Episodes
Oct. 3, 2022
The remarkable life of 94 year old Olive Roberts: orphaned aged 8 in wartime northeast England before finding true love and embarking on unexpected adventures #130
Send us a text EP130: Olive recently celebrated her 94th birthday and is still in fine form. Her active mind and unfussy approach to life is refreshing in people of any age, not least those in their 10th decade. She narrates her story in exactly the same way, and even when tragedy strikes - for exa…
Sept. 29, 2022
What's really going on with UK house prices? Working through the data behind the headlines with property expert Eyeedul Haque #129
Send us a text EP129: "We are in a very interesting time. On one side, we have the Chancellor trying to encourage house sales with fiscal stimulus. And on the other, we have the Bank of England using monetary policies to control lending. What makes the decision of when to invest more interesting is…
Sept. 26, 2022
From childhood trauma to Robbie Williams singing at your wedding; Sam White shares the ups and downs of success #128
Send us a text EP#128 "If you've had some sort of trauma in your early life...the problem you potentially suffer with is an inherent feeling of a lack of self worth. And success won't fill that." Sam White tragically lost her mother to an overdose at age 23. By 24 Sam launched her first business fr…
Sept. 26, 2022
What's really happening with UK house prices? We decipher the data behind the sensationalist headlines #127
Send us a text EP127: "We've had amazing news in the last few weeks. We had interest rates go up again last week... We then had the mini-budget with the changes to stamp duty...to come into play. There's a third element with the pound taking the biggest fall in 37 years against the US dollar. All t…
Sept. 12, 2022
Founder of the safari holiday and luxury travel pioneer Geoffrey Kent believes cashflow and discipline really are king #126
Send us a text “My whole life has been one safari and I am still living it now. Even as I sit here in Monaco, I cannot wait to get up and have another adventure.” My guest today, Geoffrey Kent, is the founder of luxury international travel company, Abercrombie & Kent, and the pioneer behind saf…
Sept. 5, 2022
What missing the 2020 Olympics by 2 seconds taught world champion, Jordan Thomas #125
Send us a text EP125: “I was on fire. I was fighting well. Then I've got to one of the most important fights I just needed to get through. This fight was probably the most important fight to get that chance to have the Olympic gold medal. I received a head kick with two seconds to go, and two secon…
Sept. 1, 2022
How Paul Green’s steady approach to savings and investment created a retirement he could look forward to #124
Send us a text EP124: My podcast is back! We have another series of 12 guests to share with you over the coming weeks. “Many people reach the age of 50 having been on a treadmill of career and families and they're faced with this realisation…they need to take responsibility for themselves as they m…
Dec. 20, 2021
What I learnt about business from being a stripper, with tech entrepreneur and angel investor Paulina Tenner. #123
Send us a text “Being a stripper taught me more lessons than I could possibly imagine, a lot of which I’ve been able to apply to my business life..” For the penultimate episode of The Nicole Bremner Podcast, I’m joined by former stripper Paulina Tenner. Paulina is the founder of GrantTree, where sh…
Dec. 13, 2021
Finding clarity among the chaos and building a team for success with Staykeepers co-founder Ivo Gospodinov #122
Send us a text “‘Workations’ have become really popular. We’ve ditched the office and have really embraced ‘out of office’ work.” My guest today, Ivo Gospodinov, is one of the entrepreneurs behind industry leading prop-tech company Staykeepers, which he runs with his brother, Miroslav across the UK…
Dec. 7, 2021
How to be successful in a male dominated property industry with Star Projects London founder, Julia Starzyk #121
Send us a text “A career in construction is not just about muddy boots.” Today my guest is Julia Starzyk, a property quantity surveyor, project construction manager and founder of Stars Projects London, a dynamic property consultancy focusing on cost consultancy and project management in the luxury…
Nov. 29, 2021
The importance of natural beauty and skincare with Rachel Noble, founder and creator of The Noble Apothecary #120
Send us a text “It’s so important to think about what you put into your body and so we should be taking that view with our skin too.” For anyone who has ever had problem skin or is fed up with trying endless beauty products in a bid for that healthy glow we all long for, this is the episode for you…
Nov. 15, 2021
How to use marketing to raise capital for real estate business with Money Partner Formula founder Dave Dubeau. #119
Send us a text “Most folks have $1 to $2 million dollars in hidden capital available to them within the people they know.” Joining me this week, all the way from British Columbia in Canada, is Dave Dubeau, the creator of the Money Partner Formula. As a bestselling author and speaker, Dave has share…
Oct. 25, 2021
The challenges of investing in art with art world editor Jane Morris #118
Send us a text “Buying art is a little bit like buying property in Knightsbridge…if you buy a blue-chip artist who’s dead and sit on it long enough then you probably will make money, but that means you need to be able to affo...
Oct. 18, 2021
Building a resilient brand in the aftermath of a financial crisis with London Money founder and director, Martin Stewart #117
Send us a text “Mortgage brokers are a bit like the crocodile in that we’ve been around for ‘4 billion years’ and nothing seems to be able to kill us off! We’ve managed to get through the credit crunch and the pandemic – good brokers survive those downturns because they are good business people and…
Oct. 12, 2021
How fishing and running saved me from a life of addiction, with angler extraordinaire Bev Clifford #116
Send us a text "People will instantly judge a book by its cover, that because you're a woman who wants to have nice hair, have their nails done or have false eyelashes you can't participate in a certain sport...the old stereotypes still exists unfortunately," My guest today is Bev Clifford, who has…
Oct. 4, 2021
How technology is helping the fight against Child Sexual Abuse Material with Krunam CEO Chris Wexler #115
Send us a text ***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode contains difficult content about child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that is likely to be particularly sensitive. In 2019 nearly 30 million images and over 40 million videos relating to child sexual exploitation were released online... "The most surp…
Sept. 28, 2021
Cycling from Bristol to Mallorca in honour of his brother and best friend Yann with renewable energy developer Owen Saward #114
Send us a text This special podcast was aired live from the Pyrenees with my guest Owen Saward, renewable energy developer. During our live interview he shares with me the tragic event that altered his life and lead him to embark on a solo cycle from his home in Bristol to the highest peak in Mallo…
Sept. 20, 2021
Understanding how the PropTech industry is changing with real estate tech veteran Ben Lerner #113
Send us a text “The Real Estate tech space as a whole, from an investment and ownership perspective, has been really resilient…there are various areas that have really boomed.” My guest today is Ben Lerner, a real estate tech veteran with 20 years’ experience in the PropTech sector. Ben learned his…
Sept. 13, 2021
‘Machines won’t take over, they will just help us do our jobs better’ – discussing user-driven design and technology in the construction industry with NECA executive director Tauhira Ali #112
Send us a text “There are a million different solutions out there but how do we get the right solutions into the right hands of the right people?” My guest today is Tauhira Ali, who is the executive director of industry innovation at NECA, which acts as the voice of the $171 billion electrical cons…
Aug. 30, 2021
How to DIY your PR with Lucy Sambrook and Toya Satnarine from PR for the People #111
Send us a text “Part of PR is working out what your USP is and what sets you apart from everyone else. The more you can niche that down the better. If you can’t describe what you do in one sentence then a journalist won’t be able to and they’re not going to remember you either.” My guests today lau…
Aug. 23, 2021
How PropTech is changing the face of the property industry and the importance of regulation, with Michael Stephen Day #110
Send us a text “We are one of the few countries in the world where our property agents are not regulated…You can commit a crime under the Estate Agency Act in the morning, effectively be struck off, and then open a lettings office in the afternoon, so we have anomalies.” My guest today has one of t…
Aug. 16, 2021
Is there such a thing as an amicable divorce? With nurse turned family law expert Linda Lamb #109
Send us a text “Marriage counselling isn’t a waste of time, it’s not always about getting back together, it’s about seeing if you should part and doing it in a sensible way.” My guest today is family law expert Linda Lamb who has 25 years’ legal experience and is a resolution-trained collaborative …
Aug. 9, 2021
The future of machine learning - will they be kind to us? - with serial app builder and tech veteran Christopher Slee #108
Send us a text “The types of projects we’re working on now, there would have been no technical way to solve those problems five years ago. I’m looking forward to what’s next…what’s the next solution, what’s the next technology?” I’m joined today by a guest in Dublin, Ohio. Christopher Slee is the f…
Aug. 2, 2021
Changing direction and evolving in business with Terrible* co-founder and CEO, Tersha Willis #107
Send us a text “You’ve got to accept that maybe the idea you had or the thing you’re working on isn’t going to be necessary or won’t survive this period of time.” My guest today is Tersha Willis a Goldsmith College graduate with a background in private equity, financial services and fashion. She is…