Today's guest is a blend of strength and authenticity which leads to an inspirational voice in Chloe Whylie. I was introduced to Whylie through her Instagram content on the conversation of race, but I've grown to respect her through her dynamic approach to motivating people. Whylie's a great hybrid athlete as well as having a background in Drama, more specifically spoken word. You can find everything through Whylie's Instagram below: https://www.instagram.com/whyliecanlift/...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Today's guest is the incredibly talented Bryce Michael Wood. Bryce is the founder and host of his platform, For Your Discomfort . A platform that gives a platform for underrepresented voices and looks to provide an education through observation of conversation. We cover Bryce's early life, growing up in Arizona all the way through to this present day as he balances a growing platform with For Your Discomfort whilst pursuing his acting aspirations. Being able to have an open conversation about ra...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Today's guest is dynamic in her way of empowering people to be happy and content in life, her name is Kaya Cansfield! I met Kaya through her work as a DJ, but I would learn that she was multi-talented and her purpose-driven life has led her to wearing many different hats. Kaya is the Master Trainer at Psycle whilst also growing in her career as an Empowerment Coach as well. You can find everything through Kaya's Instagram below: https://www.instagram.com/itskayac/...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Today's guest is with one half of the "Is This Working?" team and freelance journalist, Anna Codrea-Rado. I start the episode admitting my fandom for Anna and what she's built. Her journalism career took her to the New York Times, VICE, The Guardian and plenty more. As she transitioned into freelance work, she wanted to create something that allowed people like her to have a community for resources and support. This led to The Professional Freelancer which has taken the form of a newsletter that...
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Today is the first returning guest and great friend of mine, Adam Crompton! Adam's a DJ who I've know and been friends with for many years now and we sat down to discuss the year that's passed as we closed in on a year since we recorded episode 1 of Guards of Eden together. We start by discussing my first year podcasting and finish with Adam's first season in Magaluf and what he's learned over the past year. You can find Adam through his social media links below: Adam's Instagram: https://www.in...
Apr 21, 2020•57 min
Today's episode of Guards of Eden is with the award winning coach, Natalie Costa! Natalie coaches children with their confidence with her business Power Thoughts. Power Thoughts is a teaching, coaching based service aimed at empowering children to tap into the ‘power’ of their minds. I love her energy and it's something that comes across in the episode, which I'm very happy about. Hearing how Natalie's upbringing in Pretoria, South Africa takes her here to England and the ups and downs along the...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Today's guest is The Coaching Academy's 2018 International Coach of the Year, Ebonie Allard. Ebonie's life started in France and her mobile childhood was simply the beginning of a once in a lifetime journey through life. We cover a variety of topics along this conversation and through Ebonie's grace, honesty and vulnerability, it led to a fantastic episode and one I'm excited for you to hear. I would really appreciate it if you showed Ebonie support through continuing to follow her journey throu...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Welcome back to Guards of Eden as we go in to season 3! Today's guest is Megan Airey (or some of you may know her better as Megan Nicola). Sharing this conversation with Megs was special and something I appreciate a whole bunch. Megs has her own confidence coaching business where she works with women who would like to level up either personally, professionally or both! You can find Megs through all the links as well as her book recommendation below: Meg's Instagram (@megannicola_): https://www.i...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This was a very impromptu recording and I simply wanted to thank anybody who has listened or been a part of Guards of Eden in 2019. It's been an amazing experience & I'm very grateful for the people it's introduced me to and brought me closer to. When I know more about Season 3 of Guards of Eden, I'll make sure to let you all know. Here's to 2020 being as special as 2019! One Love, Luca :) x
Dec 31, 2019•15 min
Today’s guest is the truly sensational, one of a kind human being in Michael Maisey. It’s also the season 2 finale! If you haven’t heard Michael’s story then you are in for quite the emotional rollercoaster. Themes of addiction, sexual abuse and suicide are brought up in this episode, so if you are struggling with any of these particular issues or you find the interviewing triggering in any way then please go and seek professional help. Michael himself speaks about the importance of seeking guid...
Dec 26, 2019•2 hr 1 min
Today I was fortunate enough to sit down with The #BanTheBS Queen herself, Ban Hass. Being able to get to know Ban has been an honour as I learned about the person who is driven not only by questioning societal issues like gender & racial inequality and diet culture in the fitness industry, but a desire to help take people on a journey with exercise with the hopes in improving their quality of life. Ban's a lot more than an Instagram post of hers you may have seen and being able to help faci...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 18 min
In today’s episode, I was fortunate enough to sit down with MDS Patient Support Charity Group Patron and all-round super woman, Caitlin Limmer. For anybody who knows Caitlin already, you’ll know that she has an electric energy and a huge heart which was why I initially wanted to speak to her on Guards of Eden, little did I know that I was going to embark on an unbelievable journey as I listened to her story. Caitlin’s work with MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndrome) as well as her running club, The Bear...
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 22 min
Today, I had the blessing of sitting down and having a video call with the simply amazing, one of a kind human being, Jo Beale. Jo not only provides a story that you’ll not hear anywhere else, but an insight into her journey which left me inspired, more open-minded and outright in awe of someone who is doing fantastic work. It would be a disservice to simplify Jo by her fitness journey which led her from her heaviest weight of 21 stone all the way down to 8.5 stone whilst also now finding hersel...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 26 min
This is actually episode 8! I was wrong on the intro Today, I was able to sit down and hear the story of Dave Buonaguidi. After seeing him talk at Holly Tucker's " Congregation of Inspiration 2019" event and was amazed by how freely and passionately Dave spoke about pursuing work that serves a purpose and makes you feel good. It really stuck with me and being able to talk to him about his journey from working at his Dad's restaurant all the way through to his new venture of screen print art was ...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 25 min
Today I got to sit down and reunite with a friend of mine, Trisha Barker! Trisha lives in the north which means I don't get to see her as much as I would like, but this episode of the podcast provided us that opportunity whilst sharing her journey from playing outside as a kid all the way to this point where she has her own business helping people overcome Imposter Syndrome. I was immediately endeared and warmed to Trisha when I met her 2 years ago on a Life Coaching course as she carried hersel...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Today's episode was an absolute blessing as I got to sit down with the amazing Sarah Davies. Sarah has been competing with Team GB in weightlifting for over 5 years as she began her weightlifting career whilst also being a PE teacher. In this episode we cover Sarah's early childhood experience with gymnastics all the way through to her aspirations for her weightlifting career as well as her recent pageantry experience which led to her becoming Miss Intercontinental England. It's clear to see why...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Today, I was fortunate enough to sit down with the fantastic Hannah Lewin. I met Hannah through Digme Fitness and learning about her and what's led to her now being able to balance her PT career, her spin instructing career as well as being a mum has been eye opening. Watching how she continues to use her platform to express her views on diet-culture & other fitness industry trends is something that I believe everyone can take some value from and her story as a whole is fantastic. I love wha...
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Today's guest is the Founder and Host of the "Take Flight" podcast in Mark Whittle. It was so much fun to sit down and hear Mark's story all the way to the point where he's putting on live events, interviewing some of the most interesting people the world has to offer & helping people improve their quality of life. Being able to hear how open Mark is about his journey, which has taken him from the suburbs just outside of London all the way to Urbana, Ohio and back was inspiring, refreshing a...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 6 min
I was lucky enough to sit down with the fantastic, badass Hannah Clarke! Hannah has been a fitness instructor for over 10 years as she began with a CD and a CD player teaching classes like LBT & Aerobics in leisure centres and now finds herself teaching with the company Digme Fitness as a spin instructor. Hannah is someone I've had a great deal of respect and admiration for since we met and to sit down with her as she told her story was an honour. She embodies persistence with an open heart ...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Today I was fortunate enough to sit down with the courageous & fantastic Suzie Clark. Suzie has her own podcast in the "Well and Wild" podcast ( https://linktr.ee/suzieclark_ ) and after finding out about her story, I couldn't wait to sit down with her and get to her better. After building a successful and promising corporate career, Suzie realised that she had lost what made her authentically her and began to transform her life to the point where she has built a fantastic podcast and finds ...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Season 2. Episode 1. Guards of Eden is back! We start back up with the fantastic Domenique Fragale. Domenique started as a child actress in the short film "Wednesday's Child" which focussed on the effects of bullying and gun-crime; it would go on to win The Princess Diana Award & would continue Domenique's journey to following her passion for improving people's lives through her platform. It helped build the foundation that she would find herself entering the pageantry circuit and going on t...
Oct 10, 2019•58 min
Your first time listening to this podcast? Welcome to Guards of Eden. This particular episode serve the dual purpose of explaining the origin story of this podcast whilst also looking into the future as a preview into what you can expect for season 2. I hope you enjoy your stay. One love :) x
Aug 22, 2019•13 min
The end of season 1 is here! I was fortunate enough to close the first season of Guards of Eden with someone I've admired and looked up to my entire life in my cousin and boss, Joe Wicks (The Body Coach). Joe is one of the greatest examples of success that I've been around and that's not just describing his achievements and financial status. I've had a front row seat to one of the most generous, loving and genuine human beings you'd care to meet and he displayed all of that in our conversation. ...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Remastered Audio June 7th 2020 Guards of Eden finally went on the road to New York as I was fortunate enough to sit down with Co-Founder of EastSide Dance Company & SoulCycle Master Instructor, Trammell Logan. After finding him through his posts on the Colin Kaepernick protest fallout, I quickly learned that Trammell was a one of a kind person and this conversation proves that without a doubt. We covered his life growing up as 1 of 8 siblings all the way through to his hopes and goals for hi...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 23 min
We started as team members in 2015 and have grown into friends as well as someone I look up to (both figuratively and literally). Today, I was fortunate enough to stop the man behind Move With Ben and catch up with him on his journey from 18 year old PT to the Head of Matrix at Digme Fitness. Ladies and gentleman, here's Ben Davie's story! Ben is someone I've always had a lot of love for from when we started at The Body Coach together and to share his story with you is truly an honour. You can f...
Jun 20, 2019•54 min
Today’s episode is with a friend of mine who’s journey through university and fitness provides an interesting and inspiring story to tell in Alex Mann. I truly believe that his development as a man and a human being directly relates to the fantastic changes he’s made in his life to improve his overall health (mental and physical).
Jun 13, 2019•53 min
I was lucky enough to sit down with the fabulous, Annie. We spoke about her own journey with fitness as well as her managing her Rheumatoid Arthritis at 21 years of age whilst transitioning into the fitness industry as a P.T and Spin Instructor. Annie's story speaks to the importance of appreciating the small victories along the way in life and being positive about the life you're set up with. If you want to do a class with Annie or keep up to date with her journey then you can find more below: ...
Jun 06, 2019•57 min
In today's episode, I was fortunate enough to sit down with an aspiring PHD student and body builder, Haley Justice. We cover her journey from Houston, Texas to London, England and everywhere in between. Haley's story is a display of what discipline can do for your life and how it can blossom into something as fantastic as she is. Haley's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haleyjjustice/
May 30, 2019•1 hr 2 min
I was fortunate enough to sit down with one half of the " Cross The Line " founders and good friend of mine, Ollie Baines. A devout Christian man who found a way to create a platform that celebrates professional, Christian athletes and talk to them about how their beliefs have impacted their careers. Me and Ollie cover his journey with his faith as well as his love for football and how that grew into his book which you can find below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cross-Line-Christian-Footballers-Bea...
May 23, 2019•51 min
I had the opportunity to speak to the host of the podcast " In Bed with Bridget " Bridget Hunt. I've had the pleasure of knowing Bridget for a year now and what she stands for in terms of empowering women to embrace their authentic self is inspiring. You can find her podcast below: https://anchor.fm/in-bed-with-bridget We caught up on her life, projects and hopes going forward and it led to a real, authentic and beautiful conversation....
May 16, 2019•1 hr 11 min
