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A podcast for bidding, proposals and procurement people, discussing everything from RfPs and PQQs through to bid strategy, team development, marketing and business development.
Brought to you by work winning transformation and capability consultancy Growth Ignition
Brought to you by work winning transformation and capability consultancy Growth Ignition
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In this episode, Jeremy is joined by the brilliant Barbra Carlisle, founder of Glee Coaching, to explore what modern leadership development really looks like—especially for those growing B2B and B2G businesses.We dive into: ✅ Why traditional leadership routes don’t fit everyone✅ The power of coaching, accountability, and emotional intelligence✅ How to build a leadership culture that drives business growth✅ The impact of AI on leadership, communication, and talent✅ Why structured learning alone isn’t enough—and what to do insteadWhether you're a CEO, rising star, or someone navigating leadership in a complex business environment, this conversation is packed with insights, stories, and practical takeaways.
In this episode Jeremy is joined by fabulous business strategist Helen Gawor to talk all things strategy and how we as work winning and bidding people can influence it.
In this episode, Jeremy is joined by procurement trainer and new procurement act expert Gemma Waring for a live webinar session we recorded.
With the new act coming into force on the 28th of October this year, now is the time to find out what you need to know, and how to prepare for, all things public sector bidding moving forwards
Starting a new season of podcasts, this episode is a recording of a webinar session we broadcast recently. The session was a fireside chat with Social Value consultant and expert, Carrie Ann-Huelin.
We talked about the different types of SV, balancing monetised and real-world impact, where to listen to understand the right impact to drive and the wonderful world of SV in bidding - with some audience Q&A along the way.
If you have any questions or enquiries on social value and winning work you can contact Carrie-Ann at: Carrie-Ann.Huelin@violaclause.com
In this episode Jeremy is joined by Javier Escartin, Founder at bids and proposal AI platform DeepRFP. They talk all things AI in winning work, from understanding the landscape of specific platforms versus ChatGTP, the market of providers, what 2025 holds and the future of AI in our world of business growth.
DeepRFP.com is a kit of AI tools and agents that help bidding professionals prepare better proposals faster. It is mostly used by small and mid-sized businesses across industries and bidding consultants to respond to RFPs. It was founded by Javier Escartin, a Proposal Professional who has been over 13 years in the field and shares his insights in his personal newsletter at jescartin.com
For tools: DeepRFP.comFor insights: jescartin.comSocial: LinkedIn/escartinjavier
In this episode Jeremy talks to PIE Community founding member Ryn Bennett about the progress of the community and their upcoming recipes for winning online conference taking place in August.
Following on from our well received webinars on the new procurement act and social value, we were are pleased to be able to deliver a game-changing series of webinars moving forward.We have upgraded our usual monthly drop-in Zoom session for June to a guest fireside chat, and have published it here in podcast form. At recent sessions, and on training courses, attendees have asked that we get a real AI expert along. We asked our friend and AI thought leader Darrell Woodward to join us for a chat. In the conversation, we covered subjects including what AI is generally, where we are currently with AI in the world of winning work, what the next 3 to 5 years might look like, what it means for bidding people and what the opportunities are.
This episode features Rebecca Rees, Head of Public Procurement at Trowers & Hamlins - talking about the new UK public procurement regulations that come into force next year.
In this episode Jeremy talks to Robin Hill at the DBT about what support the department cab offer all UK businesses, our work with them as Growth Ignition and our new free business growth challenge taking place in January
In this episode Jeremy is joined by Kirsty Collin, Global Head of CRM at Gleeds, to talk all things customer voice. We work through what customer relationship management is (and isn't), what utopia looks like, where most firms find themselves in it and where to start to make improvements.
In this episode Jeremy is joined by with Jack Strickland from new marketing and work winning agency - The Whole Nine.
We talk about the throws of launching a new business in our space and the power of marketing and sales funnels, enabled by data, in driving opportunities through the pipeline, reducing cost of sale and improving conversion rates.
In this new episode Jeremy talks to Morgan Sindall Construction Marketing Manager Darren Carter about how joining the dots right through the deal funnel, and particularly how hard wiring marketing activity to the pipeline is key. We talk about the differences between B2C and B2B marketing and what we can learn from each in winning work.
This months episode features Janina Neumann, German/English Speaking International Creative Director and Social Value Practitioner. Jeremy works through an agenda with Janina of marketing abroad, account based / targeted marketing, languages and business cultures, interrelationships with sales / capture of opportunities and bidding for work abroad.
Janina can be found on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janinaneumann/
In this first episode in our new format, Jeremy is joined by Ceri Mescall to talk about Career longevity in proposals - covering how many people leave a career in proposals because of a pull to something else versus how many leave because of a push away from challenges that are endemic in our discipline, and what we should do about it.
Think month Mike and Jeremy have a chat about recompetes / re-bids of existing contracts.
Mike and Jeremy record together in person the first episode of 2023, with a review of 2022 and then a look at ahead on the year in front of us. (Sorry its a bit late!)
Mike and Jeremy catch up and chat about the recent APMP UK Conference in London Heathrow.
In this episode Mike and Jeremy (mostly Jeremy) have a bit of a rant about clients / procurement bodies punting out tenders in the middle of summer and how they could perhaps approach things differently. The guys then have a chat about the burning issue of recruitment of bidding people.
In this episode Mike and Jeremy talk through Mikes trip to the APMP BPC Dallas conference as well as all things work winning this month
In this episode Jeremy talks to Alfie Kenward about his insights, experiences and lessons learned when bidding as a start up business.
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