Yorkshire Business Podcast

1,500* people a day leave work in the UK to care for a loved one (Carers UK). How many of them could your business have kept?

Sherry King, founder of Sandwich Generation Support and a former NHS national programme leader, joins the Yorkshire Business Podcast to talk about the sandwich generation.

These are the people caring for ageing parents and children while holding down a job. Sherry draws on her own experience of caring for her mum through Alzheimer’s to explain what working carers need, what employers often miss, and how Yorkshire SMEs can hold on to skilled, experienced people.

Find Sherry at sandwichgenerationsupport.co.uk

Produced and sponsored by OneSource HR, Rotherham-based HR specialists supporting SMEs across Yorkshire.

*The statistic quoted in the recording has been updated from 600 to 1,500. This is why 1,500 appears in the written podcast details. The statistic changed and was updated between recording and publishing this episode.

Dr Lauren Davis — vet, founder of VetRelieve, and known online as The Sleep Vet — joins Chloe Wallace to talk about canine sleep science, orthopedic dog beds, and building a patented manufacturing business in Yorkshire.

We cover why 70-80% of dogs develop osteoarthritis, the link between sleep, pain and anxiety in dogs, why you should never wake a dog from a nightmare, and Lauren's journey from clinical vet to commercial director to solo founder.

Find Lauren: vetrelieve.co.uk | Instagram @thesleepvet

The Yorkshire Business Podcast is hosted by Chloe Wallace, founder of OneSourceHR and Scenari, and made possible by OneSourceHR.

In this episode of the Yorkshire Business Podcast, Chloe sits down with Natalie Foster, CEO of Inspire Legal Group, to talk about what it really takes to build and scale a modern law firm.

Natalie’s story is anything but traditional.

She started a law firm during lockdown — as a non-solicitor — with a simple but powerful question: how would we practise law if the world never opened up again?

Fast forward, and Inspire Legal Group has grown beyond a high street offering into specialist areas including mass tort litigation and employment services, building a reputation that competes with — and often exceeds — larger corporate firms.

This is a conversation free from ego.

We talk about:

→ building a tech-first, people-centric law firm
→ scaling back to scale up
→ listening to and acting on customer feedback
→ staying ahead of changing consumer habits
→ growing a high-performing team and service
→ why owning less of a bigger business can be the smarter move

Natalie also shares the realities of being a non-solicitor in the legal world — the bias, the assumptions, and why she has never allowed herself to feel inferior.

Her message is clear:
You can have the awards, the LinkedIn presence, the polished website — but if your customer experience doesn’t match it, you won’t succeed.

Build well. Treat people properly. Let the results speak for themselves.

If you’re a founder, leader or building something from the ground up, this is a must watch.

#YorkshireBusinessPodcast #Entrepreneurship #LawFirm #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #FounderMindset #CustomerExperience #ScalingBusiness #WomenInBusiness

This podcast was produced and made possible by OneSource HR Limited.

In this episode of the Yorkshire Business Podcast, Chloe sits down with Charley Whitehead, Marketing Manager at Example Marketing, to talk all things personal brand, and why it should be doing far more heavy lifting in your business than you think.

The big question:
Does your personal brand pre-qualify leads for you?

Because if it doesn’t… you might be doing it wrong.

We get into what a personal brand actually is (and what it definitely isn’t). Moving beyond performative authenticity and “just showing up online”, this conversation explores how a strong personal brand compounds over time, not just generating leads, but attracting the right ones.

We talk about:

• what a personal brand really is (without the fluff)
  the difference between a personal brand and a business brand
  where founders get lost trying to build both
  how personal branding can pre-qualify leads before a conversation even happens
  the real barriers that stop people getting started

And yes… we also talk about Norman the dog, who has somehow taken over Charley’s personal brand.

If you’re building a business and wondering whether your personal brand is actually working for you, this is worth your time.

#PersonalBrand #MarketingStrategy #LeadGeneration #FounderLife #BusinessGrowth #YorkshireBusinessPodcast #ContentMarketing #Entrepreneurship

This week on the Yorkshire Business Podcast, Chloe is joined by Gill Wetherill, founder of Leeds based consultancy Full Circle HR.

Gill specialises in helping businesses plan, configure and implement HR systems that actually work for their organisation. With over 500 HRIS vendors on the UK market, choosing the right platform can feel like navigating a maze.

Drawing on her background as a strategic HR Director, Gill explains why HR system projects require both technical expertise and commercial understanding to succeed. From building the business case for a new HRIS through to managing implementation and configuration, she shares why having an expert in your corner can make all the difference.

Recently recognised with the Becky Bull Award at the Hireful Partnership Day, Gill is known within the independent HR community for her kindness, warmth and Yorkshire grit.

If you’re considering a new HR system or want to understand how HR technology can support business growth, this episode is packed with practical insights.

In this episode of the Yorkshire Business Podcast, Chloe sits down with Alison Whitfield from Katchr to explore what it really means to work inside a B Corp business.

With B Corp celebrating over 10 years in the UK and a growing community of certified businesses across Yorkshire, this conversation looks at how purpose driven organisations are not just doing good, but outperforming traditional profit first models in revenue generation by up to 7 times.

Alison shares her own journey into HR, transitioning from customer experience and product ownership roles into people leadership, and how this has shaped her belief that employees should be treated with the same care and intention as customers.

We discuss:

• what it means to be B Corp certified• why values and vision alignment drives performance• the link between employee experience and customer experience• how purpose led organisations create competitive advantage• why business can and should be a force for good

If you have ever thought there must be more to business than just the bottom line, this episode is for you.

#BCorp #YorkshireBusiness #HRLeadership #PurposeDrivenBusiness #EmployeeExperience #Leadership #BusinessPodcast #SocialImpact #PeopleStrategy #CustomerExperience

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This podcast was made possible by OneSource HR Limited.

This week on the Yorkshire Business Podcast, Chloe is joined by Ria Jackson from Inclusive Minds UK. Ria is on a mission to make neuro-inclusion the norm.

Ria shares her story from the military as an avionics engineer, into teaching engineering, to being diagnosed with ADHD and dyspraxia, and how a mental breakdown became the turning point that pushed her to stop trying to fit into traditional 9 to 5 work and build Inclusive Minds UK.

They talk about what neuro-inclusion actually means, why Ria believes it should be inclusion for all brains, and why workplaces need to stop designing learning as if one size fits all. Expect honest conversation about learning science, attention cycles, unlearning, and why training completion does not equal real learning or real change.

Ria also gives a preview of her upcoming work, including her white paper and the Built for Brains framework designed to improve inclusive learning with measurable impact.

Her message is simple and powerful. You will get things wrong. Do not be scared. Try, fail, fail forward, and keep going.

This episode was made possible by OneSource HR Limited.

In this episode of the Yorkshire Business Podcast, Chloe sits down with a true Doncaster serial entrepreneur to talk about what it really means to keep building when others don’t see the vision.

From innovating and developing a new retail finance model and app, which was initially laughed at by investors, to eventually selling that same product to those very investors, this is a story about resilience, belief and long-term thinking.

Alongside this, he shares his current venture as Co-Founder of Morning Glory, a breakfast brand challenging the cereal aisle with simple, better ingredients and a fresh approach to how food brands are built.

The conversation explores entrepreneurial identity, risk-taking, rejection, innovation and the mindset required to keep going when the odds feel stacked. It’s not just about one business, but about the spirit of entrepreneurship that drives repeated reinvention.

An honest, grounded listen for anyone building, pivoting or backing themselves in business.

This episode was made possible thanks to OneSource HR.

This week on the Yorkshire Business Podcast, Chloe is joined by Andy Hanselman, founder of Andy Hanselman Consulting and a true local legend in the South Yorkshire business community.

This episode is a masterclass in public speaking as a business skill, not a performance art. Andy shares practical, generous advice on how anyone can improve the way they speak, whether that’s to their team, investors, clients, or wider network.

They explore how public speaking builds credibility, confidence and influence, why it’s essential for leaders and business owners, and how mastering communication can help you stand out in crowded markets.

With over 30 years’ experience helping businesses become dramatically and demonstrably different, Andy brings his trademark energy and action-focused insight to a conversation that will change how you think about speaking, presence and impact.

If you want to communicate better, lead better and be remembered for the right reasons, this one’s for you.

This episode was made possible by OneSource HR.

In this episode of the Yorkshire Business Podcast, host Chloe Wallace sits down with Doncaster founder and TEDx speaker Hannah Dunn, creator of Mind Wellbeing. Hannah is on a bold mission to change the language we use from “mental health” to “mind wellbeing” because she believes the word “mental” is loaded with fear and shame and keeps people stuck.

Together, Chloe and Hannah explore why so many approaches are reactive and reparative, why prevention has to be the priority, and how simple shifts in language can change how people connect, disclose and recover. Hannah shares her two prevention models, including a story led curriculum for children aged 3 to 7, and Mind Wellbeing Champions, a programme designed to help adults build a stronger sense of self and practical tools for managing emotions and energy.

This is an honest conversation about stigma, identity language like “I am” versus “I feel”, and why wellbeing can be improved through simple, human steps that build community and connection.

This podcast was made possible by OneSource HR Limited.