​​For our second episode of the season, we had the fantastic George Dowell join us on In Pursuit of Passion.

From a very young age, George knew that football would be his passion as he played for Worthing FC from the under 5s, right through to the senior team. However, after a life-changing event, his passion would soon change. Now, being the owner of the same club he played for, he has taken Worthing FC to all-time highs and has impacted the club in many ways. We were so taken back by this episode, and George showed that despite going through life’s challenges, there are always positives on the other side.

The owner of Worthing FC spoke about why football saved him, the need for challenging conversations and the highs and lows of being a football owner.

You do not want to miss this episode!

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Topics covered

·  How George’s passion started

·  Why football saved George

·  Becoming the owner of Worthing FC

·  The need for tough conversations

·  The highs and lows of being a football owner

·  Lessons learnt along the way

·  What Passion means to George

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

More of George

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

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

https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-dowell-105260198/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://worthingfc.com/

The In Pursuit of Passion podcast is back for season two!

For the first episode of this season, we had the great pleasure of being joined by the wonderful Joe Edelman, an award-winning photographer and photo educator.

In this episode, we explore so many aspects of Joe’s passion for photography. Joe has a career spanning six decades, from being a photo-journalist to a photo educator, Joe has overcome as many obstacles and gained as much experience as anyone in the photography industry. Joe spoke about how his love for photography started, why he finds people fascinating, his mistakes during his career, and much more.

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

Topics covered

·  How Joe's passion started

·  Why Joe finds people fascinating

·  Joe’s favourite thing about being a photographer

·  Overcoming challenges and learning from mistakes

·  Advice for anyone pursuing their passion

·  What passion means to Joe

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

More of Joe

https://www.joeedelman.com/

https://www.instagram.com/joeedelman/

https://twitter.com/joeedelman/

https://www.youtube.com/photojoeedelman

Here is the last episode of season one of In Pursuit of Passion, where we were joined by the amazing and inspiring Lewis Alexander Baxter to speak about his passion for mental health and wellbeing. Lewis found his passion and got involved in the non-profit sector at an early age through his own adversity and mental health challenges. Through such challenges, he has set up his non-profit Hullo, become an award winning public speaker and has become a considerable voice within the mental health space. Through his speech at TedX Durham, to endless media appearances, it is evidence that Lewis has a passion for what he does.

In this episode, Lewis and I spoke about surrounding ourselves with a diverse range of perspectives, positively shaping people’s lives and believing that we are braver than we think, stronger than we seem and smarter than we think.

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 did Lewis’s interest in the non-profit sector start: 1:28-10:12

·   Diversity of thought- 10:13- 11:52

·  “Braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think”- 11:53- 18:42

·  TedX talk- 18:43- 21:05

·  Positively shaping people’s lives 21:06- 24:00

·  Challenges- 24:01- 27:00

·  Lessons 27:01-30:50

·  What passion means to Lewis- 30:51- 31:56

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

More of Lewis

https://twitter.com/lewis_a_baxter

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

https://www.hullo.org/

It was a pleasure to be joined by figurative artist and co-founder of the Women’s Art Community, Sofia Zuluaga, to speak about her passion for figurative art. She has had one hell of a journey from growing up in Colombia, moving to the United States and dropping out of schools, but her love for her art has always been a persistent theme throughout her life.

With her co-founding the Women’s Art Foundation in Barcelona and more and more of her paintings being presented in galleries, her journey has gone from strength to strength. Despite many rejections in her art career, Sofia is an excellent example of why rejection is redirection rather than complete failure. We also covered how Sofia sees art as a necessity for her, how we shouldn’t be afraid to quit something, and realising that the only person we should be responding to is ourselves.

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 Sofia’s passion for figurative art start: 1:40-12:20

·  Not afraid of quitting: 12:21- 15:20

·  Why figurative art: 15:21-20:31

·  Vulnerability through art: 20:32-23:09

·  Women’s Art Foundation: 23:10-31:57

·  Achievements: 31:58-35:15

·  Advice to artists: 35:16-38:54

·  what passion means to Sofia- 38:55- 39:35

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

More of Sofia

https://www.instagram.com/sofiazbv/

https://www.sofiazuluaga.com/

https://www.woartfoundation.org/

What an episode this is! We had the privilege of being joined by Ore Ogungbayi, a keynote speaker, trainer and author with a passion for enabling young people to pursue theirs.

Ore’s passion comes from her own personal experiences. From being abducted at a young age, bullied for the way she looked, to now training over 50,000 young people, Ore is very much a symbol of human resilience. Ore is a perfect example of overcoming adversity, rolling with the punches and thriving in everything she does.

If you loved this episode as much as we did, please share with your friends and on social media and give this podcast a rating and a review. It only takes a few minutes but makes a massive difference to us!

Topics covered

Ore’s roots in enabling young people: 1:36- 13:50

Symbol of human nature: 13:51-16:43

“On a journey of living to thrive”: 16:44-22:40

Achievements: 22:41- 25:15

Hopeless to hopeful: 25:16- 30:24

What passion means to Ore: 30:25-31:27

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

More from Ore

www.ore-lou.com

https://www.facebook.com/ore.ogungbayi

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ore-ogungbayi

https://www.instagram.com/ore.ogungbayi

https://twitter.com/MsOreLou

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knocked-Six-Going-Hopeless-Hopeful/dp/B093RP1BZV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2L21YQAALIRWC&dchild=1&keywords=knocked+4+six+paperback&qid=1629814519&sprefix=knocked+4+%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1

The In Pursuit of Passion podcast was honoured by the phenomenal poet and author of Strawberries Under Skin Niharika Shah. Niharika grew up in a country that didn't focus much on creative talents, fortunately, this didn’t sway her away from her pursuit of poetry.

Her support network of friends and family helped her tremendously during her journey and is why those around us can really help define who we are and how we are during our own journey’s. Niharika has massive goals in becoming one of the leading authors in her country and being creating change using love as her starting point. She is a perfect example of why vulnerability isn’t something to be afraid of but how it should be embraced. We also spoke to Niharika about how moving to different cities influenced her journey, dealing with imposter syndrome and what she has learnt the most during her journey so far.

If you loved this episode as much as we did, please share with your friends and on social media and give this podcast a rating and a review. It only takes a few minutes but makes a massive difference to us!

Topics Covered

Niharika’s roots in poetry 1:13- 9:47

Moving to different cities 9:48- 12:38

Love and vulnerability- 12:39-18:50

Challenges and achievements 18:51-24:46

What keeps Niharika going? 24:47- 27:30

Lessons learnt 27:31- 29:34

This week we had the pleasure of being joined by the author, business owner and professional footballer Ira Jackson Jr,  to discuss how he pursues his many passions. . Ira told us that he doesn’t like being put into a box and the thing most important to him is his freedom to wear many hats.

His upbringing and those he surrounds himself with started his journey towards his passion in so many ways, from writing poetry at a young age to now passing that knowledge onto the next generation. .  Ira touches on how his faith has influenced his journey, the importance of celebrating the little victories and why your character is more important than being naturally gifted. We also spoke about how any achievement no matter how big or small is an accomplishment and why a person’s character is way more important than someone’s gift.

If you loved this episode as much as we did, please share with your friends and on social media and give this podcast a rating and a review. It only takes a few minutes but makes a massive difference to us!

Topics covered

·  How Ira’s passion for communication started 1:06-7:25

·  Why Ira reads his own book so much 7:26-8:38

·  Ira’s upbringing 8:39- 12:17

·  Why Ira wears so many hats 12:18- 14:32

·  “The footballer” 14:33-19:38

·  Achievements/challenges 19:39- 25:40

·  Faith in God 25:41-32:04

·  What does passion mean to Ira 32:05- 33:12

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

More of Ira

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

https://twitter.com/IraJacksonJr

https://www.pcldn.com/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B094QL2Q9V/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top

For the first-ever episode of the In Pursuit of Passion podcast, we had the great pleasure of being joined by the tremendous and thought-provoking Gareth Shanthikumar. In this candid, raw and eye-opening conversation the co-founder of Man Up, president of the Om Shanti Foundation and aspiring personal trainer explored the roots of his passion for enabling others.

In 2017, despite things from the outside looking normal, Gareth faced challenges that changed his outlook on life completely. That year made him start a unique and inspiring journey towards his passion, and since then, Gareth has gone from strength to strength. He has learnt a lot during his pursuit of his passion, like believing that the best things in life often come from outside of our comfort zones, that being our own best friend is vital, and being compassionate in what we do is crucial to inspire and transform those we want to impact.

If you loved this episode as much as we did, please share with your friends and on social media and give this podcast a rating and a review. It only takes a few minutes but makes a massive difference to us!

Topics covered

·  How Gareth’s passion for enabling others started: 1:25 - 10:32 (content warning: mentions of self-harm)

·  Pushing out of your comfort zone: 10:34 - 15:50

·  Setting up MAN UP: 15:51 - 18:37

·  Winning the Youth Group Achievement Award: 18:38 - 21:04

·  Challenges: 21:05 - 25:05

·  How Gareth pursues his passion 25:06 - 27:29

·  Gareth’s one piece of advice for pursuing a passion 27:30 - 28:28

·  What passion means to him 28:29 - 29:03

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

More of Gareth

https://www.instagram.com/gareth.shan/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-shanthikumar-874017194/?originalSubdomain=a

https://www.manupwa.org.au/

https://omshantifoundation.com.au/

We are delighted to announce our latest podcast ‘In Pursuit of Passion’ hosted by Hamish Hallett. Each week for six weeks Hamish will sit down with an inspiring guest and take you through their journey when pursuing their passion. Take a listen at the trailer for season one and get ready for episode one which goes live at 6am on Wednesday 12th October! 

If you're as excited for this series as we are, then please give the podcast a follow to ensure you never miss an episode and if you're feeling extra generous, share the show with your best friend so they can enjoy it too! 

Thanks and we will see you in episode one!