Entrepreneur Spotlight - Milton Keynes: Recent Episodes
Debbie Lewis
A directory of incredible business talent in and around Milton Keynes brought to you by Debbie Lewis at the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator. The format is a 60second elevator pitch (which we teach and develop at the NatWest hub in CMK) All of the business contact details are available in the episode link, make sure you mention the podcast if you get in touch with them!
Join host Dr Julie Mills OBE (Women Leaders UK) with her special guests as they discuss the theme of Technology & Innovation: Deborah MungaiTechpreneur and Model with a keen interest in cybersecurity, marketing and innovation.Yolanda HamblenGlobal travel and tourism head of digital security, Ex police turned cybersecurity professional, podcast host and international security speaker.Niraj KapurLinkedIn top voice and educator. Sales coach. TEDx speaker and author of multiple best sellers including Everybody works in sales. Dr Susan IzadkhastiLeadership coach and consultant with a science background; working on the Coronavirus vaccine. Trustee at Women Leaders and lead on MK Innovates STEM festival for girls and women in Milton Keynes.Enormous thanks to MK College, especially to tutor Nigel Quinn and the incredible all female student team who recorded, edited and produced the content:Bernadett PetersNatashya SmithDea ImamiNatalie Smithand Debbie Lewis, NatWest Enterprise
Join hosts Dr Julie Mills OBE (Women Leaders UK) and Debbie Lewis (NatWest Enterprise) with their special guests as they discuss the theme of Authenticity:
- Gail Emms MBE
Retired English Badminton player and Olympic silver medallist, an Mk resident who represented GB in Mixed Doubles. Founder of Gail Emms Consultancy; Gail now runs a successful PR & Events company and is as passionate as ever about supporting young women into professional sport.
*Precious Zumbica Lwanga
Precious is a women in Construction, an entrepreneur, leadership consultant and NED/Trustee. She is passionate about helping others to find a platform and voice and is an ambassador for women in Construction.
*Ruby Parmar
Chair of Governors at Mk College, Ruby is also an Investments committee member, non-executive director and chair of TOTM; a sustainably focused period care brand.
Enormous thanks to MK College, especially to tutor Nigel Quinn and the incredible all female student team who recorded, edited and produced the content:
Bernadett Peters
Natashya Smith
Dea Imami
Natalie Smith
Join hosts Dr Julie Mills OBE (Women Leaders UK) and Debbie Lewis (NatWest Enterprise) with their special guests as they discuss the theme of Enterprise: Jaz Ampaw FarrInternational keynote speaker, broadcaster and author, multi award winner and three times speaker of the year. Jaz celebrates success and failure in equal measure; her self confessed 'failure CV' includes an impressive stint on The Apprentice. But Jaz is best known for being -and encouraging you to be- 10% braver, human first, and craft your own Shero's journey.instagram /jazampawfarrNicky Perfect BEMNicky is an international hostage negotiator turned trainer. She shares lessons learned in the Met Police to help others appreciate the power of negotiation and how you can use the same skills for business or homelife. Nicky is a best selling author, owner of a community cafe, garage and gym and was awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queens 2023 New Years Honors' list.Instagram /nickycommscoachEnormous thanks to MK College, especially to tutor Nigel Quinn and the incredible all female student team who recorded, edited and produced the content:Dea Imami
Bernadett Peters
Natalie SmithNatashya Smith
Join hosts Debbie Lewis (NatWest Enterprise) and Dr Julie Mills OBE (Women Leaders UK) with their special guests as they discuss the theme of Inclusion: Mandy Legg Mayoress of Milton Keynes 2023/24 with a very personal alignment to wellbeing and mental health inclusion. Mandy is on the committee of The Lodge, a new mental health support group for women in MK. A passionate ambassador for DE&I in MK though the work completed in her Mayoral year. Hiran OdedraAn experienced EDI Leader who works with organisations to identify and implement pragmatic solutions to embed inclusion with sustainable impact. As the Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, Hiran enables the organisation to embrace and celebrate diversity, foster an inclusive culture, and achieve its EDI goals. Sabrina ShadieEthics and equity changemaker. Diversity & Inclusion Specialist and Intersectional Development Coach. Sabrina is the cofounder of the Diverse Business network and founder of the D'Rose Consultancy which provides Ethics and Equity consultancy services from strategic reviews to leadership coaching and development programmes.Aaliyah AriesDisability & Equality Advocate , Mental Health Champion, Public Speaker, Peer Supporter and Heart Warrior. Aaliyah is a student engagement monitor at Milton Keynes College and a Youth support worker at Q:Alliance. Aaliyah is passionate about representation and inclusion and a proud speaker and champion for Cardiomyopathy UK.* Gamiel YafaiAuthor, Global DEI & TEDx Speaker, Expert panellist and strategist. Helping people and organisations create a better world through diverse, equitable and inclusive practices. Winner of multiple DEI Awards.Enormous thanks to MK College, especially to tutor Nigel Quinn and the incredible all female student team who recorded, edited and produced the content:Dea ImamiBernadett PetersNatalie SmithNatashya Smith
InspirationalMK
Join hosts Debbie Lewis (NatWest Enterprise) and Dr Julie Mills OBE (Women Leaders UK) with their special guests as they discuss the theme of Leadership on episode one of five:
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Susan PopoolaHuman Value Optimisation Specialist and founder of Mosaic World: Thought Leader, Author, Podcaster & Speaker. Working with Leaders to create Harmony, Impact and Legacy. Enabling Care Experienced Young People to feel Loved, Valued & Supported.
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Nikki Ross
Chief Executive Officer at Hope After Harm. Former Senior Executive at Thames Valley Police having spent 35 years in the police service.
- Freddie Guilmard
Founder of the Red Thread Partnership, 15 years of experience as a managing director and a proven track record of delivering award-winning programmes building high performing teams and human organisations.Enormous thanks to MK College, especially to tutor Nigel Quinn and the incredible all female student team who recorded, edited and produced the content:
Natalie Smith
Natashya Smith
Dea Imami
Ros McFadden - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosamund-mcfadden-a01aa797/
Breastfeeding Hub Ltd - www.breastfeedinghub.org
Whether you need support with breastfeeding, returning to work or lactation advice, or you are an employer looking to improve the experience for mum's returning from maternity; Breastfeeding Hub Ltd can help.
Malcolm Stewart - https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-stewart-30968b/
Paula Taylor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorpaula/
David Taylor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-taylor-dinnerdata/
DinnerData - DinnerData is a membership organisation supporting and working with Independent places to eat
https://dinnerdata.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dinnerdatacom/
Ed Neal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-neal-145402/
GeoSIM - https://www.globalm2msim.com/
GeoSIM's multi-network, global roaming M2M SIM card is designed specifically for your M2M devices. It works in Alarms, GPS trackers, pet trackers, remote sensors, control systems and thousands of other M2M applications. Global M2M SIM uses tier one carriers to ensure the best quality connections and reliability for your M2M applications. Choose Global M2M SIM to connect your M2M device with confidence. Global M2M SIM is distributed by Geodesa Limited. Geodesa has been supplying Global SIM cards for phones and M2M devices since 2005.
Debbie Lewis is an Entrepreneur Acceleration Manager at the NatWest Business Hub in Milton Keynes.
The Entrepreneur Spotlight podcast has been launched to give exposure to the incredible businesses we coach and support on the Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme and to help other local businesses navigate the wealth of collaborative or engagement opportunities available to them from within our network and ecosystem.
To find out more about the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator programme, come along to any of our #HubTours or visit: www.natwest.com/accelerator
To be featured on the Entrepreneur Spotlight Podcast contact deborah.lewis@natwest.com