Inspiring Voices
Hello, and welcome to the Inspiring Voices Podcast, brought to you by Persyou Ltd. At Persyou, we understand it can be difficult to inspire and unlock the potential in individuals, teams and organisations. Our award-winning approach combines premium coaching with leading-edge thinking from across a range of disciplines, creating sustainable change and enhanced performance. In these conversations we connect with recognised leaders from across the world of education and beyond, from sport to politics to the armed forces. These influential expert guests offer listeners the perfect blend of theory, opinion and best practice guidance. These are go-to podcasts for leaders looking for insight and real, actionable inspiration, featuring fascinating people who have reached the highest levels in their field.
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Episodes
56 episodes
Barry Dequanne: The importance of community
In this episode Nicholas McKie speaks to Barry Dequanne. Originally from Canada, Barry is currently serving as the Director of the International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL) in Switzerland. Barry has more than twenty-five years of internatio...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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30:02
Hannah Rankin: bassoonist to world champion boxer
Hannah Rankin is a professional boxer and the Reigning WBA and IBO 154lb World Champion making history by becoming Scotland's first ever female world champion! Alongside boxing, Hannah is also a professional musician performing with the likes o...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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34:13
Eddie Mensah: The right to dream
In this episode, Nicholas McKie speaks to Eddie Mensah, the managing director of Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. Born and raised in Ghana, he left at 16 to attend, on scholarship, a boarding school in Canada where he earned an IB diploma. A ba...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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41:23
Emma Bateman: Why business isn't a dirty word in education
In this episode Director of Persyou Ltd Nicholas McKie welcomes Emma Bateman, Chief Operating Officer, of the Repton Schools Group. Emma’s current role is responsible for all professional services and all operational support to the three UK sch...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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53:35
David Haze: Through adventure we live
In this episode, Nicholas McKie talks to David Haze, also known as Nomadic Paddler. He is a former prisoner turned 7x world record holding SUP adventurer, attempting world firsts and world records. However, it is not all about the pursuit of re...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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27:46
Chandini Misra: The power of humble leadership
In this first episode of series 6, Nicholas McKie speaks to Chandini Misra who is the Head of Senior School at Repton School Al Barsha, Dubai. Chandini read Chemistry at Keble College, University of Oxford before venturing into a career i...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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46:20
Dr Glenn Moodie- Coaching our way forward
This episode is with Dr Glenn Moodie, Principal at Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar school in Malaysia. Born and raised in New Zealand Glenn moved to the UK in 1998 to pursue a PhD at Bristol University. He became a teacher along the way, by mista...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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36:26
Kiran Bir Sethi: Design thinking in education
Kiran Bir Sethi is a designer who became a teacher, a principal who grew into an education reformer and subsequently morphed into a social entrepreneur. Kiran founded the award winning Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India, in 2001. Riverside, i...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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43:41
Pat Burgess MBE: bringing mindfulness to the military
Major Pat Burgess joined the British Army in September 1992 and started his career at The Second Royal Tank Regiment in Germany. He served with the regiment in Germany, Northern Ireland, Canada, Poland, Iraq and Afghanistan in a career that saw...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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48:22
Stuart Lancaster: From teacher to professional sport
Stuart Lancaster is a former teacher and rugby union coach. He was the Head coach of the English national rugby union team from 2011 until he stepped down in 2015 after the rugby world cup. In September 2016 he joined Irish provincial side, Lei...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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48:32
Michelle Scott: Inspiring educational change in Oman
Michelle Scott is the founding Principal of Downe House school Muscat, Oman. Michelle began her career in Australia as an English and Drama teacher before moving to the UK in 1997 to join Downe House as a specialist Drama teacher. Over her 23 y...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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44:33
Sara Cox: Inspiring leadership in professional rugby
Sara Cox is a professional English rugby union referee. In 2016, she became the world’s first professional female rugby union referee, and in 2018 she became the first female to referee a Premiership Rugby Cup match. With a load of internationa...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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42:15
Sue Aspinall: Inspiring educational leadership in the Netherlands
Sue Aspinall is the Headteacher of Junior School Vlaskamp, The British School in The Netherlands. Over the last twenty years, Sue has been leading schools through significant change, intent on raising the quality of learning and teaching availa...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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57:54
Sedem Ama: Inspiring leadership from the boxing ring
Sedem Ama is an undefeated two times UK national boxing champion representing the prestigious Repton Boxing Club in East London. Raised in South East London, Sedem found her way into amateur boxing by chance, having needed a positive outlet for...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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42:28
Mike Seaton: Opening a new school in China
Mike Seaton is the founding Head of Kings College, Chengdu, China, opening in September 2021. He is an award-winning British educator who has led schools to consistently outstanding performance in Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. Mi...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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39:53
Mandy Hickson: Inspiring leadership from the cockpit
Mandy Hickson is only the second women to fly the Tornado GR4 operationally. She spent 17 years in the Royal Air Force, completed 3 tours of duty and flew 45 missions over Iraq. Throughout her time, Mandy was the only female aircrew. Now ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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49:00
Jon Perriss: Being true to yourself in leadership
Jon Perriss has had a varied career in education, from New Zealand to Norfolk. His first management position was as a boarding housemaster at Tonbridge; from there he was Deputy Head at Christ’s Hospital and since September 2019, Headmaster of ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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35:46
Craig Considine: The importance of communication
Craig Considine is the CEO of Tanglin Trust School, a large international, not-for-profit,school in Singapore, established in 1925, providing British-based education from Nurserythrough to Sixth Form. As CEO, Craig leads three schools w...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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41:06
Stephen Cox: Education the Nordic way
Stephen Cox is the CEO at New Nordic School and is a successful international leader having worked over 20 years in the government and private educational sectors. He has worked at a senior board level leading year on year improvement in all as...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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36:29
Anu Monga: Leading from the heart in India
Anu is the former Head of the International School Bangalore and has worked in different capacities with leading schools in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Kodaikanal. She serves on many National and international boards, and accreditation teams. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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33:26
Dave Strudwick: REAL school innovation in Budapest
Dave Strudwick is Principal at REAL School; an innovative new school in Budapest focussing on making the world a better place. He’s worked as a teacher and leader in mainstream and specialist settings in the UK, US and China. Dave is a pu...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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32:53
Dr Steffen Sommer: How to lead schools effectively
Dr Steffen Sommer has been Principal of Doha College since September 2015. With over 25 years of experience in education, and having led three very successful British international schools across Europe, prior to taking on the headship at Doha ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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52:44
Liz Free: Being a values driven leader
Liz Free FCCT FRSA @LizAMfree is CEO & Director at the International School Rheintal in Switzerland, an IB World School. She is also the Founding Director of the International Leadership Academy ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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47:37
Brian Cooklin: Leading international school group development
Brian Cooklin is an international educational leader who has led schools and delivered highly effective and influential educational projects in three continents over 23 years. As Managing Director for Nord Anglia India, Brian will lead the grou...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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30:04
Professor Damian Hughes: How to create a high performance culture
Originally recorded in our 2nd Series, in this episode we welcome Professor Damian Hughes, an international speaker and bestselling author who combines his practical and academic background within sport, organisational development and change ps...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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49:51