Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast

By Matthew Thompson

Northern Ireland has a better story to tell — one that goes beyond bombs, bullets and a sunken ship.

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The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.

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August 18, 2024How ‘Rory’s Travel Club’ Got 100k Customers
Rory King is the owner of Rory’s Travel Club.
In this episode, we talk about:
Leaving Northern Ireland to work in Fiji

Starting his travel club in an Indian restaurant in Brooklyn

Scaling to 100,000 customers

Running a business where “everyone wins”

And his plan to grow to 1 million customers
Check it out.
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/rory-king-rorys-travel-club
Join Rory’s Travel Club Here: https://rorystravelclub.com/
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50min
August 12, 2024Collecting Adventures with Lucy Briggs
Lucy Briggs is a world traveller whose career spans across Government, Academia and Royalty.
In this episode, we talk about:
Her love of collecting things

Where she got her desire to travel from

Why Gen-Z's career path will look different than their parents

How a StudyUSA experience ended up taking her around the world

Landing a job with the Royal Family

And advice she'd give to her 18-year-old self.
Check it out.
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/lucy-briggs
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58min
August 05, 2024This coach helped me stop being a workaholic | Caroline McKenna
Caroline McKenna is an Executive Coach who works with some of the most successful people in Northern Ireland.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why hard work doesn't always work

Working on the business vs in the business

Why self-care if one of the highest leverage activities you can engage in

How to take time off without thinking about work

And a live coaching session with Matt
Check it out.https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/caroline-mckenna-coach
P.S. Work with Caroline: www.leadself.co.uk
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1h 3min
May 27, 2024Ciaran May on the Sins of our Fathers, Suicide & the Path to Resilience
Ciaran May is the founder of Natural Resilience, a lover of nature and a proud father.
In this episode, we talk about:
The baggage Northern Irish men are unpacking from their dads/grandas

Joining the police as a young lad from West Belfast

Taking “the armour off” for the first time

The rock bottom moment that changed his life forever

And breaking limiting beliefs around business/money
Check it out.
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/ciaran-may-natural-resilience
Ciaran’s Skool: https://www.skool.com/natural-resilience-6996/about
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1h 4min
May 20, 2024“Just do” — Tom Griffiths
Tom Griffiths is a Sunday Times Top 100 Entrepreneur & Disruptor who is currently launching a revolution with https://www.nightlenses.com
In this episode, we talk about:
Getting Richard Branson naked

Digitally selling fish in buckets before they come to shore

Breaking the “crabs in a barrel” mentality

10-second courage

The power of taking action

And advice he’d give to an 18-year-old self
Check it out!
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/tom-griffiths-night-lenses
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1h 22min
May 13, 2024Bethel’s Kitchen’s Willetta Gabriel on Bagels, Pickles & the Future of Dromore
Willetta Gabriel is the founder of Bethel’s Kitchen: an artisan bagel and pickle business in Dromore, County Down.
In this episode, we talk about:
Launching an extremely niche product in a rural town

Why every single bagel tastes different

(Depending on who rolled it)

How one social media post saved her whole business

And her experience living in Northern Ireland for the last 20+ years.
Check it out!
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/willetta-gabriel-bethels-kitchen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethelskitchen?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9PnmQraZ3Gg9zTFr7
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1h 2min
May 06, 2024Mark Marais on Nostalgia, Africa & Building a Business Around Your Passion
Mark Marais is an entrepreneur from Zimbabwe with deep roots in Belfast.
He’s the founder of the luxury travel business Africa Golf Safari and co-founder of the Sport Changes Life Foundation.
In this episode, we talk about:
Growing up on an idyllic African farm during the war

How sport helped with racial integration in his school

What Donald Draper can teach us about nostalgia

The difference between space and place

Starting his business even though it didn’t make any sense

Combining passion with entrepreneurship

His experience in and passion for Northern Ireland

And advice he’d give to his 19-year-old self.
Check it out!
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/mark-marais-africa-golf-safari
P.S. Mad Men nostalgia video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus
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1h 10min
April 29, 2024“American Uncle” Tony Novosel on Study USA & the Transformational Power of Travel
Tony Novosel MBE is a former motor mechanic, steelworker, and semi-retired academic from Pittsburgh who has dedicated his life to serving Northern Ireland.
In this episode, we talk about:
How the collapse of the steel industry was the best thing that ever happened to him

Why he first decided to visit Northern Ireland 50 years ago

(And why he's been 85+ times since!)

Acting as "the American uncle” for NI students on the Study USA programme, (which is is managed by British Council Northern Ireland on behalf of the Department for the Economy)

The transformation power travel has had on his own life and the lives of his students

Why we tend to oversimplify narratives

The grassroots movements that led to a hugely successful academic book about NI

Being awarded an MBE

And advice he'd give to any student interested in studying overseas!
Check it out.
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49min
April 22, 2024Graham Robinson on Virtual Production & The Future of Storytelling
Graham Robinson is an Artist and Director with over 15 years of experience working with household names like Netflix, Universal Music Group, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Dua Lipa and the BBC.
In this episode, we talk about:
How the creative journey is made up of incremental steps rather than huge Hollywood moments

Discovering his art form at a young age

The role of the artist in society

Balancing virtual worlds with the "real-world"

Being led by intuition/calling rather than logic/reason

What he learned from his time working in London and LA

How Belfast is positioned to carve its own path in the new era of story-telling

Why he thinks the big-budget feature film model is about to be disrupted

The deep heritage/history of Northern Ireland as a place of creativity and impact

And his vision for the future of the screen industry in NI
Check it out.
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/graham-robinson-virtual-artist-and-director
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53min
April 15, 2024Changing the world one beer at a time | Alan Mahon, Brewgooder
Alan Mahon is the Belfast-born Founder and CEO of Brewgooder, an impact beer brand, B Corp, and the fastest-growing independent UK beer brand of 2023.
In this episode, we talk about:
Meeting George Clooney & Leonardo Dicaprio

Leaving his "three mums” behind to move to Scotland

The tension between doing good and making money

How getting a parasite in Nepal led to him starting his business

The power of pub culture and its impact on relationships

Using business as a vehicle to change the world

Not compromising on quality just because you're "doing good”

Why he moved back to Northern Ireland after so many years

And advice he'd give to an 18-year-old version of himself
Check it out!
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/alan-mahon-brewgooder
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59min

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How many episodes does Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast have?

More shows like Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast

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