In this episode of the Fresh Perspective on Business podcast, we’re joined by the brilliant Jenny Cook - someone who’s passionate about challenging the status quo in HR, recruitment, and the wider world of work.

We kick things off with a well-deserved congratulations, as Jenny recently won the 2025 Freshies Shining Star Award - the only award that’s decided by the Fresh team themselves. She shares how it felt to hear her name announced and what the recognition means to her.

From there, we explore Jenny’s love for doing things differently. She talks about the “normal” business or recruitment processes she believes should be scrapped entirely and why shaking things up can lead to better outcomes for everyone involved.

Jenny also opens up about her personal journey, including how failing her GCSEs and later passing her maths GCSE at 28 has influenced the way she views people’s career paths, potential, and setbacks - especially during result season.

We discuss the challenges many candidates face when they’re compared to others or told they don’t “fit” the mould, and Jenny offers powerful advice for anyone feeling discouraged or stuck in their job search.

And of course, no Fresh Perspective interview would be complete without a curveball question or two. Jenny shares why she loves asking candidates about their favourite chocolate bars, and how these fun questions reveal more than you might expect.

Finally, we dive into Jenny’s incredible commitment to her community, her ongoing support for The Freshies, and what motivates her to keep giving back in such a meaningful way.

It’s an honest, uplifting, and insightful episode packed with great advice and inspiration for anyone looking to do things differently.

Tune in now to hear the full conversation.

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We’re back after a short break and what a reason to pause! Last week we were fully immersed in making The Freshies the best one yet (spoiler: it was epic). But now it’s business as usual, and today’s episode is a cracker.

We’re joined by the brilliant Paula Cohen, founder of Taylory, who’s celebrating nearly a decade of empowering businesses through coaching. Paula’s been part of our Fresh journey since 2017, helping us make big decisions - including hiring our very first team member!

In this episode, we chat all about:

• The toughest leadership challenges in growing businesses
• Knowing when it’s time to make your first hire
• Avoiding the ‘friendship trap’ as a new leader
• Combating loneliness at the top
• And the one skill Paula wishes she could master overnight!

Whether you’re just starting out or scaling up, this episode is full of wisdom, laughs, and practical takeaways. 

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In this episode of A Fresh Perspective on Business, Laura welcomes Vicky Taylor - Operations Manager at Fresh Perspective Resourcing and a true champion of career progression and personal growth.

They dive into everything from how to ask for a pay rise and tips for landing a promotion, to the vital role of employer branding in attracting and retaining top talent. Vicky shares inspiring insights on the importance of believing in yourself, backing your ambitions, and why promoting from within benefits both people and businesses.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How to pitch for a promotion or pay rise with confidence
• Why internal promotion boosts team morale and business success
• The power of courage, resilience, and self-belief in your career journey
• How employer branding can help businesses attract and keep the best people
• Why short-term discomfort often leads to long-term success

Whether you're ready to climb the career ladder, ask for a raise (gulp!) or you're a business leader focused on building a standout employer brand - this episode is packed with practical tips and positive energy to boost your day.

Tune in now - it’ll put a serious pep in your step!

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Laura was joined by mental health & wellbeing guru Dave Scholes in this episode of A Fresh Perspective on Business, for insightful & thought-provoking convo about listening to, valuing & really seeing people.

We explore what your team really want from you as an employer, the impact that prioritising mental health will have on your business and the small tweaks you can make to arm your people with the tools they need to look after each other – the ripple effect.

Dave shares his thoughts on:

• The stigma attached to mental health
• How listening is an artform
• Why businesses should prioritise wellbeing
• And the theme song to his life 

Whether you've experienced problems with mental health yourself or in your workplace, are completely new to it, or just want to listen to two people who are genuinely passionate about being kind to others, this is an episode you need to listen to.

Tune in, get inspired, and you may pick up a tip or trick too.

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In this episode of A Fresh Perspective on Business, Laura & Vicky were joined by fitness and hiking influencer Ruby Allen for a powerful chat on pushing past limits, both in life and in business.  

We explore what it takes to run a successful business while juggling personal goals like marathons, The Drop, and various Three Peaks challenges — and how these physical wins help build the confidence, clarity, and resilience that’s needed in the business world.

Ruby shares her take on:

• The reality of family-run businesses
• How goal setting fuels motivation and momentum
• Facing self-doubt head-on and winning regardless
• Why she'd be a horse if she were an animal 

Whether you're growing a brand, chasing personal bests, or just love a good dose of inspiration & motivation, this episode delivers pearls of wisdom, passion and humour.

Tune in, get inspired, and find your next big challenge — business or otherwise.

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We’re back and buzzing for Season 2 of a Fresh Perspective on Business podcast!

After a short break to regroup and reflect, we’ve taken on your feedback, refreshed the format, and added a juicy new layer to the podcast – interviews with some of the North West’s finest entrepreneurs and business minds. 🙌

In this episode, we kick things off with a proper intro into what you can expect this season. We’re diving deeper into the world of business and recruitment, bringing honest chats, big laughs, and valuable lessons from people who’ve been there, done that, and got the branded merch to prove it.

Today’s guest - our very own Laura Leyland, Managing Director of Fresh Perspective opens up about:

• The spark that started it all 🔥
• A gap in the market they just had to fill
• The worst business advice they’ve ever received (yikes)
• A challenge that nearly knocked them sideways – and how they bounced back
• Their go-to hype song and cocktail that sums up their brand 🎶🍹
• Plus, our new rapid-fire round: 5 Fresh or Stale with Vicky!

This one’s packed with insights, inspo, and northern charm – get stuck in! 💥

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Have you ever had a 1 star review?

If you had, you probably know how much it can hurt! It’s inevitable it’s going to happen at some point, not everyone is going to like what you offer.

It’s what you do off the back of these reviews that sets you apart from your competition…And that’s exactly what Fresh have done after receiving our first one!

Join Vicky and Tony in this weeks podcast booth to discuss the importance of a good Google review…

How we managed to get 258 5 star reviews…

And the positives of creating good customer service – we’re talking retention of clients, increased sales and mitigating issues & complaints Plus how we tackled our 1 star review, with lots of positive customer feedback, and putting together new innovative services for our clients!

As always there’s tonnes of marathon talk as it’s only 5 weeks away... eeekkk!!

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Can running really improve your brain health and help you be more successful in business?

Health and wellbeing are hot topics at the moment, more so than they ever have been before, especially when it comes to business, entrepreneurship and running teams.

Running a business is TOUGH, there’s little point fluffing that up, with incredible highs but many, unexpected and sometimes crushing lows.

MDs, entrepreneurs, CEO's and leaders are researching supplements, the latest superfood and diets all to aid cognitive function, help them deal with stress, make decisions, solve problems and continue to find creative ideas.

Join Vicky & Laura where they discuss whether running can actually help with this instead.

It helps that the pair of them are a little obsessed with running AND business and so can talk you through their thoughts, opinions and experiences in their journey so far.

Purpose, goal setting, mental health, being adaptive, optimistic, proactive & positive are all vital elements to running a successful business and also prepping for a race, we'll let them explain this one...

Whether you’re a CEO, MD, entrepreneur, runner or not, there’s tips to takeaway for everyone…

Go and give it a listen!

You are more powerful than you realise! 💪

Your thoughts really can change the way you feel, behave and respond to situations…

Today in this look back episode... Loz and Vick talk to you about the law of attraction, manifestation and basically being positive and optimistic!

Some folk might think it’s a load of pink and fluffy ship, but we think they’re wrong! 😂

It’s okay to sit with your feelings when things go wrong, we’re advocates at Fresh of dealing with the situation in hand and not just sweeping things under the carpet…

But there will always come a time when you need to snap out of your funk, take action and move forwards! 🙌

When you think positively and ask yourself questions such as “how can I improve…” or “who can help me with…” or “what can I do to overcome…”And you naturally take follow on positive action, then good shizzle WILL HAPPEN!

There’s singing (obvs), marathon talk, running tips, BABY NEWS!! 👶 and sooooo much more!!

Give it a listen and let us know what you think!

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Flexible working feels pretty normal these days, especially since covid.

Employees have realised they can do their jobs from anywhere, and businesses that embrace flexibility see better retention, engagement, and productivity 
But what does flexible working actually mean, and how can it be successfully implemented?

Tony and Vicky are back on the podcast today to talk about how flexible working looks different to different people and the positive benefits of it!

Plus we’ll be busting some common working from home myths…

As well as tips to incorporate it into your business!

At Fresh we didn’t use to have any options for flexible working, but because of the cracking team we have and how much we trust them, we’ve been able to slowly build this into the business…

So we’re giving you some real-life examples of how we’ve made flexible working work for our team…

Whilst still keeping that brilliant culture we’ve created!

You can absolutely do this to! 

So tune in to find out more, and hear our marathon updates and Vicky’s new found love for an airfryer! 

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