Kelly Abrahams - Diversity and Inclusion lead within PayPal

Shem Douglas - author and content creation wizard

Lex Gillette - Greatest long jumper in U.S. Paralympic history

The panel discuss their views on white privilege, racism and unconscious bias. The conversation focusses on how to have difficult conversations with colleagues of cultural difference in the workplace and the need for kindness and honesty in our dialogue with each other.

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U.S Epidemiologist Prof Dan Mackie speaks of virus investigation, how Covid 19 stacks up against previous pandemics and his opinion on why this strand was not man made in a lab.

Aaron is a Kiwi and is one of the leading Performance Coaches in the world of Sport. He currently works with The Chiefs Rugby franchise in NZ as well as bunch of national teams including the NZ Cricket team that reached the World Cup final in 2019, the NZ Women's Soccer team who beat England for the first time at the World Cup in 2018 and a number of Major League Baseball players in the U.S.

Hear his views on how pressure is a social construct, what the corporate world can learn from sport (and vice versa) and what advice he gives to his daughter to navigate the world we live in. 

Ben is a 20 year career Navy Seal. He now runs leadership training for the U.S. Navy and champions  the employment of emotional intelligence as a key tool to sharpen the steel of the next generation of Seals and prepare them for life after the battle. 

Ben speaks eloquently of his challenges in his career, his ideas around great leadership and his connection with the ocean and how it has helped him deal with the tragic loss of his daughter and his best friend. 

This episode runs considerably longer than my previous episodes but I believe you will find it Inspirational from minute one.

Darkness into Light is an initiative to express community and solidarity with those affected by suicide.

In this weeks episode Niall speaks with 

Gillian O'Gorman of The Wellness Lounge, 

Siobhan Murray, Psychotherapist and author of the Burnout Solution

Niamh Hannan, Psychologist and CEO of MindWorks

Siobhan Sweeney, Director of Development, Inclusion and Diversity at The Open Doors Initiative

Let's hear Ireland's leading immunologist focus on the facts of Covid 19 and help us understand what we have control over in this crisis. 

John Amaechi OBE is a psychologist , CEO & Everyday Jedi at Amaechi Performance Solutions. He is a powerful speaker and thought leader.

John also enjoyed a ten year career in the NBA and is the first player in their history to come out as being gay to ridiculous abuse and death threats. 

Hear John explore thoughts on being your authentic self as a leader 

Isa is a 4 time Rugby European Cup winner and captain. 

He was denied a career as a New Zealand All Black by virtue of playing two mins as a 17 year old for Fiji (the country of his fathers birth) in a Rugby World Cup. Instead of being bitter about being denied the opportunity to play international rugby isa used the disappointment as a motivation to prove himself better than everyone else in his position. 

Hear his thoughts on building a Culture of Excellence, being a baseline 8/10 player, and the method he used to become one of the most consistent rugby players on the planet.