Messy and Masterful

Aldo speaks to Anthony Ward Thomas, founder of one of the biggest removal companies in the United Kingdom.  In this Episode this very grounded guest shares more about his life-long career building a huge company from nothing. Anthony speaks about what motivated him to start packing boxes, what brings him joy in running a company with hundreds of employees and why it is important to know yourself. ...

This is an Episode for those who love to write!!  Aldo speaks to the wonderful Alison Jones, founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing about her journey as an author, coach and publishing entrepreneur.  Alison shares the details of her adventurous journey through the world of books and reveals why it so important to read and write, every single day! Find out more about Practical Inspiration Publ...

Amy Brand is an American Academic and the Executive Producer of the Emmy nominated Documentary 'Picture A Scientist'. She is the Director of MIT Press and a cognitive scientist by training.  Aldo speaks to Amy about her life-long career in and for academia, why there is still a lot of work to be done to get more women in STEM and how sounds, syllables & words play a crucial role in human developme...

Listen to an in-depth conversation with Mike France, CEO and co-founder of Christopher Ward. Mike takes us through his challenges in building a premium British watch brand, why it is a perfect piece of men's jewelry and explains us why we should never be led by the price of a watch.     Find out more about Christopher Ward here:    https://www.christopherward. com

Yes, yes, yes! We are ready for a next Season of Messy & Masterful.  And we are opening with an absolute smasher as we have an in-depth conversation with Annelies Verlinden, the Belgian Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reform and Democratic Renewal.   We loved talking to Annelies about what it is like to become a Minister overnight. What life is like to be in the public eye 24/7 and which d...

We are going to talk about the power of our brain today with an expert neurologist who has extensive knowledge as a Chiropractic brain specialist about how our brain adapts, how it grows, how it responds throughout our entire life. Dr. Michael Trayford has founded APEX Brain Centres, a clinic that offers extensive brain rehabilitation programs for people who are suffering from addiction or have su...

Happy Thursday all and welcome to our very first Audio Aficionado Episode. So different to our Messy & Masterful Interviews these conversations are all about the power of Audio and more particularly podcasting.  We dive into other podcast programs together with people who are doing something great and also have been inspired by this mighty tool of the Gods of Audio.  And today my guest is Drew Ver...

It is so good to be back with our Podcast Program. A new series of episodes brought to you every week with also (as you might have noticed) a brand new name.  So we took a short break from podcasting taking some time to work with a professional audio consultant to listen to our previously published conversations. We did this because we absolutely love bringing this program to you and we want it to...

We live in an era of absolute information overload. I am sure you are aware but there is so much content to find out there. Visually you have your pictures, videos, reels and images all over our social media. Audibly you have your audiobooks, Twitter Spaces or Clubhouse meetings and yes also Podcasts.  Now when we started the TeachPitch Podcast little over 1 year ago we did it to highlight the har...

"The world starts with educated children." is the tagline of Room to Read, a globally active charitable organization that has made incredible strides to provide high quality access to millions of children in this world. Interviewing its co-founder and first generation CEO John J Wood to me was an absolute highlight as he has been a hero of mine for many years.  So having the ability to speak to hi...

We are glamming it up today and we are taking you to Hollywood! In our continuous search for the world's most unique jobs and careers we surely found a diamond today as we had the great honor and pleasure to interview Kristan Serafino.  Now Kristan is a hairstylist and not just your regular one.  Throughout her 20 year career she has been responsible for the looks of actors like Matthew McConaughe...

Naza is a Philanthropist who with her organisation the SAGE Foundation, is doing some amazing work funding projects that focus on Education, Girl Empowerment and Environmental Preservation.  She is an Iranian refugee who arrived in the United Kingdom at the age of 9 and has the highest belief in the power of education.  What makes Naza stand out to me is her approach to philanthropy as a 'chipping...

The next Episode is one for the deep thinkers among us. I really enjoyed this interview and definitely would like to have this guest come back to our show many more times as he has the talent, experience and words to make us all properly reflect.  Dr. Michael Vlerick is a Philosopher. Currently affiliated with Tilburg University in the Netherlands as an Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Science...

So conversations like the one I had with Jessica Posner-Odede are actually the reason that we came up with the Episode format of 'Notes to Nono' brought to you every Monday. It really opened my eyes to how inequitable our world is today for young women and girls all over the world. Jessica is the CEO of Girl Effect, an organisation that uses the power of media to unlock the power of girls. This or...

Another Thursday, another Episode and today we are taking you to an almost parallel universe of Decentralized Finance, Digital Assets, Crypto currencies and a lot of other Web 3 matters that for many among us is still an unknown. Now my next guest is someone who is working on being a bridge for those people who feel that all of this unclear, too intangible and frankly scary.  He is what you call a...

So who among you has ever seen the Hollywood blockbuster 'Patch Adams'? If you haven't seen it yet, please go ahead and do so - it will be worth your while. Now the movie - starring Robin Williams as Dr. Patch Adams - has moved millions in this world and ignited a movement of 'clini-clowns' to bring more joy and laughter to the very serious world of hospitals and healthcare. And I can assure you t...

A very warm welcome to yet another Episode of the TeachPitch Podcast. I hope you are doing well, that you are having a beautiful summer in which you can rest up a bit, re-energise and more. Did you notice our new intro music? I absolutely love it. 'Very majestic' is what our producer Natalie said and I tend to agree. Love that word - 'majestic' - I would love to hear what you think so do get in to...

This interview means a lot to me. Not only because the guest I got to interview was extremely interesting, funny and engaging. But also because this conversation really intrinsically touched me. To me this interview with Dr. Marc Brackett was such an 'aha' moment, such an absolute confirmation that I was doing the right thing - it got me in such a flow - that to this day I am still grateful for. ...

For this interview we are going back to the Balkans and more specifically to Pristina, the capital of Kosovo where I had the great honour to speak to Uranik Begu, the Executive Director of Innovation Centre Kosovo.  We again had the great honor of attending and speaking at ThinkTech - Kosovo and while being there I seized the opportunity to speak to many interesting people who are seeking to drama...

The world is in good hands if we have people like Gitanjali Rao becoming the leaders of tomorrow.  This inventor, aspiring scientist, UNICEF ambassador and the first ever TIME kid of the year is an example to all of us. I had the great pleasure of meeting her in Qatar at the World Innovation Summit for Education.  I really enjoyed talking to her for Episode 28 in Season 2 and was blown away by her...

A very big welcome to Season 3 of The TeachPitch Podcast. I am hyper excited to be opening our latest season and cannot wait to hear your thoughts on all the awesome things we have in store for you for this series of episodes. We are kicking off and we are kicking off big because I have the great, great fortune to open Season 3 with some of the very best architects in this world. For our 51st Epis...

This Episode is entirely devoted to reading and more specifically to how reading is changing for us humans in the year 2022 where some say we are dealing with a global 'attention crisis'.  Aldo speaks to Dr. Anne Mangen, a Professor at the Reading Centre of the University of Stavanger in Norway.  Dr. Mangen's research focuses on how reading shapes our brain and in her field makes granular comparis...

So our next featured guest in Notes to Nono is admired all over the world - and more particularly Latin America - as a hard working, honest and resilient example of leadership and success. Rosalia Arteaga is the former President and Vice-President of the Republic of Ecuador, a TV presenter, author of several books, an activist and founder of the educational non-profit the Fidal Foundation.  Now I...

As we are approaching the end of Season 2, Aldo shares 4 crucial (secret) takeaways about the Podcasting journey thus far. Great material if you are thinking of starting a Podcast yourself and/or are curious how such a show comes together.  Get in touch if you have any questions! Send us an e-mail on  info@teachpitch.com  or connect with us on social media.  

I don't think I ever had the pleasure of meeting anyone as impressive as Dr. Edith Eger.  I consciously use the word 'impressive' here as I am very certain you will never forget her once you have met her. Nor will you ever forget the books she has written, 'The Choice' and 'The Gift'.  Dr. Eger is a 94 year old Psychologist who after surviving the horrific atrocities of Auschwitz and not long afte...