Posts Tagged ‘Birmingham’

Glynn Purnell from Paul Hadley on Vimeo. One man who has been leading the art of good food is Glynn Purnell. He started his craft when still at school, practicing and honing his skills on family and friends, and has made industry-recognised progress throughout his career development. So much so, his Purnell’s Restaurant in Birmingham [...]

1 Paul Thandi

Posted: 3rd February 2011 by Paul Hadley in BP50
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1 Paul Thandi from Paul Hadley on Vimeo. Fantastic news ! Today (3rd Feb, 2011), TheBusinessDesk.com have announced that Paul Thandi, Chief Executive of The NEC Group is to receive an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University. During his time there, he has worked to boost the group’s international portfolio and overseen the £40m refurbishment [...]

2 Paul Kehoe

Posted: 14th January 2011 by Paul Hadley in BP50, Uncategorized
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Today, as part of my BP50 project, I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive of Birmingham Airport. With a wealth of past experience in many related areas and industries, Paul told me about how his management and leadership style has been influenced over the years, and how he applies it in his [...]

HS2: High Speed 2

Posted: 29th November 2010 by Paul Hadley in Uncategorized
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(image supplied by Birmingham Chamber of Commerce) Today I attended the West Midlands High Speed Rail Business Debate at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (UK). Hosted by Birmingham Chamber of Commerce & moderated by Patrick Burns, (Political Editor, BBC Midlands), the event featured panel guests: Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport. Simon Topman [...]

36 Paul Bradshaw

Posted: 3rd August 2010 by Paul Hadley in BP50
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Fresh from his lecturing role in online journalism (and others) at Birmingham City University, Paul has just started the next stage of his career. The founder of Help Me Investigate, Paul’s knowledge and experience comes from previous roles in editing magazines and websites. During a short lunch break, I managed to spend some time with [...]

27 Professor Nick James

Posted: 23rd June 2010 by Paul Hadley in BP50
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You know, there comes a time when you meet someone that is truly the leading authority in their specialised field- for me, that time was today, with Nick. Such a wealth of knowledge and experience guide Nick’s leadership choices, and if ever there was an example of good teamwork making a real difference to someone’s [...]

39- James Yarker

Posted: 25th February 2010 by Paul Hadley in BP50
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Very rarely does one find a performing arts company that has the opportunity and ability, not only to challenge the status quo in an avant-garde manner, but manages to continually succeed, leads the city, region, and country in the international marketplace and generates its own sustainable future. James Yarker from Paul Hadley on Vimeo. James [...]

41- Kerry Thomas

Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Paul Hadley in BP50, Uncategorized
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In this video, I visit Kerry Thomas and Dave at Fused Magazine. We talk about the past history and success achieved, and Kerry gives us an insight into what the future holds, both for them, and also for print-based media, and the creative industries in Birmingham. Kerry Thomas from Paul Hadley on Vimeo. Many thanks [...]

37- Helga Henry

Posted: 20th February 2010 by Paul Hadley in BP50
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I managed to steal 15 minutes of Helga’s time at the Fierce Earth offices in The Big Peg, right in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Contained within the interview, Helga tells us her thoughts on the creative industries and a way forwards for Birmingham; her use of social media, connectivity and communications; and how [...]

Production Lab- Sustainability and Social Media

Posted: 16th February 2010 by Paul Hadley in MA
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This week was the first back at BCU after an extended Christmas break. Over the period, I’ve had the opportunity to progress the Enterprise module in practice by linking in with some top-quality business events, forming some strong partnerships in the process, gathering new and potential clients and earning some money in the process (see [...]