In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Maria McKavanagh, COO of Verve, about developing a company culture in a start up. They discuss gamifing success, motivating a team and the importance of culture when hiring new people.

SA 016 - Company culture in start ups with Maria McKavanagh

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Welcome to Love It or Leave It, in this episode I talk about how we can influence our own transitions. Perhaps you are at the point where you might be thinking, am I ready to leave where I currently work? What else am I looking for as we head into the last three months of the year? What do I want to achieve?   I am fascinated by what it takes to really help people move through transitions, and I'm driven to really help people make changes effectively, but also be the change for other people. This has inspired the new shop coming to Love It or Leave It starting from October 5th, where you will be able to find support through your transition, whatever form that may take.   “You have to set yourself up for consistent success.” - Samantha   3.13 - The psychology behind getting stuck in our careers 4.17 - Where are you now and what are you looking for? 7.06 - How I want to support you beyond the book 11.02 - Giving yourself permission to make a switch 15.33 - Having more joy on the job 17.59 - Find out about the new Love It or Leave It shop   Resources:    >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>> Check out the new Love It or Leave It shop available October 5th at - https://loveitleaveit.co/    Connect with Samantha Clarke:    >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/ 

Love It or Leave It - Our New LILI Shop

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Claudia Mandelli, one of the amazing graduates from the Changemaker Certification. Claudia is a prime example of someone building a portfolio career through her work as a Brand Communications Strategist. She gives insights into why she signed up to the Changemaker Certification in the first place, and what it has meant to her in her approaches to work and facilitating change in others.   “I've been thinking about it for four years and so finally having the tools and the support system, like the scaffolding, and the accountability to start putting the bits and pieces together it feels so exciting.” - Claudia   1.45 - What led Claudia to sign up to the Changemaker program? 8.47 - What came up for Claudia when thinking about being a facilitator for change for others? 13.44 - Phase 3; broadcasting and building the message 16.39 - Claudia on how she has managed to evolve her approach to work 21.09 – Claudia’s top 3 takeaways from the program   Connect with Claudia Mandelli:    LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiamandelli/?originalSubdomain=de Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/folly_clo/?hl=en     Resources:    >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080      Connect with Samantha Clarke:    >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/ 

Love It or Leave It - Claudia Mandelli

On this episode of Love It or Leave it I am joined by Tiwalola Ogunlesi. Tiwalola is the founder of Confident and Killing It, which is a purpose driven organisation that really wakes up women to their worth. She's on a mission to inspire them to be more confident or unstoppable, and brave enough to really go for the life they truly deserve. We had a fantastic conversation about her journey from employment into starting her own business. How she kept her mind focused, even during the pandemic when she had to pivot her business, and the core skills that she tries to impart in women to overcome fear and self-doubt to really take action.   “If you give up you 100% guarantee that your dreams are not going to happen” - Tiwalola   Timestamps:   5.07 - Find out how Tiwalola got to where she is today at Confident and Killing it 9.15 - What is Tiwalola’s definition of confidence? 12.34 - Strategies to deal with your inner critic 18.29 - What were the steps Tiwalola took to decide to leave her job? 25.29 - Tiwalola’s advice to others thinking of starting a career in confidence 31.33 - How does Tiwalola top up her happiness tank?   Connect with Tiwalola Ogunlesi    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/confidentandkillingit/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiwalowla YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYvkZurVzFX25Ky5Tj0eLw   Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/confidentandkillingit/     Resources:     >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to the Confident and Killing It Podcast - https://www.confidentandkillingit.com/podcast    Connect with Samantha Clarke:    >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/ 

Love It or Leave It - Tiwalola Ogunlesi

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke explores one of the graduate journeys from our Changemaker certification. Susana Velasco immediately knew she wanted to come on board and take the Changemaker certification. She has a history working in customer success, in a really busy startup, as well as being a professionally trained singer. She wanted to look at how to work in a way that really fulfilled her potential and allowed her to use her skills in customer success, but also with the professional vocal training, to really help people find their voice in the workplace and in their lives as well to be happier. We explore her journey over the six months, what's changed for her in her life and the work that she wants to do now in the world. And I'm just so excited to share with you the behind the scenes of how the program works, what you'll be learning and how it is changing people's lives on a daily basis.   "It really converts you to become such a better person, to be able to deliver all those things to other people" - Susana   Timestamps:   2.43 - Find out what attracted Susanna to the Changemaker program 7.18 - Susanna reveals the tipping point that shaped who she has become 11.01 - How has the course got Susanna thinking about her portfolio career 16.55 - What were some of the unexpected benefits of the program? 20.01 -  Susanna’s words to others considering happiness consultancy   Connect with Susana Velasco    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susana-velasco-58b32488/ The Dots - https://the-dots.com/users/susana-velasco-399046 Instagram -  https://instagram.com/thevoiceboutique     Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)    >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080      Connect with Samantha Clarke:    >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/ 

Love It or Leave It - Susana Velasco

On this episode of Love It or Leave it I had a juicy conversation with Natalie Lue who is an author podcaster and speaker, and artist at Baggage Reclaim. She is all about helping people pleasers, perfectionist and over thinkers to really declutter their emotional baggage. We talked about life, or what she calls Professor life, and how we can navigate some of the different experiences and lessons and challenges that we have. She shared so many insights around work; what happens when we find ourselves in unfulfilling work scenarios or working relationships? And if you are a manager or leader, what you can do to really start to take some time to learn your team and to learn them as individuals so that you can support them better? Check out our conversation, take some notes and start implementing to create some changes in your life today.   “The very things we are trying to avoid are the very things that contain our healing” - Natalie   Timestamps:   7.01 - How do we find the humour in the darkness? 15.23 - How to get to that space of surrender 20.31 - Sitting with the storm 29.08 - Resetting the equilibrium between who you are now and what you want moving forwards 35.58 - Our inner critic is not neutral 42.54 - Navigating proving and delivery as a manager   Connect with Natalie Lue    Website link - https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/natlue/     Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)    >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to Natalie’s Podcast - https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/the-baggage-reclaim-sessions-podcast/    Connect with Samantha Clarke:    >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/ 

SA 016 - Company culture in start ups with Maria McKavanagh

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