The Sandro Forte Podcast

David Pinchin has worked in the finance industry since the 80’s where he was pioneer in over the counter currency options. As co-founder of Tradition Financial services, they built a business that grew to the one of the biggest brokers in the world.

David is also now chairman of Leadership Through Sport & Business, a life-changing charity he has built and continues to invest in that gives school leavers from deprived backgrounds employment through a unique 5 part programme including leadership development delivered by Premier League and Football League Clubs and resulting in apprenticeships with major blue chip organisations.

David talks about how his people skills helped grow the business, how he surrounded himself with good people and how, in his view, success is something you should always be looking for and never settling for your lot.

Find out more about Leadership Through Sport and Business at:

https://www.leadershipthroughsport.org/

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

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Stephen Shortt is CEO and founder of Hawkins and Brimble a male grooming brand that has taken advantage of this booming global market. Aware of the fast-growing market for men’s skin and grooming products, he launched a range for beard, body and skin. The brand which has a quintessentially British Style, has the ambition to be the leader in the market.

Stephen talks to Sandro about being an entrepreneur is a bit like a drug, and if you want your business to succeed you need to find the right formula of people, outsource what you’re not good at, don’t be afraid to delegate…and always be a gentleman.

You can find out more about Stephen at www.hawkinsandbrimble.co.uk

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

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Michael Finnigan is the CEO of i2i and has been working in the arena of performance psychology since the 90’s, understanding and passing on his learning to help people better themselves. He has worked in numerous sports including cricket, rugby, football as well as golf where he can claim the success of coaching Darren Clark to the Open championship.

He is a public speaker and has authored books ‘Impossible to Inevitable.. the catalyst for positive change’ and ‘They Did you Can: how to achieve whatever you want in life with the help of your sporting heroes’ both encouraging people to push themselves forward and drive towards their dreams.

His company has won awards for ‘innovation in schools’ and continues to help improve achievement levels, often quoted as life changing and inspirational and Michael tells us about the best ages to learn and if it’s ever time to write someone off.

Michael also talks about creating the environment for people to grow and how he has helped people from sports superstars to the homeless to change their mindset and as a result, their lives.

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

www.sandrospodcast.com

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Charl Willoughby was a pacey, left arm bowler who contributed to the South African bowling attack both in tests and one day internationals in the early 200’s. Born in South Africa he went on to represent English counties Leicestershire, Essex and Somerset, where he now lives working as a financial advisor as well as regularly turning out for all start cricket team Lashings XI.

Charl tells us how he fell into playing professional cricket, how goals change as you progress and how important dealing with failure has been to him and his advice to youngsters about facing challenges.

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

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Sam Allardyce, one of the biggest names in football, is a football manager and former player having most recently managed Everton in the Premier League last season. Sam played at a number of clubs as a defender, with his longest spell at Bolton, who he went on to manage with great success for 8 years from 1999, taking them into the Premier League in 2001 as well as into the League Cup Final and Europe. In 2016, following spells at Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland, Sam was given his ‘dream job’ as manager of the English national team in July 2016. His role as national team manager was cut short after an undercover Daily Telegraph sting was deemed to have inferred corruption around third part ownership of players. A legal claim for substantial damages is in progress. ‘Big Sam’ continues to be regarded as one of the most established and recognisable personalities in the English game.

In this second, explosive, part to the interview, Sam goes into depth about his time as England manager. He tells Sandro about how this ‘dream job’ became a nightmare, how he was guilty until proven innocent by the Football Association and how he ‘wished he never apologised’. Sam expresses his anger about the press, the Independent Press Standards Organisation and how the standards of the press have become a sham.

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

www.sandrospodcast.com

Blog: www.tumblr.com/sandrospodcast

Twitter: @sandrospodcast

Facebook: /sandrospodcast

Sam Allardyce, one of the biggest names in football, is a football manager and former player having most recently managed Everton in the Premier League last season. Sam played at a number of clubs as a defender, with his longest spell at Bolton, who he went on to manage with great success for 8 years from 1999, taking them into the Premier League in 2001 as well as into the League Cup Final and Europe. In 2016, following spells at Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland, Sam was given his ‘dream job’ as manager of the English national team in July 2016. His role as national team manager was cut short after an undercover Daily Telegraph sting was deemed to have inferred corruption around third part ownership of players. A legal claim for substantial damages is in progress. ‘Big Sam’ continues to be regarded as one of the most established and recognisable personalities in the English game.

In this, the first part of a two-podcast interview with Sam, tells Sandro about his ‘disciplined and good’ upbringing, how discipline was important in his playing days, but how that has changed in the game today. He talks about what he feels is crucial, as a manager, in order to get the most out of players. Sam also talks about how he is ‘unfairly’ labelled as a long ball manager and why that is simply not true.

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

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Nhamo Shire is known as London’s ‘Mr basketball’ and this year he set up the London City Royals basketball team. Shire had a tough start in life, living alone in a bedsit in London at the age of 14 which could have seen him easily fall into a life of drugs and crime, but when he discovered basketball he put all his focus into the sport. A few years later he broke his ankle and was told he’d be lucky to run for a bus again. The basketball had given his life so much purpose, so this left him at a loss as to what to do. His steely determination saw him fight his way back onto the court, but that wasn’t the last of the big knock-backs in his life – he reconnected with the father he never knew in Zimbabwe, but he passed away soon after; basketball continued to give him the focus he needed to stop his life from crumbling.

Nhamo talks to Sandro about how the basketball court was his sanctuary at these difficult points in his life and about how he set up a ‘Midnight Madness’, a late-night social group to help vulnerable youngsters from similar backgrounds as his, which brings them together to play basketball and help give their lives focus.

You can connect with Nhamo at

London City Royals: www.londoncityroyals.com & www.london-basketball.com

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

www.sandrospodcast.com

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Since the 1970s, Sir Eric Peacock has been leading companies, driving acquisition of businesses and growing organisations. From Babygro, a company he took to full stock exchange listing to award winning Stage Technologies, and AIM listed Baydonhill FX, Eric has been prolific in growing and selling businesses. He has served on the boards of the UK foreign office and department for business and has run companies in Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. Eric was knighted in 2003 for services to foreign trade and his philanthropic work includes leading the Peacock Foundation and Uniqueness, two charities which support disadvantaged children and young adults.

Sir Eric talks about his life, the importance of learning and how you can juggle so many different business priorities but find time to relax.

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

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Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris is a former professional footballer and forever know as one of the most feared defenders ever to play the game.

He will most likely always hold the record for the highest number of appearances for Chelsea, having played almost 800 times for the club in the 1970’s and 1980’s, captaining them to their first FA Cup and European trophy.

As one of the all-time greats, Ron has a suite at Stamford bridge named after him and he is one of the former players who now provides matchday hospitality at the club. Ron is a pundit (especially when it comes to Chelsea) and an in demand after dinner speaker, telling numerous stories about how he fared against George Best, the changes within football and how he has dealt with both success and failure

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

www.sandrospodcast.com

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Paul Carter was born without lower arms and legs but has never once allowed his obvious disability to get in the way of his ambitions.

Part of a Bafta award winning team, Paul is a journalist, producer, broadcaster and pioneer of social inclusion. Paul is currently realising his dream of working as a reporter, on the BBC tech show ‘Click’.

Paul shares with us how his parents inspired and encouraged him to aim big and not allow challenges to hold him back. With this mindset, we learn his views on how people’s approaches to disability have changed and what ‘nothing about us without us’ means to so many people.

You can find out more about Paul at:

On the BBC News Channel 12.30 on Saturdays and Sundays reporting on ‘Click’ and Twitter: @paulcartertv

Sandro Forte is a highly respected and successful businessman who has built an astonishing network of well-known individuals, sports stars and celebrities over a career spanning more than 30 years.

Author of the bestselling book ‘Dare to Be Different’ and a sought-after speaker, Sandro has decided to access his enviable resources to produce a podcast series, centred around personal development, which invites a different person each episode to talk about their successes, their challenges and what lessons they have learned in life to make them who they are today. Their insights and wisdom both educate and motivate as they explain how success, whilst not always easy, is achievable for anyone.

These interviews provide inspiring and informative insight from the perspective of an impressive and varied range of personalities.

Subscribe, provide feedback, share what you want to hear more of in future episodes and ask any questions via email at [email protected]

www.sandrospodcast.com

Blog: www.tumblr.com/sandrospodcast

Twitter: @sandrospodcast

Facebook: /sandrospodcast