Downton Den #053 | A Frank Conversation with… Andy Grant
Ex-Marine Andy Grant has been in the Downtown Den and sharing his amazing story with DIB boss Frank McKenna.
Ex-Marine Andy Grant has been in the Downtown Den and sharing his amazing story with DIB boss Frank McKenna.
Downtown CEO Frank McKenna has a ‘Totally Frank’ conversation with Make events CEO, Holly Moore.
It was a pleasure to welcome Jessica Bowles from Bruntwood & Mike Emmerich from Metro Dynamics into the Den and hear their thoughts and predictions about the current crisis and the opportunities and challenges we are likely to face in its aftermath.
Coronavirus has changed the way we live. Whether it’s personally missing friends and family, or organisations finding themselves shut to the public and left with limited options when it comes to keeping cash coming into the business.
An expert in people management has issued advice to Lancashire business owners to invest time in the wellbeing of their workforce as the coronavirus pandemic changes working patterns.
Merseyside law firm, Brown Turner Ross, has won a High Court appeal after a row erupted over who owned fish in a lake in Lancashire, thanks to a Roman legal scholar from AD 161.
AI Change Management are building an integrated programme of learning interventions enabling the identification and growth of our leaders at all levels and across all sectors based on key themes
Recently appointed shadow sports Minister Alison McGovern was in the Downtown Den, offering her views on how the football season may resume; how business can learn from sport; and what she hopes Birmingham can achieve by hosting the Commonwealth Games.
In a fascinating presentation, Applied Futurist Tom Cheesewright explained the processes smart businesses implement to improve performance and stay ahead of the game.
Tony Reeves joined us on Wednesday 6th May 2020 and the Liverpool City Council chief executive was in a positive and upbeat mood, despite the many difficulties he and his council colleagues have been dealing with in the past few weeks.
The chief executive of Manchester City Council Joanne Roney addressed DIB members and reflected on the challenges COVID-19 had brought to the local authority and to the wider Greater Manchester area.
This week Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer came face to face at PMQs for the first time. The dual between the two men will define politics for the next four years. Jim gives his first assessment. He also reviews the appearance in the Downtown Den of the North West’s elected mayors.