Welcome to Building Brand You™, the podcast that helps you accelerate your success by unlocking your greatest asset – you.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

"You are important, you are the most important person in your life. And if you can help yourself by eating well, and living better, you will find the motivation and energy to move forward" - Simon Boyle.

Finding your flow also means knowing where you're good at. It's time to stretch yourself more.

It's not about the strategy being endless and the purpose being really defined, it's emergent, and it's emerging with the circumstances.

"Happiness is not at the end of the road, it is the road" - "Happiness is the Road" by Marillion.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Simon Boyle, chef and entrepreneur, has proved that gastronomy has much to contribute in the context of social causes. Simon is the CEO and Founder of Beyond Food Foundation, he developed his unique concept of social enterprise restaurant and charity in 2011. The charity focuses on supporting people to secure independence, learn life skills and focus on a future through work goals and aspirations. Enabling individuals to rebuild their lives using food as a catalyst. The Beyond Food charity works in partnership with the social enterprise restaurant, Brigade Bar+Kitchen (London) targeting employment expectations for vulnerable groups such as those living in shelters to secure a foothold to shift their lives forward.

The development programmes, assured by City & Guilds, equip people with the basics of cooking and robust transferable skills for multiple industries. Introducing people to the benefits of fresh, healthy food. Beyond Food helps the most vulnerable individuals in our society to become more independent, providing them with a sense of purpose and belonging.

Beyond Food works in collaboration with multiple agency partners to secure a 'no wrong door approach to support. The Beyond Food network includes links with health experts, benefit support agents, trauma counselors, and mentors.

Simon is relentless in his approach to raising awareness and essential charity funding. His entrepreneurial talents have no boundaries, Simon has written multiple cookbooks and self-help guidance books for beneficiaries to engage with.

In 2022 Beyond Food celebrated 10 years of support, the charity continues to evolve and develop to ensure its programmes identify support for the different needs of vulnerable individuals in the ever-changing context of life issues.

For more information, and details on how to get involved or to donate go to their website beyondfood.org.uk. There are numerous resources, recipes, as well as a place to post your culinary conundrums, you can also watch films of their achievements and work to date.

CONNECT WITH SIMON BOYLE:

Website - http://www.simonboyle.info/

Website - https://beyondfood.org.uk/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chefsimonboyle

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chefsimonboyle/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/chefsimonboyle?lang=en

ABOUT KYM HAMER:

Kym is an international leadership and personal branding thought leader, an executive coach, and a programme design and facilitation practitioner. She is also the creator of Building Brand You™ - a methodology helping organisations, teams, and individuals to build reputation, presence, and gravitas. Kym works with leaders - both individually and in organisational development initiatives - to inspire and engage thinking styles and behaviour that achieve results and leave legacy.

In 2020, just one year after launching her business, she was nominated by Thinkers360 as one of the Top 100 Women B2B Leadership influencers and is currently in the Top 15 Personal Branding and Top 10 Marketing Influencers in the world. For 5 years running Kym has also been one of Thinkers360's Top 10 Thought Leaders on Entrepreneurship and in 2023, 2024 and 2025, was recognised as one of their Top Voices globally.

She has been part of Homeward Bound Projects faculty since 2020, a global initiative reaching 1.8 billion people, equipping women and non-binary people with a STEMM background to lead conversations for a sustainable future. She is currently the Program Design and Faculty Lead for the 10th on-line cohort and was part of the on-board faculty who voyaged to Antarctica in 2023 and 2025, to deliver the initiative's immersive component.

In between all of these things, you'll find her curled up in a corner with her nose in a book.

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HOSTED BY: Kym Hamer

DISCLAIMER:

The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Building Brand You™ podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved. They do not necessarily represent any other entities, agencies, organisations, or companies. Building Brand You™ is not responsible and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information in the podcast available for listening on this site. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute legal advice or services