The North East Edge podcast: Five conversations, one shared ambition for the North East

The North East Edge podcast: Five conversations, one shared ambition for the North East

Newcastle University Business School will release its final episode of The North East Edge this week – and the podcast has already sparked wider conversations about the people, ideas and organisations shaping the future of the North East.

The series has brought together some of the region's most influential business leaders, innovators and policymakers, with co-hosts Charlie Hoult, the School’s Visiting Professor of Innovation and Enterprise and Dr Fiona Whitehurst, Associate Dean Engagement and Place at the School.

The series has been produced in partnership with Newcastle-based production company Local Heroes. 

Working closely with the Business School, the team has helped bring the discussions to life through a multimedia format designed to reach audiences across the region and beyond.

Dan Prince, Co-Founder of Local Heroes, said: “When the Business School approached us to help create The North East Edge, we saw an opportunity to produce something far more than a traditional podcast.

“With such a high calibre of guests featured in the first series, it was important that the podcast established its own distinct identity. 

“Drawing on our experience in film production, we chose a location-based format that gives the series a more flexible and engaging feel, while connecting people and place, in the North East. This approach provides scope to visit future guests across the region and beyond.”

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