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| EP89: Chet Sandhu - Becoming Alpha | 24 Mar 2020 | 01:48:52 | |
Chet Sandhu is a former international drug smuggler, author, renowned podcast guest and founder of Alpha CBD+ In November 1999 he was arrested at gunpoint in Alicante Airport and subsequently charged with smuggling the largest haul of black market steroids in Spanish history, valued at more than half a million dollars. Sentenced to four and a half years in prison, his book ‘From King of Karachi to Lockdown in the Costa Del Crime’ chronicles his life and drug smuggling operation, and tells the story of how he rose to the top of the hierarchy inside Fontcalent, one of Europe's toughest prisons, famed for its brutal conditions and high-profile inmates. Today he spends his time growing his company Alpha CBD+, one of the newest and fastest growing independent retailers of premium cannabidiol products. His ultimate aim is to provide the UK and European market with the best quality CBD products at the most competitive prices. Now committed to making a positive difference, he’s given emotional and financial support to orphans, people in poverty and the homeless, he’s carer to four snakes, two Argentine tegu and two tortoises, and his podcast episodes with past Inspired Edinburgh guests James English and Shaun Attwood have been seen nearly a million times.
00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 03:50 How have things changed since Chet’s first podcast with James English? 06:30 How can Chet convince others he has changed? 07:00 Chet on his popularity 09:00 The interest in true crime today 10:40 What is it like in prison? 15:10 Chet on his early life 18:50 Chet growing up 25:30 How much has Chet healed from the trauma of his early life? 28:20 Chet on his relationship with his parents 30:20 Chet on thinking about the past and his future outlook 31:50 Chet’s early aspirations 33:00 Chet on strict parenting 34:30 Chet on Sikh culture 36:30 Chet on the caste system and being a Jat 42:00 Chet on Indian laws 45:30 Would Chet live in India? 45:50 Chet and the chip shop incident 48:00 Chet on his first crime 49:10 Did Chet think he would get caught for smuggling steroids? 50:20 What did he think would happen if he got caught? 51:10 Getting caught and the aftermath 52:20 When did Chet first take steroids? 53:30 Chet on his steroid cycles 54:20 How did Chet feel on steroids? 55:00 How did Chet manage the aggression/energy? 56:40 The classification of steroids 58:40 Chet’s training and diet 1:05:10 Dealing with confrontation and street fighting 1:07:40 How does Chet think others perceive him? 1:09:10 How did Alpha CBD+ come about? 1:12:20 The potential benefits of CBD oil 1:14:30 Chet’s thoughts on ‘Alpha’ 1:15:30 Chet’s pets 1:18:30 Chet’s thoughts on zoos 1:21:10 Chet’s thoughts on death and God 1:23:10 How has Chet evolved throughout his life? 1:24:50 Chet’s caring side 1:25:30 Being happier in jail 1:27:20 Chet on purpose 1:30:00 Chet on his legacy 1:31:50 Chet on success 1:33:10 Why Chet helps other children 1:35:50 Best piece of advice 1:38:50 Dealing with haters 1:39:50 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:45:00 Changing the world
You can find Chet at: https://www.instagram.com/alphacbd.eu/ https://www.facebook.com/chet.sandhu
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| EP88: Dr David Hamilton - Using Science To Inspire | 04 Mar 2020 | 01:40:37 | |
Dr David Hamilton is a bestselling author, international speaker, award winning columnist and educator. With a PhD in organic chemistry and background in the pharmaceutical industry, he became inspired by the placebo effect and left to write books and teach people how to harness their mind and emotions to improve their health. He’s since written 10 books including, ‘The Little Book of Kindness’, ‘How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body’, ‘I Heart Me’ and the Amazon bestseller, ‘The Five Side Effects of Kindness’. In addition to writing a regular blog on his website and blogs for the US Huffington Post, he is the ‘Kindness Tsar’ for Psychologies Magazine; monthly columnist for Soul & Spirit Magazine and in 2016, he was voted ‘Best writer’ by readers of Kindred Spirit Magazine. As well as appearances on the likes of Channel 4’s ‘Sunday Brunch’, in the UK, and ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ in the US, he starred in the award-winning documentary 'HEAL - A film about the power of the mind' featuring some of the world's most highly regarded scientists and spiritual teachers. Today he acts as an advocate for kindness and works passionately to help inspire a kinder world.
00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 02:30 David’s early life 03:20 David’s career aspirations 06:00 David on doing his Phd 07:40 Working in the pharmaceutical industry 08:30 David’s views on the pharmaceutical industry 12:00 David on the placebo effect 13:40 Did David plan to focus his efforts purely on the placebo effect? 16:00 David’s early books 18:00 How does David come up with the content for his books and blogs? 19:30 How much time does David spend researching? 21:30 Destiny vs free will 25:30 Does David think some people have difficult lives for a reason (as in the soul’s journey)? 28:30 Does David think science will ever be able to prove this? 30:00 How did kindness become part of David’s work? 32:50 Why does David focus on kindness even though he knows it is a less popular topic? 35:30 Why does David think books on kindness are less popular? 39:50 Why does David think people aren’t kinder to themselves and others? 44:00 What does David need to do in order to be the best version of himself? 46:00 How does David know when he’s out of alignment? 55:30 How did David find out his dog Oscar had bone cancer? 58:30 The experience of Oscar passing over 1:01:00 What does David think happens when we pass? 1:03:30 How did David find out he was going to be part of the Netflix documentary Heal? 1:05:00 David speaks about his Personal Development Club 1:07:00 David’s goals for his Personal Development Club 1:09:00 David’s future plans 1:10:30 David’s revelations through maths 1:12:50 Science and spirituality 1:15:30 Division in society, politics and the media 1:20:00 David on his spiritual practices 1:22:40 David on his purpose 1:30:20 David on his legacy 1:31:10 How does David define success? 1:33:50 Best piece of advice 1:34:10 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:35:10 Does David believe in the idea of a multiverse? 1:36:30 Changing the world
You can find David at: https://www.facebook.com/DavidRHamiltonPhD/ https://twitter.com/DrDRHamilton https://www.instagram.com/davidrhamiltonphd https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-david-r-hamilton-7169b1/
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| EP79: Gavin Oattes - Zest: How To Squeeze The Max Out Of Life | 24 Jul 2019 | 01:14:48 | |
Gavin Oattes is an International Keynote Speaker, two time Bestselling author, and the Owner and Managing Director of Tree of Knowledge, one of the UK's most exciting people development organisations whose vision is to inspire the world. His book 'Shine' recently turned one, and it is the 12th biggest selling personal development book of the last 12 months in the UK. His upcoming book 'Zest: How to Squeeze the Max out of Life' is due for publication at the end of July this year. In September last year he organised and hosted 'Fire Up Scotland', the biggest event of inspiration held in Scotland for over 50 years. Taking place at Glasgow's SSE Hydro, it was free to all of the country's Secondary Schools and was attended by more than 8,000 pupils. He’s also an award winning comedian, the inventor of Study Ninja, a former Young Entrepreneur of the Year, a two time TEDx speaker, and he appeared on BBC’s Dragons Den.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.10 Gavin’s early life 06.50 Why do adults lose the enthusiasm they had as a child? 10.50 Gavin’s career path 14.30 How has Tree Of Knowledge changed? 17.50 How has Gavin changed? 22.50 Fire Up Scotland and how it came about 39.50 Gavin on his books 48.20 Gavin on his purpose 49.20 Gavin on his legacy 52.20 Where does Gavin see himself in 5/10 years? 54.30 How does Gavin define success? 1.01.10 How does Gavin do to unwind? 1.05.30 Best piece of advice 1.06.40 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.11.30 Changing the world
You can find Gavin Oattes at: https://www.facebook.com/gavinoattes/ https://twitter.com/gavinoattes https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinoattes https://www.instagram.com/gavoattes/
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| EP78: Shaun Attwood - Ecstasy Kingpin To Inspired Activist | 22 Jun 2019 | 02:23:20 | |
Shaun Attwood is a speaker, best-selling true crime author, podcaster, YouTuber, educator and activist. After becoming a stock-market millionaire in the 1990's he moved to the US State of Arizona, where he became deeply involved in the bubbling rave scene, and went on to mastermind an international drug smuggling operation, importing and distributing around £4 million worth of Ecstasy and working in direct competition against Mafia mass murderer Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano. On the 16th May 2002, a SWAT team smashed into his home, and after facing a 200 year sentence and being held on remand for two years, he was convicted and sentenced to 9 and a half years in one of the toughest prisions with the highest death rate in the US, where he served nearly 6 years before being deported back to England. Banned from America for life, his story has featured in countless articles, was published by Random House as The English Shaun trilogy: Party Time, Hard Time and Prison Time; and was featured worldwide on the National Geographic Channel as an episode of 'Banged Up Abroad' called "Raving Arizona". Today, he campaigns against injustice through his books and renowned blog, Jon’s Jail Journal; he talks to audiences of young people across the UK and Europe about his experiences and the consequences of getting involved in drugs and crime; and he has appeared on the BBC, Sky, CNN and TV in over 40 countries talking about issues affecting prisoners’ rights.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.50 Shaun’s early life 04.30 Shaun’s investing strategy 09.10 Shaun on YouTube and his podcast 10.40 Shaun’s first experience with ecstasy 16.20 Why does Shaun think ecstasy is illegal? 22.00 What reform would Shaun like to see around drug use? 25.00 What was Shaun’s motivation behind making ecstasy available in the US? 27.00 Did Shaun ever think he would get caught? 31.00 What was Shaun’s reaction to the police bursting into his house? 34.00 Shaun’s perception of death 40.00 At what point should problems in childhood be addressed? 41.30 What were Shaun’s underlying psychological issues? 43.00 Does Shaun believe that he wasn’t interesting? 45.40 What were the positives to come from Shaun’s time in prison? 47.00 To what extent does Shaun care about what others think about him (Shaun speaks about his YouTube channel and issues he’s had? 1.04.30 Is having someone as a podcast guest and implicit endorsement of the individual? 1.07.30 What motivates trolls? 1.10.50 What made the Jamie Morgan Kane video viral? 1.13.20 Does Shaun create content that he is passionate about or purely for views? 1.15.20 Shaun’s thoughts on prisoners rights and the war on drugs 1.23.00 Shaun’s views on the death penalty 1.27.40 Shaun on Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey 1.31.40 What is the rehabilitation process in prisons? 1.33.20 Shaun’s favourite books 1.40.20 What is Shaun’s life philosophy? 1.48.30 What does Shaun think happens when we die? 1.52.30 Shaun on Yoga and spiritual practices 1.54.50 Shaun on his purpose 2.02.50 Shaun on his legacy 2.03.10 Shaun’s definition of success 2.04.00 Best piece of advice 2.05.00 Passion/hobby vs addiction 2.09.00 What would Shaun say to his 20 year old self? 2.13.40 Changing the world
You can find Shaun Attwood at: https://www.youtube.com/user/derickatt https://www.facebook.com/shaunattwood1/ https://twitter.com/shaunattwood https://www.instagram.com/shaunattwood https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunattwood/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shaun-Attwood/e/B0042NT0CU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
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| EP77: Daniel Euan Henderson - Saving Lives With Positive Vibes | 10 Jun 2019 | 01:28:08 | |
Daniel Euan Henderson is one of Scotland’s leading content creators and social media influencers with a pan-platform following of more than 2 million subscribers. His speciality is positive, amusing and inspiring short form female friendly viral video content, covering everything from depression and anxiety to female periods, with the goal of empowering people to love themselves more. He’s an entertainer, a world traveller; having traveled to some 20 countries in the past two years, and he recently became an uncle.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.20 Daniel’s early life 03.30 Daniel’s childhood aspirations 06.30 Daniel’s career path 08.00 How did content creation become Daniel’s focus? 09.10 What platform did Daniel start on? 12.30 How did Daniel’s style become his style? 14.40 Detractors and trolls 15.30 Why does Daniel think his content has been so popular? 16.40 The highs and lows 22.20 Negative people 23.50 Does Daniel delete negative comments? 26.10 Daniel’s content creation process 28.10 How does Daniel decide what to create? 30.00 What is it like when a video goes viral? 32.00 How important are views to Daniel? 34.50 Young people, anxiety, depression and social media 39.10 Casey Neistat and social media addiction 40.00 Daniel’s favourite social platform 42.00 New social media platforms 44.30 Daniel’s monetisation strategy 49.10 If Daniel woke up with zero followers, what’s the first thing her would do? 52.00 Personal development 55.00 Daniel’s favourite personal development resources 1.01.50 Daniel on his purpose 1.04.40 Daniel on legacy 1.08.50 Daniel on success 1.12.00 Daniel on meditation 1.14.30 Daniel on his future goals 1.16.00 Changing direction and the implications 1.21.00 Best piece of advice 1.24.30 What would Daniel say to his 15 year old self? 1.25.10 Changing the world
You can find Daniel Euan Henderson at: https://www.facebook.com/danieleuanhenderson/ https://twitter.com/Deuanhenderson https://www.instagram.com/daniel_euan_henderson/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKvdamQwspIHOGaggjZta-Q
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| EP76: Josh Littlejohn MBE - Social Bite | 09 May 2019 | 01:01:12 | |
Josh Littlejohn MBE is a speaker, philanthropist, and one of the UK’s leading social entrepreneurs, having raised over £7 million for charity and significantly impacted the issue of homelessness in Scotland. In 2011 he set up The Scottish Business Awards, the largest awards dinner of its kind in the whole of the UK with past keynote speakers such as Sir Bob Geldof, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Sir Richard Branson and former U.S. President, Bill Clinton. In 2012 he co-founded Social Bite, a social enterprise with a mission to eradicate homelessness in Scotland. 100% of Social Bite’s profits are donated to good causes and 1 in 4 of their staff are people from homeless backgrounds. Social Bite also feeds the homeless with food that customers pre-pay for. In 2016, he co-founded Brewgooder, a social enterprise beer company that donates all of its profits to clean water projects around the world. Their mission is to provide clean drinking water for 1 million people within five years. In 2017, he was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours list, he’s received 2 honorary doctorates and he also made the Debrett’s list of 500 most influential people in the UK. 2017 also saw him organise the world’s biggest sleep-out event Sleep In The Park which drew more than 8,000 people. The event was handed the Judges Choice Award at The Herald Culture Awards and it came in at number 10 on ‘The Massive Top 25’. In May 2018, the Social Bite Village was officially launched in Edinburgh to provide housing for homeless people, and in late June they welcomed their first residents.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.50 Josh’s proudest achievement and journey 05.50 Josh’s early life 08.30 Josh’s career aspirations 12.00 Josh and Che Guevara 13.30 Whose responsibility is it to correct the homeless issue? 16.10 How close is Scotland to eradicating homelessness? 19.10 When did Josh start to believe that the things he has accomplished were possible? 23.00 How does Josh know when he is out of alignment? 29.00 What would Josh like his obituary to read? 36.00 What has Josh learned from meeting A list celebrities and Global influencers? 39.30 In what way is Josh today different from Josh in 2011? 42.30 How close is Josh to achieving his biggest goals? 49.20 Josh on his purpose 50.00 Josh on success 52.30 Best piece of advice 54.00 What would Josh say to his 20 year old self? 55.00 Does Josh have any regrets? 56.30 Changing the world
You can find Josh Littlejohn at: https://www.facebook.com/socialbitebusiness/ https://twitter.com/SocialBite_ https://www.instagram.com/social_bite/
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| EP75: Jimmy Naraine - I Am A Spartan | 07 Apr 2019 | 02:01:43 | |
Jimmy Naraine is an online entrepreneur, international speaker, bestselling course creator and adventurer. He has more than 105,000 students from 194 countries enrolled in his courses on online learning platform Udemy, where he specialises in areas such as confidence, social skills, wealth creation and productivity. His straight talking approach and exceptional delivery has resulted in thousands of 5 star reviews and earned him the very first Udemy innovation award. He’s been a digital nomad for over 5 years and has explored in excess of 72 countries while running his online ventures. He has featured in Entrepreneur and Business Insider and he regularly delivers keynotes at sell out conferences such as MindvalleyU, DNX, Nomad Cruise and 12minme. He is also the co-founder of Growth Masters – an invite only adventure Mastermind for ambitious entrepreneurs run across the globe in locations such as Bali, the Himalayas, the Canary Islands and Brazil. His mission is to help millions of people destroy their limiting beliefs, tap into their true potential, and design their best lives.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.00 Jimmy’s background 09.00 Jimmy’s career path 14.00 Becoming an entrepreneur 22.00 What inspired Jimmy to start making courses? 27.00 How did Jimmy’s course content become his course content? 30.00 Jimmy’s tips on confidence and productivity 41.30 What is Jimmy’s self-talk? 47.40 How does Jimmy think other people perceive him? 53.50 Jimmy on his purpose 1.01.00 Does Jimmy ever see himself living in one place? 1.05.50 Why does Jimmy travel? 1.08.30 Jimmy on cultural awareness 1.16.30 Jimmy on his legacy 1.21.00 Consciousness and the treatment of animals 1.26.50 Best piece of advice 1.29.20 What would Jimmy say to his 20 year old self? 1.33.30 When did Jimmy last cry? 1.43.00 Changing the world
You can find Jimmy Naraine at: https://www.udemy.com/user/jimmynaraine/ https://www.facebook.com/jimmynaraine/ https://www.instagram.com/jimmynaraine/ https://www.youtube.com/user/COOLifeDesign
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| EP74: Peter Sage - Earth School | 24 Feb 2019 | 02:14:19 | |
Peter Sage is a serial entrepreneur, international speaker, bestselling author, philosopher and teacher. Having cultivated a large global following, he has become one of the world's most sought after experts in human behaviour and his insights are renowned for causing profound and lasting shifts that have allowed tens of thousands of people to live with less stress and more joy. He has delivered three incredible TED talks, has been a guest on podcasts such as Entrepreneur On Fire, The Art Of Charm, Bulletproof Radio and London Real, and has spoken on 5 continents sharing the stage with the likes of Sir Richard Branson, Kofi Annan and Former US President Bill Clinton. He was named as one of the Greatest Leaders and Entrepreneurs of 2015 by Inspiring Leadership Now and he was awarded the distinguished 2013 Brand Laureate Award from the Asian Pacific Brands Foundation for extraordinary individuals. His latest book, 'The Inside Track' is an inspirational guide to conquering adversity, in which he reveals how people can face any problem in their life from a place of power rather than force.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.20 Peter’s background 05.30 What was behind Peter’s motivation to earn money? 08.00 Advice from Peter’s experience in business 14.00 Challenging our own beliefs 21.00 Levels of consciousness 36.00 Self awareness and recognising ones own level of consciousness 38.00 Peter’s journey into spirituality and alternative science 44.30 Peter’s on the Mainstream Media 1.06.30 The Inside Track and Peter’s time in prison 1.16.30 Peter’s worldview and perception of adversity 1.19.20 How does Peter go about conditioning his mind? 1.28.10 Programming positivity 1.30.50 Peter on his purpose 1.35.00 What does ‘God’ mean to Peter? 1.47.20 Peter on his legacy 1.55.20 Best piece of advice 1.59.40 What would Peter say to his 20 year old self? 2.05.30 Changing the world 2.07.00 The souls journey
You can find Peter Sage at: https://www.facebook.com/PeterSageFan007 https://twitter.com/petersage007 https://www.instagram.com/petersage007 https://www.youtube.com/user/PeterSage007
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| EP73: Tommy Sheridan - Hope Over Fear | 08 Feb 2019 | 01:31:21 | |
Tommy Sheridan is a proud father, proud socialist and a former member of Scottish Parliament. He was a leading figure in negotiations to establish the Scottish Socialist Alliance in 1996, which then evolved into the Scottish Socialist Party in 1998. He became the convenor of the party in the same year and was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999. In 2006 he became joint convenor of political party Solidarity - Scotland’s Socialist Movement, a role which he went on to serve for 10 years, and in the run-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, he led a pro-independence campaign under the banner "Hope Over Fear". He co-authored ‘A Time To Rage’ and ‘Imagine’, an outline of the principles of socialism for a modern era; he’s been a radio and chat show host, he has degrees in Politics, Social Research and Law, and he’s made countless television appearances and was a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother. Most recently he’s been working as a columnist for major Russian news agency and radio broadcaster Sputnik.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.20 Where does Tommy’s passion come from? 12.20 How would Tommy describe his Father’s character? 17.00 Tommy’s political views 24.20 What societal changes would Tommy implement? 34.50 Redistribution of wealth and capping wages 44.00 ‘Russian media sowing division’ narrative 46.50 Why is Tommy so passionate about Scottish Independence? 47.50 What does Tommy think an Independent Scotland might look like? 53.00 Building on positives 54.00 Brexit - what does Tommy see happening? 1.01.00 Brexit deal or WTO? 1.04.50 Why wealthy people are concerned about Jeremy Corbyn 1.05.40 Reclaiming property from the wealthy 1.07.00 Champagne socialists 1.09.00 Tommy on his purpose 1.12.00 Tommy on his legacy 1.12.30 Tommy on success 1.40.40 Is Tommy fulfilled? 1.17.00 Best piece of advice 1.19.00 What would Tommy say to his 20 year old self? 1.24.00 Is Tommy glad he went into politics? 1.28.00 Changing the world
You can find Tommy Sheridan at: https://twitter.com/citizentommy https://www.facebook.com/realtommysheridan/ https://www.facebook.com/hopeoverfeartour/ https://sputniknews.com/authors/tommy_sheridan/
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| EP72: Sam Conley - 21 Stone Dad To 14 Stone Athlete | 22 Jan 2019 | 01:40:30 | |
Sam Conley is a body transformation specialist and one of Ireland’s most sought after fitness coaches. He boasts one of the longest lists of client success stories because he understand the challenge more than most having gone from a 21 stone compulsive over eater, to a 14 stone competitive bodybuilder, winning Mr Body Transformation Ireland and Europe in the same year. He’s a speaker, a podcaster, founder and owner of HQ Fitness Academy and through his 1-2-1 and online training programs, he helps clients and individuals transform their bodies and lives as he himself has done.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.20 Sam’s background 06.40 Sam’s earliest memory of being overweight 10.20 Sam’s career aspirations 14.40 What stopped Sam from losing weight in the past? 19.00 How did Sam’s career unfold? 26.00 Knowledge through experience 29.30 Sam’s prior eating habits 33.30 Reasons for Sam’s eating 38.00 When did Sam begin to change? 51.30 Why did Sam decide to compete? 57.20 Sam on his sensitive side 1.00.00 Sam’s willingness to talk about his past 1.02.30 Sam on domestic abuse 1.12.00 Advice to others 1.18.30 What would Sam say to someone struggling with their weight? 1.22.30 Sam on his purpose 1.24.30 Sam on his legacy 1.29.00 How has Sam managed to maintain his changes? 1.31.20 Sam on success 1.32.50 What would Sam say to his 20 year old self? 1.36.00 Changing the world
You can find Sam Conley at: https://www.samconleyfitness.com https://www.facebook.com/samconleypt https://www.instagram.com/samconley_fitness/ https://twitter.com/samconleypt
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| EP71: Jason Auld - The People's Biohacker | 13 Dec 2018 | 01:35:49 | |
Jason Auld is a two-time record breaking extreme unicyclist and a founding member of Team Voodoo, one of the world’s first extreme unicycling display teams. The team began in 2008 to promote the esoteric sport to the masses, and to make a sustainable living out of a passion for street unicycling and self expression through urban athleticism. He's performed internationally at high profile events such as the F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, and the London 2012 Paralympic Games; he's featured on the National Geographic channel, Blue Peter, Britain's Got Talent, The Hour and CBBC’s 'Officially Amazing'; he represented the sport in front of Prince Charles and Dame Kelly Holmes, and he's been part of marketing campaigns with global brands including, McDonald's, Pepsi, Samsung, Sky TV and Converse. He's also appeared in the press, and on Sky News and BBC as a spokesperson, discussing his use of smart drug ‘Modafinil’, and he works regularly with schools, youth clubs and charities around the country to use the power of unicycling to promote and instil confidence, tenacity, concentration, self belief and self mastery.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.20 Jason’s background 07.30 Jason’s earliest memory of unicycling 10.40 Making unicycling a career 14.20 Working with global brands 23.40 Social media and producing content 31.00 Jason’s favourite social media platform 33.10 Jason on Modafinil 37.30 Athletes, substance use and risks 41.40 Nootropics and controversy 44.10 Jason’s experiences with Modafinil 49.30 Advice to parents 52.00 Jason’s views on Scotland 57.00 Are Scottish people reserved? 1.01.10 Jason on his purpose 1.07.10 Jason on his legacy 1.14.30 Best advice received 1.19.20 What would Jason say to his 20 year old self? 1.27.40 Changing the world
You can find Jason Auld at: https://www.facebook.com/FrolicThroughFitness/ https://www.instagram.com/jasonprounicyclist/ https://twitter.com/VoodooJason https://www.youtube.com/user/Voodoounicycles https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-gFdMu2d2uEw_63j3U2mwg
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| EP70: Professor Harald Haas - Wireless Data From Every Lightbulb | 04 Nov 2018 | 01:15:10 | |
Professor Harald Haas is Chair of Mobile Communications at the University of Edinburgh, and is the initiator, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of pureLiFi Limited, as well as the Director of the LiFi Research and Development Center. In his 2011 TED Global talk “Wireless Data from Every Light Bulb”, he first introduced and coined the term ‘Li-Fi’, a technology for wireless communication between devices using light. The talk has since been watched online more than two and a half million times. Li-Fi was listed among the 50 best inventions in TIME Magazine and his work has since been covered in other international media such as the New York Times, BBC, MSNBC, CNN International, Wired UK, and many more. In 2014, he was selected as one of ten RISE Leaders in the UK, in 2015 he gave a second TED Global talk, which has been viewed more than two million times, in 2016 he received the outstanding achievement award from the International Solid State Lighting Alliance, and in 2017 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. As well as countless other awards, he holds 31 patents and has more than 30 patent pending applications; he has published 400 conference and journal papers including a paper in Science, and he has published two textbooks with Cambridge University Press. His Google Scholar h-index is currently 69, and his work has been cited more than 23,000 times.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.10 Reflecting on Professor Haas’ first TED talk 04.20 Professor Haas’ background and early life 05.10 The desire to move and travel 07.30 Professor Haas’ career aspirations 09.00 Professor Haas’ career path 10.30 Professor Haas’ earliest memory of LiFi 13.30 What is LiFi and how does it work? 16.30 What is this the equivalent of? 18.00 100 times faster than WiFi? 19.40 What are the main benefits of LiFi? 22.00 Dispelling limitations with LiFi 24.00 What impact could LiFi have on the world? 27.20 How challenging is it to roll this out globally, and how potentially disruptive could LiFi be? 31.00 The progress of LiFi so far 32.30 When does Professor Haas expect it will be fully available worldwide? 33.50 Biggest technological advances 35.00 Professor Haas’ views on artificial intelligence 37.00 Do we run the risk of making ourselves redundant? 41.00 Automation and universal basic income 43.30 Scotland as a technological ecosystem 44.40 What could we do better? 46.20 Views on investment in early stage companies? 47.40 How has Professor Haas evolved as a person throughout his life? 48.30 The biggest challenge Professor Haas faced 49.00 Professor Haas on purpose 50.30 Professor Haas on his own purpose 52.20 Professor Haas not being defined by LiFi 52.50 Professor Haas on his legacy 54.30 What drives Professor Haas? 56.20 Making the world a better place 57.50 Professor Haas on his worldview 59.40 Moving to Canada 1.00.20 Definition of success 1.02.40 Does Professor Haas feel successful? 1.03.30 Life goals 1.04.30 How much does Professor Haas work? 1.05.30 Best piece of advice 1.06.20 Whose advice was it to move away from Germany? 1.07.40 What would Professor Haas say to his 20 year old self? 1.08.50 Changing the world
You can find Professor Haas at: https://purelifi.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pureLiFi https://twitter.com/purelifi https://www.linkedin.com/in/hhaas https://twitter.com/dlarah15
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| EP87: James W. Jesso - Adventures Through The Mind | 07 Feb 2020 | 01:13:11 | |
James W. Jesso is a Canadian-born author, public speaker, educator, storyteller, podcast host and psychonaut. His work is inspired by his healing path through depression, substance abuse, and trauma, and focuses on translating the profound insights of the psychedelic experience into a higher quality of life, for both the individual and society. Since 2011 he’s delivered more than one hundred public speaking events spanning across eleven different countries. His two books, 'Decomposing The Shadow' and 'The True Light Of Darkness', present a model for working with the ‘magic’ psilocybin mushroom as an ally in personal transformation and developing psycho-spiritual maturity. His articles, essays, interviews and lectures go far beyond just the psychedelic experience covering topics such as psychology, relationships, spirituality, consciousness, sexuality, nutrition and brain health. His ‘Adventures Through The Mind’ podcast and youtube channel, is an effort to contribute to the psychedelic culture at large. Featuring interviews with luminaries in science, art, and culture across a range of disciplines, this platform expands his work into a more broad exploration of progressive social developments, and the potential role psychedelics might play within them.
00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 02:20 James’ early life 03:30 James on what he was like as a child 05:50 Processing early childhood experiences 09:50 James on his aspirations 12:20 When did things in James’ life begin to change? 21:30 How would James describe a psychedelic experience to someone that’s never had one? 22:00 James’ most positive experience 24:40 How was James perceiving reality before vs after? 28:10 James on his worldview 29:05 The mainstream perception of psychedelics 36:00 In what way would the world be different if everyone had a psychedelic experience? 42:00 James’ thoughts on the term ‘God’ 43:50 Advice James would give to anyone looking to self-fund their work 47:20 James on his purpose 50:20 James’ thoughts on death 54:50 James on the meaning of life 58:30 James on his legacy 1:00:00 James’ vision for his brand 1:04:00 James on his Fox News interview 1:07:10 How does James define success? 1:09:30 Best piece of advice 1:10:20 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:10:50 Changing the world
You can find James at: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso https://twitter.com/jameswjesso https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ | |||
| EP69: James English - Anything Goes | 30 Sep 2018 | 01:14:38 | |
James English is a podcaster, documentary maker, comedian, model and former star of Glasgow based reality TV show Glow. His ‘Anything Goes Podcast’ features the hard hitting real-life stories of Sports People, Comedians, Actors, Criminals, Porn Stars, and Politicians as he explores topics from murder, depression and suicide, to sex, love, and comedy. In a short space of time, his show has been viewed and listened to across social media more than half a million times. His latest documentary sees him sleep on the streets, in his hometown of Glasgow, for seven days and nights, bringing to light the desperation and tragedy of being ‘Homeless at Christmas’, and shows the plight and passion of people from both sides of the problem. An incredibly powerful and inspiring conversation that has it all: growing up in Glasgow’s Possilpark, James’ personal battles with addiction, his experience on Glow, his future plans, spiritual awakening and transformation, purpose, legacy, changing the world.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 01.30 James’ background, early life and career path 03.30 Gambling and addiction 05.00 What was Possilpark like? 06.40 Maintaining sanity 07.30 James’ career path 10.30 Hitting rock bottom 12.50 Spiritual awakening 15.10 What advice would James give to someone battling addiction? 16.00 Social media pros and cons 18.30 James’ feelings on death 20.30 James’ experience on Glow 24.30 Possibility of going into motivational speaking 28.40 James’ message resonating with others 30.30 The inspiration for starting the Anything Goes podcast 33.50 Why does James think people like his podcast? 38.15 Negative thought patterns 40.20 What is James’ vision for his podcast? 41.50 How did Homeless At Christmas come about? 47.00 Who does James think is responsible for helping homelessness? 49.00 James on his purpose 50.30 What are James’ plans over the next 5 years? 53.40 James on his legacy 59.00 James on success 1.02.00 Best advice received 1.05.30 What would James say to his 20 year old self? 1.08.10 Changing the world
You can find James at: https://www.facebook.com/jamesenglish11/ https://twitter.com/jamesenglish0 https://jamesenglish.podbean.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jamesenglish2/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkdiBNdMSiQeT8aD7gXWgvA
Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH | |||
| EP68: Garry Fraser - From The Schemes To The BAFTAS | 13 Sep 2018 | 01:22:14 | |
Garry Fraser is a BAFTA award winning film director, writer, producer, rapper, social entrepreneur and the founder of Wideo Media, an independent digital media social enterprise that uses creativity as a way to engage with the most hard to reach in society. Renowned for his gritty, real life, urban documentaries, he caught the attention of industry professionals and after Trainspotting author, Irvine Welsh introduced him to Oscar winning Director, Danny Boyle, he was chosen as second unit director in the hit film T2 Trainspotting. He won the New Talent Scottish BAFTA in the Factual category for his documentary ‘Everybody’s Child’, his short film ‘In 4 Life’ received an MTV award, and his self funded ‘Tolerance’ received an Outstanding Achievement Award from TSB bank and The Scottish Prison Service. His ability to create compelling narrative using powerful visuals and language based on his personal life experience, has led to him becoming one of Scotland’s most well-respected directors. A hard-hitting and brutally honest conversation that covers Garry’s early life, addiction, recovery and journey through the world of film - astounding, compelling, and above all, truly inspirational.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 01.40 Garry’s background, early life and career path 03.00 Edinburgh - the AIDS capital of Europe 08.00 Garry’s experience with heroin 13.00 What needed to happen for Garry to change? 16.00 Dealing with stress 19.30 Dr Carl Hart - heroin withdrawal is like the flu 20.00 Heroin and the war on drugs 23.00 Have areas of poverty improved? 25.50 Working class hierarchies 27.50 What would Garry say to someone battling addiction 29.50 When did Garry first discover his passion for film? 34.50 When did Garry recognise that he had a talent with film? 38.00 Garry’s creative process 42.30 T2 Transporting and working with Danny Boyle 51.00 What was a bigger highlight, working on T2 Transporting or winning a BAFTA? 52.30 What makes truly great cinema? 54.00 How does Garry feel he has evolved as a person throughout his life? 56.30 What are Garry’s career goals and aspirations? 58.20 Parallels between Garry and Darren ‘Loki’ McGarvey 59.50 Garry on his purpose 1.02.30 Garry on his legacy 1.03.00 How does Garry define success? 1.03.40 How would Garry describe his mindset? 1.09.40 Best piece of advice 1.11.30 Garry’s favourite film of all time 1.14.00 What would Garry say to his 20 year old self? 1.19.15 What would Garry change about the world?
You can find Garry at: https://twitter.com/schemepoet https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryfraser https://twitter.com/wideomedia https://www.facebook.com/WideoMedia/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMJhTSOjDpjUmDz5AwA4ZBg
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| EP67: Jo Caulfield - Killing Time | 26 Aug 2018 | 01:24:03 | |
Jo Caulfield is a multi award winning stand-up comedian, comedy writer, host, actress, and crime fighter. Best-known for her legendary one-woman shows, she is “one of the finest female comics at work”, and has worked on some of the biggest shows, and with some of the biggest names, in British comedy. She’s been a regular guest on Mock The Week and Have I Got News For, and has appeared on the likes of Saturday Night Live, The Comedy Store and The Stand Up Show as well as The John Bishop Show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. She’s also appeared on numerous list-type shows such as TV’s Greatest Moments, So Last Week and 100 Greatest Christmas Moments. On radio, she’s had her own acclaimed shows, "It’s That Jo Caulfield Again", "Jo Caulfield Won’t Shut Up", and "Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy", and as a comedy writer she’s written for Ruby Wax, Joan Rivers, Anne Robinson, Denise Van Outen, Ant and Dec, and Graham Norton, who said of her, ‘I never knew I could like a woman so much’. She’s hosted countless corporate events and Award ceremonies, is in demand at all major UK comedy clubs, has completed multiple nationwide theatre tours and has performed internationally, in cities around the globe.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 02.00 Jo’s background, early life and career path 16.00 Becoming a comedian 23.20 How would Jo describe her style of comedy? 27.20 Where does Jo find the inspiration for her content? 32.00 How did Jo get into television? 43.00 Jo on the Edinburgh Fringe 51.30 What makes a great comedian? 56.50 What achievement is Jo most proud of? 59.00 How has Jo evolved as a person? 1.04.00 Jo on rebelling 1.05.20 Jo on her purpose 1.06.40 Jo on her legacy 1.09.50 Jo on success 1.11.30 Best piece of advice 1.15.20 Advice to 20 year old self 1.16.30 Changing the world 1.18.20 What angers Jo the most in life?
You can find Jo at: https://twitter.com/Jo_Caulfield https://www.jocaulfield.com/gigs
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| EP66: Sara Sheridan - An Agent For Thought | 06 Aug 2018 | 01:08:43 | |
Sara Sheridan is a bestselling writer and author most famous for the Mirabelle Bevan series, cosy crime noir mysteries set in 1950s Brighton, as well as a series of historical novels based on the real-life stories of late Georgian and early Victorian explorers. Her first book, Truth or Dare, featured in the Sunday Times Top 50, was nominated for the Saltire Prize and was listed in the Scottish Libraries Top 100 Books, and in 2015 she was named one of The Saltire Society’s 365 most influential Scottish women, past and present. In 2016, with her daughter, she founded REEK Perfume - a fragrance company that speaks out against the lack of female memorialisation throughout history and challenges beauty industry norms. She's an active campaigner and feminist, a twitter evangelist and a self-confessed swot. She's appeared as a commenter on TV and radio, and has sat on a variety of committees in writing organisations as well as taking part in a plethora of writing exhibitions. Sara is also a patron of It's Good 2 Give!, a charity run by our previous inspirational guest Lynne McNicoll OBE, which provides support for critically ill children and their families.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 02.00 Sara’s early life 06.40 Sara’s education 08.50 Sara’s passion becoming her career 11.10 How did Sara’s career unfold? 13.40 Why did Sara decide to write her first book? 16.50 Writing a book 20 years ago vs now 18.00 What is Sara’s creative process? 21.30 What is Sara’s writing process? 25.05 What inspired Sara to write the Mirabelle Bevan series? 32.00 How does Sara research her novels? 36.20 Was the Mirabelle series planned out in full from the outset? 39.00 Does Sara prefer reading fiction or non-fiction? 40.00 REEK perfume and how it began 49.20 What does feminism mean to Sara? 51.50 Creating a more equal society 54.40 Sara on her purpose 55.50 Sara on her legacy 58.00 How does Sara define success? 59.40 Money and impact 1.00.10 Best advice received 1.01.40 Advice to 20 year old self 1.03.20 Where does Sara sit on the political spectrum? 1.04.50 Scottish independence 1.07.00 Changing the world
You can find Sara at: https://www.facebook.com/sarasheridanwriter/ https://twitter.com/sarasheridan https://www.pinterest.co.uk/sarasheridan1/
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| EP65: Mark Beaumont - Around The World In 80 Days | 20 Jul 2018 | 00:57:28 | |
Mark Beaumont is a record-breaking long-distance cyclist, adventurer, broadcaster, documentary maker and author. At the age of 12 he cycled across Scotland, and by the time he was 15, he had pedalled his way from John O’Groats to Land’s End. His first major expedition was a decade ago and it was a circumnavigation World Record cycle. The cycle was unsupported and took 82 days off the previous best time, in a journey that was captured for the BBC and in the book ‘The Man who Cycled the World.’ Since then he's continued to make history by: cycling and climbing the Americas; rowing the Arctic; attempting to break the mid Atlantic rowing World Record and surviving a life threatening capsize; leading the BBC coverage ahead of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, and setting a World Record for the fastest sole ride of Africa. Most recently, inspired by the story by Jules Verne, he undertook an utterly astonishing 'Around the World in 80 Days Challenge' which concluded on the 18th of September 2017, ahead of schedule, completing it in 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes - setting two World Records and shattering the previous record by 44 days. In so doing he raised funds for Orkidstudio, an organisation which aims to benefit communities around the world by providing innovative infrastructure, and he received a British Empire Medal in recognition of his efforts.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 02.30 The past couple of years 04.30 Mark’s view on his achievements and accolades 13.00 When did Mark first consider the Around The World In 80 Days cycle? 22.40 What was the biggest challenge? 25.30 Mark’s thoughts on discipline 29.40 How close did Mark come to quitting? 33.50 Had Mark been unsuccessful, would he have tried again? 38.40 The Around The World In 80 Days book 43.20 Mark on his purpose 48.30 What would Mark like his legacy to be? 49.30 Best advice received 51.50 What does Mark wish people would ask him? 53.20 What would Mark put on a billboard? 54.50 What would Mark change in the world?
You can find Mark at: https://markbeaumontonline.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MarkBeaumontAdventures https://twitter.com/mrmarkbeaumont https://www.instagram.com/mrmarkbeaumont
Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH | |||
| EP64: Ben Coomber - From Obese To Awesome | 01 Jul 2018 | 01:03:14 | |
Ben Coomber is a UK leading performance nutritionist, coach, educator, speaker, writer and multiple business owner. Through his videos, blogs, social media channels, books and seminars, he inspires people to take charge of their health and nutrition, and empowers them with information to make that change. He’s the host of the UK’s number one rated health and fitness podcast, which is also top 10 in the world, and has interviewed the likes of Ben Greenfield, CT Fletcher, Elliott Hulse, Rhonda Patrick, Mike Dolce and James Haskell to name but a few. He teaches personal trainers and coaches how to be the best coach possible via his online nutrition education program, Body Type Nutrition Academy, and he’s also the founder of Awesome Supplements, an innovative supplement brand that brings clarity to the confusing world of supplements. He’s written for major industry publications such as Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Train, MMA Uncaged and TSN, he speaks at major UK events such as Body Power, iFit, Fit Living UK, Be:Fit, SFN, BP Trade Show and MeFitPro, and has consulted and spoken for Sky TV, Twinings Tea, O2, multiple universities, independent and national gyms and numerous health brands.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.30 Ben’s early life and background 05.40 How did Ben maintain changes in his life? 08.00 What were Ben’s original ambitions and where is he now relative to this? 10.00 Juggling priorities 14.00 Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within experience 19.50 How does Ben feel about himself 20.40 Compared to his absolute best self, where is Ben at at the moment? 22.50 What does Ben do to manage or be aware of his ego? 26.10 Why is obesity such problem and what should be done to tackle it? 30.10 Where does the responsibility lie in terms of improving the situation? 32.30 What are some of the habits that have helped Ben get to where he is? 34.10 The hardest year of Ben’s life 38.20 Why did Ben choose to share this? 41.20 What does Ben do on bad days to lift himself up? 44.50 What does Ben’s training and diet look like? 48.00 Ben on his life purpose 49.10 What would Ben want his legacy to be? 49.40 What does Ben see himself doing in five years? 52.40 Best piece of advice 53.20 How does Ben define success? 55.00 If Ben could master any skill or habit, what would it be? 56.30 What would Ben say to his 20 year old self? 58.50 If Ben could have anyone’s physique, who’s would it be? 59.50 What would Ben change about the world?
You can find Ben at: https://www.facebook.com/theofficialbencoomberpage https://twitter.com/bencoomber https://www.youtube.com/user/BenCoomberTV https://www.instagram.com/bencoomber/
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| EP63: Shaun Vlog - Adventure Everything | 11 Jun 2018 | 01:11:33 | |
Shaun is one of Scotland's leading vloggers having built a personal brand across multiple platforms. His YouTube videos alone have had well in excess of 4 million views and his content has more than 100,000 monthly engagements. He vlogs about travel, adventure and lifestyle and has recently launched his own brand named in line with his ethos: 'Adventure Everything'. He's also a social media marketer, copyrighter, content creator and strategist; working with brands to create content and develop a content strategy across channels including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Additionally, Shaun recently won a JCI Scotland Outstanding Young Person Of the Year award in the Culture category, and will be working with as an Ambassador with VisitScotland.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.30 Shaun’s background 02.50 Shaun as a youngster 03.50 Shaun’s career path 07.00 Moving into journalism 14.15 Starting vlogging 16.50 Idea generation for new content 18.20 The vlogging creation process 20.30 Fitting vlogging into a day 23.00 Monetisation and Patreon 25.50 Why do young people want to become vloggers? 27.50 What advice would Shaun give to someone looking to start vlogging? 28.50 What’s the closest Shaun has come to quitting? 33.50 Adventure Everything 37.10 What is the vision for Adventure Everything 38.20 What is Shaun’s favourite social media platform? 40.00 If Shaun was to start from scratch today, what would he do? 41.15 Future trends on social media 43.30 What are so many people interested in the Scottish accent? 45.20 Shaun’s views on Scotland 47.30 What could we do better? 52.20 How has Shaun evolved throughout his life? 53.30 Shaun’s biggest perceived failure 56.00 Shaun on his purpose 57.50 What would Shaun like his legacy to be? 59.00 Shaun on success 1.01.20 What is Shaun most grateful for? 1.03.15 Best piece of advice 1.07.15 What would Shaun say to his 20 year old self? 1.09.20 What would Shaun change about the world?
You can find Shaun at: https://adventureeverything.club/ https://www.patreon.com/shaunvlog https://www.youtube.com/shaunvlog https://www.facebook.com/ShaunVlog https://twitter.com/ShaunAlex87 https://www.instagram.com/shaunvlog
Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH | |||
| EP62: Mike Stevenson - Thinktastic | 18 May 2018 | 01:11:50 | |
Mike Stevenson is the founder and Managing Director of Thinktastic, Scotland’s motivational communications agency that helps move organisations from 'we can't do it' to 'we can do anything'. He is a multi award winning entrepreneur and one of the UK’s most sought after inspirational speakers and creative thinkers with an exceptional record of transforming organisational fortunes. With more than 30 years' top-level experience working with clients such as the NHS, Sky, Standard Life UK, University of Leeds, and The Scottish Government, his aim is to set the world alight with new ideas and fresh approaches that will lift people and make home, work and community life more fun, more inventive, and more productive. 'Homeless to fearless', 'This man changes lives'.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.30 Mike’s background 07.20 Choosing to look at the positive 11.00 Mike’s career path 17.40 What does Thinktastic mean? 22.30 How can we create an environment where people want to go to work? 28.40 What is the vision for Thinktastic? 29.20 Does Mike advocate getting rid of job descriptions? 30.30 Mike’s views on Scotland 35.00 What makes a great speaker? 45.00 How has Mike evolved as a person throughout his life? 49.00 Mike on his purpose 52.40 What would Mike like his legacy to be? 53.20 Best piece of advice 55.00 What is Mike most grateful for? 56.30 Technicolour to monochrome 1.05.20 What would Mike say to his 20 year old self 1.08.40 Changing the world
You can find Mike at: https://twitter.com/Thinktastic https://www.facebook.com/Thinktastic
Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH | |||
| EP61: John Mckenzie - UK's Biggest Community Crowdfunding Campaign | 30 Apr 2018 | 01:02:50 | |
Our latest Inspired Edinburgh guest is John Mckenzie. John, also known as The Flying Farmer, is a helicopter pilot, farmer and green energy advocate. An ex-Army Air Corps helicopter pilot, he's flown on military and commercial operations worldwide for over 20 years and has more than 8,000 hours flying experience. His flying has also included aerial filming of events such as the Great North Run, the Great Scottish Swim, the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup as well as television programmes including Monarch of the Glen, Monty Hall Great Escape, Bear Grylls Born Survivor and 3 Men in a Boat, and in 2015 he was Nicola Sturgeon's pilot during her general election campaign. Most recently he's founded GlenWyvis Distillery, built on history - powered by nature. In the biggest ever community crowdfunding campaign in UK history, GlenWyvis is the world's first 100 percent community owned distillery, entirely powered by renewable energy, which will produce high quality craft scottish whisky and craft gin.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.45 John’s early life 02.45 Dingwall and The Scottish Highlands 04.25 John’s career path 06.50 John’s experiences in the Army 10.25 Commercial flying compared to military flying 11.30 Some of the people John has worked with 13.30 How does John manage pressure? 15.30 Green energy 22.50 The genesis of Glenwyvis 26.50 Why has the crowdfund been such a success? 29.00 Buying into the vision 30.30 Fake it till you make it 32.00 Official bottling date 33.00 Rejuvenating Dingwall and The Highlands 35.00 Prioritising time 36.30 What does a typical day look like? 39.00 How has John evolved as a person throughout his life? 41.00 The function of alcohol 43.30 Is there anything John would have done differently? 45.20 John on his purpose 48.30 John on his legacy 50.20 John on success 52.30 Dealing with failure 54.15 Should national service be mandatory? 54.40 Best piece of advice 56.10 What would John say to his 20 year old self? 58.40 Changing the world 1.00.00 Travel and its impact on John
You can find John at: https://www.facebook.com/GlenWyvis https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-glenwyvis-open-share-offer
Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH | |||
| EP60: Colin McLean - The Art of Investing | 09 Apr 2018 | 01:09:34 | |
Our latest Inspired Edinburgh guest is Colin McLean. Colin is founder and CEO of SVM Asset Management, an independent Edinburgh-based fund management group. He has more than 35 years' investment experience and is widely regarded as one of the UK's top stock-picking analysts. He was elected to the Board of Governors of the CFA Institute in 2012 and he is a past chairman and board member of CFA UK. He’s also a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and a chartered fellow of the CISI. He’s an honorary professor at Heriot-Watt University, a regular contributor to financial publications, has been a guest on Bloomberg TV, CNBC, BBC TV and Radio and he frequently speaks at conferences on the topics of investment, hedge funds and behavioural finance. A fascinating insight into Colin's background, his career journey, the evolution of the Asset Management industry and his passion for investing.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.30 Colin’s early life 02.40 Colin’s initial interest in investing 06.50 Colin’s aspirations and career path 09.50 The decision to start SVM Asset Management 12.45 The biggest challenges in setting up a business 14.00 Colin’s investment approach and philosophy 18.20 Investing in Tech 20.30 The types of businesses Colin invests in 24.00 What makes a great investor? 26.00 Managing emotions and avoiding complacency 31.00 Colin’s views on CEO remuneration 35.40 Why is capitalism good? 38.40 How has the investment industry changed over the years? 42.30 How might the Asset Management industry be disrupted over the coming years? 46.30 Colin’s best advice for wealth creation 50.30 Colin on his life purpose 53.20 Is there anything Colin would have done differently? 56.30 How has travel impacted Colin’s worldview? 59.00 What would Colin like his legacy to be? 1.01.10 Best piece of advice 1.03.30 How does Colin define success? 1.05.30 What would Colin say to his 20 year old self? 1.07.10 Changing the world
You can find Colin at: https://twitter.com/colinmclean https://www.linkedin.com/company/svm-asset-management-limited
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| EP86: Konstantin Kisin - Political Correctness | 23 Dec 2019 | 01:26:57 | |
Konstantin Kisin is multi-award winning comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator. He made international headlines in 2018 by refusing to sign a “behavioural agreement form” for a London university gig which prohibited jokes about religion, transphobia, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism as well as seven other 'isms' and insisted that all humour must be “respectful and kind”. A proud Russian-Brit, he is the current Jewish Comedian of the Year and has played at some of the UK's biggest comedy clubs, most recently performing his fantastic debut show 'Orwell That Ends Well' at the Edinburgh Fringe. He’s also the creator and co-host of 'TRIGGERnometry' an online video interview show creating honest conversations with fascinating people. To date they’ve produced over 60 interviews with economists, political experts, journalists and social media personalities with a diverse array of social and political attitudes. Described as 'an objective voice from the centre of the political spectrum' he’s appeared on the likes of BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain and Tucker Carlson Tonight; he’s a regular contributor to BBC, ITV, BBC Radio 5 Live and LoveSport, and he’s written for publications including The Telegraph, The Spectator, Quillette, Daily Mail and Spiked. He’s also a regular host at Kil-ke-nomics, the best economics and comedy festival in the world.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.30 Konstantin’s early life 06.30 How Konstantin determines mastery 07.30 Why did Konstantin decide to pursue comedy? 10.50 Becoming international headlines 15.00 How was Konstantin perceived on the back of this? 18.00 Political correctness and not being to say what you think 21.20 Why are certain topics so emotionally charged? 26.10 How can people cultivate a more nuanced perspective? 28.30 Feminism the real world meaning 31.30 Challenging ones own beliefs 37.50 What does being a Centrist mean today 40.20 How did TRIGGERnometry come about? 45.50 The function of the mainstream media 50.30 Konstantin’s favourite TRIGGERnometry episode 51.20 His vision for the brand 53.00 Being offensive vs free speech 54.30 Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners 55.30 Political correctness is a manifestation of low self-esteem 58.10 Should anything be illegal to say? 1.02.30 People leveraging the mainstream media for personal gain 1.05.10 Konstantin on his purpose 1.07.20 What is the truth? 1.08.50 Konstantin on his legacy 1.12.00 How does Konstantin define success? 1.12.50 Quality of content vs subscribers/viewers 1.14.50 Best piece of advice 1.16.10 What failures are Konstantin planning for? 1.19.00 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.21.20 Becoming more open minded 1.24.00 Changing the world
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You can find Konstantin at: https://www.facebook.com/Konstantin-Kisin-From-Russia-with-Laugh-1639658182921004/ https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin https://www.instagram.com/konstantinkisin
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| EP59: Mark Asquith - Excellence Expected | 23 Mar 2018 | 01:27:36 | |
Our latest Inspired Edinburgh guest is Mark Asquith Mark is a serial entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, UK’s number one business podcaster, and a millennial influencer. Since quitting his real job in 2005, he's gone on to found award winning global design agency Hacksaw, media company and podcast Excellence Expected, with guests such as Chris Ducker, Amy Landino, Guy Kawasaki, Rand Fishkin and John Lee Dumas; with whom he also co-founded website design business, Podcast Websites. Mark has cultivated a personal brand that has created an audience of worldwide fans and he speaks across the world at tech, business and media events, particularly in the United States. He has a straight talking, no bullshit style, he spends all of his speaking fees on hot dogs and beard products, and he once heckled Rick Astley enough to upset him! 00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 02.00 The Hot Dog story and Mark’s Why 11.00 Mark’s early life and becoming an adult 22.50 Becoming an entrepreneur 28.30 Mark’s highs and lows 39.30 Getting into podcasting 44.45 What makes a great podcast? 49.00 Mark’s favourite tools and life hacks 52.30 A day in the life of Mark Asquith 54.50 Where does Mark see himself in 5 years? 58.30 Mark on his purpose 1.01.20 Why vs purpose 1.04.20 What would Mark like his legacy to be? 1.05.30 Mark’s definition of success 1.06.50 Mark’s life philosophy 1.09.00 Excellence expected - how did the name come about? 1.11.30 Best piece of advice 1.14.30 What would Mark say to his 20 year old self? 1.16.00 Mark on personal brand 1.21.50 Changing the world You can find Mark at: https://www.excellence-expected.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mrasquith/ https://twitter.com/mrasquith https://www.instagram.com/mrasquith/ Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH | |||
| EP58: Jenny Tough - Go Find An Adventure | 11 Mar 2018 | 01:03:07 | |
Our latest Inspired Edinburgh guest is Jenny Tough. Jenny is an adventurer, endurance challenger, author, film maker, speaker and world traveller. She’s travelled six continents solo, cycled around Europe, paddled through the South American jungle, ran marathons on four continents, hiked throughout Asia, trekked in Patagonia, dived with sharks, surfed in the North Sea, competed in numerous adventure races, and lived in five countries! In 2016 she wrote her first book, ‘Keep The Sea To The Right’ which tells the tale of her solo 3,800-kilometre circumnavigation cycle of the Baltic Sea coastline and most recently she became the first person to run across Kyrgyzstan, an expedition which involved 25 days of running with a 12 kilogram rucksack, accessing ancient nomad trails high up in the Tien Shan mountains. Her goal in sharing her adventures is to inspire people to go find their own adventure!
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.50 When did Jenny start adventuring? 03.00 Living on a boat 04.00 Jenny’s career path 05.00 Why Jenny left the 9-5 06.20 Jenny’s lifestyle and diet 07.30 Jenny’s first big challenge 09.30 What did Jenny learn from this? 13.30 Not making emotional decisions 14.30 What does Jenny’s training look like now? 17.00 What does Jenny carry? 18.00 Jenny’s relationship with material possessions 19.30 What has been Jenny’s favourite challenge? 20.50 How does Jenny manage her mind? 22.20 Jenny’s view of ‘failure’ 24.00 Jenny on her biggest failure 26.50 Women in endurance sport 29.20 Jenny on film making 31.10 How has travelling the world impacted Jenny’s worldview 32.10 What does a day in the life of Jenny look like? 33.30 Edinburgh and the access to nature 34.20 Where would Jenny like to live? 35.50 How has Jenny evolved as a person throughout her life? 38.40 Is it more common for people to follow their passion? 39.20 Is there anything Jenny would have done differently? 40.40 Jenny on her life purpose 41.30 Jenny on her legacy 42.40 What irritates Jenny? 44.15 Jenny’s life philosophy 45.00 What is Jenny most grateful for? 46.00 If Jenny could master any skill or habit, what would it be? 47.20 Jenny’s definition of success 49.50 Who inspires Jenny? 50.50 Jenny’s life goals 52.10 Jenny’s favourite podcasts 54.00 Who has had the greatest influence on Jenny? 56.00 Best piece of advice 57.00 Jenny’s views on social media 58.30 What would Jenny say to her 20 year old self? 1.00.00 Jenny’s core values 1.01.00 Changing the world
You can find Jenny at: https://twitter.com/jennytough https://www.instagram.com/jennytough https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz19OCvmBVPT9m5kIm6hbYA
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| EP57: Dan Pena - The 50 Billion Dollar Man | 23 Feb 2018 | 01:48:30 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have the man, the myth, the legend - Dan Pena. Dan, also known as The 50 Billion Dollar Man, is an American born entrepreneur, philanthropist and the world's most successful high performance business success coach. In 1982 he founded Great Western Resources with $820 dollars and during an 8 year period in a bear market he grew it into a $450 million dollar business. For the past 20 plus years he’s been running his eight-day Castle Seminar from his home Guthrie Castle in Scotland; teaching students his Quantum Leap Advantage (QLA) methodology and has created to date somewhere in the region of 800 billion dollars in equity value amongst his mentees and devotees. He’s the author of several books, most notably 'Your First Hundred Million, he is the recipient of countless awards and recognitions, and he was appointed by her majesty the Queen as member of the 'Order of Saint John'. Dan pulls no punches as we discuss the influences and events that shaped him, what makes him an effective mentor, his life goals and legacy, and even the ghosts of Guthrie Castle! This is not for the faint of heart.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.45 Dan’s early life and background 09.45 Dan’s parents and work ethic 22.40 How can people develop self esteem? 28.30 The changes in Brian Rose of London Real 34.00 What makes Dan an effective coach? 47.30 If Dan woke up with no money whatsoever, what’s the first thing he would do? 50.20 Dan on his biggest failure 58.40 Dan on his purpose 1.07.20 How does Dan define success? 1.08.25 How important is money to Dan? 1.11.00 Why does Dan live in Scotland? 1.12.30 The best piece of advice Dan has ever received 1.15.40 What would Dan’s 5 year old self think of him now? 1.20.00 Was Dan’s dad proud of him? 1.21.00 How do we evolve from where we are? 1.22.00 Dan on Guthrie Castle and it’s history 1.26.50 How does Dan account for ghosts? 1.28.30 What does Dan think will happen when he passes? 1.35.10 What would Dan change in the world?
You can find Dan at: https://www.facebook.com/CastleSeminar/ https://www.instagram.com/danspena/ https://www.youtube.com/c/DanPe%C3%B1aThe50BillionDollarMan https://www.linkedin.com/in/danpena/
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| EP56: Col Gray - Rock Your Brand | 12 Feb 2018 | 01:27:26 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Col Gray. One of Scotland's most respected graphic and brand designers, Col is owner and head honcho of Pixels Ink, a comic book geek, a speaker and a YouTuber. He has a passion for branding that is as big as his beard! With 20 years' experience under his signature baseball cap, he helps people rock their brand. By creating strong visual branding, combined with a solid brand strategy that has personality and vision, he helps Clark Kent's become Supermen and Lois Lane's become Superwomen! We go deep on Col's background and journey, branding and content marketing, as well as his thoughts on purpose, success and legacy.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.10 Col’s favourite superhero 02.00 Col’s early life and background 08.45 Col’s career path 11.30 What is branding? 17.00 Good logo design 20.00 The process from Clark Kent to Superman 27.30 Dealing with perfectionism 35.00 Fiverr and Upwork disrupting logo design industry 45.30 The importance of content marketing 58.00 Speaking on camera 1.00.50 Col on his purpose 1.05.00 What would Col like his legacy to be? 1.06.40 How does Col define success? 1.11.00 Best piece of advice 1.14.40 What would Col say to his 20 year old self? 1.17.30 Col on his personal values 1.22.30 What would Col change in the world? 1.25.30 What superpower would Col have?
You can find Col at: https://www.youtube.com/c/pixelsink https://www.facebook.com/PixelsInkDesign https://www.linkedin.com/in/pixelscol/
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| EP55: Max Evans - Scotland Rugby to Dancing On Ice | 01 Feb 2018 | 01:22:24 | |
Our latest inspired guest is Max Evans. Max is a Rugby Union player with international pedigree having won 44 caps for Scotland. He earned his first cap in 2008 against Canada and scored his first try in the 2009 Six Nations Championship match against Wales. In the past ten years he had 63 appearances for Glasgow Warriors and 60 for French club side Castres. He's also an adidas UK athelete and an ambassador for Wings For Life, a non-for-profit foundation dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injury and funding world-class international research. This is an amazing conversation that covers everything from Max's background and sporting career, to the Law of Attraction and Max's purpose in life.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 02.20 Max’s early life and background 05.20 Being humble 07.50 We’re all energy 09.00 Max’s career path 14.20 Max reflecting on his career and The Law of Attraction 20.00 'The Secret' 21.30 Rugby - now vs then 26.00 Max on his injuries 29.00 Max on his brother Thom's injury 34.00 A day in the life - diet and training 41.30 Going into the public eye 44.40 Concerns or apprehensions 45.40 How has Max evolved as a person? 49.50 Max on his purpose 51.00 Max on his legacy 52.20 What is Max most grateful for? 53.30 Max’s gratitude practice 57.20 How does Max define success? 1.01.20 Max’s current vision board 1.04.30 Best piece of advice 1.08.00 What would Max say to his 21 year old self? 1.10.30 Max on inspiration 1.14.45 What would Max change in the world 1.19.30 How would Max change if he won the lottery?
You can find Max at: https://www.facebook.com/MaxEvans13x https://twitter.com/maxevans13 https://www.instagram.com/maxevans13
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| EP54: Sandy Kennedy - Entrepreneurial Scotland | 22 Jan 2018 | 00:56:36 | |
Our latest inspired guest is Sandy Kennedy. Sandy is the Chief Executive of Entreprenurial Scotland, an organisation that delivers world class programmes, manages a fast growing membership network and supports some of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. He's at the forefront of a movement to inspire and develop Scotland's people to build the most entrepreneurial society in the world. He's on the Advisory Boards of The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, M.I.T REAP Scotland, Informatics Ventures and Scottish EDGE, and he's on the Board of Social Investment Scotland. This is a fascinating conversation with one of Scotland’s most prominent business leaders: entertaining and inspiring in equal measure!
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.15 Sandy's early life and background 04.00 Sandy’s career aspirations 08.30 Was Sandy’s background beneficial for the work he now does? 10.50 How did Sandy end up becoming Chief Executive of Entrepreneurial Scotland? 18.00 Where did the vision to make Scotland the most entrepreneurial society in the world stem from? 21.15 How far have we progressed and what does the vision look like? 24.30 What role will Entrepreneurial Scotland play in this? 28.30 What can business leaders do to support this? 30.30 How has Sandy evolved as a person throughout his career? 34.50 Sandy on his purpose in life 37.20 In what way can Sandy be the best version of himself? 40.00 What would Sandy like his legacy to be? 44.15 Best piece of advice? 48.45 Does Sandy believe in fate? 50.50 What would Sandy say to his 20 year old self? 52.30 Changing the world
You can find Sandy at: https://www.entrepreneurialscotland.com https://www.facebook.com/EntrepreneurialScotland https://twitter.com/EntrepScot https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneurial-scotland
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| EP53: James Ketchell - The Ultimate Triathlon | 13 Jan 2018 | 01:17:37 | |
Our latest Inspired Edinburgh guest is James Ketchell. James, also known as 'Captain Ketch' is an adventurer, motivational speaker and author. On 1st February 2014 he became the first and only person on the planet to have rowed the Atlantic, summitted Mount Everest and cycled round the world. In 2015 he published his first book 'The Ultimate Triathalon'. Bear Grylls said of it "As you read James's story, you will begin to believe that you too could achieve the extrordinary". He's received extensive coverage in the national media and the press and his blogs have appeared in magazines including Men's Health and Sidetracked. He's an ambassador for children's charities Over The Wall and Kindled Spirit as well as The Scouts and he's recently become a fully qualified gyrocopter pilot. A hugely inspiring conversation that explores James’ background, overcoming adversity, his adventures and thoughts on his purpose and legacy. If you need some inspiration in your life, look no further.
00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 02.30 James' early life and background 04.20 What did James think he would do in life? 07.50 At what stage did James believe he could achieve anything he wanted? 09.00 James’ motorcycle accident 12.40 The inspiration for rowing the Atlantic 15.20 The feeling when James completed the row 23.15 How did James go from rowing the Atlantic to climbing Everest? 29.50 What was climbing Everest like? 36.50 How did James prepare for the around the world cycle? 41.40 When did James decide to write a book? 46.30 What is James most proud of? 52.50 James on his purpose 56.50 What would James’ life look like if he had accomplished all of his goals? 59.00 What would James like his legacy to be? 1.00.00 Best piece of advice 1.02.20 James’ positive habits? 1.05.30 Who inspires James? 1.08.00 What is the biggest obstacle James has overcome? 1.11.40 What would James say to his younger self? 1.12.40 What would James change in the world?
You can find James at: https://www.facebook.com/jamesketchellpushinglimits/ https://twitter.com/captainketch https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesketchell https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-EfbA352eYeYJlRpFNxUQ
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| EP51: Mostafa Salameh - Dreams Of A Refugee | 24 Dec 2017 | 01:11:36 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Mostafa Salameh. Mostafa is one of only 16 people on the planet to have completed the ‘Explorers Grand Slam’, a truly astonishing feat which involves climbing the Seven highest Summits in all seven continents as well as conquering the North and South Poles. His journey began in 2004 following a vivid dream in which he was reciting the call to prayer from the world’s highest peak. He followed this calling and became the first Jordanian to climb Mount Everest in 2008 and in the same year was knighted by King Abdullah II of Jordan. Four years into his sporting career he made a conscious decision to climb for a purpose. In the spirit of helping those in need, he launched three successful initiatives that raised millions for charity. In March 2016, he published his first book titled ‘Dreams of a Refugee’ and a large part of his time is now passionately invested in inspiring and motivating children, youths and adults into realizing their own dreams in the same way he has. Without question one of the most inspiring people we’ve had the honour of speaking with.
00.00 Trailer 00.13 Introduction 01.40 Reflecting on achievements 02.30 What does the city of Edinburgh mean to Mostafa? 03.20 Mostafa’s early life and growing up 10.00 Mostafa’s career ambitions and aspirations 11.40 How did Mostafa’s career path change? 30.30 Did Mostafa ever have any doubts? 36.30 When did Mostafa decide to tackle the North and South Poles? 45.30 Mostafa’s future plans 50.20 What does Mostafa feel is his purpose? 55.00 What would Mostafa like his legacy to be? 55.45 What is Mostafa most grateful for? 56.50 Who are the people that have influenced and inspired Mostafa? 1.01.00 Improving the situation with Islamic extremism 1.03.50 Best piece of advice 1.05.30 How does Mostafa define success? 1.06.10 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.06.50 Changing the world 1.09.50 Mostafa’s greatest achievement
You can find Mostafa at: http://www.mostafasalameh.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MostafaSalamehjo/ https://twitter.com/mostafasalameh https://www.instagram.com/mostafasalameh/
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| EP50: Tad Hargrave - Marketing For Hippies | 16 Dec 2017 | 01:22:50 | |
This week we celebrate a half century of Inspired Edinburgh episodes with Tad Hargrave. Tad is a speaker, author, coach and Founder of Marketing for Hippies. For almost a decade, he has been touring his marketing workshops around Canada and beyond, bringing refreshing and unorthodox ideas to conscious entrepreneurs and green businesses to help them grow, without selling their souls. In January 2014 he launched NichingSpiral.com; a website dedicated to help conscious entrepreneurs figure out the difficult, yet vital question - “What is my niche?”. He's also co-founder of 'The Local Good', a hub that helps the people of Edmonton live a more local and green lifestyle, and his work has featured in magazines, journals, newspapers and nationally on the radio. This is without question one our most powerful and consciousness-altering conversations to date - an absolute must hear!
00.00 Trailer 00.15 Introduction 01.30 Tad growing up 02.20 Were Tad’s parents hippies? 02.50 What does 'conscious entrepreneur' mean to Tad? 03.50 Tad’s career path 06.00 Tad’s political views 08.40 What does Tad teach people around money? 13.40 How can people market themselves better? 18.50 How can people find their niche? 25.50 What has been Tad’s approach to marketing himself? 30.50 'Pay what you can' model 35.00 How is it not disappointing when Tad if underpaid? 38.20 What are the events or experiences that have made Tad how he is? 45.20 If we were to set up life on another planet and Tad was in charge, what would it look like? 48.30 What does Tad feel is his purpose? 52.50 Tad’s thoughts on his legacy 1.04.00 Best piece of advice 1.07.30 What would Tad say to his 20 year old self? 1.13.30 What would Tad change in the world?
You can find Tad at: http://marketingforhippies.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hippymarketer https://twitter.com/TadHargrave
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| EP49: Lily Asch - Storytelling For Mental Health | 09 Dec 2017 | 01:01:02 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Lily Asch. Lily is a mental health advocate, storyteller and social entrepreneur. As a teenager she was considered ‘unsafe to self’ and admitted to a psychiatric ward. For a long time she was ashamed of her experience, until she opened up and discovered the power of conversation. Having gained experience working with the likes of FreshSight and TEDx University of Edinburgh she's since gone on to found Real Talk, a social enterprise dedicated to mental health storytelling and wellbeing. Real Talk supports individuals in connecting to their narrative around experiences of mental ill health and crafts safe spaces for these stories to be shared to an audience, fostering conversation and connection. We talk about her background, her mental health journey, the vision for Real Talk, her views on mental health today, as well as our favourite topics - legacy, purpose and changing the world.
00.00 Trailer 00.15 Introduction 01.30 Lily growing up 03.00 Schooling in the US 05.00 Lily’s earliest mental health experiences 07.20 What led to Lily being taken to a psychiatric ward? 09.50 How was Lily labelled ‘unsafe to self’? 12.00 What was the ward like? 15.00 Does Lily think she should have been there? 17.15 What was the recovery process? 19.50 Lily’s self education around emotional awareness 22.30 How did Lily end up in Edinburgh? 24.40 Ways Edinburgh differs from the US 27.00 How did Real Talk come about? 30.00 How does Real Talk work and what is the format? 32.00 What does storytelling mean to Lily? 33.40 What is the vision for Real Talk? 36.00 Lily’s views on mental health today 39.00 Technology effects on mental health 40.20 Doing TED talks 42.15 Speaking advice 45.00 Lily on her purpose 46.30 Lily on legacy 47.20 What is Lily most grateful for in life? 47.50 If Lily could master a skill what would it be? 49.10 How does Lily define success? 50.20 Is Lily successful now? 51.20 Who or what inspires Lily? 52.50 Lily’s life goals 55.45 Best piece of advice 56.45 What would Lily say to her 14 year old self 57.20 Changing the world
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| EP85: Andrew Dobbie - MadeBrave | 06 Dec 2019 | 01:30:52 | |
Andrew Dobbie is the Founder and Managing Director of MadeBrave; a multi award-winning brand led creative agency based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, that makes brands bigger, bolder and stronger. Launched in 2012, he left his previous job with a two week old baby and just £1,000 of personal savings in the bank. Fast-forward to the present day and MadeBrave has grown to a team of 30 plus people with a client roster including the likes of Tennents, Magners, First Group, Medtronic, Vango and IBM; and partnerships with Google Digital Garage, TEDxGlasgow, Kiltwalk and Scottish EDGE. In 2018, following the successful acquisition of Content Production Agency, Campfire, he established the BornOriginal Group, of which he’s CEO and Chairman. He also sits on the board of Park Circus, and TRC Media, he’s a Power of Youth Fellow, a Council Director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, an Ambassador of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, and most recently he’s the Founder and Co-Host of ‘Just A Chat With’ - a video podcast talking brand and creativity with inspiring people who love and live it. His mission is to inspire creativity in everyone, believing that branding and marketing doesn't need to be confusing, and he wants to help others bring their best ideas to life.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.20 Andrew’s early life 07.00 Andrew’s path into the creative industries 08.50 Andrew on his career vision and how it unfolded 15.20 Andrew on starting his own venture 21.00 How the name MadeBrave came about 25.00 Starting MadeBrave in 2012 as opposed to what it would be like now 27.00 Using social media and viral campaigns 31.10 Growing the business without funding 35.10 The growth and expansion of the brand 41.50 Andrew on the term ‘entrepreneur’ 43.10 Starting a podcast 47.40 The biggest lesson Andrew has learned from his podcast 49.00 The one person Andrew would most like to have on his show 50.40 Andrew on his favourite brand 52.20 How to make a brand bigger, bolder and stronger 53.50 Andrew on his purpose 55.30 Andrew on his legacy 57.30 The long term plans for MadeBrave 1.02.30 Andrew on his life goals 1.06.10 Changing Scottish business culture 1.08.50 Andrew on gaining press and media coverage 1.11.30 How does Andrew define success? 1.12.10 Best piece of advice 1.13.40 Andrew on imposter syndrome 1.14.30 Why are we here? 1.17.00 Andrew on VR and augmented reality 1.19.40 Andrew on meditation 1.21.20 The pressure to scale a business 1.22.50 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.25.20 Changing the world
You can find Andrew at: https://www.facebook.com/dobbieandrew/ https://twitter.com/dobbieandrew https://www.instagram.com/dobbieandrew https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdobbie
You can find MadeBrave at: https://www.facebook.com/madebrave https://www.instagram.com/madebrave https://www.linkedin.com/company/madebrave/
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| EP48: Corinne Hutton - Finding Your Feet | 02 Dec 2017 | 01:07:02 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Corinne Hutton. Known fondly as Scotland’s ‘bionic mum’, Corinne is an author, TEDx and motivational speaker, and Founder of Finding Your Feet, a charity that supports families affected by amputation or limb difference through a range of sporting initiatives and social inclusion projects. In June 2013 after suffering acute pneumonia and septicemia, surgeons were forced to amputate both her hands and her legs below the knee. Since then she has set three world records, learned to fly a plane, abseiled off a multi story building and carried the baton for the Commonwealth Games. She was the poster girl for the NHS organ donor campaign and has she received numerous awards including the Great Scot Award, the Freedom of Renfrewshire bestowed by Lord Provost and a Points of Light award from Prime Minister David Cameron for her outstanding charitable work. She was also a finalist for the Scottish Woman of The Year award 2016 and she was awarded an honorary Doctorate from the West of Scotland University. We talk about Corinne’s personal story, Finding Your Feet and the work she is doing to support others, her awards and achievements, as well as her views on purpose, legacy, changing the world and much more. An incredibly moving and powerful conversation with a remarkable and inspirational person.
00.00 Trailer 00.15 Introduction 01.50 Corinne’s early life 02.50 Corinne’s career path 04.50 Corinne on becoming ill 08.00 What happened during Corinne’s illness? 10.50 Regaining consciousness 18.00 Coming to terms with becoming an amputee 21.40 Adjusting to normal life again 23.00 What advice does Corinne give to people going through what she has? 26.20 How Corinne’s charity Finding Your Feet began 32.45 The social attitude towards people with amputations 34.30 The cover of Corinne's book Finding Your Feet and organ donation 43.30 Double hand transplant 47.50 Corinne’s greatest achievement 50.30 What is Corinne’s purpose? 52.00 What would Corinne like her legacy to be? 53.40 Corinne’s thought on success and wealth 55.20 Corinne’s bucket list goals 1.01.00 Best piece of advice 1.02.30 Advice for 20 year old self 1.04.00 Changing the world
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| EP47: Kevin Quantum - Scientist To Magician | 25 Nov 2017 | 01:30:50 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Kevin McMahon. Kevin, better known by stage name Kevin Quantum, is a magician-scientist hybrid. In 2005 he paused his Physics PhD to take part in the Channel 4 television programme 'Faking It’, which showed his journey from scientist to professional magician and was watched by more than 6 million people. He is a member of The Magic Circle, Founder of Magicfest, has had 5-star sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, appeared in BBC documentaries, consulted for the National Theatre of Scotland, broke a Guinness World Record, was the first magician to perform at the Globe Theatre in London and was nominated for the Scottish Comedy Awards 2014 and 2015. He's also one of the very few people that counts quantum physics as a hobby! Kevin speak about his journey into magic, how he has evolved throughout his career, what his future plans are as well as his view on purpose and legacy. Fascinating and entertaining from start to finish!
02.50 Kevin’s early life 05.30 When did Kevin become interested in physics? 10.00 Doing a PhD in physics 12.00 What would have Kevin have done had he stayed on that path? 14.40 How did the opportunity to go on 'Faking It' come about? 19.50 What was the 'Faking It’ process? 27.00 How long did it take Kevin to become comfortable with being a magician? 34.00 Kevin on his style of magic, The Colour Ham, Illuminations and how he’s evolved 53.50 What will the future look like for Kevin? 1.03.15 How important is money to Kevin? 1.09.40 What is Kevin’s purpose? 1.13.15 What would Kevin like his legacy to be? 1.18.30 Best piece of advice received 1.22.00 What would Kevin say to his 20 year old self? 1.26.00 What would Kevin change in the world?
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| EP46: Rob MacGillivray - Saving The Children | 17 Nov 2017 | 01:01:57 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Rob MacGillivray. Rob is a Senior Humanitarian Advisor with Save The Children. Described by colleagues as a “Humanitarian Warrior,” Rob has been an aid worker for over 30 years. Based in Ardrossan but deployed globally, he has led the charity’s response on Ebola in Sierra Leone, was the first on the ground organising the aid effort in Iraq, and most recently, initiated and led the team’s search and rescue response in the Mediterranean. He made it his mission to save as many refugees lives as possible and the search and rescue ship 'Vos Hestia' has rescued nearly 10,000 to date – an incredible achievement. We discuss Rob’s background, how he became involved in humanitarian work, the psychological aspects of working in conflict and hot zones and so much more.
01.50 Who is Rob MacGillivray? 04.30 Who had the greatest influence on Rob growing up? 07.20 Rob’s desire to help people 09.00 How did Rob become involved with Save The Children? 14.15 What are conflict and hot zones like in reality? 21.30 Why does Rob put himself in such high risk situations? 23.50 How does Rob manage fear? 26.00 How has the work Rob does shaped his worldview? 28.00 Rob’s work in the Mediterranean 32.00 Being based in Ardrossan 33.30 How rescue missions are decided 34.30 Rob’s thoughts on war and conflict? 37.15 Why are so many people still living in poverty? 41.30 Rob’s views on charity CEO pay 44.50 The importance of aid 47.40 Rob’s thoughts on purpose 51.20 Focusing on helping others 53.30 Who or what inspires Rob? 55.15 Best piece of advice 56.10 Advice for 20 year old self 57.50 What is Rob most grateful for? 59.10 Changing the world
You can find Rob and Save The Children at: https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/savethechildrenuk https://twitter.com/savechildrenuk
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| EP45: Jamie Denyer - One Punch Murder | 10 Nov 2017 | 01:09:03 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Jamie Denyer. Jamie, also known as The Grief Preacher, is a TEDx, motivational, and inspirational speaker. On 14th April 2012, at the age of 19, his beloved nephew Connor Saunders lost his life to a single punch. Jamie since founded 'Connor's Helping Hand’, an organisation through which he delivers workshops and talks at schools, universities, business exhibitions, networking events, young offender institutions and prisons, raising awareness of one punch murder in order educate others on the devastation it brings, and to prevent it from affecting as many families as possible. This is a seriously powerful, thought provoking and moving interview.
02.30 Jamie’s background 03.50 What has influenced Jamie’s style? 05.40 Jamie’s career path 07.30 Paying it forward 13.15 Who was Connor Saunders? 15.20 What impact did losing Connor have? 21.30 How can any positivity be found in what happened? 26.15 How does Jamie deal with anger? 28.40 How has Jamie changed as a result of this? 33.00 What does Jamie think about protecting the murderers identity? 40.00 What is it like to be a young person growing up today? 43.30 What are some of the things Jamie is sharing in his talks? 45.15 Jamie’s speaking advice 47.50 Jamie on purpose 52.30 Jamie on his legacy 54.30 How does Jamie define success? 57.00 Best piece of advice 58.10 Advice to 20 year old self 59.45 Changing the world
You can find Jamie at: http://connorshelpinghand.com/ https://www.facebook.com/connorshelpinghand/ https://twitter.com/GRIEFPREACHER https://www.instagram.com/griefpreacher/
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| EP44: C. Wilson Meloncelli - Hacking The Flow State | 03 Nov 2017 | 01:13:22 | |
Our guest this week is C. Wilson Meloncelli. Wilson is a Flow State Performance Coach, Stunt Performer, Author and former British Champion in Mixed Martial Arts. He teaches and speaks on the subject of the Flow State, an optimal state of consciousness where people feel and perform their best, and has become one of the world's front runners in the field of flow. He has over 20 years experience in the health and fitness industry and is an instructor in Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, Silat, Muay Thai, Grappling and Brazilian Jujitsu. He's also a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming, an Ireca Energy Practitioner, as well as a stunt performer with skills in Gymnastics, Tramploining, Rock Climbing, Horse Riding and setting himself on fire! We talk in depth about Wilson’s background, how he was first introduced to flow; flow and all it’s applications, as well as his thoughts on superheroes, his inner child and ‘the douchebag!’. Entertaining from start to finish, this one is a lot of fun! 01.30 Who is C. Wilson Meloncelli? 07.20 Did Wilson find it difficult relating to others growing up? 14.00 How did Wilson figure out the science of flow? 16.40 What does flow feel like? 18.40 What is the science of flow? 23.30 How can you get into flow? 26.50 What are examples Wilson uses to access flow? 31.00 Training with Luke Robertson 39.00 How has MMA changed since Wilson started in it? 40.30 Wilson on dyslexia 44.30 Who is C. Wilson Meloncelli at the core? 45.50 Where does Wilson see himself in 5 years? 47.20 Wilson on ‘the douchebag’ 49.30 The inner child 50.50 What is Wilson’s purpose? 52.00 How would Wilson address sceptics? 53.50 What would Wilson like his legacy to be? 55.00 What is Wilson most grateful for? 56.00 How does Wilson define success? 57.00 Who or what inspires Wilson? 58.20 What is Wilson’s morning routine? 1.00.50 Who has had an influences on Wilson? 1.02.00 What makes an effective coach? 1.05.30 Best piece of advice 1.07.30 What would Wilson say to his 20 year old self? 1.09.00 What would Wilson change about the world?
You can find Wilson at: https://www.cwilsonmeloncelli.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CWilsonMeloncelli/ https://twitter.com/CWMeloncelli Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH | |||
| EP43: Andrew Johnson - Relax, Change, Create | 27 Oct 2017 | 01:12:47 | |
Our latest guest is Andrew Johnson. For over 20 years, Andrew has been helping people relax, change and create the lives they want through a range of self-care MP3 downloads, Apps and Workshops. His work has motivated and empowered people across the world and helped them cope with stress, overcome anxiety or fears, break habits and achieve their full potential. With over 11 million downloads to date, his recordings are the best selling “Self-help” recordings on the Apple and Android App stores. Through workshops, he uses techniques such as relaxation therapy, stress management, clinical hypnotherapy, meditation and mindfulness, which allows people to successfully regain control and achieve positive outcomes in their work, home and personal life. An incredibly powerful conversation that covers Andrew's early life, journey into hypnotherapy and audio recordings as well as his exciting future plans and thoughts around purpose, success, legacy and making the world a better place.
02.00 Andrew’s early life and growing up 03.00 What was Andrew’s career journey? 04.15 How did Andrew know hypnotherapy was the career for him? 08.20 Did Andrew’s friends notice a transformation in him? 09.20 What are some of the issues Andrew worked on? 11.30 What has been the journey from in person hypnotherapy to audio? 15.00 How did Andrew get involved with MP3’s and Apps? 19.40 How has this changed Andrew’s life? 22.30 Why does Andrew think his audios are so popular? 25.00 Andrew’s meditation practice 30.30 Andrew’s thoughts on connectedness 32.00 How does Andrew manage ego? 35.00 Holistrio and Andrew’s future plans 44.00 Andrew on purpose 49.00 Andrew on legacy 51.30 What would Andrew tell people who only know him by his voice? 53.30 What is Andrew’s life philosophy 56.00 How does Andrew define success? 57.00 Best piece of advice 59.00 If Andrew could master a skill what would it be? 1.00.30 Who or what inspires Andrew? 1.03.00 How has Andrew achieved mastery with his audios? 1.07.00 What are Andrew’s life goals? 1.08.00 What would Andrew say to his 20 year old self? 1.09.30 What would Andrew change in the world?
You can find Andrew at: https://www.withandrewjohnson.com/ https://www.facebook.com/relax.with.andrew.johnson/ https://twitter.com/andrewjohnson
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| EP42: Selby Cary - Helping The Homeless | 20 Oct 2017 | 01:04:33 | |
Our latest guest is Selby Cary. Selby is the co-founder of Helping Hands Promotions, a promotional marketing business that puts social and environmental responsibilities first. They provide local cafes, coffee shops and retailers with free, branded, decompostable, hot beverage cups and donate a portion of their profits towards helping homeless people. Selby won the Edinbugh Apprentice earlier in the year and his mission is to create a new social movement that sees all profitable organisations creating shared value and helping those around them. We go deep into Selby’s early life and growing up in Africa, homelessness and the Helping Hands mission, travelling and Selby’s philosophical thoughts. If you’re looking for inspiration, this is for you!
01.30 Selby’s early life and background 03.30 In what ways does Zimbabwe differ to Edinburgh? 05.00 Unemployment rates in Zimbabwe 07.20 The Edinburgh Apprentice 11.00 What is Helping Hands and how does it work? 18.30 Helping Hands partnerships 22.40 Why does homelessness exist? 26.30 Should larger corporations take responsibility for homelessness? 30.30 Selby on travelling in the Far East 33.45 Where does Selby see himself in 5 years time? 36.45 What is Selby’s purpose? 40.15 What books and documentaries have inspired Selby? 45.40 What would Selby like his legacy to be? 47.50 How does Selby define success? 52.00 Best piece of advice 55.20 What would Selby say to his 15 year old self? 58.00 What would Selby change in the world?
You can find Selby at: https://www.facebook.com/helpinghandspromo/ https://www.instagram.com/helpinghandspromo/
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| EP41: Jojo Sutherland - Stand Up And Be Counted | 12 Oct 2017 | 00:59:32 | |
Our latest guest is Jojo Sutherland. Jojo is a comedian, actor, writer, speaker and Founder of Gagtraders and Stand Up And Be Counted. Jojo performs in comedy clubs worldwide where she is in demand for both her compere abilities and comedy routines. She is regularly requested to support other comics on tour including Jenny Éclair, US Comic Louis Ramey, 4 poofs and a piano and Tom Stade and has been a TV Warm up artist for studio-based shows, which have included the BBC1 sitcom The Old Guys and Badults on BBC Three. She’s a contributor to several publications including online magazine Standard Issue and has her own regular column in MADE magazine called Trust Jojo! In 2012 she co-wrote and performed a 6 part sketch show called “The Gates” which aired on BBC radio Scotland and in 2015 she starred in an online sitcom alongside Daniel Sloss and Tom Stade called M.U.F.F PRODUCTIONS. Jojo speaks about her early years, her journey into acting and comedy, how having a brain haemorrhage has changed her outlook, as well as sharing her thoughts on success and legacy and her uniquely existentialist views on purpose. Entertaining from start to finish, this one is a lot of fun!
02.20 Jojo growing up 03.50 Studying and becoming an actor 07.20 Jojo’s career path 10.00 When did Jojo decide comedy would be her primary niche? 17.00 How did having a brain haemorrhage change Jojo’s priorities? 19.40 How would Jojo describe her style of comedy? 24.00 How does get into flow for comedy routines? 27.30 What does Jojo think makes a great comedian? 29.00 What do Jojo’s Stand Up And Be Counted workshops entail? 35.00 What is it like performing in the Edinburgh Festival? 37.00 Jojo talks about her upcoming schedule 39.00 Why is it important to laugh? 43.00 What does Jojo enjoy most about the work she does? 45.30 Jojo’s thoughts on purpose 49.50 Jojo on her legacy 50.45 How does Jojo define success? 52.00 What’s the best piece of advice Jojo has received? 53.00 Who has had the greatest influence on Jojo? 54.50 What would Jojo say to her 20 year old self? 56.40 What would Jojo change in the world?
You can find Jojo at: http://www.jojosutherland.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/jojosutherland https://twitter.com/jojosutherland
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| EP40: Mohammed Ali - The 16 Year Old Who Rejected £5 Million | 05 Oct 2017 | 00:54:34 | |
This week’s guest is Mohammed Ali. Ali is a teenage tech sensation who started his first business at age 12. He created his own online game 'Project 2006', he started website business Flaming Sites and later setup the price comparision site WeNeed1 for which he were offered £5million from US investors. However, he declined the offer with the belief that it was worth more. Ali talks about his background and how his skills have made him someone of value. He is forthright in his views, speaks up for what he believes and has a very, very bright future ahead of him.
01.30 Ali on growing up 02.00 Parental influences 02.30 How did Ali become interested in coding? 04.30 Could Ali have achieved his success without traditional education? 05.00 What were Ali’s career aspirations? 06.30 What is coding? 07.30 How did Ali learn how to code? 09.00 What involvement does Ali think the Government should have with education? 10.00 How many jobs has Ali had? 11.30 Is Ali active on social media? 13.30 Does Ali think issues with education are widespread? 15.00 What advice would Ali give to someone looking to get into coding? 17.00 Ali on WeNeed1 19.30 What was the rationale for turning down £5m? 21.00 How is technology going to change the world over the next 20 years? 23.30 What are the potential downsides? 24.50 What does Ali see himself doing in the next 5 years? 26.00 How can technology change homelessness? 27.20 How does Ali think he will change as he gets older? 28.20 What would Ali like to achieve in his life? 30.00 What do young people today want? 31.10 What are the threats to young people? 32.20 What is Ali’s purpose? 33.20 How would Ali like to be remembered? 34.30 If Ali could master any skill or habit what would it be? 35.20 What drives Ali? 40.30 How would Ali describe his personal values? 42.00 How does Ali define success? 43.30 How does Ali inspire himself? 45.30 Who are the people that have had the greatest influence on Ali? 47.30 What is the best piece of advice Ali has received? 48.30 What would Ali say to his 10 year old self? 49.30 What would Ali change about the world?
You can find Ali at: https://www.facebook.com/mo.alicto https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-ali-25309379/
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| EP39: Steven Sharp - Living With Crohn's Disease | 29 Sep 2017 | 01:22:15 | |
This week’s guest is Steven Sharp. In 2002 at the age of 12, Steven was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel condition Crohn's disease. Since then he's raised in excess of £12k, he’s been named a Community Champion for Crohn's and Collitis UK and he’s had an enormous amount of celebrity support from the likes of boxer Ricky Hatton, football manager Alex Mcleish, wrestler Kurt Angle, actress and model Linda Lusardi and football legend Neil 'Razor' Ruddock. He's featured on the radio, in magazines, in the press and on television and when he's not raising awareness of IBD, he's Managing amateur football team Eastwood Mearns. Steven talks honestly and openly about Crohn’s and how it has impacted his life. A very real and hard-hitting interview with an incredibly inspirational young man.
02.00 Steven growing up 03.00 How was he diagnosed with Crohn’s? 04.30 What is Chron’s disease? 06.00 What was Steven’s reaction to being diagnosed? 08.20 How did Steven cope with school work? 11.00 When was the decision made to operate? 15.40 What was the nature of the surgery? 17.40 What was Steven’s earliest memory post surgery? 20.40 What is it like reflecting on everything? 23.00 What are some of the biggest positives to come out of it? 24.50 Steven speaks about his fundraising 29.30 How has nearly not being here changed the way Steven views life? 35.20 Steven’s celebrity support and raising awareness 46.30 How did Steven get involved in football management? 1.01.30 What is Steven’s purpose? 1.03.50 What would Steven like his legacy to be? 1.08.00 How does Steven define success? 1.11.50 What would Steven say to his 20 year old self? 1.17.50 What would Steven change in the world?
You can find Steven at: https://www.facebook.com/stevensharpletsmakeadifference/ https://twitter.com/stevensharp90 https://www.instagram.com/stevensharp1990/
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| EP84: Peter Hitchens - The Key To Happiness | 10 Nov 2019 | 01:01:41 | |
Peter Hitchens is a award winning journalist, author, broadcaster and renowned conservative polemicist. Having spent in excess of 40 years in Fleet Street, he has been a specialist reporter on education, labour and industry, politics, defence and diplomacy, as well as a resident correspondent in Moscow and Washington. After being shortlisted in 2007 and 2009, he won the Orwell Prize in political journalism in 2010. He’s written for The Spectator and The American Conservative magazines, as well as The Guardian, Prospect, and the New Statesman. Now writing for The Mail on Sunday he has a weekly column and blog in which he debates directly with readers. To date he has written eight books, including The Abolition of Britain, The Rage Against God, and The War We Never Fought. His most recent book, 'The Phoney Victory' was published in August 2018 and addresses the national myth of the Second World War, which he asserts did long-term damage to Britain and its position in the world. A regular on British radio and television, he’s appeared on Question Time, Any Questions?, This Week, The Daily Politics and The Big Questions. He’s presented several documentaries on Channel 4 and in the late 1990s, he co-presented a programme on Talk Radio UK. He has also visited nearly 60 countries during the course of his work.
00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 04.00 What do people not ask Peter Hitchens that he wished they would? 04.40 What does Peter find interesting about himself? 05.40 Peter’s early life 07.30 Peter’s relationship with his parents 08.10 Peter’s thoughts on boarding school 10.30 Peter on losing his Mother 11.30 Peter on his University life 12.10 Peter’s career aspirations 13.30 Being taught what to think, not how to think 15.40 What are the things Peter says that people cannot tolerate? 17.00 How can we create a society that produces better thinkers? 21.00 Education system vs Parenting 22.10 Modern day Britain and it’s position in the world 26.00 Pessimism being the key to happiness 27.30 Peter on the why he opposes the legalisation of cannabis 36.30 Peter’s biggest regret 36.50 Peter on opposing ideas and having a conscience 38.40 How does Peter define God? 41.00 How does Peter think people perceive him? 41.40 Why does Peter think some people hate him? 42.30 How can you know if you’re right? 43.10 Peter on addiction 47.00 Spirituality and religion 47.50 Could God exist out with religion? 49.29 Peter on his purpose 51.20 Peter on open-mindedness 52.10 Peter on his legacy 52.30 What does Peter think his brother, Christopher Hitchens’ legacy is? 55.40 How does Peter define success? 55.50 Best piece of advice 56.50 Speaking to 20 year old self 57.20 Older and younger generation sharing knowledge 57.50 Changing the world
You can find Peter at: https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/author/peter-hitchens/ https://twitter.com/ClarkeMicah
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| EP38: Mark Cooper - 50 Marathons in 56 Days | 22 Sep 2017 | 01:12:25 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Mark Cooper. Mark is a motivational speaker, ultra runner, expedition consultant and fundraiser. He originally took up running in 2007 to stop smoking and has since competed in countless events. In 2010 he completed an expedition across Europe where he ran 50 marathons in 56 days from Amsterdam to Barcelona in memory of his Mum, and raised over £30,000 for The Edinburgh Headway group. He was subsequently awarded the Inspiration Award from Jog Scotland and received letters of support from ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown and former SNP Leader Alex Salmond. Mark’s story is incredibly powerful and inspirational. He is someone who has followed his true passion to achieve unbelievable results. A truly inspiring interview with a great person.
01.20 Mark’s background and early life 03.00 What was Mark’s career journey? 04.00 What impact did Mark losing his Mum have on him? 05.00 When did Mark start smoking? 05.50 When did Mark decide to stop? 08.30 The start of running 10.30 Buying a bike 13.00 Why does Mark enjoy pushing himself? 14.00 Running across Europe 19.40 How did Mark prepare for this? 25.00 Did Mark have any doubts? 33.15 What’s it like looking back on the experience? 34.00 How would Mark’s life be different had he never found running? 37.30 What do Maggie’s Centres do? 39.45 Why does Mark care about helping people? 42.45 Mark’s Nicorette commercial 45.30 What advice would Mark give to someone looking to break a habit? 46.45 Mark’s running in the past few years 54.50 Mark’s proudest moment 57.30 Mark on his purpose 58.20 Mark on legacy 59.00 What is Mark most grateful for? 1.00.30 How does Mark define success? 1.01.50 Who inspires Mark? 1.02.50 What are Mark’s bucket list goals? 1.04.20 Best piece of advice 1.05.30 What would Mark say to his 20 year old self? 1.07.30 What would Mark change in the world?
You can find Mark at: http://www.facebook.com/runwithmark https://twitter.com/runwithmark
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| EP37: Rebecca Bonnington - Transforming Lives with NLP | 15 Sep 2017 | 00:40:55 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Rebecca Bonnington. Rebecca is a business and leadership coach who has coached hundreds of leaders and entrepreneurs throughout the world. She specialises in team development, improving communication and business development training. She is also an NLP trainer and master practitioner, author of How To Outshine The Rest, and most recently a partner at the Shirlaws Group, a portfolio of companies who advise private enterprise on how to grow, fund or exit their business in order to enjoy their life’s work. Rebecca discusses her early life in Manchester, moving to Edinburgh, discovering NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), as well as sharing a wealth of knowledge on business and personal development.
01.20 Rebecca’s early life 02.00 Rebecca at University 03.00 What was Rebecca’s career path? 04.00 How did Rebecca end up moving to Edinburgh? 05.50 How did ‘Rebecca Inspires’ come about? 07.00 What is NLP? 08.20 How did NLP help Rebecca? 10.30 How has Rebecca used NLP to serve others? 13.00 What makes a good coach? 15.10 Why is emotional intelligence important? 17.20 Coaching a 9 year old 19.00 Working with Shirlaws 21.00 How do Shirlaws help businesses? 22.00 What does Rebecca like about Edinburgh? 23.00 Scotland’s pros and cons 26.00 Rebecca’s purpose 29.45 How others might find a purpose? 30.45 Rebecca on legacy 31.20 What is Rebecca most grateful for? 32.00 Rebecca’s thoughts on success 33.40 Who inspires Rebecca? 34.30 Rebecca’s life goals 35.20 Personal development resources 36.30 Best piece of advice 37.40 Advice to 20 year old self 38.20 What do Rebecca’s children teach her? 39.00 What would Rebecca change in the world?
You can find Rebecca at: https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaInspires https://twitter.com/Rebeccainspires https://www.instagram.com/rebeccainspires
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| EP36: Jack Robertson - Scottish Singing Sensation | 06 Sep 2017 | 00:59:07 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Jack Robertson. Jack is the singing sensation of Scotland. At age 12 he performed at the Forth 1 Awards where he shared the stage with Jason Donavan, Sharleen Spiteri, James Blunt, Alesha Dixon and The Stereophonics. A year later he won Festival4Stars and was hand-picked by Robin Gibb to sing at the BeeGees 50th Anniversary gig alongside Lulu, Bill Wyman and Beverly Knight. Jack’s soaring vocals and cutting edge sound have drawn favourable comparisons with Sam Smith and his cover of Sam Smith’s ‘Writing on The Wall’ has had well in excess of 100k YouTube views. Most recently he released his second single ‘Enough’, he has featured on TV and in the press and he performed at the world’s first time travelling dance party, Hot Dub Time Machine. We cover Jack's incredible journey to date, his style of music, the people that have influenced him, his views on the music industry today, his future ambitions and so much more. A great chat with a hugely talented and inspiring young man.
01.30 Jack’s background and growing up 02.50 Jack’s earliest memories of singing 04.30 How did Jack juggle school and singing together? 07.30 What is Jack’s style of music? 08.50 Which artists have had the biggest influence on Jack? 09.30 What is Jack’s latest song ‘Enough' about and what inspired it? 10.30 How involved is Jack in the songwriting process? 12.30 Is there a rationale behind the date of releases? 15.30 How does Jack manage nerves? 16.50 How does Jack practice and refine his singing? 18.30 What are Jack’s thought’s on the music industry? 20.00 Jack’s views on haters 21.50 Jack’s social media management 23.20 Jack on YouTube and his Sam Smith cover 27.30 Jack on Musical.ly 29.30 Jack’s career highlights 31.30 What would Jack be doing if he wasn’t singing? 36.20 Jack on his purpose 38.45 What would Jack like his legacy to be? 40.00 What is the science of getting a number one hit? 41.20 What is Jack most grateful for? 43.30 What drives Jack? 46.15 How does Jack define success? 47.45 Who or what inspires Jack? 49.20 What does Jack see himself doing in 5 years? 50.00 The best piece of advice Jack has received 53.00 What advice would Jack give his 15 year old self? 55.20 What would Jack change in the world?
You can find Jack at: https://www.facebook.com/JackRobertsonMusic https://www.twitter.com/jackrobertson https://www.instagram.com/JackRobertsonMusic
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| EP35: Kallum 'with a K' Russell - Growing Scotland’s Start-up Culture | 30 Aug 2017 | 01:02:56 | |
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Kallum ‘with a K’ Russell. Kallum is the co-founder and CEO of Acorn Enterprise, an organisation on a MISSION to grow Scotland’s start-up culture. They educate and accelerate new businesses and run events for growing businesses, institutions, and organisations that want to put entrepreneurship at the heart of what they do. He's a speaker and a multiple award winner who has featured in the likes of Virgin Media's Pioneer of the Week, The Sunday Times Maserati 100 List and the Startup Britain Enterprise Champions for Scotland. We talk about Kallum’s background, expectations vs reality when leaving University, the creation of Acorn Enterprise and his views on success, purpose and favourite personal development resources. This interview is truly packed with great insights and advice!
01.30 Who is Kallum Russell? 02.20 Kallum at University 03.50 Kallum’s career aspirations and career journey 15.30 How did Acorn Enterprise come to be? 22.00 How does Acorn Enterprise work? 24.30 How does Kallum find Acorns? 29.30 What do the Acorns learn? 32.40 Where does Kallum see Acorn Enterprise going? 39.00 What is Kallum’s purpose? 40.50 What did Kallum learn about himself during difficult times? 43.00 What would Kallum like his legacy to be? 43.40 How does Kallum define success? 44.30 How has Kallum achieved his success? 49.00 Who inspires Kallum? 50.15 Where does Kallum see himself in 5 years? 51.20 What is the best piece of advice Kallum has ever received? 53.30 What would Kallum tell his 20 year old self? 54.20 What are some of Kallum’s favourite personal development resources? 1.00.00 What would Kallum change in the world?
You can find Kallum at: http://www.acornenterprise.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/AcornEnterprise https://twitter.com/acornenterprise https://twitter.com/KallumRussell
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