14 episodes
Pioneer stories Bee Heller
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4.9 • 9 Ratings
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Pioneer stories is a podcast series in which we interview business founders and leaders who are pioneering new management practices and ways of working to create inspiring organisational cultures. It’s a podcast for business founders and people leaders who are striving to make their own workplaces deliver for their people and who want their culture to be a source of strength that drives the future growth of their company. We interview business founders and leaders who we think we can all learn something from. We get past the conceptual ideas to bring you the day to day habits and practices these businesses use to create and sustain their cultures. We’ll bring you one pioneer each episode so tune in for 30 minutes of wisdom and practical ideas for you to test in your own organisation each week.
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Wazoku: enabling people to share and act on their ideas
In this episode Bee interviews Simon Hill, Founder and CEO of Wazoku. Wazoku builds idea management software and as you might expect – ideas are central to the way things work at the company. Listen to hear how enabling people to share and act on their ideas has driven the evolution of Wazoku’s culture through it’s early growth and now a major acquisition.
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National Emergencies Trust: creating culture through a crisis
In this episode Bee interviews Helen Killingley, Head of People and Values at the National Emergencies Trust. Helen shares how NET essentially created a culture from scratch as they grew from 3 to 80 people in a matter of weeks during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Social Element: giving people choice in how they work
In this episode Bee interviews Tamara Littleton, founder and CEO of The Social Element. Tamara saw an opportunity to help brands create online communities before social media was a thing. And unlike the swanky offices of the social media giants nowadays, remote working was the only viable option for her bootstrapped business. As the business grew, Tamara focused on giving people choice in how they work – seeing this as a key element in creating a healthy culture.
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The River Group: nurturing a company culture through growth, sale and buyback
An interview with Nicola Murphy, founder and CEO of The River Group – a content marketing agency. Nicola knows what it’s like to create a business from scratch, sell it and buy it back again. In this interview she graciously shares the lessons she’s learnt about leadership, people and culture along her journey.
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SmartRecruiters: putting purpose at the centre of decision making and action
An interview with Jerome Ternynck, founder and CEO of Smart Recruiters. Jerome is on a mission to eradicate unemployment and it’s this sense of purpose that drives the caring actions of the people at Smart Recruiters. Jerome shares how he's kept the company true to its purpose through rapid growth.
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Honest Burgers: putting your people first during a global pandemic
An interview with Dub Lee, Learning Architect at Honest Burgers. From the day they opened their first doors in Brixton Market, Honest Burgers has been famous for their food and customer experience and recently they've been working hard to bring their employee experience up to the same level. Discover how their People Team have handled the Covid-19 pandemic and why it's been the test that's earned the team the respect of the whole business.
Customer Reviews
Fascinating insight
Fascinating insight into how different companies manage their employees. The podcasts cover a wide range of methods used by diversity of businesses. I always leave the podcasts inspired to try out what I've heard.
Useful, informative and a great listen
I recently discovered this podcast and it’s been a great listen. Useful, informative and easy to take away little snippets of learning and tips on innovative management practices and ways of working.