Boldly Ambitious

Your friendships either multiply your ambition or drain it.

That's the hard truth that many ambitious women learn the hard way, because when you start building, reinventing yourself, taking risks, or committing to a different path, it may not always resonate with those around you.

And that shift can feel lonely without sisterhood and community championing you.🤍

This week on Boldly Ambitious, we're joined by Courtney Daniella Jesse and Renée Imafidon, bestselling authors, first-generation Oxbridge graduates, and co-founders of To My Sisters, an award-winning podcast and global community centred on women's wellness, growth and development.

Together, we unpack why ambition can feel lonely, what really happens when friendships change, and how to build meaningful sisterhood as an ambitious woman.

Because ambitious women deserve community just as much as they deserve success.

Inside this week's episode, we get into:

✨ How to stop feeling like ambition is something you have to do alone

✨ What people really mean when they say "you lose friends when you level up"

✨ How to intentionally build a sisterhood

✨ How to build friendships that actually make you feel seen

✨ How to find like-minded women as an ambitious adult

✨ How to become the kind of friend you're hoping to find

✨ & more

Timestamps 🎧

00:00 – Intro

02:40 – Why Ambition Can Feel Lonely

16:40 – Why Ambitious Women Are Lonely

34:30 – Why Ambitious Women Can Lose Friends

48:10 - Letting Go Of Friendships

01:00:40 – How To Find Your People As An Adult

01:05:05 – Dear Ambitious Girlies

Connect with Courtney & Renée:

🎙 Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XZh8CV927pgfSB9kc5tu8

📸 Courtney: https://www.instagram.com/cdboateng

📸 Renée: https://www.instagram.com/reneeimafidon/

📸 To My Sisters: https://www.instagram.com/tomysisterhood/

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This episode is for every ambitious woman who feels like she should have everything figured out by now 🤍

00:00 – Intro

01:30 – The Deadline

09:55 – External Validation

15:05 – Comparison

21:15 – Picking One Path

23:40 – It’s Okay Not To Know

30:55 – Dear Ambitious Girlies

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Do you feel beaten down by CONSTANT rejection?

This episode is for the ambitious woman that keeps showing up, keeps trying, keeps putting herself out there and is starting to wonder… just how many more setbacks she can take 💔.

This week on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by Aghogho Okpara, medical doctor, Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, founder of Achieve with Aghogho, and content creator.

Before becoming a doctor, Aghogho was rejected from medical school 5 times over 6 years.

Together, we unpack what rejection, failure, and resilience actually looks like behind the scenes, and what it takes to keep believing in yourself when things aren’t going to plan.

Inside this week's episode, we get into:

👉 What repeated rejection actually feels like behind the scenes

👉 The pressure of watching everyone else move forward

👉 The turning point that gave her the courage to try again

👉 How to build resilience and keep going in the face of constant rejection

👉The mindset shifts that helped her keep going

👉 so much more!

Timestamps 🎧 

00:00 – Intro 

02:05 – Five Rejections, Six Years 

23:55 – The Turning Point 

38:05 – Self-Belief & Starting Again 

51:15 – Building Resilience Through Setbacks 

59:35 – Dear Ambitious Girlies                                                                          

Connect with Dr Aghogho: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsaghogho/ 

Website: https://www.achievewithaghogho.com/                                                                                                                                   

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This episode is for the woman who’s building multiple passions at the same time 🤍

Balancing university, side hustles and big dreams can be difficult, but it’s not impossible! 

This week on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Jasmine Smith, co-founder of Marlo Studios and Marlo’s Matcha, Cambridge Master’s student, and content creator with a growing global audience.                                                                               

Together, we get into what it actually looks like to build multiple things at once, while still figuring life out along the way.           

Inside this week’s episode, we get into:

✨ Balancing university, business, and big dreams

✨ The pressure and overwhelm behind the scenes

✨ Identity shifts: student vs founder vs creator

✨ What early success really looks like

✨ & more       

Timestamps 🎧

00:00 – Intro

01:45 – Jasmine's Story

04:40 – Reality of Balancing 

11:10 – Managing Multiple Projects

24:20 – Behind The Scenes

29:10 – Figuring It Out

31:20 – Dear Ambitious Girlies                   

Connect with Jasmine:

Marlo Studios: https://www.instagram.com/marlo.studios/

Marlo’s Matcha: https://www.instagram.com/marlosmatcha/                           

Marlo’s Matcha Website: https://marlosmatcha.co                                                                                                                 

Check out FIGS here:

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Connect with Myriad Studios:

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This episode is for every ambitious woman who’s tired of being told she has to choose between love and the life she wants for herself.

The woman who’s been made to feel like her standards are “too high,” her ambition is “too much,” or that wanting both a fulfilling relationship and a big life somehow makes her unrealistic.

If that’s you, this conversation will remind you that you do not have to shrink yourself to be loved. 🤍

This week on Boldly Ambitious, we're joined by Courtney Daniella Jesse and Renée Imafidon, bestselling authors, first-generation Oxbridge graduates, and co-founders of To My Sisters, an award-winning podcast and global community centred around women's wellness, growth, and development.

Together, we unpack some of the biggest myths ambitious women hear about dating, relationships, and what it means to find a partner without compromising who you are.

Inside this week’s episode, we get into:

✨ The dating myths that pressure ambitious women to settle

✨ Why ambition is often treated differently in women

✨ Standards vs unrealistic expectations

✨ Red flags ambitious women often overlook

✨ Green flags that actually matter long-term

✨ Scarcity mindset, fear, and the pressure to “find someone in time”

✨ & more

Timestamps 🎧

00:00 – Intro

02:08 – The Myths That Make Ambitious Women Settle

10:45 – Why Women Are Made To Pick

25:50 – Marriage Can Drain Your Ambition

48:05 – Standards vs Unrealistic Expectations

1:01:40 – Dating Advice for Ambitious Women

1:06:15 – Worst Dating Advice 

Connect with Courtney & Renée:

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XZh8CV927pgfSB9kc5tu8

Courtney's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/cdboateng

Renée's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneeimafidon/

To My Sisters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomysisterhood/

Check out FIGS here:

https://www.wearfigs.com

Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨

Connect with Myriad Studios:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/

Connect with us:

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This episode is for the woman who knows she’s capable of more, but keeps getting in her own way.

The woman who overthinks opportunities, delays decisions, doubts her potential, and quietly wonders why growth feels harder than it should.

If that’s you, this conversation will help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface and why it feels so hard to move even when you know you’re ready. ✨

Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Dr. Jade Thomas, a chartered counselling psychologist, first-gen doctor, and founder of Luxe Psychology Practice, with clinics in Central London and Milton Keynes.

Inside this week’s episode, we get into:

 ✨ Why capable women shrink their own potential without realising it

 ✨ The psychology behind self-sabotage and “I’m not ready yet” thinking

 ✨ Where limiting beliefs actually come from especially for first-gen women

 ✨ Nervous system responses and why your body resists what your mind wants

 ✨ The fear of being “too much” and what it’s really rooted in

 ✨ How to start rewiring patterns that keep you stuck

 ✨ & more

If you’ve ever talked yourself out of something you were excited about…

If you’ve ever understood your potential but struggled to act on it…

If you’re ready to stop overthinking and start moving… 

This conversation is for you.

Timestamps 🎧

00:00 – Intro

01:35 – Dr Jade’s Journey

05:50 – Why We Shrink Our Potential

12:10 – Limiting Beliefs & Where They Come From

22:40 – Fear of Being “Too Much”

31:50 – Rewiring Patterns That Keep You Stuck

35:55 – Dear Ambitious Girlies

Connect with Dr Jade Thomas:

Website: www.luxepsychologypractice.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjadeofficial/ 

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This episode is for the woman with big ideas, bold dreams, and a vision she can’t stop thinking about, but who isn’t quite sure how to turn it into reality.

The woman who knows she’s capable of more, but feels stuck between inspiration and execution.

If that’s you, this conversation will give you the clarity, strategy, and mindset shifts you need to move from idea to action. ✨

Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Alexandra Forsyth,  a cybersecurity expert turned thought leader, TEDx speaker, and host of the Take a Chance On You podcast.

Inside this week’s episode, we get into:

✨ What separates women who execute from those who stay in the idea phase

✨ Turning thought into action with more clarity and intention

✨ The Access Equation: proximity, perception, and positioning

✨ How to build trust and credibility before the external proof is there

✨ Making confident decisions when there is no clear roadmap

✨ Understanding your “human return on investment”

✨ & more

If you’ve ever felt like you have the vision but not the blueprint,

If you’ve ever wondered how to position yourself for opportunities you haven’t seen yet,

If you’re ready to stop overthinking and start moving,

This episode will remind you that clarity comes through action, and that the life you’re imagining becomes possible the moment you decide to back yourself. 🤍

Timestamps 🎧

00:00 – Intro

01:35  – Alexandra’s Journey

04:05 – Turning Idea into Execution

10:50 – The Access Equation

27:10 – Building In Uncertainty

36:55 – Human Return On Investment

40:30 – Dear Ambitious Girlies

Connect with Alexandra:

Podcast: Take a Chance On You: https://www.youtube.com/@TakeAChanceOnYouPodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandracforsyth/ 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandraforsyth/ 

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This episode is for the woman who’s carrying more than anyone realises, the first-gen woman who’s ambitious, grateful, determined… but quietly exhausted from holding it all together.

The woman who’s building a future she’s never seen modelled, while trying not to disappoint the people who raised her.

If that’s you, this conversation is going to make you feel seen. 🤍

Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Elizabeth Quishpi - Co-Founder of Empower LATAM UK and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree.

Born in Ecuador, raised between Spain, and now carving her own path in the UK, Elizabeth’s story reflects the reality so many first-gen women live but rarely speak about: pressure, responsibility, identity shifts, and the courage it takes to build a life your family has never experienced.

Inside this week’s episode, we get into:

✨ The invisible pressures first-gen women carry

✨ Navigating success when you don’t have a blueprint

✨ Guilt, identity shifts & outgrowing old versions of yourself

✨ How to build from scratch when the world feels unfamiliar

✨ Representation, impact & creating opportunities for others

✨ & more

If you’ve ever felt like you’re torn between who you want to be and who you were raised to be…

If you’ve ever felt guilty for growing, for wanting more, or for dreaming bigger than your environment…

This episode will remind you that you’re allowed to build a life that reflects your courage, not your fears. 🤍

Timestamps 🎧

00:00 – Intro

01:30 – Elizabeth’s Early Life & Background

05:05 – First Gen Pressure

35:05 – Building From Scratch

46:40 – Identity Shift & Growth

53:50 – Representation & Impact 

55:40 – Dear Ambitious Girlies

Check out Elizabeth:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eliqc_/

Empower LATAM UK: https://www.instagram.com/empowerlatamuk/

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This episode is for the woman who knows she’s capable of more, but still finds herself dreaming smaller than she secretly wants to. The woman who’s ambitious, driven, hardworking… yet held back by ceilings she didn’t build.

If that’s you, you’re going to feel so understood in this conversation. 🫶

Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the powerhouse that is Jenn Mejia - Sales Manager, the first Latin American woman to step into leadership in her department at 25, and the Founder of Latina Rising, a non-profit empowering Latin American entrepreneurs in the UK. Featured in Forbes Ecuador, Time Out London, and having represented Ecuador at the United Nations… Jenn’s story sits at the intersection of leadership, psychology, identity, and what it means to believe you’re capable of more.

Her journey is a masterclass in resilience, self-trust, and breaking internal limits that many ambitious women don’t even realise they have.

Inside this week’s episode, we dig into:

✨ Why capable women often set their goals too small

✨ First-gen pressure, responsibility & internalised limits

✨ Moving from “I want more” to defining what “more” actually is

✨ Mindset, self-worth & building the courage to go bigger

✨ & more

If you’ve ever felt like you’re holding yourself back, shrinking to stay safe, or downplaying what you really want… this episode will remind you that you’re allowed to want more, and you’re capable of creating it.

Timestamps 🎧

00:00 – Intro

01:45 – Jenn’s Early Life & Background

05:50 – Why Capable Women Set Small Goals

18:15 – Wanting More vs Defining “More”

26:15 – First-Gen Ambition & Internal Barriers

31:50 – How To Raise the Bar for Yourself

46:10 – Dear Ambitious Girlies

Check out Jenn:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennmejia__/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfermejia/

Latina Rising UK: https://www.instagram.com/latinarising.uk/

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This episode is for the woman whose journey hasn’t been straight, simple, or predictable - the woman who’s doing her best while life keeps throwing detours she never planned for.

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