We hear from the global company with their HQ in Liverpool which is the world's leading provider to the printing and publishing industry but which few people in the city have even heard of... until now that is! We also hear from Baltic Trinagle based 'My Licensed Breeder' who are changing the behaviour of both dog breeders and puppy buyers with tec…

Welcome to the Baltic Triangle Podcast, where we aim to bring a little sunshine into your life, even if the weather won’t oblige! Hosted by Mick Ord and Mark Reeson, our podcast delves into inspiring stories and initiatives making a difference in our community. In this episode, Mark visits the award-winning Bootle Tool Shed, part of a global moveme…

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we explore Liverpool's rich skateboarding tradition via the legendary Mackie who founded the famous Lost Art store back in 1999 and, now based in the Triangle, will soon be celebrating 25 years as one of the UK's leading skateboarding brands. And we meet Naomi Chander from Dream On Events and Tents who specia…

In episode 50 of the Baltic Triangle podcast we hear from Nat Gavin, the man behind the UK's first DAB radio station aimed primarily at people with dementia and their families. It will be based in Liverpool -well, Everton actually - and will have NO news bulletins...And we'll be hearing from the multi-disciplinary artist Annie-Frost Nicholson who h…

The 49th episode of the Baltic Triangle podcast features two great interviews. The first, hosted by Mick Ord, explores a new app called Hiyrd, developed by a Liverpool-based company. This app aims to revolutionise job applications and advertisements. Mick interviews Sam Garlick and Georgia Stanley, the co-founders of Hiyrd, to discuss the app's fea…

In Episode 48 of the Baltic Triangle podcast, join hosts Mick Ord and Mark Reeson as they delve into the inspiring journeys of two dynamic women, Angela McKay and Michelle O'Dwyer, whose entrepreneurial spirit is not only driving their award-winning businesses forward into 2024 but also deeply enriching the local communities they serve. Angela McKa…

In the 47th installment of the Baltic Triangle podcast, we immerse ourselves in the flavour's of French gastronomy with a unique Scouse twist. Join us as we step into the Bootle establishment of entrepreneur Andy Rogers, the recent recipient of a prestigious Gold accolade at the World Charcuterie Awards, further elevating his distinguished collecti…

We hear the remarkable story of Nicola Chan whose Liverpool-based company Waishee Coaching focuses on body confidence, particularly for women. There's a fascinating chat with Toxteth-born Anthony Grice is the man behind the award-winning Swedish-inspired FIKA coffee shops which actively encourage mental well-being as part of their ethos.…

In episode 45, there's a definite Ukrainian cultural theme to the podcast. In the wake of Liverpool's successful staging of the Eurovision Song Contest finals on behalf of Ukraine, we hear from two local community artists whose work reflects the unique cultural links the city now has with that country. Mick and Mark have been hearing from designer …

In Episode 44 we hear from Claire Lewis the CEO of Liverpool-based tech accelerator, Baltic Ventures, whose 5 year mission is to support Northern tech businesses to access angel and venture capital investment without having to go cap in hand to London. "We're hyper-local, with global ambition", says Claire. Miles Pearson is the director and co-owne…

In episode 43 of the Baltic Triangle podcast we hear from two businesses who used the lockdown period after Covid to re-calibrate their companies and are looking to the future with fresh optimism. The Fermentation Station is a Liverpool-based food and drinks producer owned by Amy Yarker and Sam Watson, who use ancient fermentation methods to preser…

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we're taking a deep dive into cycling and graffiti art in Liverpool City Region. Bafta-winning actor and presenter Simon O'Brien is the region's Cycling and Walking Commissioner who is no stranger to the podcast. We spoke to him 2 1/2 years ago when he first started in the role with the aim of improving the c…

In episode 41 - We chat to two Liverpool based business people, Chief Exec of Baltic Creative CIC Lynn Haime and Paul Webley from Blaze Media. Lynn has recently taken the vacant Baltic Creative position after Mark Lawler left earlier in the year. Lynn who has an impressive resume in property with positions held at Matthews & Goodman and Manchester'…

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast, we hear about the amazing & diverse work being done by STEC - the Speke Training & Education Centre- which includes nurturing business start-ups & supporting 200 Afghan families living in the area. And we visit the Baltic Triangle offices of the innovative Liverpool company, MGISS - the multi-award-winning f…

In the latest Baltic Triangle podcast, we chat to Jayne Lawless, the Merseyside-based artist who runs the North End Sketch club and the 'roaming' Dead Pigeon Gallery and whose work has taken her to Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, USA, Cyprus and London Rd, to name just a few. She's about to embark on a major commission in Cheshire. Jayne's working-clas…

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we take a deep dive into the local and national economy with Professor Michael Parkinson CBE ambassador for the Heseltine Institute at the University of Liverpool and a man who's been commenting on Liverpool City Region for 40 years. He gives his unique take on our prospects for the next few years, taking int…

Beer, bees and glass..............in this episode we visit 2 businessmen who are reviving some ancient skills and traditions right in the heart of the Baltic Triangle. The first one is a much-missed Liverpool beer and the other the art of glass-blowing. We all love beer right...? If there's one thing that's been missing from Cains' Brewery Village …

The Baltic Triangle podcast is dedicated to delivering stories about people and businesses within the Liverpool City Region doing extraordinary things. In this episode we brought the conversation back home and the guys will be talking to the new Baltic Triangle Chair Fiona Shaw. The area company has had a shake-up in the past few months recruiting …

In episode 35, we speak to Dr Tony Lloyd from the ADHD Foundation who are the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity, offering a strength-based, lifespan service for the 1 in 5 of us who live with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Tourette’s syndrome. We also speak to Jake Nolan from Space by Liquid who have recently located to the Ba…

In this months episode we speak to Say it with Diamonds entrepreneur Charlotte Donoghue and business consultant Garth Dallas. Garth is managing the good small business programme in next month's event across Liverpool. The festival has been in the mindset of the city for over two years but due to the pandemic has been postponed. Finally, the city-wi…

In this episode, we focus on Liverpudlians who are involved in TV and Film, introducing you to Tony Schumacher and Liverpool Locations. Starting with Tony who is the writer of the new BBC Drama staring Martin Freeman called The Responder which starts on 24th Jan 2022. Tony's interview is a fascinating story, he tells Mick how he suffered a breakdow…

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we meet the Executive Chef from the Lu Ban Chinese Restaurant and academy in Liverpool, Dave Critchley, who says they're taking Chinese cuisine to a new level.... Having most recently starred in TV's The Great British Menu, Chef Dave has worked in kitchens since the age of 15 and has led some of the North Wes…

In Episode 31 - We talk to Sophie Wilson who is the CEO and founder of PR and Marketing Company Tuesday Media. Sophie relocated back to her home city of Liverpool after suffering from long covid for 17 months after being based in the south for 20 years. She talks about what it's like being back in the city and starting her business afresh. We also …

In this episode Mark speaks to Sue King who is a 7th Dan Japanese Jui Jitsu Sensei, who’s also a Zen Buddhist Monk. She’s established her dojo, Mushin Academy, right in the heart of Norris Green. Sue has been doing amazing work to support children in her community, who’ve had a tough time throughout the Covid Pandemic. Find out more about Sue King …

In the Baltic Triangle podcast #29 we hear from Mark Lawler the M-D of the Baltic Creative & Director of the Baltic Triangle Area CIC about his vision for the future and how the organisation is spreading its wings towards other parts of Merseyside including, Southport....and we hear why the renowned writer James Corbett has set his acclaimed debut …

In episode 28 of the Baltic Triangle podcast......'How a Liverpool restaurant chain is fighting back with a vengeance after lockdown and we visit the award-winning Baltic Triangle furniture workshop which has taken quality craftsmanship in wood to another level & about their ambitious plans to expand. The Podcast team speak to Red & Blue Restaurant…

In the latest Baltic Triangle podcast we hear from the young Liverpool house-builder whose vision of a carbon-free future is already seeing the light of day. We also hear from singer Asa Murphy who discovered a talent for writing children's books when lockdown threatened to destroy his singing career.…

In this month's episode we focus on two ground-breaking Merseyside companies fighting plastic pollution in very different ways. We hear from Liverpool businessman Neal Maxwell who founded Changing Streams to eradicate plastic from the construction industry. They've already notched up some big-name partners including construction company ARUP and th…

After a difficult year, you would be forgiven for missing the LCR Creative & Culture Awards 2020 - it passed us by too! However, when we eventually got wind of these prestigious honours - the team sought to find out more about the winners, especially when so many are associated with Baltic Triangle. We're proud to say that Baltic Creative and Paul …

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we focus on the issue of mental health - how it affects NHS workers fighting the pandemic. We hear from NHS consultant Dr Terry McLoughlin from the Royal University hospital in Liverpool about their staff well-being programme and from Phil Bridges, the founder of The Mind Map, the one-stop-shop for young peop…

We meet the Liverpool woman behind a fresh new approach towards helping seasoned drug and alcohol addicts get back on the straight and narrow.....and we hear from the manager of the amazing Other Everyman in the city centre, where you can watch your favourite movie and eat top notch food at the same time…

We talk to Liverpool writer Jeff Young whose new book Ghost Town -a Liverpool Shadowplay has just been published. Jeff Young is a renowned writer for theatre, radio, TV and film. His theatre work has been produced internationally and he has had over 35 radio productions. TV work includes Eastenders, Casualty, Holby City and CBBC. We talk to Jeff ab…

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we hear two very different views on the state of our national sport from grassroots to professional football. We visit a brand spanking new state-of-the-art football skills centre in Liverpool which is being used by everyone with a love of the beautiful game from families to professional players. As we gain i…

Guests on the Baltic Triangle podcast this month are the Liverpool children's author Natalie Reeves-Billing whose books include the acclaimed Monster Me series, and Vicky Gawith, the power behind Merseymade - the shop, cafe & artists studios which only sell locally-made products.

In this episode, our Baltic Triangle hosts speak to Dr Edward Lych who has recently qualified to become a junior doctor at Whiston Hospital. Dr Lynch gives us his first-hand account of what it was like to be on the front line when the COVID outbreak first happened. Having become viral on Linkedin for his informative vlogs in the first week of the c…

The tv presenter, actor and environmentalist believe there's no reason why the city can't become a world leader in traffic management. Liverpool city council is to set up a £4m fund to pay for a 65-mile network of lanes creating seven new pop-up cycling routes around the city. Simon's been speaking to the Baltic Triangle podcast team of Mick Ord an…

Liverpool's mayor provides insight into how the city council has been working on supporting businesses with grants and advice. Joe Anderson also discusses the future of the Littlewoods building and Ten Streets and also how the digital, creative and hospitality sectors will be at the forefront of Liverpool's economic recovery. Our hosts, Mick and Ma…

Our special guest on the Baltic Triangle podcast #16 is a Baltic Podcast Regular Professor Michael Parkinson from the University of Liverpool. Micheal is one of the country's leading experts in urban regeneration and in particular the Merseyside economy. We first interviewed Michael last June upon the release of his book, Liverpool - Beyond the Bri…

In episode 15 of the Baltic Triangle podcast, our presenters Mick and Mark meet the ex-career criminal from Liverpool who's turned his life around and is now helping to rehabilitate prisoners back into society by finding them worthwhile jobs ….and we hear from the woman behind this year's planned Liverpool Biennial which kicks off in July bringing …

We hear so much about the decline of newspapers that it comes as something of a surprise to hear about a local paper that has just INCREASED its circulation by more than 300%. But that's the case with The Scotty Press which is published on our doorstep...and in this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we hear from the Editor about the past, present and…

Eastwood Guitars are a international - and unique - company based in Nashville, Chicago and Liverpool. We meet Carl Cook, the Scouse boss of the European operations, based here in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle to hear their story. And keeping with the musical theme we hear from a Merseyside-based music promoter about the thriving grassroots music sce…

In our latest Baltic Triangle podcast our intrepid duo Mark Reeson and Mick Ord visit Liverpool's first vertical farm which is based in the heart of the Lifescience UTC academy on Jamaica St. The team at Farm Urban are doing genuinely groundbreaking work growing vegetables that are pesticide-free in highly controlled conditions deep in the crypt of…

Mick Ord and Mark Reeson meet the Liverpool businesswoman whose idea of Corporate Social Responsibility is to donate 50% (yes FIFTY) of company profits back into the community - which is one of the reasons why she's been shortlisted for the Liverpool Chamber local hero awards...the only woman. And we also hear from the Baltic entrepreneur who's inv…

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast Mick Ord meets Robbie Davison the man behind Can Cook - the Liverpool-based fresh food catering company which is fighting food poverty by donating money from every single sale to providing nutritious meals for families in need on Merseyside and beyond. Robbie is a controversial figure whose views on the way i…

In this episode Mark Reeson catches up with Francesco Mellina about a new project he's involved in. A cutting-edge multi-media art show, Modigliani Opera, which celebrates the work of one of the 20th century’s greatest painters, will open for the first time in the UK in Liverpool. Modigliani Opera is an immersive multi-media show incorporating 360 …

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we meet the man behind the Liverpool Internet Exchange who made sure that 3/4 million Liverpool fans could access free Wi-Fi during their recent Champions League homecoming... He tells us about some exciting projects he's working on and why he believes Liverpool is still lagging behind other cities in terms o…

In this one off special Liverpool Podcast, Mick Ord speaks to one of UK's leading experts on urban regeneration says the financial challenges faced by Liverpool City Council today are greater than those faced by the Militant Labour council in the 1980's. Professor Michael Parkinson has just published Liverpool - Beyond the Brink, more than 30 years…

In our latest Baltic Triangle podcast we hear from the Italian scouser whose photographs of Liverpool's vibrant music scene have been attracting dizzying praise since the 1970's and what the revival of the microfunding network Liverpool Soup means for small businesses and organizations looking to get their great ideas off the ground...…

TV Producer and screenwriter Phil Redmond explains why he wasn't surprised by Channel 4's decision NOT to put Liverpool on its shortlist to be for it's new out-of-London headquarters. A recommendation on the National HQ and Creative Hubs will be made to the Channel 4 Board at the end of October .....with Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester vying to be…

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast, Mark Reeson visits the owners of one of Liverpool's most iconic (and hard-to-find) pubs and which is fast achieving cult status among the area's pub-goers, and Mick Ord meets the Chief Executive of a grassroots organization which supports community and social businesses in a unique way. In our monthly Baltic…