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The Podcast to make you laugh and think. Join Emma Stroud and her clown Barbara interviewing experts from all walks of life. They will share their stories, wisdom and wit. This is personal development that will make you laugh and think.

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The Podcast to make you laugh and think. Join Emma Stroud and her clown Barbara interviewing experts from all walks of life. They will share their stories, wisdom and wit. This is personal development that will make you laugh and think.

    Stop Hiding behind the masks

    Stop Hiding behind the masks

    Join Em as she chats all things masks.  These are not the funny masks nor the face mask kind.  This is Em sharing how for many many years she felt compelled to wear a mask to hide who she was.  To be who she thought others wanted her to be and how overtime she has learnt to put these masks down and be who she is in all situations.

    • 22 min
    Resilience with Angie Read

    Resilience with Angie Read

    How resilant do you need to be to overcome two strokes?  How can we reclaim this word so it really lands and is not just a term that is used so lightly?  Join Em as she chats to the amazing Angie – her story will surprise you and connect with you deeply.  If you have ever been challenged then this episode will help you understand how far you have already come and so much more. 

    Follow Angie:
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angieread 

     
    About Angie Read:
    Angie Read is a two-time stroke survivor turned author, speaker, and professional life coach. Herstrokes, and the debilitating anxiety and depression they brought forward, forced her to take agood look at her life and reevaluate what truly matters. After a nearly 30-year career incorporate communications and public relations, she’s pivoted to something much more fulfilling--helping other stroke survivors reclaim their confidence. From her pain, she’s found herpurpose.

    Find her at www.legacycoachingforher.com 

    • 53 min
    Making a Spectacle of Yourself with Laura Murphy

    Making a Spectacle of Yourself with Laura Murphy

    Join Em and award winning performance artist Laura as they chat all things shows, bravery, creativity and so much more.  If you have ever been curious to discover how one woman shows are created then listen in – if you have ver been curious about how we can all make a Spectacle of ourselves and why that can be a good thing then you will love this chat. 

    Follow Laura: 

    Instagram: @contra_productions 

    Twitter: @laumurphrope 

    About Laura Murphy: 

    Laura Murphy is a genre-defying, award-winning, performance maker from Bristol, who makes text driven and dynamic physical work about things that they think need to be talked about.  

     

    Internationally recognised for their innovative approach to circus and performance making, Murphy’s work is a cross-disciplinary fusion of theatre, aerial choreography, live art, dance and verbal explosions, which integrates intimacy and spectacle. They are the co-artistic director of theatre company Contra Productions, which they run in collaboration with Nicole A’Court Stuart. 

    Proudly queer and neurodivergent, Laura’s work traverses the personal and the political, connecting the everyday and autobiographical testimony to wider global and social issues.  

    When they aren’t making theatre, Laura likes hanging out with her partner and dogs and listening to techno. 

    • 39 min
    Entrepreneurship with Erica Britles

    Entrepreneurship with Erica Britles

    Join Em as she is joined by Erica a powerhouse of a young entrepreneur who I creating huge waves in the world of EDI – we chat all things business journey, how she likes working with her dad and how we can all be a little bit braver…
     
     
    Follow Erica:
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-birtles/
     
     
    About Erica Birtles:
    Erica is the Interim CEO of the UWI, a social enterprise helping to connect the seekers and solvers of workforce topics in order to drive positive change in the workplace. Through their UWI:Hub community app, events and initiatives, Erica and her team are empowering businesses and their leaders to move the dial on their DEI, Future of Work and Culture initiatives.
     

    • 55 min
    Stay on your own path

    Stay on your own path

    Join Em as she shares how she is choosing to stay on her own path. Why it is important that we alldo that and how we can be truly brave when we stick to where we want to go.

    • 9 min
    Free Up Time for What Matters Most with Alexis Kingsbury

    Free Up Time for What Matters Most with Alexis Kingsbury

    How can you as business owner really find time for what matters?  How can you truly create the life you want?  Join Em as she chats this and so much more with the fab Alexis!
     
    Follow Alexis:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexis.kingsbury
     
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexis.kingsbury/
     
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkingsbury/
     
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/@alexiskingsbury



    About Alexis Kingsbury:
    Alexis always wanted to be either a comedian, or a business owner like his childhood hero, Richard Branson.
     
    After being booed off stage when telling jokes at a school talent show, Alexis started his first business aged 12 — four years earlier than Branson!
     
    However, Alexis then failed to grow any of his six(!) businesses all the way through school and University. His most successful business closed after a visit from the police. 
     
    His early failures lead to him fear hiring people and so he nearly gave up completely. Even his wife and mother were telling him to wake up and let go of the dream.
     
    Fast forward 10 years, Alexis is now an award-winning entrepreneur, with two software businesses and a consulting practice, serving over 600 organizations around the world, including well known brands such as Sony, 3M, Swarovski, Fitness First, and Pepsi.
     
    Alexis is passionate about freeing up time for business leaders so they can spend it on what matters most.
     
    Through his work as Founder of AirManual, Alexis has saved 1,000s of hours of time for business owners and their leaders each year, enabling them to unlock business’ growth, and scale with less stress.
     
    In his own businesses, he has removed himself from day-to-day operations, allowing him to go on a 6-week road trip across Europe whilst his businesses continued to operate and grow.
     

    • 1 hr 4 min

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