The Success Nuggets
I’m David Abel, Founder of The Digital Lightbulb, and this is The Success Nuggets Podcast—where big ideas meet bite-size insights.
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Episodes
65 episodes
The Success Nuggets #65 - Sleep is your greatest asset by Johann Callaghan
The Strange Business of Sleep.In this episode, David Abel speaks with Johann Callaghan, The Sleep Success Coach, about why success may depend less on pushing harder and more on recovering better. They explore burnout, leade...
The Success Nuggets #64- Gill Tiney Love Can Fix Business
The first thing Gill tells me is that pirates invented insurance.This catches me slightly off guard.We are not discussing pirates. We are discussing business communities, loneliness, leadership and, in some vague way, the future o...
The Success Nuggets #63 - Trevor Folley and why performance starts with trust
The strange thing about trust is that we only really notice it when it's missing.A late arrival. A broken promise. A hidden agenda. Suddenly the whole room feels different. May...
The Success Nuggets #62 - Dr. Lisa Corsa The Five Pillars Of Longevity
Pain, fatigue, poor sleep, and “I just don’t have the motivation” often feel like separate problems, but we have learned they are usually one tangled system. David Abel sits down with Dr Lisa Korsa, a rehabilitation medicine specialist and clin...
The Success Nuggets #61 - The Windows that Sold From Bonkers to Bankable by Chris Browne
Today we celebrate Chris Browne, Ted Baker’s first hire, and the method in the madness: aliens in the window that stopped a city, fish-in-a-bag, and condoms that sold shirts—all routed by systems that turn theatre in...
The Success Nuggets #60 - Maria Dolares Dignity, Moral Courage and the Human Connection
Maria Dolores joins The Success Nuggets to zoom out on human history and zoom into daily dignity. From HR and crisis work to walking beside 3,000 caskets and attending 1,500 funerals, she shares how grief matured into a living framework she cal...
The Success Nuggets #59 - Cindy & Joe Kavanagh - Don’t Take It Personally
Two powerhouse leaders, one liberating idea: don’t take it personally. In this Success Nuggets double feature, mentor and presence-based leader Cindy Kavanagh and entrepreneur/coach Joe Kavanagh share the mindset shifts tha...
The Success Nuggets #58 - The Gift Of The Target by Rocio Perez
When there’s a target on your back, that’s not pressure—that’s power. In this punchy Success Nuggets episode, Rocio Perez turns fear into fuel: lifting cars, walking on fire, skydiving from sixty floors, and showing why curiosity + courag...
The Success Nuggets #57 - Everything Always Works Out by Simon Woodroffe
Simon Woodroffe (YO! Sushi, YO! everything) joins to talk about starting again at 47, treating fear as fiction, roaming instead of queuing, robots as theatre, and why execution beats visualisation. But behind the creativity was some...
The Success Nuggets #56 - The Grind Behind the Glory by Joshua Tate
Born in a shelter. Raised in chaos. Fed from trash cans. Joshua Tate’s story isn’t about pity - it’s about power.From dumpster diving in L.A. to walking onto a Division 1 football team, from losing his father to working...
The Success Nuggets #55 - Jenlyn (En Jen to Heart) From Muchness to More
Former firefighter–paramedic turned cinematic brand architect, JenLyn (EnJen to Heart) brings a rare blend of lived resilience, neurodivergent leadership, and creative rigor. In this conversation we unpack how to stop asking for permissi...
The Success Nuggets #54 - Chiron Yeng From Immune Storms to Love-Led Leadership.
Chiron Yang grew up in “immune storms”—eczema, asthma, steroids—and at sixteen chose a different path. He became a detective of his own health, shifting diet and habits, exploring meditation, psychology, wilderness coaching, and using
The Success Nuggets #53 – David Gluckman: “That sh*t will never sell” (Until It Did)
In this episode of The Success Nuggets Podcast, we sit down with David Gluckman - the legendary mind behind Baileys Irish Cream and countless other global brands. From his roots in South Africa to the buzzing ad scene of London and the...
The Success Nuggets #52 - Dame Julia Qian From Finance to Impact
What does it take to transform a traditional financial role into a catalyst for business innovation? Julia Qian, CFO of Health in Tech, has mastered this evolution through a career spanning manufacturing giants, global banking, and now healthca...
The Success Nuggets #51 – Julian Treasure: The Power of Conscious Listening
In this episode, host David Abel speaks with Julian Treasure about sound, silence and the lost skill of listening. They explore why hearing is not the same as listening, how poor listening damages relationships and business, why l...
The Success Nuggets #50 - Turning Problems into Opportunities, Insights from Sir Riadh Bouaziz
From a Tunisian childhood to 85 countries, and a luxury empire.Riadh Bouaziz, the founder and CEO of RKF Luxury Linen, transformed a moment of awe as a child into a hospitality revolution. Today, his patented textiles elevate the experi...
The Success Nuggets #49 - Growing a Billion Trees with Paul Flynn
🌍 This episode made me look in the mirror.I’ve never met someone quite like Sir Paul Flynn. He’s not just planting trees, he’s planting possibility.Every segment of this conversation peels back a deeper ...
Success Nuggets #48 - Revolutionising Healthcare Through Data Transparency with Sir Tim Johnson
Healthcare is broken and Sir Tim Johnson is building the fix.From his couch to the NASDAQ, the founder of Health in Tech joins The Success Nuggets Podcast to reveal how FDA-approved wearables and radical data transparency could save live...
Success Nuggets #47 - Never Give Up, Have Fun by Joe and Julie Foster
What do chainsaws, last-minute speaking gigs, and a billion-dollar brand have in common?Joe & Julie Foster.This week on The Success Nuggets, we go beyond the Reebok story to explore how business and love can fuel each other—...
Success Nuggets #46 - A Touch of the Madness with Larry Kasanoff
What does it take to transform wild ideas into billion-dollar entertainment franchises? Larry Kasanoff, the legendary producer behind Mortal Kombat and Terminator 2, reveals his secret weapon: “a touch of the madness.”From betting his c...
Success Nuggets #45 - Larry Namer: From $90 a Week to $7 Billion Screens
From splicing underground cables in Brooklyn to launching the $7 billion global media powerhouse E! Entertainment Television, Larry Namer’s story is one of audacity, strategy, and seriously smart thinking under pressure.In this episode,...
Success Nuggets #44 - Mental Mastery & The Psychology of Elite Performance Professor Adam Nicholls
🔥 The Psychology of Winning—Why Toughness Alone Won’t Cut ItWhat really separates the elite from the rest? When the pressure’s on, it’s not strength or skill—it’s mental mastery.On The Success...
Success Nuggets #43 - Toby Goodman The Drummer Who Became a Podcast Business Coach
Before Toby Goodman was a bestselling author and podcast strategist, he was a touring musician—performing at the Royal Albert Hall with rock legends. And the lesson he took from music?✅ The best don’t just play—they list...
Success Nuggets #42 - Love Through the Ages: A Journey of 50 Years Lynne and Rodney Peyton OBE
Join us for an enlightening conversation with Lynn and Rodney Peyton as they share their extraordinary journey of love and partnership that spans over five decades. This episode dives into the essential ingredients for a successful relationship...
Success Nuggets #41 - Navigating Data and Dreams: Insights from Alejandro Martinez
Join us for an enlightening episode featuring Alejandro Martinez, a trailblazer in the data and AI industry. Alejandro takes us through his fascinating journey— one that began with a passion for numbers and has evolved into one of impactful lea...
