As ambitious tech pacesetter Seriös Group continues to make waves nationally, surf-loving chief commercial officer Robin Cordy’s focus is firmly fixed on rapid growth and reputation-enhancing partnerships. Here, the Newcastle University graduate tells Simon Rushworth how he’s found the ideal place to strike the perfect work-life balance, combining his passion for family time, food and music with a key role communicating the transformative power of data.

Business growth demands clarity, resilience and the right people beside you. For Jonny Catto, managing director of Gateshead-based iPac Packaging Innovations, the Scaleup North East programme – and the guidance of partner Tony Brooks – delivered exactly that, helping accelerate the company’s expansion in a highly competitive sector. Here, Jonny speaks to Peter Anderson about the company’s rapid growth, its sustainability-led approach and the difference Tony’s guidance has made.

Built on decades of intelligence experience and shaped through close collaboration, Crowd Threat is an ambitious attempt to change how global risk is understood. Created by former military intelligence operator Michael McCabe and brought to life with the support of technology company Wubbleyou, the platform challenges traditional intelligence models by decentralising how threats are identified. Here, Michael and Wubbleyou managing director Mark Renney speak to Peter Anderson about the thinking behind Crowd Threat, its scalability and the partnership that brought it to life.

The NET 250 will return this year to once again spotlight the North East’s most dynamic and successful organisations. Revealing the region’s top 250 businesses by turnover, the event – set to take place in a new venue – will return with a new headline partner and a host of fresh award categories.

After more than two decades building her North East lifestyle brand Tutti from a kitchen table to international recognition in stockists such as Fenwick, John Lewis, Macy’s and Nordstrom, founder and creative director Kate Rose has come full circle with the opening of the brand’s first concept store and studio at North Shields’ Harbour House. Designed as a space where creativity, community and calm converge, it marks a new chapter for the brand – and for Kate herself. Here, Sian Anderson sits down with Kate to talk inspiration, brand evolution and the quiet strength behind Tutti’s next phase.