A Woman in a Man's World – Details, episodes & analysis

My guest is Lauren Neal, an absolute powerhouse in the energy sector. Lauren has been in the thick of the oil and gas industry, a world that's not always easy for women to navigate.

We dive deep into her experiences, from facing microaggressions to dealing with downright sexism and how she navigated it along the way.

It all led her to start her own DE&I journey, she’s now the bestselling author of "Valued at Work", where she shares her insights on creating a more inclusive culture in any industry.

If you've ever felt like you're the only woman in the room, like it’s all just happening to you, or wondered how to make your mark in a male-dominated field, this episode is for you. 

Lauren's story is proof that you can not only survive but absolutely thrive, and she's got some inspiring advice for men and women alike.


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I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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In this episode, I'm delving into the challenges and strategies for navigating the infamous "boys club" in the workplace. 

In the previous episode with Angie Vaux, she shared how the boys club impacted her confidence and ability to show up authentically in her professional life. Today, I'm offering my insights on dealing with this pervasive dynamic. 

I'll discuss practical advice for women who feel pressured to conform to these environments and how to maintain your sense of self without getting drawn into potentially toxic behaviours. 

This episode is particularly relevant for women who may be struggling with confidence and finding their place in male-dominated spaces. I'll cover tips for building supportive networks, asserting your value, and finding your voice amid challenging circumstances.

Join me for this solo episode about the realities of the boys club, and get actionable steps to navigate it while staying true to yourself.

About Me

I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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This week my guest is Jacelyn Meller, co-founder of an engineering firm and fierce advocate for teaching the importance of STEM at a young age. We talk about how the thousands of tiny cuts can be more dangerous than one big one when it comes to sexism, her passion for education young kids on what it means to be in engineering and how she gets them excited for the future, and how important it is for us to speak up and speak out about our experiences.

About Jacelyn:
Jacelyn (Jas) is Director and Chief Commercial Officer at RPD. She's worked in Client Strategy across several large global multinationals (including Barclays Bank, Barclays Capital, Fidelity Investments Ltd and Sotheby’s) and bring this experience to her role at RPD.  She runs RPD in partnership with the CEO, leading business strategy, process structure, client practice, deal execution and team management.  Jas is particularly passionate about encouraging equality and diversity in the engineering world and has launched an education programme helping kids to get into STEM and change the world.

About me:
I'm the founder of Unleashed Coaching + Reprogramming where I helps female leaders in male-dominated environments liberate themselves from limitations, rewrite their subconscious programming and tap into their potential. I spent my previous career working in high-level strategic roles, at small but impactful tech startups through to global corporations like Amazon and Disney. Now I use my transformative blend of strategy and spirituality delivered through 1:1 or group clarity coaching, energy psychology, emotional healing and NLP, to help female leaders access the intricate layers of the subconscious mind so that they find the power to not only reach their goals, but surpass them.
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I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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This week my guest is Sarah Porter, founder of AI community Inspired Minds and one of the most influential people in tech. We're talking about the challenges of getting funding (and respect) from a male-dominated tech industry, how she stays laser focused on her goals, and her advice for us all to be more unapologetically ourselves.

Books we spoke about:
Programmed Inequality by Mar Hicks
Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser
Women & Power by Mary Beard
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul Alinsky

About Sarah:
Sarah is an award-winning entrepreneur, having launched 21 b2b and b2c technology products in 11 countries since 1996 and a multi million pound company via self funding.

She is focused on democratising emerging technology and using platforms to empower individuals and organisations no matter their background, status or gender.

Sarah is an active campaigner for women’s rights globally and keynotes at international events on gender equality, emerging tech

She is also Founder and investor in World Summit AI, the largest worldwide AI tech summit series and Founder of IntelligentHealth a global series of summits on AI in medicine.

Sarah is a regular keynote speaker on start ups, business and women / equality related issues and is an ambassador for the Royal Marsden where she champions the use of AI tech in oncology advances. She is also a fully qualified trauma first responder in medical and humanitarian front line emergency response and volunteers worldwide.
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About me:
I'm the founder of Unleashed Coaching + Reprogramming where I helps female leaders in male-dominated environments liberate themselves from limitations, rewrite their subconscious programming and tap into their potential. I spent my previous career working in high-level strategic roles, at small but impactful tech startups through to global corporations like Amazon and Disney. Now I use my transformative blend of strategy and spirituality delivered through 1:1 or group clarity coaching, energy psychology, emotional healing and NLP, to help female leaders access the intricate layers of the subconscious mind so that they find the power to not only reach their goals, but surpass them.
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About Me

I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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A new podcast for women working in environments created for and by men. Hear inspiring stories from women who've been there. What were their experiences? How did they get to where they are? How did they overcome the obstacle of being a woman in a man's world? What do they wish they knew when they first started?

There's a vicious circle where it's harder for women to thrive in business because we often can't see someone else thriving. For women who are one of only a few, it can be easy to feel alone. 

Through sharing success stories, women can get advice from those who have been there. Knowing that we're not doing this alone and seeing other women succeed is half the battle.

Because you can't be what you can't see.

About Me

I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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In this episode, my guest is Angie Vaux, founder of Women in Tech. We talk about the challenges faced by women in the tech industry and what needs to be done to help them thrive.

Angie shares her extensive experience and insights on navigating the "boys' club" culture, overcoming unconscious bias, and the importance of continuous learning and career development.

What we talked about:

• Women's experiences in male-dominated industries, specifically technology
• The "boys' club" culture and how it can hinder women's advancement
• Unconscious bias and microaggressions faced by women
• Importance of education and creating a culture of open communication for addressing gender disparities
• Strategies for career development in male-dominated fields
• Resources offered by Women in Tech Forum

Key Takeaways:

• The workplace was designed by men for men, leading to inherent biases against women and we need to be aware of that without judgement.
• Addressing unconscious bias and promoting feedback are vital for inclusivity.
• Women should take control of their careers, communicate their goals, and negotiate for their worth.
• It's essential to choose employers whose values align with your own.
• Constant learning and adaptability are crucial to success in the evolving tech industry.

Connect with Angie:

• Visit Women in Tech Forum website: https://womenintechforum.com
• Connect with Angie Vaux on LinkedIn.

About Me

I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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In this episode I'm following on from the previous ep with Isabel Sachs to go deeper in the topic of networking.

I've had my fair share of ups and downs with networking and here I'll tell you about how and why I struggled.

But - I've also had some amazing experiences with networking too.

It's something I think all women should be considering as part of their career or business development.

I'm diving deep into some tips, tricks and mindset switches to help you feel like networking can be fun, instead of proper cringe.

About Me

I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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This episode, I'm talking to Isabel Sachs, who is the founder of I Like Networking.  She's an entrepreneur, she's a public speaker, she's worked in arts, culture and entertainment in Brazil and in the UK. 

During the early stages of the pandemic she created I Like Networking, which is designed to help support women and non binary people in the creative industry with building a network, with building a profile, creating a broader scope of influence, with creating more access.

Networking is a really interesting topic to explore because a lot of people  can feel like it's quite alien or that it's something that's quite difficult or maybe even intimidating.

We talk about:

• The importance of a network for supporting better representation and diversity
• How to think about your own network
• How to put yourself out there and how she manages failure

Find Isabel on LinkedIn here.
Check out I Like Networking here.
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I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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We’re back! First up this season I’m talking about setting a powerful vision for 2024. I’m talking you through how I’ve created my vision and what that starts to look like for me, so you can create this for yourself too.

The key rituals that I talk through are:

1)     Reflect on 2023 with gratitude. Consider areas like career, money, relationships, home environment, wellbeing, travel, love and add any others that feel right for you.

2)     What are you releasing from 2023? I like write out a list and burn it 

3)     Write a gratitude letter to 2023

4)     What do you want to feel, be and have in 2024? Focus on feelings, not achievements.

5)     Write a gratitude letter to 2024 as if it’s done.

6)     What does your day look like?

7)     What commitments are you making to yourself?

8)     What do you need in in order to make this happen?

9)     Write a mantra for your year in the form of “I am…., I have….”

If you’d like to go deeper into vision work and create one of your own that fills you up, join me on my free masterclass HERE to create your vision for 2024. 

About Me

I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

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This week my guest is Cynthia Fortlage. Cynthia is a Gender Identity Coach and is speaking with me about her experience of seeing the world through both sets of gendered eyes, how she educates people on first finding acceptance of one another before needing to understand, and how her experience of the world changed after she underwent her own transition.

About Cynthia
Ms Fortlage is an international award-winning LGBT+ executive, entrepreneur, and board leader. For the past 30 years, she was an information technology executive in Canada. She has held various board roles throughout her career including past President of the Board for Rainbow Resource Center, the oldest continually running LGBT2SQ+ centre in Canada. She was the national board chair for a feminist organization Women’s March Canada and led its merger with Women’s March Global. In 2016 Ms Fortlage came to terms with a 46-year denial of her gender identity. In 2017 she started CAF Services as a Gender Identity Coach for Women & 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. Helping Individuals, Families and Corporations address gender diversity Issues using #AcceptancewithoutUnderstanding™. She is well-spoken having presented at over 250 events in 21 countries.

Website: Https://www.cynthiafortlage.com
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/cfortlage
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https://www.instagram.com/cafortlage
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cfortlage/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acceptancewithoutunderstanding
Speakerhub: https://speakerhub.com/speaker/cynthia-fortlage

About me:
I'm the founder of Unleashed Coaching + Reprogramming where I helps female leaders in male-dominated environments liberate themselves from limitations, rewrite their subconscious programming and tap into their potential. I spent my previous career working in high-level strategic roles, at small but impactful tech startups through to global corporations like Amazon and Disney. Now I use my transformative blend of strategy and spirituality delivered through 1:1 or group clarity coaching, energy psychology, emotional healing and NLP, to help female leaders access the intricate layers of the subconscious mind so that they find the power to not only reach their goals, but surpass them.
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About Me

I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made.

Join House of Certainty HERE

Send us an email about the podcast HERE

Find me on LinkedIn HERE

Subscribe to my newsletter HERE

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