S9: Building legacy through passion, with Sir Tim Smit KBE, founder of The Eden Project - part 1

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

A conversation that Holly believes will fundamentally change your life - a brilliant, straight talking and accomplished storyteller, Tim’s journey to building Eden (billed as the 8th wonder of the world) will have you captivated from the very start. So for the first time ever on Conversations of Inspiration, his story will be shared over two episodes.

In part 1, Tim shares his journey from his education studying archaeology to an unexpected career in the music industry. After relocating to Cornwall, a chance meeting led to the restoration of the Lost Gardens of Heligan, some of the world's most magical and untouched gardens. The regeneration of Heligan ignited a spark that fuelled Tim’s vision for a social enterprise that would benefit future generations for years to come.

Filled with twists and turns, opportunities and enthusiasm, Tim’s story is one that is ultimately defined by passion - if ever there was proof needed that one person can make huge change and impact on our world, this is surely it.

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0:00.0	Today's interview was such a privilege.
0:02.5	Sir Tim Smith has the most unorthodox yet incredible story.
0:06.9	From a successful career in the music industry
0:09.8	to founding the Eden Project, one of the UK's most magnificent treasures, the eighth wonder of the world, no less.
0:17.0	Speaking with Sir Tim was completely life affirming and his vision, imagination and commitment to change are truly inspiring.
0:26.0	It's interviews like this that make me wish there was another word I could use,
0:30.0	as it was so much more than this.
0:33.0	Quite frankly, this conversation has had such a profound impact on myself and the team
0:39.0	that we felt you needed to hear every single word.
0:42.0	And so with that, this will be an interview in two
0:45.6	parts and you can find part two in the Conversations of Inspiration episode library
0:52.1	wherever you listen to your podcasts.
0:55.0	Sometimes we need to be reminded about the truths, and I fundamentally believe that this one conversation will change your life forever.
1:04.3	Bow your head and let your eyelids close on down where we're going you won't need to bring
1:10.7	your frown.
1:11.8	I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to conversations of inspiration.
1:16.0	Back in 2006 I founded Not on the High Street for my kitchen table and since then I've gone on to launch Holly and Co. I'm the UK Ambassador of Creative
1:26.2	Small Businesses and I believe that having a business doing what you love is the key to a happy
1:31.8	fulfilled life. My dream is to help everybody start theirs.
1:36.0	I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement and
1:41.0	and in my view the best way to do this is by sharing stories so I've reached
1:47.5	out to my favorite small businesses entrepreneurs and those who simply inspire me and ask them to share theirs.
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