Nottingham Business School Business Leaders Nottingham Trent University

Summary

Fifteen years ago, entrepreneur Matt Wallace was an iMovie hobbyist in a university press office, trying to persuade his boss of the value of video.

Today he runs his own company, Janno Media – making videos, creating podcasts and live streaming for dozens of commercial clients across Britain.

In Episode 48 of the Nottingham Business School’s Business Leaders’ Podcast, Matt tells Visiting Honorary Professor Mike Sassi how he turned his hobby into a business – and how lockdown paved the way for his expansion into podcasts.

Darren Cassidy has been with global print tech giant Xerox for 33 years – in 18 different roles.

He’s now the company’s MD in GB and Ireland – and President of its operations in Western Europe.

But in Episode 47 the Nottingham Business School’s Business Leaders’ Podcast, Darren tells Visiting Honorary Professor Mike Sassi that he is as excited now as he was on the first day he walked through the door at Xerox.

During 30 minutes of insightful leadership chat, he talks about learning to change mindsets, the importance of younger staff and becoming an evangelist for transcendental meditation.

He also reveals how, although he is now the MD, he was originally turned down by Xerox after he failed his first interview.

Andy Bostock manages more than 1,000 staff as a senior partner with one of the world's Big Four audit companies KPMG. He also leads the annual audits of some of the biggest local councils and hospitals in the Midlands (of the UK).

In discussion with Honorary Visiting Professor Mike Sassi, Andy reflects on three decades with KPMG - and on the need for better funding for local government and the NHS.

He also highlights why local business people must talk up their cities; why staff who want to get on should spend more time in the office; and how the most successful leaders have built their careers on being kind to their colleagues.

To mark the opening of Nottingham Business School’s new Postgraduate and Executive Education Centre, three experts come together to discuss the future of business education.

They are, the President of the European Foundation for Management Development Professor Eric Cornuel, the Chief Executive of the Chartered Association of Business Schools Flora Hamilton, and the Dean of Nottingham Business School Professor Baback Yazdani.

In a candid discussion hosted by Honorary Visiting Professor Mike Sassi, they talk about impactful research, challenging technologies and why business schools will only be truly successful if they embrace a higher purpose.

They also agree that business schools should be proud to generate the revenues that underpin other university departments.

Mary Storrie set up the Rosie May Foundation after her ten-year-old daughter was murdered at a Christmas party in December 2003.
Since then – under Mary’s charismatic leadership – the Foundation has raised millions of pounds to educate children, empower women and help families lift themselves out of poverty, across the world.
In this episode of the NBS Business Leaders’ podcast, CEO Mary tells Honorary Visiting Professor Mike Sassi about personal grief, pink taxis and the power of lifelong learning.

Designer Lorna Holder has enjoyed a four-decade career in fashion, film, books, theatre and the arts.
And it started after she became the first black fashion graduate from Nottingham Trent – back in 1975.
Born in Jamaica and brought up in Nottingham, she has a great passion for her African heritage.
In this episode of the Nottingham Business School’s Business Leaders’ Podcast, Lorna tells Honorary Visiting Professor Mike Sassi about the importance for leaders to listen, to deliver and to continually reinvent themselves.