Olivia Strong's guest appearances

Olivia Strong

White Wine Question Time

Pinch of Positivity

The Doing Effect

The Modern Mind

My Leeds Story

James Martin

Jess Phillips

Simon Mayo

Martin Kemp

Scroobius Pip

Gary Barlow

Matt Johnson

Arlene Phillips

Grace Campbell

Kate Bryan

Laura Whitmore

Vicky Pattison

Shirley Ballas

Anita Rani

Giovanna Fletcher

OwlTail

Olivia Strong MBE (Politics and Sociology 2015) has jogged all her life. But in March 2020, as lockdown hit the UK, her usual loop took her on a very different path altogether. In this edition of our My Leeds Story podcast, Ed speaks to the founder of Run For Heroes about the story behind the record-breaking campaign (Run 5k, Donate £5, Nominate 5), her time at Leeds – including jogging around Hyde Park, and trips to the Yorkshire Dales – and her latest fundraising initiative: 5k May. 

Olivia Strong MBE (Politics and Sociology 2015) has jogged all her life. But in March 2020, as lockdown hit the UK, her usual loop took her on a very different path altogether. In this edition of our My Leeds Story podcast, Ed speaks to the founder of Run For Heroes about the story behind the record-breaking campaign (Run 5k, Donate £5, Nominate 5), her time at Leeds – including jogging around Hyde Park, and trips to the Yorkshire Dales – and her latest fundraising initiative: 5k May.

My Leeds Story - Olivia Strong

Olivia Strong didn’t set out to raise £8 million or create a global movement.Lockdown 1 had just been enforced across the UK and whilst out running in Edinburgh she had a small idea to encourage her friends to donate money to the NHS. Her target was to raise £5k. Within a month she’d raised £5 million and launched an initiative that swept across the nation. In the first episode of The Doing Effect we learn more about what encouraged Olivia to get started and how her and her team built a global community whilst the world was forced to isolate.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Olivia Strong didn’t set out to raise £8 million or create a global movement.Lockdown 1 had just been enforced across the UK and whilst out running in Edinburgh she had a small idea to encourage her friends to donate money to the NHS. Her target was to raise £5k. Within a month she’d raised £5 million and launched an initiative that swept across the nation. In the first episode of The Doing Effect we learn more about what encouraged Olivia to get started and how her and her team built a global community whilst the world was forced to isolate.   See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Adil Ray

Zane Powles

Join us on Tuesdays during lockdown for three short and sweet interviews with people on the frontline, famous faces, and community heroes making a difference as this historic event unfolds.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us on Tuesdays during lockdown for three short and sweet interviews with people on the frontline, famous faces, and community heroes making a difference as this historic event unfolds.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Bonus: Up Close and Socially Distant with Adil Ray, Zane Powles, and Olivia Strong

This is the podcast that keeps it real, talks straight and offers a fresh perspective on how to find the bright side as we navigate through our very own game of life.In this episode I chat to the founder of Run For Heroes, Olivia Strong. At the start of lockdown Olivia came up with the idea of Run For Heroes while out on a run whereby people run 5k, nominate 5 people and donate £5 to NHS Charities Together. After only 2 months and with an original fundraising target of £5,000 Run For Heroes has now raised over £5 Million and seen hundred of thousands of people across the country run 5k. Olivia tells us how Run For Heroes got started and how starting small with little expectation has been one of the biggest keys to success. Follow me on Instagram @LucyGraceHarfield 

This is the podcast that keeps it real, talks straight and offers a fresh perspective on how to find the bright side as we navigate through our very own game of life. In this episode I chat to the founder of Run For Heroes, Olivia Strong.  At the start of lockdown Olivia came up with the idea of Run For Heroes while out on a run whereby people run 5k, nominate 5 people and donate £5 to NHS Charities Together. After only 2 months and with an original fundraising target of £5,000 Run For Heroes has now raised over £5 Million and seen hundred of thousands of people across the country run 5k.  Olivia tells us how Run For Heroes got started and how starting small with little expectation has been one of the biggest keys to success.  Follow me on Instagram @LucyGraceHarfield