Episode Notes Nazar Risafi takes us backstage and behind the scenes of “How Crime Works” by Insider. This is a show revealing the inner workings of organised crime. It uncovers the business of crime, the structure supporting it, and the policies needed to stop the cycle.Nazar reveals how the show is built, secrets to having high profile guests answ…

Portland Helmich, a real pro-storyteller, is sharing her career story in traditional media. We get into how she worked on immensely complex narrative style podcasts and documentaries, what it means to be authentic, self-awareness and more. Key talking points: Portland’s thinking behind her career moves: how did she pick her projects Difference in w…

A TV Pro with 9000 hours and 16 years of on-camera work, Darren Simons is as enthusiastic about presenting today as day one. He shares his secrets to ultimate authenticity as a TV presenter.We get tactical as well: working with teleprompters, doing live TV, finding the right energy balance and lots more. Highlights worth highlighting: How Darren is…

Nigel Paine is an ex-Head of Training and Development at BBC. He joins me to talk about secrets of exceptional TV presenting, interviewing quirks, journalism in his career, and teleprompter techniques. Highlights: How Nigel got into journalism Training BBC staff via newer courses and better tech in 2005, 2006 You need natural ability to be truly gr…

Old-school journalist and founder of Future Net Zero Sumit Bose talks about what he learned from the big guns in the 90s, journalism vs hosting, fame, and why media world is shit. Highlights: “Longer you are in media, the more you realize it’s shit” Wanting to be famous is the wrong motivation to get on TV Journalism is a trade you learn by doing, …

Paul Coia has been presenting on BBC for over 37 years. We talk about what makes a real difference in how you present on video, essentials of a great interview and more. Highlights: How Paul coached a telecom exec to deliver a killer speech to employees A few ways to not appear like a a robot deliver a message on camera Paul’s path from getting his…

Yaag Ganesh, director of marketing @ Avoma talks about building personal content online, power of side gigs in guiding your career, and what made his career pop. Highlights: How Yaag got to chat with Guy Kawasaki on Clubhouse Writing a compelling story online - what really matters; how to get people to care What triggered Yaag to write his first ma…

Brands need to find out what resonates with their audience, and not be afraid of putting out somewhat polarizing messages. I’m interviewing Allie LeFevere, co-founder of the Obedient Agency, on how humor can delight your customers and build your brand. Main talking points: how to push the boundaries of your brand and keep a consistent narrative ben…

Having great ideas is a skill, and having controversial ideas is necessary to stand out in any industry. Founder of Offended Marketing, Dan Kelsall shares why we should look at TikTok and Instagram for inspiration instead of old school professionals in suits. Main talking points: importance of focusing on one social media channel why Linkedin is th…

Episode Notes In this episode I'm chatting with Val Geisler, an email marketing black-belt and a founder of Fix My Churn. She shares her experience of building a freelance career around email. Key talking points: why storytelling is a great strategic move in email campaigns importance of specializing and saying no as a freelancer how to build a tea…