The Stirling Business Podcast
What Does The Stirling Podcast Offer?
The Stirling Business Podcast is recorded at Studio King Street in Stirling and produced by Johnston Media (Crieff). The podcast shines a spotlight on the people, businesses, and organisations shaping Stirling’s thriving business community.
Our aim is to produce engaging and insightful conversations that share real stories from local entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators. Each episode provides listeners with valuable insights, inspiration, and a deeper understanding of the businesses driving the region forward.
By featuring a wide range of guests, The Stirling Business Podcast helps promote local enterprises, build connections within the business community, and give businesses a platform to share their journey, challenges, and successes.
What guests receive:
- A professionally recorded podcast episode
- High-quality audio and video production
- Social media clips to promote the episode
- Exposure to the local business community
- A permanent platform to share their story and expertise
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Episodes
31 episodes
Portable Gardens That Grow Fresh Meals Anywhere
Fresh food is easy to take for granted until you’re deployed, cut off, or travelling for months with no resupply. We’re joined by Stuart Preston, founder of Okal Astronautics, to talk about a bold idea with real engineering behind it: ag tech t...
Lights Camera Stirling
Stirling keeps turning up on screen, often when you least expect it. One day it’s a medieval stronghold or a gothic graveyard, the next it’s doubling for another city entirely and selling the illusion perfectly. We sit down with author and acad...
How A Scottish Inventor Cuts Heating Bills By Up To 50%
Your heating system might be wasting money on something you cannot even see: dissolved gases in the water. We sit down with Stirling inventor Jim Bissett, founder of Biscuit Controls, to explain Hydrogenie, a retrofit device designed to remove ...
The Stirling Visitor Levy Explained
A new visitor levy is on the way for Stirling, and if you run accommodation or work in tourism, the details are worth getting straight now. We’re joined by Jillian Schofield, Service Manager for Culture, Events and Tourism at Stirling Council, ...
Music-Led Tours In Scotland
A tour bus full of strangers can feel awkward, until everyone realises they already share the same songs. We sit down with Fiona Boland, director at Scotland Folk Tours, to unpack a fresh kind of Scottish tourism where live folk music is not an...
How A Nurse Built ATrusted Aesthetics Clinic And A Community Of Care
What happens when a lifelong nurse builds an aesthetics clinic on the values she learned at the bedside? We sit down with Victoria MacDonald of VMA to trace a path from surgical wards and cancer care to a thriving, medically led practice that p...
A Founder’s Journey From Coffee Shop To Social Enterprise
A shuttered coffee shop, a health scare, and a city centre in flux—Sarah Macmillan threads these turns into a single, generous idea: food as a tool for dignity and connection. We sit down with the founder of Kitchen at 44 to unpack how a home b...
Why Independent Businesses And Smarter Policy Can Save Our High Streets
Start with a simple truth: you never say you’re from a retail park. We dig into what makes a place feel alive with Professor Lee Sparks, whose four decades in retail studies and university leadership reveal how business models, planning choices...
How A Wolf-Themed Festival Aims To Ignite Stirling’s Nightlife
A city after dark tells a different story—and Stirling is ready to write it. We sit down with Kevin Harrison, director of Artlink Central and partner with Scene Stirling, to unveil Culture Night: a citywide celebration designed to spark the nig...
Building Confidence: A Woman Leading Construction
What if complex builds felt calm, honest and human from day one? We sit with Pam Wilson—co-founder of Kevin Wilson Master Builders and Scotland’s female president of the Federation of Master Builders—to unpack two decades of lessons that turn d...
From War To Enterprise: Building A UK Network For Ukrainian Businesswomen
We trace Anna’s path from arriving in Scotland to founding a fast-growing club for Ukrainian businesswomen, turning fear and isolation into practical support and shared strength. From first meetups to national chapters, we explore education, pa...
From Blown Glass To Global Whisky: Karen Somerville On Craft, Festivals, And Mentoring
Karen Somerville shares how a sealed glass angel turned a whisky legend into a global brand, then charts her pivot into mentoring, festivals, and hands-on consulting. We explore practical networking, women-led business support, and why calm pro...
How A Teacher Became A Team Captain To Ride 800 Miles For My Name’ Is Doddy
A fresh start can change a life, but turning that energy into a movement can change many. We sit down with Pauline Elizabeth—teacher, endurance athlete, and team captain of the Dawn Patrol Riders—to unpack the Doddy800: an 800-mile effort from ...
Networking That Actually Works; Inside Revitalised Business Club
We sit down with Lee Foster, founder of Revitalised Business Club, to map how a coffee meetup grew into a hybrid network built on structure, trust and practical sales mentoring. From table talks to peer cohorts and a Stirling co‑working perk, t...
From Legal Startups To Social Impact: Maggie Gorman Shares How Ceteris Lifts Entrepreneurs
We sit down with Maggie Gorman, Director of Business Support and Development at Ceteris, to explore how a unique landlord-with-purpose model drives growth for founders across Forth Valley. From startup advice to accelerators, women’s networks, ...
Cybersecurity Made Practical For Every Business
We share why every business has a digital footprint worth defending and how simple layers turn chaotic risks into manageable routines. Ray maps recent UK breaches to practical fixes and explains the path from corporate engineer to founder build...
Martin’s Law For Real-World Businesses
A law can change behaviour, but practice saves lives. We bring on former Police Scotland chief firearms instructor Scott Williamson to make Martin’s Law real for everyday operators, from boutique hotels and co-working hubs to universities, shop...
How A SSAS Pension Funded A Boutique Apart-Hotel And Flexible Workspace In Stirling
A derelict department store, a bold pension strategy, and a belief that buildings should trade like living ecosystems. We sit down with Neil to share how we transformed 45 King Street into a boutique apart-hotel and flexible workspace that runs...
From Data Foundations To Real-World AI Wins
Most teams don’t need more AI hype; they need better decisions. We sit down with data expert and founder of Head for Data, Colin Parry, to strip AI back to what actually moves the needle: clean inputs, clear processes, and tools that match the ...
Handmade Fudge, Big Vision: Building A People-First Brand
A career can pivot on a single moment. For Graeme Clark, watching his father’s late-career redundancy lit a fire to build on his own terms—first as a self-employed joiner, then as a sales professional, later as the owner of a 50-year-old wholes...
How A Film Studio, Better Transport, And Smarter Spending Can Supercharge A City
We map how Stirling plans to turn momentum into durable local wealth through new sectors, smarter procurement and a stronger startup culture. Alan Connery shares what the council’s economic development team is building, from a film studio to an...
How Business Gateway Helps Stirling Firms Grow
Starting a business shouldn’t feel like walking into a maze. We sat down with Business Gateway at STEP in Stirling to unpack a simpler path: begin with one advisor who learns your goals, pinpoints what’s next, and connects you to the exact supp...
A Regiment’s Legacy Can Fuel Local Business Growth
We explore how a regiment’s legacy, a five-star museum at Stirling Castle, and a bold 2050 vision connect with business growth, education, and community. The links between archives, schools, tourism, and the high street show why heritage can po...