Podcasts about Kriss Akabusi

Eddie and Leighton catch up and amongst other topics, they discuss the success of Eddie's "Lunch & Learn" on World Environment Day.  Eddie then speaks to Kriss Akabusi - Commenwealth Games, European Championships, World Championship and Olympian athlete.  Kriss shares his passion for golf , how the game has helped him from a mental health aspect, to his inner competitiveness and how he has also contributed some wise words for those in leadership positions. Tune in and enjoy how the words "I believe in you” signalled the direction to professional athletics, towards success as a motivational speaker and then how golf found him.  Leighton is then joined by Jim Croxton.  It's been a while since the last BIGGA catch up and Jim gives us a "state of the nation" at BIGGA following a tough Winter, as well as talking about some of the current successes, challenges and opportunities facing the Greenkeeping industry.  Always a good chat with Jim, enjoy! https://www.akabusi.com/ https://www.bigga.org.uk/   Thanks to our partner - Giulia Ferroni at Leeds Golf Design Mention Golf Club Talk UK to get your initial visit free! https://www.leedsgolfdesign.com/  

World Champion and Olympic silver medallist Kriss Akabusi reveals the trauma he experienced as a child and the impact that had on his rise to international stardom. Known for his infectious enthusiasm, he tells the story of the sadness he felt when his Nigerian parents left him behind in London as a boy so that he could experience a British education. He learned to play the clown to fit in and then the army and sport brought structure. The rest is athletics history, and Akabusi describes in charismatic detail the experience of anchoring the GB 4x400m men's relay team to gold in 1991. 

Tonight on Farage, GPs are each caring for 2,200 patients due to a major NHS staff shortage. Nigel debates, how do we recruit more GPs?Also, Conservative MP Johnathon Gullis joins Nigel to discuss his call for more grammar schools across the country.Then on Talking Pints, Nigel is joined by former gold medalist athlete, Kriss Akabusi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cheryl Baker is a singer and presenter best known as a member of 80s pop group Bucks Fizz, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. As a presenter she presented Record Breakers with Roy Castle and Kriss Akabusi from 87-97, The Saturday Picture Show with Mark Curry and her own show Eggs 'n' Baker. She continues to perform with Mike Nolan and Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz under the name The Fizz. Cheryl Baker is guest number 178 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Cheryl Baker on Twitter: @Cherylbaker .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's episode, host Steve Anglesey breaks down for listeners what constitutes a party, being at work and a work party, if, like the prime minister, listeners often get them muddled up. Award-winning journalist James Ball joins the podcast to discuss how this week's scandal has been different from the ones Boris Johnson has usually ridden out and how Keir Starmer has stepped up to the plate in light of it. They then go on to discuss the most influential address you've never heard of - 55 Tufton Street, SW1. It's the home of pro-Brexit groups and climate change sceptics, but just how much power does it have over the government? Plus, Ann Widdecombe, Nigel Fagare and Kriss Akabusi are all in the Hall of Shame this week. Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean.

Gigi Salmon and JJ Chalmers examine the relationship between the Olympics and armed forces. Guests include Heather Stanning and Kriss Akabusi talking about the transition from the army to being an athlete. Plus RAF's Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens of the Jamaican bobsleigh team.

Kriss Akabusi MBE OLY MBA is still the British record holder for the 400m hurdles as well as being a world and European champion in one of the most difficult sports in athletics. Kriss competed in 2 Olympic Games as well as 3 world championships, winning gold in Tokyo in 1991. Kriss joined the army before going on to have an elite sporting career which helped him transition into a TV presenter on shows such as 'Record Breakers' and 'The Big Breakfast'. Post sport, Kriss has gone on to be an accomplished Keynote Speaker taking on subjects that he knows intimately such as; focus, innovation and teamwork. Follow us on Apple podcasts and Spotify to ensure you don't miss an episode of 'The Psychology of Success'!

Phil Whelans is joined by Jim Grant, Mark Sandell, and Kriss Akabusi this week to discuss this great season as we head into our last seven games! Listen to Season 2 Trailer from Middle Please, Umpire - a Cricket Podcast on the Acast app https://aca.st/ae002b westhampodcast.com  @westhampodcast  Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh  Engineered by Leon Gorman  A Playback Media Production  playbackmedia.co.uk  Copyright 2021 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Whelans is joined by Jim Grant, Mark Sandell, and Kriss Akabusi this week to discuss this great season as we head into our last seven games! Listen to Season 2 Trailer from Middle Please, Umpire - a Cricket Podcast on the Acast app https://aca.st/ae002b westhampodcast.com @westhampodcast Produced by Paul Myers Engineered by Leon Gorman A Playback Media Production playbackmedia.co.uk Copyright 2020 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright

Welcome to the third episode of The Golf Bubble!

This week in the room I'm speaking to Kriss Akabusi, the olympic legend, gold medallist and now motivational speaker. We'll hear about his upbringing in care, how he treats every moment in life as an opportunity and we'll hear about that iconic moment when he delivered gold for the UK. Anyway, the first room I put him in was the barracks in 1975, where he started his professional life, in the Army. To find out more about Kriss, visit his website here: https://www.akabusi.com/

This is the second part of our discussion with Kriss Akabusi, MBE, on Meaningful Sport. Kriss is an Olympian, Motivational Speaker and Businessman. In his outstanding athletic career, he achieved three Olympic medals, as well as World, European and Commonwealth titles.In the first part of our discussion, Kriss shared some stories from his elite athletic career and boundary situations in that journey, and we discussed the tough world of elite sport. In this second part, we move to explore the meaning of sport in his life after the elite athletic career, and discuss the spiritual dimension of sport. We also explore existential philosophy, especially the works of Heidegger and Nietzsche, and how these thinkers have inspired Kriss and his way of thinking and living his life in and outside of sport.You can follow Kriss on Twitter at @KrissAkabusi and @AkabusiCompany and find out more about him and his work at www.akabusi.com. 

Kriss Akabusi, MBE, is an Olympian, motivational speaker and businessman. He achieved three Olympic medals, as well as World, European and Commonwealth titles in his outstanding career as a sprint and hurdling athlete. Very interestingly for our Meaningful Sport podcast, Kriss is drawn to existential philosophy and how it can help us in making sense of our lives and our sport. In this first part of our discussion with Kriss, we start exploring his life as an elite athlete. Why was Kriss drawn to sport? Would he do sport "for nothing"? Were there 'boundary situations' in his elite athletic career that forced him to rethink the way he engaged with sport? You can follow Kriss on Twitter at @KrissAkabusi and @AkabusiCompany and find out more about him and his work at www.akabusi.com.

Louise from Little Troopers talks to Mary Claire about her struggle with mental health due to the emotional impact of forces life. Karen Ross from the Army Families Federation and Bridget Nicholson from the Naval Families Federation give advice on looking after your mental health when you are part of a forces family. We celebrate a “Little Victory” with Imani who is helping her community by putting her “Incredible Eats” fridges in food banks. Former Olympic medal winning athlete Kriss Akabusi tells us how much he enjoyed his time in the Royal Signals. Team Talk is presented by Charlie Fife and Jill Misson and is a TBI Media production for BFBS.

I'm joined by Emma Weigh (my wife) as we review and share some of our highlights from Series 1. This is the first time that we've been in front of the microphone together since co-hosting a radio show back in 2010/11! We dive straight into firstly talking about how the podcast came about with Emma asking me some questions for a change. Secondly we both discuss and share our highlights / best bits from Series 1. We finish off by providing a flavour of what to expect in Series 2 and sharing some of the other projects that I'm currently working on. A huge thank you to Emma for agreeing to be part of the review for series 1. It's been a pleasure and a real privilege to have interviewed such fantastic people during Series 1 and I'm already looking forward to Series 2 and what that has to bring. A big thank you to all of my guests; Mike Pegg, Kim Ingleby, Chris Barez-Brown, Juliet McGratton, Phil White, Damian Hughes, Amy Kilpin, Alex Staniforth, Kirsty Mac, Bri Seeley, Lindsay Woodford and Kriss Akabusi. Now: If you have enjoyed the show then please do subscribe to the Perfect Imbalance Podcast through whatever platform you choose to listen to. Share it with a friend (or colleague) and if you leave the show a rating and a comment it will help the podcast to reach more people and allow others to consider alternatives to striving for a work-life balance. Thank you so much for listening to Series 1; Until then, remember this: "when you have a balance enjoy it; when you've got an imbalance embrace it…for in those moments you are striving towards achieving your next success, increasing your happiness or looking for greater fulfilment" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectimbalance4/message

A rolling stone that keeps on going and going. On this episode I interview Kriss Akabusi; - not the GB track legend of the 400 metre hurdles & 4x4 relay team - not as the tv personality that you may have seen in but as the person he has become; thinker, philosopher, coach and a man oozing with passion to enable and encourage others to shake off the shackles and have some true and meaningful conversations in life. In this episode we explore some of the deeper questions in life with Kriss. Kriss has reflected on his life a lot more since the 2012 London Olympics and has discovered a love of philosophy. We talk about the value of new conversations and agree that you're only as good as the new conversations that you're having. We talk about whole new area of being and becoming. All of a sudden, the gift of life has become even more rare and wonderful, with the realisation of how quick it's over. With his usual mix of energy and passion Kriss shares insight into how he really wants to explore; what is this life, what is this experience. Asking; is any of it eternal or is it temporal? Kriss's philosophy or view of the world is; none of us asked to be born and none of us want to die. Inside of that there will be many different versions of you. You get to choose at any one time who you're going to be. What is it or are you hiding from what it is. We have order on one side and the chaos on the other. "All creativity comes out of chaos" As a coach, philosopher (and a rolling stone) Kriss shares his views on leading from behind and helping others discover and experiment for themselves. He shares some of the great teachers in his life including Sergeant McKenzie who met him at a key point in his life and his own children who play a big part in his life everyday. Here's some words of wisdom from Kriss; Here today and gone tomorrow... The most important thing at all times is to tend your garden - Voltaire Find out more about Kriss and what he's up to here More details about The Akabusi Charitable Trust can be found here Start a conversation with him on; Twitter: Kriss Akabusi Instagram: Kriss Akabusi Facebook: Akabusi Company Bonus video (as shared by Kriss on Twitter); You are the creator Tune in next time to hear me sharing some of my best and your favourite bits from Series 1. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectimbalance4/message

Interview with Lindsay Woodford Applied Sports Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at University West of England in Bristol talking about a winning mindset and what she likes to refer to as an 'effective mindset'. An ex-rower and now dressage competitor, Lindsay helps athletes mentally to prepare and perform. She has worked with Bath Rugby, England Rugby, GB Triathlon and GB BMX in the past and is currently working with a gymnast, ballroom dancers and athletes transitioning out of sport. Lindsay shares that an effective (winning) mindset is one that facilitates growth. She sees loving what you're doing as a key to life; helping both mental and physical health. Some of her work with the athletes focuses in on resilience and how others can develop this. Learning through failure and not fearing it; seeing failure as an opportunity to learn. In her line of work, failure is still an issue and a frustration. As part of developing an effective mindset, Lindsay seeks to understand; What's driving it? What the fear is? Then she looks to break it down into manageable results; or rungs on the ladder! In the final part of the interview Lindsay talks about setting goals that aren't just outcome related. She emphasises the importance of them being task focused; making sure you do a, b and c...and controlling the controllable's. Lindsay concludes by sharing that she's currently conducting research (as part of Phd) into over training. Find out more about Lindsay via her website; the sporting mindset Start a conversation with her; Instagram Twitter YouTube Tune in next time to hear me interviewing Kriss Akabusi; GB Legend, motivational speaker and deep thinker.         --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectimbalance4/message

Ruth speaks to former Olympian, Kriss Akabusi

Ruth speaks to former Olympian, Kriss Akabusi

This is an episode of two parts! My guest - the brilliant Shakira Akabusi - and I recorded our chat back in December 2019. The episode didn't go out back then because I'd just finished a podcast series and had a big writing project to knuckle down to, so it stayed tucked away on my laptop for over five months. In that time though, mum of two and ante-natal/post-natal fitness expert, Shakira, announced that she's pregnant again.... with twins! So a few days ago, we caught up for another chat. In the first part of the episode, Shakira talks to me about the problems we - in our society - have when it comes to talking about exercise and health, we delve into why so many new mums are desperate to get their pre-baby body back and Shakira tells me why she doesn't have a problem with people having a physical health goal like getting back into a certain size of jeans. We also chat about how growing up being the daughter of Olympic athlete Kriss Akabusi influenced and affected her.In the second part of our chat, Shakira tells me what her twin pregnancy has been like so far, how it's affected her health and how she feels about very possibly giving birth during lockdown.We cover a lot of ground and even if you're not pregnant or a new mum, there's so much in our chat that I hope you'll find useful.Check out Shakira's website Strong Like Mum and follow her on Instagram.Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and blogger Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people on parenthood on the podcast. Go check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: @iamalisonperry or on Twitter: @iamalisonperryMusic: Epidemic SoundArtwork: Eleanor Bowmer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During the 80's and 90's Kriss was one of, if not the best sprint and hurdling track and field athlete. It was amazing to get an insight in to his childhood, how he coped with being at the top of the world of athletics, the medals that he won and life after sport. Kriss makes some good points regarding what can be done to assist athletes when it comes to retirement.

Louise from Little Troopers talks to Mary Claire about her struggle with mental health due to the emotional impact of forces life. Karen Ross from the Army Families Federation and Bridget Nicholson from the Naval Families Federation give advice on looking after your mental health when you are part of a forces family. We celebrate a “Little Victory” with Imani who is helping her community by putting her “Incredible Eats” fridges in food banks. Former Olympic medal winning athlete Kriss Akabusi tells us how much he enjoyed his time in the Royal Signals. Team Talk is presented by Charlie Fife and Jill Misson and is a TBI Media production for BFBS.

Carl and Julian catch up with the hilarious James Gill to chat lockdown, self-help and Kriss Akabusi! James can be found online at https://twitter.com/jamesgillcomedy

Being mindful of the importance of gratitude with Kriss Akabusi, arguably the most popular British athletics star of the late 1980s and 90s. Growing up Kriss was called Kezie. When he was just four years old, Kezie’s parents left him to return back to Nigeria. He grew up with a series of foster parents and in a children’s home, before deciding to join the army and changing his name to Kriss. Despite what was a difficult start to life, Kriss is grateful for everything that has happened and is a great believer in accepting the cards that you’re dealt and making the best of them. In this episode they cover: - Reflecting on what we have to be grateful for individually and collectively, not least the NHS - The power of using humour to deal with life’s ups and downs - Understanding and embracing all sides of our personalities - The opportunity that exists in this period of isolation and reflection - What being an asset in your community not a liability means Please get in touch with thoughts, comments, suggestions and feedback @simonmundie and please share this episode with someone who might like it.

I put Kriss Akabusi in my time machine and asked him what advice he would give himself knowing what he knows now and with the experience, he has now, and his response is that it's not all about him ....  If you would like to hear the full interview with Kriss go to https://mfl.global/2019/08/20/podcast-with-kriss-akabusi/

Benji Lanyado hosts tonight and is joined by Kriss Akabusi, Jim Grant, and @ExWHUEmployee! We chat about Norwich City last weekend, Aston Villa coming up, and lots and lots more! Want some free beer? Go to MatchPint.co.uk/app and use code ‘HAMMER' to join the ‘STOP! Hammer Time' league. Make your predictions on televised Premier League games and your perfect prediction will win you a Budweiser, with other monthly prizes available, like Premier League matchday tickets and much more.  **YOU MUST BE OLD ENOUGH TO DRINK BEER OR HAVE PERMISSION FROM YOUR GREAT-GREAT GRANDPARENTS** westhampodcast.com  @westhampodcast  Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh  Engineered by Leon Gorman  A Playback Media Production  playbackmedia.co.uk  Copyright 2019 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benji Lanyado hosts tonight and is joined by Kriss Akabusi, Jim Grant, and @ExWHUEmployee! We chat about Norwich City last weekend, Aston Villa coming up, and lots and lots more! Want some free beer? Go to MatchPint.co.uk/app and use code ‘HAMMER’ to join the ‘STOP! Hammer Time’ league. Make your predictions on televised Premier League games and your perfect prediction will win you a Budweiser, with other monthly prizes available, like Premier League matchday tickets and much more. **YOU MUST BE OLD ENOUGH TO DRINK BEER OR HAVE PERMISSION FROM YOUR GREAT-GREAT GRANDPARENTS** westhampodcast.com @westhampodcast Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh Engineered by Leon Gorman A Playback Media Production playbackmedia.co.uk Copyright 2019 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright

Many people talk about success, but my guest this week has actually been there and done it. Nine years in the army physical training corps prepared him for an athletic career, which led to major Olympic and world class achievements. his greatest individual triumph was becoming the European champion while breaking David Hemery’s 22-year-old British 400m hurdle record; a record that still stands to this day. However, he will probably always be remembered for being part of our iconic 4 x 400m relay team that beat the mighty Americans and clinched the gold at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. As well as working in the media, he has over the last 25 years developed his passion for public speaking.  He is one of the biggest personalities you’ll ever meet.  Ladies and gentlemen pls welcome the one and only Kriss Akabusi Bio Kriss Akabusi rose to fame on the athletics track, where his greatest individual triumph was winning the gold medal in the 1990 European Championships. This was the day he beat David Hemery’s British record for the 400m hurdles- a record that he still holds to this day! He will also always be remembered for helping Britain clinch the gold from the mighty Americans at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Having amassed three Olympic medals, as well as World, European and Commonwealth titles, Kriss was bestowed with an even greater honour in 1992: an MBE awarded by her Majesty the Queen in recognition of his services to the country through athletics. Kriss’ first foray into television and entertainment came when he presented Channel 4’s hit breakfast show, The Big Breakfast. This was followed with a full-time position as co-presenter of the BBC’s legendary Record Breakers, as well as presenting various other children’s TV programmes. Today, Kriss is regularly consulted on a variety of radio and television programmes, discussing topics ranging from sport to business. He is also a regular contributor to Sky News’ Paper Review Programme. For over 25 years, Kriss has provided high-energy, inspirational speeches, workshops, peer mentoring and coaching for businesses and executives across the UK. Kriss Akabusi MBE and Executive Director of The Akabusi Company is a seasoned executive coach and trusted advisor. He is an accredited coach from the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara in addition to being a Clarity 4D and Motivational Maps Practitioner. Kriss was born in 1958 to Nigerian parents. His story- coming up through the social care system, growing up in the children’s home, joining the army & realising his potential- is nothing short of awe-inspiring! He is the founding Director and Chairman of TACT (The Akabusi Charitable Trust) and a NGO (Non-governmental organisation) in Nigeria, designed to prevent water born diseases, and develop social cohesion. This is done by providing potable water by drilling bore holes and providing workshops and training around health issues and social responsibility. Filled with humour, passion, and authenticity, Kriss Akabusi’s motivational presentations are an inspirational and unforgettable addition to any conference. He leaves listeners on a high, and ready to deliver success in the arena. Each presentation tailored to the individual clients’ requirements. In addition to Keynote presentations, Kriss also leads motivational workshops that focus on getting your team onboard, onside and working together in an engaging and impactful way. Working closely with you, Kriss will get under the skin of your organisation to understand it more and to identify the core aims of the workshop, and will draw from his 25 years of experience in order to design a format that is bespoke to you and your team. Recorded: 16th August 2019 Links: More about Kriss Akabusi More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Soundcloud Stitcher Spotify    

Plenty on the agenda again in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport.In the week the beautiful game showed itself to be more beautiful than ever as English clubs feasted at the top table of European competition, we broke our golden rule and started by talking about footy. Well, kind of....Following the exploits of Liverpool & Tottenham in the Champions League, we talked about the greatest comebacks in sport. We recalled names like Tiger Woods, Niki Lauda, Greg Le Mond & Muhammad Ali, whilst Michael spoke about two great comebacks he had witnessed - one in hockey and one in netball and John got all nostalgic about Kriss Akabusi. UK Sport announced who their new chief executive will be this week. Sally Munday is tasked with taking the agency who allocate funds to Olympic and Paralympic sports onto a new level having had great success in her previous role at England & GB Hockey. It was a big week for UK Sport who also announced that the UK will host the 2020 World Skateboarding at the Copper Box in London.In athletics, there was GB & NI success at the World Relay Championships in Japan, plus Simon Yates has started cycling's Giro d'Italia well and Jack Laugher won Gold in Kazan at Diving's World Series, but how will this translate to medals in Tokyo in 2020 at the Olympics. We look at how the medal table is predicted to look after the 17 days of competition and it's not great news at this stage for Team GB.Plus, ice hockey, tennis, golf and taekwondo get a mention along with archery which is holding their big weekend later in May. It aims to get more people involved in the sport. It's one of the most inclusive pursuits available with no barriers to age, gender or disability and many Olympic and Paralympic archers started their journey at events like this. More info online at: www.archerygb.org/bigweekend See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kriss Akabusi made his name as one of Britain's best and most beloved athletes in the 1980s and 1990s, memorably winning gold at the 1991 world championships in Tokyo.Since then, he's become a phenomenally successful motivational speaker. Now 60, the great man very kindly invited BALANCE to his beautiful home where Kriss talked existentialism (something he's currently studying), his remarkable life, how foster care led to the army which in turn sparked a glittering career and much more.We hope you enjoy what we think is a very special episode with a truly great Briton. As ever, big thanks as always - drop us a line at podcast@balance.media and sales@balance.media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Peter and Jay are joined by famous hammer Kriss Akabusi to look ahead to the reds trip to the London Stadium on Monday night.In association with LFC Online.The Kop Table support the No More Knives campaign.Music by Cucamaras.

Peter and Jay are joined by famous hammer Kriss Akabusi to look ahead to the reds trip to the London Stadium on Monday night.In association with LFC Online.The Kop Table support the No More Knives campaign.Music by Cucamaras.

How can we identify and embody our greatest potential? "I didn't make the first team in anything at school when it came to sports - which shows me how important the mind, spirit and emotions are to getting the best out of the body. I don't think that you can get the best out of the body unless everything else is aligned." ~ Kriss Akabusi In this episode Amisha sits down with Kriss Akabusi, who has been many things including a soldier, an Olympian and a TV personality. He is now working as a coach and training as an existential psychotherapist and counsellor. We take a deep dive into Kriss's life story, uncovering the choices and twists of fate that shaped his remarkable life and career. He shares his journey from a children's home to the Olympic podium, how his time in the army influenced his meteoric career in athletics and the mysterious out-of-body experience that gave him a glimpse into a bigger reality. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

This week, Dave drops a tiny gong, Zakk invents a bicycle made of rats, and Kriss Akabusi gets a career relaunch.

Peter Philips and Jay Reilly are joined by none other than ex British Athlete and Record Breakers legend, Kriss Akabusi who is a massive Hammers fan, to discuss the upcoming game this weekend.

I'm joined by Emma Weigh (my wife) as we review and share some of our highlights from Series 1. This is the first time that we've been in front of the microphone together since co-hosting  a radio show back in 2010/11! We dive straight into firstly talking about how the podcast came about with Emma asking me some questions for a change. Secondly we both discuss and share our highlights / best bits from Series 1. We finish off by providing a flavour of what to expect in Series 2 and sharing some of the other projects that I'm currently working on. A huge thank you to Emma for agreeing to be part of the review for series 1. Her support has been invaluable, especially during those times when I’ve come back from interviewing a guest and said; how about we have a go at this! You can find out more about Emma and what she’s doing by following her on Twitter or LinkedIn. It’s been a pleasure and a real privilege to have interviewed such fantastic people during Series 1 and I’m already looking forward to Series 2 and what that has to bring. A big thank you to all of my guests; Mike Pegg, Kim Ingleby, Chris Barez-Brown, Juliet McGratton, Phil White, Damian Hughes, Amy Kilpin, Alex Staniforth, Kirsty Mac, Bri Seeley, Lindsay Woodford and Kriss Akabusi. I’ll be taking a short break before coming back in September with Series 2; where I’ll be sharing some more guest interviews and insights for people to live a happier more successful life and one with greater fulfilment. Until then, keep an eye out for … some short bite sized videos on YouTube showcasing some of the key take-aways from series 1 and look out for some sneaky previews for Series 2. Now: If you have enjoyed the show then please do subscribe to the Perfect Imbalance Podcast through itunes, or the ignite performance website Share it with a friend (or colleague) and if you leave the show a rating and a comment it will help the podcast to reach more people and allow others to consider alternatives to striving for a work-life balance. Thank you so much for listening to Series 1; Until then, remember this: when you have a balance enjoy it; when you’ve got an imbalance embrace it… for in those moments you are striving towards achieving your next success, increasing your happiness or looking for greater fulfilment Find out more about the Perfect Imbalance 1 day workshop and online programmes here

A rolling stone that keeps on going and going. On this episode I interview Kriss Akabusi; not the GB track legend of the 400 metre hurdles & 4x4 relay team not as the tv personality that you may have seen in… but as the person he has become; thinker, philosopher, coach and a man oozing with passion to enable and encourage others to shake off the shackles and have some true and meaningful conversations in life. In this episode we explore some of the deeper questions in life with Kriss. Kriss has reflected on his life a lot more since the 2012 London Olympics and has discovered a love of philosophy. We talk about the value of new conversations and agree that you're only as good as the new conversations that you're having. We talk about whole new area of being and becoming. All of a sudden, the gift of life has become even more rare and wonderful, with the realisation of how quick it's over. With his usual mix of energy and passion Kriss shares insight into how he really wants to explore; what is this life, what is this experience. Asking; is any of it eternal or is it temporal? Kriss's philosophy or view of the world is; none of us asked to be born and none of us want to die. Inside of that there will be many different versions of you. You get to choose at any one time who you're going to be. What is it or are you hiding from what it is. We have order on one side and the chaos on the other. All creativity comes out of chaos As a coach, philosopher (and a rolling stone) Kriss shares his views on leading from behind and helping others discover and experiment for themselves. He shares some of the great teachers in his life including Sergeant McKenzie who met him at a key point in his life and his own children who play a big part in his life everyday. Here's some words of wisdom from Kriss; Here today and gone tomorrow... The most important thing at all times is to tend your garden - Voltaire Find out more about Kriss and what he's up to here More details about The Akabusi Charitable Trust can be found here Start a conversation with him on; Twitter: Kriss Akabusi  Instagram: Kriss Akabusi  Facebook: Akabusi Company  Bonus video (as shared by Kriss on Twitter); You are the creator If you enjoyed this episode then please check out some of the others here Tune in next time to hear me sharing some of  my best and your favourite bits from Series 1.

Interview with Lindsay Woodford Applied Sports Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at University West of England in Bristol talking about a winning mindset and what she likes to refer to as an 'effective mindset'. An ex-rower and now dressage competitor, Lindsay helps athletes mentally to prepare and perform. She has worked with Bath Rugby, England Rugby, GB Triathlon and GB BMX in the past and is currently working with a gymnast, ballroom dancers and athletes transitioning out of sport. Lindsay shares that an effective (winning) mindset is one that facilitates growth. She sees loving what you're doing as a key to life; helping both mental and physical health. Some of her work with the athletes focuses in on resilience and how others can develop this. Learning through failure and not fearing it; seeing failure as an opportunity to learn. In her line of work, failure is still an issue and a frustration. As part of developing an effective mindset, Lindsay seeks to understand; What's driving it? What the fear is? Then she looks to break it down into manageable results; or rungs on the ladder! In the final part of the interview Lindsay talks about setting goals that aren't just outcome related. She emphasises the importance of them being task focused; making sure you do a, b and c...and controlling the controllable's. Lindsay concludes by sharing that she's currently conducting research (as part of Phd) into over training. Find out more about Lindsay via her website; the sporting mindset Start a conversation with her; Instagram Twitter  YouTube If you enjoyed this episode then please check out some of the others here Tune in next time to hear me interviewing Kriss Akabusi; GB Legend, motivational speaker and deep thinker.        

Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny with athlete and presenter Kriss Akabusi, singer Kim Appleby, writer Steven Camden, teacher Abed Ahmed and author Ben Okri. Sporting legend Kriss Akabusi still holds the British record for the 400m Hurdles. He gets philosophical about the different sides to his personality, discusses school sports participation and reflects on his career. Abed Ahmed is a teacher with a stammer at the same school he attended as a student. He runs stammer support sessions in his school. He's also been nominated for a New Teacher of the Year award. JP Devlin has been to Ascot to speak to people as they head to the races Kim Appleby had hits including Respectable and Showing Out as a member of pop duo Mel and Kim, with her sister who sadly died at the height of their fame in 1990. Kim has gone on to chair the contemporary panel of the Ivor Novello Awards and has recently returned to the stage. She also shares her experiences of having a childhood stammer with Abed. Writer and performer Steven Camden, also known as Polarbear, performs in the studio, shares his love of Birmingham and talks about his latest book Nobody Real, his third YA novel. Steven also inspired Shaun to write his first poem- which he recites. Poet and novelist Ben Okri shares his Inheritance Tracks. He has chosen (Sittin' on The) Dock of the Bay by Otis Reading and 'Pastorale' from Scenes from Nigeria by Samuel Akpabot, performed by Marcus Eley with Lucerne DeSa. Producer: Claire Bartleet Editor: Eleanor Garland.

Informative, Inspiring and extremely funny - BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, it's Kriss Akabusi!!! Kriss shares a very candid interview on his weight struggles, why he gave up being fit, how he felt he let his teammates down and how much of a role mental strength, meditation and spirituality plays in his life.   To connect with this genuine legend, you can visit his website below and connect with his own charity below:   https://www.akabusi.com/   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you want my new comprehensive program for 80% off the RRP? Join the launch party below... http://bit.ly/mybiggestdiscount Join my FREE over 40's health group on Facebook here: http://bit.ly/over40sgroup Hello!! My name is Mark Sleight - a health expert and former GB hockey coach. Follow me as I help you combat obesity, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, joint pain, poor fitness and depression to improve your health, happiness and confidence. Twice a week on the 40 Fit and Fabulous Podcast I will be inviting inspiring guests ranging from Olympic athletes to financial experts and performance coaches with the aim of inspiring and educating everyone over 40 so that we can all live a long, healthy and happy life! To Learn more about me, your host, you can connect via social media at all the relevant links below.  You will find that following me on social media is a very real and transparent experience as I am very honest! You will also find many free resources that I hand out on a regular basis to keep you Looking, Moving and Feeling Great!! My Facebook Page can be found here: http://bit.ly/MSNpage The accompanying Ebook to this podcast can be downloaded here: http://bit.ly/40FitGuide

Season two starts with a BOOM as we welcome former Olympian, TV personality, and all round legend Kriss Akabusi. Kriss joins the D26YOM team as he shares his incredible story from struggling with identity following a childhood in care homes, finding value in discipline through his time in the army, and how THAT ’91 World Championships relay gold shaped his thinking on strategy, taking risks and recognising what it takes to be a champion at whatever you do.

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This week, we hear more about not only school trips, but school visits from celebrities including a truly heart-wrenching tale about a listener that missed out on an encounter with Kriss Akabusi.There's also time for a truly depressing domestic tale, a *magnificent* mishearing of a school staple that you won't want to miss, and a weird period WHEN MEAT FELL FROM THE SKY. Also, listeners to this damn show have started using our email address to sign up to wifi all over the world, something we naturally support and endorse. Keep it interesting though, yeah? There's only so many Virgin East Coast Trains emails we can realistically receive.At the risk of encouraging this nonsense, it's: hello@lukeandpeteshow.com***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With sizzling hot temperatures taking hold of the UK this week, boy do we have a scorcher for you! In this podcast Dom skilfully avoids taking home any gifts and unskilfully tries to convince the team that the Loch Ness Monster exists. Football legend Chris ‘Kammy' Kamara came in to recall smashing windows with Jeff in Japan and Soccer Saturday screw ups. Toby needs some hyping up ahead of the London Marathon this weekend, and luckily we have Steve Cram and Kriss Akabusi on hand to help. There's more… - Forget Kung Fu Fighting, have you ever tried Kung Fu Dripping? - Some of the team seem to be a bit delayed  - Pippa gets stopped in Leicester Square  - The studio gets mistaken for a coffee shop by some surprise guests Enjoy, The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X Weekdays 6:30-10am RadioX.co.uk

Colin Murray meets Kriss Akabusi at his home, and talks about his life growing up in a children’s home, his career in the army, to becoming an Olympic medallist on the track.

Kriss Akabusi is a European and World Champion, an Olympic silver medallist, a television presenter, a motivational speaker and a businessman. When he was growing up in a children's home in London the odds were against him succeeding in anything, but his sheer passion coupled with an extraordinary work rate allowed him to live his dreams. Listening to him speak is an extraordinary experience and today you'll hear him discuss his childhood, athletic career and life outlook, all discussed with the passion, enthusiasm and humour which he's famous for.

Blood on the Tracks gathers together four music obsessives to argue about their favourite tracks. In this second episode Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, singer Fleur East, comic Russell Kane and former athlete and motivational speaker Kriss Akabusi join Colin Murray. Up for debate; the best of Manchester music, songs from outer space and what is music's greatest protest song. The panel also decide the one song that reminds them of something they would rather forget. Music includes the Beatles, Prodigy, Van Morrison, Beethoven, Simply Red and David Bowie. Colin Murray awards the winner the honour of playing the show out with one of their favourite songs in full, and a prime cut of vinyl from his personal collection, on this show it's a seven inch single of Kinky Afro by Happy Mondays.

The Olympic rower, Helen Glover, speaks to Kriss Akabusi about 'life after gold'. Helen Glover is one of our most successful athletes. In a life devoted to rowing, she has won a phenomenal 21 Olympic, World and European gold medals. But now that she is considering retirement, a life away from competitive rowing feels as daunting as it is liberating. In this programme she speaks to Kriss Akabusi MBE, the larger-than-life, multiple medal-winning Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European sprinter and hurdler. Since leaving athletics, Kriss has had a successful career on TV and in motivational speaking. He and Helen talk about the challenges in finding a new role and identity, and he encourages her to think about what she would like to do next.. Producer: Karen Gregor.

What is the right reason to quit your job and start your own business? On this week's episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio I am very pleased to welcome Olympian, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Kriss Akabusi. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Kriss at the London Premiere of the new film adaptation of Napoleon Hill’s Classic Personal Development Book ‘Think & Grow Rich’, and after hearing his inspiring talk to the audience I just knew I had to invite him onto the show! Having amassed three Olympic medals, as well as World, European and Commonwealth titles, Kriss was bestowed with an even greater honour in 1992: an MBE awarded by her Majesty the Queen in recognition of his services to the country through athletics. Kriss’ first foray into television and entertainment came when he presented Channel 4’s hit breakfast show, The Big Breakfast.  This was followed with a full time position as co-presenter of the BBC’s legendary Record Breakers, as well as presenting various other children’s TV programmes. Kriss’ engaging personality, inspirational speaking style, and remarkable backstory soon led to a growing demand for his services as a professional speaker.  For over 20 years, he has given countless keynote speeches and facilitated a wide range of training workshops in the corporate arena, under the umbrella of The Akabusi Company. Kriss is also an accredited personal coach, having qualified at the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara.  He works with executives and senior managers to help them identify, clarify and achieve their personal and business goals. If you check out the video footage from this interview on the Escape The Rat Race website you’ll see some of the behind the scenes laughs that Kriss and I had recording this episode, but more importantly you’ll see the sheer passion that Kriss exudes when he speaks about the potential that we as humans all are blessed with, and I think you’re especially going to be inspired by Kriss’ story of how his upbringing really shaped the success he has gone onto achieve over his career, not just in athletics, but in business too. So it’s time for me to hand over the baton, pick up the pace, and let’s head on over to my interview with Olympian, MBE holder and motivational speaker, Mr Kriss Akabusi. In this episode you’ll learn… Why we should appreciate the opportunity we have ‘right here, right now’ to interact with over 7.5 billion other people on earth Why it is so important to surround yourself with people who will support your dreams rather than hold you back How joining the army led to Kriss finding his first mentor, which eventually led him to winning an Olympic Medal for the British Athletics Team Why it is only important to know what your dream is, what your goal is and what your passion is...today. Don’t get too caught up in trying to predict the future as it can sometimes cause overwhelm How Kriss came to the decision to end his athletics career and launch his own company to train and support business owners and entrepreneurs How one of the things that holds so many people back is receiving feedback Why Kriss loves Millennials, however he does feel they have been served a bad hand The big questions of life which Kriss is now asking through his newfound passion of existential psychotherapy   Quotes: ‘I decided at twelve years of age that my mother wasn’t coming back for me, and that I had to be enough’ ‘If you’ve got a powerful dream, a real desire, and you really believe in yourself….and talk about it, you will be amazed at the people that come into your life’ ‘Trust yourself, go for it, believe in it, hold onto it, and you will find your way’ ‘If you tap into your passion, other people will come along and help you to build your dream’   Links & Resources mentioned in this episode: The Akabusi Company   Guest Details: Kriss Akabusi MBE Twitter Kriss Akabusi Instagram Kriss Akabusi Facebook Kriss Akabusi MBE Connect with Escape The Rat Race...within 12 months: Official Website Private Facebook Group   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining us this week. Have some feedback you would like to share? Send us a message And if you can spare two minutes, we’d love for you to leave us a review on iTunes  

How do you get motivated to do exercise? Is running better than sex? And what did Kriss Akabusi say to Ellie that almost made her glasses fall off? We answer all these questions and more! Our guest is Ruth Field, author of the brilliant Run, Fat Bitch, Run, which is out now. She tells us what gets her off the couch, why running can have mental health benefits, and why she doesn't think exercise has to be fun. We find out how Ruth helped Helen run her first 5K, and Helen reveals her top running songs. There's also some chat about Ruth's career as a criminal barrister, which mainly involves a lot of reminiscing about This Life. This episode's Scummy Mummy Confessions are sponsored by Acamar, creators of CBeebies favourite Bing. We are running a fabulous competition with them to celebrate the launch of the new Fisher Price Toilet Train Bing toy. The winner (as judged by us) will receive a special visit to their nursery or preschool, along with some ace Bing goodies. You have until 15 August to enter - just share a photo of your latest parenting "challenge" with us on Instagram, tagging @scummymummies, @bingbunny, #WhatWouldFlopDo, and also tagging two friends who might want to join in. If your account is private, you'll need to make it public until the closing date or send it to us a DM. Visit @bingbunny for full terms and conditions. You can follow Ruth on Twitter @gritdoctor. And do buy her book, it's great. The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review! **SEE US LIVE** Come and see us in Bromsgrove on 16 September, Sutton Coldfield on 7 October, and at various venues this autumn. To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please tell your friends! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What this episode has in store for you ‘When the pupil is ready, the teacher appears. I am sure in my life I have met a lot of good people who wanted to help me but I was not ready, focused or engaged enough. When I joined the army, I had a new mindset – I wanted to belong, I wanted to stay. That's where I met my first mentor.‘ ‘I wanted to appeal to people, make them feel good about themselves and make them laugh and that was about inspiring people. The move into the army physical training core showed me that my physical prowess was a skill that I could readily utilise and that I had an ability to inspire other people to step up to the challenge, and get them motivated also. Of course, I worked with a lot of guys in top physical condition, but a lot of soldiers are also struggling and I had an ability to make them feel good, get them engaged in sports, which also developed other parts of my motivational expertise.' ‘There are some people in life that you gravitate towards and you don't know why. I found out in life that the more you give in life the more you receive - if you give smiles you get smiles back. Life is wonderful, and I meet great people each and every day – what I give out, I get back tenfold.' ‘Often failures in life are the universe asking you how much you really want it. You've got to work hard all day and every day.' ‘Commitment precedes confirmation – Of course, you have to have a phenomenal dream and a phenomenal belief in that dream, but the dream without action remains a daydream. You've got to take action - masses of committed action. It's in that commitment to your dream that you find confirmation. If you engage with your dream, other people will too and, with that, phenomenal things happen. “A dream without action remains a daydream. You've got to take action - masses of committed action. It's in that commitment to your dream that you find confirmation." Kriss rose to fame on the athletics track, where his greatest individual triumph was winning the gold medal in the 1990 European Championships.  This was the day when he beat David Hemery's British record for the 400 metre hurdles – a record that stood for 22 years before Kriss made his mark on it! Kriss began his international athletics career in 1983 as a member of the 4x400 metre relay squad.  He will probably always be remembered for helping Britain clinch the gold from the mighty Americans at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Having amassed three Olympic medals, as well as World, European and Commonwealth titles, Kriss was bestowed with an even greater honour in 1992: an MBE awarded by her Majesty the Queen in recognition of his services to the country through athletics. Kriss speaks to me about his journey to what he is today -  from his upbringing and early education, his experience in the army, and how he started upon the path to his athletic career today.

In today's episode I am joined by Kriss Akabusi MBE. Kriss has amassed three olympic medals including beating David Hemery's 22 year record for the 400m. Following on from a career in international athletics, Kriss became a TV personality and presenter on Channel 4's Big Breakfast and Record Breakers. Now a business man, he is a sort after keynote speaker and delivers corporate workshops and training as well as a philanthropist. In this episode Kriss talks about: - The mindset needed for success in particular deciding how we see ourselves - Learning how to become an asset  - Learning the rules of engagement to be able to thrive This episode provides plenty of inspiration and strategies to help achieve success   Background:  Join me on a journey I as host conversations with peak performers and ultra successful individuals to uncover what it takes to tap into our potential and achieve success. These interviews are being conducted as a research for a book I am writing and thought it would be fun to share the journey so we can all take out insights to help us tap into our potential. Tune in every other Sunday morning from 6am! Bio: Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent is a former international athlete, World Cup Winner, Director of Surrey Women's Cricket, Broadcaster and Pudit on BBC Test Match Special programme and speaker on Peak Performance.  

Well I think out guest today does not need an introduction he is SUCH a legend already BUT let me jus build that suspense for you guys a little bit! We are joined today by THE ONE THE ONLY Kriss Akabusi MBE! Why did we chase down Kriss and ask him to come and speak to you guys….because Barry and I were driving up to Slough on a Monday and we heard Kriss speaking on radio 2 about his story. It was incredible and it was a story full of inspiration, motivation and just complete amazement. I think i cried and laughed all in about 1/2 hr! Kriss began his international athletics career in 1983, and since then has broken so many records and won a lot of medals…..just a few of his most memorable accolades are…. Gold Medal in 400m hurdles 1990 European Championships beating David Hemery’s 22 year old British record with a split time of 47.92 seconds when he fell to his knees in delight. In 1991 in the world championships in Tokyo he broke his own record not only once but twice 47.91 in semi-final, 47.86 in the final (and won a bronze medal) on the flat 4 x 400m relay race. This was a huge iconic moment in British Athletics and its 25th anniversary was just celebrated with a star studded gala, attended even by Lord Sebastian Coe Plus in 1991 he was awarded an MBE. Then in 1992 he broke his own record again in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with a time of 47.82 in the 400m hurdles and won a silver at these games. This record still stands today. But life has not always been so successful for Kriss as he had a tough upbringing. Our favourite quote of Kriss’s is “the past is for reference and not residence” Which is so beautiful and is going to make a lot of sense once you have heard his story. Kriss it’s a huge honour thank you so much for joining us today!

Yank it and crank it podcast fans. It's time again to hit you square in between the eyes (testis if you're Dominic Byrne) with another potentially award winning The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X podcast. In this week's edition... - Pippa gets surprised with, not one, but TWO mystery phone calls to help give her that final push before she takes on the mighty London Marathon. - Dom brings lowers the tone, once again with his ‘nuns in a brothel' metaphor while also talking about his swollen balls - We get a look inside the actors studio with Matt's relationship with his in-laws. - Plus, all the usual nonsense from Rob DJ, Dom's letters and Pippa's brand new game, - ‘legally different' from Blankety Blank, Muckety Muck. Fasten your seatbelts gang. Enjoy! The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X Weekdays 6.30-10am RadioX.co.uk

Join the Screen Testers' first full-length episode, as we discuss the Berg/Wahlberg movie which inspired the podcast. It's a disaster film with a uniquely testing twist, as we analyse the events that led up to the catastrophe. We investigate the culture of miscommunication, debate how we know when testing is completed, the importance of quality in a safety-critical environment, and how false positives/negatives can blight automation. Along the way, we'll debate foreshadowing, alarm clock precision, jump-scares, and whether Kriss Akabusi holds the key to surviving a catastrophe. For a wordier version of this episode, check out Neil's companion blog post - Screen Testing preview: Deepwater Horizon Further reading/viewing: YouTube: Deepwater Horizon trailer Amazon: Mark Kermode - The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex YouTube: Red Dwarf - Blue Alert YouTube: The jump scare from Alien (SPOILERS!) YouTube: The Simpsons - "Nothing could possibly go wrong" Atlassian: The Iron Triangle of Planning (Project Management Triangle) Image: The Software Quality Iceberg (Code Complete, Steve McConnell) YouTube: Kriss Akabusi advert for Waterwise Next time, we'll be tackling the SPEED 3 episode of Father Ted - see you in a fortnight! Twitters: @ScreenTesting @TheTestDoctor @neilstudd Intro music: Steve Jablonksy - Hope Is Not A Tactic Outro music: Gary Clark Jr. - Take Me Down  

Today, I am so lucky to have been joined by none other than Kriss Akabusi. For those of you who don't know, Kriss competed for Great Britain in track and field for 8 years. In that time, he won an abundance of medals. Following that, he had a big media career and he now does some fantastic motivational and mind-set based speaking. Aside from that, he's a thoroughly nice bloke and was extremely generous with his time! ======================================================= Find my free 21 day course here: www.alphamovement.co and follow us on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/AlphaMovementOfficial Join my secret group of mega dedicated guys wanting the same change as you here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/152231778482776/188380274867926/?notif_t=like  ----- Music by Oak is found here: https://www.facebook.com/oakmusicworld

In a special bonus podcast Phil, Pete and Kriss Akabusi look forward to our trip to Old Trafford and giving them a spanking at home! Big changes with no Sakho or too many options? WestHamPodcast.comProduced by Paul MyersA Playback Media Productionplaybackmedia.co.uk Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special bonus podcast Phil, Pete and Kriss Akabusi look forward to our trip to Old Trafford and giving them a spanking at home! Big changes with no Sakho or too many options? WestHamPodcast.com Produced by Paul Myers A Playback Media Production playbackmedia.co.uk

Kriss is better known for his athletics success than his property investing, winning a plethora of medals at Olympics, Commonwealth Games, European and World Championships, including a British record in the 400m hurdles which still stands today.   He was appointed MBE in 1992 for his services through Athletics, and went on to have a successful career as a TV personality, philanthropist through the Akabusi Charitable Trust, and as a highly sought after motivational and keynote speaker.    Then, at the start of 2015, after giving a motivational talk at the Platinum Property Partners National Workshop the previous year, Kriss decided to join the successful HMO franchise business and build his own property portfolio.     Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes so you don't miss another episode, and download our free guide to Financial Freedom Goal Setting at www.insidepropertyinvesting.com/goals.   Full show notes available at http://www.insidepropertyinvesting.com/krissakabusi/

[spp-player optin="off" ctabuttons="off" url=“youraudio.mp3"] I'm thrilled to be able to share with you another fabulous positive birth story. Today I'm chatting to Shakira Akabusi all about her pregnancy journey and her birth. Shakira is a personal trainer, fitness coach and a writer and commentator. If you're a Brit, you might recognise her surname; her dad is the former UK athlete and gold medalist Kriss Akabusi, so you could say that she has health and fitness running in her DNA. Shakira gave birth to her son Rio on new year's eve last year so her birth is still fresh in her mind. We've been trying to get this chat done since March but both our diaries have been a bit crazy and our little ones have a habit of disrupting plans! But we made it in the end. When Shakira first found out she was pregnant, she was completely over the moon, but also totally terrified. During our chat, she shares the fears that she had during her pregnancy and how she dealt with them and overcame them to have the positive birth experience that she wanted. Shakira chose to have an epidural for her birth from the outset and during our chat she explains why, despite having a fear of injections. She talks alot about what it was like giving birth having had an epidural so if this is something that you're considering, it's well worth a listen. Now one things that's really interesting to listen to is Shakira's persepctive on fitness and exercise during pregnancy as well as post-natally. As a personal trainer she was really keen to maintain her fitness levels and had to find ways to adjust as her pregnancy progressed. During our chat she also shares with us how she prepared for birth as well as kind of things she did post-birth. As a result of her experiences as a mum trying to stay fit and regain her body post-birth, she's started to develop a fitness concept to help mums continue to exercise WITH baby.. by using baby as part of the exercises. She even posts videos of some of her work-outs with baby Rio on her Twitter feed and on her YouTube channel. This has kicked off a whole new venture for her which she'll be launching next year at Strong Like Mum so stay tuned if you're interested in learning how you can stay fit with your baby. Here's a little peak at one of her videos. Shakira is a regular contributor to Huffington Post and her latest article is about breastfeeding: Bullied Into Breastfeeding: Rise of the Midwife Mafia? so we spent a bit of time talking about the challenges she had with breastfeeding. She is still breastfeeding little Rio, but it wasn't always a smooth ride for her and she has some great advice for new mums to help them cope. You can follow Shakira on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay tuned with all the great post-baby fitness stuff that she's sharing. What has been your fitness experience during your pregnancy? And what about post-birth? Tell me in the comments or come and find me on Facebook!

Wrighty and Stoney are joined by 'Mr PMA' Kriss Akabusi and the magic man Paul Merson, as the Gunners down the Eagles on Absolute Radio.

It's Part 2 of our special live edition of STOP! Hammer Time! Phil Whelans, Jim Grant and Rob Chapman are in conversation with George Parris and Kriss Akabusi at the Horse and Stables in Waterloo. Produced by Paul Myers A Playback Media Production westhampodcast.com

It's a special live edition of STOP! Hammer Time! Phil Whelans, Jim Grant and Rob Chapman are joined by very special guests George Parris and Kriss Akabusi, at the Horse And Stables pub in Waterloo in front of a live audience. Produced by Paul Myers A Playback Media Production westhampodcast.com

Kriss Akabusi represented Great Britain in the 1984, 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, earning both Silver and Bronze Medals. His events in Track and Field included the 400 meters, the 4 x 400 relay and the 400 meter hurdles. Kriss also holds a world championship in the 4 x 400 relay beating out the American team in 1991 for the Gold.

Ahead of the World Cup 2014 in Brazil, Mike Leigh invites to look back and join him for the best of 'It'll Go To Penalties 2010'. Hear the gems, rants and witticisms of Henning Wehn, Sam Delaney, Keith Dover, Ashley Blaker, Paul Whitehouse, Paul Tonkinson, Phil Cornwell, Alex Lowe, Kriss Akabusi, Paul Hawksbee, Theo Delaney, DJ Tayo, James Brown, Phil Whelans, Iain Coyle and Eamonn Holmes - the entire World Cup dream team! Produced by Mike Leigh and Paul Myers Get all links for this show at http://worldcuppodcast.com A Playback Media Production

Phil Whelans is joined by Kriss Akabusi and Jim Grant to reflect on the goalless draw with Sunderland and the upcoming clashes with Man Utd and Arsenal. We'll also be hearing a first-hand account from the West Ham Christmas Party and playing a seasonal edition of Play Your Cards Right! Free $20 Bet - Paddypower.com/hammertime Free Android App - westhampodcast.com Produced by Paul Myers A Playback Media Production If you like what we do please drop $1.50 in the tin!

Phil Whelans is joined by resident Jim Grant and special guest Kriss Akabusi. It's a small reunion of sorts after the last time Kriss was on, he declared to the world that the Hammers may go down. On his glorious return, the Hammers are back in the top flight and are already stacking up the points. We take a brief detour into the Olympics before returning to talk about Di Canio's outburst, our new signings and our thoughts on the season ahead. - COYI! Get all the links for this podcast at http://westhampodcast.com A Playback Media Production playbackmedia.co.uk

Team GB's Mo Farah, gold medallist in the 10,000m, receives a surprise phone call from his school PE teacher on Victoria Derbyshire's 5 Live show and we hear from Andy Murray prior to the Olympics, who told a live audience how he was hoping to put his poor performance in Beijing behind him. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis take an alternative look at women's boxing on Radio 4's The Now Show and 100m champion Usain Bolt's fellow Jamaican and on the track rival Yohan Blake gives an insight into the dynamics between the two men off the track. Jennie Price, Chief Executive of Sport England discusses Olympic morals with Melanie Phillips and Michael Buerk for BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze and BBC Ulster's Stephen Nolan reflects on a triumphant weekend for Team GB with Kriss Akabusi, Joel Taggart and Stephen Martin. Finally, Golden girl Jessica Ennis who claimed gold in the Olympic heptathlon catches up with Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave on the Radio One Breakfast Show.

A look ahead to London 2012 with a selection of Olympic stories from across BBC local, national and World Service Radio. In this edition, former track stars Kriss Akabusi & Colin Jackson explain why it’s so important that the British public get behind the London Olympics, and in particular the British competitors and following the announcement of the route for the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, we find out what it means to the residents of Somerset. Athletics coach Conrad Milton – who has coached Mo Farrah and Hayley Yelling amongst others – shares his views on what makes a good athlete and we catch up with swimmer Aimee Willmott, whose dream of becoming an Olympian is now a reality having recently secured her place on the GB Olympic swimming team with a silver at the British Championships. Plus we hear Stella McCartney discussing her role in designing the new Team GB kit that was unveiled at a special event at The Tower of London.

Join @georgewhufc, @westhamfootball @westhamjb and Reece Jones for another West Ham update including an interview with athlete Kriss Akabusi! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam Delaney sits in again this week and is joined by Olympic hero Kriss Akabusi and host of thewhistleblowers.net podcast Mark Webster. Looking at the shocking run we are on, the boys pinpoint what is wrong with the team and Avram and reveal whether we can stay up.

Kriss Akabusi joins Phil and Jim in hallucinatory podcast in which Hammers defeat Gunners and move to Athletics Stadium near Stratford.

Mike Leigh invites you to puff your pillows, take a comfy chair, pour a drink and join him for the best of 'It'll Go To Penalties'. Hear the gems, rants and witticisms of Henning Wehn, Sam Delaney, Keith Dover, Ashley Blaker, Paul Whitehouse, Paul Tonkinson, Phil Cornwell, Alex Lowe, Kriss Akabusi, Paul Hawksbee, Theo Delaney, DJ Tayo, James Brown, Phil Whelans, Iain Coyle and Eamonn Holmes - the entire World Cup dream team! Hear more from this lot on our regular weekly Premier League podcasts at http://playbackmedia.co.uk

Mike Leigh invites you to puff your pillows, take a comfy chair, pour a drink and join him for the best of 'It'll Go To Penalties'. Hear the gems, rants and witticisms of Henning Wehn, Sam Delaney, Keith Dover, Ashley Blaker, Paul Whitehouse, Paul Tonkinson, Phil Cornwell, Alex Lowe, Kriss Akabusi, Paul Hawksbee, Theo Delaney, DJ Tayo, James Brown, Phil Whelans, Iain Coyle and Eamonn Holmes - the entire World Cup dream team! Hear more from this lot on our regular weekly Premier League podcasts at http://playbackmedia.co.uk

Mike Leigh invites you to puff your pillows, take a comfy chair, pour a drink and join him for the best of 'It'll Go To Penalties'. Hear the gems, rants and witticisms of Henning Wehn, Sam Delaney, Keith Dover, Ashley Blaker, Paul Whitehouse, Paul Tonkinson, Phil Cornwell, Alex Lowe, Kriss Akabusi, Paul Hawksbee, Theo Delaney, DJ Tayo, James Brown, Phil Whelans, Iain Coyle and Eamonn Holmes - the entire World Cup dream team! Hear more from this lot on our regular weekly Premier League podcasts at http://playbackmedia.co.uk

Mike Leigh invites you to puff your pillows, take a comfy chair, pour a drink and join him for the best of 'It'll Go To Penalties'. Hear the gems, rants and witticisms of Henning Wehn, Sam Delaney, Keith Dover, Ashley Blaker, Paul Whitehouse, Paul Tonkinson, Phil Cornwell, Alex Lowe, Kriss Akabusi, Paul Hawksbee, Theo Delaney, DJ Tayo, James Brown, Phil Whelans, Iain Coyle and Eamonn Holmes - the entire World Cup dream team! Hear more from this lot on our regular weekly Premier League podcasts at http://playbackmedia.co.uk