Who's who

Jon Colman:Ten Years in Hunter's Bar and Still Laughing

Bangar chats with Jon Colman, Director of Red Vanilla and Hunters Bar parent.

Five years since the launch of his Sheffield-based Training and Development company, Jon talks about how he managed the shift from working for someone else to working for himself; what prompted him to make the move; his idea of creating a 'lifestyle business'; his view of infusing energy and fun into learning situations and tips for anyone else thinking about working for themselves.

With thanks to Jon for taking part and for his lively anecdotes.

Left click here to listen to the recording in a new window, or right click and choose to download the file to your computer. [19 MB MP3. Playing time: 22min23s]

Some of the links mentioned in the conversation are included below:

Red Vanilla - www.redvanilla.co.uk
Radio 4 Today article and programme on 'Life in Six Words' - www.bbc.co.uk
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) - www.cipd.co.uk
Sheffield Business Club - www.sheffieldbc.co.uk
Junior Chamber International (JCI) - www.jciuk.org.uk

 

Who's who

Welcome to an occasional series of interviews with people who have a connection with Hunter's Bar, Sheffield. Some will be involved with school, directly or indirectly, but all, we hope, will see themselves as part of the wider Hunter's Bar community, and be happy to join in the HBJ Conversations. We hope that the interviews will help to create a better sense of who's around, what people do and stimulate wider links and activities.

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