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Creating Cadence77 - Mark Shayler - AttunementMark Shayler talks about regenerative practices as part of attunement for ourselves, our relationships, our businesses and the planet.In this season, Mich Bondesio is talking to change makers creating impact both inside and outside of traditional sustainability sectors about effective ways to build more regenerative work practices and doing business that supports people, planet, and profit.In episode 77 of the Creating Cadence Podcast we cover:Regenerative business practices and environmental sustainabilityNavigating the roles we fill in later lifeCornerstone practices for wellbeing, resilience and vitalityHow geography...2025-03-1955 min
Comunicación ActivaDescubre el Poder de Tu Voz: Psicología y Emociones en la Comunicación, con Emma Rodero | 087¿Sabías que tu voz puede decir más de ti que las palabras mismas? En este episodio exploramos cómo la psicología y las emociones moldean nuestra forma de comunicarnos. Desde el impacto de un saludo vocal hasta el poder de la entonación para captar la atención, entenderás por qué la comunicación es mucho más que hablar: es una experiencia que conecta mente, cuerpo y emociones.
Junto a Emma Rodero, investigamos los secretos detrás de una comunicación efectiva. Descubre cómo optimizar tu tono de voz, mejorar tu respiración y su...2024-12-1855 min
The Common CreativeEpisode 121: Mark Shayler- Presenting CreativityIn this episode of the Common Creative Podcast, Mark Shayler shares his journey as a sustainability and innovation consultant, delving into the intersection of creativity, storytelling, and personal growth. He discusses the power of visual communication, and the humorous yet impactful story of his singing experiences. Mark also explores the symbolism of lemons and how they relate to creativity and resilience, ultimately emphasizing the need to unlock creativity in others through safe spaces and storytelling. In this engaging conversation, Mark and Paul explore the interconnected themes of authenticity, creativity, and sustainability. They discuss the importance of seeing b...2024-11-2238 min
The Net Zero Business PodcastWords of Wisdom: The Mental Challenge of Delivering SustainabilityDelivering Sustainability is far from easy and takes its mental toll on practitioners. In the final Words of Wisdom compilation episode of this summer, we look at the mental aspects of delivering Sustainability with these fantastic contributions:Eco-anxiety and me – Anna-Lisa Mills, Smart CarbonHow declaring a climate emergency saved me from jail – James Dixon, Newcastle Hospitals TrustPessimism, optimism and faith – Amir Sokolowski, CDPMeditation, innovation and Sustainability – Mark Shayler, ApeThe full interviews can be heard by clicking the links.The Net Zero Business Podcast is brought to you by Terra...2024-08-3028 minThe Net Zero Business PodcastMark Shayler of Ape on making change happen, sustainability consulting and meditation for innovationWhen I first started the Net Zero Business Podcast,, I knew I wanted to get Mark on as he always inspires me with his unique insights. Fresh from a cold water swimming session, he doesn't disappoint – here's what we cover:Getting Sustainability stuff done in a large organisationDriving change as an external agentThe threat of misinformation and conspiracy theoriesFriendly fire in the green movementMark's book: You can't make money from a dead planet: the Sustainable method of driving profitsThe use of meditation in innovation and strategyMark's philosophy for Sustainability ConsultingThat li...2024-06-0740 min
Starts at the Top PodcastEpisode 66 - Mark Shayler, Founder of Ape and Author of ‘You Can’t Make Money From A Dead Planet’Sustainability: From Buzzword to Business Imperative
We speak to Mark Shayler, Author of ‘You Can’t Make Money From A Dead Planet’
Can profit and planet truly go hand-in-hand? How can leaders get sustainability on the boardroom agenda and baked into the DNA of their organisation? In this candid chat, Mark Shayler - bestselling author, sustainability guru and founder of Ape, a sustainability and innovation studio - pulls no punches on what it takes to make environmental responsibility a revenue-protecting business imperative, not just a box-ticking exercise. Mark joins us to discuss his recent book ‘You Can’t...2024-04-2551 min
The New AbnormalMark Shayler 'Helping big companies think small and small companies think big'Series TwoIn this episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast, I interview Mark Shayler, owner at Ape. He's a Thinker / Doer / Creator / Speaker / Author, who helps companies grow sustainably by developing people, strategies and brand - whilst reducing impact. (Mark has saved his clients in excess of £120,000,000).He's also author of the excellent books "Do Disrupt" and "Do Present". In the interview, we discuss his highly specialised knowledge of sustainability, in which he has many years experience of advising and working with an array of clients, from major corporates to leading-edge startups. Alo...2024-03-0253 min
Facepalm AmericaYou Won't Make Money From a Planet That's Dead: With Guest Mark ShaylerWe're joined by guest Mark Shayler, author of You Can't Make Money from a Dead Planet, to explore the journey towards sustainable business practices, the history of sustainability, and how to push toward a more thriving planet.Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.comTwitter: @FacepalmUSAFind Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlenNote: This is a reupload of an episode originally aired 8/31/23.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support.2024-02-2539 min
Make it British PodcastSustainability Insights for Small Businesses with Mark ShaylerWelcome to episode 270!In this episode I'm chatting with the fascinating Mark Shayler about all things sustainability.Mark is the author of You Can't Make Money From a Dead Planet, he consults with businesses big and small to help them do better when it comes to their environmental footprint, and he is one of the co founders of Reasons to be Cheerful, a platform for spreading good cheer and hope in a world that can sometimes feel bereft of both.We discuss the environmental cost per wear of a garment; why wool is...2023-12-081h 04
Digital Climate PodcastDigital Climate Podcast with Mark ShaylerWelcome to Series 6 of the BIM Academy Digital Climate Podcast with new series host and BIM Academy Managing Director, Dr Graham Kelly. Graham leads on the strategic implementation of digital transformation for global clients, and is known for his expertise in combining technology, digital thinking and innovation for maximum business performance. In this podcast series, Graham has invited guests who are also innovators and pioneers in their field. With a series title, “Don’t fear the future”, Graham and his guests will focus on future thinking, and looking ahead to technology solutions that will help fight climate change...2023-09-2641 minFacepalm AmericaYou Can't Make Money From a Dead Planet: With Guest Mark ShaylerWe're joined by guest Mark Shayler, author of You Can't Make Money from a Dead Planet, to explore the journey towards sustainable business practices, the history of sustainability, and how to push toward a more thriving planet.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support.2023-08-3139 min
Making things better and making better thingsHelena Price Hambrecht: change and chaptersHelena is an incredibly successful photographer, the co-founder of a drinks company, a business mentor and one of the kindest humans i've ever met. Her child smelled of dirt and hard work. Making the most of what she has is the raspberry ripple that runs through the ice cream of her life.
This is a wonderful conversation, rich with insight around bravery and self-awareness.2023-06-2344 min
Making things better and making better thingsKerri Kelly: Get off the mat and change something, maybe everything.I met Kerri in the warm Californian sun and it was an instant connection. We've been friends ever since and we have both grown in that time. This is a joyous and love-filled conversation about her journey, leaving people behind (sometimes when they are taken away) and the need to heal and repair society (and how this starts inside).
A genuinely uplifting conversation. You can feel Kerri's trademark smile throughout. She is a beautiful soul who single-handedly changed my perception of yoga and in so doing, of myself.
Kerri is a yoga teacher, activist, author and a "souldier".
Audio editing...2023-03-221h 00
Making things better and making better thingsRusty Egan: Music for misfits.Rusty Egan is one of the most influential DJs ever. He chose the music that went on to shape and define the movement that became the New Romantics. It was music for misfits. Inspired by the German band Kraftwerk, Bowie and American bands like Devo, Rusty chose the soundtrack to the post-punk movement that shaped a generation. His choices influenced the way bands made music and the music that was played in clubs across the world.
Along with co-collaborator Steve Strange, Rusty started the legendary Blitz club, was one of the founding members of Visage and was the drummer in...2022-12-2953 min
Making things better and making better thingsWhat would the world be like without artists?Jess was a much bigger influence on my life than she realised. One of a group of art students that i met when i moved to London for my placement year in 1990.
Jess is an artists that works with geometry and nature. Sustainability runs through her like "Blackpool" through a stick of rock.
This is a rich conversation about the value of art in society, growing up in a slightly bohemian house in a normal street, and a tale of two fish pies.
Utterly wonderful.2022-12-1247 min
Making things better and making better thingsPutting the Pop into Art, and Art into PopMalcom Garrett is a design legend. This is a wonderful and rich conversation about his work for bands including The Buzzcocks and Duran Duran. But more than that it is a conversation about the very nature of design and creativity. There is much in here that made me think but this line "you can't do good work for a client that doesn't want it" really struck me.
It's a wonderful conversation that reflects the nature of the man.
Thanks Malcolm.
A massive shout-out to Mark Cotton for the audio engineering of the podcast.2022-10-311h 02
Making things better and making better thingsSometimes you need a leader: A conversation with Creative Conscience's Chrissy Levett.Chrissy is extraordinary. A firebrand and a passionate campaigner for the power of creativity in solving the world's environmental problems.
To me creativity is simply imagining a world that hasn't arrived yet, and you wouldn't imagine a worse one would you? Chrissy is on a mission to bring the World's creative industries together to and use their collective imaginations for good.
We dig into that and also into why Chrissy started on this journey.
A lovely listen. Recorded in the summer behind Kings Cross station with kids playing in the water features.
A tough audio edit by the remarkable Mark...2022-10-2726 min
Making things better and making better thingsFrom Dirty Sanchez to mushrooms (not that kind).Matt Pritchard is a diamond. One of life's good guys. He's a professional stuntman, skateboarder, one of the founders of Dirty Sanchez, and author of two vegan cookbooks. His story is as beautiful as it is gnarled. We cover running, growing-up, picking-up rubbish on his morning walks, getting up early, veganism, cooking, finding a different meaning in life, avoiding people, and Wales. One of my favourite chats. Thanks Matt.2022-10-0534 min
Making things better and making better thingsMark & Pete's Most PlayedAnother in my occasional chats with my mate Pete Davies about music. In this one we each pulled together a playlist of the songs we think we play the most (not measured at all) and why. It was fascinating. Particularly the reasons why. We agreed on Stone Roses 'Fools Gold', who wouldn't?
I have a PRS licence.2022-05-091h 35
Making things better and making better thingsHow to strike oil, olive oil. A conversation with co-founder of Two Fields Will RolphWill and his brother Harry are accidental olive farmers and purposeful entrepreneurs. They bought two fields with 200 olive trees in and now sell the finest olive oil I have ever tasted. But more than that. They are part of a community now. Their feet and hearts deeply embedded in the soil of Zakros. They want to do good and spread good. Their approach is based on traditional soil-improving agricultural techniques. Regenerative agriculture as it is sometime known. This is brilliant. But they are regenerative in more ways than this. They are building social venture into the heart of what they...2022-05-0428 min
Making things better and making better thingsReal Hackney Dave: How chaos breeds creativity and the gift or respawning.Wow, I loved this chat. It was like sitting down with a mate from school. A self-proclaimed "useless kid" who sat under the table and drew. Dave died at 14. Properly died. Left for dead by the ambulance drivers until his Mum suggested they try and "get him going again". And boy did he get going. A trailblazer in advertising. Each agency he started was created on the back of a crisis. A serial success, he gave it all up and became an artist. He is now accidentally successful there too.
Only, it isn't an accident. Dave is a brilliantly original...2022-02-231h 08
Making things better and making better thingsMira Manek: Prajna and SoulMira Manek is a cook, an author and a wellness consultant. In an earlier life she was a journalist but following a series of trips overseas was able to see herself more clearly. She returned to the UK and changed what she did. She wrote two beautiful books 'Saffron Soul' (a cookbook) and 'Prajna: Ayurvedic Rituals for Happiness'. In so doing changed everyone that reads them. She is owner of chai brand Chai by Mira. This is a gentle and uplifting conversation with a beautiful soul.2022-02-0834 min
Making things better and making better thingsSara Cohen: Getting wetter makes you better.Meet my friend Sara. Designer and company builder. Sara started as a marketeer in London before legging it off to Australia. We talk about mid-90s London, changing career, her love of the freedom water brings, what it feels like to submerge yourself in a city after being a dive master, and starting a business that brought pattern to life. After a cancer diagnosis and a move to small-town New Zealand Sara now makes beautiful swimwear "If you cant find what you're looking for I thought fuck it I'll do it". She's back in the water but the cancer is...2021-12-1747 min
Making things better and making better thingsThe Best Tracks Of 2021. Mark Shayler And Peter DaviesIt's now become a tradition. Pete Davies and I sit down at the end of each year and discuss our favourite new music. This was a great conversation. Pete's choices were all chill and soulful, mine were a little angrier and shoutier.
Take a listen to the chat and a snippet of the music. Don't worry we have a PRS licence.
There is an accompanying spotify playlist.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1AwX5CNMSKCclrRRnZmbky?si=2DAWQrTZT7anu5s-h6n3Aw
The photo is us at 20. We didn't know each other but I think we'd have got on.2021-11-031h 02
Making things better and making better thingsFrom market trader to business leader.Wayne Hemingway started-off selling clothes. He and partner Gerardine sold all their clothes on Camden Market in order to make ends-meet. They had started something bigger than them. Their stall grew and grew and became a shop then a company then a worldwide brand. Now they run Hemingway Design with their children and are the people behind The Good Business Festival https://thegoodbusinessfestival.com/
This is a lovely conversation recorded at the end of last summer.2021-08-2526 min
Making things better and making better thingsCharlie Gladstone: Building a team - how to get the best from everyone.Charlie Gladstone has built many teams, many teams that have built great businesses. In-fact I'd say that Charlie is the best team-builder I know. It's people that make a business, not a business plan. Charlie has just written a great and concise book on how to build teams. In this podcast we talk about how to do this.
Audio engineer: Mark Cotton.2021-05-2139 min
Making things better and making better thingsRTBC x Blender: Low GirlThe idea was a simple one - delve deeper in to the minds of the people and their processes behind the music. We asked each artist to select one of their own tracks to go under the microscope.
Our third and final colab podcast with the Reasons To Be Cheerful crew features Sarah Cosgrove from Low Girl. Sarah started writing songs at the age of 12 using the process as a coping mechanism during what she describes as “lonely teenage years”. In the time since, she has been busily honing her craft, with a focus on writing about universal themes and emot...2021-05-0526 min
Making things better and making better thingsLee Vernon - Psych rocker: Moving minds and feet.Back in March 2021, we pulled together a line up of three artists to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Morning Communion hosted by the Reasons To Be Cheerful Crew and now we're making these available via three special colab podcasts.
The idea was a simple one - delve deeper in to the minds of the people and their processes behind the music. We asked each artist to select one of their own tracks to go under the microscope.
This episode features Lee Vernon - the front-man from Pearl Handled Revolver. The band have travelled a long way over the last...2021-04-2852 min
Making things better and making better thingsENNE - Nakisha Esnard: Blender x RTBC - The people behind the music.This is the first of three collaborations with Blenders. We talk to musicians about the music they may, why they make it and how. The first is with the marvellous ENNE. ENNÈ [N] is a Soul Singer & song creator with mixed cultural influences that blends sounds of Reggae, Soul, Jazz, Funk and whatever else can be thrown in the mix. Enne will captivate and enthral you with her high energy, uplifting vibes & always brings an abundance of Joy.
ENNE celebrates life and art relentlessly, and wants to share it with you.2021-04-2137 min
Making things better and making better thingsThe Best Tracks Of 2020 With Peter Davies2020 was a year to remember. but what were you listening to? What were your stand-out tracks? My mate Pete Davies and I belatedly sat down and discussed out favourite tracks of last year. Then I belatedly sent to to my good friend Mark Cotton to clean up. So, four months into 2021 I present to you the best tracks of 2020 plus a load of chat.
PRS Music Licence number: LE-00214722021-04-121h 07
Making things better and making better thingsA legend in his lunchtime. Tony Mulgrew making dinners that make a difference.Tony is a professional school chef with a passion for quality local British produce in schools. This started in Northern Ireland through the necessity to shop frugally. Short on money but rich in love Tony was sent to get a bone for the dog, they didn't have a dog. Tony took the lessons learnt and applied them at scale. He is changing school dinners that change students.2021-02-0551 min
Making things better and making better thingsKiss The Ground with Finian MakepeaceFinian Makepeace had a dream. It was more of a nightmare and it changed what he did. Finian spent the next seven year developing a film, an education program and a campaign to change the way that we farm. He started Kiss the Ground with his friend Ryland Engelhart and they have produced one of the most impactful films about agriculture, ever. Along with Dan Barber's book The Third Plate it has brought regenerative agriculture to the fore. Finian grew up rooted in activism and surround by love. Conditions to help you grow. His job is to create conditions for...2020-12-1741 min
Making things better and making better thingsMark and Pete's Christmas PlaylistPete Davies and I sat down over Zoom to discuss our Christmas playlists. Here is our discussion with short snippets of the songs we discussed.
We have a PRS licence for music in podcasts.
You can listen to the podcast on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WY1JFk40SD4LaFE0K0wMv?si=IYS33J2mS4GCxIMSWLl9Vg2020-12-1755 min
The Mojo PodcastS2: Ep7: Be Yourself (Everyone Else Is Taken) - Mark ShaylerThe image in the logo of the Mojo Podcast is a vibrant butterfly - I love the image and the symbolism for a podcast about how we deal with, learn from and grow from change in our lives. And this week's episode is right on the money in this area.
My guest this week is Mark Shayler and he talks to me about his own development and growth - his path to transcendence . Mark very openly and honestly points out the moments of deep introspection when he realised change wasn't just possible but vital to him. He describes...2020-09-2853 min
Making things better and making better thingsAshtin Berry: activism and alcohol.Ashtin Berry is incredibly articulate. With her words and with flavours. She's a bartender, one of the best. but more than that, an entrepreneur, a campaigner, and a leader. This is an unbelievably powerful conversation. We talk about flavours in the deep South, her family, the Great Migration, levels of racism, fairness, activism and equity. We talk about the racism inherent in financial systems, red-lining, wealth accumulation, and legislation. This is one of the most powerful and awakening conversations I've had. It was recorded before the murder of George Floyd. It was recorded over Zoom and is subject to a...2020-08-311h 01
Making things better and making better thingsNaomi Devlin: Growing up wild.Naomi is a self-taught chef. She is a teacher and chef at River Cottage. She grew up in a commune. She grew up in a collective. She grew strong as a result. Ity takes a village to raise a child - literally. This is a lovely conversation that travels from the edges of society to the centre and back again. She is an author and has written about gut health and gluten free baking, amongst other things. RECORDED OVER ZOOM SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PAUSES AND GLITCHES - APOLOGIES.2020-06-121h 05
Making things better and making better thingsSimon White. How lung cancer made me nice.Simon talks us through his journey, from poverty trap to strategist. Simon's childhood was free-range. Climbing trees and riding bikes. He helps people up trees (metaphorically) and occasionally gets stuck up them (metaphorically and physically). Simon's life changed with a diagnosis of lung cancer. In his own words, this, and the birth of his daughter, turned him into a nice man. Such a gentle, lovely and wide-ranging conversation. We talk about music, the darkside of pop songs, the '70s, vertigo, and so much more. Make a cup of tea, headphones on, settle-in.
Recorded over Zoom so the usual occasional...2020-05-191h 31
Sound of SilenceSPECIAL: A collection of silences from ep. 11-20Due to restrictions in being able to record new episodes of the podcast a compilation of previous silences is being broadcast every other week. This week features all of the silences from episodes 11-20 featuring Victor Adebowale, Maria Koripas, Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves), Heather Urquart & Joe Samuel, Mark Shayler, Kay Scorah, Ade Adeniji, Simone Lia, Mr Bingo, Claire Genkai. You can watch a video of this silence, featuring photos of each guest, on Youtube via: https://youtu.be/s-37e3aGUP0Support the show2020-04-2118 min
Making things better and making better thingsTasting Home: Marie Mitchell on soul and food.Marie is a chef. She uses food to create soul, to bring people together, and she gave away a part of her to someone else. A kidney. This is one of the most beautiful and moving conversations I've had. It oscillates from adidas pop-up trousers, to Caribbean fruits, to dancing. Marie is one half of the Island Social Club a pop-up food and drink club that fills the void left by the erosion of London's Caribbean culture. Before that she ran a supper club called Pop's Kitchen that healed wounds in her family and brought the light back to her...2020-04-1243 min
Starting the Conversation105 | What the Flipping Nora is going on?Whilst it's been a weird old week for everyone, it felt right to bring you a podcast episode on a Monday morning as usual. As this podcast is recorded weekly with a guest I've kept to that format as much as possible, but my guest this week (and for at least the next 4 weeks) is my team mate, Emily. So, join us for a chat about how we are feeling and how we are responding to the situation. We've included some book and podcast recommendations below if you have some extra time over the...2020-03-2334 min
Making things better and making better thingsLibby Delana: Navigating the world from your backyard.Libby glows. She shines with possibility and hope. She is an aspiring pilot, a wannabe international DJ, and is considering midwifery.Growing-up in Connecticut it took a spell in Ireland and the smell of a horse stable as a teenager for her to become comfortable with herself. A truly remarkable woman who has embraced not quite fitting in.2020-03-1035 min
Making things better and making better thingsFrom tech start-up to chef: How a trip to India changed everything.Grace has an amazing story. She left a silicon valley tech start-up to reimagine the high-street curry house. Not a fancy curry house, but the curry house remembered from her youth, but healthier. This is a charming conversation about growing-up, music, testing ideas fast and being brave. Watch this space, she's going places.2020-02-0553 min
Making things better and making better thingsMike Garry: Morrissey used to come round our house.I first heard Mike Garry on his beautiful ode to Anthony H Wilson. You know the one - Saint Anthony. It made Number 1 in the charts. It featured Manchester's finest, it features strings, it was beautiful. At that point I didn't know Mike. I met him a year or two later at one of the best festivals I've been to, The Good Life Experience. I stood and watched as Mike wove emotions and images with words. He started a poem about his son and the tears started with me. I won't tell you why, suffice to say that I missed...2019-12-0256 min
Making things better and making better thingsA chat with Alex Lawrence. Bartenders are philosophers, counsellors, friends. They also mix drinksAlex Lawrence is a bartender, a drinks brand owner, a rebel, a funny and inspiring man, and he shines so brightly. This conversation swings from his time in a band, rebelling in private school, living in Aberdeen and being a young "trash-bag", moving to work in the World's best bar, mental health and bartending, and ultimately becoming the World's best bartender. He was born in Scotland, raised in Scotland and is totally from London. He talks so beautifully about anger, art and music, his parents and authenticity. Leaving Aberdeen for an initially lonely London. His career began at Dandelyan and...2019-11-2555 min
Making things better and making better thingsLucie Sheridan is an artist. She sees things in people that they don't see in themselves.This is a belter of a podcast. Sadly marred by poor sound: acoustics, differential volumes of interviewer and interviewee, and some weird distortion. But the conversation is too good not to go out. Lucy is a truly great artist and one of the kindest people i've spent time with. We cover some creative ground and we cover some crunchy ground. Her strength shines through and what she sees in others is beyond the ordinary.
Trigger warning: in the middle of the conversation Lucy mentions something that may trigger some of you. She does so in passing with no detail at...2019-11-0644 min
Making things better and making better thingsJonathon Smales: Dirt under your nails part twoThe second part of my conversation with the visionary Jonathan Smales. We pick-up as he left Greenpeace and hatched a plan to build the Earth Centre on an old coalfield in South Yorkshire. Not too far from where Jonathan grew-up.2019-09-2546 min
Making things better and making better thingsJonathon Smales: You've got to have dirt under your nails. From coal to Greenpeace.Jonathon is a leader in sustainability and always has been. One of the heavyweights of sustainability and was there from the start. We met nearly three decades ago and he continues to inspire me and everyone he has contact with. we talk music, fashion, sustainability and so much more. We travel from coal to an old open-cast coal mine in South Yorkshire. Part one of a two-parter.2019-08-1852 min
Making things better and making better thingsMatthew Bagwell. Always running. Towards enoughness.I love that Gil Scott Heron track “Running”. The one that says “I always feel like running, never away because there’s no such place”. All the way through this talk with Matt of Seven feet apart that track was running through my head. This is a lovely conversation about shoes, making stuff to last, and the benefits of running. Never away, but towards enoughness.2019-07-1856 min
Making things better and making better thingsMeet Mills. An eclectic and energetic conversation with Mills from Ustwo.Mills set up Ustwo with his best mate. It's boomed. Mills is a beautiful man. The way he expresses himself, the way he talks, the love that shines from him is unique. This conversation oscillates from weight-loss and strength, to hyperactivity, to yoga, to dyslexia, to shame, to identity, to extremes.
This is a lovely conversation that ebbs and flows from subject to subject. It is very honest, from both of us.
I hope you enjoy it.
Any comments please get in touch.2019-07-0447 min
Making things better and making better thingsNever turn your back on the ocean: Sophie Thomas on the power of design.Sophie Thomas is a designer with a business brain or a business person with a designer's brain - i'm not sure which but it really doesn't matter. She pioneered thinking on circular economy and how designers are the solution to so many things. We also talked about what defines us, how school can lift us or bury us, and how good will always float to the top.2019-06-2147 min
Put Yourself FirstGrowing your business online, with Digital Marketing Coach Alice BenhamAlice Benham is a Digital Marketing Coach, helping business owners to level up what they do through coaching, retreats and digital products. She's also a self-confessed accidental entrepreneur and has such a unique story as to how she got started in business. She's a hustler and I have massive respect for her work ethic and approach to marketing your business. Today we discuss showing up, being of value and some clever questions to ask yourself to make your online marketing way more effective! Follow Alice Her NEW shop https://www.alicebenham.co.uk/shop Her Retreat https://www.alicebenham.co...2019-06-1754 min
Making things better and making better things40 years early: Conversations with one of the original eco-warriors.I met Jonathon 20 years ago this year. At about this time. At an incredible building in Austria where the Sound of Music was filmed. Jonathon has lead on sustainability from the beginning. From when the first roots of the "green" movement began to poke through. This shows extraordinary foresight and bravery. He has both. This bravery was supremely evident when he went on anachronistic buffoon Jeremy Clarkson's TV chat show and not only held his own but destroyed Clarkson's arguments. A joy to watch.
We talk about many things including what it feels like now that the world has caught-up...2019-05-2845 min
Making things better and making better thingsGraham Rowntree: A humble giant.I went to school with Graham (or Wiggy as we called him). He was two years younger than me but we usually played in the same rugby team. We both played county rugby and both got trials for Leicester Tigers youth team. One of us got in and the other is me.
12 years on from those trials I played a game of Rugby League for Yorkshire Water against Yorkshire Electricity. My opposite number was the Featherstone Rovers first team centre. I got marmalised. I split my lip in a friendly "cuffing" incident, damaged my hand in a retaliatory incident, and...2019-05-131h 09
Making things better and making better thingsRob Ryan: It's not where you're from, it's where you're at.How do you know when to clap? Rob Ryan is an artist, a poet, a Northern Soul aficionado, and a totally human being. He's also one of my best mates. I loved this conversation that lists and lurches from why punk was dead before it was dead, getting late night buses to Wigan for soul all-nighters, why scarcity isn't a good thing, why the thing that keeps him going is the thought that there is something else out there that he hasn't seen or heard yet. This appetite and drive is about curiosity. It runs through Rob like "BLACKPOOL" through...2019-04-2950 min
Making things better and making better thingsFeck Perfuction: why the thing that made you weird as a kid makes you brilliant today.Recording this podcast was an absolute joy. James is one of my mentors, a great friend and a massive inspiration to me. I utterly loved this conversation. James is an artist, a teacher, an author, a fighter, a lover. He teaches you how to think for yourselves and how to find who you are. This conversation starts in Wales, rushes through the 70s, praises solitude and loneliness, reflects on the use of the word "creative" as a criticism, and ultimately what sets us apart from other. A rich and beautiful conversation. James has a new book out and it is...2019-04-231h 02
Making things better and making better thingsSex and chat in the Chapel. Sam is a revolutionary, a pirate entrepreneur, and totally human.A lovely and funny conversation about so many things. From the challenges of running a company single-handedly, designing sex toys, growing up a hippy, measuring up to herself, how dyslexia has shaped her and how we can create a better world. Sam is a joy to be with and this was a fab conversation. My boots squeak a bit - sorry.2019-04-1150 min
Making things better and making better thingsHow to effervesce well: How Dalston Sodas are changing the market.Duncan runs Dalston Sodas. They make great soft drinks, they make great soft drinks with no and low added sugar. They make the best cherryade I have ever had. They are on a mission. Duncan set the business up in a nightclub in 2012 and they have gone from strength to strength. They use the best natural ingredients and this focus on provenance comes from Duncan's time working as a chef. He is utterly charming and driven to do things better. It's a great listen.2019-03-2156 min
Making things better and making better thingsAndrew Paynter: Why not quite fitting in makes for a great photographer.Andrew Paynter is an incredible photographer. One of the best. He sees inside the subject. There are ancient peoples who fear having their photograph "taken" as they feel it steals their soul. I don't know about that but I do know that the best photographers see inside the soul. Andrew is one of those. He describes the camera as giving him the chance to meet people and talk about their lives. He grew up looking West to California (for skateboarding), and East to the UK for music. I grew up looking the other way. He sat on the edge of...2019-02-1853 min
Making things better and making better thingsSoulfood is political: How food & health became a racial issue, & how fixing it will rebuild a cityDevita is one of the most powerful people i have ever met. Her parents were part of the Great Migration, the mass movement of the black population in the USA from the south to the industrial north looking for a future. The Great Migration built Detroit and Detroit built cars and music. Then Detroit collapsed. Devita is at the heart of its rebirth. She is leading a food and health revolution. She is quite simply extraordinary. We cover everything from the civil rights rebellion, to plant-based eating, to New Edition, to building businesses that sustain a body, a community and...2019-01-2358 min
Making things better and making better thingsThe rise of the outsider. How self doubt is the most effective employee retention toolSteve Chapman is an artist. He's also many more things. This is a beautiful conversation about the value of the outsider, about art and why it matters, about how school sometimes isn't good for you. About hope. One of my favourites. So good that i'm planning a second with him soon.2018-10-2847 min
Making things better and making better thingsChanging how we produce food: How London's GreenLab can lead the way.Ande Gregson is a pioneer in the way we produce food. He runs Greenlab which incubates, grows, educates, and stimulates new food organisations. Ande's journey is not linear. He got here via 3D printing and the Marathon des Sables.2018-09-0334 min
Making things better and making better thingsThe House of Love: Repurposing purposeSandra Schembri is the big cheese at the House of St Barnabus in Soho, this is a Member's Club with a big old difference. Every bit of profit goes to fight homelessness, goes to help people back into work. The club is amazing. The people are more amazing. Sandra is an inspiration. She runs a great team who in teurn run a great employment academy.
I'm a member and it has become sanctuary for me in the heart of Soho but it also provides sanctuary for others in a different way. I talk to Sandra about this and so much...2018-07-1149 min
Making things better and making better thingsHow cooking can define you, refine you and nourish you.Anna Jones places vegetables at the heart of every meal. She also places cooking at her own heart. We talk about how cooking helped define her as a kid and then redefine her as an adult. We talk about vegetables. And i bravely give her advice on how to poach an egg.2018-06-1542 min
Making things better and making better thingsNo matter how small you are you can make a difference. How two Uni mates are taking on ocean plasticThis is a lovely conversation with Jemma and Ella who are launching a plastic-free toolkit on kickstarter. We cover a load of stuff: why this generation care more; why science matters but you need heart to get going; why mental health is everyone's concern; why these two amazing and busy women stopped what they were doing to start something that matters. Their intentions are pure, their idea simple, the problem is complex. Find out more about their kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/109818337/backtobasics-a-plastic-free-toolkit-for-busy-peopl?ref=creator_nav2018-05-1143 min
Making things better and making better thingsMy Nan's Biscuit TinI'd forgotten that I'd recorded this. It is a conversation with my Nan a few months before she died. Ostensibly it is about her biscuit barrel, but it is about so much more. I was collecting her biscuit tin to repair it. It is at least 65 years old and should last another 65 years. I miss my Nan but i did get the biscuit barrel.2018-04-1308 min
Making things better and making better thingsHow and why Seedlip are changing drinks and so much moreBen from Seedlip wants to change drinks forever. He also wants to change the way we do business. "Being a nature company is the fucking best recruitment tool ever". This episode stretches from peas to alzheimer's, from soil to soul. A fantastic discussion with someone who is fired up and yet still learning what he's good at.2018-03-0445 min
Making things better and making better thingsMaking television that makes a difference.Sundog make astonishing TV in an era when what we watch, how we watch it and why we watch it is changing. They are brave and honest in a sector that is not famous for either. This conversation explores why Sundog do what they do, how they do it and what the future of broadcast/narrowcast/media is. A great conversation with a great company.2018-02-2537 min
Making things better and making better thingsWarrior Woman Natalie Lee.Natalie is better known as stylemesunday on Instagram. She started her career as a midwife then became a blogger, then a blogger with a mission. Her mission is important. The work she does is essential. Natalie's journey and her story is beautiful and incredible. She's one to watch, she's going places and doing great work.2018-02-0240 min
Making things better and making better thingsPeaky Blenders: The best gin bar in Birmingham and maybe the UK.Amanjot Johl runs an astonishing gin bar in Birmingham. It is an oasis for gin lovers; it is a temple for taste and flavour, and; it is a community. The way Amanjot describes flavour will make you want a drink, will conjure technicolour images in your head, and will make you rethink the way you taste things. Amanjot is on a mission to do gin better, I have no idea where his journey will take him but i feel lucky to know him.2018-01-2542 min
Making things better and making better thingsHow owning your voice is the key to being fully unlocked.Holley Murchison is exceptional. She helps people find their voice. More than that she helps people own their voice and in that process helps them look at who they are and what they are capable of. Holley talk here about why this matters and a little of her story. Her full story can be seen on the Do Lectures website. She is one of the most amazing people I have met and has been my friend for around five years. We do the same thing in beautifully different ways. Holley teaches people how to unlock who they are, to become...2018-01-1946 min
Making things better and making better thingsPip & nut: chief squirrel talks about why she makes great things, peanut butter, women in business.Having an idea is one thing. Acting on that idea; believing in that idea; encouraging others to believe in that idea and growing something good, something beautiful, is not easy. Pip Murray from the brilliant Pip and Nut talk with me about what she does (a little bit), why she does it (a lot), and why her. This is a beautiful conversation with one of the stars of the start-up world; one of the stars of healthier food; and an incredible entrepreneur.2017-12-2253 min
Making things better and making better thingsWhy pyjama days are good and why there's life after them. Michelle Morgan tells her story.Michelle Morgan is a powerhouse of creativity. She set-up the first youth marketing agency in the UK, she grew it and made it shine. Then she lost her shine. Through time in her pyjamas she ended up where brilliance meets madness.
This podcast looks at how mental illness is both taboo and wide-spread at the same time. Michelle is a breath of fresh air.2017-11-1335 min
Making things better and making better thingsReinvigorating a brand: How Tim Little kept Grensons relevant and growing.Grensons was a solid British shoe company. Going the same way as many others: a slow decline as it became less relevant to the customer. Enter stage-left Tim Little. He reinvigorated the brand. This podcast explains why and how. It was recorded about 9 months ago on an iphone in a noisy environment.2017-11-011h 05
Making things better and making better thingsNorthamption Sneakers and their 15 mile source map.I met Matt from the Northampton Sneaker Company about a year ago now and was inspired by his 15 mile source map. His shoes are designed and made in the town where he grew up. This podcast looks at what he does and why he does it. With the shoe and apparel sectors being only five years from losing key skills into retirement forever it is important to buy British when you can. Once upon a time every town had a thing it was known for. Increasingly we have towns and cities that could be "anytown". This podcast looks at the...2017-10-2321 min
Making things better and making better thingsAll trees are fallen giants. Where woodwork and craft meet philosophy.Jonny recovers old wood and makes new things from it. There is no such thing as waste - just endless possibilities. I met him in his Sheffield workshop to talk about what he does and how he does it. But most of all, why he does it and how it changes the perception of self.2017-10-1632 min
Making things better and making better thingsSelling woks to China: Netherton FoundryNetherton Foundry make pans the way they were made 200 years ago. They know where every part comes from. They know everyone who supplies them parts. They believe in making things that are simple, better, beautiful and last for ever. The company is run by Neil and Sue Currie in Shropshire and I spoke to Neil at The Good Life Experience in September. We talked about what they do, but most importantly we talked about why they do it.2017-10-0328 min