Beste Richard Wright podcasts (2024)

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#020 The Professional Mad Scientist | Dr Vivienne Ming (part 2) 1:30:17

2y ago1:30:17

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Dr Vivienne Ming (Founder and Executive Chair, Socos Labs) An astounding chat with Dr Ming who has spoken extensively on her academic struggle early in life, which eventually led her to leave university. After struggling with depression, suicide, and homelessness, Vivienne returned 10 years later to receive her Bachelor of Science with honors in co…

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#019 The Professional Mad Scientist | Dr Vivienne Ming (part 1) 1:21:42

2+ y ago1:21:42

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Dr Vivienne Ming (Founder and Executive Chair, Socos Labs) An astounding chat with Dr Ming who has spoken extensively on her academic struggle early in life, which eventually led her to leave university. After struggling with depression, suicide, and homelessness, Vivienne returned 10 years later to receive her Bachelor of Science with honors in co…

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#018 The Creative | David Chislett 50:46

2+ y ago50:46

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Turning people and organizations into weapons of mass destruction... That's what David Chislett (Creativity Keynote Speaker and coach) does, and in this powerful and enlightening chat you will come to understand purpose a whole lot better. Aligning with purpose is the difference between just running the tracks or being able to roam free. Reinvent y…

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#017 The Humanitarian | Julia Falconer 47:12

3+ y ago47:12

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Julika Falconer (CEO | Zero2Five Trust) What made a strong and passionate woman with a Masters Degree in International Trade Law make a radical shift towards helping South African children is need? If you said 'purpose', you guessed right! This is a remarkable story that needs to be heard. Find out more about the Zero2Five Trust, and the work of th…

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#016 The Musician | Kabelo Mabalane 1:13:45

3+ y ago1:13:45

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Kabelo Mabelane (Musician | Philanthropist | Pasto Success, fame, and fortune come with challenges, and in this episode Kabelo (multiple award winning Kwaito and Hip Hop musician, songwriter and actor) shares his personal account of his struggle with drug addiction and how he discovered his purpose. It is an authentic, brutally honest and very brav…

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#015 The Applied Academic | Gina Ziervogel 51:35

3+ y ago51:35

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Gina Ziervogel (Associate Professor in Geography at the University of Cape Town) "I do what I love...and then these amazing things come to me." "I don't see purpose as a goal, purpose has always been living into what I love, and then the goals emerge." Gina Ziervogel, Associate Professor in Geography at the University of Cape Town, with a history o…

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#014 The Serial Entrepreneur | Bob Roitblat 37:56

4y ago37:56

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Bob Roitblat (President and Founder | Mainstay Consulting) "What's getting you up in the morning? What are you really looking forward to? We hear about the concept 'follow your bliss' but I believe it should be 'find bliss wherever you are.' Even if you aren't excited about your overall job or career there are parts that are fun, interesting, excit…

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#013 Partners With Purpose | Eva De Goede and Tim Drummond 51:57

4y ago51:57

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Eva De Goede (Captain | Dutch Hockey Team) and Tim Drummond (Captain | South African Hockey Team) Leading your team to two Olympic and World Championship gold medals and one silver medal, winning the FIH woman player of the year twice is a phenomenal achievement. But what comes next for Eva? Getting to the Olympics with a self funded team and zero …

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#012 The Education Activist | Prof Adam Habib 50:56

4y ago50:56

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Professor Adam Habib (Director of SOAS, University of London) However important your political struggle is around inequality, racial discrimination, cultural discrimination or religious fundamentalism, what is important is that you engage with the sense of human empathy. Never forget, that you are engaging in a struggle for a better humanity!" What…

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#011 Wrestling Purpose | Deborah Good 59:56

4y ago59:56

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Deborah Good | Chief Enrichment Officer | The Enrichment Project Are you wrestling the demons from a painful childhood? Still making the same mistakes in choosing life partners? Perhaps you feel like your life is a mess and you see no solutions? Are you a victim of gender based violence, and somehow you felt like you brought it upon yourself? Or ma…

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#010 The Musical Maestro | Richard Cock 56:21

4y ago56:21

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Just imagine that your sense of purpose in life is allowing each musician in a full orchestra to interpret the black notes on a white page to their individual potential whilst pulling it all together to the intentions of the composer who put the notes in that order on the page. That is both a gift and a rare skill, and Richard Cock has lived music …

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#009 The Quadriplegic Ironman | Pieter Du Preez 58:17

4y ago58:17

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Pieter Du Preez was paralyzed from the chest down when he was hit by a car in 2003, The competitive triathlete and actuarial student had choices to make. He decided not to live as a victim. Despite the extraordinary challenges he was faced with (even getting dressed unaided - you will love that story) he started from the beginning and refused to ac…

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#008 The Business Rebel and Coach | Dawnna St Louis 50:08

4y ago50:08

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Homeless and suicidal at 19, Dawnna had no reason to live. In this powerful and enlightening conversation, you will discover how Dawnna managed to get herself from that place to building a $250 million tech consultancy. After only 30 days into her retirement at age 39, this rebel genius launched a second career sharing her lessons and wisdom and is…

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#007 The Cricketer and Coach | Gary Kirsten 53:51

4y ago53:51

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'The result' is the most lethal term in the world! I hate the word result. Gary Kirsten, former International Cricketer, International Cricket Coach, Leadership Consultant, Philanthropist and Entrepreneur. Gary shares details of his international cricketing career (101 test matches and 185 One day Internationals for South Africa) including the fail…

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#006 The Founder and Philanthropist | Craig Featherby 34:30

4y ago34:30

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Craig Featherby (Carrick Group of Companies | Founder and CEO) Craig puts people first, both his clients and his team. In this conversation Craig outlines his clarity of vision and purpose for his organization and reveals some remarkable insights into the industry and the competition, as well as his intentions as a leader. He has a very strong phil…

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#005 The Judge and Defender of Human Rights | Edwin Cameron (Part 2) 23:01

4y ago23:01

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Justice Edwin Cameron (Inspecting Judge Of Prisons | Chancellor of Stellenbosch University) Turning stigmas of homophobia and HIV-AIDS into defending human rights. An intensely vulnerable, honest and real conversation with a man who was described by Nelson Mandela as "One of South Africa's new heroes" and who has been called "The greatest legal min…

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#004 The Judge and Defender of Human Rights | Edwin Cameron (Part 1) 49:48

4y ago49:48

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Justice Edwin Cameron (Inspecting Judge Of Prisons | Chancellor of Stellenbosch University) Turning stigmas of homophobia and HIV-AIDS into defending human rights. An intensely vulnerable, honest and real conversation with a man who was described by Nelson Mandela as "One of South Africa's new heroes" and who has been called "The greatest legal min…

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#003 The Contemporary Artist | Greatjoy Ndlovu 41:40

4y ago41:40

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Greatjoy Ndlovu (Greatjoy Ndlovu Art) Refusing to give up on a dream From humble beginnings in Zimbabwe to the brink of homelessness and poverty in Johannesburg, Greatjoy tells how he refused to give up on his dreams. You will hear about his powerful thoughts on masculinity and the role of men in communities, captured on his canvasses so brilliantl…

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#002 The Nat Geo Photographer and Cinematographer | Shannon Wild (Part 2) 40:15

4y ago40:15

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Purpose trumps a cheetah mauling, near death, a broken back, and no money Shannon shares her story of remarkable tenacity from the humble beginnings of an obsession with reptiles whilst growing up in Australia, to an unexpected move to Africa and her journey to becoming one of the most widely respected wildlife photographers on the planet, and a ph…

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#001 The Nat Geo Photographer and Cinematographer | Shannon Wild (Part 1) 38:09

4y ago38:09

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Purpose trumps a cheetah mauling, near death, a broken back, and no money Shannon shares her story of remarkable tenacity from the humble beginnings of an obsession with reptiles whilst growing up in Australia, to an unexpected move to Africa and her journey to becoming one of the most widely respected wildlife photographers on the planet, and a ph…

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Welcome to The Enrichment Project 2:36

4y ago2:36

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Join me in a series of unfiltered conversations with some of the most remarkable purpose-driven humans who have all either achieved, accomplished, created, inspired, overcome or triumphed. It is a quest to understand what purpose really is and to uncover and articulate the steps along the way to help you get there. I didn’t survive brain cancer thr…