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This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available.  

In this interview for the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast, Rachel also shares with us some insights into plans for the future.  

In this (19th ) episode of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast, our guest is Neil Maycock, Director of Digital ImpactSolutions Ltd.

Based in Sheffield, Neil founded this business 14 years ago. His company focuses on boosting the SEO rankings of clients so as to increase the ease with which they can be found by customers searching for the services or goods offered by Neil's client businesses.

Because of the covid-19 pandemic and associated lock-downs in the UK, Neil adapted his business to finding new clients for his growing business. Not only did this 'pivot' open opportunities that broadened the geographic location of clients, but the size of businesses that engaged his services to boost SEO rankings.

In this interview for the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast, Neil also shares with us some insights into plans for the next few months and years.

Our guest featured in Episode 18 of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast is Rob Cole, Managing Director of Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens, an award-winning SME in Sheffield.

Our guest for this episode is Mark Storey, CEO of the charity SCCCC (familiarly called S and 4 Cs) that works in partnership with others to support and improve the well being of older people in Sheffield.

Did you know that in 2020 during those early days of the covid-19 pandemic, SCCCC was able to provide face coverings , as part of the  PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), needed to protect staff and its service users, but also to help other organisations struggling to acquire PPE.

In this conversation, Mark talks about his role as CEO of SCCCC, effects of the first lockdown in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020 led to the charity not delivering all services as well as the remarkable way in which the charity took action to pivot and launched a pen pal programme to keep service users in contact with others.   Listen to this episode to understand why this less well-known gem in Sheffield has received royal and local awards in recognition of the work it does with senior citizens and other service users in the local community.

Did you know piloting a drone for aerial photography can make you feel as if you're in one of the 'Star Wars' movies?

Episode 15 of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast features an informative and reflective interview with Dr Rob Speranza, Co-founder of the South Yorkshire Filmmakers' Network, known familiarly as SYFN in the filmmakers' community.  

Episode 14 of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast features an informative interview with local architect, Alan MacDonald a Director of Paul Testa Architecture. Most insightful discuss as Alan explains why the practice enjoys delivering for clients with 'challenging' sites and building projects. Also, learn about how the practice is applying sustainability features in its designs that not only delivery more energy-efficient homes, but provide greater comfort to families and reduced costs for upkeep and maintenance of the buildings.

In Episode 13 of the Sheffield's Hidden Gems podcast, our guests are Glenda Strong (Illustrator) and Rebecca Norton (Coach) talk about their new business venture, 'Create Your Next Chapter, retreats for women'. Glenda and Rebecca created the 'Create Your Next Chapter, a weekend retreat exclusively for women in 2020 at a time when the UK and other countries around the world faced the global pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.

Listen to this episode of the podcast and find out more about the retreat, the concept behind the name of the venture and how women can book to attend one of the retreats or you can buy as a gift to treat the women in your family, group of friends or employees.