Click HERE to view the interview. Introduction Ian Bates was delighted to welcome Andrew Thornton, founder of Thornton’s Budgens, owner of Heart Business, speaker and author of ‘Putting the Heart Back into Business’. Andrew is a passionate, purpose-driven business leader, and founded Thornton’s Budgens in 2006, which became the first UK retailer to introduce…
Ian Bates and Dan Evans welcomed Petya Georgieva Miller, author of Heathy Earth to their latest ‘in conversation’ sessions. The interview can be viewed here Petya Georgieva Miller has an eclectic background of professional experience and interests. For more than 10 years, she has worked in the field of communications, branding, and advertising.…
Ian Bates was recently delighted and honoured to welcome Professor Dr. Wayne Visser, Author, Poet and Speaker as his guest speaker. Click HERE to view the interview Prof. Dr Wayne Visser is Professor of Integrated Value and Holder of the Chair in Sustainable Transformation at Antwerp Management School. He is also Founder…
I am delighted to welcome Lorenzo Angelucci to ‘in conversation with’: How to create and lead a sustainable manufacturing business within the fast-moving food packaging sector. Lorenzo’s pioneering and inspiring leadership is a great example of what is possible when you put your mind to it and surround yourself with talent. Click HERE to…
It is an honour and pleasure to welcome Nicole Chapman to ‘in conversation with’. Click HERE to view the interview. Nicole was born and educated in France, studying at a girls’ boarding school where she benefited from an academic education in an environment free from the distraction of boys. She then studied English…
How to lead a successful business by good example, which puts People, Planet and Profit at the heart of everything it does. I am delighted to welcome Paul Hargreaves to the REELdebate. Click HERE to view. Apart from being the CEO of one of the most respected food wholesalers/retailer in the UK, Cotswold Fayre. Paul…
Click HERE to view the debate. It was a pleasure to welcome Neal Maxwell and David Stone to the REELdebate on Friday 15th October 2021. We discussed how sustainable farming practices are helping to reduce our dependency on carbon-intensive processes and materials within construction and other sectors. Neal’s partnership with The University of…
Click HERE to view. It is a pleasure to welcome Mark Shaw, head of NPD at Parkside Flexibles. Mark has worked within the packaging sector with inks, coatings, and high-performance printed laminates for numerous years. Led by Mark, Parkside started their sustainability journey to find alternatives to fossil-based plastic flexible films about ten…
Ian Bates and Dan Evans, Reelbrands spent an insightful and enlightening hour with Nick Stephens, Executive Chairman of the RSA Group on the “secret of human advancement” and how to spot talent, create and build exceptional leadership teams. They also explored how the very latest new technology is assisting business recruitment, retainment and optimising sustainable performance.…
REELbrands Ian Bates and Dan Evans welcomed David Newman to their latest REELdebates on 17th August 2021: ‘Everything is connected’. David is Managing Director of The European Circular Economy Policy Initiative (ECEPI) and The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BIBA), and author of ‘Everything is Connected’. The debate focussed on the influence of…