Behind the Scenes
Deborah Collins
Deborah Collins, account director for corporate, entertainment, media and sport at The Belfry Hotel & Resort, shares her experiences looking after VIP guests. There is no typical day in my role at the Belfry. It […]
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Entrepreneurs Chat
Amber Lort-Phillips
We talk to Wales’ Business Woman of the Year winner, Amber Lort-Phillips, about developing new business ventures at Lawrenny Estate. Working in the wellbeing industry for over three decades, Amber Lort-Phillips is a health and […]
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Bronte Hall
We chat to Bronte Hall about starting over post-pandemic hiring out giant tipis for weddings and events with her partner Brett Jackson. The last 18 months have been challenging, to say the least; the whole […]
Entrepreneurs Chat
Tom Raynham
We talk to Viscount Raynham about the diversification of his family’s estate into a multi-use venue and glamping enterprise. Tom Raynham’s grandfather (7th Marquess Townshend) lived all his life in the beautiful Raynham Hall, considered […]
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Behind the scenes with… Victoria Sigsworth
We meet Victoria, who is getting events back up and running at the glorious Harewood House and planning for the first open air production of MAMMA MIA! this summer. No two days are the same […]
Entrepreneurs Chat
Adrian Murphy
We meet the man behind Mount Druid, the quirky, alternative Irish venue and glampsite. With a background in property refurbishment and lettings, Adrian Murphy was in a good position to make the most of a […]
Entrepreneurs Chat
Kerry Woodhead
After losing a business built up over 15 years, and many more battles along the way, Kerry and husband Dave have created a thriving business out of a failing caravan park. When Kerry and Dave […]
Behind the Scenes
Richard Jordan-Baker
Looking after the management of the Mountbatten family’s house and collection at Broadlands, as well as PR and a growing events programme, director Richard Jordan- Baker tackles some complex issues. About Richard My name is […]
Entrepreneurs Chat
Charlie Gladstone
Practising what he preaches, Charlie and his family are living ‘the Good Life’, with multiple countryside enterprises split between two estates. In 1990, Charlie Gladstone and his wife Caroline left jobs in music and design […]
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Behind the Scenes: Andrea O’Hagan
Andrea O’Hagan explains how Covid-19 has diversified her pop-up cinema business. At the beginning of 2020, experiential, open air and live events had been seeing a great growth annually of around 8% in the UK […]
Entrepreneurs Chat
Stephen Hammon
How former DJ and promotional vehicle builder Stephen Hammon created a quirky events empire in the ‘Heart of England’ before diversifying into glamping and office pods. “Everything I do is about entertaining people and making […]
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Rosanna Dean
Using TANKFEST 2019 to illustrate, Rosanna Dean gives a comprehensive overview of her role as events manager at The Tank Museum, Dorset. No two days are the same in the position of the events manager […]