Thriving Three Counties

Laura DuPont is the cofounder of Fresh Nous, a customer experience marketing agency based in Worcester.

Having studied engineering and marketing at university, Laura started her professional life in the corporate world and held senior marketing roles with both electrical manufacturers and in the utilities sector.

6 years ago Laura set up Fresh Nous with the vision to create an agency which delivered practical, customer experience led marketing solutions based on insight.

Beyond her commitment to her clients Laura has also spearheaded the agency’s community commitments supporting the Warriors foundation and other local charities.

https://freshnous.com/

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

Dan Lewis is MD of Worcestershire based estate agents, FreeAgent247.

Having followed his passion for property and marketing, he's combined these to form an innovative, customer-focused estate agency, using social media incredibly well take a substantial market share in a short time.

In this episode, we talk about Dan's journey to running his own business, how he's followed his passions and worked hard to get to where he is today.

https://freeagent247.com

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

https://www.instagram.com/freeagent_247/

[email protected]

Kristo Shivachev runs Hereford-based product design agency, Simple Design Works. With a natural ability to explore, re-imagine and challenge normal thinking, the business is trusted by hundreds of household names and up-and-coming entrepreneurs to develop exciting and commercially viable products.

Originally from Bulgaria, Kristo has made Hereford his home and is keen for Simple Design Works to be more than a product development house; he’s collaborating with like-minded people to help make Hereford a vibrant, creative and connected place to live and work.

In this episode we discuss Kristo’s journey into business, what made him decide to start his own business and his plans for the future.

https://simpledesignworks.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristo-shivachev-35b58445/

https://twitter.com/SDW_LTD

Ian Woodley of Worcestershire based design agency Stilo quickly realised he wanted to run his own business, after being employed as a graduate for just 18 months.

He and a colleague realised they could provide a better service than was being offered to their clients through the agency they worked for back then.

It took a week for the phone to ring, but when it did, it was Cadbury's and they were off!

25 years later, Ian runs his own design agency, focussing on the clients he enjoys serving. After various phases of development, they're now having the most interesting conversations they've ever had, producing their best ever work and crucially, making a difference to the businesses they serve.

Connect with Ian here:

www.brandstilo.co.uk

www.linkedin.com/in/ian-woodley

Hello and welcome to The Thriving Three Counties Podcast.

In this preview episode, I briefly explain who I am and what you can expect from the podcast.

I hope you find the interviews inspiring and a good chance to find out more about the people running successful businesses in the three counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.

You can find all the episodes on my website here:

www.danbarkerstudios.com/podcast

Please email me with any comments, feedback for suggestions at [email protected]