Hosted by Afanti Media · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 18 episodes
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Inside the Maverick Mind is an invite-only vodcast hosted by Emyr Afan — long-form conversations with people who don’t quite fit the mould. Each episode features a Maverick from business, fintech, innovation, tech and the creative world, revealing how they think, what drives them, and how they turn “you can’t” into “watch me.” Episodes drop fortnightly on YouTube, with audio available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and back your own Maverick mind.
Afanti Media hosts Inside The Maverick Mind, a business show with 18 episodes published.
Nick Hounsfield didn't set out to build a tourist attraction. He set out to build the kind of medicine you can't prescribe. A former osteopath, Nick spent 18 years treating the symptoms of stress, burnout, and disconnect
Andy Middleton is a pioneering force in sustainability, ecologic thinking, and biomimicry - and he happens to be based in one of the most breathtaking corners of the world: St Davids, West Wales. As founder of the TYF Gr
From 100% commission door-to-door sales to co-creating a Glastonbury for Business - Frankie James joins Emyr Afan on Inside the Maverick Mind. Frankie is the force behind the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Ideas F
The Voice Behind the Anthem: John Parr on Fame, Betrayal & Never Giving In In 1985, a song exploded out of a Hollywood cinema and never really stopped playing. That song was St. Elmo's Fire — and its writer and singer, J
Henry Engelhardt didn't just build a successful company. He built one of the most loved workplaces in British corporate history - and did it by betting everything on a single, radical idea: that happy people build better
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: In 2022, Craig Maxwell OBE was told he had a rare form of cancer and 12 months to live. Most people would stop. Craig accelerated. In this extraordinary episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Craig — a
What does it take to build a premium national brand when you couldn't write your name at age 10? Chris McNamara, founder of The Brogue Trader, is living proof that instinct and resilience can outrun any traditional path.
What does it take to captain your country on the pitch, then go on to shape how that country governs itself? This week, we sit down with Professor Laura McAllister CBE - former Wales women's football captain, Vice Presid
**Inside the Maverick Mind | Episode: Spencer John What happens when a boy from Port Talbot - no father, raised by his nan, told at 12 he had three choices: the cemetery, prison, or the forces - refuses all three and bui
**Inside the Maverick Mind | Blanche Sainsbury - From Boardroom to Purpose: Power, Sacrifice & the National Children's Awards What does it really take to reach the top of British media - and then walk away from it all? I
Inside the Maverick Mind | James Sills — The Choirestarter: On Fear, Belonging & Why Everyone Can Sing What if the most powerful tool for connection, wellbeing, and culture in your workplace isn't a strategy, a workshop,
What does it take to build a standout hospitality business — and make it feel personal at every level? In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Emyr Afan sits down with Giovanni Malacrino — restaurateur, entrepreneur
What does it take to build one of the UK's most celebrated sports production companies from scratch - with a new baby, a gut feeling, and no safety net? Emyr Afan sits down with Sunil Patel, CEO and co-founder of Whisper
What if you stopped chasing success — and started feeling alive instead? In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Emyr Afan OBE sits down with the extraordinary Mykel Dixon — author, creative catalyst, and one of the
What does it take to build a high-growth tech business from Wales and compete on a global stage? In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, I sit down with Mark Sweeny, Founder and CEO of de Novo Solutions — one of the
In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Emyr Afan sits down with Dr Julia “Rock” Jones - a neuroscience-led performance and habit specialist who’s spent years helping leaders rethink how they think. Dr Julia’s work
In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind , Emyr Afan sits down with Simon Powell , one of Wales’ most influential and quietly disruptive tech entrepreneurs. With more than four decades at the forefront of travel techn
Picture it: 2006 . A twenty‑something at a kitchen table with a battered laptop, a pile of receipts, and an idea most accountants would’ve called ridiculous… Instead of charging by the hour, she turned accountancy into a
Inside the Maverick Mind: Aled Miles - From Bridgend to Boardrooms Join us for an extraordinary conversation with Aled Miles, Welsh-born tech leader who's led Symantec's Norton Division, TeleSign, Source Labs, and now he
John Parr
1 appearance on this show
Sunil Patel
consultant respiratory physician · Harley Street Clinic
1 appearance on this show
Mykel Dixon
award-winning speaker, author of Everyday Creative, master facilitator, pro jazz musician, and expert in creativity and workplace culture
1 appearance on this show
Julia Jones
Newborn Mother Postpartum Doula Educator & Trainer · Nestlé Professional
1 appearance on this show
Lucy Cohen
Co-Founder of Mazuma · Mazuma
1 appearance on this show
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Inside The Maverick Mind is hosted by Afanti Media. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 18 episodes.
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