#22 Mike McGrail

Holly Gray works in international development. We discuss her time in South Sudan, the dynamics of living across cultures and what it is to live with purpose.

Susan Paton is the author of 'Huh! I Lost A Whole Person'. Susan Paton was born and grew up in Ayrshire. She has ‎spent many years funding her love of coffee, reading and ‎cinema by working in hospitality and tourism. With her newfound passion for fitness, when she isn't ‎watching the latest release at the cinema or enjoying a book ‎and a coffee, she can be found walking to all her favourite ‎haunts in and around the city. 'Huh! I Lost a Whole Person' is ‎her first published work.‎

Marc Pawson is Pastor of Palm Church, Bi-vocational Director of Engineering. Preacher. Prison Ministry. Wilderness conference founder. And selects an excellent cigar. A close friend and creative collaborator over the years, Marc and I share in his journey from a turbulent youth to finding faith, fatherhood and purpose. During my era heading up Awaken and Marc at MpFree, we spent time recording and gigging together in some of my fondest memories as a creative. He discusses how music, team-building and church leadership shaped his path and the importance of collaboration, grace and succession planning.  Key themes include intentional rest, defending your mates, applying business skills to community work, and the power of giving people opportunities to grow.    Connect with Marc on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/palmchurchscotland www.instagram.com/marc_pawson  

Ally Houston is a health coach and food entrepreneur based in Glasgow. We explore health coaching, metabolic health and entrepreneurship.  Ally helped remind me of how I overcame personal health challenges as a child and the transformational impact of nutrition and health factors.  Check him out here:  Follow Ally on Twitter Visit Allytransforms on Instagram Watch his Podcast with upcoming guest Dr. Iain Campbell here Paleo Canteen & Scoundrel Low Carb Recipes and Productshttps://paleocanteen.co.uk   Check out the Podcast and get in touch on [email protected] if you have guest recommendations or conversations starting from what you hear...    

Rob Rawson is a former Medical Doctor and currently a tech entrepreneur. He runs ventures including staff.com and is a co-founder of Running Remote, the world's largest remote work conference. His new book, 'Running Remote' is a Wall Street Journal bestseller. We explore remote work, effective altruism, meaning and motivation. Connect with Rob and check out the book here:   https://www.runningremotebook.com/ https://runningremote.com/   Thankyou for joining the conversation. Please contact us with your thoughts, guests recommendations and experiences on [email protected]      

Daniel Robinson is a musician & producer based near Glasgow.  His work has garnered over 800,00 monthly listeners on Spotify alone, with several of his pieces having millions of streams. Daniel’s cover of “Here With Me” (Chvches & Marshmello) has amassed over 15 million streams to date. His piece Mid Air, over 25 million, just on Spotify. In 2019 the popular British TV show "Love Island" featured Daniel’s throwback cover of the huge 80s hit, “Take My Breath Away”. He is discovering and mastering new ways of living as a musician in the future, has an inspiring heart for family and his faith. This episode even includes an original piece in our intro and outdo, called, '1 Way Ticket'. His work crosses multiple  artistic expressions including:  Daniel Robinson GÅEL Lewis Harris   Connect with Daniel on: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniel_robinson_music   Enjoy the conversation and let us know what you think on [email protected]

Our first episode recorded from a boat in the Caribbean, back to Scotland. This is the epic tale of Iain & Brioni Cameron.  Iain and Brioni describe themselves as "A couple from Scotland who decided to sell everything, buy a boat and go where the wind carries them. The Red Seas project sees Iain and Brioni sailing around the globe sharing their travels through Youtube and Patreon, but this couples main goal is to discover and share the beautiful stories of inspiring people and projects they meet along the way, all in the hope that it encourages us all to find new ways to make this world a better place."   Follow their adventures here... Patreon: www.Patreon.com/RedSeas Youtube: www.YouTube.com/RedSeas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realredseas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realredseas

Mike McGrail is a whisky marketing consultant. He shares an inspiring experience of being resilient in redundancy, his experience as a marketing consultant and we dive into the potential for NFT's in the whisky space.  Connect with Mike here: https://www.mikemcgrail.co.uk See his Twitter: https://twitter.com/mike_mcgrail And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_mcgrail    

Chris Lindsay is a Scottish screenwriter working across drama and factual-drama in Film, Television and Audio. A Red Planet Prize finalist and an Edinburgh Television Festival ‘One To Watch’ (through which he was mentored by Jed Mercurio), he has written episodes of Critical, Holby City, Casualty and River City as well as scripting the award winning docu-drama short The Breeder for Labocine Films. He is currently developing material for Hat Trick, Hopscotch, Silver Print Pictures and Beano Studios having previously done so for Euston Films, BBC Studios, Hartswood Films, Tall Story Pictures, Two Cities Films, La Plante Productions, Blazing Griffin and CPL Productions. Married to a photographic artist and a dad to two small girls, he currently resides in the north of Edinburgh. Connect with Chris here: IMDB Chris's IMDB Twitter Instagram  

Gianni Capaldi is a Scottish actor living in Las Vegas. I first encountered him, arriving home one evening from a recording session, where he and his crew were shooting a movie outside my front door in Queensferry. That movie, ’It’s Not over’, isdue out latee this year featuring the Highlander himself, Christopher Lambert. Gianni is an ambassador for Celtic FC Foundation. He’s one of the busiest actors in Hollywood.   He’s starred in movies with Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Danny Glover, Kevin Dillon, Frank Grillo, John Cusack, Michael Jai White, Lindsay Lohan, Ron Pearlman,  Vinnie Jones, Dolph Lundgren, Taye Diggs and even showed up with Martin Compston in Still Game   His latest movie ‘A Day to Day featuring, Kevin Dillon, Frank Grillo and Bruce Willis is available now on all streaming platforms and is due to hit Netflix this summer.    I’m graetful to Gianni who joined me from Las Vegas. Gianni was getting set to travel to Winnipeg and so you may hear the verifly COVID company on hold in the background.     Check him out on Twitter: @OfficialGianni   The Celtic FC Foundation: https://charity.celticfc.com   His IMDB page with links to all movies: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3056324/   Thankyou for joining our conversation.