Alex MacPhail Podcast

This episode is all about Darren Robertson and his outlook on life after surviving Stage 3 Prostate Cancer. He tells us about his journey through life and shares about his passion for surfing. He now serves as a Financial Advisor to help others make the most of their finances.

You can get hold of Darren on email at [email protected]

Let me know what you think? Do you have any listeners questions? Reach out to me using the details below.

Get in touch with Alex: 

• [email protected]
• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

This is a conversation with Luke Dillon on Business Coaching. He shares with us his rich life experiences as an entrepreneur and some insights in to the world of Coaching small to large businesses.

This episode will educate you on how to reach out to a coach as well as becoming a coach yourself.

Let me know what you think? Do you have any listeners questions? Reach out to me using the details below.

Get in touch with Alex: 

• [email protected]
• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

This is a conversation with Gidyon Lankers, the 27 year old digital marketing entrepreneur who helped me build and launch this podcast. We explore the world of content; how to create it, how to make it go viral, and how to approach it from a business perspective.

This episode will inspire you to reach out to that one person you've been wanting to connect with, as well as to pick up your camera and start building an online community through publishing content. 

Let me know what you think? Do you have any listeners questions? Reach out to me using the details below.

Get in touch with Alex: 

• [email protected]
• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

Something a little different today. One of the listeners from the show reached out with some questions about starting a podcast. I thought the conversation would be interesting to be recorded for others to gain the insights too.

Let me know what you think?
Do you have any listeners questions? Please reach out on any details below.

Get in touch with Alex: 

• [email protected]
• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

Refilwe Ledwaba is a social entrepreneur, fixed-wing and helicopter pilot and a PhD candidate. She is the first Black woman to become a police helicopter pilot in South Africa.

Refilwe founded Girls Fly Programme Africa to support and educate women and youth about STEM subjects and aviation.


Get in touch with Alex: 

• [email protected]
• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

Karma-Ann Swanepoel was the lead singer of Henry Ate, a South African rock band. She subsequently went solo, releasing her first album Karma in 1998. She shot to fame in the mid-1990s with hit songs such as "Just" and "Henry Ate."

Get in touch with Alex: 

• [email protected]
• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

Alex shares his personal perspective on why we need to cherish the good moments in life. Instead of worrying about the past, or being solely focused on the future, this episode will make you think twice about enjoying the present and truly celebrating the fun moments along your journey.

Enjoy!

Get in touch with Alex: 

• [email protected]
• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

Shaun Tomson is a South African professional surfer and former world champion, environmentalist, actor, author, and businessman. He has been listed among the top 10 surfers of the century, and was the 1977 World Surfing Champion.

He is the author of the best-selling books “Surfer’s Code” and “The Code: The Power of “I Will“, and the writer and producer of the award-winning documentary film Bustin’ Down the Door.

Shaun is a Business Administration and Finance graduate from the University of Natal and has a Master of Science in Leadership from Northeastern University.

He is a World Surfing Champion, an inductee in the Jewish and South African Sports Hall of Fame, the US Surfing Hall of Fame, and has been described as one of the greatest surfers of all time and one of the most influential surfers of the century (Surfer Magazine 1999).

Get in touch with Alex: 

• [email protected]
• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

In this short episode, Alex expands on the concept of perseverance and resilience. In episode #74 of the podcast, Alex spoke with Yoshi Muroya, the 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Champion. During that conversation, Yoshi explain how difficult it was to obtain the first sponsorship for and aerobatic aircraft in Japan. The had been no previous reference to airshows and Yoshi was attempting to start the ball rolling, but couldn't afford to operate the aircraft on his own.

After more than 2000 rejections, he managed to land a sponsor, which later developed into the Red Bull Air Race in the Far East. The tenacity required to hear so many no's and still try again the next day is amazing. We don't often realise how much effort is required to achieve some of our lofty goals.

If you have great ambitions for your life, you need to dig really deep. You will need a lot of perseverance, tenacity, skill and a good dose of luck too. I wish you all the best!

Enjoy!

Yoshi Muroya
https://www.yoshi-muroya.jp/en/
https://www.instagram.com/yoshi_muroya

Get in touch with Alex: 

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• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za

Linda Sollars has a fascinating story! She has covered several careers and is currently an airline Captain with JetBlue Airways. During her off time over the past few months, Linda has spend many weeks at Sling Aircraft in Johannesburg, building her own Sling High Wing, with a team support crew from Sling. This High Wing is the first off the production line and she has recently received her Federal Aviation Administration certification and license to fly the aircraft.

This conversation covered a wide range of topics, which tracked her varied careers over the past 40 years. She has been an insurance salesperson, an investment banker, a chief pilot, a safety consultant, a certified coach, an aircraft engineer and an airline Captain.

The next adventure is to fly the aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean to attend the Oshkosh Air Show. This trip will be three Sling High Wing aircraft, each having two pilots onboard. Two of the six pilots include James Pitman and Mike Blyth, co-founders of Sling Aircraft. These two gentlemen are no strangers to adventures in Sling's.

At the time of the interview, Linda was was for an FAA inspector to approve her aircraft for flight. It has since been given the green light. Well done Linda!

Get in touch with Linda:
www.slinghw.com

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Get in touch with Alex: 

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• https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogul
• www.alexmacphail.co.za