The Vooma Podcast Series: Let's Talk Faith, is hosted by Jack Devnarain who speaks with faith leaders to stimulate fascinating conversations addressing healthcare and faith. Guests unpack the crucial role community and faith have played in helping us through the Covid-19 pandemic. Each episode gives conversational insights into the various beliefs, discussing topics such as science, vaccinations, mental health and spirituality.
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The VOOM Podcast, brought to you by Virgin Media Business is back for a new series exploring the stories of disruptive business and world class entrepreneurs. Nikki Bedi talks to mavericks, innovators and risk takers to find out what it takes to see beyond everyday obstacles, and what enables the world’s most creative people to think differently. And with an eye to the future, we’ll be meeting the next generation of business leaders with reports from this years’ VOOM competition – the UK and ...
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Let's Talk Faith, Episode 6
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Our host, Jack Devnarain, chats with two youth pastors, Ndumiso Mazibuko and Matthew Dos Santos, as well as Rabbi Ash. In this episode, they chat about how they navigated the “new normal” and the challenges they had to overcome as religious leaders who have a responsibility to their community. The conversation touches on the uncertainties of the pa…
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Let's Talk Faith, Episode 5
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Reverend Ndebele discusses how the church’s role changed when managing a public health disaster. The leadership of the church was initially divided as it became evident that there was an organised church sector and an unorganised sector. Still, they came together to make a difference. He also speaks about the Covid-relief fund initiated within his …
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Let's Talk Faith, Episode 4
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Guests Reverend Sav Waqu and Interfaith Liaison for the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, Reeva Forman join host Jack Devnarain to discuss how they used technology and social media to overcome the pandemic. They each speak about how their communities received the vaccines.Kirjoittanut Vooma Podcast
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Let's Talk Faith, Episode 3
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Reverend Glynis Goyne takes us through how her church responded to the challenges of the pandemic while battling conspiracy theories. Eventually, it led to the possibility of using her church’s premises as a vaccination centre.Kirjoittanut Vooma Podcast
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Let's Talk Faith, Episode 2
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Jack Deverain is joined by traditional healer Gogo Chumile and Pastor Hlengiwe Ramakonopi. Gogo shares about the meeting point between faith and traditional healing and how she also uses prayer in her healing. Mrs Hlengiwe, also a teacher, speaks about how it felt going back to school after the pandemic. They both address how we can help people who…
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Let's Talk Faith, Episode 1
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In the first episode, host Jack Devnarain is joined by youth pastor Lehlohlonolo Lepele and Islam religious scholar and radio-and television host Moulana Sulaimaan Ravat. Moulana Sulaimaan Ravat speaks about how his community turned to faith, looking for medical, political and religious perspectives. He had to make his community realise that they m…
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Nikki Bedi presents highlights from the 2018 VOOM final, with pitches from the six finalists and words from Richard Branson and his fellow judges Tropic Skincare founder Susie Ma, Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed, entrepreneur and presenter Sophie Morgan and Virgin Media Business MD Peter Kelly. We also hear from previous VOOM winner Toby Mc…
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VOOM semi-final with Moneypenny and Tech North Advocates
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In this episode Nikki Bedi is at the 2018 VOOM semi-final event in Manchester to soak up the competition atmosphere as companies get ready to pitch. She is joined by two brilliant entrepreneurs from the North West – Rachel Clacher, co-founder of office-outsourcing pioneers Moneypenny, and Naomi Timperley co-founder of Tech North Advocates, an initi…
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Parent Tech with Peanut and #Techmums
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In this episode Nikki Bedi is joined by two entrepreneurs who’ve used personal experiences as catalysts for their businesses. Michelle Kennedy (formerly Board Advisor / Director at the dating app Bumble) explains how a period of loneliness after the birth of her first child inspired her to create an app for mums called Peanut – helping women chat, …
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Social Media with Jungle Creations, Codec.ai and Emma Gannon
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In this episode Nikki Bedi meets three entrepreneurs who’ve built their businesses around social media. She is joined by Jungle Creations founder Jamie Bolding – a company commanding an astounding 5 billion monthly views across its channels on Facebook, Martin Adams from Codec.ai who use artificial intelligence to improve audience impact, and write…
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Disruptive products with Blaze and Eve Sleep
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In this episode Nikki Bedi meets two entrepreneurs who’ve brought innovation to existing markets. Emily Brooke describes her journey as the founder of Blaze – a challenger brand in the world of cycling – whose invention, the Laserlight aims to make every bike safer. She’s joined by Jas Bagniewski, who has turned the mattress into a £140million poun…
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Food with purpose, with Wahaca, Aduna and Change Please
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In the first episode of this new series for 2018 Nikki Bedi meets Thomasina Miers, founder of Mexican food chain Wahaca, and Andrew Hunt, founder of African-inspired superfood company Aduna. Together they discuss how they’ve built ‘profit with purpose’ into their business journeys – from scaling sustainability within the restaurant world, to kickst…
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Community with Not On The High Street, The Dots and Beavertown
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In the final episode of this series Nikki Bedi is joined by two founders who have placed community at the heart of their mission. Holly Tucker - founder of Not On The High Street and Holly & Co - explains why supporting small businesses has become her obsession, whilst Pip Jamieson shares how she’s built both profit and purpose in her creative netw…
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Subscription with Cornerstone, Not Another Bill and Glitzbox
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In this episode Nikki Bedi is joined by Oliver Bridge from Cornerstone, the subscription shaving company, and Ned Corbett-Winder from Not Another Bill, the surprise gift shop. They discuss the advantages of the subscription model in make shopping a more convenient and curated experience, whilst livening up people’s post boxes along the way. VOOM re…
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Sports with Rapha, DNAFit and DS Virgin Racing
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In this episode Nikki Bedi meets Simon Mottram, founder and chief executive of the Rapha cycling brand - a runaway success in the British apparel market. They are also joined by Avi Lasarow of DNAFit, who explains his pioneering approach to genetics testing to inform nutrition and fitness. While VOOM reporter Chris Reed meets Sylvain Filippi - the …
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Gaming with Ian Livingstone (Games Workshop/Eidos Interactive) and Jude Ower (Playmob)
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Nikki Bedi takes a dive into the multi billion dollar industry of gaming and is joined by Ian Livingstone, the man described by the press as ‘patient zero for the epidemic of UK geek culture'. From founding Games Workshop in 1975 and bringing fantasy board game titles such as Dungeons and Dragons and Warhammer to Europe – to becoming president of E…
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Property with Live-In Guardians, WikiHouse and The Modern House
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Nikki Bedi presents a property special and is joined by Arthur Duke, who explains how he took on the property guardianship sector with his company Live-in Guardians, and Alastair Parvin, who shares the story behind the open-source building movement, WikiHouse. Meanwhile, VOOM reporter Chris Reed meets the founders of The Modern House, who are certa…
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Ethical food with Green & Blacks, FoodCloud and GrowUP
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The VOOM Podcast returns for series 3 with a food industry special. Nikki Bedi is joined by Craig Sams - the fair trade pioneer behind Green & Black's chocolate - as well as social entrepreneur and previous VOOM competition finalist Iseult Ward, whose company FoodCloud is on a mission to tackle food waste and end food poverty. The pair discuss the …
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Secrets of Disruptive Business: Patterns
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Before the return of the VOOM Podcast later in year, Virgin Media Business present a special live podcast from TEDx in Manchester – a day devoted to sharing great ideas, challenging the norms, and expanding horizons. Discussing ‘The Secrets of Disruptive Business’ host Chris Reed is joined by some of the event’s keynote speakers including Jennifer …
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VOOM Award winner Olly Bolton (from drinks brand What A Melon) and business journalist Harriet Minter (former editor of the Guardian's Women in Leadership section) join Nikki Bedi to pick out some of the best tips from the VOOM Podcast in 2016. With help from entrepreneurs featured throughout the year they discuss everything from making the initial…
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Beauty with Tangle Teezer, Ruuby and Skin & Tonic
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Nikki Bedi meets one of Dragons' Den's most successful failures – entrepreneur Shaun Pulfrey whose product Tangle Teezer was first laughed off as a 'hair brained idea'. Nearly a decade later his company is going from strength to strength, with a valuation somewhere close to £200 million. They are also joined by Venetia Archer, whose new app Ruuby i…
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Food Online with Graze, Farmdrop and Approved Food
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Nikki Bedi speaks with two entrepreneurs working to change our eating habits – combining healthy ethics with revolutionary online approaches. Innocent Drinks alumnus Anthony Fletcher explains how his company Graze have become leaders in the industry of snacking, whilst Farmdrop founder Ben Pugh is on a mission to give both food producers and custom…
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Love and Connections with Ross Williams (Venntro) and James Eder (Causr)
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Nikki Bedi introduces a show focusing on the business of love and connections featuring one of dating’s biggest, yet anonymous success stories, Venntro Media Group. Founded by Ross Williams the company has pioneered white-label services for the industry, powering over 25,000 partner sites worldwide and serving near to 50 million users. They are als…
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Pop-ups and events with Eventbrite, Appear Here and MEATliquor
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Nikki Bedi is joined by two entrepreneurs whose businesses have helped thousands of others reach success through events and pop-up retail space. Renaud Visage, co-founder of Eventbrite, shares how his company has mastered the online ticketing industry and sheds light on the technical troubles he has had to overcome along the way. Ross Bailey also e…
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Sex Toys with Jacqueline Gold (Ann Summers)
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Jacqueline Gold's story is one of empowerment, both in the boardroom and in the bedroom. She joins Nikki Bedi to explain how she grew Ann Summers from the dingy back streets to over 140 prime locations across the UK – all whilst changing the attitudes of a nation along the way. Plus we hear from the VOOM 2016 winner Toby McCartney, who's tackling t…
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Virgin Disruptors with Andy Walshe (Red Bull) and Dom Price (Atlassian).
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Nikki Bedi hosts a special live show at the Virgin Disruptors event and is joined by R&D expert Dom Price of Atlassian (a software giant that serves the likes of NASA) and Andy Walshe from Red Bull (the Head of Performance behind Felix Baumgartner incredible skydive to Earth from space). They discuss to discuss the power of people in business and h…
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Advertising with Rory Sutherland and Fanbytes
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Nikki Bedi is joined by one of the most admired intellects in advertising, Rory Sutherland (Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Group) who gives his top tips on the art of business persuasion. He is joined by 21-year-old entrepreneur Timothy Armoo whose company Fanbytes, pitches social influencer marketing as the next big frontier in the advertising w…
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The Drinks Industry with Jimmy’s Iced Coffee and The London Distillery
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Nikki Bedi hosts a drinks industry special featuring Jim Cregan – the part-time 'mermaid entertainer' turned iced coffee magnate, and Darren Rook – the first entrepreneur to open a whisky distillery in London in over century. They share tips on launching a drinks brand, approaching the export market and putting personality into a product (with the …
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Online sharing with WeTransfer and miPic
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Host Nikki Bedi is joined by Nalden, the blogger turned tech entrepreneur behind WeTransfer – the online file sharing service that serves around one billion transfers a year. And Carl Thomas who explains how he was inspired to leave his career in architecture to set up the social image sharing platform miPic, allowing users to monetise their artwor…
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Disruption with Emma Sinclair and Jessia Huie
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Nikki Bedi is joined by an all-female lineup including Emma Sinclair MBE, who shares thoughts on the traits she needed to become the youngest person to float a company on the London stock exchange, before conquering the car parking industry, and then turning to tech. And Jessica Huie MBE draws parallels between her 'day job' in PR and her entrepren…
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Fashion with Farfetch, Unmade, Sir Richard Branson, Tyra Banks and Sara Blakely
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Sir Richard Branson interviews top model turned entrepreneur Tyra Banks, alongside Sara Blakely the billionaire founder of Spanx in this fashion special. Host Nikki Bedi is also joined in the studio by José Neves, the entrepreneur behind luxury fashion retailer Farfetch, and Hall Watts, the co-founder of Unmade – an upcoming start-up using tech to …
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Impact with Pukka Herbs and SafetyNet Technologies
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Nikki Bedi is joined by Tim Westwell, the founder of Pukka Herbs - the UK-based organic herbal tea and supplement company that works with over 5000 growers across the world to produce a portfolio of over 30 teas and 75 food supplements using Fairtrade and FairWild certified ingredients that are sold in over 40 countries - and Dan Watson, the founde…
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Innovation with TechHub and Opto VR
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On this episode, Nikki Bedi is joined by Elizabeth Varley, the Founder and CEO of TechHub - the global tech startup community with over 1000 members that creates spaces around the world for tech entrepreneurs to meet, work, learn and collaborate - and Richard Stephens, co-founder of Opto VR - a new kind of Virtual Reality Headset that lets anyone w…
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Finance with Change Group and Pariti
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Nikki Bedi is joined by Sacha Zackariya, CEO of Change Group – a leading foreign currency exchange company serving around 2.5 million customers a year and Matthew Ford, entrepeneur and founder of Pariti – a new app that helps to manage personal finance by setting savings targets. They talk about the rapidly changing landscape of the finance industr…
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Apps with Shazam and DICE
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On this episode, Nikki Bedi is joined by Chris Barton, original founder and board member of Shazam – the music recognition app used by over 500 million people – and Russ Tannen, Head of Music at DICE – a revolutionary ticketing service featured in Apple's Best Apps of 2015. They share tips for success in the mobile apps industry, monetizing your id…
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Food with Ella's Kitchen and Cauli Rice
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Nikki Bedi is joined by Paul Lindley, founder of Ella’s Kitchen – the UK’s number one baby food brand with a global turnover exceeding one hundred million dollars – and Gem Misa, founder of Cauli Rice – the first long life cauliflower rice brand to take the supermarket shelves by storm. They share tips for success in the food industry, pitching to …
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