Think a salary increase of 93% isn’t attainable? Think again. Wies Bratby is a Negotiation Coach, Chief Enthusiasm Officer at Women in Negotiation, and an unapologetic advocate for women getting what they want and knowing how to negotiate. We talk about all things negotiation, making it about business - not personal. We talk about embracing the things you're good at and… not so good at. How the combination of hyping yourself while recognising your weaknesses is the foundation for confidence. We ...
Apr 28, 2024•23 min•Ep. 73
ONLY THREE DAYS TO GO TIL’ UPFRONT AND CENTRE!!! This bonus UPFRONT Moment is the forerunner to Winnie Annan-Forson’s key at UPFRONT and Centre. Meet Winnie Annan-Forson, Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Career and Inclusion Coach, leading the charge to foster a sense of belonging among 140,000 employees at one of the UK's largest employers. She’s the recipient of prestigious awards including the DEI in Tech Award, Black British Business Award, and We Are The City Award, Winnie is a...
Apr 23, 2024•26 min•Ep. 72
Are you hyped about UPFRONT and Centre this Saturday? WE ARE! In this episode, I reflect on insightful moments from past conversations with three of our remarkable guests who will be our keynote speakers LIVE in Birmingham this Saturday 27th of April: Cindy Gallop, Genelle Aldred, and Dr. Meenal Viz. Cindy Gallop, a renowned figure in the advertising industry and CEO of Make Love Not Porn, shares her direct, no-nonsense approach that pushes us to elevate ourselves. Genelle Aldred, a former news ...
Apr 21, 2024•20 min
When was the last time you stood up for yourself? Do you find it difficult to have tough conversations with others? How do you handle conflict? This week's UPFRONT Moment dives into these topics. It's a lil' sneak peek into @genellealdred's keynote at UPFRONT and Centre. You've got your ticket right? Only 11 days left ⏰️ Let’s go! Links: Follow Genelle on Instagram - @genellealdred Get your ticket for UPFRONT and Centre here - https://www.upfrontandcentre.com Listen to our previous...
Apr 14, 2024•26 min•Ep. 70
This week I want to talk to you about being sure. The image of a sure person, the reality of being sure, being unsure, and the rule of thumb you can be sure to follow. Let’s go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 07, 2024•5 min
Have you ever thought about your money ins and money outs? This is how I'm thinking about money this year. Link: Listen to Ray Dodds podcast Real You, Real Money here: https://www.raydodd.co.uk/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2024•8 min
This week I want to share with you a really powerful question that you can ask yourself. It's a simple yet profound reflection that shifted my perspective and brought clarity during a challenging time. I hope it’s as helpful for you as it‘s been for me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2024•3 min
Today I want to share five ‘controversial’ things that I do as a parent. I’m interested to hear if you think any of these things are controversial or if you, as a parent, also do them. Let me know what you think! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 11, 2024•5 min
Fionna Inward Allen is a self-proclaimed “Poet-writer-performer, activist, educator, single mum, half-glass-full, smurf-sized, watermelon-mouthed, Northern gobshite” She’s a Bond 7 graduate and a regular on the Manchester Poetry Circuit. Fionna has been creating and performing poetry, fiction, theatre and personal essays for over 25 years. We talked about giving yourself permission to be creative, about finding stillness in our busy lives. We talked about how important it is to look at the role ...
Mar 04, 2024•29 min•Ep. 69
Get ready to level up your business game with our latest podcast episode! Join us as we delve into the transformative power of confidence in the world of entrepreneurship and business with Hattie Willis. Hattie Willis is a founder, facilitator, and host of Not My First Guess. Learn from an industry leader who has harnessed the strength of self-assurance to conquer challenges, drive innovation, and help hundreds of founders achieve remarkable success. From overcoming self-doubt to inspiring teams...
Feb 26, 2024•31 min•Ep. 68
Stacey Grant-Canham, is the founder of Black & Beech, a small business putting feminism at the heart of fashion. Stacey talks a lot about her upbringing, her journey of starting Black & Beech and how it has evolved into the brilliant brand that it is today. She talked about motherhood and how it has radicalised her. She talked about her Irishness and how she often feels misunderstood as an Irish immigrant in Britain. Stacey tells us the story of designing her very first t-shirt and how i...
Feb 19, 2024•27 min•Ep. 67
Will you choose between a swift, straightforward journey or a more challenging, time-consuming one that you can shape according to your terms? Joyeeta Das is the co founder and the CEO of Samudra Oceans. She’s a serial deep tech leader, an organisation builder, engineer, climate tech specialist, advisor, and investor. Joy has many hidden talents - including flying a plane! Something which gives her an inspiring perspective and approach to life and business. This conversation is packed with insig...
Feb 12, 2024•22 min•Ep. 66
5.5million people are living in clothing poverty in the UK and yet we throw away 140million worth of clothes every year. Sol Escobar is a social entrepreneur and founder of an award-winning, tech-for-good social enterprise, Give Your Best, offering the first circular platform where people and brands can donate clothes so that refugees and other communities living in clothing poverty can shop online for free, with the choice and dignity they deserve. Sol shares with us the moment that changed the...
Feb 05, 2024•35 min
This is the three minute pep talk you need to set your month up for success. These ‘7 Truths' will shape how you meet February. From mindset shifts to actionable insights, this episode is a gentle nudge towards self compassion and confidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 01, 2024•4 min
Do you ever perceive others’ traits and skills as being better than your own? Do you ever think that no one cares what you think or wants to know about what you have to offer? Do you ever notice yourself being pulled you into the comparison trap? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions this episode is for you: confidence, competition and comparison. This week we’re revisiting a LinkedIn Live session with Katy Murray @katycatalyst; Author of Change Makers: A Woman’s Guide to Stepping Up ...
Jan 29, 2024•25 min•Ep. 64
Confidence is one of the biggest hurdles to women building financial wealth. Ayesha Ofori is the founder and the CEO of Propelle. A known expert in the financial investment and property sectors, Ayesha's career has always been centered on helping people to build wealth. This conversation is for you if you want to start to look at your money mindset and the inherited beliefs about money that you hold. If you want to learn how money grows. No matter your level of financial sophistication, you will...
Jan 22, 2024•38 min•Ep. 63
Are you being self-centred enough? There’s something so poignant and freeing about asking ourselves direct questions like that and who cares? Yet we very rarely ever do it. Calypso Barnum-Bobb is a self discovery coach, speaker and host of the podcast Self-centred with Calypso. As a queer black thought leader, Calypso is on a mission to empower people to be unapologetically themselves. We talked a lot about self discovery. We talked about this idea of being self centred. What does that mean? Wha...
Jan 15, 2024•32 min•Ep. 62
What did you try this year that didn’t work? We're all trying things that don't work all the time but these platforms don't encourage us to share that side so much. I reckon it would be a better place if we did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2023•4 min
Raise your hand if you’ve ever cried in the bathrooms at work! Cate Sevilla is the Editor in Chief of HuffPost UK and the author of How to Work Without Losing Your Mind, an invaluable guide to surviving professional life and fixing your relationship with your work. We talked about work, identity, the power of therapy, the cultural differences between the UK and the USA, and the power of explicitly asking for what you want and need. Links: Follow Cate on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cate...
Dec 18, 2023•35 min•Ep. 61
Public service announcement 🔔 TIS’ THE SEASON OF THE MENTAL LOAD. Women can get very stressed and manic over Christmas believing the fun is in their hands. Christmas is not your responsibility. In the spirit of having a fair play Christmas, I recommend pouring a glass of wine, sitting down with your partner/ family and making intentional choices about how you want to spend the holiday together as a couple, or as a family. The past few years have been absolutely brutal for so many. I’m exh...
Dec 14, 2023•3 min
Have you ever been forced to do the hand bag smuggle? Are you a loo roll wrapper, a flusher or a binner? Martha Silcott, is the founder of FabLittleBag and she’s on a mission to convert flushers into binners. FabLittleBag is a patented disposal bag for tampons, pads and condoms that opens with one hand. FabLittleBag is dedicated to educating women and girls worldwide about the importance of properly disposing of period products, encouraging them to bin these items instead of flushing them down t...
Dec 11, 2023•30 min•Ep. 60
Does the idea of sharing your success give you the ick? Stefanie Sword-Williams is changing the way the world views self promotion. She's the founder and author of F*ck Being Humble, a global movement and business helping people to overcome the fear of self promotion and be unapologetically proud of their achievements. As you can imagine, Stef and I have lots in common. We covered a lot of ground and share so much passion for similar themes around self promotion, visibility, confidence, and real...
Dec 04, 2023•39 min•Ep. 59
In this mini-moment we’re tackling the art of navigating 'no's, closed doors, and the echoes of being ghosted. Discover three transformative insights that will reshape the way you perceive rejection. Let's go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2023•4 min
Creativity is within ALL OF US, and yet so often our creativity is stifled, buried or lost... This week we’re revisiting a LinkedIn Live session with Jo Hunter, where we explored the connection between confidence and creativity. Jo, is the CEO and Founder of 64 Million Artists, a collective of Creativity Champions on a mission to spark change through creativity. We talked about why creativity is the antithesis of excellence, having more or less confidence in different areas of our lives, confide...
Nov 20, 2023•29 min•Ep. 57
How do we advocate for justice effectively in a world deeply divided by inequality? If we want to make a positive difference, we have to know how to recognise our own biases and blind spots - only then can we understand how to be part of the solution and start having meaningful conversations. Genelle Aldred is a newsreader, communication consultant and author who specialises in communicating for change. We talked about confident communication, the superpower of curiosity and asking questions, st...
Nov 13, 2023•41 min•Ep. 56
If you don't want your daughter to abandon herself, stop modelling selflessness. We’re diving into boundaries this week with Suzy Reading; a chartered psychologist, qualified yoga teacher, personal trainer, an author of not one, but nine books. We can tend to the needs of others without completely subjugating our human needs. Do it for your daughters. Do it for your sons. Reclaim yourself, for you. Links: Follow Suzy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/suzyreading/ Check out Suzy’s website ...
Nov 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 55
Hi friend, welcome to our very first mini-moment! This is a new format we're trying out to bring you wee snippets of confidence, agency, self compassion and power that you can listen to in just a few moments. These mini-moments are made up of questions you ask me and questions that women bring to every single Bond. Today's question is about prioritising ourselves. How do we find the confidence to make space for ourselves when others are always demanding so much of us? In this mini-moment I talk ...
Nov 02, 2023•6 min
In a world that traditionally rewards masters, one “Jill of all trades” is on a mission to change how we see generalists, and how generalists see themselves. Milly Tamati is the founder and CEO of Generalist World - a global community connecting and providing support for an underserved and misunderstood group of people, generalists. We talked about the power of naive optimism, changing narratives, career paths, turning challenges into opportunities, and building businesses that are women owned a...
Oct 30, 2023•31 min•Ep. 54
For many of us just the thought of cold water inspires a deep shiver, however science is quickly catching up to what many have known for years - that it actually holds the power to transform our mental health and confidence. Gilly McArthur is a cold water swim coach and climber who knows that power well. We talked about the secret to starting, leaning into the cold and discomfort and why cold water is so damn good for us. Links: Follow Gilly on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gillymcarthur...
Oct 22, 2023•39 min
Picture a world where the very essence of your self-doubt can be rewired. This is the world Sanya Rajpal is building. Her company, AdagioVR is supercharging the confidence revolution with Virtual Reality. Sanya is Founder and CEO of AdagioVR. She’s an activist, international development expert, and serial entrepreneur dedicated to transforming systems that unleash individual potential. We talked about so many things in this conversation including leadership, belonging, paving the road for future...
Oct 15, 2023•36 min•Ep. 52
