The Deft Punk Podcast

Episode 2: Spencer Oliver

Episode 2 of the Podcast in which we sit down for a chat with the Sky Sports Pundit and Ex European Super Bantamweight Champion Spencer Oliver. Something of a boxing prodigy, great things were expected of Spencer from an early age. Having represented Britain in the Commonwealth Games (Earning a Silver medal in the process. Afterwards The man they would later dub 'The Omen' turned pro and enjoyed a 14 match unbeaten run which saw him crowned the Super Bantamweight champion of Europe. Unfortunately, tragedy then struck: during a routine title defence Spencer suffered a life threatening Injury when a torn blood vessel caused a blood clot to form in his brain. He nearly died that day but amazingly made a full recovery after receiving life saving brain surgery. Unfortunately the injury did spell for him the end of his career in the ring, and we address all the feelings that came with the ending of that dream. Over the duration of our chat we also discuss: - The importance of a positive attitude - Rebuilding your goals once your original ones are no longer possible - Transitioning from one career to another - The current boxing landscape - and much much more! With that in mind I sincerely hope you enjoy this, our second episode. Links to the episode and show notes can be found at www.thedeftpunk.co.uk

Episode 1: Farrah Storr

Episode 1 of a new and exciting (With hope!) Podcast in which we sit down for a chat with the editor of Cosmopolitan UK Farrah Storr (@Farrah_Storr). Tasked with reversing the fortunes of one of the UK's best loved and longest running glossy magazines, Farrah and her team are responsible for turning Cosmopolitan into the best selling women glossy magazine in the country and they did it all with some serious time constraints (In the latest round of ABC figures, she has successfully grown circulation by 59% year-on-year)! Farrah was also responsible for overseeing the successful launch of Women's Health UK (becoming the most successful women’s magazine launch of the last decade). Furthermore at the tail end of last year Farrah gave her first TED talk titled "The Leadership Revolution We All Need" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmkehuviHQU Over the duration of our chat we discuss: - The advantages of placing yourself in challenging situations - Millennials in the work place - The importance of leaving a good impression on your superiors - The changing landscape of media - Failing on your own terms - and much much more! With that in mind I sincerely hope you enjoy this, our first episode. Links to the episode and show notes can be found at www.thedeftpunk.co.uk