The Impact Sessions Podcast

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What's The Impact Sessions Podcast about?

A weekly business related podcast hosted by Nick Bramley CEO of IMPACTUS Group. Whilst Nick himself is an engaging Host, the Impact Sessions Podcast comes to life through the quality of the guests Nick is able to attract.

Interviews with interesting, engaging and expert guests from all sorts of fields and sectors sharing their real world experiences on everything from;

Sales
Marketing
Leadership
Culture
People
Wellness & Well-Being
Strategy
Innovation
Inspiration
Customer Focus
Communications
PR
Entrepreneurship
Manufacturing Excellence
Branding

There is something for everyone and a new episode is released every Tuesday.

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The Impact Sessions 58 - Mo...

05.31.2022

Bianca Robinson is CEO of UK Charity, CEO Sleepout as well as a Lecturer at Teesside University specialising in "The Sustainable Organisation" and she is on a mission....... In this episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, Bianca shares her insights ...

The Impact Sessions Podcast episodes:

05.31.2022 The Impact Sessions 58 - Mobilising Business Leaders as Stewards of Society Bianca Robinson is CEO of UK Charity, CEO Sleepout as well as a Lecturer at Teesside University specialising in "The Sustainable Organisation" and she is on a mission....... In this episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, Bianca shares her insights ...
04.19.2022 The Impact Sessions 57 - Building a Brand, A Value Set & Business Momentum as a New MD In this excellent episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, we meet Rachel Hudson, the relatively new Managing Director of YB Fixings. We have entitled this episode - Building a Brand, A Value Set & Business Momentum as a New Managing ...
04.05.2022 The Impact Sessions 56 - Changing Your Life, One Jar of Jam or Chutney at a Time..... After taking redundancy in the early days of the pandemic and lockdown 1, what could our guest this week, Martin Bennett conceivably do to put food on his table - quite literally. This is a REET good episode of the ...
03.29.2022 The Impact Sessions 55 - What The Hell is PMO & Why Might I Want to Adopt It? If you and your business have a vision, a mission or a set of values that you are trying to embed, if you need to shift the dial on developing and delivering any type of change, if you operate on ...
03.21.2022 The Impact Sessions 54 - Okay, Throw Something Else at Me Why Don’t You..... This is a Podcast steeped in great leadership, an unswerving focus on improving the customer experience and resilience of the highest order. One not to be missed. Derren Gittins is Managing Director at Verplas, a UK based business, managing all ...
03.15.2022 The Impact Sessions 53 - Building a Growing, Successful Business in a Pandemic James Steptoe is Global Sales Director at Puretech Process Systems Ltd. Sounds like a great role, plenty of travel to exotic destinations (and some not so exotic ones), developing relationships with customers and distributors across the world, attending exhibitions, networking, ...
11.14.2021 QUICKBLOCK Podcast - Sustainability, Environmental Impact & COP26 An insightful Podcast hosted by Nick Bramley, featuring Chris Shanks, Head of Sales & Andrew Vincent, CEO of QUICKBLOCK, a Glasgow based business that helps clients to create temporary, semi-permanent and permanent structures using the QUICKBLOCK product range. Sectors embracing ...
05.18.2021 The Impact Sessions 52 - The (Almost) Accidental Entrepreneur This is Episode 52 of The Impact Sessions Podcast and we are about to take a break. So, how do you leave (for now) on a high with an awesome mid-season finale? Simple - you invite on a truly inspirational, ...
05.11.2021 The Impact Sessions 51 - Exploring Both Sides of the Business Buying & Selling Equation So, you start a business, you grow your business, you expand your customer base and you continue on a successful path and upward trajectory, but what's next? Well, at some stage, you might want to consider selling the business as ...
05.05.2021 The Impact Sessions 50 - Let's Celebrate Our 50th Podcast With a Beer....... The Impact Sessions Podcast Reaches a Milestone Today - Our 50th Episode...... Thanks to all of my previous excellent guests, those that are regular and supportive subscribers, getting their fix every Tuesday and also to the occasional listener or viewer. ...
04.27.2021 The Impact Sessions 49 - The Caged Animal Is Back The “Caged Animal” in Question in This Week’s Impact Sessions Podcast Title is Mona Norman, Managing Director of Brand Yorkshire and latterly Fogal & Barnes - (More on That Shortly)..... Mona is one of life’s “people people”, who operates a ...
04.20.2021 The Impact Sessions 48 - From Lightbulb (Literally) to Finished Product - The Journey of an Innovator How does a Secondary School DT Teacher develop a product to reduce stress, improve wellbeing & wellness and create a calming influence for its users - all supporting the scientifically robust technique of “conscious breathing”? On this episode of The ...
04.19.2021 Bonus - SES Engineering Services - 60th Birthday Celebration Podcast One of IMPACTUS Group's longest-standing and most valued clients, SES Engineering Services is celebrating 60 years in business on Monday 19th April. That is a massive milestone and as part of the celebrations, we recorded this Special Edition Podcast. We ...
04.13.2021 The Impact Sessions 47 - There's More to Manufacturing Simple Products Than You May Think We could have called this week's episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast - "How to Run a Successful Manufacturing Business Without Setting Foot In The Premises for Over a Year"! On this episode, we meet both Neil Matthews, Managing Director ...
03.29.2021 The Impact Sessions 46 - Why ANYONE Can & Should Be "Interesting" on Social Media On this week's episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast we meet Lisa East, Managing Director of The Thinking Cap and we explore all things content. From content creation to creating a content calendar and plan but particularly, how ANYONE can ...
03.22.2021 The Impact Sessions 45 - From Banking to (Dog) Biscuits & Much More Why & How Does a High-Flying, City Banker Just Walk Away From a Career in The City of London & Start To Sell Pet Products in Huddersfield Instead - And All Before He Hit His Early 30's? Join us on ...
03.16.2021 The Impact Sessions 44 - SME Businesses Need Access to Real Advice & Support When “Customer Journey Expert” Nigel Greenwood set his mind to creating a brand new resource for SME businesses to access real time, valuable and valued information, he probably didn’t envisage the trials and tribulations of his own journey to come. ...
03.08.2021 The Impact Sessions 43 - From Lightbulb to Life Skills - A Young Enterprise Journey Wow, we hope that this Impact Sessions Podcast Episode Will Blow You Away..... It certainly did us! Former Podcast Guest, Paul Lillywhite contacted me and said he was working with an inspirational team who he felt would be great guests ...
03.01.2021 The Impact Sessions 42 - From Toolbox to Boardroom - The Power of Positivity Another Episode in our "Positivity in a Pandemic" Mini-Series..... Steve Joyce, Managing Director of SES Engineering Services is an inspiration and my guest on this episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast..... From Apprentice Electrician (a job his Mum put him ...
02.22.2021 The Impact Sessions 41 - Company Ambassador - Explain! Matthew Ord of LV Shipping & Transport has a great Job Title - Company Ambassador...... How cool is that, or is it? How did it come about, what does it mean, what is the difference between that and other business ...
02.15.2021 The Impact Sessions 40 - Positivity in a Pandemic This is a powerful, positive, upbeat Impact Sessions Podcast Episode featuring the excellent returning guest, Lorna Feeney - See Episode 21. Lorna's previous episode is our most popular in the series to date, so we are looking for more of ...
02.11.2021 The Impact Sessions 39 - A Genuine Ambition to Improve NHS Performance Meet a Special Podcast Guest with a very special ambition, an ambition already shaping NHS improvement on a small scale, but with the real potential to make a significant difference into a much more efficient future. The ambition to "Genuinely ...
02.08.2021 The Impact Sessions 38 - Heavy Industry in the North - How Is 2021 Looking? Another great episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, meeting the irrepressible Amanda Gardiner, Managing Director of Durham Lifting, a long-established, family lifting business embedded in the industrial heartland of the North East of England. Amanda has seen her business develop ...
02.01.2021 The Impact Sessions 37 - Inspiring People Across the World - Quite the Ambition This week's guest is Steve Twynham who describes himself variously as - Founder / Managing Director of Inspire Radio, Presenter, Podcaster, Inspirational Coach & Connector. He has some sized business card...... All of the roles are actually inter-twined in how ...
01.25.2021 The Impact Sessions 36 - A Genuine Passion for UK Manufacturing This week’s guest on The Impact Sessions Podcast is as passionate as they come about a subject close to her heart.... It is Tracey Dawson, Managing Director of Daletech Electronics in Leeds and her passion is for manufacturing, particularly UK ...
01.19.2021 The Impact Sessions 35 - Why The Pandemic Has Really Focused Businesses on Their Customers A First for The Impact Sessions Podcast - a Returning Guest...... On this episode, the excellent Marianne Smith, Managing Director of Doo Marketing and one of the UK's leading Practitioners around the whole Customer Journey & Customer Experience returns to ...
01.11.2021 The Impact Sessions 34 - 20 Years as a Guardian of a British Icon & Brand This week's Podcast Guest, Charles Fawcett fell in love with a British Icon as a child and followed his dream of building a career and a very successful global business on the back of that love. There were a couple ...
01.05.2021 The Impact Sessions 33 - How Is The Current University Experience Preparing Students for the Future On this episode, regular Host, Nick Bramley interviews a 2nd Year University Under-Graduate Psychology Student about the whole University experience under COVID19 restrictions and whether this experience is helping students to prepare for the future? She just happens to be ...
01.05.2021 The Impact Sessions 32 - The Global Success Story of a UK Manufacturer & Brand On this excellent episode of The Impact Sessions, we are delighted to welcome Chris Black, Managing Director of Sound Leisure. Discussing The Global Success Story of a UK Manufacturer & Brand, Chris runs a Leeds based manufacturing business, renowned for ...
12.22.2020 The Impact Sessions 31 - Hospitality & Food Businesses, Here's to a Better 2021 On this episode, we meet Paula Kaye. Paula is a Hospitality & Food Specialist and Founder of Boost Consultancy. She launched a business in support of the Hospitality Sector just after lockdown in March 2020 and has brought her years ...
12.15.2020 The Impact Sessions 30 - How Managing Your Goals Created Award-Winning Success & Growth A first for The Impact Sessions, in that in this episode we interview two guests - at the same time. Delighted to introduce Terry Mullen & Mark Llewellyn, Joint Managing Directors of Revive! Auto Innovations. Together they run one of ...
12.08.2020 The Impact Sessions 29 - If You Have a Pension, Listen to or Watch This Podcast! This is not a Financial Service Podcast - Read on or listen to see why..... This week's guest is Jon Anderson, Head of Leeds Office & Director of Building Consultancy at Lambert Smith Hampton. Jon is a specialist in all ...
12.01.2020 The Impact Sessions 28 - Marketing Trends for 2021 - Online & Local Should You Do Both? This week's top guest, Jayne Graves, Managing Director of Encompass Marketing, is a high-performing Marketing Strategist who works with and supports ambitious, growth-hungry businesses as well as those looking for some strategic direction for their marketing activity. I have known ...
11.16.2020 The Impact Sessions 27 - Recruitment is Easy - There Are Loads of Candidates Around! Warning & Apology - Sound Quality Not to Usual Impact Sessions Podcast Quality On this Impact Sessions Podcast, I discuss all things recruitment, people strategy and the commercial value of working with professionals with my guest, Charly Melia, Managing Director ...
11.07.2020 The Impact Sessions 26 - Oh No, Not The "Pivot" Word This weeks guest is the irrepressible Deborah Carr, Business Owner at Total Spa Solutions and new business, Anada. She shares her story of how the first UK lockdown in March decimated her core business, Total Spa Solutions - a B2B ...
11.03.2020 The Impact Sessions 25 - Growing a New Business in a Global Pandemic Ella Mesma is the Business Owner of Business Yoga. Having had an idea for a business that combines her passion for Yoga, Wellbeing and Wellness with meeting the challenge of businesses maintaining productivity, healthy teams and engagement whilst navigating these ...
07.06.2020 The Impact Sessions 24 - The Characteristics of a Genuine Entrepreneur On this episode, Salma Karolia shares her fascinating story. How she set up, ran, significantly grew and then sold a successful Beauty Training Academy business over a period of years. She shares the journey from spotting a gap in the ...
03.10.2020 The Impact Sessions 23 - Academia & Business - Building Genuine Collaboration On this very thought-provoking episode of The Impact Sessions Podcast, University of Leeds PhD Student & Researcher, Pauline Oustric shares her passions, not only for academia, research and study, but also for networking and building effective relationships. (She also has ...
02.11.2020 The Impact Sessions 22 - Angel Investment Businesses often need some financial impetus, but with so many options available, where can you look and what might be the right option for you? Have you considered the distinct advantages of Angel Investment? If not, is that due to ...
02.04.2020 The Impact Sessions 21 - So What is Mental Health Awareness Actually About? In this episode, Lorna Feeney, Head of Mental Health Risk at Marsh Risk Consultancy & Marsh & McLennan Companies explores the whole subject of health and well-being in the workplace. Mental health awareness in particular is now mainstream, with the ...
01.14.2020 The Impact Sessions 20 - From First Date to Marriage - The Ideal Marketing Journey On this podcast, Sarah Cowl, Marketing Director of The Rainbow Mash walks us through the customer journey from a marketing perspective. Why is effective marketing like the dating scene? Why is competition a great thing for your business? Why is ...
01.10.2020 The Impact Sessions 19 - Maximising The Impact of Your People On this episode, Paul Lillywhite, Managing Director of Lillywhite Consultancy discusses tools, techniques and the science behind really understanding your team. Understanding them as individuals as well as as a collective force for your business. If you manage a team, ...
01.07.2020 The Impact Sessions 18 - PR - What Exactly Is It & Is It Right For My Business? On this episode of The Impact Sessions, Rachel Clark, Director at Wrapped PR shares her views on the whole PR world. It is often a very misunderstood discipline and often, people either ignore its real potential or fail to maximise ...
12.31.2019 The Impact Sessions 17 - Why Legal Advice is An Investment NOT a Cost! On this episode of The Impact Sessions, Anna Ashford, Board Advisor and Lawyer at Alpaca shares her thoughts on why businesses, and especially small to medium enterprises, should not shy away from great legal advice and support, especially based on ...
12.17.2019 The Impact Sessions 16 - The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword On this episode of the Impact Sessions, Katie Thompson of Katie Lingo, a Linguistics Graduate, NCTJ-trained Journalist, Digital Marketer, Blogger, Copywriter and Champion of the Freelancer shares her thoughts on how to create fantastic written content. How can you engage, ...
12.10.2019 The Impact Sessions 15 - International Trade - Why It Might Be Right For You! Paul Walters, Managing Director of Limetree Europe shares stories, experiences and ideas to inspire listeners and viewers into considering the ambition to trade internationally. Another great listen from a genuine International Trade Expert Contact Details Paul Walters Managing Director Limetree ...
12.03.2019 The Impact Sessions 14 - Sales Has Changed, Are You Adapting Too? A role reversal Impact Sessions Podcast this week, with usual Host, Nick Bramley in the guest seat. This is a recording of a recent LinkedIn Live session recorded at our usual podcast studio, in which Studio Host, Josh Gudgeon of ...
11.28.2019 The Impact Sessions 13 - The Power of Innovation & Design on Product Development Richard Hall, Managing Director of PD-m shares his considerable experience, knowledge and expertise on all areas of product design, innovation and manufacture. A great listen for anyone who has any level of interest in any area of product development. Contact ...
11.27.2019 The Impact Sessions 12 - Is My Business Ready to Franchise? Julie Waites, Managing Director of The Franchise Company, and one of the UK’s leading franchise sector experts shares her insights into why and how any business can potentially expand via the franchising route. This is a real thought-provoker and a ...
11.26.2019 The Impact Sessions 11 - Maintaining Momentum & Passion in a Mature Business Sarah Byrne, Managing Director of Mosaic Events, a 16 year established specialist events management business discusses how she keeps herself and her business “fresh” and “vibrant”, removing them potential to get stale. Her business focuses on supporting Associations to become ...

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