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CEO Stories

Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce

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CEO Stories is a podcast series that delves into the stories behind some of the Greater Birmingham region's leading or up-and-coming CEOs. The series is hosted by Henrietta Brealey, who in 2021 became the youngest CEO in the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce's 208-year history. Listen to find out what makes some of the region's finest leaders tick, who inspired them and what advice they would offer to aspiring CEOs. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce is the West Midlands' leading ...
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Welcome to Transformation Ground Control, the podcast where we explore tech-agnostic digital transformation and digital strategy best practices with industry thought leaders. On this show, Eric Kimberling, Kyler Cheatham, and other industry leaders discuss digital transformation strategies, tips, and lessons. We also discuss organizational change management, ERP software implementations, emerging tech trends, business process improvement strategies, and other important topics - all without t ...
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Welcome to the Real World Behavioural Science (RWBS) podcast, where we look at how behavioural and social sciences are being used in the real world to help change the public’s health, for good. The RWBS podcast is created by the Behavioural Science and Public Health Network (www.BSPHN.org.uk) and is aimed at people working in public health, academia and industry, who have an interest in how behavioural science is being used to improve health and wellbeing. Each month, Stu King (BSPHN Committ ...
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Workday and Salesforce Partnership, Q&A Birmingham City Council’s ERP Failure Fedex Digital Transformation Lessons (Chilla Batori, Change Lead, Fedex) We also cover a number o…
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James Brackley, lecturer in accounting at the University of Sheffield and lead author of the Audit Reform Lab report on Birmingham City Council’s bankruptcy joins this week’s episode. Brackley chats about how behind the audits are for local governments, how it was allowed to get to this point and whether they can catch up. He takes a look at Birmin…
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This week AccountingWEB is joined by Bradley Channer, CFO at UBIO and CIMA council member. Channer talks about how the managing director of Mineral Resources wanted to hold his staff captive all day, not wanting them to leave even for a coffee. The team shares their opinion, emphasising why workplaces need to be attractive for employees and what ac…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Everything you need to know about implementation planning. How to Construct a Digital Strategy What is Implementation Phase 0 Introduction to Project Planning How to Set up a …
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In this episode of CEO Stories, Henrietta Brealey speaks with Professor Aleks Subic, vice chancellor and chief executive of Aston University. Professor Subic shares his journey from his early life as a migrant in Australia, through his career transition from industry to academia, to leading significant technological innovations. Highlights include …
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Lawsuit Against Microsoft & Crowdstrike, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) EU’s Artifiicial Intelligence Act (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Less…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Another ERP Software Cybersecurity Breach, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Lessons from an ERP Implementation (Alex Ivkovic, CIO, CDF Corporation) Why Organi…
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Gary Turner, the former UK CEO and co-founder of software giant Xero, has been appointed to the board of directors at Mazuma. The company’s co-founder and CEO Lucy Cohen joined us – alongside Gary – for a chat on how the appointment came to be, what accounting and tech firms can learn from each other, and whether there’s life left in the traditiona…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Crowdstrike Cybersecurity Attack, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) The Intersection of Manufacturing, AI & Change Management (Kate Arndt, Senior Manager, Amge…
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As CEO Stories takes a short summer break, we bring you a bonus episode in which our Series Three guests answer some quickfire questions. Listen to find out: Who would hire Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw as their brand ambassador? Who has the most unusual item on their office desk? Who would call Albert Einstein as their 'Who Wants To Be A Mill…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: AI & RPA Streamlining Hospital Operations, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Choosing the Top ERP Systems for 2025 Business Transformations without Technology …
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Sage’s AI research has revealed that the widespread adoption of AI in accounting and bookkeeping could add £2bn to the UK economy alongside 20,000 jobs in the long term. Tom Herbert looks at AI’s impact on accounting and the concerns accountants and bookkeepers have. With a new ICAEW president, Malcolm Bacchus, Matthew Ord shares their discussion o…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: McDonalds Discontinuing AI Drive-Thru, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Marine Corps Digital Transformation Initiative (Darian Chwialkowski) Managing Multi-Na…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Indy 500’s Digital Transformation, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Digital Transformations in Professional Sports (Torsha Perry, Professional Sports Industry…
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The AccountingWEB team dive right into Labour’s landslide victory last week, talking about Keir Starmer and the first female Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. They question whether Reeves will pause and take consultation from those involved in the industry. Tom Herbert discusses a popular topic, choosing the right software and apps. He explores the term ‘…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: SAP to Raise On-Premise Support Costs, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) 3rd Party Support & Maintenance Options (Matt Stava, Spinnaker Support) Most Important…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Struggles with Generative AI, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Process Improvements in Supply Chains (Casey Jenkins, Eight Twenty-Eight Consulting) AI Trends …
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Wade Lyn gave supermarket bosses food for thought by introducing them to the Jamaican patty. The Jamaican-born entrepreneur owns Hockley-based Cleone Foods which produces Island Delight, the UK’s biggest selling Jamaican patty which is stocked on most major supermarkets. In this episode, he talks to Henrietta about his role in spicing up the UK foo…
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Send us a Text Message. We are really excited to bring you this episode with Dr Kurt Nelson and Tim Houlihan of the Behavioral Grooves podcast fame! Apologies for the lateness of the show, but this one is a great one! Hearing about themany guests that have been interviewed on the Behavioral Grooves podcast, as well as delving into the excellent 'Th…
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This week on the podcast, the AWEB team joined by Nimesh Shah, CEO of Blick Rothenberg does a deep dive into the election manifestos. With just a week until the election, Nimesh Shah reveals the reality of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat manifestos. The panel also gives mention to some notable initiatives from the Green Party and the …
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: The EU & US Vs Tech Industry, Q&A Careers in Business & Technology Consulting (Rob Novick, Blue Pasture Advisors) Keys to Implementation Success (Jeff Nelson, Third Stage Cons…
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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero, tells AccountingWEB technology editor Tom Herbert why the cloud accounting platform has shifted to a more focused approach, how accounting firms can take more risks, and what doing the books for her family’s business taught her about the profession. For full shownotes visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Snowflake’s Massive Data Breach, Q&A The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence Integrating Business & Technology to Scale for Growth (Kimberly Eubank) ERP Implementation Best P…
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Richard Hattersley follows on from the previous episode of election talk by going through each party's manifestos and the tax promises they are pledging. The AccountingWEB team look at what’s missing and how the political parties expect to pay for these promises. We are joined by Tom Herbert live at Xerocon, giving us the inside scoop on the latest…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Microsoft’s D365 New Mobile App, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) OpenAI’s New Partnership (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Distribution and SCM …
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Oracle’s Pressure on Customers to Update License Agreements, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Software Integration in ERP Implementations (Mark Simon, Celigo)…
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Jas Rohel openly admits her younger self would have dismissed the idea of a career in education. Fast-forward to the present day, however, and the entrepreneur and radio presenter is banging the drum for the sector in her dual role as Education Awards founder and co-CEO of charitable organisation the Titan Partnership. In this episode, Jas talks to…
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Richard Hattersley kicks off the podcast with the big news of the election. He explores what this means for accountants and tax agents and what we can expect to see over the next month as well as questioning how the political parties are going to fund their plans. After a busy conference season for Tom Herbert, he talks about the biggest trends he …
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Rethinking Big Data, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Managing Resistance to Change in an AI World (Izabela Lundberg) My Consulting Career Journey We also cov…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: AI Deepfakes, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) The Future of Manufacturing Technology (Walker Reynolds, 4.0 Solutions CEO) How Much does ERP Software Really C…
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On another episode of No Accounting for Taste, Tom Herbert kicks off the podcast by sharing a few recent GovTech developments. These include the launching of an online voluntary NI payments tool, MTD Income Tax private beta testing going live and stories of agent accounts being frozen. Both Richard Hattersley and Matthew Ord this week look into wor…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Rules for AI in the Marketplace, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Industry 4.0 and Smart Factories (Adam Combs, Dave Gustovich and Ken Staresinic, PCG) My Dig…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Southwest Airlines IT Meltdown Aftermath, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Lessons from 100k ERP Case Studies (Professor Hans Mulder, University of Antwerp) D…
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Abbie Vlahakis was seeking a career change when Millennium Point “found her”. In this episode, South Wales-born Abbie talks to Henriettaabout how her passion for learning developed into a career in finance, before ultimately leading to her current role as CEO at one of Birmingham’s most recognisablevenues. We learn why Millennium Point’s dual purpo…
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With entries to the 2024 Accounting Excellence being open, Karen Kennedy, director at Kennedy Accountancy and Andrew Griggs, senior partner at Kreston Reeves join Richard Hattersley and Matthew Ord to talk all things accounting excellence. Kennedy Accountancy won last year’s New Firm of the Year Award and Kreston Reeves picked up the award for both…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Results from a Chocolatier’s ERP Lawsuit, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Trends in AI Adoption (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Lessons from ER…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Cloud Adoption Amongst World Governments, Q&A How ERP Vendors are Using AI (Panel discussion with guests from SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Epicor, Infor, Priority Software, TEC and R…
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Richard Murphy is a professor of accounting practice at Sheffield University Management School, a chartered accountant and an economic justice campaigner. He joins AccountingWEB for a new episode of No Accounting for Taste. Discussion begins on Labour’s plans to raise an extra £5bn a year by tackling tax avoidance. Murphy offers his take on whether…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Salesforce Partnership with AWS, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) AI’s Impact on Business Operations & Its People (Lauren Ryder, Leading Edge Global) Digital …
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: AI in Restaurants, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Phase 0 Implementation Planning (Adam Cheatham, Third Stage Consulting) Predicting Digital Transformation …
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After the Easter weekend, the AccountingWEB team joined for another episode of No Accounting for Taste. Tom zeroes in on HMRC matters, exploring their new One Login service, questioning why now and what impact this will have. He also delves into recent complaints lodged against HMRC after their letter to Devonports LAS accountants contained multipl…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Microsoft’s AI News, Q&A 7 Strategies for ERP Implementation Success (Greg Benton, Third Stage Consulting) Trends in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Panel (Eric Kimb…
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Mahirs Experience chief executive Harvir Sahota reveals his recipe for success – including how he scaled up his family’s Indian sweet shop business into an award-winning catering and events company that has been used by a string of illustrious names. Harvir and Henrietta discuss the firm’s evolution over the years and how his leadership has been sh…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Inside the Potential Ban on TikTok, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Elon Musk’s AI Start-Up (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Future-Proofing you…
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AccountingWEB’s technology editor Tom Herbert is joined by experts Natasha Everard from Bewitching Bookkeeping and Bhimal Hira from Prysm Financial to share their insights into what's hot and what's not on the accounting technology runway in 2024. For full shownotes visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/accounting-software/whats-on-accounting…
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The team discuss what they got up to at the Festival of Accounting & Bookkeeping (FAB), coming back together for another packed episode of No Accounting for Taste.Just before we hit record, HMRC made a sudden U-turn on the decision to make permanent cuts to the helpline. Matthew, Richard, and Tom delve into the ensuing chaos and the swift turnaroun…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Google’s AI Controversy, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Executive Involvement in Digital Transformation (Bruce Siegel, Karrikins Group) How AI is Affecting …
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Apple’s New Investments in Artificial Intelligence, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Elon Musk vs OpenAI (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) ERP Tre…
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On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, it’s all things Spring Budget. Chatting with Allica Bank’s Conrad Ford, Richard and Tom look at Jeremy Hunt’s “Budget for long-term growth”, questioning whether this was the pre-election Budget they were expecting.This session is sponsored by Allica Bank, who provides full-service banking for established busi…
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: SAP S/4HANA vs Oracle Fusion, Q&A Business Process Management in ERP Implementations (JJ Vossen, CEO, Mavim) The Future of Digital Transformations We also cover a number of ot…
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