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Today in the guest chair we have Mo Seetubtim, founder of the Happiness Planner , an inspirational stationary brand designed o help people become happier by mastering the art of positive thinking, mindfulness, gratitude and personal development. Mo and I talk about her journey from blogger to entrepreneur and how she discovered her passion for personal development. We talk about how she funded the first phase of The Happiness Planner, the influence of her family on her journey and how we can define our own version of happiness and success, in a world committed to one size fits all.

Mo and I talk about the importance of surrounding ourselves with the right community, being open to learning and failing, and choosing to honour life by giving it our best shot.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Dropbox

Mind Valley Podcast

Social Media:

IG: @brandmentalist

IG: @happinessplanner

Web: www.thehappinessplanner.com

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Today in the guest chair we have Ruth Yimika-Afolabi, founder of Magnify, a global community, magazine and podcast at the intersection of faith and feminism. Ruth started Magnify in 2009 and now 11 years later, has grown an incredible community and magazine with women all over the world. In this episode, Ruth and I deep dive into the 11 year journey of Magnify. We talk about the journey of discovering purpose, how Ruth's faith played a role in helping her bridge the gaps in connecting with her community, how she managed a her full time roles whilst building Magnify and the sacrifices she's had to make in order to scale Magnify to its current status.

Ruth and I talk about the importance of serving our communities, why you won't always need to be the founder to make the most impact, and how we can all define and refine our own definitions of success. Since recording this episode, Ruth has now founded Brand House, a consulting service where Ruth helps individuals and organisations with practical and effective tools to help them build brands with impact.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Slack

Deep Work By Cal Newport

The Breakfast Club

Social Media:

IG: @ruthyafolabi

IG: @MagnifyCollective

Web: wwwmagnifycollective.com

Web: mybrandhouse.com

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As it's Mental Health Awareness Week, this week in the guest chair we have Shanley Lewis, Assistant Psychologist, Self-Care Coach and Founder of Good To Me UK, a platform, community and subscription service providing solutions to support the practice of self-care.

In this episode, we talk about Shanley's self-care journey and share some of our own candid mental health struggles. We also talk about the importance of taking care of your wellbeing in your work life, identifying the symptoms of burnout and knowing when to pause and how to pause so that you can recover better.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Headspace

Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy

High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard

Social Media:

IG: @shanleylewis

IG: @goodtomeuk

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Just like that, we are back with another solo episode. After the launch of the podcast, we received so many questions on some of the things a lot of us are finding difficult when navigating our work life- three things kept coming up. In this episode, Kadie shares three ways we sabotage our own ability to thrive. Get ready for some bitesized nuggets of wisdom on all things perfectionism, patience and self-discipline.

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Mattie James @themattiejames

Courtney Brand Agbetola @greeneyesgoldsoul

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Today we have Dior Bediako joining us in the guest chair. Dior is the founder of Pepper Your Talk and The Junior Network- fashion's first member's club for entry level professionals. Prior to building her business, Dior worked as a Press Sample Assistant at Burberry, and as much as she loved the brand and it's culture, she felt she was not able to capitalise on her potential- so she built Pepper Your Talk a phy-gital platform and community for young fashion creatives. She then launched The Junior Network where she supports entry level fashion professionals enter and level up in the industry.

Dior, also now a guest lecturer at multiple universities, speaks candidly on her own journey and shares much of what she believes to be some of the key characteristics and competencies required to cultivate a fulfilling career.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Google Drive

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

Dior's Simple CV Edit Guide

Social Media:

IG: @diorbediako

IG: @pepperyourtalk @thejuniornetwork

Web: https://www.pepperyourtalk.co.uk/

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I am back with my first solo episode. COVID-19 has hit the world by a storm and since we are all uniquely different, how we process our current reality differ based on the individual. For me, productivity helps to keep me sane and in this episode I am sharing some of the things you can do to maintain momentum, if like me, you want to remain productive or feel like you need to use productivity as a coping mechanism. If you need time to process what is happening, please know that one is not better than the other- do what feels good for you.

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Today, our very first guest, Chloé Watts joins us in the guest chair. Chloé is the founder of Chloé Digital, a tech support and strategic planning firm for influencers. Prior to opening her boutique tech support venture, Chloé worked with multiple agencies as a coder. When the blogging space began to erupt, she saw an opportunity to provide support to these women who would otherwise struggle and there she began a side hustle as a freelancer. Three months into her new role, she lost her job and for Chloé, she saw this as an opportunity to expand what was then a one woman team.

Now, Chloe supports hundreds of bloggers as they build their own digital empire and she has no intention to stop there. For Chloé - she hopes that her company will drive the industry and become the go-to solution that will help women build their own digital empires.

Links mentioned in this episode:

The E-Myth by Michael Gerber

Slack

Second Life Podcast

Social Media:

IG: @chloeadelia

IG: @chloedigital

Web: https://chloedigital.com/

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Welcome to Workthrive, a biweekly dose of practical, no BS advice to help you cultivate your own version of a thriving career. Join Chief Workthriver, Kadie Glenn, as she dives deep into conversations with trailblazing women who are making moves and leaving their mark in the world.

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Today in the guest chair I am speaking with Imelda Fossu, founder of Fossu Ltd- a group of high growth internet companies, Start Up Consultant and former CEO at LETUSFINDIT, a fashion search engine that compared and and collaborated on clothing from major companies including Nike, Puma, Topshop and ASOS. But, a few months later, things started to get interesting at LETUSFINDIT when the site started to experience a few issues. Imelda later found herself trying to keep the business afloat- from taking our business loans to pursuing personal loans. We talk all about Imelda's rise as a Tech Founder and how quickly things can change and fall apart.

After shutting down LETUSFINDIT, Imelda found herself in over £100k in debt with her confidence completely knocked. In this episode, we talk about Imelda's journey from building a business, shutting it down and starting again having learned some of the very harsh lessons of entrepreneurship. Imelda has also worked as a Start Up Consultant and has been recently appointed as Capital Enterprises latest Entrepreneur in Residence.

Links mentioned in this episode:

FreeAgent Accounting Software

The Nuclear Effect: The 6 Pillars of Building a 7+ Figure Online by Scott Oldford

Social Media:

IG: @ImeldaFossu

Web: www.fossu.co.uk

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Today in the guest chair we have Fiona Grayson, founder of She Can. She Did. UK's first and only benefits programme for all female business owners in the UK. Fiona left her full time job as a conference producer back in 2017 with just an idea- a leap that enabled her to build a community of female business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. From spotlighting their stories via blogging, to podcasting, Fiona was on a mission to share the real stories of what it takes to build a business from the ground up.

The same issue kept cropping up though, as she went through these incredible stories- womxn business owners simply were not being rewarded enough and so, Fiona set out to launch the next stage of She Can. She Did. From pensions and healthcare to discounted bras and wine memberships, She Can. She Did rewards the resilience of womxn business owners. In this episode we dive into Fiona's journey and how she has navigates her own behind the scenes of building She Can. She Did.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Moody App

To Obama: With Love, Joy, Hate and Despair by Jeanne Marie Laskas

Social Media:

IG: @shecanshedid

Web: www.shecanshedid.com

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