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#221 Michael McKillop: Gold Medals, World Records & Cerebral Palsy

Aug 30, 2021

Michael McKillop is a four-time Paralympic Gold-Medalist who currently holds the world record for the 800m and 1500m races.

In today’s episode, Matthew Thompson and Lady Mary Peters talk with Michael about:

What it was like being coached by his father at a young age
His current journey to the Tokyo 2020 Games

#220 Neville Isdell: Global CEO of Coca-Cola

Aug 23, 2021

Neville Isdell is the former global CEO and Chairman of The Coca-Cola Company.

Originally born in Downpatrick, Neville has lived and worked in over 11 countries around the world, “taking on jobs nobody else wanted to take” and “cleaning up messes no one else wanted to own.”

He spent his life battling...

#219 Photographer Nick Patterson From Sync Imaging

Aug 16, 2021

Nick Patterson is a freelance photographer based in Ormeau Baths.

Over the course of his career, he's shot celebrities, worked with some of the biggest businesses on the planet and seen an entire industry transform.

(From developing photos in lightrooms, to handling the first digital camera in Northern Ireland, to...

#218 Tony McGaharan: People Playbook

Aug 9, 2021

Tony McGaharan is a People Development Expert who has experience working with some of the biggest businesses on the planet.

(While also being a fully qualified Coach — both on and off the basketball court).

Last year — at the height of the pandemic — he founded People Playbook, a learning consultancy focused...

#217 Napoleon Coffee: Rachel & Matt on their First Year Of Business

Aug 2, 2021

Napoleon is an independent speciality coffee shop in Ormeau Baths that opened in August 2020 at the height of the pandemic.

Since then it has become a leading cafe in Northern Ireland’s burgeoning speciality scene with their “front-and-centre” approach to coffee attracting a loyal team of regulars from...