What I Wish I Knew At 30

About What I Wish I Knew At 30

🌟 What I Wish I Knew at 30 – with Fran Harper Real Stories. Raw Lessons. Timeless Wisdom. What I Wish I Knew at 30 is the podcast that bridges generations — where host Fran Harper, entrepreneur, coach, and storyteller, invites guests from the worlds of food, business, sport, and travel to share the truths, turning points, and lessons they wish they’d known earlier in life. Born from years of heart-to-heart conversations with young people, this show captures the wisdom, resilience, and humour of those who’ve lived, learned, and now want to give back. Each episode is a deep dive into mindset, purpose, growth, and human connection — because the insights of one generation should inspire the next. If you love authentic conversations that make you reflect, laugh, and rethink what really matters at every age, this is your invitation to learn from experience, not just time. 🎧 Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube — and start discovering what you wish you knew at 30.

Publisher

Fran Harper

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Aug 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

50 of 81 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   My Childhood Was Taken Away. But Not My Identity | Mandy Mankazana

   Fran Harper interviews Mandy Mankazana about transforming apartheid trauma into purpose through storytelling and reconciliation, revealing how to reclaim your authentic identity.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Identity That Built My Success Couldn’t Take Me Further | Steve Sidd

   Fran Harper | The Identity Architect interviews Steve Sidd about how his identity built on control hindered his growth and how letting go transformed his leadership and business.

3. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   I Left Behind the Identity I’d Spent Years Building | Gavin Lawless

   Host Fran Harper interviews former elite rugby player Gavin Lawless about rebuilding identity and reputation after leaving a defining career behind.

Inside a recent episode

My Childhood Was Taken Away. But Not My Identity | Mandy Mankazana

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And yet you grew up in a world that was telling you what you could, how you could think, what language you're going to be taught in. But you still resisted that. Exactly. I was telling Simon last time, I said, my father will beat you up if you are standing like this and then holding into a wall. He wanted you to stand straight. He said, in life, you have to be alone. And I said, you don't have to rely on others. I grew up like that. I don't need any affirmation from anybody to know who I am. That's beautiful. That is beautiful. And, you know, the people that you share that with, even if it just sparks a little seed that everybody has the ability, the opportunity, it's within them. be who they are but they create the rules they create the story in their head as to what they should be or what they should do but when they find themselves it's a different recycling You are never useless or you're never owed to be who you are. […]

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• Mandy Mankazana
• Steve Sidd
• Gavin Lawless
• Robert Smithson
• Dinesh Subramani

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