The Bridge
Interviewing experts in the field of procurement and customer-supplier relationships.
Nick Francis
Show overview
The Bridge has published 11 episodes during 2022. That works out to roughly 6 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 5 min and 1h 6m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.7 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Nick Francis.
From the publisher
This is The Bridge Podcast, where we discuss hot news in the world of procurement and customer-supplier relationship. In each episode, we welcome experts in the field to share their insights and best practice. Our host is Nick Francis, Co-Founder and CTMO of Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, a cloud-based SaaS platform designed to automate and scale Vendor Management best practice across the enterprise.
Latest Episodes
Finding Developers For Your Startup: Insource Vs Outsource?
Nick Francis, Co-founder and CTMO at Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, and Rob Stronach, Co-founder and CPO at Mast, discuss their experiences with insourcing and outsourcing developers for their own SaaS B2B Startups. Clip from "Being a B2B SaaS Startup" podcast.Watch the full podcast: https://youtu.be/clHim_DE5BEWatch this clip here: https://youtu.be/dAhi_hA_EI0Deliver best practice in post-contract and compliance across all commercial relationships today: https://brooklynva.com/get-in-touch/_______________________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol_______________________________________________________________
Why You Shouldn't Innovate
Excerpt from The Bridge Podcast. Nick Francis, Co-founder and CTMO at Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, and Richard Harrison, former employee of Arm, outline the risks of innovating when it's not necessary.Clip from "Inherent Risk and Due Diligence Risk Assessments in Vendor Management" podcast.Watch the full podcast: https://youtu.be/u2YU26v_ZHoWatch this clip here: https://youtu.be/ABy8Vw71zrgDeliver best practice in post-contract and compliance across all commercial relationships today: https://brooklynva.com/get-in-touch/_______________________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol_______________________________________________________________
Rail Strikes: A Classic Contract Dispute?
An excerpt from The Bridge Podcast. Nick Francis, Co-founder and CTMO at Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, and Richard Harrison, former employee of Arm, talk about the current UK rail strikes, their impact, and how they compare to other contract disputes. Nick Francis, Co-founder and CTMO at Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, and Richard Harrison, former employee of Arm, Clip from "Inherent Risk and Due Diligence Risk Assessments in Vendor Management" podcast.Watch the full podcast: https://youtu.be/u2YU26v_ZHoWatch this clip here: https://youtu.be/z-t_o_Wwrz8Deliver best practice in post-contract and compliance across all commercial relationships today: https://brooklynva.com/get-in-touch/_______________________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol_______________________________________________________________
The problem with Volkswagen Group
An excerpt from The Bridge Podcast. Richard Hibbert, VP of Lokulus and Founder of Business Performance Limited, complains about his recent interaction with Volkswagen customer service.Clip from "Operating Model Gaps When Moving From Pre To Post Contract Management" podcast.Watch the full podcast: https://youtu.be/ehpSWhWn6tUWatch this clip here: https://youtu.be/XISBlKgLcQADeliver best practice in post-contract and compliance across all commercial relationships today: https://brooklynva.com/get-in-touch/_______________________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol_______________________________________________________________
Why People Get Involved In Risk
An excerpt from The Bridge Podcast. Richard Hibbert, VP of Lokulus and Founder of Business Performance Limited, talks about the 3 types of people who get involved in risk. Clip from "Operating Model Gaps When Moving From Pre To Post Contract Management" podcast.Watch the full podcast: https://youtu.be/ehpSWhWn6tUWatch this clip here: https://youtu.be/GIMzJ4QBpJMDeliver best practice in post-contract and compliance across all commercial relationships today: https://brooklynva.com/get-in-touch/_______________________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol_______________________________________________________________
What Is The Bridge Podcast?
We are so excited to announce our brand new podcast, The Bridge! Where we talk about hot news in the world of vendor management and welcome experts in the field to share their best practice and personal experience. In this clip we get to know our host Nick Francis, Co-founder and CTMO of Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, and featured guests:- Jesse Lee, Co-founder and CEO of Brooklyn Vendor Assurance- Dr. Antony Fryer, Senior Pre-Sales Solutions Consultant at Brooklyn Vendor AssuranceClip from "Rising Energy Costs, Disrupted Supply Chains and Maintaining Relationships" podcast.Watch the full podcast: https://youtu.be/JAMWqy1v9G4Watch this clip here: https://youtu.be/g5bpPvm0XyUDeliver best practice in post-contract and compliance across all commercial relationships today: https://brooklynva.com/get-in-touch/____________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brooklyn-vendor-assuranceTwitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol____________________________________________________
Rising Energy Bills: Will You Change Your Pricing?
In this clip, Dr. Fryer, Nick Francis and the CEO of Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, Jesse Lee, discuss the effects of rising energy costs. How does this impact contract obligation? Should organisations be flexible to pricing changes? Clip from "Rising Energy Costs, Disrupted Supply Chains and Maintaining Relationships" podcast.Watch the full podcast: https://youtu.be/JAMWqy1v9G4Watch this clip here: https://youtu.be/K5GkTh9cNSYDeliver best practice in post-contract and compliance across all commercial relationships today: https://brooklynva.com/get-in-touch/____________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brooklyn-vendor-assuranceTwitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol____________________________________________________
S1 Ep 4Being a B2B SaaS Startup
Are you in a startup? Do you have a startup idea? Then this is the podcast for you. Rob Stronach and Nick Francis share their experiences, and offer advice on founding and running a B2B SaaS startup.Hosted by Nick Francis, Co-founder and CTMO at Brooklyn Vendor Assurance. Featured guest:- Rob Stronach, Co-founder and CPO at Mast.Deliver best practice in post-contract and compliance across all commercial relationships today: https://brooklynva.com/get-in-touch/_______________________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol_______________________________________________________________
S1 Ep 3Inherent Risk and Due Diligence Risk Assessments in Vendor Management
This is The Bridge Podcast, where we discuss hot news in the world of vendor management and welcome experts in the field to share their best practice and personal experience. In this episode, we discuss the importance of inherent risk and due diligence risk assessments in vendor management. This includes what these processes are looking to achieve, the correct timing of an IRQ or risk assessment, the difference between an IRQ and an RA, and what an IRQ should cover and why.Hosted by Nick Francis, Co-founder and CTMO at Brooklyn Vendor Assurance. Featured guest:- Richard Harrison, former employee of Arm, and Supplier & Risk Management Advocate._______________________________________________________________Website: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol_______________________________________________________________
S1 Ep 2Navigating Operating Model Gaps When Transitioning From Pre To Post Contract Management
In this episode we discuss how to navigate gaps in your operating model when transitioning from pre to post contract management that no CRM, P2P or S2C platform will help you with. We also discuss Partygate, cancel culture and Elon Musk's potential acquisition of Twitter.Hosted by Nick Francis, Co-founder and CTMO at Brooklyn Vendor Assurance. Featured guests:- Richard Hibbert, VP of Lokulus and Founder of Business Performance Limited- Colin Woodford, Co-founder and Director of Customer Success and Operations at Brooklyn Vendor AssuranceWebsite: https://brooklynva.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brooklyn_Sol
S1 Ep 1Rising Energy Costs, Disrupted Supply Chains and Maintaining Relationships
In this week's episode we interview Dr. Fryer and the CEO of Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, Jesse Lee, where we bring you up to speed with the latest news in the world of customer-supplier management. We also uncover the essential attributes of a healthy supplier relationship - from setting boundaries to mitigating risk, and giving credit where it's due.