Go on the journey with Olivia Brafman, your host, as she figures out if women really can have the high flying career, and the family - and if so, how on earth do we navigate it all?
Each episode talks candidly to inspiring and successful women in their field who have been there, done that. Learn about their climb to the top, their failures, successes, choices and sacrifices, on balancing their professional dreams with the expectations and pressures of being a mother.
For all those women who feel in their prime to ‘lean in’, but yet their biological clocks are holding them back, I’m here to learn from the women who have proven the statistic wrong. Why? I'm determined to help more mothers not be forced out of work and instead, storm into those C-Suites, judgement aside and babes in arms.
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That's a wrap for Season 2. Here are my 3 key takeaways - I would love to hear yours too. Thank you for all of your support for the podcast and coming on this journey with me. I want to hear from you on what you want to see or hear next and from who? Should there be a Season 3? We've only just scratched the surface! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How many colleagues do you know that we’re open at work about when they were going to try for a/another baby? Why do you think that is? Fear of not being seen as committed? Fear of being treated differently? Missing out on the promotion or bonus? Judgement? What if the conception or pregnancy doesn’t go to plan? It’s such a huge life changing event that impacts every part of our being - mentally, physically, emotionally, financially. Any yet, at work, it’s business as usual. Incredible and inspi...
What does success mean to you and would you consider yourself successful? I often ask my guests this and have received the most beautiful answers over the Seasons. Ones that have quite honestly changed my whole perspective, especially as a mother. Yet, I don't think anyone has articulated or embodied success as perfectly as Australian Sports Television presenter Em Freedman. She gives me hope it is possible to have it all, and I can't think of a better guest and message to leave this Season on. ...
The power of a positive mindset. Your life will undoubtedly take turns you didn’t expect, that de-rail plans and dreams you had set. It’s easy to see the negative in these situations. ‘Why me!’ Have you ever stepped back to consider the positives? How can these turns enrich us, strengthen us, help us learn, create new experiences, bring new people into our lives or get us to places we never new were possible. Holly Curby is the queen of finding strength and positivity through some of life’s bigg...
STOP. Think about your week. How much ‘me’ time have you carved out for yourself? It’s so often that we put ourselves last. Kids, work, friends, family - they all need us. Never wanting to disappoint we show up for them all. Exhausted, ill, burned out - we still show up. Hungry, stressed, sad - we show up yet again. What version of ourselves are we truly presenting if we don’t practice self-car? I’m talking fed, watered, rested, relaxed, exercised and happy. Now that’s a version of me I would pr...
Where would you be in your career if you didn’t have kids? For many, (mainly women), kids meant missing out on the promotion they really wanted because they took time out and others got ahead, or foregoing a full salary or commission because they had to go part time to manage the childcare. It meant work relationships dwindled and networks were lost because they replaced after work dinner and drinks with bath and bedtime, or it meant having to leave or change their career entirely, because child...
Do you think you're funny? What would it take for you to stand up on stage and attempt to make a room full of people laugh? Comedians. Just imagine what has to go into the training, writing, and delivery of a successful set. The hustle to get booked, and then re-booked. The determination and consistency to build a following. The resilience to handle heckling, late nights and multi-day tours away from home. Comics are incredible. Now throw 2 young kids into the mix and my appreciation for any fem...
Have you ever considered starting again? A total career change. If you have, what's holding you back? Fear of the unknown? Lack of confidence in yourself? Financial pressures? Pride? This weeks episode with Alice Rickard is a must listen if this speaks to you. Not only has she had the bravery and conviction to start again an d build a successful and fulfilling career 3 times, but she now trains others in how to bridge the gap between where they are now vs the life they dream of, by totally rewri...
How many underrepresented women work for your organisation? It's a known fact that diversity and equality in the workplace helps business to thrive, but it takes a conscious effort to ensure these women are seen, hired and supported. My incredible guest this week Larissa Holmes has dedicated her high powered career so far across two notable tech businesses, and now her own start up Coterie to help lead growth for women. Her passion and 'why' behind it all comes from a deeply personal place, and ...
"Choose yourself, I never waited for other people to choose me" - Viv Groskop How often are our decisions and paths guided by the pressures or expectations of others vs ourselves, and why is that? Award winning writer, comedian, broadcaster and performance coach Viv Groskop is the antithesis. She chose the world of freelance over 20 years ago, embracing the benefits, flexibility and variety it brings her as a mother of 3, and boy has it paid off. Viv has been described as the most successful fre...
If you look in 5 years time at a newspaper headline about you, what would you want it to say? Natasha used this question as her catalyst to change her career direction to something more meaningful. Now I feel like lots of people strive to make an impact on this world and serve others, but Natasha is someone who truly has and she’s only just getting started. Her primary role is a social work manager specialising in care leavers and adolescent safeguarding, and she currently holds the position as ...
Has your job ever felt too much, that you’ve wanted to just walk out and quit? Christine Armstrong did exactly that, with two kids, mounting childcare costs and a mortgage! It just got too much to juggle it all. That act of despair eventually lead her down an amazing new career path - working out, how to make work, work. Christine is, in her words, obsessed with research into the world of work. She writes, speaks and vlogs on what the trends and data tell us is and isn’t working, from new models...
This episode Olivia chats to child food royalty Annabel Karmel. If you have children, she needs no introduction, having created what can only be described as a child food revolution. Recognized as one of the leading female entrepreneurs of today, and with an MBE for her incredible work in the field of child nutrition, Annabel has paved the way globally over the last 30 years, for how families feed their kids through her best selling 47 recipe and cookbooks, her ready to go meals off the shelf, h...
The ‘If She Can, I Can’ podcast aims to edge all those ambitious mothers (or soon to be) that bit closer to navigating how to have the high flying career, without totally burning themselves out and challenges the role society thinks we are all supposed to play in it all! How? By talking each week to inspiring mothers who have done just that, have proven the statistics wrong and climbed to the top in their chosen field. We learn about their challenges, sacrifices, successes and choices to get to ...
That's a wrap for Season 1 and I'm now more fired up that ever to continue this journey onto Season 2 in the New Year. Here are my 3 key takeaways - I would love to hear yours too. Thank you for all of your support for the podcast and coming on this journey with me. Stay tuned for more... IG Social Media: Host - Olivia Brafman @olivia_brafman Know someone who should share their story, or want to work together? Get in touch: Olivia.brafman@gmail.com Music Produced by Digital Farm Animals Hosted o...
Not enough credit and appreciation is given to the incredible creative freelancing mothers of today who demonstrate such hustle day in day out to make it in the screen and creative industries while balancing their roles as mothers, my eyes have been opened. These women are not given maternity leave, sick leave or regular working hours, so when you meet someone like Ashleigh Ashley who, despite that, are getting incredible jobs with the likes of Netflix, Tik Tok and Nike and, although it's 'a pro...
TRIGGER WARNING - This episode discusses death and grief in detail. This episode is unlike any other. If you want to hear what a life dedicated to impacting the lives of people sounds like in an interview, listen to Dr Shelley Gilbert. I came away totally shell shocked with how passionate one person can be about a cause so close to them - and how such a tragedy early on could be turned into a life mission that has touched the lives of hundreds and thousands of people in a way that they will neve...
I am in awe of the woman in this episode, and know you will come away not only inspired by her story, but also with a toolkit of best practices and learnings to go away with, that help you navigate to that super 7% of women who have made it to the very top, just like Gill Whitty Collins. What is your superpower? Because once you find it, hone it and make it visible, you will be unstoppable. Will you hear some hard truths? Yes. Can you channel those to catapult you further?...An even bigger yes! ...
The power of positive mental attitude radiates through this episode and has a huge part to play in Selina Bridge's gratitude and fulfillment in her personal life as a mother, and in her professional life as a CEO of KX Pilates. She is someone who deeply knows herself, and what brings her happiness at work, and has followed that as her north star across continents to land in the right roles at the right time, lead by the right people that lift her up. I wish everyone could have a sprinkle of Seli...
Have you ever wondered why certain people just climb really fast through their careers, breezing through promotions, and getting poached for their next big roles constantly - well Natasha is one of those people, but let me assure you, its very clearly not down to luck. Its down to an incredible talent that is outwardly visible, a dedicated work ethic that very few people today encompass, and an unparalleled passion for an industry that's ingrained in her. Passion has driven Natasha to incredible...
Taking control is a real theme of this week's episode. Ambitious Claire Chillingworth, Senior Associate at a prestigious UK Law Firm, knew her calling was to become a mother, but being single and not wanting to chase or rush the wrong relationships to do it, she took control of her situation and opted to have a child on her own. The result is a beautiful daughter that is surrounded by endless love and support. Claire talks candidly through her amazing journey and what this now means for her as s...
Find what you love to do, and it won't feel like work. Rachel Ingram is a true example of someone who has followed her passion from Day 1 and through sheer hustle and determination ingrained in her from childhood, worked her way up the ranks strategically, never doubting her ability, never not striving for the next big role or promotion, and despite being a very present mother - never letting her 3 young children be a reason not to still shoot for the stars, or slow her progress in any way. Firs...
With a deep desire from a young age to make a true difference to this world, there aren't many people who go on to live that truth every day. Dr Camilla Kindgon is living proof that even in a rigid system such as the NHS that can be resistant to change and flexibility - if what you want doesn't exist, then challenge it. We discuss finding your power and advantage in working part time, to adopting a growth mindset and being tuned into grab the lucky opportunities that are within your reach. Wheth...
Are you ready to listen to someone truly unstoppable, infectious, bold and purpose driven? Someone who walks into a room and disco lights it up? Such a refreshing perspective, Emma Barry could have stayed in New Zealand, had a fulfilling life and good career, but instead, followed her gut to California with her 3 kids and husband in tow to pursue bigger dreams, and ensure she never looked back thinking, what if....Were there scarifies, support systems and challenges - for sure yes. Would she cha...
I can't wait for you to hear this one. On paper, one of the most formidable and successful TV executives of today's generation with a CV that makes your jaw drop, and in person, truly charming, humble, warm and funny. I adore that Jane's attitude is very much - just get on with it, and you'll make it work if you really want to . I came away feeling anything is possible, and world domination is within reach of us all! We chat through role models, climbing through the TV ranks, speaking up, taking...
What an episode to start with! I was completely in awe of Lauren's fresh perspective on business, the evolution of ideas, motherhood, creating your own rules, and redefining success and happiness with this new found identity. She is so honest, vulnerable and thoughtful throughout - and for those budding entrepreneurs who are figuring out the balance of this all consuming existence of children and work - there is a lot to be said for how Lauren chooses to go about it. I admire her so much! Topics...
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