Welcome back to Pause Stop Reset, the podcast where we explore the moments in life that lead to breakthroughs, growth, and transformation.

Today, I’m joined by a friend who really needs no introduction if you’ve spent any time in the world of online business, marketing, or audience building.

That is the one and only Ryan Levesque.

Ryan Levesque is a 7-time Inc. 5000 CEO & Founder, and 2-time #1 National Best-selling Author. He's generated over $100M in revenue and has successfully sold two of his companies. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and NBC News. Today he serves as a Strategic Advisor to multiple businesses, is working on his next book, and writes a weekly email newsletter “The Digital Contrarian” offering Unconventional Business Wisdom to over 100,000+ subscribers.

He and his wife and two boys live an extraordinary life on their family farm, where they actively raise and grow their own food and conserve the land using regenerative, holistic practices.

Learn more about Ryan Levesque at https://ryanlevesque.net/the-digital-contrarian/

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The host and creator of this podcast is Simon Hedley. Building on his strong background in banking, business & strategy he’s passionate about learning, sharing, and making the difference to people and projects. As “The Strategic Alchemist™” he’s been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders, founders and thought leaders for over two decades.

If you want to grow and scale your business connect with Simon and especially www.TheFiveConnections.com

You can learn more about Simon at www.SimonHedley.com , connect and follow him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mrsimonhedley , or www.Instagram.com/thesimonhedley, and you can book a consulting call with him at book.simonhedley.com

Remember at www.PauseStopReset.com you can find out more about Pause Stop Reset, how to access The Podcast Portal and get more resources to help you on your journey including the Journal and Book.

Simon is the author of www.TheFiveConnections.com and www.ChaosToClarity.com

Pause Stop Reset is published by www.TheSimpleIdea.com and for any queries, questions, opportunities or suggestions get in with the team via help@thesimpleidea.com.

If you'd like to explore Simon helping you grow and scale your business explore www.StrategicAlchemyGroup.com

Welcome back to Pause Stop Reset, the podcast where we explore the moments in life that lead to breakthroughs, growth, and transformation.

Today, we’re joined by my friend Futurist Thomas Frey.

We met live a few years ago, when he was doing a talk about the potential of future technologies and innovations.

Google top-rated futurist speaker and IBM’s most award-winning engineer. He’s the creator of Future Like A Boss and a leading voice on what’s next for business, technology, and society. His talks have inspired audiences at NASA, TED, the Federal Reserve, Disney, and beyond.

He's super smart, super humble and I can’t wait to go deep on this episode and hear what you think.

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The host and creator of this podcast is Simon Hedley. Building on his strong background in banking, business & strategy he’s passionate about learning, sharing, and making the difference to people and projects. As “The Strategic Alchemist™” he’s been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders, founders and thought leaders for over two decades.

If you want to grow and scale your business connect with Simon and especially www.TheFiveConnections.com

You can learn more about Simon at www.SimonHedley.com , connect and follow him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mrsimonhedley , or www.Instagram.com/thesimonhedley, and you can book a consulting call with him at book.simonhedley.com

Remember at www.PauseStopReset.com you can find out more about Pause Stop Reset, how to access The Podcast Portal and get more resources to help you on your journey including the Journal and Book.

Simon is the author of www.TheFiveConnections.com and www.ChaosToClarity.com

Pause Stop Reset is published by www.TheSimpleIdea.com and for any queries, questions, opportunities or suggestions get in with the team via help@thesimpleidea.com.

If you'd like to explore Simon helping you grow and scale your business explore www.StrategicAlchemyGroup.com

Welcome back to Pause Stop Reset, the podcast where we explore the moments in life that lead to breakthroughs, growth, and transformation.

Today, we’re joined by Brad Cohen.

We met in Puerto Rico, where I saw him talking and knew that he was someone I wanted to connect with and have on the show.

Brad is super interesting - investor, connector and more.. and especially his social enterprise work, which is called Autonomy Works which trains, hires and employs adults with autism and those with special needs / ability in tech related jobs.

He's got some great stories, and this is a really fun and real episode.

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The host and creator of this podcast is Simon Hedley. Building on his strong background in banking, business & strategy he’s passionate about learning, sharing, and making the difference to people and projects. As “The Strategic Alchemist™” he’s been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders, founders and thought leaders for over two decades.

If you want to grow and scale your business connect with Simon and especially www.TheFiveConnections.com

You can learn more about Simon at www.SimonHedley.com , connect and follow him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mrsimonhedley , or www.Instagram.com/thesimonhedley, and you can book a consulting call with him at book.simonhedley.com

Remember at www.PauseStopReset.com you can find out more about Pause Stop Reset, how to access The Podcast Portal and get more resources to help you on your journey including the Journal and Book.

Simon is the author of www.TheFiveConnections.com and www.ChaosToClarity.com

Pause Stop Reset is published by www.TheSimpleIdea.com and for any queries, questions, opportunities or suggestions get in with the team via help@thesimpleidea.com.

If you'd like to explore Simon helping you grow and scale your business explore www.StrategicAlchemyGroup.com

Welcome back to Pause Stop Reset, the podcast where we explore the moments in life that lead to breakthroughs, growth, and transformation.

Today, we’re joined by Lindsey Frances — a French registered sophrologist and UK psychologist, medical futurist.. endurance athlete and more..

Learn more about Lindsey at https://www.lindseyfrances.co.uk

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The host and creator of this podcast is Simon Hedley. Building on his strong background in banking, business & strategy he’s passionate about learning, sharing, and making the difference to people and projects. As “The Strategic Alchemist™” he’s been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders, founders and thought leaders for over two decades.

If you want to grow and scale your business connect with Simon and especially www.TheFiveConnections.com

You can learn more about Simon at www.SimonHedley.com , connect and follow him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mrsimonhedley , or www.Instagram.com/thesimonhedley, and you can book a consulting call with him at book.simonhedley.com

Remember at www.PauseStopReset.com you can find out more about Pause Stop Reset, how to access The Podcast Portal and get more resources to help you on your journey including the Journal and Book.

Simon is the author of www.TheFiveConnections.com and www.ChaosToClarity.com

Pause Stop Reset is published by www.TheSimpleIdea.com and for any queries, questions, opportunities or suggestions get in with the team via help@thesimpleidea.com.

If you'd like to explore Simon helping you grow and scale your business explore www.StrategicAlchemyGroup.com

I’m Simon Hedley - welcome back to Pause Stop Reset, where we drop the masks and get real about life and business.

Today, I’m joined by the one and only Jeffrey Hayzlett - global business leader, Hall of Fame speaker, best-selling author, and former CMO of Kodak. You may also know him from The Celebrity Apprentice working alongside President Donald Trump or as Chairman of the C-Suite Network and host of All Business.

I’ve known Jeffrey for over a decade, and his energy, humility, and focus always stand out.

Get inspired and a reality check in today's episode.

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The host and creator of this podcast is Simon Hedley. Building on his strong background in banking, business & strategy he’s passionate about learning, sharing, and making the difference to people and projects. As “The Strategic Alchemist™” he’s been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders, founders and thought leaders for over two decades.

If you want to grow and scale your business connect with Simon and especially www.TheFiveConnections.com

You can learn more about Simon at www.SimonHedley.com , connect and follow him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mrsimonhedley , or www.Instagram.com/thesimonhedley, and you can book a consulting call with him at book.simonhedley.com

Remember at www.PauseStopReset.com you can find out more about Pause Stop Reset, how to access The Podcast Portal and get more resources to help you on your journey including the Journal and Book.

Simon is the author of www.TheFiveConnections.com and www.ChaosToClarity.com

Pause Stop Reset is published by www.TheSimpleIdea.com and for any queries, questions, opportunities or suggestions get in with the team via help@thesimpleidea.com.

If you'd like to explore Simon helping you grow and scale your business explore www.StrategicAlchemyGroup.com

Welcome back to Pause Stop Reset, the podcast where we explore the moments in life that lead to breakthroughs, growth, and transformation.

Today, we’re joined by John Stapleton – The Authentic Entrepreneur — He’s a seasoned entrepreneur with a strong background in the food and beverage industry, He’s best known in the UK for co-founding the New Covent Garden Soup Company and Little Dish .. But he’s done so much more ..

I really enjoyed getting to meet him last year and I’m super excited to get to know him better today.. So without further ado .. John welcome to Pause STOP Reset..

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The host and creator of this podcast is Simon Hedley. Building on his strong background in banking, business & strategy he’s passionate about learning, sharing, and making the difference to people and projects. As “The Strategic Alchemist™” he’s been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders, founders and thought leaders for over two decades.

If you want to grow and scale your business connect with Simon and especially www.TheFiveConnections.com

You can learn more about Simon at www.SimonHedley.com , connect and follow him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mrsimonhedley , or www.Instagram.com/thesimonhedley, and you can book a consulting call with him at book.simonhedley.com

Remember at www.PauseStopReset.com you can find out more about Pause Stop Reset, how to access The Podcast Portal and get more resources to help you on your journey including the Journal and Book.

Simon is the author of www.TheFiveConnections.com and www.ChaosToClarity.com

Pause Stop Reset is published by www.TheSimpleIdea.com and for any queries, questions, opportunities or suggestions get in with the team via help@thesimpleidea.com.

If you'd like to explore Simon helping you grow and scale your business explore www.StrategicAlchemyGroup.com

Today, we’re joined by Kobi Omenaka — he worked as a chemical engineer before a big reset into digital marketing , podcasting and more..

He's now an award winning podcater and producer (including Flixwatcher ) who has created and crafted a great life for him and his family.

He's got a super interesting story and this is well worth a listen, as he shares his surprising resets and how he navigated them.

Also, a great reminder of the importance of fun and how things can work out in magical ways.

You can learn more about Kobi at https://kobestarr.io

The host and creator of this podcast is Simon Hedley. Building on his strong background in banking, business & strategy he’s passionate about learning, sharing, and making the difference to people and projects. As “The Strategic Alchemist™” he’s been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders, founders and thought leaders for over two decades.

If you want to grow and scale your business connect with Simon and especially www.TheFiveConnections.com

You can learn more about Simon at www.SimonHedley.com , connect and follow him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mrsimonhedley , or www.Instagram.com/thesimonhedley, and you can book a consulting call with him at book.simonhedley.com

Remember at www.PauseStopReset.com you can find out more about Pause Stop Reset, how to access The Podcast Portal and get more resources to help you on your journey including the Journal and Book.

Simon is the author of www.TheFiveConnections.com and www.ChaosToClarity.com

Pause Stop Reset is published by www.TheSimpleIdea.com and for any queries, questions, opportunities or suggestions get in with the team via help@thesimpleidea.com.

If you'd like to explore Simon helping you grow and scale your business explore www.StrategicAlchemyGroup.com

Welcome back to Pause Stop Reset, the podcast where we explore the moments in life that lead to breakthroughs, growth, and transformation.

Today, we’re joined by Cien Solon — she’s the founder of LaunchLemonade and .. on a mission to not have anyone get left behind during the AI revolution .. but there’s much more to her story

Learn about her amazing resets, what helped her be so fearless in taking them on, and the drivers that are pushing her one.

Learn more about Cien at https://ciensolon.com

The host and creator of this podcast is Simon Hedley. Building on his strong background in banking, business & strategy he’s passionate about learning, sharing, and making the difference to people and projects. As “The Strategic Alchemist™” he’s been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders, founders and thought leaders for over two decades.

If you want to grow and scale your business connect with Simon and especially www.TheFiveConnections.com

You can learn more about Simon at www.SimonHedley.com , connect and follow him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mrsimonhedley , or www.Instagram.com/thesimonhedley, and you can book a consulting call with him at book.simonhedley.com

Remember at www.PauseStopReset.com you can find out more about Pause Stop Reset, how to access The Podcast Portal and get more resources to help you on your journey including the Journal and Book.

Simon is the author of www.TheFiveConnections.com and www.ChaosToClarity.com

Pause Stop Reset is published by www.TheSimpleIdea.com and for any queries, questions, opportunities or suggestions get in with the team via help@thesimpleidea.com.

If you'd like to explore Simon helping you grow and scale your business explore www.StrategicAlchemyGroup.com