As a child, I faced challenges like rough sleeping, family loss, and neglect. Despite a long journey of loss, loneliness, social anxiety, and confusion, something pulled me forward. Eventually I dropped out of university for entrepreneurship, became obsessed with psychology and philosophy, and co-founded businesses and communities. Things improved. My work led me to believe that we are ALL leaders. So, the goal of this show is to help you discover and cultivate that YOU that you want to be more of. Conversations about the world, humanity, and self-leadership can be expected here. Welcome.
[LIVE] The Playbook That Grew Social Chain, THG, & More To 8 Figures! | Alex Ayin, Growth Leader
Alex Ayin is a business growth legend, and we unpack the strategies - and the personal growth work - that brings it all together.
👉 Find the full playlist of episodes HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO6l9CNQoSFdYrSofAAHBcTdsnpYk8iYg
Alex left a traditional career pathway at a young age to join Steven Bartlett at Social Chain. After they sold their business, he helped THG to IPO and helped other key companies to grow. Now, he's bringing both the personal development AND business growth playbooks together to share the deeply personal side of his story.
W H A T T O D O N E X T :
GUEST LINKS ~
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-ayin/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alex__ayin/
FREE RESOURCE: https://alexayin.scoreapp.com/
HOST LINKS ~
WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com
SUBSTACK: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com
SOCIALS: https://sevenjacobs.com/links
SHOW LINKS ~
WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@lostandsearchingpodcast
ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lostandsearching
ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908
26 Nov 2025
[LIVE] You're Always Selling, And Your Selling Needs Stories | EP59
During a live event, Sales Expert Tash Rebuck and previous guest Ken Ekow join me to discuss how to sell through storytelling, and good practices for both.
👉 Find the full playlist of episodes HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO6l9CNQoSFdYrSofAAHBcTdsnpYk8iYg
As it turns out, whether you're selling a business, a product, or yourself (think dating 😜), the fastest way to someone's heart is through a story. So how do you tell good ones, and what good "sales" practices can be added into the equation to get better results?
W H A T T O D O N E X T :
GUEST LINKS ~
KEN'S LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helloekow/
TASH'S LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashrebuck/
HOST LINKS ~
WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com
SUBSTACK: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com
SOCIALS: https://sevenjacobs.com/links
SHOW LINKS ~
WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@lostandsearchingpodcast
ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lostandsearching
ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908
6 Nov 2025
Do We Fear Failing Ourselves? You CAN Build Resilience Despite Uncertainty! | Nana Parry, Innovator
We're told resilience is about bouncing back from failure. But what if we've got it all wrong? What if true resilience is about building capacity before we even need to recover? And why do so many of us live in fear of not reaching our mysterious "potential"?
👉 Find the full playlist of episodes HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO6l9CNQoSFdYrSofAAHBcTdsnpYk8iYg
Nana Parry is the co-founder of Cluso, a revolutionary voice survey platform that's changing how we capture authentic human thoughts and emotions. With over 12 years of business ownership experience and as director of customer research agency Tectonic, Nana has spent her career at the intersection of technology and human understanding. Cluso leverages the fact that we send 7 billion voice notes daily on WhatsApp alone, replacing traditional text-based surveys with voice responses that capture nuance and emotion. The platform supports 30+ languages and uses AI to help create surveys that actually engage people, achieving completion rates that traditional surveys can only dream of.
Today, expect to learn:
Why we fear not reaching our potential and how childhood pressures shape this anxiety
How to build genuine resilience by expanding your capacity rather than just bouncing back
What an internal locus of control means and why it's crucial for taking ownership of your life
How stoicism can help you prepare for worst-case scenarios and build confidence
Why voice technology captures human emotion in ways text never could
How to practice courage, discernment, and resilience as learnable skills
Why questioning your personal narratives is essential for growth
How entrepreneurial failures can become your greatest teachers
And more!!
Voice technology represents a fundamental shift in how we understand human emotion and opinion. While we naturally use voice to express nuance, sarcasm, and complex feelings in daily life, traditional research methods strip away this richness through text-based surveys. This technological gap means we're often missing the full spectrum of human experience in data collection, potentially leading to misunderstood needs and ineffective solutions.
W H A T T O D O N E X T :
GUEST LINKS ~
WEBSITE: https://mycluso.com
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-parry
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/nkp_87
HOST LINKS ~
WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com
SUBSTACK: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com
SOCIALS: https://sevenjacobs.com/links
SHOW LINKS ~
WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@lostandsearchingpodcast
ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lostandsearching
ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908
JARGON BUSTER:
Internal Locus of Control: Taking personal responsibility and ownership over your life outcomes rather than attributing them to external forces
Stoicism: Ancient philosophy focused on accepting what you cannot control while taking action on what you can control
Voice Survey Technology: Digital platforms that capture spoken responses instead of written text, preserving emotional nuance and authenticity
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