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Ten2Two works with business large and small across all sectors and industries and has fascinating conversations every day about how businesses are adapting and leading in these changing and uncertain times. Our new series, Talking SME, lets you join us for these conversations to get insights, learnings and advice from a broad range of business leaders. Our guests talk about a subject close to their hearts and share their personal insights for your benefit. Give yourself a short break to hear from experts in their fields to help you in yours.
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Sarah shares practical ways SMEs can measure success beyond profit and offers her top leadership tips for creating a culture where people, purpose, and profit thrive together. Sarah is a Fellow of the ACCA with broad financial leadership experience across corporates, start-ups and scale-ups. Who believes short-term financial decision-making in business was not helping people, the planet or our profits, she founded B Corp-certified Profit Impact. Profit Impact guide small and medium-sized bus...
In this special episode of Talking SME, Deborah O'Sullivan, our Founder and MD, joins one of our Directors, Jane O'Gorman, to give our take on: • How AI is changing hiring • The biggest hiring shifts we’re seeing across SMEs • The biggest recruitment challenges (and how to tackle them)
Florence Cassell, Founder and Creative Director of Studio Floc, talks about why she was an early adopter of the 4 day week, explains how it benefits everyone, from employees to clients and leaves us with her top tips for utilising the 4 day week model. Florence is the Founder and Creative Director of Studio Floc, an award-winning, B Corp-certified graphic design agency. After studying at Chelsea College of Art and Brighton University, she started her career in London, working across design ag...
Jenny Copeland, Behavioural Change Leader and Executive Coach, talks about the definition of culture, explains how you promote what you permit and leaves us with her top tips for a thriving workplace culture. Jenny is a Professional Performance and Transformation Coach, Author and Accredited Facilitator for Life Success Productions. For the last 30 years, she has been providing leadership and organisational development solutions, enabling performance improvement, and delivering organisation...
Ruth George, HR Consultant and Herts CIPD Chair, talks about the challenges HR can pose for a SME, the importance of offering flexibility to employees and why small businesses can't afford to miss the AI boat. Ruth is a Chartered Member of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) with over 25 years' experience in senior HR management roles. Previously HR Director at Gallagher Heath - a leading UK insurance broker in the City, she has also been HR lead for Head Office...
Baljit Kaur, Founder of Innate Consultancy and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion champion, talks about the challenges Diversity, Equity & Inclusion can present for an SME, whilst offering actionable changes and starting points that can help to get the ball rolling. Baljit helps companies design a diverse workforce and inclusive cultures achieving excellence in diverse employee attraction, engagement, and retention. She creates opportunities for connection, learning, and shared experience...
James Ker-Reid, top SaaS and technology sales leader and co-author of two bestselling books, talks about the challenges of creating a robust, enduring sales framework whilst in a fast-moving start-up. Discussing his simple, proven framework, he covers the key elements needed for sales success. James has a background in B2B SaaS and IT consultancy, with specialisms including fintech, insurance, HR and innovation tech. He has over 15 years of experience selling to startups and enterprises...
Chris O'Riordan, Founder and MD of Firestarter Business Solutions, talks speed planning and how it can be the answer to your SME planning woes, why the best plans never exceed a single A4 sheet of paper and how not to get lost in a jungle of KPI's. Chris is a specialist in sales excellence, organisational structure & design, sales training and change management programmes with over 30 years’ experience in sales management and business leadership. Since 2012, Chris has been the business ...
Stuart Hearn, HR and Technology Entrepreneur, talks about the challenges of managing people in today’s uncertain business environment and how business owners and managers approach the tricky balance they seek between ‘doing the day job’ and effectively managing their teams. Stuart is an experienced HR and Technology entrepreneur, having founded and scaled two successful HR businesses - most recently Clear Review, which he grew into a multi-million revenue business with a successful exit afte...
Sean Ruane, Founder of Mind Data, talks mental health check ins, how managers can play an important role in improving employee mental wellbeing and the importance of businesses being proactive with how they support their employees. Sean is the founder of Mind Data, a digital platform that aims to improve human-to-human therapy. Mind Data provides tools to increase self-awareness in patients/clients and insights to make therapy check-ins even more effective. By utilising technology, Mind Data...
Francis Lake, Founder of Green Juniper, talks about changing attitudes to hybrid working, his experience developing innovative working practices, and why one popular hybrid policy is an ill-fitting suit. Francis has a long career in organisation and people development. He’s got a track record in deploying groundbreaking practice, winning awards for performance and purpose. His work on post-covid working has been the subject of a Gartner case study, and he’s a frequent speaker at ...
Jim Simpson, Founder and CEO of Ziptech services discusses the changing attitude to tech, how it underpins business growth and why it is so important for business leaders to expand their knowledge. Jim founded Ziptech at a time when his frustration with IT Support companies was at its height. Working as a turnaround CEO, he realised that the performance of each of these companies who sought his advice could be remarkably improved with better IT. Jim decided to set up a straight-talking, skil...
Souky Arsalane, CEO and Co-founder of newly established ZING, discusses the problems underrepresented founders face, what she has learnt as an entrepreneur and her role supporting other female founders. Souky is the CEO and co-founder of ZING, the platform for digital experiences designed for businesses who want to enrich the lives of their staff. Previously part of the management team and Head of Finance of Valuedynamx. Having grown through the ranks of PwC, L’Oreal, Coca Cola ...
Katherine Rayden, Owner and Founder of Rayden Solicitors, discusses what makes a good business leader, growth during Covid and creating a positive working environment. Katherine has over 25 years’ experience as a specialist family law solicitor. She has a wealth of knowledge in disputes that can follow the breakdown of any relationship whether this concerns children and/or finances. Katherine has experience of complex income and financial structures (in this jurisdiction and others), p...
Louise Hosking of Hosking Associates, IOSH President and One WISH co-founder, discusses how she puts the pulse into health and safety, what flexible working means to her and the impact of feminine skills in leadership positions. Louise is a first career Health & Safety Professional with over 30 years experience. Her consultancy, Hosking Associates, was established in 2005. As an employer and small business owner she has a keen understanding of the distractions and pressures leaders...
Adrian Malpass, Executive Coach, Mentor and Board Advisor discusses the leadership qualities he saw in Gareth Southgate, his advice for SME business leaders and how business owners can best utilise their skill sets. Adrian is a renowned award-winning executive coach and mentor, and board adviser, focusing on leadership, strategy and managing growth for businesses of all sizes. He is also Curator of GlosBiz®, Gloucestershire’s largest business network. He is a fully qualified, n...
Louise Towler, Founder and Managing Director of Indigo Tree discusses her first steps into technology, being a female leader in STEM and her advice for SME business leaders. Louise is a technology entrepreneur and started her career in STEM as a software developer over 30 years ago. Today she is the founder and Managing Director of Indigo Tree, a digital agency, with a team of twelve, experts in WordPress websites using inspirational design, innovative technology and insightful data.&n...
Peter Hopwood, Global Public Speaking & TEDx Coach discusses some of his top tips to be more impactful in a virtual setting, how to transfer existing presenting skills to the screen and the importance of emotion when storytelling. Peter delivers dynamic public speaking, pitching and presentation skills, through individual and team coaching - worldwide. As an international speaker coach he guides personal clients and corporate groups helping to construct strong storylines, deliver b...
Kimberley Whalen-Blake, Director at Hughes Paddison Legal Practice answers five of the most topical and current employment law questions. Covering IR35, returning to work post COVID, Brexit and much more. Kimberley specialises in all areas of employment law, with over 10 years’ experience in her field and has advised on and litigated all aspects of employment law, from unfair dismissals, TUPE, redundancies and restructures, to lengthy and complex discrimination and whistle-blowing cases.&nbs...
Linda Garcia, owner of Alluxi Consulting discusses productivity trends, the impact the pandemic and working from home have had on productivity and steps that business leaders can take to improve productivity in the workplace. Owner of Alluxi Consulting, Linda Garcia has more than twenty years experience in project formulation and application; the design, development and implementation of management control systems to achieve significant productivity and performance improvement and prof...
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