Episode #018 | Scott Jones & Sammi Coverdale

Scott Jones, of The Stair Guys, and Sammi Coverdale, founder of Branded By Sammi, join us today for many chats! Aside from The Lost City Campaign, and among past stories & sports cultures, Sammi touches on her construction background & newly-founded merchandise business, and Scott shares insights of the timber world & what really goes into building your staircase!

Connect with Scott on LinkedIn! -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-jones-b25b7148/

Connect with Sammi on LinkedIn! -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammi-coverdale-052078198/

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/rdWrzthQWuo

Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UjR0UJu4TMrrMvGrgbAkR?si=C3Fj7d54R9iIlzQjHzPIXQ

Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scott-jones-sammi-coverdale-lost-city-campaign-merch/id1778487912?i=1000697859023

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro! All Things Lost City: Launch, Campaign & Merch!

07:06 Scott Jones: The Stair Guys! What actually goes into your staircase..?

12:23 Scott’s beginnings & “fraudulent” Charities..?

16:23 Sammi’s Beginnings: 18 years in construction before setting up her own business!

21:32 The Stair Guys’ Social Media & What Happens to Timber

27:50 Travelling around the UK, Living near Wales & Rugby + Drinking cultures?

37:22 Different cultures & behaviours in sports (Football vs Rugby)

40:19 Sammi’s Sports Background, Feeling unsafe in Liverpool & Watching F1 Live

44:03 Working with AndysManClub & Dealing with trauma/stress.

50:02 Pay Structures in Construction & Running a business

53:49 Outro + Construction Sport Hinkley to Sizewell Bike Ride!

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Episode #017 | Katie Kelleher

Legend in the game Katie joins us today for some interesting insights into crane operating & her first-hand experience on being a woman in the construction industry. The pair touch on accreditations & safety on site and increasing retention in the industry, but above all have a good laugh throughout!

Connect with Katie on LinkedIn! -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiekelleher/

Follow Katie's Instagram! -

https://www.instagram.com/katie_cranes/

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/jFIRhA0LUtg

Listen On Spotify! -

Listen on Apple Podcasts! -

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Pre-intro waffle: Being a ‘Londoner’ & winning trips to Disneyland..?

05:13 Intro! Katie the Crane Driver & The CPA

08:22 Katie’s Crane Operating Experience! Driving on the River Thames..?

14:17 First female lifting technician! Katie’s past jobs & shares crane industry knowledge!

23:47 How, Why & When Katie got into Construction

34:43 Women in Construction + How do we Increase Retention in the Industry for All?

50:55 Working closely with CITB & the CSCS Cards system & Safety on site

59:08 Mental Health issues & Shift Times/Patterns + Fatigue Management

01:11:39 What’s coming up! Apprenticeship awards, get involved!

01:17:55 Katie Cranes Podcast! + People expecting things for free.

01:24:04 Outro

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Episode #016 | Martin Dunne & Ian Keen

Some more interesting people featuring on today's episode: Martin & Ian tell us about the work that they do to support former criminals & share how their business, Elite Project Services, operates in order to make that happen. Martin opens up about his experiences as an ex-offender and what prison life, the system, & rehabilitation is really like in the UK...

Connect with Martin & Ian on LinkedIn -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-dunne-0156b4164/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-keen-b0043313/

Find out more about Elite Project Services -

https://eliteprojectservices.com/

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/LEj2qkokskc

Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Op7kk6BVnmh03FeHr3Sz0?si=KDBRgeJmTwKqf4aRGm4ngQ

Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/martin-dunne-ian-keen-ex-prisoners-experiences-insights/id1778487912?i=1000693989669

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Pre-Intro Chat: London is fake.

02:13 Intro - The rail industry: CP7, COSS, & How Elite Project Services Operates

13:43 Working on London Underground & Shift Time Laziness?

19:36 Mental health repercussions: Rail workers witnessing jumpers, Grenfell etc

22:31 Martin’s past experiences of being locked up & prison insights.

33:07 Prison Accreditation & Certifications being invalid on Outside-World Sites?

37:08 MH Courses being tick box exercises. Truth behind mental health struggles

43:23 Prisoner mental health battles - Rehabilitation is bulls*** & Martin’s Course

53:27 How Martin Survived Prison Life - using sport as a medium for coming together

56:55 Life being a Spurs Fan… & Best Rugby club in Essex??

01:02:20 UK vs European Football Hooliganism + Difference at Rugby Games

01:11:07 Loyalty in Business - How solid is it really?

01:17:59 Outro

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Episode #015 | Bernie Kerslake & Laura Bannister

We've got something a bit different for you this week!

Host Steve has invited the family down for a catch up! Joined by his sister, Laura Bannister of LKB Fitness, and none other than their old man Mr. Bernie Kerslake!

The trio discuss their different paths & perspectives of London, and how the capital has changed. The "kids" listen in to stories from Dad's 40 years of cab driving plus find out some things he's kept quiet over the years!

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/ocKv4lN6Erc

Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lnXXAsfUHDAfzzD7cEt83?si=te7hyVvVTh-dg6Hwuw2toA

Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bernie-kerslake-laura-bannister-family-time-stories/id1778487912?i=1000691403998

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro - Exposing Graham Norton’s address…?

03:53 Bernie’s past days as a Winkle Washer…

08:14 The trio’s very different lives of working in London

14:54 Biggest Changes in London, Knife Crime & Terrorist attacks in 40 years of cab driving

29:52 Big Bernie’s Big Retirement Plans! + His 2010 London to Paris Experience

41:05 Bernie’s 12 years in the military before becoming a cabbie! + More black taxi secrets

52:36 Growing up in London & ‘Kerslake’ Heritage

01:00:48 Outro

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Episode #014 | Jack Rumbol

Another fantastic guest for you this week - Jack Rumbol, Founder & CEO of Health & Safety Consultants HAVIO.

Jack gives his strong opinions on the state of modern society, politics, debating and the loss of disagreeing agreeably. As well as recruiting into the construction industry with regards to mental health, the pair also openly discuss whether the RIDDOR act should even be used for workplace suicides...

Connect with Jack on LinkedIn -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrumbol/

Find out more about Havio here -

https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearehavio/

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/GaSZ6lf2CnY

Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uMSGIlwk4Zb8JWff1L2rK?si=Lq57GU83REearsR0prlftA

Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jack-rumbol-health-safety-directors-views-on-current/id1778487912?i=1000689288369

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:19 Jack’s Health & Safety Business - Havio: How it operates

08:21 Grenfell incident, enquiries, safety acts & CSCS Cards

16:12 How & Why (tf) did Jack get into Health & Safety?

23:12 Current state of the world & politics: The loss of the art of disagreeing agreeably

29:08 RIDDORS: Is there even any point pushing for change..?

33:34 Mental Health in Construction: Marketing & Endorsements vs authenticity

37:24 Doing things differently: CVs & Interviews

40:24 Recruitment Processes in Construction & Shortage of labour + apprenticeships

47:31 “Vested Interests” Focusing on the huge Construction industry by each sector?

54:50 RIDDORS debate: Why aren’t workplace suicides not taken into account then?

01:13:20 Outro

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Episode #013 | Mark Kennedy

This week Mark jumps on the podcast to discuss positive work environments and workplace banter. The pair touch heavily on Mental Health and how to manage people in teams, perhaps through the medium of sport. The insights come from Mark's broad knowledge & experience of the construction sector having worked all sorts of jobs over the years...

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameworld/

Find out more about the Dig in Deep Podcast here -

https://digindeep.co.uk/about/

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/rERwL3_5pqQ

Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E3H23tcYxp9hhHG5784PB?si=uC8Y1UvORamLCT9o4OObKw

Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mark-kennedy-construction-entrepreneur-mental-health/id1778487912?i=1000686701005

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Pre-Intro Chat

00:50 Intro!

03:26 Mark’s ‘Dig in Deep’ Podcast + Banter, Craic & Women in Construction

12:25 Recruitment & Mark’s Construction Journey: Carpenter Turned Director

27:11 Complex Mental Health Issues & Absorbing Extreme Pressures from Top to Bottom

38:46 Work/Life Balance & (Team) Sport as a Medium for Positive Mental Health

50:06 Wokeism: Jokes & Banter being a necessity on site! & Men vs Women?

01:07:26 Entrepreneurship in Construction from Mark’s perspective

01:12:19 Mark’s Book & Managing People: How to be a Team Player

01:29:24 Closing Thoughts & Outro

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Episode #012 | Karl Edwards

Karl has been knee-deep in construction and also the rail sector all his life and sits down with host Steve to discuss the working cultures of the 2 industries. The pair share and bond over past experiences, which explain why Karl does the work that he does now to help improve systems & processes.

Connect with Karl on LinkedIn -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-edwards-evil-culture-ltd-83242510b/

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/mMEY4wjiaOY

Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/78HY1l0XnsMV7foJ8xgjJd?si=wB7XWGtZSKe14S4yn7NeaQ

Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/karl-edwards-debate-on-construction-rail-culture-alcohol/id1778487912?i=1000685003335

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Tattoos, Baldness & getting offended.

02:45 Intro!

03:46 ULEZ being a c*** & Diesel vs Electric

06:19 Karl’s Business: Evil Culture & How he got into Construction (and Rail)

12:41 Drinking Culture, loneliness at hotels & The Rail Industry

24:08 How are we supposed to get the construction industry to appeal to young people?

29:01 Getting into health & safety…

37:39 Cultures on jobs, boardrooms, sites, railways etc

54:43 Reminiscing Construction Sport Marathon Treks!

59:29 2 men discuss Women in Construction

01:08:40 Pressured work environments, overcoming hierarchies & OTT health + safety

01:15:09 F1 deaths & cultural similarities to construction?

01:17:58 Outro

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Episode #011 | Darren Barden

Today on Construction Sport Podcast we have the incredible Darren Barden sharing his harrowing story of a wrongly-targeted hitmen attack that changed the course of his life forever. The pair then go into detail about the work Darren now does since the attack, and discuss all sorts of mental health struggles and how prominent they are within the construction sector.

Connect with Darren on LinkedIn -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-barden-a6673156/

Buy Darren's book here -

https://amzn.eu/d/3aaiMwp

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/ZMCZn2z-5pY

Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6kJ3iN65E9shZ7LSTamb3O?si=6xfLIxhFQAWNBdN1hOEdnA

Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/darren-barden-targeted-attacked-by-hitmen-ptsd-mental/id1778487912?i=1000684078508

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Pre-intro chat

00:35 Intro!

01:25 Construction Health & Safety - 80s vs Now! + Darren’s Career & Rail Industry

10:13 How Darren started working at Hilti + Incorporating Mental Health Work

17:50 Tool Theft Issues

21:18 Quality of work & Payments: The big guy vs The little guy.

25:50 Work Environments + Drink & Drugs and Phones on site

30:23 Darren’s Story: Midnight Terror Attack

43:30 Loneliness & Addiction: Gambling, Drugs, Porn

48:20 iTalk: Mental Health Service App | Wellbeing in Construction

01:19:46 PTSD: Having to justify why you’re a victim.

01:27:00 Info on Darren’s Book & Outro

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