TAG Talks

Welcome back to Season 3 Episode 4 of TAG Talks, the Final Episode of Season 3. This week Matt Welton MDS Graduate interviews distinguished guest Susan Barratt the CEO of IGD & Non Executive Director at AGBarr plc and Higgidy ltd. Susan has demonstrated an ability to grow companies, motivate, lead and develop large teams and is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a successful history of working in FMCG, food manufacturing pubs and restaurants. Assisting in the running of the Podcast is Guest & Co-Host Rebecca Fernihough a fellow MDS Alumni working as a Supply Chain Officer for BASF.  In this episode we discuss the topic of Women in Food & Farming and look into the experiences of both the guests as well as delving into the meaning of Inclusion.

Welcome back to Season 3 Episode 3 of TAG Talks. This week Matt Welton MDS Graduate interviews distinguished guest Rebecca Dawes who is the Director for the Rural Youth Project which supports young people between 18-30 years of age to stay in rural areas through developing their leadership, business and enterprise skills. She also works as a Communications & Events Manager for Jane Craigie Marketing Ltd who specialise in marketing and communication in agriculture, food and the rural environment. Assisting in the running of the Podcast is Guest & Co-Host Enis Soydas a fellow MDS Alumni working in Marketing and Communications for BASF.  In this episode we discuss the topic of the perception of agriculture and how we can bring more people into this exciting industry.

To learn more about the Rural Youth Project or Jane Craigie Marketing, please follow the links below and I hope you enjoy the podcast.

https://www.ruralyouthproject.com/

https://www.janecraigie.com/

Welcome back to Season 3 Episode 2 of TAG Talks. This week Matt Welton MDS Graduate interviews distinguished guest Amy Wilkinson who is currently working as a leadership coach supporting women and teams in the food and grocery industry. Amy has a career spanning over 22 years working for prestigious corporate food manufacturers as well as experience in Resilience Speaking.  Amy also has her own Podcast 'Oh for Foods Sake' which I highly recommend giving a listen to! In this episode we discuss the topic of Resilience from defining what it is, to our experiences good or bad as well as delving into how you can develop resilience.

Attached below are links's to Amy's Skill Coaching Page which will also contain content on todays podcast!

https://amywilkinsoncoaching.co.uk/ 

https://www.subscribepage.com/thriveinthefoodindustry

Welcome back to Season 3 Episode 1 of TAG Talks the Season Opener. This week Matt Welton MDS Graduate interviews distinguished guest Amie Burke who is currently working as an Inclusivity Product Manager for IGD. Assisting in the running of the Podcast is Guest & Co-Host James Cooper a fellow MDS Alumni working as a Business Development and Marketing Executive for Protolan.  In this episode we discuss the topic of LGBTQ+ in the Food and Farming Industry and dive into experiences as well as the overarching topics of equality and diversity.

Please listen in more to find out more and please enjoy!

To find more about the MDS Graduate Scheme please follow the link below:

https://www.mds-ltd.co.uk/

Welcome back to Season 2 Episode 5 of TAG Talks the Season Finale. This week Matt Welton MDS Graduate interviews distinguished guest Max MacGillivray Editor In Chief at Beanstalk Global and Director at Redfox Executive Selection. Beanstalk Global supports, educates and promotes the International Fresh Food sectors to help them thrive and grow faster. Please listen in more to hear about Max's experience as being one of the leaders in the food industry, please enjoy!

To find more about the MDS Graduate Scheme please follow the link below:

https://www.mds-ltd.co.uk/

Welcome back to Season 2 Episode 4 of TAG Talks. This week Matt Welton MDS Graduate interviews distinguished guest Christine Gould CEO at Thought For Food. Thought For Food is dedicated to empowering the next generation of innovators to build new solutions that transform our food system. Along her amazing career she has also worked at Syngenta, CropLife as well as being involved with Advisory Committee for the UN Food Systems Summit. Please listen in more to hear about Christine's experience as being one of the leaders in the food industry, please enjoy!

To find more about the MDS Graduate Scheme please follow the link below:

https://www.mds-ltd.co.uk/

Welcome back to Season 2 Episode 3 of TAG Talks. This week Matt Welton MDS Graduate interviews distinguished guest Barbara Bray MBE. Barbara is a TEDx speaker and director of her own consultancy business Alo Solutions Ltd driving and delivering food safety in food supply chains and improving nutritional quality of recipes and menus in the foodservice sector. In 2019 she was awarded an MBE for services to food nutrition. Listen in more to hear about Barbara's experience as being one of the leaders in the food industry, please enjoy!

To find more about the MDS Graduate Scheme please follow the link below:

https://www.mds-ltd.co.uk/

Welcome back to Episode 2 of Season  2 TAG Talks. This week Matt Welton MDS Graduate interviews distinguished guest Brent Loken who is the Global Food Lead Scientist for the WWF.  Brent also had a career working for EAT, the science-based global platform for food system transformation, where he was a lead author on the EAT-Lancet report on Food, Planet, Health. His past research also includes a variety of publications ranging from subjects on food and health to orangutan terrestrially and tropical forest governance. Listen in more to hear about Brent's experience as being one of the leaders in the food industry, please enjoy!

To find more about the MDS Graduate Scheme please follow the link below:

https://www.mds-ltd.co.uk/

Welcome to TAG Talks Season 2. With a new season comes a new format. The host Matt Welton an MDS graduate on the Management Development Services Graduate Scheme, interviews distinguished leaders of the food and produce industry. This weeks episode, TAG Talks welcomes Christine Tacon CBE, who has had an accomplished career as the Chair of the Red Tractor Label and also has been a recipient of a CBE for her contribution to Agriculture during her time at the COOP.  She also acted as the Groceries Code Adjudicator in UK where she ran the operation to enforce the Groceries Supply Code. Listen to the Podcast to learn more about our very own Chairwoman of MDS Christine and her accomplished career.

To learn more about the MDS Graduate Program follow the link below:

https://www.mds-ltd.co.uk/ 

In the last episode of TAG Talks, Matt Welton takes the MDS TAG Team Graduates through their hypothetical imaginary meal with distinguished guests of Orla Matthews, Max Pitman and Ruby Powell. This episode was a struggle with a bit of lag and turned into more of a LAG Talks. However, we do discuss some of the future plans for the TAG Team as well as having a bit of fun. Season 2 will begin soon with a change of format where we will be going through the career paths of leaders in the food and produce industry while finding out more about the guests food memories.