Labour Force Chat: Recent Episodes
Ross Le Brun
Interesting chats with small business owners about their businesses and the people and stories behind them.
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Fenella talks about starting a cheese making business from the desire to be her own boss. The importance of promoting your business and making use of local markets. How she moved to Guernsey from Sussex after being a nurse for 25 years in the NHS.
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Sam bought an established pet food business that specialises in raw food. In two years she has more than doubled the customer base through face to face promotion at shows. Before this she was a dog handler with the police for 19 years!
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Ant talks about starting his own removals business after working in it from 15 years old and wanting to be his own boss. We also talk about our (Guernseys) sudden plunge back in to lockdown a week ago and the affects on our businesses.
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Ann talks about her Hypnotherapy business and how she transitioned to that after 3 years as a personal trainer. Before that she worked in the finance industry and was a successful runner and road cyclist, representing Guernsey in both.
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Jemma talks of her career progression from school, straight in to child care to buying the business she was working for in her late twenties. Also, the appreciation she has for her her friends who just so happen to also be staff members that the kids all love
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Sean talks about his progression from trainee floor layer, to qualified chef, to owning two paper rounds then starting his newest venture with £500 and earning a deposit for a home in the first year of his new business!
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Shona went out on her own a year ago, specialising as a mobile optometrist. She is now investing in a bricks and mortar practice close to the beach sharing a "commercial Hamlet" with other small businesses
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Andy offers Train tours of St Peter Port. He talks about living and working in the Falklands and moving to Guernsey with his wife who works as a teacher and having to adapt his business to cope with a lack of tourists through Covid.
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I spoke with Tim who does guided tours on history and the occupation in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Hes also a paranormal investigator (ghost hunter). Has campaigned for government funding for essential life saving drugs. Wins awards for his song writing. He is now a mature dad of a toddler too. All while he is a commercial pilot!
Being both dads of toddlers it takes a few minutes at the start of the podcast to make sure the all is clear to have a chat....
Paul runs a small catering business in one of Guernseys traditional coastal kiosk. He talks about how he has built up a well supported and popular food outlet.
During Guernseys second lock-down I thought id try to create some interesting content about a group that doesn't get a lot of attention but is full of interesting people and stories. This is my first bash at it but hopefully it’s at least interesting.
Hope you enjoy!
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