Podcast appearances and mentions of Richard Reed

Richard Reed, behavioral psychologist and organizational consultant, shares strategies for developing charisma in children through emotional intelligence, mindfulness practices, and creating psychological safety.• Charisma is fundamentally about connecting with others and generating appropriate emotions within them• Both extroverts and introverts can be charismatic in different ways• Emotional intelligence forms the foundation of charisma—recognizing our emotions creates capacity to consider others• Children need opportunities to experience and tolerate boredom to develop emotional regulation• Simple mindfulness practices like eating in silence for one minute help build emotional vocabulary• Becoming comfortable with conversational silence creates space for deeper connections• Small shifts in conversation style (asking "what was that like?" instead of yes/no questions) elicit more meaningful responses• Creating psychological safety allows children to express themselves fully and develop their authentic presence• Modeling humility and discussing our own mistakes helps children develop a growth mindsetCheck out Richard's new book "Charisma Unlocked" on Amazon for more practical insights on developing these connection skills. Get a free mini lesson plus 52 prompts so your kids can practice every week here!Thanks for Listening to Speak Out, Stand OutLike what you hear? We would love if you would rate and review our podcast so it can reach more families. Also - grab our free mini lesson on impromptu speaking here. This is ideal for kids ages 6+.Interested in checking out our Public Speaking & Debate courses? Find more here!

In this episode of Screw It Just Do It Session, Alex Chisnall sits down with Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks and Jam Jar Investments, to explore the remarkable story behind the UK's favorite smoothie brand. Richard shares how he and his co-founders started without an exit plan, grew their business into a household name, and sold it to Coca-Cola for over $500 million. Discover the principles that guided their mission-driven culture, the challenges they faced, and how they now support other entrepreneurs through Jam Jar Investments. Key Topics Covered Include: Starting Innocent Drinks with no exit strategy The role of ethics and friendship in entrepreneurship Scaling a business while staying true to its mission Transitioning to investment and mentoring with Jam Jar Investments Balancing passion, preparation, and resilience in business

In episode 90 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Richard Reed joins Sam and Mark to talk about the times where there can be too much humanisation, why leaving breaths in can be the best way to beat AI, and we muse over Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore and that pottery scene in Ghost!Our VO question this week is all about creating creature characters that are rounded and have a universe of their own.Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.ukScript 1Debt Management can be a balancing act - between the obligation to treat customers fairly and the need to protect your income… between managing brand reputation and focusing on the bottom line. So how do you get the balance right? With our six-step human-centred approach to collections. Step one is listen to customers to help establish a fair and empathic approach. Step two is to analyse, using data analytics to profile debtors' effectively. Step three is to personalise - because tailoring your approach, encourages engagement.Script 2How long has it been since the sound of joy and merriment echoed through these hallowed halls? Since feasts were made and songs sung? All is lost now. Our names like distant memories, echoing through the breeze of this haunted land. Brother, you were once part of this realm. But I cannot overlook the signs, and I cannot help but wonder, if you had just played us all for fools. Whatever it may be, my destiny is clear. I will stop you brother. And you will face judgement for your transgressions!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Richard Reed is a multi award winning actor who works extensively in video games and audio dramas - as well as commercials, corporates, e-learning and promos! He comes from a classical theatre background, and his voice clients include Amazon, Warhammer, Creative Assembly, Blizzard Entertainment and Frontier Developments. Richard's Website @RichardReedVO on Twitter Richard's Facebook pageResources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.https://www.voxbox.studio/Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermarkSam's demos & contact details:

Short trailer for Episode 90 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by Voxbox featuring Samantha Boffin, Mark Ryes and Richard Reed.Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.https://www.voxbox.studio/Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Bienvenidos a otro Podcast sobre novelas de Age of Sigmar en TERRAESCRIBIENTE. Una antología de Warhammer Age of Sigmar Parte 2. Grombrindal – el enano blanco. Pocos nombres evocan tantas historias de aventuras e intrigas, y su leyenda crece a lo largo y ancho de los Reinos Mortales. Este personaje legendario de Warhammer cobra vida a través de los ojos de los diversos duardin de los Reinos Mortales. LA HISTORIA Los duardin son un pueblo orgulloso, reconocido en todos los Reinos Mortales por su incomparable destreza y su terquedad en la batalla. También son un pueblo dividido. Pero ya sea que vivan en los salones de piedra de sus condenados ancestros, en el calor abrasador de las logias Fyreslayer, o libres del ancla de sus tradiciones en ciudades aéreas, comparten una leyenda común: la de un anciano viajero, un vagabundo, cuya oportuna Su llegada evitará calamidades y corregirá errores difíciles de solucionar. Cuando los enemigos de los duardin sean muchos, cuando las repugnantes criaturas de los reinos ladran a las puertas, Grombrindal regresará y empuñará su hacha una vez más. CONTENIDO: Esta antología recopila seis cuentos publicados anteriormente en la revista White Dwarf: Parte 1 (Audio 1) - Madre del Fuego - Especial del viejo Barbablanca - La marca del fabricante - Proteger con Honor - Cementerio de Leyendas - El Ancestro de Barba Blanca Esta antología también incluye una nueva novela corta, publicada por primera vez en este volumen: Parte 1 (Audio 2) - Señores de la Piedra, el Fuego y el Cielo Escrito por David Guymer Leído por Richard Reed, Andrew James Spooner, Emma Gregory, Jonathan Keeble y Tom Alexander. Por favor sigue las redes y grupos: Canal de Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCcO2s1NCrQqLpfFR3u Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerraEscriba Telegram: https://t.me/+62_TRJVg-3cxNDZh Instagram: www.instagram.com/terraescribiente/ Tik tok: www.tiktok.com/@terraescribiente Youtube: www.youtube.com/@Terraescribiente También subscríbete a TERRAESCRIBIENTE en IVOOX, ITUNES Y SPOTIFY! Dale me gusta a cada Podcast y coméntalos! Ayuda mucho! Gracias!Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de TERRAESCRIBIENTE. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/747547

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Bienvenidos a otro Podcast sobre novelas de Age of Sigmar en TERRAESCRIBIENTE. Una antología de Warhammer Age of Sigmar Parte 1. Grombrindal – el enano blanco. Pocos nombres evocan tantas historias de aventuras e intrigas, y su leyenda crece a lo largo y ancho de los Reinos Mortales. Este personaje legendario de Warhammer cobra vida a través de los ojos de los diversos duardin de los Reinos Mortales. LA HISTORIA Los duardin son un pueblo orgulloso, reconocido en todos los Reinos Mortales por su incomparable destreza y su terquedad en la batalla. También son un pueblo dividido. Pero ya sea que vivan en los salones de piedra de sus condenados ancestros, en el calor abrasador de las logias Fyreslayer, o libres del ancla de sus tradiciones en ciudades aéreas, comparten una leyenda común: la de un anciano viajero, un vagabundo, cuya oportuna Su llegada evitará calamidades y corregirá errores difíciles de solucionar. Cuando los enemigos de los duardin sean muchos, cuando las repugnantes criaturas de los reinos ladran a las puertas, Grombrindal regresará y empuñará su hacha una vez más. CONTENIDO: Esta antología recopila seis cuentos publicados anteriormente en la revista White Dwarf: Parte 1 (Audio 1) - Madre del Fuego - Especial del viejo Barbablanca - La marca del fabricante - Proteger con Honor - Cementerio de Leyendas - El Ancestro de Barba Blanca Esta antología también incluye una nueva novela corta, publicada por primera vez en este volumen: Parte 1 (Audio 2) - Señores de la Piedra, el Fuego y el Cielo Escrito por David Guymer Leído por Richard Reed, Andrew James Spooner, Emma Gregory, Jonathan Keeble y Tom Alexander. Por favor sigue las redes y grupos: Canal de Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCcO2s1NCrQqLpfFR3u Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerraEscriba Telegram: https://t.me/+62_TRJVg-3cxNDZh Instagram: www.instagram.com/terraescribiente/ Tik tok: www.tiktok.com/@terraescribiente Youtube: www.youtube.com/@Terraescribiente También subscríbete a TERRAESCRIBIENTE en IVOOX, ITUNES Y SPOTIFY! Dale me gusta a cada Podcast y coméntalos! Ayuda mucho! Gracias!Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de TERRAESCRIBIENTE. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/747547

I am a masculist. Yes, I advocate for men's rights. I even advocate for white men's equal rights. When I first looked up the word that was equivalent to being a feminist, but that was a male, it said that I should call myself a feminist because it is a term that refers to equal rights for all people. But you know how we decided that you can't be a mailman because the word man is captured inside of the word mailman. So, we have to use the word mailperson. So, there's a lot of emphasis on getting the word man out of terms that refer to both genders. I've always thought this was a little on the silly side, but I understand the importance of words.  So, in that light, I thought it was foolish to call myself a feminist because it has no distinction from the feminist that everyone thinks of when you use the word feminist. After all, the word feminine is actually captured inside the word feminist. So I discovered there's this word called masculist, which is not very poetic, and it brings nothing to mind except maybe the idea of masculine. But that's the word that I've got that seems to me the equivalent of a male feminist that advocates for the rights of all people, including white males, or, to be honest, maybe I should say especially for the rights of white males. I've always had a problem with the concept of white male privilege, especially if someone was talking about me. Yes, I have some advantages by being white, and there used to be a lot of advantages to being white and being a male. Those advantages, though, are now vaporware and, in fact, never applied to most poor white males any more than it applies to females or blacks or any of the hundreds of kinds of disadvantaged people.  Rich, even elite, white people are the real advantage group, and assuming that entitlement spreads much at all to people who are only white and not rich at all is a huge extrapolation these days. So, there is a historical precedent for white males running the world and a few white males being on top of this hierarchical pinnacle of power. But that Pinnacle was in the past often a merit-based pinnacle and still largely is a merit-based pinnacle. But what's even more important is this is a historical perspective that is not current with what's going on in the world. Richard Reed's book Of Men and Boys describes the current state of the white man in this society and men in general and points out that in today's world, the white male is actually increasingly with the disadvantaged people in our society. I am a masculist. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ancienttexan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ancienttexan/support

Episode Summary:In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Richard Reed, an incredibly talented artist who has been chosen as the Featured Artist of the Month for July 2023 in the Loft. Richard's primary canvas is the ethereal world of watercolors, but his insatiable curiosity lead him to embrace and experiment with a plethora (what a word) of mediums. Throughout our conversation, Richard takes us on an artistic journey, detailing the intricate techniques and innovative approaches he employs to craft his masterpieces. His unwavering dedication to realizing his vision through art is nothing short of mesmerizing. Whether you're an art enthusiast, an aspiring artist, or someone who appreciates the dedication it takes to hone a craft, this episode is bound to captivate your imagination. Dive into the mind of a maestro and explore the boundless landscape of art with Richard Reed.Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:Some of Richard's Work - https://www.stanwoodcamanoart.com/artist/richard-reed Check out the Camano Voice Link Tree ( https://linktr.ee/camanovoice )

How far have you gone for you pets? Walter got spoiled at Grandmas house and now Abbie has to go to extreme lengths to please him.  So apparently Florida may ban... Checks notes* talking about girls periods in elementary schools. Abbie weighs in on this ridiculous proposal.  The team give a performance review for Nic's first day, and get our live listeners to call in and challenge him.  Plus, Abbie finally puts her lesson from Richard Reed, in her Best Entertainment reporter ACRA attempt. Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcasts/hot-nights-with-abbie-chatfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we're excited to feature a conversation with the team behind OFFAIR Records, a label dedicated to bringing background music to the foreground and creating intentional soundtracks for environments and mental spaces. As they put it, "instead of music getting stuck in your head, we want your head to get lost in the music." Join me as I explore how OFFAIR cultivates an intimate, memorable experience for both artists and fans through unique live shows, and their mission to showcase music that goes beyond the familiar sonic territories. This podcast episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to discover the power of intentional listening and the art of music curation. Download my free RECORD LABEL TOOLKIT: http://otherrecordlabels.com/toolkit

3 mots: Consistance, courage et persistance. Ce sont les 3 mots que Nicolas Marotte a prononcés lorsque je lui ai demandé le rôle d'un dirigeant en ces temps complexes. J'ai approché Nicolas pour l'interviewer pas seulement car il est aujourd'hui à la tête d'Innocent, mais aussi pour son parcours professionnel riche, constitué de formidables réussites et aussi d'échecs, comme tout entreprenant. Une réussite ? Il l'a connu entre autre en participant au lancement d'Actimel, une innovation plus que réussie comptabilisant 100 millions de bouteilles vendues dès la deuxième année de lancement. Un échec? Le lancement d'une marque sur les yaourts végétaux, quand il avait été directeur marketing pour Danone France, ne répondant pas aux attentes des consommateurs. Nicolas revient sur ces moments forts de sa carrière, ayant évolué dans des structures crées par des visionnaires, Franck Riboud (Danone) ou Richard Reed, Adam Balon et Jon Wright (Innocent), l'ayant fortement inspiré. J'ai cherché à comprendre également le rôle d'Innocent chez Coca cola, détenant aujourd'hui 90% des parts, et dans quelle mesure Innocent était autonome, où Nicolas m'a répondu avec sincérité et transparence. Cartésien et pragmatique, Nicolas nous confie que le monde est fait de possible si on s'en donne les moyens. Un grand merci Nicolas pour votre temps, Je vous laisse tout de suite avec l'épisode du jour: Nicolas Marotte | DG Innocent | Le monde est fait de possible!

Richard Reed is the Owner and operator of Griffin Cider House and Gin bar in Lakewood Ohio. Richard and his Bar Manager Erika Kunath joined SUB-CLE to talk about the bar and spirits.

Richard says Lanisha's drug addiction has caused him and his kids grief. She admits doing drugs in the past, but says she's been clean for a year. Richard's not buying it.

Welcome to Episode #444 The 5th Anniversary Episode of Screw It Just Do It!   5 years ago, I released the very 1st episode of my show, featuring a then relatively unknown Steven Bartlett. I nearly didn't release my podcast at all and had effectively ‘sat' on the first 6 episodes I'd recorded for 4 months! Fast forward to now, Screw It Just Do It is on it's lucky episode #444 and celebrating it's 5th Birthday! Let's reminisce back as I list down and discuss my top 5 most favorite episodes.   Social Chain's Steven Bartlett from Episode #001 Ted Baker's Ray Kelvin from Episodes #006 and #007 Candy Kitten's Jaime Laing & Ed Williams from Episode #012 Innocent's Richard Reed from Episode #020 Change Please's Cemal Ezel from Episode #039   And if this show has helped you in any way, shape or form, please share to one other person. It means a lot! Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of my podcast, Screw It Just Do It I'll be launching the Podcast Launch Challenge.  It's a Done-With-You solution in launching or relaunching your podcast where I work with you every step of the process. There are only 10 spaces available! Full details will be released on May 17th.  Registration closes on  May 23rd at 9pm Register your interest now via this link: https://podpreneur.co.uk/podcast-launch-challenge

Welcome to the trailer for Episode #444 The 5th Anniversary Episode of Screw It Just Do It!   5 years ago, I released the very 1st episode of my show, featuring a then relatively unknown Steven Bartlett. I nearly didn't release my podcast at all and had effectively ‘sat' on the first 6 episodes I'd recorded for 4 months! Fast forward to now, Screw It Just Do It is on it's lucky episode #444 and celebrating it's 5th Birthday! Let's reminisce back as I list down and discuss my top 5 most favorite episodes.   Social Chain's Steven Bartlett from Episode #001 Ted Baker's Ray Kelvin from Episodes #006 and #007 Candy Kitten's Jaime Laing & Ed Williams from Episode #012 Innocent's Richard Reed from Episode #020 Change Please's Cemal Ezel from Episode #039   And if this show has helped you in any way, shape or form, please share to one other person. It means a lot!   Join us on Wednesday for the full episode.   Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of my podcast, Screw It Just Do It I'll be launching the Podcast Launch Challenge.  It's a Done-With-You solution in launching or relaunching your podcast where I work with you every step of the process. There are only 10 spaces available! Full details will be released on May 17th.  Registration closes on  May 23rd at 9pm Register your interest now via this link: https://podpreneur.co.uk/podcast-launch-challenge

May is a provocatively, spirited month of the year. It started with the fires of Beltain, budding trees, blooming flowers, and Mother's Day. In the middle of the month, the Blood Moon will cast the sky into an eerie glow as a total lunar eclipse. The Flower Moon will rise near the end of the month, reminding us all that growth stems from transformation. It is a metamorphic month of mothers and moons. So with that in mind, we are delighted to bring you two stories this month, Windover and Hide.   Windover comes to us from the Wireless Theatre Company. It is a supernatural story set on the wild Atlantic coast of North Devon. This ethereal ghost story follows a young woman named Jenny who is on the brink of some major life changes. Jenny is troubled by spectral visions of the past and an unresolved tragedy. The story includes the voice talent of Beth Eyre who has also appeared in two 11th Hour Challenge productions - Ivory Tower and The Radcliffe Square Labrinyth.   An atmospheric ghost story set on the wild Atlantic coast of North Devon, told through the eyes of Jenny, a girl of nearly nineteen, whose recently deceased grandmother, Mary, has bequeathed her ‘Windover,' the cottage where she is staying with her father and his girlfriend during the summer vacation. Before long Jenny starts to be troubled by visions of two teenage girls, and learns, from a photograph taken in 1934, that these girls are her grandmother, Mary and her friend Cathy. As the days go by and Jenny becomes increasingly disturbed by the visions, she befriends Stephen, a neighbouring farmer and tries to enlist his help in making sense of what's happening to her. Stephen, however, is evasive and little by little Jenny finds herself drawn into the tragic events that occurred nearly eighty years earlier. Starring - Emma Kelly, Sean Baker, Richard Holt, Colleen Prendergast, Beth Eyre, Amy Raine Jackson, Richard Reed and Pamela Binns Written by Brita Bradbury, Directed by Cherry Cookson, Edited by Malcolm Thorp, Produced by Mariele Runacre Temple Hide is a special Mother's Day treat for all those tired mums out there. This short fright will remind you that sometimes there is something under the bed and we still don't want to know about it. The story comes to us from Quirky Voices Presents and Sarah Golding. Sarah has been an 11th Hour Challenge participant from the beginning and has been a part of 13 different productions including - The Hidden Truths, Castle of Horror, and Fidget.     Created by Sarah Golding of Quirky Voices Presents A short horror story full of tension and ....horror. Tom, a young boy cannot get to sleep - he hears something...someone breathing in his bedroom late at night. His mum, trying to get her work done tries to comfort him.

Produced in partnership with the British Business Bank to support their #GreenToGrow campaign, which aims to demystify and alert small businesses to the commercial benefits of investing in decarbonization, this podcast episode is part of a wider series of guides and information about sustainability issues and how smaller businesses can start their journey towards net zero provided by the bank on its finance hub. Russell Goldsmith was joined online by two small business owners: Aoife Doherty, Founder of Floris, a UK based sustainable stationery company, and Wing Chan, Co-founder and CEO of Sourceful, a sustainability platform that helps businesses source more sustainable products. Completing the online panel was Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks and of JamJar Investments, plus we also hear from Shanika Amarasekara MBE, the British Business Bank's Chief Impact Officer. For more information visit https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/finance-hub/

Today Andy Silvester talks to CEO of property lender Glenhawk. They talk about Glenhawk's inception and its bridging loans solutions; the housing market as it stands right now, its resilience, and what's to be expected going forward; whether there is still the push to live outside of London; and demand for property in the capital. Andy also goes through the headlines: the UK government's new energy strategy has been criticised, some saying it isn't moving fast enough; and venture capital is booming in London, according to Innocent co-founder Richard Reed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that we will spend more time at work than anywhere else in our lifetimes? Now imagine spending all that time not laughing, enjoying the process, and just taking it all too seriously. It seems quite pointless if that's the case doesn't it? This week's Lightbulb Moment is taken from Holly's comical, yet thought provoking conversation with Richard Reed CBE, founder of Innocent Smoothies and Jam Jar Investments.   Whilst drawing on the brilliance of the Innocent brand, Holly shares how imperative it is for a brand to have a punchy personality, and also how easy it is for your business to lose its magic, when you as the founder forget how to have fun. Using his incredible humour and wit, Richard explains how he and his co-founders used their personalities to build their iconic brand, and the trouble that it got them into whilst doing it.  This is a much needed reminder that you can in fact be successful in business and still enjoy yourself along the way.  Follow Holly Tucker MBE and Holly & Co on Instagram. Check out our Holly & Co website. Listen to Richard Reed's episode here. 

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For bonuses and to support the show, sign up at www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast   This week is our Christmas special here on the train. First, we've covered Krampus, Christmas killings, and ghost story Christmas traditions. Then, in keeping with our tradition of crazy Christmas episodes, today, we bring you some crazy Christmas disasters! Christmas isn't immune to crazy shit going on, from natural disasters to fires. Not only that, we're giving you guys a pretty good dose of history today. So with that being said, let's get into some crazy Christmas stuff!   While this first topic isn't necessarily a disaster in the usual sense, it definitely caused nothing but problems. And yes, it's a disaster. In 1865 on Christmas Eve, something happened that would change things for many people in this country and still causes grief to this day. While most people in the u.s. were settling down for the night with their families, leaving milk out for Santa, and tucking the kids in for the night, a group of men in Pulaski, Tennessee, were getting together for a very different purpose. Frank McCord, Richard Reed, John Lester, John Kennedy, J. Calvin Jones, and James Crowe were all officers with the Confederacy in the civil war. That night, they got together to form a group inspired at least in part by the then largely defunct Sons of Malta. While it started as a social club, within months, it would turn into one of the most nefarious groups around, the Ku Klux Klan. According to The Cyclopædia of Fraternities (1907), "Beginning in April, 1867, there was a gradual transformation. ...The members had conjured up a veritable Frankenstein. They had played with an engine of power and mystery, though organized on entirely innocent lines, and found themselves overcome by a belief that something must lie behind it all – that there was, after all, a serious purpose, a work for the Klan to do." It borrowed parts of the initiation ceremony from the sons of Malta with the same purpose: "ludicrous initiations, the baffling of public curiosity, and the amusement for members were the only objects of the Klan," according to Albert Stevens in 1907. In the summer of 1867, local branches of the Klan met in a general organizing convention. They established what they called an "Invisible Empire of the South." Leading Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest was chosen as the first leader, or "grand wizard," of the Klan; he presided over a hierarchy of grand dragons, grand titans, and grand cyclops. The organization of the Ku Klux Klan coincided with the beginning of the second phase of post-Civil War Reconstruction, put into place by the more radical members of the Republican Party in Congress. After rejecting President Andrew Johnson's relatively lenient Reconstruction policies from 1865 to 1866, Congress passed the Reconstruction Act over the presidential veto. Under its provisions, the South was divided into five military districts. Each state was required to approve the 14th Amendment, which granted "equal protection" of the Constitution to formerly enslaved people and enacted universal male suffrage. From 1867 onward, Black participation in public life in the South became one of the most radical aspects of Reconstruction. Black people won elections to southern state governments and even the U.S. Congress. For its part, the Ku Klux Klan dedicated itself to an underground campaign of violence against Republican leaders and voters (both Black and white) to reverse the policies of Radical Reconstruction and restore white supremacy in the South. They were joined in this struggle by similar organizations such as the Knights of the White Camelia (launched in Louisiana in 1867) and the White Brotherhood. At least 10 percent of the Black legislators elected during the 1867-1868 constitutional conventions became victims of violence during Reconstruction, including seven who were killed. White Republicans (derided as "carpetbaggers" and "scalawags") and Black institutions such as schools and churches—symbols of Black autonomy—were also targets for Klan attacks. By 1870, the Ku Klux Klan had branches in nearly every southern state. The Klan did not boast a well-organized structure or clear leadership even at its height. Local Klan members, often wearing masks and dressed in the organization's signature long white robes and hoods, usually carried out their attacks at night. They acted on their own but supported the common goals of defeating Radical Reconstruction and restoring white supremacy in the South. Klan activity flourished particularly in the regions of the South where Black people were a minority or a slight majority of the population and were relatively limited in others. Among the most notorious zones of Klan activity was South Carolina, where in January 1871, 500 masked men attacked the Union county jail and lynched eight Black prisoners. Though Democratic leaders would later attribute Ku Klux Klan violence to poorer southern white people, the organization's membership crossed class lines, from small farmers and laborers to planters, lawyers, merchants, physicians, and ministers. In the regions where most Klan activity took place, local law enforcement officials either belonged to the Klan or declined to act against it. Even those who arrested Klansmen found it difficult to find witnesses willing to testify against them.    Other leading white citizens in the South declined to speak out against the group's actions, giving them implicit approval. After 1870, Republican state governments in the South turned to Congress for help, resulting in three Enforcement Acts, the strongest of which was the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871.   For the first time, the Ku Klux Klan Act designated certain crimes committed by individuals as federal offenses, including conspiracies to deprive citizens of the right to hold office, serve on juries and enjoy the equal protection of the law. In addition, the act authorized the president to suspend the habeas corpus, arrest accused individuals without charge, and send federal forces to suppress Klan violence. For those of us dummies that may not know, a "writ of habeas corpus" (which literally means to "produce the body") is a court order demanding that a public official (such as a warden) deliver an imprisoned individual to the court and show a valid reason for that person's detention. The procedure provides a means for prison inmates or others acting on their behalf to dispute the legal basis for confinement.   This expansion of federal authority–which Ulysses S. Grant promptly used in 1871 to crush Klan activity in South Carolina and other areas of the South–outraged Democrats and even alarmed many Republicans. From the early 1870s onward, white supremacy gradually reasserted its hold on the South as support for Reconstruction waned; by the end of 1876, the entire South was under Democratic control once again.   Now, this was just the first version of the Klan. A second version started up in the early 1900s and later on another revival which is the current iteration of the Klan. We're not going to go into the later versions of the Klan because well…. Fuck 'em! We've already given them too much air time! But… This most definitely qualifies as a Christmas disaster.   Next up, we have a couple natural disasters.    First up, Cyclone Tracy. Cyclone Tracy has been described as the most significant tropical cyclone in Australia's history, and it changed how we viewed the threat of tropical cyclones to northern Australia.   Five days before Christmas 1974, satellite images showed a tropical depression in the Arafura Sea, 700 kilometers (or almost 435 miles for us Americans) northeast of Darwin.   The following day the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Darwin warned that a cyclone had formed and gave it the name Tracy. Cyclone Tracy was moving southwest at this stage, but as it passed the northwest of Bathurst Island on December 23, it slowed down and changed course.   That night, it rounded Cape Fourcroy and began moving southeast, with Darwin directly in its path.   The first warning that Darwin was under threat came at 12:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve when a top-priority flash cyclone warning was issued advising people that Cyclone Tracy was expected to make landfall early Christmas morning.   Despite 12 hours' warning of the cyclone's impending arrival, it fell mainly on deaf ears.   Residents were complacent after a near-miss from Cyclone Selma a few weeks before and distracted by the festive season.   Indeed in the preceding decade, the Bureau of Meteorology had identified 25 cyclones in Northern Territory waters, but few had caused much damage. Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small but intense system at landfall.   The radius of the galeforce winds extended only 50 kilometers from the eye of the cyclone, making it one of the most miniature tropical cyclones on record, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).   Records show that at least six tropical cyclones had severely impacted Darwin before Tracy.   The worst of these was in January 1897 when a "disastrous hurricane" nearly destroyed the settlement, and 28 people died.   However, unlike Tracy, it is thought this cyclone did not directly pass over Darwin.   And while Tracy was reported as a category four cyclone, some meteorologists today believe it may have been a category five shortly before it made landfall.   At midnight on Christmas Day, wind gusts greater than 100 kilometers or over 62 miles per hour began to be recorded.   The cyclone's center reached East Point at 3:15 a.m. and landed just north of Fannie Bay at 3:30 a.m.   Tracy was so strong it bent a railway signal tower in half.    The city was devastated by the cyclone. At least 90 percent of homes in Darwin were demolished or badly damaged. Forty-five vessels in the harbor were wrecked or damaged.   In addition to the 65 people who died, 145 were admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.   Vegetation was damaged up to 80 kilometers away from the coast, and Darwin felt eerily quiet due to the lack of insect and birdlife.   Within a week after the cyclone hit, more than 30,000 Darwin residents had been evacuated by air or road. That's more than two-thirds of the population at that time.   Cyclone Tracy remains one of Australia's most significant disasters.   As Murphy wrote 10 years after the cyclone: "The impact of Cyclone Tracy has reached far beyond the limits of Darwin itself. All along the tropical coasts of northern Australia and beyond a new cyclone awareness has emerged."   Merry fucking Christmas! Damn, that sucks. The information in this section came from an article on abc.net.au   Next up, we are going way back. The Christmas Flood of 1717 resulted from a northwesterly storm, which hit the coastal area of the Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia on Christmas night of 1717. During the night of Christmas, 1717, the coastal regions of the Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia were hit by a severe north-western storm. It is estimated that 14,000 people died. It was the worst flood for four centuries and the last significant flood to hit the north of the Netherlands.   In the countryside to the north of the Netherlands, the water level rose up to a few meters. The city of Groningen rose up to a few feet. In the province of Groningen, villages that were situated directly behind the dikes were nearly swept away. Action had to be taken against looters who robbed houses and farms under the fraudulent act of rescuing the flood victims. In total, the flood caused 2,276 casualties in Groningen. 1,455 homes were either destroyed or suffered extensive damage. Most livestock was lost.   The water also poured into Amsterdam and Haarlem and the areas around Dokkum and Stavoren. Over 150 people died in Friesland alone. In addition, large sections of Northern Holland were left underwater and the area around Zwolle and Kampen. In these areas, the flood only caused material damage. In Vlieland, however, the sea poured over the dunes, almost entirely sweeping away the already-damaged village of West-Vlieland.   We also found this report from a German website. It's been translated, so our apologies if it's wonky.    "According to tradition, several days before Christmas, it had blown strong and sustained from the southwest. Shortly after sunset on Christmas Eve, the wind suddenly turned from west to northwest and eased a little. The majority of the residents went to bed unconcerned, because currently was half moon and the next regular flood would not occur until 7 a.m. At the time when the tide was supposed to have been low for a long time, however, a drop in the water level could not be determined. Allegedly between 1 and 2 a.m. the storm began to revive violently accompanied by lightning and thunder. Between 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning the water reached the top of the dike. The current and waves caused the dike caps to break, so that the tide rolled over the dike into the flat land with a loud roar of thunder. Many only had time to save themselves in the dark on the floor under the roof. Most of the time there was not even time to take clothes, drinking water and some food with you. Numerous houses could not withstand the rising water and the current. In the higher and higher water and the increasing current, windows were Doors and entire walls dented. Allegedly the hurricane and the storm surge raged against the coast for three full days, so that it was not until December 28 that the water fell so far that one could come to the aid of one's neighbors with simply built "boats." In many places, the dykes had been razed to the ground, which meant that in lower-lying areas, every regular flood caused renewed flooding. At the places where the dykes were broken, deep valleys, some of which were large, formed. In many places where the dike is led around in a semi-arch, these walls, also known as pools or bracken, are still visible and testify to the force of the water. At that time, many people are said to have believed that the march was forever lost. In the low-lying areas, the water was later covered with ice floes, sometimes held up for months. Up until the summer months, bodies were said to have been found repeatedly during the clean-up work on the alluvial piles of straw and in the trenches. Many people who survived the flood later fell victim to so-called marching fever. New storm surges in the following years ruined the efforts for the first time to get the dike back into a defensible condition, and many houses, which were initially only damaged, have now been completely destroyed. Numerous small owners left the country so that the Hanover government even issued a ban on emigration."   Looks like the Netherlands got a proper Christmas fucking as well! Some towns were so severely destroyed that nothing was left, and they simply ceased to exist. Damn.    Cyclones and floods… What else does mother nature have for us? Well, how's about an earthquake! On Friday, December 26, 2003, at 5:26 a.m., Bam city in Southeastern Iran was jolted by an earthquake registering a 6.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. This was the result of the strike-slip motion of the Bam fault, which runs through this area. The earthquake's epicenter was determined to be approximately six miles southwest of the city. Three more significant aftershocks and many smaller aftershocks were also recorded, the last of which occurred over a month after the main earthquake. To date, official death tolls have 26,271 fatalities, 9000 injured, and 525 still missing. The city of Bam is one of Iran's most ancient cities, dating back to 224A.D. Latest reports and damage estimates are approaching the area of $1.9 billion. A United Nations report estimated that about 90% of the city's buildings were 60%-100% damaged, while the remaining buildings were between 30%-60% damaged. The crazy part about the whole thing… The quake only lasted for about 8 seconds.   Now I know what you're thinking… That's not Christmas… Well, there spanky, the night of the 25th, Christmas, people started to feel minor tremors that would preface the quake, so fuck you, it counts.   We have one more natural disaster for you guys, and this one most of you guys probably remember. And this one was another that started last Christmas night and rolled into the 26th, also known as boxing day. So we're talking about the Boxing Day Tsunami and the Indian ocean earthquake in 2004.    A 9.1-magnitude earthquake—one of the largest ever recorded—ripped through an undersea fault in the Indian Ocean, propelling a massive column of water toward unsuspecting shores. The Boxing Day tsunami would be the deadliest in recorded history, taking a staggering 230,000 lives in a matter of hours.   The city of Banda Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra was closest to the powerful earthquake's epicenter, and the first waves arrived in just 20 minutes. It's nearly impossible to imagine the 100-foot roiling mountain of water that engulfed the coastal city of 320,000, instantly killing more than 100,000 men, women, and children. Buildings folded like houses of cards, trees, and cars were swept up in the oil-black rapids, and virtually no one caught in the deluge survived.   Thailand was next. With waves traveling 500 mph across the Indian Ocean, the tsunami hit the coastal provinces of Phang Nga and Phuket an hour and a half later. Despite the time-lapse, locals and tourists were utterly unaware of the imminent destruction. Curious beachgoers even wandered out among the oddly receding waves, only to be chased down by a churning wall of water. The death toll in Thailand was nearly 5,400, including 2,000 foreign tourists.   An hour later, on the opposite side of the Indian Ocean, the waves struck the southeastern coast of India near the city of Chennai, pushing debris-choked water kilometers inland and killing more than 10,000 people, primarily women and children, since many of the men were out fishing. But some of the worst devastations were reserved for the island nation of Sri Lanka, where more than 30,000 people were swept away by the waves and hundreds of thousands left homeless.   As proof of the record-breaking strength of the tsunami, the last victims of the Boxing Day disaster perished nearly eight hours later when swelling seas and rogue waves caught swimmers by surprise in South Africa, 5,000 miles from the quake's epicenter.   Vasily Titov is a tsunami researcher and forecaster with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Tsunami Research. He credits the unsparing destructiveness of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on the raw power of the earthquake that spawned it. The quake originated in a so-called megathrust fault, where heavy oceanic plates subduct beneath lighter continental plates.    "They are the largest faults in the world and they're all underwater," says Titov.   The 2004 quake ruptured a 900-mile stretch along the Indian and Australian plates 31 miles below the ocean floor. Rather than delivering one violent jolt, the earthquake lasted an unrelenting 10 minutes, releasing as much pent-up power as several thousand atomic bombs.   In the process, massive segments of the ocean floor were forced an estimated 30 or 40 meters (up to 130 feet) upward. The effect was like dropping the world's most giant pebble in the Indian Ocean with ripples the size of mountains extending out in all directions.   Titov emphasizes that tsunamis look nothing like the giant surfing break-style waves that many imagine.   "It's a wave, but from the observer's standpoint, you wouldn't recognize it as a wave," Titov says. "It's more like the ocean turns into a white water river and floods everything in its path."   Once caught in the raging waters, the debris will finish the job if the currents don't pull you under.   "In earthquakes, a certain number of people die but many more are injured. It's completely reversed with tsunamis," says Titov. "Almost no injuries, because it's such a difficult disaster to survive."   Holy fuck… That's insane!   Well, there are some crazy natural disasters gifted to us by mother nature. So now let's take a look at some man-made disasters… And there are some bad ones.    First up is the 1953 train wreck on Christmas Eve in New Zealand. So this is actually a mix of mother nature fucking people and a man-made structure failing. This event is also referred to as the Tangiwai disaster. The weather on Christmas Eve was fine, and with little recent rain, no one suspected flooding in the Whangaehu River. The river appeared normal when a goods train crossed the bridge around 7 p.m. What transformed the situation was the sudden release of approximately 2 million cubic meters of water from the crater lake of nearby Mt Ruapehu. A 6-meter-high wave containing water, ice, mud, and rocks surged, tsunami-like, down the Whangaehu River. Sometime between 10.10 and 10.15 p.m., this lahar struck the concrete pylons of the Tangiwai railway bridge.   Traveling at approximately 65 km per hour, locomotive Ka 949 and its train of nine carriages and two vans reached the severely weakened bridge at 10.21 p.m. As the bridge buckled beneath its weight, the engine plunged into the river, taking all five second-class carriages with it. The torrent force destroyed four of these carriages – those inside had little chance of survival.   The leading first-class carriage, Car Z, teetered on the edge of the ruined bridge for a few minutes before breaking free from the remaining three carriages and toppling into the river. It rolled downstream before coming to rest on a bank as the water level fell. Remarkably, 21 of the 22 passengers in this carriage survived. Evidence suggested that the locomotive driver, Charles Parker, had applied the emergency brakes some 200 m from the bridge, which prevented the last three carriages from ending up in the river and saved many lives. Even still, 151 of the 285 passengers and crew died that night in the crash.   This information was taken from nzhistory.gov.    Next up is the Italian Hall disaster.    Before it was called Calumet, the area was known as Red Jacket. And for many, it seemed to be ground zero for the sprawling copper mining operations that absorbed wave after wave of immigrants into the Upper Peninsula.   Red Jacket itself was a company town for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, a large firm that in the 1870s was known as the world's largest copper producer. For a time, C&H had the world's deepest copper mines.   But the company wasn't immune from the organized labor push that swept across the Keweenaw Peninsula and other parts of the U.P. in 1913. Miners in Montana and Colorado had unionized, and in July of that year, the Western Federation of Miners called a strike against all Copper Country mines. According to a mining journal published that year, they were pushing for a $3 daily wage, 8-hour days, safer working conditions, and representation.   "The strike took place in a very complicated time in American history," said Jo Holt, a historian with the National Park Service's Keweenaw National Historical Park. "We had all these different things coming together. An increasingly industrialized country was grappling with worker's rights, gender issues, and immigration. We were moving from a gilded age into a progressive era, and recognizing the voice of labor.   "We see this event happen in the midst of that struggle."   "The reason it resonates today is we are still having these conversations. How do we create a just economy that functions for everybody? ... We are still, almost hundred and 10 years later, in the midst of these conversations."   As the strike wore into fall and the holiday season, a women's auxiliary group to the WFM organized a Christmas Eve party for the miners' families at the Italian Benevolent Society building, better known as the Italian Hall.   It was a big, boisterous affair, researchers have said. The multi-story hall was packed, with more than 600 people inside at one point. Children were watching a play and receiving gifts. Organizers later said the crowd was so large that it was hard to track who was coming in the door.   When the false cry of "Fire!" went up, pandemonium reached the sole stairway leading down to the street.   "What happened is when people panicked, they tried to get out through the stairwell," Holt said. "Someone tripped or people started to fall, and that's what created the bottleneck. It was just people falling on top of each other."   The aftermath was horrifying. As the dead were pulled from the pile in the stairwell, the bodies were carried to the town hall, which turned into a makeshift morgue. Some families lost more than one child. Other children were orphaned when their parents died.   One black and white photo in the Michigan Technological University Archives shows rows of what looks like sleeping children lying side-by-side. Their eyes are closed. Their faces were unmarred. The caption reads: "Christmas Eve in the Morgue."   After the dead were buried, some families moved away. Others stayed and kept supporting the strike, which ended the following spring.   Rumors emerged later that the Italian Hall's doors were designed to open inward, preventing the panicked crowd from pushing them outward to the street. Those were debunked, along with the suggestion in Woody Guthrie's "1913 Massacre" song that mining company thugs were holding the doors shut from the outside that night.   Damn… Mostly kids. On Christmas. That's a tough one.   Here's another touchy one. A race riot erupted in Mayfield, Kentucky, just before Christmas 1896. Although slavery in the U.S. ended after the Civil War, the Reconstruction period and beyond was a dangerous time to be black. Things were awful for non-whites in the former Confederacy, amongst which Kentucky was especially bad for racial violence. In December 1896, white vigilantes lynched two black men within 24 hours of each other between the 21st and 22nd, one for a minor disagreement with a white man and the other, Jim Stone, for alleged rape. A note attached to Stone's swinging corpse warned black residents to get out of town.   In response to this unambiguous threat, the local African-American population armed themselves. Rumors spread amongst the town's white people that 250 men were marching on the city, and a state of emergency was called. The whites mobilized, black stores were vandalized, and fighting broke out between the two sides on December 23. In the event, three people were killed, including Will Suet, a black teenager who had just got off the train to spend Christmas with his family. It was all over on Christmas Eve, and a few days later, an uneasy truce between the races was called.   Ugh! Y'all know what time it is? That's right, it's time for some quick hitters.   Many of us enjoy the Christmas period by going to the theatre or watching a movie. In December 1903, Chicago residents were eager to do just that at the brand-new Iroquois Theatre, which had been officially opened only in October that year. 1700 people in all crammed themselves in to see the zany, family-friendly musical comedy, Mr. Bluebeard. But just as the wait was over and the show started, a single spark from a stage light lit the surrounding drapery. The show's star, Eddie Foy, tried to keep things together as Iroquois employees struggled to put the curtains out in vain.   However, even the spectacle of a Windy City-native in drag couldn't stop the terrified crowd stampeding for the few exits. These, preposterously, were concealed by curtains and utterly inadequate in number. When the actors opened their own exit door to escape, a gust of wind sent a fireball through the crowded theatre, meaning that hundreds died before the fire service was even called. 585 people died, either suffocated, burned alive, or crushed. The scene was described in a 1904 account as "worse than that pictured in the mind of Dante in his vision of the inferno". Next up, the politics behind this ghastly event are pretty complicated – one Mexican lecturer described the massacre as "the most complicated case in Mexico" – but here's an inadequate summary. The small and impoverished village of Acteal, Mexico, was home to Las Abejas (the bees'), a religious collective that sympathized with a rebel group opposing the Mexican government. Thus, on December 22, 1997, members of the then-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party crept down the steep hill slopes above the village. They chose their moment to attack carefully as people gathered at a prayer meeting when they finally slunk into Acteal.   Over the next few hours, assassins armed with guns executed 45 innocent people in cold blood. Amongst the dead were 21 women, some of whom were pregnant, and 15 children. Worst of all, investigations into this cowardly act seem to implicate the government itself. Soldiers garrisoned nearby did not intervene, despite being within earshot of the gunfire and horrified screams. In addition, there was evidence of the crime scene being tampered with by local police and government officials. Though some people have been convicted, there are suspicions that they were framed and that the real culprits remain at large.   -Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring… except the Soviet Union. The Marxist-Leninist Khalq and Parcham parties had ousted the Afghan president in April 1978. Still, communism was so unpopular in Afghanistan that the mujahideen succeeded in toppling them just over a year later. So Khalq and Parcham turned to the Soviet Union for help, and on Christmas Eve that year, they obliged by sending 30,000 troops across the border into Afghanistan by the cover of darkness. Bloody fighting ensued, and soon the Soviet Union had control of the major cities.   The Soviets stayed for nine years, at which time the mujahideen, backed by foreign support and weapons, waged a brutal guerrilla campaign against the invaders. In turn, captured mujahideen were executed, and entire villages and agricultural areas were razed to the ground. When the Soviets finally withdrew in February 1989, over 1 million civilians and almost 125,000 soldiers from both sides were killed. From the turmoil after the Afghan-Soviet War emerged, the Taliban, installed by neighboring Pakistan, and with them Osama bin Laden. This indeed was a black Christmas for the world.   -How about another race riot… No? Well, here you go anyway. Although, this one may be more fucked up. The Agana Race Riot saw black and white US Marines fight it out from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day, 1944. Guam was host to both black and white US Marines in 1944. But instead of fighting the enemy, the white troops elected to turn on the all-black Marine 25th Depot Company. First, the white Marines would stop their fellow soldiers from entering Agana, pelt them with rocks, and shout racist obscenities at them. Then, on Christmas Eve 1944, 9 members of the 25th on official leave were seen talking to local women, and white Marines opened fire on them. Then, on Christmas Day, 2 black soldiers were shot dead by drunken white Marines in separate incidents.   Guam's white Marines were decidedly short on festive cheer and goodwill to all men. Not content with these murders, a white mob attacked an African-American depot on Boxing Day, and a white soldier sustained an injury when the 25th returned fire. Sick of their treatment by their fellow soldiers, 40 black Marines gave chase to the retreating mob in a jeep, but further violence was prevented by a roadblock. Can you guess what happened next? Yep, the black soldiers were charged with unlawful assembly, rioting, and attempted murder, while the white soldiers were left to nurse their aching heads.   One more major one for you guys, and then we'll leave on a kind of happier note. This one's kind of rough. Be warned.    In late December 2008 and into January 2009, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) brutally killed more than 865 civilians and abducted at least 160 children in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). LRA combatants hacked their victims to death with machetes or axes or crushed their skulls with clubs and heavy sticks. In some of the places where they attacked, few were left alive.   The worst attacks happened 48 hours over Christmas in locations some 160 miles apart in the Daruma, Duru, and Faradje areas of the Haut-Uele district of northern Congo. The LRA waited until the time of Christmas festivities on December 24 and 25 to carry out their devastating attacks, apparently choosing a moment when they would find the maximum number of people altogether. The killings occurred in the Congo and parts of southern Sudan, where similar weapons and tactics were used.   The Christmas massacres in Congo are part of a longstanding practice of horrific atrocities and abuse by the LRA. Before shifting its operations to the Congo in 2006, the LRA was based in Uganda and southern Sudan, where LRA combatants also killed, raped, and abducted thousands of civilians. When the LRA moved to Congo, its combatants initially refrained from targeting Congolese people. Still, in September 2008, the LRA began its first wave of attacks, apparently to punish local communities who had helped LRA defectors to escape. The first wave of attacks in September, together with the Christmas massacres, has led to the deaths of over 1,033 civilians and the abduction of at least 476 children.   LRA killings have not stopped since the Christmas massacres. Human Rights Watch receives regular reports of murders and abductions by the LRA, keeping civilians living in terror. According to the United Nations, over 140,000 people have fled their homes since late December 2008 to seek safety elsewhere. New attacks and the flight of civilians are reported weekly. People are frightened to gather together in some areas, believing that the LRA may choose these moments to strike, as they did with such devastating efficiency over Christmas.   Even by LRA standards, the Christmas massacres in the Congo were ruthless. LRA combatants struck quickly and quietly, surrounding their victims as they ate their Christmas meal in Batande village or gathered for a Christmas day concert in Faradje. In Mabando village, the LRA sought to maximize the death toll by luring their victims to a central place, playing the radio, and forcing their victims to sing songs and call for others to come to join the party. In most attacks, they tied up their victims, stripped them of their clothes, raped the women and girls, and then killed their victims by crushing their skulls. In two cases, the attackers tried to kill three-year-old toddlers by twisting off their heads. The few villagers who survived often did so because their assailants thought they were dead.   Yeah...so there's that. We could go much deeper into this incident, but we think you get the point.    We'll leave you with a story that is pretty bizarre when you stop and think about it. But we'll leave you with this story of an unlikely Christmas get-together. This is the story of the Christmas truce.    British machine gunner Bruce Bairnsfather, later a prominent cartoonist, wrote about it in his memoirs. Like most of his fellow infantrymen of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he was spending the holiday eve shivering in the muck, trying to keep warm. He had spent a good part of the past few months fighting the Germans. And now, in a part of Belgium called Bois de Ploegsteert, he was crouched in a trench that stretched just three feet deep by three feet wide, his days and nights marked by an endless cycle of sleeplessness and fear, stale biscuits and cigarettes too wet to light.   "Here I was, in this horrible clay cavity," Bairnsfather wrote, "…miles and miles from home. Cold, wet through and covered with mud." There didn't "seem the slightest chance of leaving—except in an ambulance."   At about 10 p.m., Bairnsfather noticed a noise. "I listened," he recalled. "Away across the field, among the dark shadows beyond, I could hear the murmur of voices." He turned to a fellow soldier in his trench and said, "Do you hear the Boches [Germans] kicking up that racket over there?"   Yes," came the reply. "They've been at it some time!"   The Germans were singing carols, as it was Christmas Eve. In the darkness, some of the British soldiers began to sing back. "Suddenly," Bairnsfather recalled, "we heard a confused shouting from the other side. We all stopped to listen. The shout came again." The voice was from an enemy soldier, speaking in English with a strong German accent. He was saying, "Come over here."   One of the British sergeants answered: "You come half-way. I come half-way."   In the years to come, what happened next would stun the world and make history. Enemy soldiers began to climb nervously out of their trenches and meet in the barbed-wire-filled "No Man's Land" that separated the armies. Typically, the British and Germans communicated across No Man's Land with streaking bullets, with only occasional gentlemanly allowances to collect the dead unmolested. But now, there were handshakes and words of kindness. The soldiers traded songs, tobacco, and wine, joining in a spontaneous holiday party in the cold night. Bairnsfather could not believe his eyes. "Here they were—the actual, practical soldiers of the German army. There was not an atom of hate on either side."   And it wasn't confined to that one battlefield. Starting on Christmas Eve, small pockets of French, German, Belgian, and British troops held impromptu cease-fires across the Western Front, with reports of some on the Eastern Front as well. Some accounts suggest a few of these unofficial truces remained in effect for days.   Descriptions of the Christmas Truce appear in numerous diaries and letters of the time. One British soldier, a rifleman, named J. Reading, wrote a letter home to his wife describing his holiday experience in 1914: "My company happened to be in the firing line on Christmas eve, and it was my turn…to go into a ruined house and remain there until 6:30 on Christmas morning. During the early part of the morning the Germans started singing and shouting, all in good English. They shouted out: 'Are you the Rifle Brigade; have you a spare bottle; if so we will come halfway and you come the other half.'"   "Later on in the day they came towards us," Reading described. "And our chaps went out to meet them…I shook hands with some of them, and they gave us cigarettes and cigars. We did not fire that day, and everything was so quiet it seemed like a dream."   Another British soldier, named John Ferguson, recalled it this way: "Here we were laughing and chatting to men whom only a few hours before we were trying to kill!"   Other diaries and letters describe German soldiers using candles to light Christmas trees around their trenches. One German infantryman described how a British soldier set up a makeshift barbershop, charging Germans a few cigarettes each for a haircut. Other accounts describe vivid scenes of men helping enemy soldiers collect their dead, of which there was plenty.   One British fighter named Ernie Williams later described in an interview his recollection of some makeshift soccer play on what turned out to be an icy pitch: "The ball appeared from somewhere, I don't know where... They made up some goals and one fellow went in goal and then it was just a general kick-about. I should think there were about a couple of hundred taking part."   German Lieutenant Kurt Zehmisch of the 134 Saxons Infantry, a schoolteacher who spoke both English and German, described a pick-up soccer game in his diary, which was discovered in an attic near Leipzig in 1999, written in an archaic German form of shorthand. "Eventually the English brought a soccer ball from their trenches, and pretty soon, a lively game ensued," he wrote. "How marvelously wonderful, yet how strange it was. The English officers felt the same way about it. Thus Christmas, the celebration of Love, managed to bring mortal enemies together as friends for a time."   So much more can be said about this event, but that seems like an excellent place to leave off this Christmas episode! And yes, when you really do stop and think about it… That's a pretty crazy yet fantastic thing.   Greatest disaster movies of all time   https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-disaster-movies-of-all-time

Welcome to Inspired to Greatness... the show all about spreading inspiration, motivation, and being great., I am your host, I hope you are having an amazing day, my friends! Today we are talking about Entrepreneurship & Business!We are going to discuss a little about how we run our businesses, how owning and growing a business works into our life, and give some tips about how we succeed at the whole thing."Selling is not a pushy, winner-takes-all, macho act. It is an empathy-led, process-driven, and knowledge-intensive discipline. Because, in the end, people buy from people." -Subroto Bagchi, Co-founder of Mindtree"Be nicer to your customers than your competitors." -Richard Reed, Co-Founder of Innocent Drinks“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” - Robert H. SchullerSome things you do in your business or in your life that make your business better or that produce results for you?* Sales Presentation, 98% close rate.* Study successful people in my industry.* Expose my personality.* Develop relationships with others in my industry.* Put myself out there, a LOT! * Podcast, Networking, Facebook Live, Etc.-----This episode is powered by PodDecks - Pod Decks are unique interview questions and episode starting prompts in the palm of your hand. So whether you are a new podcaster or existing broadcaster looking to grow your audience or get more engagement you're going to want to check out poddecks.com - use code DJMATT for 10% off your first order!Pod Decks are the hottest new tool for podcasters looking to have more meaningful conversations or gamify their podcast. Simply shuffle up, ask a question, and let the content roll! Get yours today at poddecks.com and use code DJMATT for 10% off your order!-----Business Tips:A few quick tips on making your business stand-out1. Don't sell products, provide solutions 2. Give something for nothing (or very little)3. Support your local community4. Focus on leads, not salesJohn A. Shedd: “A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”Drew Houston: “Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”"There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing." - AristotleThanks for joining us on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every week for fresh tips and new guests. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, Amazon Podcasts, and Spotify….See you next time!

The story of Innocent is a phenomenal one - simply built on 3 friends deciding at university they wanted to start a business together allowing them to hang out every day. In this episode, Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent and now co-founder of Jam Jar reveals that they settled on smoothies as 'the product' on a hangover(!) and the entrepreneurial roller coaster ensued.  With numerous highs along the journey, as well as epic lows during the financial crisis, Richard shares his journey and lessons along the way. Today, Innocent is regarded as the front runner in creative marketing and breaking the mould by doing things just a bit differently. In 2013, Innocent was sold for a reported £320 million to Coca-Cola! So what does an entrepreneur do the day after ‘making it'? Well in Richard's case, he started a new business! Emotional, honest and soulful, this conversation is a rare insight into Richard's philosophy on business, his view on doing good in the world and the importance of thinking outside the box.

An atmospheric ghost story set on the wild Atlantic coast of North Devon, told through the eyes of Jenny, a girl of nearly nineteen, whose recently deceased grandmother, Mary, has bequeathed her ‘Windover,' the cottage where she is staying with her father and his girlfriend during the summer vacation. Before long Jenny starts to be troubled by visions of two teenage girls, and learns, from a photograph taken in 1934, that these girls are her grandmother, Mary and her friend Cathy. As the days go by and Jenny  becomes increasingly disturbed by the visions, she befriends Stephen, a neighbouring farmer and tries to enlist his help in making sense of what's happening to her. Stephen, however, is evasive and little by little Jenny finds herself drawn into the tragic events that occurred nearly eighty years earlier. This supernatural radio play stars Emma Kelly, Sean Baker, Richard Holt, Colleen Prendergast, Beth Eyre, Amy Raine Jackson, Richard Reed and Pamela Binns

It's time for "a seventeen gun salute" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 1953's Carnival In Flanders on the act one finale of My Favorite Flop.   ABOUT CARNIVAL IN FLANDERS Based on the 1934 French comedy film La Kermesse Héroïque, Carnival In Flanders is set in 1616 in the small Flemish village of Flackenburg, where a Spanish duke and his entourage descend upon the community while the mayor plays dead, hoping that his ruse will force the visitors to depart. The musical features a book by Preston Sturges, music by Jimmy Van Heusen, and lyrics by Johnny Burke. The road to Broadway for Carnival In Flanders was a troubled one. The film that the musical was based on was, and still is, considered one of the finest films every made and is ripe for musical adaptation. Initially, Harold Arlen was to have written the score, but the task ultimately fell to Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke instead, their only other theatrical credit being another Broadway flop. Famed singer and actor Bing Crosby believed in the pair, as they had already written many hits for him, and ended up financing much of the eventual production. The show went through a series of book writers, directors, and choreographers before it finally made it to The Great White Way. The Broadway production was universally panned, with raves only for its female star, Dolores Gray, and lead dancer Matt Mattox. Despite everything, Gray was nominated and won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for having only played 5 of the 6 performances the show ran on Broadway - the shortest-lived Tony-winning performance to date.   Original Broadway Cast Dolores Gray as Cornelia John Raitt as The Duke Roy Robers as Mayer Jimmy Alex as 3rd Officer Jean Bradley as Lisa Lorna Del Maestro as Mourning Woman Sandra Devlin as Mourning Woman Julie Marlowe as Mourning Woman Undine Forrest as Katherine Lee Goodman as Innkeeper Paul Lipson as Butcher George Martin as 2nd Officer Ray Mason as 1st Officer Matt Mattox as Courier William Noble as Orderly Paul Reed as Tailer Kevin Scott as Jan Breughel Pat Stanley as Siska Wesley Swails as 1st Citizen Bobby Vail as Barber Norman Weise as 2nd Citizen Lee Barry, Fred Bryan, Bill Conlon, Jean Cowles, Stokeley Gray, Dolores Kempner, Mara Landi, Mary Stanton, Dick Stewart, and Gloria Van Dorpe as Singer John Aristides, Harry Day, Pat Ferrier, Ronnie Field, Skeet Guenther, Patty Karkalits, Mary Alice Kubes, Greg O'Brien, Paul Olson, Richard Reed, Billie Shane, Michael Spaeth, Emy St. Just, and Elfrieda Zieger as Dancer

Today, we have Susie Harder on the show. Susie is a licesnced speech and language pathologist and is an experienced clinician who devotes much of her passion to working with children, teens, and adults who stutter. She works in both private practice and the school setting to help support children who stutter. In addition to direct therapy, Susie trains speech-language pathologists to work more effectively with students who stutter. Susie teaches the graduate-level fluency course at California State University, Fresno. During her time in Fresno Unified School District (2011-2015), Susie designed the framework for a Fluency Consultant role to utilize specialty skills and support Speech-Language Pathologists working with children who stutter. In addition, to a her quote day job, Susie also created the Junior Author’s program in September of 2020, days after the Creek Fire affected Big Creek and Pine Ridge area families. It was developed as an educationally-focused, social-emotional support for children and families feeling loss and grief due to the fire. Schools across the nation (and world) have joined together to have their students involved in helping our local kids impacted by the fire. This was a great conversation that covered a lot and Susie and I clearly share a love for just one more thing. Links: Junior Author's Program Central Valley Stuttering Center Fresno's Best Patreon Page Books: The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life by Hal Elrod The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less by Tanya Dalton If I Could Tell You Just One Thing... Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice by Richard Reed

Welcome to Episode #336 as I talk about The Age of the Audiopreneur and share with you some of the most amazing people that I met  and chatted to along the way (such as Richard Branson, Chris Ducker, Richard Reed, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes and Sean Greenley) since launching this podcast, Screw It, Just Do It 4 years ago. - Just start! Give it a go. If you fail, it's okay. Pick yourself up and keep trying until you succeed. - If you're down, it opens you up to all possibilities. Failing is a necessity to be able to learn from your mistakes and succeed from there. - Thinking and envisioning your legacy is the first step in your success. In partnership with Pure Sport CBD. Relieve. Relax. Perform. CBD For Active Lifestyles. Use the code 'justdoit20' to get 20% off on your purchase. Learn more about the contents discussed in this episode: - Connect with me via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.

Welcome to the trailer for Episode #336: The Age of the Audiopreneur. In this Wednesday's episode, I want to share with you some of the most amazing people that I met and chatted to along the way since launching this podcast, Screw It, Just Do It 4 years ago such as Richard Branson, Chris Ducker, Richard Reed, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes and Sean Greenley. In partnership with Pure Sport CBD. Relieve. Relax. Perform. CBD For Active Lifestyles. Use the code 'justdoit20' to get 20% off on your purchase. Join us on Wednesday for the full episode.

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Your favorite coach and host Nick interviews Richard Reed, Basketball Head Coach at Laverne University. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mtmv/support

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Richard Reed is the Head Coach for Laverne University.  He has been the coach for the last 14 seasons.  As a former Laverne University player and alum he is dedicated to the players and culture of his University.  Before coaching at Laverne, he coached at several places including Division 1 stops Loyola Marymount, Northern Colorado and Sacramento State.  As well as Division 2 Cal Poly Pomona.  In this podcast Coach Reed goes in depth on leadership and developing a player for life.  He is a true servant leader and he gives his secrets on how to lead as a basketball coach.  We discuss mentoring and working effectively with student athletes.   Coach Reed is passionate about developing the entire student athlete on and off the court.     You can also follow us at MTMV Sports Podcast Network or find us on:  https://www.mtmvpn.com/ Please contact me anytime at:  nicksainato@ymail.com

In this mini episode, I read through some highlights of my favourite book, 'If I could tell you just one thing' written by the incredibly talented Richard Reed. Everyone should own this book, it is magnificent.

A Supernatural Radio Play An atmospheric ghost story set on the wild Atlantic coast of North Devon, told through the eyes of Jenny, a girl of nearly nineteen, whose recently deceased grandmother, Mary, has bequeathed her ‘Windover,' the cottage where she is staying with her father and his girlfriend during the summer vacation. Before long Jenny starts to be troubled by visions of two teenage girls, and learns, from a photograph taken in 1934, that these girls are her grandmother, Mary and her friend Cathy. As the days go by and Jenny becomes increasingly disturbed by the visions, she befriends Stephen, a neighbouring farmer and tries to enlist his help in making sense of what's happening to her. Stephen, however, is evasive and little by little Jenny finds herself drawn into the tragic events that occurred nearly eighty years earlier. This supernatural radio play stars Emma Kelly, Sean Baker, Richard Holt, Colleen Prendergast, Beth Eyre, Amy Raine Jackson, Richard Reed and Pamela Binns Windover – A Supernatural radio play. Written by Brita Bradbury, Directed by Cherry Cookson, Edited by Malcolm Thorp, Produced by Mariele Runacre Temple PHOTOS OF THE ‘WINDOVER' RECORDING SESSION “An excellent production. Atmospheric; a well-structured story with believable characters.” This reflects the range of drama available here at the Wireless Theatre Company – engaging, well-produced and finely recorded to give the experience of the drama rather more than the average radio plays found on the internet.Johnnie99 A memorably haunting production very much in the style of a traditional ghost story, with some thought given to the psychology of the characters. Some of the scenes I still remember about six months on from first listening, which is a sign of a strong production.Richard

~ //MINDSET// - The thing that has improved every aspect of my life. I read a book called 'If I could tell you just one thing' by Richard Reed. Reed travelled the world talking to the most influential, inspiring people asking the, if they could only give one piece of advice what would it be? MINE would be to work on your mindset. I believe everything good starts with your mindset! Here’s me discussing all the best things i’ve learnt in the last couple of years about mindset. Keep striving to be the best possible version of yourself!!! Hi, I’m Emily Joan Smith. This podcast is for those of you who are look for serious personal growth! You can expect a NEW PODCAST EVERY WEDNESDAY! I also make daily videos that are full of inspiration, motivation, tips, advise and positivity. These videos are uploaded to Facebook and Youtube. - Live Without Limits Official.~ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/livewithoutlimitsofficial/~YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvuJFBjrNmMTktTDLxT5kQA/featured?sub_confirmation=1~TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ejslwl~INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/livewithoutlimitsofficial/?hl=en

As social distancing is upon us we're forced to turn to desperate measures with the grindhouse comedy,  Vampire Hookers (1978) directed by Cirio H. Santiago, and starring John Carradine, Bruce Fairbairn, Trey Wilson, and Karen Stride. Who is Richard Reed and is he just a pimp? How desperate are the men of the navy for sex? How far is too far with a fart? All these questions and more are answered this week!   Visit us online at www.facebook.com/bombsawayshow to discuss this episode, make a comment or correction on something we missed or messed or a movie suggestion. Or write us contact@bombsawayshow.com Find us on Instagram and Twitter @BombsAwayShow For all things Bombs Away go to http://linktr.ee/bombsawayshow

After working for brands such as howies, The Do Lectures, Hiut Denim Co, to name a few Anna has learnt a lot about business and marketing.Biting the bullet in 2011 and going freelance she now runs PR agency in West Wales and is the founder of Monkstone Knitwear, a company based on the core roots of farming. She is part of the whole process from lambing to spinning.Anna runs Monkstone Knitwear with her partner Richard Reed on his family-owned land, Trevayne Farm. She'll tell a few stories of mud and her passion to bring manufacturing back to the UK.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2012.Watch Anna's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/anna-felton-how-do-you-manage-6-brands-a-knitwear-company-and-a-flock-of-sheep

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It's the final episode of the year, and the conclusion to this 2 part festive special - concluding with some very special ‘letters to my younger self.’     In the second part of this special Holly revisits episodes from past six series and reflects on the incredible guests she's hosted, and the advice they've shared over the past year. These conversations recount themes such as female entrepreneurship and how failure can lead you to the path of success.     The Christmas Special episode features highlights from some of the 60 founders, from Richard Reed, Levi Roots and Sir John Hegarty to Jo Malone, Ella Mills and Joe Wicks and many others - all sharing key moments of highs, lows and their personal philosophy.  This collection of conversations shows how courage, determination and good intentions can take you to places far beyond your own imagination, to create positive change in the world.    Conversations of Inspiration is brought to you with support from NatWest: visit natwestbusinesshub.com for information, tips and insights to help business owners meet their goals.     Follow Holly on Instagram: instagram.com/hollytucker/?hl=enn 

It's Holly's best bits! These two extra special bonus episodes are for you to enjoy over the festive season!   In this two-parter Holly looks back over the past six series and reflects on the incredible guests she's hosted, and the advice they've shared over the past year. These conversations centre around key themes from determination and branding to community leadership and doing good… no small feat!   The Christmas Special episodes features highlights from all six seasons, from Richard Reed, Levi Roots and Sir John Hegarty to Jo Malone and Henrietta Morrison recounting the events that led them to build their businesses.   This collection of conversations show how courage, determination and good intentions can take you to places far beyond your own imagination, to create positive change in the world.   Conversations of Inspiration is brought to you with support from NatWest: visit natwestbusinesshub.com for information, tips and insights to help business owners meet their goals.    Follow Holly on Instagram: instagram.com/hollytucker/?hl=enn

News, views and reviews from the world of business. Heather Noble & Tracy Jones present The Business Community on Calon FM, Episode 69. Find out more about this show, the presenters, Calon FM and previous episodes at www.thebusiness.community.

Richard Reed Album Set (mixed by Global Virus): 001 I Fly With You 2k16 - Richard Reed 002 Flute - Richard Reed 003 Let´s Go - Richard Reed 004 Forever - Richard Reed 005 Hold On - Richard Reed 006 Look 4 the Light - Richard Reed 007 My House (Original Mix) - Richard Reed 008 Tonight - Richard Reed feat. Josie 009 Sonnenklang (Extendet Mix) - Richard Reed feat. Jopa 010 Monster (Reed Edit) - The Automatic 011 Kryptonite (Reed Edit) - 3 Doors Down 012 Hotep - Richard Reed 013 Born to Die (Reed Edit) - Lana Del Rey 014 Nothing - Richard Reed 015 Without You - Richard Reed 016 Make it bun them (Reed Edit) - Skrillex Global Virus House Set: 001 House of the Rising Sun - Oxidyon 002 Freedom (Extendet Version) - Mario Castello 003 Predator - Pisquo 004 Always (Extendet) - JxA feat. Adina 005 Nothing but Love - Tony Change 006 Back to the Jungle - Artywell 007 Music only (Hangover Remix) - Samma & Melilli feat. Vivian B 008 Waiting for Something - Andryx 009 Gotta Change Life (Extendet Version) - Julian Raine feat. Maila 010 Take Your Mind (Extendet) - Daniel Moss & Gandalf Bosch 011 Poing - Artywell 012 ElektroAmbient - Slow Less Ein ganz ganz "FETTES DANKE!" an Richard Reed! Die erste Stunde gehört ganz Dir!

"The January rush happens, every year, in February, people are giving up. How do we fix that problem? Using these 3 things that we've identified, how do we apply that to a product that can tackle that particular industry?  "All of us have jumped on planes and lived overseas and started other companies. Once you've got that passion and bug to try and do something that you really enjoy, it's difficult to put that down when you've really got that great idea, or you think you've got that great idea and trying to deliver it. "I think there's going to be more innovation in the next 3 years in the fitness sector than we've had in the last 30 years. A lot of the stuff that Dan mentioned, Sammi mentioned, technology, it's all coming to a head now and it's going to create some incredible businesses. And I do think there will be a Netflix of fitness, a platform that will be as familiar as Spotify, Uber, Netflix in the fitness sector and we hope we're that platform but there are some other great companies out there who are building some really interesting businesses as well." I really enjoyed chatting to all three of the Fiit founders (Ian McCaig, Sammi Adhami & Daniel Shellard) at their very futuristic studios in Stratford, former Olympic Park in London. We shared a love of fitness, we all attended University at Bath at some point in our lives, so we certainly weren't struggling for conversation. Plus, with Richard Reed on their board of Directors, we had something in common again having featured Richard on this show.  Thus far, they've had over 100,000 downloads of their fitness app 'Fiit', and over 5,000 5-star reviews. They've got fitness influencers like Matt Roberts and Chessie King taking their classes alongside ambassadors such as Fearne Cotton and Binky Felstead. So they're certainly set up for success.  Now, with Fiit, the three of them are trying to solve the fitness industries age-old problem of customer retention. They're taking three fitness trends, fitness influencers and their impact on the industry, think, Joe Wicks and his impact, they're taking hardware and software to gamify your experience, think Peloton or Zwift, and they're taking the rise in boutique fitness, think Barry's Bootcamp or 1Rebel. Now, combine all this with the timing of the technology available, we're taking streaming, 5G coming and they've got a really interesting story to tell. On this episode, we talk: Scaling at speed Customer retention, Building a community Laser Focus Client Avatars. But I start off by asking how the three of them came together to found Fiit...Let's StartUp!

“Simplify and Exaggerate”, the cofounder and ex co-CEO of Innocent, Richard Reed says.

This week, Holly meets Richard Reed CBE, co founder of Innocent and now co founder of JamJar Investments. The story of Innocent is a phenomenal one - simply built on 3 friends deciding at university they wanted to start a business together that allowed them to hang out everyday. They settled on smoothies as 'the product' (decided on a hangover!) and the entrepreneurial rollercoaster ensued. With numerous highs along the journey, as well as epic lows during the financial crisis, Richard shares his journey and lessons learned along the way. Today, Innocent is regarded as the front runner in creative marketing and breaking the mould by doing things just a bit differently. In 2013, Innocent was sold for a reported £320 million to Coca Cola! So what does an entrepreneur do the day after ‘making it’? Well, in Richard’s case, he started a new business! Emotional, honest and soulful, this conversation is a rare insight into Richards philosophy on business, his view on doing good in the world and the importance of thinking outside the box. Conversations of Inspiration is brought to you with support from NatWest: visit natwestbusinesshub.com for information, tips and insights to help business owners meet their goals.   Follow Holly on Instagram: instagram.com/hollytucker/?hl=en

In this fireside chat recorded live at our Marketing Summit, Richard Reeds speaks to Natasha Lytton about the amazing growth story of innocent drinks, the company he co-founded in 1999 with two friends at a market stall and grew into the most loved juice brand in Europe. From extreme hustling in the early-days of innocent to the acquisition by Coca-Cola in 2013, Richard shares how they overcame many of the problems faced in the early days and the importance of brand and storytelling in everything they did. Following the acquisition by Coca-Cola, Richard and his innocent co-founders went on to launch JamJar Investments, a consumer-focused VC firm that has backed the likes of Deliveroo, Graze.com and Babylon Health and places him in a unique position where he understands the power of consumer products from the perspective of both an entrepreneur and an investor. Richard's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-reed-65351517/ Richard's Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardreedinno Innocent: https://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk JamJar: http://www.jamjarinvestments.com Natasha's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-lytton-02bba627/ Natasha's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Natashalytton Seedcamp: www.seedcamp.com

Richard Reed is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and cofounder of Innocent Drinks, the Innocent Foundation, and Art Everywhere. www.innocentfoundation.org www.innocentdrinks.co.ukIf I Could Tell You Just One Thing . . . curates invaluable wisdom from 50 of today's most remarkable, diverse, and influential voices in an engaging collection of profiles. Paired with a specially commissioned pen-and-ink portrait, each essay and its illuminating nugget of life advice is gathered together in a handsome package (featuring an embossed cover and pop of color on the page edges) that will surprise, entertain, and encourage readers—and leave a lasting impression.

WATCH ME LIVE NEXT TIME AT: www.facebook.com/ActOnThisTV OR... www.periscope.tv/ActOnThisTV OR... www.twitter.com/ActOnThisTV In this LIVE broadcast recording, I dive back into a GREAT book by Richard Reed (co-founder of Innocent Drinks) - 'If I Could Tell You Just One Thing...'! The book is a collection of the very best advice, from some of the world's most successful and remarkable people. Names include Oliva Colman, Joanna Lumley, Dame Judi Dench, Jude Law, Bear Grylls, Bill Gates & MORE! Listen to this broadcast to hear THE advice these figures would give, if they could tell you just ONE thing! If you are an actor who has a higher vision for yourself and your career, come join the Act On This and Bulletproof Actor communities! Act On This - The TV Actors' Network - Main site: https://www.actonthis.tv FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/ActOnThisTV/ FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ActOnThisTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actonthistv/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ActOnThisTV My NEW Weekly Vlog '#WatchRoss' - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/WatchRoss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchRoss/ Bulletproof Actor - Main Site: https://www.bulletproofactor.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BulletproofAct/

WATCH ME LIVE NEXT TIME AT: www.facebook.com/ActOnThisTV OR... www.periscope.tv/ActOnThisTV OR... www.twitter.com/ActOnThisTV In this LIVE broadcast recording, I look at a GREAT book by Richard Reed (co-founder of Innocent Drinks) - 'If I Could Tell You Just One Thing'! The book is a collection of the very best advice, from some of the world's most successful and remarkable people. Names include Oliva Colman, Joanna Lumley, Dame Judi Dench, Simon Cowell, President Bill Clinton, Richard Branson, Bill Gates & MORE! Listen to this broadcast to hear THE advice these figures would give, if they could tell you just ONE thing! If you are an actor who has a higher vision for yourself and your career, come join the Act On This and Bulletproof Actor communities! Act On This - The TV Actors' Network - Main site: https://www.actonthis.tv FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/ActOnThisTV/ FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ActOnThisTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actonthistv/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ActOnThisTV My NEW Weekly Vlog '#WatchRoss' - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/WatchRoss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchRoss/ Bulletproof Actor - Main Site: https://www.bulletproofactor.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BulletproofAct/

Nikki Bedi presents highlights from the 2018 VOOM final, with pitches from the six finalists and words from Richard Branson and his fellow judges Tropic Skincare founder Susie Ma, Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed, entrepreneur and presenter Sophie Morgan and Virgin Media Business MD Peter Kelly.We also hear from previous VOOM winner Toby McCartney (CEO of MacRebur) who gives his top tips for a perfect pitch, plus there’s a surprise appearance from Sir Mo Farah. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Russia put the first man on the moon... the world changed. Wireless Theatre's alternate history, Cold War thriller. Starring Philip Bulcock (THE DARK KNIGHT) and William Hope (ALIENS). PHASE ONE: MOONRISE London, 1979. As American and Soviet moonbases aim their nuclear missiles at targets across the planet, former MI5 officer Eddie Sloper is about to uncover a deadly secret. CAST AND CREW: Eddie Sloper... PHILIP BULCOCK Wilkins... STEPHEN CRITCHLOW Emperor Zurk/Rick Risk... RICHARD REED Mission Control/Cab Driver... GREG PAGE The Space Snaxx Kid... SARAH WHITEHOUSE Den... YASMINE HOLNESS-DOVE Mrs. Jones... GEORGINA PERIAM Russian Countdown... DAVID TAYLOR Uri Gagarin... ANDREI ZAYATS Lt. Gen. Atherton... WILLIAM HOPE Other parts were played by members of the cast. Recording took place at the RNIB Talking Book Studios. Production Assistant... LIIS MIKK Studio engineering, editing and sound design by JIM SIGEE Music composed and performed by FRANCESCO QUADRARUOPOLO Story by JACK BOWMAN and ROBERT VALENTINE Written, directed and produced by ROBERT VALENTINE Commissioning Editor: MARIELE RUNACRE-TEMPLE Cover art by @arbernaut Future episodes released monthly exclusively via www.wirelesstheatre.co.uk

Richard Reed was one the founders of Innocent - the most unlikely David taking on the Goliaths of the soft drinks business. With little more than a perky brand, unbounded optimism and a winning culture they're become the biggest juice brand in the UK.So how did Richard build this exceptional culture? What was the Innocent version of 'Don't Be Evil'? Richard shares special techniques like 'learn one, do one, teach one' that helped share a climate of humble learning.Richard talks about his new book 'If I Could Tell You One Thing' advice from the most respected people in the world, plus Michael McIntyre. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

" We had no exit plan. In fact we didn't even know the phrase exit strategy. We were three guys who wanted to set up a smoothie business and we had a hope that it would be successful but an assumption that it wouldn't, but we got started anyway...and it just grew and grew and grew. I think to be honest no-one was more surprised than we were really. " In this week's show I speak to Richard Reed who co-founded Innocent Drinks in 1999 and 15 years later sold to Coca Cola for north of $500 million. JamJar Investments was then founded 48 hours later with his innocent co-founders to offer funding options for the next generation of entrepreneurs. In part two I speak to Macrebur's founder Toby McCartney winner of Virgin's 2016 Voom competition who are turning waste plastics into new roads. They recently tried to raise £500,000 in 60 days through crowdfunding with Seedrs and received over £1.5 million in just 9 days, including investment from a certain Sir Andy Murray as one of those investors.

We have an extremely special episode of The BibRave Podcast for you this week! Episode 59 shares three unique segments about runners who have overcome what may be perceived as tough, and sometimes seemingly impossible odds. We hope you enjoy and take to heart these incredible stories! First, Tim and Andy interview James Ortiz. James was an all-star collegiate runner with an aspiring running career until a tragic accident changed his life forever. Listen to his powerful story of acceptance, determination, and strength. Next, John McKay tells Tim and Andy about his life as a blind runner. John shares what it is like to hit the roads (and trails!) with limited sight, and how his passion for running has kept him striving to achieve what some thought he could never do. Lastly, Julia returns to the hosting chair to join Tim for an interview with Richard Reed. Richard tells his amazing weight-loss journey, and shows how a new take on life can literally and figuratively reshape your life! Check out the latest episode below. Also, don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, and if you like what you hear, please leave a review. Show Notes: Blue Sky Orthotic and Prosthetics James Ortiz John McKay - Blog, Twitter, Instagram Richard Reed - Blog, Athlinks The BibRave 100 For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!    If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes...

Tiffanie Darke is someone I've admired for years. She was the editor of Sunday Times Style for 12 years, then the creative content director at News UK. She has a new book that has just come out called "This is 40: whatever happened to Generation X", where she has interviewed some of the most iconic Gen X’ers such as Pearl Lowe, Richard Reed and Blur’s bassist Alex James to look at how Gen X live their life in between being young and old. She's also written two novels - her first novel, MARROW, was shortlisted for the WH Smith Fresh Talent award. In this episode we talk about the myth of "having it all", burn-out, the differences between Gen X and Millennials and how to go after the life you want. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Guest Speaker - Richard Reed (Amos)

Guest Speaker - Richard Reed (Amos)

Richard Reed talks about his businesses and his book. How he started his business, his mission, how he overcame challenges and finally sold the business to “Coca Cola”. He shares his thoughts on charity and why it is important to help others. How it is to run a business with three people, how luck is a factor that affects your career, useful advice for entrepreneurs and what being disruptive means to him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Responding to the question 'how is Brexit going' before a lecture about his new book on Tuesday 1st Nov at the London School of Economics, Richard Reed speculates on what he fears will be "a harmful brexit" before adding, he hopes to be proven wrong and will change his mind at that point. Listen to Richard Reed's full City A.M. Unregulated interview where he talks Brexit, US Elections and what he has learned in his time as a serial entrepreneur. In the full interview he talks about new book, If I Could Just Tell You One Thing, how co-founders launched Innocent Drinks fueled by a hangover - and why one of the best pieces of advice he ever heard was after an encounter at the urinals. https://audioboom.com/posts/5235904-innocent-smoothies-was-born-from-a-hangover-and-saved-at-a-urinal-richard-reed

Listen to Richard Reed's full City A.M. Unregulated interview where he talks Brexit, US Elections and what he has learned in his time as a serial entrepreneur. https://audioboom.com/posts/5235904-innocent-smoothies-was-born-from-a-hangover-and-saved-at-a-urinal-richard-reed

Listen to Richard Reed's full City A.M. Unregulated interview where he talks Brexit, US Elections and what he has learned in his time as a serial entrepreneur. https://audioboom.com/posts/5235904-innocent-smoothies-was-born-from-a-hangover-and-saved-at-a-urinal-richard-reed

Listen to Richard Reed's full City A.M. Unregulated interview where he talks Brexit, US Elections and what he has learned in his time as a serial entrepreneur. https://audioboom.com/posts/5235904-innocent-smoothies-was-born-from-a-hangover-and-saved-at-a-urinal-richard-reed

This week we're joined at the London School of Economics by Richard Reed, the co-founder of Innocent, to talk about his new book, If I Could Just Tell You One Thing, a compendium of advice from 62 of the world's best-known thought leaders, from Bill Clinton to Simon Cowell. He talks about why he and his co-founders launched Innocent Drinks - and why one of the best pieces of advice he ever heard was after an encounter at the urinals. He also explains what advice he will pass on to the next generation.

Listen to Richard Reed's full City A.M. Unregulated interview where he talks Brexit, US Elections and what he has learned in his time as a serial entrepreneur. https://audioboom.com/posts/5235904-innocent-smoothies-was-born-from-a-hangover-and-saved-at-a-urinal-richard-reed

Richard Reed discusses the difficulties inherent in providing healthy food to customers on a large scale

The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies. In the week that former BP boss Tony Hayward admitted the company had been unprepared for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in April, Evan and his panel of top business executives consider how companies plan for unexpected events. How prepared actually are they for a crisis or a disaster? And dressing up, dressing down, power dressing, smart casual - they also discuss what to wear at work. Evan is joined in the studio by Neil Gaydon, chief executive of set-top box maker Pace; Sara Weller, managing director of retail chain Argos; Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks.