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- Episode 14: Malcolm Hollingdrake
This week, I catch up with best-selling crime fiction author, Malcolm Hollingdrake. He is best known for his Harrogate Crime Series featuring DCI Cyril Bennett, currently 12 books into the journey. He has also written a Merseyside Crime Series, featuring two books published by Hobeck Books. His books are loved in many countries, including Australia, United States and Canada. He shares with us his fascinating journey from being born in a library to fiction writing, with a large detour en route via a teaching career.
Please follow / subscribe to the podcast series and leave a review where you can. You can learn more about the series by following @halfhourmentor on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or by visiting halfhourmentor.com.
Malcolm Hollingdrake website: www.malcolmhollingdrakeauthor.co.uk
Malcolm’s Amazon bookshop: link here
Hobeck Books website: link here
Contact Ian Cleverdon directly: [email protected]
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2023 Karona Sound
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34 min - Episode 13 BONUS: Charlie Dore
In this shorter, bonus episode, I fire five quick-fire questions at award-winning singer-songwriter Charlie Dore, giving her around one minute to answer each question. She does that very well…for the first four!
I also mention in the pod that I have curated a Spotify playlist of some of my favourite tracks that Charlie has written and performed; the link is below and contains not only the songs she has written and recorded, but also the ones she chose as her ‘best song(s) ever written’ and a couple of her collaborative compositions recorded by other artists.
Half Hour Mentor: Charlie Dore Spotify Playlist: link here
Charlie Dore website: www.charliedore.com
Contact Ian Cleverdon directly: [email protected]
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2023 Karona Sound
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 min - Episode 13: Charlie Dore
This week, we welcome award-winning singer-songwriter Charlie Dore to the podcast. As well as having a stellar solo career, she also collaborates with other well-known songwriters and artists. When she is not writing or touring, she also mentors emerging songwriters; this episode is a masterclass of how to approach writing a song. Stay tuned for a bonus episode which will follow the day after this one is released!
Please follow / subscribe to the podcast series and leave a review where you can. You can learn more about the series by following @halfhourmentor on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or by visiting halfhourmentor.com.
Charlie Dore website: www.charliedore.com
Contact Ian Cleverdon directly: [email protected]
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2023 Karona Sound
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
37 min - Episode 12: Steve Bennett
In the second episode of the second series of Half Hour Mentor, scriptwriter and theatre director Steve Bennett shares his fascinating backstory on how he became a scriptwriter for TV programmes such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Holby City, and ended up directing the likes of Paul Newman, Christopher Reeve and Rebecca de Mornay in theatre. He is currently Director of Drama at Cambridge University’s Downing College.
Please follow / subscribe to the podcast series and leave a review where you can. You can learn more about the series by following @halfhourmentor on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or by visiting halfhourmentor.com.
Drama at Downing College: link here
Contact Ian Cleverdon directly: [email protected]
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Ó2023 Karona Sound
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39 min - Episode 11: Simon Phillips
In the first episode of the second series of Half Hour Mentor, host Ian Cleverdon introduces the series and talks to Simon Phillips, author, change management consultant, and coach. His experience provides an excellent lead-in to the series, which focuses on the creative arts.
Please follow / subscribe to the podcast series and leave a review where you can. You can learn more about the series by following @halfhourmentor on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or by visiting halfhourmentor.com.
Simon Phillips LinkedIn profile: link
Simon’s website: link
Simon’s Dynamic Time Management book: link
The GC Index: link
Contact Ian Cleverdon directly: [email protected]
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2023 Karona Sound
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
34 min - Episode 10: Professor Paul McGee
The tenth and last episode of this series features ‘The SUMO Guy’, Professor Paul McGee. Paul is an international speaker and best-selling author on change, resilience, motivation and inspirational leadership. His Sunday Times best-selling book, SUMO: Shut Up Move On, has been translated into 12 languages since its release in 2005. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester.
Please follow / subscribe to this podcast series and leave a review on social media; you can find the links via my LinkTree page here (https://linktr.ee/halfhourmentor).
Paul McGee LinkedIn profile: link here
The SUMO Guy website: link here
Paul’s TikTok channel: link here
Search for Paul’s content on other social media platforms using @thesumoguy
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School: link here
You can provide suggestions for Series 2 topics and guests by contacting Ian at [email protected]
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2022 Karona Sound.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 min - Episode 9: Rebecca Ellis
The ninth episode features an interview with Rebecca Ellis, Technical Development Manager for deVere Group, based in Dubai. The focus of the episode is understand what a career in financial planning involves.
Please follow / subscribe to the podcast series and leave a review on social media; you can find the links via my LinkTree page: link here.
Rebecca Ellis LinkedIn profile: link
deVere Group: link
Chartered Insurance Institute: link
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School undergraduate finance courses: link
You can provide suggestions for Series 2 topics and guests by contacting Ian at [email protected]
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2022 Karona Sound.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 min - Episode 8: Brendan Riley
The eighth episode features an interview with Brendan Riley, professional stand-up comedian, compere and director of Big Comedy UK, responsible for organising large comedy festivals featuring the top names in stand-up.
Please follow / subscribe to the podcast series and leave a review on social media; yu can find the links via my LinkTree page here (https://linktr.ee/halfhourmentor).
Brendan Riley LinkedIn profile: link
Big Comedy UK website: link
Southport Comedy Festival website: link
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School: link
You can provide suggestions for Series 2 topics and guests by contacting Ian at [email protected].
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2022 Karona Sound.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
32 min - Episode 7: Rikki Arundel
The seventh episode celebrates Transgender Awareness Week and features Rikki Arundel. Rikki is an award winning virtual keynote speaker and storytelling coach and was the founder of the UK and Ireland Professional Speaking Association (PSA). Coming out as transgender at the age of 52, Rikki faced considerable discrimination and had to completely change career from sales and technology to establish themselves as a leading gender and diversity speaker, including delivering two TEDx talks.
Rikki Arundel LinkedIn profile: link
Rikki Arundel social and online content via LinkTree: link
Implicit Association Test – Harvard University: link
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School: link
You can provide feedback on this episode and the series by contacting Ian Cleverdon at [email protected]
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2022 Karona Sound.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
38 min - Episode 6: Kellie Noon
The sixth episode features an interview with Kellie Noon, owner of Onno Training, a training and consultancy business that specialises in supporting public and private organisations with learning about the power of international intelligence.
Please follow / subscribe to the podcast series and leave a review where you can. You can learn more about the series by following @halfhourmentor on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or by visiting halfhourmentor.com.
Kellie Noon LinkedIn profile: link
Onno Training: link
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School: link
Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.
Copyright 2022 Karona Sound: link
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About Half Hour Mentor
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If you are looking to start a career or improve your personal and professional development, then this podcast is for you. Each episode features an interview with an inspirational person who has forged…
their own successful career path, often having learned from mistakes made along the way. Each person being interviewed offers advice on how they grew their careers and shares best practice tips relating to their field of expertise, in the hope that you can benefit from their wisdom...an easily accessible mentor with decades of experience, gained from an investment of approximately 30 minutes of your time!
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