MAKE YOUR MARK UK - MARK MY WORDS

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews Tracy Viner from the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. Tracy discusses her perspective on the mentor's role, the mutual advantages she's gained from mentoring, and the significance of cultivating a robust network. Additionally, she imparts advice and insights for individuals contemplating a shift from the corporate world to the charity sector. Links Sheffield Chamber of Commerce - https://www.scci.org.uk/ Junior Chamber International UK - https://jciuk.org.uk/ Junior Chamber International - https://jvc.jci.cc/#/home

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews the Co-Founder and Director of EvesTrust charity, Clynton Johnson. 

Clynton shares his insights into the challenges of running a charity; how he copes with stress and the impact of suffering a heart attack; the importance of partnership working and more.

https://evestrust.co.uk/

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews Gillian Pickard, Investment Manager from Finance for Enterprise about business startups.

Gillian reflects on what are the key challenges facing business startups; what it takes to be successful when starting your business; some stand out businesses she's worked with and also finance options to help kick start your business.  https://finance-for-enterprise.co.uk/

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews Ches Moulton, The Stress Master, the UK’s leading authority on stress management.

Stress seems to be a common factor in everyday working and personal lives but our ability to cope with it can vary.  Ches shares his insights into working in this area for many years, including how he got into this area of helping people and what motivates him.

https://thestressmaster.com/

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews Chris Hewitt, Head of Co-create about the place of co-production and co-design in service development.  

Co-design is an attempt to define a problem and then define a solution; co-production is the attempt to implement the proposed solution; co-creation is the process by which people do both.

Chris explains the pros and cons of adopting an associate model in delivering the business; how he approached defining the values or 'building blocks' of the organisation as well as the impact of the COVID pandemic on the Co-create business model...and more!  

https://www.wearecocreate.com/

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews charity founder and CEO Vicki Beevers. Vicki set up the charity after experiencing her own personal challenges with sleep deprivation after becoming a mum and feeling there wasn't the help and support available that she needed.  Mark asks Vicki about how the charity has rapidly grown in the last few years, what its like being a charity CEO, advice she would give herself if she was starting the charity and much more!  As in all our episodes, the guest gets to ask Mark a question - Vicki asks Mark what is his favourite coaching question.  https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews Julie White, founder of Bright White Life that helps you to create the brightness in your life. Julie offers mental health first aid training, coaching and wellbeing consultancy services.  Mark asks Julie about her experiences as a start up business owner and how she juggles all the different aspects of running a business and her other commitments. Julie also shares her insights into how to create a healthy and inclusive working culture around mental health in the work place as well as top tips and coping strategies to help you manage mental health and stress levels.

https://www.brightwhitelife.co.uk/

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews founder of charity b:friend, Mike Niles. The charity aims to reduce loneliness and social isolation in older people within South Yorkshire be offering befriending visits from volunteers, social clubs and other outreach activities.

Mike shares: what motivated him to set up the charity; how important a sense of community and connection is for him and the older people the charity supports; the impact the charity makes; what its like running a charity...and more!

b:friend charity website

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews Michelle Fakes from Dynamic Training and Development about the importance of personal development and team building.  Michelle explains why ice breakers are important, how team building can have a positive impact on working together and how she approaches her own learning and development....and much more!

Usually its Mark Smith of MAKE YOUR MARK UK that interviews other business owners, leaders and charity founders and workers about their work.  In this episode, Business Development Coordinator Intern Kehinde Adesola interviews founder and business owner Mark Smith!

Mark talks about what motivates him in the work he does with businesses and charities; the impact of the global COVID pandemic; charity of the year; measuring success and demonstrating impact; the importance of values and much more!