Chloe Watmore: managing change, exponential growth, knowledge sharing and succession in engineering

Chloe Watmore is managing director of Thermotex Engineering, a business specialising in solving "thermal challenges," things at risk of getting too hot or too cold in industrial settings.

During the show Chloe talked about:

• her journey with the business, having joined after her economics degree initially to help with business development on a temporary basis
• changing systems and processes
• her interest in maths, science, technology and languages
• how she won people over to accept her "YABI"s (Yet Another Bright Idea)
• managing succession in a family business
• tools and technologies for knowledge sharing
• exporting tips, advice on international business and being more culturally aware
• how "breaking bread" with people develops relationships and trust
• the biggest challenges in Chloe's business journey and sources of inspiration, advice and support
• skills development and recruiting for attitude
• embedding a culture of learning (including learning from mistakes) into a business