Northern Leaders Podcast
Northern Leaders Podcast
Podcast Description
Northern Leaders is BusinessCloud’s new podcast that interviews some of the North’s most dynamic leaders.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of leadership, social justice, and personal resilience, with specific episodes exploring topics like Nazir Afzal's journey in combating injustice, the challenges of public service, and the impact of cultural heritage on leadership styles. This includes discussions on advocacy for marginalized communities and the importance of standing up against discrimination.
Northern Leaders is BusinessCloud’s new podcast that interviews some of the North’s most dynamic leaders.
Garry Partington is the son of a Rochdale butcher, who went on to become the CEO of Manchester-based consultancy Apadmi, which will turn over an estimated £40m next year
The self-confessed tech geek taught himself how to code at the age of 10 and worked three jobs in order to buy his dream computer.
He revealed how a brush with death was the catalyst for turning Apadmi from a lifestyle business into one with global aspirations.
When he was made redundant in 2009 he launched Apadmi with three friends.
However, when staff numbers reached 70 and turnover £2.5m, Partington realised Apadmi had become a lifestyle business until a near life-death experience involving his co-founder Howard Simms changed everything.
It was at this point that the founders came up with their Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) from Jim Collins’ book ‘Built to Last’.
The idea was to expand to 1,500 staff in five markets, in five years.
Host: Chris Maguire, executive editor, BusinessCloud
Producer: Ellice Street, What Media.
Sponsors: Wildbrook Commercial Real Estate
Contact: Chris Maguire [email protected]
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