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Have you ever heard the saying behind every great man is an even better woman? We take a break from our profile on Richard Stone and pivot and interview the women behind the painter Rhonda Stone. Rhonda discusses their son’s tough journey in length. He was diagnosed with dyslexia, Stephen opens up about struggling with it himself. We close with tutoring, mnemonic systems, graduating from Oxford with honours. reading, positive encouragement, martial arts, and thinking outside the box.
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Stephen McGarvey returns with part 5 of our profile on Richard Stone. Richard discusses painting Nelson Mandela, meeting him for the first time, his presence, Nelson not making eye contact, the ability to capture greatness, a sense of humour and forging a lifelong friendship. We close with how Richard captured Nelson Mandela’s eyes in his portrait, the importance of building rapport, trust being the byproduct, and how Nelson Mandela reacted to seeing Richards portrait for the first time.
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Stephen McGarvey is back our 4th installment in our profile on world-renowned royal painter Richard Stone. Richard discusses getting on a personal level with the Queen of England, being welcomed as a guest at her home daily, the Queen helping him find more commissions, introducing him to her family, modeling behaviour to gain success, having a meal with Andrea Bocelli and paying attention on a deeper level. We close with branching out to painting politicians, creating a friendship with Margaret Thatcher, seeking first to understand than to be understood, living in the moment and other famous influencers Richard has been around.
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We resume our fascinating conversation with Richard Stone. Richard explains calling Queen Elizabeth, the mindset he needed to do so, commissioning a sitting, and the tactical brilliance it took to pull off what he did. Richard goes into detail on painting Queen Elizabeth, regiments, the interaction with the Queen Mother, how long the portrait took to paint, and the intimate conversation you have with such a high profile human when you paint them.
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In the 13th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast, we continue our conversation with renowned royal portrait artist Richard Stone. Richard discusses falling in love with sketching and painting, the opera, portraying movement in a still painting. Richard dives deep into his incredibly important mentoring by Sir Gerald Kelly, touching on all the lessons he taught him that shaped him into the artist he is today. We close with time being the most valuable gift, experience, wisdom, and phoning the Queen of England.
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On the 12th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast, we begin our 7 part series with world-renowned royal portrait artist Richard Stone. Richard explains painting such figureheads as Queen Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela, and many more. Richard explains how hard it is to become a successful artist, his childhood, taking present-day life for granted, a life-changing freak accident, being deaf in both ears, and how that helped him get into artistry. We close with learning to communicate, visualizing the life you want, when Richard got his hearing back and drawing on your strengths.
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On the 11th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast, Stephen and Natalie explain how their lives have changed since COVID19 and how being lockdown inside their homes for 13 weeks and the new normal they have both adopted. They get into where they have spent their money, the business going virtual, writing, and finishing their book SHIFT, staying fit. We close with what they miss most while in lockdown, silver linings of isolation, patios reopening, Doug Ford and mentally preparing for going back out into public.
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Welcome to the 10th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. In today’s episode Stephen and Natalie recall being on a world cruise studying different cultures and their mission being halted by the escalation of COVID 19. Stephen draws their experience back to a few of his teachings regarding how to deal with disappointment, living in the now, not worrying about what you can’t control. We close with mud crabs, assuming that anything is possible when they knew their trip was canceled and rushing to get home.
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Welcome back to Stephen McGarvey Podcast. In episode 9 we welcome back Chef Michael Sandoval for part 2 of our conversation. Chef Michael explains living in the south of Spain, racing through his profession, The French Laundry, being at the top of the Chef game, and working towards being happy. Stephen and Michael discuss limitless options, trying to achieve real goals, leaving Seabourn, dealing with change, and practicing for the ‘championship’ game. We close with being grateful, new opportunities, and own his own hotel/restaurant in his own home.
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Welcome to the 8th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. In today’s episode, we dive into the mind of the head chef at The Grill by Thomas Keller on Seabourn the incredibly talented Michael Sandoval. Michael discusses willing his way into working for Thomas Keller at the age of 18, being selfish in your career, putting in extra effort, the ‘Be The Bacon’ award, and running a kitchen with positive relationships vs fear. Michael explains the importance of culture and cuisine working together and how his senses come into his strategy for his craft. We close with listening to your food, his obsession with knives, and creating moments in time with your cuisine.
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Welcome to the 7th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. In today’s episode, Stephen welcomes the Guest Services Manager for Seaborne Cruise Belinda Sibanda. Belinda explains moving from Zimbabwe to Ireland, the culture shock she faced, majoring in hotel management, choosing to work for Seaborne. Belinda discusses starting from the bottom, what her job entails, and the difference between building a guest rapport vs a guest relationship. We close with Seaborne Academy, how to climb the ladder and what the future holds.
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Welcome to the 6th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. On today’s episode we dive into the mind of a cruise ship Hotel Director. Luca Di Matteo is the Hotel Director on the Seabourn Cruise Line and runs the biggest department on the ship. Luca explains his personal approach and treatment his staff, the crew splash program, training, balancing life & work and enjoying what you do. We close with managing the younger generation, the most difficult job on the cruise ship, unofficial and official conversations and the rift between the ship itself and head office.
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Welcome back to the 5th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. On today’s episode, we welcome another one of Seabourn's’ amazing performers Sarah Bomber. Sarah is a singer and an amazing one at that. Sarah explains her musical “Von Trap” family, rejection, auditioning, the cast on the world cruise and communicating the story to the audience. Sarah discusses getting nervous before going on stage alone, forgetting lyrics and the impact observing other cultures has on her everyday life. We close with Stephen drawing the conversation back to the power of the mind to help manifest success.
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Welcome back to the 4th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. On today’s episode, we welcome Regerio Tutti. Regerio is a virtuoso pianist from New York City, who is the resident piano player on the Seabourn Cruise. Regerio lets us in on his musical process, the mental aspects that go into live performance, feeling naked while he performs, being nervous vs. being excited and touching people with his music. Stephen draws the conversation back to confronting your challenges head-on and perseverance through difficult times to achieve your ultimate goals in life.
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Welcome back to the 3rd episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. On today’s episode, we have a conversation with the assistant Cruise director of Seabourn, Drew Gowland. Drew is responsible for all onboard hospitality, entertainment, and social events. Drew is the public face of the entire cruise line. Drew explains how his previous experience in the military, performing arts and business ownership aid in his success in his current role. We finish with some inspiring thoughts from Stephen and Drew about looking for the best in people at all times.
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Welcome to the 2nd episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. On today’s episode, Stephen and his wife/business partner Natalie explain their backgrounds in applied and child psychology and their beliefs that our cognitive process drives our emotions and influences our behavior.
Stephen and Natalie decided to embark on a research project around the world to see if these beliefs are the same in other countries around the world. Stephen and Natalie discuss what drives them, their book “Shift”, company “Solutions in Mind” and upcoming guests you can expect on the podcast. They close with stories from previous projects they’ve been on observing other countries' cultures around the world. -
Welcome to the first episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast! On today's episode Stephen invites producer and podcast engineer Chris Rooke to his dining room table to discuss the podcast world and why Stephen has decided to make the jump to podcasting. Stephen and his wife Natalie also discuss going on a 5 month world cruise and how they plan to bring their findings about culture and stories they discover while on the cruise to listening audience via podcasts. Enjoy!
