Inside Belfast Podcast
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Welcome to the Inside Belfast podcast. A series of interviews designed to inform, educate and inspire business, community and thought leaders by exploring the stories of some of Northern Ireland’s leading lights. It is our hope that, in these interviews, you will find the wisdom and encouragement you need to keep pushing on in your own journey.
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Episodes
#010 Greg Quinn - People HQ
October 19, 2022 13:12 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn episode #010 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews Greg Quinn – Founder and Director of People HQ. The People HQ Group was established in 2019 and now provides a variety of people solutions to the FMCG sector across the Island of Ireland, GB and soon-to-be Canada. Listen as Greg talks us through his journey into recruitment, his experience of dealing with challenges in the corporate world, the importance of balancing work and life and much more. LINK: https://peoplehq.co.uk/ LINK: ht...
#009 Stephen McDowell - Hayward Hawk
September 23, 2022 01:22 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBIn episode #009 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews Stephen McDowell – Director at Hayward Hawk. Hayward Hawk is a leading recruitment consultancy whose primary focus was technology recruitment but now incorporates professional services recruitment. Listen as Stephen talks us through his journey into recruitment, lessons he has learned as the business has grown and developed, the value of experience and authenticity and much more. LINK: https://haywardhawk.com/ LINK: https://www.linke...
#008 Andrew Mearns - Quarter West
April 27, 2022 20:54 - 30 minutes - 29.5 MBIn episode #008 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews Andrew Mearns – owner and barber at Quarter West. Quarter West has grown to become one of Belfast's leading barbers. Listen as Andrew talks us through the impact of COVID on his industry, and business specifically, including the longer-lasting impact due to flexible working and city footfall; the power of consistency in your business and delivering your service; key learning of transitioning from practitioner to business owner and more. L...
#007 Mark Dowds - Responsible
February 14, 2022 11:42 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIn episode #007 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews Mark Dowds – Founder & CEO of Responsible. Responsible is a company that is focused on taking up the fight for a circular future - Mark explains more in the pod. Listen as Mark talks us through the habits that have helped him most to get to where he is, his personal definition of success, dealing with doubt as an entrepreneur and much more! LINK: https://www.responsiblerebels.org/ LINK: www.responsible.us LINK: www.ormeaubaths.com ...
#006 JP Taggart & Seán Grant - Core Impact
January 26, 2022 18:56 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBIn episode #006 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews JP Taggart and Seán Grant – Director's at Core Impact. Core Impact supports organisations to motvate their team in line with their company objectives. Listen as JP and Seán talk us through what Core Impact does, how they came together to found their business, the role a positive mindet has had in their personal and business success, the code they live by and more. LINK: https://developingyourpeople.com/ LINK: JP - https://www.linkedin.c...
#005 John Lavery - Fish City
November 15, 2021 23:54 - 52 minutes - 49.3 MBIn episode #005 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews John Lavery – the owner of Fish City in Belfast. Fish City is a lively, award-winning fish, chip and seafood restaurant in Belfast's city centre. Listen as John talks us through his entrepreneurial journey, his commitment to being as honest as he can (even if it gets him in trouble), the influence of his parents in building his work ethic and persistence and much more. LINK: https://fish-city.com/ LINK: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo...
#004 Terry Bell - Bell & Company
November 05, 2021 01:56 - 44 minutes - 42.2 MBIn episode #004 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews Terry Bell – Chairman of Bell & Company. Bell & Company are personal and business debt advisers with offices in Belfast and Leeds. Listen as Terry talks us through the importance of mindset, his experience of doing "firewalks", his belief that any problem contains a solution and more. LINK: https://www.bellcomp.co.uk/ LINK: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrybell1/ LINK: https://catalystfinancial.co.uk/ LINK: https://glandore.co ...
#003 Ciaran Connolly - Profile Tree
July 14, 2021 22:29 - 44 minutes - 42.3 MBIn episode #003 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews Ciaran Connolly – CEO at Profile Tree. Profile Tree is an award-winning content marketing agency based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. . Listen as Ciaran talks us through his views on what mindset and habits have had the most impact in growing his business, how he would like to be remembered, what he would do differently if starting out again and more. LINK: https://profiletree.com/ LINK: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaranconnolly/ ...
#002 Aaron Watson - JAHN Media
July 06, 2021 12:36 - 38 minutes - 36.7 MBIn episode #002 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews Aaron Watson – Director, and voice-over artist, at JAHN Media. JAHN Media is a telecoms audio provider. They create creative scripts, supply professional voiceover artists, record audio and supply various on hold music files to compliment the voice and branding. JAHN Media was initially founded by Aaron Watson, one of Northern Ireland's leading voiceover artists and on-hold music media experts. Aaron has been involved solely in the media ...
#001 Nial Borthistle - Glandore
June 22, 2021 21:14 - 35 minutes - 33.9 MBIn episode #001 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews Nial Borthistle - recently promoted Head of Member Engagement at Glandore. Glandore is our co-sponsor of the Inside Belfast Podcast. Listen as Nial talks us through Glandore's history, what they have been doing for the business community in Belfast, the impact of COVID and how the flexibility Glandore offers and how it is even more significant for businesses going forward. Simon and Nial also talk about their hopes and goals for the Insid...