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Tap into weekly interviews and insights that join the dots between brain science and business, learning and life. I'm your host, Deirdre Morrison. I'll be discussing brain-based neuroscience concepts and hacks, and bringing you insights from almost two decades in business, as well as interviews with professionals whose expertise can increase our understanding of the things we can do to stay on top of our game without falling victim to the rat race.

Deirdre Morrison


    • Jun 29, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Stand Out as a Speaker with Beth Schofield, head of speaker selection for WBECS and Coaching.com

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 29:02


    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.

    Ep #92 - The Future of Work, with guest, Jan Cavelle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 30:25


    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.

    Ep #91: How Personal Development Reflects Self Worth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 12:18


    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.

    Ep#90 More Than Money: Private Equity Funding, with Esmond Greene

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 29:53


    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.

    Ep# 89 2022 - Some of the Best Bits.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 16:41


    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!

    Ep# 88 Living the Dream: A Foodie in France

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 24:39


    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!

    Ep#87 Marginal Losses and Psychological Negative Equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 35:37


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

    Ep# 86: Discipline, Disruption and Daily Routines, with Rebecca Hartnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 24:52


    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.

    Ep# 85 The Word that Defines Entrepreneurs, with Jason Skeesick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 25:36


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

    Ep# 84: Business Bad Assery: With Ross Arntson and Garry Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 32:10


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

    Ep #83 - Creative PRO: Good Vs Great Agencies with Rob King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 24:22


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

    Ep#82 - A Chronic Illness in the Workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 25:33


    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.

    Ep #81 : Creative PRO: Podcasting as IP Your Business with Vinnie Potestivo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 27:06


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

    Ep #80 Fighter Pilot Wisdom for Entrepreneurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 22:07


    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.

    Ep #79 Holding A Heart in Your Hands - with Ralph Watson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 23:55


    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.

    Ep #78 - Neuroscience for 21st Century Citizens, with Dr Ginger Campbell MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 26:32


    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,

    Ep #77 - Creative PRO: When You Have Too Many Ideas, with Jeff Ostroff

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 26:51


    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.

    Ep #76: Legal Stuff: Communication is Key, with Jeremy Streten

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 22:55


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

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    Ep #75 - Memory, Attention and Traumatic Brain Injuries with Dr Jen Blanchette

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 29:16


    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.

    #74 - Success Means Showing Up with Next Level University's Kevin Palmeiri

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 25:44


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

    Ep #73 Never Mind the Niches with Mary Henderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 29:15


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

    Ep #72 Feed Your Tigers with Steven Rudolph

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 29:15


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

    Ep #71 - When Personal Growth is Literal and Figurative, with Ann Hince

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 29:13


    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!

    Ep#70 Are You Open to Something Better, with Merit Kahn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 26:38


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

    Ep #69: When Success Doesn't Feel Like Success, with Dr Vic Manzo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 28:35


    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.

    Ep #68 Change: The Bad News IS the Good News, with Jason Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 24:22


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

    Ep#67: Meeting Trauma Survivors Where They're At, with Brenda Hershey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 23:17


    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.

    Ep#66 - Enjoy the Little Things with Andrea Lukac

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 21:17


    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.

    Ep#65 MasterTalk's Brenden Kumarasamy on Communication Skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 24:11


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

    Ep#64 Creative PRO: Kirstie Macleod and The Red Dress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 24:01


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

    Ep#63 - You Work with WORMS??? Feat Cathy Nesbitt, of Cathy's Crawly Composters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 34:43


    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....

    Ep#62: Cracking the Vault - crafting the perfect affirmation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 20:52


    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.

    Ep #61: Squirrel! Does distraction serve a purpose?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 17:46


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

    Ep#60 Creative PRO Claire Gallagher: The Perfect Swear Word

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 24:44


    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.

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    Ep #59: Nurturing Creativity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 17:22


    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.

    Ep# 58 Being Brain Aware has Changed Everything - With Margaret Hayes & Gabriella Benkő

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 19:01


    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.

    Ep#57 Micro Business & Non-Profits with Steve Fredlund

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 26:43


    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.

    Episode #56: Creative PRO Claire Tchaikowski

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 32:48


    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.

    Ep#55: From Start-Up to Grown-Up with Alisa Cohn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 24:43


    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.

    Ep#54: The Importance of Self-Leadership, feat Prof Mihaela Plugarasu

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 26:42


    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.

    Ep #53 - Talent Strategy, with Jen Thornton, CEO of 304 Coaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 25:01


    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.

    Ep #52 Tell Stories Intead of Speaking, featuring Britta Wenske

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 30:59


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

    Ep#50: What If You're Already Dead? On The Creative Journey, Ambition and his Pulitzer Nominated book, with Clint Arthur

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 30:48


    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.

    Ep#51: From A Suitcase Filled with Ham and Cheese to Multi-Million Property Biz, with Raquel Queral,

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 28:13


    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.

    Ep#49: Umm, Ahh, and other linguistic habits, With Prof. Valerie Fridland.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 31:52


    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!

    Ep#48: Creative PRO: Author Jill R Stevens on Purple Pens, Golden Threads and Goats

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 29:27


    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.

    Ep#47: Your Career Transition Finance Runway, With Patrick Venn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 24:21


    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.

    Ep#46: Getting Serious about Play with Sinan Rabee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 24:00


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

    Ep# 45: Creative PRO with Darren C. Fisher - Why 'I Can't Draw' is a Myth.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 25:29


    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.

    Ep #44: From Surviving to Scaling with Special Guest, Jan Cavelle.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 23:22


    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!

    Ep#43 The Great Resignation: To Stay or Go? With Special Guest Mark A. Herschberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 25:30


    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.

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