Are you Sitting Uncomfortably? with Gemma Greaves – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Dr Orit Wolf is inimitable. As an international concert pianist, she unconventionally blends her passion for music with the world of business. For many years she has disrupted traditional thinking and practices with her unique approach to creativity and innovation. 

Orit isn't afraid to push her own limits. By the age of 23 she had already acquired three degrees, has gone on to win numerous international awards, and her TED talk "Play the Keynote of your Life" saw her bring music, leadership and innovation into action. And if she wasn't busy enough, Orit is now proud author of her poetry book Love in B minor and is currently authoring the book “The Language of the Creative Mind”. 

In this episode of Are you Sitting Uncomfortably? host Gemma Greaves and Orit explore her discomfort of mistakes on stage, being judged both professionally and personally, and the uncomfortable nature of disruption. 

Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? is a Fresh Air original production, in partnership with Nurture. 

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Mitch Oliver leads from the heart. With nearly 30 years experience in the consumer goods industry, she is responsible for shaping and communicating the Mars brand identity and vision. Mitch has a track record delivering some truly groundbreaking campaigns, she passionately believes that business can be both for profit and for good.

Mitch has won multiple awards over her career and in 2022 she was on Forbes Magazines, Editors list of ‘43 people changing advertising for the climate’. She also has several non-executive roles including Unstereotype Alliance, an initiative for UN Women that aims to eliminate harmful gender stereotypes - something Mitch cares deeply about. 

In this episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? host Gemma Greaves and Mitch explore common misconceptions, the power of being yourself, and the importance of brands getting uncomfortable. 

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Celebrated chef, restaurateur and food writer, Mark Hix is best known for his original take on British gastronomy and unwavering honesty.

After 17 years heading up kitchens in both The Ivy and Le Caprice and as their Chief Director, Mark left to open HIX Restaurants across London’s West-end and City and in his native Dorset, until they closed in 2020. He bounced back to open The Oyster & Fish House in Lyme Regis in July 2020 and he has now been appointed as Director of Food and Drink at London’s Groucho Club. Through perseverance, resilience and creative-thinking, Mark’s glass-half-full approach has beaten the odds and led to his success.

"Selling my name is the only time I've really ever made any money in business. It's a good name, and then I had to buy it back.”

In the eighth episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? Host Gemma Greaves and Mark explore the uncomfortable truths about running a restaurant, going into administration right before a global pandemic and what it felt like to buy back his own name.

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Caroline Casey is the powerhouse behind the Valuable 500, the world’s largest CEO collective and business movement for disability inclusion. With her team, she is on a mission to get business leaders to take full ownership of their agenda and to shed the constraints that stop inclusion from becoming a reality. She straddles the worlds of business and activism effortlessly. Since Caroline launched the Valuable 500 in 2019, they have signed up 500 multinational organisations with a combined revenue of over $8 trillion. 
 
“Stop trying to have the answers for something you don't. Accept that you don't know. And accept that you must begin.”
 
In this seventh episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? Caroline joins host Gemma Greaves to share her experiences of being in the “disability closet”, why labels are for jam-jars, and how to disarm a CEO.  
 
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Katie Ingram is a wordsmith. With 20 years in the media industry, she has worked in companies from Sky to Cartoon Network, and is now the guardian of The Evening Standard Brand as their Trade and Insight Marketing Director.

Katie is herself a baby loss advocate and the incredible founder of the #NoWords campaign, created to improve the language surrounding this heart-breaking yet often silent issue. Finding solace in the stories of others, Katie is on a mission to break the silence and create safe spaces for those who have experienced such a tragic loss.

“Putting my discomfort to one side to make change is so important, it allows me to cope with my grief. Personally, it helps to heal and push me forward”.

In this sixth episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? host Gemma Greaves and Katie remember Ottilie; Katie’s daughter who was stillborn. They discuss the importance of talking about baby loss, how our language around grief can create lasting change, plus Katie’s ultimate aim is to find the word for parents like her and her husband, Ben.

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Often referred to as a media guru (having spent some 24 years in the industry) Josh Krichefski is the GroupM CEO for EMEA and the United Kingdom, where he is responsible for worldwide growth.

Josh is perhaps known as one of the most humble people in the industry and widely recognised for his advocacy work around mental health and workplace wellbeing.  In his own words he believes that ‘people in business are our greatest assets’ and never before has there been a time that we should be thinking about our people’s well being than right now.

“If there's something that I feel like I could have a lasting positive impact on the world, [it] would be to help workplace culture be a place where people can be happy and thrive and have joy in their life.”

In this fifth episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? Host Gemma Greaves and Josh explore putting mental health at the top of his work agenda, being open about his insomnia, and the juggle between work and family life.

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Amy Conroy is quite simply a remarkable human. Since beating the 50% survival odds of a childhood cancer, Amy started wheelchair basketball and quickly became a three-time Paralympian and a World and European Silver Medalist. She then went on to make history at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning bronze with Team England in the first ever appearance of wheelchair basketball in a Commonwealth Games.

Amy is on a mission through her work as an ambassador, presenter, model and public speaker to show that nothing is impossible with the power of positivity.

“When there are tough times in life, which are inevitable, sometimes you can reframe them in your mind. I really think gratitude is something that taught me the secret to joy and also focusing on the good bits rather than what you’ve compromised or lost, which can be natural for all of us to do.”

In the fourth episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? host Gemma Greaves and Amy explore her experiences of overcoming cancer at the age of 12, the importance of being kind and her journey to finding strength and resilience. Before listening, please be aware that this episode contains references of emotional and sexual abuse.

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Jaz Ampaw-Farr is an unstoppable force. Often referred to as the resilience ninja, Jaz has travelled the world advising governments and educators and inspires thousands every year into action - perhaps most notably through her record breaking ted talk that has had over 100,000 views and still growing.  

As a former teacher and now Keynote speaker, TV Presenter and Author, Jaz’s authentic honesty and humour has a positive impact in everything she does. And then some.

“The uncomfortable nature in my experience is every time you do take a tiny step towards discomfort, it's like floodgates. It releases so many other people. Every time you do that, you literally light fires in people. You cause the change that you want to see.”

In the third episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? host Gemma Greaves and Jaz explore her experiences of being a foster care kid and a homeless teen, getting uncomfortable about race, and having the courage to show up as your full-fat self.

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Drew Povey is a public speaker, author and perhaps best known for changing the fortunes of an entire school as Head Teacher of Harrop Fold that became the subject of the Channel 4 series Educating Manchester.

As well as being one of life’s good guys, he also has over twenty years’ experience of working with leaders across all sectors including education, the Police, the National Health Service, elite level sport (including Olympians and Paralympians), charities and international organisations.

“People talk about being authentic and we're all quite happy to be authentic when it's going well. But what about being authentic when it's not going well?”

In the second episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? host Gemma Greaves and Drew explore his dyslexia superpower, the uncomfortable moment of ending his time in education, and how to adapt when the clouds come – which is also the title and theme of his new book.

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Sophie Morgan is an award-winning disability advocate, TV presenter and best-selling author - and one of the first women radically changing representation of disability. Sophie is a force of nature and perhaps put it best in her debut book - Driving Forwards, “I want to do extraordinary things, go to extraordinary places and meet some extraordinary people”.  It’s fair to say, she has and then some.

“I learnt quite early on that there's an awkwardness around disability that I was going to have to lean into. I had to kind of get used to this discomfort around me and embrace it.”

In this first episode of Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? Sophie and host Gemma Greaves explore getting uncomfortable on a daily basis, fighting against closed doors in the retail space, and Sophie’s documentary that highlights the abuse towards the disabled community.

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