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Welcome to the Inspiration North Podcast, sharing inspiring stories of inspirational people, who have found their passion: their true north!

There are so many toxic messages around what success looks like, which can leave us feeling unsatisfied and overwhelmed.

At Inspiration North, we've created inspirational resources and programmes to help you find your True North.

You can go from living someone else's life to living your life full of meaning, purpose and joy.

About

The Inspiration North Podcast

Are you in a place where you want more from life? Is work not cutting it for you? Does it feel like you have more to offer the world? Take inspiration from people who have been there, experienced the same, and taken action to create a more fulfilling life in line with their values and passion. Learn about what helped them and what they did to create the momentum.

Change takes time but listen to our weekly episodes for a shot of inspiration!

Who are we?

We totally understand what it is like to feel unfulfilled in life and the real challenge of changing direction. We are firm believers that nothing has to last forever. We have each spent 2 decades figuring out who we are, what we want in life and how to make that happen. We hope that our story, the stories of our podcast guests and community, plus our resources and programmes can help you define what success looks like for you.

 

Where it all started

We met in April 2018 at a LinkedIn Local Newcastle event that Michelle had created: part of the global movement started by Anna McAfee. We're even in her book - "How a Hashtag Changed the World" - which is worth a read!

James was working from home and decided he needed to get out to meet more people and came along. 

We quickly became friends over our shared interests of psychology, coaching, personal development and inspirational speakers. 

A Podcast Is Born

As we got to know each other better at the monthly events, James mentioned he always fancied being on the radio or having a podcast as a weekend passion project. 

In true Michelle style of making ideas happen, she sorted some training, we talked around the overall concept, what the name should be, and by December 2018 we started recording. No messing around! Our first episode of the Inspiration North Podcast was launched on the 7th January 2019.

We have launched a podcast every Monday since then, come rain, shine, illness, holidays and Covid!

 

AT THE CORE OF OUR MISSION WE AIM TO...

FLY THE FLAG FOR THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND...to show the world the great passion and stories from our region, plus bring inspiration from further afield.

CREATE A MOVEMENT... for people to raise aspirations, take action and create a life of sincere purpose.

USE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS... from our podcasts (to show how people found their passion) and from positive psychology to give our programmes a science-backed core.

HAVE LOTS OF FUN...where we can speak to and learn from inspirational people and share their message.

 

JAMES EVES

James is a Gallup® Certified Strengths Coach. His role in Inspiration North is Managing Director; he is happiest when he is developing close relationships with and connecting people, planning exciting new projects for the future and facilitating positive change in his clients. 

He is great at spotting the potential in others, helping them learn new things and he gets excited when exploring opportunities and brainstorming options. Working with James is transformative, he has a knack for putting people at ease and building deep rapport, his calm positivity and gift for collaboration shines through in all his interactions. 

He speaks 3 languages, has an MBA and brings 18 years of experience working across 3 continents. He has started multiple businesses, supported other entrepreneurs, and been in the big corporate world across the real estate, construction, manufacturing and training sectors.  With all his experience of change, uncomfortable situations and learning jobs in other languages, he is comfortable with being in uncomfortable situations.

In James’s coaching business – Zira Life, he helps his clients discover and develop their talents to give them the clarity and confidence to perform at their best through strengths-based coaching. 

He gets energy from seeing people grow and develop.

 

MICHELLE MINNIKIN

Michelle is a Chartered Organisational Psychologist and Coach. Her role in Inspiration North is Delivery Director; she is happiest when she is creating courses, programmes, webinars and facilitating positive change in her clients. 

She is great at spotting the unique strengths in the people around her and championing them to put them into action. She loves to meet new people, connect humans, create communities, understand and get to know people well. Working with Michelle is fun, she is great at creating a safe place for humans to explore. She is curious, playful, sensitive, intuitive and has a deep understanding of positive psychology and personal development. 

Michelle is passionate about the science of work and careers. After a corporate career in psychology, resourcing, career coaching & employee development across the public and private sectors, she became self-employed in 2016. 

In her other business, Michelle is the Captain of Work Pirates, collaborating with other people professionals to help organisations solve their people problems. She loves designing and running leadership development programmes and supporting her clients to get the foundations in place to hire and retain awesome humans. 

Helping people positively transform their lives is the most rewarding part of her job.