A Pint With Seaniebee

The founder of David&Goliath – one of the most successful US ad agencies this century – joins the pod to share his amazing life journey and wisdom. From a troubled, blue-collar, Teamster upbringing, David has consistently challenged convention throughout his life, claiming: “(his) number one goal, is to inspire people and brands to overcome their goliaths and step into their greatness.” The key is to be inspiring. To be relentless. And to ignite the challenger spirit within all of us that’s capable of overcoming any obstacle. In 2016, David founded the nonprofit “Today, I’m Brave,” a movement that shares global stories of bravery and has inspired tens of thousands of people around the world.

Links:

David&Goliath: http://dng.com/

Today, I’m Brave: https://www.todayimbrave.com/

A Pint With Seaniebee

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Release date: May 10th 2017

Runtime: 38m

Recorded: Los Angeles

With just over a week to the French Presidential election, one of the world’s greatest political spin doctors joins the pod to share his incredible life story and wisdom. Jacques has won 19 out of the 20 election campaigns he has directed, including being one of the key strategists behind the successful ‘reign’ of François Mitterrand. An outspoken rebel from his early years growing up in Perpignan, at 22 he took off in a Citroen 2CV on a two year world tour that changed his life. He returned to write a book; report for Paris Match; launch a magazine; before falling into the advertising business where he eventually founded RSCG. He is considered one of the doyens of the global ad industry and even at the age of 83, is still an active board member at French advertising giant, Havas.

A Pint With Seaniebee

Voted Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5

Top 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw

Release date: April 30th 2017

Runtime: 31m

Recorded: Miami

Tony Pavoni is a first-generation Italian American who grew up during the middle of the last century in Rochester (New York). He contributed to the family income as a nine-year-old caddy; eventually becoming an accomplished golfer and college footballer in his teens. In 1964 he joined the Marine Corps, and led an amphibious brigade unit into Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. He shares his thoughts on the war and the difficulties he faced returning home and assimilating back into society. In 1996, a heart attack forced him to reevaluate everything and he immediately decided to get out of the corporate world. He believes in always having a clear focus; learning from mistakes; and constantly striving for betterment as one journeys through life.

A Pint With Seaniebee

Voted Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5

Top 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw

Release date: April 20th 2017

Runtime: 42m

Recorded: Charleston

Growing up one of 7 kids into a construction family in rural Ontario, Tony Pigott did most of his exploring early in life. After a spell in the steel mills, he studied Russian history before deciding to set off and see the world at the tender age of 21. A brave and adventurous circumnavigation followed, including a journey across Russia on the Trans-Siberia Railway; a fascinating number of years spent teaching remote Neolithic tribes in the mountains of Papua New Guinea; jumping freighters to Hong Kong and arriving in Laos during the civil war. We also discuss the differences between Australia and Canada and why the latter is doing so much better than America right now, across so many important criteria.

On his return to Canada, he joined the ad agency JWT, where he spent over 30 years rising to the top as Chairman. Ten years ago, he established BrandAid Project – a business focused on bringing best marketing and design practice to small artisan producers in developing countries. Now named BrandTrade, they have done much work in Haiti, and more recently Peru where they brand and match small producers with resellers and are at the leading edge of the new, technology-led, ‘microtrade marketing’.

More about BrandTrade: http://tinyurl.com/knpypc5

Tony’s Guardian article on why marketing is failing to address social change: http://tinyurl.com/koypoyg

A Pint With Seaniebee

Voted Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5

Top 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw

Release date: April 10th 2017

Runtime: 43m

Recorded: Toronto

In 2014, Sofia Hayat received a divine calling, revealing to her that she was the combined incarnation of The Virgin Mary, The Goddess Isis and The Goddess Sophia. The Indian born, former model and actress, turned her back on a glamorous career, became a nun, and changed her name to Gaia Mother Sofia. Sacred information received from angelic realms (through ayahuasca ceremonies) bestowed upon her gifts of telepathy, clairvoyance, healing, communication with the dead, and space travel through time.

She believes mankind has evolved to a robotic state of amnesia, with the earth raising her vibration as a result. Her prophesy reveals the coming fifth dimension and awakening of humanity through a tumultuous, visible and unequivocal supernatural event scheduled to happen next month, around the Christian Easter period and preceded by her giving birth to ‘unconditional love’ on April 4th 2017.

We discuss the relationship with Catholic Marian apparitions (such as those at Garabandal); how The Vatican is withholding information on the fate of humanity; links to the Nag Hammadi texts; the recent decline and suppression of the illuminati and reptilian entities (led by Queen Elizabeth); and the role the Egyptian pyramids play as cosmic timekeepers.

Her sacred knowledge also maintains that Donald Trump may actually have been sent to save the world; that ISIL/ISIS/Daesh and terrorist attacks are all faked; and how incarnations of Jesus Christ and many of the ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses are all living here with us on earth today.

LINKS:

Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock: http://tinyurl.com/khll2q4

The story and coming prophesies of Garabandal: http://tinyurl.com/lc3algs

A Pint With Seaniebee

Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5

Top 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw

Release date: March 30th 2017

Runtime: 61m

Recorded: London

Today’s pod delves into the troubled past of Bosnia & Herzegovina through the eyes of one of her sons. Amer was a young man when the former Yugoslavia disintegrated into civil war in the 1990s and ended up joining the army to defend his country in the face of genocide and destruction. We learn what it is like to be an ordinary citizen thrown to the coalface of war, staring down death every day and learning to treasure and value the simple things for survival. We also discuss the rise of global jihadism and how the secularist, more tolerant and modern interpretation of Islam as practiced in Bosnia, may be a role model for the future. Following the conflict, he began a career in graphic design, art and advertising and has worked at the forefront of the Bosnian creative industry for the past two decades, where he has produced some of the country’s most hard-hitting and controversial artworks, including the 2016 campaign to re-launch the History Museum of Bosnia.

LINKS:

More of Amer’s work: http://tinyurl.com/lol8cl4

History Museum of Bosnia: http://muzej.ba/

Fabrika: http://www.fabrika.com/

Release date: March 20th 2017

Runtime: 33m

Recorded: Sarajevo

A Pint With Seaniebee

Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5

Top 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw

Seaniebee is pleased to welcome his first builder to the pod today. Your classic Londoner, James shares his hard-knock, community upbringing as he learned his trade in the working class borough of Brent. Since his school days, he had always dreamt of moving to Australia and as soon as he had the opportunity, he did…where he lives to this day with his family.

We discuss the changing face of Sydney, his views on the global immigration problem and the inherent difficulties behind the feast-to-famine nature of the building industry (where apparently not all builders are incompetent chancers like Mr O’Reilly from Fawlty Towers). James’s optimism, commitment to hard work and belief in himself, coupled with his thirst for travel, are the ingredients for an illuminating chat that will be of interest to anyone with a yen for adventure.

Release date: March 10th 2017

Runtime: 25m

Recorded: Sydney

A Pint With Seaniebee

Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5

Top 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw

Bon viveur and raconteur, Stephen Fraser joins the pod today to recount a peripatetic, James-Bond-like life journey that has seen him live in 9 countries around the world. A man who lives by a constant quest for adventure, new discovery, inquisitiveness, and soaking in new cultures; we discuss his experiences that include: being sealed off in Bahrain at the start of The Gulf War; arriving at a time of heightened tension between North & South Korea; and landing in The Philippines just in time for their latest coup.

We also examine the middle east, Dubai and the extraordinary vision of the Maktoum family; the current ‘Islamic issues’ that trouble the world and the ‘iron-fist’ dictatorship-democracies of Erdoğan's Turkey and the Philippines under Duterte.

Stephen has worked with O&M for 33 years and is currently Business Development Director based in Istanbul.

Release date: February 28th 2017

Runtime: 33m

Recorded: Istanbul

In the late sixties, England and West Germany were the two European footballing powerhouses. Steve’s English father – himself a footballer – had such high hopes for his son following in his footsteps, he arranged for Steve to be born over in Germany; that he may then be able to choose which country to play for when he grew up. Unfortunately, Steve himself didn’t follow the script…emerging a ‘small camp child’ with zero sporting prowess. What follows is the story of a working class upbringing in the North of England as he struggled to figure out his life path. A circuitous route, via film-making, playwriting, acting, photography and Pizza Hut eventually brought him to advertising, where he quickly rose to become one of the world’s leading planners. Today, Steve is the Chief Strategy Officer for Publicis Communications (Asia) based in Singapore.

Why we need to save the cheetah: http://tinyurl.com/gmyl5xm

Release date: February 20th 2017

Runtime: 44m

Recorded: Singapore

A Pint With Seaniebee

Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5

Top 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw

One of Business Insiders’ Most Creative Women in Advertising joins the pod to share her life story and lessons learned. From humble beginnings in Toledo (Ohio), Laura candidly reveals the difficulties and stresses one encounters climbing the advertising ladder. We also discuss the importance of mentorship; dealing with the rejection inherent in the business; and how eventually accepting a certain confidence in one’s own abilities, is the key to success. Laura has worked at some of the most influential agencies in America and last year was appointed ECD at Colle McVoy (Minneapolis).

http://laurafegley.com/

http://www.collemcvoy.com/

Release date: February 10th 2017

Runtime: 22m

Recorded: New York

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A Pint With Seaniebee

One of the Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5

Listed in The Top 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw