For the last episode of the season, we were joined by Laura Hunter Drago to speak about her passion for filmmaking. Laura was a shy girl from a small town in Virginia, but as soon as she discovered film, acting and performing, her passion created a whole new version of herself. She was inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer in her early years, which set her up to go to Tisch School of the Arts in New York and really pursue her passion for performing. Since leaving this school of arts, she has taken the industry by storm, where she became assistant Editor-in-Chief of Ms. in the Biz, an online resource community for women in entertainment, and co-founded New Girl Pictures. Laura helped produce 'To The New Girl', a film that has won many awards and has premiered at many film festivals. Hamish spoke to Laura more about 'To The New Girl', what it’s like within the filmmaking industry and her advice to those wanting to become involved in her field.

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Topics covered

- How Laura’s passion started.

- Buffy the Vampire Slayer

- Growing up in Northern Virginia

- University life

- Favourite aspect of Laura’s passion

- To the New Girl

- Being ok with making a small impact

- Acting like a turtle rather than a hare

- What passion means to Laura

More of Laura

https://laurahunterdrago.com/

https://www.instagram.com/laurahunterdrago/

http://newgirlpictures.com/

For the fifth episode of the season, we were joined by DJ Adeboii (Adeniyi Adegboye) to speak about his passion for music and being a DJ. Ade has recently broken into the DJing industry, but he has always had a musical touch since his early years due to playing multiple instruments. From playing his first gig to now playing at various places in Australia, he has learned a lot during this time, and we were fortunate enough to hear the key lessons he has learnt along the way. These lessons include knowing your worth, taking time to prepare before performing and creating a safe space for everyone to enjoy themselves. He even spoke about his mum's influence on him and his passion, such as giving our all in what we do. In this episode, Ade spoke to Hamish about pushing the boundaries through music, taking inspiration from the industry and what passion means.

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This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

For the fourth episode of the season, we were joined by cosmetic chemist, beauty expert and entrepreneur Ginger King to speak about her passion for beauty. Ginger is a typical entrepreneur as she has pursued and started many businesses within her field. Despite having societal pressures about remaining in the corporate world, she has overcome these obstacles and pursued the beauty field by herself. She has remained relentless whilst also being proud of what she has achieved so far and has helped other businesses within her industry to help make their brands the best they can be. In this episode, Ginger spoke to Hamish about her business Grace Kingdom Beauty, if she would have done anything different with her business, her advice to fellow entrepreneurs and why entrepreneurship is a team sport.

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This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

Topics covered -

How Ginger’s passion started

Why it is important for us to feel beautiful

The entrepreneurial spirit

Shark Tank

Grace Kingdom Beauty

What Ginger would do differently with her business

Being controlled by your business

Proud whilst being relentless

Advice to entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship is a team sport

More from Ginger -

https://www.instagram.com/thebeautysharkginger/?hl=en

https://linktr.ee/thebeautysharkginger

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gingerking/

For the third episode of the season, we were joined by fitness, lifestyle and YouTube content creator Charlie Randell who spoke about his passion for fitness. Charlie was always an active person because he enjoyed multiple sports, the main one being swimming. He almost became a member of the Paralympic team for Great Britain, but he was unfortunately too old to compete. However, his rejection from the Olympics spurred him to do fitness as a passion. After that, he started his page Not Quite Politically Correct (NQPC), a page that talks about fitness, lifestyle, disability, and travel. In this episode, Charlie spoke to Hamish about rejections being blessings, how fitness changed his life and why it is Charlie’s dream to open his own set of gyms.

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Topics covered

- How Charlie’s passion started

- Rejections being blessings

- NQPC

- Fitness changing lives

- Charlie’s dream of opening his own gym

- Knowing your limitations

- What passion means to Charlie

This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

More from Charlie -

https://www.instagram.com/n_q_p_c/?hl=en

https://www.nqpc.co.uk/

https://linktr.ee/n_q_p_c

For the second episode of the season, we were joined by coach, author and speaker Michael S. Seaver to talk about his passion for coaching. Growing up in a West Michigan town and working for his Grandad’s business, he felt suppressed and felt that he had a greater calling than what he was doing at the time. That calling was in Arizona, where he attended the Thunderbird School of Global Management and how the school brought his life’s mission to light. Since then, he has coached many business executives, found his mission to unlock human potential, and released his book “I Know: A Practical Guide for Awakening to What’s Within and Finding Work-Life Integration.” In this episode, Michael spoke to Hamish about why he felt suppressed during his early years, how we tackle pre-set narratives, and whether some people or businesses are uncoachable.

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This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

More from Michael -

https://michaelsseaver.com/

https://www.instagram.com/michaelsseaver/

https://www.amazon.com/Know-Practical-Awakening-Work-Life-Integration/dp/1736379062

In Pursuit of Passion is back for season three after a three-week break!

For the first episode of the season, we were joined by the enthusiastic, relentless and competitive Nicola “Hurricane” Hopewell to speak about her passion for boxing. We dug down the root of Nicola’s passion for boxing and what she finds most rewarding about being in the ring. She is someone who has real grit for the sport and loves winning championships whilst inspiring others to do the same. Nicola also spoke to Hamish about why she doesn’t live with any regrets, the milestones she has achieved so far in her career and the lessons she has learnt the most.

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Topics covered

·  How Nicola’s passion started

·  Being competitive within boxing

·  Nicola’s debut

·  Why the name ‘hurricane’

·  Misconceptions in boxing

·  What Nicola finds rewarding about her passion

·  Milestones

·  Regrets

·  What Nicola wished she knew before starting boxing

·  What passion means to Nicola

This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

More from Nicola

https://www.instagram.com/nicola_hopewell_/

https://twitter.com/NicolaHopewell?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://linktr.ee/NicolaHopewell

​​The finale of season two is here for In Pursuit of Passion, and we had the chance to interview Fiona Marchbank about her passion for illustration. As a freelance illustrator and comic book artist, Fiona has always had that creative edge throughout her life. Interestingly, she does not take inspiration from what is around her but looks back into the past for this kind of inspiration. This illustrator loves to portray knights, witches and all kinds of mythical creatures, as well as wanting her passion to open doors for other fellow creators. Fiona is a natural in storytelling, and this episode is just an example of that. Fiona spoke to Hamish about how she takes inspiration from the past, what she has learnt most during her pursuit of her passion and why it is important to know what you want.

If you loved this episode as much as we did, please share this episode with your friends and on social media and go and give this podcast a rating and a review!

Topics covered

·  How Fiona’s passion started

·  Why illustration

·  Inspiration from the past

·  Lessons

·  Knowing what you want

·  What passion means to Fiona

This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

More of Fiona

https://fionacreates.net/portfolio/

https://twitter.com/fiona_creates

https://www.instagram.com/fiona_creates/

Our fifth episode of In Pursuit of Passion features another great guest and a remarkable story of how Tamilore Odimayo found his passion and still pursues it today. From a very young age, it seemed that Tamilore was born to be a therapist as he always had an interest in people, more specifically their minds and behaviour. Only when he went to university did he realise that therapy was his passion and that he should pursue it further. Now, an author of six books, Licensed Clinical Professional Counsellor and over 10k followers on social media platforms, Tamilore has gone from strength to strength and is inspiring many others to focus on their minds. With his BLT approach and his advice to those pursuing their passion, this episode is full of wisdom and optimism that you do not want to miss. Tamilore spoke to Hamish about why it is so crucial to know who you are and why you are; why so many of us hold back when trying to pursue what we love, and the challenges of pursuing therapy as a passion.

If you loved this episode as much as we did, please share this episode with your friends and on social media and go and give this podcast a rating and a review!

Topics covered

·  How Tamilore’s interest in therapy started.

·  Knowing who you are and why you are.

·  What makes Tamilore happy & the BLT approach.

·  Why do we not pursue our passions?

·  Challenges and advice.

·  What does passion mean to Tamilore.

This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

More of Tamilore

https://www.tamitalks.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tamiodimayo/

https://linktr.ee/DrTamiloreOdimayo

Our fourth episode of In Pursuit of Passion is unique as Mel Golding came to us, to speak about her passion for music. As she said it herself, Mel could sing before she could even talk, being in the music industry for over 30 years. She has taken so much inspiration from many in the industry and sees the likes of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Mike Myers as her mentors. However, she isn’t just any old singer. Mel has also pursued a path into counselling, which has aided her music in so many ways. This songwriter is a perfect example of not playing safe and not being scared to change paths. In this episode, Mel spoke to Hamish about how her passion started, the impact of Mike Myers on her career and discovering self-awareness.

If you loved this episode as much as we did, please share this episode with your friends and on social media, and go and give this podcast a rating and a review!

Topics covered

·  How Mel’s passion started

·  Why Mel isn’t scared of large crowds

·  The impact of Mike Myers

·  Becoming a counsellor

·  Discovering self-awareness

·  Counselling aiding the music

·  Not playing safe

·  What does passion mean to Mel?

This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

More of Mel

https://www.mel-golding.com/

https://www.instagram.com/facing_mels_music/

https://twitter.com/facingmelsmusic

We are halfway through season two, and for our third episode, we had the honour of being joined by Grace Fornasa, an online chef. Grace has had a rather unusual pursuit of her passion within cooking, with many stories to back this up. She chased her dreams through times of difficulty and lots of rejections. Yet, this did not stop Grace, and she has continued to pursue what she loves, which is what this podcast is all about! In this episode, Grace spoke to Hamish about becoming an online chef, why travel impacts passion, and ultimately, what passion means to Grace.

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Topics covered

·  How Grace found her passion

·  What made Grace become an online chef

·  How travel can impact passion

·  Chef Grace’s Place

·  What passion means to Grace

This podcast was produced by the Demographica Network (DGN) and was hosted by Hamish Hallett.

More of Grace

https://www.instagram.com/chefgracefornasa/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpvFw-SmgH4ZERK2NHH0ndw

https://www.facebook.com/ChefGracesPlace