Heath, Wealth & Wisdom with Nicole Bremner
394 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNicole Bremner is an investor, certified financial coach, nutritionist, author and mum-of-three. In 2009, having had a successful career in investment banking, like many women who take a ‘career break’ to have children, she found herself at a crossroads, not entirely sure what path to take next.
Combining her financial knowledge with her passion for good architecture and design, Nicole was able to build on her experience and expertise to develop a new career, which fit around her children, and spent the next decade building a multi-million property portfolio in London.
Newly relaunched as Health, Wealth & Wisdom, Nicole interviews some of the interesting people she has met while navigating her (sometimes turbulent) voyage through professional and family life. From charity founders and travelling investors to authors and young entrepreneurs, these are the real tales of real people finding their way in business. Join Nicole as she listens to their stories and the lessons they have learned along the way.
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What I learnt about business from being a stripper, with tech entrepreneur and angel investor Paulina Tenner. #123
December 21, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB“Being a stripper taught me more lessons than I could possibly imagine, a lot of which I’ve been able to apply to my business life..” For the penultimate episode of The Nicole Bremner Podcast, I’m joined by former stripper Paulina Tenner. Paulina is the founder of GrantTree, where she leads a team of 50 people in helping businesses secure government funding. To date, the company has raised over £200m for tech start-ups and larger companies. Originally from Poland, Paulina is a true trail...
Finding clarity among the chaos and building a team for success with Staykeepers co-founder Ivo Gospodinov #122
December 14, 2021 01:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MB“‘Workations’ have become really popular. We’ve ditched the office and have really embraced ‘out of office’ work.” My guest today, Ivo Gospodinov, is one of the entrepreneurs behind industry leading prop-tech company Staykeepers, which he runs with his brother, Miroslav across the UK, US, Spain, Ireland, Germany and France. Aimed at the Build to Rent market, Staykeepers is a fully-compliant, user-friendly online platform which ‘uses Smart Technology to sell empty rooms’, generating passi...
How to be successful in a male dominated property industry with Star Projects London founder, Julia Starzyk #121
December 07, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MB“A career in construction is not just about muddy boots.” Today my guest is Julia Starzyk, a property quantity surveyor, project construction manager and founder of Stars Projects London, a dynamic property consultancy focusing on cost consultancy and project management in the luxury £1m to £6m property sector. From converting a 150-year-old building in Mayfair into a luxury seven-bed hotel to a modern apartment in Chancery Lane with raw concrete ceilings, she has project managed over 90 ...
The importance of natural beauty and skincare with Rachel Noble, founder and creator of The Noble Apothecary #120
November 30, 2021 01:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB“It’s so important to think about what you put into your body and so we should be taking that view with our skin too.” For anyone who has ever had problem skin or is fed up with trying endless beauty products in a bid for that healthy glow we all long for, this is the episode for you. As a beauty blogger in London, Rachel Noble was living the dream being sent skincare to try and write about and attending big brand launch events. But her blogging career soon led her down the path of deep re...
How to use marketing to raise capital for real estate business with Money Partner Formula founder Dave Dubeau. #119
November 16, 2021 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MB“Most folks have $1 to $2 million dollars in hidden capital available to them within the people they know.” Joining me this week, all the way from British Columbia in Canada, is Dave Dubeau, the creator of the Money Partner Formula. As a bestselling author and speaker, Dave has shared the stage with people like Robert Kiyosaki, George Foreman, Robert Herjavek, Arlene Dickinson, Ted Thomas and more, sharing how he works with ‘mom ‘n’ pop’ real estate investors to help get started raising ...
How to use marketing to raise capital for real estate business with Money Partner Formula founder Dave Dubeau. #119
November 16, 2021 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MB“Most folks have $1 to $2 million dollars in hidden capital available to them within the people they know.” Joining me this week, all the way from British Columbia in Canada, is Dave Dubeau, the creator of the Money Partner Formula. As a bestselling author and speaker, Dave has shared the stage with people like Robert Kiyosaki, George Foreman, Robert Herjavek, Arlene Dickinson, Ted Thomas and more, sharing how he works with ‘mom ‘n’ pop’ real estate investors to help get started raising ...
The challenges of investing in art with art world editor Jane Morris #118
October 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB“Buying art is a little bit like buying property in Knightsbridge…if you buy a blue-chip artist who’s dead and sit on it long enough then you probably will make money, but that means you need to be able to afford to sit on it for something like 30 or 40 years. “Art is a very difficult asset class generally, it’s felt that if you have a wide portfolio then art is something interesting to put your money into, but you certainly wouldn’t do it as your primary source of investment. It’s also ve...
The challenges of investing in art with art world editor Jane Morris #118
October 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB“Buying art is a little bit like buying property in Knightsbridge…if you buy a blue-chip artist who’s dead and sit on it long enough then you probably will make money, but that means you need to be able to afford to sit on it for something like 30 or 40 years. “Art is a very difficult asset class generally, it’s felt that if you have a wide portfolio then art is something interesting to put your money into, but you certainly wouldn’t do it as your primary source of investment. It’s also ve...
Building a resilient brand in the aftermath of a financial crisis with London Money founder and director, Martin Stewart #117
October 19, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB“Mortgage brokers are a bit like the crocodile in that we’ve been around for ‘4 billion years’ and nothing seems to be able to kill us off! We’ve managed to get through the credit crunch and the pandemic – good brokers survive those downturns because they are good business people and quite resilient.” My guest today on The Nicole Bremner Podcast is the CEO of The Money Group and founder and driving force behind its inaugural company, London Money. Martin Stewart has been working in finan...
How fishing and running saved me from a life of addiction, with angler extraordinaire Bev Clifford #116
October 12, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB"People will instantly judge a book by its cover, that because you're a woman who wants to have nice hair, have their nails done or have false eyelashes you can't participate in a certain sport...the old stereotypes still exists unfortunately," My guest today is Bev Clifford, who has forged a path for herself in a very male dominated industry...fishing. Bev's father is Kevin Clifford, who was one of the founders of the weekly angling magazine, Carp-Talk, and once hailed the 'Carp King ...
How fishing and running saved me from a life of addiction, with angler extraordinaire Bev Clifford #116
October 12, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB"People will instantly judge a book by its cover, that because you're a woman who wants to have nice hair, have their nails done or have false eyelashes you can't participate in a certain sport...the old stereotypes still exists unfortunately," My guest today is Bev Clifford, who has forged a path for herself in a very male dominated industry...fishing. Bev's father is Kevin Clifford, who was one of the founders of the weekly angling magazine, Carp-Talk, and once hailed the 'Carp King ...
How technology is helping the fight against Child Sexual Abuse Material with Krunam CEO Chris Wexler #115
October 05, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode contains difficult content about child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that is likely to be particularly sensitive. In 2019 nearly 30 million images and over 40 million videos relating to child sexual exploitation were released online... "The most surprising part is that it's not hidden, it's on everyday tools that you and I use, it's on Google and Facebook and Microsoft, they are hiding in plain sight." Today's podcast is about a particularly difficult ...
How technology is helping the fight against Child Sexual Abuse Material with Krunam CEO Chris Wexler #115
October 05, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode contains difficult content about child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that is likely to be particularly sensitive. In 2019 nearly 30 million images and over 40 million videos relating to child sexual exploitation were released online... "The most surprising part is that it's not hidden, it's on everyday tools that you and I use, it's on Google and Facebook and Microsoft, they are hiding in plain sight." Today's podcast is about a particularly difficult ...
Cycling from Bristol to Mallorca in honour of his brother and best friend Yann with renewable energy developer Owen Saward #114
September 28, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBThis special podcast was aired live from the Pyrenees with my guest Owen Saward, renewable energy developer. During our live interview he shares with me the tragic event that altered his life and lead him to embark on a solo cycle from his home in Bristol to the highest peak in Mallorca. Here Owen tells us why. "On 6th August 2019, Yann died at home in his bed. He was just 52. He was my best friend, the only person in the world who knew me. He was a lot of people's best friend. The kindnes...
Understanding how the PropTech industry is changing with real estate tech veteran Ben Lerner #113
September 21, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB“The Real Estate tech space as a whole, from an investment and ownership perspective, has been really resilient…there are various areas that have really boomed.” My guest today is Ben Lerner, a real estate tech veteran with 20 years’ experience in the PropTech sector. Ben learned his trade in his (now 40-year-old) family business creating software for the real estate industry including property management solutions, high street agency solutions, and everything in-between. He sold the bus...
‘Machines won’t take over, they will just help us do our jobs better’ – discussing user-driven design and technology in the construction industry with NECA executive director Tauhira Ali #112
September 14, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB“There are a million different solutions out there but how do we get the right solutions into the right hands of the right people?” My guest today is Tauhira Ali, who is the executive director of industry innovation at NECA, which acts as the voice of the $171 billion electrical construction industry in the US. Tauhira supports over 4,000 NECA member contractors to find innovative technologies to better the electrical construction industry, which brings power, light, and communication t...
How to DIY your PR with Lucy Sambrook and Toya Satnarine from PR for the People #111
August 31, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB“Part of PR is working out what your USP is and what sets you apart from everyone else. The more you can niche that down the better. If you can’t describe what you do in one sentence then a journalist won’t be able to and they’re not going to remember you either.” My guests today launched their business during lockdown when they noticed a gap in the market for a DIY PR membership platform to empowering people to have the confidence to speak to the media. Lucy Sambrook, a PR and journalist ...
How PropTech is changing the face of the property industry and the importance of regulation, with Michael Stephen Day #110
August 24, 2021 01:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB“We are one of the few countries in the world where our property agents are not regulated…You can commit a crime under the Estate Agency Act in the morning, effectively be struck off, and then open a lettings office in the afternoon, so we have anomalies.” My guest today has one of the most impressive biographies I have ever read. With 45 years’ experience in the property industry Michael Stephen Day is a hugely influential figure in the sector. Having held partner and director roles at A...
Is there such a thing as an amicable divorce? With nurse turned family law expert Linda Lamb #109
August 17, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB“Marriage counselling isn’t a waste of time, it’s not always about getting back together, it’s about seeing if you should part and doing it in a sensible way.” My guest today is family law expert Linda Lamb who has 25 years’ legal experience and is a resolution-trained collaborative lawyer and hybrid mediator. Linda is accredited by the Law Society and the Family Mediation Council to provide child inclusive mediation and has ‘Leading individual’ status with Chambers UK for expertise in fa...
The future of machine learning - will they be kind to us? - with serial app builder and tech veteran Christopher Slee #108
August 10, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB“The types of projects we’re working on now, there would have been no technical way to solve those problems five years ago. I’m looking forward to what’s next…what’s the next solution, what’s the next technology?” I’m joined today by a guest in Dublin, Ohio. Christopher Slee is the founder, principal and CPO at AWH, a software engineering firm currently celebrating its 26th year. Whether it’s Internet of Things or blockchain, a phone app, or Artificial Intelligence, AWH offers the opportuni...
Changing direction and evolving in business with Terrible* co-founder and CEO, Tersha Willis #107
August 03, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB“You’ve got to accept that maybe the idea you had or the thing you’re working on isn’t going to be necessary or won’t survive this period of time.” My guest today is Tersha Willis a Goldsmith College graduate with a background in private equity, financial services and fashion. She is known for her progressive views on merchandise and is the co-founder and CEO of terrible*, a product management and technology company, which enables creators to source and sell products to their fans. terri...
What’s next for property in Prime Central London? With real estate veteran Andrew Weir. #106
July 27, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MB“The recovery in London is quick…you have to be careful because it can smack you in the face – you can miss it because it happens so quickly.” My guest today is property veteran and Chief Executive at London Central Portfolio (LCP), Andrew Weir. Andrew gained his industry-wide reputation as a consummate professional in the property sector with over 30 years' experience, during a period of unprecedented growth and change within the Prime Central London residential market. He was involved...
Defining your brand before the world defines it for you, with award-winning brand specialist Kubi Springer #105
July 20, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MB“Success is made up of tiny, small daily decisions, there are no big moments, there are just daily decisions that slowly, incrementally take you towards the destination.” My guest this week is brand consultant and speaker, Kubi Springer, who has over 24 years’ experience working with some of the world’s best-known brands, from Adidas and Nike to Aston Martin and Rolls Royce. Her brand journey began back in 1996 when she took an internship with MTV, which led her to work with celebrities ...
Decarbonising business and developing a sustainable strategy for survival with Josephine Bush #104
July 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB"If you don’t have a sustainability strategy that can stand the test of time, then you’re unlikely to succeed.” My guest this week is my good friend Josephine Bush – one of the most intelligent people I know. Josephine is a passionate advocate for the green and sustainable sector, deploying strategic, commercial and transactional skills to support clients in decarbonising, with an emphasis on the development of commercially effective Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies tha...
Reinvention and reincarnation with Rescu founder and editor Bahar Etminan #103
July 06, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB“Once you’ve been through the worst thing that could happen to you and you don’t die, it gives you an enormous amount of self-respect and confidence.” Today my guest is yet another fellow Australian, Bahar Etminan, who is founder and editor of Rescu, a digital magazine for women featuring curated content and advice on how to live a life more fabulous. The online collection of daily articles on style, substance and success, have been written and curated by experts in a variety of sectors ...
Reinvention and reincarnation with Rescu founder and editor Bahar Etminan #103
July 06, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB“Once you’ve been through the worst thing that could happen to you and you don’t die, it gives you an enormous amount of self-respect and confidence.” Today my guest is yet another fellow Australian, Bahar Etminan, who is founder and editor of Rescu, a digital magazine for women featuring curated content and advice on how to live a life more fabulous. The online collection of daily articles on style, substance and success, have been written and curated by experts in a variety of sectors ...
How to manufacture creativity with world-renowned creative expert, Nir Bashan #102
June 29, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB“In order to do well in business, you must get creative.” My guest today is creative expert and author of The Creator Mindset: 92 Tools to Unlock the Secrets to Innovation, Growth and Sustainability, Nir Bashan. Nir has worked among Hollywood and music stars like Woody Harrelson and Rod Stewart and, in doing so, discovered that these creative superstars aren’t all that different from you and I, they’ve just mastered a method of repeatable and predictable creativity. It’s a type of creati...
From pop star to interior designer with Australian singer Belinda Chapple #101
June 22, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB“It’s extremely hard to be in this fame bubble, where you’re looked after, to then just be tossed out… A while after I had some counselling about it all, I just felt like a failure.” Today my guest is the incredibly creative Belinda Chapple, who rose to fame in the early noughties as a member of all-female Australian pop group, Bardot. In late 1999, at the age of 24, Chapple auditioned for the first Australian series of reality TV talent competition, Popstars, landing her dream job in a g...
The future of sustainable food and nutrition with co-founder at Huel, James Collier. #99
June 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB“In the 21st century, you can’t just rely on eating the best diet nutritionally, you have to think about what’s better for the world as well.” I have known my guest today for many years, having collaborated with him on a number of health, nutrition and body-building books in the noughties. James Collier is the co-founder and head of nutrition at Huel, a nutritionally complete powdered food brand that I happen to use every day. He is also the co-founder of the highly popular bodybuilding ...
Constructing the digital money of the future with LODE Pay COO, Nick Prouten #100
June 01, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB“If you don’t have a digital strategy yet, it’s time to start thinking about it because what we’re witnessing in the cryptocurrency market is the biggest wealth generation event of our lifetime.” For anyone struggling to get to grips with cryptocurrency and how it all works, this episode is for you! Nick Prouten is a veteran of the tech sector and COO of LODE, a blockchain-powered gold and silver money system that is reinventing money as we know it. An expert in driving project growth,...
Constructing the digital money of the future with LODE Pay COO, Nick Prouten #98
June 01, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB“If you don’t have a digital strategy yet, it’s time to start thinking about it because what we’re witnessing in the cryptocurrency market is the biggest wealth generation event of our lifetime.” For anyone struggling to get to grips with cryptocurrency and how it all works, this episode is for you! Nick Prouten is a veteran of the tech sector and COO of LODE, a blockchain-powered gold and silver money system that is reinventing money as we know it. An expert in driving project growth,...
How do we sustain a city's culture and character? With Seeing Better Cities founder, Chuck Wolfe #97
May 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB“Imagine if the world around you disappeared and the paths to which you are so accustomed suddenly went away and you had to reinvent them…” Charles (Chuck) Wolfe is the founder of Seeing Better Cities and the author of the award-winning books Seeing the Better City and Urbanism Without Effort. In 2017 Chuck left 34 years’ experience as an environmental land-use lawyer behind and set up Seeing Better Cities to improve the conversation around how cities grow and evolve in the around the worl...
How to make the bones of our buildings better with Annie Rinker, from global real estate company Hines #96
May 18, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB“Over 83% of companies now anticipate having some kind of flex in their portfolio… How do we make our tenants want to come to the office when they could stay at home and work from home?” My guest today is Annie Rinker, who joins me all the way from Texas. Annie is director in the office of innovation at Hines, a family-owned real estate firm founded by Gerald Hines in the 1950s. Since then the company has grown to be in over 225 cities across the globe and manages over 400 million square ...
How to make the bones of our buildings better with Annie Rinker, from global real estate company Hines #96
May 18, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB“Over 83% of companies now anticipate having some kind of flex in their portfolio… How do we make our tenants want to come to the office when they could stay at home and work from home?” My guest today is Annie Rinker, who joins me all the way from Texas. Annie is director in the office of innovation at Hines, a family-owned real estate firm founded by Gerald Hines in the 1950s. Since then the company has grown to be in over 225 cities across the globe and manages over 400 million square ...
Property with purpose and nurturing a new breed of socially-conscious landlord with View From My Window founder Lorraine Thomas. #95
May 11, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB“Young people today have such a tough time, on every level. If people have a roof over their head, everything shifts for them.” Lorraine Thomas is a risk-taking, changemaking, life-enhancing visionary. She took a leap from a successful career in business development for the legal sector to property development, where one of her key focuses is helping young disadvantaged adults get on the ladder. Over half of the investment property that Lorraine renovates through her company, View from M...
How to overcome emotional eating with holistic health food expert, Amber Romaniuk #94
May 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB“You can have a successful career, you can make all the money in the world, but if you’re afraid of food and losing control of your body, you are not happy.” *Trigger warning* This podcast contains content about eating disorders. Is it ever possible to really love your own body? Like many high-achieving young women, I slipped into an eating disorder in my late teens and early 20s. Thankfully having children turned me around, but what I was left with was body dysmorphia – what I see in th...
How technology can positively disrupt the built environment, with JLL’s Director for Proptech, Jordan Kostelac. #93
April 28, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB“When we first started computing, computers were the size of rooms, now the devices are in our hands and on our wrists. The next logical step is in our field of vision.” What is the future of technology? When you think back to how computers and devices like mobile phones have changed since they were first introduced, it’s quite astonishing – if a little scary. But how can this technology be used positively when it comes to our built environment? My guest today is Jordan Kostelac, who is ...
By putting your career on the line to have a family can women really ever have it all? With Sharkie & Bear founder Jenny Guertin #92
April 20, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB“I’d gone from having this great career, which I’d worked really hard for, to having this other life as a housewife.” The coronavirus pandemic has been tough for so many people but for some it has also enabled them to take a step back, restock and finally follow their dream. Jenny Guertin is one of those people. In April 2020, she set up Sharkie & Bear, a vegan-friendly earring and accessories brand – a manifestation of her passion for design and helping women feel good about themselves. ...
Lifting the lid on family secrets with lawyer, mediator and No Place to Lie author Helen Garlick #91
April 13, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MB“People have crossed the road to avoid speaking to me in the past and I can’t blame them.” Today my guest is Helen Garlick – fellow author, divorcee, YouTube presenter and cocker spaniel owner! Until recently Helen was a family lawyer and mediator and has written six issues of The Which? Guide to Divorce, but she recently stepped back from all that to write her memoir, No Place to Lie. The book is a brutally honest memoir about the secrets that shrouded her family, namely her brother Davi...
How to accelerate your business using Virtual Assistants, with founder of The Freedom Geek, Imogen Cook #90
April 06, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB“The value of time for entrepreneurs is the most important thing.” Have you ever felt a need to clone yourself? I know I have. Running a business, family and podcast – there just never seems to be enough time in the day. I have today’s guest, the queen of delegation outsourcing expert and coach Imogen Cook, to thank for taking some of the pressure off my shoulders as she introduced me to Kim, who runs this podcast. In 2015, Imogen went from a full-time corporate world that she hated t...
The future of female empowerment and the power of the mentor with BelEve UK founder Marsha Powell #89
March 30, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB“A lot of girls don’t look in the mirror…they’re afraid of what they will see, of not loving what they will see, because of the imagery they are exposed to on social media every single day.” Today’s guest, Marsha Powell, is the ambitious CEO of BelEve UK, a London-based charity created to offer support, guidance, education, confidence, self-esteem, opportunities, positive solutions, and role models to young girls. Having herself grown up in a large family (her mum was one of nine children...
Learning how to trade forex in just 30 minutes a day with ‘the Travelling Investor’ Lewis Crompton #88
March 25, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MB“The purpose of your life can be different to that thing that makes you feel alive.” How many times have you thought hard about building a career on one of your passions? It’s the dream, isn’t it – finding your spark and then being able to make money doing the thing you enjoy? My guest in this episode of The Nicole Bremner Podcast is Forex trader, educator and business owner, Lewis Crompton, who is all about making money work hard for you, rather than you working hard for your money. He ...
How to laugh, think and play your way through business with Em Stroud #87
March 23, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB“The story of me has been really hard work, loads of self-analysis, a bucket load of therapy and also giving myself permission to have a team around me that help me be me.” Today’s guest on The Nicole Bremner Podcast is partly to thank for me being able to speak eloquently in public as her Pitch Perfect Club is where I learnt so many helpful skills in this area. Comedienne, MC, West End performer, speaker mentor, podcaster and filmmaker Emma, ‘Em’ Stroud has many strings to her bow and ...
How to immigrate through real estate so you can live, work and play across borders - with Lauren Cohen #86
March 18, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBEP86: “Imagine, you’re coming back from your honeymoon, you’re newly married and you’re told you can go back to Florida but your husband can’t go with you – it was so shocking.” On February 22, 2007, something truly devastating happened, which turned Canadian-born Lauren Cohen’s life upside down. On returning to America, where she lives, from her honeymoon in Thailand, her husband was deported and told he could never return to the US. This sparked a journey that has seen Lauren become a t...
What I learnt from building a million pound business in my teens with UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year Liv Conlon #85
March 16, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBEP85: “Get too big for your boots, it’s what you need to do to make it.” My guest today already has a decade of business experience under her belt, yet she is only in her early 20s. Liv Conlon started her first business when she was just 13, importing products from China and selling them online. After leaving school at 16, she founded her next business, ThePropertyStagers, which revolutionised how the UK sells properties and became a seven-figure business within two years. Named UK Young ...
Why it's imperative that we rethink fast fashion with Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, sustainable fashion expert, investor and CEO of Katla #84
March 11, 2021 01:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBEP84: “In the traditional fashion industry, there’s about 30-40% over production on average every season – if you can find a way to tackle that, you’re tackling a big part of the problem.” Did you know that the fashion industry emits more carbon than the airlines and maritime industries combined? The effect of fast fashion on the environment is an issue that has been highlighted more frequently in the press in recent years but is enough being done? Today my guest is Aslaug Magnusdottir, ...
The rise of ‘Coroner Cruisers’ seeking an alternative life at sea with Kræn B. Nielsen of X-Yachts #83
March 09, 2021 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBEP83: “The wonderful thing about sailing boats is that you’re always on your toes – you’re always racing a little.” Those who follow me on socials will know that my partner Paul and I are avid sailors and love nothing better than escaping to the Mediterranean to spend time together with our families on his X-Yacht, Savvy of London. So, it was an absolute honour for this episode to speak with X-Yachts CEO Kræn B. Nielsen, who is not only as passionate as us about sailing but also power-boat...
The rise of ‘Coroner Cruisers’ seeking an alternative life at sea with Kræn B. Nielsen of X-Yachts #83
March 09, 2021 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBEP83: “The wonderful thing about sailing boats is that you’re always on your toes – you’re always racing a little.” Those who follow me on socials will know that my partner Paul and I are avid sailors and love nothing better than escaping to the Mediterranean to spend time together with our families on his X-Yacht, Savvy of London. So, it was an absolute honour for this episode to speak with X-Yachts CEO Kræn B. Nielsen, who is not only as passionate as us about sailing but also power-boat...
Cities are a physical manifestation of our society explains Monika Jaroszonek of Ratio.City #82
March 03, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBEP82: “Every single city is unique – the result of the direct forces that act upon it…they are a physical manifestation of the society that we live in and they represent the best of us.” What makes a city a good place to live? Is it the buildings? The infrastructure? The history perhaps? In this episode of the Nicole Bremner podcast, I speak with Monika Jaroszonek, co-founder of Ratio.City, about what shapes a city and how data can be used to help develop and transform cities for the better...
Beating The Imposter Syndrome with Caroline Flanagan #81
March 02, 2021 01:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBEP81: “Imposter syndrome is that feeling that you’re a fraud, that whatever success or achievements that you’ve had are down to luck and the fear that any minute now someone is going to tap you on the shoulder and expose you as the fraud you think you are." Imposter Syndrome can be totally debilitating but it can also be used as a force for good. In this episode of the Nicole Bremner podcast, I explore this subject with my guest, inspirational keynote speaker, transformational coach, autho...