Episode 328 – Buy This, Not That with Sam Dogen

Episode 328 - Buy This, Not That with Sam Dogen

‘If you stay consistent, you grow your brand, you grow your message. I think sooner or later, something good will happen and you won’t be able to anticipate what it is.’ What story about money do you buy into? Sam Dogen, aka The Financial Samurai, wants you to rethink financial…

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Episode 153 – New narratives with Anjali Ramachandran

Episode 153 - New narratives with Anjali Ramachandran

‘Constantly trying to be open to knowing about things that we’re not that comfortable with, I think that’s important.’ Most of us live inside a bubble of our own making: we read and talk about things that we know, we filter our feeds and our network to the voices that…

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Episode 128 – Writing and speaking with Hugh Culver

Episode 128 - Writing and speaking with Hugh Culver

Hugh Culver has done a lot of stuff in his life – from leading adventure holidays in the Antarctic to giving keynote speeches to companies and conferences all over the world. For him, writing his book Give Me a Break was an opportunity to reenergise and deepen his thinking, to…

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Episode 125 – Getting Social with Michelle Carvill

For many CEOs, ‘doing’ social media is terrifying. Much easier to hire a millennial to do it for you. But in a world in which trust in corporates is at an all-time low, Michelle Carvill argues the best way to address that is to ‘step outside of the boardroom and…

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Episode 121 – Reaching Out with Molly Beck

Episode 121 - Reaching Out with Molly Beck

‘The more people you know, the more stuff you get done. It’s as simple as that.’ But reaching out is an art: targeting the right people, approaching them in the right way, getting over yourself in the first place. In Reach Out, Molly Beck shares her simple, brilliant system for…

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Episode 119 – Writing to change the world with Euan Semple

Episode 119 - Writing to change the world with Euan Semple

Think that what you say on the internet has no impact? Euan Semple says think again. ‘An avalanche only ever happens because the last snowflake falls. If it doesn’t, an avalanche doesn’t happen. Each of our conversations could be a last snowflake.’ Despite the fact that he’s been blogging for…

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Episode 110 – The Best Bits!

Episode 110 - The Best Bits!

Another helping of best bits from recent episodes: we’re talking about ‘fast books’ and ‘slow books’, writing with a co-author, and how doodling can help you come sideways at a book. Tune in, sit back, and listen to insights and inspiration from these superb writers: Steve Scott on how he’s…

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Episode 28 – Blogging with Seth Godin

Episode 28 - Blogging with Seth Godin

Seth Godin is my hero. Whenever I need an example of a clean, authentic, punchy writing style, he’s the one I turn to. When I’m talking about interesting new publishing models, he’s my go-to guy. It took me quite a while to work up the courage to invite him onto the show.…

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