Business as Poetry

Lara Solomon is a serial entrepreneur and business lover who is always on the lookout for the next opportunity. Currently she is focusing on growing Hoopsy, an eco-friendly pregnancy test brand with a fertility community, overseen by healthcare professionals. 

With Hoopsy, Lara found a way to combine her passion for sustainability with her desire to help others going through the often complicated and lonely fertility journey. As optimistic and extroverted as Lara is, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but her focus on connecting with others and supporting the community, always helped.

In this interview, she openly shares her own experience of trying to conceive, what she learned along the way and why even one less plastic test in landfill makes a difference.

Joanna Parry-George is the CEO of Talk Education, a global, leading guide to the world of independent education, providing parents with carefully curated, ethical and comprehensive advice on school choices.

Before becoming a successful business founder, Joanna had a rather unusual career start as a theatrical agent, followed by a free-lance writing practice, which opened many doors for her.

Despite not having any formal business training, her unparalleled knowledge and passion for the education industry motivated her to stick with the rollercoaster journey and work hard on innovative product.

In this episode we talk the changing world of education and Joanna's mission to make independent schooling accessible to everyone.

Career coach Anita Rolls is the founder of the Career Intelligence Academy, a business helping employees, managers and HR teams engage and improve career development outcomes. 

Anita and I talk about her search for meaning at the beginning of her career, the golden cage of a comfortable city job and what to do when you find yourself absolutely stuck, particularly as a woman in your mid-thirties.

Anita’s career story is a fascinating one with many squiggles along the way, but when she starts talking about helping others find their spark, it becomes clear that she has found hers.

Find out more about Anita's 1-2-1 Coaching here:

https://careerintelligence.lpages.co/ucw-coaching-2024/

And for organisations interested in the Career Intelligence Academy: 

https://careerintelligence.lpages.co/introducing-career-intelligence/

Welcome to the Sound of Breaking Glass. In this very first season we will be focusing on the topic of non-linear careers. Please join me in exploring the zig zags of professional and personal growth as we navigate that tricky work-life balance and search for meaning behind the job title. My guests come from a wide range of backgrounds, but each share a unique perspective on what it takes to find your true calling. In this trailer episode I lay out my motivation for starting this show and what I hope you will take away.