Best Jen Rodd Podcasts (2025)

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The Life Story of a Professional Hunter in Africa 1:31:32

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Getting into the Mental and Emotion Fabric of Thomas Wilken, a Young Zambian Man who has dedicated his life to Professional Hunting and Conservation. Hunting is a controversial subject, globally. It presents some major pro's and con's. Like many industries in life. The Fashion Industry to mention one. My role as the Founder of Inspirational Intervi…

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#92 Biggest Traumas, Becomes Most Powerful Tool on the Journey Ahead. 2:16:17

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We learn about life through the voice of a South African healer and Sangoma. Fortunate Rakgomo shares how dark her life started out. She was seven years old when she was raped. She had never shared this story with anybody until she was an adult. Along the journey this incident manifested and when she was a young lady she tried to commit suicide. Al…

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#91 Life Story of a Ukrainian Woman living in South Africa 1:14:30

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With the current war in the Ukraine, I felt so strongly that I needed to reach out to someone from the Ukraine and have them on the show. It was just too dominant in my heart to keep sharing life stories and not hear a story from the Ukraine. Join me in listening to Olga Williams life story. Olga is from the Ukraine, moved to London and met her, no…

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#90 International Multiple Times Award Winning Composer in Television & Film. 2:01:02

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A spark of authenticity and light. For me this was just a wonderful, and most interesting conversation. Speaking with Creative souls is always a music to my ears. When someone commits their life to a creative process, and they are truly immersed, mind, body and soul into what they do, this for me, is the sweet spot of all life stories. Join me in m…

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#89 Mother & Wife wins Popular Pageant. Up Close with Mrs Johannesburg 2022 1:22:25

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Eve Solomons, the winner of Mrs Johannesburg - South Africa, talks to us about her life story. Why would someone want to become a Mrs.... Pageant? What inspires a mother and wife to enter the Mrs Johannesburg and win! Eve Speaks with a smile on her face throughout the conversation. It was a delight to have her in the studio with me. Find Eve Solomo…

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#88 Wisdom of a Clairvoyant. Pure Insight, Awareness & Vulnerability. Helping & Facing Death 1:37:07

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The most extraordinary conversation with a clairvoyant. Katherine Lee-Kruger shares her life story with me. When she discovered that she was a clairvoyant, and how she navigated this rare gift throughout her life. This is a profound conversation about love, loss, spirituality, just being normal!! Insecurities, suicide, trauma, and doing what you lo…

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#87 Threw Himself Off A Bridge. Now a Shaman & Healer. Once addicted to Drugs & Alcohol 2:01:09

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All Inspiring to hear how Greg Jacobsen turns his life around. He was addicted to Drugs and Alcohol and Lies. One day, his suicide attempt failed horribly, and there was no further down the rocks he could go, He was at the bottom. We hear how he had to face the truth, and from that point on, start to see and feel the magic of life. Now Greg heel ot…

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#86 PART TWO:No Excuses with One Leg and One Arm...You can still dream big .. 1:09:53

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Nico Van Niekerk had a motorcycling accident. He woke up five weeks later from his coma, to find he only had one leg, and one arm. I was just so inspired by the ease at which Nico approached this traumatic incident. He just like you and me have dreams to make this life time count for something, find out in the two part series how Nico looks back on…

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#85 No Excuses with One Leg and One Arm... You can still dream big and change the world! 55:11

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Nico Van Niekerk had a motorcycling accident. He woke up five weeks later from his coma, to find he only had one arm, and one leg. I was just so inspired by the ease at which Nico approached this traumatic incident in his life, and still continues to do so. He, just like you and me, has dreams and ambitions to make this lifetime count for something…

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#84 Changing Careers For A Better Life. It Does't Have To be So Complicated 1:16:42

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Changing career doesn't always have to be complicated! Chris transitioned into a completely new career from a logistics and technical environment to becoming a Bush Guide. Moving From a career in the City to a career in the Bush, otherwise known as Safari Life . Normally change can be so scary! Be inspired by a certain level of ease at how Chris ap…

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#83 Moving From a Corporate SAP Career, to Creating His Own Meaningful Business 1:26:12

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How do we snap out of this victim mindset? Move From Corporate to Creating Your Own Creative Purpose In Life? We can hold onto our negative past or grab onto everything that's out there. Meet Nolan Pillay, he failed school, and feeling so ashamed, he tried to commit suicide. Thankfully, he survived and got a second chance. But then, what do you do?…

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#82 Leaving an Abusive Marriage & Rediscovering Yourself 1:30:30

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We all have a past. Some of us are desperate to put it behind us and be the person we want to be, and not the person we were born into being. Some make it, some don't! Why? What does it take to remove yourself from your past and create the person you want to be? Try something you have never done before, run away from abuse, face the music from long…

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#81 Finding Forward, The Strength Within Us 2:06:25

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Meet Jeffrey Morse. He suffered an aneurysm. After days of migraines, he saw the doctor and he was told he had 25% chance of living. After being rushed into the hospital, the next thing he knew, he woke up paralysed! Like any life story, there is always so much more to a person than just one story. We learn how his childhood could have led Jeffrey …

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#80 Professional Sportsman, to Life in a Wheel Chair! Why You Must Trust Your Gut! 1:28:36

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All he wanted to do was to compete for his country. He made one wrong decision, going against his gut instinct , and he ended up upside down, in a car, paralysed! Meet South African Fitness Sportsman, Marco Pietrowski, now, a walking quadriplegic. Find out why some people who do end up paralysed, do in fact start to walk again. Marco shares his who…

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#79 A Burnt Chef Story-Once you're at the top then where? Private Chef for the Richest of Rich 2:28:04

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How do you cope with life, and climb to the top of your ladder when your dad is murdered and your brother commits suicide! How do you cope at all? Meet a "Burnt Chef" Halima Ferreira - works as a Private Chef for the richest of the rich. An unfiltered and enlightening conversation with a Burnt Chef - Halima Ferreira, who shares her life story. Bewa…

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#78 Cave Diver, attempts to break World Record, Only Just Makes It Back Alive. 1:05:32

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"At one point I thought, this is it, and I was ok with it, I guess. I knew this was going to be dangerous" But then I thought, I didn't come here to NOT make it back from this dive, so hold on, lets reevaluate this situation." Meet Karen van den Oever, South African, World Record, Deep Water Cave Diver. Breaking the world record at 236 Meters. She …

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#77 Deep & Meaningful - The exact thing we all need!And if we don't get it, hell breaks loose 3:05:35

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Being truly open is not easy. Most people fear the natural flow of a conversation because it can lead to certain truths which can scare and shock them. Known Artist, Linsey Levendall is a brave and enlightened soul who shares his turbulent and beautiful life story. Hearing him talk about growing up on the poorer & rougher side of Cape Town, to movi…

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#76 Thrown into Jail-What Measures Will You Take To Make A Dream Come True? 2:11:40

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We all have dreams, but do we go to all measures to make them come true? Regardless of the people around us? Kenneth's dad left when he was a little boy. This had a major impact on his perception of the word. He got into a lot of trouble throughout his life. But, he had a dream, and we learn how in persisting to make this dream come true, that drea…

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#75 Surviving Japanese Concentration Camps in Indonesia.Turning Lemons into Lemonade 2:03:06

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Magda is a true gem! Growing up in Indonesia, she was one of eleven siblings. After they were separated from their father, their mother and them were all put into the Japanese Concentration Camps in Indonesian, and thankfully, they all survived. Learning to brave the harshness of starvation, and having to learn to cope with life in war- Magda Crame…

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#74 Academic | Researcher - Banned from China For Showing The Truth, What Next? 1:49:42

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Dedicating your life to something that speaks directly to your heart and the minds inquisition is outstanding and brilliant! To then be ostracized and bullied away from doing what you love, because your brilliance and transparency starts to threaten powerful countries and people in power. China, this is a big pill to swallow! What do you do next? B…

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#73 Mother Tries To Kill Her - Deep Healing, Giving Back, Conversations & One Link 1:34:46

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Leslie Robinson's mother attempted to kill her a couple of times when she was small. With this fate in life, it's Leslie's responsibility to heal the wounds of absent love and find the one thing that we all need in this world, at least one person, who we can fully and completely entrust our lives with, and who loves us 100 percent ! Find out how Le…

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#72 They Say, You Are Never Going To Walk Again, I say, Watch Me! 1:56:01

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Car Crash, Everything Changes In An Instant! "They" say, you are never going to walk again, I say, "Watch Me" You Are Paralysed for the rest of your life. You need help going to the toilette, you need help wiping your nose? Do you say, poor me? Or do you say, F*ck it! This is not how it's going to be!! Meet Mark Charlesworth! It appears the most st…

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Darkest Time of Life, Opens a World of Hope & Light, Move One Million & #IMSTAYING 1:09:02

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Human Beings All Go Through Dark Times! The question is, how do we get out of them? How do we allow ourselves to get through the swamp and find the clear? Find the path of least resistance, and Choose a landing that resonates with our soul. Meet Jarette Petzer of #Imstaying and Move One Million. He speaks about the power of manifestation, and how y…

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A Bear Man, Live in Truth! TV Personality and Podcaster, Summer Camp Changed His Life 1:31:38

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Chris Morgan is a Wildlife Host, Ecologist, TV Presenter, Podcast Host and Conservationist. He Dedicates his life to keeping the bear species alive protected and growing. He also hosts a podcast show called The Wild. https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/the-wild-with-chris-morgan/id1455418690?l=en Chris Morgan encourages the Coexisting of animals …

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Why Would You Climb a Mountain 100 Times in 34 Days, Never Give up & Keep Going?! 2:03:17

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How can I find the motivation. How can I achieve a goal? Do something great, feel like what I am doing actually has relevance ? Male Suicide Prevention is one of Sarah Bilko's whispers, which jerked her into to putting her trainers on, and take on her own challenge of climbing the Scafell Pike Summits in England, 100 Times consecutively in 34 days.…

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TRAILER: INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEWS 3:09

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Hi Guys Please enjoy SEASON TWO and all the interviews to follow... INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEWS IS A RAW-NOT RESEARCHED-REAL LIFE STORIES PLATFORM. I interview people blindly. The aim is to discover who my guests are and why they are on this earth! How they found their Truth! Bigger purpose - To Inspire! The Conversation can go anywhere. Sometimes it …

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Never Give Up. Wrongly Accused for Murder & Rape He did Not Commit 1:53:06

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Life Story and Interview with Jeffrey Deskovic. A man who at 17 years old, was wrongly accused, convicted and jailed for a rape and murder which he did not commit! Be Inspired by his Life Story and the Ability to Never Give Up! How did he eventually get out of prison? How come other wrongly convicted prisoners don't? How would you handle being wron…

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MEET JEN RODD PODCAST HOST & FOUNDER OF INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEWS 1:38

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INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEWS IS A RAW-NOT RESEARCHED-REAL LIFE STORIES PLATFORM. I interview people blindly. The aim is to discover who my guests are and why they are on this earth! How they found their Truth! Bigger purpose - To Inspire! The Conversation can go anywhere. Sometimes it may be a bit awkward, searching and intense. You can't just get to t…

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Finding Purpose & Meaning, Living in a Tin Shack, Artist & Orthodox Priest-PART 4 1:00:04

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Finding Purpose and meaning in the bigger picture of our life, involves love and relationships and the dynamics each one brings!We all want to be happy in life and find our purpose and do what matters. We can't go through life's journey without falling in love at least once. These love relationships all add up to who we become and where we end up, …

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A Man Lives In Caves 1:21:15

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Searching for Truth! Living in a tin shack -An orthodox priest and Artist who does not profess to be holier than thou! In fact Justin is a breath of fresh air.Join us in this third part of Justin Venn's life story! It's insightful, fun, real and deeply inspiring. Not sure what to do with your life, listen how a man goes on a quest to find truth and…

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Who Were You Born To Be? 1:46:33

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A Search for truth!Join us in the second part of Justin Venn's Life story. Feel like you are on a search for truth, for something deeper in your life. Perhaps a better connection with self, or even a closer connection to God, a God, any God... but you are not yet quite sure what, or how. Be inspired by Justin Venn's (practically) full life story in…

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Finding Purpose & Meaning, Living in a Tin Shack, Artist & Orthodox Priest-PART 1 38:07

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A man's search for purpose and meaning. Justin Venn is an Iconographic Artist, and an Orthodox Priest. His journey till today has traveled mountains, and across the seas. He has seen much darkness and a lot of light. His search for meaning has experienced a life lived in Spanish caves. He has become a living resident in a famous Parisian Book shop.…

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Single Mother and Entrepreneur, Starting Own Business and Motherhood 1:41:06

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Meet entrepreneur, single mom, yoga teacher, and truth seeker, Mariah Mansvelt Beck!She is the co-founder of Yoni the organic tampon brand.Her story inspires the listener to tune into the world around them, and to listen to their inner thoughts.To know when change is calling, to obey the signs, and deal with the consequences. Most importantly to fe…

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How Summer Camp Changed his Life Forever. The Bear Man's Life Story 1:31:36

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Chris Morgan, a Wildlife hero, Ecologist, TV Presenter, Conservationist, Filmmaker, Author, Public Speaker, and Podcaster! He is also what I call, The Bear Man!Chris dedicates his life to keeping our Bear species alive, protected, and growing. Most importantly, he encourages the coexisting of these amazing animals, with human beings. Not separate o…

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TV Personality Rejected By Parents,Rise Above 1:50:44

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Dwayne Fields is an Explorer, Adventurer, TV Presenter, and a Naturalist. He is a self made hero!He faced the worst of its kind-being rejected by both parents his entire life.When he stepped away from the bad energy in his life, and moved out of his comfort zone. This is where his wonderful story began.Dwayne was born in Jamaica, he moved to London…

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Turning Pain into Purpose, on Infertility and a Father's Suicide 2:28:46

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Infertility, a father's suicide, and how to cope with life.Infertility is a wishing woman’s worst nightmare. Debbie and her husband tried to fall pregnant for years. They took all the options medicine offers, and money can buy. They desperately wanted this dream to come true. But it never did.Until today, and over fifteen years later, Debbie now be…

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Start an Ethical Business 2:06:51

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Leen Zevenbergen is a serial entrepreneur. He believes in following your passion. Working hard, is not hard work when you do what you love. Most importantly, do business for good, for the betterment of our community and making the world a beautiful place.Leen Zevenbergen is the co-founder of the European B Lab. Leen is constantly thinking what is t…

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Waking up with Multiple Sclerosis... How Would You React? 2:43:57

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Oliver Sinclair has Multiple Sclerosis. Living with MS does not define who is he is and what kind if life he lives! This is a conversation about triumph, facing denial, love, passion, truth and adaptation!We don't always have control over what happens to us, but we have control over how we deal with it.Be inspired by Oliver's life story. Oliver had…

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Mother and CNN Senior Chief International Correspondent, making it all work 1:13:11

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Clarissa Ward, a Mother and Journalist, and one of CNN's Senior Chief International Correspondents. She is a multiple times Award Winner. She has just recently given birth to her second child and she is also a recent author, of a book called "On All Fronts" The Education of a Journalist.Clarissa speaks about her life growing up and how this and mot…

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Never Give Up, My Glitch In The Road 17:07

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Inspiration to keep going and never give up. This conversation is a simple monologue for you, my listener. I recently encountered a little issue which costed me ten hours of work, and long story short, no interview to present. There were so many times I could have given up on this journey, and this time was one of them.We have become so reliant on …

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He Walks Barefoot With Wild Hyenas in Africa. Life Story of a Wildlife Filmmaker 2:13:50

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Kim Wolhuter is a wildlife filmmaker and Producer. He is the grandson to the late, and famous, Harry Wolhuter. The First Game Ranger in the the Kruger National Park, and author of a world knows Autobiography, "Memories of a Game Ranger".Since the early start in Kim's career, he has been traveling Africa, capturing what we see on the various wildlif…

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Self Belief, Believing in Your Business and Your Brand 2:02:17

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Meet Kim Cramer, a dedicated hard working human being, mother, scientific researcher, partner, daughter and friend.Kim wants to make the world a great place!Kim is using her scientific research background, and communication and psychology expertise, to touch and change people's lives.She is the founding partner of a product called 23plusone and a c…

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WaterBear Network Founder, Ellen Windemuth's Life Story 1:17:46

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Life Story of Ellen Windemuth, founder of Oscar Winning Production Company, Off the Fence. Ellen always knew what she wanted out of her career, and she went for it. Like any path in life, it's never straightforward. We have to overcome obstacles, leave our current jobs, and a boardroom of wide eyed, short sighted men. Today, her creative team have …

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She Ran 100 Half Marathons in 100 Consecutive Days! 1:43:54

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Trish Eksteen is a professional OCR athlete. She has just achieved her goal, and broken a world record, in running one hundred half marathons, in one hundred days.Like many people who do something profound in life, there is a story which drives us, motivates us and inspires us to achieve our goals.Trish explains her reason to take on this personal …

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Television and Survivor Series Filmmaker and Multiple Emmy Winner 1:48:40

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Marc Bennett is an Adventure Cameraman, Cinematographer and Director of photography.He is inspiring, and a breath of fresh air.From breaking into his school, and then working in bars...receiving rejection letter after letter, we find out how he finally secured his first job in the filming industry.We are truly inspired by his open hearted, informat…

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A Travel Designer, How Your Dreams Can Come To Life 2:10:44

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This is a story about a man who discovered a dream by following a feeling, and letting his parents in on his life's work.Ozzy Yerlikaya is from Turkey, and now lives in Cape Town.He started off his career as a professional diver. He guided travellers in the depths of the most beautiful locations in the world. At a moment this didn't feel right anym…

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Nat Geographic Photographer & Photojournalist, Be Brave, Don't Give up 1:50:45

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You have to go through the process of “becoming”, to then become what you ultimately want to be. Meet Kate Brooks, a Photojournalist, Film Director, Conservationist, and a super cool woman in general!Kate's professional journey started literally with her bum in the frying pan! With her camera, this brave lady went straight into an orphanage in Russ…

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Deep & Intimate with Ed Stafford, Adventurer, Explorer, TV Personality & Dad 2:10:20

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This conversation with Ed Stafford is all about personal discovery. Road mapping the steps Ed has taken on his life journey, Join us for an Up, Close, and Personal venture into Ed's mind and soul. Ed has lived an exciting and adventerous life. Ed decided to take a camera with him into the Amazon Jungle, and document his entire Guinness World Record…

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JUSTINE DE LA RUE|SMALL BUSINESS | SIMPLE LIFE-BLUE SKIES 1:57:55

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This inspirational story is all about following your truth, doing what you love, and living where your heart beats the loudest-under blue skies, where the pace is slower, life is more simple and yet all at the same time, so inspiring. This is also a story, which is all about family and keeping a legacy alive. Meet Justine De La Rue, an internationa…

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Change Careers, From PR To Well Known Wildlife Photographer & Author 1:51:30

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Margot Raggett, a conservationist and wildlife photographer known for, "The Remembering Wildlife Series" shares her life story with me.Wonderful journey about change and finding more truth and meaning in life. This Podcast conversation has twists and turns. Find out the steps Margot took to go from working in Public Relations, an industry, geared t…