Hello and welcome to A Cast of Entrepreneurs, brought to you by the Entrepreneurs’ Forum.  

I’m Elaine Stroud, Chief Executive of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum, and together with Sally Cowling, our Head of Marketing, we’ve been talking to entrepreneurs from all over the North East about what it’s really like to be an entrepreneur. We’re getting the real insight into their lives and businesses.   

This series brings together a cast of 36 North East entrepreneurs. So fasten your seatbelt as we’re going on a roller coaster ride from basketball to crafting, from excavation to Atlantic rowing, from selling darts in the playground to 70th birthday celebrations.   

Join us as we talk to our resident entrepreneur of the year, Mike O’Brien from Opencast; Sara Davies MBE, crafting queen and TV dragon; Tim Wilks, owner o ...