As we come out of Lockdown 3.0, our kids are back at school and some normality is starting to be restored, I was keen to talk to Simone Schehtman who has been gravely concerned about the amount of sports provision and activeness our young children have been receiving over the last 12 months and what the impacts are ahead of Birmingham 2022’s commonwealth games.

Simone talks about the work she has done over the last few months to provide technical skills videos that will help our kids get back on track sports and training wise. A keen marathon runner who has sought to fill the “skills gap” in the sports arena discusses the implications of our children not having access to sports teams, clubs and regular physical activities.

We need our kids to feel motivated, inspired and engaged. With the commonwealth games next year, we forget that even though it is “Only a year”, the lack of social interaction and team play is going to have a massive effect on our children.

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In this episode I am joined by the Directors of the Birmingham Enterprise Community, Dan Evans and Omran Al-Habbal as we talk accelerators, investment in tech startups and GymShark being the region's first "UNICORN". 

We dive deep in to what they think the issues are within the start-up scene and why we don't have more scale-ups and ultimately more future unicorns. What is more interesting is how many blame lack of investment, but what are the real issues?! 

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In this week's episodes of Coffee Rants, I'm joined by Operation Managers, Rose Griffin and Leadh Wolley from the Birmingham hub of The Princes' Trust! 

We discuss the importance of giving young talent an opportunity to succeed and their first role in Digital, Tech and Marketing. 

Rose and Leadh also discuss their Get Hired event which is set to take place on March 23 - March 25 this year and why employers should get involved to have FREE ACCESS to unprecedented, enthusiastic and ambitious talent who are keen to GET HIRED!

Grab your tickets below: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/get-hiring-for-birmingham-west-midlands-businesses-tickets-142091293885

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https://gethired.org.uk/

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The amount of abuse towards footballers on social media has escalated in recent weeks. 

I get the founders of "The Breakfast Club", Omar Rashid and Gurdas Singh to talk about Chelsea, Arsenal, Football, Racism and social media. 

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 In this episode I am joined by the incredible Pauline Roche from RnR! 

From the green fields of Ireland and her inspiring father setting up a local community centre to give facilities to the local village people, to her journey to Birmingham in the 80's. Pauline talks to me about why Digital Inclusion is still not a thing and that we all take the internet for granted.

Pauline's heroics as a fighter for social justice and her passion to involve all in the Digital world left me in awe of her! 

Give this a listen! 

If you'd love to get in touch with Pauline, follow her and drop her line via her Twitter account: https://twitter.com/paulineroche?lang=en 

All the information from Pauline's discussions and events today are here down below: 

Reboot, an interactive platform providing practical steps which enables schools, charities and community groups to set up your own device distribution programme. Our free guide explains how you can collect, restore and rehome devices, to give them and their new owners a brighter future.-  https://rebootproject.uk/  & Chris Ashworth https://twitter.com/ChrisAshworthNT

Doctor Tech show: episode 26 (16th Nov 2020) with Kam Bola, Ashiana Community Project - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXxgUy8lC9o&t=1659s & Ashiana CP https://twitter.com/ashianacp

Digital WM News Jan 2021 - https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=2f09c26bee23b0dd5f86d0148&id=dbb92813e7  & https://twitter.com/DigitalWMNews

West Midlands Open Data Forum event, 24th Feb, 2-3.30pm Exploring public sector resource allocation algorithms & https://twitter.com/wmodf 

Tech for Good UK Organisers Network https://twitter.com/uktechforgood

Hope Radio (I present Tech Talk on Tuesdays, 7-8pm) - https://e-voice.org.uk/hoperadio/& https://twitter.com/HopeRadioBrum

WM Funders Network event 21st Apr 10.30-12.30 What is the value and Impact of Early Action Approaches? (to address inequalities, reduce the risk of further poverty for particular vulnerable groups and increase sustainability of frontline services?) & https://twitter.com/westmidsfunders

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We all love a rant, and this week we talk about Data Privacy. A couple of weeks ago WhatsApp changed their Privacy policy. Whilst this hasn't affected users in the UK and Europe (YET), the uproar that this has caused has been prevalent in the world of data privacy. 

JB Benjamin is an activist and tech entrepreneur who is doing everything he can do not only to change the messaging technology world, but also to educate his students as a University lecturer in Computer Science on these important topics. 

SHOULD DATA PRIVACY EDUCATION BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS?! 

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Hear more about JB's new technolgy and messenger apps.

www.kryotech.co.uk

www.vox-messenger.app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.secure.vxm

https://virgilsecurity.com/

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We all love a rant, and this week we discuss digital poverty and the lack of access for thousands of young people in Birmingham. 

I am joined by CEO of WOW Group and the man behind WOW Dot, Cas Majid. WOW Dot is a newly created CIC (community interest company) that has been set up to help donate laptops and internet connectivity to children in Birmingham. It is estimated that 5,000 children to not have access to either Laptops or the INTERNET and in some cases BOTH! Can you imagine not having the internet?!?! THINK ABOUT IT! 

Cas talks to me about WHY, he gives back to the community and what he is doing to support young children in need, not just now, but for the next 12 months AND BEYOND.

DIGITAL POVERTY IS REAL!!! 

THIS IS A MUST LISTEN TOO!

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We all love a rant, and this week we discuss rant-actions around mental health during lockdown. Whether you have been living alone, have kids, are struggling with being young, then we all have had struggles, and if you haven't, you are probably lying! 

Join us on the first EVER episode of COFFEE RANTS as Emma Howard discusses her own personal hurdles and struggles and suggests her own rant-actions on the way.

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In this episode of the ReCX Podcast, I speak with Ria Blagburn from Vanti. Vanti is a business that has moved to educate and understand, following the Black Lives Matters movement and death of George Floyd, seeking to get their employees talking and listening to their peers. 

Vanti didn't have a knee jerk moment as many other companies may have, back in May and June, and instead took time to really think about what they could do to make an impact. 

Vanti has set their stall out and want AND ARE, making a change and are a great example to other businesses who may want to also join to make a change, but don't know how. 

THIS EPISODE IS A MUST-LISTEN TOO. 

https://vanti.co.uk/evolution/how-vanti-are-tackling-racism/

A bit about Ria Blagburn : 

Ria Blagburn spent the first decade of her career in marketing, during which she founded her own company and won the Birmingham Young Professional of the Year award for Marketing and Communications. Ria changed focus in 2019 to apply her skills in a new way at technology company Vanti, where she focuses on business improvement, organisational design, and developing individuals. She's also accountable for the company's evolving D&I strategy. A passionate champion of causes she believes in, Ria has chaired committees for Silicon Canal and BPS Birmingham Future, and launched Birmingham Future’s newest committee to promote diversity and inclusion within the city’s professional services sector.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/riablagburn/

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In our first episode of "ReCX talks Diversity and uncomfortable discussions" I speak with the inspiring and level-headed Leon Barrett, Product Director of 383. 

We dive into Leon's journey into tech and 383. How he used to take things apart and build them again and deciding to pursue a degree in Multimedia Technology instead of Law. We hear about his family's words of wisdom as a child and how he was the only black child in primary school but didn’t want his colour to be a barrier and focused on his ability. 

This podcast left me feeling extremely emotional, from hearing Leon’s personal experiences dealing with racism, from falling over and cutting his knee at school to as recent as a bar during his Christmas party only last year! But more importantly, he has given me hope and I hope it gives you listeners out there some too! 

This podcast series is the most important yet, and by sharing stories like Leon's, we hope to educate but also inspire.

Connect with Leon on LinkedIn and hear more about 383 by visiting their website! 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonbarrett/

https://383project.com/

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