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- Ep 62. On identity, sexuality and acceptance
Vladi and Nektarios reflect on their past conversation with Dame Kelly Holmes after she came out as gay at the age of 52. Nektarios shares his views on how this news impacted him, as well as Pride month and sexuality. They discuss why it still matters when people with a public profile come out as gay - it should be a part of reality for everybody. The work is far from being done. This leads the conversation to focus on identity; and acknowledging that one of the reasons people like to talk about identity is the need to create more relatable stories.
37 min - Ep 61: On physical health, mental health and doing things differently this time around, with Drew Graham
This week’s guest is no stranger to The Future Farm, and you may have heard his name pop up from time to time in conversation with Nektarios. That’s because Drew Graham is Nektarios’ co-founder. He is also a serial business builder. He joins NAKED to talk about his entrepreneurial life, how he put that on hold and joined a bank, largely because his health was deteriorating.
Drew is incredibly vulnerable and open about the challenges he’s faced and how he continued to build businesses, all while ignoring the signals that were telling him his physical and mental health was in decline. It was only after his fourth startup in a row did he realise how broken he was. That’s when he walked away. We talk about the guilt and the shame one feels when you can no longer perform, when you have a responsibility towards your investors, your co-founders, your clients… that keeps you in the business. How you feel you have no choice but to go on, until the decision to stop is no longer yours.
Having two co-founders present, Vladi used this opportunity to talk more about Drew and Nektarios’ experiences in building a new business together and the impact it has had on their respective mental health. You’ll hear more about what they’re trying to do differently to ensure that each individual has their needs respected.
Specific topics covered in this episode:
- Guilt and shame when you feel you can no longer perform;
- Recognising the signals of deteriorating mental and physical health;
- The role of therapy in recognising behaviours and effecting change;
- Co-founder dynamics, permission, communication and doing things differently.
In addition, we discuss the following questions:
- How do you know when it’s the right time to walk away to protect your physical and mental health?
- How do you create a working environment that gives permission to take time out when things are bad without guilt or shame?
- What mechanisms or tools are helpful in recognising behaviours and making positive changes?
1 hr 5 min - Ep 60. On self-awareness, neurodiversity and the effects of ‘labels’
Vladi and Nektarios revisit the recent conversations they’ve had on the podcast about neurodiversity. They reflect on the episodes with Nick Cavuoto and Sam Handfield-Jones, as well as Nektarios’ recent dinner with Dr. Michael Freeman where they discussed neurodiversity and entrepreneurship. They also talk about an upcoming episode that continues to explore the topic; recognising people’s needs in a working environment, and how we can adjust. They bring this all back to self-reflection and self-awareness, and whether we really know ourselves enough. Do we place too much on diagnostic ‘labels’ and let those labels - the words - define us?
If you have a story to share on the topic, we’d love to hear from you.
Show notes
Share your questions with Vladi and Nektarios at [email protected]
Resources:
- ADD is my superpower, with Nick Cavuoto
- On the impact of ADHD on an entrepreneur’s life, with Sam Handfield-Jones
- ADHD-Related Neurodiversity and the Entrepreneurial Mindset | ResearchGate
- It's time to put neurodiversity on the DEI agenda | Huckletree
- Neurodiversity: the impact of ADHD on entrepreneurship | Antler Global
- Neurodiversity And Entrepreneurship: Onyinye Udokporo Shows Us Where The Creative Flair Starts | Forbes
29 min - ADD is my superpower, with Nick Cavuoto
- Ep 59: On the impact of ADHD on an entrepreneur’s life, with Sam Handfield-Jones
We continue our conversations with neurodivergent entrepreneurs by welcoming Sam Handfield-Jones to NAKED. Sam is an angel investor, builder of things, advocate, and passionate about sharing his experiences of living and working with ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. We talk to Sam about creating safe and inclusive work environments for individuals with ADHD, his own entrepreneurial journey, and the impact ADHD has on his life - positively and in the challenges he’s faced.
Sam is an incredibly positive person, and what is impressive is his openness to share how ADHD manifests in his daily life; how it affected him while building a business; and the vulnerable conversations he has had with his team. He’s not afraid to talk about the difficult moments - loneliness, fear, isolation - all in an effort to help people better understand what living with ADHD means.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the impact of an entrepreneur’s life;
- Living with ADHD, the positives and the challenging;
- Fears including the fear of death and the pointlessness of life;
- The role of therapy in healing.
In addition, we discuss the following questions:
- How do you create an inclusive work environment for people with ADHD?
- How do you talk to people who might not understand?
- Who do you turn to for support and help?
- What is the interplay between neurodiversity and entrepreneurship?
Show notes
Connect with Sam: LinkedIn
Resources
- Tribes: We need you to lead us | Seth Godin
- Platform Revolution: How networked markets are transforming the economy | Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary
- The Little Book of Buddhism | Dalai Lama
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
1 hr 1 min - Ep 58: ADD is my superpower, with Nick Cavuoto
For the first episode in our series of conversations with neurodivergent entrepreneurs, Nick Cavuoto joins NAKED. Nick is a serial entrepreneur who discovered late in life that he has ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder. We talk to Nick about living with ADD and how it translates into his entrepreneurial life. What does he mean when he describes it as his ‘superpower’?
Nick has been on a rollercoaster over the last few years. He’s experienced incredible highs, and really low lows, including losing $1million overnight, and having clients walk away during the pandemic. Nick very candidly shares how he hit his lowest point when he was about to lose his wife and family, accepting that he was the problem and that he needed help. Nick talks about the help he received from therapy, where he started to understand his behaviours. Add to this his deep spirituality and faith, Nick was able to get himself to a better place.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
- Attention Deficit Disorder and the impact of an entrepreneur’s life;
- Why ADD isn’t a negative but a superpower;
- The role of therapy in understanding behaviours, traits and your relationship with your environment;
- Spirituality and faith in healing.
In addition, we discuss the following questions:
- How do you deal with your business almost failing overnight?
- How do you recognise when the time has come to seek help?
- What is the interplay between neurodiversity and entrepreneurship?
Show notes
Connect with Nick: LinkedIn | Website | Twitter
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
Follow The Future Farm on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
50 min - Ep 57. On introvert and extrovert energy in entrepreneurship
Vladi and Nektarios are back together after a few weeks away. They reflect on their last NAKED conversation about grief, their current energy levels and recognising behaviours that have an impact on their mental health. Much of the conversation is centred around introverts and extroverts' energy, and how it shows up in entrepreneurs, in anticipation of some upcoming episodes that explore the topic more. They also talk about how they identify themselves and where they might be on the introvert - extrovert spectrum. Stay tuned for more conversation, resources and reading materials on introvert and extrovert personalities in relation to entrepreneurship.
If you have a story to share on the topic, we’d love to hear from you.
Show notes
Share your questions with Vladi and Nektarios at [email protected]
- Personality Divide: The Truth About Extroverts and Introverts | Greatist
- Do Introverts or Extroverts Make Better Entrepreneurs? | Entrepreneur
- Why Introverts Make Successful Entrepreneurs | Forbes
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts).
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
Follow The Future Farm on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
32 min - Personality Divide: The Truth About Extroverts and Introverts | Greatist
- Ep 56: On identity, belonging and the corporate to entrepreneur journey, with Andra Sonea
Andra Sonea is an entrepreneur and currently a Research Fellow with the Oxford Future of Finance and Technology Initiative. She joins the NAKED podcast to talk about the obstacles she faced when she made the leap from a successful corporate career into the world of entrepreneurship. We also talk about imposter syndrome, the sense of belonging and the importance of identity. Andra talks about the immigration process, the challenges this posed, and how it has left an impact on her and her mental health. She talks about having a positive mindset and looks for ways to restore herself emotionally.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
- Impact of immigration on mental health and how experiences can shape you;
- Imposter syndrome and a sense of belonging;
- Identity and giving yourself permission to explore who you are.
Show notes
Connect with Andra: Twitter | LinkedIn | Saïd Business School
Resources:
- On Being
- Design Matters with Debbie Millman
- 99% Invisible
- The Books of John O'Donoghue, David Whyte and Clarissa Pinkola Estes (which Andra says she listens to on repeat).
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
Follow The Future Farm on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
55 min - Ep 55. On masculinity, the effects of patriarchy and how it affects men’s mental health with Jamie Clements
Jamie Clements is the founder of the successful podcast Man Down which explores the subject of masculinity and vulnerability. As an entrepreneur and a man who has experienced his own mental health struggles, Jamie Clements discusses with our host Nektarios Liolios how men’s mental health is a complex subject and cannot be seen in isolation but within the wider context of a patriarchal system.
They discuss how, especially looking at business builders, there is an expectation on men having to be successful, resilient and financially savvy - an expectation that makes it difficult for men to acknowledge let alone open up to others about the difficulties of the entrepreneurial life and the mental health challenges that come with it.This NAKED conversation will allow you to reflect on how society pressures men and how it affects their capabilities to express their feelings, build relationships and seek help.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
- Patriarchy:
- Men’s Mental Health
- Learning how to open up, communicate struggles and mental health issues.
#ManDown #TheBreathSpace
Show notes
Connect with Jamie: LinkedIn | Website | Instagram | The Breath Space | Twitter
Resources:
- Podcast: Man Down
- Nektarios at Man Down: The Future Farm and Mental Health for Founders
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
Follow The Future Farm on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
27 min - Ep 54. “You’re not special, and that’s OK (& your business wasn’t that great anyway)” with Dr. Michael Freeman
Dr. Michael Freeman is the author of one of the only studies on the relationship between entrepreneurship and mental and emotional health. As a psychiatrist, psychologist, researcher and importantly, an entrepreneur himself, he brings authenticity and credibility to the conversation on entrepreneurial wellbeing. These are just some of the reasons why we invited him back to the NAKED podcast, this time to talk about the relationship between grief and entrepreneurs, how personal identity can be wrapped up in your business’ identity, and how they cope during difficult periods.
This conversation follows on from episode 51, where Vladi and Nektarios discussed the topic of grief and the experience of loss, whether that be a personal loss, a business loss or supporting a loved one through their grief.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
- Grief and loss;
- Processing grief and managing emotions;
- Entrepreneurial learning process to deal with grief & positive coping strategies.
Show notes
Connect with Micahel: LinkedIn | Website
Resources:
- Founders First community
- ECONA
- Listen back to Michael’s first appearance on the NAKED podcast
- Ep 51. On grief and experiencing loss
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
Follow The Future Farm on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
1 hr 10 min - Ep 53. On dismantling toxic workplaces and getting better work life integration, with Bjorn Lee
Bjorn Lee is a serial entrepreneur who successfully exited his previous business and founded MindFi, a mental wellbeing platform for modern workplaces. Bjorn joined the NAKED podcast as part of Audacity’s Permacolony week in Singapore, to share his entrepreneurial journey. He talks about how his friends had to stage an intervention to physically remove him from his toxic, unhealthy life, because he couldn’t see a way out, and learning to recognise compulsive behaviours. Bjorn also discusses the practices that he has found that work for, including journaling and therapy, and the importance of friends.
Towards the end of this episode, you’ll also hear insights and questions from the participants of the Audacity Permacolony week.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
- Toxic, compulsive behaviours and an unhealthy lifestyle;
- Recognising signals;
- The role of friends as the ‘canaries in the coalmine’;
- Journaling and finding ways to reflect.
In addition, we discuss the following questions:
- At what point does fighting for your company’s life start feeling like fighting for your own?
- How do you recognise the signs and signals?
Show notes
Connect with Bjorn: LinkedIn
Connect with MindFi: Twitter | Instagram
Find out more about Audacity World: Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Website
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
Follow The Future Farm on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
1 hr 24 min
About NAKED by The Future Farm
From the publisher's feed
Starting your own business is thrilling. The adventure, the purpose, the ambition, the money, the recognition. But what personal truths are exposed when you start to peel back the layers?
Join The Future Farm's Vladi and Nektarios, in a “naked” conversation with the people who have been through it all. We’ll talk to business founders, investors, life partners and other ecosystem players about the personal challenges that business builders face when pursuing their dreams and passions.
Don’t forget to subscribe and rate NAKED. For more information, visit thefuturefarm.co