Twenty five year old Ellen McCann, design assistant at Ryder Architecture, spoke to over 100 business leaders at the Chamber’s Inspiring Females conference, about her route to an architectural career. She’s also going to play a key part in an

Chamber conversations: three North East entrepreneurs share their insights and tips for success

Feb 22nd, 2022 38m 8s

Hear how Doug Dinwiddie, White Digital, Emma Walker, EW Estates and Jeni Smith, Netkno set up their businesses, what inspired them and the challenges they’ve overcome. There’s also plenty to smile about on it as well.

Chamber Conversations: Getting the low down on the Levelling Up White Paper

Feb 4th, 2022 32m 19s

Three of the best brains in the Chamber, Rachel, Arlen and Marianne share their thoughts on the recently released Government Levelling Up White Paper. They explain what was expected from it and what we got. Their view – not bad and certainly a

Chamber conversations: Steph Edusei on building a career & not being scared of failure

Jan 21st, 2022 35m 13s

St Oswalds Hospice chief executive Steph Edusei had early ambitions to be an actress, inspired by Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. The stage’s loss is the North East health sector’s gain. As well as her full-time role Steph is also a non-exec di

Chamber Conversations: Mike Hughes, business & commercial editor, Northern Echo

Jan 7th, 2022 37m 49s

Mike Hughes, one of the NE’s most experienced journalists with 40 years under his belt, talks about how he started out as a reporter. He is frank about the importance of getting regional business coverage right, so companies can talk about the

Chamber Conversations: Creative Glass founder shares secrets of entrepreneurial success

Oct 11th, 2021 26m 35s

Tony Marshall spotted a gap in the retail fitting out market and set up his business Creative Glass as a result. Thirty years later he is still delivering beautifully crafted glass solutions to clients which have included Stockton’s historic G

Chamber conversations: Nadine Hudspeth on the importance of supporting women in their careers

Sep 13th, 2021 24m 55s

A proud advocate for North East women in business Nadine Hudspeth, a member of Gateshead College’s executive team, tells Kay Wilson about her career path and who helped along the way. She also sets out how much the Chamber’s campaigning is need

Chamber Conversations: how to run a successful, family-flexible business with John Cave, Shoptimised

Sep 10th, 2021 22m 35s

Shoptimised helps its clients sell more products on-line and has grown quickly in just three years. Having a great attitude to staff well-being and flexibility is part and parcel of its success. John Cave shares his journey and why it is so im

Chamber Conversations: The power of inclusion in a business with Amjid Khazir

Jul 30th, 2021 30m 48s

Media Cultured’s founder and director Amjid Khazir talks to the Chamber’s Kay Wilson about how to create a diverse business and its benefits to a company’s bottom line. Great advice on how the North East business community could help everyone t

Chamber conversations: Chamber colleagues Jonathan Walker and Arlen Pettitt on Covid challenges and recovery

Jul 19th, 2021 20m 41s

The Chamber fought hard for its members to get the support they needed throughout the pandemic.On this podcast the successes and problems that were tackled are set out and how the NE performed honestly reviewed. There’s also a look to the fut

Chamber Conversations: Laura Hepburn, Claire Thompson and Helen Goworek on sustainability

Jul 16th, 2021 25m 34s

Three leading thinkers in the North East sustainability sector, Laura Hepburn, Greenology, Claire Thompson, Genee and Dr Helen Goworek, Durham University Business School talk about NE strengths in this field. They also highlight the prevalence

Chamber Conversations: with Chamber chair John Marshall

Jul 9th, 2021 26m 28s

John Marshall talks to Kay Wilson about the highlights of his career, the North East’s strengths and his love of the region. He also shares advice for future leaders as well as paying tribute to Chamber chief executive James Ramsbotham as he m

Chamber conversations: Iain Nairn MBE cricketer and disability champion

Jul 2nd, 2021 25m 44s

Kay Wilson hears the great story of how Iain Nairn became captain of the England physical disabilities cricket squad. On the podcast he talks about his love of the sport right from a young age. He also explains how his professional financial ca

Chamber Conversations: How hospitality venues are working hard to bounce back after Covid

Jun 22nd, 2021 38m 9s

In this podcast we hear about how two Chamber members, Revolucion de Cuba in Newcastle and the Hall Garth Hotel, Darlington are planning the best possible summer for customers. They explain how they’ve inspired their teams who are back from fur

Chamber Conversations: Building a world-leading innovative business with Arnab Basu, CEO of Kromek

Jun 10th, 2021 25m 44s

The mission statement of Kromek is simple and yet so fundamentally important - to save lives and keep people safe. In this podcast Arnab Basu, the company’s founding CEO explains the company’s growth which has helped tackle challenges includin

Chamber Conversations: Chris Owens

Jun 8th, 2021 33m 14s

A podcast about building a successful creative careerPhotographer Christopher Owens talks about his route from Newcastle to working with celebrities on national newspapers. He outlines how he got his big break (it involved masses of chutzpah),

Chamber Conversations: The workplace of the future and how to get there

Apr 13th, 2021 29m 18s

Meeks Simpson, GT3 Architects, Mariann Hardey, Durham University and Paul Smith, Art Health Solutions talk about their ideas of what would make an ideal workplace. Advice includes making meetings 50 mins instead of an hour and putting people at

Chamber Conversations: How to grow a start up in lock down

Mar 23rd, 2021 36m 43s

Teresa Peters, Accelerator Coaching, Alister Gaines, Akrivis Wealth and Stuart Coupland Coupland Leather share their stories of how their businesses are growing, what helped them overcome hurdles and the huge, personal rewards of working for th

Chamber Conversations: Celebrating International Women's Day

Mar 8th, 2021 31m 42s

The Chamber Women’s Leadership Forum leads its work championing for greater gender diversity in the NE. On this podcast Liz Mayes, The Common Room, Di Keller, Karbon Homes and Lauren Archer, Cameo Digital talk about challenges & opportunities f

Chamber Conversations: What does the NE need from the Budget?

Mar 1st, 2021 26m 49s

Carol Botten, VONNE, Ben Fisher, Teesside University & the Chamber’s Jonathan Walker set out what they want to see in the Chancellor's Budget.

Chamber Conversations: Great Reasons to do business in the North East

Feb 12th, 2021 38m 21s

In this podcast Kay Wilson talks to Manuel Fantin, Erin Knight and Nynzi Maung, who have all lived outside the UK, about the Great Reasons to do business in the North East and why they love the region.

Chamber Conversations: Tackling Racial Discrimination in Business

Jan 29th, 2021 37m 15s

It has never been more important that everyone, no matter the colour of their skin, has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Nagma Ebanks-Beni MBE, Steph Edusi and Aneela Ali share their views on what the NE needs to do to be more fair an

Chamber Conversations: Further education can change lives

Jan 15th, 2021 30m 7s

Darren Hankey, principal of Hartlepool College is a passionate advocate of further education, having benefited from it himself. He talks about his own career journey and why the Chamber's campaign to get more Government investment into the sect

Chamber Conversations - The Under 30s Edit

Jan 8th, 2021 20m 44s

The Under 30s Edit, Chamber team members talk about its Great Reasons campaign with Kay Wilson and each of their unique views of working and living in the North East.

Chamber Conversations: Brexit insights & advice

Dec 1st, 2020 25m 47s

Chamber international trade director Julie Underwood, her colleagues Jack Simpson and Tom Kennedy discuss Brexit with Chamber member, Sarfraz Mian, Neue Schule