Do you feel overwhelmed or low-confidence after scrolling through LinkedIn?

Founders and entrepreneurs often experience feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt, and comparison triggered by the seemingly endless stream of success stories on LinkedIn.

In this short solo segment, you’ll discover:

• Why LinkedIn is making you feel worse about your business
• How to curate your LinkedIn feed to overcome imposter syndrome and massively increase motivation in your business

Listen now to learn how to finally focus on what matters in your business, and overcome comparison.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Are you copying someone else’s playbook and wondering why you’re not successful?

In this short solo episode, Alexi discusses the importance of forging your own path in business and in life. He explains how mimicking others can lead to feeling stuck, anxious, and unfulfilled. 

You’ll discover:

• Why imitating others’ success is stunting your business growth
• How to tune in to your gut to make decisions that generate more success

Listen now to start creating your own path to success.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Do you know how your leadership style impacts your business?

Many founders completely neglect this powerful tool, but how can you maximise yours?

In this episode, we uncover why you can't afford to NOT be a conscious founder when wanting to build a successful and impactful business.

In just 20 minutes, you’ll discover:

• How becoming a conscious founder can revolutionise your leadership approach and lead to more fulfilment
• The common traps conscious founders fall into, and how to navigate them effectively to reduce stress & overwhelm
• How to approach your business with a long-term perspective, making decisions that are more intentional and aligned with your core values

Listen now to transform your business approach and leadership style to create lasting impact.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.

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Alister Gray is a teacher, guide, mentor, yogi, and Founder of Mindful Talent, a global coaching organisation. He helps CEOs, founders, and creatives rediscover their passions, purpose, and potential. Recognised as one of the UK’s top Executive Coaches and Leadership Consultants, his clients include Google, Nike, YouTube, Dropbox, Lululemon, and KPMG.

WHERE TO FIND ALISTER:

• LinkedIn - Alister Gray

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Do we really NEED more? 
Is your drive to do more/achieve more/have more actually holding you back? 

This conversation is crucial for any entrepreneur feeling overwhelmed, stretched too thin, or constantly chasing the next big thing.

In just 20 minutes, you’ll discover:

• The true opportunity cost of new projects so you can make better decisions
• Why spreading yourself too thin can lead to living with regret
• How letting go of unnecessary commitments can lead to deeper peace, contentment, and stronger relationships

Listen now to uncover how simplifying your approach can transform your life and elevate your entrepreneurial journey.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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Alister Gray is a teacher, guide, mentor, yogi, and Founder of Mindful Talent, a global coaching organisation. He helps CEOs, founders, and creatives rediscover their passions, purpose, and potential. Recognised as one of the UK’s top Executive Coaches and Leadership Consultants, his clients include Google, Nike, YouTube, Dropbox, Lululemon, and KPMG.

WHERE TO FIND ALISTER:

• LinkedIn - Alister Gray

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Have you ever contemplated death? If not, you should.

Facing mortality can sharpen your focus and transform your leadership approach.

By addressing the often-avoided topic of death, this conversation offers a unique perspective on overcoming existential fears, enhancing clarity and living with more freedom.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why contemplating death can help you eliminate distractions and focus on what truly matters in your business
• How facing mortality can dramatically improve your decision-making process
• How contemplating death can lead to more impactful and effective leadership

Listen now to uncover how embracing the concept of mortality can revolutionise your approach to life and business.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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Alister Gray is a teacher, guide, mentor, yogi, and Founder of Mindful Talent, a global coaching organisation. He helps CEOs, founders, and creatives rediscover their passions, purpose, and potential. Recognised as one of the UK’s top Executive Coaches and Leadership Consultants, his clients include Google, Nike, YouTube, Dropbox, Lululemon, and KPMG.

WHERE TO FIND ALISTER:

• LinkedIn - Alister Gray

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Is poor communication stalling your business growth? 

In this episode, Alexi and Bhaskar delve into why incomplete communication is the primary source of stress and dysfunction in businesses. 

For founders, entrepreneurs, startups and senior leadership teams, mastering the art of impactful communication is crucial for building trust, reducing conflict, and fostering a cohesive work environment.

You’ll discover:

• How to minimise conflicts and misunderstandings within your business
• How effective communication can enhance organisational alignment and improve strategic execution
• The principles of the dyad and the 6 gates of noble speech to ensure all communication is clear, concise, and reality-based

Listen now to transform your business with impactful communication.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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Bhaskar is a guiding figure in transformative leadership and mentoring. He is a certified Master Coach Trainer with the Warrior Sage Trainings and is renowned for mentoring business leaders worldwide. As a speaker, he has led over sixty retreats and spoken at international events like the COP22 UN Climate Change Summit. Bhaskar is dedicated to catalysing profound change in individuals and organisations, aligning their actions with their values for sustainable success and growth.

WHERE TO FIND BHASKAR:

• Website - https://www.bhaskargoswami.com/
• LinkedIn - Bhaskar Goswami
• Podcast - “Light Conversations with Bhaskar”

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety as a founder? 

In just 5 minutes, Bhaskar reveals how to transform anxiety into unwavering confidence.

You’ll discover:

• How to differentiate between objective & subjective realities, and how this awareness can change your approach to anxiety
• Why anxiety stems from unmet needs, and how to address these
• Why it’s crucial to not avoid anxiety but to lean into it, understanding it as a messenger with valuable insights for personal growth

Listen now to transform anxiety into unwavering confidence.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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Bhaskar is a guiding figure in transformative leadership and mentoring. He is a certified Master Coach Trainer with the Warrior Sage Trainings and is renowned for mentoring business leaders worldwide. As a speaker, he has led over 60 retreats and spoken at international events like the COP22 UN Climate Change Summit.

Bhaskar is also my current mentor, and great friend. I’m grateful to be able to share his wisdom on the pod.

WHERE TO FIND BHASKAR:

• Website - https://www.bhaskargoswami.com/
• LinkedIn - Bhaskar Goswami
• Podcast - “Light Conversations with Bhaskar”

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Why do some thoughts weigh you down while others empower you? 

In this short solo segment, Alexi shares a pivotal realisation: you are NOT your thoughts. 
This alone has the potential to revolutionise how you handle stress, decision-making, and leadership as an entrepreneur.

You’ll discover:

• How reframing thoughts about failure can boost your resilience and drive as a founder
• Why thoughts do not define your identity
• How to select thoughts that positively impact your life and work, while letting go of unhelpful ones

Listen now to transform your mindset for founder success.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Ever felt mentally drained from making countless decisions? 

In this short solo segment, Alexi shares practical wisdom to help you navigate the challenges of decision-making as a founder.

Listen now to learn how to preserve your mental energy and make clearer, more efficient decisions in your entrepreneurial journey.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Are you struggling to overcome limiting beliefs and achieve your goals?

Learn the true secret to creating massive change in your life and business, as well as the pathway to success and inner peace.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How surrendering control in your business can empower you to scale it beyond your individual limitations
• How and why entrepreneurs MUST sit still in order to make the best business decisions
• Why we lie to ourselves in order to get the world to love us, and how this holds us back

Listen now to master your ego, recognise conditioning, find stillness, & surrender control.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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Kute Blackson is a transformational speaker and national best-selling author. He has been recognized as the “Mindfulness Guru that billionaires go to for advice” and has been featured on the Larry King Now Show, Dr. Drew, NPR, Fox and Friends, and Mind Body Green, to name a few.

WHERE TO FIND KUTE:

• Instagram - @kuteblackson
• Kute’s Transformational event in Bali: www.boundlessblissbali.com 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Ever wondered why emotions can sometimes feel like they're taking over?

Alexi and Ilana delve into the core principles of 'Animal Theory' - a groundbreaking approach to understanding and managing emotions. Animal Theory challenges conventional views on emotional well-being, offering practical strategies to navigate our innate animal instincts in the modern world.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

1. Why it’s dangerous to view emotions as ‘disorders’ and why society constantly pathologises people
2. Why normalising emotions is actually a way of indulging them, and how this negatively impacts us
3. Practical strategies for recognising and managing emotional reactions in REAL-TIME, giving you the tools to cultivate emotional resilience

Listen now to gain valuable insights and practical tips for mastering your emotions and enhancing your effectiveness in any situation.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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WHERE TO FIND ILANA:

• Instagram - @animal_theory_of_emotion

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

What is a growth mindset and how do you cultivate one to benefit you and your business?

Entrepreneurs face the constant challenge of maintaining performance and resilience amidst the inevitable highs and lows of business ownership, and a growth mindset is key to navigating this successfully.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How to cultivate a growth mindset and leverage it to fuel your entrepreneurial journey
• How to effectively hire the best talent for your startup, and why you should hire young people
• The profound connection between personal wellness and business success, and how to nurture both for optimal performance and resilience

Listen now to gain exclusive insights and practical tips from an experienced entrepreneur on how to maintain performance and resilience in the face of adversity.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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WHERE TO FIND NICK:

• LinkedIn - Nick Steiert

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Shifting from advice-giving to connection-building and embracing the power of asking for help can unlock new possibilities and help founders achieve greater fulfilment in their work.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why you should NOT give people advice & what you should do instead
• Practical strategies for deepening relationships and cultivating meaningful connections
• The power of coaching and how open-ended questions can foster a growth mindset
• Why asking for help is THE most powerful thing entrepreneurs can do

Listen now to discover how reframing advice-giving, prioritising meaningful connections, and seeking help can lead to unparalleled success and fulfilment.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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WHERE TO FIND AJ:

• LinkedIn - AJ-Connections

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

After battling lawsuits and corporate giants to protect his brand identity, Jamie recounts the challenges and lessons learned from being forced to rebrand his business not once, not twice, but three times

Jamie Beaumont is the Founder of Playter - A VC Backed FinTech Alternative Lender. Jamie has funded over 3,000 UK businesses, and raised over $60m in equity and debt funding. He is also a 40u40 winner, and has led his current business to over £4m in revenue in just 18 months.

This short segment is for entrepreneurs to share their most shocking experiences so that fellow founders don't feel so alone in their struggles. Together, we'll laugh at the inevitable quirks and mishaps of our entrepreneurial journeys, reminding ourselves that even the craziest moments have valuable lessons to teach.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Is stress good or bad for you? What stress is good? How should we balance stress and recovery?

As entrepreneurs, we often pride ourselves on our ability to handle stress and juggle multiple tasks at once. But are we actually managing stress effectively?

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• What % of your day should be spent in a state of Stress vs Recovery
• Why working out doesn’t reduce your stress, but instead, primes your body to regulate stress with more resilience
• Why you might not be feeling as stressed as you actually are because your baseline IS high stress

Listen now to learn & incorporate the most effective short, medium, and long-term interventions for regulating stress as a founder.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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WHERE TO FIND MICHAEL:

• LinkedIn - Michael Adu

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

From advisor agreements gone wrong to million-pound lawsuits, Jamie shares how he fought tooth and nail against his advisor's attempt to hijack his business. 

Jamie Beaumont is the Founder of Playter - A VC Backed FinTech Alternative Lender. Jamie has funded over 3,000 UK businesses, and raised over $60m in equity and debt funding. He is also a 40u40 winner, and has led his current business to over £4m in revenue in just 18 months.

This segment is for entrepreneurs to share their most shocking experiences so that fellow founders don't feel alone in their struggles. Together, we'll laugh at the inevitable quirks and mishaps of our entrepreneurial journeys, reminding ourselves that even the craziest moments have valuable lessons to teach.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Is your mindset your greatest ally or your most formidable foe?

Alexi and Antony dive into how our thoughts and attitudes shape our realities, the importance of cultivating resilience, and the art of effective communication.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why checking your phone first thing in the morning is as bad for your health and productivity as having a cheeseburger for breakfast
• Why changing habits regularly is a non-negotiable to achieve optimal performance
• Why “move fast and break things” is the worst approach when striving to become a great entrepreneur

Listen now to start harnessing the power of your mindset to create the life you desire.

Or click here for more ways to become a master of your mind.


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WHERE TO FIND ANTONY:

• LinkedIn - Antony Thompson
• Articles - TechCrunch | The Times

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• Trial-and-error is needed to refine the systems we have in our lives
• Why “back-to-back” culture is not for everyone
• Alex’s breakdown turned breakthrough that led him to becoming a coach
• Why you shouldn’t base your business on how you feel
• The power of thinking - is what we think what we feel?
• Surrendering to life is essential
• Why do we get so caught up in our emotions?
• Why do we label some emotions as good/bad?
• Emotions as energy passing through us - and we must see it like this
• Are humans just meaning making machines?
• Ordinary actions create extraordinary results
• Messages Alex would like to impart to the world

Alex Manzi is a human being first and foremost. Having been depressed for 8 years, Alex had a breakdown/breakthrough 10 years ago which paved the way for him to embark on a journey of self development, spirituality and rebuilding his life from the inside. Having seen how much his life turned around, Alex felt inspired to start his podcast ‘In The Moment with Alex Manzi’ to share his story and learnings as well as hearing the journey of the inspirational creatives, artists, musicians and entrepreneurs he was surrounded by. Alex’s journey has led him to become a full-time professional life coach who is dedicated to helping others reconnect to their inner wisdom, clarity and peace so that each person he works with can begin rebuilding their life from the inside-out.

WHERE TO FIND ALEX:

• Instagram - @iamalexmanzi

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• Self-Awareness vs Presence
• Are founders more reluctant to work on their weaknesses?
• Why Matt calls himself a coach rather than a clinical psychologist
• 3 communication styles we have in business
• Getting to the root of co-founder/team conflict is uncomfortable but necessary
• 10 core causes of co-founder conflict
• Matt’s advice on going into business with someone you already have a relationship with
• Power over vs Power to
• Knowing personality types in business can be incredibly beneficial
• Should one founder hold all the power?

Dr. Matthew Jones is a co-founder coach and licensed psychologist who has spent the last five years coaching startup co-founders to improve their communication, teamwork, and decision-making. He is trusted by companies backed by the biggest names in Silicon Valley, including Y Combinator, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Techstars, Village Global, and more. 

What Matt introduces can be used across all work and personal relationships, not just co-founders. This may be the longest podcast Alexi has ever recorded, and for good reason.

WHERE TO FIND MATT:

• LinkedIn - Dr. Matthew Jones
• Free eBook Download
• Resource Mentioned in Pod

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• Pressures of medical school
• Experiencing first panic attacks
• Tools to help manage anxiety & depression
• Innate Health & Resilience Training
• Intrusive thoughts are normal
• Adult teddy bears
• 80/20 mindset
• Having adaptability with our routines is key
• Doctorpreneur - Being a doctor and an entrepreneur
• Why being specific is key to enacting change

Dr Ally Jaffee is a multi-award winning NHS Junior Doctor, Nutritank Co-founder, Healthcare Innovator & Mental Health Campaigner. Ally is a keen entrepreneur and holds a place on the prestigious NHS Clinical Entrepreneurship Programme. She is the co-founder of Nutritank, a platform which educates Healthcare Professionals & Students in Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine. Ally is extremely passionate about Mental Health and its intersecting fields - particularly The Arts & Nutrition. In the long-term, Ally hopes to pursue a career in Psychiatry and work with young people and dabble in TV, writing, poetry and policy- change. 

WHERE TO FIND ALLY:

• LinkedIn - Dr. Ally Jaffee
• Nutritank

Ally believes strongly in authenticity and openness and shares her own Mental Health struggles online, and hopes to normalise the conversation around Doctor’s Mental Health.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• Why talk therapy isn’t effective for everyone
• Is the word “trauma” overused in our society?
• Why Richard disagrees with Gabor Mate on trauma
• The difference between anxiety and just being a bit uncomfortable
• How Conscious Connected Breathwork helped resolve Richard’s addiction & trauma
• Why people misuse the word “significance” in research
• Causes of ADHD
• Bio-hacking, qEEG & supplements
• Effects of EMF (wifi, bluetooth, airpods etc)
• Narcissism - and how psilocybin can help
• Ayahuasca - how to go about it in a safe way and people who should steer clear of it
• Ethics & integrity in the wellness/coaching industry

Richard wears many hats, including being a certified breathwork instructor, a nutritionist, a bio-hacker, a holistic counsellor, and a PhD psychology researcher. In his PhD, Richard is conducting a trial to help progress the use of breathwork and entheogens (psychoactives) as a treatment for mental illness and is currently running talks & workshops educating people on the latest wellness research. Richard's writings have also garnered significant attention, including his article on 'Ayahuasca & Narcissism: Can plant medicine cure the most incurable personality disorder?' with nearly 4,000 views on Medium. He's also explored the intriguing realm of conspirituality in an article published in ‘Unedited Magazine' (links below).

WHERE TO FIND RICHARD:

• Instagram - @thebreathgeek
• “Narcissism & Ayahuasca” Article - https://richard-l-blake.medium.com/narcissism-and-ayahuasca-can-plant-medicines-cure-the-most-uncurable-personality-disorder-748f2799e58a

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

In this special episode, Charlotte and I delve into the heart of NUMA - why we created it, what sets it apart from other retreats, and some key learnings & insights we’ve encountered.

We discuss what guests can expect to do at NUMA, and why we chose to have certain practices over others. We also expand on what guests can expect to get out of the weekend, and how NUMA can be a catalyst for transformation and growth on health & performance - both during the retreat and long after.

WHAT IS NUMA?

NUMA is a wellness retreat taking place at a beautiful glamping site in Hertfordshire (not far from London) from 15th-17th September 2023. Immersed in nature, we will learn how to get the most out of powerful tools & practices like breathwork, ice baths, qigong, and mindfulness - as well as having plenty of downtime to relax, recharge and digitally detox. NUMA is in essence a weekend to reconnect with yourself, discover more of what you want, and cultivate how to get it. It is a great opportunity to ponder big personal and business decisions after a busy summer. 

Whether you're seeking to escape the daily grind, reignite your passion, try new things, or simply explore a new path, NUMA has something for everyone.

LEARN MORE ABOUT NUMA:

• NUMA Website
• Instagram - @numaretreats

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• How Unplugged started
• Hector & Alexi’s transformative experiences on silent retreats 
• Why awareness & mindset shifts are key to foundership
• The 2 reasons why we retreat
• Why Alexi founded NUMA (wellness retreat)
• Why it’s important to accept and allow our routines to change
• Having compassion towards ourselves if we don’t stay “on track”
• Starting a business: focus on what you’re trying to do rather than what you want to be
• What brings Hector & Alexi true joy
• What’s next for Unplugged

Hector is the co-founder of Unplugged, a startup on a mission to help people live happier lives by providing digital detoxes at beautiful off-grid cabins. The idea came about when Hector burnt out from working as an executive at a tech startup. This led him to a silent retreat in the Himalayas in September 2019. He came back feeling renewed and a week later he quit his job to start Unplugged with Ben, an old friend from the tech startup. Today Unplugged has 16 cabins across the UK with big plans for further expansion.

WHERE TO FIND HECTOR:

• LinkedIn - Hector Hughes
• Unplugged Cabins

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• Mike & Alexi’s lowest points as founders
• Why low moments can be the biggest catalysts for change
• Creating startups within the startup - encouraging your staff to learn
• Is salary transparency important for company culture?
• Why founders find it so hard to tell the truth
• Ruinous empathy - why being too empathetic can be detrimental to your staff
• Artificial urgency - why founders always feel a sense of urgency
• Imposter syndrome - needing validation as a founder
• Why Mike believes everything you acquire is a problem

Mike Buonaiuto is a philanthropic business leader and performance coach, who founded, scaled and exited Shape History, the award-winning social impact agency. He's currently a senior advisor; helping companies nurture their people, navigate growth and negotiate pivotal moments of transformation. He is also the recent author of Founder Therapy: 50 Lessons To Start, Scale & Sell Without Wounding Our Wellbeing, published June 2023. His TEDx talk, ‘No wonder people are quitting - business must do better’ was selected and featured by TED’s Editor picks. 

WHERE TO FIND MIKE:

• LinkedIn - Mike Buonaiuto

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• The freelance revolution
• Karl’s experience with burnout & learning to spot early signs
• Why jumping in the deep end is the best way to overcome major fears
• Work smarter not harder
• Why delegation and prioritisation is key to becoming a successful founder
• Karl’s view on hierarchies in businesses
• Karl’s top piece of advice for founders

Karl Swanepoel is the CEO & Founder of Revolancer, a platform that aims to help independent professionals and freelancers barter skills to build their service businesses. Shortly after graduating with a degree in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, he secured pre-seed funding from London-based Venture Capital firm SFC Capital for Revolancer. This propelled the fledgling dorm-room project into a multi-million dollar tech startup. Since then, he has successfully raised over $700,000 in funding, including investments from renowned angel investors like sporting legend Bob Skinstad and grants from industry giants Google and Amazon.

WHERE TO FIND KARL:

• LinkedIn - Karl Swanepoel

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: 

• Why some struggle more than others in their work life
• Freedom = Pressure
• The four existential givens of life
• How death can help you live more consciously
• The benefits of zooming in & zooming out 
• What is awe & why it is so powerful
• How to cultivate more awe in your life
• The 8 wonders of everyday life

Lauren is a multi-passionate psychologist-in-training. She holds a master's in organisational and social psychology, as well as a bachelor's in psychology and behavioural science. She is currently in the process of getting her doctorate in clinical psychology. 
Lauren is one of my best and wisest friends, someone I’ve learnt so much from. Not only through the way she acts and shows up in life, but also through her never-ending wisdom and fascination with psychology (both new and old). Lauren brings academic insights from psychology and neuroscience to the working world by acting as a 1:1  adviser, offering evidence-based workshops to groups, and collaborating with leaders to design new strategies and interventions that promote optimal mental health at work.

WHERE TO FIND LAUREN:

• For consulting inquiries, reach out to Lauren on LinkedIn 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

This is a very special episode with my good friend Ed, who I have known for 15 years. This conversation is different to most and some may find it difficult to listen to. But that's what makes it such an important episode for myself, Ed, his close friends and family, and those who may have been affected by something similar.

Ed was sexually abused at the age of 13 at boarding school. He kept this a secret until two years ago (now age 29), when he finally felt compelled to seek support from family and friends. Partly due to his internal suffering, but also due to the knock on effects it was having in his life and those close to him. From abusing substances to racking up gambling debts and self harm.

Since opening up, Ed has been able to better understand the psychological toll that stemmed from this traumatic event and how it has affected many areas of his life. He also shares what he's learnt, particularly since opening up and engaging in various forms of therapy.

Sexual abuse is rarely talked about - almost unheard of in a public forum. But Ed felt he needed to do something to help other victims and raise awareness about an issue that is more prevalent in society than we think.

How many children are sexually abused? The NCPCC published a child sexual abuse statistics briefing in March 2021. Research with 2,275 young people aged 11-17 about their experience of sexual abuse suggested around 1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused. That is a crazy statistic that I could not believe. And it is thought to be even more for various reasons.

I could not be more proud of Ed for having this conversation - and I know I’m not the only one. He did not have to open up, but he wanted to. For that one person this may help, and I know it will help many more. So here's to one of the kindest and bravest people I know.

Please do send over any feedback to hello@theconsciousfounder.co.uk and I will pass on any messages to Ed.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• Following  intuition
• Seeing trauma as a gift
• Why discomfort in our lives is key
• Experiencing ecstasy moments during hardship
• Why eating high-quality food is so important
• Why we spend money on things we can’t directly measure
• Social media consumption vs. real world consumption

Ryan is a founder, living as a digital nomad, with a passion for adventure and exploration. He is the Co-Founder of Altbe, which helps HR Directors understand the current and future generations of their workforce. Having lived in 10 different countries, Ryan has learned about the way the world operates through many different lenses. Ryan shares lessons from his adventures, and shows how well travelled perspectives bring solutions to the current issues within learning and engagement in the corporate world.

WHERE TO FIND RYAN:

• LinkedIn - Ryan Roberts

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• Defining moments in Anthony’s life
• Accountability vs Guilt
• Letting go as a founder
• Setting yourself up to achieve what you really want
• Habit building
• Changing your relationship with death
• Making superficial conversations more meaningful
• Simple habits to help navigate tough times

Anthony is the CEO & Co-Founder of Stashbee and Founder Jumpstart. For years Anthony dreamt of becoming a founder. That led him to business school, then Corporate Life. He wanted to learn enough to feel "ready" to build his own company. He never reached "ready". He got stuck. Fears, limiting beliefs and practical barriers kept him there. Eventually, he ripped himself away and co-founded a company called Stashbee, now Europe’s leading marketplace for storage & parking. Founder life gave him the chance to build, learn, and lead every day. It’s also been an incredibly tough path to walk. He built Founder Jumpstart to share the tools and methods he learnt the hard way - so others don’t have to.

WHERE TO FIND ANTHONY:

• LinkedIn - Anthony Paine

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• Digital nomad life
• Happiness doesn’t come from money
• Living a remarkable life
• What makes a good leader?
• Being vulnerable
• How to get the most out of social media
• Being a founder is lonely
• How to stay connected when working in a fully remote company
• Remote companies save money, but Matteo doesn’t see it as “saved money”
• Founders: ask yourself why you are doing what you are doing.

Matteo is an entrepreneur, breakdancer, musician, and documentary maker. Matteo left his psychology degree behind to pursue his passion for the arts, including breakdancing and performing on Broadway. Later, he co-founded a natural cosmetics company and an e-commerce accelerator before realizing that the market was missing a no-code e-commerce platform that lets users control the customer journey visually. He proceeded to co-found Popup, a no-code eCommerce platform, seven direct-to-consumer brands, and an NGO/DAO. His mission in life is to help others while doing good, and he does this by supporting independent volunteers through DIDO and founding Anonhim, an anonymous community for male founders.

WHERE TO FIND MATTEO:

• LinkedIn - Matteo Grassi

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

• How he started the podcast and what he owes his success to?
• Is there a work / life balance?
• The line - where and when to be vulnerable
• Living with bulimia / eating disorders & how to address it
• What is human happiness?
• How to inspire a team and create a clear vision
• What keeps Harry motivated and his ‘why’
• How to think about mental health in the workplace & investment world
• How to face rejection, insecurities and uncertainties
• What is it that keeps him going when he feels like he’s at his lowest?

Today’s guest is Harry Stebbings, Founder of The Twenty Minute VC podcast which has 120 million downloads to date. Harry started his podcast with zero contacts in VC, all from his bedroom at 18 years old. At 22 years old, Harry was the youngest to make the list on the Forbes Finance 30 Under 30 in Europe. At 24 years old, Harry went on to successfully raise his own venture fund 20VC worth $140M.

For all the podcasts he’s hosted, Harry has been a guest on very few, and never one quite like this. This is not one to miss, Harry doesn’t hold back.

WHERE TO FIND HARRY:

• LinkedIn - Harry Stebbings
• X - @harrystebbings 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

A special episode with Ricky Blair who has been Alexi's mentor for the last few years, who ultimately changed the course of his life. Ricky was a huge part of the reason Alexi started this podcast and set up The Conscious Founder - Mindset Coaching for business founders. It was a pleasure to pick Ricky's brain and hear his incredible success story and why he started his latest venture - Platform Seven. 
 
Ricky left school at sixteen frustrated and despondent. Fast forward a few years and Ricky was selling his hugely successful central London commercial real estate company, to the highest of multiple bidders. He attributes much of his success to a mentor that walked into his life one day, giving Ricky not only the self-belief but the skills and principles to succeed.

Ricky founded Platform Seven on the back of his unprecedented success as a twenty-something-year-old in the real estate industry, later moving from London to Los Angeles with the sole purpose of doing for other young adults what his own mentor did for him. And he’s passionate about sharing his own experience — in life and in business — to make the impossible possible for others.
 
Alexi knows the power of Ricky's work first hand and would encourage any founders/ business leaders to consider using him as their own life & business mentor: https://www.platform-seven.com/

Or follow Ricky on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/platform.seven/?hl=en

**This is also the last episode where Kyri and Alexi will be joint hosts. Alexi will be taking the reigns, whilst Kyri focusses on other projects (more to come on all this in future episodes).

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

George is the co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Sanctus. Sanctus is an organisation that supports and partners with businesses to normalise mental health within the workplace. They offer a proactive and preventative solution, making it easier for employees to talk about their mental health and general wellbeing at work. 

Even if you haven’t heard of Sanctus, their mission will sound pretty familiar: they want to create a world where mental health is viewed the same as physical health - even if this means putting the world's first mental health gyms on the high street. They have worked with huge organisations like Octopus ventures, BCG, Just Eat, Red Bull and Vice. 

George takes us through his own fascinating story: Professional football until the age of 18, starting a watch business before he’d even got to University and founding MatchChat whilst still studying. We hear about his experience of founding MatchChat with his best friend James. It was the stress and unhappiness of this experience that led the two of them to found Sanctus, which now employs over 20 people. George is remarkably frank about his status as an entrepreneur, as well as the highs and lows that come with it. 

Follow George on Instagram @georgebettany and/ or his business @sanctus for more.

Or see what Sanctus does for Mental Health in the workplace: https://sanctus.io/ 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Scarlett Clark is the award-winning founder and CEO of Smart Girl Tribe, the UK's number one female empowerment community. Scarlett uses her energy to empower women to design a life they love as their most authentic selves through her top-rated podcast, successful event series, her YouTube channel and activism.

Scarlett regularly speaks at Harvard University as a female empowerment expert and works with UN Women, Women for Women International and HeforShe advocating for women everywhere. Scarlett joins the Mind Field pod to talk us through her own story and her own battles with anxiety. We learn how she built up her business as a teenager from her dorm room and why she loves what she does. Scarlett has just released her ‘Smart Girl Tribe’ book and we hear about her favourite parts.

For more, follow Scarlett or Smart Girl Tribe on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/scarlett_victoria_clark/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/smartgirltribe/?hl=en

You can also purchase her book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smart-Girls-Handbook-Self-doubt-Impossible/dp/1789562279/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=SMART+GIRLS+HANDBOOK&qid=1611757621&sr=8-1

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Artist and art educator Georgie Mason joins the Mind Field pod to talk all things mindfulness and art. ​Georgie is a contemporary landscape painter based out of London and since graduating, she has exhibited internationally including at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Affordable Art Fairs, and the Museum of Goa in India. 

Her work is held in public and private collections across the UK and she has been a guest lecturer at Queen Mary University. Georgie also has over ten years' experience as an art educator and she aims to teach art as a form of mindfulness and to make creativity accessible to everyone. Georgie takes us through her own story into the world of art, including her own battles with her mental health. We hear about her struggles in relationships and how she overcame all of these.

We ask Georgie what she now does to manage her mental health and she provides her top tips for doing so. Georgie also takes the hosts through a short art mindfulness session, testing Kyri and Alexi’s (very) limited artistic ability (note: we only kept our reactions in the recording). Georgie explains why she gets so many professionals and burnt-out employees through her doors for lessons in art and mindfulness – the hosts quickly see why!

For more on Georgie please check out https://www.georgiemason.co.uk/ 

Or follow Georgie on Instagram here https://www.georgiemason.co.uk/ 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Ella Greenwood is a filmmaker and mental health activist from London. At the age of only 19, she is the director of the vastly expanding London based production company Broken Flames Productions which is focusing on a slate of mental health based projects.

She has had her work selected for BAFTA accredited festivals and featured by Deadline, Huffington Post, Variety, BBC, Yahoo, Film Stories Magazine and more. She is also an ambassador for teen mental health charity stem4. Her recent short film Faulty Roots which she made when she was only 18, was nominated for Best Script by Film The House which is run by Parliament and sponsored by Disney and Warner Brothers.

Ella joins the Mind Field Pod to discuss her story and how her own experiences with mental health influence her filmmaking. We spoke about here experience of depression at a young age. She tells us what it was like growing up as an actress and facing the inevitable ups and downs that come with castings and rejections. We hear about her latest film projects and the powerful mental health messages that they carry.

For more info on her film releases and other exciting projects check out: https://ellagreenwood.com/

Or follow Ella on Insta for updates: https://www.instagram.com/popsella/?hl=en 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Minderful co-founder James Harrop joins the Mind Field podcast to talk us through his experience of living with bi-polar disorder and co-founding the mental fitness company ‘Minderful’. The soon to be launched app and website were created to make mental fitness available to all. After wrestling with bipolar throughout their twenties, James and his co-founder Nick learned the hard way that optimising their mental fitness had a hugely positive impact on their lives. Minderful gives its users everything they need to manage their mental health and mental fitness. James takes us through some startling stories about the bi-polar induced manic highs and lows of his twenties: this even included a belief that if he stared at the Sun for long enough, he would be teleported. James is incredibly honest about his experience, his acceptance of the condition and how it led to Minderful – it’s a must listen for anyone struggling themselves or anyone who wants to improve their own ’mental fitness’.  Find out more about Minderful and keep up to date on their mental health fitness app launch: https://minderful.com/

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

La Lionne co-founder Megan Felton joins the Mind Field Pod to discuss the link between mental health and skin. Megan takes us through her own battles with her skin and how that led to her starting Lionne. The company was born out of frustration with the skincare industry and they look to give their customers and clients the right tools and knowledge to make more informed decisions when shopping for skincare products. We go through what you can do to look after your skin with a low budget and Megan’s top tips for dealing with anxiety and specifically skin related anxiety. Megan takes us through her go-to products and we go deep into the link between skin and mental health. For more from Megan and Lionne checkout: https://lionneldn.co.uk/ , https://www.instagram.com/lionne.ldn/ , https://www.instagram.com/megfel/

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Gals Who Graduate founder Brontë King joins the Mind Field Pod to talk all things University and mental health. Brontë is the founder of an organisation called Gals Who Graduate. Gals who Graduate is a community and space that brings like-minded females together to support one another through all of the fun and games that University has to offer. It acts as a support network for female students and graduates who encourage and help each other navigate their way through life, particularly after graduation. Brontë takes us through how her own struggles and experience led to her starting a support network that now has over 35,000 engaged members. She shares her top tips for getting through those first few weeks of Freshers life and how to make the transition from graduate to real-world adult. We hear her views on how lockdowns and Covid-19 has changed the game for university students and what we can do about it. For more from Brontë and Gals Who Graduate checkout: https://www.instagram.com/galswhograduate/ , https://www.instagram.com/brontekingg/

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Ben West’s life was turned upside in 2018 when his younger brother committed suicide. Ben grieved and sought answers, like we all would. He then made a decision that would alter the direction his life would take: He decided to turn all his energy towards campaigning for mental health awareness. Ben joins the Mind Field Pod to tell us his story, from tragic beginnings to meeting and discussing mental health provision at schools with none other than the Prime Minister Boris Johnson. His campaign, Save our students, focuses on making mental health first aid a compulsory part of teacher training. It recognises and addresses the rather staggering fact that the most likely cause of death for a boy in a classroom is suicide. His petition has received over 300,000 signatures to date and he hand delivered it to the PM Boris Johnson at Downing Street himself. Ben’s story of meeting the PM at an awards event after a few drinks is worth hearing all on its own. Ben takes us through his latest campaign: He's now looking to tackle mental health at universities by forcing University rankings to include mental health support as a measure. Ben is only twenty years old and he’s already featured on the BBC, ITV, Channel 5 and in the Times. It’s probably no surprise that he’s discussed mental health with figures such as the Prime Minister and Prince William. For more follow: https://www.instagram.com/iambenwest/

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Grace Kingswell is a clinical nutritional therapist with a specialised interest in the functional medicine approach to health. She is particularly interested in the field of gut health, skin disorders, toxicity, mould and mycotoxins, hormones and allergies. She joins the Mind Field Pod to discuss all this and her journey to being a nutritional therapist. She has been featured in Women's Health and also hosts an Apple Top Charts ranked podcast, State of Mind, discussing how lifestyle interventions can have a profound impact on our physiology. She talks about her passion for the healing power of food, mindset and lifestyle, plus how it has led her to work with complex cases and chronic health issues such as SIBO, thyroid disorders, chronic gut imbalances, eczema and psoriasis. We cover the basics of a healthy and balanced diet and what Grace looks to eat in a day in order to promote a healthy mind and body. If you'd like to find out more,  we encourage you to head to Grace's website: https://www.gracekingswell.com/ or follow her on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracekingswell/

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Jon Toms is a student wellness manager at Tileyard education, a record label and college based in London. Jon takes us through his own story and explains how his own mental health battles led to him starting a career in the space. He discusses the most common problems he sees amongst his students and the practical advice he gives to those who might be struggling. 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Moya is a London based model and the co-founder of Models Empowered, a community that supports, informs and empowers fashion models. She's represented in the UK by Wilhelmina and has worked for the likes of Victoria Beckham's beauty brand and Charlotte Tilbury. Her involvement in modelling doesn't stop here. As part of her work with Models Empowered, she recently contributed to a Guardian podcast on the exploitation of models. Moya takes us through the trials and tribulations of modelling: from the high of being scouted at 15 to being told she needed to lose weight to get bookings. We delve into how this environment led to her developing an eating disorder. We go through how she dealt with body confidence issues and what it was like trying to grow up and work as a model at the same time. 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Michael McCaffrey is a breathwork and mindfulness teacher. He is the founder of Breathing Space Wellness, a group that provides individual and corporate wellness coaching - their clients include WeWork, Amazon and Chelsea FC's Women’s team. Michael's own journey is a pretty amazing one; Michael grew up with a nagging sense that something wasn’t quite as it seemed. As a child he spent time contemplating life, death and infinity.  In his mid-teens he medicated himself through his discomfort and then things started to spiral out of control. He was pretty much high 7 days a week. He fell and became a shadow of his former self. Michael found meditation and something clicked. Michael relives his story on the podcast, taking us through the various changes in his life that led to him turning it around. He offers advice on the best way to get into meditation and how he won his battle with drugs. 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Josh is one of the UK’s most influential mental health advocates and he regularly speaks on the BBC, ITV & Channel 5 news. Josh has spoken in the House of Commons, contributed to government mental health policy and even advised the scriptwriting team on Hollyoaks. He now runs resilience workshops for global brands and organisations. Josh has become quite the authority on vulnerability, resilience and managing emotions. Josh takes us through his incredible story: In 2012 he planned his suicide, thinking it was the best thing that he could do for his children. He believed that resilience was the ability to keep going no matter what and to avoid any struggle. We cover how his view of resilience has changed into a far more fluid concept and one that embraces vulnerability. We discuss emotions and how best to deal with them, what it means to ask for help and how his battle with alcohol contributed to his suicidal phase. Josh’s positivity is contagious. His podcast is a must listen for anyone who is struggling. 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Josh is an author and mental health speaker. He's recently written a book entitled Anxious Man: Notes on a Life Lived Nervously. It's a book that the great Stephen Fry described as 'required reading' and one that he read in one sitting - high praise indeed. In 2016 Josh experienced an intense mental breakdown which culminated in him being diagnosed with a Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). He wrote about this experience in an article for The Times which, following an overwhelming public reaction, led to him writing his first book ‘Anxious Man’. Josh now devotes his time to trying to help others through writing, broadcasting and public speaking. We talk about managing anxiety, his own experience with GAD and how it led to him writing his first book. As Josh puts it: ‘when it comes to mental health problems, sometimes just talking about it is enough’. This is exactly what we do with Josh. 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Jamie is the founder and host of the Man Down Podcast: The Anti-Man-Up movement. It is a podcast focused on men's mental health where Jamie speaks to inspirational men about their mental health journey to show that vulnerability isn’t rooted in weakness, but in strength. We talk to Jamie about how his own anxiety and panic attacks led to him starting the podcast. We cover how a conversation with his mum helped kick-start his recovery and how Jamie manages his own mental health to this day. Jamie discusses the concept of ‘resilience’ and how we need to re-interpret Stoicism for the modern day. It is worth adding that Jamie isn’t just a podcast host – he works full time in the FinTech world, he recently started his own business and he’s currently undertaking breathwork training. We cover all of this on the Podcast.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

As the host of the MimiBee podcast and creator of the Mimi-Method program, Mimi has built up a huge following on social media and a devoted community that looks to her for personal development and success tips. Mimi joins the Mind Field Pod to talk all things personal growth. She recounts just how much she has developed and changed over the past six years. She tells us how she bounces back from rejection and what drives her each and every day. We cover what it was like arriving in the UK as an 18 year old desperate for a role in TV, working three jobs and starring in the reality TV show 'Made in Chelsea'. Mimi delves into her highs and lows as well as her top tips for driving change and dealing with ‘no’.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Eating Psychologist and coach Zane Zābere joins the Mind Field Pod to tackle the world of eating disorders. She takes us through her own battles with various eating disorders and mental health problems and how they led to her desire to help others with similar problems. Zane discusses the obvious link that she has seen between mental health battles and eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. We cover her top tips for beating these disorders and how best to deal with any friends or relatives that might be suffering. If you would like to find out more about Zane's work then please visit https://www.zanezabere.com/ , she gives further free advice for those with suffering with eating disorders and also does 1-1 coaching sessions.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Shamus was your everyday student enjoying everything that University had to offer; right up until he suffered a traumatic experience from a pill on a night out. The drug proved to be a trigger that saw his mental health unravel over the next year: what he refers to as ‘the year long come-down’. A single panic attack developed into something much more serious. Shamus talks us through his recovery and the life-changing impact of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Shamus opens up on the podcast about who and what saved his life and how exercise and meditation played a huge role in his recovery. He also takes us through what it was like telling his parents, the advice he would give to those going through something similar and why it might have been the wake-up call he needed in order to prioritise his mental health. *We do not encourage or discourage the use of any drug, you should always consult a doctor. We advocate further research, education and understanding around these substances*.
Podcast Mentions: Check out Dave at Mindfulness Liverpool: https://mindfulnessliverpool.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR1d4Id90Wz-vvVpashEL9NXplgWKAwk6HDaETc8YMl9PR0hidXQxISqNPA
Check out Digital Picnic, founded by Shamus: https://www.digitalpicnic.co.uk/

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Meet Koto, a 29 year old plus size model studying Political Science, who writes country & western songs. She also wields a sword in her spare time.  
 
Originally born in Canada, Koto spent 5 years in LA and now lives permanently in her favourite city in the world, London. She’s an avid solo traveller and to say she has some wild stories to share, would be an understatement. Koto talks to the mind field pod about the ‘dark side’ of the music industry in LA, a traumatic two week stint in an El Paso Prison, her love for solo travel, dealing with body confidence, how to unlock your inner weirdo and why it’s important to focus on the positives and practice gratitude when life is overwhelming.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Aljaž Bedene is a professional tennis player, currently ranked 61st in the world. Originally born in Slovenia, he’s a former GB no. 1 and has been ranked as high as 43rd. He has enjoyed career wins over Stefanos Tsistipas and Kevin Anderson, appearing in four tour finals. We hear how Aljaž deals with all of the pressures that come with the tour and how he has trained his mind just as hard as he trains his body. Aljaž talks to the Mind Field Pod about why he sets ambitious targets and why he decided to see a life coach. We discuss how he first got into tennis and how a competitive relationship with his brother made him a better player. We find out who his favourite player is to watch, the tournament he’ll miss the most during lockdown and why he chose a tennis match over a trip to the hospital as an ambitious junior.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Vernon Sankey and Katey Lockwood are the authors of The Way: Finding Peace in Turbulent Times. When they published the book 18 months ago they could not have predicted that the world would soon be facing the Covid-19 crisis, yet this is exactly what they did. In The Way, Katey and Vernon specifically point out that the world is in denial about the threats it faces, including a global pandemic. They claim that a catastrophe such as a pandemic will resonate globally and there will be nowhere to hide in our networked world. How right they have turned out to be. Their book helps readers understand how negative thoughts, fears and anxieties arise and how best to deal with them. Vernon and Katey explain why the world appears to be increasingly stressed and what we can do about it, both as individuals and as a collective. The authors take us through their top tips for dealing with lockdown restrictions, the difference between ego-based love and unconditional love and why the Buddha is always pictured with a smile on his face.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Rosie is a 23 year old model based in London. Her career has included stints in LA, London and New York, where she's worked with brands such as Urban Outfitters and Barbour. Rosie takes us through her quite incredible journey: the events that led to her being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the months of recovery in a hospital ward and managing the condition in her day to day life. Rosie is also the founder of Viva Fever - a community that hosts events in the mental health space, bringing people together whilst also raising money for charities supporting mental health. Listen in for some mind-blowing stories.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

The Mind Field Pod is joined by Charlotte Bouchard, part-time social media influencer and brand ambassador for Fidacity - an online marketplace promoting shop-local. A lover of wildlife and elephants, she also works for the non-profit organisation, the Elephant Family. She's amassed over 100,000 followers on Instagram and has seen both the good and the dark sides of social media - including one particularly usavoury incident that she addresses on the Pod. We talk about the relationship between social media and anxiety and how we can go about having healthy relationships with our own social media. Char also divulges her top tips for staying happy during quarantine and what she misses the most about the 'old world'.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

The Mind Field Pod's hosts take a look back at the first 10 episodes of the podcast: their favourite moments, why they started the podcast and what's to come.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Musician and recording artist DAP The Contract (aka Dolapo Akinkugbe) joins the Mind Field pod. To say Dolapo is talented is an understatement. Music has always been in his blood and it has taken him on quite a journey: from passing grade 8 piano at the age of just 13, to a diploma in the same instrument at 18, he recorded with Mark Ronson at the infamous Abbey Road Studios in 2015. More recently he featured on the soundtrack of the Disney film 'Noelle'. DAP released his first full album 'Everybody Falls' in 2018 and has just finished a tour that took him through New York and North America, London and Lagos. To top it all off, he's also currently studying at Columbia Law School. Dolapo takes us through balancing law and music, his greatest influences and the highs and lows that come with trying to forge a successful career in music.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

At the age of just 23, George Olesen left his job at Amazon to found The Access Platform (TAP) - an EdTech start-up that is re-defining how Universities recruit their students. TAP recently closed its first major funding round and George, as CEO, now manages a team of twenty people. George joins the Mind Field Pod to talk about his journey, the ups and downs of starting a business and trying to raise capital. The podcast covers anxiety, managing different personalities and living on a houseboat.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Geoff Isaacs spent over 30 years as a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS. His areas of expertise include mood distrubances, anxiety, depression, PTSD and ADHD. Geoff joins the Mind Field Pod to talk about all things mental health: how perceptions of mental health have changed since Geoff started work, plus his top tips for coping with anxiety and stress.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Matt Swabey is a university graduate trying to find his way in the working world. Matt has suffered with mental health for many years but only realised and acknowledged it about a year ago. He talks to us about his experiences of severe anxiety, panic attacks and more. He explains how he managed to hide it for so long, whilst looking 'happy' on the surface. Matt tells us how he finally reached out, the relief he felt and his road to recovery with a CBT Therapist.  We speak to Matt about all the challenges he has faced and what has helped him through the most.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Gymshark Ambassador, qualified PT and entrepreneur with a 500k+ following on Instagram and other social media platforms. Elliot opens up about his own battles with mental health and what he does to stay happy and focused. As a University graduate, Elliot chose a different path to your typical grad schemes and office jobs. He began documenting his own fitness journey and quickly built up a devoted following. This didn’t go unnoticed: he became a Gymshark and Grenade ambassador. Originally an avid sportsman throughout school and university, he switched his focus towards training, coaching and creating content. He has built up his own following with high quality content creation and coaching to now have over five hundred thousand followers on Instagram. He hasn’t stood still, recently launching his own clothing brand, ‘On My Way’ whilst continuing to grow his coaching platform. Elliot talks to the Mind Field Pod about his early days starting UniLean, a provider of nutrition and training guides for students. He discusses what it was like to take the plunge and tell his parents he wanted to start a career on social media. 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

Recent Bristol University graduate Lewys talks us through the trials and tribulations of university and family life. Lewys opens up about his own mental health and provides a refreshing take on what it’s like to deal with it head on. On this episode of the podcast we talk stress, anxiety, loneliness, social situations and exams. Armed with a degree in English and psychology, Lewys is ready to face the realities of the real world.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

The Mind Field Pod welcomes Caleb Mcglew to the podcast. Originally born in Australia, Caleb moved over to the UK at a young age. He has set up and been involved in a number of different businesses and you’d probably class him as entrepreneur even if he doesn’t refer to himself as one. His most recent project involved CBD and specifically CBD oils – something that suddenly became a relatively mainstream conversation during 2019. He’s an open sufferer of Attention deficit disorder (or ADD). Caleb also moonlights as a DJ in his spare time.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

The Mind Field pod has a slightly different type of guest this week. Sam is an assistant clinical psychologist in the NHS. She talks us through her journey to working within the North East London NHS trust. We hear about how her work within the emotional wellbeing and mental health service and how they set out to provide support to young people suffering from poor mental health. Sam discusses her own battles with mental health and the challenges she faced trying to find a job that she loved.

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

The Mind Field Podcast welcomes 21 year old Khariis Ubiaro - an actor, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, poet, dancer and model based out of London, LA and New York. His work doesn’t avoid controversial topics – he’s consistently addressed issues of race, identity and death. As a musician, his soon to be released EP ‘Genesis Waters’ has been described as a cocktail of struggles and excitement. 

As an actor and screenwriter, he’s currently working on his first screenplay and will be appearing in Riz Ahmed’s film Mughal Mowgli. 

 His debut poetry pamphlet was published in 2017 and entitled ‘My Mind’s dark parties’ – it examined race, religion and fame. Not bad for a 19 year old.

 Previous modelling clients include Bulgari and Luwevey. 

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.

The title entrepreneur doesn’t quite do Charlie Regis justice. He began teenage life as a pro level tennis player going on to co-found Styliff – an award winning app development company that counts multi-national brands such as Lidl as a client. Charlie has achieved this whilst suffering from dyslexia and other mental challenges, it’s something that he’s both open about and proud to admit. Charlie wasn’t satisfied with just developing apps for other people, and he moved onto designing one of his own; AMO: An app for influencers and trainers: an Instagram for the wellness community. Charlie is also part of the Founders of the Future group – a collection of some of the most talented European technology entrepreneurs selected by 10 Downing Street. Charlie has refused to stand still and used his experience of starting his own technology companies to advise, mentor and invest others.  

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This podcast for founders delves into topics such as high performance in entrepreneurship, burnout, effective communication, resilience, anxiety, and productivity, offering insights on overcoming challenges, achieving success, creating massive impact, and cultivating a resilient mindset in an overwhelming world.