INSPIRED EDINBURGH - THE HOME OF POWERFUL CONVERSATIONS
91 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPowerful Conversations with Fascinating, Influential and Inspirational People.
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EP39: Steven Sharp - Living With Crohn's Disease
September 29, 2017 13:43 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBThis week’s guest is Steven Sharp. In 2002 at the age of 12, Steven was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel condition Crohn's disease. Since then he's raised in excess of £12k, he’s been named a Community Champion for Crohn's and Collitis UK and he’s had an enormous amount of celebrity support from the likes of boxer Ricky Hatton, football manager Alex Mcleish, wrestler Kurt Angle, actress and model Linda Lusardi and football legend Neil 'Razor' Ruddock. He's featured on the radio, in maga...
EP38: Mark Cooper - 50 Marathons in 56 Days
September 22, 2017 12:52 - 1 hour - 58 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Mark Cooper. Mark is a motivational speaker, ultra runner, expedition consultant and fundraiser. He originally took up running in 2007 to stop smoking and has since competed in countless events. In 2010 he completed an expedition across Europe where he ran 50 marathons in 56 days from Amsterdam to Barcelona in memory of his Mum, and raised over £30,000 for The Edinburgh Headway group. He was subsequently awarded the Inspiration Award from Jog Scotla...
EP37: Rebecca Bonnington - Transforming Lives with NLP
September 15, 2017 12:24 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Rebecca Bonnington. Rebecca is a business and leadership coach who has coached hundreds of leaders and entrepreneurs throughout the world. She specialises in team development, improving communication and business development training. She is also an NLP trainer and master practitioner, author of How To Outshine The Rest, and most recently a partner at the Shirlaws Group, a portfolio of companies who advise private enterprise on how to grow, fund or ...
EP36: Jack Robertson - Scottish Singing Sensation
September 06, 2017 15:37 - 59 minutes - 47.4 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Jack Robertson. Jack is the singing sensation of Scotland. At age 12 he performed at the Forth 1 Awards where he shared the stage with Jason Donavan, Sharleen Spiteri, James Blunt, Alesha Dixon and The Stereophonics. A year later he won Festival4Stars and was hand-picked by Robin Gibb to sing at the BeeGees 50th Anniversary gig alongside Lulu, Bill Wyman and Beverly Knight. Jack’s soaring vocals and cutting edge sound have drawn favourable compariso...
EP35: Kallum 'with a K' Russell - Growing Scotland’s Start-up Culture
August 30, 2017 15:55 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Kallum ‘with a K’ Russell. Kallum is the co-founder and CEO of Acorn Enterprise, an organisation on a MISSION to grow Scotland’s start-up culture. They educate and accelerate new businesses and run events for growing businesses, institutions, and organisations that want to put entrepreneurship at the heart of what they do. He's a speaker and a multiple award winner who has featured in the likes of Virgin Media's Pioneer of the Week, The Sunday Time...
EP34: Professor Bill Buchanan OBE - Building A New World
August 23, 2017 13:06 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Professor Bill Buchanan OBE. Professor Buchanan is a Scottish computer scientist who leads the Centre for Distributed Computing and Security at Edinburgh Napier University and The Cyber Academy. He is a Fellow of the BCS (British Computer Society) and the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) and has published 28 academic books and over 200 research papers. As well as regular television and radio appearances, he's been involved in a wide ...
EP33: Marvin Reid - Impacting Male Suicide
August 16, 2017 15:12 - 1 hour - 162 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Marvin Reid. Marvin is a Senior Occupational Therapist and Founder of Chill Winston UK, an organisation that works with boys and men to give them the tools to become more emotionally resilient. He's a speaker, a vlogger, a podcaster and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner. This is a deep and profound conversation about Marvin's ongoing self discovery and evolution, the genesis of Chill Winston and his mission to combat male suicide. 01.00 Who is Mar...
EP32: Michael Cockburn and Steve Jeans - Shoal Global Coworking
August 08, 2017 12:40 - 1 hour - 157 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Michael Cockburn and Steve Jeans. Michael and Steve are the Founders of Shoal, a coworking platform that connects entrepreneurs at a deeper level through the sharing of spaces and resources on a global scale. We talk about their backgrounds, business ventures, vision for Shoal, living in the Matrix, millennials, as well as purpose, legacy and success. A highly entertaining and inspiring conversation with two extremely astute young business leaders....
EP31: Brian Morrison - From The Drunk to Success
August 01, 2017 14:46 - 1 hour - 144 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Brian Morrison. Brian is the Founder and Managing Director of BizSocial Enterprises, an organisation that aims to encourage local businesses and social enterprises to build relationships and trade with one other using the buy local model. They run networking events, expos and training events across the country with some of the UK's leading speakers and workshop facilitators and donates 25% of their profits to local community projects. We discuss Bri...
EP30: Croz Crossley - The Mindset Technician
July 25, 2017 13:29 - 1 hour - 162 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Croz Crossley. Uncle Croz as he’s better know is The Mindset Technician. He helps businesses and individuals by teaching people how much power and control they have over their future. For more than 20 years he has studied human behaviour and how people seem to reprogram themselves for failure. Croz is also an author, an actor, a speaker and in recent times has been mentor to UK’s number one motivational business speaker, Brad Burton. This is a fasci...
EP29: Tony Singh MBE - The Incredible Spice Man
July 14, 2017 14:19 - 43 minutes - 80 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Tony Singh MBE. Tony is one of the UK's best-loved celebrity chefs renowned for his lively personality and skill in designing quirky and delicious dishes. He's starred in BBC2's A Cook Abroad and the Incredible Spice Men as well as having regular appearances on The Great British Menu, Saturday Kitchen and Ready Steady Cook. He's an award winning restauranteur, a previous winner of Scottish Chef of The Year, and was awarded an MBE in the 2017 Honours ...
EP28: Gavin Neate - Neatebox Assistive Technology
July 07, 2017 18:13 - 1 hour - 132 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Gavin Neate. Gavin is a socially aware entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Neatebox, a proximity aware technology company finding innovative solutions for the enhancement of independent daily living for people dealing with reduced mobility. Your aim is to be part of a movement that encourages a more inclusive society. Gavin speaks about his journey from guide dog trainer to technology company CEO, meeting Richard Branson and his long term vision ...
EP27: Evelyn McDonald - Scottish EDGE
June 30, 2017 15:26 - 1 hour - 119 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Evelyn McDonald. Evelyn is the CEO of Scottish EDGE, a funding competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s up and coming, innovative, high growth potential entrepreneurial talent. Scottish EDGE is supported by the Royal Bank of Scotland, The Hunter Foundation and the Scottish Government and winners to date have created more than 800 Scottish jobs, and generated in excess of £45m in turnover. Evelyn is an extremely astute business leade...
EP26: David C. Reilly - Thriving With Cerebral Palsy
June 23, 2017 15:38 - 59 minutes - 110 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have David C. Reilly. David is an adventurer, a traveller and a disability sports and travel writer. He was born with cerebral palsy but has never let his disability prevent him from participating in outdoor pursuits, achieving his goals or fulfilling his potential. His work has been published in newspapers, magazines and online journals and he has also made appearances on national television and radio. He now aims to inspire and motivate others through ...
EP25: Darren McGarvey - Loki The Scottish Rapper
June 15, 2017 12:51 - 1 hour - 210 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Darren McGarvey. Darren, better known by stage name Loki, is a Scottish rapper and hip hop recording artist, who has made regular media appearances as a social commentator. Through his music and writing, he has looked at deprivation and expressed his belief in the importance of community and social responsibility. Darren speaks in depth about his background, his personal battles and his shift in mindset over recent years. He shares his views on poli...
EP24: Maxwell Muir - The Art Of Focus
June 08, 2017 14:41 - 1 hour - 155 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Maxwell Muir. Max is the Founder of Action 4 Dogs, an organisation whose mission is to help owners understand their pets better so they can achieve a natural relationship and one without confrontation. He's a fully certified dog trainer and delivers coaching, seminars and workshops throughout the UK. He's lectured internationally on dog behaviour and is a sponsor of Labrador Retreiver Rescue Scotland. Through his experiences, Max is broadening his fo...
EP23: Zoe Bennett - The Motivational Queen
June 01, 2017 16:36 - 1 hour - 118 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have The Motivational Queen, Zoe Bennett. Zoe is the Founder of Training Personified, an organisation that delivers workshops and mentoring to businesses to ensure that the customers, internal and external are provided with the best customer service at all times. She has won a number of international awards, is a humanitarian and a motivational speaker. Zoe speaks about her background, her Father's murder and personal struggles, how she has overcome diffi...
EP22: Angel Anderson - Managing Your Time
May 24, 2017 12:40 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Angel Anderson. Angel is an entrepreneur and Founder of Smarketing solutions, a company that provides sales and marketing solutions for businesses that are selling or want to sell online. He’s a YouTuber, an Area Director of Toastmasters and has recently retired from the United States Air Force. Angel talks about his fascinating background, business lessons, thoughts on success, purpose and legacy as well as sharing some great advice about social me...
EP21: Mario Tomic - The Science of Success
May 17, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Mario Tomic Mario is a certified physique coach, public speaker, digital entrepreneur and a world traveler. He is the founder of Tomic.com, a company that helps entrepreneurs, consultants, and executives reclaim their health, increase their energy, and reach their full physical potential. Mario's social media channels have more than 100,000 subscribers and his YouTube videos have over 8 million views. Since 2012, Mario has traveled to over 45 count...
EP20: Aleksander Vitkin - Daily Business Hustle
May 11, 2017 15:33 - 1 hour - 146 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Aleksander Vitkin. Aleksander is an entrepreneur and creator and founder of Daily Business Hustle, an online community of young entrepreneurs. He's coached hundreds of people to build their own six and seven figure businesses. He’s a speaker, a YouTuber, a blogger, a photographer, a world traveller and has interviewed highly successful people such as Joel Brown, Nick Kho, Gulliver Giles and Tai Lopez. 01.20 Aleksander’s background and early life 06....
EP19: Ekaterina Matveeva - Memory Sportsman and Polyglot
May 02, 2017 20:27 - 1 hour - 140 MBOur latest guest on Inspired Edinburgh is Ekaterina Matveeva. Ekaterina is the Founder of Amolingua, a company whose mission is to create a more connected, multi-lingual world. She has been working on the concept of the secondary linguistic personality since 2009 and has organised international events like G20 exploring inter-cultural communication in business and politics. She became the first Russian female memory sportsman exploring how mnemonics could help in language learning and i...
EP18: Lynne McNicoll OBE - Raising a Million Pounds for Children's Cancer
April 25, 2017 21:56 - 1 hour - 130 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have the incredible Lynne McNicoll OBE. Lynne began her fundraising journey at the age of 49 and a year later had raised £55,000. Over the next four years with the support of others she raised £650,000. This led to her establishing It's Good 2 Give!, a charity that supports young cancer patients and their families which has raised in excess of £1m. Despite her own cancer battle, Lynne has worked tirelessly raising money for the charity and is currently ...
EP17: Luke Robertson - The First Scot to the South Pole
April 15, 2017 20:54 - 1 hour - 127 MBOur latest Inspired Edinburgh guest is Luke Robertson. Luke is a record-breaking British explorer, adventurer and endurance athlete. In January 2016, aged 30, he became the youngest Brit and the first Scot to ski solo, unsupported and unassisted to the South Pole in Antarctica. He also became the first person in history to ski to the South Pole with an artificial pacemaker which was implanted in 2008 and also the first to do so after undergoing brain surgery in 2014, required to remove a r...
EP16: Dean Reilly - Seven Marathons with Multiple Sclerosis
April 02, 2017 20:06 - 1 hour - 180 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Dean Reilly. After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 Dean has been on a mission to 'give MS a doing'. A self-confessed 'big unit' he has completed six marathons and is currently training for his seventh as well as having done a host of other endurance events and challenges. He won the Edinburgh Evening News Local Hero award and was the first recipient of a Kelly's Hero award from renowned Scottish presenter Lorraine Kelly. Dean talks i...
EP15: Laura Kate Thompson - Blondilox Porridge No Rules
March 28, 2017 19:59 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Laura Kate Thompson. Laura is the Founder of Blondilox. Porridge. No rules. Blondilox was born out of her personal health journey after battling an eating disorder and burnout. She is stirring up the porridge game with pop up events and her range is now available in well known Edinburgh health stores Hanover Healthfoods and Jan De Vries. Laura discusses her background in music journalism, her health challenges, the creation of Blondilox as well as h...
EP14: Davy Hutton - SOLD!
March 22, 2017 16:03 - 1 hour - 204 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Davy Hutton. Davy is an entrepreneur, property expert and owner of Quicksale Property Auctions, the hardest hitting property company in the UK today. He's had a string of award winning businesses and has appeared on television shows such as Restoration Man, Changing Rooms and Dragons Den. He's also the owner of Law Castle on the West Coast of Scotland and can regularly be heard doing commercials on the radio in his trademark colourful style. Davy ref...
EP13: Kirk Pickstone - International Dyslexic Superhero
March 13, 2017 18:06 - 1 hour - 117 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Kirk Pickstone. Kirk is a self proclaimed international dyslexic superhero who at 44 discovered he was dyslexic. His mission is now to change the perception of dyslexia and encourage more dyslexics to become entrepreneurs. He is also a presenter, columnist, speaker, business mentor and host of the Duggystone radio show and podcast. Kirk tells the emotional story of how he found of he was dyslexic, how he attained qualifications in spite of it, potent...
EP12: Jade Saab - Finding The Left
March 07, 2017 15:17 - 1 hour - 135 MBOur latest guest on Inspired Edinburgh is Jade Saab. Jade is an entrepreneur and experienced HR consultant who has worked with clients ranging from small third sector organisations to large multinationals. He's a speaker and a writer and he recently co-founded Reformer, an online magazine created by the need for greater equality, liberty, and diversity across the world. A brilliant interview which covers a wide range of topics such as growing up in the Middle East, the media, parenting, mi...
EP11: Voices In The Dark - Learning How To Human
February 27, 2017 17:11 - 2 hours - 237 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Voices In The Dark. Voices In The Dark is a podcast founded by Andrea (Dre) Domenichini and Jon Waterlow with a focus on 'learning how to human'. They have been breaking down Robert Greene's book The 48 Laws Of Power and discuss how understanding and implementing these Laws can enrich ones life personally, professionally and spiritually. They have also done guest interviews with the likes of top body transformation coach Jamie Alderton and entreprene...
EP10: Lucy-Rose Walker - Entrepreneurial Spark
February 20, 2017 18:37 - 1 hour - 113 MBOur latest guest is Lucy-Rose Walker. Lucy-Rose is the co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneurial Spark, the world's largest free business accelerator for early stage and growing ventures. Their vision is to inspire and enable positive social change through the action of Entrepreneuring. In 2016 Lucy-Rose was listed on SBNN's 40 under 40 list and she's grown Entrepreneurial Spark from one Hatchery with 25 Chiclets to 13 Hatcheries across the UK with over 800 Chiclets. The businesses supported b...
EP9: Christian MacLeod - The Man Behind The Initials
February 13, 2017 13:24 - 1 hour - 116 MBOur latest guest on Inspired Edinburgh is Christian MacLeod. Christian is a professional golfer turned luxury accessory designer. His pioneering range of belts have wow'd the fashion world and have featured in hundreds of magazines including iconic Mens lifestyle magazine GQ. Christian has had celebrity support from Golf British Open winner Paul Lawrie, Actor James Sutton and Footballer Derk Boerrigter, he's partnered with BMW, Aston Martin and Rox and his collection is stocked in Glasgo...
EP8: Maureen McGonigle - Scottish Women In Sport
February 06, 2017 10:20 - 48 minutes - 89.6 MBOur latest guest on Inspired Edinburgh is Maureen McGonigle. Maureen is the Founder and CEO of Scottish Women in Sport, an organisation whose vision is a Scotland where females of all ages, abilities, ethnicities and walks of life are participating in sport or physical activity; within a positive, equitable culture where their achievements are promoted and celebrated. She is also a Director of Scottish Sports future, a consultant, a columnist, the only woman to have received a long service...
EP7: Gavin Bell - Scotland's Casey Neistat
January 31, 2017 02:26 - 1 hour - 123 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Gavin Bell. Gavin is Founder and Managing Director of Blue Cliff Media, a social media agency that generates real business results through scaleable digital marketing campaigns. He's also a blogger with articles published in The Huffington Post and Virgin.com, an exceptionally good vlogger, a speaker, a former Young Entrepreneur of The Year and he recently won the WeDo Scotland Award for 'New Start Business of the Year'. We talk about Gavin's growi...
EP6: Mike McGrail - Digital Marketing Mastery
January 24, 2017 02:55 - 1 hour - 145 MBOur latest guest on Inspired Edinburgh is Mike McGrail. Mike is the founder of Velocity Digital, a digital marketing consultancy that has worked with brands such as Skyscanner, Postcode Lottery, Mercat Tours and Float. He is also non-executive Director for Creative Edinburgh and in 2016 was working as Marketing Director for ed-tech startup Administrate. Mike is also a speaker, a blogger, host of The Velocity Marketing Podcast and is alleged to have created teeth, trees and skiing! We talk...
EP5: Faith Canter - Loving Yourself Inside And Out
January 16, 2017 17:30 - 58 minutes - 106 MBOur latest guest on Inspired Edinburgh is Faith Canter. Faith is a therapist, nutritional consultant, food intolerance specialist, health coach and a self-love lover who changes people's lives. She is the author of 'Living A Life Less Toxic' and the recently published 'Cleanse' and is currently in the process of writing her third book 'Loving Yourself Inside And Out'. Faith was mentally and physically unwell for much of her life and was eventually diagnosed with ME/CFS which left her house...
EP4: Jamie Ramsay - Running The Americas
January 10, 2017 04:35 - 1 hour - 124 MBThis week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Jamie Ramsay. Jamie is a British endurance adventurer who in 2016 completed a circa 17,000 kilometre solo and unsupported run from Vancouver to Buenos Aires in aid of CALM, Macmillan and WaterAid. Unfulfilled in his work, Jamie decided to quit his job and follow his heart. His motivation was a desire to live life on his own terms: running was already his passion, and this would enable him to do something physically demanding and see the world. Th...
EP3: Tom McDonald - Lessons From Silicon Valley
January 04, 2017 02:35 - 1 hour - 121 MBThis week’s guest is Tom McDonald. Tom is Managing Director of the Exsel Group, Scotland's local technology expert and mobile partner of the Scottish Football Association. In 2016 he was listed on SBNN's 40 under 40 list and over the last two years has grown the Exsel Group from a sub £100k business with 3 people to a 50 person strong organisation with turnover in excess of £3m. A highly astute business leader with some great insights and fantastic advice. Check out our website and socia...
EP2: Tony 'Jack The Bear' Mantz - Mastering Music Mastering Life
December 29, 2016 14:01 - 1 hour - 131 MBThis week’s guest is Tony ‘Jack The Bear’ Mantz. Tony is a Melbourne based music mastering legend and founder and owner of Jack The Bear’s Deluxe Mastering. He’s an inspirational speaker, a mentor, host of the Melbourne Unreal podcast and creator of the Jack The Bear Foundation - a foundation set up to serve the community by raising money for various charities through mastering drives. A self confessed ‘late bloomer’, Tony owes much of his transformation to his mentors Brad Burton and Pete...
EP1: Martin Georgiev - From Introvert To Extrovert
December 23, 2016 20:50 - 58 minutes - 107 MBThis episode features Martin Georgiev - an entrepreneur, rocket scientist and super-connector! Martin is the founder of Charmfinity (http://www.charmfinity.com), creating the life you want by using proven principles of success and happiness and has numerous courses on motivation and success on online learning platform Udemy (https://www.udemy.com/user/mindengine) In this episode we cover Martin's backstory, how he sought mentorship from online learning guru Jimmy Naraine and enlightened en...
EP0: Inspired Edinburgh - A Brief Introduction 7PJ7wVaiwQbyZUePHC3j
December 20, 2016 20:51 - 1 minute - 1.15 MBA short introduction. Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH
EP0: Inspired Edinburgh - A Brief Introduction
December 20, 2016 20:51 - 1 minute - 1.15 MBA short introduction. Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH