All Things Business - The Podcast

Mike Tillson & Matt Thompson: Northamptonshire Limited Report 2024 | Ep72

For the first episode of 2025, Ben is joined by Mike Tilson, Partner at Grant Thornton and Matt Thompson, Corporate Partner at Howes Percival. They’re here to discuss the Northamptonshire Limited Report, an annual report celebrating the top 100 businesses in the county produced collaboratively between the two law firms. This year, they’re including more detailed information on the fastest growing businesses and international contributors.

Derek Redmond: 11:45, 27th July 1985…the day my life changed | Ep 71

In the final episode of All Things Business – The Podcast for 2024, Ben sits down with renowned Olympian and Northampton’s own Derek Redmond.
A life defined by determination and perseverance, here the full story on the latest episode of All Things Business – The Podcast.

Nicholas Mann and Chris Langsford: New Faces, Fresh Perspectives | Ep 70

Ben is joined by Nicholas Mann and Chris Langsford for the latest episode of All Things Business The Podcast.

Further education: The unsung hero? | Ep 69

Today’s guests on All Things Business – The Podcast are Sally Alexander, Chief Executive at Milton Keynes College, and Nick Mann, Chair of Milton Keynes Business Leaders Partnership. Nick is also an organiser of the Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards. They are both here to discuss the links between business and education.
One of Ben’s oft-repeated mantras is ‘business needs education, education needs business’. These two guests are emblematic of this.

Employment Rights Bill: “HR should be proactive!" | Ep 68

Ben is back, this time with a panel of HR and employment law experts to discuss the Government’s new Employment Rights Bill, a new package of laws that grant new rights to employees and new obligations for employers. As owner of an SME, Ben has plenty of questions about this new bill. With 26 employees, that’s a lot of new rights to manage, so he’s assembled this amazing team to explain the key factors.
Ben is joined by Naomi Butters, Chief Executive of Icena, an empowerment and social change training and consultancy business; Priya Magar, a Partner specialising in employment law at EMW Law; and Claire Butcher, Director at CE People, a HR consultancy.

Alex Goldsmith and James Syrotiuk: The challenges of navigating growth | Ep 67

This special episode of the podcast focusses on the challenges of mergers and acquisitions, using occupational health business Medigold Health as a case study. Ben interviews Alex Goldsmith, Medigold’s CEO and James Syrotiuk, their CFO.
Medigold Health is a leader in the occupational health sector and recently acquired a competitor business, Health Management Limited, in early 2023.
The move saw them double in size, becoming the largest occupational health business by head count in the UK, with over 1100 employees including 600 clinicians. Alex describes the acquisition as important to the business’s survival long term, with demand rising and resources becoming scarcer over the coming decade.

Lorraine Lewis and Barry Tong: Taking the Lewis Foundation to the next level | Ep 66

Ben is joined by Lorraine Lewis of the Lewis Foundation and Barry Tong of Sol Retail. The Lewis Foundation works to provide comfort and support to those going through cancer treatment by proving them with packs of supplies during their hospital stays. This includes support packs of toiletries and underwear, gifts such as books, and simply spending time with those going through an incredibly difficult period in their lives.

David Thomson: How to create top salespeople | Ep 65

Dave Thompson is a serial entrepreneur and sales guru. He and Ben met over twenty years ago, both growing up in Wellingborough and have recently reconnected.

Barry Gough: Mechanic to 100 million | Ep 64

In this episode of All Things Business The Podcast, Ben travels to Memento Exclusives to talk to Barry Gough.