The Ryan Stephens Podcast

Daniel McNeil AKA DanWalksUK is currently over two years and 7000 miles into his journey around the entire UK coastline whilst raising money for SSAFA, an armed forces charity which provide support to armed forces personnel and veterans. Dan talks about his journey, along with his own struggles which led him to embark on this epic adventure.

Lee Handford is one of Ryan's best friends and Ryan is the Godfather to one of Lee's children.  Ryan and Lee met during one of the most challenging periods of their lives, in prison.  Lee has since gone on to set-up multiple barber shops, win multiple national awards and is recognised globally in his industry of barbering.  This conversation was a long talked about and anticipated o...

Nathan is a comedian, entrepreneur, and mentor.  On this podcast Nathan discusses his mental health journey, dealing with his fathers' suicide, his entrance into comedy along with many other useful insights about how to improve your life and well-being.  -- Nathan's Instagram: @NatWebbComedy Cruse Bereavement Support: https://www.cruse.org.uk/ TED Talk Referenced: https://www.ted.com/tal...

Ben is an undefeated professional boxer from Swansea, Wales.

Maddie is a Yoga Teacher, Triathlete & Mindset Coach.   She has won poll positions on multiple events, including Tenby Long Course Weekend and The Mumbles Centurion.  On this podcast, Ryan and Maddie talk about Eating Disorders, Self-Healing, Boundaries, Consistency & Self-Love.   Maddie runs an advice & guidance blog called The Mental Toolbox (@_TheMentalToolb...

Sarah Maxwell is a good friend and fellow Mindset Coach, as well as one of Ryan's mentors.  Sarah is originally from Swansea, UK and now lives in Gold Coast, Australia.  She has worked in child services for many years as a youth case manager, and now runs her own coaching business, has her own blog and is an all-round incredible human being. In this podcast Ryan and Sarah discuss Achievi...

#25 - Ryan chats with Ian Grove from Coastal Fitness in Swansea. Topics include the flaws within the fitness industry, as well as the latest innovations and data tracking for athletes. Ryan and Ian also discuss health & well-being in general and Ian gives some top tips on creating a better sense of mental & physical well-being. Available on all channels, full video on YouTube. Instagram: @...

Neil Andrews AKA Neil Arms is a bodybuilder and powerlifter, coach, nutritionist and 5 X Mr Wales.  We discuss fitness, health, wealth, mindset, nutrition and Neil's close encounter with dying. The podcast is available on all channels and YouTube for the video.  Instagram: @NeilArmss Website: www. TeamGraniteFitness.com

Ryan kicks off the podcast after a year-long break with a guest who's been on once before - Anton Nootenboom (AKA The Barefoot Dutchman). Anton has served in the Dutch military, traveled the world, lived in Australia, and most notably climbed Mt Everest Base Camp BAREFOOT and was the first person to do so. Since then, he's set two Guinness World Records walking the longest distance barefoot (3019k...

Dom Hodge is a Former RAF Physical Instructor and Elite Gymnast who now runs a functional fitness facility called Baseline Fitness in Swansea.   Dom talks to Ryan about his journey, the importance of sleep, the effects of stress on the body and much more about fitness, nutrition & health.   @Domdhodge @baselinefitnessuk

Nathan Joseph is a coach from UK now living in Sydney. He talks about his time on Love Island, his battle with depression & suicidal thoughts, as well as chasing your passions in life.

Robin is from the Netherlands and shares his story of being in the marines and his struggles with his mental health , specifically PTSD .  His story is incredibly inspiring and will hopefully help everybody who listens to this.  He is also running 5 marathons in 5 days for charity. Head to his Instagram page @FiveFive. Out to support him!

Kidnapping Jamie Lang & Smoking Meth.

This absolute savage went from spending 10 years in the military to going traveling and landing in Sydney, Australia where he currently lives - going through a battle with his mental health and now only overcoming it, but achieving unbelievable feats such as being the first known person to walk BAREFOOT to Everest Base Camp.  He now plans on setting a Guinness World Record for the furthest di...

This was a really inspiring story from Alex who served in the army and developed PTSD upon coming home. He battled with this PTSD and developed an addiction to drugs. He was in a top paid job in the steelworks but decided to make a change for himself and went to rehab. Alex has not only overcome his PTSD and Addiction, but is now inspiring others to better their lives through things such as; Cold...

Ryan Herrington is a Diet and Mindset Coach from Brighton, living in Sydney Australia!  He talks about his own diet journey and the self-confidence and self-esteem boost that came with it.  He is 1/3 of a group he co-founded called 'ThatGeezer' which is focused on helping promote good mental health practices in your daily life. His alias is 'ThatDietGeezer'.  We also discuss the imp...

Emily is the founder of Girl Boss Club, a community for empowering women in their business/careers. She is also the founder of Empower Support, a mental health support organisation based in Swansea, Wales! On this podcast; Ryan & Emily discuss Mental Health,  Purpose, Business, The Law of Attraction amongst many more things!! 

There's only oneeeee Jay Harris! Jay is a professional boxer and EBU Commonwealth Flyweight Champion. In February 2020 he challenged the WBC World Flyweight Champion. We discuss his career in boxing, the training, and diet regime as well as the importance of having confidence in your skills and ability.

Gemma founded Vala Energy in 2019 - an all-natural energy gel start-up company from Neath in Wales! On this podcast we discuss the start-up process, the why behind her brand as well as the do's and don'ts when starting a business.

On this episode - Chad Punchard, Founder of Punchline Carpentry requested to interview podcast host and Co-Founder of Ideas & Beers, Ryan Stephens.  Chad asked Ryan a series of questions to gain an insight into the man behind the microphone.

Chad is the founder of Punchline, a bespoke and luxury carpentry business in Swansea, South Wales. On this podcast, we discuss Business, Balance & Motivation - amongst other things!

"A plan is just a dream without any action" Stacey Farnell is a former soldier and ultra-marathon runner from Swansea. He has run around 50 marathons and ultra-marathons, including 100-mile ultras around the Brecon Beacons! On this podcast, we discussed endurance running, the mindset that comes with it, mental health as well as challenging yourself.

Rhys Powell is the founder of Adapt & Overcome Fitness & Nutrition. He is a fitness & nutrition coach as well as an advocate for mental health awareness and building a strong mindset. 

Chris is a former Royal Marine and is now a master NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) practitioner, as well as a personal trainer.  We discuss his time in the military, as well as various mindset principles/concepts and ways of living.

This was a collaboration between Ryan with the Ideas & Beers podcast and Jamie & Ryan from the Open Arms Mental Health podcast.  We discussed various aspects of mental health including good principles and things to benefit people who suffer with Anxiety, Depression and other mental health disorders.