20 SEP 2021 · E3️⃣8️⃣: Founder of Air Gymwear, Franklin Hargreaves is a combination of Rockstar 👩🏼‍🎤 and gym rat 💪🏽 (a bit like those Different Roots Radio guys!). Air Gymwear's authentic approach has a USP edge that Gymshark lacks. They learned from mistakes as sole traders and from smart investments 💹 in Vodafone. Working in sports retail 🛍️involves utilising brand ambassadors / influencers, SEO selection, online bots / engagement, cross collaborations, and tight yoga pants 👖 . Keep an eye out for Franklin's own brand and personal (after dark explicit 🔞) podcasts; 'Up in The Air' & 'Franklin's World'. --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? - Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want to sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

6 SEP 2021 · 1st episode of Season 2 of DRR!! E3️⃣7️⃣: Joined by Philip Wilkins, Co-founder & Managing Director of KEEP labs - Award 🏅winner (Time, CES and Esquire) for this Smarter Storage Container 🧰 that Tony Stark would use. We share tales about our grandparents 👵🏼👴🏾and (not) calling them. Additionally, talk about cool device features, use crossover case with cannabis💨 and NASA🚀, enforcing patents and KEEP's key driver for innovation. --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? - Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want to sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

16 AUG 2021 · 🎂🎉Recap of one year of Different Roots Radio!! Reflecting on the highs and lows of the episodes we had. Highlights from some guests' talks. We also put our videographer on the spot. Learning from our past, so we can shape the future. 🎂🎉 --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? - Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want to sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

2 AUG 2021 · E35: Collaboration episode with Rae Imasiku and Shy Purslow from Mentalk Ubuntu. Through its platform for promoting positive perceptions of black men and mental health, Mentalk Ubuntu does all it can to reduce cultural stereotypes, relationship triggers, and general obstacles to life. Much like the therapeutic talks that take place in barbershops and tattoo parlors, our open-table talk includes; POC triggers like “well-spoken”, “team dark-skin”, being a black man in a white private school, pros and cons of cultural influences, the historical proverbs / parables used by our culturally rich parents and acceptance of seeking professional help. In addition, we reveal how to overcome childhood, relationship, and lockdown trauma. If you or someone you know is looking to get help outside their own personal network, feel free to reach NHS and non NHS resources - Andy’s Man Club, Mental Health Foundation, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), Samaritans and Mentalk Ubuntu. --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? - Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want to sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

19 JUL 2021 · E34: Co-founder and CEO of Nodes & Links, Greg Lawton, delivers insight into his complex project management software. In this episode we discuss the evolving landscape of things data; Internet of Things (IoT), data science, innovation and storage. We augment our intelligence 😉on Greg’s start - building and understanding how things work (unlike his Lego loving brother), the multiple functions of a CEO, war/peace time management styles, the business model behind high end nightclubs and dating apps (Tinder, Bumble, JDate, Hinge & Grindr) and the lucrative win-win scenario using sabbatical leave. As a result of an accelerator with Entrepreneur First (@join_EF) and successful raising of Seed $1.8M and Series A $11M, Nodes & Links' flagship ‘Aegis’ platform AKA multimillion project’s Swiss Army knife, combines complex science and structured project data. Good for energy, construction, aerospace and defence level projects and not to be confused with Jira, Trello and Microsoft Project! Goals include automating processes, bringing consistency, and creating tangible and intangible opportunities. To act more like an artificial intelligence assistant than a software/tool. Social Issues: Data Privacy Awareness - 2018's Cambridge Analytica Scandal - Netflix's The Great Hack --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? - Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want to sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

5 JUL 2021 · E33: Joydeep Pal, Founder & CEO of Foodinjoy; AI driven insights behind sustainable food retail supply chain. Three main benefits include engaging communities, unlocking growth and enriching product experience. Foodinjoy’s food tech app (releasing summer of 2021) looks to decrease the knowledge barrier that exists in the food and grocery sector by shaping the demand and increasing value in the supply chain. Digest with us 😉, how this this PhD, MSc and MBA holder became the chairman of ‘Generation to Generation’ and Board member of ‘Cheeky Scientist’ (seen in magazines such as Forbes, Harvard Business Review and Entrepreneur magazine ) gathers his avid food blog insights into developing his app. Joydeep shares his strategy behind food wastage, managing key suppliers and vendors and bootstrapping with friends as partners. The use of reward programs can drive society towards a richer local economy and healthier lifestyle. Social Issues: Sustainability, Being Green, Greenhouse Carbon Emissions, Food wastage --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? - Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want to sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

21 JUN 2021 · E32: Michael Vachon, Cofounder of Maverick Drinks, UK’s top craft spirits (🍸🍹🧉🍾🍺) distributor with a multi-line of craft and boutique brands. Combining Maverick Drinks’ 4-time win ( 🥇,🥇,🥇,🥇) of IWSC Spirits Distributors of the Year, top quality products (gin, whisky, tequila and more), multichannel distribution network and exporting to over 50 countries 🗺️, Maverick Drinks continues to be a trailblazer in the drinks logistics industry. Join us as we quench our thirst 😉regarding the drivers behind popular premium drinks, bringing undiscovered international spirits into developed markets, whiskey regulations, Ready-to-Drink debates around canned wines 🍷and making bold statements 🤬against drink industry norms. Michael highlights his baptism by fire 🔥 in the start-up phase, how e-commerce is a beneficial option for controlling supply and demand 📈📉, how no marketing plans can work with retailers 🛒, having partners instead of accounts 🤝🏽and the relationship between scaling up and company culture 🎭. We receive the inside scoop behind the rising gems of both 'Schofield’s Bar' and 'Citizens of Soil'. Social Issues: Being Progressive and Safe in Transport; Carbon emissions, packaging --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? - Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want to sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

7 JUN 2021 · E31: Erick Vera Bazan, Founder & CEO of Little Inca has a rich international working history from restaurant ownership in Colombia, to insurance in Peru and consulting in the UK. Using his parent’s farm in 2014, Erick discovered how to scale from production of organic quinoa to baby food. Little Inca’s formula that was once cooked up in his parents’ kitchen sink, now has Harvard grads from Life Science and Food Engineering creating this quinoa based super baby food (also Dairy-Gluten Free) that enhances gut health and brain development. Join us in the high chair and digest 😉what happens behind the scenes for 250% profit during recession, food regulation and production both in South America and Europe, the nutritional do's and don’ts of baby food, historic additives such as liver and MSG, adults stealing/eating baby food, supply chain effectiveness and shelf-life factors. We also discuss the use of mums as influencers for marketing strategies, as well as those used by retailer partners Amazon, Whole Foods Market and Holland & Barrett. Social issues; Sustainability using Renewable Energy Sources, biodegradable packaging, solar powered factories and reducing the carbon footprint of supply chains. Use our discount code ‘DRR21’ for 20% OFF AND FREE DELIVERY --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want to sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

24 MAY 2021 · E30: Daniel Andrews has started not one but two businesses in the last 2 years. CEG Programme (Creating Effective Generations) is a nationwide resource centre that increases learning experiences for secondary school students and Jerk HQ is a trending food truck that specialises in seasoned authentic caribbean food, with pick up and delivery options in Greater Manchester. For 10% off the next order of @JerkHQ, mention 'DRR10'. Warning: You might have the itis after enjoying the meal!! Aside from feeding DRR, Daniel seasons our knowledge 😉 on creating pillar development in the educational sector, the use of adolescent adversity to create the hustler mentality and utilising promising AR/VR technological trends to engage students. We discuss the state of reality for UK’s Not in Education, Employment, Training (NEET) population as well as productivity practices for managing multiple businesses simultaneously. Additionally Daniel strategically wets our appetite 😉 on lessons learnt for buying second hand kitchen equipment, business partners running off and life hacks for getting a licence to grill ASAP. Creating a Food Experience (Albert's Schloss) ; Food Innovation, regional food truck cultures and Caribbean Franchises (Turtle Bay, Sugar Ddumplin Rumshack, MEAT liquor and Levi Roots Caribbean Smokehouse ) --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email 📧 differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' ☕ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like 👍🏾, subscribe✅ and share ♻️ us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------

10 MAY 2021 · E29: David Wang, one of Schulich School of Business‘ ‘Top Changermakers under 30’, Founder of Unicorn Charity Basketball Camp (@Unicorn_BballCamp) joins us to share the mission behind his Not-for-Profit that doubles as a sports outlet and community hub for adolescents in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. With coaches and leadership from ‘Division 2’ basketball players to partnerships with Competitive Sports Academy , FootLocker, Unicorn Basketball Camp shows aspirations to help provide underprivileged kids with a support network to help overcome obstacles on and off the court. David coaches us ;) on how he got funding for both his camp and an endorsed (with Flex Toronto) female enrollment scholarship. We discuss narration of professional female athletes like Serena Willams , Sue Bird , development of mentorship programs, the use of Motivational Halftime Speeches outside of sports and the cross-functional benefits of joining camps (YMCA, Nike Sports Camps, Sport Camps Canada) . Camp Quiz; Famous Celebrities Camp-Goers, Camp Movies and Interesting Camp Ideas Social Issues: Caitlyn Jenner’s Views on Transgendar Athletes / Scholarships, Recent Asian Hate "A good goal keeps you on the right path for everything you do" --------------------- *Want to be featured in a future episode? Email your question/comments/criticism/love to our email differentrootsradio@gmail.com *Want sponsor us by 'Buying Us A Coffee' - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DifferentRoots * Be sure to like, subscribe and share us on all other available socials https://linktr.ee/differentrootsradio ---------------------