How to build a business community in your city with Paul Lancaster & Jyoti Kishnani

About this episode

Paul Lancaster discusses building business communities and the importance of human connection in a digital age with guest Jyoti Kishnani.

In this interview with Jyoti Kishnani (Organisation & Delivery Effectiveness - Advisory, Resolved Group), Paul Lancaster (Founder & Event Producer, PLATFORM | UK Startup & Scaleup Week) shares how he has used his events to help connect, support, promote & champion business startups & scaleups in the North East of England & Teesside (& across the UK) for over 10yrs (since 2016). He also shares his thoughts on the value & importance of human connection & networks in this increasingly AI-powered world & how his experience as a DJ, producer, club night promoter & label owner in the 1990s & early 2000s still influences his approach to events & business to this day.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Lancaster

Guest: Jyoti Kishnani

Topics covered

• AI impact
• business community
• networking
• startups
• scaleups
• human connection

Keywords

• business community
• networking
• startups
• scaleups
• human connection
• AI
• events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Resolved Group, PLATFORM

Places: North East of England, Teesside, UK

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