This week Sam and Simone discuss victories including Sam becoming a published author!! Read her book 'Coming Out Stories' born from her podcast with Emma Goswell , it’s available to buy now in “proper shops” as well as Sam’s driveway! Last week we celebrated Mr President Biden and Madam Vice President Harris, what a woman! We loved the power purple outfits at the inauguration and Amanda Gorman’s powerful poem! Superwoman Joeli Brearley is also discussed, founder of Pregnant then screwed who is f...
Jan 25, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 44
On this week’s episode Simone discusses the people who are checking in on the checkers following on from last week’s episode she received floods of support from her network! Last week Simone led a webinar as part of the 12-week mentoring programme which was truly uplifting, and calls for a mentor for Sam as we find out she has never been mentored! In a recent NPW poll about employers supporting mental health Sam and Simone found the results were quite surprising, bringing up some interesting con...
Jan 18, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 43
On this week’s episode Simone opens up about the pressures of running a small business and shows us there is strength in showing weakness. Sam is on hand to stress the importance of not beating ourselves up over how we are coping and delves into our latest NPW twitter poll on what you are taking up in 2021. You can sign up to NPF’s Carousel Networking on Monday, 25th January at 1pm, 2pm or 3pm and support 3rd year University students at such a critical time. Join us for #NPWLive on International...
Jan 11, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Happy New Year! Sam and Simone are joined again this week by the NPW team who discuss what they will be taking up this year for the #TakeUp21 campaign, what will you be taking up? This week’s Life Lessons are from our very own Simone Roche who urges you to say yes and work it out later, discusses the importance of building your network early and how having a mentor impacted her career! Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons! podcast@northernpowerwomen.com https://www.no...
Jan 04, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 41
In this week’s special festive episode, Simone and Sam are joined by the NPW team as they reflect on 2020. The team discuss what they have learnt about themselves during this year. This week’s Life Lessons are by our very own Sam Walker , she opens up about a time she had to be resilient, the risks she took to be where she is now and why you should trust your gut. Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons! podcast@northernpowerwomen.com https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/n...
Dec 28, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 40
This week Sam and Simone wonder how on earth it’s only a few days to Christmas! This year has been the shortest and longest year in existence. Have you written your Christmas cards yet? Adele recently got married to her wonderful fiancée Andy, a massive congratulations to the newlywed couple from the NPW family! Simone discusses the NPW Awards extravaganza which will be held on Monday, 8th March 2021. This is also International Women’s Day and NPW want you to join in our celebration and collabor...
Dec 21, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 39
This week Sam and Simone discuss the success of the #NPWcheers twitter chat and the new date for the 2020 Northern Power Women Awards as well as how the NPWA will be different from any virtual awards you’ve been to yet, we all know NPW don’t do boring! As Forbes release their list of the Most Powerful Women of 2020 , Simone and Sam discuss what makes a great leader . Simone and the NPW team have created a 2020 Spotify playlist , a collection of the NPW community’s songs that got them through thi...
Dec 14, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 38
This week Sam and Simone discuss the changing face of the high street in the UK, reminisce about meals out in Debenhams café and talk about the challenges of shopping local and supporting smaller businesses. Please do support the wonderful Tiffany if you can! https://www.renesfashion.co.uk/ The #NPW poll this week was all about community and how connected we feel to those around us? Have you seen your community divide or pull together? We’d love to hear what your experiences are. Please do come ...
Dec 07, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In this week’s episode, Simone is joined by Adele Mitchinson, Creative director at Venture Stream, author of Positive Baby book and proud Northern Lass! Simone talks about Adele’s eagerness to get involved with the NPW community and her own passion behind starting up Northern Power Women and growing the community! Adele notes the importance of supporting others, paying it forward and putting yourself out there. So much so she has published a book of affirmations for you and your child promoting ...
Nov 30, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 36
This week Sam and Simone talk about International Men’s Day and the really important campaign around men’s mental health, as well as *that* Harry Styles Vogue cover. Simone discusses her part in the Unite on Purpose campaign which aims to promote global unity through collaboration. There’s a call to action for YOU to share a quick video of why you are #NPW. All the details of how you can get involved are here. And some working from home tips, to make office days at the kitchen table a bit more b...
Nov 23, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 35
In these ever-challenging times, Simone shares some good news about a new partnership with charity Future First and calls for YOU to sign up to be a role model! Details at the shiny new northernpowerwomen.com This week is anti-bulling week and a recent Northern Power Women poll showed that nearly 2/3 of you haveexperienced some form of workplace bullying in your adult life. Sam shares her story and urges you to speak up. And as do keep sharing your self-care disasters. Sam reveals the sorry stor...
Nov 16, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Ooof! This week feels hard, with renewed lockdown in the UK and election unrest in the US. Simone and Sam try and take stock of how far we have come this year and focus on resilience through the next few weeks. There’s been a new report into how many women’s voices were included in expert analysis of the Covid 19 pandemic and with little surprise, the results are not encouraging. Sam and Simone urge YOU to stand up and Be Heard. Check out power-platform.com for more details! And as self-care is ...
Nov 09, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 33
On this episode, supported by United Utilities , you’ll get to listen in to a very special webinar that was recorded in celebration of Inclusion Week. Hosted by Simone Roche MBE , contributors included Jo Harrison, Director of Environment, Planning and Innovation at United Utilities, Rob Mukherjee , Director of Transformation at EveryCloud UK and Krystina Pearson-Rampeearee , a flight system engineer for BAE systems and there was lively discussion around topics like unconscious bias, allyship an...
Nov 05, 2020•57 min
This week Simone and Sam discuss an issue that will face all females to a greater or lesser degree at some point in their life – the menopause. So many of us have no idea about the ways in which the menopause will manifest itself – you may be surprised! And it can affect us at many different ages! A recent Northern Power Women poll showed that more than three quarters of us feel the menopause has adversely affected our work in some way and yet, we still don’t talk about it enough! We’d love you ...
Nov 02, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 32
This week Simone and Sam discuss the impact of the new tier system on the North and how we can all work together through this difficult time. There was a focus on mentorship too and a call for YOU to get involved. Perhaps you’re looking for a mentor, or you could offer someone some support in their career? Please go get involved today! Just head to the Power Platform and click on “stories” to find out more. With so many of us working from home, there’s news of a scheme that could see you get som...
Oct 26, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 31
This week Simone is joined by broadcaster, presenter and entrepreneur, Ngunan Adamu to talk about how we can all be preparing mentally for the winter ahead and finding the joy in the little things in life. They discuss all things failure related and look at ways you can reframe situations with Ngunan revealing how we can ultimately learn from our failures. Simone shares how she doesn’t miss the long commutes on trains as we can now ‘go global’ from the comfort of our own home. This week’s Life L...
Oct 19, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This week Simone and Sam highlight the reason why dentists are so busy during this pandemic and look at how young people are particularly vulnerable to redundancy right now. Also, on the subject of young people, Sam highlights a campaign started by a woman from Glasgow to try and ban all unpaid work shifts, which she believes are taking advantage of young people. Let us know your experiences and opinions about this. Simone shares her experience of an online business festival, which led with the ...
Oct 12, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 29
This week Simone and Sam discuss the release of the new Northern Power Women Levelling up report, focussing on the stories and initiatives it reveals. You can read it here. (They also ask; “When was the last time you fully got dressed up for work?!”) There is talk about the ever-changing regulations around lockdown and travel and a request not to judge, but to go about business in a way that suits you but doesn’t harm others and there is a reminder – we’re not all in the same boat. Simone also r...
Oct 05, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 28
This week Simone reflects on the decision to postpone the 2020 Northern Power Women Awards and issues a call to all nominees to shout about their successes (even if they find that awkward!) There’s also news of the publication of a major new Northern Power Women report. In a week that many of us have found difficult, with new regulations coming in, Sam references a brilliant video from Dr Radha Modgil who shares some excellent tips on how to avoid emotional burnout . Plus, should you be obliged ...
Sep 28, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 27
This week Sam and Simone talk about a number of new reports which focus on how the pandemic has affect working women. From a “silver lining” story about a rise in new female entrepreneurs to a warning klaxon about how a return to office-based work may set gender equality back years! They also check in on a social media poll you took part in, following the discussion last week about men-only spaces. Plus – out of the mouth of babes. Two teenage entrepreneurs were interviewed; what were their big ...
Sep 21, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 26
This week Sam and Simone discuss a new app being utilised by a number of UK employers that helps you stay socially distant from your colleagues. They also ask; should men only member clubs be resigned to history, or do men have the right to have spaces reserved just for them? As the news reports on the Prime Minister of New Zealand’s childcare arrangements, should discussions about family life be removed from politics altogether, or encouraged? Plus – the ongoing challenge of female business lea...
Sep 14, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Nearly six months since lockdown started, Sam and Simone talk about the return to “normal” for many people. Commuting, school and office-based work. Is this what life is looking like for you? Or are you still working from home, furloughed or perhaps out of work? Please let us know, do send us an email or tweet. Simone and Sam also discuss a recent NPW poll into the mental health of our young people and a new report for the Girl Guides into the affect that altering images on social media has on y...
Sep 07, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 24
As summer holidays (whatever they looked like this year!) come to end, as children go back to school, there’s some big decisions to be made for a lot of companies, small and large and individuals too, about where you are going to work. This week, Simone and Sam discuss a major report that identifies 50 of the biggest companies in the UK who will not be sending their staff back to the office. Would that work for your company? Or you as an individual? Are you desperate to get back to “normality” o...
Aug 31, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 23
This week, Simone and Sam reflect on the fact that so many of us are still at boiling point as we try to manage homes, work, children and ourselves, often with very limited resources and they ask -who is checking in on you? How can we start to re-draw boundaries between work and home life when they have been so blurred over the last six months? We’d love to hear your thoughts! Do get in touch! We celebrate the first woman of colour to run on a VP ticket in the USA, Kamala Harris but reflect on t...
Aug 24, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 22
This week, Simone and Sam discuss the enormous pressure students and their families are facing after exams results were issued last week. More on this to come on the Northern Power Futures podcast There is grim news about the British economy and the future of the jobs market and we want to hear from YOU about how you’re being affected. Do get in touch: podcast@northernpowerwomen.com New research shows that black women who have natural hairstyles are less likely to be offered a job interview than...
Aug 17, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Simone and Sam discuss Simone’s failed attempts at getting some of the brilliant Northern Power Women (this means YOU!) to step up and be heard on national media. What is holding you back? Your voice is important! Please do get in touch and sign up to our Be Heard Campaign. There is also some great advice on how to stop nerves around public speaking, remember: You’re not being attacked by a bear! We also discuss new research around female leadership and “celebrate” (Hmmm!) a record number of fem...
Aug 10, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 20
As many companies move towards asking their workforce to return to the office, Simone and Sam ask questions about whether presenteeism is necessary for a successful business? Does reducing flexibility signal a return to negative work practices that will undoubtedly adversely affect women more than men and will the next generation of employees accept this anachronistic way of working? Plus: facemask and vaccine conspiracies are again linked to social media being used as a source of news. And ther...
Aug 03, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 19
As major changes in the furlough scheme in the UK come in to force and mass redundancies are sadly anticipated, we let you know about the incredible Covid Changemakers launched by a brilliant Northern Power Woman, Alex Cousins. A way to innovate and embrace a new way of working. Do find out more on our Power Platform. Sam and Simone discuss reports from Unilever that they don’t expect their 2000 office-based workers in the UK to return to the office full time, ever! Flexibility by companies and ...
Jul 27, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Lonesome dogs and a whole lot of winning! There is a focus on young people this week. The exceptional challenges that people in the first few years of their career or higher education are facing and how individuals just a few years younger are actually adapting really well to how the world is changing. There’s also a discussion about the crisis facing local news and cultural outlets across the north. Will there be a return to London-centric media? Plus: lonesome dogs and a whole lot of winning! ...
Jul 20, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 17
What (working) women want. This week, Simone discusses what it’s been like to head back to the office for the first time in four months, spoiler: liberating! Sam discusses what life is like in Arizona, currently the number one corona hotspot in the WORLD and reveals some interesting research concerning the virus and newly opened restaurants. The pair then break down some of the key responses to the question ‘What do you, as working women want, from the Chancellor’ in a week that Rishi Sunak anno...
Jul 13, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 16
