Morning Coffee

This week we catch up with Mr Alan Wallace, owner of InstaBelfast, co-owner of OnlyJustMedia Summit and hot yoga enthusiast! We dive into the life of a Belfast marketeer, finding out what keeps him going and what reading he's recently got up to! Thank you so much to Alan for coming on, we loved our chat with who we will forever know as Mr. Belfast!

This week, we get to speak to Danni Simpson, an Australian-born artist and muralist, based in Belfast!  We have a great chat with her about her getting into art, her coffee fix and find out her Netflix recommendation! We hope you enjoy listening as much as we've enjoyed speaking to Danni!

This week we catch up with Peter Hunter, the Ulsterman Abroad! Peter, originally from Glengormley, now lives and works in Japan as a teacher! He also runs the travel blog http://www.ulstermanabroad.com ! This covers his travels and journeys both inside Japan and further abroad! We hope you enjoy!

This week we are so pleased to have Gareth Patterson, a local GP and owner and founder of the Northern Ireland Coffee Maps with us on the podcast to talk all things coffee in Northern Ireland plus a bit more! We learn about what he thinks about the Coffee Scene in Northern Ireland, how it came about, what’s great about it and much more. We gain an insight into his thoughts on running a business, his struggles and finding rewards other than financial gains! Plus a little Zumba chat too! Thanks so much for coming on Gareth, we really appreciate it!

SPECIAL EPISODE! We have a lockdown quiz between two previous guests! Orla is taking on Nathan for their place in the final!

The king of Northern Ireland podcasts is with us this week to talk about ... anything! We cover a lot of ground in this episode, from Carl Jung and the Hero's journey, to the Alchemist all the way to shoes for a goose and Scrubs! The journey of this hero is fascinating, starting off on his path, a hater of all things Northern Ireland, but after his intrepid journey, slaying dragons (and getting burned by some .. his words, not ours!) he ended up, back in the land of Saints and Scholars! From there, the love story grew until he became the unofficial (official in our eyes) voice of all things good about Our Wee Country! Now thats enough talk, have a listen to the man himself!

This week, Worcester Warriors and former Ulster Rugby player Callum Black has a chat with us about his careers on and off the field! His coffee shop, Guilt Trip Coffee and Donuts is a great spot to visit in Northern Ireland!

This week we have another very special guest! Claire McLaughlin, Irish Rugby player and doctor in the Ulster Hospital is with us! She tells us her story of how she got into rugby, her first World Cup experience and looking forward to the 2021 World Cup as well as much more!

This week we are speaking to Newly-Weds Orla & Andrew Haugh. We get into their careers and issues they face during a pandemic as well as what they get up to in their free time and what Andrew had to do to get Orla's number!

Katharine Walker is back to talk to us about her new job, life in a Children's Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic and much much more!

This week we speak to Chris Wallace, local business owner and major player in the NI Scrubs movement. He has been working constantly since the COVID-19 crisis began to ensure health workers got the PPE and scrubs that they so desperately need! This all came about because of his admiration for the care workers that have taken such good care of his son Charlie in his time of need!

On this episode, we speak to Nathan Teggarty, local boy now living in New York City!  We catch up with him, find out about his travels and what he really things of the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave!

This week we got to catch up with Johnny Hamilton or Jossiepops as he's better known!   Johnny runs his own gym and works as a personal trainer!  He is also a real creative when you give him a camera!  Have a listen to his story, and check him out on all of his social media platforms!

This morning we catch up with Zoe Smedberg, just as she is about to open her newest Hair Salon, the Hair Extension Hub, in Belfast.  We get to chat about the beauty industry and the ethics behind hair extensions.  As well, Zoe is a former travel vlogger on Youtube, so we delved a little into her extensive travel stories.  We also got to learn a little about how a little DIY can go a long way in a start-up business!

This morning we got the chance to speak to Leanne Magill about how she deals with her work/life balance with 4 kids and the strain of running your own business.  We delve into her thoughts on the importance of relationships and collaborative work as well as speaking about the real reason why someone should provide their service (hint: it's not for the money).

For this episode, we had a catchup with the 2018 Miss Northern Ireland (and Paediatric Nurse), Miss Katharine Walker! We covered lots of topics during this chat from the Miss NI Journey all the way to scratching the surface of Greek Mythology

This week we speak to Ingo Van Der Merwe, founder of Lesedi - Learning Transformed. The sound on this episode is a little off, but please stick with it - its very interesting!

This week we caught up with OnlyJustLucy for a chat! We covered a lot of ground with her, including her own podcast, her media company, her media summit, working with Gary Vee and lots more! Thanks for joining us again, we hope you enjoy! P.S Congratulations Dean from Revolution Records and AJ as the winners of our jingle competition Dean will play us in for this episode and AJ will play us out!

This morning we were speaking to Victor Coert, principal of Kilkeel High School. His story started in Cape Town, South Africa and we follow his journey through Namibia as a Missionary to Northern Ireland to study and eventually become a teacher!

This morning we have been speaking to Alan Knox, a local businessman and President of the Chamber of Commerce! We spoke to Alan about the evolution of the family business into a modern world, his work in the Chamber of Commerce and what he gets up to in his spare time!

Good morning everyone! On this short episode we just wanted to say hello and welcome to Morning Coffee!