Sam Lee is a Mercury Prize-nominated folk singer, conservationist, and founder of The Nest Collective, an organization dedicated to revitalizing folk music and connecting people to nature through cultural experiences. Renowned for his rich baritone voice and commitment to preserving traditional songs, Sam's work bridges the gap between ancient folk traditions and contemporary audiences, fostering a deeper appreciation for cultural heritage and environmental stewardship.

In this episode we cover:

• Entry into the world of folklore

• The importance of mentorship

• Finding ways to tell stories that move people to action

• Singing with Nightingales

  
  

Mentions:

Stanley Robertson

Fire in the Mountain Festival

Nest Collective

Singing with Nightingales

Canadian Film Board 80s anthropology documentary

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/samleesong/

http://samleesong.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/singingwithnightingales/

Tamu Thomas is the author of Why Women Work So Much and a passionate advocate for joyful living, boundaries, and sustainable success. She challenges the burnout culture and toxic productivity that so many women find themselves trapped in and explores how we can redefine ambition, rest, and self-worth beyond productivity. As a qualified social worker, somatic coach and public speaker, Tamu challenges the pervasive culture of burnout and advocates for a more balanced approach to ambition and self-care.

In this episode we cover:

• The immigrant experience

• Anxiety attacks & how we get there

• How to approach your relationship with work differently

• Effort precipitates ease - create systems for success

• How to Slow Down but also pay the bills

• Why productivity hacks for men don’t work for women

• The myth of the martyr mother

• How to self-regulate

• How to part with compassion

  
  

Mentions:

Why Women Work So Much - Tamu Thomas

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Life is What you make it - Frighty & Colonel Mite

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/tamu.thomas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamuthomas/

Cover photo image credit: Vicki Knights photography

​Douglas McMaster is a pioneering British chef renowned for championing sustainable dining. His culinary journey includes tenures at esteemed establishments such as St. John, The Fat Duck, and Noma. In 2014 he opened the world's first zero-waste restaurant, Silo, initially established in Brighton and later relocated to London's Hackney Wick. Silo operates on a pre-industrial food system, utilizing techniques like fermentation, pickling, and preserving to ensure every ingredient is fully utilized. Beyond the kitchen, he shares his philosophy through public speaking engagements, including a TED Talk titled 'Waste Is a Failure of the Imagination,' and contributes as a faculty member at the MAD Academy, inspiring future culinary leaders to rethink food systems and sustainability.

In this episode we cover:

• A digression on our TEDx talks

• Being raised in a house without electricity

• What it means to feel psychologically ‘full’

• How not feeling good enough can fuel you

• From pot-washer to chef at St John, The Fat Duck and Noma

• Why neurodivergence is so common in kitchens

• The risks that come with diverging from the norm

• World tour of restaurants that think differently

• What happens when someone sees potential in you and stokes it

• Why does waste exist and how to get rid of it?

• The best shortbread of his life

• What Douglas has been building with Silo

• Leading with creativity and innovation

• Why there is no such thing as cheap food

• The power of storytelling for business

• Building a new system within a broken system

  
  

Mentions:

Restaurants: St John’s, The Fat Duck, Noma

Joost Bakker - Australian zero-waste activist, artist and designer

The One Straw Revolution - Masanobu Fukuoka

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/mcmasterchef/
https://www.silolondon.com/

Molly Johnson-Jones is the co-founder and CEO of Flexa, a platform that showcases companies offering flexible working environments. Her personal experience of being dismissed from a finance role after requesting flexible work (working from home one day a week) accommodations for her autoimmune condition led her to establish Flexa in 2019. The platform now serves millions of users globally and collaborates with major corporations like Mars UK and Microsoft UK to promote transparency in workplace flexibility.

In this episode we cover:

• Graduating from Oxford - but at what cost?

• How her autoimmune condition got her fired

• How overachieving can internalize sexism

• Being in a relationship and running a business together

• Work-life blend

• Having a non-visible disability

• Making FLEXA the first port of call for job searching

• Why freedom is success

• Taking life in phases & normalising career breaks

  
  

Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-johnson-jones/

https://flexa.careers/

Hector Hughes is the co-founder of Unplugged, a company offering off-grid cabin retreats designed to help people disconnect from digital life and reconnect with nature.

After experiencing burnout in the tech industry, Hector went on a silent repreat in the Himalayas and recognised the need for digital detox solutions. Since its inception in 2020, Unplugged has grown rapidly whilst promoting intentional rest in a hyper-connected world.

In this episode we cover:

• Being the dyslexic twin

• The part alcohol plays in our culture

• Learnings from a silent retreat in the Himalayas

• The reality of building a business

• What locking your phone in a box for 3 days can do for you

• Practicing what you preach

• Approaching problems with compassion

  
  

Mentions:

Stop Drinking Now - Allen Carr

The Myth of Normal - Gabor Maté

Awareness - Anthony De Mello

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/unplugged.rest/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-hughes-10082195/

Chrissy Rutherford is a writer, consultant and mental wellness advocate. She was a digital editor at Harper’s Bazaar.com for 9 years, from 2011-2020, in New York City- spearheading the magazine’s instagram account - which got over 4 million followers under her influence- along with writing fashion and celebrity articles, styling, producing and hosting their Youtube series Heel Hunters. Since departing Harpers, Chrissy is now a writer and digital content creator working with brands like J Crew, Caudalie, JW Marriott Hotels, DeBeers and American Express . She has a newsletter called FWD JOY which is dedicated to the journey of self-discovery, self-care, and self-investment.

In this episode we cover:

• What it took to get an Editor’s job at Harper’s

• And what it took to leave

• Living with your parents as an adult

• Pulled back from digital activism after going 5.4m+ viral on a post

• The joys of being 39 and single

• Why you should move around in your career

  
  

Mentions:

A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle

Notes from the Universe (app)

Clueless (1995) directed by Amy Heckerling

The Places That Scare You - ​​Pema Chodron

Links:

https://chrissyrutherford.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrissyford

Dan Murray-Serter is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor (85 startups), and advocate for mental health. He co-founded Heights, a brain care supplements company, following personal struggles with insomnia and anxiety. Dan also co-hosts the acclaimed Secret Leaders podcast, where he has interviewed over 500 prominent figures, amassing more than 50 million downloads. He shares insights on success and well-being through his newsletter, "The Science of Success."

In this episode we cover:

- When ADHD meets creative entrepreneurship

- Do hard things, build up dopamine

- The successes and failures of start ups

- Curing insomnia

- Building Heights in a few way

- Getting investment for a 'slow down' company

- Annual life audits

Mentions:

The Dose Effect - TJ Power

The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Mike Long

Building A Story Brand - Donald Miller

Awareness - Anthony De Mello

Joy (2015) directed by David O Russell

The Defiant Ones (2017) Documentary by Allen Hughes

Links:

www.linkedin.com/in/danmurrayserter
www.yourheights.com

Marine Tanguy was the youngest gallery manager in Europe before founding MTArt Agency, the first talent agency dedicated to visual artists. They represent top visual artists and integrates their art into various contexts, from digital platforms to public art projects. She is also the author of her new book The Visual Detox - challenging the dominance of commercial imagery in public spaces.

In this episode we cover:

• - What visual literacy means

  - What you can do to become a more conscious visual consumer

  - How an image of her used in a slander campaign became on of the most viewed images on Le Monde

  - Raising boys

  - How visuals can catalyse important conversations

  - Taking a “30 minute holiday” every day

  
  

  Mentions:

• At 21 Marine was the manager of Steve Lazarides Gallery (Banksy and other street art)

  Marine’ gallery she opened at 23 was called De Re Gallery (named after the island she came from in France) on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles

  Marine was mentored by Michael Ovitz , co-founder of CAA

  Tineye.com - reverse image search

  BBC Verify

  Pina (2012) documentary by Wim Wenders on choreographer Pina Bausch

  
  

  Links:

  https://www.instagram.com/marinetanguyart/

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marine-tanguy-303b4a103/

  https://www.instagram.com/mtartagency/