Someone's gotta do it

In episode eleven of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Don Hetherington. Don suffered an early life trauma that changed the entire direction of his life. What followed were years of addiction, crime and prison. A cycle he felt he'd never escape. He talks about what it feels like to be in addiction, spending years in prison, and the moment a chance encounter with an old friend who had...

In episode ten of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Ben Walker. At just 19 years old, Ben is my youngest guest so far but reached out to me wanting to spread some awareness about autism. He talks about being diagnosed with autism, struggling with social interaction through school and being bullied as a result. He opens up about how stepping into martial arts changed his confidence, his mi...

In episode nine of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Joe ’Taco’ Ormond. At just three months old, Taco was given up by his birth mother in El Salvador in the hope he could have a better life. Soon after, he was adopted by a couple in the UK who gave him exactly that. He talks about growing up adopted, his love of football, building his own sports massage business, and how the COVID-19 pan...

In episode eight of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Jack Clarke. Jack’s career path takes more turns than anyone I've spoken to so far. Graphic design, customer service, complaints handling, answering 999 calls, travelling the world for a pet company, and a redundancy that left him with nothing before a chance conversation with a local business owner led to selling coffees and donut...

In episode seven of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Hannah Grey. Hannah’s career path is unlike anything I've heard before.  Forensic science, bar work, a decade in insolvency, working with children and finally a digital marketing business she built entirely from scratch. She talks about her study at university and how a night on the town changed her path and lead her to where she i...

In episode six of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Terry Uttley. Terry grew up on a council estate in a house filled with snakes, iguanas, pygmy goats, turkeys, tropical birds and even an eagle owl! His childhood changed everything about the way he sees the world. He talks about how that upbringing sparked a lifelong passion for nature and the outdoors, his journey from BTEC sports teach...

In episode five of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Fiona Dunn. This year Fiona celebrates 40 years working in the NHS. From operating theatres, to intensive care, to the moment a simple white lie saw her retrain as a midwife. She talks about what it really takes to become a qualified midwife, the relationships she builds with the women she supports, and the switch  between caring for pe...

In episode four of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Rob Wright. Rob has battled mental health issues his entire life but it wasn't until a recent bipolar diagnosis that everything finally started to make sense. He talks about growing up without the support he needed, the toll that working in the prison service took on his mental health, losing his job following his diagnosis, and the...

In episode three of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Ian ‘Peter Pan’ Fell. Peter Pan is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, gym owner, teacher and co-owner of a school for vulnerable children. He talks about building an entire life around martial arts, the mental health benefits he's witnessed first hand, and how he now knows that his purpose in life is to help improve people. This one...

In episode two of Someone's Gotta Do It, I sit down with Stuart Gornall. Stu has been deployed to Iraq and then served as a police officer for 20 years  He shares stories that most people will never hear. The things he's seen that stay with him. The moments he'll never be able to forget. And one story that genuinely had me with tears in my eyes.  This one will change the way you think...

In the first ever episode of Someone’s Gotta Do It, I sit down with Martin Newton. Martin is a financial advisor and co-owner of City Investment and Insurance Services.  Martin takes us through a career built on genuinely helping people, shares stories that will completely change the way you think about what a financial advisor actually does, and gives one piece of advice that he thinks everyone s...