Gone Workabout

This episode of Gone Workabout could not be more relevant. Yet when I sat with Chhika Ob just 3 months ago, on top of the Royal Hotel in Battambang Cambodia I don't think either of us could have imagined what was coming. The shock, isolation, fear and size of this pandemic is unheard of. And so Chhika's message of kindness, compassion and the tale of life growing up in Cambodia is maybe one of the most heartening things you could hear today. May it warm you up as it did me.

Chhika is a tour guide, tuk tuk driver and for me, shares a so much we could all learn from.

Show mentions:

• The city of Battambang
• The Royal Hotel, Battambang
• Bamboo train
• Phare Ponleu Selpak Circus
• Soksabike bike tours
• The city of Siem Reap
• Ankor Wat - the largest religious monument in the world

Gone Workabout interviews Tech entrepreneur Fernando Alamillo, who discusses growing up in Madrid, the importance of saving, how to land an internship gig in silicon valley, how to move to the UK and internet dating.

Topics include:

Saving for youngsters and beyond, Spain, The UK, summers in Lithuania, co-working, mindfulness, investing, internet dating, getting that first job in the UK and vino tinto (red wine).

This episode of Gone Workabout takes a healthy dose of Scotland, mixes it with some exotic West Indian roots, adds a dash of Southern Italy, some time in England, playing international Rugby League, garnishes with a Law degree and finishes guest Ben Musio with an inquisitive mind. At least a rough outline of a chap I've found to be both insightful and entertaining and of a conversation worth sharing.

Topics covered:

International sport as a teenager, Law, Brexit, Risotto, growing up in Scotland, Fasting, Paleo, Weight lifting, Reading, Meditation, Southern Italy and how countries are getting smarter about ensuring companies pay their fair share of tax.

Ben can be contacted via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-musio-143886174/

What happened to the lean, healthy and balanced humans that walked the plains of Africa? Why do we now spend so much time and effort trying to get balanced? And most of all, could we just simply walk it all off?

This episode of Gone Workabout features JJ (Johnathan Jones) who is considered, thoughtful and challenging - a Pilates instructor, a Yoga teacher and I'd call him a lifelong minimalist. We explore his youth in the UK, the back injury which led him to Pilates and later Yoga, the value of walking, the joy of downsizing your stuff and most importantly, how a perfectly sane chap and his cat ended up living in a van.

Topics include; Back pain, depression, mindfulness, Pilates, Yoga, walking, barefoot shoes, Brexit, meditation, van life and spirituality in the modern world.

Show mentions;

- This song on Spotify

- Barefoot shoes and their benefits (BeLenka, Vivo barefoot, Lems, Feelgrounds)

- The Tiny house movement

- Ford Transit vans, Toyota Previa/Tarago vans

- Book: Ekhart Tolle - The power of now

- Author: Sam Harris

Two young migrants once met in a London Laundromat and thus begins Mariam Crichton's fascinating tale. This episode of Gone Workabout traces her life growing up in a Housing estate through to CEO and plenty along the way.

Mariam is an energetic, outspoken and yet humble tech leader, based in Brighton, UK. She is a Non-Executive Director of Wired Sussex, a mum of one, Speaks widely on issues of Leadership in Technology and likes to paint in her spare time.

Show mentions:

Tech, business, leadership, meditation, motherhood, travel, geology, racism, The UK, agile, art, GIS and travelling with small children.