Win Building

This is a podcast aiming to provide positive messaging and inspiration for men, including guidance for the host's two young daughters. The guest, John Peck, discusses challenges faced in predominantly male environments, the importance of sensitivity, and the need for positive role models for men.


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The podcast focuses on positive messaging and inspiration for men and aims to help those who ne...

Eduardo was trained under Ricardo Liborio, a legend in the BJJ (Brazilian Ju Jitsu) world.

He now lives in Oslo and is helping to run Frontline Academy, which is a multi-location fight sports club in Norway that dominates in competition across Europe.

I am a complete beginner whiter than white belt in Ju Jitsu but I love it and find the experience of training it fascinating because it goes beyond 'sport'...

I met Dan and Marwan in business school way back in 2006!
They have since founded Veridian Ventures to help angel investors to make smart decisions on early-stage companies. In the conversation, they offer some extremely valuable advice on both how to choose investments but also to start-ups looking to secure funding.

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The video version of the conversation is h...

Hot off the back of winning a place in the "Top 50 women in Tech in Norway" I interviewed Lisa about her path, her insights into the startup world and investment.
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Video version of podcast is here:
Transcript is here: https://tinyurl.com/5ejt3skk

About Lisa: Serial entrepreneur, executive manager, and experienced international non-executive board member...

Fitness, motivation, jokes and a dog.. that's his strapline but Mark is in the process of amassing a diverse and engaged following. He posts videos about his fitness journey with his intended outcome being 'above average'.
However, consistently achieving 'above average' has of course meant that he is now facing some challenges of being quite a bit more than 'above average' in certain things!

Dr. Giorgio Iemmolo - Polyglot and linguist - Transference of knowledge and applying diverse knowledge to business

Yet another ex-colleague at EF Education First, Giorgio currently manages the academics for the non-english speaking language schools around the world. He spends his days switching between his multiple languages in order to operate as a truly global citizen.

I hope you enjoy this episode.
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Olav is an expert in education. He realised at an early age the benefit of changing habits and processes to enhance his educational experiences and fortunately for us, he then wrote about this.

He has the best selling book "Super Student" and has recently released his latest book, co-authored with Barbara Oakley (one of the world's leading experts in education) "Learn Like a Pro".

You can ...

This week I talk in-person to Göran Winblad. He has a youtube channel dedicated to running, he is a video producer, a coach and an all-round great human! He has also (since recording!) become a father to twin girls!

 Subscribe to his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/goranwinblad
Check out this conversation in video on my channel (and subscribe!) here: https://youtu.be/fUC-koL3Bm8

2:35 Göran introduces himself

05:07 ...

Sandy Kusano - Human potential coach

Please check her out and support her work... she is awesome!

Website: https://joyfuloptimist.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skusano/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyfuloptimist
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCugcbmtIQoeCejiwvW6KXQ

Also please check out my website (you might already be here!) - https://win-building.com/
and es...

An EF legend. Ming talks about trade-offs, especially related to motherhood and business, drive and creative intelligence.
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You can se all about Ming in Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deming_Chen
Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealmingchen
...and her, and her sisters books are here:
S...

What an inspirational man. Husband of yet another former boss of mine and general all round awesome human. We talk about his growing up in Mozambique and the influences that he has had in his life, his focus on humanitarian causes and well-being and he shares some excellent ideas for helping yourself too.

You can find out more about Martin here: https://www.martinfrolander.com/ or follow him on Linkedin (I recommend t...

Gregg helped grow and lead the England Touch Association over 10+ years and became the first professionally paid position in the sport in the Northern Hemisphere.

His energy and hard work ethic have helped the sport grow hugely across the UK and Europe and alongside this he has been a highly competitive player and an engineer!

Time stamps:
2:22 – Gregg Introduces himself
12:34 – Gregg shares his philosophy...

A very special guest coming in live from inside his electric taxi in London. We discuss the Knowledge, Uber and other factors affecting the world of London taxi drivers.

Subscribe to his channel and like the vids: https://www.youtube.com/user/thutley
A couple of my favorites:
London Taxi Driver PLAYS Go Cabbies! GB: https://youtu.be/tnPuFtAAvd8
Taxi Driver SMASHES London Geoguessr Record!: https://youtu.be/PnbL...

KC is another great friend of mine who I worked with in EF and he shares about his life and development over time.

You can find KC here on linkedin and share some positivity!: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kc-wai-79535618a/

You can find the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/endLBirCzBE

Show notes:
00:00 - Nick intros show
01:42 - Nick Intros KC
03:42 - KC intros himself
08:...

A conversation with a friend and another former manager and colleague. Matt's honest and insightful post on Linkedin (see here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6778080201160048640-60_c) prompted me to reach out and ask for a chat.
We discuss how, as a manager and leader, he has navigated the challenging times of COVID whilst working for an international education company (with nobody travelling!) along with some th...

he didn’t need the surname to define her but it does! You may know her from a viral photo of her breastfeeding in the middle of a 106 mile (170km) mountain marathon race, but she is also a business founder, former finance director and an awesome human focused on making the world a better place.

A great conversation with Sophie about her journey in taking herself to higher levels in both personal and professional life.
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Very honoured to have Richard Gerver talking about his experience of taking a failing school and leading it to winning a Unesco education award. Show notes below.

Check out Richard's website here: https://www.richardgerver.com/
Follow him on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardgerver
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fLODEj9_1-50hsClKznYQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richard.gerver

One for the marketeers and sales people amongst you!
Nina has founded the Austrian Leadership Academy and has spent her career so far specialising in marketing and communications. She has worked as an advisor to the government and companies and has worked in CX (Customer Experience), Crisis management and all other aspects of sales.

You can find the video version here: hhttps://youtu.be/CMlNmbRSWGg

You can fin...

Very excited to present another former colleague and incredible woman, Cristina Teuscher and her little man Ali Guerrero!
You can find the video version here: https://youtu.be/VMadCuK8HHo

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Thanks so much for listening

Cristina swam on the United States National Team for eight years, representing the USA in two Ol...