Did you you know the games industry is worth 159 billion dollars, but less than 20% of gaming execs are women? Jay Shin and Poornima Seetharaman are here today to share their experiences of working as women and as entrepreneurs in the games industry. 

Jay is co-founder of Arrogant Pixel, a PhD candidate at the University of London Birkbeck and lecturer at the University of West London. Poornima is a Lead Game Designer at Zynga, has recently been inducted into the Women in Games hall of fame and is also co-founder of multiple gaming companies.

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Today we’re talking to Sonya Barlow, the award winning founder of Like Minded Females Network, TedX speaker and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant. 

Sonya helps us understand what imposter syndrome is, why it’s so common and how we can start to tackle our own imposter syndrome.

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In this minisode we speak to Maddie Astle, PR account executive and the brains behind Mind The Gap Graduates, a blog created to help recent graduates and young adults settle into life after education. Maddie tells us how we can use our own side hustles to boost our CV and help land us our dream job. Enjoy!

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Today we hear from Alex Farrell, serial entrepreneur and current CEO of Workfinder. Workfinder is a work experience platform that matches young people up with exciting projects in start-ups and scale-ups.

We talk about the importance of work experience in defining your career path and how Alex has defined her career path from law graduate, to founder to CEO.

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In this minisode, Joelle Phua, life coach, blogger, podcaster and sociology student, teaches us about what self-belief is and how important it is for any young woman. She walks us through some steps we can take to start building our own self belief and what to do if self-doubt kicks in.

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In this minisode we hear from Hannah Awonuga, Vice President of Global Diversity and Inclusion at Barclays and the founder of Rarity London, a career coaching service dedicated to supporting young female professionals. 

She teaches us all about micro aggressions - what they are, how to respond if you experience or witness one and what to do if you get called out for one. Don't forget to subscribe and follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to hear the latest:

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Welcome back to season 2 of Her Own Boss! Join us as we talk to Yvonne Bajela about her career journey, from early role models to post-grad life and her transition to becoming an early stage investor for Impact X, a VC firm which works with start ups across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Yvonne also helps us understand how investors and entrepreneurs work together and shares some top tips for entrepreneurs who are looking for investors to work with. Don't forget to subscribe and follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to hear the latest:

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Join us for season 2 as we speak to even more incredible women in so many industries, from venture capital investors to game developers and sustainable tech founders. We're also going to be releasing twice as many minisodes to help you navigate your career.

Our expert mentors will be teaching us how to respond to micro-aggressions, build self belief, how side hustles can boost your CV and so much more! We're always looking for more ways to help you build confidence, kickstart your career and find your inner entrepreneur.

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For our final minisode of Season 1, Vanessa Vallely is back sharing with us her top tips for starting her network. Vanessa is one of the most well-networked women in the UK and has some amazing tips for how to identify who you need to network with, how to approach them and how to keep those relationships thriving.

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For our final main episode of the season, we sit down with Vanessa Vallely. Vanessa started her entrepreneurial journey at 10 years old and is now CEO and Founder of one of the largest women's networks in the UK! 

We talk about how Vanessa went from leaving school after her GCSE’s, to building an incredible 20+ year career in financial services to going back to full-time entrepreneurship. Vanessa shares so many incredible tips for young women who are just starting out in their career so this isn’t one to miss!

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