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What if the key to winning hearts (and boardrooms) isn’t data... but your X-Factor?

Yamini Naidu is the world's only Economist turned Bollywood dancing business storyteller.

In this high-impact episode, Yamini reveals how to ditch dull presentations and turn your message into something people feel—and remember.

Whether you're leading a team, pitching an idea, or navigating career change, this episode will help you to discover and unlock your X Factor potential and become a more unforgettable communicator.

🔥GIVEAWAY ALERT: Yamini is giving away 1 signed copy of her book X Factor: Unleash Your Presenting Superpower to the first Australian-based listener who shares a key takeaway from this episode on LinkedIn and tags her!

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100-Banned-X-factor-words-2023-Version.pdf

Yamini-Naidu-X-factor-101-ways-to-discover-.pdf

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What does it take to go from starting out in a foreign country to shaping national policy and earning one of the UK’s highest honors -the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)? 

In this episode, we get up close and personal with the remarkable Jane Chelliah-Manning, who is the Assistant Director, Senior Policy Lead at the UK Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy. 

With over 2 decades in the UK public sector, Jane has played a key role in major policy developments, from navigating Britain’s exit from the European Union to shaping responses during the pandemic.

In this episode, Jane gets real about the ups, downs, and game-changing moments that defined her career in the UK public sector, where she eventually earned an MBE for her work, joining the ranks of a few Malaysians who have received this award.  

Tune in as Jane shares powerful mindset shifts around feminine leadership and what it truly takes to drive meaningful impact.

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Anne Marie Chaker went from breaking news at The Wall Street Journal to breaking personal records on the bodybuilding stage, and her story is anything but typical. After weathering a series of personal curveballs, a lift session in a hotel gym flipped Anne Marie’s whole world.

Now, she’s living proof that it’s never too late to build strength, own your power, and rewrite your story.In this conversation, Anne Marie get real about her journey turning struggle into strength.

In this episode, we unpack what it really takes to rise from rock bottom, why embracing discomfort is the ultimate superpower, and how your toughest seasons can fuel your biggest transformations. We also dive into insights from her upcoming book, LIFT, where she challenges the “skinny ideal” and explores the untapped power of muscle & why women should focus on building rather than shrinking themselves.

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Anne Marie Chaker went from breaking news at The Wall Street Journal to breaking personal records on the bodybuilding stage, and her story is anything but typical. After weathering a series of personal curveballs, a lift session in a hotel gym flipped Anne Marie’s whole world.

Now, she’s living proof that it’s never too late to build strength, own your power, and rewrite your story.In this conversation, Anne Marie get real about her journey turning struggle into strength.

In this episode, we unpack what it really takes to rise from rock bottom, why embracing discomfort is the ultimate superpower, and how your toughest seasons can fuel your biggest transformations. We also dive into insights from her upcoming book, LIFT, where she challenges the “skinny ideal” and explores the untapped power of muscle & why women should focus on building rather than shrinking themselves.

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Happy International Women’s Day from us to you!🌷

This week’s episode is an Actsplore This Podcast Favourite - a re-release in conjunction with International Women's Day on 'Owning Your Story & Billion Dollar Goals’.

If there's one person who embodies dreaming big, wild, and audacious, it's none other than Malaysian born and bred, Washington based Sarah Chen-Spellings!

In this wide-ranging and unfiltered conversation, Sarah shares the formative experiences that drove her to start Lean In Malaysia and Beyond the Billion, the highs and lows of her career trajectory smashing the glass ceilings, how she redefines failure, the value of authentic leadership, and much more.

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NGL - 2024 has been a year of HUGE change for us 🙈😌

From changing jobs to moving countries on totally opposite sides of the world to each other, we’re learning to ride this rollercoaster 🎢 of change with our arms lifted high and as open as possible!🙌🏻

While change is never easy, it’s always an opportunity to grow 🌱.

In this episode, we dive into the twists and turns of navigating these life transitions as well as explore what it takes to embrace change while staying grounded.

Join us as we share our experiences and tips to help you navigate your own transitions (big or small!) with ease ✨

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This week’s episode is a re-release of one of our favorite conversations on Career Prototyping with the incredible Bill Burnett. This conversation feels especially timely as we reflect on fresh starts and set intentions for the year ahead.

We speak to Bill Burnett, the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Designing Your Life and Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford University, to understand how design thinking can help us create a life and career that is both meaningful and fulfilling!

In this actionable and insight-filled episode, Bill unpacks how we can apply the concept of prototyping in our own lives to test out ideas and how we can reframe the dysfunctional beliefs that hold us back. (Spoiler alert: stay tuned to hear how you can better manage your energy as Bill walks us through his Energy Engagement map at the end!)

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Featuring our beloved friend and pod guest extraordinaire, Crystal Cha, we explore how life changes, global events, and personal growth shape our narratives.

Let’s be real, sharing the personal stuff can feel daunting, but we wanted to bring our #ActsploreThis fam along as we dive into the highs, lows and in betweens of life in our 30s!

In this episode, we reflect on this new chapter: shifts in our career, evolving family & friendship dynamics, and how our relationships have evolved since our 20s.

It’s raw, real and relatable as we unpack themes of grief, growth and the messy yet meaningful journey of figuring it all out.

HIGHLIGHTS:

00:37 Reflecting on our 30's era

03:46 Career pivots and lessons learnt

10:05 Evolving family dynamics

18:40 Navigating friendships in our 30s

25:02 Relationship insights and personal growth

32:20 Advice to Our Younger Selves

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It's been a hot min, fam and we're back with a belated episode: Ask Us Anything & Life Updates with Sarah-Ann and Janice.

Huge thanks to our listeners for submitting a range of deep & thought-provoking questions to us, from the best and most underrated piece of career advice we've received, to our audacious goals, how we nurture our inner selves and the 'What Ifs' if life hasn't brought us to where we are today...

Spoiler alert: stick around for some major life updates! It's been a long time coming and we're grateful that you're sticking around!💖

Thank you for all the support we've received so far - #staytuned for our next episode on 'Life in our 30s'!

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