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The BEYOND Podcast
Fearless long-form conversations about power, resilience and the truth behind success. On The BEYOND Podcast, Aleksandra King, host and producer, sits down with founders, athletes, investigators and cultural provocateurs for the stories they rarely tell: the decisions, setbacks and relationships that shape high performers. A video interview podcast on YouTube with audio everywhere you listen, each episode goes past the polished version and into confidence, status, money, attraction and shame…
Episodes
The BEYOND PodcastAndy Hayler: You’re Paying Too Much for Bad Food
Andy Hayler is the first person to have eaten at every three-star Michelin restaurant in the world, and his website carries a hundred reviews of Tokyo…
The BEYOND PodcastSue Stockdale: What the Arctic Silence Does to Your Mind
Sue Stockdale answered a newspaper advertisement that asked whether she was man enough for the ultimate challenge. In 1996 she became the first British woman…
The BEYOND PodcastGrant Murrell: The Psychology of Reading People, Building Trust and Success
Grant Murrell can tell a great deal about what you are thinking from the direction of your feet. A specialist in hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming and…
The BEYOND PodcastAnna Hemmings: How a Six-Time World Champion Performs Under Pressure
Anna Hemmings MBE knows the start line better than most: six world titles as a marathon kayaker, two Olympic Games, and the seconds before the starting gun…
The BEYOND PodcastBradley Garrett: Inside the Places You're Never Meant to See
What lies beneath the cities we walk through every day, and what drives someone to explore the places the rest of us are told to stay out of? Bradley Garrett…
The BEYOND PodcastAlex Staniforth: What Two Everest Disasters Reveal About Mental Health
What happens when you come face to face with death and survive? Alex Staniforth, the record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete, adventurer and founder of Mind…
The BEYOND PodcastSteve Featherstone: The British Army Officer's Case Against Comfort
Most people spend their lives avoiding discomfort, and former British Army officer Steve Featherstone believes that is exactly why they struggle when life…
The BEYOND PodcastAnthony Flynn: The Hidden Psychology of Style, Success and Status
Before you have said a word, you have already made an impression, and behaviour and financial expert Anthony Flynn has spent years studying why. He joins…
The BEYOND PodcastGeoff White: How Cybercrime Became a Global Industry
Investigative journalist Geoff White has interviewed fraudsters and money launderers the world over, and he joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to…
The BEYOND PodcastLara Morgan: Building Pacific Direct to a £20M Exit
Lara Morgan, entrepreneur, investor and founder of Pacific Direct, built and sold a business for £20 million, and she joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND…
The BEYOND PodcastCordell Jeffers: From School Exclusion to Award-Winning Changemaker
Cordell Jeffers grew up in one of Birmingham's most deprived communities and was written off by the school system before he ever had a chance. On The BEYOND…
The BEYOND PodcastDerrick McManus: Shot 14 Times in a Police Siege
Derrick McManus, a former South Australian STAR Group police officer, was shot 14 times during a high-risk operation in 1994 and survived. He joins Aleksandra…
The BEYOND PodcastMatthew Matheson: A Speaking Coach on Communicating with Confidence
Speaking coach Matthew Matheson joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to unpack why communication is the most important skill in business and in life…
The BEYOND PodcastJenny Tschiesche: Why Nutrition Advice Is Confusing Everyone
Nutritionist and author Jenny Tschiesche joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to ask why eating well has come to feel so complicated. A New York Times…
The BEYOND PodcastDavid Robson: How to Build Instant Connection with Anyone
Award-winning science writer David Robson joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to explore why some of the smartest people make the most disastrous…
The BEYOND PodcastEmily Hughes: Why Most Parenting Advice Fails High-Achieving Families
Parenting coach Emily Hughes joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to unpick why so much of today's parenting advice fails the families trying hardest to…
The BEYOND PodcastJessica Cath: A Financial Crime Expert on the New Fraud Playbook
Jessica Cath, Head of Financial Crime at Thistle Initiatives, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to reveal how fraud really works today, and why…
The BEYOND PodcastJennifer Hanway: The Royal Nutritionist on Hormones, Energy and Metabolism
Jennifer Hanway, the nutritionist trusted by the Royal Family, CEOs and Hollywood stars, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to explain why being tired…
The BEYOND PodcastJoshua Fletcher: Why Fighting Panic Makes Anxiety Worse
Psychotherapist and author Joshua Fletcher, known online as Anxiety Josh, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to explain why fighting panic only makes…
The BEYOND PodcastPhilip Kinsella: The Interdimensional Theory of UFOs
Award-winning researcher and psychic medium Philip Kinsella joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to argue that the beings we call aliens may not be…
The BEYOND PodcastJamie Roberts: The Money Taboo That Holds You Back
Investor Jamie Roberts believes the British refusal to talk about money quietly holds people back, and he joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to break…
The BEYOND PodcastLewis Raymond Taylor: The Psychopath Behind High Performance
Lewis Raymond Taylor has put two people in a coma, been to prison three times, and gone on to build a twenty-five million pound coaching business. He joins…
The BEYOND PodcastEmma Taylor: Public Speaking Hacks to Stop Being Boring
Emma Taylor, an actor-trained public speaking coach with 21 years of experience, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to prove that confident…
The BEYOND PodcastDeborah Mitchell: The Bee Venom Queen Who Built Heaven Skincare
Deborah Mitchell, founder of Heaven Skincare, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to tell the story of how a bullied, dyslexic girl from Shropshire…
The BEYOND PodcastAndrew Jenkins: BBC Traitors Finalist on Surviving Death and Rebuilding Life
Andrew Jenkins was pronounced dead at 21 after a catastrophic car crash, and doctors told him he would never walk again. The BBC Traitors UK season two…
The BEYOND PodcastRobin Deller: Building the £200M Imagine Cruising Travel Empire
Robin Deller went from a failed apprenticeship to founding Imagine Cruising, a global travel business worth over £200 million and part owned by The Emirates…
The BEYOND PodcastGavin Stone: Spy Secrets of Reading People and Influence
Gavin Stone is a former intelligence officer and body language expert who spent his career reading people for a living. He joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND…
The BEYOND PodcastBrande Roderick: Baywatch, Playboy and Life with Hugh Hefner
Brande Roderick joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast for an unapologetic conversation about attraction, power and reinvention. From Baywatch to Playboy…
The BEYOND PodcastMichael Howard: The Truth About Building a Business
Michael Howard joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to talk about what really keeps a founder moving when the pressure mounts, the numbers wobble and…
The BEYOND PodcastRebecca Nwankwo: The Lies We Tell Ourselves and the MBA Mindset
Rebecca Nwankwo joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to decode how top leaders turn mindset into their ultimate performance advantage. The author of The…
The BEYOND PodcastSam Vanderpump: From Made in Chelsea to Surviving Sepsis
Sam Vanderpump, the Made in Chelsea star turned entrepreneur, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast for an unfiltered conversation about fame, business…
The BEYOND PodcastNicola Vaughan: Functional Nutrition and Why You Are Always Tired
Nicola Vaughan, a functional nutritionist at NV Health, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to decode what your meals are really doing to your body. A…
The BEYOND PodcastRobin Dunbar: Dunbar's Number, Gossip and the Limits of Friendship
Robin Dunbar, the Oxford evolutionary psychologist who formulated Dunbar's Number, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to explain how humans really…
The BEYOND PodcastDr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli: Patients Know Best and Turning Trauma Into Power
Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, a doctor turned founder and the chief executive of Patients Know Best, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to explain how a…
The BEYOND PodcastJane Couper: Addiction, Recovery and Building a Purpose-Driven Life
Jane Couper opens up to Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast about nearly losing everything to addiction and depression before rebuilding her life and leading…
The BEYOND PodcastMike LaCorte: Power, Trust and the Private Investigation World
Mike LaCorte, CEO of Conflict International, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to pull back the curtain on the hidden world of espionage and…
The BEYOND PodcastThe Courage to Walk Away and Start Again
In this special episode of The BEYOND Podcast, host Aleksandra King turns the microphone on herself and tells the untold story behind her headline-making…
The BEYOND PodcastShahin Hassan: Resilience and Authenticity in the Face of Pressure
Shahin Hassan knows what The Apprentice is like for the candidates who are not the villains: the hardworking engineer and property investor was fired in week…
The BEYOND PodcastIan Stringer: Turning Trauma into Strength
Ian Stringer, broadcaster and former contestant on The Apprentice, joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast for one of the rawest and most human…
The BEYOND PodcastLewis Ellis: Confidence, Tattoos and the Art of Being Unapologetic
Lewis Ellis went as far as getting a tattoo of Lord Sugar's face to settle a score, and he tells Aleksandra King the whole story on The BEYOND Podcast. The…
The BEYOND PodcastAdam Hosker: Five Apprentice Boardrooms and a Life in Sales
Adam Hosker survived five boardrooms on the original run of The Apprentice, and he joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to say what the edit never…
The BEYOND PodcastJoe Phillips: What Safari Survival Teaches You About Business
Joe Phillips has faced down a charging buffalo, which is one reason a boardroom has never frightened him, and he tells Aleksandra King the whole story on The…
The BEYOND PodcastMark Moseley: From Combat Zones to Building PestGone Environmental
Mark Moseley has had tea with the Taliban and survived rocket fire in Afghanistan, and on The BEYOND Podcast he tells Aleksandra King what a soldier's…
The BEYOND PodcastSamuel Brooksworth: Building Remoteli and Breaking Business Barriers
Samuel Brooksworth refused to play the game on The Apprentice, and on The BEYOND Podcast he explains what that refusal made room for. Furloughed during the…
The BEYOND PodcastMichelle Niziol: The Apprentice Exit That Built a Property Empire
Michelle Niziol was fired in week one of The Apprentice, and on The BEYOND Podcast she explains why that early exit never came to define her. Now founder and…
The BEYOND PodcastGene Folkes: The Apprentice USA Contestant Who Chose Integrity
Gene Folkes competed on The Apprentice USA and stood his ground against Donald Trump in the boardroom, and he joins Aleksandra King on The BEYOND Podcast to…
The BEYOND PodcastMark Wright: Life After The Apprentice and a Ten Million Exit
Mark Wright won The Apprentice in 2014, and on The BEYOND Podcast he tells Aleksandra King what really happened once the cameras stopped rolling. A partnership…
The BEYOND PodcastMark Wright: How The Apprentice Winner Turned Struggle Into Success
Mark Wright was broke and sleeping on a mattress in Brisbane before he won The Apprentice in 2014 and went on to sell his business for millions. In this…