Feeling a bit down or uninspired? I promise you, by the end of this podcast with Charlie Hindley, you won't!

I met Charlie when he was wearing a cloak on a street in Edinburgh, ready to guide a group of people around a graveyard. Yes, it's the truth, but only part of it. Charlie (I spoke about Charlie a few episodes ago) guided the Potter Trail when I was on holiday in Edinburgh. Now, I love Harry Potter, but there was something about the 90mins spent in Charlie's presence that stuck with me. His passion. His zest for what he does. His kindness. It really was a kind of magic.

On this episode, we talk about Charlie's journey from chorister to actor via a lot of amazing destinations. We talk about passion, purpose, bringing your all to every situation, and why it's so important to do what you love - for everyone's sake.

Lucy Hall is a complete powerhouse. Not only is she the lady behind Digital Women (and its goal of empowering 1 million women through digital skills and education), but she's also the founder of social media event Social Day, the Digital Women Awards, has run her own agency, and does a lot more too.

Lucy's passion for digital started from a young age when her love of eBay and selling on there led her to coding, social media, and so much more. Now, Lucy trains and supports women through Digital Women in addition to her events.

On this episode, we talk about growing a business, AI, the power of community, making skill sharing pay, her love of sales, obsession with spreadsheets, building a membership, running events - you name it, we cover it!

Sophie Gregory, also known as @farmer_in_training, is a first generation farmer with a 400 strong organic dairy herd. What might comes as a surprise is that she actually started out as an accountant!

Her husband's passion to have a dairy farm coupled with having her first child created a route into farming that she didn't expect. Learning from the calves upwards, Sophie threw herself into the farm and learnt all she could, and now she's taken it to another level. She sits on boards (including the NFU Dairy Board) to support the industry, is passionate about education at all levels with Discover Farming and is having her own classroom built on the farm, and invests time and energy in her own continuing professional development. She's also a Nuffield Scholar, an accolade she was awarded because of her passion, dedication, and the charity's belief in her.

Sophie's passion for farming and business shines through, and it was a true joy to get under the skin of agriculture in this way. We also chatted about the part that social media plays in it all. You might be surprised! I found it fascinating- I really hope you do too!