On 'The Buzz' we hit our guests from the main GMBS podcast with rapid-fire questions to find out more about their personal connections to Greater Manchester through music, leisure, sport and of course food & drink.

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Produced & Presented by Joe Taylor
Sound & Music Editing by Andy Blackaby-Iles

From his start at a local comprehensive school in Orrell, Wigan, our guest this week, Jonathan Boyers, has built a phenomenally successful career in the world of Corporate Finance with  KPMG and now leads their UK Corporate Finance practice from his base in Greater Manchester.

This is a fascinating conversation as Jonathan shares how he discovered his love for the world of Corporate Finance, what really goes on behind the scenes of big business transactions, spending his career in one company and his thoughts on where the sector is headed moving forward.  And of course we cover off some of the favourite deals he's worked on in Greater Manchester and companies he admires in the region.

Throughout this whole conversation what really struck me was how much Jonathan talks about people and personal motivations when working with entrepreneurs.  If you thought a company like KMPG is solely focused on numbers when supporting the sale or purchase of a business this conversation demonstrates that actually this is just part of the puzzle.  These transactions are very much about people, personalities, politics and working to try and ensure that all parties walk away  feeling fulfilled after the event.

Find out more about the KPMG Corporate Finance practice that Jonathan leads here https://home.kpmg/uk/en/home/services/deal-advisory/corporate-finance.html and follow Jonathan on LinkedIn and Twitter here;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-boyers-8a068b1/
https://twitter.com/jmboyers

Do drop us a line with questions and interview recommendations  :-)

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Produced & Presented by Joe Taylor of Real Handful Ltd (www.realhandful.com)
Sound & Music Editing by Andy Blackaby-Iles (https://www.abientertainment.co.uk)

On 'The Buzz' we hit our guests from the main GMBS podcast with rapid-fire questions to find out more about their personal connections to Greater Manchester through music, leisure, sport and of course food & drink.

Do drop us a line with questions and interview recommendations.

Email gmbspodcast@gmail.com

Instagram @gmbspodcast
Produced & Presented by Joe Taylor
Sound & Music Editing by Andy Blackaby-Iles

We're back!

After a summer hiatus I'm to share this first new episode in a while.  Let's call it the start of Season 2 shall we?

And what a way to kick off with the fab Naomi Timperley who is Co-Organiser of Manchester Tech Festival, a new event for the sector that is launching this October.

Enjoy this conversation with Naomi but more importantly head to https://www.manchestertechfestival.co.uk to find out more.  As Naomi says everyone is invited and you absolutely don't have to be a 'techie' to get value from this event.

Here are some more links regarding the Festival...

The wonderful sponsors

https://www.manchestertechfestival.co.uk/sponsors/

MTF on Linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/company/manchester-tech-festival

MTF on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/manctechfest/

MTF on Twitter

https://twitter.com/manctechfest

And a link to Teach in Further Education which is mentioned during this conversation with Naomi.

https://www.teach-in-further-education.campaign.gov.uk/find-an-fe-teaching-job.html

And follow Naomi here;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomitimperley

Do drop us a line with questions and interview recommendations  :-)

Email gmbspodcast@gmail.com

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Produced & Presented by Joe Taylor
Sound & Music Editing by Andy Blackaby-Iles

On 'The Buzz' we hit our guests from the main GMBS podcast with rapid-fire questions to find out more about their personal connections to Greater Manchester through music, leisure, sport and of course food & drink.

Do drop us a line with questions and interview recommendations.

Email gmbspodcast@gmail.com

Instagram @gmbspodcast
Produced & Presented by Joe Taylor
Sound & Music Editing by Andy Blackaby-Iles

Praetura  Ventures are a VC firm based in Greater Manchester that lead with a 'More than Money' promise.  Alongside the funds they invest in some of the most exciting businesses in the North West they also put a huge focus on nurturing those businesses, and the entrepreneurs leading them, to inspire even greater success.

Some phenomenal success stories are already coming through their stable (Bankify, Peak, Sorted, Pixelmax and many more) and Dave shares his desire to kick Praetura on to the next level as well as doing more of what he loves to do best - identifying and working with amazing entrepreneurs (in the North West mainly of course!).

Find out more about Praetura at https://www.praeturaventures.com and enjoy the wisdom Dave shares by heading to https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-foreman-praetura.

Do drop us a line with questions and interview recommendations  :-)

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Produced & Presented by Joe Taylor
Sound & Music Editing by Andy Blackaby-Iles

On 'The Buzz' we hit our guests from the main GMBS podcast with rapid-fire questions to find out more about their personal connections to Greater Manchester through music, leisure, sport and of course food & drink.

Do drop us a line with questions and interview recommendations.

Email gmbspodcast@gmail.com

Instagram @gmbspodcast
Produced & Presented by Joe Taylor
Sound & Music Editing by Andy Blackaby-Iles

You may already know the wonderful Jennie Johnson MBE from the hugely successful Kids Allowed chain of nurseries that she founded in 2003.  In this conversation Jennie starts by sharing the story behind her switch from a successful IT career into the world of Entrepreneurship and how she pioneered a completely new approach in a well established sector.

However we quick move on to her failed attempts to retire having sold Kids Allowed and then the lightning bolt of inspiration that led to her new venture My First Five Years.  This is a great conversation to learn the value of being a second time entrepreneur because you can see Jennie's confidence, superb team-building and huge ambitions are setting My First Five Years up to be even more disruptive and even wider reaching than Kids Allowed.  I can't wait to follow the journey!

Check out My First Five Years on the App Store, www.mffy.com or on Instagram @myfirstfiveyears, Twitter @myfirst5years and TikTok @myfirst5years

Do drop us a line with questions and interview recommendations  :-)

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Produced & Presented by Joe Taylor
Sound & Music Editing by Andy Blackaby-Iles