A Life More Extraordinary

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If you're interested in an authentic discussion with talented, passionate people about how to turn things into something extraordinary, and not just another type of normal, then listen on and join in.

A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 12 with guest, Grant Morgan
#12
02/15/2022

In this episode of A Life More Extraordinary, Sarah and Olly are joined by the hilarious, insightful and inspiring Grant Morgan.

The youngest of five children, Grant left school at 16 with few qualifications and pursued a career in hospital radio and free-lance satirical journalism. He formed www.louiskennedy.com in 1991, has delivered over Ā£250M in social good in the past 30 years.

Grant has written a sitcom (pilot in planning) and is midway through a book, a surreal look at celebrity culture. He married Emma in 1993, and has four beautiful children Jack, Joshua, Sam & Charlotte. Grant h...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 11 with guests, Jon Ford & Jez Belas from Life on Time
#11
02/08/2022

Jon Ford & Jez Belas from Life on Time join Sarah to discuss how teachers/parents and children/students coped with the challenges of a new way of life in 2020 and 2021.

Parenting and teaching in the pandemic brought in a raft of challenges that most parents had never even considered they would have to be prepared for. From home schooling to helping children cope with anxiety about a deadly global virus, from missed birthday parties to rights of passage gone forever - it was a tough time for parents and children.Ā 

Passionate about young peopleā€™s wel...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 10 with guest, Rachel Vecht
#10
08/25/2021

In this episode we're joined by the inspiring and hilarious Rachel Vecht - one of our panelists from our show entitled "The Kids are alright aren't they?"

Rachel founded ā€˜Educating Mattersā€™ 20 years ago and works with Diversity & Inclusion, L&D, HR teams, Employee Benefits and internal networks to engage and support employees.

Educating Matters provide guidance on inclusion, changing cultures and bespoke training (through varied formats such as seminars, webinars, workshops, 1:1 coaching, resources & videos).

Rachelā€™s practical support draws on her experiences as a school teacher but also the real, every day ex...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 9 with guests, Luba Kassova and Richard Addy
#9
05/25/2021

In this special live, face to face episode, our own Sarah and Olly speak with the inspiring Luba Kassova and Richard Addy.Ā 

Business partners, life partners and incredible individuals, Luba and Richard share some amazing stories about how they've evolved their own thinking and feeling over the past year.

From the missing perspectives of women in Covid-19 news reporting to unearthing staggering insight about how the Bulgarian government have failed to protect the elderly, Luba brings a challenging and motivating view to the past 12 months.Ā 

She also shares her experience as the wife of...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 6 with guest, Annette Joseph - Entrepreneur, Advocate for D&I and Tech for Good
#6
03/30/2021

In this week's show Sarah and Cat speak with the inspiring Annette Joseph.

Diverse & Equal Founder, Annette Joseph, is an award winning Agile Coach/Delivery Manager who has worked in and around Tech for over 20 years. As Chair of Co-opā€™s network for BAME colleagues, Annette was instrumental in affecting lasting change in the organisation.Ā 

Annetteā€™s #icantbreathe article in response to the murder of George Floyd has been viewed over 22k times. In response, a BlackTech GoFundMe was created to fund research and training to measure the impact of tech on Black people and Black...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 8 with guest, Paul McCaffrey - award winning comedian
#8
03/23/2021

In this week's episode Sarah and Olly catch up with Paul McCaffrey. When COVID hit and the country got locked down, Paul's whole life was thrown upside down.Ā 

His source of income and purpose had been taken away as comedy clubs and venues all over were shut down with no sign of re opening for a long time.Ā 

Ā But on his journey to turn things around he learned a lot about himself and what made him so good at what he does. He got creative and collaborative with others and found ways to bring his ski...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 7 with guest, Shaun Dellenty - educator, ex- Head teacher, author & LGBT advocate
#7
03/17/2021

This week Cat and Olly catch up with Shaun Dellenty and have a fascinating conversation.

Shaun is a multi-award-winning educator, ex- Head teacher, trainer, presenter, author and advocate for compassionate LGBT+ inclusion.

This work began in November 2009, when Shaunā€™s (then) London primary school discovered (via pupil surveys) that 75% of primary aged pupils were subjected to covert, daily homophobic bullying and abuse whether or not they identified as LGBT+ with 98% hearing the word ā€˜gayā€™ as a pejorative term. This data triggered Shaun to ā€˜come outā€™ to his school community to serve as an authentic LGBT+ role model...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 5 with guest, Lindsay Kohler - Behavioural Scientist
#5
03/09/2021

In this week's show Sarah and Olly catch up with Behavioural Scientist and Performance Expert Lindsay Kohler.Ā 

Lindsay's expertise is in the application of behavioural economics to improve employee engagement. A frequent speaker at industry events and webinars, she loves transforming scientific insights to tangible, actionable ideas people can actually use. Her thoughts appear in a wide variety of industry publications, including Forbes, HRDirector, Workforce, CorpComms Magazine, and Human Resources Executive.Ā 

She shares with Sarah and Olly her thoughts on how people can deal with the challenges of the day, how motivation actually works and wh...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 4 with guests, The Professional Patients
#4
03/05/2021

Hello!!! In this week's episode Sarah and Olly catch up with Ruban Nathan and Ollie Crawley - AKA The Professional Patients.Ā 

Ruban and Ollie are two great friends brought together by the wĢ¶oĢ¶eĢ¶fĢ¶uĢ¶lĢ¶ wonderful world of Chronic Kidney Failure.

They speak about their experiences of spending their lives in and out of hospital and discuss with Sarah and Olly how they've been able to use the past year of Lockdown as a motivator rather than a blocker for exciting projects.Ā 

If you smile and laugh whilst listening half as much...


A Life More Extraordinary - Episode 3 with guest, Minreet Kaur - award winning journalist and daughter of the Skipping Sikh
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03/02/2021

In this show, Sarah spends some time with award winning journalist Minreet Kaur discussing how both she and her father turned the lockdown of 2020 into something purposeful.

Minreet talks about how journalists are always hunting for a great story and how she found one in her very own family. Her father - Rajinder Singh MBE - has always enjoyed skipping and was inspired to start a skipping challenge during Lockdown to support the NHS.Ā 

Working alongside his daughter, the community story reached a global audience. The Skipping Sikhā€™s exercise videos went viral, he...