Grind Diaries

Episode 16

Paul Butler - The Personal Trainer living with Cystic Fibrosis

In this episode we talk to Paul Butler from Pauls Peak Physique and he tells us of his incredible story about making it in the fitness industry whilst living with CF.

We discuss how Paul went from living for the moment to pushing to extend his own life span.

He was told he would not make his 30s and would never have kids, he's currently in his 40s with a teenage daughter!

This one is mega inspiring!!

Enjoy :)

Episode 15 - Eddie Latham

How hustling on eBay became a £30M business

In this amazing episode we talk to Eddie Latham, co founder of Velocity Commerce and Majority Audio.

We go off on a huge tangent about Eddies health journey, but its super inspiring and gives lots of insight into how his mindset works and links brilliantly to how he has set up and ran 2 super successful business'

We talk in detail about how he started with a friend and small amount of savings, to build a £30M empire

Its a super inspiring conversation and I hope that you get lots from it as I did !!

Episode 14 - Inge Hunter

Homelessness to thriving entrepreneur

In this amazing episode we speak to Inge Hunter, founder of Clue Content, a fast growing and innovative marketing agency. Inge tells us her story of how she came from living in a women's homeless shelter to becoming and award winning business owner.

We talk about how Inge channelled her mindset to see herself in a position of power whilst homeless and how she used that to get herself to where she is today.

This is a super inspiring and motivational conversation and as a bonus, Inge talks through the sales strategy that she has used in countless different scenarios.

I hope you enjoy this one :)

Episode 13 The Warrior Walker

How walking changed my life

Paul Harris AKA the warrior walker is the first person to ever walk the circumference of the UK twice, back to back.

In this incredible episode we discuss Pauls journey from the Marines to Reality TV through to mental health issues that led to Paul making decision to go and take on this epic adventure!!

Paul took on this challenge with zero financial support, so there was no support team, no one planning where he would sleep, he relied on the good humans of the UK to help him along his way.

Paul talks in detail about how this 3 year walk changed his life!!

I met Paul whilst he was on his the second lap and I was blown away by his work ethic, his attitude to life and just how much of an amazing human he is! He has a huge future ahead of him and this was his first ever podcast!!

As always, let me know what you think once you've had a listen and give paul a follow on insta - @thewarriorwalker

Enjoy

Episode 12 Dr Marc Watson

The effects of living with undiagnosed Bipolar

In this episode we talk to Dr Marc Watson about his journey with mental health. Being a GP for many years Marc was responsible for diagnosing and working with many mental health patience, whilst dealing with his own struggles behind the scene.

We discuss -

The role of a GP and how difficult it has become

How Marc deems him still being alive as his greatest success in life

Marcs transformational health journey that ended with him featuring in Mens Health and how that effected him afterwards.

How a therapist deemed Marc as "critically ill"

And lots more !!

Please have a good listen to this and as always we welcome your feedback.

Episode 11 Jim Patterson

We discuss how life is about living and how we should nevr give up on our dreams... Jim now in his 40s, is still writing incredible music and performing to sold out crowds with his band The Latest

Along with this inspiring conversation, Jim plays a few of his own songs on his acoustic guitar.

Enjoy this one :)

Episode 10 Chris O'Connell

Overcoming adversity

This episode goes deep into Chris' tough upbringing and we discuss how he has used that as motivation to build a £25M business with over 100 staff!!

We talk about mistakes that were made along the way, lessons, failures and how all of that shaped Chris to become the incredible man is he is today!

This is a super important episode, I hope many people get to hear this! Its one of the most motivating episodes I've done!

Enjoy

Episode 9 - Richard Mason

Lessons in Mental Health

In this super powerful, the amazingly brave Richard Mason talks about his struggles with a raw openness that really hits home! The mental health crisis needs addressing and here is why !!

Rich talks about -

how he overcame addition to alcohol and drugs in order to be a better dad and husband.

Why mental health sufferers need to open up and talk

How he has survived 11 suicide attempts

Being homeless

Buying his own restaurant

For anyone who has / does or knows anyone who suffers with mental health, this is a must listen !!

As always, let me know your thoughts on this one

Episode 8 - Jamie Mackanzie

Story Telling Changes Lives

In this epic episode with best selling author Jamie Mackenzie, we discuss how story telling has changed his life

Jamie goes into details of how he left he a super influential role in the commercial world to go and achieve his dream of writing a book and travelling the globe telling his story.

We also discuss the importance of having a supportive family behind you and the process of taking the jump into the world of self employment.

Its a truly amazing conversation with a super inspirational guy! I hope you all enjoy this one as much as i did :)

Episode 7 - Pietro Ranieri

There are always choices

In this incredible episode, we speak to the amazing Pietro Ranieri, CEO and Founder of Ranieri Agency, a London based PR agency with offices placed globally.

We discuss how Pietro went from humble beginnings to leading a global business and how he has navigated the issues that come alongside doing so.

There are some incredible lessons in this episode and I really hope you enjoy it as much I did :)