Meg Carter is joined by guest Stacey Robins - Head of Planning and Environmental Services at Wealden District Council.

Stacey discusses his journey in the planning world, rom being initially inspired by a local ice cream factory to joining the public sector over 20 years ago.

He talks through the importance of representing the people and places, barriers faced by planners in today's society and the misconception by the public particularly post-COVID.

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Meg Carter is joined by guest Jane Hardy- Head of Economic Development.

Jane shares her journey from the private sector into the public sector from Electoral Services to Economic Development.

They discuss the electoral services community and the support across the country within these teams.

They also talk through the variety of local authorities, from having the opportunity to work in different departments to broadening skill sets.

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Meg Carter is joined by Teresa Hogsbjerg - Head of Economic Development at Hampshire County Council!

Teresa discusses her colourful start to her career, from HMRC, to Cabinet Office to working within multiple local authorities.

They myth-bust common misconceptions of local government, debate is there a maturing workforce and the opportunity to break down barriers between the public and private sector.

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Meg Carter is joined by guest Leigh-Sara Timberlake - Group CEO at Business South!

Leigh-Sara shares the inspiration and ambition behind Business South and becoming the glue between the public and private sector.

She shares her experience of open and transparent joint working within the two sectors, alongside upcoming events Business South is attending.

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Meg Carter is joined by Ellie Rymer - Account Director at Meeting Place!

Ellie shares her experience of PR & Communications from the private sector into the public sector. They discuss the breadth of work undertaken by communications teams in local authorities from public consultations and stakeholder engagement to partnership working.

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Meg Carter is joined by Gini Cooling - Reward Consultant at West Sussex County Council!

Gini has worked at West Sussex for 20 years and shares her journey from Hotel Management into HR. They discuss the complexity of HR within local government energy and myth-bust what a career can entail within local authorities.

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Meg Carter is joined by her first guest Sarah Willett, Head of Regeneration and Economic Development at Gosport Borough Council!

Sarah shares her journey from 'Retail to Regen', her first impressions on the local government sector, project management and they discuss whether there is a skills gap in the sector.

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Meg Carter, Local Government enthusiast, introduces Living La Vida Local which hopes to inspire, enthuse and myth-bust about this fantastic sector!