Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask A Leader

Follow the journey of 20+ women engineers who will collaborate to design and build a STEM classroom at Rainbow Hope School in Malawi - May 2019. Katy Toms was on the show last year to talk Civil Engineering. Now the trip is just around the corner, I talked to two more of the world wide team, Gemma, business and marketing and Jess, student.  Fund raising https://www.gofundme.com/stem-expedition-to-malawi?member=819964 Twitter https://twitter.com/STEMBuildMalawi This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead manufacturing, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Gemma and Jess for the Cliff Notes podcast. Both professional ladies bring a mix of expertise and sharing getting hands on on the the build. There will be a documentary team following the journey so watch their social media to see how it goes.

Giles Dixon is the founder and managing director of ContractStore. An English solicitor with many years’ experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial and construction contracts for use in the UK and internationally. During his career he has worked as an in-house lawyer as well as in private practice and spent 12 years living overseas.  ContractStore documents: https://www.contractstore.com/business-services/manufacture-supply/ Giles Dixon: giles@gilesdixon.com Brexit Clause contract: https://www.contractstore.com/business-services/agents-distributors/brexit-clauses-template/ Exporting Made Easy: http://exporting-made-easy.com/book/ This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead manufacturing, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Giles Dixon for the Cliff Notes podcast. Giles has been working in the legal profession for many years with a focus on clear and simple language for clarity of use. Working in the middle east and the UK on import and export contracts lead him to co-

Kirin has been going along to the Discovery STEM robotics club for a few months, and was able to take part in the UK WER competition. He was on a successful team and then invited to the winners trip to represent UK in China at the World finials. The first time he had been on a plane, and meeting kids for Mexico and Croatia. World Education Robot Seminar, with 10,000 competitors, aged 4-18. He has become proficient building and programming the robots in Open Source Scratch 2.0 or C to follow out tasks on the floor. When they compete it is also in small teams, and all preparation must be in your head. Working on the tasks of "Robots in Factory" dealing with moving e-waste.   https://cliffnotespodcast.com

Suzi Baker, Founder, PR and marketing consultant, Balance Web Marketing. Tailored services bringing energy and focused solutions to marketing campaigns for business owners. Specialising in interiors, British manufacturing, construction. Suzi contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzimbaker/ Suzi's company: http://www.balancewebmarketing.co.uk/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Suzi Baker for the Cliff Notes podcast. Suzi has been working inside companies on marketing and PR for British manufacturing business for many years. We talk about the effect promotion work can raise a companies brand, and that it can also be an enabler. Working with interior designers and creatives to come together and better use the client who she represents lighting, electrical fittings and getting them in press in the hands of buyers. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/19/

Rob specialises in web APIs and working with modernising legacy software for companies. The development agency Nineteen Feet was formed in 2013 by Rob Allen. A published author and long term public speaker who also contributes to Open Source projects including leadership roles in Slim Framework and Zend Framework. Rob has also has an interest in Serverless solutions, in particular the Apache OpenWhisk project and its commercial implementation on IBM Cloud Functions. Rob contact: https://twitter.com/akrabat Rob's company: https://19ft.com/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Rob Allen for the Cliff Notes podcast. Rob has been programming and advising companies on long term strategy for many years. We get into talking about APIs and how they can adapt and grow your systems while offering a cost reduction to future work and collaboration with other business systems. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/18/

Getting an early successful racing start with his dad working on the cars and sponsorship paying for them. Alex Gassman spent time with McLaren Racing and West Surrey Racing in touring cars. His love of physics and maths took him to skipping university and becoming an apprentice with part time work and studies. Having been successful with the STEM program he latter gave back guiding other younger people as intakes got more diverse. Now after 7 years with BAE Systems, has moved to Project and Design Engineer at Eibach UK. Responsible for designing and working with custom suspension systems.   Alex contact: https://www.instagram.com/camberandcombustion/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKr8KRaCQZX_mxfFgP6QAWw/videos Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Alex Gassman for the Cliff Notes podcast. Alex started competitive car racing at a young age, went into working on contracts as BAE for his apprenticeship and af

Joined this time by Nicky Raby, and get into talking about her work improving peoples work balance and efficiency when they have moved out of corporate business of many departments to be a business of one. https://www.nickyraby.com "Do more of what you love and less of what you don't..." Then on to the growth of side business and products that can bring in passive income or lead to larger engagements. Wrap up with helpful advice using Instagram to get closer and talk to your audience.   Show notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/16/

While working on second Masters and moving countries and industries from Steel in Finland to Pharma in Holland, Salli Jaaska took time to talk with us. Offering a guide to better implementing a system by blending it to the IT not IT first. An experienced consultant with implementing and integrating ERP systems to large manufacturing companies. Linkedin contact https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallijaaska/ Contact Tristan at holdingbay.co.uk Tweet at @theholdingbay This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Salli Jaaska for the Cliff Notes podcast. Salli is an MES Consultant for Pharma Manufacturing with experience from several industries (IoT, healthcare, steel service centers, shipyards) and systems (ERP, MES, PDM/PLM systems). Matching company's goals, processes to IT systems using agile and Lean principles. Show Notes: https://holdingbay.co.uk/cliff-notes/podcasts/15/

Michael Bailey has been Senior Web Developer at Pragmatic Web in Brighton for a few years. Joining the Pragmatic team in the spring of 2014 by persuasive director David Lockie. Writing code and working on current role of compliance officer for both ISO security standard and GDPR. We talk here about Michael's journey through understanding the GDPR regulations to practical steps and learning along the way. How he has been able to set about working thorough issues for improvement in their own systems and client contracts. Read more at https://pragmatic.agency/ Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Michael Bailey for the Cliff Notes podcast. Michael is Senior Web Developer at Pragmatic Web and DPO for GDPR. The websites he builds are clean, modern and elegant in design and function. Most of the websites are built using the WordPress content management system. Which Pragmatic specia

Katy Toms is an accomplished Civil Engineer and Chair of Institution of Civil Engineers Plymouth, and Senior Vice Chair of ICE South West Regional Committee. This year she moved to WSP as Senior Engineer. Finding her self nominated for all her work for Top 50 Women Engineers 2017. We sat down to talk STEM, apprenticeships and the passion she has for working with others and having a possible effect on the community with Engineering. As Katy put it "Working in engineering and construction gives you the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself." Read more at https://twitter.com/tomskt10 More about WSP http://www.wsp-pb.com/en/WSP-UK/ Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Katy Toms for the Cliff Notes podcast. Katy is an accomplished Civil Engineer and Chair of ICE Plymouth, and Senior Vice Chair of ICE South West Regional Committee. Now a Senior Engineer at WSP. T

Tony Denyer works as Interim CTO for hire, with his consulting business inhouse.tech he offers to lead and grow your technical team, and deliver digital projects at scale. Together with entrepreneurs, they turn unique ideas into successful products and companies. Acting as the perfect partner or co-founder to build strong and independent startups. They can help you build out your tech team and, when you’re ready, they will take the training wheel off. We talk about business of considering outsourcing your work, or bringing in more developers in-house. The need then for a professional experienced hand is not always the skill existing management teams. His consulting then reduces friction and lets him talk business with management and lead code with coders. Read more at https://inhouse.tech/ Twitter follow https://twitter.com/tonydenyer Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Tony

Malcolm Myers of AMH Test System takes us on a learning journey of how applicable and scaleable LabVIEW software and testing equipment is for him and hundreds of other engineering and electrical business around the UK and World. Recognised as a Chartered Engineer, Certified LabVIEW Architect and National Instruments Alliance Partner, he knows his craft. Working with audio, acoustics, power tools, telecommunications and renewable technologies around the UK since 1996. We talk about what you need to get started and how an engagement works for him. Using this graphical programming software and wiring up the testing devices on site. So join us and see if we PASS/FAIL the test. Read more at http://www.amhtestsystems.co.uk/about-us/ Follow on twitter https://twitter.com/photovalve Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks Malcolm Myers. He has enjoyed a varied career with a broad engineeri

Darren and HighRoller are working on a great new product and bringing it to the UK market, becoming recognised as the most effective foam roller for physio recovery or post workout. Working themselves to add to the R&D and improve the quality of this already highly regarded professional product from Finland. I know Darren Teague and HighRoller though their marketing lead Esther Cochrane from many years ago working together on launching the John Lewis website. So it was good to catch up and we pick up the conversation where I learn what Darren has been doing with improving and marketing this product with Trade Shows, Pro Athletes and Retail. Read more at https://highrollerfitness.co.uk/ This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Darren Teague of High Roller for the Cliff Notes podcast. Darren is one of the owners and a strength and conditioning coach working with a variety of athletes including professional footballers, cricketers, amateur athl

Joe Reynolds is an experienced engineer with a specific expertise in cutting tool and machine tool management. All round cutting tool knowledge from design and manufacture to application and sales, in the boardroom or the shop floor. Marketing skills, CNC machine tool marketing, generation of sub contract machining from a range of industries including F1, aerospace, automotive and power generation. Plus genuinely a nice guy, was great to catch up and have a chat with him again. Read more at http://www.mtdcnc.com/ Twitter follow https://twitter.com/joeydynamic Twitter follow https://twitter.com/mtdonline This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Joe Reynolds of MTD CNC for the Cliff Notes podcast on his machine tool design and sales background and buying to to business educating and marketing for other precision engineering companies. MTD CNC offer high quality marketing and video production for businesses in manufacturing and those making tools

Sam Watts Director of Immersive Tech at MakeReal making serious fun for learning, training and new games with VR, AR, MR and physical products. Read more at http://www.makereal.co.uk/ Twitter follow https://twitter.com/MakeRealVR Twitter follow https://twitter.com/vr_sam Will be at VR Manchester in May: https://www.meetup.com/VRManchester/events/239749361/?a=socialmedia VR Brighton, regular meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Brighton-Virtual-Reality/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/VRbrighton/?ref=br_rs Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes: Ask a leader Podcast founder of Holdingbay and host Tristan Bailey talks to Sam Watts of MakeReal for the Cliff Notes podcast on is game development background and moving into business uses of Virtual Reality. Learning how they are making VR so valuable and cost effective to big manufacturing companies like EDF and McDonalds for young farmers. Also a side brand of great games like the new Loco Dojo and Radial-G. Show

Luke Hay, Analytics and UX Consultant with over 15 years industry experience in all forms of website management. Talks with me about his new book Researching UX - Analytics: Understanding is the Heart of Great UX. By the end of this book, you'll have a strong understanding of the important role analytics plays in the UX process. It will inspire you to take an "analytics first" approach to your UX projects. Buy the book https://amzn.to/2mTSmYr Read more at http://www.lukehay.co.uk/ Twitter https://twitter.com/hayluke This episode of Cliff Notes: Ask a leader Podcast. Tristan Bailey talks to Luke Hay to understand when a business should use UX and Analytics and how easy and valuable it is to get started. how can you get started with Analytics or UX in your business and where to begin. Show Notes: https://holdingbay.co.uk/cliff-notes/podcasts/7/  

Steve Fletcher, Business Development, Physical Digital. The big change is the use of Digital Manufacturing, collecting and using data intelligently through the manufacturing process and the products life cycle. Standardisation of systems and workflows especially within the Design, measurement and RE space. Read more at http://www.physicaldigital.com Twitter https://twitter.com/p2dme This episode of Cliff Notes: Ask a leader Podcast. Tristan Bailey talks to Steve Fletcher at Physical Digital, about his work in Aerospace with Rolls Royce and working at the highest level of quality control. Now with Physical Digital the specialise on 3D scanning parts for reverse engineering and quality control. Testing wear and tear post use and for batch samples from medical sizes to boat hulls. Also to rebuild legacy parts when 2D drawings have been lost or may have changed in the years since first fabrication. Bringing these services into the production cycle and onto production lines as scanners get faster, changes the ga

Ekaterina Grib, Business Development & Marketing at Kewazo, With a vision to develop robotic-based systems controlled by Artificial Intelligence. The pilot system will evolve from scaffolding assembly system into a frame of swarm robotics that will change the way of common large and medium size buildings construction Read more at http://kewazo.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/kewazoRobotics This episode of Cliff Notes: Ask a leader Podcast founder of Holdingbay and host Tristan Bailey talks to Ekaterina Grib at Kewazo, in Germany about prototyping and building robots to climb scaffolding. Founding a company and what it takes to find market-fit and build and test a new system like this for more than 4 storey buildings. Growing out of top German Technical university to founding and growing this business and targeting to construction business. Show Notes: https://holdingbay.co.uk/cliff-notes/podcasts/5/  

Kyle Akerman, Web Analytics Consultant, Leveraging digital analytics to drive lead generation. Working with B2B clients to audit and connect their web analytics to business goals and get more traffic. Read more at http://www.kyleakerman.com Twitter https://twitter.com/KyleAkerman Listen Wednesday nights to CHIRPradio http://chirpradio.org/dj/213 Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes: Ask a leader Podcast. Tristan Bailey talks to Kyle Akerman about working with mobile phones and wave bands at Motorola Mobile for many years. Then making a successful transition to Digital Marketing and Web Analytics. Then finding time to volunteer to help local Chicago radio station CHIRP, learning more about being an audio engineer and giving us an excuse to chat music at the end of this podcast. Show Notes: https://holdingbay.co.uk/cliff-notes/podcasts/4/

Co-hosting on a Podcast on relationships and speaking An interview with Kai Davis, an outreach consultant and author of many books such as The Outreach Blueprint, to learn what we can do reach influencers and grow our network. Read more at https://doubleyouraudience.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/kaisdavis Contact Hau with Experts and Influencers http://summerlinanalytics.com/podcasts/ This episode was on Experts and Influencers podcast founder of Holdingbay and host Tristan Bailey talks to Kai Davis. Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ Tweet at @cliffnotespod Show Notes: https://holdingbay.co.uk/cliff-notes/podcasts/3/