about the PLACE and our PLACE is exemplary. Find out more and listen to business owners and industry leaders Championing the Central South.
Fascinating insights from a great Central South leader. Find out more about Blake Morgan, visit: https://www.blakemorgan.co.uk/
Join Kate Pearce of Business South as she interviews Sandy Hopkins, the Chief Executive at Southampton City Council. This leader shares her insights on the unexpected resilience and ability for staff to pivot during the lockdown, looking for positives, diversity, connectivity and value chains. Sandy also discussed how Southampton is a hub of culture and arts, ahead of the UK City of Culture Bid 2025.
Fascinating insights from a great Central South leader. Find out more about Southampton City Council, visit: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/
Join Kate Pearce of Business South as she interviews Matthew Barrow, the Managing Partner at Lester Aldridge. This leader shares his insights on prioritising flexible communication channels in response to the pandemic and predictions around the change of commercial space in the future.
Fascinating insights from a great Central South leader. Find out more about Lester Aldridge, visit: www.lesteraldridge.com
Join Kate Pearce of Business South as she interviews Simon Palethorpe, President of Carnival UK and Cunard. This leader shares his insights on responding to the Covid-19 pandemic pre-March 2020, how digital technology has changed their communication strategy and the impact on local supply chain logistics. They also discuss L&G powered ships and the future of green cruising.
Fascinating insights from a great Central South leader. Find out more about Carnival UK here: https://www.carnivalcorp.com/
Join Kate Pearce of Business South as she interviews Professor Karen Stanton, Vice Chancellor at Solent University. This leader shares her insights on the rapid digital transformation of University education during the Covid-19 pandemic, the collective leadership she has witnessed across the region and her belief that businesses will build back better. They also discuss the huge array of entrepreneurial support Solent University offer local talent and how important it is for them to be in and of the community.
Fascinating insights from a great Central South leader. Find out more about Solent University here: https://www.solent.ac.uk/
Join Kate Pearce of Business South as she interviews Louisa Finlay, Managing Director of Kier Regional Building Southern. This leader shares her insights on how agility and strength in problem-solving helped them to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. The discussion also includes an emphasis on the well-being agenda, flexible working and the mental health challenges with staff and industries needing time to restore. A heartwarming discussion that highlights the UK's resilience and ability to build back better.
Fascinating insights from a great Central South leader. Find out more about Kier, visit: https://www.kier.co.uk/
Join Kate Pearce of Business South as she interviews Mark Smith, CEO of Southern Co-op. This leader shares his insights about the challenges of leadership during the pandemic including managing the changeable supply chain. They also discuss the sustainability agenda, the importance of the collective and allowing others to be empowered in their own leadership journey.
Fascinating insights from a great Central South leader. Find out more about the Southern Co-op here: https://www.thesouthernco-operative.co.uk/
Regenerate North Hampshire & West Surrey virtual conference was an opportunity for speakers such as Michael Coughlin, Deputy CEO Surrey County Council, Sophie Camburn from Arup, Richard Valentine-Selsey from Savills, Giles Perkins from WSP, Simon Eden from Southern Policy Centre, Rob Dunford from Enterprise M3 LEP and Zach Wilcox from Arup to share their views on the impact of the pandemic and what might follow as a result.
It was a delight to speak to Tim Hancock, Executive Chairman of award winning planning and design consultancy Terence O’Rourke Ltd who are based in Bournemouth with offices in London and Birmingham.
He has brought a wealth of experience to his role as Chairman of Regen South, the Business South Action Group and he is a keen supporter of the need to promote our region under the Central South banner.
During our conversation we talked about what makes the Central South (Portsmouth, Southampton, Hampshire, Dorset and South West Surrey) so special as a region and how collaboration will help to promote what a great place this is to live, work and relax. This discussion was recorded as the UK started to emerge from the Covid 19 lockdown and we naturally talked about the effect the pandemic was having on the Central South economy and what the future may hold.