On a Mission Podcast

This episode of the On a Mission podcast was recorded live in Eddie Hearn’s Essex childhood home. A remarkable estate with a backdrop that’s homed a full-size boxing ring with an audience seating area that encapsulates not only the families accomplishments but also the extent of Eddie’s own ambitions. 

Never shy to speak his mind, Eddie was real and raw as we got into what really makes him tick. A silver-spoon upbringing with working-class values every step of the way has led to an insatiable appetite to not only succeed; but to take the family business to unthinkable levels. 

With Anthony Joshua due to return to the ring on the 1st of April after his now infamous defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, we had a lot to talk about.

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

Eddie Hearn Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eddiehearn/?hl=en 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

Mark Wright, BBC's The Apprentice's most successful ever candidate is back with a bang to discuss the rollercoaster of emotions involved in selling his eight-figure business, becoming a new Dad and the fact that he is only just getting started. 

It's a brutally honest, gold-laden conversation about why you should always show up with 100% of your fighting spirit, how it feels to go from bankruptcy to multi-millionaire, why it's far more crucial to be happy in life than hit some mythical "Number One" position, and the brutal truth about his relationship with Alan Sugar and the once-in-a-lifetime lessons he took from their partnership.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

The best mentors are the ones who are honest with you from the outset, and don't varnish their lessons with pleasantries. Working for Alan Sugar was a baptism of fire, but it taught strength, resilience and fortitude - all qualities that the best in business take to the top.

If you want to excel in any area of life, you have to make it your number one priority. Where focus goes, energy flows.

Success is not about being the number one at anything. Success is about being happy in what you're doing and loving each minute of the day. You can have wealth but be miserable, and that isn't success.

If you want be a winner in business then you need to not just want customers and great teams, but embrace them - love them like they're part of your family. When they matter that much to you, you can't help but be successful. 

BEST MOMENTS

'I deliver 100% of the time. I'm telling you that I'm going to be the best because that's me telling me that I need to be the best today'

'Being in business with Alan Sugar is like sitting in a boardroom with a hand grenade where someone's pulled the pin out'

'If you want to be successful in any aspect of your life, that aspect must take priority'

'I never saw a gentles side. He was very tough - very ruthless. It made me a very good businessman' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

Mark Wright LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wright-1658925a?originalSubdomain=uk

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

Remember those Hollywood science fiction movies that we watched as kids where the Robots could even understand human emotions?

Well, those may not be ‘fiction’ for long. Artificial Intelligence is the future, and as crazy as it may sound, the future could no longer be in our hands – it might be in our machine’s hands! Our brains are focused on developing AI, which is taking over faster than we can imagine.

It’s overwhelming and exciting – but could it also be scary? 

There’s no denying there are a lot of benefits to using AI. There’s a reason it’s becoming so popular, and that’s because technology, in many ways, makes our lives easier; however, not everyone is a fan.

Many visionaries like Stephen Hawking, Steve Wozniak, Elon Musk and others have predicted that AI could be dangerous because if machines started thinking better than humans, then where would humans be?

On this episode, we welcome back world-renowned Trader and Wealth Coach Siam Kidd, who shares his concerns about the dangers of ultra-reliance on artificial intelligence, which he believes could lead to an explosive result for humanity itself if not appropriately regulated. 

Could governmental interference in AI's growth lead to a whole new level of propaganda? So much to talk about and we discuss it ALL on this weeks On a Mission podcast.

BEST MOMENTS

'We are on the precipice of amazing-ness or extinction'

'A lot of how Skynet started is exactly what we're doing right now'

'I think this is the beginning of the end of homosapiens'

'AI won't necessarily know what's right and wrong, and it will just do stuff to spark world war three'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

Siam Kidd YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXbU_jqaxaOJmAT5fBaQfg

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

In this episode, I’m joined by celebrity bodyguard and “The Real Life James Bond”, Will Geddes. With over two decades of experience in the security sector, Will has put his own life on the line countless times to protect top politicians, world leaders, celebrities, billionaires and royals. But what does it really take to make that choice - to be willing to sacrifice your life for someone else?

In this week's show, Will talks to me about his most controversial missions, how he earned the nickname "The Real Life James Bond", and why the key to unlocking our warrior side is to face the unthinkable from time to time...

KEY TAKEAWAYS

When you come from tough beginnings, you start to assemble the suit of armour - that defence that carries you through the rest of your life. It's learning a survival skill at the outset.

The only way to truly grow into the best versions of ourselves is to face the dangers of life and to have the uncomfortable-conversations. Push yourself out of your comfort zone and you'll grow much faster.

We need to trust our children to make decisions for themselves. We need to keep an open conversation between ourselves and them. We need to be on the same team as our children. These three factors are the key to a successful, safe relationship with our children.

The ultimate reward, when it comes to protecting someone, is not the monetary gain, but the knowledge that you've prevented evil from winning out.

BEST MOMENTS

'We are all shaped by our experiences in positive and negative ways'

'Nothing shocks me any more!'

'We need to go through hardship, We need to hear the stuff we don't want to hear'

'Never ever underestimate anybody!'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

Will Geddes - https://www.willgeddes.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

Business success is wonderful, but your business won’t be there to celebrate or console you when you need it. Your friends are the ones who will see you through thick and thin, and while it may seem easier to focus on building your business, success can feel pretty lonely when there’s no one to share it with.

On this episode, I’m joined by my good friends Liz Baitson and Sarah McDermott as we talk about becoming closer after initially meeting as property investors. Entrepreneurship can be a lonely journey which is why having shared values are so important. We talk about what it means to be surrounded by those who support you and what value they provide to one another and their businesses. 

Liz and Sarah also share the importance of making a difference to others and the world, why being in business is one of the strongest forms of personal development as well as what makes a successful person and a happy fulfilled life.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I forget how much value you get from talking to friends’

‘We have all very consciously created our realities now, we are taking control of our stuff’

‘Those people who can’t celebrate other people's win are very unlikely to be celebrating their own win either’

‘Peace is something I love in a person’

‘My meaning of success is pure contentment all the time, the whole point is not to be affected by them [struggles]’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

Liz Baitson - https://www.lizbaitson.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

This week I’m on a mission with Sky Sports pundit and long-reigning WBO cruiserweight champion, Johnny Nelson in this incredibly emotional interview. 

Johnny had a disastrous beginning to life in the pros and took some hard lessons as he tells us how being publicly shamed after a world title fight left him in an extremely dark place. 

In this raw and extremely honest interview, we get to hear firsthand how Johnny clawed his way to success against all the odds with the support of his legendary coach Brendan Ingle whole also trained “Prince" Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter, and Kell Brook.

It’s an emotional, engaging and inspiring interview, with so much wisdom shared. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘If you do well once people say it’s luck but if you keep repeating that you are doing something right’

‘If I was a stronger man I would have seriously considered taking my own life’

‘As long as I believed I was the best then I performed the best’

‘Naysayers can come in all shapes and sizes’

‘the lesson I learnt was mental strength’

‘Everyone needs one discipline in their life’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

Johnny Nelson - https://johnnynelsonfoundation.org

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

Do you settle for what you have in life or make difficult decisions to grow? Today I’m joined by Jason Feifer, author, speaker, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine and world-class interviewer who inspires people to make and embrace change.

Jason has interviewed the likes of ‘The Rock’ Dwayne Johnson, Jimmy Fallon and so many more. Jason shares what makes a good interviewee, how to get the best out of your guests, why perspective is everything and the links between the art of storytelling and success. 

We delve into what truly makes us who we are, how success is always evolving, why it’s essential to constantly challenge your identity and the importance of the right mindset in the right situation.

BEST MOMENTS 

‘Success is so subjective’

‘You were doing blog writing before it was even a thing’

‘What matters is what part of what you is useful for the person showing up looking for something’

‘Change is inevitable, thriving is up to you and I’ll show you how’

‘Two things can happen at the same time, that you didn’t want it to happen but it lead to growth’

‘I started to think of time in terms of outcome’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

jason Feifer - https://www.jasonfeifer.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

Frankie Lee is a serial entrepreneur and successful podcaster. Frankie was originally a former boxing trainer but it was after moving to Australia that he began to transform his mind and his life to find his higher purpose.

Frankie gets deep on how we all need to seek our true calling in life and the methods we can use to do exactly this. Frankie is an advocate for anything that enables us as humans to further expand and open our minds and has experience in many techniques which he shares in this episode.

Utilising many different approaches to growth along his life journey has allowed Frankie to build success but also realise that money without the passion leaves you unfulfilled and seeking other ways of finding out who we truly are.

Two podcasters together, we had plenty to talk about as we chat all things podcasting, including the blunders and what we have gained personally since podcasting ourselves.

BEST MOMENTS

‘There’s a lot more to doing a podcast than turning up and hitting record’

‘You have to start leaning into what your true calling is’

‘I’m now doing what I want to do and I say no to anything I don’t want’

‘There’s nothing in life I have lost that I want to return to’

‘To just have money in the bank, it’s not a holistic picture and it’s not something I’m aspiring to’'Every human on the planet should do a mushroom journey’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

Frankie Lee - https://www.frankielee.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

Today's guest on the On a Mission podcast is Tim Storey, an acclaimed author, speaker, and life coach helping people create the future they desire. He has inspired people from all walks of life, spoken to millions of people, and has been a featured guest on Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday, Steve Harvey TV, Grant Cardone’s 10X Growth Con, and many more.

In this episode Tim and I discuss how he has taken the world of coaching as one of the globe's most effective life coaches, lauded by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Robert Downey Jr and Smokey Robinson, who have hailed him as a true thought leader, and a man unafraid to challenge our thinking.

But Tim's incredible career hasn't just seen him move in celebrity circles. Tim has travelled to over seventy-five countries, and connected with people from all walks of life, from deprived neighbourhoods to high profile leaders.

In this unforgettable episode, we talk about the art of communication and how he has become a world-class communicator by becoming a world-class listener, the way to view life in order to get the most our of it, and how to turn any challenge into a win.

BEST MOMENTS

'I became a better communicator by becoming an extremely good listener'

'My happiness comes from my contentment'

'I do have a skill-set in helping somebody turn their setback into a comeback'

'I don't chase anything. I cooperate with what I'm supposed to do. It's not by accident that I do well'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

Tim Storey - https://www.timstorey.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay

In this episode of the On a Mission podcast, Kevin joins me to talk about the way his mind works and why he believes most people are setting themselves up for failure. 

Even at the top of your game, sport doesn’t last forever which is what has drawn Kev into so many varied fields in life and business, the power of visualisation and empathy when it comes to decision making, the impact of the sporting life upon the families we love, as well as what life is REALLY like behind the scenes at one of the world's biggest football clubs!

We talk mindset, discipline and even a public challenge that we invite YOU to come and join us in!!!

BEST MOMENTS 

'I'm a very curious individual, so if there's anything that I like, I need to do it!'

'Being a footballer's wife is tough. It's not as easy as people think it might be'

'In football, at 33 you're considered old, which is weird because in business, at 33, you're still a baby'

'You know what you have to do. Your conscience tells you what to do, and you choose. You make that choice'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

The Money Game Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-money-game-podcast/id1618105192

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay