If you enjoyed today’s episode, please share it with friends, SUBSCRIBE and leave us a review on iTunes. This week we’re reflecting on our experience as digital nomads for you to learn from our mistakes! Where’s the best places to go? How much money do you need? How long to go for? What’s the WiFi like? Is the 4 hour work week even possible? We discuss all of this on this episode, so if you’re interested in travelling the world whilst working as a digital nomad, this episode is for...

If you enjoyed today’s episode, please share it with friends, SUBSCRIBE and leave us a review on iTunes. CATCH US ON: Website Ross LinkedIn Lucy LinkedIn Twitter Instagram   We'll read out your review in a later episode!  Lucy & Ross Menghini

Do you want to become self employed this year? Are you keen to find out what life is really like on the other side of having a job? If you want to make the leap away from employment and earn your own living, this episode is for you. Matthew Knight is a Strategy and Innovation Partner working for himself. Having left his job years ago to pursue this new path, Matthew has firsthand experience of the ups and downs that come with self employment.  In this episode, we discuss many of the areas...

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. Welcome again to Life Design Diaries, the business and lifestyle podcast where we bring you interesting conversations with interesting  people. On todays episode, I’m speaking with Tristan Thomas who is the Head of Marketing and Community at Monzo.  Monzo is the bank of the future. Since they started they’ve been busy building the best current account in the world an they now have more than one million customers using their debit cards. Unlike...

“How can brands be built with customers” - Jamal Benmiloud This week we’re thrilled to welcome a fantastic marketer and business owner, Jamal Benmiloud. Jamal has had a glowing career. Having risen to become Head of Marketing at Redbull and VP Marketing at Monster Energy, he decided to stretch himself even further and start his own consultancy, EARN Studios. Now Jamal works at Non Executive Director at Huel, a company we know well from episode #34 with Huel founder Julian Hearn. This...

I feel strange.  I'm not quite as busy as I could be, and it's giving me more time for chats and side projects, but I'm feeling like I am not really doing anything productive.  Why are we so tuned to feel like doing paid work is productive, but doing exploration, investment in yourself and future-facing work is less important? If it was anyone else, i'd be telling them to embrace the quiet times, and make best use of it... but following your own advice is far harder than dishing it out. ...

Sarah Knight is a New York Times bestseller author. She’s written the fantastic books: The Life Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F**k, Get Your Sh*t Together, You Do You, Calm The F**k Down. These four magical books helped me personally make a mental pivot in my mind to break free of mental guilt, worrying and letting my own mind hold me back, paving the way for a happier, simpler life! I’m very excited to share my conversation with Sarah herself, we have a chat about her lifestyle now in a...

"Are you working on the hardest part?" On this episode we discuss the the main milestone you should look to achieve immediately when taking the leap into entrepreneurship. We’ve learned this through personal experience and discussing it with everyone we’ve interviewed on this podcast. CATCH US ON: Website Ross LinkedIn Lucy LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Please leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoyed this episode. We'll read out your review in a later episode!  Lucy & Ross Menghini

If we feel bad when comparing ourselves to others, then we should simply stop comparing... Sound advice yes, but often a lot harder to do than the ‘simply’ suggests. The Will Smith Effect is a concept I’ve created after mulling over this scenario for the past few months. It’s a different approach and I’d love to hear if you agree/disagree. Get in touch on Instagram to join in the conversation and let us know what you think. CATCH US ON: Website Ross LinkedIn Lucy LinkedIn Twitter...

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“Think like a big business and act like a small one” What's the worst that can happen? Well, when The Primal Pantry, a Paleo brand on a mission to start a real-food revolution, slipped from the heights of growing a £1.7m turnover business in only 3 years, to running out of cash and having to take a significant loan from an employee, this mantra of ‘what's the worst that can happen’ would surely have taken on a whole new meaning. Welcome back to Life Design Diaries, I’m Lucy Menghini and on...

In this very first episode of #Distilled, we discuss our recent meeting with The Gypsy Shrine founder Jenna Meek. This is a summary of the key points we picked out when speaking with Jenna, making the lessons easy for you to digest and translate for yourself. If you haven’t listened to the full episode with Jenna, catch it at #41 The Gypsy Shrine | Going Viral By Breaking The Rules With Jenna Meek CATCH US ON: Website Ross LinkedIn Lucy LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Please leave us a...

Hands up if you would like to be the owner of a brand that has grown so fast that in less than 3 years, that its gone from zero to turning over millions of pounds? What about if you could take that brand into huge partnerships with some of the most sought after retailers in the UK? And what about if you could, say, have fans for your brand including Kylie Jenner, the whole love island cast and 342k of them on instagram. Have you got your hand raised? The Gypsy Shrine is the brand that has...

This episode I’m joined by Johnny FD - A full time digital nomad with many fingers in many pies and as you will hear during this episode, is LOVING every minute of his experience. Welcome back to Life design diaries the business and lifestyle podcast and if there’s any man in the world blurring the lines between business and lifestyle it is Johnny FD. For the last 10 years Johnny has been on the move, working on his businesses whilst travelling the globe and for Lucy and I, he was actually...

Today we’re answering a great question sent in from Dan about agency life and the opportunities & challenges that come with it. Now we may be biased, but wanted to share our opinion and experiences since we both have worked in different agencies over the years. We cover the best bits and the worst bits, so if you’re interested in getting some more exposure in a new working environment, have a listen to this one. If you want to ask us a question, head over to our Website, Instagram or...

This episode is all bout TAKING RISKS. We’re answering one of your questions about risk in our lives: “How do you have the courage to take risks in life? Leaving a stable, successful career to travel and start your own ventures nearing your 30s must be a difficult, no doubt scary decision to make!” Get involved and ask us one of your questions for us to answer on an upcoming episode. Ask us a question on: Website Instagram Twitter Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy our podcast. We’ll notify...

In episode we bring you our review on the Oak App.  Available on iOS here https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oak-meditation-breathing/id1210209691 Not sponsored, just love it. Ross + Lucy Menghini

*FREEBIE GIVEAWAY*  We’ve produced The Outreach Guide PDF providing all the information discussed here plus some great example outreach emails that work.  Download the Freebie here at  lifedesigndiaries.com In this episode we break down the key elements we’ve learned on how to get in front of people. If you’re looking to contact someone for any reason, this episode can help you whether you’re looking for a new job, event sponsorship, looking to make a sale or simply want to expand your...

On this episode we discuss openly the question we’re often asked: “What do you do?” Does the answer to this question define us? Because it can often feel like it does, and that your current career is your worth. How do you answer this question?  Why do we ask this question? Should we feel bad, or good, by our answer to this? How to answer it? All discussed on this episode, we hope you enjoy! CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy our podcast....

This is my favourite conversation yet. On this episode of LIFE DESIGN DIARIES we welcome Julian Hearn, founder of Huel.  Huel (human-fuel) is a nutritionally complete powdered food that contains everything you need for a healthy, balanced diet. With the company only three years old and a turnover of £14m last year, Huel has raced to become one of the UK’s fastest growing companies. Julian however was so close to giving up on his idea many many times. His story is inspiring and in this wide...

When Oliver Bolton ordered 250,000 cans of his new drinks brand without any external market validation what so ever, he probably found himself in a little bit of a rut. Fast forward to today, he has not only made a success of that first business but evolved to create various drinks brands that you may have come across. The particular brand I’m familiar with and enjoy is ‘What A Melon’ which is a brand of watermelon water.  In this conversation, Olly tells us how the idea for ‘What A Melon’...

“I’ve spent my life always wanting to have my own business” Welcome to another episode of life design diaries where Lucy and I share simplified knowledge to help you live a fulfilling life on your own terms. Now, if you’ve ever found yourself wanting a business but you just don’t have the idea yet then this interview is for you! Andy Jefferies from Dock & Bay tells us his story  of how he struggled to find his business idea, how he eventually found it, and the rapid journey that has...

Predictably Irrational By Dan Ariely is the seventh & final book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the book The key lesson we took from the book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from Predictably Irrational. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let us know at  ...

How To Win Friends And Influence People By Dale Carnegie is the sixth book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the book The key lesson we took from the book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from How To Win Friends & Influence People. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let...