Published by Shaping Portsmouth
Tune in to our weekly podcast to hear how we’re Transforming Portsmouth Together with the latest updates from the Shaping Portsmouth team, our programmes, and our partners around the city.
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This week we're celebrating our own Portsmouth centenary… Episode 100 of the Shaping Portsmouth Podcast! 🥳🎉 In this special episode, Dave Humphries and Charla Grant welcome Portsmouth icon Jane Lamer! Dave and Charla chat with Jane about growing up as a Pompey girl, her role at Portsmouth City Council, why Portsmouth is the best city to do business in, the community spirit within the city, Portsmouth100 and the City of Culture 2029 bid, and all of Jane's local recommendations! The post Episode 100: Jane Lamer first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
31 min
Charla Grant talks to Rachel Lowe MBE, Creator of the Destination Board Game Series, about coming up with the idea for the game while driving a taxi as a student at the University of Portsmouth, developing it from the initial idea to releasing a final product, growing up playing games, her experience on Dragon's Den, and launching a special edition as part of Portsmouth's centenary celebrations. The post Episode 99: Rachel Lowe MBE first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
57 min
Dave Humphries talks to Andrew Major about falling in love with Pompey, His career in Business Intelligence & Marketing, and how experiencing burnout led him to earn the nickname Atlantic Rocketman by taking part in the World's Toughest Row, solo rowing 3,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic, raising money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The post Episode 98: Atlantic Rocketman first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
35 min
Charla Grant talks to Bianca Carr, Founder and CEO of Final Straw Foundation, about starting the organisation, how a single campaign grew into a fully-fledged charity, and the projects they run along the Solent tackling single use plastics and pollution, including Wild Beach Schools getting children to the beach and helping them fall in love with the sea, and restoring native oysters. The post Episode 97: Final Straw Foundation first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
10 min
Charla Grant welcomes another new member of the Shaping Portsmouth Team, Sarah Thompson, who has joined us as our new Education Pillar Lead. Charla and Sarah chat about her previous career in teaching, her role at Shaping and how she's finding it so far, and setting down roots in the city. The post Episode 96: Sarah Thompson first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
24 min
Charla Grant welcomes Jane Moody, a new member of the Shaping Portsmouth Team, and chats about how she came to join us, her own organisation Marvellous Fabulous Projects, what she's learned about Shaping and the City since starting her role, and how she brings her values and joy to her life and work. The post Episode 95: Jane Moody first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
33 min
Charla Grant talks to Joe Weston-McDowell, Head of Fundraising & Marketing at Motiv8, about supporting Portsmouth's City of Culture bid, the latest updates from the campaign, how businesses can support the bid by taking the Proper Pompey Pledge, and how it will impact the whole city WHEN we win! The post Episode 94: City of Culture first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
48 min
Recorded during National Volunteers Week, Dave Humphries talks to Andrew Starr, Co-Lead of the Portsmouth Ambassadors, about his various roles around the city, speaking and teaching multiple languages, Portsmouth's twin cities and other links around the world, the Portsmouth Ambassador programme, what the role of Ambassador entails and opportunities available to Ambassadors, and the new online Portsmouth Ambassador induction course which will be launching soon, and other volunteering opportunities available in the city. The post Episode 93: Portsmouth Ambassadors first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
26 min
Charla Grant talks to CP Robinson about his first few weeks in the Chief Operations Officer role, why he joined the team, his management and leadership style, some of his other roles across the city, and his plans for Shaping Portsmouth. The post Episode 92: CP Robinson first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
46 min
Charla Grant talks to Chris West, Co-Lead of our Workplace Health & Wellbeing programme, about Burnout, what it is and what you can do about it, the difference between burnout and stress, as well as the importance of looking after your mental health and wellbeing in general. The post Episode 91: Burnout first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
31 min
Charla Grant talks to Jo Dallas about the work Headway Portsmouth & South East Hampshire does supporting people with acquired brain injuries and their families and carers, how these injuries affect lives, how things have changed over the 40 years since Headway launched, how local businesses could support them, and their upcoming abseil of the Spinnaker Tower! The post Episode 90: Headway Portsmouth & South East Hampshire first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
52 min
Dave Humphries talks to Sam about his role at Airbus, the history of Airbus and what they do in Portsmouth and around the world (and in space!), managing sustainability and their Portsmouth initiatives, and their apprenticeship scheme. The post Episode 89: Airbus first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
28 min
Charla Grant talks to Nathalie Russell-Clarke, co-director, and Emma Stallard, participant and artist, about This New Ground, an Arts organisation which elevates the artistic voices and talents of people with learning disabilities, their exhibition running at Aspex Portsmouth until 7th June called Inside, their festival, Pivot Fest, taking place in Portsmouth between 8th and 10th May, and what they'll be doing next including their upcoming cultural exchange. The post Episode 88: This New Ground first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
34 min
Charla Grant talks to Clare Seek about Share (Portsmouth), which runs the Repair Café and Portsmouth Library of Things, creating a cultural revolution in the city, the right to repair and circular economy, and how businesses and individuals can get involved. The post Episode 87: Share (Portsmouth) first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
50 min
Dave Humphries talks to Mark Waldron, Editor in Chief of The News, about his career in journalism, the importance of local journalism and the changes it has gone through, the Business Excellence Awards, and being Co-Chair of Shaping Portsmouth. The post Episode 86: Mark Waldron first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
35 min
In this episode Charla Grant talks to Sohaila Sophia about what led her to a career in coaching, the various types of one-to-one coaching and group talks she offers across lifestyle, therapeutic style, and corporate & business, the importance of wellbeing, and being Co-Lead for Shaping's Workplace Health & Wellbeing programme. The post Episode 85: Sohaila Sophia Coaching first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
41 min
Charla Grant talks to Trevor Payne from Athletic Performance & Therapy about working in knee and lower limb therapy and the psychological links, his clinic in the John Pounds Centre, PEACE and LOVE, and getting Clare Martin MBE running. The post Episode 84: Athletic Performance & Therapy first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
46 min
Dave Humphries talks to Bev about how she came to leave her job and found Frank HR, being a workaholic and a people person, the difficulties of setting up a business, and how Frank HR works as a retainer service for businesses. The post Episode 83: Frank HR first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
21 min
Charla Grant, Suzan Win Latt, and Marian Glover reflect on International Women's Day and this years theme of Give to Gain, the SLR Recruitment IWD event, their own lunch meeting about how to extend the IWD celebration across the whole year, and their plans for a new Women in Business initiative that came out of it. The post Episode 82: Women in Business first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .
32 min
Charla Grant chats with Hannah Murray about how she came to work in mental health, starting out as The Beautiful Mind Coach and how that evolved into Seed Wellbeing, the importance of healthy workplace culture, and the impact she'd like Seed Wellbeing to have in the city. The post Episode 81: Seed Wellbeing first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth .