The Varmints! podcast is an education/comedy podcast that’s all about animals! Every week a bunch of nerds a do a whole bunch of reading to bring you a mix of science, education, pop culture and comedy about all things that creep, crawl, slither, fly, jump, hop and swim on this planet one animal at a time.
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How To Become Abundant in All Areas Of Your Life. A podcast for people who are looking to learn from other business owners how to build an abundant life in all areas, not just financially.
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Episode 29-"Property Sales, Letting and Building a Business" with Colleen McKinley
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Colleen McKinley is the co-owner and operator of EVE Property, an Estate & Letting Agent established in 2018 and celebrating 6 years in business this month. Throughout this time, Colleen has helped many families find their dream home across Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire. A knowledgeable property expert with 15 years industry experience i…
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Episode 28-"Seizing Opportunities and Finding Financial Freedom" with Frank Shapiro
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Frank's life and career have been guided by a belief in seizing opportunities and never being too old to make a change. His work ethic was evident from a young age, working his first paper round at 14 and helping in his father's hardware shop. Frank left school at 16, becoming a trainee dispensing optician at Dollond and Aitchison, where he eventua…
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Episode 27- "Sales, Marketing and Growth" with Heather Offord
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Heather has worked in the Sales, Marketing & Events Industry for 20 years - she started at the bottom working in every department in hospitality in order to understand the mechanics of how business works - allowing her to confidently sell and market them. She has worked across a selection of unique private companies and some of the best large chain…
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Episode 26-"What Does Success Mean To You?
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On this special episode of the podcast I wanted to compile some of my favourite answers to this question I ask all my guests. Thanks to all my guests on this episode:- Mary Ann Smith John Loudon Laura Maginess Rupa Mooker Paul Kingham Cara Dzivane Lazara Canton Make sure you take a deeper dive into these individual episodes to find out more about t…
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Episode 25- "Listening, Empathy & Understanding Human Behaviour" with Andy Currie
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Andy Currie is the Founding Director and Chief Curiosity Officer at Think Distinct Ltd, a unique consultancy that helps individuals and organisations develop a productive advantage through high-performing Thinking, Learning and Leadership. As an Executive Coach and facilitator, he has worked with thousands of professionals across the UK and interna…
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Episode 24-"Marketing, Innovation & Business-Building For Social Good" with Susie Fraser
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Susie Fraser has had a 25 year career as a business leader and global marketer. In 2022 she launched dot + del, a trailblazing marketing firm dedicated to social good. The company has become a beacon of innovation, channelling 100% of profits to charitable causes. As an award winning business and marketing consultant she has supported companies and…
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Episode 23-"Finance,Relationship-Building and Starting a New Business"-with Donna Kerr
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My guest today is Donna Kerr. Donna is a founder of the DMK Finance – property specialist broker. Donna has always had a unique passion for finance and unrivalled customer service, DMK Finance is a commercial brokerage that offers the old-fashioned type of relationships similar to those clients once had with their banks before digitalisation of ban…
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Episode 22-"People,Menopause & Managing Change" with Kathryn Hume
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Kathryn has 25 years’ experience at senior management and director level across a number of commercial business sectors from retail to clinical. Offering a broad spectrum of skills and experience with a proven track record of success in delivering commercial operations and revenue growth through people, individuals, teams – employed and self employ…
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Episode 21-"Life,Learning & Imagination" with Scott Leiper
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Scott Leiper has spent the last 16 years developing a creative and diverse leadership and management development business, The Learning Lab. He has an established reputation for making the complex simple, practical, and memorable. His other business, Imaginocity, was established in late 2019. A product-led learning venture which simply solves organ…
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Episode 20-"Learning, Development & Coaching" with Brendan Melvin
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Brendan Melvin is a highly experienced leadership development facilitator & accredited coach with some 30 years+ experience in the field of people development, 25 of which were gained in the builders merchants sector, although he has also worked extensively in retail, facilities management, social care etc. His belief is that the only way to build …
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Episode 19-"Pitching, Presenting and The RED Effect™" with Mel Sherwood
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Mel Sherwood is a multi award-winning speaker, author and founder of The RED Effect™. Specialising in communication skills, Mel works with ambitious business leaders and teams who want to maximise their influence, impact and income by presenting themselves with confidence and credibility. Described as charismatic, engaging and riveting, Mel is also…
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Episode 18-"Gin,Rum and The Entrepreneurial Spirit" with Carol Jackson
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Carol Jackson was a very successful well respected Programme Director within Financial services for over 25 years. She decided she want to create her own brand in 2016 and this resulted in ELJ Drinks being borne. Carol launched a range of RTD gin cocktails in 2017 – long before they became popular and then moved to launch the award winning Ellis Gi…
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Episode 17-"Marketing,Music and Storytelling"-with Greg Friel
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Greg is a seasoned multimedia professional with 30 years of experience in music, video production, and content marketing strategy. He shares insights from his extensive career, including working with high-profile figures on international projects. He emphasizes the importance of storytelling in creating immersive brand experiences and discusses his…
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Episode 16-"Technology,Innovation and Investing" with John Loudon
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John Loudon is a seasoned investor and business director with a portfolio of five companies. As the Managing Director of Hybrid Anchor, a leading digital consultancy, John brings over 20 years of experience in the digital industry to the forefront. His expertise lies in transforming clients' knowledge and educational materials into valuable, scalab…
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Episode 15-"Peace,Joy and Abundance" with Deborah Craig
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My guest today is Deborah Craig. Deborah helps founders, Corporate professionals, CEO’s and Execs release anxiety, fear and self-doubt to create more peace, joy and abundance in their personal and professional lives with her bespoke 1:1 transformative hypnotherapy & mindset coaching | Release the past, be present in the now and rewrite your future …
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Episode 14-"Confidence, Creativity and Stoicism"-with Russell Wardrop
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Russell is a keynote speaker, bid consultant, strategic forum facilitator, panel expert and senior leadership mentor. He is co founder and CEO of KWC Global, a training business delivering transformational learning to professionals worldwide. Russell, is the Change agent, who ignites transformation, inspiring you to change what you think and how yo…
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Episode 13-" From Corporate Life To Becoming A Super-Connector"-with Hazel McBride
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Hazel McBride founder of Hazel McBride UK. Hazel is an Freelance Project Manager and Networking Expert with over 30 years experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial roles. Hazel supports small businesses to facilitate and deliver growth initiatives and events. Hazel is also an Ambassador for the Glasgow Care Foundation. Hazels super power is …
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Episode 12-"Futureproofing Events" with Ruby Sweeney
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My guest today is Ruby Sweeney. With two decades of skills and expertise in the events industry, Ruby and her team at The Events Hub offer strategy, management, and delivery of B2B conferences and events across the globe. Working with small numbers of clients at a time, the conversations that Ruby has are about ‘client fit’ as opposed to ‘do we nee…
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Episode 11-"From Startup To Starting Over"-with Alice Thompson
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Alice co-founded one of Scotland’s leading social enterprise, Social Bite, a cafe chain famous for feeding and employing the homeless community and bringing A-listers like George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Harry & Meghan to Scotland. Alice & the team made Social Bite a nationwide success, distributing over 150,000 fresh food items each year to …
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Episode 10-"Building Business & Sharing Knowledge"-with Robert Wilson
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Robert Wilson left school at age 15 with no qualifications but by age 21 he had started his own decorating company. For 46 years he has grown his company Wilson Decorators Ltd working on some of the most iconic buildings in Scotland and around the UK. He is also a passionate supporter of helping young people, to start their own business, and over t…
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Episode 9-"Employment Law, Equality & Diversity" with Rupa Mooker
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Rupa is an employment lawyer and a strong advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion within the legal profession. Her role as Director of People & Development at a Scottish law firm ignited a particular interest in mental health and wellbeing, increasing representation of individuals from ethnically diverse backgrounds, and improving socio-econom…
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Episode 8-"Building The Future" with Nicole Meehan
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My guest today is Nicole Meehan, In October 2021 Nicole founded Handy Ma’am. The business grew from Nicole building and fixing household items for family and friends. It has since grown organically through words of mouth and social media to such an extent that she is booked months in advance. It was such a pleasure to talk to Nicole so early in her…
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Episode 7-"The Whiskey Industry & Building A Sustainable Future"-with Gareth Roberts
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My guest today is Gareth Roberts, he’s been an architect for 30 years, with a wide and varied career, ranging from working in housing to becoming a house builder and then creating a new architecture practice Organic Architects with Andrea Wise in 2009. With a business approach focused on sustainability and alternative fuel sources. Gareth has taken…
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Episode 6-"The Evolution Experience-Self-Discovery & Selling Houses" with Ev Foster
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My guest today is Ev Foster. Ev first entered estate agency in 1992. Since then she has had success with building a financial services business and a ladies gym. Following a career break with a young family, Evelyn was drawn back to estate agency in 2016 working for an online business then setting up her own agency in 2018 with Keller Williams. She…
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Episode 5-"The Importance of Diversity, Support & Belonging"- with Cara Dzivane
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Cara Dzivane is a top consultant, specialising in legal talent and manages the commercial team at Taylor Hopkinson, a renewable energy recruitment consulting firm. Cara is also the Diversity, Equality & Belonging UK & Europe Committee Chair at the same company. She is also a Black Professionals United Kingdom Ambassador. Cara’s love of sales and bu…
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Episode 4-"Know Your Numbers and Make A Plan" with Paul Kingham
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My guest today is Paul Kingham. Paul is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, a certified business coach and the owner and Managing Director of Kingsmith Accountancy. Over his 30+ career, he has worked with hundreds of SMEs and is passionate about providing the right financial services to owner-managed businesses, which wi…
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Episode 3-"Finding Your Purpose" with Mary Ann Smith
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My guest on this episode is Mary Ann Smith. Mary Ann is a highly experienced leader who has been coaching within global enterprise and corporate sectors for over 30 years. She is also a successful company CEO, so not only understands but has lived the challenges faced by business owners and experienced by staff in companies/large organisations. She…
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Episode 2-"Building An Online Community" with Laura Maginess
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My guest on this episode is Laura Maginess. Laura Maginess is the multi-award-winning founder of the Glasglow Girls Club and The Glow Club (formerly known as GGC Business), celebrated as the "Community Queen" for establishing a dynamic online community of over 43,000 members in Glasgow. Driven by a passion to empower women in Glasgow and beyond, La…
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Episode 1-"Living An Abundant Life"-with Lazara Canton
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My first guest is Lazara Canton. Lazara is a personal growth & development specialist whose career has taken her around the world. Developing senior leaders in finance. After the birth of her second child, Lazara has since written her memoir & relocated back to the U.K. & Spain. Where she works with individuals & groups to connect them to their pow…
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Wrap-up Chat with Henry the Herpetologist!
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Our last Frog-a-Day episode! We didn't manage all 30 days but we only missed 2. We ended up learning a lot about frogs and we hope you did too! Thanks for everything, especially to Henry, and until next time, be nice to animals! *** Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park ZooBy Peep
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The final frog of our series is the newly discovered zombie frog! Learn all about it from Moss.By Peep
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Peep talks about the striped rocket frog!By Peep
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Frogs have some interesting ways to get oxygen and Curt tells us all about it!By Peep
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Moss tells us all about the Tapir Valley Tree Frog!By Peep
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Moss introduces us to Wallace's flying frog!By Peep
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Peep tells you all about the crazy peepin' desert rain frog!By Peep
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Interview with Henry Adams, MS, Part Three
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Part 3 of 4 of our chats with Henry the Herpetologist from the Lincoln Park Zoo!By Peep
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What does the Red-Eyed Tree Frog have to do with the video game, Frogger? Come on along and find out!By Peep
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Curt tells us all about the frog so nice they named it twice!By Peep
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Megan tells us all about the troubles of the pumpkin toadlet.By Peep
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Curt tells us all about the Budgett's Frog!By Peep
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This episode is about THE PHANTASMAL POISON FROG. And it's with Megan Danger. Listen to it now!By Peep
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Join the cast of Varmints! Podcast for our series of Frog-a-Day shows to celebrate National Podcast Posting Month. Today: we discuss a neat article about horizontal gene transfer (a really cool thing we'll explain in the episode) seems to happen like crazy between snakes and frogs in Madagascar. Read the original article by Veronique Greenwood at t…
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Join Megan for a paean of praise in honor of the redoubtable, remarkable resident of leafy litter and loamy loam, the long-nosed frog!By Peep
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In your face, Wood Frog, the Crab Eating Frog also has a super power!By Peep
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Curt tells us about a species of frog with a superpower!By Peep
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Curt tells us about the hpppenin' Indian Purple Frog!By Peep
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Hop around with Donna to talk about the ittiest bittiest frog in the whole ding dang world!By Peep
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Join Curt for a little Colorado chat about our native Red Spotted Toad!By Peep
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Interview with Henry Adams, MS, Part Two of Four
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Part two!By Peep
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