S2 Episode 106 | Discussion with Samuel Nicholls Co-Founder of TipStart and Diplomat @ UK Foreign Office | Social Enterprise and Theory of Change | Politics and Books
Today my guest is Samuel Nicholls who is a Diplomat working at the UK Foreign Office. He also co-founded and run a social enterprise called TipStart. His mission is to harness the motivation and social responsibility of graduates to disrupt privilege in employment.
TipStart is a for-profit social enterprise that uses a digital platform to connect graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds with firms struggling to recruit diverse talent. Through these connections, the graduates improve their awareness of the sector they want to work in, increase the size of their professional network and increase their personal confidence. The firms involved are able to build a new diverse recruitment pipeline as well as offering a compelling learning and development opportunity to their staff.
Check TipStart webpage : https://www.tipstart.org/ (https://www.tipstart.org/)
Books discussed in the episode:
1. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colson-Whitehead/e/B001IZ1GHW/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1) : https://amzn.to/3i4WtAg (https://amzn.to/3i4WtAg)
2. Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism by Bhu Srinivasan (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bhu-Srinivasan/e/B075XK1D6D/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1) : https://amzn.to/3vDyufc (https://amzn.to/3vDyufc)
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26 Apr 2021
S2 Episode 105 | Discussion with Rael Bicker on Business Excellence , Corporate Culture , Entrepreneurship | Navigating twists, turns and loops to achieve excellence
Mr Rael Bicker deliver custom designed keynotes, workshops, mentoring and coaching that all fall under the umbrella of “Business Excellence”. We all recognize that perfection is not possible, and that excellence is being the best we can be with the resources we have. Rael works with people who are passionate about being on the journey toward achieving the best level of business excellence that they can.
He can draw my inspiration and content from many sources and develop and deliver keynotes, workshops, mentoring and coaching that is uniquely customised to every audience and client.
My Experience: From being 6000ft underground in a mine, to starting an education business (that grew to have 4000 plus students) to spending years working in venture capital, he have has seen it all. He have listed companies on multiple international stock exchanges, and his financial services group has settled more than $3bn in loans over 19 years. He have a diverse work history combined with unique global research interviews with companies in more than 25 countries. Taking this knowledge and experience makes me perfect to advise people on growing and achieving excellence.
My Background: Rael hold two Masters degrees; an MBA and MSc (Engineering) and am currently a Fellow of the MFAA (Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia), a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) (Professional Speakers Australia) and a Member of AICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors). Additionally, I am the first inspirationalist in Australia with Integrus Global and a Mentor with both Mentored With Mark Bouris and Mastermind.space
Rale's Book : Dive In – Lessons Learnt since business School
This book, published in May 2018, was intended to be a guide for people to take my experiences and be able to put the lessons into practice. As the blurb says:
“Business does not have to be complicated. Business can be simple.
Take a breath, dive in, and adjust the course while you are moving.
This book looks at 30+ years of work and business on two continents through startups to listed companies. It is a collection of business principles that underline the idea of sometimes just taking a leap of faith and Diving In is all you need to succeed”
(a free copy – www.raelbricker.com/freebook (http://www.raelbricker.com/freebook))
Professional Speaking website : www.raelbricker.com (http://www.raelbricker.com/)
Podcast Website : www.excellencepodcast.com (http://www.excellencepodcast.com/)
For the latest video links : https://bit.ly/3fIpbmw (https://bit.ly/3fIpbmw)
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rael-bricker/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rael-bricker/)
Enjoy, learn and listen !
11 Apr 2021
S2 Episode 104 | Discussion with Online piano coach, best selling author Mark Deeks | Music , Mindset and Mental Wellbeing
“If music be the food of love, play on.” – William Shakespeare
Today I am hosting Mark Deeks who is the best selling author of “NOT Another Piano Book: How Everything That Stopped You Playing Like a Piano Legend So Far… Shouldn’t!” (https://notanotherpianobook.com/)
He has spent more than 20 years working as a musical director, pianist, arranger and teacher, and has built a really diverse group of musicians as a client base. From artists such as Faye Tozer of Steps to black metal bands Winterfylleth (https://www.facebook.com/Winterfylleth/) (a band Mark ended up joining!) and Drudkh. He has given Lenny Henry piano lessons, and written versions of songs by metal stars Sonata Arctica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZYAIkOt6Ng) for symphony orchestra and choir.
Mark’s extensive work as a musical director has included everything from choirs for the BBC, Magic Radio, and his own Sing United (https://singunited.co.uk/), to music theatre shows such as West Side Story and The Sound of Music. He has conducted the Royal Northern Sinfonia and written string parts for Japanese post rock legends Mono (https://www.monoofjapan.com/en/). He has previous clients around the world including France, Canada, Finland and Holland, and has even co-written and toured a comedy musical with the BBC’s Alfie Joey (https://www.facebook.com/AlfieJoeyArt/)
Link to Mark's website : https://markdeeksmusic.com/who-is-mark-deeks/ (https://markdeeksmusic.com/who-is-mark-deeks/)
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PlayPianoIn30Seconds/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/PlayPianoIn30Seconds/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markdeeksmusic/ (https://www.instagram.com/markdeeksmusic/)
Resources shared during show:
https://taplink.cc/markdeeksmusic (https://taplink.cc/markdeeksmusic)
Amazon link to Mark's book: https://amzn.to/3si4uU1 (https://amzn.to/3si4uU1)
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