The Bootcast

This is a big milestone for The Bootcast! Episode 50! 
To celebrate the big five oh, we have a special guest joining us on the show today. 

A local hero, a titan on the track, a man on a mission to Tokyo, Mr. Marcus Lawler is in the hot seat today.
Irish athlete, Marcus recently got the news that he made #TeamIreland just weeks before the big games in Tokyo!
Some highlights of this episode: 

1. The cut-throat world of elite athletics
2. Mindset of an Olympic sprinter 
3. Being a full time athlete and its challenges

Enjoy this one folks, 200 Metres With Marcus Lawler.

Please leave a review, like, comment or rating wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Much appreciated.

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*EASTER BONUS Episode* of The Bootcast today! 
Today, we chat with Reina O'Meara of Comfort Eats. Comfort Eats is a new venture providing your favourite American food snacks right to your door - shipping globally.

Tune in to hear Reina's story of 

• overcoming prejudices in America, 
• pursuing her dream job in the movie biz and 
• the excitement of launching this new venture. 

Check out Comforteatsdelivery.com and follow them on Insta and Facebook.

Catch all of the back catalogue of The Bootcast on irishbootstrapper.com/pages/bootcast , where you'll find more than 40 episodes of inspiring, engaging & entertaining stories from around the world.

As always folks, any ratings, comments and reviews would be much appreciated. Thanks, Eugene

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Bringing Series 4 to a close, it's time for another endurance athlete. Telling his story of ultrarunning, mental health and maintaining focus, as well as running around his patio for hours during lockdown!
It's Conor O'Keeffe.

In this episode, learn about Conor's experience with

1. Ultrarunning
2. Nutrition and hydration
3. Mental Health

Thanks so much for listening or watching The Bootcast over Series 4. It means a lot to see people following along each week. If you could please leave a review or rating wherever you listen to your pods that would mean a lot to me.
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Thanks, Eugene

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It's with great pleasure that we welcome Brazilian woman Liily Muniz to the hot seat this week.
In this episode, learn from Liily's story about:
- Moving to Ireland
- Learning the English language,
- Dealing with racism and bullying in school
- Overcoming insecurities about herself
- Building a modelling career in a competitive industry

As always folks, all of your shares, comments and reviews are much appreciated so feel free to drop a comment or share this. You can catch the audio version on all major podcast players such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts or the player on www.irishbootstrapper.com.

Thanks for watching, listening and supporting.

Make sure to give Liily a Follow on Instagram, where you can also contact her for modelling work.

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In this episodes of the show, American David McNeill shares his story of global travel and remote work abroad. 
Learn about:

1. Experiencing Asia for the first time
2. Moving from the ups n' downs of a Tech career to a life of entrepreneurship
3. Being an American abroad during the Trump term
4. How Expat Empire can help you with your move/life abroad

I'd really appreciate any reviews, ratings, comments, Likes & Shares you can leave me to help spread the word of the podcast! :)
Thanks for listening, watching and supporting, Eugene.

Make sure to check out David's business at www.expatempire.com, follow him on Facebook, Linked In and check out The Expat Empire podcast too!

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#Japan
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In this episode of The Bootcast, Englishman Graham Cullis shares his story of how art saved him from the depths of depression. From travelling around the world, surfing and running concerts, today's guest is now a brilliant artist and ambassador for promoting mental health awareness. Oh and the famous Irish Blindboy Boatclub is a big inspiration for Graham!
His latest venture is the #KarmaCardProject and you can check him out on patreon.com/grahamcullisart and Instagram too.
In this episode, learn about:

1. How art can be therapeutic
2. The importance of having a solid support network when the going gets tough, and 
3. Hear some travel tales from Graham's epic adventures around the globe

As always folks, to keep the podcast going for you guys, I'd really appreciate any likes, shares, comments and ratings wherever you listen to your pods. Thanks for supporting, watching and listening.

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After the Christmas break, The Bootcast is back with an Irishman, well travelled and with great insights into sports nutrition, Mr. Alan Kenny. In this episode we also delve into the nature of the imposter syndrome that so many of us face when we want to do something new in our lives, be it a job, new sport or lifting more weights at the gym. 
Learn all about 

• various nutrition tips, 
• how to deal with the imposter syndrome and 
• be entertained by some of Alan's antics from lands afar!

Enjoy this episode of The Bootcast.

You can check Alan out on Instagram

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This week on The Bootcast, we are joined by a special guest, all the way from the US of A.
Once dubbed "the female Michael Phelps", Katie Hoff takes to the hot seat.

Diving into the relentless chase for gold at the Olympics, and how a serious health condition threatened not only her career but her life taking her in a different direction.

In this episode, learn about:
1) Being at the top of elite endurance sports
2) Dealing with serious setbacks
3) How to appreciate all of your achievements, whether in sports, life or whatever your passion is.

Check out Katie on Instagram - @kthoff7 and her website www.kthoff.com

As always, I'd really appreciate any Ratings, Reviews, Likes, Comments and Shares folks! Thanks.

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This week, a Carlow man takes the seat to talk about his journey into fitness coaching, and what he sees as the failure points of the industry. Why people start or stop coaching and going to the gym varies from person to person. Cian delves into what he sees as the wrong approach in the fitness industry. From group classes, to meaningless goals to jumping on the latest fitness bandwagon or jargon online.
In this episode, learn about 

1. the finer detail behind coaching (hint: tailored fitness plans) 
2. setting and getting results with your training and 
3. including training in an overall life plan

Check out Cian on Insta: @cian0brien and @KFSonlinecoaching.

Thanks for listening or watching this week! As always, I'd be very grateful if you could leave a Review, Rating or comment/like/share, wherever you listened to the pod.

In this episode we meet Irishman, Shane Finn, a performance coach and endurance athlete.
Focusing mainly on his 24 marathons in 24 days and other personal challenges, you'll learn about:
1) the ups n' downs of endurance sports
2) how an illness can have a profoundly positive effect on our perspective and inspire us to do great things
3) Tips for anyone struggling with life now in these challenging COVID times

Enjoy!
Make sure to give Shane a follow on Instagram and check out his website too - www.shanefinn.com.

As always, I would really appreciate your comments, likes, shares and reviews/ratings wherever you listen to your pods! Thanks.

Remember, Become The Journey.

This weeks episode, we meet an Irish girl who loves a good long swim...in the sea!
Dee Newell has done some amazing sea swims - the English Channel, Antarctica to name but a few and is one of the few females to ever go for the Rangers wing in the Irish Defence Forces. A keen environmentalist too, Dee delves into 

1. what it takes to go beyond the comfort zone, 
2. how her military background has helped her and 
3. how we all can play our part to save the oceans and reduce or eliminate plastic waste!

Enjoy!

Please leave a review or rating wherever you are listening to this podcast, thanks.

Follow Dee on Instagram - @Dee_from_the_sea and check out her website here.

Joining us today on The Bootcast is outdoors fanatic, and the man behind the marketing of the Hiiker app, Mr. Eoin Hamilton. A tale of dealing with the curveballs of life and hiking across the US, we also get some insight into the great features and benefits of the Hiiker app.
Feel free to follow Eoin on Instagram, and check out the Hiiker App!

As always folks, I'd really appreciate if you could leave a review or rating wherever you listen to your pods.  Thanks! Eugene

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Welcome back to The Bootcast!
Kicking off Series 4 is the story of a man who fell into photography and fell in love with the landscape of it. From travelling the world looking for that perfect shot to creating a unique photo tour experience for his clients, Irishman Bernard Geraghty has been through the ups and downs of life and has seen the Northern Lights! Enjoy this one, and if you like it please share it and leave a rating/review.
Thank you,
Eugene

Please support BGLandscapetours.ie and check out Bernard's shots on Instagram

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Here's a selection of some of the highlights from Series 3 of The Bootcast.
The tips, lessons learnt and life advice from all of my various guests, that you too can take on board in your own life to help you overcome your own challenges.

From young Irish scouts, to sea stack climbers and the remarkable story of recovered-addicts. And from global CEOs and mental health professionals to those working in the challenged tourism & travel industry, The Bootcast has it all!

Thanks a million for listening to the podcast or watching it on Youtube.
If you could please leave a review or rating wherever you listen, that would be really great.

I'm really looking forward to Series 4 of The Bootcast coming VERY SOON!

***Guest Call Out*** I'm looking for new guests for the latter half of Series 4. Do you have somebody in mind who has a great story to tell that others would learn from?
Please get in touch, on Instagram or Facebook.
 
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S3 - E12 | Unique Sea Stackin' with Iain Miller.
The final episode of Series 3 brings us up to Donegal, to chat with a Scottish man, mad for the outdoors!
Iain is a rock climber, guidebook author and hill walker living, working and playing on the sea cliffs, sea stacks, mountain ranges and uninhabited islands of County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. His company Unique Ascent offers training and activities for the outdoors lover or someone looking for a new challenge.
In this show, we get some 

1. great insight into this adventurous pursuit 
2. how Iain deals with risk and 
3. hear about what falling 60 feet into the sea taught Iain

You can find out more about Iain & Unique Ascent at www.uniqueascent.ie or @Uniqueascent on Instagram.

As the series finishes up, a huge word of thanks to any of you listening and watching The Bootcast since we started. We are doing it for you, to help you with your own challenges in life. Please leave a review or rating wherever you listen to the pod.

Series 4 is in the pipeline and it's going to be epic! GUEST CALLOUT - any guest suggestions for series 4, please contact eugene@irishbootstrapper.com, or DM @IrishBootstrapper on Instagram.

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As we approach the end of Series 3 of The Bootcast, what better guest to have on the show than the man who started it all way back in June 2019!
Our first ever guest, Mr. Shane Traynor is back!
We caught up with Shane recently to get the latest travel tales, a snapshot of life in lockdown in New Zealand and hear some future plans from the young Briton.
You can follow Shane on Insta @thealrighttraveller and check out his new homeware store, flourishmyhome.com.

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#Covidjob #Lockdown#podcast #TheBootcast #IrishBootstrapper

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The Bootcast S3 - E10 Voices of America with @jlibran.98
In this episode, we venture to the USA to hear from a talented young man of many voices. Jayden is a puppeteer and voice over artist from Southern California, who recently gained global acclaim with his pursuit of his dream job - to land a voice over role on The Simpsons!
Enjoy this funny, interesting and creative story from across the pond!

Please leave a review/rating wherever you listen to your pods :)
Thank you.

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#USA
#Hollywood
#TheSimpsons
#JaydenLibran
#Puppeteer
#voiceoverartist
#voicetalent
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#creative
#adventure
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Series 3 - Episode 9. Irish Staycations with Sarah Slattery.
In this episode, we catch up on some activities and day trips I took over the past few weekends before our guest Sarah Slattery a.k.a @The_travel_expert takes the hot seat. Sarah has featured on mainstream media like RTE, Today FM, Newstalk and The Irish Independent as a travel expert.
With over two decades of experience in travel and tourism (visited over 50 countries so far), Sarah shares top tips on staycationing in Ireland this summer as well as some insights into adventure antics from around the Emerald Isle. With the current COVID situation, people are doing more holidays at home, which is nice to see and obviously great for domestic tourism.

Check out Sarah's travel tips, advice and content on www.thetravelexpert.ie, follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook too.

Enjoy

#shoplocal #staylocal
#Adventure
#Travel
#Staycation
#Irish
#Ireland
#TheTravelExpert
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Series 3 - Episode 8 of The Bootcast takes the show back on track, with a topical important issue that has been brought to light globally the past two months. Racism.
 
In this episode, we talk with a guy I went to school with, Tobi Omoteso. Tobi is a Nigerian-Irishman with a passion for dance and dance culture.
We dive into racism head on, its roots and what it was like growing up in Ireland as a person of colour, as well as how dance empowers people and is a common language, regardless of race or colour. Tobi is involved with Top 8 Street Dance Battle, check it out on Facebook or Insta here!

Enjoy!

As alway, your support is much appreciated, so please leave a review or rating wherever you listen to your pods.

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