Richard Thorold is a man on a mission! He wants his tenure at Gateshead College (which he joined as Principal in August 2008) to be remembered for its transformation into a true ‘Community College’ which delivers optimum results to all its stak

Andrew Charlton

Apr 1st, 2009 53m 6s

It’s great to have a good business story to share in these troubled times - and even better that success at BACK Collect has come in part from helping business clients with innovative strategies for debt recovery. Andrew Charlton, BACK’s co-fou

Economic Downturn - Expert Panel Discussion

Mar 30th, 2009 1h

In Conversation With…is a version of Question Time without the cameras! We challenge north east businesses to put their questions and concerns about the economic climate to a cross sector panel. Maggie Pavlou from Leonard & Pavlou Consulting; S

Darren Jobling

Mar 30th, 2009 43m 29s

From big in Houghton to big in Hollywood, Darren Jobling, Business Development Director of Eutechnyx, believes firmly that the difference between good and great in business terms is export. When he joined younger brother Brian 19 years ago, Ga

Professor Chris Brink

Feb 18th, 2009 29m 56s

Professor Chris Brink was born and grew up in a sleepy rural town on the southern edge of the Kalahari desert. Since then, as a student and academic, he has lived and worked in the UK, South Africa, Australia and the USA. Now that he's here an

Dr. Peter Arnold

Feb 3rd, 2009 1h 2m

If you want to meet the man in the driving seat; learn what his experience as group technology director of Smith and Nephew brings to the role; understand more about the importance of the ‘innovation machine’ in transforming tomorrow, be brough

Georgie Cameron

Jan 21st, 2009 44m 28s

Like many owner-managers stories, the Georgie Cameron book would be an interesting one to read. Born in London and having lived part of her life in Africa, Georgie started her professional career in big-brand PR (Coca Cola, BMW and KLM) in the

Alastair MacColl

Dec 9th, 2008 45m 13s

It’s quite something to employ 345 people and run a £34.5 million business that people think is public property, but that’s exactly what Alastair MacColl is doing at Business & Enterprise North East Ltd! He and his team are in the business of

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