Colouring in is what Sam Farrow loves doing more than anything and she is very good at it! A qualified graphic designer for over 30 years, Sam helps brands with purpose to make a positive difference. Aligning marketing activities with their mission and their ambitions, Sam works closely with companies to define, strengthen and share their brand message with their customers, users, partners and stakeholders. Sam shares WHY she loves finding the purest form of communication using words and picture...
Sep 20, 2020•39 min•Ep. 86
085 Reflections and Observations with Amy Rowlinson Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 079 The Five Senses with Simon Pollard 080 Time, Energy and Money with Ann Wilson 081 A Life by Design with Manmeet Kaur Chowdhry 082 Wealth Building with Kevin Whelan 083 Take Control of Your Life with Justine Kirkham & Julia Wetherell 084 The Power of Forgiveness with Nigel Risner KEY TAKEAWAY “At what point, do we choose to allow things to build up be...
Sep 18, 2020•22 min•Ep. 85
Are you a lion, elephant, monkey or dolphin? Focusing on communication, leadership and forgiveness, Nigel Risner explains how he uses his ‘animal theory’ expounded in his book ‘It’s a Zoo Around Here’ to categorise people according to four communication styles which helps to demonstrate how teams can benefit from the interplay of its different members. KEY TAKEAWAY “You sometimes can't forget the past, but you need to let go of the past and it's a massive thing for me. It's my biggest WHY. That ...
Sep 17, 2020•56 min•Ep. 84
Working together towards a common goal of freedom is very fulfilling for Noted Property sisters Justine Kirkham and Julia Wetherell. They love working together, sharing their worries and their risks as well as the upsides! Their WHY is about creating stability for their families’ future building a portfolio for the long term. Both Justine and Julia remain passionate about property which means every day they love what they do despite the usual frustrations which most developers experience! KEY TA...
Sep 15, 2020•33 min•Ep. 83
Kevin Whelan spends his whole life trying to encourage people to stop trading their time for money under the illusion that it gives. Instead Kevin recommends that people focus on wealth building to become financially independent and create a legacy for generations to come using the Seven Pillars of Wealth system. KEY TAKEAWAY “A few years spent creating financial independence means you're set fair, independent of whatever happens to the economy, independent of what happens to your employer, inde...
Sep 13, 2020•44 min•Ep. 82
As a specialist in universal laws, Manmeet Kaur Chowdhry is empowering people by educating them and guiding them in their growth to find the solution to their biggest problems. By teaching them to transform their perceptions and by helping them to overcome their toughest life challenges, they heal themselves physically and emotionally. Manmeet helps them to learn more about who they are, breaking free of the restrictions that are holding them back from living a life they love: a life that is pur...
Sep 10, 2020•40 min•Ep. 81
Achieving all she wanted to in the engineering world and having created her own financial freedom by learning how to invest and create assets, Ann Wilson decided to leave the infrastructure world and instead focus on helping thousands break free from debt, financial restriction and anxiety by teaching people how to manage money better and learn how to create real wealth generating assets. In the process she became a bestselling author, TV star, an internationally renowned speaker and created a m...
Sep 08, 2020•54 min•Ep. 80
Get outside to celebrate and enjoy what the world has to offer. Be present and use your senses to allow yourself to connect with nature. Simon Pollard ensures that people are not wasting a minute of their life by taking them into the countryside and providing guided walks awakening them to the environment that surrounds them. KEY TAKEAWAY "The outdoors is part of our DNA and even if we have allowed our minds to forget, our bodies remember. When you go outside, you take a breath of fresh air and ...
Sep 06, 2020•45 min•Ep. 79
With her love for travel, history and art, Charlie Calder-Potts has bent her practice around her passions. Combining travelling and painting, in 2014 she was commissioned by the British Army becoming the youngest ever female Official War Artist at 28. Sharing her experiences of being an artist based in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province in Afghanistan and also training as a Russian Icon artist, Charlie believes that it is possible to follow your passion. KEY TAKEAWAY “I was the youngest female war a...
Sep 03, 2020•37 min•Ep. 77
Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 072 Create Shared Value with Mark Stokes 073 A Different Approach with Sarah Trumble 074 Choices and Opportunities with Nick James 075 A Game of Loans with Sam Norris 076 Why Bitcoin? with Sir Badminton of Bitcoin 077 Creative Perspective with Charlie Calder-Potts KEY TAKEAWAY "How often do you follow the trend just because that’s the way it has always been done? Have you stopped to assess whether that way no...
Sep 03, 2020•18 min•Ep. 78
Why might you consider investing in Bitcoin? Sir Badminton of Bitcoin aka @HodlerThanThou has distilled 6000 hours of Bitcoin investment knowledge into an hour to share what he has learnt over the last four years covering the WHY, the WHAT and the HOW of Bitcoin investment. KEY TAKEAWAY “We are entering the 21st century with a money that came about in the 16th century and a financial and banking system that is from the early 20th century. It’s time for an internet money that is borderless, frict...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 76
Sam Norris thought he was applying for a stockbroker role and turned up for the group interview. It was a miscommunication with a recruitment consultant as the role was actually for a mortgage broker. Honesty paid off though as Sam explained the situation and they offered him the role on the spot. A new career path was forged. 13 years since qualifying as a mortgage broker, Sam has just launched his own business, Grand Union Finance. Passionate to help others become financially literate, Sam has...
Aug 30, 2020•54 min•Ep. 75
From dropping out of university, a failed first coaching business and a mistake which cost him £50k out of his own pocket to building and selling a business for seven figures, Nick James has had his fair share of a rollercoaster business life. Nick experienced a ‘Sliding Doors’ moment which changed his life at the age of 12 and he has since gone on to make many choices which enable him to play the bigger game, create opportunities and fulfil his grand visions. KEY TAKEAWAY “I'm all for them gett...
Aug 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 74
Immersing people into a brand, stimulating all their senses and enabling them to engage with that brand, product or service is a powerful marketing tool and one that Sarah Trumble takes to the next level for the ambitious brands who want a different approach. With a passion for people and what makes them tick, connection is at the core of why Sarah Trumble set up her experiential agency, Circus Brand Experience. “No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” P.T. Barnum KEY TAKEAWA...
Aug 25, 2020•29 min•Ep. 73
Walk a mile in another person’s shoes to understand what great looks like to them, to strike the balance and to create shared value as this is how remarkable things can happen according to Mark Stokes. Determined to live a life of fulfilment, Mark walks us through his transition from corporate life to a life where he is now in full control of his whole personal economy and is able to spend more time with his family. Mark is in demand as a speaker, podcaster, trainer and mentor on the subjects of...
Aug 23, 2020•51 min•Ep. 72
071 Reflections and Observations with Amy Rowlinson Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 065 The Smart Connector with Jane Bayler 066 Challenge Your Thinking with Marcus Cauchi 067 Invest in Yourself First with Shally Singh 068 Everything is Energy with Angela Rigby 069 Real Connection with Marina Conway-Gordon 070 Keep it Simple with Bill Schley KEY TAKEAWAY “The connections we form with the people around us, the stories we share, how we commun...
Aug 21, 2020•17 min•Ep. 71
It’s not what people hear, it’s what they repeat! Less is more! Award-winning branding expert, Bill Schley, gives us a masterclass on messaging sharing the #1 communication secret of how to distil messaging using micro-scripts. In the survival of the simplest, find out exactly how to apply the Micro-Script Rules to tell your story and differentiate your brand in seven words or less! KEY TAKEAWAY “You're always looking for the heart of the matter. You're looking to find the centre of everything. ...
Aug 20, 2020•36 min•Ep. 70
With previous years spent in marketing content creation, fundraising, media writing and brand documentary through social media, not to mention eight years as a holistic therapist, Marina Conway-Gordon decided to combine these skills and shine a light on the humans in business and the purpose that drives the brand. She shows brand leaders and teams how to articulate the real, beating heart of the brand online, and to start talking about the things that matter to their community. Newsflash, it’s n...
Aug 18, 2020•47 min•Ep. 69
Self-development, positivity, focus and energy are the themes covered in this episode with Pranic Healer, Angela Rigby. Angela’s approach to wellbeing and mental health ignited after experiencing burnout and led to an unrivalled passion and purpose in her life. From a traumatic business in the fire and flood restoration industry to an enlightening conversation that changed everything. With peace of mind, this was Angela’s way forward. KEY TAKEAWAY “Look up. Have positive thoughts. We are going t...
Aug 16, 2020•32 min•Ep. 68
In her early 20s, Shally Singh sought independence and moved from her family home in India to London to study fashion at university. Shally attributes the time she has invested in her own personal development and having a strong circle of influence to being critical elements that have allowed her the freedom of choice to live life as she wishes. Years of taking action consistently have paid off and Shally sees it as a liberating experience to know that you can actually achieve whatever you want ...
Aug 13, 2020•32 min•Ep. 67
Marcus Cauchi’s primary focus is to help technology companies to grow or turn them around which requires a complex combination of a good deal of hard thinking, the right systems, strategy, structure, people and partnerships. Getting to the root of the real problems and holding up a mirror to his clients, Marcus focuses on their vision, clarity and purpose and asks them three key questions: Where? Why? How? It’s Marcus's job to both challenge them and challenge their thinking. KEY TAKEAWAY “Take ...
Aug 11, 2020•50 min•Ep. 66
Connection and relationships are at the heart of everything Jane Bayler does in life putting people before profit every time. The Smart Connector is the name of her bestselling book, her podcast and her business. Using communication, influence and rapport, Jane is on a mission to empower as many people as possible particularly entrepreneurs to become better communicators and to become more powerful versions of themselves. KEY TAKEAWAY “It is no longer possible really to hide behind a corporate b...
Aug 09, 2020•45 min•Ep. 65
Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 058 Crazy Opportunities with Karolina Adamczyk 059 Follow Your Heart with Olga Geidane 060 Goal Mapping with Brian Mayne 061 Superpowers and Kryptonite with Lucia Knight 062 Planning Vision with Jon McDermott 063 The Rocket and the Compass with Lisa Gill KEY TAKEAWAY “We all have the ability to identify our superpowers, to point them in the right direction, to shield ourselves from the kryptonite, to set our ...
Aug 07, 2020•16 min•Ep. 64
Lisa Gill shares how important it is to align your own purpose and mission with that of the company you work with to reach personal fulfilment and job satisfaction. Reminding us also to not underestimate the role which you play within working towards the company’s bigger purpose or vision, Lisa shares how her work at Parkinson’s UK enables her unique skills and strengths to help unleash the company’s potential and impact. KEY TAKEAWAY “Spend time finding your compass but don’t wait. Don’t wait u...
Aug 06, 2020•36 min•Ep. 63
As Principal Town Planner, Jon McDermott believes planning makes a difference to our landscape acting as the last line of defence to shape places and influence the human world. Always learning and refining his practice, Jon is keen to make an impact and is passionate about educating others to ensure people understand why it is critical that the right site has the right development at the right time. KEY TAKEAWAY “I will never win! I am in a profession where I will never win. I will get close but...
Aug 04, 2020•52 min•Ep. 62
Are you heading towards being 50 year old corporate toast? How do you become midlife unstuck? Career satisfaction designer, Lucia Knight explains her ingenious engineering design philosophy to help people find solutions to their midlife problems. Lucia says we all have superpowers within us and if we point them in the right direction we can solve our super problems. However, we also have kryptonite which can get in the way of achieving what we desire. How do we rid the kryptonite and take contro...
Aug 02, 2020•40 min•Ep. 61
After achieving incredible success and becoming very wealthy at a young age, Brian Mayne’s life suddenly crashed dramatically overnight aged 29. Just when it seemed like it was the end of the world for him, a personal development trainer explained the science of positive thinking to Brian and that one person changed everything. Learning to read and write at the age of 30, Brian started a new life reading a book a week. Leaning on the simplicity of ancient wisdom, Brian devised the Goal Mapping s...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 60
Olga Geidane is a mindset coach and speaker and in this podcast she shares why she is so passionate to help a billion people to transform their personal lives, relationships and businesses simultaneously one step at a time in order to become fulfilling, remarkable and authentic people. With a lifelong interest in personal development, Olga describes how finding a book aged 13 years old changed the course of her life forever and how she now follows her passion and her heart. KEY TAKEAWAY “Keep le...
Jul 28, 2020•41 min•Ep. 59
Karolina Adamczyk believes in never looking back! She is firmly focused on the future and sets her own rules in life. As Chief Visionary Officer, Karolina uses photorealistic visualisation to help people to visualise the end result of a property development specifying every single detail leaving no space for interpretation. She embraces crazy opportunities continually disrupting and reinventing both herself and her business. KEY TAKEAWAY “The nature of life is reinvention and constant changes so...
Jul 26, 2020•38 min•Ep. 58
Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 050 Absolute Focus with Mike Bristow 051 Be Brave! Be Bold! Be Brilliant! with Jeannette Linfoot 052 Reevaluate Everything with Niall Scott 053 A Sense of Community with Matt Baker 054 Real World Resilience with Richard Thorpe 055 Common Sense Investment with Louise Reynolds 056 The Canary Concept with Melissa Curran KEY TAKEAWAY “Every one of us has the power to effect change. First, we need to self-reflect ...
Jul 24, 2020•22 min•Ep. 57
