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#178 Leah McCourt MMA: The First Female To Headline A Fight In Europe

Dec 28, 2020

Leah McCourt is an MMA Fighter from Belfast Northern Ireland.

Alongside being a blackbelt in Judo and brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Leah was also the first female in Europe to Headline a Mixed-Martial Arts Fight.

In today’s episode we talk about:

The challenges of training
The importance of...

#177 BLK BOX Fitness: Greg Bradley

Dec 21, 2020

Greg Bradley is the founder and CEO of BLK BOX Fitness: a company that specialises in the design, manufacture and delivery of fitness equipment.

Since 2012, the Belfast-based team have worked with some of the leading sports clubs in the world, including Irish Rugby, Arsenal, Google, LinkedIn, The Royals in Dubai...

#176 John Elliott: Founder Of Clements Coffee

Dec 14, 2020

John Elliott is a serial-entrepreneur from Larne, Northern Ireland.

He’s best known for starting Clements Coffee, a chain of over 10 cafes launched in 1999 that has paved the way for Belfast’s now thriving coffee scene.

(Though Clements is still the only café in NI to have held the highly acclaimed UK...

#175 Frank Morris: The Man Who Built An Airplane In His Garage

Dec 7, 2020

Frank Morris is a tinkerer, builder and inventor from Northern Ireland.

After growing up on a "farm" and being inspired by the handiness of his grandas, he always messing about with stuff at a young age including radios, field cars and household appliances.

While touring in a band, he also got into building his...

[Documentary] Lilian Bland: "The First Woman To Design, Build & Fly Her Own Airplane"

Nov 30, 2020