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Tuesday Apr 25, 2017
Tuesday Apr 25, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have the incredible Lynne McNicoll OBE.
Lynne began her fundraising journey at the age of 49 and a year later had raised £55,000. Over the next four years with the support of others she raised £650,000.
This led to her establishing It's Good 2 Give!, a charity that supports young cancer patients and their families which has raised in excess of £1m.
Despite her own cancer battle, Lynne has worked tirelessly raising money for the charity and is currently in the process of launching The Ripple Retreat, a luxury respite home on the banks of Loch Lomond.
In recognition of her work she was awarded the Institute of Fundraising Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year Scotland, the Sir William Y Darling Award for Good Citizenship, the Local Hero Award for Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year and then in Queen's Birthday Honours List 2015, an OBE for services to children's charities in Scotland.
Lynne is a truly remarkable person and an inspiration to us all.
01.00 Lynne’s background
02.30 Getting started in fundraising
06.00 Speaking in public and positivity
09.30 Raising over £650,000
12.00 The motivation for starting a charity
15.00 How the charity was formed
17.30 How does It’s Good 2 Give! help people?
24.00 How does It’s Good 2 Give! raise money?
26.00 Patrons of It’s Good 2 Give!
28.00 The Ripple Retreat
39.00 Why Lynne has been so successful?
40.30 What do the awards and recognition mean to Lynne?
41.50 Receiving an OBE
47.30 Lynne’s own battle with cancer
52.30 Side effects of treatment
56.00 Lynne’s purpose
57.30 What would Lynne be doing if she hadn’t set up her own charity?
59.30 Lynne’s legacy
1.00.45 Who or what inspires Lynne?
1.03.30 Best piece of advice
1.05.20 What would Lynne say to her 20 year old self?
1.08.30 If Lynne could change anything in the world
You can find Lynne at:
http://www.itsgood2give.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/itsgood2give
https://twitter.com/itsgood2give
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Saturday Apr 15, 2017
Saturday Apr 15, 2017
Our latest Inspired Edinburgh guest is Luke Robertson.
Luke is a record-breaking British explorer, adventurer and endurance athlete. In January 2016, aged 30, he became the youngest Brit and the first Scot to ski solo, unsupported and unassisted to the South Pole in Antarctica.
He also became the first person in history to ski to the South Pole with an artificial pacemaker which was implanted in 2008 and also the first to do so after undergoing brain surgery in 2014, required to remove a rare enterogenous cyst.
Luke is an ambassador for the Polar Academy and Marie Curie and has raised in excess of £70,000 for Marie Curie. He has also just completed the Marathon Des Sables and aims to be the first person to travel the length of Alaska in 2017.
A truly remarkable and inspirational person, this is one of my favourite interviews to date.
01.30 Early years and background
04.00 Discovering first health issues
06.30 Impact on mental wellbeing and mindset
08.00 Challenges, expeditions and the outdoors
11.00 Time line on adventures
12.30 Discovering second health issues
16.30 Luke's reaction
20.00 Post operation attitude
23.30 Preparation for South Pole
26.00 How it felt getting to Antarctica
28.00 Dealing with isolation
31.30 Motivating yourself
33.00 Frostbite
35.30 Did Luke ever think about quitting?
38.00 On top of the bottom of the World
40.00 Sir Ranulph Fiennes support
42.30 TEDx talk about fear
46.00 Luke on following his passion
48.00 Events scheduled in 2017
51.00 Fund raising
55.30 Luke's purpose
57.00 Luke's legacy
58.30 Managing ego
1.00.00 Luke's definition of success
1.02.00 Best advice ever received
1.03.00 Focusing on the things you can control
1.04.30 What Luke would tell his 20 year old self
1.06.30 What would Luke change in the World
You can find Luke at:
https://www.facebook.com/lukejgrobertson
https://www.facebook.com/duenorthalaska
https://twitter.com/lukerobertson
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Sunday Apr 02, 2017
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Dean Reilly.
After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 Dean has been on a mission to 'give MS a doing'. A self-confessed 'big unit' he has completed six marathons and is currently training for his seventh as well as having done a host of other endurance events and challenges.
He won the Edinburgh Evening News Local Hero award and was the first recipient of a Kelly's Hero award from renowned Scottish presenter Lorraine Kelly.
Dean talks in detail about his background, his diagnosis and battles with MS, his highs and lows, mental health, endurance challenges as well as success, purpose and legacy.
An incredibly inspirational conversation with a truly remarkable person.
01.30 - Background and early life
03.30 - Dean on his confidence
05.20 - Being smart as a youngster
09.00 - Getting a job
14.20 - Working in London
16.30 - Financial services
18.30 - British Gas
19.30 - Being diagnosed with MS
26.00 - Dealing with the news
28.45 - What is MS?
30.00 - Living with MS
31.45 - The NHS
33.00 - Accepting MS
36.30 - Support from mates
38.30 - Looking at the positives
39.30 - Taking on challenges and giving MS a doing
45.00 - Picking someone to beat
49.30 - Taking on a triathlon
52.50 - Mighty deerstalker
54.00 - Fighting the King of the Gypsies
56.35 - Struggles with MS and mental health
59.30 - Getting help
1.02.30 - A day out to the cinema
1.04.00 - It's okay not to be okay
1.06.00 - Being vulnerable
1.10.00 - Dean's purpose
1.14.00 - Impacting the lives of others
1.16.00 - Happiness and loving life
1.17.30 - Dean's legacy
1.22.00 - Dean's definition of success
1.24.00 - What would Dean say to his 20 year old self?
1.26.30 - Changing anything in the world
1.33.00 - Dean's letter to MS
1.34.30 - Invisible illness
1.36.00 - Owing MS thanks
You can support Dean in the 2017 London Marathon at:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/DeanMS
You can find Dean at:
https://www.facebook.com/DeanVsMs
https://twitter.com/DeanvsMS
https://www.instagram.com/deanvsms2017
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Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Laura Kate Thompson.
Laura is the Founder of Blondilox. Porridge. No rules.
Blondilox was born out of her personal health journey after battling an eating disorder and burnout. She is stirring up the porridge game with pop up events and her range is now available in well known Edinburgh health stores Hanover Healthfoods and Jan De Vries.
Laura discusses her background in music journalism, her health challenges, the creation of Blondilox as well as her views on success, purpose and the millennial generation.
01.30 Background and growing up
02.50 Leaving school and moving away
05.00 Learnings from Acting school
07.30 Career path
09.00 Meeting a mentor and
11.30 Getting into music and music journalism
13.00 Other roles in the music industry, shiny object syndrome
14.50 Wanting to run her own business
15.30 Poor ethics in the media and music industries
17.30 Burnouts and working in offices
18.30 Working in Holland
20.00 Managing talent, drive and determination
22.00 Relationships and business
23.30 Making the most of experiences
25.30 Impatience and burn out
27.30 Coming back to Edinburgh
28.30 Obsession with eating and developing an eating disorder
34.00 What was Laura's eating like?
36.30 Admitting she had a problem
39.00 Acceptance and path to recovery
43.00 Blondilox and why porridge
46.30 Staring the business and building the brand
48.00 Asking for help
49.30 Long term vision for the brand
52.30 Social media strategy
56.00 How millennials are perceived
57.50 The desire for freedom
59.20 Number of millennials pursuing entrepreneurship vs traditional employment
1.02.20 What is Laura's purpose?
1.03.20 What would Laura like her legacy to be?
1.04.20 The word 'hustle'
1.05.30 Laura's definition of success
1.06.20 Who or what inspires Laura?
1.08.00 Not being tied down
1.09.00 Best piece of advice ever received?
1.11.50 What would Laura say to her 20 year old self?
1.14.00 What would Laura change in the world?
You can find Laura at:
https://www.blondilox.com
https://www.instagram.com/iamblondilox
https://www.facebook.com/iamblondilox
https://twitter.com/iamblondilox
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Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Davy Hutton.
Davy is an entrepreneur, property expert and owner of Quicksale Property Auctions, the hardest hitting property company in the UK today. He's had a string of award winning businesses and has appeared on television shows such as Restoration Man, Changing Rooms and Dragons Den. He's also the owner of Law Castle on the West Coast of Scotland and can regularly be heard doing commercials on the radio in his trademark colourful style.
Davy reflects on his background, career journey, views on the world, technology, politics, corporations, society as well as his purpose and legacy. A seriously thought provoking interview with a truly fascinating man.
01.25 - Davy's Background
05.30 - Young people growing up now vs when Davy was young
10.00 - How does Davy regulate his thoughts and manage anxiety
12.40 - Davy's career journey
18.30 - Starting early pays dividends
21.50 - Davy's take on being an entrepreneur
24.15 - How has fear played a part in Davy's professional life
27.15 - Fear in other people's lives
29.00 - Social media and the problems it's creating
31.00 - Positive aspects of technology and change
34.00 - Long term projects and politics
37.20 - The danger with Donald Trump
40.00 - Protest votes, bank crashes, corporations and societies
50.00 - Davy's political views
55.00 - The gap between wealth/poverty, social media and the news
1.01.00 - The way the media portrays politics
1.03.00 - Gordon Brown and George Osbourne
1.06.00 - The Banking Ponzi scheme
1.10.00 - Being aware of the outer world
1.11.30 - The kid that wanted to walk on the moon
1.18.00 - What are your ambitions?
1.20.00 - Embracing social media
1.24.00 - Technology and disruption
1.25.30 - Davy's purpose
1.28.00 - Mala Zimetbaum and stimulating thought
1.31.00 - Davy's legacy
1.34.30 - Davy's definition of success
1.39.30 - Dressing and looking different
1.47.00 - Being open to stimulation
1.49.00 - The art of conversation
You can find Davy at:
http://quicksalepropertyauctions.com
https://www.facebook.com/QuicksaleProperty
https://twitter.com/QuicksaleProper
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Monday Mar 13, 2017
Monday Mar 13, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Kirk Pickstone.
Kirk is a self proclaimed international dyslexic superhero who at 44 discovered he was dyslexic. His mission is now to change the perception of dyslexia and encourage more dyslexics to become entrepreneurs. He is also a presenter, columnist, speaker, business mentor and host of the Duggystone radio show and podcast.
Kirk tells the emotional story of how he found of he was dyslexic, how he attained qualifications in spite of it, potential advantages to having dyslexia, how he would like it to be perceived in addition to his thoughts on success, purpose and legacy.
A brilliant interview with a truly inspirational individual.
02.00 Kirk’s background and career
07.10 Dyslexia challenges during his career
10.00 How it went undiagnosed
13.00 Further education
15.00 How Kirk attained qualifications in spite of dyslexia
17.30 People in history with dyslexia
19.10 Possible advantages of being dyslexic
21.00 Are dyslexics predisposed entrepreneurs?
25.30 How would Kirk like dyslexia to be perceived?
32.00 Duggystone podcast and some of Kirk’s favourite podcasts
35.40 How Kirk got involved with 4Networking
43.15 Where does Kirk’s drive come from?
44.00 What is Kirk’s purpose?
45.15 What would Kirk like his legacy to be?
46.45 Kirk’s personal values
48.00 Kirk’s life philosophy
49.30 How does Kirk define success?
52.30 What inspires Kirk?
53.50 The best piece of advice Kirk has ever received
54.30 What are Kirk’s life goals
57.10 What kind of educational changes would Kirk like to see?
58.50 If Kirk could speak to his 20 year old self
59.55 Sliding door moments
1.01.15 If Kirk could change anything in the world
You can find Kirk at:
http://www.duggystone.com
https://www.facebook.com/Duggystone
https://twitter.com/duggystone
https://twitter.com/duggystoneshow
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Our latest guest on Inspired Edinburgh is Jade Saab.
Jade is an entrepreneur and experienced HR consultant who has worked with clients ranging from small third sector organisations to large multinationals. He's a speaker and a writer and he recently co-founded Reformer, an online magazine created by the need for greater equality, liberty, and diversity across the world.
A brilliant interview which covers a wide range of topics such as growing up in the Middle East, the media, parenting, millennials and Jade's political views.
You can find Reformer at:
https://reformermag.com
https://www.facebook.com/refrmr
https://twitter.com/refrmr
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Monday Feb 27, 2017
Monday Feb 27, 2017
This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Voices In The Dark.
Voices In The Dark is a podcast founded by Andrea (Dre) Domenichini and Jon Waterlow with a focus on 'learning how to human'. They have been breaking down Robert Greene's book The 48 Laws Of Power and discuss how understanding and implementing these Laws can enrich ones life personally, professionally and spiritually.
They have also done guest interviews with the likes of top body transformation coach Jamie Alderton and entrepreneur Peter Sage and have appeared on the Shredded Brainiac podcast with Ru Wikmann.
One of my favourite interviews to date, we go deep on a plethora of topics from the human experience, understanding people, psychedelics in relation to autism and depression as well as exploring the backgrounds of Dre and Jon. A fascinating conversation and a perfect way to maximise two hours!
You can find Voices In The Dark at:
https://voicesinthedark.world
https://www.facebook.com/VintheD
https://twitter.com/vinthed
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-in-the-dark
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Monday Feb 20, 2017
Monday Feb 20, 2017
Our latest guest is Lucy-Rose Walker.
Lucy-Rose is the co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneurial Spark, the world's largest free business accelerator for early stage and growing ventures. Their vision is to inspire and enable positive social change through the action of Entrepreneuring.
In 2016 Lucy-Rose was listed on SBNN's 40 under 40 list and she's grown Entrepreneurial Spark from one Hatchery with 25 Chiclets to 13 Hatcheries across the UK with over 800 Chiclets. The businesses supported by Entrepreneurial Spark have now turned over £176m and secured £151m in investment.
Lucy-Rose gives a fantastic insight into the work Entrepreneurial Spark are doing, her vision for the organisation and the mindset required to be a successful entrepreneur.
You can find Lucy-Rose at:
http://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com
https://twitter.com/esparkglobal
https://www.facebook.com/ESparkGlobal
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Monday Feb 13, 2017
Monday Feb 13, 2017
Our latest guest on Inspired Edinburgh is Christian MacLeod.
Christian is a professional golfer turned luxury accessory designer. His pioneering range of belts have wow'd the fashion world and have featured in hundreds of magazines including iconic Mens lifestyle magazine GQ.
Christian has had celebrity support from Golf British Open winner Paul Lawrie, Actor James Sutton and Footballer Derk Boerrigter, he's partnered with BMW, Aston Martin and Rox and his collection is stocked in Glasgow's most premium department store, House of Fraser.
He was nominated for 'Accessory Designer of the Year' at the 2014 Scottish Fashion Awards and won the Retail Trust Scottish Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015.
An incredibly poised, gracious and inspirational individual, Christian talks candidly about his personal journey, vision for the brand as well as views on success, purpose and legacy.
You can find Christian on social media at:
http://www.christianmacleod.com
https://twitter.com/inside_CM
https://www.facebook.com/christianmacleodofficial
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