I’ll be hosting 2nd, and final Wanna Be live show of 2018 on July 14th at ShoutOut Live! Radical Women sponsored by Spotify in Kings Cross. I would like to personally invite you to attend if you’re available. I’ll be joined by a special guest who I’ll be announcing very soon! The room seats 200 which is huge for me (I tend to like small intimate audiences so I’d love for you to come and help me fill the room. Day Passes are almost sold out, but you can nab an evening pass and see either Not Another Book Podcast Live or the BBC Sounds No Country for Young Women panel in addition to Wanna Be Live.

ShoutOut Live! Radical Women is proudly sponsored by Spotify. This is something I’ve been working on for a long time, and it’s been my absolute dream to champion new voices and more importantly women’s voices in podcasting. Learn new ways to create your show, become a better and more confident storyteller and pick the brains of the leading women in audio right now by visiting solivefestival.com.

This week I’m joined by award-winning, speaker and brand strategist Luvvie Ajayi. Luvvie is a New York Times Bestselling Author of the fantastically funny book “I’m Judging You The Do Better Manual”. Luvvie likes to call herself a professional troublemaker she has an eye firmly on the pulse of pop culture and media. Luvvie has appeared on a couple of TEDx stages before landing on the Ted stage with her now viral talk “Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable”. Luvvie now hosts her very own podcast called Rants and Randomness which has guests that include Myleik Teele, Bozoma St John, Jenifer Lewis, Jussie Smollett and Franchesca Ramsey.

In today’s episode with Luvvie, you’ll learn why Luvvie started her podcast Rants and Randomness, and the thing that surprised her the most about podcasting. We touch on beginning to like your voice. Why she wanted to give up on blogging and why you don’t need to be innately gifted to get ahead. You’ll learn the importance of listening to your community, doing the work that you want to be hired for as well as the best way to position yourself to land on the Ted stage.

I’m so incredibly thankful to Luvvie for taking the time to be on the podcast and for being so patient and encouraging. Make sure you check out Rants and Randomness on your favourite podcast app and Twitter @Rantsrandomness. Follow Luvvie on Instagram and Twitter @luvvie. On Wednesday we learn how Luvvie got comfortable asking for help and how to mentally prepare yourself to ask for help. You’ll learn why Luvvie speaks her dreams into existence and how she decides what to share.

If you’re listening to this podcast today on 2nd July, this is the absolute last day for you to get £10 off the ShoutOut Live! Radical Women podcast festival on the 14th July at Kings Place. Men are welcome to attend. We have 5 podcast accelerator workshops, including getting your podcast sponsor-ready, podcast storytelling and more.

Spotify proudly sponsors ShoutOut Live! Radical Women. This is something I’ve been working on for a long time, and it’s been my absolute dream to champion new voices and more importantly women’s voices in podcasting. Learn new ways to create your show, become a better and more confident storyteller and pick the brains of the leading women in audio right now by visiting solivefestival.com.

If you like how this podcast is made and you think you can do what I do, then you need to reach out to the ShoutOut Network find out more about membership by visiting shoutoutnetwork.co.uk

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