The 2% Podcast

We continue our chat with Louis Bollard, Founder of Play Away, Stay Away by discussing some personal challenges. We chat about his recent health challenge with a brain aneurysm min-pandemic and how post-recovery he was able to pitch PASA to the Peter Jones Foundation. 

We cover building resilience to situations you can't control. 

Pitching and refining your offer. 

This episode is a must for those chasing their 2% and if you're struggling to cope during COVID - Louis' perspectives have really helped us. 

See you in the episode!

Business isn't about reinventing the wheel. You do the same thing better, you've got a chance. You combine similar things differently than anyone else and you've got a great shot. Especially if you do it in a new place or market. 

That just about sums up this week's guest's attitude and business idea. Meet Louis Bollard and his business PlayAwayStayAway (PASA). 

PASA exists to connect sports fans and create friends. It is a community of likeminded fans, focusing currently on Rugby and Football, that facilitates fans' meeting and staying at each others' accommodation for away games. Making it a cheaper and more meaningful game day experience. 

Louis is PASA's Founder and also Co-Founded Vive Foods, a healthy protein start-up. 

Dive into the episode to hear more about Louis, his journey building PASA and the lessons he's learned so far.

We're joined once again by Rijul Arora. A self-described recovered technology addict, Rijul has seen both sides of tech; from addiction to recovery and health. 

Besides his job with EY working on technological transformation, Rijul gives workshops on digital wellbeing. Unpacking the relationship you have with technology, particularly social media and other more invasive technologies and dismantling how they impact your wellbeing. 

We're delighted that Rijul is giving us a peek under the hood of what his workshops are like in this condensed taster session. We hope you enjoy it.

[This part will be updated when the video is available on our YouTube :)]

You can connect with Rijul here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rijularora/

And find one of his TED talks here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf-XOC1F5cQ

In this episode, we're joined by Rijul Arora. A self-described recovered technology addict, Rijul has seen both sides of tech. 

He's a millennial who’s been addicted to technology, left it cold-turkey and now uses it in a healthy way. Part of that relationship to technology is through his work with EY on end-to-end technology transformation. 

Personally, he uses his journey to help others with technology and digital addiction and self-management through workshops (he'll give us a taster workshop in the next episode!).

Excited for you to hear this one - see you there!

You can connect with Rijul here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rijularora/

And find one of his TED talks here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf-XOC1F5cQ

Cam Kalare joins us this week. Otherwise known as StraightUpHippo on YouTube. Cam mixes his love for gaming, cars and comedy and has amassed over 50K followers on YT. 

In this episode, we start off with a cracking word association game which promotes some exciting and even philosophical chats about having YT as a 'government'. Branching out beyond YouTube to his DJing. 

He talks about the importance of finding and creating community, both within his subscribers and his fellow YouTubers. 

"If you do what you're passionate about, people will appreciate it."

Catch Cam's channel here - https://www.youtube.com/user/StraightUpHippo

Cam Kalare joins us this week. Otherwise known as StraightUpHippo on YouTube. Cam mixes his love for gaming, cars and comedy and has amassed over 50K followers on YT. Cam tells his journey of making content for 10 years including alongside school and living in public. We discuss creator burnout and the perceptions associated with being a creator. (He uploaded every day for 3 years and describes his recent burnout experience).

Tune in to hear his advice for upcoming creators and chats through his mindset to achieve creative fulfilment. 

Catch Cam's channel here - https://www.youtube.com/user/StraightUpHippo

Welcome back everyone to The 2% Podcast - today we bring you the second half of our chat with Graham David. In this, we start off with the word association game and progress on to talk about his recent obsession and viral success with TikTok. We discuss the challenges and benefits of running your own business (Graham has 5). 

A serial entrepreneur, we get Graham's insights into asking for discounts in shops and why people don't do it, discuss financial literacy of Gen Z and the impact of tech on the future of work - plus loads more. See you in the episode :) 

This week, we're excited to be joined by Graham David. Graham is a serial entrepreneur and owner of multiple businesses including a Learning and Development training company. 

In this, the first half of our chat, we discuss the impact of COVID and how Graham coped and had to adapt to losing all of his booked work for a year in March & the journey of building back once the uncertainty eased slightly. 

We chat through Graham's approach to value and why his businesses are outcompeting across unrelated industries, going viral on TikTok and building a following and much more. See you in the episode!

Hey everyone, today we're super excited to be sharing the second half of our chat with Christine Michaelis. Christine has founded multiple businesses including the Creative Start-Up Academy and the EU Start-Up Association. She advises founders and startups all over the world to grow and expand their businesses.

In this half of our chat, we continue with practical value and top tips. Still themed around starting up your own side-hustle or business (yes, even in a pandemic!)but this time focusing on networking, goal-setting, being yourself, getting the basics right in business and more. See you in the episode! 

PRACTICAL START-UP AND SIDE HUSTLE ADVICE!

Welcome back to the 2% Podcast everyone, today we're super excited to be talking to Christine Michaelis. Christine has founded multiple businesses including the Creative Start-Up Academy and the EU Start-Up Association. She advises founders and startups all over the world to grow and expand their businesses. 

In this half of our chat, we get practical. We talk about the creative start-up academy and Christine's previous career and what inspired her to change to the work she does now, how she made that transition and get her advice on how we and *you* can too. We all want to be doing work we enjoy and Christine helps people create that dream for themselves. 

A fantastic episode with loads of value if you're thinking of starting up your own side-hustle or business (yes, even in a pandemic!) as well as some notes and advice from her personal journey. You're going to want to tune in ;) See you in the episode! Ryan