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EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 55 MIN

Simon Woodroffe: The Art of Instinct, Risk, and Reinvention | The Mental Ledge Ep.1

from The Mental Ledge · host Emma Hames

Welcome to Episode 001 of The Mental Ledge. A new podcast exploring resilience, reinvention, creativity and the psychology of rebuilding a meaningful life.The Mental Ledge is a podcast for people navigating change, rebuilding themselves, or searching for a more meaningful path forward.In this first episode, I speak with Simon Woodroffe - founder of YO! Sushi, YOTEL and former Dragon’s Den investor - about instinct, risk, failure, reinvention, difficult periods in life, starting again, and the lessons success never teaches you.Topics include:Failure & reinventionTrusting instinctStarting again after setbacksAmbition & fulfilmentLife after successResilience through uncertaintyCreativity, risk & identityAdvice for difficult periods in life_________________________________________Simon Woodroffe:Book: https://yo.co.uk/yoman/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yosimonwoodroffe/Website: https://yo.co.uk/Emma Hames:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emjadehames/TikTok: @emjadehamesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/emmahamesLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmahames/These conversations sit alongside the documentary TOXSICK - a wider project exploring healing, adversity, systems, identity and what drives human beings forward through uncertainty.TOXSICK:https://www.toxsick.org#TheMentalLedge #SimonWoodroffe #Podcast

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