Win Building

An EF legend. Ming talks about trade-offs, especially related to motherhood and business, drive and creative intelligence.
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You can se all about Ming in Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deming_Chen
Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealmingchen
...and her, and her sisters books are here:
Sassparilla's New Shoes - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sassparillas-New-Shoes-Ming-Chen/dp/1880664267/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sassparilla%27s+New+Shoes&qid=1634837005&sr=8-1

Ling Ling Looked In The Mirror - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ling-Looked-Mirror-Ming-Chen/dp/9889956527/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Ling+Ling+Looked+in+the+Mirror&qid=1634837037&sr=8-1

Escape: One Day We Had to Run - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Escape-One-Day-Had-Run/dp/1911373811/ref=sr_1_1?crid=VYJ47FL7S2DA&dchild=1&keywords=escape+one+day+we+had+to+run&qid=1634837127&sprefix=escape+one+day+we+%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1 - https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ming/escape-ming/

Time-stamps:
@02:00 Ming Introduces herself (audio quality not great)
@04:21 Ming talks about her professional life (audio quality fixed)
@06:50 Ming shares her thoughts about 'Winning'
@09:00 Trade-offs - especially work-life balance and motherhood
@13:45 Drive - Ming's version of ambition and hunger
@16:00 Creative intelligence
@19:50 What problem are you trying to solve

What an inspirational man. Husband of yet another former boss of mine and general all round awesome human. We talk about his growing up in Mozambique and the influences that he has had in his life, his focus on humanitarian causes and well-being and he shares some excellent ideas for helping yourself too.

You can find out more about Martin here: https://www.martinfrolander.com/ or follow him on Linkedin (I recommend this!) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-fr%C3%B6lander-8294152/

Thank you for listening.

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Time-stamps:
@00:02:10 - Martin introduces himself
@00:03:06 - University and work
@00:07:40 - Being a humanitarian
@00:18:14 - Being a capitalist and a humanitarian
@00:22:10 - What role does money play in motivation?
@00:23:40 - What do you geek out on and what does motivate you?
@00:27:20 - Martin's well-being story
@00:29:40 - Mondays.. why you need to love them
@00:33:40 - Who influences you?
@00:37:40 - Nick talks about why he does the podcast
@00:39:40 - What are your learnings from parenthood?
@00:43:10 - We talk phone/screens addiction
@00:47:40 - Martin's philosophy on achieving and succeeding
@00:50:14 - Nick reflects on curiosity
@00:50:40 - Habits and wellbeing
@00:54:27 - Martin's advice to aspirational people
@00:55:40 Martin and Nick close with short discussion on success and failure

Gregg helped grow and lead the England Touch Association over 10+ years and became the first professionally paid position in the sport in the Northern Hemisphere.

His energy and hard work ethic have helped the sport grow hugely across the UK and Europe and alongside this he has been a highly competitive player and an engineer!

Time stamps:
2:22 – Gregg Introduces himself
12:34 – Gregg shares his philosophy on winning
18:04 – Nick talks about ‘the moment’ just before stepping out and executing
21:24 – Gregg talks about feedback and leadership
25:04 – Gregg talks about organizing huge events – Euros 2018
27:24 – How did England Touch grow?
31:29 – Gregg’s Touch playing career
33:34 – Ethics and Touch
40:54 – High Performance and talents and skills
53:34 – Gregg’s new company ‘On the seven events’

A very special guest coming in live from inside his electric taxi in London. We discuss the Knowledge, Uber and other factors affecting the world of London taxi drivers.

Subscribe to his channel and like the vids: https://www.youtube.com/user/thutley
A couple of my favorites:
London Taxi Driver PLAYS Go Cabbies! GB: https://youtu.be/tnPuFtAAvd8
Taxi Driver SMASHES London Geoguessr Record!: https://youtu.be/PnbLvDTNE2I

Tom's website for Tours etc: https://www.tom.taxi/

You can catch the video version of the conversation here: https://youtu.be/wJytbdPkPxE

Timestamps:
2:10 - Tom introduces himself
04:40 - The Knowledge
06:47 - How Tom passed the Knowledge
10:34 - Tom's book
12:44 - Addressing weaknesses
18:18 - Uber
27:30 Taxi unions and price considerations
33:24 - Are their changes on the horizon in the trade?
37:00 - What's on the horizon for Tom?
43:02 - A dilemma for Transport For London
46:10 - Wrap up and goodbyes
47:55 - Tom's final words of wisdom

KC is another great friend of mine who I worked with in EF and he shares about his life and development over time.

You can find KC here on linkedin and share some positivity!: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kc-wai-79535618a/

You can find the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/endLBirCzBE

Show notes:
00:00 - Nick intros show
01:42 - Nick Intros KC
03:42 - KC intros himself
08:30 - KC talks identity
14:20 KC talks diversity and inclusion
19:00 - Nick and KC talk Lego minifigures and different personality traits
21:27 - KC talks about changing first impressions or perceptions over time as you become more senior
28:10 - "Since leaving EF have you noticed changes in the way that you were once perceived?"
31:45 - KC talks about authenticity as a professional
35:45 - KC talks about people who are pushing too hard to be perfect and how important it is not to set yourself too high bars
39:00 KC talks about Asian education and the pressure to be the top and whether he sees changes
43:35 - Nick talks about the value of understanding competitiveness that comes alongside the extremely competitive style of education
45:00 - Reflection on the negatives towards the same style of education
47:30 - KC talks about his life with EF, leaving and structuring his job hunt
59:14 - KC Shares his advice and final positive words

A conversation with a friend and another former manager and colleague. Matt's honest and insightful post on Linkedin (see here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6778080201160048640-60_c) prompted me to reach out and ask for a chat.
We discuss how, as a manager and leader, he has navigated the challenging times of COVID whilst working for an international education company (with nobody travelling!) along with some thoughts on personal success and opportunity.

You can find the video version here: https://youtu.be/uDsqSRv89YE

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Show notes:
00:53 Matt’s introduces himself

05:55 Matt’s talks about the challenges of Covid times on the Tours industry 

11:21 Matt’s explains catching Covid and we discuss a little on opportunities that have arisen from it

15:00 Matt's talks about his competitive past and how he takes that into his professional life

19:30 Nick talks around teamwork dynamics with building a win

20:55 Matt’s talks about the importance of playing a role in a team

21:50 Nick talking around skills and talents to execute wins

23:15 Nick talks about Tour Directors in Tours and asks Matt’s how to keep them empowered and bringing them together as a team

24:37 Matt’s talks Tour Directors 

30:00 Matt’s talks about how honesty is so important in communicating through crises

30:50 We begin to talk “Trust” and the philosophy of “a beautiful customer experience every time”

38:30 Nick talks about working in the service industry and striving towards positive outcomes and working with purpose

40:45 Matt’s shares thoughts around achieving goals and winning

44:40 Nick shares his main reason for doing the podcast series

46:00 Matt’s shares advice to you ever people starting out

51:00 Matt’s says goodbye and leaves with a reflection

he didn’t need the surname to define her but it does! You may know her from a viral photo of her breastfeeding in the middle of a 106 mile (170km) mountain marathon race, but she is also a business founder, former finance director and an awesome human focused on making the world a better place.

A great conversation with Sophie about her journey in taking herself to higher levels in both personal and professional life.

You can also watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/A4OmD7IuA9E

Check out Sophie in all the following places:
Her latest video (a must watch and a must share/like/subscribe etc!): https://youtu.be/9QcbaUux5oI

Website: https://www.sophiepower.com/

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ultra_sophie/

Instagram (where she promises to reply!): https://www.instagram.com/ultra_sophie/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ultra_sophie?lang=en

Timestamps:
@01:10 - Sophie introduces herself
@03:45 - How did you get 'in ' to trail running?
@08:55 - Is it stubbornness? perseverance? or otherwise how would you define what gets you through the runs?
@13:00 - Trail runners are generally private - How does that align with having such a big impact viral photo?
@16:44 - what do you need in terms of team and help to set yourself up for those personal wins?
@21:24 - Is there something around 'purpose' that you can 'tap into'?
@25:37 - How do you manage to balance two sporty parents with life?
@31:36 - How does age factor into performance?
@38:12 - Sophie wraps up and tells us where to 'find' her
@39:42 - Sophie's final thought (and some awesome advice!)

Very honoured to have Richard Gerver talking about his experience of taking a failing school and leading it to winning a Unesco education award. Show notes below.

Check out Richard's website here: https://www.richardgerver.com/
Follow him on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardgerver
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fLODEj9_1-50hsClKznYQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richard.gerver
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-gerver-2455913/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/richardgerver/

And checkout his books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Gerver/e/B002NBISEO?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1616598885&sr=8-3

You can also check out the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/KWiznL34y5E

Show notes:
01:15 - Richard Introuces himself
08:15 - turning around a failing school (The Grange - Long Eaton, Derbyshire, UK) - intro
15:15 - Where did the 'wisdom' come from to solve the challenge?
21:25 - How do you plan to solve the challenge of a failing school?
28:28 - How to motivate learning?
34:45 - Elite sports - progress from childhood, how do kids who have never failed survive?
38:20 - How COVID might have a positive effect?
41:30 - Avoiding traps in parenting
44:40 - Changes in Coaching in Elite Sport - problem solving
48:30 - Richard's details and invite for connecting to him!

Thanks for listening

One for the marketeers and sales people amongst you!
Nina has founded the Austrian Leadership Academy and has spent her career so far specialising in marketing and communications. She has worked as an advisor to the government and companies and has worked in CX (Customer Experience), Crisis management and all other aspects of sales.

You can find the video version here: hhttps://youtu.be/CMlNmbRSWGg

You can find out more about the brand new Austrian Leadership Academy here: 

Thank you for listening!

Very excited to present another former colleague and incredible woman, Cristina Teuscher and her little man Ali Guerrero!
You can find the video version here: https://youtu.be/VMadCuK8HHo

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Thanks so much for listening

Cristina swam on the United States National Team for eight years, representing the USA in two Olympic Games (’96 and ’00), winning a Gold and Bronze medal, and captaining the National Team for three years (1999-01). Cristina is a six-time National Champion, never lost an individual race during her collegiate career, including four NCAA titles, and is a former American and Olympic record holder.

She has coached both beginners, tri-athletes, and national elite level athletes. As the Robert H. Kiphuth head coach of Yale University Women’s Swimming and Diving Team, she has coached NCAA Division I Collegiate swimmers, and has collaborated with the most distinguished athletic programs in the country.

In the business world, Cristina has worked in Human Resources roles in both the finance and education sectors, focusing on coaching employees, mentoring new managers, developing talent and managing conflict resolution.  Most recently, Cristina began her own executive coaching practice focused on coaching, mentorship and transition.

Cristina holds a BA from Columbia University, an MBA from INSEAD and a Coaching Certification with Columbia University, Teachers College. Outside of work, she is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor.