Project Possible with Rich Leigh

Dr. Niamh Shaw is an engineer, scientist and storyteller who has spent more than a decade chasing an extraordinary dream: to become a citizen astronaut.Along the way, she's spoken at NASA's Johnson Space Center, covered launches from Kennedy Space Center, trained for space, lived on a simulated Mars mission and experienced zero gravity aboard the infamous "Vomit Comet".We talk about whether humans should ever colonise Mars, why she believes Elon Musk's vision for humanity's future is fundamentally flawed, whether space tourism is closer than we think, the search for aliens, and why astronauts believe we need poets, priests and philosophers in space just as much as engineers.It's a conversation that starts with rockets, but ends up being about something much bigger: perspective, possibility and what it means to be human.You can buy Dr Niamh's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dream-Big-Irishwomans-Space-Odyssey/dp/1781177155Follow Dr Niamh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_niamh_shawFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected] about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

Richard L. Blake is a psychologist, breathwork researcher and author.This is a conversation that begins with breathwork, but quickly becomes about therapy culture, trauma, resilience and why Richard believes we've fundamentally changed the way we think about mental health.We discuss whether therapy can sometimes make people worse, why family estrangement is becoming more common, the science behind breathwork, the rise of "therapy speak", the role of genetics in depression and anxiety, and why Richard believes we've become psychologically more fragile.Follow Richard on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_breath_geekFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

My guest this week is BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning writer and producer Jocelyn Stevenson, whose extraordinary career includes Sesame Street, The Magic School Bus, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and creating Fraggle Rock alongside Jim Henson.We talk about the lessons Jim Henson taught her, why he believed children's television could help stop war, the responsibility of creating stories for young minds, and what she thinks about growing up in a world of smartphones, social media and endless screen time.We also discuss curiosity, science, why children are far more capable than we often give them credit for, and why Jocelyn chose to reinvent herself as a children's author after decades in television, with her fantastic series The Waterubas.This is a conversation about the power of stories, the importance of kindness, and the people shaping the next generation.== Note - apologies for the technical issues with the camera in this episode if you're watching it. Hopefully it doesn't impact your enjoyment of the conversation ==Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod =====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

Fair warning: this is a solo episode. If the thought of me talking for getting on for 40 minutes with only a loose structure makes you want to jump headfirst into fire, flick back through the other 80+ episodes for one you haven't watched or listened to, or come back on Monday, when I'll have another incredible guest.Since September last year, when I brought this podcast back, I've been healing out loud, somewhat. This podcast has become a real-time document of the aftermath of tragic grief, and this idiot's effort to make sense of - well, everything - while wanting desperately to spread positivity and the idea of possibility.This episode is a quieter mediation on just that. No milestone to speak of, no guest, just an honest update on where I am, what Project Possible is becoming, and what it feels like to start again without starting from scratch.In this episode, I talk about rebuilding, how hope can feel uncomfortable, the idea of “New Game+”, and why I’m starting to look up again after - amidst? - the hardest period of my life.I also talk about what the podcast has given me, the opportunities beginning to appear, and why Project Possible feels like the thing everything else might grow from.I think I'm ready for the next episode.Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod =====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

Courtney Pine CBE is one of the most influential figures in jazz.A pioneering saxophonist, composer and broadcaster, he's spent four decades redefining the genre, sharing stages and studios with everyone from Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder and Gang Starr's Guru to Kate Bush, Mick Jagger and Bryan Ferry.But you don't have to be a jazz fan to enjoy this conversation.We talk about why his own music teacher told him that "black people like you don't go to university", the surprising origins of the saxophone and jazz, hip hop, AI, creativity, improvisation, and why, after 40 years in music, Courtney still believes he has so much left to learn.A huge thank you to Cheltenham Festivals for helping make this conversation happen.Catch Courtney live in the UK - dates and tickets available at https://courtney-pine.com/live Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod =====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more about Project Possible and me at https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

Lily Silverton is a mindset coach, speaker and author of Prioritise This.We discuss self-improvement, therapy culture, ambition, loneliness, social media, productivity, work-life balance and why so many people feel overwhelmed despite having more information than ever before.We also explore whether people can become trapped in cycles of self-development and self-analysis, the pressure to become the "best version of yourself", and why success, achievement and optimisation don't always lead to fulfilment.A fascinating conversation about modern life, what really matters, and how to prioritise the things that make life worth living.Buy Lily's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prioritise-This-Practical-Guide-Thriving/dp/1399828630Follow Lily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lily_silvertonFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE is a former British Army Colonel and officer in the Royal Gurkha Rifles. He completed eight tours of Afghanistan and spent seven years deployed in some of the world's toughest environments.He’s also a world-championship athlete, and international musician.This conversation isn't really about war, though.It's about resilience. Belonging. Fatherhood.We discuss Ash's turbulent childhood, finding belonging in teams, the realities of combat, leadership under pressure, and why resilience isn't something you're born with, but something you build.We also explore the ideas behind his new book, Mindful Soldier, including "the second arrow", getting outside your comfort zone, and practical ways to navigate life's toughest moments.A thoughtful conversation about adversity, belonging, and what it really takes to keep moving forward with an extraordinary human being.Follow Ash on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashalexcooper Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod Get The Mindful Soldier book here from the Royal British Veterans Enterprise or here from the Gurkha Welfare Trust. It doesn't matter where you buy it, each charity gets 50% of all book proceeds.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Kirsty Hulse is a speaker, entrepreneur and one of the UK's leading experts on confidence and influence.It looked like she had it 'all. Then, within the space of three days, she lost her husband, her home and her business.In this conversation, we explore how she rebuilt her life after everything fell apart.We talk about why success wasn't making her happy, and what she learned from walking away from a profitable company she'd spent years building.We talk about growing up working class in Stoke, getting doors slammed in her face, rejection, burnout, public speaking, stand-up comedy, entrepreneurship, identity, and the surprising truth about confidence.The truth is: confidence isn't something you're born with.It's something you build. Learn how in this incredible conversation.Follow Kirsty on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstyhulse Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod =====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Around 1 in 4 people are estranged from a family member.Tania Khazaal believes we're living through a family estrangement epidemic - and a silent epidemic at that.One fuelled by social media, modern culture, and our growing inability to have difficult conversations.After becoming estranged from her own mother, Tania eventually rebuilt that relationship and now helps others do the same.We discuss family estrangement, forgiveness, accountability, healing, why she challenged Oprah publicly, and what becomes possible when people stop asking who's right and start asking how to move forward.A fascinating conversation about one of the biggest issues nobody seems to be talking about.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen - it makes a huge difference to me and the success of the show.Follow Tania on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taniakhazaal Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod =====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Duncan Beiny - better known as DJ Yoda - has spent more than 30 years building a career that makes almost no sense on paper.A hip-hop DJ obsessed with breakfast cereal boxes. A turntablist who creates audiovisual shows from films, cartoons and pop culture. A self-confessed nerd who turned curiosity into a career.In this conversation, we talk about meeting Gang Starr's Guru at 14 years old, learning to DJ before the internet existed, why the best artists obsess over details, and how spending years doing things "wrong" can sometimes be the fastest route to finding your own style.We also discuss creativity, hip-hop's golden era, video games, AI, Biz Markie, Tarantino, collecting weird things, and why the people who stand out most are often the ones willing to stay a little weird.This is a conversation about originality, curiosity, and what happens when you stop worrying about fitting in and start following what genuinely interests you.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen - it makes a huge difference to me and the success of the show.Follow DJ Yoda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djyodaUKFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Jo Diop and Kush Burman are the winners of the latest series of hit BBC series Race Across the World.Here they are in their FIRST podcast interview since winning.At just 19 years old, the childhood best friends from Liverpool travelled more than 12,000 kilometres across Europe and Asia, racing from Sicily to Mongolia without smartphones, flights or modern comforts, eventually crossing the finish line first and winning the £20,000 prize.But what made Jo and Kush stand out wasn't just the race. Viewers connected deeply with their friendship, humour, honesty and the way they supported each other throughout the journey.In this conversation, we discuss the reality of spending 51 days together, what the race taught them about friendship, anxiety, masculinity, travel, social media, human nature, and how life has changed since becoming two of the best-loved contestants the show has ever seen.Enjoyed this episode? You might enjoy previous episodes with the last three Apprentice winners, the winner of C4's Hunted and many others.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen - it makes a huge difference to me and the success of the show.Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com⁠

Craig Wood is a former British Army rifleman, a triple amputee and ocean adventurer.At 18 years old, Craig lost both legs and one arm after being blown up by a controlled IED in Afghanistan. After weeks in a coma and years of recovery, he was told he’d never sail again.Last year, he became the first triple amputee to sail solo and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean.In this episode, we discuss Craig’s childhood, joining the military at 17, surviving the explosion, waking up in hospital as a triple amputee, identity loss, recovery, addiction, sobriety, sailing around the world, fatherhood, and the mindset that helped him rebuild his life.We also talk about happiness, purpose, trauma, why doctors shouldn’t define people’s limits, and what happens when you stop letting fear decide what you’re capable of.Follow Craig Wood on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigwoodsailsFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Jaz Ampaw-Farr believes it’s never too late to have a good childhood.An internationally renowned speaker, former teacher, and advocate for resilience and human connection, Jaz has spent years helping people rewrite the stories they were born into.Because she had to do it herself.Jaz grew up surrounded by violence, abuse, neglect, racism, foster care and unimaginable instability. She was homeless at university, sexually abused as a child, and convinced for much of her early life that she might never make it to adulthood.In this conversation, we talk about the five teachers who quietly changed the course of her life, the power of “everyday heroes,” and why breaking the cycle is only the beginning.We also explore trauma, identity, shame, self-worth, education, parenting, possibility, and what it really means to rewrite your story.Emotional. Honest. Hopeful.Follow Jaz on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jazampawfarrFollow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod =====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

We're more polarised in the West than ever. It's tearing families apart.Rhett Power spent years working in war zones with the Peace Corps and USAID, witnessing first-hand what happens when societies fracture - and when people stop seeing each other as human.Nearly a million people were killed in the conflicts and genocides we discuss in this conversation - the very real cost of polarisation.Rhett recently giving a TEDx talk called How To Host A Bipartisan Dinner that caught my eye. I wanted to speak to him about polarisation, outrage, fear and whether modern society is heading in the wrong direction.We discuss:political division and empathyfear, identity and human behaviourentrepreneurship and resiliencegrief and self-talkleadership and culturewhy “your self-talk becomes team talk”A thoughtful conversation about humanity, conflict and whether we’ve forgotten how to truly talk to each other again.Follow Rhett on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/rhettpower Follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod =====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.This podcast is the result.Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

The D.O.C. may be one of the most influential figures in hip hop history. Your favourite rapper's favourite rapper.Many have said that hip hop would look very different without them - but in the case of The D.O.C., none could disagree.A foundational force behind the rise of West Coast rap, he helped shape the sound of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and gangsta rap itself.He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as an official member of N.W.A.A car accident more than 35 years ago destroyed D.O.C’s vocal cords at the height of his powers - and in doing so, robbed hip hop of his talent as a rising star. A talent he believes can be resurrected with AI.In this conversation, The D.O.C discusses:- whether hip hop lost its greatest ever rapper- his role in shaping Dr Dre’s sound- his first thoughts of Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and lyrical greatness- AI recreating his voice- spirituality, loss, reinvention and purposeand why he believes his best work may still be ahead of him.This is a conversation about identity, legacy, creativity and what happens when the thing that defines you is suddenly taken away.Follow The D.O.C. on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/c.d.o.cFollow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Vanessa Ruck, also known as The Girl On A Bike, is a motorcycle racer, adventurer, speaker and content creator.After being hit by a car while cycling home in 2014, Vanessa was told her injuries were “just bruising.” In reality, the years that followed involved seven surgeries, chronic pain, PTSD, and the complete loss of the life she once knew.Today, she races motorcycles across some of the toughest environments on Earth, including the original Dakar route through Africa.In this conversation, we discuss trauma, forgiveness, chronic pain, motorcycles as therapy, resilience, motherhood, extreme endurance racing, and why Vanessa believes there is “no going back, only reinvention.”This is a conversation about rebuilding yourself after life falls apart.If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe wherever you watched or listened.Follow Vanessa on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thegirlonabikeFollow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

In this episode, I sit down with record-breaking endurance adventurer, former Royal Marine and author Mitch Hutchcraft.Last year, Mitch completed a world-first 13,000 kilometre journey from the English Channel to the summit of Mount Everest.Allow me to break the absurdity of that down for you:He swam the Channel. He cycled across 18 countries. He ran hundreds of kilometres through India, and then - and only then - did he climb the highest mountain on Earth.We talk about ADHD, grief, losing his dad at 20 - and the promise Mitch made to him, the mindset behind extreme endurance, and why he believes most people massively underestimate what they’re capable of.This is a conversation about possibility, purpose, suffering, discipline, and redefining what “impossible” truly means.If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe wherever you watched or listened.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Jason Smith is a fitness coach, cover model and the founder of Fit in Midlife.At 49, Jason was drinking 2 to 3 bottles of wine a night, struggling with his health, and convinced his best years were behind him. He felt stuck, isolated, and like life had quietly passed him by.Then something unexpected happened.A simple post online triggered a complete shift in how he saw himself… and what was possible.Within months, he lost over 20kg, reversed serious health issues, and rebuilt his life from the ground up. He's since been on men's fitness magazines as a cover star, and continues to inspire hundreds of thousands of his followers on social media. In this conversation, we talk about loneliness in midlife, alcohol as a crutch, identity loss, and why so many people feel it’s “too late” to change. Jason explains what actually works when it comes to getting back in shape, why most fitness advice is overcomplicated, and how small daily actions can lead to massive transformation.This episode isn’t really even about fitness. It’s about starting again, when you think you it's too late.If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe wherever you watched or listened.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Set on the gritty streets of Manchester, APNAS follows a British Asian Mancunian pulled into a dangerous criminal world by his notorious uncle - and a brutal rivalry with his cousin pushes everything to breaking pointI sit down with Ashley Chin and Darren RL Gordon, the co-directors of Apnas - a movie that launched with HUGE hype, with millions of people talking about it before it was even released in cinemas last month.We talked about their careers, and I asked: how is it possible to make and market a successful independent film from scratch?This is a proper behind-the-scenes look at what it actually takes to get a film made - from a simple idea and a conversation, to building a team, self-funding the project, and pushing it all the way to a UK-wide cinema release.But this goes beyond filmmaking.We get into why Apnas had to be made, what it means to tell stories that aren’t being told, and the importance of representation, identity and community.We talk about:how Apnas came together from the ground upthe challenges of funding and making an indie filmworking with first-time actors and building authenticitythe pressure of bringing a story like this to lifeand what it really takes to turn an idea into something realThis is a conversation about creativity, persistence, and making something happen when there isn’t a clear path.If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe wherever you watched or listened.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

In today's episode, I sit down with Paterson Joseph.You’ll know him as Johnson from Peep Show, but his career goes far beyond that. The Beach. Green Wing. Dr Who. Julius Caesar. Vigil. Wonka… nobody could ever accuse Paterson of playing the same character twice.We talk about what success actually means after a long career in acting, why he’s never chased fame, and how he measures success on his own terms. We get into his move into writing, including The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho and his children’s book Ten: Children That Changed the World, and why storytelling matters more than ever.If you enjoy this episode, you could help me continue to bring you these incredible guests by subscribing and leaving a 5* review.Follow me on Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod Follow Paterson on Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/patersondjoseph =====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

I was lucky enough to sit down with adventurer, long-distance athlete and all-round inspiration Karl Hinett.At 18 years old, Karl was deployed to Basra as an infantryman. During a riot, his tank was attacked with petrol bombs. Trapped inside, he was engulfed in flames.He describes it as feeling like he was underwater, in fire.Karl suffered burns to 37% of his body and was given a 20% chance of survival. What followed was years of surgeries, chronic pain, and a complete loss of identity. He went from having his life mapped out in the military, to not knowing who he was anymore.We talk about that moment inside the tank, the split-second decision to escape, and the point where he admits he considered not getting out at all.We also get into the aftermath. The isolation, the drinking, the thoughts of not wanting to be here anymore - and how his nan helped pull him back.Since then, Karl has rebuilt his life in extraordinary ways. Over 100 marathons, an Invictus Games silver medal, and a mindset that’s been forged through something most of us can’t even imagine.This is a conversation about survival, identity, and what it really takes to rebuild when everything is taken from you.Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpodFollow Karl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karl.hinett=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Today, I sit down with Jack Bazalgette, Artistic Director of Cheltenham Music Festival and founder of Through the Noise.Cheltenham Festivals are internationally renowned, and have been bringing household names and new talent to audiences since 1945.We talk about how music shapes us, why classical music isn’t “uncool” but perhaps badly marketed, and how Jack went from nearly being expelled at school to building a live music platform selling more than 100,000 tickets a year.We get into the power of live events, why storytelling sits at the heart of all music, and how the attention economy is changing the way we discover culture.Jack also explains how festivals like Cheltenham balance global stars with grassroots talent, and why bringing people together through music might matter more now than ever.Follow Jack on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jackbazalgetteFollow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Professor Tim Spector is one of the most cited scientists in the world and a leading expert in gut health, nutrition, and the microbiome.In this conversation, we break down why much of what we’ve been told about food is wrong - from calories and dieting, to why two people can eat the same meal and have completely different biological responses.We talk about the connection between the gut and the brain, how your mood and energy might be more shaped by what you eat than we've ever been taught, and why habits like flossing could even have an enormous impact on your risk of dementia.Tim also explains how modern food systems are designed to keep us hooked, why willpower isn’t the issue, and what simple changes can actually make a difference.This is a conversation about how your body really works - and what you can do about it.Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpodFollow Professor Tim: https://www.instagram.com/tim.spector=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Karishma Vijay had £7 left, a collapsing business, family pressure, and everything to prove.Now, the 29 year old founder of beauty brand KishKin has won series 20 of The Apprentice UK, and the £250,000 investment that comes with it.In her first and only major podcast interview since the win, Karishma opens up about anger, ambition, rejection, resilience, beauty standards, Lord Sugar, and the life she refused to accept.Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpodFollow Karishma: https://www.instagram.com/karishmua=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Dr Susie Bennett researches suicide in men at Glasgow University. She is one of the world's leading experts on the topic.In this episode, I wanted to understand why the biggest killer of men under 50 is still themselves.This isn’t a conversation about empty slogans or easy answers. We get into what suicidal pain actually feels like, why “men need to talk” often isn’t enough, and how isolation, hopelessness and a lack of real support can build over time.We also talk about community, male friendship, and why spaces where men feel they belong might matter more than we realise.This isn't a light-hearted conversation, but it's an honest one, about something we’re still not getting right.Follow Dr Susie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/male_suicide_researchFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod/=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Matt Binge is the founder of Food Review Club - a platform he's built to become one the UK's most popular food critics, with millions of followers, hundreds of millions of views, and a relentless output of content.On the surface, it’s food reviews. Travelling the country, finding hidden gems, eating great meals.But it was never just about the food.In this conversation, we get into what really drives Matt. The reality of building something from nothing, the pressure of constant content, and the chaos that can come with filming in public.We also go deeper.Matt opens up about a childhood he describes as chaos, how that shaped his mindset, and the fuel that still drives him today.We talk about anger, resilience, fatherhood, and why success now looks very different.This is a conversation about identity, drive, and building a life on your own terms.Follow me on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/richleighpod for content related to this episode.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Andy Long is a former England international rugby player. He captained England under 19s and 21s, captaining and playing with the likes of Jonny Wilkinson, Lewis Moody and Ben Cohen.He is now a performance coach, specialising in mindset and self-awareness.In this episode, Andy talks about finding his dad dying at just 10 years old, the impact that had on his life, and the drive that took him all the way to his England debut at Twickenham 10 years later, aged just 20.He opens up about the pressure of elite sport, feeling like a fraud despite reaching the top, and how those experiences shaped the work he does today helping others perform at their best.We also talk about his close friendship with Alex Gibson, who is living with motor neurone disease, the reality of that diagnosis, and why Andy is taking on the Marathon des Sables in support of Challenging MND.This is a conversation about resilience, perspective, and making the most of the time you have.Support Andy's fundraising for Challenging MND by donating here: https://givestar.io/gs/andy-long--marathon-de-sables-2026Follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/andy_long_impact2/=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

John Myatt is an ice swimming world champion, English Channel swimmer, and extreme endurance athlete who went from a chaotic, violent childhood in Gloucester to achieving things very few humans on earth ever will.He’s:- An Ice Swimming World Champion- One of a small number of people on the planet to complete an official Ice Mile- A two-way English Channel swimmer, and also part of the first winter English Channel Relay- One half of the first-ever 2-man, 2-way English Channel swim (a world-first achievement)- A Guinness World Record holder- An endurance athlete who has completed extreme challenges including 24-mile continuous swim formats, multi-hour cold exposure swims, and ultra-distance open water eventsBut that’s only half the story.While living in a home marked by violence, fear, and instability, swimming became his escape.A scholarship gave him a shot.Then he walked away from it all.For over 20 years.At nearly 40, feeling lost, drinking heavily, and convinced he’d achieved nothing… he decided to start again.What followed was a journey into some of the most extreme environments on earth. Freezing water, hypothermia, mental battles, and ultimately… becoming a world champion.This is a conversation about trauma and resilience. Discipline and obsession. How environments shapes identities and what’s possible when you decide to change your life.If you enjoy this episode, consider sharing it with someone who needs a reminder that it’s never too late to start again.Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

John Gooden is a UFC commentator and broadcaster who has spent more than a decade calling fights around the world.He's worked cageside for the UFC alongside names like Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier and Dan Hardy, bringing fans inside the action of mixed martial arts at the highest level.Before getting there, John’s journey took him through the City, the BBC, electrical work with his father, and years immersed in the UK MMA scene before finally breaking into broadcasting.In this conversation we talk about that journey, the sacrifices required to stay in the UFC, and what it’s really like sitting cageside calling fights inside the Octagon.We talk about UFC London, the White House card, his time with Conor McGregor, his thoughts about Dana White, weight cutting, Tom Aspinall, Nina Marie and much more.Follow John on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/johngoodenukFollow me on Instagram here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Jonathan Wolf is the co-founder and CEO of ZOE, a company using large-scale science to understand how food affects our health and the trillions of microbes living in our gut.In this conversation, Jonathan explains the emerging science of the microbiome, why two people can eat the same food and have completely different responses, and why ultra-processed foods may be driving the modern health crisis. He also argues that some major food companies have followed a playbook similar to the tobacco industry in shaping public understanding of nutrition - lying to us and the government for their own financial gain.Before building ZOE with scientist Professor Tim Spector, Jonathan worked at the ad-tech company Criteo, helping to scale the business from a startup into a NASDAQ-listed company with more than $1 billion in revenue.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Five steps. A few feet. That’s how close Shaq Brown came to being caught in Channel 4's Hunted.He went on the run for 21 days with just £50 and no phone.He had to survive as a fugitive while experts used every tool available to track him.On Day 3, his partner - brother-in-law Warren - was captured.For the next 19 days, he was alone.In this conversation, he takes me inside what it really feels like to be hunted - the adrenaline, the paranoia, the split-second decisions, the sacrifice of comfort, and the instincts that kept him one step ahead.We get into behind-the-scenes aspects of the show you might have always wanted to know, and Shaq tells me what it was like to be the solo winner of the biggest prize ever won on the show: £110,000!=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Natasha 'Mo' Hunt and England captain Zoe Stratford OBE are World Cup winners, back-to-back-to-back league champions and co-captains of Gloucester-Hartpury, one of the most dominant teams in English rugby. Zoe was named World Player of the Year in 2021, and Mo won the RPA Player of the Season Award in 2023.But this conversation - my first with more than one guest - isn’t just about trophies.From mopping floors weeks after lifting the World Cup, to balancing 9-5 jobs with elite performance, to walking out at a packed Twickenham in front of 80,000 people, this is a conversation about mindset, leadership and belief.We talk about:- The moment Zoe knew they had won the World Cup- What it really felt like stepping off the bus at Twickenham- The inaugural women's Lions tour- The unseen graft behind women’s rugby- How Gloucester-Hartpury built and maintain a winning culture- The difference between winning once… and staying on top- Leadership, difficult conversations and the power of care- What still drives them nowThis is a conversation about standards. About belief.About building something bigger than yourself.Mo and Zoe's relationship shines in the chat, and it was a privilege to sit and chat with two legends of the sport.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

If you want to be a better leader, partner, parent, or just a better human being, this episode is for you.In this episode of Project Possible, I’m joined by the Queen of Kindness (OK, I might have dubbed her that...!), Nahla Summers. Nahla is a speaker, author, adventurer, and someone whose life was completely reshaped by grief.After the sudden death of her partner, Paul, everything changed. What followed wasn’t just recovery. It became a mission in spreading the power of kindness, and how it can help us in both our personal and professional lives.Since then, she's:– Climbed Kilimanjaro– Walked 500 miles across the UK– Cycled 3,000 miles across America– And even set a Guinness World Record spelling “kindness” across EnglandBut this conversation isn’t really about the miles.It’s about what kindness actually means - because it’s not the same as being nice.We talk about:– The difference between kindness and people-pleasing– Why real kindness sometimes involves difficult conversations– How emotional intelligence changes teams and leadership– Why human connection matters more than money or status– How to build empathy, even if you didn’t grow up seeing it– And the voice in your head - the one that can either drag you down or pull you forwardWe also talk honestly about grief. About resilience. About how you can grow bigger than the thing that breaks you.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

What if the biggest role for robots and AI isn’t replacing jobs, but replacing loneliness?In this episode, I’m joined by Andrew Kiguel, CEO of Realbotix, the company building what might be the most realistic humanoid robots in the world.Andrew explains why Realbotix isn’t focused on robots that walk, cook, or do backflips, but on something far more human: connection, companionship, and emotional wellbeing.We explore:- Why companionship may be the biggest market in AI- Whether AI relationships can be “real”- The ethics of human-like robots and emotional attachment- Loneliness, mental health, and ageing populations- Why ultra-realistic design matters more than raw intelligence- The difference between assistive technology and replacement- Where the line is between innovation, discomfort, and progressAndrew also shares his journey from investment banking and Bitcoin mining to humanoid robotics, and why he believes we’re still years away from a true Westworld, but much closer than people think to robots becoming part of everyday life.This is not a conversation about sci-fi fantasies.It’s about what it really means to be human in an age of intelligent machines.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

What if you could change your life while you’re asleep?In this episode of Project Possible, I’m joined by Charlie Morley, one of the world’s leading experts in lucid dreaming. Charlie works with CEOs, elite athletes, military veterans and trauma survivors, using a skill most of us already have… but forgot how to use.Lucid dreaming is the ability to realise you’re dreaming while the dream is happening. And according to decades of scientific research, it’s a powerful tool.We talk about:- How lucid dreaming has been scientifically proven since the 1970s- The groundbreaking studies showing dramatic reductions in PTSD in just one week- Why trauma, nightmares and intrusive thoughts are the mind trying to protect us- How athletes use lucid dreams to improve performance while asleep- The surprising overlap between lucid dreaming, therapy and psychedelics- Why lucid dreaming may be a gentler, safer alternative for mental health work- And how anyone can learn itWe also get into creativity, fear, grief, intrusive thoughts, and the uncomfortable truth that most of us are using only a fraction of our mental capacity.This is a conversation about what’s truly possible when you stop trying to escape the mind - and learn how to work with it.Visit charliemorley.com to find out more about Charlie, his work and his books.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Journalist, radio host and TV presenter Mary Mandefield joins me to unpack one of the most controversial developments in modern dating: the rise of online groups like 'Are We Dating The Same Guy?', and the growing tension between protection, exposure, and unintended harm.Mary shares what she uncovered while making the Channel 4 documentary 'Red Flags: Are We Dating the Same Guy?', including stories from women who found validation and safety through these communities, and men whose lives were deeply affected after being posted online.We talk about:- Why so many women feel forced to protect each other online- The emotional and psychological cost of being publicly accused- Whether these groups are community support or digital vigilantism- Why trust in dating apps and the police has broken down- How empathy for women’s lived experiences can coexist with concern for innocent men- And what dating might look like in a future shaped by AI, algorithms and isolationThis is not a conversation about taking sides.It’s about sitting with discomfort, holding two truths at once, and asking difficult but necessary questions:What do we do now? And is it possible to date happily, healthily and safely in 2026?Follow Mary on Instagram here.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Trevor Woodman is a Rugby World Cup winner. One of only 30 Englishmen to win and lift the Webb Ellis Cup.And yet, if you walked into his house, you wouldn’t know it - he never framed a shirt, and doesn't have anything out that highlights his incredible achievements.In this wide-ranging and deeply reflective conversation, Trevor opens up about growing up in Cornwall, breaking into professional rugby, feeling like an outsider at Gloucester at first, and the physical toll that ultimately ended his career.We talk honestly about injuries, ambition, regret, and why chasing “the next thing” can quietly rob you of contentment. Trevor shares why he still describes himself as having “only 22 caps”, why he never did frame an England shirt, and what he learned from watching others chase what they didn’t have.This is a conversation about reaching the pinnacle of elite sport, yes, but more than that it’s about identity, perspective, and learning when enough really is enough.A thoughtful, grounded episode with one of rugby’s most quietly impressive figures.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

This is my second solo episode.Fifty episodes into the podcast feels like a good moment to pause and reflect.In this, I talk honestly about where I’m at right now — with the podcast, with life, with grief, with ambition, and with the idea of progress when life doesn’t go in a straight line.I share what I’ve learned from the first 50 episodes, how my interview style has changed, why fame isn’t the goal, and some of the most surprising lessons my guests have taught me along the way.I also talk openly about health, guilt, loss, and the painful tension between gratitude and sadness.This episode finishes with a listener Q&A and a reminder I probably needed to hear myself:Moving slowly is still moving.Thank you for being here.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

In this episode, I sit down with Richard Browning.Richard is the founder of Gravity Industries, former Royal Marines reservist, entrepreneur and known to millions as the real-life Iron Man!Richard and I first worked together back in 2017 when Gravity launched to the world, and since then he’s flown jet suits across 50+ countries, worked with elite military and medical teams, built a global business worth $100 million and learned a huge amount about risk, innovation and resilience along the way.But this isn’t just a conversation about technology or flight. We talk about grief, loss and the moments that shape who we become. We talk about the huge gaps in education when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship, and what could be done about it.Richard opens up about the impact of losing his 'wonderful, creative, maverick inventor' father to suicide as a teenager. He talks about how that experience fuelled his drive to build and to push boundaries, and why resilience matters more than ever - not just in entrepreneurship, but in life.We get into:• why he set out to build a jet suit with no business plan• the hidden reality of risk, failure and experimentation• military and medic use-cases that save time - and lives• how grief changed his outlook on fear and challenge• the role of resilience in innovation and society• what flying actually feels like… and why he doesn’t dream of it anymoreThis is a conversation about possibility, courage and what happens when we decide not to be defined by the hardest moments in our lives.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

In this episode I sit down with stand-up comedian and immigration lawyer Sikisa.Sikisa was once told she was “slightly funny”. She took that compliment (?) and has since gone on to become one of the hardest-working and most in-demand acts on the stand-up circuit.Since winning the public vote in the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award, she's starred on Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central Live and many other TV shows, and performed on stages up and down the country - while juggling her day job as an immigration lawyer, and other pursuits including co-hosting the Wrestle Club UK podcast, compering and performing burlesque.Her Fringe show Serving Justice saw her shortlisted for a prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award, and she's just released a brilliant special on YouTube, Life of the Party.We talk about what it’s like to split a life between demanding worlds: handling complex, emotional immigration cases in the day, then stepping on stage at night with confidence, humour and attitude. She speaks openly about graft, sacrifice, doubt and identity, and why she keeps pushing even when the cost feels real.Funny, honest and full of heart. A conversation about work ethic, possibility and backing yourself.Find out more about Sikisa from the links on her (packed) Linktree.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

I sit down with Jeremy Lynch to talk about discipline, failure, rejection, consistency, and what it takes to get back up again when you fall down.Jeremy reflects on being just 20 years old on Britain’s Got Talent, overreaching on the biggest stage of his life, and experiencing a very public failure - and why finishing the performance mattered more than winning.We talk about his mindset, his work ethic, and his long-term approach to growth.We get into why motivation is overrated, why systems and focus matter more than feelings, and why most people quit just before things start working. Jeremy shares how he taught himself skills without formal lessons, why learning by doing has been central to his success, and how consistency compounds over years - not months.We also talk honestly about money, happiness, fatherhood, impostor syndrome, collaboration over competition, and the pressure creators put on themselves to “make it” quickly.This is a conversation about doing the work, staying curious, and committing to the long game - even when no one’s watching.Jeremy has launched a new 'focus-first' supplement brand called HP-1. We talk about the story of creating the company, benefits and more in this conversation. Find out more at: https://hp-1.com=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Luke Kemp, an existential risk researcher at Cambridge University and the author of Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse.Luke spends his life thinking about how societies rise, why they fall, and what really puts our future at risk. What surprised me most is how hopeful this conversation turned out to be.Luke argues that history is best understood as a story of organised crime. From early civilisations to modern governments, tech giants and today’s global system, he shows how the same patterns keep repeating: power, control and inequality. Together, we talk about:- How and why early civilisations formed- Why data might be the most dangerous resource we have today - and how AI might impact civilisation- The modern versions of grain, weapons and geography- How close the world has come to nuclear disaster - and the people who quietly stopped it- Whether global collapse is actually likely - and what we can do about it- Why studying worst-case scenarios can sometimes make you more optimistic, not lessThis is a wide-ranging conversation about power, history, human nature and possibility.If you’ve ever wondered where we’re heading - or how we might build something better - I think you’ll really enjoy this one.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Tweedy the Clown is one of the UK's most beloved performers. He's entertained millions around the world over decades, from village circus big tops to Madison Square Garden.I was lucky enough to have a couple of hours with him, recording in what I later found out to be the late, great Nell Giffords' caravan - Nell co-founded Giffords Circus in 2000.In this funny and surprisingly philosophical conversation, Tweedy takes us from being a tiny teenager who worried he might only be funny because of his size to perhaps the most famous working clown in the country. We talk about the art of clowning, the day his hair caught fire on stage - and how that shaped his signature look, how the media made monsters of clowns, how chaos becomes craft, and why the best clowns are really just adults who refuse to let go of their childlike wonder.This is a joyful deep-dive into creativity, resilience, silliness, and the beautiful craft of making people laugh.I bet you've never met anybody quite like Tweedy before. I know I hadn't, and I'm honoured to have been able to.=====Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Tom Stroud became one of the breakout personalities on the smash hit Netflix show Love Is Blind UK - but his most powerful story started well before the cameras rolled.In this episode, Tom opens up about:- Growing up with an absent father and how it fuelled anger, rebellion and a lifelong pattern of emotional avoidance- The moment his dad walked out – and why that became a defining event- Why he now believes what he felt on Love Is Blind wasn’t love, but intense infatuation shaped by unmet childhood needs- The reality of being trapped in a high-pressure filming environment with no phone, no escape – and why so many men struggle with vulnerability in those settings- How shame can keep men stuck for decades, and the moment he chose to forgive his father shortly before he died- The power and complexity of male friendships - including the breakdown and repair of his relationship with co-star Benaiah- What he’s learned about masculinity and boundaries- Why avoidance might keep you safe, but never fulfilledTom’s story isn't just about reality TV. It’s about identity, fatherhood, healing, and what it really takes to understand who you are.Honest, introspective and hopeful - this is the kind of conversation that makes you think about the person you are, the one you’ve been, and the one you still have time to become.=====We all want to be happy, healthy and fulfilled.The question is: how?Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this question with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment, health and psychology.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

What happens when you take a crazy idea - like building a real-life tribe on a remote Fijian island - and actually do it?This week I sit down with Ben Keene, co-founder of TribeWanted, Rebel Book Club and former lead at Escape the City. Ben was the star of BBC Two's five-part Paradise or Bust documentary following his island exploits, and wrote the best-selling book: Paradise or Bust: A 21st Century Adventure.For nearly 20 years, Ben has been asking bold questions and bringing people together around them - whether through adventure, shared learning or radical career and life changes. We talk about:- how a blog and a belief in people became a global island movement- what community really means, and what it takes to build a real-life tribe- the struggles, mistakes and life-changing moments along the way- why curiosity and learning are the foundations of belonging- and why no one should try to do life alone This isn’t just a story about a paradise island in Fiji.It’s about building something bigger than yourself. It’s about purpose, courage, respect and possibility through community.If you’ve ever wanted to start something, escape something or believe something could be different - this conversation might just be your push.=====We all want to be happy, healthy and fulfilled.The question is: how?Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this question with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment, health and psychology.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

When doctors told Louise Butcher she had lobular breast cancer, her world collapsed.But instead of hiding, she chose to strip away the stigma - literally.Known online as The Topless Runner, Louise runs marathons, half-marathons, and 10Ks topless, using her body as a living message of strength, survival, and self-acceptance.In this raw and powerful interview, Louise opens up about:- Her lifelong struggles with anxiety, OCD, and health fears- The trauma and turning points that shaped her life- Why she chose not to have breast reconstruction- What running topless really represents - and why it’s not about shock- How losing control helped her finally find peaceThis episode isn’t just about cancer - it’s about courage, control, and what it means to truly live free from shame.Follow Louise on Instagram @louisebutcher39Buy her book Going Topless on Amazon here.=====We all want to be happy, healthy and fulfilled.The question is: how?Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this question with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment, health and psychology.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

From awareness campaigns to social media hashtags - are we really making progress when it comes to the very real problem of men struggling with their mental health, or are we just making the right noises?In this honest and challenging conversation, I speak with George from The Tin Men - a creator who’s shaking up the way we talk about men’s health, suicide, and loneliness.George doesn’t want a gender war. He wants the truth - and in this episode, we talk about everything from domestic abuse against men, how boys and men are behind at every stage of education, loneliness, purpose and why so many men feel unseen. It’s uncomfortable at times, but necessary. If we’re serious about saving lives and making life better for everybody, I believe we have to start by being honest. Real change starts with better conversations, not slogans.=====We all want to be happy, healthy and fulfilled.The question is: how?Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this question with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment, health and psychology.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Kicking off Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, I sat down with a director from Samaritans to better understand what the charity is and does, and talk about how we can all do a better job of looking after ourselves - and each other.Amanda has spent over a decade volunteering with Samaritans, the charity that answers a call for help every 10 seconds.Founded 70 years ago by a vicar with a single phone, Samaritans has grown into a 24/7 lifeline for anyone who needs to talk, with more than 20,000 volunteers in the UK.In this conversation, we talk about how we can be better listeners for friends, family and strangers. We get into what really happens when you call the helpline - 116 123, how volunteers protect their own mental health, why listening can save lives, and the power of simply asking, “Are you OK?”We also explore loneliness, talk about men’s mental health and suicide, the future of Samaritans, and what hope and possibility look like when life feels impossible.=====We all want to be happy, healthy and fulfilled.The question is: how?Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this question with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment, health and psychology.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

What would you do if you were told you had five years to live?At just 30 years old, Iain Liam Ward - better known online as The King of Chemo - was diagnosed with stage 3 brain cancer and given a five-year life expectancy. That was five and a half years ago.Since then, he’s turned his diagnosis into a mission: raising millions for charity, building a community of millions online, and proving what’s possible when you stop waiting to die - and start living.In this conversation, we talk about everything from gaming and fitness to grief, male friendship, how cancer impacts dating, Iain's choice not to have children and the random moment a medical trial changed his life forever.It’s raw, real, and deeply human - a reminder that even in the darkest of times, finding purpose is always possible.=====We all want to be happy, healthy and fulfilled.The question is: how?Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this question with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment, health and psychology.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life. I realised that I needed to run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com

Is it possible to choose positivity, even through pain and loss?In this episode, fitness icon Derrick Evans MBE - better known as Mr Motivator - joins me for a deeply human conversation about resilience, faith, health, family and the power of perspective.From his tough beginnings in Jamaica and early life in Britain, to success in business even prior to his TV fame, Derrick shares the lessons that shaped him: gratitude, kindness, hard work and the belief that happiness is a choice we make.He also opens up about personal loss, being given up at just 3 months old, parenting, prejudice, and what it really means to keep hope alive.It’s honest, emotional and uplifting - a reminder that while life can test us, positivity is always possible.=====We all want to be happy, healthy and fulfilled.The question is: how?Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this question with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment, health and psychology.Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after a heart-breaking family tragedy made me realise that I should run towards passion, purpose and positive impact, and my dream of this being my career.Possibilists, pull up a pew.=====Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.=====Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠The Project Possible website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.projectpossiblepod.com