Outliers Wellbeing: Recent Episodes
Gavin Eivers
Today I’m joined by the awesome Chris Kennedy and Tom Woods.
Chris and Tom are old friends and co-founded Kennedy Woods Architecture about 8 years ago.
Apart from fantastic architecture, Chris and Tom have a particular interest in sustainable development and helping businesses deliver social impact.
We have a great chat about their story, why social impact is so important to them and how this all fits in with being a B Corp.
They help me to understand some of the behind-the-scenes work involved in architecture and development and why community engagement and contribution is so important.
The Kennedy Woods practice is coincidently based near where I grew up in South London and I really enjoyed discussing some of the projects that they’re involved within the area.
Chris and Tom do so much more than architecture and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking with them.
Links to their website and social media can be found below:
Website - https://www.kennedywoods.co.uk
Snakes & Ladders project - www.kennedywoods.co.uk/snakesandladders
Instagram - www.instagram.com/kennedywoodsstudio
Today I’m joined by the awesome Helena Hills.
Helena is the co-founder and CEO of TrueStart Coffee, a fantastic coffee brand revolutionising the coffee industry with great tasting, ethical and sustainable coffee.
We have a great chat about building a successful business whilst competing in IronMan and raising two kids. Becoming a B Corp and why she values the B Corp certificate so highly.
We talk about the coffee industry and why it’s so important that roasters like TrueStart are challenging perceptions and shaking things up.
I’m a huge fan of TrueStart coffee but after speaking with Helena, I’m also in awe of what they’ve done, why they’ve done it and the message it sends. Good coffee doesn’t have to come at the expense of causing damage to people or the planet.
Website: www.truestartcoffee.com
Instagram: instagram.com/truestartcoffee
Today I’m joined by the awesome Augusta Vivian.
Augusta is the founder of Higson. They’re a consultancy that works with businesses to help them optimise performance through investing in their people and team culture.
They do this in three main ways, running bespoke training workshops, sharing insights with leaders and giving teams the tools and structures to embed the training.
As you’ll hear, Higson are incredibly purpose-driven and prioritise people and the planet in everything they do, they’re the real deal and set a great example to all businesses.
Augusta is incredibly open and honest and shares some great insight into how Higson operates and the value they place on their team, trust me, you’ll want to apply for a job there once you listen to this.
I honestly learned so much from this conversation, Augusta is truly inspirational and I think we can all learn so much from the way Higson functions.
Links to the website and Linkedin are below.
I hope you all enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking with Augusta.
Website: www.consulthigson.com
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/higson/
Today I’m joined by the awesome Gillian McMichael.
Gillian is the founder of Full Circle Global, she’s a master coach with the international coach federation, the author of Coming Home - A Guide to Being Your True Self, a wellness expert and coach educator.
We have a great chat about Gillian’s personal and professional journey, how she recovered from losing everything and had to start again and how she now helps improve the wellbeing of people and businesses with a truly intelligent approach to wellbieng.
We also speak about how she looks after her own wellbeing and the story behind writing the book (link for the book is below).
Gillian is an incredibly authentic and intelligent lady and I loved this conversation, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
If you enjoy these podcasts, please subscribe and share.
You can find out more about Gillian and her work in the links below:
Have a great day
Buy the book
www.amazon.co.uk/Coming-Home-Guide-Being-Your/dp/1784529702
Full Circlehttps://fullcircleglobal.com
Linkedinwww.linkedin.com/in/gillian-mcmichael
Instagramwww.instagram.com/the.master.coach/?hl=enhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fthe.master.coach%2F%3Fhl%3Den
Today I’m joined by the awesome Adam Garfunkel
Adan is the co-founder of Junxion, a business that helps organisations define their purpose, plan their impact, tell their stories and embrace accountability
We have a great chat about Adam’s business, his professional journey via Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth and how he uses all of his experience and passion to now help businesses audit themselves and work out how they can be good for people and the planet.
Adam is heavily involved in the B Corp community and provides some great insight into what B Corp is, what it does and the direction it’s heading.
We discuss the importance of a purpose-driven business and how businesses can benefit from having a clear direction in terms of their impact on people and the planet.
I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking with Adam.
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/adamgarfunkel/
Website: www.junxion.com
Today I’m joined by the awesome Melissa Eggleston.
Melissa is the founder of Birdcall, a fantastic business that helps purpose-driven organisations increase their impact through creating great online user experiences (UX).
Birdcall offers both UX education and professional design services so you can either have it designed for you or you can learn to do it for yourself.
We had a great chat about Melissa’s background, the foundations of Birdcall, running a small business and why it was so important that her business became a B Corp.
We also discuss how Melissa looks after her own wellbeing and the important role that yoga and nature plays in all of that.
I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking with Melissa.
Please subscribe and share with your friends if you enjoy the show.
Birdcall: www.birdcallux.com
Melissa Eggleston: www.linkedin.com/in/melissaegg/
Today I’m joined by Laura Harnett.
Laura is the founder of Seep, a fantastic company that produce a wide range of high quality, planet friendly, compostable household cleaning products.
We’ve all heard about the catastrophic affects that micro-plastics and chemicals used in cleaning products are having on the health of us and our planet but to be honest with you, until now I didn’t really know what I could do about it. I’ve tried using natural cleaning agents like lemon juice and vinegar before but it’s just not that practical or convenient.
I’ve only recently discovered Seep but I’ll definitely be using them from now on and once you listen to this podcast, I'm sure you will too 😀.
I really enjoyed this chat with Laura, not only is she a lovely person, she’s fascinating. We have a great discussion about her role as founder of a fast growing start up, her own health and wellbeing journey, the importance of purpose and values and why she was so keen that her business became a B Corp.
I highly recommend checking out Seep, I’ll link the website and social media below and Laura has very kindly offered a 20% discount on all products, just use LAURA20 when prompted.
Please feel free to check out and join The Outliers Collective, our wellbeing community were we offer advice, support, workshops, classes, events and much more on all things mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing. Link is in the show notes or email for more info.
I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking to Laura
20% discount code: LAURA20
Website: https://theseepcompany.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/theseepcompany
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/laura-harnett
Instagram: www.instagram.com/theseepcompany/?hl=en
The Outliers Collective: https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m joined by Matt Portt.
Matt is the founder of Port & Co, an accountancy firm with offices in Somerset, Manchester and Romania.
They’re an expert, outsourced finance department for ambitious food and drink businesses.
They’re an incredibly purpose and values driven business who place great importance on looking after their clients, their employees and the planet.
Their recent B Corp certification is testament to this and I got a real sense of Matt’s authenticity whilst speaking with him.
We have a great chat about how he started the business, why establishing values was so important to him, the importance of building trust and relationships and his future plans.
We also speak about his own wellbeing and go off on a bit of a tangent about giving up booze.
I really loved getting to know Matt and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking with him.
If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and if you can, a review would be great.
Also, feel free to join our wellbeing community, The Outliers Collective, all links are included below.
Port & Co
www.portt.co.uk
Matt Portt
www.linkedin.com/in/mportt
The Outliers Collective
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m joined by the awesome Luke Meessmann.
I’ve known Luke for over 10 years and apart from being an amazing human, he’s one of the most knowledgeable, driven and respected personal trainers and Pilates instructors I’ve ever met and I would certainly rate him as one of London’s best.
Luke’s a husband, father, business owner, Pilates instructor, personal trainer, educator and ultra runner, amongst other things 😀.
We have a great chat about all of these areas and his journey from Australia to London, how he got involved in fitness and Pilates and how he runs his two London studios and his future plans.
I loved catching up with an old friend and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking to him.
Absolute Pilates
www.absolute-studios.co.uk
Instagram
www.instagram.com/lukemeessmann
www.instagram/absolutestudios
Join The Outliers Collective
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m joined by the awesome Dr Robert Kelly.
Dr Kelly is a consultant cardiologist and lifestyle medicine physician. I’ve known Dr Kelly and have been following his work for a number of years and he is fantastic.
He’s incredibly knowledgeable, authentic and engaging and has a genuine desire to help people live healthier and happier lives.
Whilst he has a huge amount of experience and knowledge in treating and preventing illness and disease in patients, his message is straightforward, easy to understand and simple to implement - Look after yourself people and here’s why and how.
In a world saturated with health and fitness influencers trying to sell the ‘next big thing’ in wellbeing, Dr Kelly is a breath of fresh air because he’s not trying to sell us anything, he genuinely just wants to help.
We have a great chat about the science and practicalities of lifestyle medicine and discuss why things like gratitude, stress management, creating habits and reducing inflammation is so important.
We also discuss how businesses can educate, support and empower their employees to adopt simple health and wellbeing interventions, which will have numerous benefits for both the employee and the employer.
Thank you all for downloading this podcast, I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking to Robert.
Don’t forget to like and subscribe and if you have some time, a review would be great.
You can find Dr Robert Kelly on LinkedIn here
www.linkedin.com/in/dr-robert-kelly-md-mba-1111051a
You can join the Outliers Collective (free wellbeing community) here:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi
This podcast provides me with the opportunity to speak to good people who are doing good things for the wellbeing of people, business and the planet.
When we talk about wellbeing for people, businesses and the planet, nothing personifies this more than my guest today.
Masami Sato is the founder and CEO of B1G1 and an all around beautiful human.
We have a great chat about what B1G1 is, how it got started, where she would like to take it and how it all works.
Simply put, B1G1 helps businesses make a difference in the world just by doing what they normally do.
Main Website:
https://b1g1.com
Charity Website:
https://www.b1g1.org/
Masami Linkedin:
www.linkedin.com/in/masamisato/
The Outliers Collective:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m joined by the awesome Katy Morrison from Connect 3.
Connect 3 are a fantastic business development consultancy specialising in management and leadership, people and work practices and organisational development.
We have a great chat about her background in hospitality, how she got into coaching, her passion for helping people and how and why Connect do what they do
Amongst other things, we discuss why diversity and inclusion is so important, why psychological safety should be the foundation of all leadership and development programs and why a values and purpose led business is so important.
Website:
www.connectthree.co.uk
Linkedin:
www.linkedin.com/in/katy-morrison-assoc-cipd-b849a289/#experience
Katy:
www.linkedin.com/in/katy-morrison-assoc-cipd-b849a289/
The Outliers Collective:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m joined by Ross Eldergill, Ross is Head of Performance, Development and Engagement at The Gym Group.
We’ve been working with The Gym Group for nearly a year now and I’ve come to know Ross pretty well, he’s a top bloke who’s passionate and extremely knowledgeable about what he does.
The Gym Group are one of the largest and most recognisable gyms in the UK.
Their rapid growth hasn’t been an accident, they invest heavily in the learning and development of its people and Ross is leading the way.
I have to apologise for the poor sound quality of this episode, Ross had to record it in the noisy office. As you can imagine, he’s super busy and I’m very fortunate to get an hour of his time so re-recording it anytime soon wasn’t an option.
I hope the background noise isn’t too annoying and you can enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting with him.
Link to The Gym Group:
www.thegymgroup.com
Link to The Outliers Community:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m joined by the awesome Elsie Roberts.
Elsie’s a psychologist who specialising in working with businesses.
We have a great chat about organisational psychology and what businesses can do to look after its people.
We also get into mental health awareness week and talk about loneliness, human connection and what it all means.
This was a great chat with Elsie and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting.
You can find Elsie Roberts here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elsie-r-b975a1123
Join The Outliers Wellbeing Collective (free):
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m joined by Nick Busby.
Nick, amongst other things is the Chairman of the UsK astronomical society
Nick is based in The Brecon Beacons in Wales, a fantastic National park and dark sky reserve, popular with hikers during the day and star gazers at night.
Nick is passionate about educating people on the beauty of our nights sky and the consequences of light pollution and the effects it has on our health and the health of animals, insects and the natural environment in general.
We have a great chat about the amazing work he’s doing and learn about the fantastic science of astronomy and the great community around it.
Nick is incredibly interesting, knowledgeable and passionate and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking to him.
You can find more info on Brecon Beacons here:
www.breconbeacons.org
More podcasts here:
www.breconbeacons.org/things-to-do/activities/stargazing/monthly-stargazing-podcasts
Info on the Usk Astronomical Society here:
www.uskastronomicalsociety.org.uk
An join The Outliers Wellbeing community here:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m chatting to Sam Peters
Sam spent the best part of 20 years as a sports correspondent for media sources such as The Times, The Mail on Sunday and News International, amongst others and was shortlisted for the Cudlipp Prize and Sports Journalist of The Year in 2014.
Rugby and cricket journalism is Sam’s speciality and he spent years campaigning to raise awareness and encourage change to help reduce serious injuries sustained by rugby players, especially head injuries.
Sam has always had a love and appreciation for nature and the great outdoors and in recent years founded Planted, a sustainable events and media platform promoting nature-based design.
Sam and I have a great chat and I get to learn so much about the reasons he started Planted and his upcoming event, in partnership with the National Trust at Stourhead, in Wiltshire.
I’ll attach links to all of this below and I highly recommend you check them out.
This was a great chat with a genuinely great bloke, I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting with him.
Planted
https://planted-community.co.uk/
Join the Outliers Wellbeing Collective
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I’m joined by Dan Stanley.
Dan is the founder of Better Men, a business that helps men improve their wellbeing, work-life balance and personal relationships.
I’ve known Dan for around 2 years now and I have a lot of admiration and respect for him, he talks about stuff that a lot of blokes find it difficult to discuss but he does it in a very insightful, honest and endearing way and from a place of genuine care, knowledge and consideration.
I always learn a lot about myself when I listen to Dan so it was nice to learn more about him in this chat.
We speak about his journey through the military and sport, his premature mid-life crisis, the myth of masculinity and how he now helps good men become better men.
Dan is prevalent on LinkedIn and I highly encourage you to check him out there and on his website, I’ll leave links in the show notes for you.
I hope you enjoy listening to Dan as much as I enjoyed speaking with him.
Men & Mountains: www.better-men.uk/men-and-mountains
BetterMen Resources: www.better-men.uk/resources
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dan-stanley-bettermen/
The Outliers Collective (our virtual community): https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Voice Communications are a fantastic PR and marketing agency founded by Nichola Cain, they’re a fellow B Corp business and all-round great people.
I was first introduced to Voice Communications nearly two years ago and I’ve loved everything they do and how they do it ever since.
When we talk about a value and purpose led business that don’t just talk the talk, these guys are the real deal.
Maisie is one of my favourite humans, she’s been so amazing and generous to us over the past year that I just had to get on the pod.
We have a great chat about the importance of wellbeing at Voice, how it’s implemented, her own story with mental wellbeing and how she has stepped up to be the wellbeing ambassador for the business.
We also talk about how she has been coping working for a UK company whilst living in France, what it means to be a B Corp and we even chat a little about PR and marketing.
Website and social media link scan be found below.
https://voicecommunications.co.uk/
Instagram: @voicecommns
Facebook: Voice Communications
LinkedIn: Voice Communications
Twitter: @VoiceComms
Lauren Vaknine
https://laurenvakninecoaching.com/
Join The Outliers Collective community
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
This podcast is basically me speaking with cool people doing cool things to help the wellbeing of people, businesses and the planet.
Today I’m talking to Nigel Ward who definitely ticks all of those boxes.
Nigel is the founder, director and author of Using Less Stuff and The Cost Reduction Company.
Using Stuff Less helps businesses, schools, teams, individuals etc to reduce their environmental impact whilst also reducing costs, simply by using less stuff.
It's not as straightforward as you might think and Nigel has a real flair and passion that really helps the message resonate with people of all ages.
He’s a really good bloke and we have a great chat about his journey from the military to hospitality and then onto helping people save money and help the environment simply by using less stuff.
I loved this chat with Nigel, we get straight into things and hit the ground running, I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking with him.
Using Less Stuff:
https://usinglessstuff.com
The Cost Reduction Company:
www.thecostreductioncompany.co.uk
The Outliers Collective:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today is international woman’s day and I am I’m joined by two incredible women from Outliers Wellbeing.
Dr Natalie Campbell is a psychologist, academic and consultant and Dr Jenn Gandhi, who you might recognise from a previous podcast, is an elite sports performance psychologist.
These two are fantastic guests and we have a great chat about everything from changing cultural attitudes and role models to menopause and what's behind International Woman’s Day.
I hope you guys enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking to these two awesome humans.
If you'd like to know more about Outliers Wellbeing, why not join our free online community:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Or go old school and email us at hello@outlierswellbeing.com
We wanted to do a B Corp special for 2 reasons. 1. Because it's B Corp month and 2. Because we are thrilled, excited and proud to announce that Outliers Wellbeing are officially B Corp certified.
Ed takes the reins for this podcast with co-founders Matt and Gavin answering the questions.
We discuss what a B Corp is, why we became a B Corp and how we found the application process.
If you'd like to join the Outliers Wellbeing community, please click the link below for free access
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
If you would like to know more about Outliers Wellbeing, please feel free to email us at hello@outlierswellbeing.com
Tasha is a wellbeing and mindset coach, specialising NLP (I can't say NLP without also saying "yeah you know me", anyone else?).
We talk about how NLP has helped her personally with things like job interviews and public speaking to raising a family and even a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Tashsa now helps individuals, families and businesses perform better, operate smoothly and generally live healthier happier and more productive lives.
Tasha is awesome and if you'd like to find out more, as I'm sure you will, the best place to start is her website
www.letsmaketime.co.uk
If you'd like to know more about Outliers Wellbeing, why not join our free community https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/YKeMU1RC3Fzzt1br?utm_source=manual
Or get in touch at
hello@outlierswellbeing.com
Jim is a great bloke, very thoughtful, reflective and considered. It was great to speak with him and get to know more about what he does and why he does it.
We get into a good chat about the outdoors, travelling, personal growth, coaching, business development, hosting live vents and a load more.
Links to Jim and Untamed can be found below:
www.becomeuntamed.com
www.becomeuntamed.com/the-quiz
Join The Outliers Collective:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Today I'm talking with Ed Challis MBE.
Ed is a great bloke with an interesting and diverse history. We speak about his military career, how he got his MBE, starting up a food sales business with his girlfriend (now wife), became a financial advisor, helping people reach their potential in life and business and working with Outliers Wellbeing.
Ed is essentially the COO at Outliers Wellbeing but he prefers the title of Thought Remover. Ed makes sure that everything within the business happens as it should when it should. Removing the need for the rest of the team to think about it, which allows them to crack on with their tasks.
He's a really good bloke with an interesting and diverse history.
You can find Ed on The Outliers Collective where (amongst other things) he is hosting a 4 part Financial Wellbeing workshop. Join the community here:
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
If you're interested in self-development (and who isn't), be sure to check out Untamed.
https://www.becomeuntamed.com/about
Shout out to Cannonball Coffee, I've just ordered a bag myself 😃.
https://cannonballcoffee.co.uk
Today I’m talking with the awesome Dr Jenn Gandhi.
Jenn is an elite sports performance psychologist.
As well as working with us here at Outliers Wellbeing, she’s also the mental health and wellbeing manager at the Football Association.
I’ve had the privilege of working with Jenn on a few large employee wellbeing and leadership programs over the past year or so.
It’s been fantastic, I’ve personally learnt so much from her and I know the businesses she’s worked with and the employees love her.
In the show, we speak about how she got into psychology and her 15-year career, her experience working with the FA, why mental wellbeing provision is so important in the workplace and how businesses can see a return on their investment
We also talk about her own mental and physical wellbeing practices, habits, goal setting, burnout and why it’s important to surround yourself with the right people
This is a great chat with a talented psychologist and an all-around beautiful human.
Time to talk: https://timetotalkday.co.uk
The Outliers Collective: https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
Dr Jenn Gandhi, Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jenn-gandhi-a0668324/
In this episode, I’m talking to my old friend, co-founder and partner in crime Matt Lock.
Matt posts some great stuff on The Outliers Wellbeing LinkedIn page so some of you listening might recognise his voice.
He has a wealth of experience in the world of corporate wellbeing and an interesting back story.
We chat about everything from ultra-marathons and playing professional football to starting a business and a family at the same time
Matt gives some great insight into why Outliers Wellbeing was founded and why becoming a B Corp and ensuring that the company doesn’t deviate from its purpose of providing wellbeing for business, people and the planet is so important.
If you’d like to get to know Matt even more once you’ve listened to this podcast, you’ll find him delivering workshops, socialising and generally helping out on the Outliers Wellbeing virtual community platform, The Collective - Link below
https://thecollective.outlierswellbeing.com/share/EFKb9SNpUzzUCJxi?utm_source=manual
I really hope you enjoy this podcast, it’s a great chat with a great bloke trying to do great things with his life.