The most intrepid chat on the podsphere! Interesting people sharing their personal formulae for success, stories of personal growth through adversity, confessin...
Marianne Jones has had an incredible 30-year career in journalism.She has worked everywhere from the Daily Mirror to Marie Claire, was on the launch team of UK Grazia and stayed there as deputy Editor for 12 years. She was Editor in chief of Stella Magazine at Sunday Telegraph and then editor of The Telegraph Saturday Magazine and has won ‘Editor of the Year’ a record three times.She left journalism with severe burnout at the start of 2022. She launched ‘Been There Done That Got the Podcast’ with Kat Farmer two years ago (which has reached no1 in news entertainment charts and has had a whopping 1.25m downloads).Marianne now steers her own ship and writes in a freelance capacity for a variety of national newspapers and magazines & has written extensively about burnout and her mum’s experience with dementia (who sadly died just four months ago).Her area of specialism is women’s lifestyle & championing the voice of the midlife woman. We talk about:How journalism has changed over the yearsTrying to do it all. Kids, career, and not complaining!Marianne's career highlights. Trailblazing in a man's world.Experiencing burnout. Aged 56.Stress management and taking back controlThe impact and lack of funding for Dementia Don't forget to share, rate/review, download and subscribe to the Podcast, this helps us to continue growing the audience and continue to secure incredible guests to inspire you to be a little more...intrepid.Thanks for listening!Vicki
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Episode 42 - Pin Drop Pod x Laura 'Biceps' Hoggins: "Get Lifted"
Laura Hoggins, aka ‘Biceps’ is one of London’s Top PTs. She is the Founder of Team ‘LIFTED’ an online coaching & community, she is a Fitness Consultant, a Presenter, the Author of ‘LIFT YOURSELF’ and a Podcast Host. I guess she is what you might call a 'Fitfluencer'. But unlike many social media 'fitness types', Laura unapologetically does NOT fit the 'mould'. She is relentlessly passionate about helping people start their strength & fitness journey and navigate through 'gymtimidation'. She pioneered the art of 'being real' in (what is often) the artificial world of fitness; where most people are busy chasing unrealistic images relating to body image. Laura is all about how good it feels, what it does for you mentally, emotionally and often what it looks like to have a shit day. She embraces the fact that (in her words) she doesn't look like a typical fitness 'model'. And that is what makes her so relatable, vulnerable and inspiring. But don’t misunderstand, this woman is super strong. She trains like a machine, competes in weightlifting comps, runs marathons, she EVEN does pilates.We first met in the back of a truck on a press day for 'SAS; Who Dares Wins' and the rest, as they say, is history.Don't forget to share, rate/review, download and subscribe to the Podcast, this helps us to continue growing the audience and continue to secure incredible guests to inspire you to be a little more...intrepid.Thanks for listening!Vicki
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Episode 41 - Pin Drop Pod x Robin Brew: "The harder you work, the luckier you get"
Robin Brew is a former Olympian, a GBR Swimming Team Captain who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. His greatest reported sporting moment came at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics when he broke the Olympic record in the 200-metre individual medley in the semi-finals. He also competed at the Commonwealth Games in 1982 & 1986 winning a silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley event and a bronze medal in the 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay.He later became a professional triathlete and with a Masters degree in coaching from Loughborough, became a World-class, award winning International coach. Quite how I managed to persuade him to coach me for my recent Race Across America World Record, I have no idea.Listen in to hear some truly emotive stories about what it takes to be the best in the World at what you do, how the Olympic Games has changed over the years and Robin's secret for coaching a girl with no cycling experience whatsoever to become part of a record breaking team cycling 3,000miles non-stop across the US.Don't forget to share, rate/review, download and subscribe to the Podcast, this helps us to continue growing the audience and continue to secure incredible guests to inspire you to be a little more...intrepid.Thanks for listening!Vicki
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Episode 40 - Vickie Pullen x Pin Drop Pod: "For the love of dogs..."
Vickie Pullin is a semi-professonal dog-sledding Athlete, and a former member of the British Snowboard Cross Team. She is the leading female sled dog racer in the UK with 4 gold and 5 silver medals and is the reigning World Champion on dry land and snow.Vickie has 46 dogs in total! A combination of Siberian huskies, Alaskan huskies, Collies. She has worked extensively in Canada & Alaska and her journey began when at the age of 20, she got a husky and took the leap into setting up her own husky business.With no government grants or lottery funding available, Vickie is entirely self-funded, or secures corporate sponsorship to fund her sport. We talk about:* The personal sacrifices Vickie has made to make her dreams a reality* The future of husky sledding and whether it could ever be an Olympic Sport* What her 'average' day looks like (spoiler alert, there is nothing average about it!)* Dog training, dog welfare and the physical training Vickie has to undertake * Vickie's personal motto for success: nothing less than HARD WORK* Her EverestDon't forget to share, rate/review, download and subscribe to the Podcast, this helps us to continue growing the audience and continue to secure incredible guests to inspire you to be a little more...intrepid.Thanks for listening!Vicki
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Episode 39 - Pin Drop Pod x Adriana Brownlee: "Dream, Dare, Do"
Adriana Brownlee is a 23 year old mountaineer and adventure athlete. She has summited 13 of the 14 x 8000m peaks and has achieved 2 x Guinness World Records including being the youngest woman ever to summit K2. In the next few days, she hopes to complete her 14 Peaks Project and become the youngest woman ever to climb the world’s 14 x 8000m peaks and the first British woman to do so.Alongside climbing these epic peaks, she has also started her own Trekking and Expedition company – A.G.A Adventures – alongside her legendary climbing partner Gelje Sherpa.High altitude mountaineering is one of the deadliest sports in the World. Adri says this doesn't scare her, it lights a fire within her. From an 8 year old with a dream, inspired by her father, she tells the incredible story of becoming a 23 year old who has summited the tallest peaks on earth. We discuss her training, mental and physical, how she secures funding to make her dream a reality, sketchy moments on the mountains and how she deals with pressure, plus the environmental impact of the rise in popularity of mountaineering. And of course, her imminent THIRD World Record. Listen now and make sure you follow @adri.brownlee to watch history in the making..!Don't forget to share, rate/review, download and subscribe to the Podcast, this helps us to continue growing the audience and continue to secure incredible guests to inspire you to be a little more...intrepid.Thanks for listening!Vicki
The most intrepid chat on the podsphere! Interesting people sharing their personal formulae for success, stories of personal growth through adversity, confessing their fears and what they have learned from going to 'the edge'. Hosted by Vicki Anstey.
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