Scwair One - Starting From Scratch

Scwair One presents Speaking of Success (SÖS) – episode eight, solo.  It's the podcast for people who are crap at speaking but want to be better. In this episode : a first-timer's visit to Toastmasters in Brighton, the one thing I said before sitting down, and what I'm doing back there in two weeks. I joined a Toastmasters meeting for the first time. As a guest. The plan was: sit at...

Scwair One presents Speaking of Success (SÖS) – episode seven, solo. A spoken word night in Brighton, a deliberate seat choice, and what going out on your own can feels like when it's something you avoid like the plague. I don't really go out much these days. Haven't for a while. We moved down to Brighton from London. Most of my friends stayed there. I stopped drinking on New Year&a...

Scwair One presents Speaking of Success (SÖS) – episode six with inclusion consultant and facilitator Helen Bazuaye, on discernment in a noisy world, why nerves never really leave, and why joy might be the most radical act available to us right now. Helen Bazuaye has spent her career in rooms full of strong personalities – editing magazines, facilitating boardrooms, training corporate teams, and b...

Scwair One presents Speaking of Success (SÖS) – episode five with executive coach Mark Carolan, on the power of the pause, public speaking nerves, and why getting out of your own way is the whole game. My guest for episode five once stood on a bridge in Prague with a sign that said 'Conversation for Sale.' And people paid. I've spent most of my life trying to get out of conversation...

Scwair One presents Speaking of Success (SÖS) – episode four, solo.  The sharpest public speaking advice I've had on this whole project, and the last person I expected it from. So far I've spent this whole thing talking to people about how to speak.  Coaches. Broadcasters. People who do it for a living. And some of the best advice so far came from a conversation I wasn't even really...

Scwair One presents Speaking of Success (SÖS) — episode three, solo.  A week of forced conversations, one question asked in public, and what an hour with YMCA volunteers at Victoria Station taught me about the habit of speaking. The week before, I'd bottled it.  I was at a talk, had a question ready, and didn't ask it. So this week I went back – to a media trade show at Olympia – with on...

Scwair One presents Speaking of Success (SÖS) – episode two with voice artist and former BBC broadcaster Sara Starling, on finding your voice, public speaking nerves, and why voice notes are a communication tool most people are ignoring. My guest for episode two has spent almost 40 years doing the thing I've spent my whole life avoiding.  Sara Starling is a voice artist, broadcaster, and stor...

Scwair One presents Speaking of Success (SÖS) — a podcast about public speaking and finding your voice, by someone who's spent his whole life avoiding it. Episode one, solo: why I started this. I've had a lifelong aversion to speaking. It started when I was a kid.  Friends took the piss out of me for stuttering.  People finished my sentences.  I went through periods where I couldn't...

What if your personal brand wasn't something carefully crafted but rather something that emerges naturally when you consistently show up as yourself? That's exactly what happened to Thomas Woodhams, who built a quarter-million following on TikTok before finding his home on LinkedIn, where he now creates content about recruitment, career advice, and neurodiversity. In this illuminating co...

This episode of the Scwair One Podcast was recorded during another one of my 12-hour open Zoom calls, designed to create meaningful connections between people in my network. I had the pleasure of chatting with the ultra-inspiring Arber Ismaili – a shining light on LinkedIn, known for spreading positivity and raising awareness about the challenges autistic people face on a daily basis. Arber shares...

This episode of the Scwair One Podcast  was another one recorded during one of my 12 hour open• Zoom calls. It features a conversation with awesome marketing & branding expert Mychael Owen. Mychael helps brands and businesses be more interesting . He’s had an interesting entrepreneurial career: From his early days as founder of an award-winning design & marketing agency leading to a pletho...

Is AI a threat or a friend? And how can it help your business? Welcome to the Scwair One Podcast. I'm Andy Greenhouse and I'm on a mission to discover what it takes to start something from scratch.  Recorded during one of my 12 hour open • Zoom calls, this is Part 2 of my conversation with AI enthusiast and analyst, Frank Mendoza . In this episode Frank takes questions and we bring in ot...

I've heard of Chat GPT, but how do I use it for my business? This episode will help you figure it out. Welcome to the Scwair One Podcast. I'm Andy Greenhouse and I'm on a mission to discover what it takes to start something from scratch. Recorded during one of my 12 hour open• Zoom calls, in this fascinating episode of The Scwair One Podcast , I talk to AI enthusiast and analyst, Fr...

Ever thought you think differently to other people? As if your perspective of the world isn't quite what others see? Yep. Me too. In this special live-recorded episode, I chat with ADHD coach Astrid McGuire about what to do if you recognise characteristics of ADHD in yourself but have never been diagnosed. Our conversation kicked off  the second of my open • sessions – a series of 12-hour Zoo...

'Most people don't meditate because they sit there with their thoughts and they hate it'   Michael Townsend Williams is an international coach, speaker, entrepreneur and author of Do Breathe: Calm your mind. Find focus. Get stuff done, w hich has sold over 25000 copies worldwide.  He also co-created BreatheSync , the world’s first bio-feedback breathing app for iPhone, which has bee...

'The thing with the breath is it's a Swiss Army Knife'   Michael Townsend Williams is an international coach, speaker, entrepreneur and author of Do Breathe: Calm your mind. Find focus. Get stuff done, w hich has sold over 25000 copies worldwide.  He also co-created BreatheSync , the world’s first bio-feedback breathing app for iPhone, which has been downloaded in over 100 countries...

In this episode, actor/director Geoff Searle shares his wisdom with host Andy Greenhouse on how to get over your inhibitions when recording your own voice for a podcast. This short episode is full of practical tips from an honest perspective and will help you with your own vocal uncertainties. I'm Andy Greenhouse. And I'm a creative evolutionist. I help people, brands and businesses evol...

When my business partner left the company, I realised you can’t make decisions alone. Those ideas need to bounce off other brains, returning to yours either validated or in need of further opinion. If you reach out beyond your immediate connections you can find like-minded people ready to listen and give you feedback. Surrounding yourself with mutual or co-mentors who understand your mindset can b...

Scwair One is an initiative starting from scratch – helping new entrepreneurs find their own path through the ever-more saturated landscape of starting a new business, enterprise or charity. Have you ever wanted to start some something – a new career or business, but didn’t know how or where to start? You’re not alone. The Scwair One podcast will help you get motivated, find focus, meet mentors an...

Before I hit publish on Apple Podcasts I realised something. Starting this podcast would be an opportunity to embrace the difficult conversations which people are having in 2020. As the podcast starts its journey to an unknown destination, there are huge, game-changing protests currently happening across the globe. Conversations can change peoples' perceptions and opinions and audio is the si...