Marianne Jones has had an incredible 30-year career in journalism. She has worked everywhere from the Daily Mirror to Marie Claire, was on the launch team of UK Grazia and stayed there as deputy Editor for 12 years. She was Editor in chief of Stella Magazine at Sunday Telegraph and then editor of The Telegraph Saturday Magazine and has won ‘Editor of the Year’ a record three times. She left journalism with severe burnout at the start of 2022. She launched ‘Been There Done That Got the Podcast’ w...
Nov 01, 2024•55 min•Season 7Ep. 43
Laura Hoggins, aka ‘Biceps’ is one of London’s Top PTs. She is the Founder of Team ‘LIFTED’ an online coaching & community, she is a Fitness Consultant, a Presenter, the Author of ‘LIFT YOURSELF’ and a Podcast Host. I guess she is what you might call a 'Fitfluencer'. But unlike many social media 'fitness types', Laura unapologetically does NOT fit the 'mould'. She is relentlessly passionate about helping people start their strength & fitness journey and navigate through 'gymtimidation'. ...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 42
Robin Brew is a former Olympian, a GBR Swimming Team Captain who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games . His greatest reported sporting moment came at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics when he broke the Olympic record in the 200-metre individual medley in the semi-finals. He also competed at the Commonwealth Games in 1982 & 1986 winning a silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley event and a bronze medal in the 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay. He lat...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 7Ep. 41
Vickie Pullin is a semi-professonal dog-sledding Athlete, and a former member of the British Snowboard Cross Team. She is the leading female sled dog racer in the UK with 4 gold and 5 silver medals and is the reigning World Champion on dry land and snow. Vickie has 46 dogs in total! A combination of Siberian huskies, Alaskan huskies, Collies. She has worked extensively in Canada & Alaska and her journey began when at the age of 20, she got a husky and took the leap into setting up her own hu...
Oct 11, 2024•51 min•Season 7Ep. 40
Adriana Brownlee is a 23 year old mountaineer and adventure athlete. She has summited 13 of the 14 x 8000m peaks and has achieved 2 x Guinness World Records including being the youngest woman ever to summit K2. In the next few days, she hopes to complete her 14 Peaks Project and become the youngest woman ever to climb the world’s 14 x 8000m peaks and the first British woman to do so. Alongside climbing these epic peaks, she has also started her own Trekking and Expedition company – A.G.A Adventu...
Oct 02, 2024•52 min•Season 7Ep. 39
George Gilbert & Bex Openshaw-Rowe have a total service for South Wales Fire & Rescue / Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue amounting to over 30 years between them. Prior to their Fire & Rescue careers, George had a background in triathlon for Great Britain and Bex was a competitive swimmer, surfer, and played rugby for Wales. They were inspired by a talk from a team of women from the British Army who had crossed Antarctica, to set up their own expedition - with no absolutely no p...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 38
Aside from being the renowned 'Sleep Scientist', Dr Sophie Bostock is also a competitive Coastal Rower, and has recently been to the Out-Rigger Canoeing World Championships in Samoa. She is an adventurer, speaker, writer, general badass and I’m proud to say, my very dear friend. Sophie studied at medical school, has an MSc in Entrepreneurship & completed a PhD in Health Psychology investigating why happiness protects against heart disease, and how to improve wellbeing at work. She spent 5 ye...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 37
Preet Chandi MBE, known as ‘Polar Preet’ is a 2x Guinness World Record holder. She has set records for both the longest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey for a woman and also the longest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey overall - 922 miles (70 days, 16 hours) pulling a 120kg pulk. She was also the first woman of colour to embark on a solo expedition in Antarctica for her 700mile ski to south Pole in Jan 2022. I met Preet after she had completed her epic WR exped, and of course...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 36
Emma Harris is a Marketing industry powerhouse, BrandCulture expert and leader of a transformational movement called 'Slow the F*ck down". I first knew Emma when I worked in advertising for Eurostar, over 15 years ago. I was Head of Advertising, Emma was head of Sales and she was an absolute force to be reckoned with. Some years later, after I left Eurostar, Emma guided the brand through everything from an overnight move to St Pancras to helping them successfully navigate several crises alongsid...
Apr 08, 2024•57 min•Season 6Ep. 35
Cyril Derreumaux is French born, now American citizen, who lives in California (but considers himself a citizen of the world and is fluent in 5 different languages). He works in the wine business and in his spare time, he is better known for setting a new world record holder for Kayaking solo, unsupported across the Pacific. His first attempt to do this was in 2021 when I did my Pacific row. I recall being in San Francisco bay doing pre-race prep and training and seeing this ‘crazy’ French guy p...
Mar 28, 2024•54 min•Season 6Ep. 34
Anne Sebba is a true female pioneer. A trailblazer. And yet a very humble one - I had to persuade her to record with me as she didn’t think her story ‘qualified’ as someone who has dealt with challenge, adversity and defied societal ‘norms’. You’re about to find out that it absolutely does. Anne is a Biographer, Lecturer, Journalist, former Reuters foreign correspondent and author of eleven books for adults. Her first job was at the BBC World Services in 1972. And she was the first woman Reuters...
Feb 15, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 33
Mandy Hickson has over 30 years experience within aviation. She joined the Royal Air Force in 1994 and was a the first woman to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line, where she operated in hostile environments, including patrolling the ‘No Fly’ zone over Iraq. Since leaving the RAF she retrained as a facilitator, speaker and coach. Drawing on her experience of calculated risk-taking, decision-making under pressure and the critical role of the human in the system, she transfers lessons from the c...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 32
Chloe McNiven is a former professional dancer with an impressive background in the entertainment industry. Over ten years, she worked as a performer in TV, film, and stage alongside renowned artists like Elton John, Little Mix, and Zara Larsson. She has become an Ultra runner, and a Mum. She has explored ventures as a DJ and building a successful property company but driven by her true calling to help others transform, Chloe set up The Soul Hub in 2020 in lockdown, the pioneer of cold tubs suita...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 31
Rachel Walsh is an icon of British sport. She started playing hockey at the age of 12 and at 14 was selected for England U16. She played for England U18, U21 and was awarded 55 Senior caps throughout her impressive career. Rachel played alongside her sister, Kate Richardson Walsh for many years until she moved to Germany and then The Netherlands to play semi-professionally taking on new cultures, languages and some of the best teams in the world. Entering the corporate world, first at BSKYB, the...
Jan 23, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 30
Kris King is a seasoned ultra-runner, an elite fitness coach, and the self-proclaimed sadistic mastermind behind Beyond The Ultimate Races. If you’ve followed my journey you may know that I've participated in their brutal 'Ice Ultra' (250kms across Arctic Sweden in temperatures of -35 degrees) and the equally tough but utterly wonderful 'For Rangers' race (230km across the Savannahs of Kenya supporting the work of the The Rangers who protect Kenya's wildlife from poachers). In essence, Kris' job...
Jan 15, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Oli Patrick is one of the World's leading pioneers of lifestyle strategy. In simple terms that means he is a thought-leader in optimising people's health. Oli has devoted his career to exploring, championing and inspiring global businesses to apply, contemporary wellbeing strategies. He was Head of Physiology at Nuffield Hospitals where he led the largest team of applied physiologists, wellbeing advisors and nutritionists in the UK. Oli has also worked on London's Harley St, to deliver the most ...
Jan 05, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Alice Law is a Stress Management Consultant, Reiki Master, Mindfulness Practitioner, Vedic Meditation Teacher and Speaker. She is host of the 5* rated podcast 'Unstressable' and Co-Founder of online membership platform 'Unstressable'. I met Alice at the very first Unstressbale retreat just last month co-hosted by Mo Gawdat whom I consider a great friend since doing his podcast Slo-Mo, and having the privilege of spending time with him as I have developed my story. Alice works holistically with c...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Lauren Steadman is a British Paralympic Triathlete Champion. She has spent over 18 years as an athlete and has competed in 4 Paralympic Games, winning Gold in Tokyo in 2020. Lauren was born with a congenital limb difference, missing her lower right arm. But it is quite clear that there is nothing Lauren can’t do. Or can’t put her mind to. She has a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Business. She was awarded an MBE in 2021 and an Honorary Doctorate by The University of Portsmouth this year. L...
Aug 19, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Tara is a social media marketer and entrepreneur who is passionate about everything to do with women’s health and wellness. She loves nothing more than opening discussions around feminist and taboo topics. They say only follow social content that either inspires you, educates you or uplifts you and Tara’s content does all of these things. She often highlights issues and articulates things in a way that are floating around in your subconscious but that you haven’t yet figured out for yourself. Ta...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 25
Jack Jarvis is a serving British soldier and the first person to row solo, unsupported from mainland Europe (Portugal) to North America (Miami), covering 4630 miles across 111 days - a route never previously attempted. Jack raised £65K for Braintrust, in honour of grandfather. And never mind the endeavour, Jack should have got a World Record for the immense beard he grew over a period of nearly 4 months at sea. Only 5 months later Jack ran 250kms across the Atacama desert (Chile) in just 6 days....
Aug 19, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Deborah is a cherished friend, mentor and someone I consider a guiding light in my life. Her own story draws on some extraordinary life experiences from the mountains of Peru, to the mid Pacific Ocean. Deborah is a leadership communication expert who has worked for many years with senior execs from Accenture, AmEx and the MOD to help leaders and speakers discover a more empowering narrative for their lives and their organisations. Her book, ‘Your Leadership Story’ is now a transformational progr...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Tom Williams is a former professional rugby player, turned transition coach and keynote speaker. What lies behind Tom’s story is something I think we can all identify with to some extent. Which is the power of influence. Making decisions that in hindsight, we might regret. And then having to live with the aftermath of that for a period of time, or even forever. Tom had a highly successful rugby career and played for Harlequins for 13 years until 2009 when he was at the centre of the "Bloodgate" ...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Pamela Maynard is the CEO of Avanade, a global digital consulting firm. Pam has been with Avanade since its inception and has held various leadership positions within the company before becoming CEO. Pam is a recognized thought leader in the technology industry and has been named one of the "Most Powerful Women in Technology" by the National Diversity Council and more recently “Women of the Year’ at the EveryWoman Tech Awards. Pam is also a long-standing client of mine, dating back to the days w...
Jul 03, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Carla Devlin is the very definition of a 'tour de force.' And I am so honoured to say she if a friend and fellow Crossfit devotee at my local gym. But that's not the only way our paths have crossed. During treatment for triple negative invasive breast cancer in 2018, she watched me on SAS Who Dares Wins and decided that if I could plunge myself in ice holes high up in the frozen lakes of the Andes, she could withstand the agony of wearing a chemotherapy ice cap. Not only that, she sat in her hos...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 19
An end-of-series special recorded LIVE at the London Podcast Show with none other than our host Vicki Anstey. A deep dive into some work, life updates, recent thinking and content development - and a reminder of the power of vulnerability in opening up about the impact of other people's behaviours on our lives. Vicki introduces a concept she has been developing; that ' Other People Are Like The Weather ' and the perspective that if you can discover your true inner strength, accept that the most ...
May 30, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 21
After losing nearly 75-pounds from a complete lifestyle overhaul, Dani Overbaugh discovered her one true passion - riding bikes. While on a training ride in Panama City Beach, Florida, Dani was hit by a car and broke her leg. She was told that her competitive multisport days were likely over. Not one to be easily deterred Dani was determined to return to racing. In 2013 she became the youngest 2-person female team to complete Race Across America, setting a new record. Shattering the stereotypes ...
May 16, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Simon Blair is the CEO of SHB, a Commercial Property company, and Pattrn, a design-led furniture company. He is 42, married and has 3 kids. Simon's upbringing was in his own words, 'different' and he lived with his father from the age of 5. He says it formed his independence from an early age, as well as his ADHD. Both of which, although the basis of much frustration, have been very useful attributes in his life. Until his early 30s, Simon played competitive rugby and cricket. He has more recent...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Having served ten years as a military intelligence officer, Edd Owen-Burge now helps entrepreneurs, business owners and executives to enhance their professional performance, without being tied to their desk or giving up the things they enjoy. He describes himself as James Bond with a powerpoint presentation…Make of that what you will! Edd supports people to develop their "operational resilience" using a system of tools, techniques and processes practised in the military intelligence space and th...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Sarah de Lagarde, is the Global Head of Communications for an Asset Management firm in the City. She has a 20 year award-winning history in corporate communications across finance and FMCG, a double Masters and is multi-lingual. But that’s not what we met to talk about. Sarah was working late on Friday, September 30 2022 when she went to rush home and pack for a trip to Germany with her family. She fell asleep on the tube and woke up at the end of the line, missing her stop. She lost her footing...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Josie West is the UK Head of AI and IOT (yeah, we had to google it too) at global tech consultancy Avanade. She is also the Founder of 'She Flies' a worldwide organisation that enables women to find their boldness and courageousness in extreme sports, specifically kite-surfing. In her spare time, Josie is also a Performance Coach for career women. And we caught her just before she was about to head off to Antarctica for 6 weeks on an ice-breaker. Vicki had first met Josie during preparations for...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 14
