Hi everyone, I have some big news today, ‘How To Be a Success: Ordinary Men Living Extraordinary Lives’ is taking a break! I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone AROUND THE WORLD who has listened  to our podcast! From Bejing to Barking; Los Angeles to Lagos; Moscow to Madrid; Chile to Colorado; New Zealand to New York; Manila and many many more… THANK YOU! Today’s episode is going to be a compilation of words of wisdom from some of our best guests! Keep listening out for when we are...

Gbolahan Obisesan is a prolific director, playwright and actor, who is also the Artistic Director and joint CEO of Brixton House (which was formerly Oval House Theatre). Gbolahan has previously directed work for theatres including the Young Vic, Royal Court Theatre and Soho Theatre; As a playwright his plays have been seen at Edinburgh Festival, Bristol Old Vic, Bush Theatre, Unicorn Theatre and the House of Parliament. Finally, as an actor he has played numerous roles including playing Dr...

Bejay Mulenga is an award-winning entrepreneur – at 20 years old he was the youngest person to receive Her Majesty the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2016. Bejay founded Supa Tuck at 14 years old, a franchise of student-run tuck shops in schools and has gone on to consult and work for brands such as Sony Music, Uber, Coca-Cola, Facebook, River Island, and Nike. 0:00 The Beginning – Growing up in East London and being excluded from school 40 times... 0:00 How Did You Get That Job...

David Smart, is a Mentor Extraordinaire, founder of Music Tech Training Centre and a freelance mentor to ex-offenders. Before starting the Music Tech Centre, David spent 7 years as Head of Music at Feltham Young Offenders Institute where he delivered...

Solomon Smith is the founder of Brixton Soup Kitchen, an organisation that has received numerous accolades and been featured on BBC3’s Amazing Humans, Channel 4, BBC Radio 1xtra and the Evening Standard Top 1000 Influential list. 0:00 Covid 19 - Solomon...

Welcome to our Love Episode, this month we are going to do something a little bit different and look at how love has impacted the lives of some of the extraordinary men we have had on our podcast over the past year! 00:30 - Carl Beech, the president of...

A-Star real name Alidor Gasper is a successful Christian Grime artist, his first EP Revolutionary debuted at No.4 in both the Christian and Gospel Chart and the iTunes Hip Hop and Rap Chart. 2020 saw the release of his hard-hitting new album Born and...

Okezie Morro, is a successful Black British actor who starred in the Netflix series The Mist, has featured in several Hollywood movies including World War Z and Red Tails and has played leading roles in theatre productions at the National Theatre, The...

Carl Beech is the president of Christian Vision for Men (CVM), CEO of The Edge and founder of both Edgefest and The Gathering festivals. He is also an author, radio host and podcaster.0:24: Carl tells us about CVM, The Edge and the work they do with...

In our 1st Anniversary Episode we're going to do something a little bit different. We are going to have a recap of some of our most popular and powerful episodes!The Beginning - Seth Pinnock - From Pain to Pursuing Purpose Seth Pinnock is founder of...

Oladipo Agboluaje is one of our best Black British Playwrights, an academic and Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow. Born in Hackney and educated in both Britain and Nigeria. He won the Alfred Fagon prize for playwriting in 2009 for his play Iya-Ile (The First Wife) and his work ranges from the belly laughing satire of The First Wife set in modern Nigeria, to documentary theatre in his play The Hounding of David Oluwale, about a case of police brutality in 1960’s Britain. 0:27 Dipo’s youth...

Mervin tells us why you should never tell your black child they need to work twice as hard as other children.

Mervin tells us who shaped him into the man he is today.

Mervin tells us about the biggest thing he has struggled with in life.

Mervin Cato is Head of Enfield’s Secondary Behaviour Support Service where he works with some of the most challenging young people in London, a large percentage of whom are young offenders. Mervin is also founder and co-leader of Men United 4 Christ and the driving force behind the Joe Morris Boxing Gym. In ‘The Beginning’ episode, Mervin tells us about his huge family and his father’s influence on him and his community. In ‘The Battlefield of the Mind’ section, Mervin tells us what his...

Mervin tells us about his huge family and his fathers influence on him and his community.

Matt gives us a Mini-Masterclass about one of ‘The Seven Behaviours of Highly Effective Relationship Builders’ – How to Understand Others and Adapt yourself.

Matt tells us about the years of hard work it took to reach his mountain tops and why we should always aim for the mountain tops.

Matt tells us how he COMPLETELY overcame his lack of confidence and timidity to become and international motivational speaker.

Matt Bird is an international entrepreneur, speaker, author and broadcaster. He has spoken in 30 countries to more than a million people, has written 10 books. He is the founder of Relationology International and the CEO of philanthropic foundation Cinnamon Network International. In ‘The Beginning’ section, Matt tells us about how he went from being in remedial classes at school to advising 10 Downing Street. In ‘The Battlefield of the Mind’, Matt tells us how he COMPLETELY overcame his lack...

Matt tells us about how he went from being in remedial classes at school to advising 10 Downing Street.

Amani tells us about his mission in life and what he fed his mind to become the man he is today.

Amani reveals what the greatest moment of his life has been (and his answer is surprising to say the least…)

Amani tells us how he hit rock bottom and COMPLETELY turned his life around!