Win Happy Podcast

On today's podcast I chatted with relationship crisis coach, Puya Delavar . About 10 years ago Puya was on the brink - his successful corporate career came at a huge price as his marriage and his personal health were in crisis. He had successfully played the corporate game, giving his career everything and more but realised that he was about to lose thievery  thing that was most precious to him an...

On today's podcast I had the absolute pleasure of discussing one of my huge passions, my love of Liverpool Football Club with Liverpudlian, Josh Williams . Josh is a football analyst, a journalist, an author and a podcaster and his very focussed area of interest is the football club that I adore. Josh is from the city, he has an analytical mind and he has combined that with his passion for his clu...

On today's podcast I chatted to a really nice guy, Bob Grant , a clinically trained relationship expert and founder of Relationship Headquarters . For over 20 years Bob from Atlanta, Georgia, has been helping successful women to find lasting relationships with men through his very successful programmes.   Bob chats about the unique challenges that these successful women have and how his programmes...

On today's podcast I chatted with Anders Indset , a Norwegian business and life philosopher. Anders, a former international handball champion and entrepreneur, now spends his time writing and speaking at events about philosophy and the role of technology for humanity. Anders has many big ideas, he invests in technology businesses that can create a positive effect on humanity and unlike me he is ve...

An unlikely and unexpected meeting with my cousin Mick Brennan led us to recording this podcast at the beginning of the year. Mick is a psychotherapist and counsellor among many other interests that he has. On the podcast we figured out the meaning of life, and he also chatted to me about the importance of building a solid foundation for your mental health and general well being by looking after a...

On today's podcast I chatted with Paul Niland , journalist and CEO / Founder of Lifeline Ukraine , the national suicide prevention resource for the country. This is the third year in succession that I have chatted with Paul from his apartment in Kyiv as he and fellow Ukrainians prepare for another war time Christmas and the prospect of yet another year of this brutal war. Even though Paul is exper...

On today's podcast I chatted with Michelle Furey , who comes from that famous Irish musical family. Michelle' s career wasn't a musical one, but one in the beauty industry which resulted in her establishing her own beauty clinic. Her life took a huge turn in 2018 when just like many others, she went to Turkey for what should have been a routine Tummy Tuck procedure. This procedure turned out to be...

On today's podcast I chatted with my good friend, the proud Scotsman, Malcolm Allan , co-founder of a new training company, The Place Brand Academy .   At the tender age of 75, Malcolm, one of the true pioneers of Place Brand Marketing had brought all of his experience, knowledge and expertise together for anyone who wants to work or learn more about this fascinating discipline.   Malcolm chats ab...

At the beginning of the summer I sat down with Der O'Sullivan and his wife Linda Kennedy as they were gearing up for another, hopefully busy season at O'Sullivans Bar and Nottages Bar & Restaurant .   Der and Linda are the next generation who took over the business from his parents Billy and Angela ,who took over from Billy's parents, Sonny and Elizabeth .    This special business is a little piec...

On today's podcast I chatted with dark fantasy author and tarot reader Julie Embleton about her life and career. Her English schoolteacher Ann Creedon once told her to " write what makes your heart sing " and these were the magic words that turned this voracious reader with a fantastic imagination into a writer. Julie was eventually able to pack up her full time job a few years ago and concentrate...

On today's podcast I chatted with the visual artist, Hammond Journeaux who is living in the beautiful West Cork village, Ballydehob.   Hammond who is originally from Wyndham in New Zealand was the most lovely host along with her three dogs in her unusual haunted house.   She spoke about her life and career, her love of horses, her love of books and of course her love of art and the challenges for...

On today's podcast I chatted with the comedy actor  Jon Culshaw who is known to us all for his many roles and TV appearances.   From an early age Jon discovered he had the ability to make people laugh with his impersonations of big characters in his life such as his grandmother's housekeeper, Mrs Jump.   From hospital radio to Spitting Image , from Deadringers to the Royal Variety Show , Jon has m...

On today's podcast I chatted with Laurann O'Reilly, the nutritionist who is on a quest to get us all to live healthier lives. The founder of Nutrition by Laurann grew up on a family farm in Tipperary and she unfortunately had an early battle with leukaemia. These early experiences led to a huge curiosity about the role of food and nutrition to your health.   Laurann has plenty of practical tips to...

On today's podcast I chatted with my retired neighbour and total gentleman, Jim O'Meara , who lives at the top of the hill at Ardsallagh in Crookhaven with his wife Mary.   Jim was born and bred in Goleen, the son of the local teacher and his own path was quite similar but he ended up teacher training in Belfast for 40 years.   He chats about his life and career, living in Belfast in troubled time...

On today's podcast I chat with Mike Baldwin , not the character from Coronation Street, but an Englishman all the same.   Our neighbour from the other side of the hill loves visiting the old cottage near Goleen in West Cork and in truth just can't spend enough time here. Mike has been drawn to this special cottage where his great grandfather lived his whole life. This special needs teacher is the...

On part two of a two part podcast I chatted with Sally Smart of Smart Productions . 28 years ago she visited a friend in West Cork with her three daughters in the camper van that they were all living in. For the sake of the children Sally decided to put down roots and after many years she was able to explore her own passion for theatre and productions. Sally has created a safe place called "The Lo...

On today's podcast I chatted with Sally Smart of Smart Productions in Schull in West Cork. I can honestly say that Sally is one of the most fascinating people that I have met who has lived the most unusual life. In part one Sally talks about her early life in Cornwall, running away to Australia, living alone on a deserted island for 9 months, falling in love with Gus, an Aboriginal man and then li...

On today's podcast I chatted with Ronan Healy , the Programme Manager for National   Heritage Week , which runs from the 17th to the 25th August . Ronan chats about his life and career and explains why this is the perfect role for him. He chats about the work of The Heritage Council and the role that Heritage Week plays in showcasing all of the best that the island of Ireland has to offer  He expl...

On today's podcast I chatted with Siobhan Cronin , the editor of the Southern Star , one of Ireland's most successful regional newspapers. Siobhan is as passionate about media as she is about open water swimming and we chatted about both. She remembers the earlier days of newspapers when you would literally have a sentence stuck on your shoe, and she now juggles the delicate balance between the pr...

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On part two of this two part podcast I chat with the wonderful Swedish singer Camilla Griehsel . She talks about life with her young family and her husband, Colin Vearncombe (aka Black) and their move from London to Schull in West Cork. Life in Ireland has been very special for Camilla both musically and personally but unfortunately not without huge sadness when Colin died in a motor accident in 2...

On today's podcast I chat with the wonderful Swedish singer, Camilla Griehsel who shares her life and musical story which is full of both joyful and heartbreaking moments In part one she talks about her early years exploring her gift for singing. Camilla is comfortable in nearly every genre of music and this has taken her from busking, to barbershop, to church choir, to piano bars, to singing in a...

On today's podcast I chatted with Londoner, Len Lipitch who celebrates 50 years living in Ireland this year. He started off as an accountant and working on one of the first "Flower Power" festivals changed his career trajectory. Len worked providing visuals to touring bands, he worked in a number of different countries and then he came to Ireland for a simpler life. He came to West Cork, bought a...

Today's guest tells her love story for Ireland, the man who kindly gave her and her travel companion a lift, and the very special craft business that they have developed together. On today's podcast I chat with Sabine Lenz from Germany who tells that fascinating story, how she first met Len, bringing an old derelict ruin of a cottage back to life in a beautiful West Cork location and how they rais...

On today's podcast I chat with Turkish born, Ege Reynolds the founder and CEO of The Charming Man . Ege chats about his own life and career, his move from Turkey to the U.S., the cultural differences he encountered and some personal challenges he has overcome. He runs a very interesting business, whereby he coaches men who may lack the personal skills necessary to function better socially, in part...