Biz 15 - Voice of the SME

The problem which our business and a lot of other small manufacturing businesses will face, is actually having the people and team to actually get these things across the line" (Max's thoughts on digital transformation coming into his organisation)

Max Linstead from MG Depot joins host Dom Brook & Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook for the final part

They explore Digital transformation in manufacturing finding out more about automation and how communication can play an important part

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2 and bit years on since the UK left the European union how has manufacturers like MG Depot coped and adapted

Max Linstead from MG Depot joins host Dom Brook & Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook to share more

on what they have needed to do around adapting their supply chains whilst keeping productivity up.

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“our little motto at work is family first. . Get your home life sorted out, get your kids sorted out. Wife, girlfriends, boyfriends, whatever it is, just get your home life sorted out”.

Dom Brook & Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook chats all things work and family life with Max Linstead from MG Depot,

finding out how they create the right balance of home and work life and what they have learnt since starting in business

Max and Dom also explore collaborations and the good and bad experiences that have come from working with others.

“ You have to create your own destiny... The harder you work, the luckier you get“

Max Linstead from MG Depot in Castleford joins Host Dom Brook and Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook to share more about the Manufacturing sector, the types of products MG Depot make and discuss their battle scars from covid to share how they have evolved to become a better operation.

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“Asia did the identity for... Cannon Hall Farm and we presented it to them and they were just like mind blown everything we dreamed of kind of thing. And that's the kind of response that we aim for every time”

In the final part of Host Dom Brook chat with Neil Garrett from Ginger Fox and Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook Corporate Developments.

They explore setting expectations around the branding process when working with clients and give advice if you are looking to re-brand or freshen up

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”Your brand represents you when you're not in the room”

Join Host Dom Brook, founder and Creative Director Neil Garrett from Ginger Fox and Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook Corporate Developments.

This week they explore when is the right time to grow your workforce and how powerful branding can be in connecting you to your customer just with a logo

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“It's a weird thing with being creative. You kind of get blinded sometimes by things just looking nice, but if it doesn't work… with the messaging that's going to go alongside it, it's kind of pointless”


Founder and Creative Director Neil Garrett from Ginger Fox joins Host Dom Brook and Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook Corporate Developments.

In part 2 Neil shares more about the key challenges facing the creative sector, How branding can go wrong, and how Ginger Fox came to existence.

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“your branding should reflect what your culture is”

Founder and Creative Director Neil Garrett from Ginger Fox studio based in Barnsley joins Host Dom Brook and Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook Corporate Developments.

They explore why repeat business is important to help companies evolve their branding over time, plus how collaboration can help creative companies and their clients succeed.

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"'I've always just struggled to sleep because I'm that buzzing to wake up and just crack on and smash it"

In the final part of this series, Dom Brook is joined by Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook Corporate Developments and Tom Dickinson from O.S.I

Tom gives us an insight into How he keeps himself motivated especially around work and personal life in this shorter final episode.

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"one of the nicest messages I ever got was a girl that was the same age as my brother messaged me just saying, Tom, you probably don't realise this, but what you're doing, and one of the recent videos just stopped me from taking my life"

In a powerful episode, Dom Brook is joined by Andrew Rowley, Business Support Director at Brook Corporate Developments and Tom Dickinson from O.S.I

Tom Shares more about his project to Tom talks which aims to help raise funds through t-shirts and provide sessions for young people around mental health.

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