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Just One Thing with Mel Noakes and Max FellowsAuthor: Elevate Mentoring
Just One Thing is presented by Mel Noakes and Max Fellows and is a brand new event industry podcast brought to you by Elevate, providing mentoring and building community within the events industry. In this podcast we invite industry leaders to write a letter to their younger self and consider what wise advice they would give themselves now if they only could. Our discussion is based on this letter. Be prepared for refreshingly, honest and sincere conversations, wise words of wisdom and insider secrets. Weve interviewed some incredible people and were excited to share them all with you.Our sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello and our producer is Peter Kerwood.About Elevate - Elevate is a pioneering free mentoring programme that has been designed with a specific goal in mind to inspire, inform and empower people within the event industry.Elevate operates, thanks to the generosity of our partners and supporters. Our partners are: Cvent, Jack Morton Worldwide, Live Union, Powwow Events, Protein STUDIOS (venue partner), PSP, The Production Department, We Are Collider and CastleBell Ltd, SPECIAL SAUCE TRAINING LTD (training partner), Times Ten Coaching, Nic Neal (people and culture partners). Our Supporters include; Trivandi, TRO, Xquisite Productions. Together, were changing lives, careers and the events industry for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Education, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Simon Mitchell – CEO of KERB Food & Founder of KIN London
Episode 18
Friday, 12 September, 2025
Our guest on this episode is Simon Mitchell, CEO of KERB Food and founder of events agency KIN. Simon’s impressive career spans over two decades in events and hospitality, beginning behind the decks as a DJ before moving into event production and leadership, where his creative drive and commercial instinct really stood out.Ten years ago, he joined the fledgling street food collaborative KERB as Managing Director and now leads the business as CEO, overseeing its transformation into one of the most influential forces in the UK street food scene. Under Simon’s leadership, KERB has expanded from local markets to bricks-and-mortar food halls, securing long-term residencies at venues including Kew Gardens and the National Theatre.He continues to push the brand into new territory, with international ventures in Berlin and San Francisco, and a strong focus on nurturing the next generation of food entrepreneurs through KERB’s inKERBator programme.Simon brings sharp business acumen, creative energy and a deep understanding of what makes experiences and people succeed. We’re delighted to have him with us. Our sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello and our producer is Peter Kerwood.Elevate is a pioneering free mentoring programme that has been designed with a specific goal in mind – to inspire, inform and empower people within the event industry.Elevate operates, thanks to the generosity of our partners and supporters. Our partners are: Cvent, Jack Morton Worldwide, Live Union, Powwow Events, Protein STUDIOS (venue partner), PSP, The Production Department, We Are Collider and CastleBell Ltd, SPECIAL SAUCE TRAINING LTD (training partner), Times Ten Coaching, Nic Neal (people and culture partners). Our Supporters include; Trivandi, TRO, Xquisite Productions. Together, we’re changing lives, careers and the events industry for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.













