The Climb Podcast with Stuart Webber and Jonathan Parramint

In the season finale episode, Stuart and Jonathan talk with Sir Andrew Strauss.

Strauss captained the England team to a 2–1 victory in the 2009 Ashes, scoring a series total of 474 runs, more than any other player on either side and held the record for most catches by an outfield player for England. He became the ECB's Director of Cricket in 2015, and as a result of his services to English cricket, Strauss was appointed a Knight Bachelor in Theresa May's resignation honors in September 2019.


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This week, Stuart and Jonathan chat with Jay Morton.

The former SAS Operative and Two-time summiteer of Everest discusses in-depth,  life in the forces, coping with the impacts of PTSD, and the challenges faced by the Elite of the Elite in the SAS. Jay also talks about his own experience of climbing Everest and offers sound advice to Stuart as his climb becomes ever closer.

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This week Stuart, Zoe and Jonathan talk with sports journalist Faye Carruthers.

Faye discusses how the industry has changed over the years, her love for Luton Town FC and how self-belief is the greatest takeaway from life as a journalist.

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On this week's Podcast, Stuart and Jonathan talk with Neil Ashton.

At the end of 2019, Neil had lost the drive and enthusiasm for his role as a highly successful football journalist and TV presenter, and he walked away from his career. What follows is a deeply frank account of the decisions Neil made whilst embracing the unknown, how he used fear to his advantage, and how gambling everything rekindled a thirst for his greatest passion.

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On this week's Podcast, Stuart and Jonathan talk with Les Ferdinand MBE.

Sir Les describes how his struggle to break out of grassroots and lower league football gave him the desire and confidence to flourish at the top level of football not only as a player playing home and abroad for some of the world's greatest clubs and managers but now as a Director of Football at his old club QPR.


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On this week’s episode of The Climb Podcast, we have one of the Premier League's greatest ever players Frank Lampard.

In the second of this two-parter, listen to Frank talks openly about the passing of his Mum, meeting His future wife,  his management experiences at Derby and Chelsea, and finally moving on from losing a Job.

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On this week’s episode of The Climb Podcast, we have one of the Premier League's greatest ever players Frank Lampard.

In the first of this two-part episode, listen to Frank talk about his life experiences, including his time as a player and now manager. Frank talks in detail about his career, the highs and the lows of his time at West Ham and Chelsea, and the emotional strength it took to keep his position in the Chelsea team over the years with the constant threat of new players each season.

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This week on the podcast Stuart and Jonathan talk to Hear’Say popstar, actress and 'Dancing on Ice' champion Suzanne Shaw. 

Hear about how Suzanne shot to fame with Hear’Say after winning ITV’s 'Popstars' in 2000, and all the media that came with doing so. Suzanne achieved chart-topping success at just 19 years old, and her every move was documented in the media. She discusses how over the years this has affected her mental health. 

Listen to Suzanne’s battle with postnatal depression and alcohol, and how running and plant-based food has now changed her life.

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This week on the podcast, Stuart and Jonathan talk to Champions League winner Paul Lambert.

In the second part of a two part special, Paul discusses his exit from Norwich, life working for Aston Villa and his time with Ipswich Town, the highs and lows of being in the limelight, and how Borussia Dortmund changed his life to shape the way he is today.  Listen to find out what's next for Paul Lambert. 

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This week on the podcast, Stuart and Jonathan talk to Champions League winner Paul Lambert.

In the first part of a 2 part special, Paul discusses his dramatic and career-defining exit from the safety of Scottish football, what it took for him to make it in a team of champions and the moment he realised the sacrifices he needed to make to achieve what so many strive to,  playing the beautiful game.

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This week on the podcast, Stuart and Jonathan talk to Ronnie O'Sullivan OBE.

The now, Seven-time world snooker champion, who is rated by his peers as "the greatest of all time" talks with Stuart and Jonathan about the sacrifices he has to make to win, what his real passions are now that snooker has become his fallback rather than go to in his life, and his working relationship with Dr Steve Peters whom often accompanies him to major tournaments to help with the pressure Ronnie has to deal with in order to win a world championship title, but is then often called upon to deal with much more trivial dilemas in Ronnies everyday life outside of snooker.

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In this week's ep... (it's a little different)

Stuart is currently away on the next step of his training, climbing Cotopaxi in Ecuador, so this is a pre-record from before he left.

Jonathan and Stuart discuss the lessons learned from Stuart's first climb, Mount Kilimanjaro and a winter training camp he attended earlier this year in the wilds of Scotland.

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This week on the podcast, Stuart and Jonathan talk to Danny Gray.

Danny is the founder of War Paint for Men. Previously appearing on Dragons Den, Danny has gone on to build a successful product, but much more than that he has told his story and is helping people in so many ways. Developing the concept of JAAQ.org , an exciting new online platform to put your questions about mental health to the best doctors in the world. 

On the podcast, we speak to Danny about…

• His story from being bullied in school to the creation of his business
• JAAQ.org
• Appearance on Dragons Den and what happened next
• Mental health 
• Balancing his ambitions in business and life with his family

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In this week’s episode of The Climb Podcast with former English professional footballer David James OBE. James is fifth on the list for all-time Premier League appearances and holds the record for most penalties saved in Premier League history.

He holds 53 England caps and was the goalkeeper for the Euros 2004 and the World Cup in 2010. James was appointed an MBE in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to football and charity.
 
Having started his career with Watford, James went on to feature in the Premier League for Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester City and Portsmouth, finally ending up at Kerala Blasters as their marquee player and Manager in the inaugural season of the ISL, with James admitting this might have been his biggest career challenge in football and one that he learnt the most from.

On the podcast, we talk about...

- Loyalty

- His nomadic career and lifestyle

- Growing up

- Playing and coaching abroad

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Dean Holden & Danielle Nicholls

In this week’s podcast, we get to talk to married couple Dean Holden and Danielle Nicholls. Danielle is an English TV presenter, radio host, model, and singer, best known for presenting on CITV. 
Dean is an ex-professional footballer and the current first-team assistant manager at Stoke City having previously managed Bristol City. Together they have five children. Danielle and Dean faced every parent’s worst nightmare with the loss of their 17-month-old daughter Cici.

We speak to Dean and Daniel about

• Their careers
• Transitioning from working to becoming a Mum and then being a working mum
• Dealing with tragedy 
• Grief 
• Moving forwards

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In this week’s we get to talk to Gary Lineker, one of England’s greatest ever strikers.
Lineker made his England debut in 1984, earning 80 caps and scoring 48 goals over an eight-year international career.
His international goals-to-games ratio remains one of the best for the country. His six goals in the 1986 FIFA World Cup made him the tournament's top scorer, receiving the Golden Boot. 

Lineker was again integral to England's progress to the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup, scoring another four goals. He still holds England's record for goals in the FIFA World Cup.

Since 1990 he’s presented the flagship programme Match of the Day and is also the BBC’s lead presenter. 

On the podcast, we talk to Gary about...

- Dealing with his 6-week-old son having meningitis
- Moving to a foreign country
- Change of career
- Social media
- Live TV

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In this week’s episode, we get to talk to Marisa Peer, globally acclaimed therapist, bestselling author and award-winning speaker and hypnotherapist. 

Marisa has helped clients, including Hollywood celebrities, royalty, CEOs, and sports stars for over 30 years. Marisa Peer is the author of ‘I Am Enough’ and the creator of multi-award-winning Rapid Transformational Therapy® (RTT) to make these techniques available to everyone. RTT® now trains thousands of therapists each year to positively transform lives.

On the podcast, we talk to Marisa about…

- Her journey to becoming a therapist

- Changing the lives of others
 - Ignoring the haters
 - The education system
 - How to be enough 
 - Her future 

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In this week’s episode we get to talk to Delia Smith one of the UK’s best loved cooks.

Delia has sold over 21 million cookery books with her first one released in 1971 HOW TO CHEAT AT COOKING.
Delia and her husband Michael have been Joint majority shareholders at Norwich City Football Club for over 25 years.

In the 2017 Delia received the prestigious Order of the Companions of Honour in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. This special award was presented to Delia by her Majesty in recognition of her contribution to cooking and cookery education in this country.  The Order only ever has 65 members at any one time.  The CH followed Delia's CBE in 2009 and OBE in 1995.

On the podcast we talk to Delia about…

- Delia’s brand-new book “You Matter: The Human Solution”
- Beliefs
- Relationships
- How the generations have changed
- Delia’s journey to where she is today

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In our first episode, we talk to Rio Ferdinand, former professional footballer. Rio achieved six premier league title wins during his time at Manchester United and played 81 times for England between 1997-2011. He was a champion’s league winner and part of the squad for three FIFA World Cup tournaments. Rio is now a tv pundit for BT Sport. 

On the podcast, we talk to Rio about…

- Growing up in East London
 - Racism
 - Moving from London to Leeds
 - Tough decisions
 - Social media
- The modern player

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Welcome to the first episode of The Climb Podcast hosted by Stuart Webber and Jonathan Parramint in association with The Summit Foundation. 

We get the opportunity to speak to some of the best minds in Sport, business, entertainment, military and much more! The Climb Podcast aims to humanise our guests and talk about their experiences around mental health, winning, losing, grief, divorce, losing jobs, ego and much more. We want every person on the street to be able to relate and learn from our guests. We hope you enjoy listening! 

Stuart is co-founder of The Summit Foundation and is currently the Sporting Director at Norwich City Football Club and working towards Climbing Mount Everest. Jonathan is a writer and development producer as well as a trustee for The Summit Foundation. 

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