The Human Entrepreneur

The Human Entrepreneur

Hi! We are Varun Balsara and Luke Netherclift and we are the hosts of The Human Entrepreneur podcast. Through our conversations with expert guests, we aim to provide you with the skills, mindset and confidence to pursue your entrepreneurial ambitions whilst ensuring your look after your mental health. The Human Entrepreneur podcast is all about creating a supportive community to support student and other entrepreneurs and so feel free to reach out with concerns, requests or even advice! With love, Varun Balsara & Luke Netherclift

Episodes

April 29, 2021 58 mins

Who said musicians aren't entrepreneurs? Not us! 

This week we have world famous international DJ, Peete Gooding who has been in the game for 20 years now! He has been awarded the 'Best Ibiza DJ' award and has been a resident DJ in Cafe Mambo Ibizia for over 20 years. Pete is also the musical director at Hostal La Torre Ibiza since 2015 and an artist manager for the last 10 years. 

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This week we are thrilled to have the founder and CEO of Cambio Consultancy, and a dear supporter and mentor, Peter Ptashko on our show!

Cambio Consultancy is an Enterprise and Social Change Consultancy working with clients around the world. Peter is also a social entrepreneur in residence within Warwick University which he attended. Previously, he has worked in social entrepreneurship education and was the Director of Global Socia...

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Today we have another fabulous video on an essential entrepreneurial skill: listening

We all know it's important and most of us can say "we are good listeners" but are you really a good listener? Find out by listening to this bonus, host-only episode now!

Tune in for some key tips, practices and habits that you can incorporate into your conversations ASAP!


Additional resources:
Video: 5 Powerful Techniques. Watch here

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Happy hump day everyone! We are back with another killer episode this week with an iconic voice over artist, Tasia Valenza.

Tasia Valenza is an EMMY-winning voiceover artist, actress, TEDX speaker and Confident Communication Coach. Renowned for voicing iconic female characters in video games and animated television shows, such as the seductress Poison Ivy in the Batman: Arkham Series, Comander Venisa Doza in Star Wars Resistance, G...

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We are back with another episode! 

Today, we are thrilled to have the co-founder and CEO of The Youth Group, Jack Parsons on our show! Jack is an award-winning entrepreneur, public speaker and advisor who is empowering and supporting the youth of today. The Youth Group is working to break down barriers that young people face, allowing them to achieve their ambitions in their careers and personal lives. Jack has been awarded ma...

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March 19, 2021 44 mins

The Human Entrepreneur podcast is EXCITED about guest this week, David Smyth!

David is the Chief Marketing & Sales Officer at We Are Digital Training. He is a self-motivated entrepreneur with extensive international sales & marketing experience plus strong agile leadership and strategic management skills. He has proven success in setting up and managing international multi-location sales and marketing structures with f...

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Entrepreneurship keeps getting real with us on The Human Entrepreneur Podcast. 

And today, it's as real as it can be as we dive into the world of COVID-19!


The SanHanz sisters, Ciara and Seanna Hamill, are young entrepreneurs who co-founded SanHanz UK, a social enterprise that provides eithical PPE kits to businesses and sport organisations to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. 


They have an innovative and impactful ...

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March 4, 2021 14 mins

Hello amazing humans! 


We realise it's a Thursday but better late then never right! Today we are serving you with some fresh hot BONUS content feature our fabulous hosts. We discuss 'how to overcome perfectionism', something that is holding most of us back from achieving our goals and being productive. 

Here our some additional resources you might want to check out:

1. Tips on overcoming perfectionism

2. 'How to be a...

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Happy Wednesday people! We are back with another MAJOR kickass episode on our journey to unravel the myths and fantasies of entrepreneurship


Eric Edmeades, founder of The Business Freedom Academy, is a compelling speaker and a prolific entrepreneur who has shared the stage with Tony Robbins, President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, and Jack Canfield in over 25 countries. He has owned companies in four countries with busine...

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Hello! We hope everyone is having a fantastic week. If not, don't worry, we are here to serve you some awesome fresh mid-week content with an amazing guest! Molly Lambourn is a Fine Artist and founder of Sophie Stokes.


Sophie Stokes is a slow fashion brand specialising in producing beautiful and quirky recycled plastic jewellery. Mollie graduated from the University of Warwick and is currently studying a Masters in Fine Art at...

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Welcome to a new season you amazing humans!! 

We are kicking off season 3 with the inspiring Ben West, a young entrepreneur determined to improve mental health support of individuals.


After losing his younger brother to suicide in 2018, Ben decided to use his story and experience to create change. He spearheaded a campaign to improve training of teachers which was backed by the Prime Minister and now works in partnership ...

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November 20, 2020 16 mins

Our second season has officially come to and end! This season has been full of amazing guests, inspiring stories and very useful resources. Tune in for a quick reflection from our hosts. 

In the meantime, you can listen to Season 0, Season 1 and episodes of Season 2 you haven't already. If you would like to feature on our podcast fill our this form!

We are always working! Apply to the Youth Entrepreneur Movement to be a p...

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This week we have Matt Scott joining us on our podcast. Matt is the founder and storyteller-in-chief of Let's Care. 

Currently, he serves as the Global Community Lead and Storyteller for NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge (www.spaceappschallenge.org) through his work at innovation agency SecondMuse and is the Founder, Host, and Storyteller-in-Chief of Let’s Care (www.lets.care) where he has interviewed nearly 100 change...

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This week we have an incredible guest, Sabrina Stocker.

Sabrina is an award-winning entrepreneur and speaker, professional tennis player and a finalist on The Apprentice 2018. Sabrina is the founder of My Tennis Events, the largest tennis events company in the UK and Two Comma PR. She is also the co-founder of Shopping Slot, which reached nearly half a million customers in the first six weeks of launching. Sabrina has recently laun...

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Ollie Forsyth is a serial entrepreneur. At age 13 he founded Ollie's Shop, an online store that sold jewellery and accessories. Since then, he has played a role in founding many other ventures, empowering women, supporting young entrepreneurs and helping young refugees. Ollie also writes and talks about entrepreneurship and is currently a community manager at Espirit VC. Ollie has founded The Budding Entrepreneur Magazine, and has ...

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This week we have a bonus episode for all you podcasting humans! Our hosts Luke & Varun share some key tips and experiences they have had on their almost year-long journey of podcasting. 


Some of their recommendations are: 

To join an online Facebook community of podcasters: Podpreneurs 

To join our online Facebook community: Youth Entrepreneur Movement 

To listen to the Tim Ferriss show episode #446 on...

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This week we are back for part 2 with Isabella Ghassemi-Smith. Just a reminder, Isabella is the Ecosystem Manager at Seedlegals, a revolutionary new legal tech platform that lets startups and investors complete the end to end legals needed to build, grow and fund their business, at a fraction of the cost of using a law firm. Launched in 2016, SeedLegals is now the number one UK destination for start-ups to close a funding round

Ini...

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Isabella Ghassemi-Smith is the Ecosystem Manager at Seedlegals, a revolutionary new legal tech platform that lets startups and investors complete the end to end legals needed to build, grow and fund their business, at a fraction of the cost of using a law firm. Launched in 2016, SeedLegals is now the number one UK destination for start-ups to close a funding round

Initially specialised in corporate law, Isabella went on to join an ...

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Happy Wednesday!

Our very own co-host, Luke Netherclift started his entrepreneurial journey through co-founding The People’s Backpack and then subsequently The Human Entrepreneur. Having had issues with his voice between the ages of 13-17, Luke has become passionate about using his voice to create a positive impact on the world. He has given many talks, pitches and of course, hosts our very own The Human Entrepreneur Podcast. From ...

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We are back with Part 2 with 20-year old Silicon Valley founder, Cyclist and Rubik's Cube Champ, Kesava. He is the founder and CEO of Digital, a Y Combinator-backed company in the customer service space. Kesava was part of the youngest group to ever cycle from Europe to Asia. He was awarded by Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate for Economics, for revamping and Indian malnutrition policy. He also holds two world records for solving the Rub...

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