INSPIRE with Nicola Wills

In today's episode, we welcome a truly inspiring guest, Wayne Lineker. An established entrepreneur and proud Dad and Grandad, Wayne has built an impressive empire of sports bars and clubs in some of the world's most popular tourist destinations, most notably, "O Beach Ibiza". His journey from a modest upbringing to becoming a nightlife icon is nothing short of inspiring. But what experiences shaped Wayne Lineker, the businessman we know today?From starting out at the age of 14, working for his Dad on a fruit & veg stall his entrepreneurial spirit was ignited early. This led to leaving school at 16 to work full time, to then having 30 members of staff and owning part of the business by the age of 18. From selling everything he owned, moving to Tenerife with his young family and opening his first bar ‘Lineker’s’ in 1987. Risking everything to follow his dreams he knew “it was make or break”. Fatherhood is another aspect of Wayne's life that he cherishes deeply. He opens up about the joys and challenges of raising his four children and the life lessons he hopes to impart to them. With his own father being a huge source of inspiration for him, and in the early days of opening his first venues he remembers “I felt like I’d made the biggest mistake of my life, and he [his Dad] said just stick it out. I wish I could go back and thank him”. Wayne has faced trials and tribulations throughout his career, controversy and criticism have often followed him, yet he has remained steadfast. How did he manage to stay afloat amid the backlash? Wayne shares how he navigates the tumultuous waters of public opinion while maintaining his authenticity.Wayne Lineker's journey is a testament to the power of resilience, authenticity, and self-belief. His story illuminates how one can overcome adversity, maintain authenticity, and still achieve remarkable success.Listen to this episode if:You're an aspiring entrepreneur seeking inspiration.You feel like you want more but you don’t know where to start. You’re on a journey and can’t see past the stage you are in right now. You're interested in the nightlife and entertainment industry.Instagram  @waynelineker  INSPIRE@inspirewithnicola

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Today’s guest is the no.1 income earner in her UK online business, a property investor with a growing portfolio, a business investor and mum of 3.

Sarah Dunning’s story is one of total transformation. She is not the same person as she was 15 years ago. Sarah’s story will INSPIRE you and show you that with unwavering belief, hard work and commitment to personal growth anything is possible.

So what did Sarah’s transformation look like?

• Sarah was a “painfully shy” child who felt “lost and invisible” at school. Believing she wasn’t smart because of how she performed on exams, she left school with no confidence or self esteem. But the shy girl found salvation through dancing as a way to express herself.
• With dreams of dancing professionally but her audition self talk being “I am never going to get this’, her confidence grew when she landed her first West Endmusical contract. But one chiropractor appointment later….everything changed, her career and identity as a dancer was over.
• From saying Yes to a business opportunity and feeling excited, knowing that this ‘thing’ was going to change her life, yet 12 months in not one personbelieved in her vision. No one believed in her. So she got to work...on herself.
• It took 4 months of hypnotherapy to be able to speak at her first public speaking event but years later when asked to speak at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in front of 20000 people, her negative self talk was tamed, she was calm, composed and delivered trusting that, “the universe has my back”.

Sarah's story of transformation is remarkable, not only has she created a new narrative for herself and her family but she is passionate about paying her gifts forward and helping others find inner peace and outward freedom for themselves.

Listen to this episode if

• You think you are too shy or too introverted to be a successful entrepreneur
• You have a big dream or business idea but have no money to start
• You are someone that says ‘sorry’ a lot, for no reason!
• You are on your own personal development journey
• You want to change your life

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Today’s guest is a high-performance mentor, author and CEO of Mums in Business International. With a global membership of 350,000 she is disrupting her industry as a voice for good, championing women and mums to thrive in business. Alongside business, she is a mum of 6 and together with her husband, they travel the world whilst homeschooling their children.

But life hasn’t always looked this way, so what did it take to get to this point?

• From growing up with her dad in a disciplined household and not knowing “where my mum is” the super intelligent child became a disruptive teenager as she struggled with her identity but when she had her own child she discovered ‘The power of being a mum”.

• Falling pregnant at 17 after dropping out of school, she felt the need to prove herself as a response to the stigma and judgement around her but stepping way out of her comfort zone on the catwalk as a plus size model created a “fuck you” moment to any of her doubters. 

• From dropping out of business school because it was boring, to wanting connection rather than a sales pitch at networking events, when she started a Facebook group for mums in business and it grew to 17000 in the first few months, she knew she had identified a pain point that resonated.

• Leona built a successful business with 300 networking events a month, then in just 4 weeks, her business, friendship and trust of some members imploded. She had to start again…

Leona’s story is one of total transformation with her biggest breakthrough being to, “stop giving a fuck what anyone else thinks”.

Listen to this episode if:

• You are smart but feel you haven’t lived up to your potential…yet.
• You are a mum that wants a bigger life than where you are now.
• You have experienced stigma or judgement.
• You had a child at a young age.

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From a council estate in Battersea to DJ’ing for A-list celebrities and royalty, today’s guest is not short of jaw dropping stories of his eclectic life. Grateful to still be alive after 28 years of addiction, DJ Fat Tony shares all in his powerful, hilarious and eye-opening Sunday Times best selling memoir, ‘I don’t take requests’. From his first steps into Heaven nightclub at 16, his whole life changed, music “has the ability to take you wherever you want it to take you,” it really is ,“the best drug in the world”.So how did Fat Tony become the iconic British DJ that we know today?

• From losing his childhood innocence when a youth worker groomed and sexually abused him, “because I didn’t talk about out it, I thought I had dealt with it”, to later recognising that talking about trauma allows you to process it and “that deals with it”.
• From going through life believing his dad hated him because of his experiences in childhood, it took a court case, an ankle tag and sobriety on both parts to talk, listen and find peace. The biggest realisation being, that love for him was there all along.
• From being open about his sexuality from a young age and socialising in iconic circles to experiencing a “pitchfork and torch” scenario when the aids pandemic took hold, causing 85% of his peers to tragically pass and his mental health to spiral.
• From chaotic, drug fuelled behaviour being glorified and allowed because “I was making people money,” but when he started looking forward to the idea of dying an unexpected tap on the shoulder and a familiar face asking “what happened to you,” was a moment that would save his life.

DJ Fat Tony’s story is one of overcoming the odds whilst still being unapologetically himself. At 57, he is forward focused and excited about all the possibilities ahead of him powerfully sharing, “there is life after addiction”.Listen to this episode if:

• you have struggled with addiction or considering sobriety.
• you have a difficult relationship with a parent.
• your way of coping is to bury it and not speak about things.
• you are a performance type artist that experiences anxiety or nerves.

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When public figures share an unpopular opinion, in recent years, it has become increasingly known to result in media smear campaigns and a culture of cancelling the person from the spotlight. On the other hand, what if this ‘unpopular opinion’ is in fact evidence based medical research written by Dr Aseem. A top British Cardiologist and published researcher in the British Medical Journal whose life’s work has been dedicated to giving back to society and helping people through medicine within the NHS.

From a top cardiologist with outstanding patient care to travelling the world sharing his message of “how can we make medicine great again”, how did Dr Aseem get to this point?

• From investigating the issue of sugar and finding current EU guidelines to be detrimental to health, to facing major pushbacks after calling out an industry “that were profiting from lying to people”.

• From publishing research on the overuse of Statins, advocating for lifestyle changes and eating real food to receiving a letter stating, “we have decided to cut your fellowship short”.

• From falling victim to a slander campaign written in the Mail on Sunday when the UK health minister’s words were used out of context. Then being ‘cancelled’ from his job by text saying, “your services are no longer required”, Dr Aseem continues advocating for ethical evidence based medical practice.

• From appearing on Good Morning Britain assuring viewers “traditional vaccines are the safest”, to seeing the evidence and alarming links between MRNA vaccines and heart disease, as well as first hand in his father’s passing, he now passionately advocates for laws to be changed.

With cancel culture and smear campaigns increasing in frequency and fear of backlash if you do speak out, a final note from Dr Aseem, “it’s not always safe to speak the truth but it’s even less safe to not speak the truth”.

Listen to this episode if:

• you wonder why people are getting sicker despite modern medicine.
• you value the NHS and it’s longevity.
• you are ‘for’ speaking the truth despite possible pushbacks.
• you’re an ordinary person wanting to lead a long healthy life.

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Today's guest is the founder of global team ID network, which spans 10 countries and drives 40 million in team sales making her the no.1 income earner in her company with multiple 7 figures to date. Amber Smart is a savvy entrepreneur, investor and public speaker having taken centre stage in front of 70,000 at the GoPro conference. Amber’s story will expand your mind to the possibility of Network Marketing as she started her business shortly after moving from the UK to Ibiza, through multiple lockdowns and navigating life as a new mum whilst her son Jasper was still a toddler.

So how did she get to living her dream life on the white isle of Ibiza?

• From boldly moving to London at 17, her naivety of city culture ended one night “with a stiletto round my head, blood on my face and hair mangled”. With 18 stitches across her head, it was a hard lesson to learn.

• From being bullied at school because she was popular to being a victim of online trolls and receiving a vicious personal attack she has learnt "you can’t give it energy”.

• From building a successful business in hospitality and events, booking major dance music artists, to “we nearly lost everything” when her world turned upside down, she moved to Ibiza for a fresh start where “the beaches are free”.

• From starting a new business in fear, just hoping to cover her car finance bill to investing in herself, expanding her vision and scaling a global business to earning her biggest monthly pay cheque of £146,000 and is now debt free.

Amber story’s demonstrates that no matter what happens, if you keep looking forward and are willing to do the work internally and externally, then setbacks might just be stepping stones to the next level of your life. 

Listen to this episode if:

• you have wondered if Network Marketing actually works.
• you want an insight into living in Ibiza.
• you are in debt and ignoring it.
• you have experienced online trolls.
• you have experienced major losses in business.

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Having children changes your life but when you have a child born with a rare chromosome disorder (only 12 other cases on record globally) as a young 24 year old parent, you truly are stepping into the unknown. Your life is never going to be the same again.  That parent and today’s guest is a very special lady, Pam Wills. Pam describes herself and her life before her son Graeme as average and ordinary. Now 38 years on and after her son’s passing, she now describes herself as strong, fearless and determined to live her life to its absolute fullest.

But what did it take to get to this point?

• From living the first few years with a disabled son like a prison sentence it was seeing her sister lose both her children that gave her perspective, “I am so lucky and blessed to have my son”.
• From desperately hoping for those milestones to come, “he showed signs of walking at 8 before his hips started dislocating”, she became obsessed with all the therapies to make him better, affirming you have to, “Just Keep Going”.
• Already supporting one child, when her youngest developed an eating disorder, she felt totally helpless, explaining, “You have to accept the only thing you CAN do is be there for them”.
• From feeling alone in an uncommunicative marriage but paralysed by fear of making it on her own, she attended the Landmark forum which was a catalyst for changing her life.
• From starting an online business with no business or computer skills to earning her biggest paycheque, buying her own home and being in a new relationship expressing, “life is fun”!

Pam’s story will open your eyes and ears to learning disabilities and the effect it has on a family but leave you INSPIRED and full of hope, compassion and gratitude. 

Listen to this episode if:

• you have a child with learning disabilities.
• you are in an unhappy relationship but fear is keeping you stuck.
• you lack confidence in yourself.
• you have a child or close friend with an eating disorder.
• you want to change your life but think you are ‘too old’.

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Note from Inspire: This episode contains a discussion of sexual assault and suicide.

Today’s guest will share with you the power of forgiveness to heal and to find peace despitehorrific circumstances. 

After keeping silent for 38 years, Madeleine Black shares her heartbreaking story of being gang raped at 13,  in her best-selling book ‘Unbroken.’  Now an international speaker including two TedX talks, she has found her voice and purpose at 51, to ‘Speak Up’ and by doing so giving permission for others tofind their voice as well.

So what did it take to get to this point of peace and forgiveness?

• From being the ‘good’ girl one day and then the ‘troubled teen’ the next, she was admitted to a children’s psychiatric ward but no-one asked, “what happened to you?”

• Suffocated by guilt and shame believing she “bought this on herself,” to recognising the societal narrative of ‘victim blaming’ and becoming a voice for change.

• From being fearful of men to making a conscious decision to only work with male clients and face her fear head on.

• From fantasising about revenge to discovering the greatest revenge of all is reclaiming your power and leading a fulfilling and happy life.

Madeline’s story illustrates there is life after severe trauma, you can heal and you can find peace. 

“It's not what happens to us that is important, it’s what we do with what happens to us…If we choose to.”

Listen to this episode if:

• you are afraid to speak your story.

•you have ever experienced sexual assault or abuse.

• you are holding onto past trauma.

•you want to understand the power of forgiveness.

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If you are ready to take ownership of your life and stop playing small then come and join me... your Queen Era is waiting.

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