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

Lady Mary Peters, LG CH DBE RNR OLY — or Mary P as her friends call her — is an Olympic Gold Medalist, member of the Order Of The Garter and author of her new book Passing The Torch.

In this episode, we chat about moving to NI at a young age, her experience competing in the Olympics and the challenges she’s faced along the way.

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Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Cowfield Design is a father and son, creative design crafts business setup by Conor and Sean Kelly. 

After starting as a hobby they now sell a whole host of products that celebrate Northern Ireland including beautifully crafted models of the Harland and Wolff Cranes, Belfast Sink, Titanic and Wild Atlantic Way. 

Best Of Belfast is a crowdfunded show featuring incredible people from Northern Ireland. To support our journey to 100 interviews please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/support

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Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Tim Brundle is the Director of Research & Impact at Ulster University (and much, MUCH more). 

In today’s episode, we cover Tim’s early career, including helping out in his mum’s art shop as a boy, interviewing the top 100 CEOs in Northern Ireland as a student and working for the Ministry of Defence. We also discover what it takes for a startup to succeed and how to keep the main thing the main thing with a busy, demanding schedule. 

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Tim (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/tim-brundle-ulster-university

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Eleanor McEvoy is Northern Ireland's Ambassador for Entrepreneurship, RTE Dragons Den Star and the CEO of Next-Gen Power.

In today’s episode, we talk about tackling climate change, what Eleanor’s goals are for her ‘final’ business and how entrepreneurs are the leader of the future.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Eleanor (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/eleanor-mcevoy-next-gen-power

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

The Priests are the fastest-selling classical group of all time. They’re also full-time clergymen… 

In this week’s episode, we chat about what it was like to grow up together, what it’s like to juggle the priesthood alongside being world-famous musicians and how to keep our ego in check.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to The Priests (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/the-priests-singers

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Today’s conversation is my attempt of bottling the magic, curiosity and deep sense of calm I experience while talking to Mark and it’s unlike any episode we’ve shared before. 

It’s the type of slow-paced, relaxing conversation you’d expect to have over a cup of tea, around a fire on a cold, winters night. 

Enjoy. 

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Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

After leaving school at 16 without any professional qualifications, Peter Dixon worked as a gas fitter, a plumber and a welder. 

Against all the odds, he landed a huge opportunity with British Gas and ended up spearheading the colossal task of bringing natural gas to Northern Ireland for the first time in the 90s. 

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Peter (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/peter-dixon-natural-gas-northern-ireland

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

After working in the music industry with artists like The Darkness and Lilly Allen, Claire returned to NI just in time to work on the pilot of Game Of Thrones.

Almost a decade later she decided to take a step back from the film industry and start her own business — Archive 12. 

In today’s episode, we talk about working on Thrones, how much Belfast has changed over the years and probably my favourite definition of success I’ve ever heard.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Claire (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/claire-leese-archive-12

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

As probably the last person in the UK to contact Polio, Max had a very short-lived school career. 

But at 18-years-old he moved to London to make his fortune. After stumbling into a career in recruitment, he painstakingly worked his way up through the company and left as the Head of UK Operations. 

In this episode, we talk about Max’s early childhood, what it was like growing up with polio and the importance of seizing opportunities. 

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Max (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/max-mackin-blackfox-solutions

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Video game designer, wind-farmer, lifeboat captain, cancer survivor and most recently the first man in the world to circumnavigate the world in an autogyro.

Also known as a gyrocraft or gyrocopter, these nifty flying machines are a cross between a helicopter and a motorbike. In 2010, Norman set out from his hometown Larne on a journey that would take him all around the world — and in a bizarre turn of events — nine years. 

This is his story. 

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Norman (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/norman-surplus-gyro-circumnavigation

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt