Archives: Captivate Podcasts

• Adam Smith FRSA – Surplus to Purpose

  In this week’s episode we speak to Adam Smith, CEO of Surplus to Purpose. Hear how an almost successful suicide attempt took Adam to Australia and opened his eyes to […]

• David Richmond – Batch’d

  In this week’s episode we speak to David Richmond who tells us about growing a one-man sticker company into a 500 person mega-business serving the likes of Argos and the […]

• Howard Moss – Astonish

  In this week’s episode we speak to Howard Moss, Owner & CEO of Astonish. Howard explains how the company, founded by his passionate and entrepreneurial father, has developed from the […]

• Helen Oldham – ex-NorthInvest, Angel Investor & NED

  In this week’s podcast we speak to Helen Oldham, Board Director at the UK Business Angels Association. Helen discusses how she moved the two major Leeds newspapers out of the […]

• Chris Black – the Jukebox man

  We speak to Chris Black, Managing Director of Sound Leisure, who are the manufacturers of one of the coolest products coming out of Leeds… jukeboxes! Chris explains how a broken […]

• Stuart Clarke – Leeds Digital Festival & Owner of Paceline

  In this week’s episode we speak to Stuart Clarke MBE, Festival Director for the Leeds Digital Festival and Owner of Paceline Strategy & PR. Stuart explains to us what start […]

• Simon Gray – Founder & CEO of Boost Drinks

  We speak to Simon Gray, Founder & CEO of Boost Drinks. Simon tells us how the company started and grew, the benefits of out-sourcing much of his operation, the ups […]

• Jane Slimming – CEO Zeal Digital Agency

  Phil Fraser speaks to Jane Slimming, CEO of Leeds digital agency, Zeal. Jane explains to us the importance of company culture on a business how it saved her business after […]

• James Brown – creator of loaded magazine

  Phil Fraser speaks to James Brown, author, journalist, broadcaster and media entrepreneur and most famous for launching the era-defining lads mag Loaded. In a wide ranging discussion we get to […]

• Richard Flint – ex-CEO of SkyBet

  Phil Fraser speaks to Richard Flint, the man who built SkyBet into one of the biggest tech companies in Leeds. Richard explains how SkyBet’s ‘wrong’ decision to focus on interactive […]