Kleanthis Kyriakidis, proud of his Pontic and Islandic ancestry, an assistant professor at the American University in UAE and former captain of the Greek (Hellenic) Navy, talks about the Middle East, misconceptions, objectivity through history and priorities in life.

Dimitris Ipsakis, Assistant Professor, at the School of Production Engineering and Management, talks about renewable energy, God's place in science, and what part of our character is decisive to choosing our profession or specialisation to feel more powerful.

I met Tassos Natsakis to talk about what it means living without nationality; that different cultures are alternative perspectives of universal human values, stoicism bringing mindfulness and that "the grass is not greener on the other side". Tassos was born in Thessaloniki, lived in Belgium, now located in Romania with his wife and son. As a mechanical and biomedical engineer, he works in the field of robotic rehabilitation

In this episode, Nelson Zambrano collaborated with Global Greek Influence. Nelson was born in the US by Colombian parents, moved briefly to Colombia during his childhood. He talked about his life lessons in the US army when he revisited Colombia, the impact 9/11 had in his decisions, how he got into the Real Estate business and his podcast "Invest in America", and why our actions determine our feelings.

Meeting with Victor Osioh of the "Diaspora Chiefs" podcast: "We are all connected in search of happiness". "Happinness is infectious and a choice, connecting to people is a choice". "Resilience comes from owneship of ourselves". "Success is about being happy of the path we choose". 

Marijana took control of her life by identifying her own needs and not others expectations. She now introduces us to "Busyness for Happiness". We are most productive by focusing on our ourselves and entrepreneurship is about our self-expression.

Matilda talks about her ex-pat story: how strangers can enlighten our lives, becoming a PR expert after studying law and now a podcaster with "Coffee with Matilda- A journey to self", connecting us to our true selves which reflects our professional journey. Things happen for a reason; what we perceive as bad moments can save us from disasters.

Dr Dimitrios Kontziampasis talks about how he meets challenges in the academic environment, the Greek academia vs UK university, and how persistence, respect and values give one perspective in multidisciplinary engineering.

What if you decide to quit active research and communicate Science instead? Theo Anagnostopoulos, the founder of SciCo, talks about his journey and challenges he meets personally and professionally.

Marios Koutsoukos, an author of fantasy, historical fiction and non-fiction and lyrics writer of Greek and international extreme heavy metal bands, talks about how history inspires fantasy and vice versa, turning history and fantasy into lyrics and books. Motto: Die with no regrets.