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  • My Top 5 Lessons So Far...

    After some hugely insightful conversations with world-class performers from CEOs to fighter pilots to Heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis - Louis Alexander reflects on the biggest lessons learned so far.


    In this solo episode of If You Can, Louis answers your most asked questions on sponsorship, risk, and building a career as a professional adventurer before breaking down the 5 lessons that have resonated the most. 


    From trusting your gut and embracing failure, to preparing under pressure and backing yourself when no one else will. This episode is about what it really takes to pursue something meaningful.


    If you’re considering a leap, change of direction, or figuring out your next step, this conversation will leave you with a practical lessons you can actually use!


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_welcometobob/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_welcometobob

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyoucanhq/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyoucanhq

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


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    #IfYouCan #LouisAlexander #LifeLessons #Inspiration #Mindset #TakingTheLeap #PersonalGrowth #Motivation #OvercomingChallenges #SelfBelief #GrowthMindset #SuccessJourney #RealConversations #FindingDirection #Resilience


    We use Envato Elements for music and fonts. Licenses available on request.

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


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    33 min
  • How a Doctor built a business that's helping 500k people | Dr Krish Ramdoo

    Dr Krish Ramdoo is a surgeon-turned-entrepreneur and the founder of Tympa Health, a groundbreaking healthtech company transforming ear and hearing care around the world. We talk about the moments that shaped his journey, from the challenges of medical training and failing a critical exam to leaving surgery behind to build a global healthcare business.


    Dr Krish shares practical insights on confidence, risk, discipline, self-belief and navigating uncertainty, and what it really takes to commit to something when the outcome isn’t guaranteed.


    If you’re considering a leap, change of direction, or figuring out your next step, this conversation will leave you with practical lessons you can actually use.


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram:   / _welcometobob  

    📱 TikTok:   / _welcometobob  

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram:   / ifyoucanhq  

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    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


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    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  • Mandy Hickson | Lessons From a Female Fighter Jet Pilot

    Mandy Hickson is a former Royal Air Force Tornado pilot who spent nearly two decades flying on the front line.


    In this episode of If You Can, Mandy shares the journey that took her from dreaming about flying to operating one of the RAF’s most formidable aircraft in high-pressure combat environments.


    She reflects on the moment the rules changed allowing women to fly in combat roles and how she applied the very next day, unknowingly stepping into a career at the vanguard of change.


    Mandy also reveals what it really feels like to fly a Tornado under pressure, and the mindset required to operate on the edge of your comfort zone.


    This conversation embodies passion, purpose and turning life’s obstacles into stepping stones.


    If you’re considering a leap, change of direction, or figuring out your next step, this conversation will leave you with practical lessons you can actually use!


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_welcometobob/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_welcometobob

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyoucanhq/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyoucanhq

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


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    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
  • Lennox Lewis | Fear, Failure and Forgiveness

    Lennox Lewis is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Olympic gold medalist, and one of the greatest boxers in history.


    In this episode, we explore the moments that shaped his journey. From losing at the 1984 Olympics to returning with a relentless mindset. Being knocked out as a professional to rebuilding himself and avenging EVERY defeat.


    Lennox shares powerful insights on confidence, discipline, self-belief, risk and handling uncertainty, revealing why fear is a mindset and why preparation is everything:


    “Make the training hard so the fight comes easy.”


    We also discuss the responsibility of role models, what he learned from Nelson Mandela about forgiveness, and why true greatness starts in the mind.


    This isn’t just about boxing. It’s about resilience, responsibility and becoming a champion in life.


    If you’re considering a leap, change of direction, or figuring out your next step, this conversation will leave you with practical lessons you can actually use!


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_welcometobob/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_welcometobob

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyoucanhq/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyoucanhq

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk


    We use Envato Elements for music and fonts. Licenses available on request.

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


    🎥 YouTube

    ✉️ Email Louis

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    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min
  • Dealing with Dementia at 40 | Jordan Adams

    Jordan Adams is a dementia advocate, endurance runner, and one of the leading young voices raising awareness for dementia research. We talk about the moments that shaped their journey, from losing his mum and discovering he carries the same rare gene that could lead to dementia to raising hundreds of thousands of pounds through extreme endurance challenges and building a growing platform to drive change.


    Jordan Adams shares practical insights on resilience, purpose, discipline, and living with uncertainty, and what it really takes to commit to something when the outcome isn’t guaranteed.


    If you’re considering a leap, change of direction, or figuring out your next step, this conversation will leave you with practical lessons you can actually use!


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_welcometobob/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_welcometobob

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyoucanhq/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyoucanhq

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk


    We use Envato Elements for music and fonts. Licenses available on request.

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


    🎥 YouTube

    ✉️ Email Louis

    📸 Instagram

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    🖥️ Website

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min
  • Burnout & Building Again | Mike Brennan

    Michael Brennan is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Bob. We talk about the moments that shaped his journey, from being bullied as a child and building a global safeguarding platform, to rebuilding his life and business after burnout and personal tragedy.


    Michael shares practical insights on risk, resilience, self-belief, discipline, navigating uncertainty, and what it really takes to commit to something when the outcome isn’t guaranteed.


    If you’re considering a leap, change of direction, or figuring out your next step, this conversation will leave you with practical lessons you can actually use!


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram:  / _welcometobob  

    📱 TikTok:  / _welcometobob  

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram:  / ifyoucanhq  

    📱 TikTok:  / ifyoucanhq  

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


    🎥 YouTube

    ✉️ Email Louis

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    🖥️ Website

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  • What Happened to Justin St Paul?

    Justin St Paul is a fitness model, personal trainer, and former competitive bodybuilder known for his jaw-dropping physique, relentless work ethic, and success on the international stage. From winning major titles to competing across the globe, he built a reputation as one of the most recognisable figures in the physique world. Justin inspired countless fans with his discipline, transformation, and larger-than-life presence online. At the height of his popularity, he had amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across social media… and then, almost overnight, he disappeared.


    Nearly five years ago, he logged out of his accounts and vanished from the public eye, leaving fans, followers, and the fitness industry asking the same questions: What happened? Why did he walk away? And where has he been all this time?


    In this week’s episode of If You Can, we explore the rise, the silence, and the story behind one of bodybuilding’s most intriguing exits.


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_welcometobob/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_welcometobob

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyoucanhq/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyoucanhq

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk


    #IfYouCan #LouisAlexander #LifeLessons #Inspiration #Mindset #TakingTheLeap #PersonalGrowth #Motivation #OvercomingChallenges #SelfBelief #GrowthMindset #SuccessJourney #RealConversations #FindingDirection #Resilience


    We use Envato Elements for music and fonts. Licenses available on request.

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


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    ✉️ Email Louis

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    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  • Dealing with Pressure | Dr. Giles Davies

    Giles Davies is a Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon and is the Lead Surgeon and Director of Breast Surgery, Cancer Board Chairman and Board Member at Cromwell Hospital. We talk about the moments that shaped his journey, from learning how to juggle a relationship with an intense workload to becoming one of the world's most respected medical professionals.


    Giles shares practical insights on pressure, humility, work life balance, and the ability to commit to, not just what you love, but what you're actually good at.


    If you’re considering a leap, change of direction, or figuring out your next step, this conversation is for you.


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_welcometobob/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_welcometobob

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyoucanhq/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyoucanhq

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk


    We use Envato Elements for music and fonts. Licenses available on request.

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


    🎥 YouTube

    ✉️ Email Louis

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    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  • How to Keep Moving | Jordan Wylie MBE

    Jordan Wylie MBE is a is a British adventurer, author, TV personality and former soldier known for his extreme expeditions, bestselling books, and charity work. He’s also a national ambassador for the UK’s Army Cadet Force and has been recognised with an MBE for his services to charity and education. In the episode we talk about the moments that shaped his journey, from spending a night in a police cell as a troubled teenager in Blackpool to becoming a world-class explorer who recently returned from Antarctica after summiting an unclimbed mountain.


    Jordan shares practical insights on confidence, risk, discipline, self-belief, uncertainty, and what it really takes to commit to something when the outcome isn’t guaranteed.


    If you’re considering a leap, change of direction, or figuring out your next step, this conversation will leave you with practical lessons you can actually use!


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_welcometobob/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_welcometobob

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyoucanhq/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyoucanhq

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk


    We use Envato Elements for music and fonts. Licenses available on request.

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


    🎥 YouTube

    ✉️ Email Louis

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    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  • Turning Your Passion into One Million Dollars | Paul Zerdin

    Paul Zerdin is the world's most successful Ventriloquist, having performed for millions - including royalty - and becoming the first British person to win America's Got Talent. We talk about the moments that shaped his journey, from his experiences as a child with an unconventional hobby, to taking a life-changing risk in leaving the UK to follow the American dream!


    Paul shares practical insights on finding your crowd, public speaking, committing to your dream and the power of trusting your intuition.


    If you’re wondering how to turn your passion into a million dollar payday, this conversation is for you!


    I also want to say a HUGE thank you to Bob for backing If You Can. They supported my last adventure across Australia, and this project wouldn’t exist without that belief and trust. It means a lot to have partners who care about the journey, not just the outcome and I’m really proud to have them alongside me on this one.


    Discover Bob...


    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_welcometobob/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_welcometobob

    🖥️ Website: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community...


    ✉️ Email Louis: [email protected]

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyoucanhq/

    📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyoucanhq

    🖥️ Website: https://www.ifyoucanhq.com


    Produced by Cold Fries...


    ✉️ Email: [email protected]

    🖥️ Website: www.coldfries.co.uk


    We use Envato Elements for music and fonts. Licenses available on request.

    DISCOVER BOB HERE: https://welcometobob.com/


    Join the IF YOU CAN Community


    🎥 YouTube

    ✉️ Email Louis

    📸 Instagram

    📱 TikTok

    🖥️ Website

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

About IF YOU CAN

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World-record-breaking adventurer, Louis Alexander, sits down with inspirational people who have taken big leaps in entertainment, sport, business and beyond to talk honestly about what led to their…