ITV News would like to speak to a business (ideally hospitality struggling to recruit) today about the interest rate rise (expected) and how it will impact the business and general inflationary pressures.It would be a pre-record interview. If you're interested can you express your interest in the thread, thanks

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ITV News - Pre record interview with business (ideally hospitality) before interest rate announcement at midday

I am interested and happy to do an interview. Thanks Julia

Julia Usher

Julia is the owner of Ashes Memorial Jewellery. Julia is a highly trained jeweller and silversmith. Along with running the business Julia specialises in designing and innovating new collections of memorial jewellery with the team. Julia trained at the Birmingham school of jewellery and  has been a jeweller for nearly 20 years.

Unfortunately the news yesterday wasn’t what anybody wanted, we expected inflation to drop and instead it went up. As a small business in the north, we rely on many suppliers - beyond just typical utilities, wifi, office resources we also have a team of young professionals (most aged 23-28) who are feeling the cost of living rise around them.   We’re doing our best, we have given 2 rounds of pay rises in the last 12 months alone but obviously that has an impact on our overheads and profitablility as a company and this needs to be passed on to the customer. It’s making recruitment more challenging also - we’re finding that individuals are seeking much higher salaries than what we would have expected to pay for certain roles compared to 12-18 months ago and this is negatively impacting our longer term business planning.

Dom Carter

I’m Dom Carter — co-founder of Serotonin, a performance marketing agency built in Manchester but operating globally. Over the last decade, I’ve grown and scaled eCommerce, lifestyle, and property brands across the UK, Europe, and the US — both as an operator and through Serotonin. We exist to help ambitious brands unlock sustainable, profitable growth through strategy-first campaigns across paid media, creative, and content. I’ve worked with everyone from scale-up DTC brands to global players like ASSOS of Switzerland, Legal & General, British Cycling, Celebrity Cruises and Grainger PLC. I’ve also seen failures, supported with reboots, and rebuilt brands back from the brink of going under – which is why I'm obsessed with forecasting, clarity, and knowing the difference between noise and traction. I believe in honest strategy, sharp creative, and building systems that outlast algorithms. Outside of work, I compete in triathlon, run marathons, do a lot of travelling and eat a lot of pasta. Let’s talk growth, brand, or bikes.

ITV News - Pre record interview with business (ideally hospitality) before interest rate announcement at midday

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Julia Usher

Managing Director at Ashes Memorial Jewellery

Dom Carter

Founder & Digital Director at Serotonin

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