About Responsible Management - University of Bradford School of Management
Responsible Management is a podcast from the University of Bradford’s award-winning School of Management. It is hosted by David Spicer, Professor of Small Business Development and Organisational studies and Director of Business and Community Engagement in the school.
In this podcast we bring together our academic experts and leaders from industry to debate and discuss issues concerning ethics, sustainability and responsibility in organisations today.
This is part of the offer provided for SMEs as part of the school’s Knowledge Transfer Network. For more information please contact bace@bradford.ac.uk (mailto:bace@bradford.ac.uk)
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Responsible Management - University of Bradford School of Management
In this latest edition of the podcast, Prof David Spicer speaks with Chloe Weatherhead, founder of Andiamo Business Assistance, a UK-based service launched in July 2024 to support self-employed individuals, small business owners, and start-ups. Alongside Chloe, we welcome back Dr Nuno Arroteia, Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
In a far-reaching discussion exploring the implications of working alone, they examine the challenges that come with choosing to become a solo entrepreneur.
Their conversation considers the importance of resilience, people skills, and reflection for new entrepreneurs, as well as the need for sole entrepreneurs to build support networks and a sense of community around them. They also discuss the importance of discipline in day-to-day activities to ensure everything gets done while avoiding burnout. Throughout the conversation, they make the case for the value of the solo entrepreneur perspective, arguing that taking control and ownership of your own time and activities can support productivity, creativity, and innovation.
Dr Nuno Arroteia is an Assistant Professor at the School of Management. As well as being an academic — with work published in leading journals on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education — he is also an entrepreneur in his own right, with extensive industry experience in operations and business development, and is a serial investor.
Alongside founding Andiamo Business Assistance, Chloe Weatherhead has extensive experience in operational management and customer experience within the software industry. In addition to running Andiamo and a range of other ventures, she is also the host of Strings To Your Bow, a fortnightly podcast in which she speaks with inspiring entrepreneurs about how their life experiences have shaped their businesses.
23 Feb 2026
30: Leadership and Change for SMEs
In our second episode of 2026 Prof. David Spicer is joined by Dr George Madine, a four-time guest on our Responsible Management podcast, and University of Bradford engineering graduate, Martin Hill.
An interesting and dynamic conversation focuses on leadership through change and transition for SMEs and entrepreneurs as all three speakers bring experience and expertise to the conversation. Our guests explore the psychology of workforce, empathetic leadership and the impact of AI for leaders amongst much more.
The converstion focuses on leadership for SMEs and entrepreneurs but takes a wider view on business as a whole, including the ever shifting current technological and economic climates.
Dr George Madine is a podcast regular and Assistant Professor in Leadership and Management at the School of Management. He holds experience in education and industry having setup more than half a dozen of his own businesses and being director for half a dozen more in public and private sectors. He has also been a business consultant and holds particular interest in psychology of the workplace.
Martin Hill is a Bradford engineering graduate with an extensive career working in mobile technology and leading digital transformation. His work includes managing the design and development of the first touch-screen interface for smartphones and working on the integration of GPS within smartphones. He's led his own company which manages large-scale software development projects and has acted as a consultant for SMEs and corporates, mentoring and coaching dozens of business leaders over the last 25 years. Through his own company he has been working on permissioned distributed ledger tech, specifically on ultra-secure data storage and sharing platforms to stop mass data loss from cyberattacks.
Guests: Dr George Madine & Martin Hill
Organisation: University of Bradford & Bradford Engineering Graduate
26 Jan 2026
29: DBA Impact
Our latest episode brings focus to the Bradford DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) as host Prof. David Spicer is joined by our new DBA Director, Dr Kuttimani Tamilmani, and DBA Graduates Dr Salman Dawood Abdulla and Dr Olusike Bamisebi.
Conversation focuses on our DBA programme at the University of Bradford. Dr Kuttimani Tamilmani brings focus to his perspectives as DBA Director and what his goals for the programme are in his new role including exploring future developments to make the programme more accessible.
Our graduates bring their experiences on the programme from when they first considered completing a DBA through to the impact it has had personally and professionally since graduation. Learn about the importance of understanding why you want to complete a DBA and what you wish to achieve alongside the role of resilience and passion.
Dr Salman Dawood Abdulla is a veteran industrial leader with over 40 years experience across operations, sustainability, and business transformation in the aluminium industry. He has spent over a decade in senior executive roles and holds both an MBA and DBA from the University of Bradford, where his research examined the impact of leadership on safety performance in safety-critical organisations.
Dr Olusike Bamisebi is a seasoned business leader and entrepreneur holding experience in power, fintech and technology amongst other sectors. Across her senior finance and business roles she has led business turnarounds, strengthened governance and financial controls and raised debt financing. Her DBA from the University of Bradford examined the role of technology based incubators as policy instruments to advance firm effectiveness in emerging economies for Sustainable Development.
Dr Kuttimani Tamilmani is Director of the DBA Programme at the University of Bradford. His research aligns with his role as Associate Professor in Marketing with interests in social media and online consumer behaviour. He held positions in banking and financial services in the Middle East and India before becoming a founding member of award-winning educational start-up flintobox.com (http://flintobox.com/). He also currently services as an academic advisor to EdTech startup PhDScanner.com (http://PhDScanner.com) which curates and promotes global PhD opportunities.
Guests: Dr Kuttimani Tamilmani, Dr Salman Dawood Abdulla and Dr Olusike Bamisebi
Organisation: University of Bradford & DBA Graduates
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