Hear Me, See Me Podcast

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Steven Kelly. Thai prison nightmare. I met Steven at my friends Kickboxing Gym and his story is amazing. Steven is by no means an angel, and doesn't profess to be however he is trying to make good in his life and trying to be an inspiration to others who may take that path. His very graphic description of being a drug dealer in Thailand, his inevitable capture and inca...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Danielle Thomas founder of the Domestic Abuse Retreat.  Danielle was introduced to me by former guest, Jodie Keegans who had been to Danielle's amazing Domestic Abuse Retreat. Danielle is such an inspirational human being and her story brought us both to tears. Please listen to and share this podcast as far as possible to bring light to her amazing story and...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Helen Fitzgerald-Wade, Haircuts4Homeless Bristol team leader. I met Helen recently at the launch of Haircuts4Homeless Bristol. I knew immediately that she was going to be a superstar and a huge addition to the Haircuts4Homeless family. We had a great chat and she had me in tears near the end. Please enjoy. InHope Bristol : https://www.inhope.uk/ Haircuts4Homeless Brist...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Paul Boggie, author of Heroin to Hero. I have seen Paul's posts about his book on Facebook and the title of his book intrigued me so I reached out to him to see if he would like to come on the podcast. I immediately connected with him as we started chatting, possibly because my Dad was Scottish and served in the military but also that battle with addiction. His story m...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Elvin Box, Prostate Cancer Campaigner. Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. A good friend of mine, Cheryl Witham, put me in touch with a fantastic man, Elvin Box. He is a Prostate Cancer Campaigner and a generous human being. He selflessly gave me lots of his time, reassuring me and educating me on what I am facing. I knew immediately that I had to do a...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Stu Whiffen , Mission to Ukraine. We are all horrified by the events in the Ukraine, and feel helpless. We see the terrible things and would all dearly love to help but often dont know where to start but some people dont think how but just do. Stu is one of them. This is his account of how they managed to pull this off and overcome the obstacles I would not have even t...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Neil Taylor and Danny Panrucker from Hammers for work and support. Neil said : "The group started up in late spring of 2020.. Danny put idea of a jobs page for hammers to me and would I drive it on. I've run pages before so as well as helping people in the past it was a great concept Hammers for work. Lot of uncertainty over covid so people's livelihoods were under thr...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Kerry Jones, Haircuts4Homeless Liverpool team leader. This episode is with Kerry Jones, Haircuts4Homeless Liverpool team leader. Kerry is a lovely woman who runs eight of our Haircuts4Homeless projects across Liverpool and is chomping at the bit to open more. We have a great chat about the highs and lows of running a Haircuts4Homeless project and the overwhelming grati...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Henrietta McEwan, Head of Driving for Change Initiative, Change Please Foundation. I met Henrietta recently at a CEO Sleepout but I feel I have known her for years. She really impressed me with her can do attitude and her positive and caring nature. We talk about her upbringing and we both talk openly about our mental health struggles and afterwards I felt so connected...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Marie Edmonds, founder of Aspirations and Carries Outreach. Marie Edmonds, True founder and driving force of Aspirations Program & Carries Outreach. Marie has lived experience of addiction, selling sex, trauma and ongoing recovery. Her story is one of hope and inspiration and it's my absolute honour to call her a friend. https://www.aspirationsprogram.co.uk marie@a...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Kerri Douglas author of Gutter to Glory. I met Kerri recently when I did the CEO Sleepout and she spoke about her story and I was blown away. Kerri is a full time single mum to 12 year old twins, an author, public speaker and a university student. Using lived experience as a learning resource, Kerri’s mission is to be a voice in the silence to help raise awareness to c...

It's been a two year journey but the Hear Me, See Me Book is now available to buy on www.haircuts4homeless.com. This week's podcast is with my co-authors, Jack Eames and Leigh Keates. We talk about the highs and lows of this project, how it's impacted us and how we feel about the finished article. We are all blown away but the support we have had from not only our hairdressing industry but everyon...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Keri Blue, Hair Has No Gender. Keri Blue is a queer non-binary barber from west London who have recently moved to Manchester to promote their educational platform Hair Has No Gender. Hair Has No Gender is a philanthropic campaign dedicated to educate the hair, beauty and barbering communities on gender identity issues and ensure people can always find safe spaces withi...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Jayne Lewis-Orr, Executive Director of Hairdressers Journal. I had a great time talking with the amazing Jayne Lewis-Orr, Executive Director of Hairdressers Journal this week. Jayne is such an wonderful lady who has a great drive and passion for the hairdressing industry. Her schedule and workload is ridiculous but she is a can do person and gets things done. We had an...

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Lena Headey talking about the Hear Me, See Me Book. This weeks podcast is one of the most important ones I've done so far, the announcement of the Hear Me See Me Book. I talk to our Haircuts4Homeless Ambassador, Lena Headey about the reasons behind making a book and why people should support the crowdfunder to raise the money to get it published. Lena's passion for Hai...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Celebrity hairdresser, Michael Douglas. Michael Douglas has been a hairdresser and colourist for 33 years and had styled the hair of everyone from Johnny Depp and Kate Moss to Davina McCall and Sienna Miller. He works regularly at the London, Paris, Milan and New York fashion weeks, and styles the hair of supermodels and celebrities for shows and shoots. Since becomi...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Nicola Harrowell, Session Hairstylist. For the last 9 years Nicola has been working as a freelance hair stylist specialising in editorial fashion work, both studio and live events, varying from private parties to London/Paris fashion week (shows include: Kenzo, JW Anderson, Sharon Wauchob, Antonio Beradi, Christopher Kane, Belstaff, Aquascutum, Mary Katranzou, Topshop Uni...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Mark Anthony Bradley, Stylist / Fashion Director. Mark Anthony has worked in the fashion industry for over 20 years and is one of the most in demand stylists working today. Along with styling, Mark has perfectly honed his skills in fashion direction, art direction and wardrobe design, as well as brand consultation and dedicated personal shopping. Mark prides himself on hi...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Carolyn Newman. Carolyn Newman is one of the UK’s most respected independent colourists and educators. Carolyn is a freelance colourist and educator and is renowned for her teaching skills, advanced colour knowledge and creative techniques to the worldwide hairdressing industry. Carolyn Newman Colour and Education Consultancy is the result of more than 30 years experience...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Claire Francis, counselling with cancer. Claire's story in her own words : “Having grown up in a vibrant and diverse market community in South London and surrounded by people from all walks of life and having been a very successful exclusive PR Manager in the music industry, Claire has always seen that life is ‘real’ so she wanted to choose a profession that helps her to...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Anthony Ogogo, Olympic boxer. This episode is with Olympic Bronze Medalist boxer Anthony Ogogo. His story is inspirational and fascinating with so much to overcome and yet still competing at the highest level. We have an open and honest chat about his journey from humble beginnings in Lowestoft, to the 2012 London Olympics. We then go from turning Pro after being one of t...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Tommie Eaton & Rebecca Dudbridge founders of BambuuBrush. The story behind how  @Bambuu ® and how their bamboo toothbrushes were created plays a huge role and how they work hard to run as a business and strive to achieve the  goals and targets  they set to combat plastic pollution. From their years of living and working around the world and witnessing f...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Dulcie Shepherd Swanston, Author and Executive coach. Dulcie Shepherd Swanston is the owner of Profitably Engaged, an Executive Coaching company and works with leaders across the world to help them to be more effective at work - and usually to be happier at home.  She is the author of the book It’s Not Bloody Rocket Science and the founder of Top Right Thinking both...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Ash Lyman, Barber. I was introduced to Ash Lyman by last weeks guest, Ruby at ZeroGapped magazine. Ash is a Barber from North Carolina, USA. Ash saw an article about Haircuts4Homeless in ZeroGapped magazine and wanted to do the same where she lives. The amazing thing is that Ash now gives free haircuts at the day center that used to help her. Ash is an amazing example of...

Hear Me, See Me. Podcast. Ruby, ZeroGapped magazine founder. I had a great chat with Ruby. A no-nonsense female barber who when she saw there were no magazines catering for the female barber, she created one herself. ZeroGapped magazine is the brainchild of Ruby a previous editor and publisher, she saw a gap in the market for a barbering magazine just for women who cut short hair and rock it in st...