IBIZA club owner Wayne Lineker is the star guest on a St Helens man's latest podcast production.
After trying to take his own life following a lifestyle of drink and drugs, Dan Hodges has become well known for his fundraising events that have included marathons across the globe.
Following his recovery journey, the Eccleston 32-year-old set up a podcast to hear the inspiring stories of people in and around St Helens, such as long-distance runner Matt Crehan, England Amputee footballer Liam Burbridge, and 'Helen's Law' campaigner Marie McCourt.
Expanding the 'Hodgecast' project, Dan has been widening his guest pool to hear stories from further afield and his most recent guest has been well known club owner and entrepreneur Wayne Lineker.
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The brother of famous footballer Gary, Wayne spoke to Dan about his life and career from working on a fruit and vegetable stall in Leicester with his dad, to launching the famous O Beach in Ibiza decades later.
The 62-year-old explained how his early start in business gave him the tools to succeed as an entrepreneur, as he capitalised on his famous surname to open Lineker sports bars across Tenerife, the Canary Islands, and Marbella.
An opening of 'Lineker's Bar' in Ibiza resulted in Wayne opening the now famous 'O Beach' beach club, which hosts thousands of people every summer.
On the podcast - which has had more than 10,000 downloads across various platforms - Wayne talks about the celebrities who have visited the club, the endless selfies he takes, and the challenges the business has faced.
Dan said: "I know that Wayne gets a lot of bad press but I don't understand why because he was such a nice fella and he really went above and beyond for us.
"We couldn't ask everything we wanted to but it was really interesting to hear his life story from his beginnings on the family fruit and veg stall to opening Lineker's and O Beach.
"There was no pretentiousness about him and he said that it was one of the better interviews that he has done."
The 'Hodgecast' episode with Wayne Lineker can be found here.
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