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
Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
5 min
Yes, your weekly dollop of silliness is here, just in time for the weekend. Did Simon Blackwell defy the odds and fool the Challenge Anglia collective? Here's a clue: it rhymes with "oh".
Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
9 min
Mike is joined by Catherine Guelbert-Thick as we try and extract clues as to the runners and riders ahead of the Norfolk Constructing Excellence Club annual awards...
Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
37 min
This week, Mike heads back to the movies, as he re-convenes an all-star panel: Jim Horsfield and Rachael Aldridge from Screen Suffolk, Craig Higgins of Norfolk Screen, and Crispin Buxton of the Norfolk Film Company, to further discuss the screen sector in the East of England.
Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
52 min
This week, part 2 of the screen sector panel, focusing on skills. Mike talks to Catherine Guelbert-Thick on the upcoming NCEC awards 2022 and we find out if Simon Blackwell fooled the Challenge Anglia collective!
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
6 min
Mike takes to the sky to tell you which of the three statements offered by Penny Hundleby of the John Innes Centre are true and which is the fake! The truth will SHOCK you!
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
1 min
Did you know around one in seven listeners to Eastern Promise is outside the UK? If that's you, do get in touch via host@easternpromise.site. Mike wants to hear from YOU!
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
23 min
This week, Mike heads to the movies, as he convenes an all-star panel: Jim Horsfield and Rachael Aldridge from Screen Suffolk, Craig Higgins of Norfolk Screen, and Crispin Buxton of the Norfolk Film Company, to discuss the screen sector in the East of England.
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
38 min
This week, Mike heads to the movies, as he convenes an all-star panel from Screen Suffolk, Norfolk Screen, and the Norfolk Film Company, to discuss the screen sector in the East of England. Also, find out what's coming next on the show before Mike asks his overseas listeners to get in touch. Finally, Mike takes to the sky to tell you which of the three statements offered by Penny Hundleby of the John Innes Centre are true and which is the fake! The truth will SHOCK you!
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
27 min
By kind permission of ResPublica and the Eastern Powerhouse, all the speeches made at the launch of the Eastern Powerhouse.
Please note: This recording is provided for the purposes of information only, particularly for those who could not attend the event. Whilst Eastern Promise is pleased to support the efforts of any and all bodies seeking to promote, support and campaign for the East of England, including the Eastern Powerhouse, it should be noted that the two organisations are wholly separate from each other.
Mar 28, 2022
Mar 28, 2022
58 min
Mike Rigby of Eastern Promise is joined by Gary Douglas-Beet of Innovate UK and Wayne Taylor of ReHook to discuss the 'Valley of Death': the gap all startups must traverse in the search for investment...
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.