Chris Maguire

Manchester, United Kingdom

Podcast Co-Host, NorthernSpin at Freelance

Celebrating good news. Co-founder of @techblastuk @BCloudUK; founder @ImegPartnership. Tell jokes badly https://t.co/CIKzJGPRDQ

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Articles

Cruise retailer offers staff flexible working during school hols

2 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

Luxury cruise retailer Panache Cruises is offering staff flexible working during school holidays to make it easier for working parents. Staff at the tech-enabled firm can already take advantage of hybrid working but the company has decided to take it one step further. Anna Perrott, partnerships director at Panache Cruises, said: “I run a working parent forum, called ‘Back In Time For Bed’, which has over 2,000 members, and worrying about childcare during school holidays is a stressful time.
Sancus UK to sponsor Northern Leaders podcast

2 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

Manchester-based real estate lender, Sancus UK, has been confirmed as the second sponsor of BusinessCloud’s new Northern Leaders podcast. The podcast will be launched in May and will celebrate the lives of the people who are doing the most to improve the region and follows the success of our inaugural Northern Leaders list and awards ceremony. Sancus UK have followed in the footsteps of Wildbrook Commercial Real Estate in sponsoring three episodes of the podcast.
Protein entrepreneur targets £100m turnover by 2030

2 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

The founder of one of the North West’s fastest growing companies has been confirmed as a speaker for BusinessCloud’s FUEL Liverpool event on May 16th. Stephen Smullen has grown Knowsley-based PB Group – which includes Protein Bargain Wholesale and five other brands – into a £30m turnover business in just five years and with zero investment.
Bartlett turned down massive $100m podcast deal

4 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett has revealed he turned down a lucrative deal – rumoured to be worth around $100m (£75m) – for his Diary of a CEO podcast. Last year Seth Rogan signed a multi-year $250m deal with Spotify but Bartlett said he wasn’t tempted to follow suit because it didn’t feel the ‘right path’. Bartlett recently signed a deal with the world’s No 1 talent agent, WME, to represent him in the USA, ahead of his move to Los Angeles.
Wakelet founder breaks silence over firm’s administration

1 week ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

The CEO of tech firm Wakelet has broken his silence after the company went into administration. Jamil Khalil founded Manchester-based Wakelet in 2014 with a mission to help people find, organise and share information from the internet. However, BusinessCloud revealed this week how Leonard Curtis were appointed as administrators on April 10th following a case in the High Court of Justice.
Wakelet: The rise and fall (and possible return)

1 week ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

Earlier this week news emerged that Manchester tech firm Wakelet had gone into administration. The content curation and collaboration platform was launched in 2014 by entrepreneur Jamil Khalil but had struggled to raise investment as tech valuations slumped. However, that’s not the end of the story. Two months earlier in February, Khalil created a company called Reviven and successfully – and legitimately – bid for Wakelet’s assets when they came on the market.
Tech firm that ‘organises the internet’ goes into administration

1 week ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

A Manchester-based tech firm that helped users ‘organise the internet’ has gone into administration. Wakelet was founded in 2014 by entrepreneur Jamil Khalil with a mission to help people find, organise and share information from the internet. According to Companies House, Khalil resigned as a director on April 15th, 2025, alongside long-time investor Scott Fletcher, founder of ANS Group.
Three new speakers have confirmed for Rising Stars event

1 week ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

Three new speakers have been confirmed for the launch event for the second annual GM Rising Stars of Business list. KPMG’s Manchester office will host the event on the morning of 1st May, which will showcase some of Greater Manchester’s most exciting companies.
First sponsor confirmed for Northern Leaders podcast

1 week ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

BusinessCloud has secured the first sponsor for its new Northern Leaders podcast. The podcast will celebrate the lives of the people who are doing the most to improve the region and follows the success of our inaugural Northern Leaders list and awards ceremony. The format will see guests interviewed by BusinessCloud’s executive editor Chris Maguire about what the North means to them, their approach to leadership and their lives and careers.
Lycetts confirmed as sponsor for Northern Leaders event

1 week ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Chris Maguire

Newcastle-headquartered insurance broker and financial services company, Lycetts, has been confirmed as a sponsor for BusinessCloud’s exclusive Northern Leaders event on May 8th. The event – entitled ‘An Audience with Sara Davies, Roisin Currie and Sophie Milliken’ – will take place between 5.30-7.30pm at KPMG’s Quayside offices in Newcastle, and will be hosted by BusinessCloud’s executive editor Chris Maguire.