Telecoms specialist, author and career development enthusiast Buchi Onwugbonu, joins Sue to talk about his life working alongside top named companies to develop their staff, his early entrepreneurial memories and his book "Jump!: 10 simple rules to guarantee success in your career"
Guests: Buchi Onwugbonu
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
Concerns have been raised after the National Grid decided to sell a majority stake in its gas division. A consortium led by Australian bank Macquarie will buy a 61% stake in the UK's gas infrastructure network, that values the business at about £13.8bn. But public services union, Unison, says that their tax structure is an area for concern, and that profits will take precedence over maintaining the pipelines. James Brydges spoke to Matthew Lay from Unison, but first heard from Dr Jonathan Marshall from the Energy Intelligence unit.
Guests: James Brydges,Matthew Lay,Dr Jonathan Marshall
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
Analysts say that Glencore could add an extra £63m a year to profits after buying a 19.5% stake in Russian energy giant Rosneft for £8.6bn. One of the key conditions was Glencore agreeing to sell 220,000 barrels of Rosneft’s oil a day over the next five years. It comes as Russian president Vladimir Putin tries to plug a budget deficit by privatising state assets. James Brydges spoke to Michael Moynihan, Research Director for Russia at Wood Mackenzie, to find out more.
Guests: James Brydges,Michael Moynihan
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
McDonald's is to move its non-US tax base from Luxembourg to the UK, the company has said. The new holding company will pay UK tax on the royalties the firm receives outside the US. McDonald's said it had chosen the UK due to the "significant number of staff" it has in London. The Luxembourg tax affairs of the burger giant are currently under formal investigation by the European Commission. Clive Gawthorpe, Tax partner at UHY Hacker Young, joined Share Radio to discuss the move.
Guests: Sara Sjölin,Clive Gawthorpe
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
Gabriel Pirona, Group Finance Director at Photo-me International, the instant service equipment group, joined Share Radio Breakfast to discuss the company’s latest interim results. Once again the results were positive and Gabriel reflected on the performance.
Guests: Sara Sjölin,Gabirel Pirona
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
The European Union has started legal action against seven nations, including the UK and Germany, for failing to take action against Volkswagen for cheating emission tests. The German car giant has had huge fines in the US over its use of "defeat devices" used to hide true levels of emissions. More than one million cars in the UK are involved, and Paul Simpson, CEO OF CDP, who run global disclosure systems for investors and companies to manage their environmental impacts, joined Share Radio to bring the latest.
Guests: Sara Sjölin,Paul Simpson
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Back Me Up, part of the Ageas insurance group, is a new insurance platform that offers cover for 'stuff' for £15 a month. Aimed at millennials, it looks to get young people to insure their valuables in an affordable and simple way. Paul Lynes, MD of Back Me UP, meets with Linda to talk about how it works and what their aims are for the future.
Guests: Paul Lynes
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ParentPay is an online platform that allows parents to pay online for school activities, lunches, after school clubs, and more. They have helped over 2 million parents pay school bills safely and quickly since their launch. Linda heads down to meet Chief Executive Clint Wilson, to find out how the business works and what's next for them.
Guests: Clint Wilson
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This week on the Shop Floor, the world we live in is about to become super-connected to the Internet of Things, Nick explores some of the issues this raises with Nigel Upton. Do you fancy a career in wine? Nick visits the one place in the UK where you can actually get a wine qualification, Plumpton College on the Sussex Downs to meet Paul Harley. We discuss corporate governance with Laurie Fitzjohn Sykes, director of research at Tomorrow's Company and finally Nick finds out about the leadership lag the UK is facing with John Yates from the ILM
Guests: John Yates,Laurie Fitzjohn Sykes,Nigel Upton,Paul Harley
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Caring for a family member can be a high toll on your life, both emotionally and financially and research recently conducted by the Carer's Trust show that over half of carers in the UK were missing out on the financial support they should be entitled to, negatively effecting their lives and the lives of those who they care for. To talk to Sarah about what you can do if your looking after someone, she is joined by Sarah Mitchell from the London-based Carers Network, Caroline Shola Arewa, a wellness coach and Steve Webb, from Royal London.
Guests: Steve Webb,Caroline Shola Arewa,Sarah Mitchell
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