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This podcast helps solopreneurs and entrepre-newbies like you turn your passions into paychecks. Listen for lightning-quick tips to help you generate the opportunities you have dreamed about. Now is the time. Don’t let another year pass. If it’s an income-generating business you’re after, Relaunch U is the podcast and program to give it life.
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I've built several businesses in my day with varying degrees of success. They all had two things in common. Number one, they were born from an idea I fell in love with. And the second thing, and this is across the board, none of them came with an instruction booklet. That means I had to figure it out on my own. In one case in particular, I spent te…
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Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri and George Russell are just a handful of the Formula 1 stars born in Bruno Michel’s racing series. Multiple F1 World Champions and Grand Prix-winners have risen from Formula 2 and Formula 3, previously known as GP2 and GP3. From the very first GP2 champion, Nico Rosberg, to Lando Norris, Nico Hulkenber…
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I received a thank you note from a colleague. I made an introduction for this person, and he wound up hiring that person. Win/win for my friends. I made his life a little easier. The thing is, I didn't even remember that I had made the introduction. But he did. And he remembered me because of it. It doesn't take much, but when you prove you are on …
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Stagnation is not an option for us brand builders. Here is a simple trick to increase your rate of development as a brand. And this trick comes from my ski racing 16-year old son. He knows what it takes to get better. As a matter of fact, we all know what it takes, we've only forgotten it. To learn how to build your brand in an environment built fo…
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Paul Monaghan, Red Bull Racing’s chief engineer, has been with the team from the very beginning of their Formula 1 venture in 2005. He’s experienced the highs and lows of the team’s evolution from racing rookies into serial winners. How does the their first era of dominance with Sebastian Vettel compare to their current success with Max Verstappen?…
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A friend of mine is a really talented designer and an amazing painter as well. And he makes most of his money doing corporate design work and makes a little bit of money by selling his paintings. He would like to flip that. He would love for his full-time vocation to be painting and selling paintings. He greets it with a little trepidation because …
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When the World Cup is here! I love when this event comes around every 4th year. But a few years ago the world cup has been tainted as the host country, Qatar has been blasted in the press for human rights issues. FIFA (soccer's global governing organization) has been taking heat for choosing Qatar as the host. This is a perception problem, and ther…
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What’s the difference between winning races and winning World Championships? David Coulthard enjoyed multiple Grand Prix wins and podiums, but titles were out of reach during his 15-year career in Formula 1. So why was he unable to achieve success that the likes of Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have all experie…
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You've got an idea that you want to turn into income. Your first instinct may be to start creating a website or other materials straight away. Resist this urge. It may seem productive but it's not. It's a delay tactic. And a paradox. You are acting in a way that keeps you from acting productively. When you've got an idea you need to voice it first.…
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You’re working so hard on your brand yet, sometimes you feel like you’re spinning your wheels. You’re aching to achieve a certain endpoint, where all your efforts magically come together. This is the problem: deciding that our branding efforts should have an end. The beauty of branding? There is no end. It’s an infinite game. And infinite games hav…
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This episode is brought to you by GetYourGuide – the app to discover and book unforgettable travel experiences. Choose from over 100,000 things to do in one app, including an exclusive tour of the McLaren Technology Centre. Discover, book and make memories this summer at GetYourGuide.co.uk Lando Norris’ first F1 victory has changed everything. Spea…
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Maybe you have a job right now that you're comfortable with, and you've got good income and great benefits but there's something out there that's calling to you. Or maybe at this point in your career, it's gnawing at you. I was a professional soccer player, an architectural photographer, and an advertising copywriter. And each of those vocations ha…
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Top 5 Reasons Branding is a Bad Idea for You 1. You have to know your market. Sounds like homework. No thanks. 2. You must stand out in the crowd. Blending in has its perks like not having to talk to people. 3. You need to get the word out. That takes effort, time, energy, even money. Who has any of that? 4. You have to be consistent. Telling the s…
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Just 14 races into his debut Formula 1 season in 2001, Luciano Burti suffered a huge crash at the Belgian Grand Prix. He walked away but it proved to be his last action as an F1 driver. Speaking to Tom Clarkson in his home city of Sao Paolo, Burti reflects vividly on the crash; what he was thinking about as it was happening, the physical injuries h…
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Know Your Audience. Accomplish the Impossible. Daryl Davis is a blues musician. One night after a show he is approached by a man who compliments his music. After a drink at the bar and some bonding over the blues, the man drops a bombshell on Daryl. You see, Daryl is African American. And this gentleman who loves his music happens to be white. The …
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Have you ever heard of a failure resume? The idea behind a failure resume is to track those times we didn't quite hit the mark. Reflecting on these moments can be beneficial lessons learned. Here's a little something from my failure resume: I got my first chance to be a “floor director” during a live video shoot. Among other things, my job was to c…
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From 2014 to 2021, Mercedes dominated Formula 1 with a record eight Constructor World Championships in a row. Since 2022 though, they have struggled to fully grasp the current ground effect cars and, as a result, have dramatically fallen down the pecking order, behind their rivals Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari. Merc’s struggles continued at the sta…
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A new client with a funny little idea walked into our office. He was selling car antenna ornaments. Yes, silly little decorations you can affix to the antenna that was attached to your car. He couldn’t keep these things on the shelves. People loved them. He didn’t see his product’s obsolescence coming as fixed car antennas became a relic of the pas…
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He’s an engineer who won Formula 1 World Championships with Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen. Now he’s working on the rules of the sport for 2026 and beyond. Nikolas Tombazis is the Director of Single Seaters for the FIA. He is overseeing the regulations for the 2026 season, when F1 cars will be lighter, smaller and sustainably fuelled, with g…
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I have a dream of owning a lake house. Or a beach house. Or a mountain house. Or all three! I’d like to build a minor empire in real estate that earns income while I’m biking through Europe. Nice vision, right? After talking with a few friends in real estate, my beautiful vision started to crack. The process of renting and/or flipping sounded insan…
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I met up with a friend who I hadn’t seen in ten years. It felt as if we’d never been apart. The relationship picked up exactly where we had left it. The decade of time in-between shrank to nothing. This is a goal for brand-building: to create an experience that your customers come home to again and again. When your customers exit your life and re-e…
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As President and CEO of Liberty Media, Formula 1's parent company, Greg Maffei is at the very top of the sport. Together, he and F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali, are setting the strategy for the sport’s future. Since Liberty Media took ownership of the Formula 1 in 2017, we’ve seen thrilling races from the Las Vegas Strip to Silverstone, ne…
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My old agency found a scrappy way of attracting new clients. We scoured the newspapers (yes, actual newspapers) for current ads that local businesses were running. We found the ads that were, well, less-than-good. We redlined the heck out of ‘em searching of every detail that we could improve. Copy, design, photography, logo, tagline, call to actio…
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I attended a business event unlike any other. And it wasn't until the very end that I found out why it felt so unique. The hosts, Kristin and Chuck, revealed that they do not shy away from doing the "elaborate and unnecessary." What does that mean? Well, the event was camping-themed. This theme played into the presentations, the communications, the…
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At the end of his glittering career, four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel said he was in the ‘best shape possible’ thanks to his performance coach Antti Kontsas. So how do you physically and mentally prepare a Formula 1 driver for a season of racing around the world? With over 10 years of experience working in the paddock, coaching the likes o…
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After receiving email after email from Squarespace pleading with me to upgrade my website, I reluctantly decided it was time to stop putting it off. I took to YouTube with the search, “Why should I upgrade my squarespace website from 7.0 to 7.1?” A video pops up with the exact title as my search query. It was a good video, I was convinced that I ne…
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Rick Barry is a basketball Hall of Famer. He had the highest free throw percentage in the league for seven seasons. To this day, he has the fourth-highest free throw percentage. Ever. He played the game 50 years ago. And his record free throw percentage remains in the top 5. Incredible. Even more incredible is how he did it. He shot every free thro…
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30 years ago, Karl Wendlinger’s Formula 1 career was just beginning to rise after a strong start to 1994 with Sauber. But that all changed in first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, when the Austrian lost control of his car as he approached the Nouvelle chicane and crashed into the barriers. After a long recovery to regain racing fitness, Wendlin…
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Scroll. Consume. Forget. Repeat. This is how I surf the feeds. Why does the majority of content vanish from our minds as quickly as it appears on our screens? No impact. But every now and then you’ll find something that sticks. But the hit rate is very low for two reasons: 1. Low bar on creativity. Most stuff, frankly, isn’t interesting. 2. High no…
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As you likely heard, Carl Weathers passed away. His role as Rocky’s “Apollo Creed” had a profound impact on me as a pre-teen. I remember the swagger and confidence of his character. I don’t know much about Mr. Weathers beyond his commitment to the role of Apollo. For 120 minutes, he transformed into the heavyweight champion of the world in my eyes.…
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In 1984, Martin Brundle and Ayrton Senna made their Formula 1 debuts. They had just fought each other in an epic battle for the 1983 British Formula 3 title. But while there was little to separate the duo in junior racing, their F1 careers panned out very differently. As Senna went on to achieve hero status as a triple World Champion, Brundle’s 12-…
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My family is relentlessly competitive. Some of my earliest memories were of my father’s victory dances when he beat his 8-year-old son (me) at whatever game we happened to be playing. Competition was everywhere—even in my childhood neighborhood. Juggling a soccer ball was a big deal around the cul-de-sac. We juggled everything: footballs, basketbal…
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McLaren are back on top of the Formula 1 podium, but their mission is far from accomplished yet. Since taking charge in 2018, CEO Zak Brown has overseen a huge transformation on and off the track and the team’s progress has accelerated astronomically over the last 12 months. Lando Norris’s long-awaited maiden Grand Prix victory in Miami is the culm…
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I had a Zoom call with a 25 year marketer. He's interested in finding his next gig, even though he’s tired of the grind. I can see that he's thinking about the most tolerable situation using the skills he already has. As we were having the conversation, I noticed his background on the Zoom call. His home is gorgeous. Light is pouring in. It's metic…
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30 years since his death at Imola on 1st May 1994, Ayrton Senna’s legacy is still felt around the world. Brazil’s three-time Formula 1 World Champion continues to inspire today’s generation of racing drivers and fans. To Bruno Senna, Ayrton is still both his uncle and his hero. Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Bruno shares his childhood memories of Ayrton…
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I met Gary Vaynerchuk in the early stages of his company, VaynerMedia. We were collaborating on a project. My impression of him: Fast talker. Opinionated. Had all the answers. Blowhard. Fast forward to today: Gary has 4.5 million YouTube followers. He commands $200,000 per speaking gig. What changed in Gary? As far as I can tell, nothing. He’s the …
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Greg Monaco's breakthrough in rebranding his community, formerly "Fearless Brands," underscores the power of jotting down and sharing ideas. Writing helped clarify his thoughts and attract support, even as he developed a new website and logo with limited initial enthusiasm from others. Monaco learned that while no one may care as deeply about an id…
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A multiple title winner at junior level and a point-scorer on his unexpected F1 debut in 2016, Stoffel Vandoorne seemed on track for a long and prosperous career in Formula 1. But his big break at McLaren in 2017 arrived during one of the team’s most challenging periods. They finished second-last in the standings during Vandoorne’s first season, en…
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20 years since his infatuation with Formula 1 began at China’s first race in 2004, Zhou Guanyu will race in front of his home fans for the first time as an F1 driver at the Chinese Grand Prix. Zhou tells Tom Clarkson what racing in Shanghai will look like through his eyes; from his helmet design and sold-out grandstand, to the reaction he’s expecti…
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Fernando Alonso is 'here to stay' in Formula 1 with Aston Martin. What made the double World Champion decide to continue racing with his current team? In a special episode of the F1 Nation podcast, Aston Martin Ambassador Pedro de la Rosa and 1996 World Champion Damon Hill join Tom Clarkson to analyse Alonso's announcement, what it means for him, t…
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Seven-time Grand Prix winner Juan Pablo Montoya joins Tom Clarkson for the first episode of F1 Beyond The Grid’s LEGENDS episodes. Going into the final two races of 2003, Montoya was only three points behind World Championship leader Michael Schumacher in a three-way fight for the title, with Kimi Raikkonen just behind them. But by the season final…
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The journey that has taken Ayao Komatsu from a teenager in Tokyo, dreaming of working in Formula 1, to the new Haas Team Principal is a gripping tale. Featuring fascinating anecdotes of his father’s experiences as a political prisoner, the challenges Ayao faced when he left Japan for England, and how he engineered his way through university to a ca…
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He’s a World Championship-winning engineer with nearly 50 years in Formula 1, but Pat Symonds’ focus is new innovation and F1’s next generation. Pat scored title wins with Michael Schumacher in the 90s and Fernando Alonso in the 2000s. In the 80s, he helped a rookie Ayrton Senna get up to speed and take a stunning Monaco podium. Today, as Formula 1…
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A Formula 1 winner in his first season, Oscar Piastri has his sights set on more success. At McLaren, alongside Lando Norris, guided by Team Principal Andrea Stella and manager Mark Webber, he’s right where he needs to be. Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Oscar reflects on his rookie year in F1, his Sprint victory ahead of Max Verstappen, on-track clashes…
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What does 2025 hold for Alex Albon? How has golf changed his approach to Formula 1? Would he like more competition from his teammate? The Williams driver answers all those questions and more in his first proper catch-up with Tom Clarkson on F1 Beyond The Grid since 2022. Albon explains the mindset of being a number two driver at Red Bull Racing com…
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Brand new name. Brand new leader. Brand new ambition? As RB enter the next era of their Formula 1 venture, is their purpose still to develop young drivers for Red Bull Racing? Outlining his vision to Tom Clarkson, new Team Principal Laurent Mekies talks about making RB more competitive in all areas, transforming the team’s culture and mentality, an…
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Sergio Perez secured a career-best P2 in the Drivers’ World Championship in 2023. But in one of the most dominant Formula 1 cars in history, Checo spent much of the year stuck in the shadow of his unstoppable teammate Max Verstappen. Despite one of Sergio’s most mentally challenging seasons, in which he faced serious questions about his future at R…
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F1 is full of extraordinary humans, but who is Tom Clarkson's first guest in 2024? Find out here, then join F1 Beyond The Grid for in-depth conversations with the sport's fastest stars every Wednesday. Discover new official F1 podcasts in 2024: F1 Nation - 2024 Season Preview out now F1 Explains - your questions about F1, answered by the experts…
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Mercedes Technical Director, James Allison, is Tom Clarkson’s pick for the penultimate day of our countdown to the new series of F1 Beyond The Grid. James tells the very funny and emotional story of how his rather awkward first interaction with Lewis Hamilton formed the foundations of a strong and successful relationship between them. For James’ fu…
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On 30 Days of Beyond The Grid, Day 28, Zhou Guanyu tells Tom Clarkson why Fernando Alonso is his idol, what it means to be the first Formula 1 driver from China, and how excited he’ll be to race in front of his home fans at the Chinese Grand Prix. For Zhou’s full conversation with Tom from 2022, listen here.…
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