How To Be a Success: Ordinary Men Living Extraordinary Lives...

Hi everyone, I have some big news today, ‘How To Be a Success: Ordinary Men Living Extraordinary Lives’ is taking a break!I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone AROUND THE WORLD who has listened to our podcast! From Bejing to Barking; Los Angeles to Lagos; Moscow to Madrid; Chile to Colorado; New Zealand to New York; Manila and many many more… THANK YOU! Today’s episode is going to be a compilation of words of wisdom from some of our best guests!Keep listening out for when we are co...

Gbolahan Obisesan is a prolific director, playwright and actor, who is also the Artistic Director and joint CEO of Brixton House (which was formerly Oval House Theatre). Gbolahan has previously directed work for theatres including the Young Vic, Royal Court Theatre and Soho Theatre; As a playwright his plays have been seen at Edinburgh Festival, Bristol Old Vic, Bush Theatre, Unicorn Theatre and the House of Parliament. Finally, as an actor he has played numerous roles including playing Dr Ma...

Bejay Mulenga is an award-winning entrepreneur – at 20 years old he was the youngest person to receive Her Majesty the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2016. Bejay founded Supa Tuck at 14 years old, a franchise of student-run tuck shops in schools and has gone on to consult and work for brands such as Sony Music, Uber, Coca-Cola, Facebook, River Island, and Nike.0:00 The Beginning – Growing up in East London and being excluded from school 40 times...0:00 How Did You Get That Job – Ho...

David Smart, is a Mentor Extraordinaire, founder of Music Tech Training Centre and a freelance mentor to ex-offenders. Before starting the Music Tech Centre, David spent 7 years as Head of Music at Feltham Young Offenders Institute where he delivered music production courses and projects that helped rehabilitate and prepare young men for a positive future outside of prison. 0:00 The Beginning – Growing up in the Caribbean and London and the values it instilled.9:37 How Did You Get That Job – ...

Solomon Smith is the founder of Brixton Soup Kitchen, an organisation that has received numerous accolades and been featured on BBC3’s Amazing Humans, Channel 4, BBC Radio 1xtra and the Evening Standard Top 1000 Influential list. 0:00 Covid 19 - Solomon tells us how Covid 19 and lockdown have affected Brixton Soup Kitchen and the people they serve. 5:09 The Beginning – Solomon tells us about growing up on the Moorland’s Estate in Brixton; giving tupperware tubs of his mums cooking to homeless...

Welcome to our Love Episode, this month we are going to do something a little bit different and look at how love has impacted the lives of some of the extraordinary men we have had on our podcast over the past year! 00:30 - Carl Beech, the president of Christian Vision for Men (CVM), CEO of The Edge and founder of both Edgefest and The Gathering festivals tells us how he met the love of his life... 4:24 - Johnboy Smith, Paralympic Athlete, UK No.1 and Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist in th...

A-Star real name Alidor Gasper is a successful Christian Grime artist, his first EP Revolutionary debuted at No.4 in both the Christian and Gospel Chart and the iTunes Hip Hop and Rap Chart. 2020 saw the release of his hard-hitting new album Born and Raised which delivers real talk on topics that range from: surrendering his life to God; to struggling with lust and pornography; to living with Sickle Cell Anaemia, an excruciatingly painful genetic disease A-Star has grappled with his entire li...

Okezie Morro, is a successful Black British actor who starred in the Netflix series The Mist, has featured in several Hollywood movies including World War Z and Red Tails and has played leading roles in theatre productions at the National Theatre, The Tricycle Theatre and Almeida Theatre to name a few. He is also the creator and producer of the Youtube children’s show Tata Story Time, where brilliant black actors perform fantastic stories written by African heritage authors.0:00 The Beginning...

Carl Beech is the president of Christian Vision for Men (CVM), CEO of The Edge and founder of both Edgefest and The Gathering festivals. He is also an author, radio host and podcaster.0:24: Carl tells us about CVM, The Edge and the work they do with working class men.01:14 The Beginning – Carl tells us about one of his earliest memories, what he was like as a mischievous 12-year-old, using pages of the bible as Rizla paper, hating school and dreaming of joining the army…8:14 The Battlefield o...

In our 1st Anniversary Episode we're going to do something a little bit different. We are going to have a recap of some of our most popular and powerful episodes!The Beginning - Seth Pinnock - From Pain to Pursuing Purpose Seth Pinnock is founder of Midnight Oil Youth Summits, frontman of award-winning gospel group ‘A New Thing’ and Tearfund’s Head of African and Caribbean Engagement. In ‘The Beginning’ section Seth will talk about his youth, the breakdown of his parents' marriage and the imp...