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Hosts and Guests
Host: Verity Gough, Journalist, copywriter & editor
Verity is an experienced journalist, copywriter, comms and marketing pro, content curator, feature writer and editor.
She has experience in online and print consumer and business publishing, PR and social media management.
Her expertise includes L&D, HR, small business (B2B) and homes & interiors, arts and crafts, health & beauty and real life (consumer).
Guest: Chris Robinson, Senior L&D and Culture Manager, Octopus EV
With over seven years’ experience across fast-paced start-ups and scale-ups — including restaurant delivery, rapid grocery and EV leasing — Chris brings a unique blend of expertise across L&D, operations and people management.
He specialises in designing and implementing learning strategies, building progression frameworks, creating engaging onboarding and leadership programmes and using data to close skill gaps. Alongside his L&D credentials, Chris has a strong background in operational excellence, hiring and stakeholder engagement, as well as driving internal communications, employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives.
Passionate about future-ready skills and company culture, Chris plays a key role in helping Octopus EV build a skilled, motivated and sustainable workforce.
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