Send us a text I confess that I couldn’t sleep before recording this podcast. It was the toughest discussion I’ve ever broached; that of ethnic diversity and inclusion. As a white woman how do you approach it? What language do you even use? Is black socially acceptable for a white person? Is the word black or Black? What about white or White? Or BAME? And what is it about grouping everyone “non-white” into one label like that? I needn’t have worried because CJ of @urbanistplatform is an expert. ...
Oct 09, 2020•54 min•Ep. 56
Send us a text It's been a while coming but we're back bigger and better than ever. We're now streamed live across LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube every Thursday at 13:00 and then later available as a podcast. Join us live to have your questions answered live or listen later. This one is a pretty unique episode since I myself was the guest in order to test the tech and answer some of the bigger questions I get asked across my socials. Stick around and let's chat about joint ventures, crowdfunding...
Oct 05, 2020•53 min•Ep. 55
Send us a text "The word ‘authentic’ has become a buzzword and a bit of a joke. Really, we want to be a bit more real and we can do that with video." - Cheryl Laidlaw When website developer Cheryl Laidlaw told friends she was going to build websites in a single day they laughed. But Cheryl has done just that for years, and successfully with a waiting list that keeps getting longer. During lockdown we spoke about the initial panic that things would completely shut down to the bounce in motivation...
Jun 04, 2020•37 min•Ep. 54
Send us a text "Care homes still have a place in our society but it’s about finding a halfway point in retirement housing." Andrew Fyfe With the backdrop of the covid-19 pandemic and numerous tragic fatalities in care homes I interviewed independent living strategist, Andrew Fyfe. We discussed the role of care homes and retirement living for today’s society and the way our approach needs to change if we are going to meet increased demand for suitable property. With 8.6 million more people reachi...
May 15, 2020•29 min•Ep. 53
Send us a text "This is a huge experiment we're all living through. How do you feel when you're stuck inside?" Philippa Charrier What do you do when your business is student lets and universities shut down? This is the problem facing Philippa and Tom Charrier of FAT Properties. Late last year I had the opportunity to interview Philippa for my podcast. It wasn't published at that time so we caught up a couple of weeks ago to discuss what's changed now we're in lockdown and the rapid adjustments t...
May 07, 2020•54 min•Ep. 52
Send us a text "The most successful people I have worked with have a really good level of self awareness." Jamil Qureshi Jamil knows all about successful people having coached no less than six elite sports people to number one positions. Jamil agreed to speak with me not once but twice. Listen to the two podcasts back to back now. We spoke more broadly about success late last year. Before publishing I caught up with him again to see what adaptations he has made in his business, once highly depen...
May 01, 2020•54 min•Ep. 51
Send us a text Dr Louise Wiseman MBBS BSc(Hons) DRCOG MRCGP is a mother, former GP, now health writer and motivational speaker. After working 15 years in the NHS, Louise has written her first book Your Best Life - A Doctor’s Secret Guide to Radiant Health Over 40 (release September 28th 2020), working with experts from all fields of medicine to uncover evidence-based secrets to improve health and maximise longevity. Within the book you can also find the stories of many prolific women who will te...
Apr 08, 2020•48 min•Ep. 50
Send us a text “How can I accomplish something beautiful within the budget that I have?” - Joao Botelho Before founding Casa Botelho, João Botelho enjoyed a 22 year career in global luxury retail, beginning his journey in sales for a prestigious Brazilian brand Belo Horizonte. With the ambition to explore the world, he decided to move to Europe in 1994, making London his new home. Since then he has worked for Harvey Nichols, Nicole Farhi and Jasper Conran, opening Jasper Conran's flagship Mayfai...
Sep 18, 2019•27 min•Ep. 49
Send us a text "My mission is to let others see just how construction can change lives and lead you down a different path." Katie Smith, bricklayer My name is Katie Smith, I am 30 years old and I’m a multi-award-winning Bricklayer. I love what I do and wouldn’t change it for the world. My mission is to let others see just how construction can change lives and lead you down a different path. I believe there’s something for everyone and I think for people with backgrounds like me. Construction is ...
Aug 09, 2019•21 min•Ep. 48
Send us a text A good news story in an otherwise lacklustre property market. Graeme Alfillie-Cook , consultant, Apex Airspaces In this podcast we discussed what it was that sets Apex Airspaces apart and how they've grown from a standing start to now a company with a heft delivery pipeline and millions of development funding. Graeme is a senior real estate banker now working on a consultancy basis for Apex Airspace. He has helped the company put in place a £9m development financing with Homes Eng...
Jul 17, 2019•48 min•Ep. 47
Send us a text "How do you get your investors? We just ask." Adrian Cormican In this podcast Adrian discusses: - His unique property financing offering; - Getting over his fear of public speaking; - Being called a LinkedIn guru; and - Turning around a development that starts going wrong. Adrian has worked in the property industry since 2001. Initially starting in banking before setting up a property brokerage in 2010, Hallcroft Finance. Since then the business has assisted with the finance of ov...
Jun 24, 2019•35 min•Ep. 46
Send us a text High Definition You is the brain child of Gita Trevorrow-Seymour. Her love affair with human behaviour began at age 6 when she attended her first play. Who, she wondered, couldn’t be fascinated with the inner workings of the human being and how we portray ourselves and how we are perceived?! Understanding what makes humans tick and what forms ‘character’ developed over the decades from a fascination to an occupation. An unexpected passion and current study into applied neuroscienc...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 45
Send us a text Martine is the driving force behind Bridging London , her charisma and professionalism have enabled her to build one of the most significant networks in the Property PR industry. Martine and her skilled team have leveraged their considerable experience to create long lasting and mutually beneficial partnerships for all in her network. Before starting Bridging London in 2013, Martine had a varied and extensive career in property and lifestyle communications, including five years wi...
May 03, 2019•42 min•Ep. 44
Send us a text ‘We won’t mention what the short comedy is about…! ’ Marina Conway-Gordon , producer of short comedy Get Notted. Marina Conway-Gordon is a media strategist and producer. Joining East Eight in 2016, she helped develop the East Eight story which attracted over £6.4m in equity crowdfunding over 18 months. Marina is a firm advocate of storytelling over advertising; attraction versus promotion in business. ‘It’s only going to get louder out there, and what differentiates you is story.’...
Apr 03, 2019•38 min•Ep. 43
Send us a text “If you have a book within you, you should do it.” – Your Success Podcast Mo and Angelos are the always fun duo behind Your Success Podcast, a podcast celebrating well, success! It’s all about actionable insight and stories behind real life success. Each week, Mo and Angelos try and understand what contributes towards successful people and businesses.They are interviewing people from a wide range of industries and professions, including property, law, sports, acting and modelling ...
Mar 28, 2019•47 min•Ep. 42
Send us a text “You have to have something to share, something you want to say.” - Your Success Podcast Mo and Angelos are the always fun duo behind Your Success Podcast, a podcast celebrating well, success! It’s all about actionable insight and stories behind real life success. Each week, Mo and Angelos try and understand what contributes towards successful people and businesses.They are interviewing people from a wide range of industries and professions, including property, law, sports, acting...
Mar 20, 2019•45 min•Ep. 41
Send us a text “If you’ve got it, flaunt it, but know your worth and be prepared to prove it.” - Kerry Gooden Kerry has been in the fitness industry for seven years. She freelances at Virgin Active, Equinox, and Gymbox teaching a range of group exercise classes from hardcore HIIT to booty-sculpting Barre. She is a Les Mills Tribe Coach and partner in EDER Active - a luxury fitness wear brand. She also co-runs the Ibiza Body Blitz Bootcamp in Ibiza. In a previous career, she worked in the adverti...
Feb 13, 2019•21 min•Ep. 40
Send us a text "This long term attitude has enabled us to do things which a shorter-term trader developer company might not be able to do." Edward Benyon Not many people can trace the start of their property portfolio to the 1600s. Yet his family initially bought a farm in the 1640s which then covered Islington, De Beauvoir, and into Kings Cross. By the 1930s the estate owned just about every freehold in the 1930s. Since then the estate has shrunk thanks to bombing, leaseholder reform, compulsor...
Feb 13, 2019•40 min•Ep. 39
Send us a text “The real key for me in the social media marketing space is nurturing the rest of the journey, after you’ve got that touchpoint or an initial bit of awareness.” - Tim Hyde , a 23-year-old award-winning marketer and CMO who specialises in Social Media Marketing, Acquisition Strategy and Brand Strategy. As a business consultant focused on growth, product and viral marketing, Tim has pioneered the top 9 most engaged live streams, by a brand, ever. Having worked at TheLADbible and Soc...
Feb 07, 2019•41 min•Ep. 38
Send us a text “Aim for doing things really, really well and to the best, I think perfection stops you from doing things.” - Jo James With over two decades of growing multiple 6 and 7-figure businesses, Jo James is a rather experienced business coach. Her focus is empowering people with a variety of proven networking, sales, social media and mindset strategies for success. Through her coaching work with entrepreneurs, executives and teams Jo can significantly increase sales and develop client re...
Jan 30, 2019•36 min•Ep. 37
Send us a text “Merchandise helps fans identify each other out in the world.” - Tersha Willis Tersha is the co-founder and Head of Creative at the innovative music merchandise and tech company Terrible Merch. She graduated from Goldsmiths College with a Fine Art and History of Art Degree. Tersha then worked in financial services, private equity and fashion before becoming an entrepreneur and co-founding cult streetwear brand Terrible Movement and later, Terrible Merch. Now, Terrible Merch provid...
Jan 23, 2019•29 min•Ep. 36
Send us a text EP35: "Life is about connections, experiences and life long memories." - Ray Youngman From a council block to the tallest of skyscrapers, Ray Youngman have been lucky enough to experience a lot and understand that liking and wanting the nice things isn’t just reserved for the rich and privileged. He started developing properties around London at the age of 24 and was able to forge fantastic working relationships with worldwide partners who shared his vision of creating luxurious e...
Jan 16, 2019•33 min•Ep. 35
Send us a text EP34: "People ask me 'what is it that pushes you Carl? And it's always the next 'can I achieve that? " -Carl Hutchings , Elite Property Trading Carl Hutchings played as a professional football player for over 13 years making over 300 football league appearances including Brentford, Bristol City and Southend United. Quite early in his career however he made a decision to take full responsibility of his financial future. After being introduced to the property market through a close ...
Jan 09, 2019•49 min•Ep. 34
Send us a text EP33: "I think having good, positive values is important that's what helps me sleep at night. That's what motivates me, that's what drives me. " - Richard Blanco Richard Blanco is a London based landlord developer with properties in North, East and South East London. Areas of interest and his exceptional expertise include buying at auction, managing the development process, encouraging positive landlord-tenant relations, fundraising, and business strategy. Richard is also a Londo...
Dec 19, 2018•32 min•Ep. 33
Send us a text EP32: " It's all about mentality isn't it really? I think if you've got the mentality that you believe you can do something, that's so powerful. " - Simon Church Simon Church (happy birthday for earlier this week) had a successful career playing professional football at both Premier and International levels. He spent ten years at Reading after signing for their academy as a teenager. In six years as a professional, he scored 22 goals in 104 league appearances before moving to Char...
Dec 12, 2018•32 min•Ep. 32
Send us a text EP31: “Success is not just about providing finance; it is about creating opportunity for all of our stakeholders.” - Tal Orly, Co-Founder & CEO, Cogress A veteran of the UK property market with over two decades’ experience as a developer, Tal Orly is the founder of Symbia Realty Portfolio and an experienced global investor himself. He has been involved in large, complex urban property development projects since 1992. He has vast experience in acquisition, development and resal...
Dec 05, 2018•37 min•Ep. 31
Send us a text EP30: "Building a brand is very much about building a community." - Rosie Coxshaw Certainly a modern woman herself, Rosie started her first business after leaving school at just 16 years old. Since then she’s worked in finance, baking, interiors, marketing, and media! In 2009 she was one of the pathfinders of the Peter Jones (Dragon’s Den) National Enterprise Academy, a business course that is now available across many schools and colleges in the UK. Also a keen runner, Rosie ran...
Nov 28, 2018•21 min•Ep. 30
Send us a text EP29: "There is no competition. You're competing with yourself and if people want to compete with you, fair enough but you just have to smash it, you have to be better. " - Karolina Adamczyk I met Karolina Adamczyk three years ago for an informal chat as she was looking to switch from banking into property and I absolutely love her story. Despite travelling around the world having highly successful career in banking, she felt something was missing and decided to follow her passion...
Nov 14, 2018•29 min•Ep. 29
Send us a text EP28: Richard has been involved with property for the last 10 years, purchasing his first buy-to-let property at the age of 21. As well as a property developer and landlord, Richard is an ex-professional rugby player, spending 14 years playing over 150 premiership rugby games with London Irish, Leicester, and London Welsh. Richard has 12 international caps for Canada whom he represented at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He is a co-founder of RDT Invest , a property investment company,...
Nov 07, 2018•35 min•Ep. 28
Send us a text EP27: "You've got to be consistent. It's about the signal, not noise" - Daniel Priestley Daniel Priestley is the closest I've had to a mentor. He knew me when I was a shy returning to work mum sitting at the back of the KPI classroom too scared to ask a question. Dan's straight-talking, insightfulness has always inspired me so I was thrilled when he agreed to be on my podcast. Daniel started out as an entrepreneur at age 21 and built a multi-million dollar event, marketing, and ma...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 27
