Take Flight Podcast

In this episode we extend the debate and continue the discussion around property vs stocks. In this part 2 we take the opportunity to re-challenge some of the points raised in part one and more importantly share more advanced strategies in both property investing and the stock market. If part one made you pick a side then part two will help you to understand how you can further benefit from either...

Welcome to another episode of ‘Take Flight Takeaways’, where each TFP member does a short solo episode on something they have recently learned or their opinion on a trending topic. In this episode, Olu (@olu_okunola) is sharing insights from a recent career experience that almost left him redundant. Olu discuses 5 takeaways from his experience and how you can applying them in your career. We hope...

In this highly anticipated episode we debate one of the hottest investment topics in finance which is whether you should invest in stocks or property. Which asset class provides a higher return? Creates financial freedom faster? Offers more control? Or is easier to diversify, are all points and more which were covered during this discussion. Whether you are at the start of your investment journey...

Welcome to another episode of ‘Take Flight Takeaways’, where each TFP member does a short solo episode on something they have recently learned or their opinion on a trending topic. In this episode, Shuwel (@shuwel1) is sharing insights from the book ‘The Almanack of Naval Ravikant’, a book which shares the principles on wealth and happiness from Naval, a world renowned entrepreneur, investor and m...

In the last year, we have seen a considerable number of changes in the way we live, work, communicate and socialise on a daily basis - to the extent of learning new skills, for some it's even been DIY! In the world of work, what new skills will we need to survive? The World Economic Forum late last year published a report titled, 'Future of Jobs Report 2020'. In that report, they mentioned what th...

Welcome to TakeFlight Takeaways, where each member will share a short individual episode on something that have recently learnt or their opinion on a recently trending topic. Pabilo Timbo was given the honor of going first and he took the opportunity to talk about one of his recent posts around saving money vs passive income. In this short episode Pabilo dives into why he thinks this topic is a ve...

E73 is a very special episode with it being our first ever interview, the beginning of a new series: ‘Take Flight Talks’, where we interview inspiring thought-leaders, sharing with us their expertise and views on how we can all Take FlightToday’s very special guest is Simon Brown, who is a man of many talents. Simon is a commercially minded leader with a wide array of experiences across some of th...

With over 10 years now in the real world and since the classroom, we reflect back on what we learned during school and discuss whether it has helped or hindered our ability to succeed long term. Covering topics such as:- General thoughts around the educational systems growing up- What would we differently at school with what we know now?- How can the system continue or start helping students to su...

During the Pandemic, there may have been irreversible changes made to our economy, job market and wealth inequality. Certain online giants, like Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Zoom, Facebook and Netflix, were able to conduct business as usual, whereas others labeled 'non-essential' businesses were forced to shut down. We have seen increased wealth creation over the last year. In this weeks epis...

Jeff Bezos leaving Amazon. Trump leaving the White House. Seasons come and go. So when and how do you say bye and is it ever the right time to move on? The group tackles it from two perspectives:Career-wise - when do you move on and why? Relationship wise - when do you move on and why? Some great personal experiences shared too as always - and in case you missed it, tune into ‘Take Flight Tuesday’...

In this weeks episode we talk about the all important setting goals for 2021. We think there is no better way to start the year than understanding what direction you're going, how do you want to align yourself and what are your actual aspirations. We have a great discussion and reflect on a number of key questions like: • What does the end look like?• How can you reverse engineer some of the goals...

Have you heard about ‘Clubhouse’? No, not Mickey Mouse Clubhouse but the app, Clubhouse. If you haven’t, tune in to hear what the hype is all about and if you have, join in on the conversation. In this weeks episode, we talk about:- Who has the app and why?- How were we introduced to the app?- What value we feel it brings- The apps longevity…is it here to stay or is it just the latest trend? Aʟʟ ᴠ...

Happy New Year - this episode is short and sweet, as the group share what they are doing during the break and as they enter the year ahead. Happy New Year to you all and a big thank you for continuing to support us on our journey, we have lots of exciting things to come in 2021 so stay tuned. Aʟʟ ᴠɪᴇᴡs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ⁣⁣⁣⁣If you have any feedback or topics you'd like us to discuss, please email us at t...

This is our last episode for 2020. We wanted to recap on the key news items from 2020. From Bush fires in Australia, passing of Kobe and Chadwick Boseman to the Pandemic. We also discuss how 2020 personally impacted us. Questions the group cover: 1) What new things did we discover about ourselves?  2) What single achievement are we most proud of? 3) And more! Aʟʟ ᴠɪᴇᴡs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴIf you have any f...

Building on Episode 64, we wanted to deep dive on a topic which you may not hear about much on a podcast with young males...Marriage. Olu and Shuwel asking the questions. Daniel and Pabilo answering from a married perspective, then we take the discussion from thereIs marriage still worth it or is it hype? Questions the group cover: 1) How were your relationships prior to getting married?2) What ar...

In this episode, we recall personal experiences of taking a leap of faith in our personal and professional lives and failing! Make sure you listen so you find out who fell off their chair and what made them fall! Not only do we share the failures, we expand on:
- What did we learn?
- How did the end result make us feel?- What did we learn about ourselves?- If we were to do it again, what would we...

Do you know how much you are worth? Do you measure your worth in terms of monetary or non-monetary? Does it even matter to you? We build on our last two episodes around money & wealth and dive into the topic this week around net worth vs self-worth. We open up the episode sharing learnings from a documentary on Netflix called billionaires explained which provides great insights into how billionair...

An often cited 2010 study about salary and happiness found that our happiness increases up until we reach £75k mark then plateaus. This week the group discusses: 1) Happiness - What does happiness mean to us?2) Money - How much money do we need to be happy? And can money buy happiness?3) £75k - Do you agree that you only need £75k to be happy? And how should you spend your money? Aʟʟ ᴠɪᴇᴡs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴜʀ...

Building on the Netflix documentary, In this episode the quartet discuss ‘The Social Dilemma’, where the truth is laid bare on how tech companies are engineering EVERYTHING to get your attention...and find out if anyone in the group has a daily screen time of 12 hours! Topics of discussion:1) Thought-provoking insights from the documentary2) Do we control our notifications or do they control us?3)...

How many times have we wished about how more money? but more importantly how many times have we thought about a plan on what to do with that money? We take the opportunity in this episode to exchange ideas on how we would divide, spend and invest 100 million. Some points we cover are:What would you do in the first 7 days? How would you spend the money with your yourself and your family? Do you hav...

Whilst we've been working remotely and it will be the case for the foreseeable future in most cases, how do we adapt and navigate working in this increasingly digital era? Some points we cover are:- How do you remain visible to your manager and team?- What's the right etiquette for video calls?- The idea of virtual coffees - How do you take on more responsibility? Aʟʟ ᴠɪᴇᴡs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴIf you have...

Following our "Lockdowns is lifted" episode, 3 out of 4 of us have travelled abroad... Let us share our travelling experience. This week the group discusses: 1) Who lied in the previous episode and travelled abroad? 2) What was our travel experience like? What worked well and what would you do differently/improve?3) Second wave? Croatia, Greece etc. 4) When will travel return to normal? & do we ha...

Lockdowns are now slowly being lifted around the world, so the party begins...right? This week the group discusses what life looks like for them now: 1) Personally - any changes in our own behaviour now and moving forward?2) Travel - are we less likely to want to travel now compared to before and any plans for the upcoming months? 3) Professionally - what does work look like now for everyone, back...

Should fathers be allowed a longer paternity leave? In this unique episode, Pabilo shares his personal experiences of what it has been like to spend almost 5 months off from work in his paternity leave with his new family. A subject near and dear to his heart, he explains the endless benefits of creating time around when you are raising a new family and equally some of the challenges during that p...

George Floyd, 46 was murdered while being arrested by police in Minneapolis. Footage of the arrest on 25 May shows a white officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on George Floyd's neck while pinned on the floor for over 8 minutes. This video sparked protests in 50 States in the USA and 18 other countries. In this difficult episode, we discuss:- How we felt watching the video- What can people who aren’t...