The Stephen McGarvey Podcast

Have you ever heard the saying behind every great man is an even better woman? We take a break from our profile on Richard Stone and pivot and interview the women behind the painter Rhonda Stone. Rhonda discusses their son’s tough journey in length. He was diagnosed with dyslexia, Stephen opens up about struggling with it himself. We close with tutoring, mnemonic systems, graduating from Oxford with honours. reading, positive encouragement, martial arts, and thinking outside the box.

Stephen McGarvey returns with part 5 of our profile on Richard Stone. Richard discusses painting Nelson Mandela, meeting him for the first time, his presence, Nelson not making eye contact, the ability to capture greatness, a sense of humour and forging a lifelong friendship. We close with how Richard captured Nelson Mandela’s eyes in his portrait, the importance of building rapport, trust being the byproduct, and how Nelson Mandela reacted to seeing Richards portrait for the first time.

Stephen McGarvey is back our 4th installment in our profile on world-renowned royal painter Richard Stone. Richard discusses getting on a personal level with the Queen of England, being welcomed as a guest at her home daily, the Queen helping him find more commissions, introducing him to her family, modeling behaviour to gain success, having a meal with Andrea Bocelli and paying attention on a deeper level. We close with branching out to painting politicians, creating a friendship with Margaret Thatcher, seeking first to understand than to be understood, living in the moment and other famous influencers Richard has been around.

We resume our fascinating conversation with Richard Stone. Richard explains calling Queen Elizabeth, the mindset he needed to do so, commissioning a sitting, and the tactical brilliance it took to pull off what he did. Richard goes into detail on painting Queen Elizabeth, regiments, the interaction with the Queen Mother, how long the portrait took to paint, and the intimate conversation you have with such a high profile human when you paint them.

In the 13th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast, we continue our conversation with renowned royal portrait artist Richard Stone. Richard discusses falling in love with sketching and painting, the opera, portraying movement in a still painting. Richard dives deep into his incredibly important mentoring by Sir Gerald Kelly, touching on all the lessons he taught him that shaped him into the artist he is today. We close with time being the most valuable gift, experience, wisdom, and phoning the Queen of England.

On the 12th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast, we begin our 7 part series with world-renowned royal portrait artist Richard Stone. Richard explains painting such figureheads as Queen Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela, and many more. Richard explains how hard it is to become a successful artist, his childhood, taking present-day life for granted, a life-changing freak accident, being deaf in both ears, and how that helped him get into artistry. We close with learning to communicate, visualizing the life you want, when Richard got his hearing back and drawing on your strengths.

On the 11th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast, Stephen and Natalie explain how their lives have changed since COVID19 and how being lockdown inside their homes for 13 weeks and the new normal they have both adopted. They get into where they have spent their money, the business going virtual, writing, and finishing their book SHIFT, staying fit. We close with what they miss most while in lockdown, silver linings of isolation, patios reopening, Doug Ford and mentally preparing for going back out into public.

Welcome to the 10th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. In today’s episode Stephen and Natalie recall being on a world cruise studying different cultures and their mission being halted by the escalation of COVID 19. Stephen draws their experience back to a few of his teachings regarding how to deal with disappointment, living in the now, not worrying about what you can’t control. We close with mud crabs, assuming that anything is possible when they knew their trip was canceled and rushing to get home.

Welcome back to Stephen McGarvey Podcast. In episode 9 we welcome back Chef Michael Sandoval for part 2 of our conversation. Chef Michael explains living in the south of Spain, racing through his profession, The French Laundry, being at the top of the Chef game, and working towards being happy. Stephen and Michael discuss limitless options, trying to achieve real goals, leaving Seabourn, dealing with change, and practicing for the ‘championship’ game. We close with being grateful, new opportunities, and own his own hotel/restaurant in his own home.

Welcome to the 8th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. In today’s episode, we dive into the mind of the head chef at The Grill by Thomas Keller on Seabourn the incredibly talented Michael Sandoval. Michael discusses willing his way into working for Thomas Keller at the age of 18, being selfish in your career, putting in extra effort, the ‘Be The Bacon’ award, and running a kitchen with positive relationships vs fear. Michael explains the importance of culture and cuisine working together and how his senses come into his strategy for his craft. We close with listening to your food, his obsession with knives, and creating moments in time with your cuisine.