Rhiannon Beeson is six months into her new marketing venture, Be Brand and she’s loving every minute of it

A lot of people in marketing start out in agencies and then move into the corporate space – but for Rhiannon Beeson, it’s been the other way around. She’s six months into her new venture, the Be Brand, “jumping in with both feet” after leaving her role as Giacom and Digital Wholesale Solutions chief marketing officer in December 2022. And, without really needing to do any marketing of her own...

We are listening to Pete Mills, founder of community radio station, 107FM

Pete Mills had long dreamt of launching a community radio station in Hull – but it was to take him years of trying before it finally became a reality. He had always had a passion for radio and local music, and got his own grounding in presenting at Viking FM, before a stint at KCFM, about 20 years ago. He’d spent years in other jobs before and after that, including in the RAF and at...

Carolyn Johnson of interpreting company Language is Everything is found in translation…

Sam Hawcroft talks to Carolyn Johnson, the CEO of leading Hull-based interpreting company, Language is Everything… Carolyn Johnson might be a police officer today, had a freak Outward Bound accident not forced her to reconsider her career aspirations. Originally from Cumbria, she had moved down to London with a view to joining the Met, but when that didn’t work out, she found a...

Alison Leighton has an ancient elixir for a modern world

Alison Leighton had long known the benefits of castor oil, but to bring the therapy to market she needed to bring it into the 21st century. She tells Sam Hawcroft how she did it… If you’re of a certain age, the very mention of castor oil might send a shiver down your spine as it conjures up images of your mother trying to force it down your neck as she insists “it’s good for...

Paul Sewell and David Kilburn tell Phil Ascough of their plans to transform not only Hull KR, but its community and the local economy…

Touchline conversion It may be a bit difficult to fathom, but the two men who have their company names emblazoned across our biggest sporting venues are actually very private people, even bordering on shy at times. Don’t be fooled either by Paul Sewell’s book, because it’s not all about him. Half a Lettuce, a lockdown literary masterpiece, began as an exercise to help relieve the boredom of a...