Growing Up with Delia Burgess

Rish Gupta is a transformation & manifesting coach based in India. In 2019, a deep void forced him to enquire about the nature of this life. He turned towards spirituality for the first time: "As my practices to strengthen my body, mind and spirit intensified, I became more and more aware of oneness of this life, and a veil of separation. A series of awakenings brought me in touch with my...

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Jess Dato is a strategy & ops consultant providing fractional services to startups and small businesses, based in New York. Find her on twitter @jessdato

Roger Moorhouse is an historian and author specialising in modern German and Central European history, with particular interest in Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and World War Two in Europe. His books include: Berlin at War: Life and Death in Hitler's Capital, 1939-45 The Devils' Alliance: Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941 Killing Hitler: The Plots, The Assassins, and the Dictator Who...

Catherine Woodiwiss is a designer + journalist. She is currently building ⁠socialhealingproject.com ⁠ Her work is largely about what makes us human, in a world that’s increasingly being built for tech. ⁠catherinehwoodiwiss.com⁠ Twitter: @chwoodiwiss

Joachim found success as a singer & composer in Belgium before turning to entrepreneurship for greater agency over his life and income. He co-founded a digital product business while living nomadically. He is currently based in Sofia, where he is pursuing a new chapter...

Melissa is an Emotional Eating Coach based in Portugal. In 2023 she quit her London hedge fund job to pursue a greater calling... insta: @melissaportercoaching

Silba is a trained behavioural scientist and trauma-informed somatic coach (MSc, Dipl, Cert, Dipl) who supports ambitious humans to reconnect to their bodies, redefine their purpose and savour the fullness of life. In her private coaching sessions, workshops and talks, she merges modern science, therapeutic frameworks and ancestral traditions to support clients on their unique journey of integrity...

Pantelis is a CEDR accredited mediator with a unique background in business, partnerships, fintech, property, sports, and negotiations, offering a rare insight into the influences that drive conflict. Pantelis brings a wealth of experience from founding seven startups and achieving two successful exits. With a profound background in tennis and passion for the game Pantelis blends his diverse exper...

Justin partners with the 0.1% because they create the technologies, companies and systems that benefit the other 99.9%. He is the author of Epic Business and Epic Life. theepicfit.com

Tom is an investor, mentor and partner who loves building software.

Andrew is a writer and student of philosophy at George Washington University, in Washington D.C. He also works as a Research Assistant for Brass Check, working for some of the biggest and most brilliant minds in content creation, such as Ryan Holiday, Brent Underwood, and Billy Oppenheimer. https://andrewfleig.net/

Ben Freeth, MBE is a British-born Zimbabwean farmer who successfully sued Mugabe in an international court in 2008. Since winning the lawsuit he has been harassed and his farm burnt to the ground. His family's story was told in a BAFTA nominated documentary, Mugabe and the White African (2009) and subsequently Ben's first book of the same title. Listen to Ben's Growing Up story at Ep....

Khe Hy worked on Wall Street for 15 years and was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock. He followed the playbook of status and income, but was hit with the striking realisation: "Is this it?" At 35, he left and started RadReads, the blog that helps hard-charging professionals step back from their busy lives and ask themselves life's biggest questions. Is this as good a...

Kai Karar tells his Growing Up story on Ep. 94 - Kai Karar: addiction, stealing cars, Russian drug supply & getting clean He currently hosts a popular podcast in Finland (he monetised his YouTube channel in 49 days) & here we are mostly chatting about this! Kai lives in Tampere Finland. He is a ghostwriter, podcaster and former MMA fighter. @edge_of_obsess

Erica Komisar, LCSW is a New York based psychoanalyst, parent coach and author. With 30 years of experience in private practice, she works to alleviate pain from individuals who suffer from depression, anxiety, eating, and other compulsive disorders. A graduate of Georgetown and Columbia Universities and The New York Freudian Society, Erica is a psychological consultant bringing parenting and work...

We also discuss growing up in Detroit with that surname... John Hittler is the co-founder of Evoking Genius, a transformational business-coaching firm based in San Jose, California. Father of seven, happily married, competitive athlete, and dedicated volunteer in the field of domestic violence, John spends his free time dancing Tango with his wife, cooking for his friends and family, and traveling...

Grace Nikae began touring internationally as a concert pianist at 13 years old... (I was going to ask her the definition of "child prodigy" and then found out she'd been on TV as a 3 y.o. solving algebraic equations and reading from a Mark Twain novel, so checks out.) Grace has done many incredible things (e.g. after leaving her international solo career she wrote 8 best selling nove...

Dave Sherwood is Co-Founder and CEO of BibliU. BibliU is an education technology company, specialising in digital textbook provision for universities. Originally from Western Australia, Dave was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University but left his studies after 18 months having founded BibliU.

I had no idea what Neil was going to ask me ahhhhh scary

Georgie is a legend / lawyer based in Melbourne who is passionate about food & diet culture. insta: @conceivingitall podcast: Conceiving it All - the podcast She sent me a million books / resources to include in the show notes: ADHD ADHD 2.0, Edward M Hallowell, Dr. John J. Ratey Scattered Minds, Gabor Mate Dr Arthur Stabolidis (psych in Melbourne does online stuff) Body Image / Race / Crimina...

Twitter: @alexishelping

Nolan Gore is the General Manager and owner of Top Choice Lawn Care, Austin (85 employees. $8M and growing) He previously served in the US Marine Corps as Combat Engineer Officer. Twitter: @LeadershipAcad1 www.topchoiceaustin.com

Kai lives in Tampere Finland. He is a ghostwriter, podcaster and former MMA fighter. @edge_of_obsess

Silba is a trained behavioural scientist and trauma-informed somatic coach (MSc, Dipl, Cert, Dipl) who supports ambitious humans to reconnect to their bodies, redefine their purpose and savour the fullness of life. In her private coaching sessions, workshops and talks, she merges modern science, therapeutic frameworks and ancestral traditions to support clients on their unique journey of integrity...