Favourite Positions

Guest

Louie Syred, Co-Founder of Peak Moods

49% of Gen-Z suffer from poor mental health every day. As a neuro-divergent person, Louie has struggled with self-medicating his ADHD, and his co-founder, Ben, was no stranger to the social pressure surrounding drinking. So after an eclectic mix of combined career experiences, the two former school friends found themselves asking the question: why do we seek to dull our minds every day with coffee and alcohol, instead of uplifting our minds to unlock our best potential?

Hear from Louie about how Peak are going to take over the planet with their ground-breaking creative ideology but also take the opportunity to hear a story we’re not often told about the amount of effort we should be putting in to what we love.

Takeaway

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Guest

Emmanuel Oyemade, Founder of Modomise and winner of this year's Young Start-up Award

Overview

Hear entrepreneur Eman talk about how he launched a business whilst completing his degree through marrying his ambition with his talent.

Eman submitted his final pieces of university work the day before recording this episode. Whilst studying Product Design, he founded a company, Modomise, and is in the process of bringing his first product, Tower, to market. 

Tower is a modular desk tidy which can be personalised based on whatever it is you have on your desk. You can probably tell from this alone that Eman is somebody who not only loves to be organised but also wants to make the world around us an easier place for people to thrive in. 

Takeaway

This episode highlights the power of asking people if they can give you what it is that you want even if they haven’t advertised it as available. 

Find out how Eman has learnt to organise his time each day to be as productive and efficient as possible, scheduling time for work and play to ensure he's reaching his goals and having fun in the process.

Links

Follow Modomise on Insta: @modomise_ + stay tuned for updates on the release of Tower

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Guest

Alexandra Mehri, Teacher + Expert on Personal Social Citizenship and Health Education

Overview

In this episode, we speak to the teacher students dreams of.

Alexandra Mehri is an expert on Personal Social Citizenship and Health Education, teaching the importance of self-care to students and fellow teachers alike. Alex's words provide hope for students that there are people around them that care about their wellbeing above all else. Her advice also provides hope for aspiring teachers that whilst the job won’t be easy, it’ll be extremely fulfilling and there will be appropriate support. 

Takeaway

This episode highlights how if you don't put your own well-being first then you won't be able to do your best at helping those around you.

Find out how Alex makes sure she avoids burn out in a profession where everyone seems to be constantly stressed and undervalued.

Links

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Guest

Lucy Forgham, Freelance Interior Designer

Overview

Join us as we chat to freelance Interior Designer, Lucy, about designing a life you love.

Lucy is 26 and lives in Brighton with her dog, Ralph, who joined us for the recording, and kitten, Meeko. She has built a life that works for her and is at the beginnings of her journey as a freelance interior designer, having recently left an employed role.

Takeaway

Lucy talks about her experiences with a chronic health condition. Thanks to her openness, this episode seeks to provide whoever needs to hear it with the reassurance that whilst it can make your day to day so much harder, illness doesn’t need to stop people doing what they love to do and success can be defined in so many forms.

Links

Check out Lucy's Insta: @solmestudios and click the link in her bio there to visit her site

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Guest

Jack Maddalena, Founder of Naurt

Overview

In this episode of Favourite Positions, we speak to the founder of the top tech start up in the UK, Jack Maddalena.

Jack is 25 year old and his location optimisation software, Naurt, will soon become a household name as they begin to work with brands everyone has heard of. In the 18 months since the start-up was founded, Jack has grown the company by 400%, secured over half a million pounds worth of investment and won multiple awards.

He talks openly in this episode about how he learnt to view his dyslexia as a positive (despite how the diagnosis was handled by his school), what he looks for when hiring his team members and how to prevent burn out with shit TV and well timed nights out.

Takeaway

This episode highlights how important it is to find the ‘why’ behind what you’re doing and remind yourself of it every day.

Links

Check out https://www.naurt.com/ before it becomes a household name and connect with Jack over on LinkedIn: Jack Maddalena

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Guest

Zach Hyland, Director + Content Producer

Overview

Join us for the very first episode of Favourite Positions and hear from Zach Hyland, Director + Content Producer.

At just 18 years old, Zach works for himself creating content for brands which he choses to collaborate with. From Greenpeace to Gary Vee, his talent clearly speaks for itself as he’s finding himself in high demand. Zach’s interesting upbringing has played a huge part in his confidence and ability to self motivate, balance work and life, as well as see the good in all things.

Takeaway

This episode highlights how vital it is to make time each day to do something you love. 

Find out how Zach has created a position that makes him happy and hear his recommendations on how you can do the same.

Links

Follow Zach on Insta: @zqfilm + DM him if you’re looking for content creation

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