Best Deeks Podcasts (2025)

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The importance of strengths, culture and ‘accidental conversations’ with Psychologist, Michele Deeks 35:56

15d ago35:56

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As a glass half full person, I’ve always been keen to explore people’s strengths not weaknesses. Within my apprenticeship consultancy and coaching practices I use a range of strength based assessments and recently added the At My Best strength cards to my toolkit. This month’s guest is co-founder of At My Best and Work Positive, an organisation com…

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#015 Dead Cats and Fish Poles—The Story of the Basket Windshield 56:47

20d ago56:47

56:47

In this documentary, Neil looks at the emergence of location sound recording for cinema and one of the significant technological developments that enabled this. Starting with the Italian neorealism movement of the late 1940’s, the desire for dialogue authenticity gained hold in 1950’s Hollywood films. This and the artistic truth of French New Wave …

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10, 20 and 40 - the Giulia, 159 and 75 35:40

23d ago35:40

35:40

In Episode 109 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to 75 Registrar Nick Suiter, 159 Registrar Debbie Lindsey and Giulia Registrar Andrew Celi to talk about their models’ 40th, 20th and 10th anniversaries respectively.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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#014 Acoustic Ecology with Dr Jesse Budel 1:15:47

23d ago1:15:47

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In this episode Neil and Jason speak with Dr Jesse Budel, a composer-performer, sound artist, academic and arts entrepreneur based in South Australia. As a composer, his works are for diverse media and spaces, ranging from concert works and installations to community and interdisciplinary collaborations. Jesse’s PhD research at the Elder Conservato…

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Are you juggling the right balls? Graham Field 49:50

2M ago49:50

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I’m joined by Graham Field, Thinking Focus coach and trainer, where we talk all things priority; the big life choices and day to day habits that can lead us down a rabbit hole of lost time. If you’re anything like me, you set the day or week with best intentions but then life happens and everything goes to pot. I first met Graham by chance at a bus…

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Episode 108 - The 50th Anniversary Episode 58:35

2M ago58:35

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In this month's episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with his very first guest - Management Team member David Faithful to choose their favourite ten episodes from the last five years.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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#013 Blast-off from Birmingham – The Story of Grosvenor Road Studios 1:27:08

2M ago1:27:08

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In this documentary, Neil travels back to his home town of Birmingham to learn more about what he considers to be the city’s best kept cultural secret – Grosvenor Road Studios: the family-run sound facility that came to be known as ‘Birmingham’s Abbey Road’. Still in operation today, the studios were founded 80 years ago by John Taylor, and his bus…

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Breaking free from negative body image, destructive dieting and binge eating to give you balance in life and work 49:04

3M ago49:04

49:04

This episode is a how-to conversation on ways to improve your body image, break free from binge eating and a diet mindset to one of growth, confidence and better choices in life and business I’m in conversation with Terri Pugh, a transformative life coach who helps women build confidence in how they show up in the world. Through coaching, workshops…

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Episode 107 - Britain's first racing Alfa 29:25

3M ago29:25

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Hello and welcome to Episode 107 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. This month I sat down with Alfa Hillclimber, National Alfa Day pace car driver and friend of the Podcast Mike Stark - and Former Club Chairman (and Alfa Romeo Driver Editor) Ed McDonough to talk about their recent discovery of an Alfa R…

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#012 Reading others, understanding ourselves – Michelle Mills-Porter 1:19:39

3M ago1:19:39

1:19:39

In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to behaviour analyst Michelle Mills-Porter, about the challenges faced by creatives: particularly freelancers who work in ad-hoc teams and find themselves having to adapt to others' behaviour. Through understanding our own driving forces, Michelle explains how we can realise the powerful potential within us all …

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How to get the best from your teams especially post covid. In conversation with Jo Keeler, MD Belbin 39:51

4M ago39:51

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If you’re familiar with the work of world-renowned Belbin Team Roles you’ll be inspired by this conversation. · Why understanding each person’s team role is ever more critical · The original research was carried out by Mrs Belbin who deliberately shone away from the limelight – a timely revelation to mark International Women’s Week · Face to face c…

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Episode 106 - International Women's Day 2025 33:07

4M ago33:07

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Episode 106 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club is our annual International Women's Day podcast. AROC Management Team member and Alfa Female founder Kirsty Hodson sat down with AROC New Zealand President Kirsten Adams-Ford and Head of PR for Alfa Romeo in the UK Krystyna Perry to talk about their achieveme…

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Recent Stamp Duty Land Tax Cases with Patrick Cannon 54:45

4M ago54:45

54:45

Send us a text In this episode, Amanda Perrotton is joined by Patrick Cannon, a leading expert on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). Together, they explore some of the most notable recent SDLT cases, breaking down key rulings and their implications. Topics covered include: Multiple Dwellings Relief Uninhabitable Properties Key takeaways from recent high-p…

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#011 Dreamcatcher – composer David Lowe on ambition, hope and phenomenal success 1:30:12

4M ago1:30:12

1:30:12

In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to the prolific British composer David Lowe about his rise to success and his musical milestones along the way—from work experience at BBC Radio Birmingham to composing the BBC theme that has heralded the corporation’s global news output for more than 25 years. With familiar theme tunes for internationally syndi…

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How purpose and values done right lead to a more engaged and happier workforce. In conversation with Positive Psychology guru, Tillie Newnham, Happy Work Hive 36:49

5M ago36:49

36:49

This episode is bursting with all things positive but this is not to be confused with Toxic Positivity. Using a range of studies to back her work, Tillie shares with us the importance of purpose, values, emotions and language to create a truly authentic, meaningful and engaged team. Our conversation explores: · Why appraisals don’t work · How to kn…

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Episode 105 - MiTo Registrars Owen Reeve and Reeve Taylor 35:18

5M ago35:18

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In episode 105 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick hosts one of our occasional ‘Meet the Club Officials’ podcasts. Taking over from David Faithful as MiTo Registrars makes Owen Reeve and Reeve Taylor two of the bravest individuals we've had on the show.…

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First Time Buyers Q&A with Amanda Perrotton 22:46

5M ago22:46

22:46

Send us a text In 2025, The Property Planet podcast from Bell Howley Perrotton will be bringing you a number of mini-series as we continue to share industry insights related to the tax and legal issues surrounding property transactions. One of these series will be in the form of a Q & A session. In this first Q & A episode our focus in on First Tim…

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#010 (Pt. 2) The devil in the detail – Simon Hayes and Josh Winslade on recording live vocals for Wicked 53:06

5M ago53:06

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In this episode (Part 2 of 2) Neil and Jason talk in-depth and ‘totally technical’ about the musical Wicked with the Oscar-winning Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes and on set music editor Josh Winslade. We discuss the creative decisions behind Simon’s sound recording strategy, his timing and justification for switching to digital radio mics and t…

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Marking 10 years in business, Elain Crewe, founder of Wellbeing4Life, shares how her darkest moments in the workplace took her on the path to a life balanced and fulfilled 43:06

6M ago43:06

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Elain candidly and honestly shares her journey of her downward spiral in terms of mental health. She neither recognised the signs nor had the toolkit to deal with the symptoms. It completely transformed her perspective on work-related breakdowns. Once she’d sought help she took the brave decision to set up a business to help others and this month c…

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Episode 104 - Steve Deeks and AlfaWorks 25:00

6M ago25:00

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In Episode 104 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with professional racing driver – and instructor – Steve Deeks to talk about his passion for Alfa Romeo. They talked for so long, we turned it into two epsiodes. Part 1 was released in December as Episode 103 and covered Stev…

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#010 (Pt. 1) The devil in the detail – Simon Hayes and Josh Winslade on recording live vocals for Wicked 1:18:26

6M ago1:18:26

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In this episode, (Part 1 of 2), Neil and Jason talk in-depth and ‘totally technical’ to the Oscar-winning Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes, and on set music editor Josh Winslade, about their complex and unique playback and recording arrangements for capturing live vocals and authentic performances from lead actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariane Grande;…

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#009 Mark Deeks on The Sound of (Heavy) Metal 48:21

6M ago48:21

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Dr Mark Deeks is someone who likes to challenge our assumptions about music, and in particular Heavy Metal, which he suggests has more than a passing resemblance to folk music (as someone with a Ph.D. from researching Heavy Metal music, he’s able to say). But not only is he a Heavy Metal performer with his band Winterfylleth and as a solo artist, h…

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#008 Maestro: Stephen Griffiths on the sound design of TÁR 1:12:17

7M ago1:12:17

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British Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer Stephen Griffiths is responsible for some of the most intelligent and entertaining soundtracks of the last two decades or more, seamlessly moving between multi-million-dollar movies and high-end television dramas. In this episode Neil and Jason are in conversation with Stephen about his role in he…

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Multi-award businesswoman and coach Zoe Hawkins on work-life balance, flexible working and leadership styles in the post-pandemic workplace 35:27

7M ago35:27

35:27

We’re all aware of how working arrangements have changed for most since 2020. How do businesses get the balance right between serving their people and what’s best for the business? What are the new skills needed to manage flexible working and the surge in online communications? These are the topics covered in this latest episode with Zoe Hawkins, c…

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Episode 103 - Steve Deeks Part 1 - F3 to 4C 33:21

7M ago33:21

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In Episode 103 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with professional racing driver – and instructor – Steve Deeks to talk about his passion for Alfa Romeo. They talked for so long, we’ve turned it into two epsiodes - in Part 1 they talked Steve’s early racing career and his l…

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Episode 102 - LIVE! from the Podcast Lounge 40:51

8M ago40:51

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In this special bonus episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Club Chairman John Griffiths and Club Manager Nick Wright - and a live audience - in the Podcast Lounge at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC to talk about the show, the Club, the yea…

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Author, award winning business coach and digital guru Esther Partridge-Warner on career change post cancer 33:30

8M ago33:30

33:30

Welcome to this latest episode with Esther who shares lessons learned from her cancer diagnosis in 2015. Professionally she came off the treadmill and completely changed her career and has never looked back. We talk about the impact of covid and she shares top tips on how to get work life balance and keep your glass full! Esther’s what 3 words to a…

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Episode 101 - Classic Motor Show Preview 27:02

8M ago27:02

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In Episode 101 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - sits down with Club Chairman John Griffiths and Club Manager Guy Swarbrick to look ahead to the upcoming Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC. What's going to be on the AROC stand? What else is there to look at? What's a podcast lounge?…

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#007 (Pt. 2) Signal To Noise Is Everything – Simon Hayes 40:48

8M ago40:48

40:48

In this episode (part 2 of 2), Neil and Jason talk to the Oscar-winning Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes about the work-ethic he learned from filming with his father, Production Sound Mixer John Hayes; other Production Sound Mixers that have inspired him; the importance of a life lived outside of the film business (to both your health and your fi…

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#007 (Pt. 1) Signal to noise is everything – Simon Hayes 1:06:57

8M ago1:06:57

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In this episode (part 1 of 2), Neil and Jason talk to Oscar-winning Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes about his demanding work on location film sets and deep-dive into Simon’s philosophy and approach to modern location recording techniques. We discuss the importance of a fully-digital signal chain, the understanding with directors he establishes a…

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Ruairi Davies, Strength and Conditioning expert on how lockdown taught him to ‘control the controllables’ 28:10

9M ago28:10

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Welcome to this latest episode with fitness trainer Ruairi Davies. From a dream job training elite rugby athletes in Chile to a lockdown-enforced return home. He thought he would return 2 weeks later (a familiar tale) but that didn’t happen and his career took a new focus. What he has learned and keen to share is: · You can have a grand plan but th…

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Episode 100 - No Such Thing as a Laser Handbrake 19:31

9M ago19:31

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In the fifth episode of No Such Thing as a Brera Quadrifoglio - and the 100th episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Guy Swarbrick, Kirsty Hodson, Nick Wright and John Griffiths gathered around the microphones with our four favourite facts from the world of Alfa Romeo patents... As promised in the …

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#006 Making film sound sing – Nina Hartstone and John Warhurst 1:19:26

9M ago1:19:26

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In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to the Oscar-winning supervising sound editors and sound designers, Nina Hartstone and John Warhurst, about their work and specifically, in-depth about the sound design considerations for the feature films Les Miserables, Gravity, Cats, Bohemian Rhapsody and the documentary of David Bowie’s life, Moonage Daydrea…

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How a recent diagnosis of ADHD has given meaning to Hayley Tutte, founder of Huquine Sports Therapy 52:04

10M ago52:04

52:04

Welcome to this latest conversation with Hayley Tutte. Two years ago, past guest Hayley bravely shared with us how the silence created by lockdown led to a whole change in career. Since then, Hayley has gone from self-employed to running her own clinic, works 3.5 days a week and is more balanced than ever. A recent ADHD diagnosis has further transf…

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Episode 99 - Becoming a Racing Driver 53:29

10M ago53:29

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In episode 99 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. Editor Guy Swarbrick is joined by two friends of the podcast – magazine regular and Alfa Workshop owner Jamie Porter and sim-to-real-life-racer Colin Cunniffe - to share their experiences on becoming a racing driver.…

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#005 What did he just say? – Mike Thornton 57:31

10M ago57:31

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In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to ‘Mr. Loudness’, Mike Thornton, about the issues of television programme loudness and dialogue intelligibility. Why is the background music too loud? Why can’t the viewers hear what the actors are saying? And why are films so loud in the cinema? In a comprehensive and compelling journey starting with radio tra…

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#004 Happily ever AFTRS - Andrew Dean 42:22

10M ago42:22

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In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to emerging Australian sound designer Andrew Dean about his work, in particular the award-winning films ‘Mud Crab’ (written and directed by David Robinson-Smith), ‘Gorgo’ (directed by Veniamin Gialouris) and the forthcoming feature film ‘Salt Along the Tongue’, (directed by Parish Malfitano), that Andrew sound d…

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#8 - Ten Olympic players who deserve a look from the NBA 18:33

10M ago18:33

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The 2024 Olympic Basketball Tournament is over, and with it, so is all meaningful summer basketball. There are now a couple of months of relative downtime before the majority of the world’s leagues resume play, including the NBA. Roster construction and scouting, though, never stop. And while the bulk of business is long since done, new information…

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Episode 98 - NAD Preview Round Table 27:23

11M ago27:23

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In Hello Episode 98 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits round the virtual round table episode with the usual suspects – Club Chairman John Griffiths, Management Team members Kirsty Hodson and David Faithful and Club Manager Nick Wright – to talk about all - OK, most - of the th…

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#003 It's time to start listening – Julian Treasure 54:54

11M ago54:54

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In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to Julian Treasure, the author and presenter of several of the most viewed TED Talks of all time, including ‘How to Speak So People Want to Listen’ which has been viewed more than 150 million times. A self-proclaimed ‘listening evangelist’, Julian shares remarkable insights into the ways in which conscious liste…

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Episode 97 - Jamie Porter Revisited 55:32

12M ago55:32

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For the last two months we’ve been promising you an interview with Jamie Porter about becoming a racing driver. Last month he was bumped in favour of Alfa Romeo Managing Director Jules Tilstone. This month… well, this month we’re unable to bring the interview to you for technical reasons. Honestly, we lost it. We looked for it – for days – but it’s…

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Why giving pays back and an unexpected dive into the benefits of AI. Dave Hider, MBA, founder of Mind-Gap, coaching lecturer and philanthropist 53:42

12M ago53:42

53:42

Welcome to this latest conversation with Dave Hider. Dave has held extensive strategic leadership roles and during lockdown, whilst working full time, navigating different processes as a result of lockdown with most of his team furloughed he completed his MBA with distinction. Covid made him realise that life is too short so he left the trappings o…

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Property Market Updates and the Impact on Landlords, with Rod Turner 40:48

12M ago40:48

40:48

Send us a text We're pleased to present the next Property Planet podcast with our superb guest, Rod Turner. Rod is certainly a key figure in the property industry as a leading HMO sales and valuation expert and landlord. We discuss the current state of the property market and in particular how it is impacting landlords and their housing stock. For …

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#001 Bring it all Back Home 35:04

1y ago35:04

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In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to American indie filmmakers Sebastian Pigott and Lizabeth Yandel about their latest film, Bring It All Back Home as it nears completion. They delve more deeply into the challenges Sebastian as the director and Lizabeth as the sound editor faced in production and then subsequently in post-production. It's an exp…

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#002 Fairlight, back from the brink – Philip Belcher 39:14

1y ago39:14

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In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to Philip Belcher about his career as one of Australia’s most successful, but possibly least recognised, technology sector CEOs. Philip’s behind-the-scenes stories and strategies when managing multi-national companies such as NEC and Cisco Systems makes riveting and relevant listening for sole traders, freelance…

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How lockdown taught entrepreneur and coach Maddy Shine that a seven-figure salary is no trade-off for a quality life 38:31

1y ago38:31

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In this episode my conversation is with Maddy Shine. Maddy is a website wonder coder, an SEO supremo and runs three businesses. Her purpose is to shine bright and help other women entrepreneurs do just that. Our conversation leads to changes in buyer behaviour since lockdown and her tips on how to grow your business, why giving, especially to your …

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Episode 96 - Alfa Romeo UK Managing Director Jules Tilstone 35:21

1y ago35:21

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In Episode 96 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Jules Tilstone - managing director of Alfa Romeo UK - to talk about his background, his plans for the UK retail network and the new Alfa Romeo Junior. If you were expecting Jamie Porter, talking about becoming a racin…

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In conversation with Dr Lizzy Bernthal, Former Lt.Col in the Army and now award-winning confidence and leadership coach, keynote speaker and author 34:29

1y ago34:29

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In this episode, No. 28, my conversation is with Dr Lizzy Bernthal. Having served 25 years as a healthcare specialist in the Army, rising through the ranks to Lt Col and completing an MEd and PHD in resilience, Lizzy’s own business mission is to help others by removing toxicity in the workplace through resilient leadership. Her many insights includ…

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Episode 95 - Junior Revisited 52:22

1y ago52:22

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In Episode 95 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick and Management Team Member David Faithful and I witter on for the best part of an hour about the state of the UK charging network, domestic electricity prices, the economics of operating a motorway service station, whether or not dr…

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VAT update with Jane Deeks 35:24

1y ago35:24

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Send us a text We are delighted to welcome back Jane Deeks for this episode for an overview of what you should be looking out for on any given transaction. The budget saw an increased VAT registration threshold to £90k. Watch out for the running 12 month totals; make sure you comply with the 'look forward test'; recovery of VAT on a development; cr…

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