Evergreen Entertainment w/ Adam Birkett

This week my guest is the founder and Managing Director of UTC Events and Northern Powerhouse Media, Adam Birkett! If you recognise the names of these companies… yes… UTC and now Northern Powerhouse are sponsors of the podcast as well as being who who we work with to edit and produce Sod’s Law… Adam’s been a friend of mine for years and I’ve watched him grow his businesses from working as a one-man-band in his front room, to running award-winning internationally-recognised events and entertainment companies serving hundreds of events a year ranging from weddings to corporate functions, even being the voice of the Dr. Oetker adverts that play in between episodes of the Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, and being one of the founding members of the legendary Manchester skiffle band, Asparagus & the Kilburn Habit!! The reason why we’ve had Adam on today is due to the current times, whereby even though businesses all over the country are now starting to open up again, one sector is woefully being left to dangle in the wind - the events and live entertainment industry… Over the last few weeks there have been a number of high profile movements to promote the events industry and the lack of support they’ve had from the UK government, the most famous of which is #WEMAKEEVENTS, that was trending on social media. Adam has a fair few opinions on the situation and is bloody eloquent in talking about it... -- This episode is sponsored by Northern Powerhouse Media. To find out more about Northern Powerhouse Media’s extensive range of products, go to npmedia.co.uk. Use promo code SODSPOD for a 50% introductory discount on your first order. If you'd like to support Sod's Law you can become a Sod's Law patron at patreon.com/sodspod from as little as £1 /$1 a month - there are different tiers including ad-free episodes, giveaways and more!