Dylan Garcia, uses funk and neo-soul music and his smooth vocals to tell stories about the emotional side of being a man

Dylan Garcia [https://dylangarciamusic.com/] is a successful singer and songwriter of songs that tell the emotional rollercoaster of life from the perspective of a man’s man. His lyrics evoke the inner strength of an honest man who is not afraid to show his vulnerability as he deals with the highs and lows of life.

For Dylan the ups and downs of life have included managing serious mental health challenges

In this episode of Rest and Recreation, the work life balance podcast from Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] Dylan explains describes to host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] how his music career started and how as he was learning to be an artist, he was also learning how to manage his mental health.

Dylan explores how the lucky connections he made helped his music career, and how finding effective mental health treatments for many people is also down to good luck.

Having battled bipolar disorder and lost loved ones to suicide, Dylan uses his platform to advocate for change and support for people struggling with mental health challenges.

You can find more information about Dylan Garcia and Michael at ABECEDER.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for Rest and Recreation

Buy books from Ed Mylett, a favourite of Dylan Garcia from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4ruJHvt] or Bookshop.org [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13978/9781119815365]

Travel – Travel to see Dylan Garcia perform at prices on trains, flights, hotels, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-rest-and-recreation-podcast/].

Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code REST25.

Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr [https://zen.ai/abeceder] and using our offer code ABECEDER.

Tech Problems? – Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote referral code WPFNUQHU.

If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe.

Remember, at Abeceder we don’t tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think!

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/].

Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/] is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We recommend potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

Thank you to you for listening.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscription.

Meet Dylan Garcia – a singer/songwriter and mental health advocate

Film producer Peter Samuelson recounts the story behind the founding and growth of The Starlight Children’s Foundation, and the First Star charity.

When Hollywood film producer Peter Samuelson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersamuelson/] received a telephone call from his cousin, the actress Emma Samms [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0759924/] he did not expect to be setting up The Starlight Children’s Foundation. [https://www.starlight.org/]

Even if you have never heard the name, you will know what Starlight does. It is the charity that makes the dreams of seriously sick children come true.

In this episode of the Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] podcast The Independent Minds Peter recounts that phone call, and describes to host Michael Millward the meetings with Steven Spielberg [https://amblin.com/steven-spielberg/] and then General Norman Schwarzkopf [https://achievement.org/achiever/general-h-norman-schwarzkopf/] that resulted in a Foundation that has raised and spent over a billion dollars on making sick kids happy.

Peter describes his negotiation with Steven Spielberg and the management lessons he learnt from General Schwarzkopf.

By any measure this is an inspirational story told in an entertaining way.

Read more about the founding of Starlight, and the other charities that Peter has founded in his book Finding Happy.

Peter also talks about First Star [https://firststaruk.org/] and the support it provides to children who are growing up in care to create better life chances.

Watch Michael in The Magician [https://www.slunglow.org/tm/].

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for Rest and Recreation

Buy Finding Happy from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4qp8wJ3] or Bookshop.org [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13978/9798888458716]

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for The Independent.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr [https://zen.ai/abeceder] really does make creating content so easy.

Travel – With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-fit-for-my-age-podcast/], you can travel anywhere at trade prices.

Fit For Work We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist with hospital standard tests carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code MIND25.

Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/]is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Let’s Make Sick Kids Happy – a conversation with Peter Samuelson

Hair transplant specialist Dr Matee Rajput explains what is involved in having a hair transplant.

Dr Matee Rajput [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-matee-rajput-465a3a70/?originalSubdomain=uk] is a specialist in hair transplant and the founder of the MinSim FUE™ technique [https://www.drmatee.com/].

Approximately half of all men and many women will experience some form of hair loss as they age. Undertaking some form of hair restoration treatment is increasingly popular.

In this episode of the Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] health and well-being podcast Fit For My Age, Dr Matee explains to host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] what is involved in having a hair transplant.

In their conversation Michael and Dr Matee discuss

 * The causes of hair loss
 * Some of the myths surrounding hair loss
 * How hair loss can be caused by or an indicator of other health conditions
 * Preventing and delaying hair loss
 * The stages of deciding to opt for a hair transplant
 * Non-surgical options
 * The transplant process
 * Post operative care
 * The future of hair care and hair loss prevention and restoration

Find out more about Dr Matee and Michael Millward at Abeceder.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/].

Audience Offers - listings include links that may create a small commission for Fit For My Age that help keep Fit For My Age free to air.

Fit For My Age is made on Zencastr the all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [https://zen.ai/abeceder]

Proactive Positive Ageing.

We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test, because knowing the risks early means you can take appropriate actions to maintain good health.

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code AGE25.

Fit For My Age is made on Zencastr, because Zencastr is the all-in-one podcasting platform, that really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [https://zen.ai/abeceder]

Travel Members of the Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-fit-for-my-age-podcast/]enjoy travelling at trade prices on flights, trains, hotels, holidays and so many other travel related purchases. Use the link to access discounted membership.

Matchmaker.fm If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if, you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and great guests are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Fit For My Age, please contact using the link at Abeceder.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/].

We recommend the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Understanding Hair Restoration – a conversation with Dr Matee Rajput

Hair transplant specialist Dr Matee Rajput explains how he built a successful hair transplant business by normalising a medical treatment that many people did not want to admit they had had.

Dr Matee Rajput [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-matee-rajput-465a3a70/?originalSubdomain=uk] is a specialist in hair transplant and the creator of the MinSim FUE™ technique [https://www.drmatee.com/], and founder of a chain of hair transplant clinics.

He was training to be a neuro surgeon when a random request to help another doctor perform a hair transplant led to a fascination with the impact hair restoration had on patients.

In this episode of the Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] podcast The Independent Minds Dr Matee explains to host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] how that fascination led to a change of specialism and then frustration with how the hair transplant industry operated. He resolved to change the way hair transplants were performed in the UK and how patients experienced the process.

Dr Matee describes how he

 * Converted his passion into a consistent process that could be replicated by others.
 * Designed a patient experience that focused on why the person wanted the treatment
 * Used lessons from retail to ensure customer satisfaction
 * Changed perceptions of hair loss with younger people to normalise treatments options
 * Devised payment options to give more people access to treatments

More information about Dr Matee and Michael Millward is available at abeceder. [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for The Independent Minds – Please help us to keep The Independent Minds free to listen to.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [https://zen.ai/abeceder].

Travel – With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-fit-for-my-age-podcast/], you can travel anywhere at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist with hospital standard tests carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code MIND25.

Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/] is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Selling Embarrassing Services – a conversation with Dr Matee Rajput

Exploring a user's guide to your life, with lessons from the life lived by Peter Samuelson.

Peter Samuelson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersamuelson/] is a successful Oscar winning film producer and founder of seven not-for-profit organisations including the Starlight Children’s Foundation [https://www.starlight.org/] and First Star [https://firststaruk.org/]. Peter is also the author of Finding Happy.

In this episode of Rest and Recreation, the work life balance podcast from Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] Peter describes to host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] how his career in film started, and the influence that had on his passion for helping others.

Peter discusses the challenges of communicating with young people in general and especially young people who are disadvantaged in some way.

He then shares some of the stories from Finding Happy that he uses to explain the growing pains about assessing risks and increasing luck. Pater and Michael conclude their conversation by discussing the secret to living a happy life.

You can find more information about Peter Samuelson and Michael at ABECEDER.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]

Watch Michael in his feature film debut The Magician [https://www.slunglow.org/tm/].

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for Rest and Recreation

Buy Finding Happy from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4qp8wJ3] or Bookshop.org [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13978/9798888458716]

Travel – Holidays can play an important part in preventing burn out. So take a break to anywhere in the world and pay  trade prices on trains, flights, hotels, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-rest-and-recreation-podcast/].

Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code REST25.

Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr [https://zen.ai/abeceder] and using our offer code ABECEDER.

Tech Problems? – Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote referral code WPFNUQHU.

If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe.

Remember, at Abeceder we don’t tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think!

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/].

Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/] is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We recommend potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

Thank you to you for listening.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscription.

Finding Happy – a conversation with author Peter Samuelson

How to protect the commercial value of your brand.

Anita Mar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitamar/?originalSubdomain=ca] is a trademark agent and the founder of Trademark Angel [https://trademarkangel.com/], a company that helps entrepreneurs and businesses around the world to protect their intellectual property including their brand names.

In this episode of the Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] podcast The Independent Minds Anita explains to host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] what a brand is, the commercial advantages of having a recognisable brand and the process of registering a brand name or trade mark. She also explains some of the limits on trademark protection.

Anita describes the Abeceder brand name as brilliant and invites Michael to share how he created it.

More information about Anita Mar and Michael Millward is available at abeceder. [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for The Independent Minds – Please help us to keep The Independent Minds free to listen to.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [https://zen.ai/abeceder].

Travel – With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-fit-for-my-age-podcast/], you can travel anywhere at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist with hospital standard tests carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code MIND25.

Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/] is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Protecting Your Brand – a conversation with Anita Mar from Trademark Angel

How to get stronger, healthier and happier at every stage of life.

David Amerland [https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidamerland/?originalSubdomain=uk] identifies life’s challenges, researches the solution, simplifies that solution, and then shares that solution in a way that makes it easier for busy people to understand.

David [https://davidamerland.com/about] is motivated by a deep fascination with human behaviour, and the constant desire to understand, how people change?

In this episode of the Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] health and well-being podcast Fit For My Age, David and host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] discuss his book Built to Last [https://amzn.to/4sAH24A]

 * The value of reading as a catalyst of learning and change, being the reason why David writes books, 19 and counting.
 * How a lack of understanding of the available information results in people not making the best life choices, which results in unhealthy lifestyles.
 * Learning being the catalyst to achieving a greater understanding and better life choices.
 * Why it is important to do physical exercise to compensate for the way the human body has not adapted to life in the 21stCentury.
 * The secret of long-term exercise success

Find out more about David Amerland and Michael Millward at Abeceder.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/].

Audience Offers - listings include links that may create a small commission for Fit For My Age

Buy Books by David Amerland from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4aUzt2f] or Bookshop.org [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13978/9781844811847]

Fit For My Age is made on Zencastr the all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [https://zen.ai/abeceder]

Proactive Positive Ageing.

We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test, because knowing the risks early means you can take appropriate actions to maintain good health.

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code AGE25.

Fit For My Age is made on Zencastr, because Zencastr is the all-in-one podcasting platform, that really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [https://zen.ai/abeceder]

Travel Members of the Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-fit-for-my-age-podcast/]enjoy travelling at trade prices on flights, trains, hotels, holidays and so many other travel related purchases. Use the link to access discounted membership.

Matchmaker.fm If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if, you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and great guests are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Fit For My Age, please contact using the link at Abeceder.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/].

We recommend the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Built to Last - a conversation with author David Amerland

Leading in a way that makes people feel led.

Gitte Madelaire [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gittemadelaire/en/?originalSubdomain=dk] had a successful corporate career, who is now a board member, futurist and author of Energetic Leadership [https://amzn.to/45Ck03j] a book in which she proposes that as the world changes at an increasingly rapid pace the world also needs a different form of leadership.

In this episode of the Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] podcast The Independent Minds Gitte explains to host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] what she thinks that approach to leadership should be.

Their discussion covers

 * ·The psychological aspects of work and life that limit how we all think
 * The importance of psychological safety in creating the confidence to think outside the box.
 * Leading so that people feel led
 * Authentic curiosity about the future
 * The nine trends in leadership

More information about Gitte Madelaire and Michael Millward is available at abeceder. [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for The Independent Minds – Please help us to keep The Independent Minds free to listen to.

Buy Energetic Leadership from Amazon [https://amzn.to/45Ck03j]

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [https://zen.ai/abeceder].

Travel – With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-fit-for-my-age-podcast/], you can travel anywhere at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist with hospital standard tests carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code MIND25.

Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/]is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Energetic Leadership – a conversation with author Gitte Madelaire

Sometimes the most difficult thing you can do is working out how to be you

G Scott Graham-Stephens [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bostoncareercoach/] is an author of more than 30 books, a career coach, business coach, and psychedelic support coach based in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott volunteers as an EMT instructor, firefighter, and Master Gardener in his community.

Scott also runs a farm animal rescue centre.

In this episode of Rest and Recreation, the work life balance podcast from Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] Scott and  and host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] explore what the tough stuff in life really is. Scott describes his experience of doing tough physical stuff like Tough Mudders. But they agree that the real tough stuff is the psychological stuff.

Paramount amongst those psychological challenges is working out who you really are and how you need to live to be the real you.

They also discuss the role other people play in defining us as individuals and what it means to be authentic within a group, and the process of coming-out as ourselves.

You can find more information about Scott and Michael at ABECEDER.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for Rest and Recreation

Buy books by G Scott Graham from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4bw0BES]

Travel – Holidays can play an important part in preventing burn out. So take a break to anywhere in the world and pay  trade prices on trains, flights, hotels, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-rest-and-recreation-podcast/].

Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code REST25.

Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr [https://zen.ai/abeceder] and using our offer code ABECEDER.

Tech Problems? – Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote referral code WPFNUQHU.

If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe.

Remember, at Abeceder we don’t tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think!

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/].

Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/] is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We recommend potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

Thank you to you for listening.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscription.

Dealing With The Tough Stuff – a conversation with author G Scott Graham-Stephens

How to build, grow, and scale a web shop by converting more visitors into customers.

Matt Stafford [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewstafforddotcom/] is the founder of Build Grow Scale [https://buildgrowscale.com/], a company that helps entrepreneurs to create web shops like Anso Belts [https://ansonbelt.com/] that people want to buy from.

In this episode of the Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] podcast The Independent Minds Matt and host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] explore how anyone can establish a web shop that converts more visitors in to customers.

During their conversation Matt and Michael discuss how to:

 * Convert the 97percent of visitors who do not buy into customers
 * Build trust and credibility with potential customers
 * Nurture value adding relationships with visitors that result in bigger sales
 * Provide exceptional customer service

More information about Matt Stafford and Michael Millward is available at abeceder. [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]

Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for The Independent Minds – Please help us to keep The Independent Minds free to listen to.

Buy the Tony Robbins [https://amzn.to/4pxWfke] and Dan Kennedy [https://amzn.to/4pxth3H] books that Matt Stafford read at Amazon

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [https://zen.ai/abeceder].

Travel – With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-fit-for-my-age-podcast/], you can travel anywhere at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist with hospital standard tests carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code MIND25.

Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm].

If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/] is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Understanding Conversion Rate Optimisation – a conversation with Matt Stafford


Rest and Recreation is the part of WorkWorkWork.works where we look at work life balance from a very practical perspective identifying and exploring ways in which you can improve your work life balance in a sustainable way.

The range of topics we cover will be as varied as life itself.

As well as guidance about improving your own work life balance you will practical hints and tips including  

 * Reviews of the books, and interviews with the authors
 * Previews and reviews of the films, theatre or other culture events 
 * Our experiences trying out new leisure activities, hobbies or learn new skills
 * Ideas of what you can do to enjoy life away from work

Rest and Recreation

On the Independent Minds, podcast, you will meet independent thought leaders and learn about the ideas they have developed to help employers and their employees address the challenges that organisations of any type or size, in any location have must address if they are to achieve their business objectives and attain sustainable growth.



You will be able to read more about all of the independent minds thought leaders on the Work Place Learning Centre blog.



The independent minds thought leaders will be based all over the world. Some will discuss a new way of doing, whilst others will be discussing new ways of thinking. Each will have a practical solution which you will be able to access at Work Place Learning Centre.co.uk.



Independent minds solutions are also available as part of Abeceder H2R the comprehensive  employee management solution that covers every aspect of every stage of the employer employee relationship from hiring to retiring. 

The Independent Minds

Work Work Work Works, the four works is the podcast for people who want to

get work
be successful at work
avoid or solve problems at work
enjoy a good work life balance



Work Work Work Works the four works

This is how Fit For My Age started. I was, and still am a middle-aged man who seemed to have all of the bad things that can happen to a man of my age, happen to me in a very short space of time. Or at least it felt like it!

I am sure that I am not alone in having a wake-up call type of experience. If we are lucky it happens to every man and every woman. I decided to heed the call and improve my lifestyle.

Fit For My Age is a record of my attempts to learn the things that I wish I had known earlier in life. The sort of things that may have helped me avoid or better manage the ageing process. So, I might sound as if I am saying, I wish I’d known then what I know now!

Mine will not be the only voice that you hear. I will be talking to a wide range of experts and may even be able to persuade some of the personal trainers that I have worked with to join me every so often.

What I do hope is that by sharing the knowledge I gain and the experiences that I have had you will also discover ways in which you can improve your physical health and your mental wellbeing.

You never know, a little knowledge may mean that we can, regardless of our age, all be able to say that we are Fit For My Age!

Please contact me with any questions, feedback, or content suggestions via the FitForMyAge.com website.

Thank you.

Fit For My Age

The podcast for employers and employees who want to create and maintain
workplaces regardless of where they work

Michael Millward

Shows