Ambitious Minds
By Jay Lawrence
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Episodes: 86
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The Podcast for Fellow Ambitious Minds!
Welcome to Ambitious Minds, where Jay uncovers the inspiring stories of relatable, ambitious individuals who are all looking to leave a mark in their industry - whether they’re climbing the corporate ladder, launching startups, or reinventing their careers.
Each episode covers key topics such as career growth, entrepreneurship, overcoming impostor syndrome, networking, personal branding, business strategy, and the relentless pursuit of success. Expect raw, relatable insights from rising stars and industry disruptors who are turning their passion into progress.
If you're an ambitious mind looking for career advice, business inspiration, or motivation to take the next step, I hope this show brings you some inspiration and relatability, and helps you see yourself in aspects of these stories.
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#85. Why University is a Broken Promise to Young People | Mark Coggins
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May 01, 2026 |
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#84. Your Cash ISA is Costing You Thousands | Andrew Craig
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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#83. Building Wealth in the UK is Easier Than You Think
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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#82. Eye-Watering Student Loan Debt Crisis Worth £1 Trillion | Mark Coggins
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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#81. Operational Leadership: What Separates Successful Leaders | Colin Miles
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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#80. Wealth Expert: The Financial Mistake Most Families Make | Sean Standerwick
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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#79. The Ai Debate: Adapt or be Replaced | Hannah Maude
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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#78. Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made? | From Side Hustle to 7-Figure Brand | Jack Zambakides
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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#77. The Price of Inaction: Why I Left a 6-Figure Job at Google to Start From Zero | David Richards
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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#76. We Built a Padel Business Before the Boom | Toby Bawden
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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#75. Why Smart, Hardworking People Still Get Overlooked for Promotions - Nicole Soames
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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#74. From £50k to £5.2 Million Suit Brand in Covent Garden - Batch London
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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#73. What the Special Forces Taught Me About Performing Under Pressure - Simon Jeffries
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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#72 – How Entrepreneurship Almost Broke Me - Jordan Schlipf
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#71 — SOLO: Why Ambitious People Feel Financially Stuck
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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#70 – Mastering the Business Exit: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know – Christine Nicholson
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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#69 – Sales Coach Explains How To Close More Deals – Colin Campbell
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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#68 – Why I Walked Away From JP Morgan To Start My Own Business – Tom Griffiths
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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#67 – Tom Giles: Thriving in the Business of Sport
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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#66 – My Wife and I Built a Business Together – This Is How We Made It Work: Joe Fraher
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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#65 – Burnout in High Achievers: The Hidden Cost of Ambition with Bradley Green
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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#64 - The Brand Genius Behind Gymshark - Noel Mack
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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#63 - How Great Mentorship Can Help You Fulfil Your Potential - Mitch Hahn & Mark Norden
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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#62 - Investment Mistakes, the UK's Wealth Crisis, and the Exciting Future of Biotechnology with Andrew Craig
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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#61 – Building The Silent Disco Company with Toby Burns
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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#60 – How To Negotiate With Confidence - Nicole Soames
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May 30, 2025 |
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#59 - I Woke Up in Rehab at 15 – 10 Years Later I’d Built a Multi-Million Pound Business - Josh White
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May 23, 2025 |
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#58 - How Understanding My ADHD Supercharged My Brain and Business - Xenia Muether
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May 12, 2025 |
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#57 - Puresport CEO Reveals How They're Disrupting the Supplement Industry - Daniel Temm
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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#56 - The Realities of Running a 9-Figure Business: The Highs and Lows of Being a CEO and Entrepreneur
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#55 - Dodge Woodall: What Nobody Teaches You About Building a Business
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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#54 – EXPLAINED: Gary Stevenson vs Daniel Priestley on Diary of a CEO | Breaking Down Wealth Inequality
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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#53 - How Smart Entrepreneurs Are Using AI to Scale Faster!
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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#52 - How to KEEP More of Your Money - Smart Financial Moves for Millennials with Lawrence Bearman
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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#51 – Is the Corporate Career Dream Over? What Graduates Should Do Now with Peter Wood (The Graduate Guide)
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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#50 – How Launching a Podcast Taught Me to Think Like an Entrepreneur
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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#49 - How to Grow & Exit a Successful Shopify Business – 5 Steps to Double Your Profit with Dan McClen
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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#48 - The TRUTH about Entrepreneurship & Why Most Businesses FAIL - Anthony O'Brien, Managing Director of Profici
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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#47 - What Men Don’t Talk About (But Should) - Adam Smith, co-founder of A-Game and High Performance Coach
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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#46 - Career Progression Made Simple: How An Accidental Entrepreneur Is Solving Your Career Progression Challenges
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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#45 - How To Build Wealth: Lessons They Should Teach in School - Andrew Craig, Founder of Plain English Finance
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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#44 - Growing From Startup to Scale-Up - How Reflo is Bringing Genuine Sustainability to the Apparel Industry
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Fuel Your Ambition: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome - Awareness, Strategies, and Confidence-Building
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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#43 - Become a Better Leader and Accelerate Your Career with Nicole Soames
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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#42 - Jonny Mills: "How I Quit My Job and How You Can Too"
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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#41 - Mastering High Performance and Productivity with Colin Campbell
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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#40 - From Startup to Acquisition in 8 Months: Dan Lipman on Building a Business, Taking Risks, and Hiring the Right Team
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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#39 - 60 Years of Marriage and Life in 1950s London: Insights from My Grandparents
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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#38 - Addressing Student Debt, Improving Financial Education, and Tips for Maximising ChatGPT with Scott Foley
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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#37 - How Quality Sleep Can Unlock Better Performance and Improve Your Life - Anna West, founder of Sleep2Perform
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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#36 - Lessons from Entrepreneur Who Achieved a Multi-Million Pound Exit – Phil Fraser on Delegation, Big Goals, and Life After Exit
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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#35 - Working in a Space Start-Up: Work-Life Balance, Personal Ambitions, and Misconceptions About Success
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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#34 - Fixing the UK's Ambition Crisis - Drinking Culture, Politics, Investing and Business with David Belle
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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#33 - Stand Out on LinkedIn & Boost Your Business Growth with LinkedIn Content Pro James Farnfield
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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#32 - From Footballer to CEO: Leadership, Growth, and Success with Mitch Hahn, CEO of Nordens
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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#31 - Alternative Career Paths and Ways to Build Wealth in Your 20s - Kane and Ash - Hosts of The Podcasters Podcast
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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#30 - Why Cacao is the Healthier Coffee Alternative – Health Benefits & Building an Ethical Business with the Founders of Nature’s Joint
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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#29 - From Furlough to £300k Profit - Business Insights from a Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Harry Kimberley-Bowen - Co-Founder of Spacebands
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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#28 - Insights from a Physiotherapist on Athletic Performance and Recovery - Featuring David Thomas, Founder of Kaizen Physiotherapy & Performance
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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#27 - Empowering Employees to Fulfil Their Potential | Business, Leadership and Growth with Simon Ellis, CEO & Co-Founder of Jem
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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#26 - From Corporate Careers to Entrepreneurship - Oli and Ash - Founders of Sipp'd
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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#25 - Neil Gill - Business Advice from Restaurateur Who Learnt From Wagamama Founder Alan Yau
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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#24 - Piers Dickinson - Founder of Hyde & Hare - The Highs and Lows of Growing an E-Commerce Brand
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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#23 - Co-Founder of London's Hottest New Restaurant - Joe Haynes - Wine Importer and Restauranteur
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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#22 - Tom Merrick - The Journey to 100 Million YouTube Views
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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#21 - How to Conquer Imposter Syndrome and Unlock Your Potential - Romy van der Merwe
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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#20 - The Mind Behind Ambitious Minds - My Unconventional Approach to Life, Career and Work
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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#19 - Adam Ashe - Co-Founder of Puresport and International Rugby Player
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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#18 - Getting Hired and Negotiating a Higher Salary from a Recruitment Expert - Charlotte Lafferty
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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#17 - Patrick Watts - Author of The End of The American Empire
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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#16 - How to Start a Gin Business - Rich Hine - Founder of British Polo Gin
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May 31, 2024 |
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#15 - Escaping the Finance Industry and Winning Barber of the Year Within 2 Years - Liam Leahy - The Mustdash Barber
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May 24, 2024 |
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#14 - From Working in Finance to Photographing Demi Lovato, will.i.am and The Hardest Geezer - The Unbelievable Journey of Bradley Green
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May 17, 2024 |
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#13 - Unearthing Lab Grown Diamonds and Leading Europe's Charge Into Sustainable Diamonds with Akhil Bakhai
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May 10, 2024 |
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#12 - On a Mission to Improve the Mental Health of 1 Million People Worldwide - Sean Ruane - CEO and Founder of Mind Data
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May 03, 2024 |
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#11 - The Personal Finance Movement - Bridging the Finance Gender Gap with Lisa Meller
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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#10 - Daniel Smith - Serial Entrepreneur at 30 - The Highs and Lows of Starting, Building, Running and Selling Multiple Businesses
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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#9 - Sam Brearey - From Athlete to Entrepreneur - Improving Access To Health & Fitness Within The Disabled Community
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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#8 - Rory MacFadyen - Redesigning Sportswear - The Apparel Brand Making a Positive Environmental Impact
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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#7 - Dr Alessandro Ferreri - This Actually IS Rocket Science - The Journey Of A Space Engineer
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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#6 - Sam Slack - Building Bodies and Businesses - The Winning Mindset of a Bodybuilding Champion Turned Online Coach
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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#5 - Giovina Carabba Tettamanti - Weaving Passion with Purpose - Sharing the Skill of Colombian Artisan Rug Makers with the Rest of the World
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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#4 - George Lawrence - Changing Career in Lockdown - Fashion Buyer Who Turned a Passion for Art into a Full-Time Business
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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#3 - Ashley Bailey - The Journey of a Hollywood Personal Trainer
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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#2 - Giulia Mazzia - Inside the Mind of one of the Premier League's Rising Stars
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#1 - Tom Lonergan - Financially Independent at 30 - From Property Developer to Financial Advisor
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Feb 16, 2024 |