Between the eyes

Welcome back to Between The Eyes podcast.In this week's episode I speak to Tom Maxwell from Twisted Automotive.Probably the most self assured 25 yr old I’ve ever spoke to. Very smart, immensely confident, Twisted’s exclusive Land Rover Defender 4x4s are taking the world by storm with an unrivalled combination of proprietary engineering, fashion-worthy custom design, performance

Welcome back. This week we welcome Charlotte Sweeney OBECharlotte is a 'TED' Speaker, OBE and renowned author on Equality, diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. A topic that I believe 99% of business owners and senior managers get wrong or are scared of opening the box. Here we discuss Charlotte’s early life from a northern mining town to working in Canary wharf during the yu

Welcome back to Between the Eyes podcast. Founder, investor, NED, and the only man I know who has the ability to run a power station. Turning his back on engineering and making a career in networks and IT, Jon built and exited a very successful company Bloc Solutions turning over Circa £25m. We discuss the help we all need running a business and how with time those decisions becom

Welcome back. Lesley and her team at The Engine Room, a strategic brand consultancy making positive impact by design, and Vapour Cloud have been working with each other for about 8 months on a project. I wanted to discuss with Lesley her thoughts around companies brands, design, what do they do well - and not so well. I find understanding brand intriguing and wanted to know more. W

Welcome back to 'Between the Eyes'. In this episode I talk to David Thomas... I loved talking to this man, FULL of energy and advice. An amazing story from a council estate in Halifax to being on Oprah as world memory champion. How did that happen !! I met David many years ago in a coffee shop in West Yorkshire with a mate of mine Dom. Dom Waterson was in series one, and was intrig

Welcome back everyone to series 3 of the Between the Eyes podcast. After 2 series I’m feeling a little more confident, and this series I hope you agree has some fantastic guests. True, everyday people who we can all learn from, and stories that engage and get you thinking.I’m a big fan of The High Performance podcast with Jake Humphrey and psychologist Damien Hughes, and a numb

Welcome back to the Between the Eyes podcast series.In this week's episode Tim Mercer talks to Jacob Hill.While at university Jacob set up a company The Lazy Camper in 2011 with over £300,000 invested and personally backed by Richard Branson, how could it all go wrong? Well, massively, unbelievably to be honest. It has all the hallmarks of a great film - University student wins aw

Welcome to the Between the Eyes podcast.In this week's episode Tim Mercer talks to Rick Cotgreave.An England captain and coach for Lacrosse, Rick has over 20 years of coaching and leadership. An ex school teacher of Alec Stephens, Sales Manager, Vapour - who advised that we chat. Teachers get a bad rap at times and so for Alec to feel strongly about the support and help from Rick w

Welcome to this weeks Between the Eyes podcast !Today Tim Mercer talks all things techy and future tech with Nicola Millard. This episode is best described by Tim himself - so over to Tim..."I listened to a presentation given by Nicola a few years ago now and was instantly blown away. Therefore, when I decided to record a podcast series Nicola was one of the first on the list. Prev

Welcome back to Between the Eyes podcast. In this episode Tim Mercer talks to Jamie Coan and Richard Peck. Two fantastic “normal” young guys, no silver spoon upbringing, who built a successful IT and networking company and sold it to the fabulous ANS in Manchester. We discuss building the company, however, we concentrate on the process of selling the company, why, how did it f