In Your Mirror: extraordinary people you should know share their inspirational stories of overcoming life's obstacles

The job of a radio presenter probably seems to the outside world to be one of the most glamorous jobs you could have. The perception has always been that people working in radio are always hanging out with rock stars and celebrities, and getting free meals and champagne sent to their table. However, the truth probably couldn't be more opposite. Absolute Radio star Sarah Champion has been in the business for quite a while, having started in local radio in her early twenties, and working her way up to national radio through hard work, and consistent performance. She's now the face and voice of Absolute Radio's annual summer festival coverage. If you're a listener during those months, you'll hear her chatting with the likes of Nik Kershaw and Noel Gallagher. She also has a very popular social media following and can often be seen posting adorable content on Instagram involving her cherished border terriers. She's also been known to cut the odd rug on Twitter. She's one of the chosen few in a very competitive industry. If you make it into a radio brand's inner sanctum, you can probably look forward to some of the longest hours, the lowest pay and the worst possible kind of treatment. If you don't make it on the content boss's radar, you can look forward to being shoved on a desk to do admin work and perhaps maybe given the task of reading the news or travel bulletins once an hour, as an 'opportunity'. At one time, it wasn't that ridiculous to learn that one of the regulars on your favourite morning show was actually on work experience, such was the exploitative nature of the radio business. Despite knowing Absolute Radio's Sarah Champion for a long time, this is my first time ever recording audio content with her. When I came up with the idea of "In Your Mirror" which is a podcast all about telling inspirational stories of people overcoming obstacles, I knew Sarah had to be one of my very first guests. As you will hear from the conversation, Sarah has a lot to say about the way women in the media are treated. Not just by their own bosses, but the wider general public. With any luck, if you, or someone you know, is going through some similarly awful treatment, this episode may hopefully inspire you to feel empowered to call it out, just as Sarah has. "In Your Mirror" is a Podknows Podcasting Network Show. All music composed and remixed by Podknows Podcasting music branding services.

The chances are, if you're reading this, you're wanting to get some powerful insights into the mindset of a wealthy business owner. You more than likely want to be a multi-millionaire business owner much like this episode's guest, Brad Sugars. Without wishing to offer up too many spoilers, Brad is the owner and Chairman of the highly successful international business coaching franchise Action Coach. The ethos of the company is helping as many business owners as possible to achieve financial freedom, as quickly as possible. In addition to the work his company does on a wider global scale, Brad himself keeps his coaching 'hand in'. If you're quick, you'll be able to book on his next Apprentice Billionaire programme and there's also the 30x Success virtual summit. If you're more of a learning on your own steam kind of person, here's one of Brad's books you can get stuck in to. Brad loves to connect, so make sure that you do connect with him on Linkedin so you can keep updated on all of his 'Drivetime' content. In the interests of full transparency, I myself am a client of Action Coach although they haven't paid me for featuring Brad in this episode. I just find him and his story fascinating. If you want to have a free initial chat with my coach, Rob Pickering (I highly recommend him), you can do that here. Regardless of that, I wanted to get inside the mind of the man who originated so much of the wisdom that's now being distributed to business owners around the world through coaching. Listen in as I attempt to unlock and unravel all of the success secrets from Brad, and then say to him, "Let's look in your mirror?".... "In Your Mirror" is a Podknows Podcasting Network Show. All music composed and remixed by Podknows Podcasting music branding services.

A lot happened back in 1997. Tony Blair won a significant contest and there were a few other significant moments too. Sadly, there was one major movement that didn't happen. It could have all been so different for Danielle Barnett. After studying the practices of NLP, Danielle is now fully rebranded as "The Now Coach", helping people to become happy as a therapist. But it wasn't always plain-sailing, and in this episode you'll hear Danielle's incredible story. It's quite something. There are quite a few cameos in this tale, including; Simon Cowell, The Urban Cookie Collective, Strike, Diane Charlemagne, the BBC's Dragon's Den, and even Coldplay... However, the headliner is without a doubt, Princess Diana. I'm not joking. Listen in as I talk to Danielle, and say to her, "Let's look in your mirror?".... "In Your Mirror" is a Podknows Podcasting Network Show. All music composed and remixed by Podknows Podcasting music branding services.