Ordinary to Extraordinary - The Podcast

Ordinary to Extraordinary - The Podcast

By David Hindle & Neil JeffersSociety & CultureEducation
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Ordinary to Extraordinary - The Podcast episodes

  • Professor Mark Wilson
    Professor Mark Wilson is dual qualified in neurosurgery and pre-hospital care. He is co-director of the Imperial Neurotrauma Center in London, UK, with a special interest in traumatic brain injury. He has been a HEMS doctor for London HEMS, and Kent, Surrey & Sussex HEMS, and is a co-founder of the GoodSAM app that provides next generation emergency tasking for police, ambulance EMS and fire/rescue. Mark is an international educator, and brings a wealth of experience in human factors skills. Through our discussion with Mark, he shares his insights into leadership, complex task management, use of tech, and achieving goals while keeping the focus on caring for those he helps.

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    1 hr
  • Superintendent Adam Gallop

    Superintendent Adam Gallop is the Area Commander for South Cambridgeshire Police in the U.K. He has worked his way up through the police force in a variety of roles including neighbourhood policing, intelligence, covert operations and the major crimes unit. He has featured on the UK TV series, "24 Hours in Police Custody."


    We sit down to talk to Adam about his journey into the police and then up through its ranks to where he is today. He now oversees a population of approximately half a million people, and brings valuable experience and skills in the areas of leadership & management, task prioritisation, resilience and team organisation. He shares valuable human factors lessons and skills from his 28 extraordinary years with the Police Force.


    (Please note, during this conversation we discuss 2 real crimes that Supt. Gallop has previously led that some listeners could find triggering or upsetting.)

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    1 hr 25 min
  • Neil Laughton

    Neil Laughton is an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker and above all an Adventureholic. Having been a Royal Marine Commando and in UK Special Forces, he has led expeditions all over the World. Join us as we find out how he rewrote the script.


    Neil's new book - Adventureholic: Extraordinary Journeys on Seven Continents by Land, Sea and Air. 2023.

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    1 hr 20 min

About Ordinary to Extraordinary - The Podcast

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The truth is, the most extraordinary feats are often accomplished by ordinary people – real folks just like you and me. In "Ordinary to Extraordinary," Search & Rescue pilot Neil Jeffers, and HEMS…