BusinessCloud has secured the first sponsor for its new Northern Leaders podcast.
The podcast will celebrate the lives of the people who are doing the most to improve the region and follows the success of our inaugural Northern Leaders list and awards ceremony.
The format will see guests interviewed by BusinessCloud’s executive editor Chris Maguire about what the North means to them, their approach to leadership and their lives and careers.
Manchester-based Wildbrook Commercial Real Estate has agreed to sponsor the first three episodes, which will be launched in May.
Neil Higson, director of Wildbrook Commercial Real Estate, said: “We’re delighted to be one of the sponsors of the new Northern Leaders podcast.
“It’s so important to celebrate the North and the people that make the region the place that it is – and Northern Leaders does that.
“BusinessCloud has already got some great guests and the podcast promises to be a must listen.”
Guests already confirmed include Matthew Scullion, CEO of Manchester-based unicorn Matillion; former CPS prosecutor Nazir Afzal OBE, who is now the Chancellor of University of Manchester; and Clare Roberts OBE, CEO of Kids Planet.
Maguire, who also co-hosts the hit podcast The Dealmaker Uncut with award-winning dealmaker Jonathan Boyers, said: “I’m delighted to have Wildbrook Commercial Real Estate confirmed as our first sponsor.
“Neil Higson is someone I’ve got a lot of respect for and he’s one of the people who go above and beyond to make the North a better place.
“For example, last year he helped save the life of a man who was threatening to jump off a motorway bridge on the M61.
“We’re in talks with a lot of other potential sponsors for the podcast and hope to be able to announce more details soon.
“All the money is being reinvested back into the product because we really believe in the concept of Northern Leaders.”
The podcasts will be produced by Manchester-based What Media, who have previously worked with Maguire on the Dealmaker Uncut, Northern Spin and The Holiday That Changed My Life podcasts.
- If you’d like to sponsor the Northern Leaders podcast please contact Chris Maguire