My Friends in the North is a twenty-minute podcast series from North East entrepreneur Sarah Waddington in which she interviews some of the North’s leading business and community figures.

 Here she talks to author Jenny Pearson about her latest book, The Incredible Record Smashers, which made The Times’ Book of the Week and:

1. Her latest success, her passion for writing and where she gets her inspiration from
2. Tackling big issues such as loss and depression
3. What our young people today need post-COVID
4. Her varied career path and balancing teaching with writing
5. Her recent work with Children’s Cancer North and the poem she co-created about the ringing of the bell to mark the end of cancer treatment
6. The book she’s reading at the moment and whether she recommends it

If you would like to keep up to date with Jenny’s news, follow her Facebook page which is Jenny Pearson Author or find her on Twitter @J_C_Pearson.

Got a story you’d like to share? If you or anyone you know might make an interesting guest, please do drop me a line at Sarah@Astute.Work. Thanks a lot.

My Friends in the North is a twenty-minute podcast series from North East entrepreneur Sarah Waddington in which she interviews some of the North’s leading business and community figures.

Here she speaks to Eileen Jones from Cumbria PR, who has just published a wonderful paperback called ‘How parkrun changed our lives’ about:

• What inspired Eileen to write a book about parkrun
• How she organised a book launch which, despite COVID-19, saw 104 relay runners carry a book via a parkrun all the way from the Lake District to London, where the book was handed to the original founder of parkrun in Bushy Park
• Why parkrun resonates so much with people
• What makes an impactful marketing event with the means to grow
• About Ambleside and Cumbria where Eileen lives and more.

If you’d like to pick up a copy of ‘How parkrun changed our lives’ by Eileen Jones, you can get that here. You can also keep up to date with the story and Eileen’s news on Twitter via @CumbriaPR. 

If you or anyone you know might make an interesting guest, please do drop me a line at Sarah@Astute.Work.

My Friends in the North is a twenty-minute podcast series from North East entrepreneur Sarah Waddington in which she interviews some of the North’s leading business and community figures.

Here she speaks to Louise Hunter MBE, who is the director of corporate affairs for Northumbrian Water Group, about:

1. How Northumbrian Water has kept operations going since the start of the pandemic.
2. Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival and the tangible outcomes this has achieved so far.
3. What Louise believes would create transformational change for the north following COVID-19 and Brexit.
4. The Laptop for Kids appeal.
5. Pandemic parenting, mental health and much more.

If you’d like to keep up to date with Louise, you can connect with her on Twitter @HunterLouise or drop her a request on LinkedIn.

If you’d like to take part in My Friends in the North, please send an email to Sarah@Astute.Work. Stay safe and see you next time.