Sue Stockdale talks to Thomas Andrén about the process he used to identify his dream job by asking himself over 900 questions to discover the answer. This process took several months and connected Thomas to his mind as well as his body, where he noted down any physical reactions he got when answering the questions. The results were fascinating.Thomas is a Certified Swedish Classic Massage Therapist who grew up in Värmdö, east of Stockholm in Sweden, and worked as a computer technician in the early 2000s. After a decade in this sector, he had enough and decided to change his career using a structured method of problem-solving. After months of reflection, Thomas changed career and went on to study to become a massage therapist in 2010. He then started working on cruise ships in Scandinavia, and most recently for LivNordic and Viking cruises.Please give us your feedback about the impact that this podcast had on you Take the 3-minute survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TW2CXMN Key Quotes:‘Being a massage therapist gives you a longer opportunity to actually have a conversation with someone.’“I realized now in later years that I actually allowed life to take me wherever”.“So I started writing down questions to myself. I bought a notebook and I started just randomly writing down questions to myself”.‘I took this notebook with all the questions and in rapid succession started answering these questions. And I would take note of what happens if I got any physical reactions when I was answering these questions’.“There also a handful of questions that I always answered yes to. One of them being, would you like to have the entire world as your playground?”“It’s also important to be able to zoom out on yourself to see yourself from different angles, different perspectives to realize that you do have a positive way of thinking, and you do have a negative way of thinking and you do have a critical way of thinking”.‘I became my own Rubik cube with thoughts and insights’.‘I know a lot about computers. I could take a deep dive into the most advanced machine there is – the human body’.“Don’t be afraid to step out of the way. It will make you feel uncomfortable that, but feeling uncomfortable is a very important step of evolving and pushing through to whatever adventure that awaits you”.Read the transcription for this episode on www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspiration Instagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/ Give us your feedback - leave us an audio message https://www.speakpipe.com/AccessToInspiration Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/hguX2b Copyright © Access to Inspiration 2021Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

In this special 50th episode of the podcast, co-founder Clive Steeper interviews the host, Sue Stockdale to discover the key insights she has gained from producing and hosting 50 episodes to date, as well as learning about her background as a polar explorer, executive coach and TEDx speaker.Sue's mantra is “we all can achieve more than we imagine is possible – but often the only person stopping you… is you”, which was echoed in her recent TEDx talk on “Transformation begins in the mind’. In 1996, she became the first British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole, and has been on expeditions to Geographical North Pole, Antarctica, Greenland, Chile and Kenya. As an athlete she has also represented Scotland in 3000m, and cross-country events.Today as an executive coach, motivational speaker, author, and podcaster, Sue brings a unique blend of business expertise and psychological insight to her work with CEOs, senior leaders, FTSE 250 and Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organisations and ambitious entrepreneurs.Connect with Sue Stockdale:Website- https://suestockdale.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/suestockdale/Twitter - https://twitter.com/suestockdalePlease give us your feedback about the impact that this podcast had on you Take the 3-minute survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TW2CXMN Key Quotes:‘I realize how important inspiration is. It's a bit like free energy’.‘Part of the excitement of our podcast and why inspiration is so important is because we're all interconnected. You do something that I see as admirable or that I never imagined was possible, and then you tell me the story, I begin to think to myself, maybe I could do that too’.‘I often ask myself, well, what's the worst that can happen. Being prepared to face into the worst possible consequence. And if I'm prepared to accept that then why not? Why not just take the first step?’‘I'm always using curiosity and interest to guide me. Being prepared to say, I'll accept the consequences of what happens. It's not failure. It's just learning. And I'll use that learning to move forward and grow as a person’.‘I think for almost a third of our guests on the podcast, it's their first ever experience. And seeing them have a positive experience and getting value and enrichment from being recognized and sharing their story that is hugely motivating for me and really enjoyable, because I think we're opening the door like that first step for them’.‘Many of the guests have said afterwards how enjoyable it was that they learned something about themselves through telling their story’.‘Don't be afraid to be your authentic self. You don't have to be the same as everybody else and that we all can achieve more than we actually realize’.‘I think that it's far easier for people to be pulled towards wanting to change than to being pushed along, needing to change’.Read the transcription for this episode on www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspiration Instagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/ Give us your feedback - leave us an audio message https://www.speakpipe.com/AccessToInspiration Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/hguX2b Copyright © Access to Inspiration 2021Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Dr Nashater Deu Solheim about how to take care of the relationships that are important to us – be it as a leader, in social circles or within families. Nashater explains how showing empathy, curiosity, and an interest in the other person can help us to build trust and connection in relationships– something she had to do when working with psychopaths.Dr Nashater Deu Solheim is CEO of Progressing Minds and author of “The Leadership PIN Code- Unlocking the Key to Willing and Winning Relationships”, which debuted on the 2020 Forbes list of 8 books “…that make you reconsider the way you manage relationships”.She is an HBR contributor, executive coach on leadership influence, and a keynote speaker on her experience as a psychologist working with psychopaths, the military and with leaders in business settings. She holds a doctorate in Psychology from the UK and trained as an Expert Negotiator at Harvard Law School.Connect with Nashater Deu Solheim:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nashater-deu-solheim-ba3b1a12/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ndsolheimFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/progressingminds111Twitter: https://twitter.com/nashaters?lang=enKey Quotes:‘Leaders who don't know their team members beyond the tasks, don't really know their team at all’.‘If you have no idea what's going on in somebody's life and you keep battling them to, to deliver harder, to live, deliver faster, deliver more, and you have no idea what's holding them back- you will breach that trust and you will eventually lose it, and certainly lose their goodwill before that.’‘Empathy is about understanding the other person's perspective - to understand doesn't mean to agree’.‘Curiosity for me is the antidote to a lack of empathy’.‘The reason we get uncomfortable is because we often feel that we have to fix things or have answers. And leaders do not need to have the answers to everything. It's not a requirement’Please give us your feedback about the impact that this podcast had on you Take the 3-minute survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TW2CXMN Read the transcription for this episode on www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspiration Instagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/ Give us your feedback - leave us an audio message https://www.speakpipe.com/AccessToInspiration Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/hguX2b Copyright © Access to Inspiration 2021Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Palwasha Siddiqi, whose early childhood experiences as a refugee shaped her interest in coaching and helping others to maximise their potential. Palwasha was born and raised between Afghanistan and Pakistan. When she was seven her family fled the civil war in Afghanistan and became refugees in Pakistan where they lived for over a decade. They moved back to Afghanistan in 2003 after the American invasion, and it was then that she was introduced to a non-profit organization that helped her secure a full-time scholarship to attend university in the United States.After obtaining her bachelor's and MBA degrees Palwasha went on to join American Express in New York. Seven years later she transferred to London where she currently works as a Senior Marketing Manager leading their B2B digital marketing communications. Her latest adventure involves building her own coaching practice focused on empowering individuals and leaders to realize their full potential.Connect with Palwasha Siddiqi on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/palwashasiddiqiWebsite: www.siddiqicoaching.comKey Quotes'We lived there during, during the civil war and some point during the war our house got hit by a rocket so everything went up into flames. We pretty much lost everything''I remember a rocket flying and someone saying to just dive down on the ground to stay safe. We would stay there for five, ten minutes, and then we would get up. Some of us would get up. Some of us would not.''I think resilience is a superpower that we all have that we can nurture.''I was told from a young age, all of these things that I couldn't do just because I was a woman. So my passion and my purpose was learning and getting educated.''All of a sudden I had so much freedom and abundance of a kind of just life that I had never experienced before.' Read the transcription for this episode on www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspiration Instagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/ Give us your feedback - leave us an audio message https://www.speakpipe.com/AccessToInspiration Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/hguX2b Copyright © Access to Inspiration 2021Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Tanmay Vora about how he developed his skill in creating visual notes, through his curiosity and interest in learning. He illustrates and shares great ideas in the form of sketchnotes that combine the topics of leadership, learning and change.Tanmay Vora is a senior business leader with two decades of diverse global experience, author of three international books and illustrator of best-selling books. As Founder of QAspire Consulting, he helps individuals, teams and organizations deliver high-performance through process consulting, visual facilitation, leadership development, strategic capability building and coaching interventions. He is passionate about leveraging visual thinking for learning, innovation and change. He illustrates and shares great ideas worth sharing in form of sketchnotes and offers graphical recording services to events, authors and organizations worldwide. He also teaches the magic of visual thinking through interactive workshops. Contact Tanmay at his website www.qaspire.com Twitter www.twitter.com/tnvoraFacebook www.facebook.com/tnvoraInstagram www.instagram.com/tnvoraLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tnvoraKey quotes in this podcast:[05.56] "I sat down with a piece of paper and a pen, and I said, what do I already have as an inventory of skills? I wrote down the skills on a piece of paper and circled them around. And then almost magically. I saw those two circles coming together and forming a small intersection. The two words that I wrote was technology and writing. And I say that, what if I bring these two circles together and see where it intersects?"[07:31] "How do you climb a mountain? I would say that don't try to climb it straight in a linear fashion, but try to sort of crisscross your way on the top of the mountain".[10.51] "I think that lot of people equate learning with outcomes and they say that if I learn this, what am I going to get in return?"[12.40] "Inspiration is like a seed that grows inside of you, but not without soil and not without the sunlight. The analogy that I often use is that if inspiration is the seed, then we need sunlight".[14.28] "So I feel that being prepared, being consistent and showing up in your pursuit every single day, irrespective of whether you're inspired or not, I think gets the inspiration going."[17.48] "I try to sort of circumvent the risk of judgment, by saying that if this is going to help a lot of people, I can't go wrong'.[20.03] 'Wisdom happens when we take a step back and start reflecting on what we've done".[24.21] "My pursuit is to take people back into that stage of their life when they were fearless in making the mark on a piece of paper. This is I think the core of why I do what I do."Read the transcription for this podcast at www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us on social media: Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinpirat1Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspirationLinkedin www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Nic Marks, statistician and founder & CEO, Friday Pulse about the work he has done on measuring happiness, why it’s important to businesses, governments and countries, as well as individuals and how COVID impacted happiness. Described by one client as a “statistician with a soul”, Nic has been working in the field of happiness and wellbeing for over 25 years. In 2010 Nic gave a TED talk on his previous work in public policy, which has now been watched over 2.3million times. Named as one of the Top Ten Original Thinkers by the Institute of Director’s Director Magazine, Nic’s work was hailed as one of Forbes Magazine’s Seven Most Powerful Ideas in 2011.* Free tool to reflect on individual happiness https://fridayone.com * The weekly people check-up for companies https://fridaypulse.com * Find out more about Nic Marks at https://nicmarks.org* Connect with Nic on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksnic/Key quotes in this podcast:[01.40] Our happiness is very driven by all sorts of social connectedness and relationships and the quality of them.[02.33] We tend to measure what's easy to count, not whats most important.[07.00] If we want to create a future which is good for citizens in the future, then we have to look at how we create that.[10.52] When we feel good, we do good work, but it's very close to our mood.[11.55] I think of happiness like having different wavelengths. There's very long ones, over years and decades and we have good periods of our life, and then there's very, very rapid ones, five moods in the morning.[12.23] We talk about five big drivers to happiness at work. They are Connect, Be Fair, Empower, Challenge, Inspire.[16.20] We definitely find that some organizations worry about opening a Pandora's box of emotions. And the thing is they're there already, if they're not in the light, they're festering and are causing problems.[16.47] We're not trying to shame team leaders. We're basically trying to help them have better conversations with their teams.Read the transcription for this podcast at www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us on social media: Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinpirat1Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspirationLinkedin www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Hong Hoang, Founder and Executive Director of CHANGE, a dynamic Vietnamese NGO with the mission to address the country’s most critical environmental issues. She talks about the challenges faced in mobilising young people, and engaging a wider community across Vietnam to tackle climate change, pollution and wildlife trafficking.Under Hong’s leadership, CHANGE has been coordinating nearly 200 campaigns since its establishment in 2013 to raise awareness, build capacity, engage the community and different sectors in action campaigns to protect wildlife, reduce human impacts on the environment, and provide support to the affected communities.To find out more about Hong Hoang:Facebook https://www.facebook.com/changevnLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hong-hoang-7b44bb3/Read the transcription for this episode on www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us on social media: Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspirationLinkedin www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Josh Wasserman a design thinker and insights expert, about the role that observation plays in the design process, how design can more inclusive and what inspires him to be creative. Josh recently designed a new pregnancy test prototype for RNIB, which received worldwide media attention, and is thought to be the world’s first pregnancy test which is accessible to those with sight loss. This enables privacy in a process which had previously required the help of a fully sighted individual.Josh specialises in helping businesses and brands identify and unlock opportunities, building viable product and service experiences that are human-centred, using immersive research, strategic thinking, concept ideation, validation, and development - and always links the solutions to the insight. He brings creativity, imagination and instinct through more than 12 years of industry experience. Josh believes that good design inspires change, improves lives, and is always relevant.To find out more about Josh Wasserman, check out his website www.Innovvate.coYou can see a video describing the prototype and the transcription for this episode at our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media - www.Twitter.com/accessinspirat1www.Instagram.com/accesstoinspirationwww.Facebook.com/accesstoinspirationLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Dr. Leanne Armitage about how a childhood experience, where she witnessed street violence, inspired her to become a doctor. With no medics in her family or social network, Leanne used her initiative to take the necessary steps towards achieving this goal and is now a qualified junior doctor. During her second year of medical school Leanne became very frustrated by the lack of diversity, with very few students come from low-socio economic backgrounds and certain ethnic minorities. This inspired her to cofound a charity - The Armitage Foundation – which offers medical outreach programmes to students from under-represented backgrounds. As a result of the work Leanne has been doing through The Armitage Foundation, she was awarded the UK 2018 Queen's Young Leaders Award by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace.Connect with Dr Leanne Armitage:Website. https://www.leannearmitage.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-leanne-armitage-mbbs-bsc-hons-73632260/ Twitter https://twitter.com/LeannaAmali Instagram https://www.instagram.com/armitage_leanne/ and her charity the Armitage Foundation Website https://armitagefoundation.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ArmitageFoundation LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/armitage-foundation/ Twitter https://twitter.com/TheArmitage_FDNFor transcriptions of all our podcasts go to www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media - www.Twitter.com/accessinspirat1www.Instagram.com/accesstoinspirationwww.Facebook.com/accesstoinspirationLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Host Sue Stockdale talks to Rob Lawrence, a podcast producer, coach and mentor about how the combination of sound and language can influence our emotions and can be a catalyst to create change. Rob talks about how he changed his career from being an IT professional into podcasting and coaching and how he is ‘obsessed’ with creating highly engaging listening experiences, and supporting aspiring leaders and coaches towards finding their own voice, audience and message. Rob's successful podcast, Inspirational Creatives, reached over 130,000 downloads in 2020 and taught Rob that you can create an audience organically, by consistently producing content you care about. His podcast contains interviews with over 120 creative entrepreneurs, artists and producers on “how to create a successful living doing what you love".Find out more about Rob Lawrence: Website www.roblawrence.co and www.inspirationalcreatives.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robislistening/ Twitter http://www.twitter.com/robislistening Instagram http://www.instagram.com/inspirationalcreativesConnect with Access to Inspiration and read the transcription for this episodeWebsite - www.accesstoinspiration.orgTwitter http://www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram http://www.instagram.com/accesstoinspirationLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Key quotes in this podcast:[3.29] Whatever it is, I'm listening to, I am having an emotional experience of sorts. And as that sound varies, my emotional experience varies too. And what I can say is I don't feel the same depth of experience with visual stimulation necessarily.[10.47] And what was really interesting to me was within the time that it took to walk from one end of the beach to the other, in my mind, he asked me three or four questions which completely changed my perspective on everything I did and how my life was at the time.[14.08] I love the ripple effect of podcasts. It's instant, it's global it's growing.[15.54] In order to make a positive difference, I think we have to think more consciously about everything that we do.[18.45] Is the next hour that I'm going to spend with this person, something that has the potential to lead towards positive change? If the answer is yes, that's the only measure I need on a day-to-day basis to keep going.[19.34] To me - to be inspired means to be moved. Perhaps a little bit more than that. It means to be moved positively towards wanting to create something.[21.50] It's really important we listen to ourselves and what we think. We all deserve the opportunity for our own voices to be heard, but not just by somebody else, but by ourselves too.[22.32] We all deserve that opportunity to be heard, but we also deserve the opportunity to create opportunities for others to be heard.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Amy Henderson, one of the USA’s leading voices on the critical role that parenting and caregiving has in developing the future of work. Amy talks about her own experiences as a working parent, the challenges she faced, and some of the research and data from neuroscience that explains how showing up for parenthood significantly enhances your capacity for emotional intelligence, courage, efficiency, productivity, purpose, and collaboration.Amy is the founding CEO of TendLab, where she is creating a movement to change the game for working parents. With only 14% of American parents having access to paid parental leave, Amy talks about the challenges she faced as a working parent, and what motivated her to create TendLab as a way of addressing how working parents are valued in the workplace.Through TendLab, Amy has worked with companies and their parents' groups at places like Salesforce, Accenture, Cloudflare, and many more. As cited in Forbes for her "truly collaborative nature," Amy also started and co-leads the Fam Tech Founders Collaborative, a network of over 130 founders who are solving for the needs of caregivers. A regular speaker and author advocating on behalf of parents at work, Amy has written for, or been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, Slate, InStyle, and others. Her book ‘Tending: Parenthood and the Future of Work’ is published by Nationbuilder books.For more information about Amy Henderson on social media: Instagram www.instagram.com/amytendlabTwitter www.twitter.com/AmyTendLabFacebook www.facebook.com/AmyHendersonAuthoror via the website www.TendLab.com.For transcriptions of all our podcasts go to www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media - www.Twitter.com/accessinspirat1www.Instagram.com/accesstoinspirationwww.Facebook.com/accesstoinspirationLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Karen Espley, who could be described as 'the accidental adventurer' about what encouraged her to travel to Antarctica, New Zealand and West Africa. After 15 years working in large businesses, clawing her way up the career ladder Karen Espley had a demanding job with almost unbearable levels of stress. With the cushion of having saved enough money to live without earning for a year, Karen realised that there must be more to life, and when an opportunity came for a life changing trip to the Antarctic in 2000, she took the plunge and began her journey to find a different way to live and to escape from the expectations she grew up with.These adventures included living on a Russian base in the Antarctic, and working as a project manager in a rainforest in Ghana with Raleigh International. Karen then travelled back to the UK through West Africa via Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal using only public transport. In 2013 at 50 years old, she had a midlife crisis and then travelled around New Zealand and Australia in a camper van.Connect with Karen Espley: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenespley/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/karen.espley.31 Twitter https://twitter.com/ChameleonGuide1website https://thechameleonguide.com/about/Read the transcription for this episode at www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Denise Nurse, an award-winning entrepreneur, solicitor, coach, and broadcaster about creating the career and life you want by being flexible and not limited by traditional business structures. She explains how sometimes you need to have a safety net 'at least in your mind' to give you the confidence to take that step into the unknown.In 2007, along with Janvi Patel, she co-founded Halebury, a pioneering UK law firm. Halebury introduced flexible & agile working in the legal industry. In 2018 they successfully sold Halebury to a global legal services business, and Denise stepped down from her role as VP Flex Resourcing in 2020.Whilst working as an in-house lawyer at Sky, Denise won an internal TV presenter competition. She presented the Weather & Programming for Sky News, Sky Travel and Sky One and was a presenter of BBC One’s Escape to the Country. Denise has been recognised with several awards and was recognised as a Woman of Influence & Power in Law 2020. More recently Denise was inspired by a desire to make positive change during the 2020 COVID pandemic and she co-founded two non-profits Black Founders Hub and Support SEND.Connect with Denise Nurse: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisenurse/Twitter: https://twitter.com/denisebnWebsite: https://www.blackfoundershub.comRead the transcription for this episode at www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Mariah Reading, an eco-artist who creates impressionist paintings from recycled items she picks up in the natural environment. Mariah explains how she developed this particular area of interest, why its relevant today, and how big brands such as Merrell and Subaru have recently collaborated with her as she highlights the harm of pollution and climate change. Mariah Reading was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, USA where the surrounding landscape gave her a deep appreciation of nature’s beauty. The 2016 National Park Centennial propelled her Recycled Landscapes work to greater attention which was designed to highlight the need of preserving and protecting the environment. Having already visited 24 National Parks, she plans to continue her project in all 62 US National Parks. Mariah has dedicated herself to the field of eco-art through her Artist in Residence at Denali, Zion, and Acadia National Parks, working as an Arts In the Parks Volunteer at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, assisting in Yosemite Facelift efforts, developing a K-12 STREAM curriculum with University of California Santa Barbara Oceanography students, and creating conservation workshops with the Channel Islands National Park.Find out more about Mariah Reading and her art on: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mariahreading/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mariahreadingartWebsite http://www.mariahreadingart.com/Read the transcription for this episode at www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Sameer Dua, a best-selling author and Founder/Director of the Institute for Generative Leadership, Asia and UK, about the importance of self-leadership. Dua explains that in order to lead yourself, you need to grant yourself power to 'take care of what truly matters to you'. Having experienced several life-impacting events within a five week period, he realised that he needed to be committed to the things he really cared about. Sameer Dua is the world’s leading authority on Declaring Breakdowns, a Generative Leadership expert, a coach for top global leaders, founder of the India Business Literature Festival and the Gift Your Organ Foundation and has over 28 years of experience in Management and Leadership education. Sameer’s transformational work in leadership development has already impacted thousands around the world.He has been listed amongst the top 30 emerging thinkers of the world by Thinkers50, as one of those who will shape the future of business. The Thinkers50 listing is considered to be “the Oscars of Management Thinking” by the Financial Times. In addition, Sameer runs a regular series on “Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita: A Generative Leadership Perspective” and he has participants from 24 different countries regularly attending his sessions. Before setting up the Institute for Generative Leadership in Asia and UK, Sameer ran management institutes in 4 cities in India and 2 colleges in London, UK and had students from 52 different countries of the world. He has trained leaders in organisations such as Mercedes Benz, John Deere, Siemens, NetApp, T-Systems, BMC Software, Jungheinrich, Elringklinger, Wipro, ResourcePro, Amdocs, Schaeffler, Faurecia, Volvo, Reliance, amongst many others.To connect with Sameer Dua: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sameerduaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sameerdua1officialTwitter: https://twitter.com/duasameerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sameerdua/Read the transcription for this episode at www.accesstoinspiration.org or connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Caitlin Crommett about the work she is doing to solve intergenerational differences, and in particular, her foundation DreamCatchers, which serves to fulfil the final dreams of hospice patients through chapters run by youth in high school or college.Caitlin Crommett describes herself as a Millennial. She is a 2015 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and a speaker on generations in the workplace. Her interest in generational connection began at age 15, when she started a foundation
called DreamCatchers. She saw a need for greater cross- generational connection- something that is rarely shared between these typically-elderly patients and young people in our society today. This sparked her passion for facilitating greater connection and communication between all generations, in the workplace and in the world.In 2016, Caitlin published a book called “How to Attract Millennials to Your Workplace: And Actually Keep Us!”, focusing on new techniques and strategies for engaging Millennial employees and volunteers, and has been a guest writer & “generational expert” on several websites and blogs. She runs a Youtube channel called “Generation WHAT?”, where she posts weekly videos helping people and organizations solve generational issues in the workplace. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she as serves as president of DreamCatchers Foundation while growing her speaking business internationally. Connect with Caitlin Crommett at:Instagram: @CaitlinCrommett @dreamcatchersfoundationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlincrommett/Linked In DreamCatchers: https://www.linkedin.com/company/40850721Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/GenerationWhatAcademy DreamCatchers link: www.dreamcatchers1.org Pen Pal Initiative: https://connect.dreamcatchers1.org/ Twitter: @caitcrom @dreamcatchersfRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.orgConnect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Scottish television and film composer, Chris Tolley, about where he gets his inspiration from. The interview includes a track 'Snowfall" from his latest album at the end of the podcast.Chris Tolley studied Ancient History at St Andrews, and had a couple of music scholarships along the way. He moved to London where he worked for a number of years with Really Useful Group, and progressed from photocopying music, to managing the music dept. After this he went to BBC Radio 2 where he managed and judged an opera talent competition with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and worked on Friday Night is Music Night, their flagship live classical music programme.Chris now releases commercial recordings on top of his television and advertising work. He released his first album Beneath the Surface in 2020 and his second album Home was released in January 2021. To find out more about Chris Tolley www.christolleymusic.comRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.orgConnect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Lory Mitchell Wingate, Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) about her love of astronomy, and how she took a leap of faith by leaving a high level position to backpack across the USA in 2008, which ultimately shifted her career in a very visible way.Lory has over twenty-five years of experience in both for-profit and non-profit companies, as a successful leader with a history of exceptional performance on complex technical, scientific, and engineering projects that incorporate leading edge technology in all phases of the program and project life cycle.She has ideated and implemented a unique blend of standard project management and systems engineering processes to achieve optimal science and engineering outcomes through the appropriate process rigor applied to business and proposal development and project management across all disciplines. She has published two books on the methodology for Taylor and Francis/CRC Press: Project Management for Research and Development (2014), and Systems Engineering for Projects (2018).Lory has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Technology Management and is both a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and an Expert Systems Engineer (INCOSE® ESEP). Lory serves on numerous committees and various panels. Connect with Lory Mitchell Wingate on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/lorywingate Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.orgConnect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Felipe Saldarriaga, a stroke survivor and entrepreneur from Medellin, Colombia about he adapted to this life changing situation. At age 11 he was left having to survive in a wheelchair with a full left side paralysis due to an unexpected and unexplainable stroke. As a result of this he had to learn to walk again and basically hack his way through life to get the most of it. His story is inspiring, and a compelling listen. Today, at 30 years old, he's still recovering from the paralysis but has travelled to four continents, worked with an Academy award-winning producer doing feature film in Argentina, has organised conferences, art and music festivals for thousands of people and even learned to scuba dive, a lifelong dream of his. He's the cofounder at Discovery Talks, a qualitative research software that helps people gain valuable insights from their conversations.Connect with Felipe Saldarriaga on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fel1369/Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.orgConnect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Joni Deutsch, Podcast Manager for WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR station in North Carolina about the importance of making space for silence, and how she amplifies underrepresented voices through her work as a broadcaster and podcast host. In addition to leading the public radio station’s chart-topping podcast productions, Joni is also the creator and host of WFAE’s Charlotte music podcast Amplifier, recently honored for excellence in arts and music podcasting by Charlotte Magazine, the Edward R. Murrow Awards and The Webby Awards (called “The Internet’s Highest Honor” by The New York Times). In October 2020, Joni executive produced the Charlotte Podcast Festival, Charlotte’s first podcast festival with free and virtual sessions designed to inform and empower the next generation of audio storytellers and podcasters. Joni is an NPR Music contributor and was the first woman to guest host the legacy NPR program Mountain Stage. A supporter of innovative media and a mentor to digital women leaders, Deutsch’s work has been heralded by NPR, Harvard University, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Poynter, the Online News Association and the American Press Institute.www.wfae.org/people/joni-deutschRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.orgConnect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Anne Pleun van Eijsden, Founder of Paper on the Rocks, talks to Sue Stockdale about her mission to create a healthy paper industry, and why she created her own rules about how to run a business, rather than following the traditional approach to being an entrepreneur.Paper on the Rocks, is a social impact business based in the Netherlands that wants to create a forest friendly paper industry by scaling tree-free paper alternatives. They primarily do so by making sustainable stationery like notebooks made from upcycled stone waste. With a diverse background in History, International Law and Marketing, Anne Pleun knew from a young age that she wanted to become an entrepreneur and build a company that would change an industry for the better. She lives in the Netherlands with her partner and child. Follow Paper on the Rocks:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/paperontherocks/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/10215712/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/paperontherocksTwitter https://twitter.com/paperontherocksRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.orgConnect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Milena Cvijanovich talks to Sue Stockdale about her work as a designer and architect focusing on sustainable luxury, and how inspiration plays a role in her work. Based in Monaco, Milena has always been passionate about craftsmanship, sustainable design, alternative natural resources, social entrepreneurship and collaborative business opportunities.With a Masters in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University and inspired by her physicist father, Dr. George B. Cvijanovich, one of the first inventors of the solar panel, Milena is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards in architecture and entrepreneurship. Founder of Milena C Designs, an international architecture and interior design firm and specialized since 1994 in eco-luxury design. She counts Blancpain, Beaufort Hotels, MCM, Intrawest, Logitech and the World Economic Forum among her prestigious clientèle.Milena has guest lectured on Sustainable Innovation, Sustainable Luxury and Cross-cultural Design Management in Luxury MBA programs and at conferences in Europe and the Middle East and has been an official contributor to Forbes Magazine and other international magazines.She is also the co-founder of a new sustainable luxury platform, bringing together those who enjoy the finest life has to offer, yet have a keen desire to protect the planet and its inhabitants. NOMADESSENCE, specialises in designing, curating and gifting spaces, materials, bespoke objects and art while contributing to heritage preservation and social empowerment. Her vision is to showcase the amazing stories of stunning mindful design, innovative upcycling, and inspiring pioneers in Sustainable Luxury.Find out more about Milena Cvijanovich:Website - https://milenacdesigns.com/Nomadessence - http://www.nomadessence.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/milenacdesigns/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/milena-cvijanovich-8ba749/ Connect with us on social media via:Read the transcription on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Barry Fudge understands what it takes for elite athletes to win...and keep winning, and has spent a decade with a front-row seat to the training of the world's best endurance runners. Barry talks to Sue Stockdale about what inspired him to work in elite sport, and the elements that enable the world's best endurance runners to deliver medal-winning results, time and time again.Barry is a highly motivated and experienced performance leader operating successfully in professional sport over a period of 4 Olympiads. He is globally recognised as a performance expert with multiple peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and speaking engagements. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Physiology and Sport Science as well as a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Glasgow, UK.Most notably, Barry was Physiologist, Head of Science and the Head of Endurance at British Athletics for over a decade where he constructed a world-leading endurance program, supporting the best coaches and athletes in the UK by ensuring that when a British endurance runner stood on the start line they were the best-prepared athlete in the field. Barry’s current role is as founder of Lap 25, where he uses his considerable skills and experiences to support others to be the best they can be in sport, business and life. You can find out more about Barry Fudge: Lap 25 website https://www.lap25.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lap25.consultancy Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-fudge-b6a9a63/Connect with us on social media via:Website https://www.accesstoinspiration.org including transcriptions for each episodeTwitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Vinay Chandra, CEO of High Peak Software based in India and Atlanta, USA talks to Sue Stockdale about the highs and lows of being a serial entrepreneur. Vinay is a versatile and multifaceted entrepreneur who has devoted his creative energy and restless passion into starting and running businesses around the globe. Over the last 25 years, he has successfully and unsuccessfully founded and operated multiple businesses on three continents.He is an Alabaman by birth, Bangalorean by upbringing and Bostonian by education.After graduating with degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics from Boston University, his first stint involved working with his family’s electronic component manufacturing business facing bankruptcy in India. While this initial endeavor did not succeed, it embedded into him the words of Churchill, “Success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”He continued his journey by moving to Germany and buying the assets of an energy saving lighting manufacturer and helped turn it around by innovating its products and globalizing the manufacturing supply chain. Along with quickly learning the German language, he also accumulated some experience trading commodities in the newly opened economies of Romania and Bulgaria.His next stint involved moving to Atlanta, GA, and starting up a consulting business helping technology companies with their manpower needs. Facing the economic crisis of the early 2000’s, he saw the opportunity of leveraging talent in India and remotely supporting customers in the US. The challenge of finding qualified technical people in the US enabled the next phase of his venture-building by remotely developing software products for global customers, from the development center in India.Over the last few years, as CEO of High Peak Software, he has been able to leverage his diverse entrepreneurial, social, educational, cultural and linguistic backgrounds to create products across fintech, manufacturing, legal tech and other industries leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning. http://highpeaksw.com/Connect with Vinay Chandra on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandravinay/ You can read the transcription of this podcast at our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Nontuthuko Mgabhi, General Manager Human Resources at Richards Bay Coal Terminal, South Africa, about the mindset, commitment and preparation it took to successfully run seven marathons in seven consecutive days, on seven continents in February 2020.Nontu became the first African female to complete this challenge, and in the process also raised a substantial sum of money to improve conditions for children in an underprivileged rural school - the Khiphinkunzi Primary School in Mtubatuba, South Africa. Nontu is a registered Industrial Psychologist. She holds a Masters Degree in Industrial Psychology, and has an Advanced Business Management Diploma from ESMT, Berlin, Germany as well as Post Graduate Diploma from GIBS, Johannesburg and Rollins Business School, Florida, USA. She holds the position of General Manager Human Resources at Richards Bay Coal Terminal Limited (RBCT) which is the single largest export coal terminal in the world, established in 1976. Prior to joining RBCT, Nontuthuko has held a number of senior positions including in Rio Tinto, South African Breweries; and was a Senior Lecturer (Organisational Development) in the School of Psychology; for the University of KwaZulu Natal. To connect with Nontu Mgabhi you can find her on:Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nontuthuko.mgabhiand via her fundraising website https://gobeyondforachild.com/Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/and read the transcription for this podcast at www.accesstoinspiration.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to farmer Jonathan Cook, about why he loves his job. Jon looks after a herd of 50 cows producing the raw milk which he sells on his dairy farm in Wiltshire, England. He is from a fourth generation farming family and along with his partner, Sarah, look after the herd on their 100 acre farm where they now adopt a regenerative approach to farming. Both are passionate about raw milk and believe that educating the public on its health benefits and where food comes from is part of their work.Website: www.dorasdairy.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dorasdairyConnect with us on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org or via social media:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Major Becky Frater about her career as a military helicopter pilot and instructor, and discovers more about the focus and concentration that these roles demand.Becky originally joined the Army in 1998 after three years as a secondary school teacher in Bristol. After initial training at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst she was commissioned directly into the Army Air Corps and was subsequently awarded her Army Wings Flying Badge in 2001.She was posted to 659 Sqn of 4 Regt AAC as a Flight Commander after qualifying on both the Lynx Mk7 and Lynx Mk9. Deployments included Belize, France, Canada and ultimately OP TELIC (Iraq) after which she was awarded a GOC’s (2*) Commendation. She was then selected to undertake Qualified Helicopter Instructor training and was subsequently employed as a Flight Commander within 705 NAS of DHFS at RAF Shawbury.In 2007 Becky was appointed to 702 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), the Maritime Lynx Training Squadron, where she was awarded her Royal Navy Wings. After which she was appointed to 815 NAS as Flight Commander. She was subsequently appointed to 702 NAS and responsible for instructing future maritime attack helicopter pilots including maritime aviation and ship deck landings. During this time, she was also selected to lead the Royal Navy Black Cats Helicopter Display Team during the 2010 display season. She was promoted Lt Cdr during this appointment.Currently she is the Requirements Manager for the Army Wildcat until January 2021 after which she will be attending the Qualified Weapons Instructor Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance course at RAF Waddington. Becky enjoys all sports but more specifically hockey having represented England, England Over 40s, England Universities and British Universities in the past and also received her Combined Services (Captain in 2006), Army and Royal Navy colours.Connect with us on the website www.accesstoinspiration.org or via social media on:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

The recent pandemic has caused many people to re-evaluate how they live and work. Sue Stockdale talks to leadership thinker Navi Radjou about his life and experiences in India, France and USA, and how this has influenced his thinking on how business and society considers and practices innovation, to do better with less.Navi Radjou advises senior executives worldwide on breakthrough growth strategies. A Fellow at Cambridge Judge Business School, Navi has served as vice president at Forrester Research, a leading technology research and advisory firm in Boston. In 2013, Navi won the prestigious Thinkers50 Innovation Award, given to a management thinker who is re-shaping the way we think about and practice innovation. He delivered a talk at TED Global 2014 on Frugal Innovation (nearly 2 million views).Navi co-authored Frugal Innovation: How To Do Better With Less, published by The Economist in 2015, as well as the global bestseller Jugaad Innovation (over 250,000 copies sold worldwide). He is writing a book on how individuals and organizations can reinvent themselves purposefully in the post-COVID-19 world. He is a sought-after keynote speaker and widely quotedin international media. Born and raised in Pondicherry, India, he holds dual French-American citizenship. He attended Ecole Centrale Paris and Yale School of Management. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is a life-long student of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vipassana meditation. Website: http://naviradjou.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/naviradjou Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naviradjouLearn more about the Access to Inspiration podcast: Read the transcription of this podcast www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Paul Rose about his life at the front line of exploration. Having spent 10 years as Base Commander in Antarctica, Paul talks about some of the skills he has learned in extreme environments that help him navigate modern life.Paul is one of the world’s most experienced science expedition leaders. He helps scientists unlock and communicate global mysteries in the most remote and challenging regions of the planet. Former Vice President of the Royal Geographical Society, Paul is Expedition Leader for the  National Geographic Pristine Seas Expeditions. The Royal Geographical Society has awarded Paul the Ness Award and the Founders Gold Medal. In addition, as a broadcaster, published author and journalist, Rose presents BBC television programs on current affairs, science and the environment. He is Ambassador for the UN Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. Paul was the Base Commander of Rothera Research Station, Antarctica, for the British Antarctic Survey for ten years and was awarded  HM The Queen's Polar Medal. For his work with NASA and the Mars Lander project on Mt Erebus, Antarctica, he was awarded the  US Polar Medal.  A mountain in Antarctica is named after him. For more info on Paul www.paulrose.orgRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to an award-winning British chef, Andrew Scott about what it takes to achieve and retain a Michelin star. Andrew was inspired to develop his career as a chef by his parents, who both worked in the hospitality industry. After winning a cooking competition at the age of 13, Andrew started working part time as a pot washer in the kitchens of his local hotel. Then following training at college, he was taken on by Simon Haigh at Mallory Court in Warwickshire, England as an apprentice chef.After four years, he then worked under Simon Rogan at his acclaimed Michelin-starred restaurant - L’Enclume in the Lake District, before returning to Mallory Court where Andrew became head chef in 2010 retaining the restaurant’s Michelin star for three years running. In 2012, he became Head Chef at the Curlew, in Kent, and in just under a year Andrew gained his first solo Michelin Star in the 2014 guide. Following this Andrew joined Sudbury House in Oxfordshire overseeing Restaurant 56 which won a number of accolades, and during this time he appeared in the BBC TV series Great British Menu, representing the Central region. Andrew's most recent role was as Head Development Chef for Miele. To find out more about Andrew check out his LInkedin Profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-scott-35304763/Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Alysia Silberg talks to Sue Stockdale about the reality of being a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, the challenges she had growing up in South Africa and what she hopes her long-term legacy will be. Alysia is Founder and General Partner of Street Global Venture Capital, a global seed stage investment firm, investing in technology start-ups that are solving big, difficult problems and have the potential to reach $1billion valuations.She is a multi-industry, self-made entrepreneur, statistician & data scientist. She co-founded data marketing company, Digital by Design, voice data analytics company, Acceleforce, and co-designed the product and technology platform for Xexec, a multi-million user global employee benefits software platform. As a qualified actuary, derivatives market specialist, wealth manager and alternative asset specialist, Alysia is extremely comfortable and experienced in all areas of investment management and governance. Alysia is also recognized as a prominent, emerging public leader advising North American, European, African and Asian governments on startup ecosystem development, accessing leading-edge technology for economic development, inclusive and diversified entrepreneurship, women’s empowerment and trade at the highest levels. Alysia Silberg's Linkedin Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysiasilberg/Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to John Miles, co-founder of iWorker, about why he started up the business and how it helps generate economic prosperity for skilled workers in Venezuela and other countries that are in dire economic situations.John Miles is a Canadian entrepreneur who started his career managing a few small brick-and-mortar businesses just outside of Toronto. In 2017, John decided he wanted to experience a new culture and learn a new language so he cashed out his ownership in the companies he was involved in and bought a one-way ticket to Buenos Aires, Argentina.Soon after arriving in Buenos Aires, John met his now business partner, Jeb. After hearing the stories of food and medicine shortages from their Venezuelan friends who had fled the crisis back in their country, John and Jeb decided to try to do something to help out the situation. They soon got the idea for a socially-focused virtual assistant agency that could connect college educated Venezuelans with online work in North America. Today iWorker has grown to over 300 workers and 700 clients and has expanded to other countries going through economic crisis such as Haiti, Nicaragua, Zimbabwe and Kenya. More info about iWorker can be found at www.iworker.coRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Nauja Bianco, a native Greenlander about what life is like 'up north' and why cultural identity is becoming more important for Greenlanders and those living in the Nordic Countries.Nauja Bianco was born and raised in the capital Nuuk, in Greenland. At the age of 17 she was an exchange student in the USA, followed by travels to Central and South America after graduating high school. In 1996, Nauja joined an expedition to Antarctica as part of a larger group of young people celebrating UNESCO’s 50th anniversary and putting focus on environmental protection, climate change, international cooperation as well as conflict resolution and peace. As a political science major, her career has been within government, diplomacy and international relations. She has worked for the Government of Greenland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the intergovernmental organization of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Nauja is currently an independent consultant running Isuma Consulting doing strategic advisory work within Arctic and Nordic affairs and is a freelance journalist and communications adviser. From August 2020 she will take up the post of Director of the Greenlandic House and Nordatlantic House in Odense, Denmark. Connect with Nauja Bianco on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nauja-bianco-3190b11b/or on Twitter https://twitter.com/NaujaBiancoRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to David Liebnau, Client Director and Senior Expert at SYNK Group, in Berlin, Germany about why we need heart and courage at times of uncertainty. David graduated with a Masters Degree in Communications and has worked for the past twenty years as a senior learning & development consultant and executive coach. He has worked in 25 countries with more than 20,000 managers at all levels - including the board of large corporations. For more details http://synk-group.comRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Virginie Goethals, co-founder of RUN, a non-government organisation in Hong Kong that focuses on trauma rehabilitation through sport and education. Virginie explains how her love of the outdoors and running long distances accidentally inspired her to help female refugees in Hong Kong who are victims of sexual violence; and help them rebuild their mental and physical strength through hiking and running. For more information http://www.runhk.orgRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sue Stockdale talks to Sarah Lang, Project Director at Infrastructure NZ, about how she started with one small idea and put it into practice, which in turn has transformed the face of the infrastructure sector in New Zealand so that it better represents the diversity of the country's population.Sarah is Project Director at Infrastructure NZ, New Zealand’s peak infrastructure body. In 2016 Sarah established the NZ Women’s Infrastructure Network (WIN) and is an advocate for the advancement of women in the infrastructure sector. Sarah has led the growth of the WIN network to over 1750 members spread over seven chapters nationwide, and more with the Emerging Talent Network. She was awarded the 2018 Women of Influence Diversity Award and was a nominee for the 2019 New Zealander of the Year Award. Find Sarah Lang on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-lang-499a1a2/Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Two dynamic women working in the conservation sector - Marlina Moreno and Shannon Noelle Rivera, talk to Sue Stockdale about the importance of collaboration as well as some of the projects they are involved in around the world.Marlina Moreno is a former NFL cheerleader and professional dancer turned conservation biologist, filmmaker, and digital content creator. Her work has taken her to some of the planet's wildest places -- from the Peruvian Amazon to Uganda's highest peak -- and has been featured by media outlets such as Nat Geo Wild, Forbes, CBS, and more. She is the founder of Project:Conservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people and projects on the frontlines of conservation through visual storytelling and digital campaigns, and is creator of the popular wildlife-inspired travel blog, www.MarGoneWild.com. Instagram @marlinamorenoShannon Noelle Rivera is a conservation scientist, environmental consultant, and international wildlife host largely focused on the importance of intersections within conservation practice, including identifying gender-sensitive strategies within conservation, and addressing animal welfare in conservation practice. Shannon has worked throughout Southeast Asia, the Amazon region, Oceania, and North America on wildlife trafficking issues, wildlife rehabilitation, reforestation, and various other conservation initiatives. Based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Shannon works with the state’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program and Smart Trees Pacific building urban forestry capacity throughout the state and Pacific region. Shannon has a Master of Science in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law from the University of Winchester. http://www.shannonnrivera.com Instagram @shannonnoelleRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Amelia Lin, co-founder and CEO of Saga had an unusually academically-oriented start to life, which has profoundly impacted her life and work. Amelia talks to Sue Stockdale about the role that books and education had as she grew up, how that influenced her desire to record her parents' life stories, and how Saga was created as a result. As as a 7th grader (11-13 years old) Amelia scored a 1550/1600 on the SAT (the standardised test widely used for college admissions in the US), which was the highest in the country at the time out of 55,000 7th graders. Following her academic studies at Harvard, and a career working in Silicon Valley technology start-ups, big and small, Amelia was inspired to use technology to help her mother and father record their life stories in their own voices, and to make it easy for other families to do the same. To find out more about Saga http://trysaga.comRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

After 16 years in magazines – as a writer, editor, editor-in-chief and publisher – Christopher Phin has for the last year been leading the creation of a podcast strategy at Scottish publishers DC Thomson Media. Chris talks to Sue Stockdale about why he loves podcasting as a communication medium, as well as where he sees the industry developing in the future. Chris now publishes eight podcasts, with more in development, and he’s energised by the opportunities podcasts give to strengthen relationships with audiences, find new audiences, and to deliver highly engaged audiences to commercial partners. He was the recipient of Publisher Podcast Hero of the Year award in 2020 in recognition of his role in shaping best practice, being enthusiastic and sharing his knowledge. Find him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisphin/ or Twitter @chrisphinRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Racheal Wanjiku Kigame talks to Sue Stockdale about leadership and how working as Country Program Director for Help a Child Africa in Kenya enables her to make a difference and help the most vulnerable in society, having grown up in a slum herself. Find out more at https://www.helpachild.org/programmes/kenyaRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

In the autumn on 1999, Deb Downing and Dennis Borner embarked on an atypical retirement adventure. They sold their home and all their furniture, and embarked on what was to become a twelve-year sailing adventure. In this Access to Inspiration podcast, Sue Stockdale talks to Deb and Dennis to find out how they adapted to living onboard a 49 foot ketch rig, which included learning to catch marlin, cut one another's hair; and appreciating the vibrancy of the cultures and countries they visited.Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Laurel Herman is acknowledged as an international expert in every aspect of personal effectiveness. In this podcast, she talks to Sue Stockdale about fifty years of being in business, and how using her initiative to solve problems has taken her into a number of different ventures including concept shopping, an image consultancy and a social enterprise helping people with Autism Spectrum Difference achieve fulfilling working lives.Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

What’s it like to travel into space? Sue Stockdale talks to Dr. John-David F. Bartoe to find out the answer to this question. He is a retired astronaut, solar physicist, and former Research Manager of the International Space Station who has travelled over 2.8 million miles, and logged over 190 hours in space. In this podcast Dr Bartoe talks about what inspired him to become an astronaut, what it’s like to gaze down at earth from space, and his predictions for the future of space travel.Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

When it comes to women working in the cruise industry, they are in the minority – with women accounting for fewer than 2% of the mariners employed worldwide. Lauren Vaitkus is one of only two female cruise directors working for Celebrity Cruises who are leading the way in taking action to transform the numbers of women working in the industry. Lauren is an enthusiastic and dedicated leader, with responsibility for entertaining three thousand guests onboard a 122,000 tonne cruise ship plus a department of seventy entertainment staff who are charged with delivering a world class experience to guests every day. Lauren explains in the Access to Inspiration podcast how she progressed her career initially working in retail and hospitality management, but always with a long-term aim to attain the high profile and demanding role of Cruise Director. To find out more about Lauren follow her on Instagram @Lauren_seas_the_worldRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

What if farming + family does not equal happiness? Loshni Manikam, leadership coach and winner of Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year in 2018 talks to Sue Stockdale about how she helps women to thrive in New Zealand's dairy industry. Find Loshni at https://www.facebook.com/thrivingfarmingwomenRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Riaan Manser was the first person to circumnavigate Africa by bicycle and has circumnavigated Madagascar by kayak. He talks about what he has learned from these, and other epic adventures he has undertaken. http://www.riaanmanser.comRead a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Celia Garland, Glass Blower and Naturalist, talks to Sue Stockdale, about creating a career that she loves by following her passions. As a child Celia had a love for art and the outdoor world. Through a series of adventures as a child – including hiking the Appalachian Trail, her love for art and the outdoors developed. Finally, when it came time to choose a college, she studied at Rochester Institute of Technology and graduated with a BFA in Glass and Glass Sculpture. She then joined the Corning Museum of Glass, Blow Glass at Sea Team. While travelling and blowing glass, Celia’s love of the natural world was further developed, and she was then recruited to join an amazing team of naturalists working onboard a cruise ship. Celia now educates people about the amazing places that they visit onboard ship, and is able to share her passion for not only art, but also the environment. To find out more www.celiagarland.com Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Sharron McPherson, co-founder of the Centre for Disruptive Technologies in South Africa talks to Sue Stockdale about disruption, creating impact and setting big goals. Sharron is a former Wall Street investment banker /attorney turned serial social impact investor. She is one of Africa’s leading experts on the impact of technology disruption on emerging market growth, development and future work. Sharron is Adjunct Senior Lecturer (University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business), and a member of Faculty at Singularity University (NASA Ames Research Centre – Mountainview California).Read a transcription of this podcast on our website www.accesstoinspiration.org Connect with us on social media via:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspirationInstagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.