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Features | Heaven Skincare: The Revolutionary Brand Created by Founder Deborah Mitchell
The Philosophy of Heaven Skincare
Heaven Skincare, also known as the Royal A-List brand, is the creation of beauty innovator Deborah Mitchell, a fully qualified beauty therapist who designs all of her products. Her philosophy centres on pro…
Features | Hussel Marketing's Controversial PR Stunts: How Lewis Ellis Leverages Feuds, Tattoos, and OnlyFans to Drive Attention
Lewis Ellis founded Hussel Marketing, a business built entirely around his bold, attention-grabbing personal brand. The company specializes in PR stunts, experiential marketing, and grabbing attention in "weird and wonderful ways". Lewis’s abi…
Lewis Ellis | Beyond: Entrepreneurship, Self-Improvement, and the Reality TV Trap
Lewis Ellis, former Apprentice star and founder of Hussel Marketing, joined Aleksandra King on the Beyond With Aleksandra King podcast to discuss his unconventional path to business success. From his time on Reality TV, Lewis is known for his b…
Features | Ian Stringer’s Broadcasting Career: From The Apprentice to Sports Commentator
Aleksandra's interview with acclaimed sports broadcaster Ian Stringer on Beyond With Aleksandra King entails a journey from a tough upbringing to a successful career. While many know him from The Apprentice, Ian has built a robust and award-winning …
Ian Stringer | Trauma, Resilience, and Finding Context After Loss
This episode of Beyond With Aleksandra King, welcomes sports broadcaster and former Apprentice contestant Ian Stringer, and offers a deep, honest conversation about career, media scrutiny, and the profound personal traumas that ultimately built…
Shahin Hassan | The Nice Guy of The Apprentice: Business, Family, and a Passion for Classic Cars
On this episode of Beyond, Aleksandra invited the former 'The Apprentice' candidate Shahin Hassan to discuss his experience on the show, his multi-faceted professional life, and the grounding values that keep him motivated. Shahin, a chartered engin…
Andrew Jenkins and the Mental Health Advocacy Platform Built on Post-Traitors Fame
If the end of this season of The Celebrity Traitors has left a 'traitors-shaped' hole in your heart, then this may be the episode for you. Last week, The Traitors UK Season Two finalist Andrew Jenkins, known for his corporate background and resilien…
From Near-Fatal Crash to The Traitors Finalist: A Story of Resilience
This week, Andrew Jenkins, known to many as a finalist from The Traitors UK Season Two, joined the Beyond with Aleksandra King podcast to share a deeply personal and powerful story of survival, physical comeback, and mental health awakening. He disc…
Mike LaCorte | The New Skills & Sinister Risks of Modern International Investigation
Aleksandra sits down with Mike LaCorte, a highly-respected professional who prefers the term "professional international investigator" over the outdated label "private investigator". Mike, President of the Association of British Investigators and CE…
Features | Mike LaCorte & Conflict International: The Role, Risk, and Moral Compass of Professional International Investigation
Mike LaCorte, CEO and co-founder of Conflict International, on Beyond With Aleksandra King shares how he views his industry not as one of secretive private eyes, but as a discipline of professional international investigators. His firm specializes i…
Michael Howard | The Scars of Struggle: Why a Desire to Avoid Poverty Drove a Multi-Million-Pound Business Empire
In a compelling episode of Beyond With Aleksandra King, entrepreneur Michael Howard offered a rare, unvarnished look at the true engine of his success: a childhood shaped by poverty and chaos. Known for his incredible business credibility and low-pr…
Features | Robin Deller's Imagine Cruising: Building an International Empire on Honesty and Analytical Rigor
Imagine Cruising, the successful international cruise holiday business founded by Robin Deller, is built on a strategy of curation and value, not simply being cheap. The company focuses on creating cruise holidays with a compelling "value propositio…
Robin Deller | From Failed Apprentice to $200M CEO: The Power of 'Marmite' Honesty
On Thursday's episode, entrepreneur Robin Deller takes us through a remarkable journey from a "failed apprenticeship" to building companies sold to giants like Virgin Holidays and the Emirates Group. Deller, a global multimillion-pound CEO , reveals…
Features | Jane Couper and Novello Healthcare's Purpose-Driven Model for NHS Cost Reduction
Jane Couper's impressive portfolio includes being the founder of Red Wolf Technologies Limited and the co-founder and CEO of Novello Healthcare. Her business ventures are not merely commercial successes; they are a direct manifestation of her "stron…
Jane Couper | Overcoming Addiction and Finding Purpose After Tragedy
Jane Couper, the accomplished co-founder and CEO of Novello Healthcare, joined the Beyond podcast with Aleksandra King to share a journey that is as difficult as her professional achievements are significant. Her candid conversation offers powerful …
Features | Michael Howard's Office Design & Fit-Out Company: Scaling to 250 People by Rejecting Bad Clients and Focusing on Core Metrics
In an episode of Beyond With Aleksandra King, guest Michael Howard, a celebrated, yet private, entrepreneur, offered a deep dive into the practical philosophies that underpin his successful multi-million-pound business. His company, Maris Interiors,…
Robin Dunbar | The Science of Friendship: Dunbar's Number and Social Circles
In this illuminating episode of Beyond with host Aleksandra King speaks with Professor Robin Dunbar, a renowned anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist, about the science behind our social lives. The conversation focuses on the definitive …
How to Forge and Maintain Lasting Social Bonds
In this compelling discussion on the Beyond podcast with Aleksandra King, Professor Robin Dunbar delves into the mechanics of social bonding—specifically, the time, cognitive effort, and fundamental similarities required to cultivate deep, las…
Features | Gavin Stone’s SPYQ Training: Psychological Skills from the World’s Leading Intelligence Agencies
Former intelligence officer Gavin Stone has built a unique career by applying the principles of intelligence gathering to corporate boardrooms and government negotiations. In his conversation with podcaster, YouTuber, speaker, influencer, media comm…
Gavin Stone | Master the Art of Reading People: Ex-Intelligence Officer's Top Cues to Trust and Deception
Former intelligence officer and communications expert Gavin Stone sits down with podcaster, YouTuber, speaker, influencer, media commentator Aleksandra King on the Beyond With Aleksandra King podcast to decode the non-verbal world. Drawing on h…
Decoding Your Health: Nicola Vaughan on Rewiring Your Metabolism and Conquering Chronic Fatigue
In this landmark episode of the Beyond podcast with host Aleksandra King, she sits down with Nicola Vaughan, a registered Nutritional Therapist and scientist with a unique background. Nicola, who holds a first-class degree and Masters in Physics and…
Features | NV Health & Nicola Vaughan: Applying Aerospace Precision to Nutritional Therapy
The journey of NV Health, founded by Registered Nutritional Therapist Nicola Vaughan, is rooted in science, not trends. Nicola's background, which includes a first-class Masters in Physics and years spent as an aerospace engineer, informs the rigoro…
Rebecca Nwankwo | Lessons from a Global Executive MBA
Aleksandra King sits down with Rebecca Nwankwo, an executive from a high-flying London real estate firm and a graduate of one of the world's most prestigious Global Executive MBA programs, for an eye-opening episode of the Beyond podcast with Aleksa…
Features | Rebecca Nwankwo : Coaching, Mindset, and The Lies We Tell Ourselves
On Beyond With Aleksandra King, our host, a renowned podcaster and speaker (who has been referenced by outlets including The Mirror and The Sun), recently spoke with Rebecca Nwankwo about her book, The Lies We Tell Ourselves, and her work helpi…