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Working Hours

Working Hours

著者： Western Studios Leeds Ltd
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What do you do? Western Studios, Leeds presents Working Hours: a podcast series surveying the people of Leeds on their thoughts and feelings on the topic of work. I want to talk to my city about work. Why do we do it? Do we like it? What could we do differently? What will we? How does work change and how does it change us? Leeds, the largest city in the largest county on the UK mainland, is a former imperial textile centre and is now a major UK financial centre. This series will document the city’s experiences through Lockdown, Brexit, creeping technological unemployment, new and continuing resource wars, the ongoing dismantling of the welfare state and our accelerating ecological emergency. If you are in Leeds or from Leeds then help me to reach my target of interviewing 1000 Loiners over the 2020s. Let me ask you, what do you do?Copyright 2026 Western Studios, Leeds Ltd 世界 出世 就職活動 社会科学 経済学
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  • Work Can Pay Dividends

    Work Can Pay Dividends
    2026/06/08

    Recorded on 23/04/2026

    By day, Emma Harper is a Senior Analyst at a stockbrokers’ firm, with 26 years in finance. It's a career she truly loves! Outside of work, Emma is married with two children. She runs two charity groups - a local community fund, now in its 10th year, and a volunteer team supporting the hospice that cared for her mum. She also hosts a monthly bereavement support group in her mum’s honour, because no one navigating loss should ever feel alone.

    Emma is a lifelong autoimmune and allergy warrior who is passionate about raising awareness and supporting others on that journey. She’s a “life’s too short” kind of girl. Travelling with her family is her therapy, exploring new cultures, learning, laughing, and making memories.

    In 2025, she stepped into a powerful new chapter, joining a community of like-minded travel lovers on an epic journey of self-discovery, fresh travel opportunities, and serious confidence building!

    Since then, she’s built an incredible team of passionate, travel-driven people.

    Emma's is also organising a local business networking event called Support Local on Sunday 14th June 2026 at 7 Steps Bar in Pudsey 1pm to 5pm. It's free to attend so there's nothing to stop you popping along.

    Follow Emma at: https://www.instagram.com/theharpercrew/

    Links for this episode:

    https://www.facebook.com/Farsleydefib/

    https://www.facebook.com/people/Friends-of-Wheatfields-LS28/61579621647248/

    If you want to make a podcast in West Yorkshire don't forget you can contact Western Studios Leeds Ltd at: https://western-studios.com/

    Or if you just need a bit of info about starting your own podcast there's still tickets left for my Introduction to Podcasting Workshop on July 11th at Swarthmore Education Centre. Tickets are 25GBP. Reserve you spot now to avoid disappointment: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-podcasting-with-simon-treen-tickets-1990632856460

    Listen to the Leeds Business Podcast episode (made by Western Studios Leeds) about the Climb business event from last year at: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5b1a586c-e66d-4e75-b702-02fa315f8367/

    Or go to:

    https://www.climb-uk.com/ to find out more about their events.
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  • Money Makes the Work Go Around

    Money Makes the Work Go Around
    2026/06/04
    Recorded on 07/04/2026Saleem Shafi is a Financial Wellbeing & Workplace Performance Advisor and the Founder of Money Beam. He is enthusiastic about improving people’s lives so they can live in dignity, feel valued and contribute to society. Saleem holds a master's in psychology and has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, including as a financial adviser, bank manager and head of business unit for a legal services provider.Financial wellbeing is an essential part of people’s lives, yet the data points to a nation which has low levels of financial wellbeing, literacy and capability resulting in high levels of personal distress and by extension a negative impact on their employer’s operational and business outcomes.Having developed quite possibly the UK’s largest face-to face financial wellbeing and capability service as Deputy CEO of Money Buddies, a service which received acclaim from Martin Lewis and received national awards, including from the Centre for Social Justice and Institute of Money Advisers, Saleem would receive requests from employers seeking advice and guidance on how best to support the financial wellbeing of their people.To this end Saleem now works closely with employers and their teams to improve their peoples’ financial wellbeing contributing to beneficial outcomes for both employee and the employer.Saleem’s specialist services include:• Research and data on the financial wellbeing of employees• Consultation, for example; developing an organisational financial wellbeing strategy and programme• Training – Certified Financial Wellbeing First Aider, which means key staff are upskilled to support their people at the point of needSaleem Shafi has made numerous appearances as a financial specialist on national media, including all mainstream channels. And now on this decidedly non-mainstream media too.For more information or to work with Saleem go to:https://www.moneybeam.uk/Or connect with him on:https://www.instagram.com/moneybeam.financialfirstaider/https://www.linkedin.com/in/saleemshafi/Follow this show on Blue Sky https://bsky.app/profile/workinghourspod.bsky.socialFor details about Paid Episodes of Working Hours go to:https://western-studios.com/be-on-a-podcast/working-hours-podcast-the-paid-plan/Sign up to the Working Hours Newsletter via my website: www.western-studios.comYou can also find out about Western Studios Leeds' podcast production services, products and prices - and about the other shows we've made over the last six years.To support Working Hours financially and help more episodes of the show to be made, go to: https://patreon.com/WorkingHoursPodTo throw in a tip, buy me a coffee or give a small one off donation of 3GBP or more go to: https://ko-fi.com/workinghoursIf you want to contact this show DM us on our social channels or email the show at: workinghourspod@western-studios.comLet's have the most links ever in the show notes...If you're having your own issues with debt DO TALK TO SOMEONE you can contact:https://nationaldebtline.org/Or get in touch with the excellent Leeds' charity Step Change:https://www.stepchange.org/You have options but you need to act. Asking for help is acting.Book for my Introduction to Podcasting Workshop on July 11th at Swarthmore Education Centre: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-podcasting-with-simon-treen-tickets-1990632856460
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    2 時間 5 分
  • Work Needs Trust

    Work Needs Trust
    2026/05/12

    Recorded on 08/04/2026

    Liza Kellett is the founding Chief Executive of social enterprise Trust Leeds and was awarded the Yorkshire & Humberside ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 2025.

    Liza has set up, led, managed, funded, and advised charities and social enterprises in the capacities of:

    • Chief Executive of social enterprise Emmaus Leeds for which she raised over £3 million in investment to enable it to sustainably generate half of its income
    • Chief Executive of the Community Foundation Wales (where she created Wales’ first micro-venture philanthropy Fund, the world’s first national community endowment fund, and an annual philanthropy week);
    • panellist on multiple grant funds and social enterprise loan funds
    • trustee of several trading charities

    In addition to strategic, governance, leadership and business management, Liza has lived experience of walking alongside people facing poverty, isolation and financial exclusion. She nurtures energy, ambition, and a sense of purpose and belonging by bringing a unique combination of global models of Self-Reliant Groups and micro-finance to Leeds.

    Liza cheers when she sees that a potential borrower has a poor credit record. Having listened to their business ideas, successes & failures, their lack of a formal business plan (when they absolutely know their market, competitors, USP, risks, SWOT and finances), their experience of being turned down for funding by banks & credit unions, and their mental and physical health issues, Liza knows that Trust Leeds can trust them with a small loan to get their business going or growing.

    Liza Kellett has guest lectured on social enterprise leadership at Leeds University Business School, where she regularly gives talks and presentations as a ‘Leader in Residence’. She also sits on the Leeds City Council Financial Inclusion Steering Group. Her ambition is to exponentially increase the impact of Trust Leeds’ micro-finance enterprise through a social franchising/free-share model.

    www.trustleeds.org.uk

    https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2006/yunus/biographical/

    https://www.wevolution.org.uk/

    https://purpleshoots.org/

    For information about paid Working Hours episodes click here: https://western-studios.com/be-on-a-podcast/working-hours-podcast-the-paid-plan/
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