During challenging times there are opportunities to be found if you work hard and have an incredibly positive mindset ... just like Roger Woodall. After being brought up in a pub around colourful characters and adult influence, Roger grew quickly into the world of business, even as a young child when he fondly remembers buying tickets at the nightclub that adjoined his bedroom wall for a pound and then selling them to people in the pub late at night, when their value had increased to £2. Roger made a decision to give up the semi-professional rugby, where he even played with World Cup Winner Martin Johnson, in order to pursue his dreams. This started a journey of enterprise, risk and reward encompassing sports brands, university events companies, an online clothing company and many many more businesses, often springing ideas into action immediately following opportunity. Roger knows that with dedication, drive and determination, anything is possible. While being true to his strong family values, Roger visualised his successes and whilst sitting on a beach with his friend, one of these visions was to combine music, sport and the university after party vibe which culminated in founding the magnificent Bournemouth 7's Festival, attracting over 30,000 revellers. Cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19, did Roger reminisce and retreat? No ... he planned, and then he planned some more .... dug deep and is determined to make Bournemouth 7's 2021 the best yet ... oh, whilst also using the time in Lockdown to build yet another business! An energetic, charismatic and hugely popular character in the field of entertainment, sports and events, Wellity are proud to present Roger Woodall. Watch here:

In this exclusive interview Chris Brindley MBE, the former Managing Director of Metro Bank who helped re-design the modern banking system, opens up on what it takes to be an effective leader in today's changing landscape, demonstrating how leadership is transferable across industries. Chris was awarded Sales and Marketing Director of the Year for 3 consecutive years by the British Excellence Sales and Marketing Awards (BESMA) as well as Most Outstanding Employer at the National Business Awards and “Britain’s Best Boss” by the Working Families Association. Also awarded Sales Leader of the Year at the National Sales Awards, Chris has led teams to success at the National Customer Service awards. Chris's love of sport and wellbeing, combined with his senior leadership skills has led to positions as Elite Sports Mentor in the Premier League, Board Director at Super League and Chair of GreaterSport. In an esteemed professional career Chris has also been the National Sales Director at British Gas and Managing Director (North of England and Scotland) at NatWest. That's quite the professional back-catalogue, however we sense that Chris's greatest achievements are yet to come with the groundbreaking spectacle that is the 2021 Rugby League World Cup where he currently sits as Chair. The event aims to cross boundaries of gender, class, geography and ability with its' motto "One game. Together." Through all of these achievements, Chris holds most dear to him the values instilled in him by his mum at a young age and also refers to 'being grateful' as one of his finest attributes. A truly inspirational masterclass on leadership and top-level performance management with topics including: 1) Re-defining excellence 2) Values and Purpose 3) Responding v’s Reacting 4) Being Grateful 5) Small steps to great achievements 6) Visualising good health and wellbeing Watch more:

There are so many tips and tricks in this interview ... from 'shut down' rituals in the evening, 'Digital Sunsets' to the awareness that 'Task Switching' .. (the innocuous observation of unconscious multi tasking) that is done 37 times every hour can lose you up to 28% of your productivity every day! Over a 40 year career that is the equivalent of 10 years! Following a near death and stress related experience on an aeroplane which left him seconds from death, Eric had to reevaluate his lifestyle. Wellbeing is now at the heart of how Eric's, become extremely streamlined and organised when prioritising his tasks so that he can maximise his effective output. Other topics include, the power of a positive mindset, the wasted pursuit of perfection and the ability to choose to be happy, an underrated option for many! Watch here:

Daniel Disney certainly knows how to build a brand. After all, Daniel is one of the leading voices in the UK sales industry with over 600,000 LinkedIn followers and 10 million views month on his content. Trust us, that sort of following does not come easy! Daniel however is also authentic and was determined to build his brand in line with his strong values. He is after all simply a human and with that he knows that any super-human growth in his business growth and inevitably his workload, has to be sustainable. It was this very reason that Wellity caught up with Daniel to see the importance he placed on being well-rounded as an individual when pushing for supersonic goals and business achievements. Daniel describes how finding the perfect balance is far healthier than chasing extremes and also how perfection is an impossible target to set yourself. Why is it is so important to discover your sweet-spot and how can you push the fear of failure to one side? Find out in this exclusive Wellity interview. Watch here:

On being passionate about the wellbeing of people and the wellbeing of the planet. Dr. Vikki Barnes was the Former Positive Psychology Lead at Virgin Group - and yes, she went to Necker Island - actually for a month long secondment to the British Virgin Islands to work with VLE staff on Necker Island, Moskito Island and Virgin Gorda. Dr. Barnes conducted an assessment of need following Hurricane Irma and the impact on people's mental health. She offered therapeutic sessions for people in need of emotional support and engaged staff teams in positive psychology workshops to begin embedding a model of mental wellbeing into the organisation, being the positive psychology lead for 7,500 employees. "Positive Psychology is a stunningly effective model of human functioning and flourishing. It’s about being the best version of ourselves that we can be given our situation and focusing on our mindset, resilience, growth, gratitude, strength, compassion, kindness, creativity, authenticity and vulnerability - natural human traits that are accessible and achievable for us all." Dr. Barnes. In recent years, Dr. Barnes has focused on mental health in the workplace, working both operationally and strategically in various clinical and corporate teams within the NHS and Virgin, nationally and internationally and also spreads the word by speaking at worldwide conferences. Dr. Barnes' passions span the personal and professional world is the science of Positive Psychology, which brings a fresh outlook and way of working that encourages people to thrive and flourish and the best version of themselves. Topics include: 1. The science behind wellbeing 2. Beating your inner critic 3. Allowing yourself to be happy 4. Have an ambition – make a difference 5. Addressing mental health in the workplace - can anyone report their mental health without fearing repercussions? Watch here:

Contains strong language and adult content. One morning before a 'normal' day at work, while standing at the train station, Phil's legs started moving him involuntarily towards a moving train ..... he knew he needed help. After buckling to his knees in the realisation that something serious was happening with his mental state, Phil sought advice and was later diagnosed with bipolar. Phil is a CEO, a company sales leader in the tech industry, a cross-fit enthusiast and a terrific advocate for mental health. His honest and frank conversations around mental health are normalising the discussion around the topic and helping others speak out. Topics Include: 1) What is bipolar? 2) Normalising the language around mental health 3) It starts from the top - what is good company culture? 4) Managing bipolar, at work, at home and with those around you 5) The importance of physical exercise in managing your mental health Watch more:

Holly Woodford has held a range of board level and senior management roles most notably working as Executive Director at England Hockey, Head of Development Sport England, Community Director WeGoDo.com, Chief Operating Officer GoPlayGo and also been the Board Chair of Active Devon and Board Member of London Sports Board and Women In Sport. Holly is an innovator, product developer and technology entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience in the sport, health and fitness industry. Passionate about helping become more active, Holly is pioneering the role that technology can play in getting mass populations more physically active and nutritionally fuelled for a healthier lifestyle. In November 2018 Holly Co-Founded Her Spirit - an all in one Mind, Body and Fuel coaching, education and inspiration app to help women achieve a balanced healthy lifestyle. The mission for Her-Spirit is to help 1 million women by 2022 find their happier and healthier self. Topics Covered: 1) Well-tech and the importance of collaboration 2) The ambition for Her Spirit? 3) Female stereotypes - Fear of judgement / capability and barriers to health and fitness 4) What can employers do to change accordingly or can they just carry on as normal? 5) Holly's times of resilience and managing your inner critic Watch Here:

Ollie Sharpe is a top-level sales leader, well known in the tech, Saas and sales space for championing the importance of wellbeing. After years of building very successful and high performing teams, Ollie outlines his core beliefs when it comes to building the correct culture in any organisation. Everyone will require a degree of resilience at times and Ollie acknowledges that the modern era of highly trained sales professionals are now searching out companies that best fit their values as well as their purpose. In an exclusive interview for Wellity, Ollie highlights how adversity can strike anyone at anytime and how the sales industry can best rally around at such a time. By showing compassion and understanding at these times, an organisation can best demonstrate true authenticity in its wellbeing message, help out and also gain loyalty for the future of the relationship. Watch more:

Ian Moyse is a Social influencer in the technology world, a Blogger, Public Speaker and Trainer. This is a terrific insight into both the sales and the tech industries from a leader who has a broad breadth of skills and a great network of contacts. In this video interview we discuss wellbeing and the care that the organisations within these industries have for their employees. With burnout being so prevalent nowadays, especially in the midst of Covid-19 and the extra pressures that that has brought to many, what can the industries do to support the wellbeing of their teams? Other topics include Tech For Good, signposting, what makes an authentic sales leader and what actually is the definition of wellbeing? Watch here: