Daring Forward

Can faith and culture coexist? 

Being a woman of faith can often be seen as a taboo in this day and age. Today’s guest has set out to change the narrative on faith once and for all.

We talk about being ambitious as a woman of faith, how to have longevity as an entrepreneur, managing your emotions and building resilience. 

Our guest today is Ruth Yimika Afolabi, Founder & CEO of Magnify, a women’s media brand which sits at the intersection of faith and culture and was started in 2009.

Magnify encompasses a podcast, events, a print magazine and engages with over 30,000 women a week.  

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Connect with Ruth:

Website: magnifycollective.com

Instagram: instagram.com/magnifycollective 

Youtube: youtube.com/@Magnifycollective 

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What if starting a business could open doors and opportunities beyond your wildest dreams?  If you think that it’s too good to be true then I’d love to introduce you to today’s guest.

We talk about how to validate your idea and fund your side hustle, the behind the scenes of going viral, celebrating the small wins and competing with massive retailers as a small business.

Frustrated by the lack of skin-tone options for women of colour, Nubian Skin founder and our guest for today, Ade Hassan MBE, decided it was time for ‘A Different Kind of Nude’.

Ever since, Nubian Skin has had an outsized influence on the fashion industry, being featured in every major fashion publication, supplying the wardrobes of major productions in Hollywood, the West End and on Broadway; and being selected to provide the underpinnings for the Beyoncé Formation Tour along with many other parts of the industry realising the need to be more inclusive. 

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Connect with Ade:

Website: nubianskin.com

Instagram: instagram.com/itsadehassan and instagram.com/nubianskin

Twitter: @nubianskin

Facebook: facebook.com/nubianskin

Pinterest: pinterest.com/nubianskin

Youtube: youtube.com/nubianskin

Tiktok: @nubianskin

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Have you ever been ghosted on a date? Imagine going through that hundreds of times, feeling like you’re being punched in the gut, by multiple people over a long period of time; would you still keep going? Well, that’s exactly what our guest today has been through… with her startup.

I’m joined today by Allison Trowbridge, founder of Copper Books, the social app for book lovers where we talk about what it’s like being a tech startup founder, fundraising rejection and the sheer grit it takes to build a tech company as a woman.

Connect with Allison:

Website: www.copperbooks.com

Copper Instagram: www.instagram.com/copper.books

Allie’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/alliebridge

Download Copper on the App store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copper-books/id1557778850

A book Allison recommends: Grit by Angela Duckworth

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If you think hiring is scary or is only for those who are making 6 figures and above, stick around because in this episode I’m going to show you that a) hiring doesn’t have to be scary and b) you CAN hire even if you aren’t hitting the 6 figure mark. Hit play to tune in to 7 tried and true tips about hiring in the early stages of business. 

Check out Ep.13 ‘The Reality of Raising a Family and Running a Business’

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What does it take to build a business that can survive a pandemic, a recession and multiple crises?

In today’s episode on Daring Forward, our guest takes us through a rollercoaster Masterclass on how to build a bulletproof brand through community.

Bex Walker started the multi award-winning, all natural, vegan breakfast company in 2015 after changing her unhealthy lifestyle, in the hope that she would be a positive role model for her daughter, Tyler. 

From selling her homemade breakfast pots at bootcamps and tube station drop-offs to winning 'London's Hottest Food Entrepreneur' and successfully crowdfunding over £23k..Bex has built this well-loved food company against all the odds, from the ground up with her daughter by her side.

Connect with Bex:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialbexfast/

Website: https://bexfast.com/

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Let’s pull the curtain back on the No.1 burning topic that you guys, the DF community, wanted me to personally talk about which was, the reality of raising a family and running a business - at the same time. 

My heart behind this episode is to candidly share with you what are some of the challenges of having a family and running a business, what are the perks and what does it actually look like so that you can make an informed decision if you’re considering going into entrepreneurship as a parent, or simply learn how I do it if you’re already juggling the two.

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Do you long to make a positive change and impact in your community or the world? We often think that the only way to do that is to donate our hard earned money to charities or to volunteer. But what if you could create a business where being profitable and making an impact could coexist? 

Our guest in today’s episode shares with us what it means to build an impact driven business and put people and sustainability at the forefront of your business strategy.

We talk about what it takes to build a startup hospitality business from scratch, the challenges of focusing on making a social and environmental impact as a business, how to put on your problem solving hat on and so much more!

Today’s guest is Bridget Callaghan, founder of the multi-award winning pizzeria, Well Kneaded in London, winning awards for environmental sustainability, women in food for employing young people on the margins, and 2022’s entrepreneur of the year for Wandsworth enterprise awards. 

With nothing but £5000 in savings in startup capital, she was dead set on starting a food business with the sole purpose of helping unemployed young people with disadvantaged backgrounds find work and build a better future. 

How to connect with Bridget:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellkneadedfood/

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Many aspiring entrepreneurs, approach business like this. Come up with a brilliant idea, ask a couple of friends for feedback, buy a domain name and then launch. When you start a business this way you end up missing a HUGE piece that accounts for at least 70% of your business success and that is finding a profitable niche. So in this episode, you’ll learn 7 guaranteed ways to find a lucrative online business niche so you don’t have to worry about investing in a business idea that ends up costing you when it comes to your time and money.

Listen to '10 cringe worthy mistakes of starting an online business' on Apple Podcasts

Learn more about Daring Forward: http://www.daringforward.com/

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Is it possible to shape culture as an individual? And is it possible to shift entrenched, long standing core beliefs of a community or organisation?

Our guest today, shares how she’s transforming her community in the hopes of leaving a lasting impact. 

We talk about strategies to challenge and shape culture, the reality of leading a movement, sexism, monetising activist work and so much more. 

Raj Khaira is a lawyer, author, anti-oppression activist and is one of few ethnic minority women in the UK to have held a role in the c-suite of a tech company. 

Raj is also the founder of the globally acclaimed, award winning campaign, the Pink Ladoo Project, which is a global gender equality campaign by encouraging South Asian families in the diaspora to abandon sexist customs and celebrate girls' births. The campaign has inspired the celebration of the birth of thousands of girls in South Asian communities across the world. 

In addition to that, Raj launched southasiantherapists.org, the world’s first global directory of South Asian therapists in June 2020 in the height of the pandemic which quickly became the largest South Asian mental health community in the world. 

Her first book, Stories for South Asian Supergirls, was published in May 2019 and was selected as Children's Book of the Week and Children's Book of the Month by the Times and the Guardian. Volume 2 of Supergirls will be releasing in 2024. 

• Find Raj on LinkedIn

How do you put a stop to painful patterns that keep recurring in your life?

How do you trust yourself to make wise decisions even in difficult circumstances?

How do you find your voice and speak up for yourself while still being kind?

In today’s episode, our guest is a therapist who’s specialised in the integration of both theology and psychology and is the author of the new book: The Best of You, where she reveals her breakthrough strategies to discover your true self, find your voice, set wise limits, and still be a loving person.

Dr. Alison Cook is a psychologist for over two decades  and writer who has earned the trust of thousands of women through her practical, wise, and compassionate approach to becoming a whole person. Her popular blog and podcast reach over 50,000 women each week. For over two decades, she has helped women heal from past wounds, develop a strong sense of self, forge healthy relationships with others, and embrace the holy, sacred work of becoming their true selves in God.

• Learn more about Dr. Alison Cook: https://www.dralisoncook.com/