Health Professionals Outside the Box Podcast
29 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -A podcast featuring interviews with inspiring Healthcare Professionals from various backgrounds who have pursued alternative careers, alternative sources of income and entrepreneurship. They share their experiences, motivations and valuable lessons learnt. We learn how we can use our diverse range of skills to carve out our own path to a life of fulfilment and financial freedom.
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Episode 15 - Final Episode - Mental Health Practitioner to Managing Director of a home healthcare business.
June 28, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBJefter Chuma is Managing Director of ICRIT healthcare, an organisation which provides care services to include domiciliary care, live in care and respite care. We discussed; 1. How ICRIT came about and the services offered. 2. How the organisation stands out from the competition. 3. The many ways the organisation invests in their staff/employees to ensure that they provide high quality care and support to clients and maintain job satisfaction. 4. How the quality of care delivered is measure...
Episode 14 - Nurse, Midwife and Owner of a children's clothing brand.
June 14, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBBonani Mapundu is a Nurse and Midwife by background and owns a clothing brand called Yanafella. She also undertakes consultancy work for small to medium sized organisations and facilitates workshops and speaking engagements to help aspiring creative entrepreneurs turn their craft or hobby into a business. We discussed: 1. How she has leveraged her passion for creativity into running a children’s clothing brand business. 2. What she did to prove her clothing business idea would work . 3. ...
Episode 13 - Physiotherapist to Public Health and Epidemiologist
June 01, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBMitchel Chatukuta is Physiotherapist by background, currently working as an Epidemiologist, Occasional Editor and Board Member at Disability and Society (Journal). We discussed; 1. What led him to purse Public Health and Epidemiology. 2. The additional qualifications he attained following his Physiotherapy degree . 3. The work he does as an Epidemiologist and what he finds most fulfilling . 4. Skills he has transferred from Physiotherapy to an Epidemiology. 5. Life lessons learnt on refl...
Episode 12 - Psychologist to Founder of a digital mental health company
May 16, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBSilja Litvin, is a Psychologist, CEO and founder of a digital mental health company called PsycApps. Her company uses gamification and psychology to help people help themselves. She launched an emotional fitness application called eQuoo, which is the only game only game that boosts mental and emotional health on the NHS Apps Library Silja has multiple articles published in peer-reviewed journals and two evidence-based mobile mental health applications making her one of the UK’s leaders in mo...
Episode 11 - Nurse and founder of a company delivering health and wellness programs
May 04, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBAbigail Morakinyo is a Registered Nurse and Specialist in Public Health . She is also the founder of Health in Check, a company that delivers health and wellbeing programs. In this episode we discussed: How she came up with the concept for the company. Channels she uses to market her services and finds her clients. The transferrable skills that have added value to her business. The ways she adds value to people. How she copes with the pressures of managing a business. The most fulfilling a...
Episode 10 - Audiologist and Co-founder of a private clinic.
April 17, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBDr Gladys Akinseye is an Audiologist and Co-founder and Partner of a private clinic called The Hearing Hub Essex. We discussed: 1. The fears she had prior to setting up her clinic. 2. How she raised capital . 3. Sacrifices she has made to date and mistakes she could’ve avoided. 4. How she maintains relationships with her patients. 5. Lessons learnt throughout her entrepreneurial journey. 6. Her greatest achievement to date. Connect with Gladys: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/th...
Episode 10 - Audiologist's journey to Co-founder of a private clinic.
April 17, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBDr Gladys Akinseye is an Audiologist and Co-founder and Partner of a private clinic called The Hearing Hub Essex. We discussed: 1. The fears she had prior to setting up her clinic. 2. How she raised capital . 3. Sacrifices she has made to date and mistakes she could’ve avoided. 4. How she maintains relationships with her patients. 5. Lessons learnt throughout her entrepreneurial journey. 6. Her greatest achievement to date. Connect with Gladys: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/th...
Episode 10 - Audiologist's journey to Co-founder of a private clinic.
April 17, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBDr Gladys Akinseye is an Audiologist and Co-founder and Partner of a private clinic called The Hearing Hub Essex. We discussed: 1. The fears she had prior to setting up her clinic. 2. How she raised capital . 3. Sacrifices she has made to date and mistakes she could’ve avoided. 4. How she maintains relationships with her patients. 5. Lessons learnt throughout her entrepreneurial journey. 6. Her greatest achievement to date. Connect with Gladys: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/th...
Episode 9 - From Physiotherapist to Head of Operations of a Charity
April 12, 2021 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBNatasa Economou is a Physiotherapist by profession and shares her journey of transitioning to working for a charity called Indigo Volunteers. Her current role with the charity is Head of Operations . We discussed: 1. Where her desire to transition stemmed from. 2. Fears she had prior to transitioning and her trying moments . 3. How she prepared her finances for the transition. 4. The skills she has been able to transfer from her role as a Physiotherapist. 5. What she finds most fulf...
Episode 8 - Lewis Khaka - From Social Worker and a Mental Health Nurse to a supported living business.
April 06, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBLewis Khaka is a Social Worker and a Mental Health Practitioner. He is also a Director of three supported living accommodation facilities for adults and young people. We discuss: 1. The difference between supported living for young people and supported living for adults. 2. How to approach a private landlord with intent to renting a property. 3. Financial considerations/start up costs to consider. 4. The process of submitting a tender to find contracts and key areas to be aware of. ...
Episode 7 - Sandra Chakara - Psychiatric Nurse and owner of multiple ecommerce stores
March 29, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBSandra Chakara is a Psychiatric Nurse who also runs an Ecommerce business, selling goods over the internet. We discuss: 1. Why she chose ecommerce as a business model. 2. What a print on demand service is. 3. What inspires her design ideas. 4. Types of print on demand platforms and how to select one. 5. How she manages her customer’s expectations with regards to shipping issues. 6. How time is the most expensive start up cost prior to considering ecommerce. 7. Tips to follow before pa...
Episode 6 - Erica Opare - Pharmacist to digital health and coaching
March 23, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBErica Opare is a Pharmacist, a Transformation and Mindset coach and Co-founder of a Tech Start up company. In this episode we discuss: 1. What health technology entails. 2. How her skills as a Pharmacist have been transferrable into health technology/digital health. 3. The motivation behind the start up she co-founded and the solutions it’s intending to solve for women in menopause. 4. Some of the reasons behind growth in tech innovations for women’s health. 5. Fears she had prior to tr...
Episode 6 - Erica Opare - Pharmacist to digital health and coaching
March 23, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBErica Opare is a Pharmacist, a Transformation and Mindset coach and Co-founder of a Tech Start up company. In this episode we discuss: 1. What health technology entails. 2. How her skills as a Pharmacist have been transferrable into health technology/digital health. 3. The motivation behind the start up she co-founded and the solutions it’s intending to solve for women in menopause. 4. Some of the reasons behind growth in tech innovations for women’s health. 5. Fears she had prior to tr...
Episode 5 - Dr Jamil Foridi - Doctor, CEO and co-founder of a healthcare start up
March 16, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBDr Jamil Foridi is an NHS Doctor and CEO and co-founder of a healthcare start up called, NovaBleep, a company that has developed a pager replacement system used in the NHS. In this episode we discussed: 1. How the idea of developing the NovaBleep software came about. 2. The NHS clinical entrepreneur training programme and application process. 3. His previous experience of running an ecommerce business. 4. The benefits of an ecommerce store accepting crypto currencies. 5. The hardest...
Episode 4 - Dr Nikki Ramskill - Doctor and founder of a money coaching business
March 08, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDr Nikki Ramskill is the founder of The Female Money Doctor. She is the ONLY doctor to be featured in the top 25 feedspot list of Personal Finance Blogs in the UK. She trained to become a money coach and now helps women from all over the world to improve their mental health and well-being through getting organised with their finances and building wealth for the future. She also hosts a podcast called The Money Medicine Clinic Podcast. In this episode we discussed: 1. Why she is passiona...
Episode 3 - Kemi Akinwunmi - Midwife to holistic midwifery business
March 01, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBKemi Akinwunmi is a Midwife and Specialist in Community Public Health. She is the founder of a company called Professional Aunty, a pregnancy and parenting support service that also provides products for babies and their parents. In this episode, we discussed: 1. How she found opportunities in the gaps in the current midwifery services. 2. How she determined her start up costs and other expenses. 3. What sets her apart from competitors. 4. Steps she has taken to pivot her services to an o...
Episode 2 - Dr Folake Yusuff- a doctor helping people invest in property
February 21, 2021 15:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBDr Folake Yusuff is a sessional General Practitioner who runs a serviced accommodation (air BnB) business and helps investors acquire passive income from property. In this episode, we discuss: 1. Common forms of property investments. 2. Serviced accommodations . 3. Rent to rent and how to find landlords. 4. How properties can provide passive income source. 5. Resources/books to read to equip yourself and other ways to educate yourself on property investment. 6. Whether we should be inv...
Episode 1 - Teaching fitness classes online and creating a digital marketing course
February 16, 2021 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBClaire Mockridge is a Fitness Professional who teaches other Health and Fitness Professionals and Physiotherapists a full body approach to managing pelvic floor dysfunction. She also offers a digital course, teaching Health Professionals how to attract clients and market themselves . Claire is a podcast host of the Pelvic Preneur Podcast. In this episode we discuss : Why she quit teaching her fitness and Pilate classes and decided to start an online teaching training programme. How she i...
Trishna Bharadia - living with Multiple Sclerosis
July 15, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBTrishna Bharadia shares with her experiences of living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Trishna's various roles as an MS Advocate and MS Ambassador for the MS Society UK, has had a profound effect on individuals living with MS. She talks about the stigma and prejudice around MS in the Asian community, how her family have been her anchor and gives practical advice on how to live a fulfilling life despite having a chronic condition. Trishna also shares ways of how people with disabilities or c...
Episode 8 - Laura Sylvester- living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
June 02, 2020 14:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBLaura Sylvester is the founder of the Charity Mind Body EDS. She shares her life changing experience of living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Laura candidly shares her lowest moments, the steps she has taken to rise above them and how the experience has shaped who she is today. She is actively involved with raising awareness and educating medical professionals and the general public about the condition, as well as championing early diagnosis. Her Charity supports individuals living with ...
Episode 7 - Ife Thomas and Autism experiences
May 17, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBIfe Thomas is an author, public speaker, autism activist and founder of a company called MIndWorkOut. She talks about her experiences of supporting her Autistic son and her own experiences of living with Asperger's Syndrome. She stresses the powerful impact of developing self-confidence and self esteem. Ife's energy is electrifying and her account of how she navigates through life, despite the daily challenges, will inspire and empower you to develop habits to change your mindset. Her 3 wel...
Episode 6 - Annabel Ashalley-Anthony - living with Sickle Cell Disease
May 03, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBAnnabel Ashalley-Anthony shares her experiences of living with Sickle Cell Disease, from her interactions with medical professionals, developing autonomy and to revealing some of her lowest moments in her life. Annabel's courage, strength and determination has played a crucial role in helping her thrive through life despite some of her limitations. She uses her story of strength and perseverance to raise awareness of Sickle Cell Disease and support others affected. Her 3 Wellness Tips are ...
Episode 5 - Oliver Newton, living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety and Depression.
April 26, 2020 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBOliver Newton shares his experiences of living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety and depression. OCD is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions and Oly enlightens us on the many ways it has affected him over the years. He encourages running as a form of therapy, which has had a tremendous impact in helping him cope with his daily symptoms. For couples affected by mental health conditions, he encourages them to read a book called Life On the Other Side, by Jack...
Episode 4: Wolfgang Kemptner, survivor of childhood sexual abuse
April 05, 2020 19:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBWolfgang Kemptner is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. He describes the profound effects the abuse had on his life and explains how his abuse created a dissociative identity disorder (DID), when a person develops at least two distinct personalities to help cope with trauma. Wolfgang's courage challenges the silence and attitudes surrounding sexually abused men. Click the following link listen to the full episode: https://www.wellrestorer.co.uk/podcast/ If you have been affected by li...
Episode 3: Philani Kinyabo and living with Bipolar Disorder
March 29, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBPhilani Kinyabo shares her experience of being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in her early 20s and how her faith has been a key factor in helping her cope. She encourages individuals with mental health conditions to never compare themselves to others, not to look down on themselves and to be of service to others. Find Philani on: Email :[email protected] Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/philani.kinyabo If you enjoyed today's episode, please leave a quick review and rating on https...
Episode 2 - Brandon Johnson and his infertility journey
March 22, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBBrandon Johnson is a Social Worker and Therapist. He has taken a stand against the stigma of male infertility, a subject that is often not discussed, despite it causing a significant impact on the emotional, physical and mental wellbeing of those affected. Brandon is candid about his infertility journey and emphasises on the importance of open communication, as one of the key factors in reducing the impact of infertility in a relationship. Find Brandon on Website : https://www.infertility...
Episode 1: Anisha Gangotra, experiences of living with Colitis, PTSD and Depression.
March 15, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBAnisha is an Inclusive Dance and Zumba Instructor and works within the Mental Health sector. She shares her experiences of living with Ulcerative Colitis since 2008 and subsequently developing PTSD, following a traumatic road traffic accident in 2011. In this episode, she talks about how collaborative healthcare, self-empowerment and providing support to people with disabilities and long term health conditions, has played a pivotal role in managing her physical and mental wellbeing. Find ...
Episode 1-Introduction to the Wellrestorer Wellness Podcast
February 16, 2020 18:00 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MBA podcast about invisible and visible illnesses and conditions, affecting the emotional, mental and physical wellbeing of individuals from diverse backgrounds It features interviews with inspiring individuals sharing strategies of how they are challenging their limitations and navigation through life in their own unique way. You also hear from health and wellness advocates, experts and relevant speakers from various settings, sharing their knowledge and tips of improving health and wellness...
Trailer - Introduction to the Wellrestorer Wellness Podcast
February 16, 2020 18:00 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBA podcast about invisible and visible illnesses and conditions, affecting the emotional, mental and physical wellbeing of individuals from diverse backgrounds It features interviews with inspiring individuals sharing strategies of how they are challenging their limitations and navigation through life in their own unique way. You also hear from health and wellness advocates, experts and relevant speakers from various settings, sharing their knowledge and tips of improving health and wellness...