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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Birmingham’
14 Glynn Purnell
Posted: 24th February 2011 by Paul Hadley in BP50Tags: A La Carte, Birmingham, BP50, Chef, Cuisine, food, Glynn Purnell, Michelin Star, Purnell's Restaurant, restaurant, Wine
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1 Paul Thandi
Posted: 3rd February 2011 by Paul Hadley in BP50Tags: Birmingham, BP50, LG Arena, NEC, Paul Thandi
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, UncategorizedTags: Airport, Birmingham, BP50, Kehoe, Solihull, UK
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 UncategorizedTags: Birmingham, Fast, High Speed 2, HS2, London, Passenger, Train
(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 BP50Tags: #BCU, #maonlinejournalism, Birmingham, BP50, journalism
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 BP50Tags: Birmingham, bowel, BP50, breast, cancer, drugs, kidney, oncology, prostrate, research, university
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 BP50Tags: #arts, Birmingham, BP50, performance, theatre
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, UncategorizedTags: Birmingham, BP50
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 [...]
Production Lab- Sustainability and Social Media
Posted: 16th February 2010 by Paul Hadley in MATags: #easn, #sustainability, Birmingham
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 [...]