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Send us Fan MailThis week's episode is with the wonderful Claire Doré, a relationship, dating and sex coach, aka The Wild Woman CEO as well as the Relationship and Dating expert on Dublin City FM where she features on Friday’s Good morning segment. Claire speaks about working with people to help them tune into their own energy for growth and expansion which has a knock-on effect in our relationships and getting the most out of life and being our authentic selves. Through intuitive coaching she helps bring emotions right up to the surface and getting to the root cause of an issue fast. You can learn more at clairedore.com 

Send us Fan MailThis episode is all about the working career of an animal behaviourist. I chatted with Daniel Warren Cummings. Daniel graduated with a degree in Zoology with Animal Beaviour from the University of Wales and has spent over 10 years working in the animal rescue and rehoming sector. Working as a trainer and behaviourist with some of the largest rescue and rehoming charities in the UK, he is currently working as a behaviourist for Cat's Protection. He has also recently graduated tie a Masters degree in Animal Welfare science, Ethics and Law from the University of Winchester and is a volunteer dog trainer for the charity Dog A.I.D which trains pet dogs ti provide assistance for clients with disabilities.  

Send us Fan MailIf you are interested in the world of sport sponsorship you’ve come to the right place. Because today’s chat is with Ishveen Jolly, a seasoned pro in this field after starting her career in cricket over in the Indian premier League.  - and as she grew to understand the industry more saw an opportunity to start a company that would be a platform where some of the biggest brands could find the right athletes across sports to partner with. OpenSponsorship, now the largest tech platform for sponsorship deals in the world and they work with everyone from LeBron James to new athletes needing sponsorship just to survive their training. I loved chatting to Ish because not only did she disrupt the industry, she’s a British Asian woman disrupting a very white male dominated industry and managed to secure a 7 figure investment from Serena Williams. www.opensponsorship.com 

Send us Fan MailIf you are keen to be a budding screenwriter or fancy learning what this job is all about, enjoy this chat with Paul Alexander,  a British sreen  writer who has written or contributed to the likes of Red Dwarf, Goodnight Sweetheart, Babes In the Wood, Lovejoy, My Parents are Aliens, Emmerdale and much more. Paul's website: https://pabloxander.com/ He also recommends those starting out to download screenplays to read as research here: The Internet Movie Screenplay Database: https://imsdb.com/andSimply Scripts annual list of awards-season screenplay contenders: https://www.simplyscripts.com/oscar-screenplays-96.htmlTips from Paul:Keep writingPut the time inRead scriptsWatch TV and films a lotPut your work online across platformsStart to brand yourselfTarget the right peopleCheck your work with others (not just your parents)Don't send scripts out of the blue to agents or producers- ask for permissionCheck agents websites for openingsAsk for recommendations

Send us Fan MailThe Work, Actually podcast is back and we have a very special guest - Georgia Green of Georgia's Cakes, a thriving cake designing business. Dubbed 'the Mary Berry for the younger generation' Georgia's mission was to bring classical baking down to a level that everyone can utilise whilst keeping up with the latest cake and baking trends. Listen to hear how she went from Le Cordon Bleu training to starting her own business and becoming a creator as a consequence - we discuss the opportunities and challenges of that and, of course, her brand new debut cook book full of incredible designs and technical decorating. Georgia’s Cakes: A step-by-step masterclass to make every cake a showstopper by Georgia Green (Pavilion Books) is available now. Visit: https://www.georgiascakes.com/Find Georgia on social media platforms at:https://www.instagram.com/georgiascakes/?hl=en & https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgiasCakes

Send us Fan MailJoanne Koukis is founder of Outpour Wines, a specialist wine business with an aim for a wider, more diverse group of people to feel welcomed into the world of wine and to develop confidence in their own tastes. Today, 80% of wine purchases are made by women, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that wine is a man’s pursuit.Joanne sources and sells wine as well as hosting testings to encourage women to feel confident enough to learn and understand the wine world without the fear of judgement. You can find out more at www.outpour.co.uk 

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Comms, Actually - a sponsored mini-series by Propeller Group, a specialist B2B PR, content and business development agency. You can find out more about them and Comms, Club that they run which brings together people in communications talking about the big issues. You can find out more at www.propellergroup,com This episode is with Tingy Simoes, founder of Wavelength Group, a specialist healthcare PR agency.You can read up more at. www.wavelengthgroup.com 

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Comms, Actually - a sponsored mini-series by Propeller Group, a specialist B2B PR, content and business development agency. You can find out more about them and Comms, Club that they run which brings together people in communications talking about the big issues. You can find out more at www.propellergroup,com This episode is with Claire Charruau, VP Marketing EMEA at Medialink.You can read up more at https://www.medialink.com/ 

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Comms, Actually - a sponsored mini-series by Propeller Group, a specialist B2B PR, content and business development agency. You can find out more about them and Comms, Club that they run which brings together people in communications talking about the big issues. You can find out more at www.propellergroup,com This episode is with Julian McBride, Global comms at Accenture Song, the world’s largest tech-powered creative group of Accenture.You can read up more at https://www.accenture.com/gb-en

Send us Fan MailIn this episode I delve into the reality of working as an acting coach, interviewing Anne Musisi, also a Film Director and Founder of Anne’s Records and Picture House Ltd. With a background in Acting and Global Theatre from Regent’s University and an MA Acting for Screen from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama- her main focus is storytelling through the medium of film. Her mission is to create, develop and support narratives that promote equality, inclusivity and are representative of diverse people. You can find out more about her at www.iampro.com