On The Business Show on Marlow FM on 19th Dec 2024, my guests were web developer David Horne and sustainable & circular fashion copywriter Saf Allaf, who joined me to talk about their work, and to discuss a range of business news stories.

I played two songs for Hilary, as it was a special day. First was “Boys Don’t Cry" by The Cure - listen at https://youtu.be/ForJZO7ne3w?si=nhUW84w5Szrmqx76

David then spoke about Kehorne, explaining the difference between a web designer and a web developer. We also talked about the business they recently bought, and the work being done to ensure their inherited clients are happy, and about why AI won’t be doing his job for him!

Connect with David via https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkehorne/ and his website is https://kehorne.co.uk/.

Saf then spoke about her work as a copywriter for sustainable and circular fashion, starting by covering off what that actually is. That conversation got quite deep, because it’s an important topic! And that’s why she does what she does – because she wants to make a difference. She also spoke about Saf’s Swap Shop, which you can find out about at https://www.instagram.com/safsswapshop/.

For more on Saf see https://www.linkedin.com/in/safiya-allaf/ and her website is at https://www.safiyaallaf.com/.

David’s music choice was Paul Simon with “That’s Why God Made the Movies”, because it’s from his favourite album, and because Douglas Adams listened to it while writing “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. Listen at https://youtu.be/YjEqEHTgXLk?si=muj41Qdym8-fOzsJ .

The business news story chosen for us by Saf was https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/01/charity-supermkt-to-open-more-pop-ups-amid-rising-demand-for-secondhand-clothes - a great example of how collaboration within business benefits all of those involved.

We then played Saf’s choice of music, “Casio” by Jungle, because she uses it as a pick-me-up and because the dancing in the video is incredible. See it at https://youtu.be/7nJRGARveVc?si=_j1tzbhfRifW-x8b .

David then chose for us https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c390zve2ejzo - showing how a French company is investing in the UK.

We finished with a story that I found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rq8dg77lwo - is this the first example of employees going on strike because they want to keep working from home?

The last song is a great song for a special lady – “Nothing Compares 2u” by Sinead O’Connor - hear it at https://youtu.be/0-EF60neguk?si=_1qEiyxiVMoRbeHh .

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