Eastern Promise - The Podcast
‘Eastern Promise‘ explores the full potential of the East of England. We talk to experts, innovators, entrepreneurs, disrupters and more, finding out why the Eastern region is the best place in the UK to start, run and grow a business. From architecture to zoology, every business has a place here, with Mike Rigby as your guide on this audio journey, celebrating and promoting our region. Eastern Promise also features the Plug Board; where a panel of three get to plug their own business, event or project in exchange for giving a plug to someone else in return. And there‘s also a bit of lighthearted audience participation in ‘CrowdSourcery’, where folk from across the East of England - and even beyond! - choose their favourite things on a given theme to share and celebrate! You can contact Mike at podcast@easternpromise.org.uk.
Episodes
Sep 8, 2022
Sep 8, 2022
36 min
Part two of my very well received chat with Chris Sargisson, CEO of Diss and Thetford CAB and former CEO of Norfolk Chambers of Commerce, Chris reflects on what drew him to the position with the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Recorded on the terrace of The Unthank Arms in Norwich.
Sep 8, 2022
Sep 8, 2022
1hr 22 min
This Week: Mike talks more to Chris Sargisson, CEO of Diss & Thetford CAB and somehow, Chris ends up being the one asking the questions!
GreenR, the sustainable shopping startup, is the focus of my chat with co-founder and CEO Thomas Panton.
CROWDSOURCERY reveals the areas of outstanding natural beauty in the East of England, as chosen by you!
And finally, If you enjoy Eastern Promise and/or find it an uplifting guide to the East of England, and would like to be part of growing Eastern Promise, find me here: via my LinkedIn profile, or email me at: host@easternpromise.site
Sep 1, 2022
Sep 1, 2022
36 min
This week, as Chris Sargisson steps down from leading the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce, your host Mike Rigby gets Chris' view of his time as CEO and where the business environment in the Eastern region might be headed.
Sep 1, 2022
Sep 1, 2022
59 min
This week, as Chris Sargisson steps down from leading the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce, your host Mike Rigby gets Chris' view of his time as CEO and where the business environment in the Eastern region might be headed. Then, we drop in on the demo day of Tech Educators, the coding bootcamp that aims to meet the growing need for computer programmers. And finally, we find out which beach is your best in another spell of CROWDSOURCERY!
Sep 1, 2022
Sep 1, 2022
5 min
Eastern Promise finds out which beach is your best, as Engineer 49 reaks havoc on the seagull population as only he knows how, in another spell of CROWDSOURCERY!
Sep 1, 2022
Sep 1, 2022
16 min
Your host Mike Rigby drops in on the demo day of Tech Educators, the coding bootcamp that aims to meet the growing need for computer programmers, talking to Tech Educators Graduate Leanna Lucas, and Tech Educators MD James Adams.
Aug 25, 2022
Aug 25, 2022
6 min
We take you to the wholly non-fictional* Museum of East Anglian Sound, where Mike runs down your top picks for the region's best museums!* - not really
Aug 25, 2022
Aug 25, 2022
1hr 15 min
As promised, the FULL LENGTH version of the Eastern Promise tour of Thetford, in the company of the Greater Thetford Partnership's Jack Weaver. Listen for the full lowdown on Thetford's full potential!
Aug 25, 2022
Aug 25, 2022
44 min
Following Breckland Council Leader Sam Chapman-Allen's call-to-arms on Thetford last week, Mike joins Greater Thetford Partnership's Jack Weaver on the streets of Thetford, sniffing out potential and taking in everything the town has to offer...Meanwhile, you share your top museum picks to sample the region's history in...Crowdsourcery!
Aug 18, 2022
Aug 18, 2022
6 min
CROWDSOURCERY! Where the East of England recommends the finest pubs and bars North of the M25 and East of the M1!
Welcome to Eastern Promise
Eastern Promise is the podcast that explores the full potential of the East of England. We showcase that potential, celebrate it and share it with you, our listener.
From architecture to zoology, your host Mike Rigby takes you on a tour of the region, finding out things you din't know you didn't know and surprising you as to the scale of fantastic stuff that's happening under our noses.
Photo, left: Mike and Engineer 49 record a Plug Board episode at the boardroom at the EpiCentre in Haverhill, Suffolk.