Only Connect Business Networking Podcast

Only Connect Business Networking Podcast

Only Connect Business Networking Podcasts are produced by Talent Lab Ltd for Urbano Network, the UK based business networking community that grew out of Shoreditch, London, over 20 years ago. Our podcasts feature recordings of Urbano speaker events, covering various relevant business topics, including procurement & SMEs, AI and other technology including BIM, and a host of other themes of interest to those who create and run companies across all sectors, All events are facilitated by Mark Herring, Urbano's Connector-In-Chief. For more details, visit www.urbanonetwork.co.uk and www.talentlab.co.uk.

Episodes

September 23, 2025 63 mins

Podcast recording of an Urbano speaker event, featuring Pano Christou, CEO of Pret A Manger, the UK based international food retail chain, discussing his experience of starting behind a till at McDonalds to running one of Britain's most recognisable brands.

Facilitated and chaired by Mark Herring, Urbano's Connector-In-Chief, this breakfast event included Michelle French, Managing Director of CAMA Group and quest...

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Our guest speaker is Andreas Galatoulas, Data Analytics and AI Director at AECOM, sharing how they as a global consultancy are using AI across its construction, engineering and infrastructure projects.

As a qualified data leader and with national publications for his work, Andreas drives AECOM's on data strategies, data ethics and auditing AI models.

At the NCE TechFest Awards, Andreas led the team which wo...

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One of Urbano's longest standing and most loyal members, Mark recorded a podcast with Leo Bones of EQ Investors. EQ Investors are an award-winning discretionary fund manager, focused on sustainable and impact investing, based in the City Of London.

Leo is part of the business development team at EQ and has over 30 years experience within the financial services sector.

Mark and Leo take a meandering trip back ...

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Julie is a long-standing member of Urbano and a very experienced networker. Last year, Julie took the courageous step of leaving the world of employment and PAYE to start her own business, Pro Team BD.

Pro Team BD is an outsourced marketing services provider and amongst a range of things, Julie speaks about networking for yourself and your own business against for an employer.

This episode is full of good advice o...

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Recorded during Women In Construction Week and on International Women's Day, Mark Herring interviews Jess James,  MD and owner of Jaw Sustainability, whose company celebrates its fifth birthday party on the day of publication of this podcast,

Mark and Jess discuss how she she has grown her company , how she has used networking to develop business opportunities, and how spends her time productively at MIPIM, the intern...

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A lovely conversation with Lucy Dunne for this episode who you will gather is a lot younger than Mark and offers a fresh perspective on networking which should be an especially valuable listen for those new to the world of business networking and find the prospect of meeting new people daunting.

Lucy is Marketing and Social Value Coordinator at Rooff who are members of Urbano Network. She has taken part in a previous podca...

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