Exploring the creativity of the human spirit with just five simple questions. Those questions give us a window to explore the journey and life story of people that look like they have it sorted.
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
The gift this week is my guest Ketan Makwana, I first saw him speak at an event in London 2 years ago. He is a well-known speaker both internationally and on the TEDx circuit. To put that is context, In 2017 he travelled just under 120,000 miles did 42 cities and over 250 events.
The man is a serial entrepreneur and mentor and has started, scaled a sold multiple businesses in the last seven years.
Our story begins in 2011, for various social economic and political reasons August that years saw riots on the streets of London.
Ketan's rise to prominence was due to his response to that summer madness. He could see the issue was in part to the emerging skills gap between education and employment.
In 2012 Ketan founded and delivered an event called Youth Enterprise Live. It was a project backed by the Prime Minister of the day David Cameron. The project was the UK’s largest event focussed on Education, Employment and Enterprise for 15-30-year-olds.
It was an outstanding success. In our conversation, you will hear how that event was conceived and how at the last moment a hitch put it all at risk.
Tuesday Feb 13, 2018
Tuesday Feb 13, 2018
My guest on this podcast is victor Jemeniz I first came across Victor through my podcast addiction, I like to go to the gym, and I tend to listen to podcasts while I'm there.
Listening to his programme I was inspired to get in touch. It was clear that Victor had a busy and varied business life. Success and entrepreneurship came quickly to him. But there was more, and you will notice as you hear him speak. There is calm about him he is grounded. I got the sense that he had some answers to my life questions and that we would connect well.
During our conversation, you will hear how he started a cycling business and almost went broke but turned it around.
How he creates communities and networks around him
How to recognize and find your own passion
How and why he walked away from one of the most successful cycling podcast on iTunes.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
My Guest today is Ian Forsyth, a Glasgow man who I moved to Inverness in the late eighties for a job with the civil service.
He went back to Glasgow in 1990 and discovered that the call of the Scottish Highlands was too strong to ignore.
On his return to Inverness, he went work for an eventually own one of the largest training companies in the area. The company specialised in business development and consultancy.
Seven years ago the business started to produce training videos. The project developed into a wide range of video production and that range has continued to evolve.
Last year saw the business joined forces with PR and Communications company System2.
in our conversation Ian explains the secret to making a good video, we explore the creative process what it takes to get stuff done and the importance of making choices.
He even managed to squeeze in a few golf tips
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Monday Jan 29, 2018
A conversation with Simon Jordon.
By his own admission in his late 20s, Simon was on something of a deathwish. Weighing in at some 23 stone he was binge eating drinking and on various drugs.
Then just 18 Months later having made a decision to change his life and turn it around. He weighed in at just 13 stone and finish the London Marathon in 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Jumping forward into his late 30s Simon worked in the corporate world made the decision to leave and start his own marketing company. Within one year he was working for international companies and get an invitation to speak at various gigs around the world.
Throughout Simon's life he has always taken massive action and achieved big results and that is given him work with companies like Nike, Coca-Cola, Sky TV and many many others. Simon currently operates a branding Business and Design consultancy working with coaches other consultants all over the world. He lives in of North Wales on a farm with his dogs having fun means climbing mountains or running up hills.
it's very clear that Simon had a journey going on here in his early career he was very much chasing and chasing results and then something happened, he went to a place of surrender. This conversation is how that impacted on his business and life.
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Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
The first episode of the life passion and business podcast. It covers a bit of my life story and how the death of my father helped me notice what was missing in my life.
Welcome to the Journey
Do check out the website for more details and the show notes
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Peter is a fascinating guy and he spent his early life in the army and went on to drive tanks and trucks in Berlin. He was a milkman, a pest control man and the middle of all that he found time to learn to sing and become an entertainer.
What is fascinating is it all started with a teacher. The man inspired Peter and got him to set out some life goals.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the conversation with Peter Stewart and take the time to think about the challenge he sets at the end of our conversation.
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Rosie O'Hara
With 35 Years in business, Rosie has lead a full life and exciting life.
Initially working in mechanical engineering, with a degree in German Translation and Interpreting, I am one of the world’s few Licensed Master Consultants as well as a Trainer and Coach of Words that Change Minds - the LAB Profile®. Plus a published author of four books and can ride a motorbike. I relax crocheting unique hats for all ages.
Rosie uses the Language and Behaviour (LAB) Profile® to help individuals and teams improve leadership capability. Enabling you to understand others better and really speak their language. Coaching individuals to enhance performance at work and in business. Along with increasing focus, preventing stress, solving problems you thought were insurmountable, and more.
It was a great conversation, and we could have spoken all day.
Wednesday Jan 03, 2018
Wednesday Jan 03, 2018
Hello, and welcome to Life Passion & Business Podcast. I am Paul Harvey and I am your host. This the intro, or show-real for Life Passion & Business. I want to have some conversations with people I think have got the answers. It all started with my own questions:
- What is it all for?
- Why are we here?
- And the big question posed by the author Douglas Adams when I was in my teens: What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?
- What does it mean to be successful and have a good or rewarding life?
This podcast is my mission to find meaning in my life through the conversations with people who look like they have it sorted. Because I believe everyone must find their own path.
So this is an opportunity to hear stories from people that have been on a journey, have learnt some stuff along the way and have discovered what it takes to live a life full of passion and meaning.
Together we are going to discover how to measure success. That the journey is never over (until it is) and that meaning can be found if we look for it.