
Episodes
Tune in to our weekly podcast to hear how we’re Transforming Portsmouth Together with the latest updates from the Shaping Portsmouth team, our programmes, and our partners around the city.
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Episode 28: Portsmouth Water
February 11, 2025
In this episode, our Operations Manager Steff Jones talks to Matt Hamilton, Chief Customer Officer at Portsmouth Water, about the organisation, upcoming changes to billing, and their future plans for engagement in the city.
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Episode 27: Mental Health in the Workplace
February 4, 2025
In this episode, Partnerships Manager Robyn Jacquest and Education & Community Programme Lead Kirsty Hill are joined by Ben Cloud from Millstream Productions to talk about mental health in the workplace and the importance of a supportive workplace culture.
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Episode 26: Armed Forces Community
January 28, 2025
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.
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Episode 25: Sir Ben Ainslie & Roy Bedlow
January 21, 2025
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.
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Episode 24: Steve Cripps & Mark Gilpin
January 7, 2025
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.
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Episode 23: The Mary Rose Trust
December 17, 2024
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.
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Episode 22: Jo Morgan
December 10, 2024
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.
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Episode 21: Andy Grays
December 3, 2024
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.
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Episode 20: Matt Mullins
November 26, 2024
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.
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Episode 19: Tim Forer
November 21, 2024
In this episode, CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Tim Forer about longstanding Shaping Portsmouth Patron Blake Morgan, and United Services Portsmouth Rugby Club.
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Episode 18: Neil Chapman on Prostate Cancer Awareness - International Men's Day Special
November 19, 2024
In this International Men's Day special episode, Shaping CEO Dave Humphries has a candid conversation with Neil Chapman, Managing Director of Hovertravel, about their personal experience with Prostate-Specific Antigen testing and Prostate Cancer.
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Episode 17: Tania Marsh & Lucy Potts - Society of St James
November 12, 2024
In this episode Kirsty Hill, our Education & Community Programme Lead, speaks with Lucy Potts and Tania Marsh from Society of St James about the organisation, their digital advent calendar, and the Recovery Film Festival.
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Episode 16: Portsmouth Youth Cabinet
November 5, 2024
In this episode, CEO Dave Humphries speaks to representatives from Portsmouth Youth Cabinet: Mackenzie Bird, Meghan Albrecht and Maheep Kaur, plus Jessi Wilson the Youth Cabinet Facilitator from Unloc.
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Episode 15: Digital Resilience - Chris White from South East Cyber Resilience Centre
October 29, 2024
In this episode, Ant Morley from our Digital Resilience programme and Zinq IT talks to Chris White from South East Cyber Resilience Centre.
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Episode 14: Apprenticeship Bus
October 22, 2024
In this episode Kirsty Hill, Shaping Portsmouth's Education & Community Pillar Lead, and Simon Ingram, MD of Mountjoy, discuss our Apprenticeship Bus programme which will be returning to schools in February 2025.
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Episode 13: Sara Woods from Solent Sky Services
October 15, 2024
In this episode, CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Sara Woods from our partner Solent Sky Services.
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Episode 12: Digital Resilience - Cyber-Awareness Training
October 8, 2024
In this episode, Digital Resilience programme lead Lisa Gibbs and Ant Morley from Zinq IT discuss how you can protect your business with Cyber-Awareness Training.
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Episode 11: CP Robinson and Portsmouth Pride
October 1, 2024
In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to CP Robinson from Portsmouth Pride about Pride UK.
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Episode 10: Cruise Passenger Meet & Greets
September 24, 2024
Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries and Business Programme Lead Marian Glover discuss our Cruise Passenger programme Meet & Greets with Vanessa Busfield, Portsmouth Ambassador and programme co-lead.
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Episode 9: Digital Resilience - Multi Factor Authentication
September 17, 2024
In this episode, Digital Resilience programme lead Lisa Gibbs and Ant Morley from Zinq IT discuss how you can protect your business using Multi-Factor Authentication.
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Episode 8: Events in Portsmouth with Steff Jones
September 10, 2024
Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries and Operations Manager Steff Jones discuss recent events held in the city and take a look at those happening in the next few months. Tickets for the Shaping Portsmouth Conference will go on sale on Thursday 12th September!
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Episode 7: Jodie Goodchild and The LinkedIn Revolution
September 5, 2024
In this episode, Shaping CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Jodie Goodchild, LinkedIn for Business Trainer and author of "The LinkedIn Revolution". Search "LinkedIn Local Portsmouth 15" on Eventbrite to book your place at the event on 11th September.
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Episode 6: Introducing the Digital Resilience Programme
September 3, 2024
An introduction to Shaping Portsmouth's Digital Resilience programme from Programme Lead Lisa Gibbs and CEO Dave Humphries
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Episode 5: Youth Employment
August 27, 2024
Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries and Business Programme Lead Marian Glover discuss our Youth Employment Programme with Imogen Hambry, our summer intern Programme Assistant.
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Episode 4: Our Partner - Unloc
August 20, 2024
Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Hayden Taylor and Jess Cowling from our partner Unloc, and Serenity, who is involved in one of Unloc's programmes
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Episode 3: Cybersecurity and Cyberthreats for SMEs and Individuals
August 14, 2024
Lauren Strong from our Digital Resilience programme talks to Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, Associate Professor in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at the University of Portsmouth, to discuss cybersecurity and cyberthreats to Small and Medium Enterprises and individuals.
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Episode 2: Meet the Shaping Portsmouth Marketing & Support Team
August 14, 2024
In this episode, CEO Dave Humphries introduces the Shaping Portsmouth Marketing & Support Team, Partnerships Manager Robyn Jacquest, Digital Marketing & Comms Lead Matt Farmer, and Office Administrator Suzan Win Latt.
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Episode 1: Meet the Shaping Portsmouth Operations Team
August 14, 2024
In this episode, CEO Dave Humphries introduces the Shaping Portsmouth Operations Team: Ops Manager Steff Jones, Business Pillar Lead Marian Glover, and Education & Community Pillar Lead Kirsty Hill.
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