The Pin Drop Podcast

The most intrepid chat on the podsphere! Interesting people sharing their personal formulae for success, stories of personal growth through adversity, confessing their fears and what they have learned from going to 'the edge'. Hosted by Vicki Anstey.

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Episode 12 - Intrepid x Jenny Wordsworth: 'Whatever you can do, or dream you can. Begin it.'

Jenny Wordsworth is a Lawyer, entrepreneur and extreme endurance sports athlete. She has most notably completed a 700 mile solo ski to the South Pole from the Antarctic coast, where she had to be medically evacuated due to a condition called 'polar thigh' which nearly had extremely grave consequences. Jenny has also raced the Marathon de Sables, the Arctic Ultra, the 250km Iran Silk Road Ultra Marathon and run 800km through the Scottish Highlands. Most recently she participated in a gruelling bi...

Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 12

Episode 11 - Intrepid x Tom Otton: 'Don't let your excuses today become your regrets tomorrow.'

Vicki first met Tom in the Arctic. They were both undertaking a 250km Ice Ultra in one of the northernmost remote parts of Sweden. Tom was running a very different race to Vicki and would arrive at the stage finish line each day several hours ahead of her. So regrettably, they didn't get to spend a huge amount of time together. But Tom stood out - always with a beaming smile on his face the next morning, eager to get going. Keen to help others with their kit and with words of encouragement. Near...

Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 11

Episode 10 - Intrepid x Louise McCullough: 'The power of never giving up.'

Louise McCullough is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, NHS Grampian and Albyn hospital, a Fitness Coach and Artist. But you are perhaps more likely to know her as the first female to pass selection on Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins. Louise and Vicki both participated in Series 4 of the show, reaching the final stages and getting through 11 days of brutal physical exertion and mental interrogation. Louise continued for 10 hours more on the course than Vicki, to pass selection after a ...

Feb 27, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 10

Episode 9 - Intrepid x David Silver: 'How mental strength can help you outperform your physical capabilities.'

Over the last 15 years David Silver has conducted over 20 thousand private physiotherapy and wellness consultations becoming one of the most sought after clinicians in london and the south east. I first met David through a shared passion for movement, namely rehab in barre fitness. The programme we developed together focused on our mentality to pain and how we can overcome barriers to movement with a better understanding of how our brains process discomfort and alert us to danger. This knowledge...

Feb 21, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 9

Episode 8 - Intrepid x Victoria Rush: 'If you can't see it, you can't be it.'

Victoria Rush is an Activist/Campaigner, a Film director, and former rugby player. But more than that, she is a game-changer. Victoria shot to fame through her #iamenough campaign in response to the unfair representation of women in the infamous Canterbury Ireland rugby kit ad campaign. Where the female players had model's heads super-imposed onto their bodies. Her outrage and quick-witted response went viral, globally, over night. Canterbury retracted the advertising and lessons were learned bu...

Feb 15, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 8

Episode 7. Intrepid x Ben Fennell

Ben Fennell is an advertising and branding legend who spent over a decade running advertising agency BBH London as CEO, helping some of the world's biggest businesses and brands to grow. He has more recently set up 'The Growth House' , an innovative consultancy that helps high performance team go faster and further together. Vicki is one of Ben's rostered key note speakers on some of The Growth House's Teamship, Leadership and Wellbeing programmes. Ben is also co-author (with Will Greenwood) of ...

Jan 05, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 7

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