Adepting To Change

Adepting To Change

A podcast where security meets sparkle, looking at all matters security and cleaning with Adept Corporate Services. Insightful and enlightening chat, entertaining guests and everything in between.

Episodes

July 18, 2025 16 mins

Alex & Paul launch a series of quick-fire episodes of the Adepting To Change Bitesize - and this time we’re talking all things charity, community and dragon boat racing!

From sponsored step counts to tough mudders, we reflect on what giving back really means at Adept - and how we try to make it fun.

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The SIA are back on the Podcast, this time Alex and Paul are joined by Peter Eastbrook the Interim Director of Enforcement and Investigations as we once again talk through Labour Exploitation, Top 30 Chief Executive Summits, Reporting malpractice and a load more!

 

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Alex and Paul are back with a much an organisation we have talked about a lot on the podcast – The Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter! The guys are joined by Carol Halford from the charter as they cover all things good employment and much much more!

 

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June 6, 2025 24 mins

Alex is joined once again by Anna Howard, as they chat through Q1 of Adept in 2025. Theres the first winners of the year of the quarterly A-Grade Awards, the highs and lows of contract wins and losses, plus a BIG month for our MD Nick

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Our long delayed Episode #21 is released, with Alex & guest Co-Host Paul Howard are back and have Leigh Turner back on the show for his 2nd appearance and this time hes in studio. We cover Modern Slavery, how security colleagues are now been exploited through WhatsApp/TikTok and much much more

Alex’s Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-mcmahon-bb107877/

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Alex is joined in the studio by our Head office team of Anna Howard, and Chris Holt.

In this episode we recount our recent Annual A Grade Awards, give you the run down of the winners and what we have in store already for next years awards! We also take a look at whats coming up socially for Adept over the next few months

 

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April 2, 2025 33 mins

Alex is joined in the studio by our Head office team of Anna Howard, and Chris Holt. They are themselves in toe with their Children: Jacob Howard & Harvey Holt.

In this episode, Chris & Anna speak candidly about their respective journeys of Autism with their sons. From spotting the early signs, through diagnosis and what teenage into adult life looks like. We also de...

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Alex & guest co-host Paul Howard are back for one of the most powerful episodes to date.

Long time Leeds Docks cleaner Daniel Nkrumah is in studio and talks us through his extraordinary journey that’s taken him from his home country Ghana, in to Germany, Holland, Scotland and now to where he currently resides in Leeds.

He takes us for a dive into his charity work that has seen him donate thousands of pounds over the years, hel...

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Alex is joined in the studio by a guest co-host….returning for his third appearance, Paul Howard is in the chair as they bring more updates from Adept.

They talk about the Q4 Winners of the Adept annual awards, and what that looks like for the upcoming Annual Awards, they run through the recent employee survey, plus much more...

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Adept are back and this time Alex & Alan are joined by Jack Ballingham & Shelley Morris from the Living Wage Foundation as they talk about the Foundations most recent programme – LIVING PENSIONS.

 

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December 24, 2024 20 mins

Join Alex & Alan for the wrap up of 2024 as they reflect on an incredible year for Adept. Theres updates on our ongoing 12 days of Christmas giving, and we have exciting updates in announcing Q3 of the A-Grade Service Awards

 

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Alex & Alan are joined by the Security Industry's regulatory body - the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and their Director of Enforcement & Inspections Paul Fullwood. Paul has a 30+ Year background in Policing, Military and the private sector and he talks all things from SIA Business licensing to the continued threat of labour exploitation.

 

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Alex & Alan are back for Part 2 and alongside Molly Keal again, are joined in studio by Luke McGovern and returning guest Paul Howard.

The chat is centred around Luke’s journey through the DSA’s workfit scheme through to his ongoing successful placement with Adept at one of Manchester’s flagship buildings - No.1 Spinningfields.

We also talk ...

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Alex & Alan are Joined by Molly Keal who is the WorkFit Officer for the Down’s Syndrome Association as they talk about the current successful partnership between Adept and the DSA.

They cover how the journey started, what Adepts goals were and how other like-minded businesses can get involved and really make a difference!

 

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Alex, Nick & Alan are joined on the show by Leigh Turner - CEO of Elite Tactical Force Limited & Elite Tactical Force Academy. Leigh though is more famed recently for gaining notoriety on social media platforms such as LinkedIn in for his one man crusade on the illegal deployment and exploitation of security officers nationwide.

We dive in the depths and extent of th...

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September 27, 2024 28 mins

Alex, Nick & Alan are back for a new season of the Podcast.

They pick up where they left off with a recap of Season 1, Q2 Award winners and what this season has in store, plus much more!

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The guys are joined by social media star Peter Allsop AKA ‘PJ Audits’.

We take a deep dive into the world of auditing security and various industries. The intricacies of Peter’s social media empire and what’s got his YouTube channel to the brink of a silver 100k plaque and over 35 million views.

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The guys are back and with reason to celebrate! The team share their triumph from the recent Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter Awards, their tales of the sinking boat from the recent Dragon Boat Racing event at Leeds Dock and a sneak preview into Episode #126.

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Alan, Alex & Special Guest co-host Jordy Turangan are joined by Adept's new workplace wellbeing partners YuLife.

The team talk through Adept's new wellbeing platform and how it can benefit colleagues.

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Episode 9 sees Alex & Alan joined by Lucy Mann from Unseen UK, a pioneering charity dedicated to eradicating modern slavery. Lucy provides an eye-opening exploration into the hidden world of contemporary slavery, highlighting the stark realities faced by victims and the pervasive nature of this issue in today's society.

Lucy shares compelling stories from the front lines...

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