{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655a10165c5f690012701154/6584690d0483820017dc150a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr D Unplugged Podcast","description":"<p>Insightful conversations about people, politics and planetary topics to better understand our complex world.</p><p><br></p><p>Our guest for episode 2 is Sergio Petrucci MBE, Founder of Red Sky Foundation, University of Sunderland alumni and North East Corporate Charity Ambassador of the Year. </p><p><br></p><p>Borrowing from Sergio's LinkedIn profile: \"Having raised nearly £1/2 million to date, the award-winning Red Sky Ball was created in 2016 as a one-off fundraising event for the fantastic Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital. It quickly grew into a much loved registered charity and is now supported by a variety of individuals, local, national and international brands. </p><p>The aim of Red Sky Foundation is simple; to save lives and to support heart patients of all ages with problems right here in the North East of England.\"</p><p><br></p><p>Sergio joins Dr Derek Watson to talk about his life, including his beginnings working in his father's salons, a successful early career in sales and marketing, the heart-warming story of his daughter Luna and how she inspired the Red Sky Foundation's early forming. </p><p><br></p><p>https://redskyfoundation.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Presenter and Executive Producer: Dr Derek Watson</p><p>Guest: Sergio Petrucci MBE</p><p>Editor and Technical Operations Producer: Megan Percival</p><p>Produced as part of the University of Sunderland Business School</p>","author_name":"Megan Percival, Matt McGough"}