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Shipping Podcast - this is where we talk about the coolest industry on the planet and help raise the maritime industry's profile.259 Christian Ioannou, CEO MCTC Marine Ltd How food is contributing to the welfare onboard a ship In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between food and crew welfare onboard ships. Gone are the days when meals were the central social event of the day—today, many seafarers spend more time alone in their cabins. But despite this shift, the importance of a good meal has not diminished. Christian Ioannou, CEO of MCTC Marine Ltd., joins us to talk about the crucial role of the ship’s chef and how proper nutrition and culinary variety can boost morale, enhance well-being, and brin...2025-05-3029 min
Seatrade Maritime PodcastIn Conversation - Christian Ioannou talks Marine CateringFood and mealtimes are essential parts of our daily lives and in this latest episode of The Maritime Podcast Christian Ioannou, Group CEO of MCTC, talks to Marcus Hand, Editor of Seatrade Maritime News, about the importance of marine catering.The discussion between Christian and Marcus looks at the role onboard catering and mealtimes play in the lives of seafarers and in ensuring that shipowners and managers have a happy and productive crew.The conversation covers the provision of nutritional meals, preparation of menus, and the training and management of chefs onboard.Christian...2022-01-2725 min
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveBuilding Trust With Alkes Ioannou Adoptive Parent & Chief ExecutiveAlkes is the Chief Executive of Compassion for Orphans and is responsible for the management and oversight of day to day operations, service delivery, and the support and guidance for applicants through the adoption programme.‘Compassion for Orphans’ (CFO) is a Christian not for profit organisation established in 2003 to facilitate the adoption of legally adoptable overseas children into loving New Zealand families.To get the App Alkes mentions go to https://www.cfo.org.nz/resourcesFor more on the agency visithttps://www.cfo.org.nzhttps...2021-07-0825 min
Pretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamAmanda NguyenAshley Graham sits down with a real life superhero, Amanda Nguyen! Amanda is the CEO of civil rights start up Rise —an organization she started after becoming a sexual assault survivor during her senior year of college. At the age of 28, Amanda has already written and passed more 30 laws for 80 million people. She’s also worked at NASA, the White House, and been nominated for the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. Throughout her impressive activism, Amanda has never lost sight of her goal to travel to space — and with her track record, we know it’s only a matter of time before l...2020-04-1438 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamElaine WelterothAshley Graham sits down with the prolific Elaine Welteroth! Elaine is an accomplished magazine editor, television personality, and best-selling author. She was the youngest Editor-in-Chief at Teen Vogue and only the second black woman to hold that title in Conde Nast’s 107-year history. Through her leadership, Teen Vogue became the voice of a generation. These days, you can see Elaine as a judge on Project Runway, on the red carpet or traveling the world promoting her book More Than Enough.
Vitruvi is offering 20% off your purchase at: vitruvi.com/prettybigdeal using code "PBD"...2020-03-1050 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamThe SkimmAshley Graham sits down with the amazing co-founders and co-CEOs behind theSkimm, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg! Carly and Danielle are two journalists turned media mavens that show no signs of slowing down. There’s a good chance you’ve heard of their newsletter — The Daily Skimm. You may even be one of their 7 million subscribers. At The Skimm, their mission is to “make it easier for millennial women to live smarter,” and they’ve accomplished that and then some. Between their newsletter, subscription services, and book “How To Skimm Your Life,” these ladies are certainly building an empire to wat...2020-02-2540 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamJustin ErvinAshley Graham sits down with one of her favorite people on the planet — her husband Justin Ervin. Justin is a filmmaker, cinematographer, and... new father! You’ve seen glimpses of their life together on social media and most recently in the pages of Vogue. Join us for this very special episode of Pretty Big Deal featuring an appearance from a super tiny guest, the couple’s baby boy!
HOST: Ashley Graham
GUEST: Justin Ervin
AND INTRODUCING: Isaac Menelik Giovanni Ervin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ashley Graham, Penni Thow...2020-02-0430 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamChristian SirianoAshley Graham sits down with trailblazing designer, Chrisitian Siriano! Christian has been a champion of size inclusivity in fashion long before it started making headlines. Since the beginning of his career, his work has touched all size and price ranges — a balance few designers have attempted. After winning Project Runway in 2008, Christian capitalized on his newfound platform, grabbing prime placements in your favorite stores and runways across the world. He continues to make waves as a red carpet darling dressing everyone from Cardi B to former First Lady Michele Obama.
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Instagram: ht...2020-01-2833 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamMeghan TrainorAshley Graham sits down with Grammy Award winning artist, Meghan Trainor! You've seen Meghan dominating radio, touring around the world, and judging on Fox's The Four and The Voice UK. Her first hit "All About that Bass" is a body positive anthem for the ages--and she's got plenty more where that came from. Her third major-label album Treat Myself drops January 21st 2020
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Website: https://www...2020-01-1430 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamShay MitchellAshley Graham sits down with a true multihyphenate, Shay Mitchell! Shay is an actress, entrepreneur, content creator, author and so much more. After her breakout role in Pretty Little Liars, she built a loyal platform of millions across social media and YouTube. Her success on the screen and online brought her to a lifetime goal: business owner. Forbes Magazine has called travel and lifestyle accessory brand BEIS “mega-successful” and business grown 200% in its first year
Upcoming sponsor spoiler: Zola! They are offering 50% off your save-the-dates, and a FREE personalized paper sample before your purchase at http...2020-01-0737 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamArianna HuffingtonAshley Graham sits down with the incredible Arianna Huffington! You may know her name from The Huffington Post — the incredibly successful media platform she founded in 2005. Its unique style and reporting went on to win a Pulitzer prize. In addition, Arianna found great success as a political commentator and author of over 15 books. In 2016, Arianna left The Huffington Post in order to pursue a new passion — wellness. Her company Thrive Global aims to tackle burnout culture across the world — something Arianna knows about first hand.
HOST: Ashley Graham
GUEST: Arianna Huffington
EXECUTIVE PRODUC...2019-12-1743 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamDapper DanAshley Graham sits down with fashion icon and Harlem legend, Dapper Dan! You may know him as the Father of Logo Mania — and you’ve definitely seen his designs on artists, athletes, and runways across the world. Dap found his way into the fashion world when he was inspired to put his signature spin on looks from famous European brands. Decades after being forced to close his first shop and take business underground, Dap has returned to the mainstream, reopened his Harlem atelier, and taken his rightful seat at the table in the fashion industry.
HOST: Ashley Grah...2019-12-1036 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamRosie Huntington-WhiteleyAshley Graham sits down with the incredible Rosie Huntington-Whiteley! Rosie is a model, beauty enthusiast, and badass business owner. Her company Rose Inc is a wildly successful online forum that keeps visitors on the cutting edge of all things beauty.
Rosie got her start as a catalogue model and jumped to the big leagues as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. After years on the catwalk, she capitalized on her platform by launching brands with companies she'd long-admired. Rosie's unique taste and business savvy have landed her on the Forbes list of highest paid models in the world.HO...2019-12-0340 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamWhitney CummingsAshley Graham sits down with the hilarious Whitney Cummings! Whitney is a comedian, actress, writer, director, producer, show-runner, author, and most recently — host of the Good For You podcast.
Her latest comedy special Can I Touch It? debuted on Netflix this summer featuring a life-sized robot clone of Cummings.
In this episode, we talk about comedy, codependency and so much more.
HOST: Ashley Graham
GUEST: Whitney Cummings
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ashley Graham, Penni Thow, Scooter Braun
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, Miranda Sherman
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kelsey McWilliams, Ava Co...2019-11-2647 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamEmily RatajkowskiAshley Graham sits down with the dynamic Emily Ratajkowski! Emily aka Emrata is a badass business woman and iconic sex symbol. After Emily burst on the scene in 2013, she capitalized on her platform and began building businesses. Outside of fashion, she’s an outspoken activist who educates her followers just as much as she flexes on the Gram.
In this episode, they talk about her fashion career, sex appeal, and her insane work ethic.
HOST: Ashley Graham
GUEST: Emily Ratajkowski
Executive Producers: Ashley Graham, Penni Thow, Scooter Braun
Executive Producers: Michael D...2019-11-1942 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamPaloma ElsesserAshley Graham sits down with Paloma Elsesser. Paloma is a a model and style icon that got her big break when she was discovered by renowned makeup artist Pat McGrath on Instagram. After being chosen as Pat’s muse, things never slowed down. She’s covered magazines all over the world — including Vogue Arabia with yours truly. You can catch her on runways and working with brands like Glossier, Nike and Fenty Beauty. On top of it all, she’s a steadfast advocate for diversity and inclusion, body positivity, and human rights.
In this episode, we talk fas...2019-11-1241 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamCindy EckertAshley Graham sits down with Cindy Eckert, self-made CEO and advocate for women. Cindy is the powerhouse behind Addyi aka The Little Pink Pill — or to some, Female Viagra. In the past 10 years, Cindy has sold two pharmaceutical companies. Her most recent sale, Sprout Pharmaceuticals, went for a whopping $1 BILLION. And if that wasn’t impressive enough, Cindy and her shareholders reacquired the company two years after selling — FOR FREE! Cindy is also the creator of The Pink Ceiling aka The Pinkubator — a fund that supports businesses made by or for women.
In this episode, we talk about en...2019-11-1248 minPretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamGayle KingAshley Graham sits down with the one and only, Gayle King. You know Gayle as an accomplished journalist, co-host of CBS This Morning and Editor-At-Large of O Magazine. Gayle is a Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame inductee and was selected as one of Time’s Most Influential People in 2019. She is undoubtedly one of TV’s most versatile personalities. You can find her delivering the news bright and early on CBS, laughing with her best friend on reruns of The Oprah Winfrey Show or conducting a hard hitting interview with notorious public figures.
In this episode, we t...2019-11-1234 min
Orthodox Lectures and talks Podcast2015-06-22 CYC LectureThe Role of the Orthodox Christian in the World Today - Fr Leonithas Ioannou - 22nd June 20152015-06-221h 05