My name is Dom Burch, I am a business coach and mentor. On this podcast I speak to fellow coaches about their field of expertise, and inspirational leaders about what makes them tick, how they motivate themselves and others, and what it means to be authentic.
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In the Foresight podcast from SCI, Dom Burch sheds light on the evolving landscape of compliance, certification, and supply chains. He speaks to thought-leaders and experts in the field about the changing world of compliance, and how technology, data and insight is allowing innovative companies to improve their impact on the planet, drive up standards. What does it take to meet the needs of demanding customers and keep one step ahead of regulations. Tune in to find out.
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On Up, Up and Away we speak to thought-leaders and opinion formers in the world of digital health, be that clinicians, patients, young people or other tech innovators. We find out what things are making a real difference. Our talented team specialise in creating digitally enabled self-management programmes to the NHS for young people. We've spent the past eight years or so developing the Digital Health Passport - an evidence-based mobile app, which improves skills, knowledge and confidence t ...
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ubloquity started out in life as a food provenance platform, enabling our customers to trace their products back to the most relevant start point in the supply chain. We’ve since diversified, serving multiple sectors from logistics providers to livestock producers, retailers to regulators, pharma firms to food and beverage companies…enabling us to connect (more or less) anyone to anything. In this podcast we explore the world we operate in, speaking to those at the cutting edge of advancemen ...
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Safeguarding Our Green Future: Malcolm Catlin on Biosecurity and Plant Health in a Globalised World
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Send us a text In this episode of Foresight, host Dom Burch catches up with Malcolm Catlin, Project Director at Plant Healthy. Together they delve into key themes surrounding biosecurity in horticulture and the importance of plant health management. Key discussion points include: Background and Role of Plant Healthy: Malcolm Catlin shares his journ…
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Embracing Risk, Resilience, and Real Connections: Leah Spears on Building a Career with Passion and Purpose
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Send us a text In this episode of Coach Class, I sit down with Leah Spears, Head of Brand at Paddy Power, to discuss her career journey and the lessons she’s gathered along the way. With over 20 years of experience, Leah shares how her childhood dream of working in television transformed into a passion for marketing, eventually leading her to roles…
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How the Digital Health Passport is Transforming Asthma Care with Kate Cheema, UCLPartners
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Send us a text In this episode of the Up Up and Away podcast, host Dom Burch welcomes Kate Cheema, Director of Evaluation and Insight at UCLPartners. With over 17 years in NHS data analysis and patient safety, Kate offers a deep dive into the transformative power of data and AI in healthcare, describing her work as “turning all this nerdy gold into…
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How singing can help you find your voice and give a sense of belonging - with James Sills
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Send us a text In this episode of Coach Class I'm thrilled to be joined by James Sills, a freelance choir leader, vocal coach, and author of the inspiring book Do Sing. In his work, James advocates for the transformative power of singing, not only as a form of creative expression but as a remedy to the stresses of modern life. His book encourages r…
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Charles Kwaku-Odoi CEO, CAHN - harnessing digital tools to reduce health inequalities
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Send us a text In this episode of the Up, Up & Away podcast, Dom Burch interviews Charles Kwaku-Odoi, Chief Executive of the Caribbean & African Health Network (CAHN). He is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Greater Manchester, an honorary member of the esteemed Faculty of Public Health (FPH), and the honorary Ecumenical Canon at Manchester Cath…
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Bob Gomersall - from physics teacher to successful business leader, and now an author
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Send us a text In this episode of the Coach Class I chat with Dr. Bob Gomersall, a prominent entrepreneur, founder of Surpass Assessment, and chairman of Advanced Digital Innovations. Bob takes us through his fascinating journey, starting from his early days as a physics teacher to becoming a successful business leader, and now an author. His refle…
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Jess Russell, asthma practitioner, on the role of digital tools in supporting better health outcomes
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Send us a text In this episode of the podcast, host Dom Burch sits down with Jess Russell, an experienced asthma practitioner, to discuss practical strategies for managing asthma, the importance of patient education, and the role of digital tools in supporting better health outcomes. Key Themes and Highlights: Empowering Patients Through Education …
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Rethinking food and removing hunger as a barrier - inspirational leaders Nathan and Kevin
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Send us a text In a double-header, I sit down with Nathan Atkinson and Kevin Mackay from Rethink Food, a transformative initiative dedicated to removing hunger as a barrier to learning in schools. With a focus on innovative educational approaches and community-driven solutions, Nathan and Kevin share their journey from classroom teachers to founder…
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Out of Africa - Getting to know Anje van Wyk - Scheme Manager at Supply Chain In-sites
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Send us a text In this episode of the Foresight podcast, host Dom Burch speaks with Anje van Wyk, Scheme Manager at Supply Chain Insights (SCI). Anje shares her journey from a finance background to becoming a key figure in the food industry, emphasising the importance of compliance and auditing in African agriculture, food manufacturing and retail.…
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Behaviour change, chronic condition management, and the role of digital technologies
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Send us a text In the latest episode of Up, Up and Away, host Dom Burch speaks to Dr. Pamela Rackow and Alexandra Dima - two esteemed researchers in the field of health psychology and digital health. Pamela is a Psychology Lecturer at the University of Stirling, who specialises in the mechanisms of behaviour change and the role of digital technolog…
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Kay Bott, SCI's Integrity Director, from farm to factory to food tech and back again
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Send us a text In this episode of the Foresight podcast, host Dom Burch interviews Kay Bott, the Integrity Director at Supply Chain Insights (SCI). Kay shares her extensive background in food technology and quality management, highlighting her diverse experience across various food sectors, including her roles at Lyons Bakery (now Kipling's) and NS…
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Laura King - senior children & young peoples' asthma practitioner, illustrator and author
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Send us a text In this episode of the Tiny Medical Apps / Digital Health Passport podcast, cohosts Dom Burch and Saira Arif interview Laura King, a senior children and young people's asthma practitioner for North East London. Laura shares her journey from starting in orthopaedics to becoming an asthma specialist, highlighting her initial experience…
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Dr Malcolm White clean air specialist at Global Action Plan - on clean air day
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Send us a text Dr. Malcolm White, a clean air specialist at Global Action Plan, joined hosts Dom Burch and Saira Arif to discuss the critical issue of air pollution and its health impacts. Malcolm highlighted his background in hospital medicine and environmentalism, sharing insights from his experience working in deprived areas where environmental …
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Addressing health inequalities, with Monica Fletcher OBE distinguished respiratory health expert
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Send us a text Monica Fletcher OBE is a distinguished respiratory health expert, who has innovated all her career, be that here in the UK or further afield in Bangladesh and China. With a career spanning over three decades, Mon has made a massive and significant contribution to the field of respiratory health She joined Dom Burch and Saira Arif on …
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From beer and dairy to chips and chocolate - Simon Eyles, Betty's MD shares his incredible journey
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Send us a text In this episode of Coach Class, I catch up with Simon Eyles, Managing Director of Betty's. We discuss Simon’s professional journey, leadership insights, and his transition from various food industries to his current role. Simon reflects on the overwhelming scale and energy when he joined Asda compared to his previous roles, emphasisi…
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Chief Agriculture Officer Dave Walker - from pig farmer to bobby to auditor
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Send us a text Dave Walker is chief agriculture officer for Supply Chain In-sites (SCI), in this podcast with Dom Burch they discuss Dave's career transition, the role of remote auditing in agriculture, and future trends in the industry. Career Background and Transition: Dave shares his journey from being born into a farming family to eventually le…
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Sara Nelson, NHS asthma pioneer, Queen's nurse and digital app champion
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Send us a text In this episode of the "Up, Up and Away" podcast, hosted by Dom Burch with co-host Saira Arif, guest Sara Nelson, a nurse by background and a passionate advocate for asthma care, shares her extensive experience in transforming children and young people's health services through digital innovation. The episode sheds light on the evolu…
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Authentic leadership and finding your purpose with Chris McDonough CEO Corkcicle
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Send us a text Boasting over two decades of executive leadership across various sectors, Chris is now at the helm of Corkcicle, a brand known for its innovative and eco-friendly lifestyle products. Under his stewardship, Corkcicle has seen a remarkable 50% growth over the last three years, while maintaining a sharp focus on sustainability. Previous…
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Foresight podcast from SCI launches with retail & manufacturing expert Shaun Kokott
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Send us a text In the Foresight podcast's debut, Dom Burch hosts Shaun Kokott, an SCI retail and manufacturing expert, shedding light on the evolving landscape of compliance, certification, and supply chains. Shaun's journey from South Africa to the UK showcases his extensive background in food safety, quality, regulatory, and compliance across var…
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Capturing the potential of digital health tools to democratise healthcare - with Dom and Saira
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Send us a text Welcome to the first episode of the Digital Health Passport podcast - Up, Up & Away. Well, you can't have a hot air balloon for a logo and not get a little carried away! The Up Up and Away podcast, hosted by Dom Burch, kicks off with Saira Arif as the special guest, exploring personal experiences and journeys within the digital healt…
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Marking World Down Syndrome Day by Assuming I can - with Joy Cosgrove
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Send us a text Joy Cosgrove is a UK and Ireland based Retail Learning Consultant & Personal Coach. She has years of hands on experience in the training room and on the shop floor, and I had the pleasure of training with her at Barefoot. She is also the proud mum of three lovely kids, one of whom is a talented and powerful young woman. Who, as it ha…
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How do you get an iguana to fly? Rosie and Claire have found a way
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Send us a text Rosie and Claire first met over a lunch where they shared their stories about belonging, culture, leadership and coaching. Their ambitions were to create cultures where people felt they didn’t have to be something they weren’t, they were confident to speak up and contribute and leaders brought out the best in their people. Toegther t…
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Catching up with my university tutor, baby-faced, multi-talented, Prof Ralph Tench
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Send us a text Professor Ralph Tench is the Director of Research for Leeds Business School and the elected President and Head of the Board of Directors for the European Public Relations Research and Education Association (EUPRERA). He was one of my tutors at Leeds Met back in 1994, having left the field of journalism and advertising and ventured in…
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A family affair, part 2 - the mother - an HIV/AIDS pioneer, campaigner and role model
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Send us a text In a follow up to the podcast I recorded with my dad last October, in this episode I am pleased to introduce you to 'the mother, 'Josie Burch, my mum, whose life story is a testament to resilience, compassion, and the indomitable spirit of believing in yourself. Our conversation is rich with personal anecdotes and pearls of wisdom, a…
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Revolutionising Compliance and Auditing in the Food Industry with Digital Catapult
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In this podcast we speak to Ellen Moorehead and Scott Grant about ubloquity’s Innovative Leap with Digital Catapult and McColgan's Quality Foods. ubloquity, a frontrunner in distributed ledger technology solutions based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, is helping transform data management in the food industry. Our flagship paVe platform is not just …
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My 50th podcast reunion with L.L.Bean CEO Steve Smith
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Send us a text In this, my 50th podcast, I welcome back Steve Smith, who was my first guest on Coach class nearly three years ago. Steve shares valuable insights into leadership and life, being your authentic self whether you're washing the car, buying a bagel or appearing on stage as the CEO of Maine's most famous brand L.L.Bean. With a break from…
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Tony Page - the turnaround king, but (somewhat) reluctant coach
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Send us a text Tony Page is a turnaround specialist and an expert in solving distress situations particularly for private equity-backed businesses. He is also a transformative leadership mentor and coach. He started his career as a fresh produce buyer at Sainsbury's. But really cut his teeth at Asda in the mid 90s and early naughties. In our podcas…
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Chief People & Inclusion Officer at Co-op, Claire Costello on career breaks & culture
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Send us a text Claire is the Chief People and Inclusion Officer at Co-op. Prior to the Co-op, she worked across Asda and Walmart for 23 years, setting up, establishing and leading the procurement team. As well as sharing learning and experiences with wider Walmart international markets to grow procurement support and influence, Claire also held a U…
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Double-header with Chloe & Laura from The Jobshare Revolution
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Send us a text After trail blazing in flexible working within their organisations, Chloe Fletcher and Laura Walker came together as a jobsharing pair in 2021. After repeatedly being asked to share tips and advice, and realising the gap in knowledge of the benefits and practicalities of jobsharing, The Jobshare Revolution was born. They now offer in…
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Alan Lowry, CEO at ESF - smart street furniture to charge your phone to recycled plastic thanks to The Wombles
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Alan Lowry is the CEO at ESF - a serial entrepreneur and award winning director, he is also an expert in overseas trade and export sales. He is an export champion for the Department of Business and Trade, and Chair of Federation of Small Businesses in Northern Ireland. Having worked and travelled all over the world, he is now based in Northern Irel…
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A family affair, an extended conversation with my dad, Prof Robbie Burch OBE
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Send us a text Where do you start, when you interview your own dad. An inspirational leader and coach in his own right, albeit a university lecturer and football team coach, rather than the type I normally interview. Lucky to survive his birth, his aunt Agnes nursed him for the first three weeks of his life, then fortunate to survive a heart attack…
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Chef Neil Nugent, food innovator extraordinaire: "Be nice to people..."
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Send us a text Neil Nugent is a professional chef and food innovation expert, having left school at 16 and worked his way up through professional kitchens in his home town, then London, then across the world. He then entered the retail sector, innovating new food ranges at Asda, then Waitrose, Morrisons and Iceland. He now develops his own range of…
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How to drive colleague engagement with Dave Barber, MD Spark Consultants
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Send us a text Dave Barber is an experienced internal comms professional and colleague engagement expert. He cut his teeth in retail, having studied supply chains and worked his way through various logistics roles at Asda. Seeking a change of scene, he took a maternity role cover in the colleague comms department and immediately found his passion f…
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Alex Alexander, Xoots founder, experienced CPTO/CTO, and all round nice guy
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Alex is an internationally experienced CTO/CPTO leading diverse global technology teams for major companies. He has led seven technology transformations, achieving top quartile performance and accelerating profitable growth. Starting in software development, Alex rose to head of Retail Banking technology at a leading UK internet startup bank. He la…
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Stuart Price chief people officer, from shopfloor to healthcare to cars, & all without a plan
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Send us a text Stuart is the chief people officer at Zenith the UK's leading independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing business. He's also a qualified business and executive coach. He joined Zenith from Virgin Health Care, where he was chief people officer before transitioning to chief operating officer. He has also held senior …
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Psychology for coaching, be that existential, developmental or Buddhist thinking - with Martin Benefer
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Send us a text Martin Benefer has a passion for human development and loves to help people achieve their potential, both personally and within their career. He's a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), with a Postgraduate Certificate in Business & Personal Coaching and over 1,000 hours of coaching practice, supporting more than 300 clients. He's also…
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Helping reduce burden on meat exporters by harnessing blockchain & IoT, with Ellen Moorehead
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Ellen Moorehead is ubloquity's award winning agri tech manager. A farmer herself she knows first hand how bureaucratic processes and paperwork add complexity and cost when seeking to move animals across borders. In her role at ubloquity and as the coordinator of a new consortium - TETA - she is helping lead the way by testing innovative processes, …
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Interview with Najaf Gillani OpSec Security’s Chief Software Development Officer
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Najaf Gillani has over 20 years of experience running Global Software Engineering teams working for eCommerce giants like eBay, Walmart, & technology disruptors like Openwave systems. He is now OpSec Security’s Chief Software Development Officer. OpSec Security, is a global leader in physical and digital anti-counterfeiting and brand protection sol…
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What does it mean to be an agile coach? My interview with Ben Cooke
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Send us a text Ben Cooke is a highly accomplished coach and agile delivery professional with more than 15 years experience. He helps businesses, teams and individuals to respond to an ever-changing business environment through coaching, training, consultancy, mentoring and facilitation. Outside of his client work, he is also a long-distance runner,…
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How can food regulators harness blockchain technology & IoT by collaborating more with industry?
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In this podcast we discuss the challenge of needing more regulation to ensure our food is safe to eat, while recognising there are less resources for regulators to carry out 'in-person' checks. We explore the potential for new and emerging technologies like blockchain and IoT devices, to help tackle the problem, while making the entire system bette…
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Tackling burnout with Jayne Morris - author of Burnout to Brilliance
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Send us a text Jayne is a coach, author and burnout retreat organiser and host. She is also the author of Burnout to Brilliance and the Co-Founder of Balanceology, specialising in the prevention and recovery of workplace burnout. With 15 years experience specialising in burnout prevention, recovery and culture change consultancy, Jayne is a fellow …
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Fran Lee-Rogers, Butterfly Development - the persistent optimist
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Send us a text Frances Lee-Rogers is the founder of Butterfly Development, a professional coaching organisation. She's spent the best part of 18 years working in HR for large corporate companies across several industries, including Professional Services, Aerospace, Logistics and the Public Sector. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in HR and Employme…
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Oran O'Flynn founder of Soul Search - a blockchain enabled verification platform
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Oran O'Flynn is the CEO and founder of Soul Search, having graduated from University College Cork with a degree in chemical engineering. But even while he was still at school he was innovating, and was lucky to be one of 50 students from across the globe to spend two weeks at NASA in Houston, Texas planning a mission to Mars. Soul Search is a start…
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Award winning innovator, Ineke Rentmeesters ubloquity COO
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Ine is an inspirational leader. One of the co-founders of ubloquity, she is highly skilled at managing complex, global IT projects. Last Thursday she was recognised as a leading innovator at a gala event in Belfast at the Women in Business Awards. Under her COO leadership, Ine has been instrumental in the scoping and project delivery of ubloquity’s…
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In conversation with Jon McNestrie, agile coach
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Send us a text Jon is a self-styled agile coach who works with teams, organisations and leaders so they can understand themselves better and improve the ways they work together. Offering 1 to 1 coaching, team coaching and facilitation, Jon is a professionally certified coach (ICF PCC) . He is also a passionate advocate of Agile Software Delivery, w…
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In conversation with Joy Cosgrove - fellow Barefoot graduate
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Send us a text Joy Cosgrove a retail training consultant and coach. Based in Ireland Joy started off studying psychology, mentored by Dr Sharon Lambert - then did her PhD in Edinburgh before ending up in retail for major brands like Harrods and Selfridges. Sharon encouraged Joy to stop, listen and question - which led her to an addiction to coachin…
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Working with and coaching neurodivergent clients - reflecting with Jasmine Miller
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Send us a text With a background in additional support needs spanning 20 years, Jasmine Miller has first-hand knowledge, understanding and application of supporting neurodivergent children, young people and adults in an educational and community settings. She is a Barefoot Coaching Trained Coach and recently led a two-day workshop for Barefoot that…
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Interview with Doug Heintzman, Chief Catalyst Blockchain Research Institute
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Doug Heintzman is the Chief Catalyst at the Blockchain Research Institute, a role that sees him travel the world sprinkling pixie dust and encouraging things to happen that otherwise may not and then to help them grow more quickly. He's been in the technology sector for 30+ years, and spent nearly 25 of those at IMB. He believes the role of the Blo…
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Interview with employee number 1, Ellen Marks, one to watch in women in tech
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Ellen was ubloquity's official first ever employee and recently celebrated her first year in the role. 12 months in any startup is a long time and this is no exception. Ellen reflects on the role she started doing, and how she and the company have developed in such a short space of time. In her first year she has trained as a scrum master and been …
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Interview with John Breen, solution architect at ubloquity
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John joined ubloquity following a wide and varied career in information technology stretching back 38 years. He is always learning new technologies having worked in industries like financial services and banking, physical security, and time management systems. When he first came across ubloquity and considered taking up a new role, what interested …
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