CEO Stories: Millennium Point’s Abbie Vlahakis on championing STEM and why culture is king
Millennium Point chief executive Abbie Vlahakis is the guest on the latest episode of CEO Stories, the podcast from Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce.
The episode is available to listen to on all major listening apps such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Abbie was seeking a career change when Millennium Point “found her”.
In this episode, South Wales-born Abbie talks to host Henrietta Brealey about how her passion for learning developed into a career in finance, before ultimately leading to her current role as CEO at one of Birmingham’s most recognisable venues.
We learn why Millennium Point’s dual purpose of being both commercial and charitable was a perfect fit for Abbie – and how her past experiences have led to ‘culture’ being firmly at the heart of her leadership.
Abbie also discusses Millennium Point’s mission to create opportunities for the next generation through its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) initiatives.
This episode of CEO Stories is sponsored by the Birmingham Black Business Show, which takes place at the NEC on Saturday 15 June.
The event - a gateway to growth, opportunity and a vibrant community of Black professionals, business owners and driven entrepreneurs – features over 100 speakers, 100 exhibitors and 3,000 attendees.
The Chamber has around 50 free tickets to give away – use the code CHAMBERFREE at the checkout. Register via this link.
*Please note: these codes do not apply to gold/after party passes
CEO Stories is a monthly podcast hosted by Henrietta Brealey, who in 2021 became the youngest chief executive in the Chamber’s history.
A new episode is published on the first Monday of every month.
Throughout the series, Henrietta is joined by a variety of well-known and emerging business leaders, who will reveal what makes them tick, who inspired them and the advice they would give to aspiring CEOs.
Seasons one and two of the podcast featured a variety of guests include former NEC Group chief executive Paul Thandi, McDonald’s franchisee Doug Wright, TV chef Liam Dillon, Birmingham Royal Ballet boss Caroline Miller and Chamber presidents past and present, Deb Leary and Nasir Awan.
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If you like what you've heard and are interested in learning about opportunities to partner with the CEO Stories podcast, contact head of media and communications Dan Harrison at d.harrison@birmingham-chamber.com
