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Acumen

A Podcast with listeners in 20 countries and 115 cities where we interview a multitude of guests from around the world ranging from ex spies and former special forces to business leaders and psychologists. Please like and subscribe.

Episodes

  1. My way. Warrior? 2 Chapters

    01/29/2021

    My way. Warrior? 2 Chapters

    In this episode we hear from a former member of Israels version of MI5. He narrates two chapters from a book recently translated from Hebrew to English written by a former Israeli Special Forces warrior who served for nearly 30 years in an elite counter terrorist unit made into a Netflix Hit TV series 'Fauda' about covert operations. The book gives valuable life lessons about everything we face on a daily basis and how to overcome them using the wisdom from a warrior who turned to peace. Please subscribe and download.

    40 min

  2. 01/19/2021

    Life is fractal - Valuable changes to your behaviours

    In this episode we interview Dr David Purves, a Consultant Chartered Counselling Psychologist, a qualified psychotherapist, an accredited CBT therapist and he is also a Chartered Scientist who has spent over 20 years developing tools that have helped thousands of people both in the NHS and also in the private sector. He is  frequently asked by the media for interviews and acts as an expert psychologist recommended by the British Psychological Society on matters of disaster and trauma. He is also an expert witness to the courts on matters of trauma and PTSD. If you would like to contact Dr Purves, his website is https://www.drpurves.online We also interview Stephanie Corking, People Director and co-owner of London based consultancy firm Laws of Attraction. Stephanie has over 16 years’ experience working in the People Development field for major brands. Her knowledge of leadership behaviours combined with her engaging and energetic style ensure that her clients are able to go back into the workplace and really embed the behavioural changes from day one. Stephanie’s passion is identifying strengths, working with clients to further increase what they are already good at and overcoming obstacles that will enhance everyday communication, thus improving their relationships and leadership behaviours. She is an experienced and qualified coach, having worked on a variety of different areas such as communication styles, team dynamics, staff engagement, time management, stress management, resilience and achieving personal goals. If you would like to know more about her company, the website is https://www.lawsofattraction.com/about/

    1h 15m

  3. 11/10/2020

    The Way of the Warrior - From War comes Peace

    In this episode we are joined by a former member of a covert Special Forces team as portrayed in the Netflix hit TV show 'Fauda' who spent 28 years hunting terrorists.  We discuss his time in the Special Forces and how that experience of fighting and killing combined with inner peace has defined him as a true warrior. He talks about his new book 'My way, Warrior?' and gives our listeners some powerful words of wisdom to help keep mentally strong in the face of adversity.

    1h 9m

  4. 10/10/2020

    An Israeli Perspective - Terrorism, the Mexican Cartels and Money Laundering

    On this episode we interview a former senior Israeli military officer and ex Israeli MI5 equivalent who talks about his experiences in Venezuela where he witnessed terrorist training camps, and his time in Mexico with the drugs cartels.  The underlying message is for our listeners to hear the real life consequences money laundering has. To find out more about our guest please visit his web site https://ayo-inv.com/

    56 min

  5. 10/07/2020

    Divide and Conquer - Are enemy agents afoot or is this a natural phenomena?

    On this podcast I'm joined by our new co-host Adam. We discuss the pandemic and if enemy agents are capitalising on the current situation to cause divides and confusion through misinformation. We talk about horizon scanning, google maps and the track and trace initiative. Sending positive vibes to all of our listeners. Please subscribe to our podcast which can be downloaded for free on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, iTunes and Soundcloud.

    54 min

  6. 09/05/2020

    Danger Close - The dark art of concealment

    In this cast I interview an ex British Army, former private military contractor who did over 1000 close protection missions in Iraq for the US Government and US State Department, specialises in 'danger close' reconnaissance and the dark art of concealment. He tells us about being shot at, having car bombs explode next to him and training British Army snipers. If you want to speak with him directly, his website is www.kamouflage.co.uk

    1h 10m

  7. 08/26/2020

    The Boys from Brazil - Keeping a level trade playing field

    This week we are in São Paulo, Brazil talking with Oren Saggiv, the Israeli Peaky blinder from Podcast 2, Diego Ures from Sidera Consult about trade intelligence, how the pandemic has impacted on fair trade and ‘dumping’ and finally we interview ‘Joao’ aka Brazil’s version of Chuck Norris about operating in the infamous Favelas of Brazil.  If you want to follow up with Diego Ures who has offices around the world, he can be contacted via his website: www.sideraconsult.com

    58 min
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About

A Podcast with listeners in 20 countries and 115 cities where we interview a multitude of guests from around the world ranging from ex spies and former special forces to business leaders and psychologists. Please like and subscribe.

Information

  • Creator
    Acumen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 ACUMEN
  • Show Website
    ACUMEN