The banking crash of 2007/8 was the most severe global financial crisis since the Great Depression, but what was it like to be on the inside of it? Mike Lever was there. Sitting around war tables, trying to rebuild a bank - Northern Rock - that was on its knees. At the same time, Mike and his wife were living with repeated rounds of failed IVF, and whilst taking a shower one Saturday ended with Mike in intensive care having had a massive brain haemorrhage.What happens when you wake up in intensive care and just how does a brain haemorrhage change you? Can you live well after such a life changing brain injury? And what is Neuroeconomics? You’re going to love this sarcastic, funny, but powerful conversation with Mike, Sales Performance Expert, Speaker and Children’s Author. Enjoy! You can Subscribe to Mike’s newsletter, “Your Brain Sells” on LinkedIn Or follow him on the platorm insteadÂ
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Episode 14. Lee Fitzpatrick
Lee Fitzpatrick started his first company aged 17, but by 23 his award winning business was insolvent, and he was on the hook for ÂŁ100k. That kicked off an amazing entrepreneurial journey that has seen Lee start and run a property company, protein bar brand, gym, digital agency and now a hugely successful regenerative strategy and marketing company. This conversation is deep, thoughtful and enlightening. We cover the way your emotions get bundled up with your financial health, whether or not your identity should be tied to your business, mental health, parenthood, and the need for Zebra’s not Unicorns. Lee, is wonderfully honest, humble but wise. Enjoy! Learn more about Lee If you're interested in working with Zebra, drop them a line Or connect with Lee over on LinkedinÂ
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Episode 13. Barry Fearn
Abandoning ideas of journalism and uni, Barry Fearn started work at 16 in the .com Boom. He was lucky enough to be given opportunities in almost every business department before a move into Digital Marketing and Media proved to be his calling. Barry has run Media and Marketing agencies up and down the UK ever since, and has been the Managing Director of internationally award winning Lane Media, for over 8 years. We have a brilliant chat about how Barry’s experiences have shaped his approach to business and appetite for risk, the perspective his wife - an NHS nurse - gives him when he’s stressed about work, his passion for football and coaching kids as they start out in the sport. Enjoy! Find out more about the LaneOr connect with Barry over on LinkedinÂ
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Episode 12. Donnie Maclean
Donnie Maclean is pathologically tenacious, he will literally never give up. Whether that's in an endurance race, hitting 7kms on a space hopper, or the dogged pursuit to make his food business - Eat Balanced - successful. Donnie's business journey has been a true rollercoaster, from winning his first contract and securing an exceptional manufacturing partner, to losing his house as the business struggled. In our conversation we explore the challenges of building a million pound food business and the challenges of our food industry. We also discuss how the loss of his best friend changed his life, mental health, endurance challenges, and how to get more oxygen into your lungs - I should probably mention he’s also a qualified breathwork coach. Enjoy! Check out Eat Balanced Learn more about Breath Work
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Episode 11. Justine Mitchell
Justine Mitchell has been a successful lawyer, property developer and spa founder, she co-owned Dundee United Football Club, and is now an in-demand business consultant. But her successful career and family life became headline news when her husband was killed in a motorbike accident, three days before her dad died of Cancer. Justine is incredibly honest and open in this powerful conversation, it’s a wild story.We discuss grief, finding your feet, rebuilding, stepping away, jumping into different business sectors and finding love mid-pandemic! I’m so pleased Justine agreed to sit down and chat - this is one not to be missed. Hit play. Find out more about Quirky Chocolate Want to join WeDo Scotland? Check them out! You can learn more about Justine on her Linkedin page.Â
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