A warm welcome to the Dare Be Podcast where I interview people who have followed their passion and mission.My guest in this episode is Guillaume Liégey, an entrepreneur. He co-founded eXplain, a startup to combine his passion for politics and h

#19 From art enthusiast at school to a successful jewellery brand

Sep 30th, 2022 46m 51s

A warm welcome to the Dare Be Podcast where I interview people who have followed their passion and mission.My guest in this episode is Anna Molinari, founder of the jewellery brand Atelier Molinari. She shares the pivotal moments in her story o

#18 From Unilever to lead roles in London’s musicals

Jul 15th, 2022 48m 54s

In this episode I talk to Grant Aylward who, after a successful sales career in the consumer goods industry, decided to become an actor in London’s West End. It’s been a long journey and he made it all the way to getting lead roles in major mus

#17 From Morgan Stanley to Regenerative Agriculture

Jun 9th, 2022 49m 17s

In this episode I talk to Chuck de Liedekerke, an investment banker at Morgan Stanley in London turned entrepreneur in regenerative agriculture . I enjoyed learning about regenerative agriculture, how it is a solution to climate change and the

#16 From VP at Twitter to author and podcaster

Mar 21st, 2022 44m 19s

Bruce Daisley is the author of the Sunday Times best seller The Joy of Work, host of the number 1 business podcast eat sleep work repeat, a workplace culture expert and an award-winning speaker. He used to be the most senior employee at Twitter

#15 From Headhunter to LinkedIn Top Voice and Changemaker

Feb 28th, 2022 45m

Listen to the story of Andrew MacAskill, a LinkedIn Top Voice. He is also part of LinkedIn's Changemaker Programme set up to help make work a better place. Andrew is also the founder of Executive Career Jump, a career coaching company with the

#14 From boredom in Finance to passion as a pastry chef

Feb 9th, 2022 37m 4s

An emotional conversation with Emilie about her passion for food, about her childhood memories cooking with her grandmother and about her challenging and successful journey to pursue it. Emilie changed her career from being in Finance in Paris

#13 From denying to accepting who you are to make the right career decisions

Jan 24th, 2022 55m 1s

In this deep, open and rich conversation, Deri Hughes shares how he learnt to take conscious decisions instead of being led by unconscious drivers. He shares some practical tools and techniques. This has deep implications for our careers and ou

#12 From architect to aid worker, networking tactics, staying realistic

Jan 3rd, 2022 49m

Caroline Dewast works in the humanitarian sector, working in crisis situations, conflict zones and natural disasters. Caroline is currently working from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the UN Refugee Agency. Before this, she w

#11 Creating a better education, following your purpose with passion, the power of wounds

Dec 20th, 2021 1h 12m

Andreia Mitrea is an edupreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of Colina Learning Centre, a new type of school that blends together child education and adult development. To finally implement her vision of education, it’s been a long and winded jo

#10 Overcoming. From drug-dealing to self-love and success in music production and public speaking

Nov 23rd, 2021 1h 45m

Listen to the enthralling story of Curtis Blanc, or Tis. From failed music beginnings, to drug-dealing, to nearing death several times, to prison, to award-winning radio-presenter, to sought-after public speaker, to 50£-a-day sound engineer, to

#9 A journey following my truth

Nov 5th, 2021 1h 16m

What a discussion with the lively, witty, laughing and authentic Kenza Barrada. She shares lessons on knowing when to say: “I’m done.” and when you are aligned. She shares how she crafted her professional life based on her evolving personal nee

#8 Building a startup after burnout while growing a family and fighting cancer

Oct 13th, 2021 42m 43s

Lessons on managing stress and anxiety in high-pressure jobs, illnesses and transitions; on how to go after what you really want, not away from what you don’t want; on how to back yourself to make a successful transition; and much more! Greg t

#7 Taking the leap from lawyer to primary school teacher - career change

Sep 30th, 2021 38m 36s

Lessons on learning about yourself, paying attention to your interests, your strengths, what brings you joy... and all the opposite! Also about the mental steps to take to make a career shift. Greg talks to Rob Firth who transitioned from a w

#6 The 4-shift career to loving what you do, being good at it and helping others… in Finance

Sep 14th, 2021 36m

The story of finding fulfilment in a career in Finance. On the iterations to find one’s career sweet spot, on clarifying what you want and don’t want, on confronting other people's perceptions to make a shift, on the career path matrix and m

#5 A couple on an successful entrepreneurial journey in well-being

Aug 30th, 2021 37m 1s

In this episode, Greg talks to Joana and Pierre Meyer, the founders of Nordic Balance, a well-being company based in London. They share their story going from senior roles in catering to personal training to creating a gym to opening multiple t

#4 - A serial entrepreneur journey to success through failures and iterations.

Aug 11th, 2021 34m 48s

Know and do what you really want“Don't leave sex for the old age. Basically if there's something you want to do, you should do it now. I knew I wanted to start my own business. There was no question.” “At McKinsey, when you become a manager, yo

#3 Journalism with Heart and Soul

Jul 23rd, 2021 45m 24s

In this episode I am discussing with Louise Dewast. In her early 30s she has already been a foreign correspondent for the BBC in Africa, covered the Trump election in 2016 for the French television, reported on the Paris attacks in 2015, and sh

De Banquiers d'affaires a Restaurateurs

Jul 2nd, 2021 46m 54s

- Exceptionally, this is a French episode. Grégoire parle avec Alexandre Lacroix et Antoine Micouin, 2 banquiers d'affaire Francais qui ont travaillé a New York et Paris et qui se sont associés pour devenir restaurateurs et ouvrir leur propre

From Consultant to Architect

Jun 9th, 2021 24m 57s

Greg talks to Patrick who decided to become an architect after starting a promising career in consulting. He went on to co-found Asphalt in 2015, an up and coming architecture studio in Paris. The 8-people studio now competes for projects initi

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