Stay ConnectedThis podcast brings you Ellie Mckay’s no holds barred chats with some of the UK’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes, thought leaders, influencers and mindset experts.
On a Mission is for unconventional thinkers that want to challenge the status quo. For all those people on a mission to live their best lives and take control of their own destiny.
Copyright: © 2023 Ellie McKay
In this episode, we welcome, special guest Chloe Bisson, an enterprising individual who is embarking on her own podcast called Inspired By. We explore the significance of authenticity and embracing one's true self, while also highlighting the value of casual conversations. Prepare to be enthralled by Chloe's personal journey in launching her podcast and discover the driving force behind her inspiration.
BEST MOMENTS
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
Chloe Bisson - https://www.chloebisson.com/hello
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
Dariush Soudi is a global entrepreneur, venture capitalist/investor, renowned speaker, philanthropist, and specialist in helping others to find the greatness within themselves, and how to unleash your inner gladiator.
Dariush joins me to talk about the incredible rags to riches to rags to riches tale of his life, his personal philosophy on living well and why you should always treat each day as a gift, and the sometimes-shocking stories of the fights he's had, and the empowering ways in which he's turned pain into power.
BEST MOMENTS
'I'm aware of every second of every day, because you can't take anything for granted'
'When you have those lows, if you do the right thing, the very highs will come'
'I'm always thinking there's more to life than this - this is not it - this is not it'
'People will judge you by the lifestyle you show'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
Dariush Soudi - https://dariushsoudi.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
This week's episode is a HUGE eye-opener.
Dr Aseem Malhotra is one of Britain's most influential cardiologists and a world-renowned expert in the prevention of heart disease. He is a pioneer of the lifestyle medicine movement in the UK and in 2018 was ranked by software company Onalytica as the number one doctor in the world influencing obesity thinking.
Dr Malhotra is also an international best-selling author and more recently an advocate against the use of other highly controversial vaccines having tragically lost his father during the pandemic.
From appearing on Good Morning Britain assuring viewers “traditional vaccines are the safest”, to seeing the evidence and alarming links between mRNA vaccines and heart disease, he now passionately advocates for the guidance to be changed.
In this hard-hitting episode, we talk about evidence-based medicine and highlight the World governments and Pharmaceutical companies who repeatedly prioritise their interests over public health
Dr Malhotra has been going against the conventional narrative for over a decade as he highlights the overprescription of pharmaceutical drugs and the fraudulent way that medical trials are conducted which has not been without repercussions.
A fascinating insight into modern medicine and the murky world of Big Pharma 👀
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'The cover up here is worse than the crime'
'People are dying unnecessarily'
'This is how we change the narrative'
'50% of the information taught at medical schools and foundations is obsolete within five years'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
Dr Aseem Malhotra - https://draseemmalhotra.co.uk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
This week I speak to a trailblazer in women’s football, Lioness legend Karen Carney, MBE. Karen reflects on her phenomenal career as the third most capped England player of all time, representing Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics, moving into punditry and the impact abuse from online trolls has affected her mental health.
As an elite sportsperson, who competed at a high level from a young age, retirement left Karen with a huge void and a feeling of losing her identity.
Away from the pitch is where she fought her and won her most fierce battles and it’s those that she believes have helped to strengthen her over the years.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'My mission is for everyone to see it as football, not just men's and women's football'
'I'm only ever going to be myself, that's all I can be'
'I'm a pundit, I'm a former player. I'm not a former female player - I don't want to be a female pundit'
'Life's fast and evolving. You can't stand still and admire what you've previously done. You've got to keep going'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
Karen Carney Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kazcarney/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
Former Royal Marines Commando and MMA World Champion Martin ‘50 Cal’ Stapleton returns for a second bout of real uncensored chat.
Nothing is off limits as we go deep into why so many well-intentioned people fail when it comes to bettering themselves, how to get out of victim mentality and why we need to stop letting society define our definition of success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'I believe everybody should do martial arts'
'Fights are won and lost in the weeks, months, and years beforehand'
'It's got to be built on solid foundations - in a solid belief in yourself'
'If I can just get them out of victim mode, then I feel like I've done my job'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
Everyone deserves a dignified life 🙏🏼
But the reality is that many men, women and children are subjected to forced labour and trafficking every single day. This happens everywhere around us and is a fast-growing criminal industry only second to arms.
Returning to the show I had the pleasure of re-interviewing my friend Spencer Lodge. Spencer is a best-selling author, the founder of $100M valuation, and one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Dubai. But we don’t talk about any of that…
Certain things happen in life that make you reassess your values. Once a cutthroat businessman focused on building extreme financial wealth, Spencer has found a purpose that’s a lot bigger than he is and it’s a very dark industry.
Historically I’ve avoided looking too deeply into this stuff. I had an awareness it was happening but I had no idea of the extent of the depravity. It can be difficult to acknowledge the horrors of this world without it upsetting us which is why we shy away from it. The truth is over 8 million children are trafficked every year and those are very conservative numbers. As a Mother myself, I can’t just pretend I don’t know that.
In this episode, we talk about the harsh reality of being born into the Badi community in Nepal. They are considered the lowest class individuals and have been all but exiled from their own community resulting in forced child prostitution and trafficking as standard practice from nine years old.
Spencer talks about his life's realignment and how he has found true purpose and meaning in working with victims of human trafficking and lays bare not only the inspiring stories of those who are fighting to save children all over the world but also the terrifying details of the powerful, twisted cabals operating in the hidden world of today.
BEST MOMENTS
'There is nothing that makes me feel better than knowing that I've played a tiny part in the lives of these kids'
'When your focus in life is making money, you'll work out eventually that it isn't really a very worthy goal'
'We need to get out of this space where we're a victim'
'Unfortunately, this goes all the way to the top'
‘We need to work harder and trying to be kinder’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
AJ Roberts' story is a prime example of how one decision can drastically alter the path of your life. At the age of just 19, he was given an ultimatum - go to jail or join the army. Thankfully, AJ chose the latter, and credits this single diversion as a true salvation in his life. Since leaving the military in 2018, AJ has put the considerable knowledge he's gained through serving in such places as Afghanistan and Sierra Leone, into not just founding a global wellbeing empire, but also investigating the darker side of the world around us, and daring to ask the uncomfortable questions around the propaganda and false narratives we're sold.
In this episode, AJ returns to the show to talk about not just how he has learned to defy the lies but the best way of communicating this to people who have fallen behind in terms of consciousness, how propaganda works and how we can defy it, and the terrifying way in which the broken education system is turning an entire generation into a fearful one.
BEST MOMENTS
'Being an observer has allowed me to see the amazing journeys of people'
'I learned how powerful the human body and mind really is'
'It's very difficult to be the change that you want to see in the world, when you're depressed and anxious yourself'
'The more we raise our awareness, the more we're able to discern what's BS and what's not'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
AJ Roberts - https://www.mrajroberts.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
This week on the On a Mission podcast, I’m joined by Jess Cunningham businesswoman, and television personality best known for competing in the 2016 series of The Apprentice.
Jess is a fierce, strong business mind and a powerhouse in the world of entrepreneurship, but it hasn't always been as easy as Jess makes it look. She's experienced life-changing highs, as well as faced earth-shattering lows, including tragedies that would have derailed many.
In this frank episode, Jess lays out the details of her sometimes-harrowing story, talks about the highs and lows of reality television, why we should vehemently question the narratives we're being sold around health and wellbeing, and how she's overcome the blackest moments in life to build an impregnable resilience that has taken her to the top of the game.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'My validation was stolen from me as a child'
'Your subconscious will only give you what you're ready to receive'
'You have to feel your emotions to release them'
'The truth always comes out, because you cannot hide the truth'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
Jess Cunningham Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprodigalfox/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
Dean Kelly is a seasoned multipreneur and investor who has successfully built, grown and exited several businesses, selling his first education company almost two decades ago at 30 years old for an eight-figure sum, to then also become the youngest CEO on the U.K. stock market.
Today Dean is still an active hands-on entrepreneur with a portfolio that owns several recruitment agencies, a SaaS platform, a business consultancy, the world's largest network of recruitment CEOs that have a combined turnover of $3.5bn and a property portfolio spanning from Europe to the UAE.
On a Mission welcomes Dean back for a second time to talk about his career journey, his informed thoughts on education and the schooling system as well as revealing his first-hand experience of the corruption within the current political system leading him to cut all ties with number 10.
Having worked alongside the infamous former health secretary Matt Hancock, Dean gives his opinion on the pandemic, the likes of Rishi Sunak and Trump and talks about who really controls the world!
BEST MOMENTS
'The Tory party parties can get a little bit mad’
‘You soon realise, that you’re just being lied to’
‘They’re not the conservative party, they’re liberal elites’
‘The biggest con perpetrated on the West is universities’
‘Don’t confuse a good education for intelligence’
‘I think they are trying to push a recession on us at the moment’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
Dean Kelly LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/deankellyuk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
At the age of 28, professional footballer Fraser Franks was abruptly forced into retirement from professional football and found himself spiralling into depression, which swiftly led to a prolonged period of alcohol addiction.
Through sheer willpower and determination, Fraser pulled himself back from the brink of self-destruction and has since gone on to become a vocal champion when it comes to helping others to beat their alcohol issues.
Fraser talks frankly about what it means to go from the top to the bottom, how he has learned to frame his past and why our careers must never truly define who we are as a person, the sometimes shocking moments from his time as an alcoholic, and why he resolved to pull himself back from the edge in order to carve out a happier, healthier life.
Another incredibly raw episode of the On a Mission podcast.
BEST MOMENTS
'There was no separation of the player and the person'
'Personality is not permanent - good or bad'
'I developed a real confidence with alcohol, but no confidence without it'
'I became defensive because I knew I was drinking more than I wanted to'
'I didn't like the person that I was becoming'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission
Fraser Franks Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fraserfranks/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllieMckay
Our TOPPODCAST Picks 
