NorthWestify Podcast

In this episode we are talking with Ed Paulauskas, Tech Lead at Street Group, about all things tech.

From topics such as Why Manchester was a great choice when he decided to move to the UK, to how he got his first job in tech while at uni, from the challenges they faced at Street Group, to what is he looking for when hiring, we've covered it all.

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In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with Jo Britton (Director of PACE Development), an experienced marketing and business leader, a certified personal performance coach, and the UK's first and only certified Neurosculpting practitioner.

We've touched on subjects like starting a business and the journey to make it successful, neurosculpting (what is it and how does it help), the difference between coaching and mentoring, personal branding, and much more.

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It was great to catch up with Ben Scholey and Will Cox from Distrelec Group and see how much has changed since we last had them on the podcast.

We talked about what challenges they faced this past year, what they learned along the way, about their future digital plans, and how they feel now about their decision to open an office in Manchester.

Distrelec is a great place to work and listening to this episode you will understand why.

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In this episode, we are having a conversation with Naomi Timperley, an Award Winning Growth and Innovation Consultant, co-founder of Manchester Tech Festival, and co-founder of GSI.

If you are curious to know what a start-up needs to take their business to the next level, what should the main focus be when you're starting a business, and how will Manchester Tech Festival be different from other festivals, then you will find this episode very interesting.

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In this episode, we are talking with Mike Musil (from Exergy Power Solutions) about their battery solutions and who can benefit from their tech. Their container size batteries only work for up to 90 seconds, but their value makes Exergy's tech invaluable to some customers.

We also talk about their net-zero plans, and Manchester and the UK was the perfect place for them to expand their business.

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Indiespring is a leading provider of innovative, mobile-first, custom software solutions that drive business transformation and accelerate their customers' growth.

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We're starting 2022 with a brilliant conversation with Mark Dale who founded Beeta Tech. His story is all about perseverance, following your passion and learning from every situation.

In 2015 he founded Beeta, which is a full-stack digital solutions provider offering bespoke end‐to‐end website solutions.

They are a Microsoft Partner and can offer .NET development solutions including, SQL Server Database development, web services and cloud computing.

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In this episode, we talked with Richard Pennington (Co-Founder & CEO at FourNet) about all things business.

He co-founded FourNet in 2005 and their award-winning cloud and managed services deliver best-of-breed communication, collaboration and contact centre solutions.

They work with both the private and the public sectors and Richard's expertise and knowledge are unparalleled so we couldn't wait to have him on the show.

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We had a chat with Gerry (Tech Lead) & James (Head of Engineering) from Street Group about • how they got into tech • what advice would they give to people who want to land their first tech role • how to know if tech is the right path for you • how is Street Group revolutionising the tech the Estate Agents use • and much more.

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This conversation with Daniel Graham from CarFinance 247 was so interesting and technical. His approach to his role is different and we definitely learned what sets apart a good CTO.

"The culture that's important for me it's that I've tried to turn this tech team into one that owns its own platform and they can self-motivate themselves - they make their choices and we rationalise about them but they are in charge of how they do things. (...) For me, it's having a clear mission for them all and making them feel empowered that they can influence that mission and they know I've got their backs as well so I won't let them be pulled around by crazy business requirements."

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