Alex MacPhail Podcast
Alex MacPhail Podcast is a show where we interview world-class guests from around the globe. In-depth, long-form, unfiltered conversations share the highs and lows, and what it takes to be world-class. We speak with astronauts, entrepreneurs, world champions, Olympic athletes, race pilots, authors and many more. Please subscribe, rate and leave a review. This helps us to get recognised and improve the show. With your help, we can continue to improve the show. Remember to reach to social media channels for your suggestions of guests on the show. Thank you for the support.
Episodes
138 episodes
#137 Franz Smit - Founder PilotInsure
Franz Smit is a pilot and founder of PilotInsure, a leading loss of licence insurance company based in South Africa. Franz grew up in the small town of Tarkastad, in the Eastern Cape. As a young boy, he regularly watched airliners fly overhead ...
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#136 André Viljoen - Founder, Woodstock Brewery
Andre Viljoen studies Accounting in Johannesburg, but shortly after finishing articles, he headed East to explore life and the world of Finance. After spending many years in emerging markets banking, Andre made his way back to South Africa in C...
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#135 Jon Foster-Pedley - Dean of the Henley Business School
Jon is back on the podcast today! As the Dean and Director of Henley Business School, Africa, Jon has been leading the growth and transformation of the institution for over 12 years, with the vision "To build the people, who build ...
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#134 Captain Annabel Vundla - Presidential & Airline Pilot
Annabel has been flying Since 1999. She earned her Air Force Wings before learning to drive a car. Throughout her career, Annabel has been challenged to jump extra hurdles.President Nelson Mandela, knew not only her name, but also her p...
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#133 Noah Lieberman - Founder, LogTen Pro
Noah Lieberman was excited by flight from his first experience flying on a DC3 around Mexico as an 8 year old. Affectionately known as the Gooney Bird, the DC3 has found a warm spot in a lot of our hearts. Noah was keen to become an aerospace e...
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#132 Marc Priestley - McLaren Formula 1 Mechanic and author
Marc Priestley is the author of The Mechanic, an insider look at life on the formula one circuit. Marc joined the McLaren Formula 1 team in 1999 while Mika Hakkinen was reigning world champion and later defended his title with McLaren, making i...
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#131 Calvin Collett - CEO Melon Mobile
Calvin is the Founder and CEO of Melon Mobile, South Africa’s newest Mobile Network. While the service is recent on the scene, the team have been building the product for the past two years. Calvin has more than two decades experience combining...
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#130 Ricky de Agrela - World Adventurer
In this episode I talk to Ricky de Agrela, the first man to ever travel to all the continents in the World using only a Microlight. He speaks about the great memories, of the adventure and also the tragedy that struck during his trip, when his ...
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Episode 130
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#129 Erika Armstrong - Business Aviation Pilot
In this episode I chat with Erika Armstrong. She is currently flying in the Business Aviation sector, and through her influence in the Aviation industry is inspiring and training new recruits. Listen as we talk about the passion needed ...
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Episode 129
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#128 Ron Rutland - Adventure Cyclist
In this episode I chat with Ron Rutland. An average guy who decided to brave the challenge of cycling from Cape To Cairo and his life has never been the same. Rob now officially delivers the Rugby World Cup Game Whistle by hand and gets there o...
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Episode 128
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#127 - Darren Robertson - Prostate Cancer survivor
This episode is all about Darren Robertson and his outlook on life after surviving Stage 3 Prostate Cancer. He tells us about his journey through life and shares about his passion for surfing. He now serves as a Financial Advisor to help others...
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Episode 127
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#126 - Luke Dillon - Business Coach
This is a conversation with Luke Dillon on Business Coaching. He shares with us his rich life experiences as an entrepreneur and some insights in to the world of Coaching small to large businesses. This episode will educate you on how t...
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Episode 126
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#125 - Gidyon Lankers - The Business of Creativity
This is a conversation with Gidyon Lankers, the 27 year old digital marketing entrepreneur who helped me build and launch this podcast. We explore the world of content; how to create it, ...
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#124 - How to start a podcast - Alice Dlamini
Something a little different today. One of the listeners from the show reached out with some questions about starting a podcast. I thought the conversation would be interesting to be recorded for others to gain the insights too. Let me ...
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#123 - Refilwe Ledwaba - Police helicopter pilot
Refilwe Ledwaba is a social entrepreneur, fixed-wing and helicopter pilot and a PhD candidate. She is the first Black woman to become a police helicopter pilot in South Africa.Refilwe founded Girls Fly Programme Africa to support and ed...
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#122 - Karma Swanepoel - Singer, writer
Karma-Ann Swanepoel was the lead singer of Henry Ate, a South African rock band. She subsequently went solo, releasing her first album Karma in 1998. She shot to fame in the ...
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#121 - Thoughts From The Air - Celebrate the Good Times
Alex shares his personal perspective on why we need to cherish the good moments in life. Instead of worrying about the past, or being solely focused on the future, this episode will make you think twice about enjoying the present and truly cele...
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#120 - Shaun Tomson World Champion Surfer
Shaun Tomson is a South African professional surfer and former world champion, environmentalist, actor, author, and businessman. He has been listed among the top 10 surfers of the century, and was the 1977 World Surfing Champion.He is t...
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#119 - Thoughts From the Air - 04 - Dig deep. Really deep!
In this short episode, Alex expands on the concept of perseverance and resilience. In episode #74 of the podcast, Alex spoke with Yoshi Muroya, the 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Champion. During that conversation, Yoshi explain how difficult it ...
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#118 - Captain Linda Sollars - Jet Blue to building her own Aircraft
Linda Sollars has a fascinating story! She has covered several careers and is currently an airline Captain with JetBlue Airways. During her off time over the past few months, Linda has spend many weeks at Sling Aircraft in Johannesburg, buildin...
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#117 - Adrian Clayton - Investor, Surfer & Aviator
In this episode Alex sits down with Cape Town-based investor, Adrian Clayton, who shares his incredible journey through life as an entrepreneur, surfer and aviator. This episode is proudly brought to you by
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#116 - Thoughts from the Air - 03 - Setting Goals
Do you ever feel like you’re sleepwalking through life with no real idea of what you want? Or Maybe you know exactly what you want, but you have no idea how to get there? That’s where goal setting comes in. In this episode Alex exp...
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#115 - Nicole Smith-Ludvik - Emirates Burj Khalifa Stuntwoman
Nicole Smith-Ludvik stood on top of the world last year! She was the stuntwoman in the Emirates Air Hostess uniform, standing on top of the Burj Khalifa. At nearly 1 kilometre above the earth, The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the wor...
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