Episodi

  • Meet Ravisha
    Jan 29 2024

    In this episode, I spoke to Ravisha, who currently works as a Technical Training Lead in the Pharmaceutical industry, she’s also a freelance copywriter. We discussed her childhood and moving from Devon to Hertfordshire while studying at university. She also talks about her career journey and advises the next generation entering their careers.

    Topics Discussed:

    • What her childhood was like
    • Who influenced and inspired her growing up
    • What her school journey was like
    • What was university life like?
    • What was her life like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
    • What she’s currently doing now
    • How she balances her career and personal life
    • Discusses her experience when handling resistance when leading men
    • Her advice for the next generation entering into their career
    • Who is her role model
    • Discusses ways she keeps herself grounded and how she takes care of herself
    • Where she sees herself in five to ten years
    • What she would tell her younger self

    Ravisha’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravisha-patel-768b1056/

    Ravisha’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/visha185/

    Ravisha’s Digital Print Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/risha.prints/

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    54 min
  • Meet Berivan Er
    Dec 18 2023

    In this episode, I spoke to Berivan Er, who currently works in Business Development at Seasoned, she’s also a make-up artist. We discussed her childhood and moving from London to Essex when she was nine years old and how the move was a struggle for her. She also talks about her career journey and how she balances work around her make-up artist business.

    Topics Discussed:

    • What her childhood was like
    • Who influenced and inspired her growing up
    • What her school/journey was like
    • What was university life like?
    • What was her life like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
    • What she’s currently doing now
    • What it is like being a make-up artist
    • How she balances her career and her personal life
    • Discusses ways she keeps herself grounded and how she takes care of herself
    • Where she sees herself in five to ten years
    • What would she tell her younger self

    MUA Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beautybybev_/

    Berivan’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/berivan-er-b07b19149/

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    36 min
  • Meet Kashi Chellen
    Sep 14 2023
    In this episode, I spoke to Kashi Chellen, who currently works at The Happiness Index. We discussed her time at Watford Grammar School for Girls. She also talks about her career journey and when she was diagnosed with ADHD at a later stage in her adult life.Topics Discussed:
    • What her childhood was like
    • Who influenced and inspired her growing up
    • What her school life/journey was like
    • Discusses when she was diagnosed with ADHD
    • What was university life like?
    • What her life was like graduating and applying fro graduate jobs
    • What she’s currently doing now
    • How have you built confidence and/or resiliency over the course of her career
    • How she balances her career and personal life
    • She tells us something about herself that her work don’t know
    • What are her biggest challenges at right now
    • Where she sees herself in five to ten years
    • What should would tell her younger self
    Kashi’s Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kashi1206/Kashi’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashi-chellen/
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    46 min
  • Meet Dame Helen Hyde
    Sep 5 2023

    In this episode, I sat down with my former head teacher Dame Helen Hyde. We talked about her time as headteacher at Watford Grammar School for Girls and some of the changes she has seen in education over the years. She's a great woman who gives a lot of her time to charity and talks about how she got into teaching, as well as discussing her experience becoming a dame.Topics Discussed:

    • Who inspired her growing up?

    • Her first few years coming to the UK with her husband?

    • Her love and passion for learning and education

    • Her early years as a teacher?

    • Her time at Watford Grammar School for Girls

    • Her experience becoming a dame

    • She spoke about her charity work and her as a Chair Trustee for Jewish Heritage

    • What she would tell her younger self and any advice she would tell women today

    Helen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dame-helen-hyde-b9259a14/

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    36 min
  • Meet Sophie Faulkner
    Sep 2 2023
    In this episode, I spoke with Sophie Faulkner, who currently works in education as an English. We discussed her time and journey at school and university. She also talks about her career journey in education and her newly promoted job as head of English. Topics Discussed:
    • What her childhood was like
    • Who influenced and inspired her growing up
    • What her school life/journey was like
    • What was university life like?
    • What was her life like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
    • What she’s currently doing now
    • When she began her career many years ago, did she ever imagine that she would be in a position of leadership in this profession?
    • How have you built confidence and/or resiliency over the course of her career?
    • How she balances her career and personal life
    • Where she sees herself in five to ten years
    • What she would tell her younger self
    Sophie’s personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sophflknr__/Sophie’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-faulkner-b49a4a159/Sophie’s Teacher Twitter - https://twitter.com/sophteaches?s=20
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    35 min
  • Meet Binti Patel
    Aug 21 2023
    In this episode, I sat down with my friend Binti Patel, who currently works in marketing and is an influencer. We reminisced about our time together at Watford Grammar School for Girls and discussed her childhood, as well as her university experience. She also talked about how she manages her full-time job and life as an influencer.Topics Discussed:
    • What her childhood was like
    • Who influenced and inspired her growing up
    • What her school life/journey was like
    • What was university life like?
    • What her life was like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
    • What she’s currently doing now
    • What it’s like being an influencer
    • How she balances her career and personal life
    • Discusses ways she keeps herself grounded and how she takes care of herself
    • Where she sees herself in five to ten years
    • What should would tell her younger self
    Binti’s personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bintipatel2/Binti’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@bintipatel2Binti’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/binti-patel-624201157/
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    19 min
  • Meet Renée Charles
    Aug 11 2023

    In this episode, I sat down with Renée Charles, who also goes by the name Yeahitsrenée. We talked about her childhood and school life. She discussed how she became a DJ and what she’s currently doing now .

    Topics Discussed:

    • What her childhood was like
    • Who influenced and inspired her growing up
    • What her school life/journey was like
    • What was university life like?
    • What her life was like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
    • What she’s currently doing right now
    • She spoke about her DJ career
    • Where she sees herself in five to ten years
    • What would she tell her younger self

    Renée’s Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yeahitsrenee/

    Renée’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneetaracharles/

    Renée’s Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/yeahitsrenee

    Renée’s Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/melodicdistraction/mornings-with-yeahitsrenee-may-23/

    Renée’s Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1jzLzQlYpBoZlKGhCGK6mZ?si=1480059ef4544be7&nd=1

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    11 min
  • Meet Vinaya Haria
    Jul 14 2023

    In this episode, I sat down with Vinaya Haria, who currently works in education and is the director of learning at a local school in Hertfordshire. We reminisced about our time at Watford Grammar School for Girls and how she got into the educational industry.

    Topics Discussed:

    • Her years at Watford Grammar School for Girls
    • What her university experience and life was like
    • Her time as a graduate and discussed her finding a career job
    • Spoke about her current role in education
    • What her plans are in five to ten years' time
    • What she would tell her younger self

    Vinaya’s Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinayaharia/Vinaya’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaya-haria-78860a114/

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    12 min