Crowne Plaza Newcastle Podcast spotlights Event Talent with Lucy Nicholls

Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter has released a new episode of its podcast series, Talking People with Paul Borg, featuring Lucy Nicholls, Founder and Creative Director of The PS Events Group. The episode focuses on the creative dimension of people and talent in the events sector.

The podcast is hosted by Paul Borg, General Manager at Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter, who uses the format to explore how individuals and teams shape the wider business events and hospitality environment. The latest conversation foregrounds Nicholls’ approach to leading a creative event team and the conditions she seeks to build for talent to thrive.

Podcast series highlights People and Talent in Business Events

The Talking People with Paul Borg podcast is positioned around conversations with individuals who influence how people work, develop and collaborate across hospitality, meetings and events. By centring people rather than purely commercial or technical themes, the series aligns with growing interest in talent strategy across venues and event suppliers.

The newly released episode continues this emphasis by examining creativity as a core part of team culture. While the series originates from Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter, it is framed around issues that resonate across the wider business events ecosystem, from hotels and venues to agencies and event production companies.

Conversation with Lucy Nicholls from The PS Events Group

Guest contributor Lucy Nicholls is the Founder and Creative Director of The PS Events Group, an organisation active in the events space. In her appearance on the podcast, Nicholls discusses how she approaches leadership in a creative environment and how she engages with the people dimension of event delivery.

The discussion touches on how creative direction intersects with team management and talent development. By inviting Nicholls, the episode brings an agency and production perspective into a series rooted in a hotel and venue context, creating a crossover between two interconnected segments of the event supply chain.

Focus on Creative Side of People and Team Culture

The latest Talking People with Paul Borg episode is framed around the creative side of people and talent, reflecting a view that innovation in events depends on how teams are encouraged to think and experiment. The conversation looks at the practical realities of leading creative professionals in a sector that continually evolves in response to client expectations and audience behaviour.

Within this context, Nicholls outlines how she works with her team to enable creative output, while Borg brings the perspective of a hotel General Manager responsible for both operational consistency and guest experience. The exchange reinforces the idea that people strategy is not isolated to human resources functions but is integral to how events are conceived and delivered.

Role of Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter in Event Community

By hosting a podcast series focused on people, Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter positions itself as more than a meetings and events venue. The property is using audio content to engage with professionals across the sector and to surface discussions that often take place informally within project teams, supplier meetings and industry gatherings.

As General Manager, Borg acts as both host and industry peer, using his own operational experience as a lens for conversations about leadership, recruitment, retention and creativity. The Lucy Nicholls episode continues that format by featuring a guest whose work touches multiple stages of the event lifecycle, from concept development through to live delivery.

Emphasis on People-Centred Approach in Event Operations

The Talking People with Paul Borg series reflects a broader shift in the events and hospitality sectors toward people-centred narratives. Rather than concentrating solely on infrastructure, technology or capacity, the podcast examines how human factors shape the success of meetings, conferences and live experiences.

In the episode featuring Nicholls, this perspective is applied to creative leadership. The conversation underlines how event outcomes are influenced by team dynamics, the freedom to explore ideas and the trust placed in individuals responsible for design, production and client-facing roles. For venue teams and event agencies alike, such discussions provide insight into how peers are addressing similar challenges around talent, culture and performance.

Audio Content as Platform for Event Sector Dialogue

The release of the latest episode adds to a growing body of sector-specific audio content aimed at professionals in live events, conferences and business hospitality. Podcasts like Talking People with Paul Borg give hotels, venues and event service providers an additional channel to exchange perspectives beyond traditional panel sessions or written case studies.

Through its focus on people and talent, the series contributes to ongoing conversations around workforce engagement, skills development and leadership within the event industry. Featuring voices such as Lucy Nicholls offers practitioners access to peer experiences that complement more formal education or training, while also highlighting the interplay between creative ambition and operational delivery in modern event environments.