The Bootcast

*EASTER BONUS Episode* of The Bootcast today! 
Today, we chat with Reina O'Meara of Comfort Eats. Comfort Eats is a new venture providing your favourite American food snacks right to your door - shipping globally.

Tune in to hear Reina's story of 

• overcoming prejudices in America, 
• pursuing her dream job in the movie biz and 
• the excitement of launching this new venture. 

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Bringing Series 4 to a close, it's time for another endurance athlete. Telling his story of ultrarunning, mental health and maintaining focus, as well as running around his patio for hours during lockdown!
It's Conor O'Keeffe.

In this episode, learn about Conor's experience with

1. Ultrarunning
2. Nutrition and hydration
3. Mental Health

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It's with great pleasure that we welcome Brazilian woman Liily Muniz to the hot seat this week.
In this episode, learn from Liily's story about:
- Moving to Ireland
- Learning the English language,
- Dealing with racism and bullying in school
- Overcoming insecurities about herself
- Building a modelling career in a competitive industry

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In this episodes of the show, American David McNeill shares his story of global travel and remote work abroad. 
Learn about:

1. Experiencing Asia for the first time
2. Moving from the ups n' downs of a Tech career to a life of entrepreneurship
3. Being an American abroad during the Trump term
4. How Expat Empire can help you with your move/life abroad

I'd really appreciate any reviews, ratings, comments, Likes &...

In this episode of The Bootcast, Englishman Graham Cullis shares his story of how art saved him from the depths of depression. From travelling around the world, surfing and running concerts, today's guest is now a brilliant artist and ambassador for promoting mental health awareness. Oh and the famous Irish Blindboy Boatclub is a big inspiration for Graham!
His latest venture is the #KarmaCardProject and you can check him ...

After the Christmas break, The Bootcast is back with an Irishman, well travelled and with great insights into sports nutrition, Mr. Alan Kenny. In this episode we also delve into the nature of the imposter syndrome that so many of us face when we want to do something new in our lives, be it a job, new sport or lifting more weights at the gym. 
Learn all about 

• various nutrition tips, 
• how to deal with the imposter syndrome an...

This week on The Bootcast, we are joined by a special guest, all the way from the US of A.
Once dubbed "the female Michael Phelps", Katie Hoff takes to the hot seat.

Diving into the relentless chase for gold at the Olympics, and how a serious health condition threatened not only her career but her life taking her in a different direction.

In this episode, learn about:
1) Being at the top of elit...

This week, a Carlow man takes the seat to talk about his journey into fitness coaching, and what he sees as the failure points of the industry. Why people start or stop coaching and going to the gym varies from person to person. Cian delves into what he sees as the wrong approach in the fitness industry. From group classes, to meaningless goals to jumping on the latest fitness bandwagon or jargon online.
In this episode, learn ...

In this episode we meet Irishman, Shane Finn, a performance coach and endurance athlete.
Focusing mainly on his 24 marathons in 24 days and other personal challenges, you'll learn about:
1) the ups n' downs of endurance sports
2) how an illness can have a profoundly positive effect on our perspective and inspire us to do great things
3) Tips for anyone struggling with life now in these challenging COVID t...

This weeks episode, we meet an Irish girl who loves a good long swim...in the sea!
Dee Newell has done some amazing sea swims - the English Channel, Antarctica to name but a few and is one of the few females to ever go for the Rangers wing in the Irish Defence Forces. A keen environmentalist too, Dee delves into 

1. what it takes to go beyond the comfort zone, 
2. how her military background has helped her and 
3. how we all can play o...

Joining us today on The Bootcast is outdoors fanatic, and the man behind the marketing of the Hiiker app, Mr. Eoin Hamilton. A tale of dealing with the curveballs of life and hiking across the US, we also get some insight into the great features and benefits of the Hiiker app.
Feel free to follow Eoin on Instagram, and check out the Hiiker App!

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Welcome back to The Bootcast!
Kicking off Series 4 is the story of a man who fell into photography and fell in love with the landscape of it. From travelling the world looking for that perfect shot to creating a unique photo tour experience for his clients, Irishman Bernard Geraghty has been through the ups and downs of life and has seen the Northern Lights! Enjoy this one, and if you like it please share it and leave a rating...

Here's a selection of some of the highlights from Series 3 of The Bootcast.
The tips, lessons learnt and life advice from all of my various guests, that you too can take on board in your own life to help you overcome your own challenges.

From young Irish scouts, to sea stack climbers and the remarkable story of recovered-addicts. And from global CEOs and mental health professionals to those working in the challeng...

S3 - E12 | Unique Sea Stackin' with Iain Miller.
The final episode of Series 3 brings us up to Donegal, to chat with a Scottish man, mad for the outdoors!
Iain is a rock climber, guidebook author and hill walker living, working and playing on the sea cliffs, sea stacks, mountain ranges and uninhabited islands of County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. His company Unique Ascent offers training and activities for the...

As we approach the end of Series 3 of The Bootcast, what better guest to have on the show than the man who started it all way back in June 2019!
Our first ever guest, Mr. Shane Traynor is back!
We caught up with Shane recently to get the latest travel tales, a snapshot of life in lockdown in New Zealand and hear some future plans from the young Briton.
You can follow Shane on Insta @thealrighttraveller and check out ...

The Bootcast S3 - E10 Voices of America with @jlibran.98
In this episode, we venture to the USA to hear from a talented young man of many voices. Jayden is a puppeteer and voice over artist from Southern California, who recently gained global acclaim with his pursuit of his dream job - to land a voice over role on The Simpsons!
Enjoy this funny, interesting and creative story from across the pond!

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Series 3 - Episode 9. Irish Staycations with Sarah Slattery.
In this episode, we catch up on some activities and day trips I took over the past few weekends before our guest Sarah Slattery a.k.a @The_travel_expert takes the hot seat. Sarah has featured on mainstream media like RTE, Today FM, Newstalk and The Irish Independent as a travel expert.
With over two decades of experience in travel and tourism (visited over 50 cou...

Series 3 - Episode 8 of The Bootcast takes the show back on track, with a topical important issue that has been brought to light globally the past two months. Racism.
 
In this episode, we talk with a guy I went to school with, Tobi Omoteso. Tobi is a Nigerian-Irishman with a passion for dance and dance culture.
We dive into racism head on, its roots and what it was like growing up in Ireland as a person of colour, as w...