Luke & Jay chat with Arran Kirton on this episode of the Lessons Podcast. Arran details how he created his successful technology business without any qualifications from school. He talks about his unbuilt desire to work hard and how his upbringing inspired that, as well as what makes a good boss and a good employee.

The boys chat with Sophie Pardoe on this episode, a cake & coffee shop owner. Sophie talks about setting up her business during covid, whilst studying for a law degree and being a mother. Sophie turned her lockdown business from a home kitchen venture to a fully functioning bakery with a loyal client base!

Luke & Jay engage in a deep chat in this episode with Jay Baughan, a social enterprise entrepreneur with an interesting story. Jay talks about his early life in the army, failure and bouncing back, and why we all have a responsibility to make a positive impact socially.

This time on the Lessons Podcast, Luke & Joe talk with Dale Willis, a careers expert with decades of experience in helping young people realise and achieve their ambitions. Dale talks about the details behind a great CV, the positives and negatives of further education vs the workplace and what young people need to be doing to smash any interview. This isn’t one to be missed!

The boys sit with John & Leo in this episode, the father-son duo behind Brooklyn Brownie Co. John & Leo talk about everything from their quick social media success to the benefits baking together created in moments of grief and tragedy. Leo also gives a great insight into his thoughts on higher education whilst being a business owner as a teenager.

On this great episode of The Lessons Podcast, Jay sits down with Jon Manning, CEO & founder of mental health charity Arthur Ellis. Jon offers a great insight into his own struggles with mental health and bipolar, as well as the reasoning behind starting a mental health charity. Jon gives some genuinely brilliant techniques that everyone can use to help their mental health. This one can’t be missed!

In this episode the boys chat to Bex, a 20 year old punk rocker. Bex has seen astronomical success on social media and has built up a loyal following. She talks openly about the negative side of social media, how she turned bullying in school in to a positive and what her ambitions are in the music industry.

Luke & Jay sit down with professional rugby player Ollie Sleightholme in this episode. They chat about the emotions involved with being an athlete at a young age, as well as the pressures of social media and how important it is to have people you trust around you. Ollie gives an open account of his experiences in elite-level sport and there are some valuable lessons to take from it, enjoy!