#38 Don’t sweat the small stuff with Steph Shilling

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode: 

• If you lose your passion for something, you can find another. 
• Everyone does not have to like you.
• If you trust your intuition and follow your heart, things have a way of working out.

Steph is the creator and owner of Studio Velo, a boutique fitness studio close to the coast in Whitley Bay.

Having worked as a general dentist for 14 years Steph ceased practicing dentistry in March this year to teach Pilates and run the health and fitness studio she founded in October 2017.

A mum of three and lover of the coast, interiors, art and of course health and well-being; Steph hopes to make Pilates more accessible to health care professionals who so often suffer both physically and psychologically whilst giving so much to care for their patients.

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

Studio Velo’s Website - https://www.velofitness.co.uk/

Studio Velo on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/velohealthstudio

Studio Velo on Twitter - https://twitter.com/StudioVelo2

Studio Velo on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/studio_velo_fitness/

#37 Kieran James - Go Big or Go Home

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode: 

• Providing financial clarity.
• Leading a deliberate life.
• It’s ok to re-route to your destination.

Kieran James is a husband, father of two, amateur athlete, relentless reader and has a passion for education; particularly financial. He is Managing Director of Accountancy and training firm Stryde whose aim is to provide financial clarity to the franchise sector through services such as business plan creation, financial training, accountancy and supporting the automation of financial processes.  He's also Non Executive Director of the Children's Activities Association, a not for profit organisation that helps parents, schools, nurseries and children's activities providers to raise the standard of children's activity provision.  

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

Kieran on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/KieranStryde/

Stryde Website - Stryde.co.uk

Stryde on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StrydeUK

Stryde on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Stryde_UK

#36 Lisa Vescio - Listen to the whispers in your heart.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode: 

• How having a profession as a nurse enables you to travel the world.
• Seeing gaps in the level of care and creating a solution to meet patients’ needs.
• You can create a wonderful life after burnout. 

Lisa Vescio is a qualified mental health professional with over 18 years of experience in mental health and 12 years as a company founder and managing director.

As ‘The Director Doctor’ she now works with senior leaders and business owners, helping them to unlock the triggers and causes of stress so they find can find a life balance that works for them.  

A skilled and inspiring coach, Lisa has a lifelong passion for bringing out the best in people.

She is known as a leader in her field, thanks to her unique combination of senior-executive expertise and mental health training and experience.

This strong clinical and entrepreneurial background make her exceptionally well-placed to help clients manage stress, tackle its causes and take their business forward. This fresh and innovative approach allows clients to move into a place of personal and business growth.

Entrepreneur, Lisa Vescio has a distinguished career in business. Fuelled by the vision of providing high-quality, bespoke care that treats patients as individuals, she founded Milestones Hospital in Norfolk in 2006.

This innovative and independent hospital was designed to help female patients feel autonomous and valued, treating them with respect, dignity and sensitivity.

The business is a thriving project that continues to trade and expand. However, this all-encompassing project eventually took a toll on Lisa’s own mental health.

Stress and burn-out made Lisa decide to resign from her position as Managing Director at Milestones in 2018 so that she could rest and recover back in her home town in the North East. She subsequently made the decision to let go completely and left the company in May 2019.

Feeling regenerated and inspired after returning to the North East and taking time out to fully recover, Lisa now has a drive and passion to use her skills to help people.

Now a qualified master coach, Lisa is bringing her toolkit of amazing skills that she has developed over the years to help and inspire others. 

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

Lisa’s Website - https://www.lisavescio.com/

Lisa on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-vescio/

Lisa on Instagram - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-vescio/

Lisa on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheDirectorDoctor

The Director Doctor on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/auspiciousbusiness/

#35 Nevil Tynemouth - There is nothing in life you have to do

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Having everything and not enjoying it
• The importance of doing things you really love when you have downtime 
• And choosing a career based on the company car on offer

Nevil Tynemouth, director at New Results is an international speaker, author, and co-creator of the psychology of consumer and seller behaviour with 30 years of commercial acumen and experience.  Nevil delivers high impact business techniques for organisations, teams and individuals.  

He gives you real-world business advice about growing and developing your business and your people. He was involved in the sales launch of two of the UK’s most familiar brands in Dyson and BlackBerry. He built a significant sales coaching programme for BT. He supports a range of businesses from start-ups to international organisations in professional services through to IT and technology.

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

New Results Website -  https://newresults.co.uk/

Nevil on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/neviltynemouth/

Nevil on Twitter - https://twitter.com/NevNewResults

#34 Dennis Westgate - It’s never too late to work on your passion

Dennis speaks to us about how it’s never too late to work on your passion!

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Working as a Geordie in Yorkshire.
• The invention of the printing process for scratch cards.
• How an impromptu sales call changed his life and business.
• His love of musical theatre and his own writing. 
• His desire to give young people an opportunity to perform original songs and musicals.

Dennis ‘Alfred’ Westgate’s story began in a very musical household in Byker, Newcastle and after a career spanning the railway, films, printing and running his own printing business he retired and began to work on his passion. 

Now, Dennis is an 82yr old Composer, Lyricist,Playwright, Author and Founder of Tyne Music. He has received great reviews from previous productions at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York and Bridlington Spa Theatre, now he is collaborating with others to showcase his work to a wider audience.

Reviews of Dennis’s Work: 

Broken Doll - "Very cleverly done through Mr Westgate's words and music, a very talented North East composer."

Ben Shepherd 'The Press'

A Christmas Carol - "Lovely harmonies and duets with a wonderful and memorable music score by Tyneside composer Dennis Westgate"

Francesca Foxtrot 'The Press'

Platform 9 - "Beautiful ballads. Big choruses and a 'little rock and roll'

Charles Hutchinson 'The Press'

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

Dennis on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-westgate-40053575/

Tyne Music’s Website - https://tynemusic.com/

#33 Teresa Peters - Anything is possible

Teresa speaks to us about how anything is possible! 

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Setting up a business post-recession, redundancy and having twins. 
• What DiSC profiling is and how it can be used for coaching.
• Tips for running a business with your spouse.

Teresa Peters is a double business owner who wishes to share an honest personal account of running a business with 3 children, the obstacles she has overcome to get where she is today, and she has some great advice about how to run a successful business with your husband and business partner.

She started Relish Publications with her husband Duncan, 10 years ago, from their living room in Morpeth. They’ve grown an award-winning national business having showcased hundreds of highly acclaimed chefs and their recipes in over 30 beautiful hard-backed recipe books. Having recently launched ‘Relish North East and Yorkshire’

Teresa is also a DiSC communication style profiler, and an Accredited Performance and Executive Coach. She recently set up a second business ‘Accelerator Coaching’ where she facilitates women, chefs and teams to be the best they can be and maximise potential.

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

Teresa on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-peters-474a1827/

Relish Website - https://www.relishpublications.co.uk

Relish on Twitter - https://twitter.com/RELISH_COOKBOOK

Relish on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RelishRestaurantGuide

Relish on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/relish_cookbook/

Relish on Blogspot - http://relish-publications.blogspot.com/

Accelerator Coaching Website - https://www.acceleratorcoaching.co.uk

Accelerator Coaching Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/acceleratorcoaching/ 

Accelerator Coaching on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/acceleratorcoaching/

#32 Laura Currer - Redefine your story, reignite your sparkle, and create a life that you love

Laura speaks to us about how no matter what happens you can always redefine your story, reignite your sparkle and create a life you love!

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Using her experiences to improve current support services.
• Your story is what you make it.
• Choice, hope and empowerment are key messages surrounding sexual violence.

In 2015 Laura was raped. But that's just the beginning of her story. Since then, she has gone on to create a life she adores, building a business doing what she loves and helping other women to do the same. She has spread her message of positivity and hope to over 30 million people worldwide, helping people to own their power, tell their story their way, and build a life they love.

Through Sparkle, Laura shares her insights and experience, offers new ways to work with her and get involved, and most crucially, show you that there is a life after trauma. She is passionate about helping people to reach their full potential, own their power, and define their future their way.

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

Laura's Website - https://www.sparklewithlauracurrer.com/

Laura on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sparklewithlauracurrer/

#31 Mandy Barker - Don't ever follow convention because life's meant for taking risks!

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode: 

• A brand is not just a logo but what you stand for.
• Co-creating tribes and communities around brands.
• If you've got a skill and you’re a hard worker, you can create a sustainable business.

Mandy is a creative designer passionate about equality and activism. Working in various admin, retail and hospitality jobs from 16, she attended uni at 24 to follow her passion. She founded branding studio Sail Creative in 2016 with an aim to impact social change through creativity. Sail has grown over the last three years through a ruthless and dedicated work ethic and vision. 

Mandy is passionate about collaboration and conversation, which has been a strong part of Sail’s impact and will continue to be a big part of the journey ahead.

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

Mandy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandybarker

Mandy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mandybarkeruk

Mandy on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mandybarkeruk

Sail Creative Website - https://sailcreative.co.uk/

Sail Creative on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sail_Creative

Sail Creative on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Sail_Creative/

Sail Creative on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sailcreativeUK/

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode: 

• Starting a business as a naturally conservative person.
• How it’s all about networking and building relationships.
• His creation of the joy sh*t scale!

Paul Cheetham is a big advocate of kindness.  He loves his family and friends. And crisp sandwiches. Oh yes…and puns.

With over 30 years working in HR across a range of sectors, Paul finally took the plunge this year to follow his passion by setting up EightCoaching – which is a consultancy designed to help individuals, teams and organisations be their best selves and be more successful through the understanding and practice of emotional intelligence. His experience shows that finding your path and setting up a business is attainable for everyone

Paul is, in quotes, “bloody loving it!”

Key Resources:

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

Paul on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcheetham1/

Paul on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Paul

Today’s special episode was recorded live at the PIE Project celebration and awards event in July 2019.

We talk with some of the children and teachers who took part. And hear about their experiences and their lessons learned.

We really enjoyed the day and well done to all the budding entrepreneurs who could teach us adults a thing or two.

The Primary Inspiration through Enterprise (PIE) Charity was established in 2013 when 4 primary schools in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne came together to set-up and run a shop. Since then the programme has grown and has worked with over 50 schools and 3000 pupils.

The PIE Project makes the connection between education and the world of work, enabling young people to develop the knowledge and attitudes they need to succeed. 

The Patron is Sir John Hall, the President is Bill Midgley OBE and the founder is Ammar Mirza CBE.  The charity works with a vast number of organisations that have kindly dedicated significant time, effort and in some cases money to make a difference to their local communities.

As you will hear, James was a PIE’oneer this time. Listen to hear how his school did.