Pivot Points Andre Radmall

This episode is like an allegory for all those who have experienced bullying or rejection for being themselves. Sam was bullied at school for having red hair. She tells a very relatable story about how she regained her power and took back ownership of her own image. Sam describes how she pivoted from hiding and shame to reclaiming her natural colour and image. This was such an empowering experience that others wanted to emulate her look. Sam shares her concern for the effects of social ...

In this episode I speak with the artist Mark Evans. We go deep into the architecture of a pivot point. We chat about what he has learned from observing nature, the ploughing and harrowing of ground before new life can grow and the pain of creating with bravery. Mark grew up on a rural farm in the Welsh mountains.At the age of 7 his grandfather gave him a small pocket knife which he used to carve images into trees and wood bark, that knife would influence the rest of his life.In his...

In this episode I speak with the composer and pianist Tamara Konstantin. She recently performed her romantic piano compositions before Grace Jones's headline act and a star studded audience at the ICON gala at London's Landmark Hotel where the worlds of fashion, show business and music joined forces to raise funds for NHS Charities Together and WellChild. Tamara learned to play piano as a child growing up in Georgia. After attending a special music school for gifted children, she co...

In this episode I speak with Michael Donald - former banking boss turned eco warrior who is waging war on plastic. Michael is an environmental activist who is determined to take action against the effects of plastic pollution - one of the most pressing environmental issues today. He has launched ImageNPay - a new digital wallet, in a bid to kill off plastic payment cards by making digital payments interactive and carbon neutral. This is the world's first payment system that enables user...

In this first episode of season 2, I speak again with the actor David Gyasi (Interstellar, Cloud Atlas,The Dark Night Rises, Carnival Row). We look at where the word kneenecking is a year after it's conception as a way to articulate the horror of racism. We chat about the continuum between micro and macro aggression, the origins of racist 'science' and signs of hope and change. We look at racism as a disease and a state of being that far from being the human condition is an infected wou...

This is the finale to season 1! In this episode I am interviewed by the award winning documentary film maker Øyvind Aamli. We talk about some of the pivot points my guests talked about in season 1. We break down the four elements of any pivot with examples from interviews with people like David Gyasi, David Grant, Tamzin Merchant, Carrie Grant. This episode unpacks some of the changes I have been through and how I understand the mechanics of deep change. We draw on the principles of sto...