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Make Today Count

by Ross Dean

Conversations to inspire a fruitful life. Each episode I chat with experts, thought leaders and change makers on topics to inform, educate and inspire your next move in life, business and everything in-between. What could life look like tomorrow if you leant in to a new conversation today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 042 - Getting unstuck - Freedom through hypnosis | with Helen Wyer

    Helen is a hypnotherapist specialising in helping people overcome anxiety, trauma, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and all manner of fears and phobias. She is based in Ipswich but also sees people from all over the UK and internationally via Zoom. These past two years has seen her working in Germany,...

  2. Episode 041 - Rewrite your story - Connecting to your best you | with Laura Cruise

    Laura Cruise helps women who are stuck, trapped and unfulfilled in corporate life to build the confidence and self-belief alongside a practical plan so that they can transition into their own freedom based business in order to experience freedom, flow, fulfilment and fun in every aspect of their...

  3. Episode 040 - Own your wardrobe - Dressing for success | with Pam Davis

    Pam Davis, Managing Director of Fashion Candy Style launched in 2010. Fashion Candy Style is a unique contemporary brand of Fashion Fusion - “Empowering people through Style”. Based in Suffolk also covering Norfolk, Essex, and London Find out more at https://fashioncandy.style Discussed in this...

  4. Episode 039 - Create the life you desire - Journaling & Manifestation | with Sally Oddy

    Sally is the 'Strategy with Soul’ straight-talking results-driven breath of fresh air you and your business have been craving! She works with soulpreneurs and service-based business owners pouring over 20 years experience into their hearts, minds and businesses. Sally combines high-level…

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  5. Episode 038 - Putting yourself out there - Navigating Confidence | with Helen Walker

    Helen Walker, self-confessed neuroscience geek, knows firsthand how building a business brings challenges, overwhelming stress, and impostor syndrome. Without the mental strength to manage her emotions, building her first business felt like an everyday uphill struggle. Now, Helen helps female...

  6. Episode 037 - The power of presence - Effective in-person networking | with Milo Dunne

    Milo Dunne has been networking since starting his first business over 10 years ago. He has a unique approach to both traditional networking and social media networking. This made him huge returns on investment from his efforts so he started his own networking events over 3 years ago to bring...

  7. Episode 036 - More impact, more freedom - Take your service business online | with Nicole Winer

    Nicole Louise Winer is a Business Strategist, Mentor & Coach, and ex-Global Investment Banker who has worked with 100s of clients worldwide. She combines practical business skills with a BSc in Psychology and a no-BS approach to help her clients build profitable businesses they love. She is a...

  8. Episode 035 - Shifting parental guilt - Get back to dreaming big on your terms | with Rachel Turner Wellness

    At the age of 40, Rachel was frazzled! As a busy mum with a career in IT, she had been managing a Chronic Autoimmune Disease since her 20s and it was taking its toll on her physically and mentally. After quitting her 9-5, Rachel recovered her health through natural routes. Realising that so many...

  9. Episode 034 - Beat the burnout - Getting back to balance | with Bianca Topham

    If you’re needing change in your life, feel like you can’t move forward, have burnt out or want to see improvement in your wellbeing, then coaching with Bianca Topham is for you. Working with your strengths, you'll partner with Bianca to have space to reflect and consider the 4 cornerstones in…

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  10. Episode 033 - Make it happen - Successful goal setting | with Caroline Gould

    Caroline Gould is a straight-talking business coach helping mums in business to balance, not juggle and thrive, not struggle. Caroline launched her first business in 2009 whilst on maternity leave - looking back this timing was not great! But she did it. Since then she has launched and run 5...

  11. Episode 032 - Make an impact - Optimising LinkedIn for business | with Claire Durrant

    Claire Durrant is an experienced Social Media & Personal Branding Consultant helping businesses achieve growth with strategy led social media & no-nonsense expert support. Claire also helps individuals build memorable Personal brands that help them make an impact online. Discussed in this…

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  12. Episode 031 - Better together - Do I need a business coach? | with Phil Budd

    Based just outside Bury St Edmunds, Phil Budd, Business Coach, focuses on driving growth in businesses of all sectors and sizes. Having worked in sales and marketing for 16 years, Phil reached the position of Board Level before deciding to become a Business Coach. For the past three years, he has...

  13. Episode 030 - Rewiring the brain - Exploring hypnosis | with Doug Sands

    Doug Sands is a consulting hypnotist who helps adventurous people all over the world overcome fear and anxiety. Doug is also the host of the Making Meaning podcast. This show interviews top adventurers to learn how they've built their ideal life and to inspire listeners to start building their…

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  14. Episode 029 - Automate, streamline & network - Work smart & wow your clients | with Cory McKane

    Cory McKane is the founder and CEO of the WeStrive personal training marketplace. He has dedicated the last several years of his life to building out this software and absolutely loves the tech/startup space. In addition to his company, Cory also created the tech networking group, Entrepreneurs…

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  15. Episode 028 - Living in tune - Exploring the mind-body connection | with Cee McDermott

    Cee is a mom to two little boys, a wife, a cog in the wheel in the tech world, a barre instructor, and the founder and principal trainer of Mindful You Fitness. Cee has worked in and out of the fitness industry for 19 years and after much soul-searching has created a program for people to find a...

  16. Episode 027 - Beyond Lucky - Banishing Imposter Syndrome | with Gemma Brown

    Gemma Brown is a personal and business coach who helps individuals and organisations embrace their identities - uncovering their values, needs, and true purpose - enabling them to confidently move forward. Gemma works with clients (1-2-1, through workshops and group facilitation) to discover…

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  17. Episode 026 - Get Found - Reach more clients with effective SEO | with Andrew Laws

    Andrew Laws is a digital marketing and SEO consultant with over twenty years of experience. When he's not busy helping his clients make more money he spends his time falling off bikes, grazing his knees on skateboards, and making loud noises in an attempt to be musical. Discussed in this episode…

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  18. Episode 025 - Changing course - Discovering your life purpose | with Besweri Kamya

    Life coach, author & motivational speaker, Besweri Kamya (Kam) is passionate about helping young adults 16+ find their life purpose so that they can go after their goals & dreams to live a fulfilling, happier, and meaningful life. Kam's drive to inspire others to discover their life purpose is...

  19. Episode 024 - Yes you can - Navigating anxiety & getting back to business | with Aaron Clarke

    Aaron Clarke is a working-class man from Colchester in Essex, Aaron is an entrepreneur who started his first business at the age of 21, 17 years on and he has since built 3 other companies and created a brand. When Aaron reached financial freedom he and his family took a year out in Spain where…

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  20. Episode 023 - It's none of your business - What other people think of you & other stories | with Zoe Patterson

    Zoe Patterson is a confidence and body image coach who supports introverted women to break free from who they think they should be, silence their inner mean girl, and connect to who they really are so they can start reclaiming their power and live the life they deserve. She runs The Hideout…

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  21. Episode 022 - Becoming Unshakeable - Believe in yourself & flourish in business | with Sophie French

    Sophie French is a life coach, business mentor, and NLP Master Practitioner who supports creative business owners to back themselves instead of attacking themselves and to shift their self-doubt for unshakeable self-belief so they can create the kind of life and business they actually want.…

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  22. Episode 021 - Instagram for business - What, when & how to post for success | with Molly Wilson

    Molly Wilson is the owner of MW Media, based in Suffolk, UK, who help luxury brands connect with their audience through social media. Formerly known as ‘Bee Social & Design’, Molly has just rebranded her company to keep up with her luxury target audience. Discussed in this episode: - Why…

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  23. Episode 020 - Find your purpose - Becoming unstuck & living life on your terms | with Hannah Allsop

    Hannah Allsop is a quarter-life coach helping women to get un-stuck from their quarter-life crisis, working with them to undo their conditioning, uncover their purpose, and discover themselves so they can start living life on their terms. Discussed in this episode: - What 'finding your purpose'...

  24. Episode 019 - Stay home, stay well - The importance of food, fitness & community | with Loai Omar

    Loai Omar is a body transformation coach, nutritionist, and founder of ‘Beatbox45’, the only boutique fitness studio in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. Known for his results-driven programs and founding the brands ‘Re-Shape’, ‘Beatbox45’, ‘Hybrid’, ‘Team Predators 1:1 training’, and his new online training...

  25. Episode 018 - Be Boutique - Wow your clients through exceptional experiences | with Michelle O'Neill

    Michelle O’Neill has been in the beauty industry for almost two decades. After travelling the world whilst working in first class as an in-flight Beauty Therapist for Virgin Atlantic, Michelle decided to open her own beauty salon in her home town of Ipswich. Purity was born in 2011 and has since...

  26. Episode 017 - Get the dream job - Strategies for success | with Gerard Francis

    Gerard Francis is the Owner and Managing Director of the Colchester based recruitment company Lighthouse Personnel Ltd. Leaving college at the age of 18 without any sense of career direction; Gerard began a career in sales, (spending 3 years in insurance, 5 years in apprenticeships and training,...

  27. Episode 016 - Living with intention - Breaking free from autopilot with yoga & mindfulness | with Sarah Gartshore

    Sarah Gartshore is a yoga teacher based in Suffolk, UK, passionate about empowering people to create more physical and mental balance in their lives through yoga, breath, mindfulness and meditation. Through her company ‘Bright & Well Yoga’, Sarah teaches yoga for all, pregnancy yoga, postnatal...

  28. Episode 015 - Moving the heart to guide the mind - Compelling storytelling for your business | with Alex Cameron

    Alex Cameron is a video production and marketing expert with over a decade of storytelling experience. In 2016, he founded Depiqd to help passionate yet overloaded business owners find new customers using high-quality video production for social media and beyond. This year, Alex aims to help more...

  29. Episode 014 - The Art of Slow Living - Exploring Life Beyond the Hustle | with Verity Gaida

    Verity Gaida is a life coach and writer who inspires & supports others to embrace a slower life from the inside, out. Her website inspireandenjoy.com and Instagram (@veritygaida) share her journey living a slow, soulful life in a countryside cabin with her young family. She loves working with...

  30. Episode 013 - The Power of Video - Standing out to propel your business | with The Media Bros.

    The Media Bros, Jack & Jake, specialise in social media marketing and content creation. Working with companies such as Boots, Talk Sport along with a majority of fitness influencers. Discussed in this episode: - Why the use of video so important for businesses these days. - Why businesses are...

  31. Episode 012 - Eat Food, Feel Great - Ditch the diets & live more | with Joanne Malocca

    Joanne Malocca is a Registered Dietician based in Ipswich. Joanne has a Postgraduate Certificate in Eating Disorders, a Masters Degree in Community Healthcare and is the Chair of the East of England Branch of the British Dietetic Association. After witnessing again and again the futility of…

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  32. Episode 011 - Surviving Christmas - Your guide to a stress-free festive season | with Katrina Love

    Katrina Love is a Positive Mindset Coach, LIFECHECK Therapist, Columnist, Motivational Speaker, and International Corporate Trainer. She is the author of “LIFECHECK”, “The Later Dater”, “From Heartbreak to Happiness” as well as being a founding member of Happy People Solutions. Her philosophy and...

  33. Episode 010 - Get your life back - Outsourcing for business success | with Katie Mellor

    After 10 years within the finance and administration sectors, Katie wanted to fulfil an ambition of creating a Virtual Assistant business, focused on making her client’s lives easier, more organised and stress free. And so, KM Virtual Office was born. Based in Ipswich, Suffolk, Katie and her team...

  34. Episode 009 - Reclaim your home - Declutter your way to organised bliss | with Lauren Smith

    Lauren owns Reclaiming Interiors, a professional decluttering and organising business in Suffolk, where she helps her clients restore the love for their home. Lauren is also a yoga teacher and she is not running her businesses, she loves to write children's books and is in the process of…

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  35. Episode 008 - Your best you - Build an authentic brand online | with Georgia Watson

    Georgia Watson is a journalist, blogger, and founder of the digital marketing agency, Bloom Content Creation. She started Bloom after her blog, See Suffolk, expanded and clients began asking for help with their own website copy and content for social media. Supporting local Suffolk companies is...

  36. Episode 007 - Living your best life - Tools for getting the most out of every day | with Kayleigh Norris

    9 years ago Kayleigh was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and since then, has been on a mission to change her life, so that she can thrive and live her most happiest and healthiest self. Kayleigh believes we are all here to be of service to the world and share our gifts in our own unique way....

  37. Episode 006 - Nail your brand & reach better clients | with Sophie Robinson

    Sophie Robinson runs a full service marketing agency, SoRo Studio, in Ipswich, UK, which was started in September 2018. Prior to this, Sophie cut her teeth in the music industry working as a concert promoter, DJ, working in high profile celebrity and fashion events and later, a full service...

  38. Episode 005 - Fuel your body & mind - Nutrition for an abundant life | with Natasha Hodge

    Natasha’s 40 year struggle with eczema and weight gain led to her quest to find answers as to why conventional advice does not lead to good health. She was shocked to find that all the accepted guidelines we are told to follow and currently perceived as fact, are just plain wrong. Desperate for...

  39. Episode 004 - The Importance of Friendships - Finding your tribe whilst being your own best friend | with Gemma Scopes

    Gemma Scopes is on a mission to cure and banish the taboo of loneliness through her award-winning blog, podcast and coaching. After completing her own year-long friend project to make new friends she now helps others do the same as well as building their self-worth and self-confidence. Mentioned…

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  40. Episode 003 - Plan like a boss! Organising your work & life with ease | with The Wedding Planners

    With over 10 years of experience between them, Caroline Gould & Tori Ewing, otherwise known as The Wedding Planners, plan luxury weddings and events across the UK and beyond. In 2015 Caroline was awarded 'Best Independent Planner' in the UK by The Wedding Industry Awards and was once again...

  41. Episode 002 - Master your state & get more from your day | with Gavin Damant

    Gavin Damant is a performance coach with over 20 years of experience in both policing and high-performance training. Gavin works with clients on both a 1-2-1 basis as well as in groups through hosting professional self-development courses, in both his home county of Suffolk as well as across the...

  42. Episode 001 - A Brief Introduction

    In this very brief introductory episode, I share a little more about myself and what to expect in future episodes. DISCLAIMER: Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or lifestyle change. Never...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Conversations to inspire a fruitful life.

Each episode I chat with experts, thought leaders and change makers on topics to inform, educate and inspire your next move in life, business and everything in-between.

What could life look like tomorrow if you leant in to a new conversation today?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HOSTED BY

Ross Dean

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Conversations to inspire a fruitful life. Each episode I chat with experts, thought leaders and change makers on topics to inform, educate and inspire your next move in life, business and everything in-between. What could life look like tomorrow if you leant in to a new conversation today? Hosted...

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