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Friday Sep 22, 2017
Friday Sep 22, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Mark Cooper.
Mark is a motivational speaker, ultra runner, expedition consultant and fundraiser. He originally took up running in 2007 to stop smoking and has since competed in countless events.
In 2010 he completed an expedition across Europe where he ran 50 marathons in 56 days from Amsterdam to Barcelona in memory of his Mum, and raised over £30,000 for The Edinburgh Headway group. He was subsequently awarded the Inspiration Award from Jog Scotland and received letters of support from ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown and former SNP Leader Alex Salmond.
Mark’s story is incredibly powerful and inspirational. He is someone who has followed his true passion to achieve unbelievable results. A truly inspiring interview with a great person.
01.20 Mark’s background and early life
03.00 What was Mark’s career journey?
04.00 What impact did Mark losing his Mum have on him?
05.00 When did Mark start smoking?
05.50 When did Mark decide to stop?
08.30 The start of running
10.30 Buying a bike
13.00 Why does Mark enjoy pushing himself?
14.00 Running across Europe
19.40 How did Mark prepare for this?
25.00 Did Mark have any doubts?
33.15 What’s it like looking back on the experience?
34.00 How would Mark’s life be different had he never found running?
37.30 What do Maggie’s Centres do?
39.45 Why does Mark care about helping people?
42.45 Mark’s Nicorette commercial
45.30 What advice would Mark give to someone looking to break a habit?
46.45 Mark’s running in the past few years
54.50 Mark’s proudest moment
57.30 Mark on his purpose
58.20 Mark on legacy
59.00 What is Mark most grateful for?
1.00.30 How does Mark define success?
1.01.50 Who inspires Mark?
1.02.50 What are Mark’s bucket list goals?
1.04.20 Best piece of advice
1.05.30 What would Mark say to his 20 year old self?
1.07.30 What would Mark change in the world?
You can find Mark at:
http://www.facebook.com/runwithmark
https://twitter.com/runwithmark
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Friday Sep 15, 2017
Friday Sep 15, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Rebecca Bonnington.
Rebecca is a business and leadership coach who has coached hundreds of leaders and entrepreneurs throughout the world. She specialises in team development, improving communication and business development training.
She is also an NLP trainer and master practitioner, author of How To Outshine The Rest, and most recently a partner at the Shirlaws Group, a portfolio of companies who advise private enterprise on how to grow, fund or exit their business in order to enjoy their life’s work.
Rebecca discusses her early life in Manchester, moving to Edinburgh, discovering NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), as well as sharing a wealth of knowledge on business and personal development.
01.20 Rebecca’s early life
02.00 Rebecca at University
03.00 What was Rebecca’s career path?
04.00 How did Rebecca end up moving to Edinburgh?
05.50 How did ‘Rebecca Inspires’ come about?
07.00 What is NLP?
08.20 How did NLP help Rebecca?
10.30 How has Rebecca used NLP to serve others?
13.00 What makes a good coach?
15.10 Why is emotional intelligence important?
17.20 Coaching a 9 year old
19.00 Working with Shirlaws
21.00 How do Shirlaws help businesses?
22.00 What does Rebecca like about Edinburgh?
23.00 Scotland’s pros and cons
26.00 Rebecca’s purpose
29.45 How others might find a purpose?
30.45 Rebecca on legacy
31.20 What is Rebecca most grateful for?
32.00 Rebecca’s thoughts on success
33.40 Who inspires Rebecca?
34.30 Rebecca’s life goals
35.20 Personal development resources
36.30 Best piece of advice
37.40 Advice to 20 year old self
38.20 What do Rebecca’s children teach her?
39.00 What would Rebecca change in the world?
You can find Rebecca at:
https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaInspires
https://twitter.com/Rebeccainspires
https://www.instagram.com/rebeccainspires
Find Inspired Edinburgh here:
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Wednesday Sep 06, 2017
Wednesday Sep 06, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Jack Robertson.
Jack is the singing sensation of Scotland. At age 12 he performed at the Forth 1 Awards where he shared the stage with Jason Donavan, Sharleen Spiteri, James Blunt, Alesha Dixon and The Stereophonics. A year later he won Festival4Stars and was hand-picked by Robin Gibb to sing at the BeeGees 50th Anniversary gig alongside Lulu, Bill Wyman and Beverly Knight.
Jack’s soaring vocals and cutting edge sound have drawn favourable comparisons with Sam Smith and his cover of Sam Smith’s ‘Writing on The Wall’ has had well in excess of 100k YouTube views.
Most recently he released his second single ‘Enough’, he has featured on TV and in the press and he performed at the world’s first time travelling dance party, Hot Dub Time Machine.
We cover Jack's incredible journey to date, his style of music, the people that have influenced him, his views on the music industry today, his future ambitions and so much more.
A great chat with a hugely talented and inspiring young man.
01.30 Jack’s background and growing up
02.50 Jack’s earliest memories of singing
04.30 How did Jack juggle school and singing together?
07.30 What is Jack’s style of music?
08.50 Which artists have had the biggest influence on Jack?
09.30 What is Jack’s latest song ‘Enough' about and what inspired it?
10.30 How involved is Jack in the songwriting process?
12.30 Is there a rationale behind the date of releases?
15.30 How does Jack manage nerves?
16.50 How does Jack practice and refine his singing?
18.30 What are Jack’s thought’s on the music industry?
20.00 Jack’s views on haters
21.50 Jack’s social media management
23.20 Jack on YouTube and his Sam Smith cover
27.30 Jack on Musical.ly
29.30 Jack’s career highlights
31.30 What would Jack be doing if he wasn’t singing?
36.20 Jack on his purpose
38.45 What would Jack like his legacy to be?
40.00 What is the science of getting a number one hit?
41.20 What is Jack most grateful for?
43.30 What drives Jack?
46.15 How does Jack define success?
47.45 Who or what inspires Jack?
49.20 What does Jack see himself doing in 5 years?
50.00 The best piece of advice Jack has received
53.00 What advice would Jack give his 15 year old self?
55.20 What would Jack change in the world?
You can find Jack at:
https://www.facebook.com/JackRobertsonMusic
https://www.twitter.com/jackrobertson
https://www.instagram.com/JackRobertsonMusic
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2017
Wednesday Aug 30, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Kallum ‘with a K’ Russell.
Kallum is the co-founder and CEO of Acorn Enterprise, an organisation on a MISSION to grow Scotland’s start-up culture.
They educate and accelerate new businesses and run events for growing businesses, institutions, and organisations that want to put entrepreneurship at the heart of what they do.
He's a speaker and a multiple award winner who has featured in the likes of Virgin Media's Pioneer of the Week, The Sunday Times Maserati 100 List and the Startup Britain Enterprise Champions for Scotland.
We talk about Kallum’s background, expectations vs reality when leaving University, the creation of Acorn Enterprise and his views on success, purpose and favourite personal development resources.
This interview is truly packed with great insights and advice!
01.30 Who is Kallum Russell?
02.20 Kallum at University
03.50 Kallum’s career aspirations and career journey
15.30 How did Acorn Enterprise come to be?
22.00 How does Acorn Enterprise work?
24.30 How does Kallum find Acorns?
29.30 What do the Acorns learn?
32.40 Where does Kallum see Acorn Enterprise going?
39.00 What is Kallum’s purpose?
40.50 What did Kallum learn about himself during difficult times?
43.00 What would Kallum like his legacy to be?
43.40 How does Kallum define success?
44.30 How has Kallum achieved his success?
49.00 Who inspires Kallum?
50.15 Where does Kallum see himself in 5 years?
51.20 What is the best piece of advice Kallum has ever received?
53.30 What would Kallum tell his 20 year old self?
54.20 What are some of Kallum’s favourite personal development resources?
1.00.00 What would Kallum change in the world?
You can find Kallum at:
http://www.acornenterprise.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/AcornEnterprise
https://twitter.com/acornenterprise
https://twitter.com/KallumRussell
Find Inspired Edinburgh here:
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Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Professor Bill Buchanan OBE.
Professor Buchanan is a Scottish computer scientist who leads the Centre for Distributed Computing and Security at Edinburgh Napier University and The Cyber Academy.
He is a Fellow of the BCS (British Computer Society) and the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) and has published 28 academic books and over 200 research papers. As well as regular television and radio appearances, he's been involved in a wide range of innovation and enterprise activities, including three successful spin-out companies, and a raft of awards for teaching, research and innovation.
Additionally, he was awarded an OBE in the 2017 Honours List for services to cyber security.
Bill talks about his background, how he got involved in computer science, cyber security, the cloud and so much more!
01.00 Who is Professor Bill Buchanan OBE?
16.00 How has Professor Buchanan remained at the peak of his field?
25.00 How did cyber security become Professor Buchanan’s speciality?
35.00 What are the implications of cyber attacks?
59.00 What has driven Professor Buchanan to be so successful in his field?
1.21.20 What would Professor Buchanan like his legacy to be?
You can find Bill at:
https://twitter.com/billatnapier
https://www.linkedin.com/in/billatnapier
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Wednesday Aug 16, 2017
Wednesday Aug 16, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Marvin Reid.
Marvin is a Senior Occupational Therapist and Founder of Chill Winston UK, an organisation that works with boys and men to give them the tools to become more emotionally resilient.
He's a speaker, a vlogger, a podcaster and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner.
This is a deep and profound conversation about Marvin's ongoing self discovery and evolution, the genesis of Chill Winston and his mission to combat male suicide.
01.00 Who is Marvin Reid?
02.20 What was Marvin like growing up?
09.00 What triggered Marvin’s desire to change path?
11.00 When did Marvin find his passion for yoga?
14.00 What is Marvin’s style of yoga?
15.40 The journey into occupational therapy
28.30 How did Chill Winston come about?
30.20 How have the challenges in Marvin’s life fed into what he’s now doing?
36.00 How does Marvin use his own experiences to help others?
40.00 How have yoga, meditation and jiu jitsu helped in finding out who Marvin is?
47.50 How does Marvin disconnect?
55.00 What is Marvin’s purpose?
57.30 How does Marvin actualise his purpose?
1.08.00 What would Marvin like his legacy to be?
1.12.00 What is the best piece of advice Marvin has received?
1.17.00 What would Marvin say to his 20 year old self?
1.18.00 What would Marvin change about the world?
You can find Marvin at:
https://www.chillwinstonyoga.com
https://www.facebook.com/chillwinstonuk
http://instagram.com/chillwinstonuk
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Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Michael Cockburn and Steve Jeans.
Michael and Steve are the Founders of Shoal, a coworking platform that connects entrepreneurs at a deeper level through the sharing of spaces and resources on a global scale.
We talk about their backgrounds, business ventures, vision for Shoal, living in the Matrix, millennials, as well as purpose, legacy and success.
A highly entertaining and inspiring conversation with two extremely astute young business leaders.
02.00 Who is Michael Cockburn?
04.50 Who is Steve Jeans?
07.45 How did their paths cross?
10.00 What is their first business Aura?
12.00 What is Shoal and how did it start?
19.30 Thoughts on co-working and starting a business
26.20 What is the big vision for Shoal?
30.50 What does entrepreneurship mean to Michael and Steve?
47.50 What do millennials want?
55.50 What is Steve’s purpose?
58.30 What is Michael’s purpose?
1.08.00 How do Michael and Steven define success?
1.11.50 What's the best’s piece of advice they have ever received?
1.16.00 What would they like their legacies to be?
1.18.00 What would they change in the world?
1.21.30 What advice would Michael and Steve give to their younger self?
You can find Shoal at:
https://www.facebook.com/shoaltogether/
https://twitter.com/shoaltogether
https://www.instagram.com/shoaltogether
Find Inspired Edinburgh here:
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Tuesday Aug 01, 2017
Tuesday Aug 01, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Brian Morrison.
Brian is the Founder and Managing Director of BizSocial Enterprises, an organisation that aims to encourage local businesses and social enterprises to build relationships and trade with one other using the buy local model.
They run networking events, expos and training events across the country with some of the UK's leading speakers and workshop facilitators and donates 25% of their profits to local community projects.
We discuss Brian’s early life, growing up in care, his battles with alcohol and how his experiences have led him to finding a deeper purpose in life.
A no holds barred conversation with an incredibly inspirational human being.
01.30 Brian’s background and early life
06.00 Brian’s initial experience of living in care
08.00 How long was Brian living in children’s homes?
12.20 How Brian found out about his father
16.00 When Brian began using alcohol?
18.00 What was the reason for using alcohol?
22.00 How long was Brian drinking daily?
22.50 What impact did alcohol have on Brian’s life?
27.30 How did Brian overcome his addiction?
41.15 What advice would Brian give to someone battling an alcohol addiction?
42.15 Does Brian think Brian alcohol should be legal?
44.30 What has Brian’s life been like since he became sober?
50.30 Getting involved in networking
52.20 What is it about networking Brian enjoys?
53.30 When did Brian decide to setup BizSocial?
55.15 What does a day in Brian’s life look like now?
1.00.30 Does Brian think the events in his life had to happen for him to find his purpose?
1.05.30 What is Brian’s purpose?
1.08.20 What would Brian like his legacy to be?
1.11.50 How does Brian define success?
1.12.40 What is the best piece of advice Brian ever received?
1.14.15 What would Brian say to his 20 year old self?
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You can find Brian at:
https://www.facebook.com/BizSocialNetworking
https://twitter.com/BizSocNetwork
Find Inspired Edinburgh here:
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Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Croz Crossley.
Uncle Croz as he’s better know is The Mindset Technician. He helps businesses and individuals by teaching people how much power and control they have over their future. For more than 20 years he has studied human behaviour and how people seem to reprogram themselves for failure.
Croz is also an author, an actor, a speaker and in recent times has been mentor to UK’s number one motivational business speaker, Brad Burton.
This is a fascinating conversation that dives deep into human psychology, the importance of niching, the Law of Attraction, the personal development industry and relaxing.
We hope you enjoy it.
01.20 Who is Croz Crossley?
3.30 Croz’s background and journey
15.30 The importance of niching
19.20 Croz’s personal battles
29.30 How can people unlearn the bad habits they’ve been taught?
41.15 Croz’s thoughts on The Law of Attraction
44.15 Croz’s attitude towards money
47.45 Wealth is the perception of abundance
49.30 The worst day of your life
51.50 Croz’s views on the personal development industry
53.50 How to determine value
59.45 Trusting the messenger
1.05.30 How does Croz define success?
1.09.00 Croz’s purpose
1.14.10 Croz’s thoughts on legacy
1.18.45 Best piece of advice
1.22.30 Croz’s advice for his 20 year old self
1.23.15 What would Croz change about the world?
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You can find Croz at:
https://www.facebook.com/rebootology
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Friday Jul 14, 2017
Friday Jul 14, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Tony Singh MBE.
Tony is one of the UK's best-loved celebrity chefs renowned for his lively personality and skill in designing quirky and delicious dishes. He's starred in BBC2's A Cook Abroad and the Incredible Spice Men as well as having regular appearances on The Great British Menu, Saturday Kitchen and Ready Steady Cook. He's an award winning restauranteur, a previous winner of Scottish Chef of The Year, and was awarded an MBE in the 2017 Honours List for services to the food and drink industry, and also for his charity work.
Tony’s humour and energy is palpable. He’s hugely passionate about Scotland and it’s produce and he talks in detail about his early life, career, high points and some of the main lessons e’s learned throughout his journey.
Buckle up for this one!
01.30 Tony’s early life and growing up
03.00 Tony’s education and career history
08.00 What were Tony’s aspirations growing up?
09.00 When did Tony discover his passion for cooking?
10.30 What are Tony’s favourite dishes?
11.00 How did Tony get involved with television?
13.00 Does Tony have any other plans to be on television?
13.50 How would Tony describe his cooking style?
14.50 What is the essence of good food?
15.50 What does a day in the life of Tony Singh look like?
17.20 How is Tony’s time divided?
18.00 Why is Tony ‘over' fine dining?
19.30 How did Tony find out about his MBE?
22.30 How has the Sikh community changed in Edinburgh throughout Tony’s life?
23.15 How religious is Tony?
23.30 What are Tony’s views on the food industry in Scotland?
26.00 In what way could it be better?
28.00 What are some of the things Tony is doing in the local community?
28.50 What advice would Tony give to young people looking to get into the food industry?
30.00 What have been some of Tony’s biggest highlights?
31.00 How has Tony been so successful?
31.30 Who are the people that have influenced Tony?
32.00 What did Tony learn from them?
33.50 What would Tony have done if he hadn’t become a chef?
34.30 What is Tony’s purpose?
35.30 What would Tony like his legacy to be?
36.30 How does Tony define success?
37.00 Who and what inspires Tony?
37.30 What are Tony’s future plans?
39.50 What is the best piece of advice Tony has ever received?
40.50 What are Tony’s biggest learnings?
41.15 What would Tony tell his 20 year old self?
42.00 What would Tony change in the world?
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You can find Tony at:
https://www.instagram.com/mctsingh
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