Nigel opened a pharma conference by calling the whole room multimillionaires, and that got us onto what you’re actually worth.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
From the archive
Episode 114: Word of the Year
Nigel picked persevere, I picked brave, and we ended up on what happens when you break a promise to yourself.
Episode 113: Vacumn of Negativity
Back in lockdown, Nigel and I talk about not getting sucked into the bad news, and why a phone call beats a text.
Episode 112: Leaving School With 5 Es
Nigel left school with five Es and I came out of university with a pass, so we got talking about the teachers we still remember.
Episode 111: Can’t Be Asked?
Nigel finally names the word behind most plans that go nowhere, and tells us about a trip to Someday Isle. Plus why ten minutes on a big goal still counts.
Episode 110: Nigel, Neil and Midge Ure (Part 2)
Part two with Midge Ure, who nearly joined the Sex Pistols in 1976 and wanted to talk about the crews behind every gig.
Episode 109: The One With Midge Ure (co-creator of Live Aid)
Our first ever guest, Midge Ure, on watching his whole calendar vanish to Covid and what he did instead. Part one of two.
Episode 108: Let’s Talk 2020 (it’s been a super weird year)
Nigel and I look back at 2020, from giving a speech in New Zealand without leaving home to missing a real audience.
Episode 107: The Most Unusual Thank You Card
A client once sent me a thank you card for a refund, and Nigel’s had a Lego man on his desk since 2015.
Episode 106: The 5 SWs
Nigel asked me for help live on air, and it turned out I’d been sitting on an idea his would slot right into.
Episode 105: Which Hat Are You Wearing_
Nigel turned up in a zookeeper hat and counted 18 hats he’d worn by mid-afternoon. Which one you’ve got on matters.
Episode 104: Being Enough
Nigel on Alfie the dog, me on an F-word Facebook comment, and why you don’t need everyone’s approval to be enough.
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