The Vice Chancellor of Aston University and I could have talked for hours. Julia’s vast past industry experience includes the cutting edge in aero and automotive engineering- there’s even a titanium award made from one of the fans from a Rolls Royce engine in Julia’s office!

However, Julia’s past is well documented elsewhere. What I wanted to find out was more about the work happening at the university, and how that is likely to affect the West Midlands engineering industry.

Julia King from Paul Hadley on Vimeo.

Andrew’s family history is full of political references, people and appointments.
It is obvious from our discussion that he is very passionate about his local constituency and issues affecting them, but what about nationally and internationally? How does he see his work affecting the West Midlands overall? Are there any examples of good practice that have influenced what he does?

I spent a few minutes with Andrew in his Sutton Coldfield constituency office to try to find out.

Andrew Mitchell MP from Paul Hadley on Vimeo.

One of Birmingham’s most successful entrepreneurs, Paul has steered Bond Wolfe via an astute and carefully planned long-term growth strategy, to deliver profitable returns on their property portfolio.

I took the opportunity to meet with Paul at his offices in Birmingham city centre, where he spoke to me about the importance of clear, strong and decisive leadership qualities, and the importance this plays in developing and delivering successful business models.

Paul Bassi from Paul Hadley on Vimeo.

Held in a huge high-ceiling room at Birmingham Council House on the day that Birmingham City Council presented their City of Culture bid to the judging team in Liverpool, I managed to steal a few minutes of Martin’s time.

Martin told me about his past history, some of the successes he and BCC have achieved, and gave a small insight into some of the possible plans for elements of Birmingham’s cultural future.

Councillor Martin Mullaney from Paul Hadley on Vimeo.

A very pleasurable and insightful conversation with David, where I gained his thoughts on the economy, strategies, potential plans and his views on current government financial policy and plans.

David features regularly in specialised media features, focusing on financial strategy – it is the academic research and work completed by David and his colleagues that provide both background information and a broad range of thinking for the decision makers in our region, who will hopefully lead the region, and perhaps the country out of recession.

David Bailey from Paul Hadley on Vimeo.

Coalition governments are nothing new here in Birmingham- we’ve had a Conservative/Lib-Dem local council for a while now.

Paul Tilsley is the Lib-Dem councillor for Sheldon, and is also Deputy Leader at Birmingham City Council.

Here, I get the chance to spend a few minutes with Paul behind the scenes, asking a few questions about his past history, successes and methodology, business-related developments, and future plans.

Councillor Paul Tilsley from Paul Hadley on Vimeo.

The East End Foods plc Company Secretary and Director oversees the Cash & Carry section of the £100 million company.

With a background in law, and now also delivering some of the marketing and PR for the company, operating from the Highgate area of Birmingham, Jason takes 5 minutes to grab a coffee with me at The Mailbox.

I was interested to find out what drives him personally, and how he transfers some of these traits into his professional role.

Jason Wouhra from Paul Hadley on Vimeo.