Do you have a dream to one day become an author or share story that is burning inside of you? At 30 years old, Ana Levley, did just that. She quit her corporate job and became a sci-fi dystopian author, releasing her first book entitled Beasts. It's a series of books that she's aiming massively high from day one. She hopes to inspire her audience while taking them on one great adventure. Listen to how Anna did it and became an author as well as how she wrote her book.

My real passion was doing something creatively and artistically and connecting to the world that's why I became an author

Ana Levley

1:29 – Ana talks about the Sci-Fi Dystopian

2:15 – What prompted her to pursue and become an author

3:24 – The first book she wrote - Beasts: Beginning of the End

4:38 – Where does she get her inspiration to write

7:38 – How did she tell her family that she would quit her business and start her passion for writing

8:18 – Marketing your book as an Independent writer versus working with a publisher

12:50 – Her target readers for the genre that she has

15:21 – Her advice to listeners who were stagnant now of creativity

For show notes and resources visit: http://pioneersofgood.org/

And, as always, if you want to get in touch with me,

email me at: [email protected]

Kirsty from Island Spirits has a lot of spirit in her. She's bubbly. Her passion for travel is infectious and she is a living example that it is possible to have a great company that gives you a really good quality of life was also positively contributing to the communities that she works in. Kirsty shares in this very frank conversation, her life journey of how she came upon the idea of setting up an eco-travel agency when it wasn't that fashionable to do. And what eco actually means to her and to the people she works with, the people who work for her, the communities she visits as well as the people who travel with her.

So, sit back and get affected by this amazing story of Kirsty about how she created Island Spirits and what's in store for her as well.

It's about transparency, I built my website, I ran my business from a very authentic, clear, transparent, parity and clarity for a place of complete truth.

Kirsty Barnby

In This Episode, We Talked About:​

1:40 – What it's like to run a business Island Spirit and how she came up with it

2:47 – The decision that led her to take a step and start doing business

7:40 – Charity versus Limited Company

9:40 – How it affects the lives of people in Fiji from volunteering and now into a business model

12:57 – The challenges and how she adapts to continue and grow her business

16:17 – Some of the things that she wants to improve

19:48 – Teaching locals the right way to earn and spend their own money

21:57 – The reason behind she built eco-tourism in Fiji

23:07 – How she finds people to work with her

27:34 – Her future plans for Island Spirit

For show notes and resources visit: http://pioneersofgood.org/

And, as always, if you want to get in touch with me, email me at: [email protected]

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-barnby

https://island-spirit.org/

https://twitter.com/kirstybarnby?lang=en

Want to be the pioneer of a tribe of change-makers? Matthew Glover may not have set out to be such a Pioneer, but when he created the platform Veganuary, helping individuals and businesses transition towards a plant-based lifestyle, he became a key person within this growing movement.

Matthew shares in this interview his background as a butcher's son, and why he chose a non-profit Business Model over a Limited Coproration.

His passion and deep love for this topic is evident, yet most of Veganuary's decisions are based upon data analysis, market trends and keeping a keen eye on innovations within the food industry: It's a science how to build a tribe of well in excess of 600,000 individuals!

Get connected:

https://veganuary.com/

Twitter: @weareveganuary

Connect with us:

[email protected]

Twitter: @pioneersofgood

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pioneersofgood/

Tim isn't someone you forget quickly - he's eccentric, full of energy and has a natural charm that draws you to him.

Tim lives life the way that works for him - and is all about promoting freedom in everything he does.

Working in finance by day, Tim balances this very numbers-orientated career with activities (such as ice baths!) to awaken our potential and allow us to achieve everything that our heart wants!

No business plan, no marketing strategy, just a love for life and "going with the flow", he's created a purposeful and profitable business - something quite a few of us entrepreneurs could learn about!

In this episode you will learn:

• What is the Wim Hof Method and how did it help Tim
• Discover the three ways of using your breath consciously
• Find out the three health benefits of The Wim Hof Method
• How your body can benefit from cold baths
• Tim's future forecast of humanity

Mentioned in the episode:

Wim Hof Method

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Contact details for Tim:

Website

Social Media

Fb Fan Page (for events)

Twitter

Instagram

Youtube

My channel on the Wim Hof website

In this episode, I caught up with the Founder and Managing Director of Forward Thinking Design. Vanessa Cullen created this business twelve years ago because of a frustration. She was working in the interior design industry and too many colleagues suffered from burn out. She also sees inefficacy business practices around not respecting IP intellectual property as well as always focusing on the cheapest products to offer the customer, the cheapest price.

Realizing that this was not sustainable for the employees and the end consumers that other companies who use these businesses will also go bankrupt. Because they were all focusing on the cheapest products, not the best quality. She put where her money was and started her own business.

Twelve years later, most interior design companies implemented what she did. Twelve years ago she was the only one talking about environmental, ethical, and social responsibilities for designers. She is a true pioneer in this industry. So, sit back and listen to Vanessa Cullen's story.

In this episode, we speak to Paul Hellier an entrepreneur and Founder of Fair Food Forager. He quit his day job as an Australian lifeguard to create this platform, ensuring that wherever we eat, every single meal is sustainably sourced and reducing waste.

Teaming up with elite universities across to world, Genashtim offers online education that is parallel to what we experience in a bricks & mortar building: community, camaraderie and cultural diversification.

Having online courses is not unique, but having online classes with international students present is, as well as having 90% of its employees with a disability.

He believes that every person has a right to receive education and also employment. And with Genashtim, he's succeeded in both within one company.

To sign up to a course, or learn more about his company, visit http://www.genashtim.com/

And to contact me, drop me an email [email protected]

How the world will look in 2050 is shaped from today's actions - and especially the actions of large companies.

TwentyFifty is a company that is changing the way businesses do business. Focusing on the rights of humans and offering cultural sensitivity to all employees, they have worked with international companies to ensure people are getting what they deserve - as well as what they want.

For more information, visit: http://www.twentyfifty.co.uk/en/

And, as always, if you want to contact me, my email is [email protected] 

POG #2 Neighbourly: Connecting the Big with the small

Meet Nick Davies who created a platform bringing together local community projects and international corporations. This formidable mix fuels meaningful movements with much-needed volunteers & funding with the motto "Profit on Purpose"!

"You can make a big difference in just an hour"

Nick Davies

In This Episode, We Talked About:

• 1:54 – Nicks's journey 3 years ago and how he created Neighbourly
• 5:05 – How he expands Neighbourly's presence across the community
• 8:06 – How philosophy of activism as a way of Neighbourly's campaign strategy
• 12:40 – Getting in touch with the people in the neighborhood
• 14:40 – His advice to people on getting their first volunteer job and what could benefit them from doing so
• 16:25 – How to educate people to be a conscious consumer
• 18:55 – How did he get his first client Marks and Spencer
• 29:30 – His long term ambition for business
• 34:50 – What can benefit you from doing micro-contribution

For show notes and resources visit: http://pioneersofgood.org/

And, as always, if you want to get in touch with me, email me at: [email protected]

POG #1 Payactiv: From Space Engineer to Zero Debt Pioneer

Payactiv's founder, Safwan Shah, had too much time on his hands and decided to forgo his golf in place of questioning how society functions, and what he could offer to the world.

In this interview, Shah breaks down how he discovered a need society didn't know it had, eradicating debt and also removing the shame attached to money (and lack of it).

Shah's combination of observing how people spend – and save – as well as questioning everything, he has produced a company that is not only profitable but is also contributing to employees being able to save and eradicate unnecessary debt.

"Security, dignity and savings is a basic human rights of a working person and employers have the responsibility to understand that."

Safwan Shah

In This Episode, We Talked About:

• (1:23) - Safwan Shah's 10 year plan to eradicate debt over 90M working people
• (4:47) – What fintech is all about for low wage income earners
• (15:45) - His solution to low wage income earners
• (17:30) – Payactiv's business model
• (19:54) – Financial stress from employees impacts the company
• (20:50) – Employees ability to access on their money and savings
• (32:15) – Shah sets examples of how time should be spent as a financial wellness
• (34:38) – How he earned his first customer
• (36:40) – An alternative way instead of opening a bank account as a requirement
• (40:11) – Lessons learned to improve more Payactiv's platform
• (45:36) – New product rolling out with Payactiv
• (46:27) – His tips for everyone on how to get out of unnecessary debt
• (48:15) – Two things that empowering people with security and dignity

That is all for today's episode. I hope you learned something about saving money and getting out of debt.

For show notes and resources visit: http://pioneersofgood.org/

And, as always, if you want to get in touch with me, email me at: [email protected]