A Few Choice Words: Recent Episodes
Chantelle Davison
Entrepreneurship isn't all roses and super yachts (I know, bummer), and sometimes the hardest conversations are the most important ones to have. Let's talk...
This week I'm joined by Karen Gibb, the founder of Mind Marvels.
Pull up a seat and join us for a chat about our own experiences with anxiety; mental well-being in children; and how our education system might better serve and reflect the truest wish we all have for our kids: To be happy.
Mind Marvels was created in response to ever-increasing emotional well-being issues to provide practical strategies and calming tools for children. Sessions were increasingly in demand and Karen then set up her wellbeing franchise to support even more children; the Mind Marvels Franchise. As an experienced teacher and an anxious person herself, she now makes a direct, positive impact on young people and their emotional well-being through school and nursery sessions.
https://mindmarvels.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mindmarvels
https://www.facebook.com/mindmarvels
In this episode I'm joined by Hannah McCormick, of Your Design VA and Showing Up Solo.
Raised in the UK but now living in Canada, Hannah is a marketing consultant who helps fellow service providers set up their marketing in a way that's really sustainable and easy to manage. She also provides copywriting, social media marketing and graphic design services.
Hannah shares with me her rollercoaster ride with entrepreneurship so far, starting with being fired on her first day back after stress leave!
From the unique challenges and opportunities of running a business with dyslexia, ADHD and anxiety, to the pressures of postpartum depression as a sole breadwinner, Hannah shares her experiences, lessons and wisdom with characteristic wit and candour.
If you've ever felt a little lonely as an entrepreneur, a mum, a woman or a human, this episode is the brutal honest and warm hug you've been waiting for.
See you inside!
Showing Up Solo Challenge:
Challenge sign-up: https://www.showingupsolo.com/full-circle-content-challenge
Set Up For Success: https://www.showingupsolo.com/set-up-for-success
Instagram/Youtube/Facebook/LinkedIn: @showingupsolo
❤️ Psst! Hannah has given my listeners a sneaky discount code for $100 off. Use it at the checkout: FKWNI5L
Where to find Hannah:
Website: https://www.hmvirtualassistance.com/
Instagram & Pinterest: @hm_virtualassistance
LinkedIn & Facebook: @hmvirtualassistance
This week I'm joined by my friend, the wonderful Nicola Rowley.
See Nicola's website here.
Join Nicola's FREE 4-Day PR Challenge here.
Buy Nicola's book 'The Power of PR' here.
Follow Nicola on Instagram here.
Nicola is an award winning Founder of NJRPR, providing strategic PR and Communications advice and services to female entrepreneurs and clients across the Entertainment and Leisure sectors.
She's is also an award winning children's author and ex-journalist.
Nicola and I dive into why being visible in business is NON-optional right now, and how you can leverage the power of PR to build and (importantly) protect your brand.
We also discuss Nicola's journey to entrepreneurship, and motherhood, as well as some of the fears and challenges she's faced and overcome along the way.
So, grab a cuppa (or something stronger!) and join Nicola and I as we ponder the question: Is there such a thing as bad publicity?
For this first episode I'm joined by Rich Davies, entrepreneur and founder of the charity, Bowel Bro.
In this podcast, we discuss the idea of mental resilience, in life, business, and specifically in the face of catastrophe. Rich explains how his past experiences and stoicism have helped him cope with the unthinkable situation he's found himself in, at the age of just 36.
A few months ago Rich was diagnosed with Stage 4 Bowel cancer, and given 3-6 months to live.
After the extreme, Hail-Mary "Mother Of All Surgeries" was presented as an opportunity to potentially save his life, Rich embarked on multiple rounds of the 4 most poisonous chemotherapy drugs available to try and shrink his tumours, hopefully making him eligible for the surgery.
Rich talks us through his journey, the lessons learnt, and the legacy he wants to leave behind.
To support Rich's awareness campaign please follow his BowelBro journey via the links below:
Website: https://bowelbro.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bowelbro
For more information on Bowel Cancer please visit the following resources:
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/bowel-cancer
https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/campaigning/never-too-young/
https://www.thebowelmovement.uk/