Our guest today is Dr Nasser Siabi OBE, CEO of Microlink PC.

Nasser talks about his early years, growing up in Iran and how his eyesight impacted on his learning, and how he lacked confidence because of this. However, when he came to England and began to study at college, he quickly grew in his confidence when he realised that it was his sight and not a lack of intelligence that had held him back.

Importantly for him, his father who didn’t go to school yet had an entrepreneurial mindset encouraged his children to work hard, and they all reached a high level of education. Nasser says his resilience comes from his father.

The other thing that helped him was his memory, because whereas he couldn’t see the blackboard, he could remember things well. He was once asked by his teacher after a mock A level exam how many of the 150 questions he could remember, so that they could make a note of them for the next year’s students to practice – and incredibly, he remembered 130 of them!

Nasser is passionate about how we educate young children. Instead of holding them back in education because they are dyslexic, or have a disability that means they struggle with Maths and English, we should focus on the abilities that they do have. Many people who have had learning issues as children have gone on to become great scientists or doctors – they have potential; we just don’t unlock it.

He shares how he set up his company Microlink PC and how he completely changed the way that students with disabilities were given computer equipment by the Government system. He realised that they weren’t actually being supported at all. The changes he made had a huge impact on many young people, which he talks about with, not surprisingly, great pride.

He also talks about how he thinks that for everyone, across all generations, ethnicities and backgrounds, working or being involved in something that gives your life a purpose is what makes the difference, not just making more and more money. Helping others, even if only in a small way is what counts.

You can contact us at the following:

Dr Carol Sargent: https://sargentgroup.consulting/

Dr Tom Adler: https://getbide.com/

Our guest today is Lindsey Byrne who is a cognitive health coach. Her career path has been varied and during the pandemic her business fell apart and she had no income.

Already in a stressful situation, she was also trying to help her parents move into a retirement village. Lindsey had noticed her mum’s memory had started declining a few years earlier, and after the move, Lindsay met someone who told her he had reversed his symptoms of Alzheimer’s through natural processes. Lindsey goes on to explain this process. After spending time talking to him, she looked at the things he’d suggested and she came across Dr Dale Bredesen, a US doctor. Impressed by his work, she got her mum on as much of the Bredesen protocol as she could.

Lindsey talks with passion about this protocol and how it is possible for so many of us to follow it, and how just cleaning up your diet can have a huge impact on your health.

She has now trained as a Bredesen health coach; one of only five in the UK.

Lindsey also explains what Brain Health actually means. Our brains are attached to our bodies, so whatever is good for your body is good for your brain. A good diet is key. She recommends the YUKA app where, while shopping, you can scan food product bar codes and the app will tell you what’s in there, and recommend healthier options.

A great tip Lindsey shares how you can gain huge benefit by changing one small thing at a time and if you make it a habit that you repeat - all the better. So when you want to create a new habit, add it to something that you do regularly anyway eg. Clean teeth, followed by a single press up. You clean your teeth every day plus you’ll also be doing a press up each day. Over time you’ll probably want to do more.

You can contact Lindsey Byrne on Email: hello@thecognitivehealthcoach.co.uk
or take a look at her website: www.thecognitivehealthcoach.co.uk

You can contact us at the following:

Dr Carol Sargent: https://sargentgroup.consulting/

Dr Tom Adler: https://getbide.com/

Our guest today is Debbie Marshall. Debbie is Managing Director of the Silver Marketing Association and also Chair of Trustees of Dementia Adventure.

Debbie tells us about her early life and her incredibly successful, varied and interesting career. This has included studying French, generating advertising for Coronation Street, working her way up from a ski rep to CEO of Crystal Travel, establishing an airline company, creating Silver Travel Advisors and now leading Silver Marketing Association.

We discuss the importance for every generation to follow their passions. Debbie talks about creating Silver Travel Advisors at the age of 50, and provides some brilliant tips about the reality of starting your own business.

In her current role at Silver Marketing Association, she describes why marketing to older people needs to change and highlights why intergenerational communication is so important.

We discuss the ways in which the Silver Marketing Association are working to support the media industry to become Age Inclusive through market research, white papers, webinars, networking and campaigning.

Debbie provides some fascinating examples of age inclusivity from different countries, including the cutting-edge work being carried out in Manchester.

Take a listen and understand more about exactly what Age Inclusivity is and why its something we should all be embracing.

You can email Debbie Marshall at debbie@silvermarketing.org
You can find out about the Silver Marketing Association at Silvermarketing.org

You can contact us at the following:
Dr Carol Sargent: https://sargentgroup.consulting/
Dr Tom Adler: https://getbide.com/