Living Life as a “Cricket Widow” with Liv Bythell | Building the Cricket Widow Club CommunityIn this podcast episode, Liv Bythell shares how she started her Instagram “Livstyle Lifestyle” (https://www.instagram.com/livstylelifestyle/) nearly two years ago after changing jobs from being a PE teacher and during a challenging period that included counselling and navigating an eight-year relationship with a cricketer. A post about being a “cricket widow” sparked a huge response from others who related to the sacrifices of cricket seasons, long days at matches, frequent travel, and overseas stints that can leave partners feeling alone. Liv explains how the account evolved into the Cricket Widow Club, including meetups like the Otley Run that led to selling “Cricket Widow Club” caps and launching merch, and how she’s building an online community, events, and softball festivals via thecricketwidowclub.com. She emphasizes honesty, support networks, balancing club life with personal plans, and having clear conversations about expectations.

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast intro

00:20 Why she started Instagram

01:38 Cricket widow reality

04:11 Long distance seasons

07:52 Account finds its niche

09:19 Storytelling and honesty

11:29 Caps that sold out

13:50 Clubs and community

19:05 What’s next for the club

23:11 Handling negativity online

27:13 Weddings And Seasons

28:09 Commitment To Teams

30:25 Training And Form Slumps

31:08 Learning Cricket Skills

34:24 Cricket Widow Club

37:02 Advice For Cricket Widows

40:03 Expectations And Communication

45:50 Starting A Content Page

51:00 Looking Back And Community

52:58 Why Cricket Helps Kids

54:41 Final Thanks And Wrap

Comedian Justin Moorhouse on Comedy as a Business, ADHD, Phoenix Nights & Building an Audience TodayIn this podcast episode, the host interviews comedian Justin Moorhouse (known for Phoenix Nights/“Young Kenny”) about comedy as a business and how it has changed. Justin outlines his current work mix-tour shows, clubs, podcasts, brand work, voiceovers, and corporate hosting. He discusses imposter syndrome, a mental-health wobble during the pandemic, his later-life ADHD diagnosis, and how it reframed his past: a bright childhood, leaving school at 16 with no qualifications, and cycling through 38 jobs before starting stand-up in 1999. He recalls early breaks including Peter Kay casting him and winning the City Life Comedian of the Year, leading to Comedy Store representation. He compares UK/US comedy paths, explains today’s social-media-driven industry, and shares plans to film better clips, write a new show, and develop a sitcom while focusing on wellbeing routines.Find out where Justin is performing next at: https://www.justinmoorhouse.com/Timestamps:00:00 Podcast Welcome Guest Intro01:31 Comedy As A Business01:56 Income Streams Explained04:08 Imposter Syndrome ADHD07:44 Childhood School Struggles11:54 Finding Standup Comedy13:55 First Gigs Nerves15:43 Big Break Phoenix Nights20:17 Hard Work Career Momentum23:07 Looking For Eric Experience24:26 Ken Loach Filmmaking Style29:45 Phoenix Nights Legacy30:42 Face Paint Stories32:40 Viral Fame Versus Craft33:23 Crowd Work Debate34:07 UK Fringe Versus US Road35:55 Warm Crowd Work Magic37:23 Filming Clips Strategy40:00 Cracking Social Algorithms41:47 Followers Drive Bookings44:49 Authenticity And Audience45:27 Suburban Ticket Insights47:29 Next Career Goals49:34 Why Not Film This Show50:47 Peak Highs And Lows53:27 Stage Skills For Business56:35 You Have To Do Comedy58:11 Running Comedy Like Business01:00:20 ADHD Habits And Systems01:00:51 Bullet Journal Wins01:02:56 Fitness Routine Reset01:06:22 Future Tours And Projects01:07:50 Comedy Heroes Then Now01:10:26 Final Thanks And Wrap🎙️ Subscribe so you never miss an episode👍 Like the video if you enjoyed it💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments belowThe Episode was recorded by Recognise Media: https://recognisemedia.com/⁠ for ⁠Manchester SEO⁠The episode was sponsored by: Brownies were Supplied by Bele Brownies: https://www.belebrownies.com/ ⁠⁠⁠

Episode 99 is a special one. I sit down with Gareth Jones and Saif Fouda, Co-founder of SAQAYA (https://saqaya.com/), the nearshore product engineering company putting Egypt firmly on the global tech map. We dig into how SAQAYA is delivering world-class engineering talent at a fraction of Western European costs, why Egypt is set to become the go-to nearshore destination, and what it really takes to build high-performing teams across borders. But we also go way back, Gareth was our manager many moons ago, at Rullion Computer Personnel, and we're not shy about reminiscing on the early days of tech recruitment, what we learned, and how those roots shaped everything that came after. Old colleagues, new horizons.🎙️ Subscribe so you never miss an episode👍 Like the video if you enjoyed it💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments belowThe Episode was recorded by Recognise Media: https://recognisemedia.com/⁠ for ⁠Manchester SEO

⁠The episode was sponsored by: Brownies were Supplied by Bele Brownies: https://www.belebrownies.com/ ⁠⁠⁠