In this episode of the Go4Growth podcast our host Gill wears a different hat. One of the voluntary roles Gill has is as Trustee of a Multi Academy Trust and today she is joined by the Head of Business Transformation for the Trust (Nexus) and th...

In this episode, we listen to a podcast version of a recording we made for the CIPS West Yorkshire Branch event back in May 2024.You'll hear Go4Growth co-founder Gillian Askew talk through some facts and stats about the challenges and b...

In this episode founder of Go4Growth Gillian Askew talks through some of the key areas of the Procurement Act 2023 which comes into force in October 2024. In the podcast you can hear about some of the key changes such as: ...

In this episode co-founders of Go4Growth Gill and Jimmy discuss the Carbon Net Zero. They discuss how critical this agenda is and how the focus has really increased over recent years. Jimmy talks through what it's all about and gives an overvie...

Episode 13 of the Go4Growth podcast is now live.Episode 13 see's your usual hosts, Gill and Lauren discuss Procurement Reform. The pair discuss the changes expected to come as the Procurement Act 2023 comes into play and how providers to...

Episode 12 is the third instalment in our Procurement Heroes series and although we might be a bit biased, we think this is another really good one! This time, Gill chats to Mike Fairbotham and Paul Smith about their careers in proc...

Episode 11 sees Gill and Lauren discuss their observations on transferable skills between public sector bidding, private sector bidding and business to consumer, retail type stuff.  Secondly the pair run through what Go4Growth's events cal...

Episode ten sees Gill and Lauren discuss all things tech and data.The episode explores Go4Growth engagement figures over the past two years,  how we manage our data currently and how we plan to use AI technology going forward. ...

Episode nine sees Lauren and Gill discuss Go4Growth's journey to becoming a social enterprise. Gill shares details of useful resources organisations can access to help them in their own journey to becoming a social enterprise. Find links to...

Episode 8 introduces the 2nd episode of our procurement heroes series featuring Simon Kempston who is just about to take up the role of Head of Operational Planning at Evri.

Episode 7 sees Gill and Lauren discuss the ways in which Go4Growth work to support businesses who are interested in working with the public sector, the types of support frequently requested and how the support can be accessed. Episode ...

 Introducing the Procurement Heroes Series.We’re starting close to home with Gill & Lauren from Go4Growth. Gill’s been in Procurement for nearly 30 years and so has seen much change over that time. She’ll share her ...

Episode 5 of the Go4Growth Podcast sees the team get together to discuss all things Carbon Net Zero. Gill and Lauren are joined on this episode by Go4Growth directors Sheri-Leigh Miles and Jimmy Brannigan.To connect with Sheri-Leigh and...

Episode two of the Go4Growth podcast see's the team host a Q&A session with procurement officer Toni Hanson from Barnsley council and John Mellor from Enterprising Barnsley. The Q&A covers spend goals, support for local providers and ti...

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