Inspiring Voices

In this episode Nicholas McKie speaks to Barry Dequanne. Originally from Canada, Barry is currently serving as the Director of the International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL) in Switzerland. Barry has more than twenty-five years of international administrative and teaching experience, including work at schools in the Kingdom of Swaziland, Buenos Aires, São Paulo and Brasilia. Barry is currently serving as a Board Member with the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and the Swiss Group of International Schools (SGIS). He has also served as a consultant and facilitator working with international schools in school improvement, leadership, governance, strategic planning, and program and policy development. This is a fascinating insight into a top international education leader. https://www.persyou.com/Hello@persyou.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@persyouhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/persyou/

Hannah Rankin is a professional boxer and the Reigning WBA and IBO 154lb World Champion making history by becoming Scotland's first ever female world champion! Alongside boxing, Hannah is also a professional musician performing with the likes of the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre and London Sinfonietta after studying for a Master's degree at the Royal Academy of Music, London. With a wealth of high performance experience, Hannah has also worked with companies such as Deloittes, Siemens Mobility and National Rail covering a variety of topics including building confidence in performance, resilience and health and well-being within the workplace. This is an honest and insightful conversation on how to compete at the top level of high performance. https://www.persyou.com/Hello@persyou.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@persyouhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/persyou/

In this episode, Nicholas McKie speaks to Eddie Mensah, the managing director of Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. Born and raised in Ghana, he left at 16 to attend, on scholarship, a boarding school in Canada where he earned an IB diploma. A bachelor's degree in economics from Franklin and Marshall college in Pennsylvania followed. Eddie has been in various academic positions for the last 25 years. Most recently he was the Head of School at Charlotte Prep School in North Carolina before taking on his role at Right To Dream. Eddie holds a masters degree in Education Leadership from the university of Pennsylvania and certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard University. This is an inspiring conversation exploring how we can uplift and empower children.https://www.persyou.com/Hello@persyou.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@persyouhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/persyou/

Emma Bateman, COO of Repton Schools Group, discusses the role of business in education. Topics include her experience working on the trading floor, her motivations in work, the responsibilities of a COO, planning for the future, travel preferences, and the importance of curiosity and playfulness in education.

In this episode, Nicholas McKie talks to David Haze, also known as Nomadic Paddler. He is a former prisoner turned 7x world record holding SUP adventurer, attempting world firsts and world records. However, it is not all about the pursuit of records and glory. SUP has transformed David's life; his tool for growth & change and he hopes his adventures can encourage more people to reconnect with themselves through adventure by taking that small step out of their comfort zone proving that we are much more than our pasts and mistakes. An inspiring episode to motivate you to get out of your comfort zone and make meaningful change a reality. https://www.persyou.com/Hello@persyou.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@persyouhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/persyou/

In this first episode of series 6, Nicholas McKie speaks to Chandini Misra who is the Head of Senior School at Repton School Al Barsha, Dubai.  Chandini read Chemistry at Keble College, University of Oxford before venturing into a career in broadcast journalism at BBC News 24 and later teaching.  Her leadership experience began in inner city contexts in the UK and later incorporated the competitive international school landscape of Dubai. This episode explores the journey of a new Head growing into their role with humility and integrity at the heart of their leadership philosophy.https://www.persyou.com/Hello@persyou.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@persyouhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/persyou/

Dr Glenn Moodie, Principal at Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar school in Malaysia, discusses the importance of coaching in schools, crafting job descriptions for a safe environment, the unique ethos of their school in Malaysia, and creating a coaching culture throughout the school.

Kiran Bir Sethi is a designer who became a teacher, a principal who grew into an education reformer and subsequently morphed into a social entrepreneur. Kiran founded the award winning Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India, in 2001. Riverside, is viewed as a laboratory to prototype design processes that uses a systems approach to build a culture of empowerment, graduating young citizen leaders with an ‘ I CAN Mindset’ – using their agency for the greater good. In 2009, Kiran launched “Design for Change” which uses a simple 4 step design framework – FIDS (Feel, Imagine, Do, Share) to cultivate the I CAN mind-set in all children. Today, Design For Change is the world's largest movement of change - of and by children, and is in 60+ countries — impacting over 2.2 million children and 65,000 Teachers.  This is a wonderful conversation on how an education vision was brought to life. https://www.persyou.com/Hello@persyou.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@persyouhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/persyou/

Major Pat Burgess joined the British Army in September 1992 and started his career at The Second Royal Tank Regiment in Germany. He served with the regiment in Germany, Northern Ireland, Canada, Poland, Iraq and Afghanistan in a career that saw him from Trooper, through Tank Commander to Regimental Sergeant Major. He has deployed on operations to Northern Ireland, the invasion of Iraq (and subsequent tours) and a further three tours of Afghanistan.He is currently involved in the implementation of Physical Awareness Training (PAT), an innovative approach to bringing Mindfulness based coping strategies into the existing culture of physical training. He runs Mindfulness classes for the permanent staff, both military and civilian, and has recently created a defence-wide online mindfulness course, which currently has seen over 4000 subscribers internally and has since been released on the Army’s external webpage as open source. He has most recently been awarded an MBE in recognition of his tireless work in bringing mindfulness to Defence. A fascinating conversation not to be missed!You can visit Pat's website for free mindfulness material: www.oneworldmindfulness.co.uk. https://www.persyou.com/Hello@persyou.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@persyouhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/persyou/

Stuart Lancaster is a former teacher and rugby union coach. He was the Head coach of the English national rugby union team from 2011 until he stepped down in 2015 after the rugby world cup. In September 2016 he joined Irish provincial side, Leinster Rugby and has overseen an incredibly successful period in the clubs history. Before becoming a rugby coach, Stuart attended Carnegie College in Leeds to train as a PE Teacher, while continuing his rugby career and began teaching at Kettlethorpe High School. Stuart is an in demand leadership speaker focussing on building high performing teams with the power of authentic leadership. This is a superb conversation exploring leadership with a top performing sports coach. For more information you can visit Stuart's website www.stuartlancaster.comhttps://www.persyou.com/Hello@persyou.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@persyouhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/persyou/