In the latest edition of Bizz Buzz – Beyond the Suit, we are talking to Kate Beal-Blyth, CEO of Woodcut Media. The Hampshire based production company is at the heart of the international television industry and has strong links with Southampton Solent University.

Many of its staff members studied at the university and Kate is a proud champion for the region.

She talks about her career journey, the issues facing the industry and the opportunities for great story-telling in a digital world.

In the latest instalment of Bizz Buzz – Beyond the Suit, we're talking to Leigh-Sara Timberlake, Group CEO of Business South about the pioneering work the organisation has done to fly the flag for our Central South region on national and international stages.

Leigh has been with Business South since the outset, and has seen the organisation develop as an independent and non-partisan representative of businesses in the Central South of England. She talks about why it’s important for our region to be represented at events such as MIPIM, the world’s leading property event, and what a mayoral combined authority could mean for the prosperity of the Central South.

In the latest instalment of Bizz Buzz – Beyond the Suit, we're talking to Fran Collins, CEO of Red Funnel and Fiona Robson, Managing Director of Solent Stevedores. These leading women in maritime have both enjoyed fascinating career paths. Fran regales us with tales of how she encountered pirates on the high sea, while Fiona talks about her previous career in film and meeting the legendary David Bowie.