Power Hour

Meggan Roxanne is a first-generation British Trinidadian entrepreneur, author, storyteller, speaker, and the inspirational force behind the renowned platform "The Good Quote.”  Beginning her venture with typographic quotes on Tumblr, Meggan quickly garnered over a million followers, leading to the creation of "The Good Quote" on Instagram. This platform has grown into a community of over 30 m...

Bex Smith is an internationally successful footballer who's transitioned to a global executive in sports and business. Bex first came to prominence as a World Cup and Olympic footballer captaining her New Zealand national team, and culminating her club career winning The Triple with VfL Wolfsburg as UEFA Champions League, German League, and German Cup Champions. During her time as a professional f...

Adrienne speaks with the brilliant Lottie Whyte. Co-Founder of one of the UK’s fastest growing health and wellness businesses; Natwest’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’; finalist at the Aviva Women of the Future Awards; and one of only ten British business-owners backed by Google’s ‘Black Founders Fund’: Lottie Whyte is a force to be reckoned with. Having scaled MyoMaster – the business that she launch...

Michelle Kennedy is the founder and CEO of  Peanut , one of the fastest-growing social networking apps for women. Listed as Apple’s Trend of the Year 2021, TIME100’s Most Influential Companies 2022 and Fast Company’s Most Innovative 2023, Peanut has become a coveted destination for women looking to find friendship and support throughout all stages of motherhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Karen Guggenheim is a pioneer in the global happiness movement, a leader in promoting the science behind well-being to an international audience, and a motivational speaker inspiring people about how to grow post trauma and rebuild a life focused on meaning, purpose, and happiness. She is the producer of the World Happiness Summit®, the leading well-being conference promoting the benefits of an ev...

Rosie Van Amerogen (aka Rosie Viva) is a model travelling the world working for top fashion brands including Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. In 2018 Rosie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and she is now passionate about encouraging and helping people talk about neurodiversity - especially young people within the creative industries. 2023 saw Rosie become the subject of a Channel 4 digital docume...

Dr Idrees Mughal (Dr Idz), an NHS doctor with a masters in nutritional research and a board certification in lifestyle medicine, has made it his mission to educate, inspire and empower the public when it comes to diet and lifestyle. His signature videos have attracted millions of followers online, and now he’s collected this wealth of information in his first book,  Saturated Facts  – yo...

Julie Menanno is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specialising in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples. She also provides insight and advice for couples at @TheSecureRelationship on Instagram, with over one million followers. In her new book Secure Love Julie wants you to focus on a different, deeper question than the commonly asked 'What does a healthy relationship look like?' Julie in...

Charles Duhigg  is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and the author of  The Power of Habit  and  Smarter Faster Better . A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale College, he is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. He writes for  The New Yorker  and other publications, was previously a senior...

Nicola Elliott is the Founder and Creative Director of NEOM, the award-winning wellbeing brand in the UK. She worked for ten years as a journalist in London, on magazines including  Glamour ,  InStyle  and  Marie Claire , and decided to launch NEOM after experimenting with essential oil blends and discovering the power they hold to tackle the stress and demands of modern-d...

Dr Helen is the co-founder and CEO of Hertility, and is a lecturer in reproductive and molecular genetics and a leading expert in reproductive science. She has a Masters in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine and a PhD in Stem Cell Biology from UCL. Her research focuses on pre-implantation embryo development and the use of CRISPR genome editing to assess understanding and treatment of disorders o...

David JP Phillips is an internationally acclaimed Swedish public speaker and coach. His new book High on Life guides you through ways to harness the immense power of your mind and optimize your body's chemical factory by diving deep into six neurochemicals and how they can transform your life from within. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sophie Medlin is a well-recognised consultant dietitian and is the Chair for the British Dietetic Association for London. Sophie has expertise in gastrointestinal and colorectal health. She worked in acute hospitals specialising in gastrointestinal diseases before moving into academia, where she worked as a lecturer at King’s College London. Sophie is a go-to spokesperson for media when it comes t...

Dr Gemma Newman has been a British family doctor for twenty years. She is also a member of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, a founding member and ambassador for Plant Based Health Professionals UK and a Reiki healer. Her holistic health, nutrition and lifestyle advice has achieved tremendous results for her patients, as well as numerous others via her @PlantPowerDoctor Instagram platform...

Dean Leak is a high-performing teams and leadership coach with an exceptional track record of success. He has worked with gold medal-winning Olympic sports teams, Fortune 100 companies, the British Government, and C-suite executive leaders, helping them build healthy, high-performing results. His focus on human connection, effective communication, and cultural excellence has led to significant tra...

Dr. Karan Rajan is an NHS surgeon and one of the biggest health and science creators on social media. Since 2020 he has amassed more than seven million followers across his channels with his refreshingly frank medical myth-busting and health-advice videos which combine education, entertainment, and generous servings of dark humor. In addition to being a regular advocate of health promotion on beha...

Adrienne is back for another year on Power Hour and is exploring how we can start the new year truly putting happiness first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our second look back over 2023 we hear from Sarah Knight, Dr Pooja Lakshmin, Dr Hazel Wallace and Dr Alex George. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first part our annual round-up of some of our favourite moments we revisit conversations Adrienne had with Viv Groskop, Dr Anders Hansen, Thomas Curran & Dr Chris Van Tulleken. Confidence, Happiness, and Ultra-Processed Food - Best of 2023: Part One Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Brooks is one of America’s leading writers and commentators. He is an op-ed columnist for  The New York Times  and appears regularly on  PBS NewsHour  and  Meet the Press . He is the bestselling author of  The Second Mountain, The Road to Character, The Social Animal, Bobos in Paradise,  and  On Paradise Drive .  His new book, How To Know A P...

Known to millions of fans as The Body Coach, Joe Wicks is the best-selling author of 10 cookbooks and the founder of Lean in 15. His chart-topping first book is the second highest-selling cookbook of all time. Joe is the only non-fiction author to have secured three number 1 titles in one year with The Shift Plan, The Shape Plan and The Sustain Plan. His previous cookbook, Feel Good Food, was a nu...

Dr Sula Windgassen works in the NHS as a health psychologist and senior cognitive behavioural therapist working with people with long term health conditions and Axis I mental health disorders.  Dr Sula completed her health psychology doctoral training and PhD in psychological medicine at King’s College London, publishing research papers on the role of psychological factors in irritable bowel...

Recorded live at The Treehouse Hotel in London, Adrienne sits down with the incredible Marcia Kilgore. Marcia Kilgore is a Canadian-born entrepreneur and Beauty Pie's founder, who has founded a string of game-changing global companies in the worlds of beauty and wellness. These include, Bliss Spa, FitFlop, Soap & Glory and Soaper Duper. Having founded Beauty Pie in 2016, she writes about...

Caster Semenya is a professional runner from South Africa. She's a two-time Olympic Games gold medalist and a three-time World Athletics Championships gold medalist. She lives in Pretoria, South Africa. Told with defiance and speed,  The Race To Be Myself  is a journey through innocence, ambition, obstacles and acceptance. From her rural beginnings running in the dust, to crushing her op...

Through their work with organisations and companies across the world, Maggie Semple and Jane Oremosu found that there was a need to help people as they discussed difference, race and inclusion.  My Little Black Book: A Blacktionary  aims to do just that. This A-Z pocket guide is for people who are entering the workplace and finding their identity, for leaders and managers who feel overwh...