The Privileged Man Podcast

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Today, we have another incredible guest, Benjamin Fry.

An Eton and Oxford graduate, Benjamin started out his career after film school with work that was distributed by giants HBO and Paramount, he was also a nightlife entrepreneur, and a BBC television presenter. This list of eclectic experiences eventually led him to train as a psychotherapist and author his first book of three.

But with all this success, Benji's story took a significant turn when he personally grappled with a breakdown as he neared 40, an experience that gave him a unique perspective on the state of mental health support, particularly for men. 

Using his business acumen, media skills, and clinical training, he founded Khiron Clinics, one of the only residential trauma-treatment centres globally.

Whilst stepping back from the day to day of Khiron, Benjamin now offers therapy to couples, helping them heal their relationships with the knowledge and tools gained from his own experiences and professional training.

If you want to hear a raw and unfiltered story of a man who society would see as having everything but felt like he had nothing and his path back, then this is the episode for you.  

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Today I am joined by none other than Alistair Elliott, renowned for his term as the Senior Partner and Group Chairman of Knight Frank, the world's largest privately owned property advisory company.

During his tenure, Knight Frank broke record after record financially but also modernised as a company, committing, for example, to be net zero by 2027.

Alistair’s success story continues to go from strength to strength after his Knight Frank retirement in 2021, expanding into the realms of social change and mental health. As the Chairman of Learn2Live, he's passionately engages in assisting teenagers to surmount mental health challenges.

In the world of real estate, he continues to wield his wisdom with senior roles at Grosvenor, and the ’s estates.

I loved spending this time with Alistair and downloading his wisdom to share with you. We cover everything from family, to alcohol, to learning difficulties, to letting people go, to the 4F’s but enough from me…

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Today, we have a very special guest, Max Dickins. A man who has traversed the landscape of media and art, leaving a mark on each and every platform he graces, from print to stage, from radio waves to the small screen BUT today he’s here with us in London to discuss something profoundly personal and universally impactful.

He's the acclaimed author of 'Billy No Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem', a book that has made a global impact and has been translated into numerous languages. This is not just a piece of literature; it's an exploration of male friendships, an issue often buried under layers of machismo and societal expectations.


His insightful and hilarious writing has also been featured in prominent publications such as The Observer, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, and GQ highlighting his unique blend of candor and wit.


A Sony Award nominee for his radio show on Absolute Radio, a playwright with a nationally toured, critically acclaimed play 'Man on the Moor', and a familiar face on BBC One’s Michael McIntyre’s Big Show - he is a man of many talents indeed.


But today, we focus on the issue at the heart of his book 'Billy No Mates', an issue that resonates with so many men the often-unspoken problem of forming and maintaining male friendships.


It is my great pleasure to introduce our esteemed guest, the multitalented and insightful, Mr. Max Dickins.

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