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John Reynolds talks with some of the world’s most extraordinary individuals discussing both the highs and lows of their life stories.
Each ‘lived experience’ is shared in an informal and candid conversation providing inspiration, thought provoking topics and actionable takeaways. Mental health is at the core of these conversations with guests being transparent about their mindset, how they keep motivated, juggling family, business and time for themselves.
Each ‘lived experience’ is shared in an informal and candid conversation providing inspiration, thought provoking topics and actionable takeaways. Mental health is at the core of these conversations with guests being transparent about their mindset, how they keep motivated, juggling family, business and time for themselves.
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In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Rob Pierre.Rob is one of the UK’s most successful media leaders. Rob co-founded digital marketing business Jellyfish in 2005 and as CEO, he grew the business to over 2000 employees, working across 28 global offices on clients including Google and Netflix. Jellyfish was acquired by The Brandtech Group in June 2023 for a figure quoted as over £500 million.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Ashley Cain.Ashley is an English reality TV personality and former footballer who played for Championship side Coventry City.Ashley’s lost his daughter at 8 months old after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia at just 8 weeks.In this programme we discuss overcoming life's challenges, personal transformation, and finding strength through difficult experiences, including navigating profound personal loss and maintaining a positive perspective.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories John Reynolds sits down with Sir Stephen Fry.Stephen is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator, and writer, renowned for his wit, intellect, and diverse contributions to entertainment and literature.In 2025 Stephen was knighted by King Charles III "for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity".
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Rob Rinder MBE. Sometimes known as Judge Rinder, Rob a British criminal barrister and television personality.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Ruby Wax.Ruby is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. A classically-trained actress, Wax came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style on television shows including The Full Wax. She was a script editor for the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.In 2013, Ruby gained a master's degree in mindfulness based cognitive therapy from Kellogg College, Oxford. In 2015, she was appointed a Visiting Professor in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Surrey.Wax was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Special Honours for services to mental health.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with English rugby legend and former international fly-half, Jonny Wilkinson CBE.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with three-Michelin Star celebrity chef & TV personality Heston Blumenthal.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Sir Kenneth Olisa.Sir Kenneth is a British businessman, philanthropist and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London.He founded and led the AIM-listed technology merchant bank Interregnum and now leads Restoration Partners.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Caroline Stanbury.Caroline is an English television personality and businesswoman. She is known as an original main cast member on the Bravo reality television show's Ladies of London and the Real Housewives of Dubai.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Rory Sutherland.Rory is a British advertising executive. He is the vice chairman of the Ogilvy & Mather group of companies and social media sensation.Sutherland writes a fortnightly column in The Spectator and has written several books, including Alchemy: The Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with founder of SKN TO SKN Sara Stokes.Sara struggled with her skin during pregnancy with intense sensitivity and hormonal acne, she I had no idea that the skincare products she was using was making it worse AND some were not pregnancy-safe. It wasn’t until she was 6 months pregnant that she found out you shouldn’t use certain skincare ingredients like retinol, salicylic acid and hydroquinone, all of which she was using.After looking for pregnancy-safe skincare products and being told there wasn’t any and to go speak to her GP, Sara felt like women like all women in this situation were sidelined and overlooked. SKN TO SKN was created to address this with pregnancy-safe skincare designed to support hormonal skin.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with British DJ, hype man, producer and TV presenter, Charlie Sloth.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with British dancer, choreographer and TV personality AJ Pritchard.From 2016 to 2019 AJ appeared as a professional dancer on the BBC dance series Strictly Come Dancing . In 2020, he participated in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Steve Tappin.Steve is a British leadership coach, author, the co-founder CEO of Beyond Unity and in 2013 Tappin became host of the BBC business programme, CEO Guru.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Troy Deeney.Troy Deeney is football pundit and former English professional footballer. In the interview the pair discuss Troy 's raw and honest journey through football, family challenges, personal struggles, and how he transformed painful experiences into motivation and personal growth.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Paris Fury.Paris Fury is best known as the wife of heavyweight world boxing champion Tyson Fury. She was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and married Tyson aged 18.They have seven children together. Their life together was the subject of hugely popular 3-part ITV documentary Gypsy King in 2020, and Netflix's At Home with the Furys in 2023. In this programme John and Paris discuss her approach to life, motherhood, and entrepreneurship, highlighting her belief in personal potential and her ability to thrive under pressure while managing a busy family and professional life.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with legendary sports promoter Barry Hearn OBE.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Lord Karan Bilimoria to discuss the journey of a Zoroastrian Parsi entrepreneur who built Cobra Beer from scratch, sharing insights about being bold in business, overcoming challenges, and viewing failure as a crucial part of success.
Pandora Christie also known as Pandora, is a British radio presenter. She is the current host of Heart Radio mid-morning show.Christie grew up in South London. Christie's mother suffered from alcoholism and died in front of Christie from a heart attack when Christie was nine years old.Christie has said that her memories of her life before she was nine years old are snapshots; she says that she can remember visits by social services' staff relating to both her, and her sister, being temporarily taken into care.In April 2019, it was announced that Christie was joining Heart Radio to present a weekday show between 9am and 1pm, the first hour of which would not be broadcast on local Heart stations apart from Heart London; it was also announced that she would present Club Classics on Saturday evenings on Heart.
In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Kevin Lane.In 1996 Kevin was convicted for a contract killing and spent the next 20 years in prison. Some of these years in the highest category prison in the UK.One of the investigating officers himself ended up behind bars, admitting to misconduct in office.Kevin published a book "Fitted Up and Fighting Back" from inside prison with fresh evidence he hopes will lead to his conviction being overturned.
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