We are delighted to invite you, your colleagues, and connections to join us for C2S Leadership Month 2023.
During the month of March, we will tackle business critical conversations with have outstanding speakers from across the globe that will inspire and motivate you and your people.
These thought leadership events will provide insights, top tips, and stimulate innovative ideas and thinking.
Please share this opportunity to join our FREE online and in-person events with your business community. Continued learning, knowledge transfer and personal development are key for any successful organisation, please join us and be part of the conversation!
Each week our outstanding speakers will provide inspiration, new ideas, best practice, thought leadership and valuable insights on the below topics.
C2S Big Awards Breakfast
Date: 3rd March 2023
Time: 09:00 – 11:00
Location:
Pittville Pump Room,
Cheltenham,
GL52 3JE
Laurie Bell
CEO
The Cheltenham Trust
Martin Holmes
People Director
Creed Food Services
A great opportunity to catch up over breakfast, network with other businesses, hear inspiring stories, congratulate entrants, meet the sponsors and judges, and find out more about how you can get involved and why you should enter the C2S South West Business Awards!
Guest Speakers Confirmed…
Laurie Bell, CEO, The Cheltenham Trust
Martin Holmes, People Director at Creed Food Services Ltd
Celebrating International Women’s Day #EmbraceEquity
Date: 8thMarch 2023
Time: 10:30 – 13:00
Location:
St Edwards School, Charlton Kings,
GL53 8EY
We are delighted to be able to celebrate International Women’s Day in person this year with our ‘Inspiring Women in Business’ event at Cheltenham Ladies College celebrating excellence in business and best practice. This event is open to both male and female businesspeople as we believe life and the workplace should be a balanced environment with diversity and inclusion.
Speakers Confirmed…
Gemma Evans, Merchandising Director, Superdry
Nicola Bird, Founder and Managing Director, AccXel Construction School
Natalie King, Founder and Operations Director AccXel Construction School
Kirsty Day, Director of Recovery, Nelson Trust
4 Day Week
Date
9th March 2023
Time
10:00 – 11:00
Location
Online
Dr Dale Whelehan
Chief Executive Officer
4 Day Week Global
Dale is a behaviour scientist with a diverse range of experience comprising human capital, culture, change management, workforce experience, performance consulting, organisational behaviour, and representation and rights. Dale is passionate about the intrinsic role work plays in fatigue and performance – and how shorter working hours can bring about radical transformation for people’s health and happiness. Dale will talk more about the findings of the pilots; current trends and the benefits that can derive from a reduced working week.
Great Places to Work
Date
10th March 2023
Time
10:00 – 11:00
Location
Online
Andrew Hunt
Managing Director
Holiday Architects
Jenny Hawrot
Partner in Employment Law
Willans LLP Solicitors
Join us to hear from Andrew Hunt, Managing Director of award-winning Holiday Architects. Starting the business from his bedroom Andy has built a top team from strong values, trust, and honesty and despite the pandemic has bounced back with many of his long-serving employees working with him to get through the last few years in lockdown, when the travel industry was very hard hit. Andy will tell us about what was learnt and why were they awarded ‘Best Place to work’ in 2018 by the Gloucestershire Business Awards.
Jenny Hawrot, Partner in Employment Law at Willans LLP Solicitors will interview Andy and share with us his story, highs and lows, and find out what we can do in our businesses to make a difference.