The Ambition Incubator Podcast

Speaking with Beth Schofield about the dos and don'ts of making yourself visible to event professionals when you want to share your ideas with the world.

After a much needed sabbatical, we're back with a bang, and here for this episode is the incredible Jan Cavelle. We talk about the changes in the workplace and their impact on businesses, with a focus on startups. We also discuss the importance of company culture, employee retention, and the rise of self-employment. Jan provides actionable tips for entrepreneurs and emphasizes the need for a growth mindset and resilience. Tune in to gain insights into the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses today.

What does self-worth have to do with self-development? I explore some personal insights into how our decisions regarding our continuous learning might yield clues to how we value ourselves.

Esmond Greene, from Melior Equity Partners, one of Ireland's leading private equity funds, shares some insights on what investors bring to the table, and what they're looking for in a business.

Playing catch up? In this episode, I've compiled some of the most interesting episodes from 2022, with change makers, creators, and really good humans. If you want to get hold of the full conversation with any of these amazing guests, you can find them on your favourite platform, or use this handy set of links to each episode & any related resources: Ralph Watson: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/ralphwatson Dom Teich: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/domteich Brenda Hershey: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/brendahershey Kirstie Macleod: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/kirstiemacleod Darren Fisher: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/darrenfisher Ginger Campbell: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/gingercampbell Merit Kahn: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/meritkahn Kevin Palmeiri: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/kevinpalmeiri Alisa Cohn: https:ambitionincubator.com/blog/alisacohn Don't forget to subscribe for more great interviews, insights and ideas in 2023, and pop over to NeuroCreative.studio to see what I'm working on over there!

Judith Keys had enjoyed her corporate career. So why did she chuck it all in to run cookery courses in France? And how's that transition going? All aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs should listen in to find out!

What are Marginal Losses? Why are they so insidious? How can we avoid them?

Why is it so difficult to take the steps we need to protect our own care? Rebecca Hartnell opens up about why it can be so tempting to ignore the signs and experience, and walk ourselves into burnout.

Speaking with entrepreneur Jason Skeesick about risk, control, balance, and what separates entrepreneurs from the self-employed.

Talking about global shifts and business badassery with Ross Arntson and Garry Johnson of The Infinity Matrix channel.

Talking to Rob King about his work with creative agencies, and the things that distinguish between the good and the great.

Patty Smit, master coach and advocate for those living with fibromyalgia, tells us some of the things employers and those with the condition can do to improve life.

Talking to multi-award winning podcast host, and MTV veteran, Vinnie Potestivo about some of the lesser known benefits of podcasting for business.

Fighter Jet Pilot, Dom Teich shares some of the wisdom he leaned from his flight career, and shows us how it applies to building a business.

Discussing why choosing the right coach is important, why you should check qualifications, and whether anyone can be a coach, with Master Coach and founder of the Association of Professional Coaching, Ralph Watson.

Talking to Dr Ginger Campbell about the importance of neuroscience for our everyday lives and the changes that she has seen during her 15 years of creating the Brain Science Podcast,

Allegedly, Jeff Ostroff is retired. But he has a lot of ideas - maybe too many, and we talk about how that plays out later in life.

Speaking with legal expert, Jeremy Streten about what's really important for new businesses to consider as they start out.

Discussing how to improve memory and attention in a healthy brain, and also, the impact of concussion and other traumatic brain injuries, with licensed psychologist and clinical practitioner, Dr Jen Blanchette.

Talking about podcasting, life, consistency and the importance of role models with Next Level University's Kevin Palmeiri.

Your ideas about personal branding might get a shakedown during this episode with personal branding expert, Mary Henderson.

Today, Steven Rudolph explains Multiple Natures to us, and how our strengths - or Tigers, as he calls them - can be tapped into.

Author, Ann Hince talks to us about her incredible healing journey, in which she used the non-invasive, non-medical technique known as EFT or tapping to integrate her trauma - and grow half an inch!

Merit Kahn tells us why one question opens possibilities, and helps you get selected.

Dr Vic Manzo is a business coach who taps into his experience as a chiropractor to take a very holistic view of business, health and success.

Talking to Village Mindset Model creator, Jason Butler about leadership, feeling safe, and why your company is not a family.

Brenda Hershey, founder of TRY Global, joins me from Kurdistan, to discuss her work using Trauma Recovery Yoga (TRY) to help survivors of trauma and conflict.

Andrea Lukac is particularly interested in the situations that leave people feeling as though they don't have power over their lives, and we talk about simple, but effective ways of changing these feelings.

We talk about what makes a good communicator, and why you entrepreneurs sometimes need to rethink their starting point.

Speaking to textile artist, Kirstie Macleod about a 17 year creative journey, that has evolved to become a platform giving voice to marginalised women.

Once upon a time, Cathy's friend asked her to do something she didn't want to do.... Look after her composting worms while she went on holiday. Cathy couldn't wriggle out of this request (sorry) and this year, she celebrates 20 years of the worm business that came about because of this request. But the question is, who'll have the last laugh....

In this episode, I look at why affirmations are often rubbish, 3 rules to make them great, and what goes on when they're firing on all cylinders.

Looking at that phenomenon of sudden distraction. Why does it happen? Can we eradicate it? Should we even try?

In this episode, I chat with designer and digital strategy coach, Claire Gallagher about the visibility paradox for early stage businesses, a brand new swear word, and the importance of deadlines.

In this episode, I make a start on the topic of nurturing creativity, which is vitally important for anyone planning to have a creative career.

In this episode, I speak with two of my colleagues at the NeuroDevelopment Institute. I discuss with Margaret Hayes and Gabriella Benkő how understanding more about how our brains work has impacted our experiences both personally and professionally.

A conversation with Steve Fredlund, founder of Small Small Business, on the importance of leadership and access to proper business advice for micro-businesses and non-profits.

Claire Tchaikowski is a great big passionate melting pot. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground, as you'd expect from a creative who has not only written and recorded a solo album, and contributed to many of TV and cinema's most popular scores, but also founded the Human Milk movement, that snowballed into an international, independent collective. Claire shares her thinking on collaboration and co-creation, and how Human Milk is changing our perception of women's bodies and the value of breastfeeding and motherhood, rethinking business and upscaling our global societal structures to support parents and planet.

An incredible opportunity to hear from Alisa Cohn, the world's leading start-up coach about what it takes to be a succesful leader, and how to grow into that role.

This week, I'm speaking with Professor Mihaela Plugarasu about the concept of self-leadership, and how it impacts not just our current professional abilities, but also how it can potentially change the trajectory of future generations.

When you start your business, developing a talent strategy may not be at the top of the list of priorities. In this episode, Jen Thornton, CEO of 304 Coaching, shares her experience of helping clients build talent strategies that complement their business strategies to ensure exponential growth, to show us why the talent strategy is, in fact, mission critical.

A fun look at the ins and outs, ups and downs of public speaking with international and TEDx speaking coach, Britta Wenske.

In this episode, Clint Arthur talks about his Pulitzer nominated work, The Wisdom of the Men, why he abandoned writing for 9 years, and how the words of a shaman finally got him writing again.

From an inauspicious start in a strange country, to a very successful business model, Raquel Queral is a woman on a mission to change the way we think about housing.

Fascinating episode, in which professor of sociolinguistics, Dr Valerie Fridland, joins Deirdre to discuss umming, ah-ing, and other speech patterns that affect our communication - but not always in the way that we think!

In this episode we're talking to Creative PRO, Jill R Stevens, author of 44 books, some of which you've probably read, even if you don't know her name. That's because for more than 2 decades, Jill's worked as a 'ghost writer' - an author called in to collaborate with someone who's got a story to tell, but wants to get help to tell it. In this fascinating episode, we're going to find what it's like to be creative for other people, why goats are so inspiring, and why Jill has finally chosen to come out of the creative closet and write a book in her own name.

Starting a new business or taking the step to change your career path can be daunting enough, but doing it on a financial wing and a prayer won't help. In this episode, I'm talking to Patrick Venn, founder of TOMII Tribe, about how a little financial realism can make a big difference in supporting your ambitions.

Looking at why and how play can benefit strategic thought in the workplace, with Lego Serious Play facilitator, Sinan Rabee.

In the first of an occasional series, I'm talking to animation lecturer and graphic communicator, Darren C Fisher about why he doesn't believe people who say they can't draw.

A fascinating look at Jan Cavelle's journey, from starting a business as a means of surviving, to 7-figure scaling, and doing it old-school, with a phone book and a fax machine! Jan defeated the odds and went from her kitchen table start-up to being a highly successful entrepreneur. So what kept her going when she had no orders coming in? And what inspires her to write entrepreneur-focused books now? Check out this episode to find out!

This phenomenon is so widespread, it's even got a name: The Great Resignation. But in this episode, career planning expert, Mark Herschberg helps tease out why that urge to leave might not be the most effective plan, even if it feels like the best option.