In this episode of Serendipity Soup – the antidote to celebrity success podcasts – I talk to Tom Saunders; a man who seems to have done every job possible before becoming a successful publisher of consumer hobby magazines. Especially for those listeners outside the UK I thought a little bit of info about Croydon might be useful in case some of Tom's references sound a bit mysterious. I've also put in links to his various magazines in case they sound like your scene. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Croydon - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.silverbackpublishing.rocks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Silverback Publishing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.retrofordmagazine.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Retro Ford Magazine</a></li><li>Shindig! magazine: <a href="https://www.silverbackpublishing.rocks/latest-issue/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Latest Issue | Silverback Publishing</a></li><li><a href="https://blocksmag.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blocks magazine</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sgboutdoor.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SGB Outdoor</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sgb-sports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SGB Sports</a></li></ul> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Have you ever heard someone&nbsp;tell their story of success and failure in a TED Talk, or a sports autobiography?  Have you ever thought ‘that doesn’t sound like my life?’&nbsp;That’s because it’s not.&nbsp;In fact, almost nobody has a life like that.&nbsp;The trouble is that the people who do are the ones we’re always hearing from.&nbsp;This podcast is for the rest of us.It's intended as an antidote to tedious celebrity success drivel.&nbsp;Although I hope it will be more than just a podcast.&nbsp;I hope it will become a community where anyone listening who has something interesting to say about their brushes with serendipity; with success, failure, hard work and pure dumb luck, will be able to say it.&nbsp;There might be happy endings, or there might not, because life isn’t a story – it’s much more complicated and wonderful than that.&nbsp;So, wherever you are in the world and wherever you are in your life, I hope you’ll find something useful to take away from these conversations.&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.