This mini episode from the South Yorkshire Business Expo in June 2025 features Darren Padgett and Andy Froggatt discussing the Damn Good Coffee networking events they're both involved with.

It's a totally unplanned and unscripted conversation.

Find out more about Darren here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenpadgett/

Find out more about Andy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-froggatt-a165662b/

Andrew gives us the lowdown on Datamills and the other businesses within the group, along with a few little future predictions.

Recorded at South Yorkshire Business Expo 2024.

Find out more about Datamills at https://www.datamills.co.uk/

To find out more about Sound Media and how we can help you start a podcast for your business, visit wearesoundmedia.com

Tim explains more about his journey as an empowerment coach, to where he is now with his business Rise and Shine.

Recorded at South Yorkshire Business Expo 2024.

Find out more about Tim and Rise and Shine at https://theriseandshine.co.uk/

To find out more about Sound Media and how we can help you start a podcast for your business, visit wearesoundmedia.com

Simoda are doing awesome things in the tech world and Craig gives us an insight into his role there.

Plus we sets himself a pretty good target in his other life as manager of Hallam FC.

Recorded at the South Yorkshire Business Expo 2024.

Find out more about Simoda at https://www.simoda.co.uk/

To find out more about Sound Media and how we can help you start a podcast for your business, visit wearesoundmedia.com

Laura reveals all about a very unusual client she's just started working with - or rather, doesn't really reveal anything at all!

Recorded at the South Yorkshire Business Expo 2024.

Find out more about Laura at https://laurastead.com/

To find out more about Sound Media and how we can help you start a podcast for your business, visit wearesoundmedia.com

We chat to Ray Byrne about his journey and future targets for Whyy? at the South Yorkshire Business Expo 2024.

To find out about Ray and his business head to https://www.whyychange.com/

To find out more about Sound Media and how we can help you start a podcast for your business, visit wearesoundmedia.com

In our first pilot episode, Heather Mclellan (owner and founder of HKM22 Consulting) chats with Julia Langley, a former featured singer with Cirque du Soleil whose career on tour was impacted by a chance encounter between her bicycle and a jeep - leaving her with multiple injuries and PTSD, and needing a change in her career plan.

In just over 30 minutes we explore many facets of injury, recovery and their impact on work and running a business, from denial of how bad things really are, developing PTSD down the line, realising "it" takes much longer than you imagined and trying to go back to work a bit too soon (very common in business owners!).

But then considering the new perspectives and opportunities that a change of life circumstances can be a catalyst for - the choice to return to the way of life before injury, or to create a new way of living and working for the future afterwards that enfolds true self care - prioritising personal health management as a non negotiable part of running a healthy business.

Top tips from Julia include managing anxiety, getting enough sleep, using exercise and moving your body as your super power, and having the unstoppable, unrelenting grit to keep going in the tough times, and ultimately bounce back in business.

Find out about the amazing work of Yorkshire Air Ambulance helping to save lives across Yorkshire.

Helen tells James about what they're up to and how people can help.

Recorded at SAM Networking Expo in Huddersfield in April 2024.

Find our more at yaa.org.uk