Good Journeys with Ben Veal and Sarah Moon

In this episode of Good Journeys with Ben Veal and Sarah Moon, we’re joined by Lynne Fernquest, CEO of the Bath Rugby Foundation: a charity that is transforming the lives of thousands of young people through sport, mentoring and alternative education.Lynne grew up in a working-class community in Neath, where rugby, resilience and laughter were part of everyday life. It was there she first realised something that has shaped her entire career: talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn’t.After studying Law and Economics at Cardiff University, Lynne built a successful career in journalism, becoming Deputy Editor of the South Wales Evening Post and later the first female editor of the Bath Chronicle. But her passion for community impact eventually led her to leave the newsroom and step into the charity sector.Today, Lynne leads the Bath Rugby Foundation, supporting more than 5,000 young people across Bath every year, helping them to build confidence, life skills and brighter futures.Lynne says she’s now in the “bolder phase” of life and believes the most interesting part of her journey may still be ahead.This is an inspiring conversation about leadership, opportunity, community and the power of sport to change lives.🎧 Subscribe for more conversations with people whose journeys are making a difference.📖 Good Journeys: 25 Inspiring Stories, 75 Lessons Learned by Ben Veal is out nowGreat British Book Shop - https://www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/products/good-journeysAmazon UK - https://amzn.eu/d/07TKlBPw

Author and blogger Julie Casson joins Good Journeys with Ben Veal to talk about 'Die Smiling’, a highly personal and emotional memoir that details her late husband Nigel’s journey from diagnosis of motor neurone disease to his death, ten years later, at Dignitas.Enjoy episode 042 of the award-winning Good Journeys show: this purposeful conversation is out now, just for you.

Flamy Grant is a shame-slaying, hip-swaying, chart-topping drag queen, powerhouse vocalist and award-winning songwriter from North Carolina. Flamy’s incredible music blends country, folk, gospel and roots influences to deliver a theatrical, therapeutic, and wholly original experience of intrepid storytelling, all shared through the evocative art of drag. Nominated for Artist of the Year in 2025’s International Folk Music Awards, Flamy Grant joins Good Journeys with Ben Veal for episode 041 of the award-winning show. This purposeful conversation is out now, just for you. This is Good Journeys with Ben Veal: https://youtu.be/dgtlB8_KfKg Prefer to listen to purposeful conversations instead? Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75 Connect with the show on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodjourneyspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndmountainuk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/secondmountaincomms Website: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk Second Mountain Comms: The purpose-driven independent consultancy, helping good people do good since 2020.

Rachel Miller is an internationally recognised authority on Internal Communication and the author of new book Internal Communication Strategy. A former journalist with over 20 years’ comms experience, Rachel advises many of the world’s best-known companies through her consulting business, All Things IC. A Chartered PR Practitioner, Fellow of the Institute of Internal Communication and Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Rachel is a keynote speaker and the host of the Candid Comms podcast host, and in 2020 was awarded the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' President's Medal for distinguished service to PR.  Rachel Miller joins Good Journeys with Ben Veal for episode 040 of the award-winning show. This purposeful conversation is out now, just for you. This is Good Journeys with Ben Veal: https://youtu.be/dgtlB8_KfKg Prefer to listen to purposeful conversations instead? Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75 Connect with the show on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodjourneyspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndmountainuk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/secondmountaincomms Website: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk Second Mountain Comms: The purpose-driven independent consultancy, helping good people do good since 2020.

Redefining Comms' Jenni Field, author of 'Nobody Believes You: Become A Leader People Will Follow' joins Good Journeys with Ben Veal for episode 039 of the award-winning show. This purposeful conversation is out now, just for you. Buy Nobody Believes You: https://redefiningcomms.com/books/nobody-believes-you/ This is Good Journeys with Ben Veal: https://youtu.be/dgtlB8_KfKg?si=RJSaJFvbl7vJx86s Subscribe to the show: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75 Connect on social media: Instagram:   / goodjourneyspod   Facebook:   / 2ndmountainuk   LinkedIn:   / secondmountaincomms   Website: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk Second Mountain Comms: The purpose-driven independent consultancy, helping good people do good since 2020.

Don’t you wish that life on this earth came with a map, a compass, or at least some sort of a guidebook? Autumn Reeser is the founder of Earth School, a transformative online heart-centred leadership community that is all about guiding you forward on your own hero’s journey of self-discovery. As well as being a heart-led guide and mentor, she is also a highly-accomplished and well-loved film and television actor and storyteller who is known globally for her roles in The O.C., Entourage, No Ordinary Family, Sully and more, as well as for being the lead star in numerous Hallmark movies including The Wedding Veil, A Country Wedding and Junebug, and an executive producer, writer and director. Autumn Reeser joins Good Journeys with Ben Veal for episode 038 of the award-winning show. This purposeful conversation is out now, just for you. This is Good Journeys with Ben Veal: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/dgtlB8_KfKg⁠⁠ Connect with us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/goodjourneyspod⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@goodjourneyspod Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/2ndmountainuk⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/2MountainUK⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/secondmountaincomms⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk⁠⁠ Second Mountain: Helping good people do good since 2020.

Bestselling author Sir Alexander McCall Smith joins Good Journeys with Ben Veal, 25 years after the first publication of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Alexander has now written over one hundred books covering all manner of subjects and characters. His books have been translated into forty-six languages, he holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities and, earlier this year, he was knighted by King Charles III for services to literature, academia and charity. This purposeful conversation is out now, just for you. This is Good Journeys with Ben Veal: ⁠https://youtu.be/dgtlB8_KfKg⁠ Connect with us on social media: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/secondmountaincomms⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@secondmountaincomms⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/2ndmountainuk⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/2MountainUK⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/secondmountaincomms⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk⁠ Second Mountain: Helping good people do good since 2020.

Nigerian author, mother and entrepreneur Tonye Faloughi-Ekezie writes beautiful children’s stories with real purpose.  Her popular 'Ugo and Sim Sim' book series is the first globally to feature a black main character with Down syndrome, and is inspired by her two children, Ugo and Simone. As a baby, her daughter Simone had life threatening heart complications resulting from a late diagnosis of Down syndrome. Tonye now uses her entrepreneurial drive to not only raise awareness about special needs with her Special Mums Africa podcast, but also to highlight the importance of representation in children's content with the creation of Simone's Oasis, a platform dedicated to black and African children.  Tonye joins Ben Veal on Good Journeys for this purposeful conversation: episode 036 is out now, just for you.  This is Good Journeys with Ben Veal: https://youtu.be/dgtlB8_KfKg Help the show to grow: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75 Support our partners: Resilient Leaders Elements: https://www.resilientleaderselements.com - make resilience part of your leadership journey Second Mountain Comms: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk - helping good people do good. Connect with Second Mountain Comms on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondmountaincomms TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@secondmountaincomms Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndmountainuk X: https://x.com/2MountainUK LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/secondmountaincomms Website: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk Second Mountain: Helping good people do good since 2020.

#artist #popculture #creativity #podcast Nathan Wyburn is a contemporary pop culture artist who literally uses anything and everything to create mind-blowing works of art. He has made and presented stunning, one-of-a-kind portraits for the entertainment industry's biggest names, been personally commissioned by Mariah Carey, had his work showcased on The Kelly Clarkson Show and in his very own exhibition in Cardiff, and uses his artistic abilities with real purpose and to give back to others. Nathan Wyburn Art joins Ben Veal on 'Good Journeys' for this purposeful conversation. Subscribe to @secondmountaincomms for lessons learned from trails travelled. Help the show to grow: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75 Support our partners: Resilient Leaders Elements: https://www.resilientleaderselements.com - make resilience part of your leadership journey Second Mountain Comms: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk - helping good people do good. Connect with Second Mountain Comms on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondmountaincomms TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@secondmountaincomms Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndmountainuk X: https://x.com/2MountainUK LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/secondmountaincomms Website: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk Second Mountain Comms: The purpose-driven independent consultancy, helping good people do good since 2020.

Do you have a sense of destiny when it comes to where you're heading in the journey of your life? David C. Olcott is the founder and CEO of Samurai Success and the author of Swords of Illumination, a book that takes readers on an exploration of self-discovery. With more than 35 years of professional coaching experience, David is mission led to help his clients become more purposeful and their businesses more sustainable.  In this purposeful conversation, David joins Ben Veal to talk about the personal lessons learned from his travels in the world so far, and to share insight on how to begin living the life you are destined to live.  Support our partners: Resilient Leaders Elements: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.resilientleaderselements.com⁠⁠⁠ - make resilience part of your leadership journey Second Mountain Comms: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ - helping good people do good. Help the show to grow: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Second Mountain Comms on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠  / 2ndmountainuk  ⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/2MountainUK⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ Second Mountain Comms: The purpose-driven independent consultancy, helping good people do good since 2020.

Author, yoga and mindfulness coach Lucy Stone joins Ben Veal on 'Good Journeys' for this purposeful conversation. Support our partners: Resilient Leaders Elements: ⁠⁠https://www.resilientleaderselements.com⁠⁠ - make resilience part of your leadership journey Second Mountain Comms: ⁠⁠https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk⁠⁠ - helping good people do good. Help the show to grow: Spotify: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m⁠⁠ Amazon Music: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75⁠⁠ Connect with Second Mountain Comms on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠  / 2ndmountainuk  ⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/2MountainUK⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk⁠⁠ Second Mountain Comms: The purpose-driven independent consultancy, helping good people do good since 2020.

Award-winning florist Grace Farrimond joins Ben Veal on 'Good Journeys' for this purposeful conversation. Support our partners: Resilient Leaders Elements: ⁠https://www.resilientleaderselements.com⁠ - make resilience part of your leadership journey Second Mountain Comms: ⁠https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk⁠ - helping good people do good. Help the show to grow: Spotify: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m⁠ Amazon Music: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75⁠ Connect with Second Mountain Comms on social media: Instagram: ⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠ TikTok: ⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠ Facebook: ⁠  / 2ndmountainuk  ⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/2MountainUK⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠  / secondmountaincomms  ⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk⁠ Second Mountain Comms: The purpose-driven independent consultancy, helping good people do good since 2020.

The founder and CEO of purpose-driven Myrtos Consultancy, Esther Champion, believes that everyone should be given a fair chance to work, grow, and thrive, regardless of their past. So many individuals in the UK leave prison feel ashamed and without a sense of purpose. Prison, or a life of crime, can often feel like the only place where they are understood. Through her work, and by tapping into her Criminal Justice experience, Esther Champion is commitment to change perceptions around former prisoners' value to the workplace - and is looking to create inclusive and positive change for those who are often misunderstood and not given opportunities to rebuild their lives. Esther Champion joins Ben Veal on 'Good Journeys' for this purposeful conversation. Support our partners: Resilient Leaders Elements: https://www.resilientleaderselements.com - make resilience part of your leadership journey Second Mountain Comms: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk - helping good people do good. Help the show to grow: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2trffd5s Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/9n2jpt3m Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vsn2zy75 Connect with Second Mountain Comms on social media: Instagram:   / secondmountaincomms   TikTok:   / secondmountaincomms   Facebook:   / 2ndmountainuk   X: https://x.com/2MountainUK LinkedIn:   / secondmountaincomms   Website: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk Second Mountain Comms: The purpose-driven independent consultancy, helping good people do good since 2020.

Terry Skaggs is the host of 'Testimonies with Terry', a popular Christian podcast where guests openly share their life story and how their faith in Jesus Christ has turned their struggles into victories and testimonies. Now living and working with purpose as both a licensed marriage and family therapist and broadcaster, Terry has a real gift for getting raw and meeting people right where they're at, and a heart for helping others to journey towards a brighter future. 

The creative vision of Rednine Design and Brand's Robin Worrall has helped to successfully launch numerous startup businesses and also repositioned established international brands by creating, building and shaping businesses into brands that have a story to be told. Robin has a big heart for working with charities, and a big heart generally. Robin joins Ben Veal from Second Mountain on the latest episode of the #GoodJourneysPod to talk about his experiences supporting The Charlie Waller Trust, We Get It and Cerebral Palsy Cymru, the 2020 lockdown and the impact on his creative outlook, and how practicing 'mindlessness' and being present in the moment is transforming his life. #mentalhealth #lockdown #creativeinspiration #creativedesign #podcast

Do you struggle with what it means to be a 'grown-up' in today's world? Feel weighed down by the burdens and responsibilities that go hand-in-hand with adulting? You're not alone! Sammy Burt is the author of new book 'What Is A Grown-Up, Anyway?' which explores the perplexing world of adulthood through interviews, research and original insight. A speaker and culture change consultant, Sammy is the founder of Backpack and part of the founding team of Farleigh Performance, and is all about helping people to be the very best that they can be. Sammy has spent years helping to develop purpose in brands, and loves nothing more than debunking unhelpful myths. She is also a trustee of UK modern slavery charity Unseen. Sammy joins Ben Veal on the award-winning 'Good Journeys with Second Mountain' podcast to talk: - What it means to be a grown-up - How being an adult and being a grown-up are two very different things - The journey leading towards the writing of the book - Tackling imposter syndrome - The struggle to be authentic and to move beyond the views of others - The impact that our work environments have on creativity and our sense of self. Sammy's new book is out very soon - sign up to be the first to hear about the launch: https://www.yourbackpack.co.uk/whatisagrownupanyway Good Journeys with Second Mountain: Lessons Learned From Trails Travelled Subscribe to our channel: www.youtube.com/@secondmountaincomms Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.secondmountaincomms.co.uk/podcast Sponsors: Resilient Leaders Elements - make resilience part of your leadership journey - https://www.resilientleaderselements.com Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondmountaincomms/ X: https://twitter.com/2ndMountainUK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondmountaincomms TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@secondmountaincomms #adulting #grownups #grownup #author #authorinterview

Natalie Luckham is the purpose-driven founder of B Corp agency Naturally Social and the CEO of Wiltshire Digital Drive, a community interest company that emerged during the COVID-19 lockdown to help tackle the 'digital divide' that exists in the UK today. Natalie joins Ben Veal on 'Good Journeys with Second Mountain' to talk about: Her journey as a creative entrepreneur and lessons learned along the way Gaining self-awareness of her mental health struggles Being overwhelmed by burnout and making changes to her life to build a better future How social media can be used as a powerful force for good in our world The story of Wiltshire Digital Drive and how it has now helped thousands to be connected. Please let us know what you think to the show using #GoodJourneysPod and leave a review! Don't forget - the full video version of this and every single interview can be found over at our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@secondmountaincomms This episode of 'Good Journeys with Second Mountain' is brought to you in partnership with the team at Resilient Leaders Elements: make resilience part of your leadership journey.

What does 'success' look like in life when you're an Emmy Award winning TV host? How does life change after becoming a parent for the first time? How can you follow your dreams and create job doing what you love? Chris Van Vliet is the host of hugely-popular podcast INSIGHT. A highly-accomplished television presenter and entrepreneur, Chris has interviewed the biggest and brightest names in the world of sports and entertainment, both on the red carpet and in his studio and is a four-time Emmy Award winner. CVV joins Ben Veal, founder of Second Mountain Comms - the independent communications consultancy that aims to help good people do good - to share his hopes for the future on the award-winning, purpose-driven #GoodJourneysPod show. 

Is it time to start thinking and acting like CITIZENS rather than CONSUMERS? What would happen to our society if we all shifted our perspective away from consumption? Could 2024 be a landmark year where everything changes - for the better? Jon Alexander is the co-founder of the New Citizenship Project and author of hugely insightful book 'CITIZENS: Why The Key To Fixing Everything Is All Of Us.' Jon joins Ben Veal, founder of Second Mountain Comms - the independent communications consultancy that aims to help good people do good - to share his hopes for the future on the award-winning, purpose-driven #GoodJourneysPod show. #citizenship #authorinterview #citizenshipinterview #consumerism #creativity

Alex Witty is a creative entrepreneur, University of Brighton design graduate and the founder of Compound Footwear, a purpose-driven business that is looking to tackle two big issues: waste in the motorsport industry and fast fashion. In this conversation, Alex joins Ben Veal from Second Mountain to share the journey to founding Compound, what led to the idea, the challenges that come with launching a sustainably-driven startup, and his hopes for the future of his fledgling business. Like this episode? Show your appreciation by subscribing to the show and letting us know what you think! #GoodJourneysPod  ******************************************************************* This episode of 'Good Journeys with Second Mountain' is brought to you in partnership with our friends at Resilient Leaders Elements: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2edzmvfe⁠ Leadership begins with about resilience - and Resilient Leaders Elements (RLE) are focused on making world class leadership development available to all, training people worldwide to build the skillsets needed to become resilient leaders.  RLE’s highly respected Resilient Leaders Development Programme is a bespoke development tool that’s perfect for leaders of all levels - and you can sign up now. So if you want to turbo-charge your leadership growth, and become more resilient both in the workplace and in your personal life, there’s never been a better time to start your journey.