Influential Visions

Taichi Meditation is This a thing? In this Podcast episode Beth Misner - Co-founder of BNI (Business Networking International, the largest business networking group in the world!). We discuss Taichi Meditation, Mindfulness and Martial arts training. Beth and her husband have both recently successfully recovered from cancer by following some of the practices and methods in this episode. Between us, we have a combined 50+ years in martial arts practice and yes Taichi-chuan (meaning supreme ultimate fist) is a martial art and can be trained in this way. I will include some links to resources and videos in this post. Taichi meditation is just something that happens, it is not only why we do Taichi, there is so much more to it than just meditation. (NB. disclaimer we are not medical doctors or giving any advice). 

Since recording this episode unfortunately Beth Minster passed away after her long battle with cancer, RIP. 

Helping Homeless People When Steven Payne set off on his first wacky journey; it didn't cross his mind how it would change his life! Now helping homeless people is part of who he is. All in 6 weeks his life fell to pieces, he lost his Father, lost his job by being made redundant and then his girlfriend left him and he developed Leukemia! 

He decided to go on a 14th Century pilgrimage to Canterbury and to think. After writing to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope for permission to shelter in the Churches along the way and receiving a yes naturally he set off. The main reason was to get back in touch with what he wanted out of life. He encountered many homeless people on his three-week journey to Canterbury. 

Sharing much wisdom in this episode, with how to approach homeless people, what to help them with and the questions we should ask and in fact not ask them. He is studying an MBA in history and is a fascinating person to learn from and shares some deep insights. He also shares why he decided to do this first historical pilgrimage and then to row to Wales in a small 3ft boat and to then last year impressively bounce across the alps on a spacehopper"! 

There are many organisations locally and globally who are assisting people who are down on their luck and we discuss the amazing things that are going on in Chichester and in Oxford with a trial of a new QR code fundraising technology from Greater Change which assists people to not only raise money but to use that money for the right things and they even link it to a bank account etc. We also discuss Blacks Leisure and how they gave Steven a 50% discount to purchase a pair of boots for a homeless man in Chichester. In addition many of the local Churches and other charities have got together to help people in the Chichester area, in particular St. Pancras Church has been doing a lot in this area with a local Church partnership and I will be finding out more soon about that and will update this article with the information. 

St Pancras have been helping homeless people by raising a considerable amount of money and they provide assistance with food, shelter, exercise classes and emotional support within the City of Chichester. We are very lucky to have such a vibrant, caring community and all these amazing Churches and Charities supporting people in and around the area and even further afield.  Listen to the episode and do let us know if you have any bright ideas for future ideas for Steven to raise awareness around this important topic and if you want to donate food or money then I recommend you approach your local Church or charity and help some people or perhaps approach someone on the streets and help them directly. Sometimes it is just a smile and a kind word that can help them and in fact many other people in life who are finding it tough would also benefit from a bit of kindness. If you are an organisation looking to get involved in helping homeless people to fund-raise:- Contact Greater Change in Oxford here to discuss how they can help your city, Church or charity with their digital payment solution and ask for Alex McCallion :- https://www.greaterchange.co.uk/homepage Get Steven on Facebook Here to suggest an idea:- https://www.facebook.com/steven.payne.3139 Pilgrims Progress Facebook Page Here https://www.facebook.com/14thcenturypilgrimsprogress/ St Pancras Church, Chichester here http://www.stpancraschichester.org.uk/

Artificial Intelligence in Business Since there is so much hype around artificial intelligence examples in business and the scary misinformation that was spread around this a few years ago I decided to do some research and interview some experts on artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science, IoT etc... Dan Yarmoluk- IoT professional and adjunct professor, has been in the industry for many years and after many years of study into machine learning and ai (artificial intelligence) is now teaching machine learning as it is a passion of his. He is also delivering artificial intelligence and working to implement it into business units, including manufacturing, supply chain infrastructures and other areas, to solve complex problems and save money over the long term for businesses. 

In this 30 minute podcast, Dan and I cover some real-world examples of what Artificial intelligence is being used for now and in fact take the time to dispel any myths that you may have of the robots coming to get you and to take over. 

The Future of Big Data Today I'm interviewing David Mathison to discuss the future of big data. David is the CEO of the CDO Summit & CDO Club for Chief Digital Officers and Chief Data Officers. He is the world’s leading authority on CDOs, having been quoted by CNBC, Computerworld, Deloitte, Financial Times, Forbes, Guardian, McKinsey, MIT Sloan Management Review, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, and ZDNet, among others. From 1999-2002 he was founder and CEO of the Kinecta Corporation where he raised $30 million in under 2 years. The Kinecta Corporation is now part of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL). 

From 1994-1999 David was VP with Reuters, where he pioneered online content syndication, years before RSS was invented. David has more than 30 years of experience in the hi-tech, information, publishing, software, and events industries.

Build a Loyal Community Angela Maiers has been listed as one of IBM’s Top 20 Global Influencers, named by Forbes as one of the Top 5 Education Leaders to Watch, in 2017, and is among Huffington Post’s Top 100 Social Media Influencers! Angela founded the global movement, Choose2Matter in 20XX, with a singular mission to help individuals recognize their value and potential contribution to change both their own lives and the world. The non-profit organisation grew out of the impassioned response to a TEDTalk she gave on the power of two simple words, that went viral. YOU MATTER! An educator for 30 years, Angela has shared her message of Mattering not only with students and teachers, but with businesses large and small and organisations of all kinds. Her work has been shared in 78,000 classrooms across 100 countries that has rallied more than a million children. Her work with industries is finding new ways to ignite the genius of employees, successfully addressing a $15 trillion employee engagement problem. Angela Maiers is considered one of today’s most influential thought leaders in education and transformative thinking. Here is Angela's You Matter Ted Talk! It's emotional! 

Sales and success secrets to scale up your start-up. In this live interview at "The Arts Club" Dover Street Mike shares many sales and success secrets to get you rolling! Mike received an OBE (Order of the British Empire) with recognition from Her Majesty The Queen for his contribution to the UK digital economy. Personal branding was synonymous with success!In his business life Mike was CEO of Telecity, a company he helped successfully from a market cap of 6 Million to well over 3 Billion. 

Connor Gillivan started his first business when in college in E-commerce and has been an entrepreneur ever since, now he is the co-founder of an outsourcing business called Freeup that provides remote workers who are vetted and they can help you you scale your business. He is also the author of 50 ways to bootstrap million dollar companies.

Laban Roomes: Goldgenie Global A pleasure to have Laban on this podcast! I spotted him on television doing an interview about being an entrepreneur and remembered when he was on Dragons Den in 2007, James Caan invested in his business. Goldgenie is a British company which provides gold-plating and other decoration for mobile phones and other objects.

[1] In 2007 it appeared on the appeared on the Dragons' Den television programme, and received an investment from James Caan.

[2] In 2009 it decorated iPod nanos with lead crystal to be sold in aid of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

[3] In 2014, it marketed a 24-carat gold-plated bicycle at $390,000; a version with embedded diamonds was also available for $470,000.

[4] Laban Roomes runs Goldgenie global, and they specialise in customising everyday items with gold-plating, things like Lexus, Bentley, Rolls-Royce car emblems. Goldgenie also offers a range of customised iPhones, Blackberries, Samsung, HTC, tablets, and other luxury gift items like preserved roses. They are pioneers of what they do, he started by developing a prototype in the early days and plating items using 24K gold. 

Told a story when a child and Aesop’s fable, the story of the fox and the lion, he took the time to align himself with Rolls-Royce and Bentley and this helped him to grow. By aligning with well-established luxury brands Laban Roomes: Goldgenie was able to borrow their credibility to make the Goldgenie brand more credible. Celebrity Association Enhances The Credibility of Your Brand Goldgenie aligned with celebrities and they were photographed with their items in the celebrities hands and with credible people, people are quite fickle, if it is good enough for David Beckham it is good enough for me is the attitude of most people. Celebrity endorsement is massive for building your brand and the authenticity of your business comes through in what you do.

Laban Roomes: Goldgenie “My character and passion for the brand has made the brand what it is today and there is always an intrinsic energy and leadership skills does he have and I like to think Goldgenie is a product of that.” We also discussed our course and how giving back is part of our ethos, part of his company is called bling with benefits. and he designed a range of iPods for Elton John’s charity and with other charities with iPods signed by Frank Lampard.

"There is an unseen law that when you give there is a blessing that rains down on you especially when you give from the heart."

"It is not luck when we succeed at work, this is the key takeaway, it is about hard work, vision, trying your best, with passion and determination, leading you to become lucky or blessed. Learn more about personal branding here: https://www.natschooler.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-personal-branding/