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PRsonal: Everybody puts a perfect life on social - it’s anything but. Meet Michael O'Connor.

In this series of podcasts, Charlotte Nichols, managing director of PR agency Harvey & Hugo, gets up close and PRsonal with a variety of well-known business faces. Nothing is off limits as she digs deep to get to know the person behind the professional…

In this episode…

From patrolling the streets as a police officer to selling houses as an estate agent, Michael O’Connor, director of Venture Properties, has had a varied career.

In the latest episode of PRsonal, he opens up to Charlotte about his belief in Stoicism, wonders why ghosts only come out at night… and recalls the strangest thing he’s ever found in someone’s house.

Key moments:

• 0:06:56 – using a Ouija board and making contact with the dead
• 0:13:37 – the insignificance of human existence
• 0:18:25 – the power of the mind
• 0:20:01 – Stoicism
• 0:22:40 – the negative impact of social media on society
• 0:30:17 – the police force’s identity crisis
• 0:38:56 – the existence of the soul
• 0:41:52 – meditation and breathing exercise
• 0:47:24 – the impact of dogs on Michael’s life