In conversation with... Ant Drew and John Ross

In conversation with... Gary Robinson and John Ross

Gary Robinson talks with John Ross, Managing Partner, about Ogilvie Ross’s shortlisting for the 2018 Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Responsible Business of the Year Award [https://www.edinburghchamber.co.uk/events/awards] and what it means to be a responsible business.

Made in Scotland... Mike Forbes

Mike Forbes, founder of the luxury resort Forbes of Kingennie, is the guest on this episode of Made In Scotland. Mike, at heart, is a Scottish farmer. When you listen to his story, you’ll discover much, much more. Mike talks openly about the professional and very personal challenges he has faced over the years and how those experiences have led to the way he develops and leads his business today. Hard work and entrepreneurial vision is in his genes. From a young age, Mike worked on the farm and made pocket money breeding pigs in a shed, which he later developed into a prosperous business now employing over 250 people. Mike converted an overgrown corner of the farm into a fishery and three self-catering lodges, opening in 1995 as Kingennie Fishings with the old boathouse renovated into a fishing shop. The success of this venture encouraged Mike and his wife Gail to continuously invest and extend to create the resort known as Forbes of Kingennie in Angus, Scotland. A talented fisherman, he won the Scottish National Fly Fishing Championships in 1991, and was selected for the Scottish Fly Fishing Team. He became captain of the team in 1993 and winner of the Phoenix Salver for Best International Scottish Rod.

In conversation with... Ant Drew and John Ross

In this episode Gary Robinson talks with Anthony Drew and John Ross about Scotland as a venue, the importance of negotiation skills and their current article in the Edinburgh Chamber magazine [https://edinburgh-chamber-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/572c61a0a2cc3d7052000002/content_entry572c64eda2cc3d705200001d/58dcc4a7a2cc3d95d4000dbc/files/BC46.pdf?1490863429] which looks at the Ogilvie Ross Giving Back Programme. This podcast was streamed live and the Venue Expo in Edinburgh by Johnston Media and you can watch the recording here [http://johnston-media.com/venue-pa-expo-edinburgh-2017/].

Made in Scotland... Lynne Beattie

This week’s ‘made in Scotland’ podcast guest is Lynne Beattie. Lynne is the Regional Development Officer (East) for the Scottish Volleyball Association. In this episode, hear how Lynne captained Team GB’s women’s volleyball squad at London 2012 and the associated challenges around leadership, motivation and how to keep focus regardless. The former Mearns Castle High School pupil made her Britain debut in 2007 and was named as the BOA Athlete of the Year for volleyball two years later and is now working and playing hard to take Scottish Beach Volleyball to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. She is well travelled, having played in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy and Slovenia during her club career.

Made in Scotland... Ellis Watson

This week’s Made in Scotland guest is Ellis Watson is CEO of DC Thomson Publishing, one of the world’s largest family owned media groups. He was previously global CEO of Syco Entertainment, the joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony – running the global format and commercial strategies for X Factor and Got Talent, as well as the recorded music businesses. The Syco appointment followed spells on the board of Menzies and FirstGroup, the huge public transport operator with brands from First Great Western to America’s Greyhound Bus network. Before that he was at the helm of Mirror Group Newspapers, running five national titles. Ellis’ first break came as a young Marketing Director at The Sun and The News of the World, moving on to take charge of the new digital business and reporting directly to Rupert Murdoch. After ten years at News Corporation he became CEO of Celador International – licensing Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to 100 countries and overseeing 130 consumer products. It’s an honest, humorous and frank podcast.