Entrepreneur Jennifer Atkinson and 老九品茶Cloud executive editor Chris Maguire have joined forces with Manchester-based video content specialist What Media to launch a new travel podcast.
贰苍迟颈迟濒别诲听鈥�聽the podcast interviews a different person every fortnight about the one holiday that changed the course of their life.
The guest for episode one is Dominic McGregor, co-founder of Social Chain with Steven Bartlett, and a partner in聽Fearless Adventures.
He talks about flying to Paris on November 13th, 2015, after closing a 拢1m investment round only to find himself at the centre of a terrorist attack that killed 130 people.
In the podcast McGregor reveals how the tragic events of that night forced him to confront his own relationship with alcohol.
Atkinson, who is the co-founder and executive chair of Travel Seen, explained how the idea for the podcast came up during a chance conversation with Maguire at a Christmas party in 2023.
鈥淚 mentioned to Chris that some of the biggest life-changing experiences of my life had happened while I was on holiday,鈥� she revealed.
鈥淚n 2009 I was on a beach in Barbados when I was made CEO of ITC Luxury Travel, which was an incredibly proud moment for me.
鈥淢ore recently a lawyer approached me on the same stretch of beach to tell me my near 20-year marriage was over and I better get a divorce lawyer!
鈥淚 thought Chris was joking when he said 鈥榯hat would make a great podcast鈥� but here we are!
鈥淲e鈥檝e interviewed some amazing guests already, including a TV star, a contestant on聽Dragons鈥� Den聽and a woman who had a miracle escape from the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka. It鈥檚 a gripping listen and every episode is different.鈥�
Maguire, who is executive editor of 老九品茶Cloud and TechBlast, said: 鈥淚 love podcasts and I鈥檓 really excited by the potential of 鈥�The holiday that changed my life鈥�.
鈥淚鈥檝e worked with the talented team at What Media before and I鈥檓 delighted they鈥檙e our production partners on this podcast.
鈥淭he best way to describe the content would be a mix of travel, business and lifestyle. We鈥檝e got some amazing guests on season one and I hope people enjoy listening to their stories as much as we’ve enjoyed making them.
Atkinson鈥檚 company 鈥� Travel Seen 鈥� has also pledged to send one deserving listener on a life-changing holiday of their own.
鈥淲e recognise that the cost of living crisis means money is in short supply so we鈥檒l be send one listener with a special reason on a life-changing聽聽holiday,鈥� she said.
Chris Townsend, managing director of What Media, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited by the podcast. Everyone who has listened to it has loved it.聽聽We moved to our new offices at the Ministry of Work in Swinton at the start of the year and the purpose-built studio is a perfect venue.鈥�
podcast is available on RSS, Apple and Spotify and can be downloaded