Bremont watches - the British watch renaissance in Henley - Giles English ⌚⌚⌚

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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Technology, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 1 July 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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This week’s guest is Giles English, who co-founded Bremont Watches with his brother in 2002 with the aim of bringing watchmaking back to British shores. Bremont have recently opened a state of the art technology centre called ‘The Wing’- a 35,000 sq ft manufacturing centre enabling the full machining and fabrication of Bremont’s watches, right here in the United Kingdom. Time was a precious resource in No.10 and one that dictated your life- the Prime Minister’s time being the most precious of all. Now my main engagement with time is my 20-month-old daughter pointing at my watch shouting TikTok! Either that or she wants to get on social media already …It’s a fascinating discussion about the revival of an ancient profession, the importance of regional investments for creating skilled jobs and one of the most charming stories of how a company was founded I’ve ever come across. We’ve also launched a new website- find us at jobsofthefuture.co Jimmy's Jobs of the Future is hiring, read more on our next chapter here and you can sign up to our newsletter here. A reminder you can follow us onInstagram: @JimmysjobsTwitter: @JimmysjobsAnd most importantly on LinkedIn Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes, releasing every Wednesday.You can sign up to Jimmy's Substack here for weekly content on the future of work, technology, and politicsFor more information on partnering with us please visit our partnerships page here.Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift, you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	heard about Magpie, the vegan pie truck that needed a bit of help from GoDaddy.
0:03.3	One day the owners are like,
0:04.8	this business hasn't reached this potential.
0:07.1	And the other one goes,
0:08.0	we need a bigger piece of the pie.
0:09.8	And then it hits her.
0:11.1	We need GoDaddy.
0:12.0	Look, we can get it the main name and create an online store
0:14.8	so we can sell to more customers.
0:16.8	Now they've gone from serving a couple of pies
0:19.1	to a vlogging nationwide.
0:20.9	And now everyone's like,
0:22.2	vegan pies are the new thing around here.
0:25.0	Wait, know me!
0:26.4	Till the next step on your business journey with GoDaddy.
0:33.6	Hello and welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future.
0:36.7	The podcast that explores the future of the economy
0:39.7	with Britain's leading entrepreneurs.
0:41.7	With me, Jimmy McLaughlin,
0:43.2	a former Downing Street advisor to the Prime Minister
0:45.7	on Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship.
0:48.4	One of the most important skills you develop
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