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- Episode 14: Safe Drinking Water with Mark Matamisa
Mark Matamisa is an entrepreneur based in Cape Town, South Africa. After discovering in 2008 that not everyone in his home land of Zimbabwe had access to clean drinking water, he and his friends put their savings together and set up an enterprise, Project Oasis, to provide safe, treated drinking water to a number of families in the country. In this eye-opening and, at times, emotional interview, Mark explains:
- how an outbreak of cholera affected him emotionally, and set him on this journey
- the importance of clean water for good health and prevention of illness and disease
- the challenges faced by many in accessing water in Zimbabwe and South Africa
- the criticisms he faced in providing a public good via a private enterprise
- the conflict between running a profitable business and making a positive social impact
- why the greatest success of this project would be the point when it’s no longer needed
More details about Mark’s enterprise can be found here.
The film Helen mentioned in this episode is secretofwaterthemovie.com
And the video Maribel mentioned about rich and poor countries can be viewed here.
Related episode: Episode 20: Altruistic Capitalism with Lynn Yap
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
1 hr 1 min - Episode 13: Fixing the UX industry with Debbie Levitt
Debbie Levitt has set herself the audacious goal of trying to fix the UX industry, by making the user experience (UX) and customer experience (CX) in websites and apps more user-friendly. With a background in Psychology and Music, and 26 years in the UX industry, Debbie has a thriving business and a popular YouTube Channel. In this interview, Debbie explains:
- how the UX industry came about and developed to where it is today
- why she provides most of her content free of charge
- the impact your environment has on your attitude and state of being
- what motivates her to keep going despite the immensity of the task
This is Debbie’s Delta CX Channel on YouTube.
Debbie is also an amazing singer. Check out her YouTube Song Channel here.
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
55 min - Episode 12: Remote Working from Mexico with Angela Papalia
After practising law in Ontario for 10 years, Angela Papalia decided to shift her work online and move to the warmer climes of a small town in Mexico. In this interview, she explains:
- what led to her to move country and modify her work offering
- the differences between her old life in Ontario and her new life in Mexico
- the importance of finding a new routine when making a major life change
- how she learned to say ‘No’ and how working less has meant achieving more
- how she dealt with people who were not so supportive of her life choice.
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
54 min - Episode 11: Living Life by Design with Myah Payel Mitra
Myah Payel Mitra is an award-winning Employee Engagement and Career Transition Coach. She is recognized as one of the Top 5 Women Entrepreneurs working on mental health, leadership and well-being. As a Stanford-trained Positive Intelligence Coach and certified Movement Therapy Practitioner, Myah works with CXOs, senior leaders and high-performing teams all over the world. She is also the Founder President of Lean In Sustainability – a global community focused on climate change and gender. Myah's mission is to build a world that is conscious, sustainable and inclusive.
In this interview, Myah talks about how she lives her life by design and experimentation, defining her purpose and leading by example. She talks a lot about fear, including how the fear of dreaming big can paralyse you, why the fear of failure kills more dreams than failure itself and why you should have a conversation and make allies with your fear.
The two books that Myah mentioned are Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware and Do It Scared by Ruth Soukup.
Myah can be contacted via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/ConsciousCoachMyah/
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
52 min - Episode 10: Fighting Human Trafficking with Judy Boyle
Judy Boyle has been involved in anti-slavery campaigning for decades. Her award-winning non-profit organisation, The No Project, targets youth awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking through film, music, art, dance, theatre, journalism, creative writing, education and social media. We talk with Judy about:
- the moment she realised that fighting modern slavery was her calling
- how she is personally affected by the atrocity of the crime and what keeps her going
- how she measures the impact of her campaigns
- the power we have as individuals to make a difference
For more information about modern human slavery and what you can do about it, check out The No Project site at www.thenoproject.org
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
54 min - Episode 9: Our Best Role Model is Nature with Amaranatho
Amaranatho started his working life as a Technical Support Manager and this took him on a transformational journey from studying Artificial Intelligence to exploring the world and spending 15 years as a Buddhist monk. He has spent long periods of time alone, in isolation and dealing with uncertainty. He now coaches executives, leaders and other coaches to improve their agile mindset, their mindfulness and their ability to self-reflect so they can stay calm and connected in complex situations. He is a scrum master and developed the PlayfulMonk approach to awaken people and organizations to their true potential. In this highly contemplative interview, Amaranatho talks about:
- the nature of audacious 'moves'
- how to gain clarity and to 'uncover' yourself
- how to deal with conditioning and self-limiting beliefs
- how nature is our best role model
- the challenges faced by men in modern society
- the collective trauma the world is experiencing right now
- the actions we can take to lead more meaningful lives
Amaranatho’s website is www.playfulmonk.net
If you enjoyed listening to this episode, you may also enjoy Episode 19: Faith and Alignment with Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
54 min - Episode 8: Influencing Government Policy with Dr. Omolade Femi-Ajao
Dr. Omolade Femi-Ajao is a researcher at the University of Manchester, where she obtained her Doctorate after researching Nigerian women’s experiences of domestic abuse in the UK. In this interview, Dr Femi-Ajao talks about:
- her audacious work in this area, including what her parents taught her about perseverance and reaching beyond the sky
- how to use facts and evidence to change the system from within
- how to deal with rejection of your ideas
- how important it is to be vulnerable, to ask for help and to offer help
- how to break down large goals and approach them one step at a time
This is Dr Femi-Ajao’s page on the University of Manchester website.
The books mentioned in this episode are The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale and Your Road Map for Success by John C. Maxwell.
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
51 min - Episode 7: Yoga Therapy with Vicky Arundel
Vicky Arundel is a Yoga Therapist based in the southeast of England. In this interview, she explains:
- the difference between 'mainstream' yoga and yoga therapy
- how she got into yoga therapy and set up her business
- how she attracts and retains clients
- the opportunities that regulation could bring to the industry
- why a personalised approach to healthcare is necessary (and why a 'one size fits all' approach doesn’t work)
- how planning for each day helps her build routines and achieve her goals
- the importance of having a peer network and similar people to talk to
This is Vicky's Yoga Therapy website: www.surreyyogatherapy.co.uk
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
59 min - Episode 6: The Power of Communities with Farhana Yamin
Environmental lawyer Farhana Yamin talks about her childhood experiences after moving to the UK from Pakistan, her academic and professional journeys in the area of climate justice and her major achievement in ensuring the term ‘Net-zero by 2050’ was included in the Paris Climate Agreement. Farhana explains what drove her to take direct climate action by glueing herself to the Shell building, what she thinks the impacts of 2020 will have on our lives in the future and why community is so crucial to solving the social and ecological problems we are facing.
Farhana was a Political Coordinator of Extinction Rebellion from 2018-2019 and was named by the BBC Woman's Hour Power List 2020 as one of the most inspiring women in the UK in the area of the environment and the sustainability of our planet.
This is the local community group Farhana is involved in: www.thinkanddocamden.org.uk
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
56 min - Episode 5: A Leap into the Unknown with Denise Cowle
After 25 years as a physiotherapist in the UK National Health Service, Denise Cowle made a bold career move when she decided to quit her stable job without knowing where she was going. She then found her passion and purpose in editing and proofreading. Nine years and many milestones later, Denise talks about:
- what drove her to leave steady employment and leap into the unknown
- how to deal with fear by asking “What’s the worst that could happen?”
- her passion for her new line of work and how she deals with imposter syndrome
- how professional trade associations and peer groups have proved invaluable customers as collaborators, not simply people who buy your services
- her ambitious plans for the future expansion of her skills and business advice for people wishing to move into this flexible and appealing career
This is Denise’s successful editing podcast. And in this blog post Denise talks about the personal and professional skills which are transferable across seemingly very different lines of work. Link to the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading: https://www.ciep.uk/
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
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About AudaciousNess
From the publisher's feed
AudaciousNess showcases individuals who have set themselves bold, audacious goals and have worked to achieve them. Our purpose is to inspire people to act with the courage to create a positive impact in the world.
Through interviewing 'regular people' about their audacious goals, we highlight the fact that role models are everywhere. Each and every one of us can have an impact in some way. Our goal is to enable a courageous community that honours their genius and lives their calling.
UPDATE: AudaciousNess the book was launched in May 2023! More information at https://audaciousness.club/