Skip Cummins is the author of the new book, "Mastering You from the Inside Out, survive and thrive personally and professionally" currently available on Amazon.

Here are some questions from Skip to you...

1. Are you stuck personally or professionally?2. Have you ever had your ass kicked? Been fired, gone through a divorce, been demoted, been betrayed by someone you trusted?3. Have you ever said or thought, “I sure wish I knew then what I know now?”If your answer to any of those questions is yes, I can help.Why? Because I’ve been there done that! Several years ago after improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people touched by treatment-resistant illnesses and creating over $1 billion in public shareholder value, false allegations took away everything I worked my entire life for…my reputation, my CEO job making over $600,000/year, my career, some $50 million of my net worth, my identity. And ultimately my family.But just like every problem you’ll face in your lifetime, my seemingly insurmountable ass-kicking gave me a huge opportunity to take a long hard, brutally honest look at what I did to facilitate that ass-kicking, identify everything I know NOW that I wish I knew THEN that would have prevented that ass-kicking, and create and implement a plan to ensure that it never happens again!How can I help you? My newfound knowledge inspired me to write Mastering You in which I (1) share with you not only my extraordinary successes, but also the unimaginable tragedies I’ve overcome and most importantly, my opportunities of a lifetime killing mistakes and failures, and (2) provide you with a proven formula and the tools to empower you to master you from the inside out so that you can be more successful than me, make fewer mistakes, have fewer failures and realize not squander more of your opportunities of a lifetime.For more information on how I can help go to www.skipcummins.com

David The Toffee is a faithful Everton fan and follower, attending all games home and away for since he was a child. David was born into a family of Evertonians and grew up a mile from Goodison Park. David shares his story of how the 'Everton - Howards Way' was created along with many other stories about his love and support of Everton.

They are back! After about a week of the close season, the boys are back and are even on Facebook live! As the guys get to grips with modern technology, they have more football fans ramblings and uncensored opinions of what the new and exciting 2020/2010 Football season will entail. From our resident 'Toffeman' host Simon Cockram discusses Everton signing more number 10's and forgetting they need a striker, to the often boring, very optimistic, sometimes pessimistic, sometimes hilarious views of our Spurs fans residents Ross Smith and 'West Ham hater' Nigel Someck. Harvey Smith is watching the clock as its time for Liverpool to win everything again and believes the season is essentially over already since the 'Liverpool system' will win, no matter what! Oh, and did you know that Salah is emotionally detached since he is jealous of Mane? This one is a hoot! Enjoy.

It's the 'very short' close season and Balls! Podcast Episode 5 is provided with a highlight on the great Paul Harkness, where '4th place Spurs' Ross Smith and 'Leicester City are going down in 2021' Nigel Someck delve into Pauls playing career and some of the great people he worked with over the years, exploring some of his achievements and what gets him motivated. 

Hosted by your resident host, the toffee, Simon Cockram.

Music sample is Imminent Funk by Bloodhounds. Enjoy more of their music on Spotify 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2av8ZHSvmpHlBQPnG4z7XQ?si=ZMjNx8KCRguHbyMyBSDKMw

Matt Garvey love’s working in the Apprenticeship sector and currently serves as Managing Director of West Berkshire Training Consortium.

Matt quotes “It’s fulfilling and rewarding providing the opportunity to enrich the lives of young people. I've been a company director since 2004 and also worked in the apprenticeship provider sector since 1999 for commercial providers, colleges and more recently the charitable sector. I believe that vocational training and apprenticeships are the future of our country and that young people learning on-the-job form the backbone of a workforce. Although I went to university I remember leaving as an unemployable prospect. Contrast this with the amazing investment an employer can realise through a quality apprenticeship programme. Therefore I am passionate about providing a first-class, innovative and value-added services. I can find no more rewarding experience than seeing a 16yo apprentice develop over 2-4 years into a successful young professional thanks, in part, to our support. Apprenticeships will be the primary vehicle for social mobility over the next 10 years transforming the futures of millions. My job is to make that happen in the context of a fast-moving economy, changing government priorities, new competitors and Ofsted. With success rates 18% higher than the national average, steady financial performance and Ofsted grade 2 (2017) I'm happy with my progress.....but so much more remains to be done”

Switch Disco are DJ's/Producers who have signed to Relentless / Sony Music. Switch Disco are a club DJ collective/mashup producers based in the UK. Holding current DJ residencies at some of the hottest clubs, they play and produce music from across the musical spectrum. Find them on all the socials, just search: SWITCH DISCO.

Ross Harvie is an Arts & events specialist. A self-confessed theatre addict, practitioner, director, producer and proud place shaper. Responsible for delivering a 5-year strategy and ten-year vision for culture in Basingstoke and management of the Arts and Events team delivering an internal events programme and supporting a strategic grant-funded portfolio of cultural organisations. 

Ross has achieved many things including the development of cultural strategy and taking it through the decision-making political process, ‘Enriching Lives: Arts and culture at the heart of our community’.  Reshaping the council’s internal events programme and further developing Basingstoke Festival (www.basingstokefestival.co.uk) and B LOVE live music weekend (www.blovemusic.com). Creating place-shaping and tourism projects including commissioning #lovebasingstoke videos and a series of Jane Austen 200th Anniversary events. Dreaming up schemes for areas of priority regeneration and local targeted wards and supporting the delivery of section 106 public art in local wards. Implementation of a new arts development and events team from scratch, supporting local artist and events development.

Ross holds has served on two Member of Board Trustee's with Blue Apple Theater and Basingstoke Gateway Award Project.

Ian Cheeseman has dedicated his life to Manchester City Football Club. He has been attending Manchester City games all his life, home and away - and passed 2000 competitive first-team games during the 2016-17 season. He has commentated on many City games for the club video during the 1980s, and for Club call, a dial-up service before spending 23 years at the BBC. During his time as City commentator/correspondent, he described City's progress back into the top flight of English football and through the leadership of Francis Lee to the current owner Sheik Mansour. He was the voice on the radio from before the moment they secured promotion back to the Premier League through to when Sergio Aguero scored that goal in 2012, and beyond.

Jon Lovegrove and Lia Edgson love music and together work on their passion project, RB Music Management, which has put on over 1,000 live shows. 

RB Music Management works with independent artists every day to support them through the challenges of being up and coming in such a tough industry. The aim to help them thrive as creatives. RB Music builds festival line ups with indies in mind, giving them chances to play with major names. RB Music also ran their own venue for several years. 

Current roster includes Reawaken, Bloodhounds and Delayed Departure. 

Contact

https://www.facebook.com/RBbooking

Rob Sloman is the Producer and Director of the feature-length documentary 'Everton - Howard's Way' which was the story about the late Everton Manager, Howard Kendall, and how he build the greatest and most successful team in Everton’s history during the 1980s.

The film was released in November 2019 and has been chosen for a Gala Premiere at the Liverpool Film Festival. It is also the first-ever sports documentary to become available across all transactional TV (Sky Store, Virgin, BT and NOW). The film features all the players from that great side including Neville Southall, Andy Grey, Peter Reid, Graham Sharpe, Trevor Steven and Adrian Heath built by the legend Howard Kendall.