Open Conversations with Achieve More: Recent Episodes
Luna Nerea Carmona Rebollo
Achieve More Scotland is a registered SCIO based in Glasgow that delivers programmes of diversionary activity to young people from areas of high social deprivation. Diversionary activities take the form of sports, physical activity, group-work, volunteering, employability and personal development sessions.
In this podcast, we take the opportunity to talk with some of our supporters but also inspiring people who understance the importance of supporting kids and young people.
Join us to discover some of the most interesting changemakers of Scotland.
The new podcast is here! In Conversation with Ross McKechnie. We took the time to know more about his adventure and thank him for his great contribuition to the charity. 14,500 km and over 15,000 pounds fundraised for children and young people in Scotland. You can find more about his journey at rossontheroad.co.uk
Graham is a veteran political campaigner and community activist who in May 2017, was elected as Glasgow's first African Caribbean Councillor. Graham was instrumental in Glasgow City Council holding its first ever official Black History Month event hosted by the Lord Provost in October 2017.
He has a strong interest in supporting care-experienced young people, trade union rights, community empowerment, protecting cultural heritage, protecting refugee and migrant communities and housing issues including protecting tenants from slum landlords.
Graham is a regular public speaker on Black Politics, African Caribbean History and Public Affairs. He is Project Leader of 'Flag Up Scotland Jamaica' a twinning exchange project formed during the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
A longstanding cultural producer, musician and dub poet, Graham is a Co-Producer of African Caribbean Cultures Glasgow which at the 2014 Commonwealth Games produced Emancipation Acts, a street theatre based on the 2008 historical work by Dr Stephen Mullen "It Wisnae Us: The Truth About Glasgow and Slavery" about the slavery legacy of Glasgow's Tobacco Lords, Sugar Barons and Cotton Kings.
We discussed the impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement in Scotland and his future projects #BlackHistoryMonth
Scott Campbell is the Co Founder of Standard Real Estate and one of our long term supporters. An incredible bussiness man with a unique relationship with sport.
Scott was director in charge of Jones Lang LaSalles Glasgow Investment team before leaving to set up ELB Securities Ltd. Scott spent almost 15 years with JLL the last 6 of which as a director of the Scottish Investment team. Before JLL he was part of the investment team at Ryden.
Scotts experience covers all sectors of the property market and includes high profile projects like the sale of Silverburn Shopping Centre, acquisition of St Enoch Shopping Centre, purchase of Skypark Glasgow and the funding of major office retail and industrial properties across Scotland.
Scotts interests away from business are first and foremost his two daughters followed by ticking off bucket list events which to date have included The Cresta Run, Pamplona Bull Run, Rafting the Zambezi, The Cannonball Run, Victoria Falls Bungee and the Olympic Bobsleigh.
In this episode we have a conversation with Caroline, one of the coaches from Nike and a fantastic ambassador of the brand. An great opportunity to meet in depth one of our main supporters and the value of sports in young people's lives.
Robert and Luna discuss the impact of Brexit into our kids and young people whilst offering support and the organisation´s resources to anywho who might be feeling low these days.