Kevin Young joins us to talk about nurturing our inner-child.
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David Harbinson is a Station Commander for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service in Belfast. After joining the service at a young age, David has worked his way through the ranks and has a story or two to tell from his experiences along the way.
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Andrew Cuthbert is a tech entrepreneur, polymath, innovation maven and cofounder of The Change VC: a venture capital fund that invests in people with ideas that have the potential to change the world. Over the course of his life so far, Andrew’s been involved in research trips to Madagascar, campaigning for human rights, setting up social enterprises, publishing books, writing patents and developing strategies for businesses in sectors like proton therapy, microbiology and satellite technology. He’s also a husband and father to four kids.
Clodagh Dunlop is a detective for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. In April 2015, her life was turned upside down after suffering a brainstem stroke, which left her with locked-in syndrome. There is no cure for locked-in syndrome and she was expected to be a prisoner in her own body forever. However, against all odds, Clodagh astonished her doctors, family and colleagues with her recovery and the courage she displayed when faced with such a life-changing condition.
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Dr Mano Shanmuganathan is one of the only pediatric neurosurgeons in Northern Ireland. He also survived being stranded on a desert island for 30 days as part of ‘Treasure Island,’ a TV show hosted by Bear Grylls. This life-changing event has given him a completely new perspective on work, life, faith health and wellbeing — including losing over three stone — which he shares with us in today’s episode.
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Claire Dowds is the General Manager of Ormeau Baths, a coworking space right here in the heart of the city centre where she spends her time building an environment where people and businesses can thrive. As a lot of you know Best Of Belfast has been based out of Ormeau Baths for the last two years which means that I’ve had the privilege of getting to know and see Claire in action and I can tell you that she is the real deal.
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This week’s interview is the fifth episode in ‘The Disruptors’, a mini-series presented in collaboration with Fleet Financial where we sit down with some of Northern Ireland’s most disruptive industry leaders. Today’s guest is no exception. Colin Anderson is the serial entrepreneur behind hugely successful businesses like ASG & Partners, TIBUS, B-Secur, Webrecruit Ireland, Activitybreaks.com and has held several senior positions over the years for organisations like the NI Chamber of Commerce, NI Screen and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
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