Ready? Begin.

Welcome back to the Ready? Begin podcast with Ant and Adam. This week, the boys are joined by good friend of the show and low carbon superstar Tom Bray. 

The conversations involve in-depth discussion on how to think in a low carbon way when it comes to starting a new business or transitioning an existing one. 

Tom brings years of experience as a sustainability focussed design engineer and is passionate about how we can all lead a more low carbon life to help deal with the climate emergency we all find ourselves in. Tom has a great series of Low Carbon Lifestyle videos which you can see on his channel linked below. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. 

Some links from the episode: 

Energy Saving Trust

Tom's Low Carbon Lifestyle Youtube channel

Tom on Twitter

This weekend it was World Mental Health Day so Adam and Ant shifted the conversation away from the usual waffle and focused on how they were feeling. 

Things turned into an interesting meander around various topics, including what to do when things get a little sticky. They talk, coping mechanisms, dealing with burnout and the benefits of meditation and visualisation. 

Ready? Well, let's begin. 

This week, Adam and Ant talk about Extreme MVP. No, not an ode to Michael Jordan but a chat about how to test your ideas in the quickest, cheapest way possible.

An interesting meander around topics like chasing perfection, testing, launching, listening to your community and some of the tools they use to make it happen.

Maybe the nudge you’ll need to begin?

Have you ever been asked to work for free? Or felt that it's something you need to do? 

Adam and Ant talk about the pitfalls of the creative industry when it comes to free labour.

Adam & Ant talk to their good friend, ex-professional rugby player and author Ben Mercer. 

This year, Ben released his first self-published book, 'Fringes: life on the edge of professional rugby' and the guys get the scoop on the ins and outs of authoring a book from scratch.

The conversation meanders from writing techniques to making picking up creative contacts in nightclubs. 

Ben's book

Ben's website

Ben's Instagram

Getting started on any new project isn't easy, especially when you've got absolutely nothing to go on. 

The open brief, the blank canvas; often touted as a godsend can be an eerily scary notion. 

This week, Adam and Ant chat about their experiences of starting from scratch and layout some tips and tricks they have picked up along the way. 

Naming your brand, product or business can be a complete kerfuffle. 

You might come up with the perfect name, only to find it's taken. 

Maybe nothing seems to fit. 

Adam & Ant talk through their experiences of coming up with brand names, ditching them and starting all over again.

It's not easy to keep on top of everything that life throws your way, often leaving little room for creativity to flow. 

Having a strong routine can be a very powerful thing.

But getting it right doesn't come so easy; it takes time to work out what works out for you. 

Adam & Ant discuss what's worked for them and offer a few tips and tricks that might help you too.