Podcast 23 | Ben talks to Aidan McCullen, Irish Rugby Union player, public speaker, author, lecturer and serial re-inventor about his quest to promote change.
Aidan McCullen was born in Ireland on the 5th of January 1977. When his family moved to Dublin from rural County Meath, McCullen attended Castleknock College, where his rugby career began. He played for the under 19s and 20s before being selected to represent Ireland in the under 21s.
In 1998 McCullen joined the French side US Dax, who played in the French first division before returning to Ireland in 1999 to play for Lansdowne Football Club in the all-Ireland league. He joined Leinster Rugby in 2001, where he enjoyed 60 caps for the team and 15 international caps. The pursuit of excellence in Rugby Union was his passion for many years, and he played for the Irish national team in the Hong Kong Sevens and the Rugby World Cup in 2001. After a period of injury in 2005, he joined another French side Toulouse, who were one of the most elite teams in the game. He finished his rugby career with a few years at London Irish until he retired from the game in 2008.
In 2016 McCullen launched a new podcast called the Innovation Show. The podcast focuses on new thinking, unique ideas and sharing ways for people to lead more fulfilled lives. With more than 290 episodes released, the show boasts Bill Gates amongst its listeners and regularly features on RTÉ (Ireland’s national broadcaster). In 2017 McCullen was invited to lecture at Trinity College Dublin, where he still delivers a module on emerging technology trends.
Today, McCullen is a speaker, broadcaster, author and entrepreneur. He has worked with many global clients, including MasterCard, Google, Epic Games and Toyota, helping them facilitate change within their organisations.
In March 2021, he published his first book ‘Undisruptable: A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention for Individuals, Organisations and Life’. In the book, he explores how we can all harness change to our advantage. He provides tools and techniques to help forge a mindset primed for continuous reinvention.
Connect with Aiden:
- Website – https://theinnovationshow.io/episodes/
- Book – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Undisruptable-Permanent-Reinvention-Individuals-Organisations-ebook/dp/B08YPHN6RK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=aidan+mccullen&qid=1630610840&sr=8-1
- Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-innovation-show/id1148455669
- Soundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/theinnovationshow
- Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/the_innovation_show/
- Twitter – https://twitter.com/aidanmccullen?lang=en
- Twitter – https://twitter.com/TheInnoShow
- Medium – https://medium.com/thethursdaythought
- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/TheInnoShow/videos/
- LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidanmccullen/
- Buckminster Fuller – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller
- Malcolm Gladwell Outliers Book – https://amzn.to/3CoHgkq
- Eddie O’Sullivan – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_O%27Sullivan
- Carl Dweck’s book Mindset – https://amzn.to/2XCHFRD
- Gaelic football – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_football
- Hurling – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling
- DAX Rugby – https://usdax.fr/rugby/
- Eric Auguste – https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric_August
- Leinster Rugby – https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/
- L’Equipe – https://www.lequipe.fr/
- Erasmus – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_Programme
- Clermont Rugby – https://www.asm-rugby.com/
- Toulouse Rugby – https://www.stadetoulousain.fr/
- RAS – Reticular Activate System – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/reticular-activating-system
- Pierre Villepreux – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Villepreux
- London Irish Rugby – https://www.london-irish.com/
- Napoleon Hill – Think And Grow Rich Book – https://amzn.to/2ZcOABf
- Paul McKenna – Change Your Life In Seven Days Book – https://amzn.to/3lHtTVL
- Bethany McLean – Smartest Guys In The Room Book – https://amzn.to/3kpwEeO
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