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Gavin McGarry
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A daily 20-minute podcast where I check in with interesting and informed friends I know around the world.

  1. EP #64 | Weddings during COVID

    10/11/2020

    EP #64 | Weddings during COVID

    For the last 5 years, my guest, Emma Segal WAS (thanks to COVID) the events manager at a 400-year-old exclusive (think rock stars and celebs) private country house in the UK called Aynhoe Park.  She gives me an overview of the wedding business and how it is basically toast until 2022, her weirdest and wildest bridezilla stories, and what people (mostly Americans) spend £100,000 on for a weekend wedding at Aynhoe Park. Sounds excessive and it is.  Here is the link to the country house website. Prepare to drool. https://aynhoepark.co.uk/ Here is Emma's Linkedin in case you want to have a wedding in the UK in 2022 or something.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-segal-002917170/

    48 min

  2. 08/20/2020

    EP #63 | COVID update from Edith in the UK and Mary Ellen in Canada.

    Edith (UK) and Mary Ellen (Canada) give me insights into how each country is dealing with COVID. Masks are required whenever you are outside your home here in California but not in the UK or Canada. Small businesses seem to be faring better in Canada than the UK and US but it may be too early to tell.

    36 min

  3. 08/20/2020

    EP #62 | Beirut Explosion - My friend Edith lived there for 2 years and gives me a perspective you won't hear on the news.

    Maybe you heard about the devastating Beirut blast and you had questions like I did. Why did so few people die? What really happened? What is life like now in Beirut? I speak with my friend Edith who recently left Beirut after 2 years and my other friend Mary-Ellen Anderson who went to visit Edith 2 days after the revolution started last year. So much interesting information about the history of Beirut and how the city works and what has happened since the explosion.

    31 min
  4. EP #61 | "Travel local is going to be a thing" | Travel industry update with expert Christine Vincent

    06/13/2020

    EP #61 | "Travel local is going to be a thing" | Travel industry update with expert Christine Vincent

    My second podcast with travel industry expert Christine Vincent who updates me on when travel might comeback, how Japan and Italy are giving people money to visit, and what she thinks people will want from travel in the future. Here are links to the two articles she references in the podcast about Japan and Italy. 1) Is Japan Home To The Latest Greatest Coronavirus Travel Deal?https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2020/05/22/coronavirus-travel-deal-japan-subsidize-trip/#43817bd214f7 2) The Ultimate Coronavirus Travel Deal: This Island Wants To Pay You To Come Visit - https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2020/04/30/coranavirus-travel-deal-sicily-italy-island/#922c7a1af09f

    24 min
  5. EP #60 | EMPATHY AT WORK | Business author Sophie Wade discusses the future of work after COVID.

    05/28/2020

    EP #60 | EMPATHY AT WORK | Business author Sophie Wade discusses the future of work after COVID.

    Here's some information on my guest Sophie from sophiewade.com. She and I had a great discussion about how work is changing and the importance of empathy. Sophie Wade is a speaker, author and authority on Future-of-Work issues. Her book, Embracing Progress: Next Steps for the Future of Work, is an Executive MBA Program textbook and required reading for several management school leadership courses. Sophie is Founder and Workforce Innovation Specialist at Flexcel Network, a Future-of-Work consultancy. Sophie’s executive advisory work and transformative workshops help companies futureproof their work environments and attract, engage, and retain their multigenerational and distributed talent. She helps corporations maximize the benefits and minimize the disruption in their transition to talent-focused new work environments.

    27 min
  6. EP #59 | RETAIL IS F&*KED | Phil Gordon tells me how his 100 store company is dealing with COVID.

    05/24/2020

    EP #59 | RETAIL IS F&*KED | Phil Gordon tells me how his 100 store company is dealing with COVID.

    Phil is Canadian but lives in the UK. He works for Snow and Rock a ski retailer part of a larger retail group of about 100 stores. He tells me how they are coping and what is next for retail.

    25 min
  7. EP #58 | THE DOCTOR IS IN | Psychiatrist Dr. Dara Abraham helps me understand mental health during COVID.

    05/21/2020

    EP #58 | THE DOCTOR IS IN | Psychiatrist Dr. Dara Abraham helps me understand mental health during COVID.

    Dr. Abraham tells me 3 things that everyone needs to be doing during COVID to help their mental health. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/dara-abraham-bala-cynwyd-pa/735569

    22 min
  8. EP #57 | TOP 10 SPORTS DOCUMENTARIES YOU MISSED | ESPN, NBA, F1, etc executive Murray Barnett gives me his top 10.

    05/20/2020

    EP #57 | TOP 10 SPORTS DOCUMENTARIES YOU MISSED | ESPN, NBA, F1, etc executive Murray Barnett gives me his top 10.

    The passion that Murray speaks about the 10 sports documentaries he has picked is infectious. See the list below. Follow Murray on Twitter at @murraybarnett We also did a bonus list of 12 ESPN documentaries from when he worked at the company. The lists are in no particular order. On the podcast, Murray tells me his super faves. 1. A Sunday in Hell (1976) | YouTube | Cycling 2. Deep Water (2006) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Sailing 3. Dogtown and Z Boys (2001) | Netflix | Skateboarding 4. Do You Believe in Miracles (2001) | YouTube | Ice Hockey 5. Freedom's Fury (2006) | N/A | Olympics 6. Iverson (2014) | YouTube rental | Basketball 7. Salute (2008) | Amazon Prime | Olympics 8. Sons of Cuba (2009) | Amazon Prime | Boxing 9. TT: Closer to the Edge (2011) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Motorcycle 10. Barkley Marathons: The race that eats its young (2014) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Running Bonus Murray's Best Ever ESPN Documentaries 1. Kings Ransom – NHL’s Wayne Gretsky’s controversial move to the LA Kings 2. No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson 3. 9.79 – 1988 100m Olympic Final 4. The 16th Man – 1995 Rugby World Cup 5. June 17th 1994 – OJ 6. The Two Escobars -The 1994 FIFA World Cup and the tragedy of Andres Escobar 7. Jordan Rides the Bus – Michael Jordan plays Minor League Baseball 8. Unmatched – Evert and Navratilova 9. Once Brothers – NBA players torn apart by politics – Croatian Drazen Petrovic and Serbian Vlade Divac 10. No Mas – Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran in the 1980’s 11. When the Garden was Eden – 1970’s New York Knicks 12. White, Blue and White – Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles at Tottenham Hotspur during the Falklands crisis

    38 min
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