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Nurture Your Zest

Ashleigh King - Flamingo Heights Podcast Studiowww.nurtureyourzest.com
Welcome to Nurture Your Zest - a podcast for the creative and the curious. Change your world through self-growth and self care. Hear the stories of people from all walks of life, be inspired, hear their struggles and tips for success and #NurtureYourZest.
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Episodes

#NurtureYourZest Episode 13 with special guests Rosa Stourac McCreery & Donna Murray (Remembrance Day)

🎙 EPISODE 13🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Theatre Practitioner, Rosa Stourac McCreery & Veteran, Donna Murray in a special episode for Armistice Day / Remembrance Day. This episode is dedicated to all female soldiers and veterans (of all conflicts) who are often seen as an invisible community and voiceless in a male-dominated environment. 🎧 Listen: www.nurtureyourzest.com You’ll discover: 🌵 How the Workie Ticket Project is helping female veterans to cope with their PTS...

Nov 11, 201941 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 12 with special guest Lysa Morrison

🎙 EPISODE 12🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Lysa Morrison Director of Transformation, Global Speaker and TEDx enthusiast. Listen: www.nurtureyourzest.com You’ll discover: 🌵 How she bounced back from a tricky situation 🌵 A tool which changed her life 🌵 Why she loves her job! 🌵 The challenges she faced as a young female leader 🌵 Why giving back matters 🌵 Why she's proud of her roots If you would like to record a podcast or have any questions about starting a podcast please...

Nov 05, 201947 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 11 with special guest Sarah Crimmens #Halloween

🎙EPISODE 11🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with entrepreneur, Community Creator and Curator, Sarah Crimmens! In the most vulnerable #NurtureYourZest conversation yet, and a special episode for #Halloween we talk about the power of feminine energy, standing up for yourself and boundaries after traumatic events. You'll discover: 🌵 How Sarah became an entrepreneur 🌵 Why self-care is so important to her 🌵 The two traumatic events which changed her life and why she coaches men 🌵 Wha...

Oct 31, 201952 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 10 with special guest: James Rutherford

🎙 EPISODE 10 🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with James Rutherford, Chief Technical Officer for hire, long time entrepreneur and creator of Kick Cards. Listen: http://bit.ly/NYZ-james You’ll discover: 🌵 How you need to be fearless when launching a new business 🌵 Why business failures aren’t always your fault. 🌵 His tips on tackling cash flow challenges 🌵 The value of play and trying new things. 🌵 His thoughts on the ever-changing world of tech 🌵 Why he thinks we all need a bi...

Oct 31, 201943 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 9 with special guest: Kemi Adediran #BlackHistoryMonth

🎙EPISODE 9🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Newcastle University student and equality, diversity and inclusion activist, Kemi Adediran. In this special episode for #BlackHistoryMonth we talk about some of the stereotypes people of colour face everyday, and the impacts these micro-aggressions can have. You’ll discover: 🌵 More about her time as the President of the Afro Caribbean Society at Newcastle University 🌵 How the Black is Gold campaign is giving a voice to black students...

Oct 25, 201945 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 8 an origins story with your host Ashleigh King for #WomenEntrepreneurWeek

🎙EPISODE 8 🎙 In this special episode for #WomenEntrepreneurWeek join Ash as she discusses her reasons for starting the Nurture Your Zest podcast, why it came about as well as what she hopes to achieve with it. LISTEN to discover: 🌵 Why she became an entrepreneur (or has she always been one anyway?) 🌵 How she identified skills which made her ‘unique’ and was surprised that people would pay for her for these! 🌵 The silly mistake she made starting out! 🌵 Why surrounding yourself with the righ...

Oct 25, 201926 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 7 with special guest Igor Tavares

🎙EPISODE 7🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with the multi-talented Igor Tavares, dancer, stilt-walker and multi-media artist. You’ll discover: 🌵 How he adapted to living in the UK. 🌵 How he found his passion for art. 🌵 How he expresses himself through dance. 🌵 How he uses dances as a tool for growth and to combat anxiety. 🌵 How he nurtures his zest. 🌵 His tips on how to stay curious and how to develop and grow. 🌵 The importance of always being yourself. Subscribe and comment ...

Oct 24, 201927 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 6 with special guest Stephanie Scullion

🎙EPISODE 6🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Stephanie Scullion, inspirational and creative multilingual girl-coder with a passion for fine art, languages and linguistics (also Ashleigh’s younger sister). You’ll discover: 🌵 How attending a Montessori school had a positive impact on her life. 🌵 How she taught herself to speak Elvish! 🌵 Her experiences as a woman in coding. 🌵 Her number one tip for staying curious. 🌵 How she recovered from an unexpected set back and found the ...

Oct 22, 201928 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 5 with special guest Michael Owen

🎙EPISODE 5🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Michael Owen, multi-talented creative, business owner of ANGELFYSH, Always Wear Red, and writer of the 50odd daily blog. You’ll discover: 🌵 How he finds the inspiration to blog every day 🌵 How he pushes past fear. 🌵 Nurturing creativity and the meaning of true creativity 🌵 Imposter syndrome and why you really ARE good enough 🌵 His simple sum for proving why you DO matter 🌵 Celebrating and embracing your differences Subscribe and ...

Oct 15, 201928 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 4 with special guest Maggie Elstob

🎙EPISODE 4 🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Maggie Elstob, in a special episode for International Day of the Girl, with a particular focus on girls and women in sport. Maggie is only 22 years old, yet has wisdom beyond her years. You’ll discover: 🌵 Why she loves sport 🌵 How she motivates herself to exercise when she feels tired. 🌵 How she overcame an injury which left her feeling down and frustrated with her body 🌵 The value of friends who support your goals 🌵 What frustra...

Oct 11, 201944 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 3 with special guest Paul Lancaster

🎙EPISODE 3🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Paul Lancaster, the man behind Plan Digital UK and Newcastle Start Up Week / Newcastle Scale Up Summit and Founders Friday. Paul is well known across the UK, and Europe as a thought leader in entrepreneurship having a longstanding career in helping businesses to start up and grow. Paul is well respected and connected, and is the go-to person in the North East of England and the start up scene! You will hear in his own words how his key...

Oct 08, 201945 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 2 with special guest Nikki Bell

🎙EPISODE 2 🎙 Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Nikki Bell of Charity Nikki, one of the UK’s thought leaders in fundraising and the voluntary sector. Founder of Pizza for Losers, trustee and community builder, Nikki has over 10 years experience of the third sector. You’ll discover: 🌵 How she ‘fell’ into fundraising 🌵 The opportunity which led her to Jordan 🇯🇴 🌵 How she faced rejection and failure multiple times but bounced back with resilience 🌵 Discover the value of your net...

Oct 02, 201933 min

#NurtureYourZest Episode 1 with special guest Herb Kim

🎙 EPISODE 1 NOW LIVE 🎙 For our very first Nurture Your Zest episode, I am delighted to be joined by Herb Kim, one of the UK's leading entrepreneurs - Founder of The Thinking Digital Conference, TEDx Manchester, TEDxLiverpool and TEDx Newcastle. Herb is also the current David Goldman visiting professor of Enterprise and Innovation at Newcastle University Business School Listen as he provides interesting insight into his career and what he does to Nurture His Zest! You’ll discover: 🌵The unexpec...

Sep 24, 201936 min
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