On this episode I'm joined by Lauran Ware who is an emotional and mental wellness therapist. 

Lauran provides a holistic approach to wellbeing and mental health, facilitating programmes using tools from her studies in western psychology, depth psychology, Jungian analysis, affective state theory, somatic experiencing, EMDR, CBT, affective neurobiology traditional healing, hypnotherapy, creative arts therapy, post-modern spirituality, martial arts, nutrition, yoga, mindfulness and musicology to assist in healing and allowing her clients to become the truest version of themselves. 

On the show we chat about:

• How we've all been pathologically busy
• The current pandemic is calling us to be pioneers of our own emotional and mental environment
• The benefit of martial arts as a vehicle for deeper awareness
• Covid and the immune system
• Practical wellness tips to apply during this self-isolation/social-distancing period
• The idea of a Illness Model and Wellness Model
• What's causing some of the triggers we might be feeling
• How we're all going through a period of grief and how to process that

Lauran can be found at https://www.comehealing.co.uk/ and you can also connect with her on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauranware/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauranware/

Enjoy the show and thanks for listening! 

In this episode I talk to Richard Cambridge who is an actor and CTO of WeAudition. WeAudition is a video chat community that connects actor and industry professionals. Serving as a platform for actors to rehearse and self-tape their auditions as well as for casting offices to hold virtual casting sessions.

On the show we talk about:

• The origins of WeAudition and how Richard connected with his business partner Darren Darnborough through a mutual friendship with Casting Director Sophie Holland.
• Having a side hustle as an actor 
• The features of the WeAudition platform
• The #CastingCrushesCorona initiative, how it came about and the opportunity it has provided.
• Previews of some upcoming features on the platform
• Making your own content and not trying to be perfect
• Big plans for where WeAudition and online casting is going

You can connect with Richard here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richcambridge/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichCambridge

And you can find WeAudition here https://www.weaudition.com/

Enjoy the show!

In this episode I talk to serial entrepreneur Nathan Hirsch who went on to drive millions of dollars of sales from the Amazon business he created from his dorm room.

His innate problem solving nature led him to create the Freelancer and VA site FreeeUp, inspired by his use of VA's to scale his own business. The company has recently been bought out and Nathan and his business partner are embarking on their new venture, Outsource School. They offer courses and training to people wanting to leverage the full power of VA's to help their businesses grow.

During our chat, we discuss:

• Coming up with the concept of drop-shipping in 2008 before it was "a thing"
• Never having the end in mind and always looking to test and get feedback from the market.
• The current shift towards remote working and how this was naturally happening anyway.
• Followers, Doers and Experts - The 3 different types of VA
• What to look for in a business partner.
• The 4 different parts of working with a VA and key tips on how to bring them into your business.
• The drops-shipping market now Vs 2008
• What Nathan would do if he was starting a business from nothing now.

You can connect with Nathan here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/realnatehirsch 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhirsch/ 

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

And find out more about Outsource School at the following links:

Official Site: https://www.outsourceschool.com/cracking-the-va-code/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outsourceschool1

In this episode, I chat with actor Scott Michael Wagstaff, covering his journey from musical theatre to screen actor and discussing some of the key things he's learnt along the way. We talk about:

• The transition Scott made from musical theatre to screen acting and the decision process behind that.
• The importance of good training as an actor and what makes a good class.
• Scott's experience of working in a leading casting office for close to 2 years. Including some of the myths it dispelled for him and the clarity it gave him on the audition process.
• Why making your own work is essential and how Scott went off and filmed his own feature film in India.
• We share some stories from the audition room, going over some of our funny and interesting audition experiences.
• And as always, we have "What's Trending?" and "10 Questions" to round off the show.

You can follow Scott here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottmwagstaff/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottMWagstaff
Website: http://www.scottmichaelwagstaff.com/

And watch his film Pendulum here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2FJpCtfvJc

Connect with Ashley at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleytabatabai/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleytabatabai/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshleyTabatabai

In this episode Ashley chats to Presenter and creative marketing professional Simone Adele Turner - https://simoneadeleturner.com/

Simone joins in from New York and we chat about:

• How to approach a career in performing arts as well as working in a more traditional business role.
• Why can't we all be more than one thing?
• Simone's tips on how to manage with set backs, especially when it comes to things like not booking a job or hearing back from an audition.
• The key role personal development plays in her life and the power of the mind and the stories we tell ourselves.
• And as always, we round off the show with "What's Trending?" and "10 Questions" for Simone.

Enjoy the show. If you want to connect with Simone you can find her here: https://www.instagram.com/simoneaturner/

Connect with Ashley at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleytabatabai/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleytabatabai/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshleyTabatabai

In this episode Ashley talks to Sam Goyal who is a clean technology entrepreneur and founder of Solar Horizon.

The conversation covers:

- The idea of entrepreneurship and how we might define it.
- Why it's essential to get out of your own head when starting (and during) your entrepreneurial journey.
- How can you measure impact?
- What to do when all is lost.
- Why you shouldn't believer your own bullshit.

Check out more on Sam here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samridhgoyal/