London Real Academy

Graduate stories

Real people who went through London Real Academy programmes, in their own words: what they were stuck on, what they built and what changed.

Tomi Räisänen, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfTomi RäisänenSurfer of LifeBroadcast YourselfTomi RäisänenA Finnish podcaster who launched the Surfer Of Life show.Watch their story →Joni Vincent, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorJoni VincentCorporate Mentality Meets Entrepreneurial SpiritBusiness AcceleratorJoni VincentA Fortune 50 tech executive who became an entrepreneur and coach.Watch their story →Paleta CalmQuality, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorPaleta CalmQualityOn The Right PathBusiness AcceleratorPaleta CalmQualityA movement artist and life coach on finding the right path.Watch their story →Roger Frampton, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorRoger Frampton$22,000 in Just 8 WeeksBusiness AcceleratorRoger FramptonThe creator of The Frampton Method on making $22,000 in 8 weeks.Watch their story →Ieva Laguna, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorIeva LagunaBack To My RootsLife AcceleratorIeva LagunaA Latvian former model who went back to her roots in Latvian nature.Watch their story →Vikram Seth, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireVikram SethYou Have To Invest In YourselfSpeak to InspireVikram SethAn economist turned dance teacher who chose to invest in himself.Watch their story →Terence Mas, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireTerence MasI've Been A Lone Ranger All My LifeSpeak to InspireTerence MasA Zimbabwe-born film producer who finally stopped going it alone.Watch their story →Marcel Gasser, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireMarcel GasserMy Tumour Was My ChanceSpeak to InspireMarcel GasserA world traveller who turned a tumour diagnosis into his chance.Watch their story →Justin Skibinski, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireJustin SkibinskiWe Had To Be There For Each OtherSpeak to InspireJustin SkibinskiAn internet marketer on the classmates who had his back.Watch their story →Juliane Husner, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireJuliane HusnerYou Have To Push YourselfSpeak to InspireJuliane HusnerA German movement teacher who learned to push past her fears.Watch their story →Jenn Walter, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireJenn WalterEveryone Has A Story They Need To ShareSpeak to InspireJenn WalterA Minnesota geospatial analyst who believes everyone has a story.Watch their story →Jaime Castelblanco, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireJaime CastelblancoCultivating Happiness In ChildrenSpeak to InspireJaime CastelblancoA Colombian engineer on cultivating happiness in children.Watch their story →Dominic Boenisch, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireDominic BoenischThis Is What Makes A Great SpeechSpeak to InspireDominic BoenischHow a German internet CEO learned to add emotion to his speeches.Watch their story →Inga Nikiforova, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireInga NikiforovaHiding Behind A MaskSpeak to InspireInga NikiforovaA Dutch-based IT broker who stopped hiding behind a mask.Watch their story →Hendrik de Lange, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireHendrik de LangeI Really Stepped Up A LevelSpeak to InspireHendrik de LangeA Dutch patent attorney who stepped up his public speaking.Watch their story →Anthony Filipovich, Speak to Inspire graduateSpeak to InspireAnthony FilipovichI Feel Like I Can Do AnythingSpeak to InspireAnthony FilipovichA Toronto IT consultant who found his voice on the stage at last.Watch their story →Natasha Westover, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorNatasha WestoverWhy I Left Finance To Start My Own BusinessBusiness AcceleratorNatasha WestoverHow 20 years in finance became a scalable training product.Watch their story →Adam Hoffman, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorAdam HoffmanHow to Manage Your Family WealthBusiness AcceleratorAdam HoffmanWhy a Calgary tax lawyer now helps families put people before money.Watch their story →Holger Kraus, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorHolger KrausUnderstanding YourselfLife AcceleratorHolger KrausHow an IT consultant from Cologne learned that procrastination is fear.Watch their story →Jacob Wuollet, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorJacob WuolletShift Perspective With Extreme OwnershipLife AcceleratorJacob WuolletHow a Swedish business owner stopped making excuses for being late.Watch their story →Kareem Elsorafy, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorKareem ElsorafyBalance Your LifestyleLife AcceleratorKareem ElsorafyHow a surgeon in training found balance between career and life.Watch their story →Brian Pybus, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorBrian PybusAchieve Your PotentialLife AcceleratorBrian PybusHow a Florida CPA took back control of a routine grinding him down.Watch their story →Shanaka Jayakody, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorShanaka JayakodyThe Most Powerful 6 Weeks Of My LifeLife AcceleratorShanaka JayakodyHow a med school dropout found his purpose in student media.Watch their story →Radoslaw Markowski, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorRadoslaw MarkowskiPull The F***ing Trigger Or F*ck Off!Life AcceleratorRadoslaw MarkowskiHow a quiet, shy introvert learned to pull the trigger and act.Watch their story →Dr Micheal Robillard, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorDr Micheal RobillardFuel Your SuccessLife AcceleratorDr Micheal RobillardAn Iraq veteran turned Oxford philosopher builds better habits.Watch their story →Rick Koekoek, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorRick KoekoekHow To Find Your Intellectual PropertyBusiness AcceleratorRick KoekoekHow to find and build on your own intellectual property.Watch their story →Chris Agron, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfChris AgronCatholic Media BroadcastingBroadcast YourselfChris AgronHow a former youth minister launched a Catholic podcast for young people.Watch their story →Mike Baker, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfMike BakerFulfil Your PotentialBroadcast YourselfMike BakerHow an army veteran from Detroit launched a show for sales reps.Watch their story →Christian Kruse, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfChristian KruseHelping People Change Their MindsetBroadcast YourselfChristian KruseA podcast host on helping people to change their mindset for good.Watch their story →Alex Congdon, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfAlex CongdonExpat Entrepreneurship HelpBroadcast YourselfAlex CongdonHow a Geneva expat launched a podcast for expat entrepreneurs.Watch their story →Bybreen Samuels, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfBybreen SamuelsPersonal Development For WomenBroadcast YourselfBybreen SamuelsA podcast bringing visibility to women aged 40 to 65 through tech.Watch their story →Neil Williams, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfNeil WilliamsHow To Become A Fitness DadBroadcast YourselfNeil WilliamsHow an out-of-shape dad got fit and started a podcast for dads.Watch their story →Hilary Moore, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfHilary MooreSpiritual MillionaireBroadcast YourselfHilary MooreHow a former snowboarder launched The Spiritual Millionaire podcast.Watch their story →Robert Brus, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfRobert BrusThe Digital MarketerBroadcast YourselfRobert BrusHow a Sydney digital marketer found his voice and launched Go All In.Watch their story →Gene Hsu, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfGene HsuHow To Do Business In AsiaBroadcast YourselfGene HsuHow a China business coach back from Shanghai started his podcast.Watch their story →Tom Kirkham, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfTom KirkhamHow To Save TimeBroadcast YourselfTom KirkhamAn IT company owner learns to stop overanalysing and just do it.Watch their story →Kevin Martin, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfKevin MartinThe Hero's JourneyBroadcast YourselfKevin MartinHow a Fulham live TV editor launched a podcast on the hero's journey.Watch their story →Praschant Kotecha, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfPraschant KotechaSpirituality & Mantra TherapyBroadcast YourselfPraschant KotechaHow a London day-jobber launched the Urban Spirituality podcast.Watch their story →Scott Livingston, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfScott LivingstonLeave Your MarkBroadcast YourselfScott LivingstonA human performance expert who launched the Leave Your Mark podcast.Watch their story →Sarah Hart, Broadcast Yourself graduateBroadcast YourselfSarah HartJourney To AuthenticityBroadcast YourselfSarah HartThe host of the Journey To Authenticity podcast on finding her voice.Watch their story →Annett Heinzel, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorAnnett HeinzelNature Is My BusinessBusiness AcceleratorAnnett HeinzelHow years of notes on nature became her first live programme.Watch their story →Enrique Saldana, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorEnrique SaldanaMove YourselfBusiness AcceleratorEnrique SaldanaHow a knee injury led him to build a Capoeira and movement business.Watch their story →Brandon Lowrie, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorBrandon LowrieChange YourselfBusiness AcceleratorBrandon LowrieHow a Texas welder found mentors to build a drone business.Watch their story →David Williams, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorDavid WilliamsEmpowering Male SexualityBusiness AcceleratorDavid WilliamsBuilding a coaching business that empowers male sexuality.Watch their story →Francisco Alvarenga, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorFrancisco AlvarengaLife Is Too ShortBusiness AcceleratorFrancisco AlvarengaA Lisbon photographer turning his passion into a real business.Watch their story →Sanne Ham, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorSanne HamEliminating AnxietyBusiness AcceleratorSanne HamHow she turned her own anxiety into a therapy and coaching business.Watch their story →Matthew Clegg, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorMatthew CleggThriving With AnxietyBusiness AcceleratorMatthew CleggA finance professional on learning to thrive with anxiety.Watch their story →Jamie Abrams, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorJamie AbramsEmbodied BadassBusiness AcceleratorJamie AbramsHow a mother of two turned her yoga into an embodied business.Watch their story →Janne Reckert, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorJanne ReckertFrom Addiction To InspirationBusiness AcceleratorJanne ReckertHow he turned his life around after addiction and started coaching.Watch their story →Angelique Moselle, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorAngelique MoselleNear Death ExperienceBusiness AcceleratorAngelique MoselleA Nashville teacher on the near death experience that shaped her.Watch their story →Tim Neil, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorTim NeilThe Healing JourneyBusiness AcceleratorTim NeilHow an emotional release coach stopped going it alone and let people in.Watch their story →Merle Tracey Galloway, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorMerle Tracey GallowayHustle Hustle HustleBusiness AcceleratorMerle Tracey GallowayHow a perfectionist from Montserrat learned to hustle.Watch their story →Marissa Ingram, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorMarissa Ingram14 Year Old EntrepreneurBusiness AcceleratorMarissa IngramA 14-year-old helping teens let go of resentment of step-parents.Watch their story →Christopher Schulz, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorChristopher SchulzCrystals From GermanyBusiness AcceleratorChristopher SchulzHow Crystal Chris from Hamburg built his crystals business.Watch their story →Katrina Barry, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorKatrina BarryEmpowering WomenBusiness AcceleratorKatrina BarryA coach in Germany finds her mission in empowering women.Watch their story →Jonathon Rainey, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorJonathon RaineyRoyal Marine EntrepreneurBusiness AcceleratorJonathon RaineyHow a Royal Marine from Plymouth built his first fitness business.Watch their story →Riccardo Mariti, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorRiccardo MaritiBringing Scrum To The RestaurantBusiness AcceleratorRiccardo MaritiHow a Chelsea restaurateur took Scrum from tech into his restaurant.Watch their story →Andres Zuleta, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorAndres ZuletaAdd Value FirstBusiness AcceleratorAndres ZuletaHow a Colombian-born doctor learned to add value first.Watch their story →Tashoma Vilini, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorTashoma ViliniYou Don't Need To Be PerfectBusiness AcceleratorTashoma ViliniHow a London filmmaker beat perfectionism to launch Nitrate.Watch their story →Michel Tremblay, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorMichel TremblayTaking Bitcoin MainstreamBusiness AcceleratorMichel TremblayHow a Montreal Bitcoin fan learned to sell and beat procrastination.Watch their story →Carolina Errazuriz, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorCarolina ErrazurizTrust The ProcessBusiness AcceleratorCarolina ErrazurizHow a Chilean life coach took her rewiring workshops online.Watch their story →Calum Douglas, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorCalum DouglasIt's Not A HobbyBusiness AcceleratorCalum DouglasHow a welder turned engineer learned his hobby was his real work.Watch their story →Luis Ramos, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorLuis RamosChanging My Family TreeBusiness AcceleratorLuis RamosA Texas athletic coach turns twenty years of giving into a business.Watch their story →Nik Anikis, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorNik AnikisPainting For SuccessBusiness AcceleratorNik AnikisHow a Slovenian figurative painter turned his teaching into a business.Watch their story →James Butterworth, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorJames ButterworthI Practised ProcrastinationLife AcceleratorJames ButterworthA designer and dad beats procrastination and forgives his father.Watch their story →Maha Abdelmajeed, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorMaha AbdelmajeedBeating My Sugar AddictionLife AcceleratorMaha AbdelmajeedA Dubai oil industry professional who beat her sugar addiction.Watch their story →George Gallagher, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorGeorge GallagherI Decided To Invest In MyselfLife AcceleratorGeorge GallagherA management consultant who decided to invest in himself.Watch their story →Alex Melia, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorAlex MeliaI Knew I Had To ChangeLife AcceleratorAlex MeliaA Hong Kong business owner who knew it was finally time to change.Watch their story →Susan Guner, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorSusan GunerFrom Victim To Self ConfidenceLife AcceleratorSusan GunerHow a London mum of two stopped feeling like a victim of her past.Watch their story →Dorothy Biney, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorDorothy BineyA Feeling of Holistic WellbeingLife AcceleratorDorothy BineyA Londoner who found focus, clarity and a feeling of wellbeing.Watch their story →Cornelia Koeppel, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorCornelia KoeppelI Regained My IdentityLife AcceleratorCornelia KoeppelA Swiss marketer who stepped back from corporate life to find herself.Watch their story →Nicolas Stella, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorNicolas StellaI Was A Drug Addict At 14Life AcceleratorNicolas StellaA composer who turned his life around after taking drugs at age 14.Watch their story →Alexander Stensby, Life Accelerator graduateLife AcceleratorAlexander StensbyLearn To Love YourselfLife AcceleratorAlexander StensbyHow he learned to love himself and take charge of his life.Watch their story →Wills McGuigan, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorWills McGuiganThe Tools I Needed For SuccessBusiness AcceleratorWills McGuiganHow a social care worker built his own video editing business.Watch their story →Nicolas Previdoli, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorNicolas PrevidoliInvest In YourselfBusiness AcceleratorNicolas PrevidoliFrom Geneva asset management to his own marketing agency.Watch their story →Bill Wilson, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorBill WilsonThe Community Was Worth More Than The CourseBusiness AcceleratorBill WilsonA project manager in Canada building a business around veganism.Watch their story →Aude Debenest, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorAude DebenestThink Outside The BoxBusiness AcceleratorAude DebenestHow an ethical auditor learned to think outside the box.Watch their story →Pete Bidwell, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorPete BidwellThe Kick I NeededBusiness AcceleratorPete BidwellAn Ibiza DJ launches his own event night and radio brand.Watch their story →Sebastiaan Veldhuisen, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorSebastiaan VeldhuisenI Had To Invest In MyselfBusiness AcceleratorSebastiaan VeldhuisenHow a Dutch architect set out to change how cities work.Watch their story →Bryant Zwart, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorBryant ZwartThis Course Was Like GoldBusiness AcceleratorBryant ZwartA shy Oregon accountant finds direction, purpose and no more excuses.Watch their story →Carl Mirauer, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorCarl MirauerObstacles Are OpportunitiesBusiness AcceleratorCarl MirauerHow an estate agent turned developer is putting community first.Watch their story →Cez Krzyczkowski, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorCez KrzyczkowskiI Learned To Trust My InstinctsBusiness AcceleratorCez KrzyczkowskiAn indoor skydiving instructor learns to trust his gut in business.Watch their story →Cory Helm, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorCory HelmI Met So Many Amazing PeopleBusiness AcceleratorCory HelmA Calgary steel fabricator rediscovers his passion for architecture.Watch their story →Klaus Schustereder, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorKlaus SchusterederImprove Your Habits, Improve Your LifeBusiness AcceleratorKlaus SchusterederA doctor who broke his 12-hour daily routine to start writing.Watch their story →Mathews Nelpurackal, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorMathews NelpurackalI'm A Better Version Of MyselfBusiness AcceleratorMathews NelpurackalAn oil and gas engineer in Dubai finds his confidence on camera.Watch their story →Matthew Newton, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorMatthew NewtonI Enhanced My MindsetBusiness AcceleratorMatthew NewtonHow a Dublin-born FinTech salesman learned to lead with value.Watch their story →Mikhil Raja, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorMikhil RajaFrom Banker To CEOBusiness AcceleratorMikhil RajaFrom investment banking to founding a blue-collar recruitment startup.Watch their story →Rob Sizer, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorRob SizerStorytelling With A DifferenceBusiness AcceleratorRob SizerFrom sleeping on a mate's floor to founding Be Different Films.Watch their story →Andreea Bordas, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorAndreea BordasBecome FearlessBusiness AcceleratorAndreea BordasA Romanian confidence coach on learning to become fearless.Watch their story →Chris Albert, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorChris AlbertWarrior SoulBusiness AcceleratorChris AlbertBuilding Warrior Soul, a lifestyle brand for military veterans.Watch their story →Jon McMahon, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorJon McMahonNo Comfort ZoneBusiness AcceleratorJon McMahonThe iThrive founder who left his comfort zone behind for good.Watch their story →Dr Carla Stanton, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorDr Carla StantonEczema ExpertBusiness AcceleratorDr Carla StantonBuilding a business helping people with eczema and skin conditions.Watch their story →Sonam Bligh, Business Accelerator graduateBusiness AcceleratorSonam BlighIt's All About Self EsteemBusiness AcceleratorSonam BlighA personal trainer learns to sell himself and builds his own content.Watch their story →

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Every graduate found London Real through its long-form conversations. Full episodes are free to watch on londonreal.tv.