Extrospective

Eimantas Budrys is a Final Year Events Management student who has spent the last decade seeking opportunities in leadership and events. He is now growing his personal Brand on Linkedin, documenting his foray into the Events Management world. We met at TEDxSurreyUniversity where he took the society from the ground up to deliver a sell out event in 2022. In this Episode we discuss how he transformed...

Colin Campbell is a Podcast Host known as the "Office Athlete" for his relentless pursuit of peak performance in both his career and in fitness. In this episode we discuss why it's so important to get the reps in, even if we don't feel like it. We chat about the balance between showing ourselves too much self-love, and not enough constructive criticism. The conversation is embedd...

Today my guest is Joe Phillips who is a 26 year old zoologist and entrepreneur, recently fired by Lord Sugar on the famous BBC TV show, The Apprentice. In this episode we discuss Joe’s exotic upbringing, how Dyslexia fuels his entrepreneurial spirit and of course, his time on the apprentice. Joe also shares his favourite animal, why he’s so passionate about sustainability and a little bit about hi...

Augusto Caten is a Brazilian Self Development Influencer with over 1 million followers across social media. From struggling with P*rn addiction himself he now helps young men to reject degeneracy. Augusto and I met at a Jordan Peterson event in Manchester where he flew over from Brazil to see him live. In this episode we discuss the sad reality of the modern world, he opens up about his battle wit...

In this week’s Episode I am joined by Rick Cooper, who is an Ex-professional Rugby Player who after 10 years in the Fire Service now travels the country delivering workshops and talks for young men in the independent school circuit, teaching them about what it means to be a man in the 21st Century. In this episode we touch on Rick’s abusive relationship with his Father, how the school system let h...

In this Episode I take a look back at episodes released from December through to February on the Podcast.

This weeks Podcast Guest is Tracy Xu, who is a Senior Lecturer in Hospitality and Organisational Psychologist at the University of Surrey. In this episode we talk about the impact that social media had on our wellbeing during the Pandemic, why Motherhood can teach you more life-skills than anything else and how collaboration can help mitigate the negative affects of stress. We also delve into what...

In todays episode I am joined by Matt Chenard who recently went viral on Instagram for posting Ice bath videos everyday. Matt is a Christian, a Lifestyle Engineer, Coach, and Business owner, and in this episode we delve in to some societal hot topics, cultural issues, and offer some really great practical advice. Having been doing ice plunging every day for the last 6 years, Matt and I also touche...

In this week's Episode of the Podcast I sat down with Tom Portsmouth for the second time to catch up with his journey toward becoming a professional cyclist. Last time we spoke, Tom was on the knife edge of a contract, racing every week in Belgium, trying to secure results which would aid his chances of signing for a Continental (Semi Pro/Pro) team. Today, Tom heads into the 2023 season Racing for...

In this week's special episode we invite Tom Ramsay, Founder of The Edge Coaching, back on for part 2 to impart his knowledge of Cycling training. We talk about all things endurance sport from Strength training to the debate surrounding volume, from creatine supplementation to the difference between Performance and Health nutrition. It was a pleasure to record this episode, I learnt a lot from Tom...

In this weeks Episode I am joined by Tom Ramsay who is Founder and Head Coach at the Edge Coaching. We decided to record 2 episodes, the first being his story, the second answering all coaching related questions. In this episode we discuss how competing in Motocross from the age of 6 fuelled his competitive drive, the years spent training to become a professional athlete & juggling the busines...

Izzy Sharp is an aspiring professional cyclist who already has multiple national & European Titles to her name both on the road and track. In this episode we delve into the grassroots of cycling, competing and beating the boys at youth track leagues, the winter burnout, eating disorders in cycling, standing on the top step of the podium with the national anthem playing and much more. I came ac...

James Frater is a Medical Doctor, TEDx speaker and LinkedIn Creator who has spent his time studying at Kings College London investing in opportunities for under-served communities. Having grown up in Jamaica with access to life-saving medical care, James was made starkly aware of the importance of access to education and healthcare in relatively poorer communities. Whether it was receiving the Pri...

Ben Warrington is the Founder of Well-being First, a Web Application designed to supercharge mental health leads in UK schools. In this episode we discuss the lessons Ben took from his time in the air cadets, reflecting on past insecurities and becoming a self-taught full-stack developer during lockdown. We deep-dive into his current project from a personal & business perspective, the importan...

Sabine Benoit is a Professor of Marketing at the University of Surrey, where she researches Consumer Behavior, particularly regarding the sharing economy.  In this episode we discuss her experience of international sport, her most interesting research, & the future of online education and advertising. We delve into how her love for human behaviour and economics perfectly intersect in mark...

Ben Chai is an Entrepreneur, International speaker, actor & author who specializes in creating success blueprints for companies and entrepreneurs, training millions of people across over 70 countries.  I came across Ben’s work during my marketing campaign for TEDxSurreyUniversity, as I was researching previous events & came across his talk on Social Magnetism which now garners over 1M...

Dr Darren Tunstall is a former actor, TEDx speaker & Senior Lecturer at the Guildford School of Acting where he currently leads the Masters program. In this episode, Darren gives a detailed account of his upbringing, growing up working class and losing both parents before the age of 15, before going to Cambridge University and embarking on a career in acting. Darren is best-known for devising,...

Alex Demirel is a health consultant for Entrepreneurs and the Founder of Goldilox, which is a coaching platform aimed at swapping hustle culture for health optimisation. In this episode, he shares his troubled journey through the school system and feeling like he was capable of so much more, if given the creative freedom to do so. He imparts his wisdom regarding sleep as a foundation, optimizing t...

David Hammond is Masculinity Coach, Founder of Self-Developed and with over 200,000 subscribers on YouTube and fast approaching 100,000 followers on Instagram, he guides Men with their Relationships, Family & Purpose. Having lost his Father from a young age, he shares his journey from boy to man, finding self-development at 15 years old, hitting the gym and intentionally growing as an individu...

Inigo Hawkings is a Content Creator, aspiring Professional cyclist & fluent Italian Speaker. He combines these aspects of his identity on his social media channels where he is building his personal brand. Having grown up in Wiltshire & travelling to Italy every year on Holiday, Inigo eventually landed a degree in Italian. Along the way he cycled the length of the country and spent a year t...

Greg Schwartz aka "The Planet Doctor" is a Former professional athlete, professor of geography, speaker and environmental consultant, recently appointed research associate at Oxford University. Greg grew up in LA and was taught the value of hard work in an academic & athletic sense from an early age. He went onto travel over 50 countries, where he not only learnt a great deal about other cultu...

David Mcintosh is a Management Consultant and Co-Chair of The Social Mobility Network at KPMG, host of the Development by David Podcast, and has been named in Business Insiders 35 under 35. David was born in a town called Prestwick on the West Coast of Scotland in a rural working class community. With help from the Social Mobility Foundation, he was exposed to the opportunities that lay ahead of h...

Ben Smith is an ex-international Rower, best-selling author and Founder of Live, a gut-health platform designed to help you with digestive issues & improve your overall wellbeing. Having competed at elite level as an athlete, Ben suffered with IBS in 2019. The traditional healthcare system only made things worse, and so he took it upon himself to qualify as a nutritionist, heal himself, and sh...

Finn Wakeham is a Senior Associate at KPMG, Governor at Twynham Learning & has been a close friend of mine for the past 5 years. In this episode, Finn describes the impact that his Father's suicide had on him at the age of 16, his growth and self-development through this time and how he has worked through mental health struggles. Finn is a responsible, kind-hearted and driven individual which...

Ben Parker is an Ironman athlete & the co-founder of Runna, a revolutionary coaching platform which automatically sets and adjusts your training based on your current abilities, aims & routines. Ben has always been an avid athlete, cycling to school & hitting the gym from the age of 16. He has grown into a formidable endurance athlete, which gives him an unrivalled insight into perform...