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Shareen Sinclair

Every working day in the UK, two construction workers take their own lives. Shareen Sinclair has made it her mission to change that, starting with the businesses those workers run.

Shareen is the founder of Trades Angel. She's an award winning strategic growth advisor, speaker and changemaker, and she's transforming the way trades and construction businesses are run.

Her T.R.A.D.E.S. Framework helps established trades owners make more money, build stronger teams and create businesses that don't fall apart the minute they step away. She specialises in scaling. She takes owners out of daily firefighting and into real leadership, and she gets businesses ready for bigger contracts.

She doesn't just coach the business. She coaches the person behind it, and often their partner too. Business problems don't stay at work. They come home at night and sit at the kitchen table. They hit relationships, families and mental health. In an industry losing men to suicide at this rate, Shareen knows a struggling business can be a matter of life and death.

She knows this world from the inside. She's the daughter of an electrician and the former partner of a plumber. She brings over 20 years of experience across commercial banking, property and construction, so she understands the money, the operations and the pressure on the people.

Shareen also founded the Trades Industry Leaders' Luncheon and speaks at industry events on business pressure, leadership, profitability and wellbeing. Her belief is simple: tradespeople are our fourth emergency service. Our homes, our economy and our country depend on them.

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Source for the suicide statistic: Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity

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My name is Andy baker and I was born in Croydon on 6 June 1963.

As a child and a teenager, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. I always had a secret longing to go to art college, but I was too frightened to try in case I discovered I was no good.

At 16, I became obsessed with motorbikes and spent all my time and money on them.

At 20, I had a catastrophic accident in Switzerland. I fell asleep on my motorbike at 80 miles an hour on the motorway. I woke up in hospital to find my left arm had been amputated and my right arm was severely paralysed.

I spent a couple of years studying with the Open University, then went travelling to the Far East with my girlfriend. I ended up living in Indonesia for almost ten years, mainly on the Hindu island of Bali.

In 1996, I met a Canadian art professor, Morrie Rohrlick, who agreed to teach me to draw with a pencil held in my mouth.

In 1998, I became a student with the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA), and I’m still a student with them today. I have never painted with my feet. I prefer the mouth held brush.

The work on display is mainly acrylic. I’m now experimenting more with watercolours, ink, bleach and alcohol inks, including delaminated alcohol inks.  

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Shooting the Breeze Part One was so popular that we've been asked to produce Shooting the Breeze Part Two. This time, we've got Joe Quarcoo, Richard Hay, Fozia Sadiq and Mishka McTair in the chair. Like the last time, we're just having conversations about life. We touch on some really deep, meaningful things and have a laugh while producing this really interesting podcast. 

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In this episode of Inspired at the CSEP Media Lab, we sit down with Dr. Ona Brown, motivational speaker, author, and transformational strategist with over 30 years of experience empowering audiences worldwide. As the daughter of legendary speaker Les Brown, Ona shares what it was like meeting her father at 24 and stepping into her own voice rather than his.

She opens up about her body of work How to Fall in Love with Your Life, why self love has to come before you can genuinely love your life, and why she believes you get the life you design, not the life you deserve. Ona also talks candidly about losing her mother this year, staying ahead of grief, and why she chose to spend Thanksgiving in the UK rather than sit with the absence back home.

The conversation moves through imposter syndrome, why self development is a daily practice and not a one time fix, the power of feminine energy in leadership after a defining moment watching a speaker named Susan hold a room to a whisper, and the entrepreneurial hustle that started at age nine braiding hair and babysitting to help her mum.

Ona also shares her reading list including The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz and The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra, and reflects on her first visit to Brixton.

A conversation about love, legacy, grief, and what it really means to carry a torch in your own way.

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Ankur Patel is an entrepreneur whose personal journey has shaped how he sees life, resilience, and the value of real support.

He has faced sight loss, a below knee amputation, a kidney transplant, and a return to renal failure. Most people would have stopped. Ankur built a business instead.

That experience didn't just toughen him up, it changed how he works. He understands what preparation and peace of mind actually mean to someone facing uncertainty, and it shows in how he connects with clients and the advice he gives.

Ankur recently founded his own mortgage practice, Emerald Property Finance Experts Ltd. Despite everything stacked against him, the business is thriving.

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In this episode, Dez sits down with Marcia Jones, Founder and CEO of Sister2SisterBU, an Award-Winning Women’s Wellbeing community based in London. What started as a monthly gathering in her front room over two decades ago is now a thriving movement supporting midlife women across cultures through perimenopause, menopause, and everything in between.

Marcia launched her Perimenopause and Menopause Support Group in October 2020, right in the middle of a global pandemic, because women needed a space where they felt seen, supported, and not alone. Today that group continues to grow, backed by funding and driven by Marcia’s no-nonsense approach to wellbeing, community, and transformation.

In this conversation, Marcia talks openly about the symptoms nobody prepares you for, why the conversation around menopause is still not loud enough, and how her own journey including surviving breast cancer shaped the woman and the mission behind Sister2SisterBU.

If you are in perimenopause, menopause, or supporting someone who is, this episode is essential listening.

One flag worth noting: I cannot access the full depth of her LinkedIn profile without being logged in, so her specific qualifications and certifications beyond what is publicly indexed were not available. What is above is verified against her own website, Instagram, and LinkedIn public data. Sources: sister2sisterbu.co.uk, Instagram @sister2sisterbu, LinkedIn profile.

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Today I had the pleasure of having Virrisimus Girl and Joe Quarcoo in the studio and we decided that we would simply talk about what's happening in the world today, we covered the recent London shop raids, Free speech in the UK, or the lack of free speech in the UK, we discussed the Iran war and really just spent an inspiring  time talking about world events and challenges we all face. This is a must listen to podcast, which will leave you wanting more so look out for part 2

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Anna Caterina Florio, an emotional wellbeing coach, healer, and transformational mentor who helps people rebuild their lives after toxic relationships, divorce, and major life crossroads.  

We go deep into what really happens when someone leaves a narcissistic or toxic relationship, the emotional patterns that keep people stuck, and why rebuilding your identity is often the hardest part of the journey. Anna shares her perspective on healing, self worth, and how to reconnect with your intuition so you can make better decisions moving forward.

We also explore the reality of men dealing with divorce, the pressure to suppress emotions, and why that mindset is quietly damaging lives. This is not surface level advice. This is about understanding the root of emotional pain and learning how to take control of your life again.

If you have ever felt stuck, lost, or like you are starting over, this conversation will give you a different way of thinking about recovery, growth, and what comes next.

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In this episode, we dive into the extraordinary life of Qianna Pijeaux, a  mother of three model children. She shares her journey of traveling the globe, embracing herbal remedies, and planning an off-grid lifestyle. Discover how she’s redefining motherhood, wellness, and freedom.

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