Share Your Story

Share Your Story

By Michael de Groot - @stayingaliveukBusinessEducationSelf-ImprovementCareers
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  • Michelle Roberton - Bodywork Therapist, Energy Healer, Intuitive and Sexual Trauma Counsellor

    Michelle has shared her work with many, for 19 years, specialising in Sexual Trauma & Intimacy as a Tantric educator, body worker and counsellor for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

    Her passion stems from her own journey of discovering the medicine in the poison as she set it upon herself to reclaim her body, her breath, her sexuality and sensuality and express that in new, life enriching ways.

    Michelle very much believes that our mind can only take us so far into any release of body trauma and healing of our sexuality. The discovery of who we authentically are is not hidden in our thoughts but in the sensuality and home of our body.

    Her touch has been described by many as her gift to others. Her gentle, authentically honest & calming approach, a comforting breath of fresh air.

    Michelle is a mamma to four superstar fully fledged children and lives in the colourful, vibrant city of Brighton.

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    “I believe there is no greater wisdom or compassion than experience.

    No intellect can guide us where it has not been. At the tender age of 49 and what appears many lifetimes later, I am not sure there is any life situation I cannot empathise with.

    Life has taught me well with its tapestry of colours…

    From a childhood of sexual abuse, anorexia, to drugs, to homelessness, to the loss of a son, from life threatening illness to near a death experience, from marriage to single parent hood, to the loss of both breasts.

    But I sit here, writing to you hand on my heart, knowing I would not change a nano second of this life. It has shaped me into this woman who longs to guide you into your sensual aliveness and a life that deliciously keeps unfolding, as you step free from all that you were designed to be and responsibly own all that you authentically are.

    I am passionate about my “work” & “souly” committed to guiding others to reclaim and trust the world of body, sensation, intimacy and love, so they may connect with their “sex” & “own” its limitless power in a healthy, sacred way.

    Uniting sexuality, spirituality, body & mind so that sex becomes a sharing of fullness that “spills” in rich abundance into all areas of life. No more separate pieces of who you are.

    I deeply care about the “future of sex” for not only us but our children. I believe we deserve to know & trust, our bodies, touch & intimacy. We deserve to know our sex as our limitless potential. We deserve sacred relationships.

    I believe it is time to evolve beyond what keeps us “small”, into the undeniable, indefinable connection between who we are ~ love, body, sex & life around us.”

    Website: https://michelleroberton.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellekroberton
    Weblinks: https://linktr.ee/sacred_tantric_touch_

    1 hr 10 min
  • Michael S. Seaver - Leadership Coach, Speaker and Author

    Michael S. Seaver is an award-winning executive coach, leadership consultant, keynote speaker, and author. He’s on a mission to unlock human potential to help people uncover and live their purpose, and live a more meaningful and authentic life. His unique methodology has revolutionized how leaders can live authentically and how organizations engage employees. He offers no-nonsense strategies to help people find confidence in their life’s narrative, commonalities across generations working today, and ways to communicate with emotional intelligence.

    Michael’s newest book, I Know, A Practical Guide For Awakening To What’s Within And Finding Work-Life Integration, tells his story of excruciating emotional pain and contemplating suicide. Cleopatra, his cat, sensed his despair, kept him grounded, and helped him rise from his life’s ashes. I Know is a how-to guide Michael uses with clients walking you through the three phases of personal transformation and nine processes you can complete alone or with trusted friends. The book tells Michael’s raw and authentic story, offers research-based psychological truths, and is full of real-world client examples. After reading I Know, you’ll transition from believing life’s answers come from outside yourself to knowing you can discover the answers already inside yourself.

    For more than 25 years, Michael has lead teams and has coached global leaders since 2011. He’s invested thousands of hours in the “arena” managing personal and organizational change, guided others to uncover their lives’ missions, and taught leaders how to create psychological safety by inviting employee life experiences into workplace.

    Featured in numerous publications such as Forbes, Authority, Medium, Thrive Global, Arizona Republic, Business Journals, Accounting Today, Financial Executives International, Best Companies USA, Michael has shared his experiences widely. He is a frequent guest on international podcasts and has served on a variety of boards of directors. Michael graduated from the Thunderbird School of Global Management with a MBA and speaks a bit of Mandarin. He is certified by TTI Success Insights to administer the DISC, 12 Driving Forces, Emotional Intelligence assessments.

    Website: https://michaelsseaver.com
    Book - I Know: https://michaelsseaver.com/books
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsseaver
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelsseaver
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelScottSeaver
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelsseaver
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SeaverConsulting

    57 min
  • Nathalie Sommer - Relationship, Intimacy and Transformation Coach

    Nathalie Sommer is a certified Relationship and Intimacy & Transformation Coach. 

    Nathalie specialises in the area of relationships, masculine and feminine polarity and sensual embodiment. 

    For the last 16 years of her entrepreneurial journey, Nathalie has been working as a life coach, intuitive guide and healer, and now uses these modalities by combining them with her sensual embodiment & individuals and couples transformation work.

    Website: https://nathaliesommer.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sommerlife
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nata.sommer
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-sommer-65590a24
    Private Facebook Group - Eros Temple For Modern Women:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1835416650102332
    Programme: https://whole-magnetic-her.mailchimpsites.com
    Quiz: https://nathaliesommer.com/quiz

    53 min
  • James Marland - Global Vice President SAP, Sales Excellence and Storyteller

    Storyteller. Educating companies of all sizes the benefits of Going Digital with Business Networks.

    Having worked at both SAP and Ariba prior to the acquisition, James is uniquely positioned to drive the connection of the world's companies together with the SAP Business Network. For too long companies have focused on their internal processes, data and employees: it’s time to look "Beyond the Wall"​ to customers, suppliers, contractors and the "Intelligent extended value chain".

    James says:
    "I try to make a story-teller out of everyone through Social Media, new hire onboarding and mentoring. You'll see me passionately preaching the value of SAP to each new hire through my preferred medium of a whiteboard. In addition I contribute to the SAP story on social media via Twitter and blogs. Just don't expect to see me using PowerPoint. I run masterclasses throughout the company on "The Art of Explanation" which includes story-telling and whiteboarding."

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmarland
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesMarland

    59 min
  • Sam Dossa - Emotional Intelligence Coach and Public Speaker

    Business & Personal Coach - Specialised in BURNOUT. I have been immersed in personal motivation and permanent transformation since 2007. I started as a coach within the Youth Sector and then developed this into business transformation which has been in operation since 2009. 

    As a result of my extensive international training of entrepreneurs and leaders since 2002, I am recognised as one of the UK’s top trainers and coaches. In 2005, I began offering talks and workshops for young adults at schools and colleges. In that time, i trained and spoke to over 8,000 young adults. They include the gifted and talented as well as students with behavioural challenges. 

    10 years of extensive working experience as a Freelance Consultant/Coach/ Mentor/Trainer & Public Speaker independently and as a co-trainer with other qualified professional trainers. Privileged to served multinational companies in different capacities and provided capacity building seminars for companies including; Centurylink, British Telecoms, CBT Systems Limited, Department of Works & Pensions (DWP), Empowering Youth, KI Work, Ismaili Council for European Union, Workoco, Fireworks Coaching, Twickenham Academy, London Borough of Richmond, Slough Grammar School and SPELT (Karachi – Pakistan). 

    BURNOUT is a key factor of Heart attack, stroke and many forms of cancers! I create preventative major so it can be cure before it's too late. Burnout not devastate one's life but all those connected to that one life i.e. spouse, children and close relatives and friends. Have coached and coaching individuals on exploring relationship issues and helping them to achieve the best positive optimum results. 

    Only way to heal your past traumas is to acknowledge them and bring them to surface and work through a process which not heal the core of the trauma but replaces it with a new life. 

    I have also been highly active in community, and also helping a local charity offering coaching & youth mentoring sessions. Finally, i have facilitated several group coaching sessions on team building addressing; team issues, creating team plans, building customer rapport within the team and achieving successful team results. Preparing you for the BEST!

    Would you like to transform into a peak performer, do you have a plan to enhance your physical, mental, and emotional abilities.

    Are you ready to create a successful life?

    Would you like to know how you can strengthen yourself - Physically – Mentally – Emotionally!

    Are you ready to discover a way to become fully capable of achieving greater results?

    You are aware that the workplace can be very stressful when we have to deal with challenging leadership, giving and receiving feedback, dealing with change, achieving deadlines, and dealing with setbacks and failures. You can equip yourselves with skills to manage your emotions in such situations to be able to respond confidently. You do not need to be controlled by the circumstances.

    Learning and application of principles of Emotional Intelligence can enhance your confidence, resilience, agility in making firm decisions, managing your emotions and more.

    Specialities: EQ Assessment - DiSC Assessment - Business & Personal Coaching - Careers Coaching - Leadership Coach - 90 Days deep dive program for new Business Owners and Team Leaders.

    Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/coachsamuk
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachsamuk
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachsamuk
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachsamuk
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachsamuk
    Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@coachsamuk
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrLqJ6BZYe7r6vs85BBKSZw

    1 hr
  • Neil Giller - Speaker, Trainer, Business Transformation and Mental Health Advocate

    Neil’s aim in life is to “Inspire before he Expires”. Neil is an international Business and Personal Development Speaker, Business Transformational Consultant, Trainer, Mentor & BNI Managing Area Director. He also runs an expert Marketing Mailing Service known as “Stuff the Rest”.

    Neil is a big believer that formal education isn’t always synonymous to success, having got where he is today not through academic means, but through hard work and determination - from his first job making jewellery in Hatton Garden, to thirty years spent in his family’s mailing house, working on marketing for Blue-Chip Clients, to now focusing on inspiring Business Owners to succeed through Business and Personal Development.

    For the past 17 years, Neil has been part of a Networking organisation called Business Networking International (BNI), first as a member, then as Director Consultant, and now as Managing Area Director for Nottingham and Lincs.

    A sought-after Speaker and Trainer, through BNI and externally, Neil has been privileged to train, develop, mentor and inspire, thousands of Business owners throughout the world in Business and Personal Development, enabling them to transform their business and their lives for the better. One of life’s radiators, Neil has worked with Blue Chip, SME and third sector organisations.

    Having had close-hand experience with the challenges of Mental Health, Neil’s passion also lies in supporting Business Owners through Mental Health Advocacy, speaking and mentoring those struggling with Mental Health issues.

    Message Neil via LinkedIn, call 07985 346982 or email: [email protected]

    Speaker, Trainer, Business Development, Personal Development, Leadership, Motivational Speaker, BNI, NI Area Manager, Networking Expert, Business Networking Expert, Networking Events, Direct Mail, Direct Marketing

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-giller-5273221a

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/neilgiller

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeilGillerStufftheRest

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neilgiller

    1 hr 5 min
  • Steve Bruce - Linkedin Coach, Trainer and Marketing Consultant

    Steve is the Managing Director of SB Consulting, a Hong Kong based Marketing Consultancy. He has 30+ years’ International Advertising Agency, Sales and Marketing Consultancy experience and has run his own business for 20+ years. He was worked for some of the world’s leading international Advertising Agencies including McCann Erickson, CIA & Initiative Media in London, as well as Leo Burnett & Haymarket Publishing in Hong Kong where he has lived & worked for 20+ years.

    He helps growing companies who do not have their own marketing team to tell their story in a clear, powerful way that excites & engages their target customers. His tagline is 'marketing that makes sense' and he has helped his clients to generate millions of dollars in revenue.

    He is also an Independent Linkedin Coach, Trainer & Marketing Consultant. He helps Senior Executives, Business Owners & Corporate Teams to present themselves powerfully as opinion-formers, thought leaders & key people of influence on the world’s leading B2B Social Media platform, Linkedin. He has been providing Linkedin Training, workshops & one-on-one Linkedin coaching services since 2011. During that time, he has taught over a thousand Senior executives, Business Owners, Salespeople & Corporate Teams how to use Linkedin effectively to present themselves powerfully as opinion-formers and thought leaders. He has also taught his clients to generate revenue using the platform.

    To date, he as has personally generated over USD1m in revenue directly from Linkedin.

    He has several workshops in his 'Linkedin for Business' Workshop series on topics including Personal Branding, Thought Leadership, Employer Branding, Company Branding & Social Selling.

    He has run courses for many Networking Organisations & Companies in Hong Kong including:

    • KPMG
    • Chinese University HK MBA Program
    • Hong Kong University MBA Program
    • The Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts
    • SKAL
    • PwC
    • Colliers International

    Website: http://www.sbconsulting.com.hk
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongkongmarketingconsultant
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevebrucehk
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LinkedinTrainingAsia
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevebrucelinkedin
    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/LinkedinCoachHongKong
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwIkOxlTUu8tK2Kd_Gm2svw

    1 hr 8 min
  • Adam Oliver - Illustrator, Animator and Toon Boom Trainer

    I'm a 2D animator working with hand-drawn and digital cut-out techniques for TV, film and all the bits in between. In early 2017 I launched Toon Boom Trainer, an online training business focused on industry skills gaps. In 2020 this business became Adam's Animation Academy as part of my goal to serve a wider animation audience and improve the learning experience.

    I've lived in Manchester since 2013, working at CHF Entertainment and Brown Bag Films. My most recent production is a preschool show with Irish company, Mooshku. since launching Toon Boom Trainer, I've worked with universities such as Edge Hill and Manchester School of Art, as well as in-house for studios like King Bee and Aardman Animations. I work directly with Toon Boom on their projects such as the recent Career Camps in Dublin and London, as well as a rigger for hire on their high profile production assignments.

    In 2012 I worked on a children's TV series in Dublin, Ireland for Geronimo Productions. I used Adobe Flash (now Adobe Animate) to create high-quality character animation whilst keeping to that ever important weekly output (a minimum of 1 minute completed animation per week).

    With my animation career, I've also completed work for Baby Cow Productions, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kavaleer, Aon (Manchester United F.C), Chevrolet, Colonel Blimp, Jimmy Carr, BBC, HIT Entertainment and more. Please read my CV for the full details!

    In 2011 I worked at RMIT Melbourne as their 'animator in residence' and on a hand-drawn feature production (Titeuf Le Film) in 2010 in Dundee, Scotland. I've also lectured at universities in the UK and Australia.

    Website: https://www.adamoliver.com
    CV: https://www.adamoliver.com/c-v
    Academy: https://www.adamsanimationacademy.com
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamoliveranimation
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKanimator
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adamoliverillustration
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamtheanimator
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZL6yAsdQ19TAAfSJZkF1gg

    57 min
  • Danusia Malina-Derben - Global Leadership Consultant, Author and Podcast Host

    Danusia Malina-Derben is a mother of ten children, and still her own woman. From teen mother to tenured Organisational Behavior and Development academic, and onto award-winning, internationally published leadership expert. Danusia traded academia to head a global firm that fixes corporate boardrooms and develops top talent. She also hosts two critically acclaimed companion podcasts; School for Mothers and School for Fathers. Danusia has received praise and recognition from The Sunday Times to Metro, Psychologies to Good Housekeeping. She lives on the edge of Exmoor, UK with her family, and their mini-dachshund, Dickie. Visit her online at danusiamalinaderben.com

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/school.for.mothers.podcast/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danusiamalinaderben/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchforMothers
    Clubhouse: https://clubber.one/@danusiamd
    Websites: schoolformothers.com and danusiamalinaderben.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolForMothers

    NOISE: A Manifesto Modernising Motherhood - 30 March 2021

    THE BOOK THAT ANSWERS: HOW CAN I BE A MOTHER AND STILL BE ME?

    Part manifesto, part memoir, part guide; this book unflinchingly flips conventional thinking surrounding motherhood on its head.

    From Danusia Malina-Derben, mother of 10, entrepreneur, thought leader, and critically acclaimed podcast host - this is a long-awaited, no-holds-barred book on why our current thinking about modern motherhood is overdue a radical overhaul.

    On the one hand, this book is about being a mother, but it's also about how, once we become mothers, we're not allowed to be ourselves. NOISE is a powerful dismantling of the barriers and central tenets that hold women back.

    This manifesto was built to start a conversation; it's a call-to-arms to get ideas flowing through our communities, and an invitation to think differently about what we're repeatedly told about motherhood. An intimate, bold blend of memoir, thought-leadership and research, Danusia provocatively reframes the NOISE around motherhood and repositions mothers as the social change agents our world desperately needs.

    “A debrief on motherhood for today” The Telegraph

    "Danusia makes motherhood political - giving tangible steps to help shift our societal views on motherhood and make a change.” Eve Rodsky, author of NYT Bestseller Fair Play

    “It is a beautiful thing when a book about motherhood is about people; about remembering that mothers are people in their own right. I think we so often forget that. This is a soothing slap in the face reminder.” Hollie McNish, author of Nobody Told Me & Slug

    Triumph Press: https://www.triumphpress.co/books/p/noise
    Available for purchase at (amongst others): Amazon UK — Foyles

    1 hr 7 min
  • Michael speaks at Kaushalya UK - Men are from Mars

    Kaushalya UK is a registered, not for profit, community organisation working to empower and uplift women. It is growing organically in leaps and bounds under the dynamic leadership of its founder and CEO Ms. Ritu Sharma, who has dedicated her life to bringing women of this world to find their own power and true worth. 

    The organisation has been working to bring more force to women through personal and professional education, business/work opportunities, social events, seminars, workshops and speaking events.

    The aim of the organisation is to empower women, connect communities and raise awareness of issues that affect women. The unique objective of our organisation is not just to support those who are in dire need, but also support women who are on a journey to create a life of fulfilment through their personal and professional, including financial growth.

    To expose women to a variety of activities and experiences related to health education, to help them develop a sound understanding of their overall development and enable them to attain positive self-image, to provide opportunities for women to make personal decisions related to their intellectual, physical and emotional development, to encourage desirable behaviour, leadership and co-operation with others.

    We aim to educate women financially. Financial literacy would teach them how to be efficient with their finances in such a way that they can accomplish more goals, and the goals that they do have, faster.

    Website: https://kaushalyauk.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calltowomanpower
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenemp0wer
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaushalyauk

    24 min

About Share Your Story

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The ‘Share Your Story’ podcast are interviews with small business owners. They begin by sharing their personal back story and their business growth journey, often sharing challenges along the way.…