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The Speed Mentor Podcast

by Gavan Wall

Welcome to the Speed Mentor Podcast.Do you want success and abundance in your life?!Do you want to hear how to achieve it?Then you’ve come to the right place where the world’s only Speed Mentor, Gavan Wall will mainline you with micro bite-sized chunks of inspiration fused with knowledge, built into a daily routine to help you deliver success.After walking away, a decade ago from his gilded life as a leading Barrister and property investor, Gavan Wall started his entrepreneurial career in inauspicious circumstances as he lost everything in the property crash.But he refused to give up, re-building a financial fortress from scratch, until now he leads multiple successful multi-million £ companies across FMCG, Franchise, Tech, Property and Mentoring.He’s the Speed Mentor and serial entrepreneur, who shares with you all the breadcrumbs of success and just as importantly the failures. If you listen you can avoid the potholes and learn to conquer your fear and live a life of success an

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Episodes

  1. Back to The Future- Speed Through The Change

    The journey as an entrepreneur has taught Gavan the importance of sacrifice and building a great team around you who complements your own skillset and in this episode, he goes back to the beginning of his journey to review the moments that changed his direction along with the learning and...

  2. Sometimes All You Need To Do Is Something Different To Unlock An Opportunity

    Gavan asks, ‘Are you with the many or with the few?’ and takes a look at how many of us do the same thing every day, locked into a routine that doesn’t bring the satisfaction of achievement But… this is your life and you can take action, listen in to Gavan and feel inspired to do the one thing...

  3. Me, Living My Best Life Alcohol-Free, You Can Do It Too

    Gavan talks about one of the most important actions he has taken in his life and how it completely transformed his life and improved his achievements Because it made such a positive difference Gavan is sharing his story along with his ten top tips for going alcohol-free. Whatever you want to...

  4. Not So Much The Year of The Tiger in 2022, It’s The Year of The F######G Walrus – Part 1

    With just a few days until the Chinese New Year and taking inspiration from the legendary Meatloaf, Gavan is in fine voice as he explains why following the creation of an iconic album Meatloaf toured extensively marketizing his product to the people of the world and in doing so created his…

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  5. Swap Shop

    In this episode that rounds off the year, Gavan has a great message and wants everyone to hear it You can make 2022 your best ever if you play the SWAP SHOP game, but are you a walrus who is up for it? If you take on the swap shop challenge and make half a dozen swaps for the next 12 months it…

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  6. There's One Key Success Ingredient That No-one is Talking About

    Success is a jigsaw made up of many pieces and there are easier pieces and those that are harder to identify – the silent passive parts and in this episode, Gavan looks at one of those pieces – patience He discusses the need for patience and the benefits of learning to be patient in both the…

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  7. A Goal Unwritten is Just a Wish

    In this episode, Gavan gets into the rules for goal setting and explains why you must always write down your goals and truly understand the difference between your short, medium and long term goals if you want to achieve them He explains why when you have a gorilla goal it should scare you and…

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  8. Freedom Is Building The Talent To Work Elsewhere

    As we move on from the pandemic Gavan reflects on the many people who are waiting for an indication of where things will be going because they are, in reality, standing still in a time where if you want to make a difference you need to take action. Real job security is knowing you have the talent...

  9. Join Me And Ride The Icebergs In Your Life, But Bring A Blowtorch!

    Are you going to paddle around in your boat or ride the f#cking iceberg with your blowtorch to get to the promised land on the other side? Gavan looks at the metaphorical icebergs we all face in life and shares great advice on how to make a plan and take action to tackle your icebergs and move...

  10. The Green Door Looks Like Failure, but Look Closer….

    This episode was inspired by former mentees of Gavan, Sean and JP at Core Impact along with Premier Painters and their responses to the fear of failure You have to be prepared to fail if you want to succeed and be conscious of your emotions, learning to recognise and control them with your...

  11. The Definitive List Of Stupid Sh1t You Need To Stop Doing To Be The Best You

    Gavan has a brilliant and timely rant about the top nine things people do that prevent them from being the best they can be from spending money on depreciating assets and stuff you really don’t need through to procrastinating and always waiting for the right moment, which of course never comes.…

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  12. Re-Arrange The Spaghetti Letters In Your Life

    Gavan is in full and inspiring voice as he makes the case for being a producer not a consumer and explains how he is determined to be the greatest producer NI has ever seen. When you make the change and become a producer the opportunities open up and at this time in the world the opportunities…

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  13. A Look Behind This Entrepreneur's Curtain

    Gavan looks at what can be achieved if you are an entrepreneur who is open, resilient and adaptable. He updates where everything is with ‘The Change’ and shares a very honest and open look at the journey so far including how the focus has changed. As an entrepreneur, it’s about consistently…

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  14. Opportunity Knocks

    This episode is all about opportunities, identifying them and understanding which ones are worth pursuing. Opportunity what is it, what does it look like which opportunities are worth pursuing and which should be let go? Gavan answers the questions in this episode. Every day we have the choice to...

  15. STFU 40hrs per week is never enough!

    Gavan explains why some people are average and some are successful in an episode that is a call to action for those who seek success and world domination. Anyone who has ever been successful is someone who puts in the work relentlessly over months and years and if you are prepared to do thirty...

  16. Want More Success - You Gotta Go One Inch Wide and One Mile Deep!

    Gavan is in fine voice as he discusses why you need to focus on going 1 inch wide and 1 mile deep with an absolute focus on developing knowledge and expertise if you want to be an entrepreneur who makes their mark on the world. Taking a generalist approach to try and please everyone usually…

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  17. Mixing a Cocktail of Excitement and Fear to Smash 2021

    In this explosive episode welcoming in the New Year Gavan explains why to fulfil; your dreams you need to have the right mix of excitement and fear. To achieve your goals, you need to be excited by them but you also need to challenge yourself to grow by stepping outside your comfort zone. If you...

  18. Building A Legacy Project

    Gavan shares his own real-life example of how an opportunity can have many twists and turns but you must always be working towards your vision and the creation of your legacy. The journey can be bumpy and there are always the unexpected twists and in Gavan’s example there are many but if you are...

  19. Creating a Global Vision

    Gavan is looking at the importance of having a vision in driving you and business forward to success. Your vision should be at the centre of your business and a great vision is a bright shiny mental image of where you want your business to be in the future. A good vision is what will keep you...

  20. Is The System Rigged Against Women?

    Gavan wants to make sure that his daughter is able to rise up and make her mark on the world and have the same opportunities as everyone else to achieve whatever she wants to. If you want to create a great business with great followers and be a great leader you have to be able to embrace, empower...

  21. How to Build Your Personal Brand

    In the first of the new format of monthly episodes for ‘The Speed Mentor,’ Gavan explains why you need to make developing your personal brand your priority. Getting yourself visible on social media will transform your opportunities and you need to do this with a strong personal brand. Gavan…

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  22. Never Settle, Keep Making Changes To Stay Uncomfortable

    What auditing are you doing in your life? In this era-defining podcast, Gavan shares the changes he is making after auditing his life and why those changes need to happen in order for him to reach the goals he has set out to achieve, creating billions in wealth for Northern Ireland through The...

  23. Banish The Scarcity Mindset Forever!

    If you had the secret of making money would you keep it to yourself? This episode is about an ugly idea, a dark mindset that creeps into the mind of some individuals - the scarcity mindset and as someone who is an abundance type of person Gavan puts the record straight and explains not only the...

  24. Marketing Tips To Drive Your Business Forward

    In this episode, Gavan continues with the next lessons in marketing and the great marketing opportunities available now. He is trying to inspire as many people as possible to take action and make the changes that will drive them and their businesses forward to success. There are great…

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  25. The First Pillar of Successful Marketing

    Gavan shares the most important element of successful marketing, always committing to a 5-10% spend on it. It can be easy when things get tough to cut the spend on marketing and this is a path many businesses take but it’s the wrong way to go if you want to make it out the other side and…

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  26. Want To Be The Next Elon Musk? - Start Thinking Like a Rockstar!

    Gavan explains why releasing your inner Rockstar can be the key to engaging with people emotionally. When your senior leadership team is the band and your employees are your followers you can be the Rockstar bringing great value and leadership to your business. As someone who tries to bring love,...

  27. Gavan's Culture Talks Interview with Core Impact pt 2

    This is the second part of the interview where John Paul Taggart and Sean Grant from the ‘Culture Talks’ show discuss with Gavan his own journey and how he has built the Wall Group. They focus in detail on how every entrepreneur should be building a business that will enable them to step away. To...

  28. Gavan's Culture Talks Interview with Core Impact Part 1

    Gavan is being interviewed by John Paul Taggart and Sean Grant on their show, Culture Talks. They discuss what leadership really is and why building something for the future every day can be the key to lifelong fulfilment. The journey in business is never linear and this is a great opportunity to...

  29. Doing Business With A Greater Purpose To Succeed

    Gavan is in full voice as he shares the point most of us are missing about purpose and most importantly how we can put it right and move up to the next level. Purpose must be about looking up, out and beyond – you have to have a purpose that is bigger than you. A purpose that can lead you and is...

  30. Room 101 For All The Lockdown Sayings You Can't Stand

    In this entertaining episode Gavan gets to grip with the lockdown sayings we’ve all become so familiar with but what purpose are they serving and should we really be marching them off to room 101? Herd immunity, stay alert and flattening the curve along with #WFH and Covidiot have all become a…

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  31. The Three Birthdays

    In this episode, on the night of his 50th birthday, Gavan reflects on birthday celebrations, or not, that have marked his progress through life. It can be easy to have huge expectations for significant birthdays but is this what its really all about? Gavan’s birthday hasn’t turned out how he...

  32. No Better Time To Audit Your Life

    It’s easy to get wrapped up in the day to day and lose sight of the long-term goals so doing a regular audit of your business and life is a great way to get back in alignment with your goals and stay on track for success. Gavan reflects that taking the time to analyse where you are in your…

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  33. It's The Biggest Trending Hashtag But What Does WFH Mean For You

    The tectonic plates in business have altered and people are currently WFH but should this continue? Is your business on the right track to take advantage of the opportunities that are coming? If you are an employer what does WFH mean for you and what will it mean for your employees? Gavan looks…

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  34. Don't Wait Until You're Dead To Think About Your Legacy

    This is episode 150 and Gavan is thinking about what we do with the gift of life we have and the legacy we leave behind. If you don’t think about your legacy you are never going to create it so Gavan is challenging you to think about what you want to generate for the world. If you had to write…

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  35. Even Mother Theresa Got Trolled, Don't Let Them Stop You Producing Content

    Gavan shares a passionate message about the trolls and the gas lighters and why you should never ever let the fear of them stop you from getting your message out there. The truth is they are part of the journey and only come after you if you are making a difference and impacting on the world. As…

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  36. Forget The Pity Party, Time to Think Strategically in The Crisis

    Gavan is looking at the long term and discussing what he is doing with one of his businesses ‘The Change’. He shares what they are working on with their founders and explains why it’s important to only take enough time to blink before then being prepared to get on with it in a crisis. As venture...

  37. Rise Up & Seize The Opportunities Of These Desperate Times - We Need Leaders!

    Gavan takes a look at the opportunities and how you can stand up and seize them as a leader in these unusual times. You cannot as a business do nothing and there are already leaders shining through with their content and connection. As an unprecedented number of us access social media this is an...

  38. It's The Black Swan That No-one Predicted

    The 2020 Corona crisis is an unprecedented situation on a scale that Gavan and the rest of us have never seen before – a Black Swan event – rare, with immense purity and unprecedented in the severity of its impact. Gavan looks at the different categories of people and their responses and shares…

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  39. Northern Ireland is the Best Place on Earth Because....

    Gavan is laying it on the line and explaining exactly why Northern Ireland is so special. Even though he has lived elsewhere in the world he always knew he would return to live in Northern Ireland because ‘the people make you feel like you belong’ and no matter where they are in the world these...

  40. How to Guarantee 100k Income Per Year in 12mths!

    Buckle up and get ready as Gavan shares the 10 points you need to get covered if you want to earn 100k per year. You have to have certainty and the belief in yourself to come back from the challenges you will face but this mindset and choosing an industry where there is no setup finance required...

  41. So I went off Social Media for 1mth. Maybe You Should Do The Same!

    For the first time in five years, Gavan took a step back from social media for an entire month! But how did it go? Gavan’s here to talk about his experience, how it’s affected his outlook on the world, the top ten tips around how you can do it for yourselves, and the lessons that we can all...

  42. You Can Have it All, A Family And A Stellar Career

    Gavan is channelling a little of the spirit of Castro today, as he delivers his latest address on the subject of that place in which we all eventually end up: the future! As entrepreneurs, we are trying to create something wonderful and eternal, to act as our legacies to the world, and to our...

  43. The Man In The Mirror Is Set Free!

    ‘I f-ing love myself and you should love yourself too’ Gavan asks if when you really look in the mirror ‘are you living your truth or someone else’s life? Increasingly in the world of social media people present a persona which may not reflect their true self – it’s what they think others want to...

  44. Fire Meets Speed! Pt2 of The Deep Dive

    Welcome back! In todays conclusion of last weeks fantastic deep dive, Pete and Gavan talks us through his transition from law to property to his new project of venture capitals as well as talking us through some of his personal struggles with the economic crash in 2007 and how he took himself…

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  45. Fire Meets Speed! Pt1 Deep Dive

    Welcome to this weeks Speed Mentor Podcast! In todays episode, Gavan Wall is interviewed by Pete Lonton on the Fire in The Belly Podcast! Gavan shares lessons learned from his own entrepreneurial journey and talks us through his childhood, school years, career and what lead him to where he is...

  46. Treat The Two Impostors (Triumph and Disaster) Just The Same

    In this episode, Gavan explains the significance of Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’ and the impact the line ‘if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same’ can have for anyone in business, on the journey from start-up to realising their goals. As the man trying...

  47. Why Do I Sing And What Does It Mean For You

    What have you got inside that you need to let out so it can find its place and its purpose? Gavan is explaining why he enjoys singing and the importance of embracing your uniqueness as part of your very special superpowers. You are only ever going to be average if you do the same as others so...

  48. Could a Plant-Based Diet Supercharge Your Outcomes?

    Fruit and vegetables – you are probably not eating enough; Gavan has gone from food carnivore to plant-based vegan and in this episode reflects on the change and shares the reasons why he decided to make this change to his diet. Gavan is someone who has a very restrictive pallet when it comes to...

  49. How To Become a Podcaster, And Get A Job On Wallrus Island Too!

    ‘Podcasting has been wonderful to me and it can do the same for you because if you really want to level up in 2020 a podcast is a must’ Gavan is in fine voice for this episode and after 130 + episodes of his own podcast - ‘The Speed Mentor’ He is sharing the reasons why he started his podcast and...

  50. So WWIII Is Heading Our Way, Here's What To Do!

    ‘I’m trying to help you turbocharge your success ‘ The world’s only speed mentor is back and looking at how he was previously and how he is now - he’s moved from consumer to producer and its helped him move up to the next level. In previous years Gavan was a consumer of all news and he justified...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to the Speed Mentor Podcast.Do you want success and abundance in your life?!Do you want to hear how to achieve it?Then you’ve come to the right place where the world’s only Speed Mentor, Gavan Wall will mainline you with micro bite-sized chunks of inspiration fused with knowledge, built into a daily routine to help you deliver success.After walking away, a decade ago from his gilded life as a leading Barrister and property investor, Gavan Wall started his entrepreneurial career in inauspicious circumstances as he lost everything in the property crash.But he refused to give up, re-building a financial fortress from scratch, until now he leads multiple successful multi-million £ companies across FMCG, Franchise, Tech, Property and Mentoring.He’s the Speed Mentor and serial entrepreneur, who shares with you all the breadcrumbs of success and just as importantly the failures. If you listen you can avoid the potholes and learn to conquer your fear and live a life of success an

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