Episode 20: ActionCOACH
Shaping Portsmouth Operations Manager Steff Jones and Business Pillar Lead Marian Glover chat with Matt Mullins about ActionCOACH, their partnership with us, and the Group Coaching being offered as part of Portsmouth Business Support Service.
Episode 21: Andy Grays
In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Andy Grays, CEO of the Guildhall Trust, about Portsmouth Guildhall, its history, and recent developments.
Episode 22: Jo Morgan
In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Jo Morgan, Founder and CEO of Engendering Change, about her work around sex education in schools and equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing in businesses.
Episode 23: The Mary Rose Trust
In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Dom Jones, Sally Tyrrell, and Jason Sexton from the Mary Rose Trust about the Trust, the Mary Rose Museum, and their partnership with Shaping Portsmouth for our Shaped By Solent programme.
Episode 24: Tipner East Project with PMC Construction & VIVID
In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Steve Cripps, Managing Director of PMC Construction, and Mark Gilpin, Development Director at VIVID, about working together on the Tipner East project.
Shaping Forces at Fratton Park
The Armed Forces Community programme’s Shaping Forces event returned for a second year yesterday, at the Victory Suite in Fratton Park. CEO Dave Humphries kicked off the event with some recent holiday photos, highlighting the respect for veterans in America and leading the way in thanking everyone involved with the military in the room, before […]
Shaped by Solent is back! And we’re recruiting mentors
The much-loved highlight of the annual Shaping Portsmouth Conference, Shaped by Solent, has returned. This unique and inspiring programme brings together Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) students with a wide range of local businesses to collaborate, create, and develop meaningful real-world outcomes. It is a project that not only celebrates creativity and innovation, but […]
Episode 25: Sir Ben Ainslie & Roy Bedlow
In this special episode, recorded live on stage at the Shaping Portsmouth Conference, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries is joined by Amelia Jones from the Council of Portsmouth Students and Portsmouth Youth Cabinet to interview Sir Ben Ainslie, CEO of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team and the most successful Olympic sailor in history, and Roy Bedlow, CEO of Low Carbon, about SailGP and The 1851 Trust.
Episode 26: Armed Forces Community
In this episode, Community Programme Lead Kirsty Hill has a conversation with our Armed Forces Community Programme Leads Kate Mizon and Andy Moss about their experience as Service Leavers (they all hate the word Veteran!), the stigmas associated with being a Service Leaver, and the programme itself.
Introducing our Shaping Forces Event Sponsors
Shaping Forces is returning next month, and we are pleased to announce the organisations sponsoring the event. Returning as headline sponsor is Citrus Facilities Management, who also sponsored our first Shaping Forces event in 2025. This year the event is also sponsored by City of Portsmouth College and Portico Shipping. Citrus Facilities Management is a […]