Finding your North Star
hgkc in conversation with prominent business people about their experiences and challenges of strategy, innovation, leadership, employee engagement, and building a thriving business - even during difficult times.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Emma Warren: A world for young people – aspirations and opportunity in Somerset
In this podcast season, curated in partnership with Somerset Chamber of Commerce, hgkc are exploring Somerset with prominent business leaders who have made their lives and their careers in the county…
Leaving a legacy - interview with Roger Proctor, former Chairman of Proctor and Stevenson
I invited Roger Proctor, former Chairman of Proctor and Stevenson to join me on the live-talk stage at the Gloucester Business Show, where I asked him about how he felt when preparing to exit from P&…
Stacey Mead, HR Department: proposed changes in UK employment legislation - part 2
In this episode of the HGKC podcast, Finding your North Star, host Kim Jones of hgkc welcomes Stacey Mead, HR Department Bristol, to discuss significant proposed changes in UK employment legislation …
Compassion needn't cost the earth - getting to grips with updates in employment law
Kim Jones from hgkc talks to Stacey Mead, Director of The HR Dept about the recent changes to employment law. Stacey’s career began in the recruitment industry before moving into HR. Having joined T…
People are the Key
People are the Key is a collaboration between hgkc, Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace and DISCsimple, experts who work with businesses and other organisations that have issues with conflict and…
Giving your money a voice - investing for positive impact
Peter Quintana talks to David Macdonald, founder of Path Financial, a wealth management firm that only invests client money in funds committed to positive impact. In a wide-ranging and inspirational …
Sustainability and a strong brand
Peter Quintana from hgkc talks to brothers Andy and Tim Fussell about their farming heritage, their pioneering move into producing cold-pressed, virgin rape seed oil and earning a place for it alongs…
A passion for building things, numbers, and diversity
Peter Quintana from hgkc talks to Carol Massay, Head of Construction at the Access Group, about her career in construction stretching over 30 years, the challenges she has faced in becoming recognise…
Making a successful exit starts earlier than you think
Kim Jones from hgkc in conversation with Paul Netto, hgkc Associate, Accountant, Business Advisor and owner of Equifino.
Paul has a long track record helping independent business owners achieve their…
Helping owners meet the challenges of struggling companies when they hit the lowest point
Kim Jones of hgkc in conversation with Sam Talby of undebt, a turnaround specialist, qualified mediator and insolvency practitioner, Sam shares his practical and thoughtful advice to help directors a…
ZiaBia - Reimagining Events
The dynamic team heading up ZiaBia embraced digital disruption in their corporate events company with the same creativity and “can do" approach that has fuelled their business since starting out in 2…
Releasing trapped value in your business, the power of people and a culture of innovation and renewal
Peter Marchbank MD of Rotary Precision Instruments was interviewed by Kim Jones from hgkc as he reflects on his four-year journey at RPI UK, bringing a specialist engineering company with a long hist…
Build your brand; get more leads
Helen Moloney from All Things Web and Rich Kersey from ker-Z creative talk to Peter Quintana from hgkc about the five pillars of a good brand - Customer, Consistency, Creativity, Connection and Compe…
Andrea meets...Kim Jones
Many thanks to Andrea Sexton of AdmirePR for hosting this interview with Kim Jones of hgkc about planning and resilience on times of uncertainty, and for agreeing that we can share it as part of Find…
Cash is king, but finances too need planning
James Short of hgkc speaks to Mark Watts, owner and founder of Yumo Finance, about the importance of understanding the financial flows through a business, and of planning in advance even in times of …
Re-framing the future – leading a digital disruption in the nation’s heating
Kim Jones from hgkc speaks to Helen Isherwood is the Innovation Director at Adey, Queen’s Award-winning company recognised for their pioneering work in maintaining and protecting central heating syst…
Courage to lead with compassion and conviction
Courage to lead with compassion and conviction - Mark Colbourne talks to James Short of hgkc about his journey of personal challenge and courage from the world of elite sport into business life. His…
Plan and reframe to protect and grow social, financial and emotional capital reserves
As we move into the second phase of national lockdown in England, Sarah Owen of DISCsimple is in Conversation with Peter Quintana of hgkc about the impact significant disruptive change can have on th…
Leaders need to spend more time with their workforce to nurture, build trust and rapport, and grow employee engagement
Continuing our series of Short Conversations, Sarah Owen of DISCsimple speaks to Kim Jones of hgkc and the most important cultural and people characteristics clients must have as we move into the sec…
Think positively, innovate and plan to meet the needs of clients now and in the future and put bread on the table
In this, the first in our new Conversations podcast series, Sarah Owen, founder of DISCsimple, talks to James Short of hgkc about how he brings his experience of leadership and planning from the mili…