In this inspiring conversation, Tessa Rawson shares her unique journey from TEDx coaching and camp directing to living on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Discover how saying yes to adventures and setting intentional boundaries can transform your life and business.

Key Topics

• The impact of travel and living on a boat on personal growth
• Balancing entrepreneurship with seasonal commitments
• The importance of setting boundaries and giving permission to rest
• The value of experiential learning outside traditional education
• How saying yes to adventures can lead to unexpected opportunities

Sound Bites

"Speak up anyway, even if you're not ready"

"Say yes and figure it out along the way"

"Hard and good can coexist in life"

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Tessa and Her Journey

03:44 The Magic of Summer Camp

08:30 Balancing Business and Camp Life

12:28 The Importance of Taking Breaks

15:54 Setting Boundaries with Clients

18:47 Living on a Sailboat: A Dream Come True

24:21 Challenges of Sailing Life

29:18 The Highs of Sailing Adventures

34:29 Lessons Learned from Saying Yes

Resources:

Discover more of Tessa’s story through her website https://www.resonance-ideas.com/about

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author, passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: /kier-adair

Instagram: /kier_adair/

About Tessa Rawson:

Tessa is a speaker coach who helps founders, leaders, academics and fabulous generalists turn their ideas and experiences into TEDx talks. Her life and work have been shaped by bold choices — from organizing TEDx events internationally to being a summer camp director and building a life guided more by curiosity and freedom than convention. She believes that whether you’re stepping onto a stage, building something meaningful, or choosing a completely different path in life, confidence doesn’t come first — the decision does.

Connect with Tessa:

Website: resonance-ideas.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tessarawson/

Instagram: instagram.com/sailingturas/

In this insightful episode, Alex Webb shares how to stay effective under pressure, build confidence, and lead more authentically. The conversation explores self-awareness, triggers, strengths, values, networking, and how colour-based behaviour profiling can improve communication at work and at home. Discover practical tools for high performance and authentic leadership.

Key Topics

• Resilient leadership and its importance
• Self-awareness as a leadership tool
• Identifying and leveraging personal strengths
• Understanding and managing triggers and stress
• The role of networking in career growth
• Colour profiling and behaviour understanding
• Overcoming imposter syndrome and confidence barriers
• The impact of sport experience on leadership skills
• Practical strategies for high performance
• The significance of awards and visibility

Sound Bites

"Everyone influences someone, we're all leaders"

"Self-awareness helps you make better decisions"

"Understanding your strengths builds confidence"

Resources:

C-Me Discovery Series including the e-learning Colour Profiling - https://tlrdynamics.systeme.io/cmeprogrammes

The next Resilient Women Leaders 3-month programme starts September 16th (email [email protected])

The next ReNEw You programme kicks off in November (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989668115895?aff=oddtdtcreator )

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author, passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: /kier-adair

Instagram: /kier_adair/

About Alex Webb:

Alex is a Resilient Leadership Expert, a Global Leadership & Capability Consultant and Co Founder of the award winning Resilient Women Leaders™. She specialises in developing identity led leaders, strengthening leadership capability and enabling high performing teams across complex, high pressure environments.

Alongside her independent consulting work, Alex serves as a Global Capabilities and Leadership Consultant within the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, where she supports organisations to build resilient leadership cultures and transform Medical Affairs through capability development, strategic agility and effective scientific engagement.

An International Bestselling Author, Alex brings over 25 years of experience across sport, education, media, events, entrepreneurship and technology. Earlier in her career, she designed and delivered large scale programmes and events for organisations including TfL, Innovate UK, UKTI, Prince’s Trust, Sky, Vodafone, Coca Cola, AXA, GSK, Merck and BAE Systems.

Her work alongside a Dragon from Dragons’ Den strengthened her expertise in entrepreneurship and business growth, shaping her identity led approach to leadership.

Alex now focuses on helping leaders build confidence in who they are and how they lead. She delivers in house and open programmes that strengthen leadership capability, identity and sustainable performance across global teams.

Connect with Alex:

Instagram: /resilientwomenleaders and /alexwebb_5454

LinkedIn: /alex-webb1/

In this engaging episode, Claire Winter shares her journey from journalism to launching Winter Audio, a female-led podcast agency. We discuss how podcasting can amplify women's voices, build community, and create impactful stories. Discover practical tips for starting a podcast, the importance of authentic storytelling, and how to leverage podcasting for visibility and influence.

Key Topics

• Claire Winter's journey from journalism to podcasting
• The impact of podcasting for women entrepreneurs
• Practical steps to start a podcast with a small budget
• The importance of authentic storytelling and vulnerability
• Leveraging podcasting for visibility and community building
• The role of community support in podcast success
• Adapting podcast formats and frequency for growth
• The significance of voice and storytelling in creating impact

Sound Bites

"Podcasting amplifies women's voices and creates impact."

"Authentic storytelling fosters deeper audience connections."

"Community support accelerates podcast growth."

Resources:

Launch offer: If you've been thinking about starting a podcast, I highly recommend Winter Audio. They produced my trailer, intro, outro and first episodes, then shared how to produce the podcast myself. After just 10 episodes, Say Yes to You reached the top 5% of podcasts globally.

They're currently offering two summer launch packages:

🎙️ Beginner Launch – £1,900 (usually £2,000)

🎙️ 10 Episode Online Launch – £3,800 (usually £4,000)

Use my code SAYYES5 before 31 August to receive 5% off.

If you'd like to find out more, email [email protected] and let them know I sent you.

Get the free podcasting guide: https://winteraudio.co.uk/free-guide/

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/winter-audio/

Walking and Writing adventures at creatrixjourney.com

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

Join the Say Yes To You Podcast Pod here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JdXo5iSYpCw9feizSTubBd?mode=gi_t

See all the details here of our next SAS Summit https://www.brand.kieradair.com/early-bird-oct-2026

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. I’m passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kier-adair

Instagram: instagram.com/kier_adair/

About Claire Winter:

Claire Winter is an ICF-accredited coach and award-winning podcaster passionate about nature, creativity, and storytelling. A former journalist and magazine editor, she now helps purpose-led entrepreneurs share their stories and wisdom through authentic storytelling. Claire is the co-founder of a podcast agency, Winter Audio, a columnist for Female CEO magazine, and host of the Creatrix Journey podcast. She believes in the healing power of walking and spends her free time outdoors walking and wild swimming with family, friends and her dog, Leo.

Connect with Claire:

Website: winteraudio.co.uk

Instagram: instagram.com/clairewinteruk

Facebook:.facebook.com/ClaireWinterUK/

LinkedIn:.linkedin.com/in/claire-winter-writer/

Join us as Angela, the Practical Mystic, shares her inspiring journey through spiritual awakening, energy healing, and how practical tools can empower us to live with ease and grace. Discover how intuition, energy work, and spiritual connection can transform your life.

Key Topics

• Angela Medway-Smith's spiritual journey and awakening
• Practical tools for energy healing and intuition development
• The importance of living with ease and grace in business and life
• The role of divine guidance, angels, and ascended masters
• The power of collective consciousness and ripple effects of kindness
• Practical techniques for energy cleansing and protection
• The science behind energy work and quantum physics
• Angela's books and resources for spiritual growth

Sound Bites

"Everything I teach has a practical real-world advantage"

"Find the words that make sense for you"

"Divinity is the gods, the goddesses, the angels and archangels"

Resources:

See Angela’s page for her books including The Book of Light, The Book of Many Colours, The Intuitive's Oracle and The Energy Healer’s Oracle:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Angela-Orora-Medway-Smith/author/B09L5X6T7X

Angela’s gift: https://www.cariadspiritual.com/product-page/the-rainbow-waterfall-harmony-protection-visualization

Find out about the eWomenNetwork here: https://www.ewomennetwork.com/chapters/782

Register your interest for eWomenNetwork: https://form.jotform.com/260772995043061

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. I’m passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kier-adair

Instagram: instagram.com/kier_adair/

About Angela Medway-Smith:

Angela is The Practical Mystic, an internationally renowned divinely guided channel for the Ascended Master and Angelic Collectives and Priestess of the Rose. Angela is a Master Healer, teacher and channel of multiple modalities, clairvoyant, collaborative book midwife and author, Oracle Deck creatrix, retreat leader, mentor and Life & Soul Alignment Coach.

Angela’s Book Series and collaborations have achieved #1 Amazon international best-selling status, been voted among the best healing books of all time, creating a tsunami of healing around the planet.

Her latest book “The Book of Light” launched on the Summer Solstice and soared to #1 on Amazon in the UK, also hitting bestseller in the USA and Canada

Her passion is supporting others to soar, to ‘Be The Butterfly’ stepping into the sovereign self.

Her new role as Managing Director of the London Chapter of eWomenNetwork aligns with that vision, that no woman needs to build their business alone..

Connect with Angela:

Website: cariadspiritual.com/

Linktree: linktr.ee/angela_orora_medwaysmith

Instagram: instagram.com/angela_orora_medwaysmith/

Facebook: facebook.com/angela_orora_medwaysmith/

In this engaging conversation, Vicky discusses the importance of trusting your voice in the writing process. She shares her accidental journey into book coaching, the power of personal stories, and the challenges posed by AI in writing. Vicky emphasises the need for human connection in storytelling and encourages writers to embrace vulnerability and authenticity in their work. The discussion highlights the significance of asking the right questions and trusting yourself to create meaningful content.

Key Takeaways

• Trusting your voice and brain is essential for creativity.
• Books provide a space for deeper thinking and understanding.
• Vicky's journey into book coaching was accidental but transformative.
• Personal stories create powerful connections with readers.
• AI can flatten language and remove personal touch from writing.
• Hard work in writing leads to meaningful art and ideas.
• It's important to trust your feelings and opinions when writing.
• Asking the right questions is crucial for self-discovery.
• Vulnerability in storytelling resonates with audiences.
• Saying yes to opportunities can lead to unexpected paths.

Sound Bites

"Trust your voice, trust your brain."

"Books are magic for expanding thought."

"AI flattens everything."

Resources:

Just Get Dressed by Samantha Harman

Beyond Palatable by Sophie Jane Lee

Choose from 3 free gifts from Vicky here: https://moxiebooks.co.uk/freebies/

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. I’m passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kier-adair

Instagram: instagram.com/kier_adair/

About Vicky Quinn Fraser:

Vicky Quinn Fraser is a book coach, writer, and creative mentor who helps business owners, entrepreneurs, neurodivergent people, and other bold humans turn their messages and missions into movements in the form of books that can take a reader from “who the hell are you? to “TAKE MY MONEY!” She is the founder of MicroBook Magic, a programme which makes writing a book achievable, even if you struggle with focus, perfectionism, or overwhelm. Even if you think you’re “not a writer.”

Vicky’s work is informed by her love of storytelling as connection, her experience navigating life as an autistic person, and her mission to help platform voices that don’t always fit neatly into the mainstream. She has guided dozens of first-time authors to publish independently, combining practical frameworks with empathy, love, and a generous dose of humour. Her approach is unapologetically human: messy, playful, and transformative.

When she’s not helping clients write their books, Vicky can be found performing stand-up comedy, twirling on a trapeze, renovating her 400-year-old cottage, or curled up with a good sci-fi novel and a roaring fire.

Connect with Vicky:

Website: .moxiebooks.co.uk

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/vickyquinnfraser/

Instagram: instagram.com/tinybeetlesteps/

In this insightful episode, Zoe shares how losing her mum reshaped her approach to life, success, and self-care. She talks about how she moved out of survival mode and into a more intentional way of living through daily rituals, body awareness, and compassion. We explore the power of bookending the day, stepping away from screens, and redefining success around joy, alignment, and vitality. Zoe also reflects on body acceptance and why choosing yourself is a practice that takes discipline, empathy, and repeat effort.

Key Topics

• The impact of grief on personal growth
• Habits that foster aliveness and vitality
• The importance of morning rituals and day-end reviews
• Listening to and caring for your body and emotions
• The role of self-compassion and kindness in transformation
• Creating conditions for joy and purpose
• The significance of intentional relationships and self-connection

Sound Bites

"Living intentionally is about small, consistent habits."

"Connecting with your body is the key to well-being."

"Living with intention requires discipline and patience."

Resources:

Visit Zoe’s website at https://www.zoejepson.co.uk

Opportunities with Speak and Shine https://www.brand.kieradair.com/speak-and-shine-collection/

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. I’m passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kier-adair

Instagram: instagram.com/kier_adair/

About Zoe Jepson:

Zoë is a leadership facilitator, speaker and executive coach with more than 25 years' experience working internationally with leaders, teams and organisations to strengthen leadership, communication and culture. She has partnered with organisations across the public and private sectors, helping leadership teams navigate change, build trust and create workplaces where people can think clearly, communicate openly and perform at their best.

Having spent her career supporting people through increasing complexity and pace, Zoë has become fascinated by one question: How do we create the conditions for people to thrive in a world that's moving faster than humans were designed for?

She believes many of today's challenges aren't caused by capability but by the environments we've created. We've confused speed with progress, become trapped in cycles of constant achievement and forgotten to listen to one of our greatest sources of intelligence—ourselves. Her work explores how slowing down, simplifying, taking meaningful breaks and creating healthier habits can help people think more clearly, communicate more effectively and build stronger relationships.

Whether she's working with executive teams, facilitating leadership programmes or speaking on stage, Zoë's passion is helping people create the conditions where individuals, teams and organisations can think well, connect well and build a meaningful legacy.

Connect with Zoe:

Website: zoejepson.co.uk

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/zoe-jepson

In this fabulous episode, Shilpa shares her journey from personal challenges to coaching parents on empowering children with self-awareness and resilience. Discover practical tools, inspiring stories, and how lockdown sparked her innovative approach to parenting support.

Key Topics

• Shilpa's personal journey from shyness to coaching
• The importance of self-awareness and self-trust in children
• Practical tools for building emotional resilience in kids
• The impact of lockdown on parenting and mental health
• Creative approaches: poems, illustrations, and metaphors for kids
• The significance of communication and boundaries in parenting

Sound Bites

"Supporting parents to bring up children with empowering beliefs"

"It's normal to be nervous and this is how you can shift it"

"Let's not wait until they're 30 and in therapy"

Resources:

5 Questions to Build your Child's Emotional Resilience: https://www.mindsetmimiandme.com/free-5-questions

Calm and Confident - Family Snapshot - Survey to help you create more calm and resilience at home: https://score.mindsetmimiandme.com/calmandconfident

Summer Workshop Replay (part of a £19 bundle): https://mindsetmimiandme.thrivecart.com/summerresourcebundle/

Speak and Shine opportunities including application for The SAS Summit where Shilpa spoke: https://www.brand.kieradair.com/speak-and-shine-collection/

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. I’m passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kier-adair

Instagram: instagram.com/kier_adair/

About Shilpa Jamieson:

Shilpa is a parent coach, mindset expert, speaker, author, and founder of Mindset, Mimi & Me, a business on a mission to help families build calm, confidence and emotional resilience together.

With over 20 years studying mindset, neuroscience, emotions, and human behaviour, and coaching for 15 years, Shilpa combines science, coaching, and storytelling to make emotional wellbeing practical and accessible for both parents and children.

After experiencing the transformative impact of coaching in her own life and later becoming a mother of two daughters, she became passionate about helping children learn the skills she wished she had been taught growing up: how thoughts shape feelings, how beliefs influence behaviour, and how to navigate emotions with greater awareness and confidence.

Through her Mindset Made Simple™ methodology, Shilpa creates coaching programmes, workshops, and children's books and playful resources that bring complex ideas about the mind and emotions to life through stories, activities, and memorable characters.

She believes emotional education should be as normal as learning maths or reading and is passionate about helping parents and educators raise children who know themselves, trust themselves, and have the resilience to thrive in an increasingly complex world.

Connect with Shilpa:

Website: mindsetmimiandme.com

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/shilpaj-mindset-mimi-and-me

Instagram: instagram.com/mindset_mimi_and_me

In this vibrant conversation, Emma shares her inspiring journey from NHS speech therapist to empowering women as a speaker coach. Discover her unique framework for leveraging voice, overcoming challenges, and turning speaking into a powerful business tool.

Key Topics

• Emma Gaskin’s background in NHS speech therapy
• The connection between voice and emotions
• Her journey from personal health challenges to coaching
• The mermaid to siren transformation model
• Strategies for monetizing speaking engagements
• The importance of assets and authenticity in speaking
• How to leverage speaking for business growth
• The role of confidence and storytelling in effective communication

Sound Bites

"Your voice is the seat to your emotions."

"Learning to speak again was completely mind-blowing."

"Saying yes to myself was the biggest impact."

Chapters

00:00 Empowering Women Through Voice

02:28 Personal Journeys and Connection

06:45 Understanding the Voice and Its Impact

09:33 From Illness to Empowerment

15:51 The Transformation: From Mermaid to Siren

19:28 Getting Paid to Speak: Strategies and Insights

26:28 The Controversy of Pay to Play

32:09 Building Sustainable Events and Community

39:10 Curiosity and Connection in Speaking

Resources:

Check out Emma’s Paid Speaker mini program, perfect for the women who want to get more speaking opportunities: https://thespeakinghub.co.uk/thepaidspeaker-930043

Speak and Shine opportunities including audience tickets to Simply SAS where Emma is speaking: https://www.brand.kieradair.com/speak-and-shine-collection/

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. I’m passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kier-adair

Instagram: instagram.com/kier_adair/

About Emma Gaskin:

Emma Gaskin is an award winning speaking and communication expert who helps women with their speaking and presenting skills; from overcoming public speaking fears to getting paid to speak on stages about their expertise . She was named #2 Communication Expert in the UK in 2025 and 2026 and is recognised as a Top 1% LinkedIn Creator. Through her uniquely crafted speaking method she blends science, psychology and practical strategies to help women magnetise opportunities with their voice.

Over the past 11 years Emma has worked with more than 1,000 individuals; drawing on the science of voice and communication she studied through her degree and career in Speech and Language Therapy. During her time in the NHS, she supported people recovering from strokes and brain injuries, developing a deep understanding of what happens when speech is lost and what it truly takes to rebuild a voice. Today she helps women overcome the patterns that hold them back from speaking up and develop the skills to communicate with power, own the room and be able to communicate their brilliance.

Connect with Emma:

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/thespeakinghub/

Instagram: instagram.com/emmajgaskin/

In this episode, Dr. Jane shares her inspiring journey from burnout and bullying to becoming a leadership coach integrating Hawaiian spirituality and forgiveness practices. Discover how her unique approach helps women recover from toxic situations and unlock their true potential.

Key Topics

• Jane Lewis's personal journey from burnout and bullying
• The integration of Hawaiian spirituality and forgiveness in coaching
• The impact of unresolved trauma on mental health and career
• The role of energy work and somatic practices in leadership
• The importance of forgiveness for personal and professional growth
• How to start practicing Ho'oponopono for healing
• The evolution of coaching from cognitive to holistic approaches
• The significance of trusting your path and the universe

Sound Bites

"My PhD is in esoteric studies, the study of mysticism."

"Unresolved trauma can manifest as burnout and depression."

"Forgiveness is deeply healing and can change your life."

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Dr. Jane Lewis

03:02 The Journey Through Burnout and Bullying

10:02 Understanding Patterns of Bullying

16:52 The Role of Forgiveness in Healing

24:29 Energy and Spirituality in Coaching

30:54 The Power of Forgiveness

37:38 The Impact of Toxic Situations

39:21 Saying Yes to New Opportunities

Resources:

Your forgiveness meditation https://secretartofhuna.com

Ho'oponopono - The Hawaiian forgiveness process - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho%27oponopono

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Speak and Shine: https://www.brand.kieradair.com/speak-and-shine-collection/

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. I’m passionate about empowering women to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kier-adair

Instagram: instagram.com/kier_adair/

About Dr Jane Lewis:

Dr Jane Lewis is an accredited, award-winning coach, speaker and spiritual teacher who has spent over 40 years in the international commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors, starting her own business in 1998. In recognition of her 25+ years of coaching experience she was also made a Fellow of the Association for Coaching.

In the late 1990s Jane experienced burnout following workplace bullying, which quickly became full-blown clinical depression and the desire to be invisible. In the search for a solution that didn’t involve medication, she came across Huna and Ho’oponopono – the spiritual, energetic and healing approaches of the ancient Hawaiians. Today, uniquely, she combines modern leadership coaching with those teachings. She is particularly gifted in helping talented women move on from toxic situations which still hook them. And she is a strong advocate for the value of forgiveness as a healing approach, and as an aid to visibility!

Connect with Dr Jane:

Website: drjanelewis.com

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/janeplewis/

Facebook: facebook.com/janeplewis

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/secretartofhuna

Instagram: instagram.com/janeplewis/

YouTube: youtube.com/@secretartofhuna

In this empowering episode, Abi shares her powerful journey from being privately fostered in the UK to becoming a key part of a BAFTA award-winning documentary and a TEDx speaker. Her story highlights the importance of personal storytelling, identity and healing, inspiring others to reclaim their narratives and lead with heart.

Key Topics

• The impact of childhood foster care on identity
• The role of storytelling in healing and leadership
• Cultural roots and belonging in personal development

Sound Bites

"I was privately fostered at five weeks old."

"You believe that to be truth at that age."

"Saying yes to myself was the biggest impact."

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Abi Osho

01:00 Abi's Journey: From Foster Care to Leadership

12:06 The Impact of Storytelling on Identity

18:14 Creating Change Through Documentary

29:58 The Power of Personal Storytelling

38:07 Embracing All Parts of Yourself

Resources:

Get your copy of Becoming Visible by Abi Osho: https://abiosho.com/product-category/books/

Watch Abi’s TEDx Talk: Reclaiming Our Missing Pieces To Live Whole: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WVWrmrwUqqE&pp=ygUNQWJpIG9zaG8gdGVkeA%3D%3D

View the powerful BAFTA award-winning Channel 5 documentary White Nanny Black Child here: https://www.channel5.com/show/white-nanny-black-child

About Me Kier Adair:

I’m a London-based Visibility Expert, Brand Photographer, Keynote Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. I’m deeply passionate about empowering women in business to step up with confidence, speak out with clarity, and be seen for who they truly are.

I founded The Speak and Shine Collection, a platform and community designed to help women take the stage, share their voice, and create powerful visual assets that elevate their speaking careers. What began as a platform has grown into a movement — one built on visibility, opportunity, and connection, with women uplifting each other every step of the way.

Before launching my own business, I spent more than two decades at Marks & Spencer Plc, leading Visual Merchandising across Central Europe as part of the International Group. That experience shaped my understanding of visual branding, audience impact, and the power of showing up fully.

Now, I blend my creative eye, strategic insight, and passion for women’s empowerment to help my clients move from unseen and unheard to truly unstoppable.

Connect with Me:

Website: kieradair.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kier-adair

Instagram: instagram.com/kier_adair/

About Abi Osho:

Abi Osho is a Personal Storytelling and Leadership Coach, author, speaker, and BAFTA award-winning retreat facilitator. She is known for guiding women to reclaim their voice, own their story, and lead with authenticity from the inside out.

With over seven years of experience curating and leading transformational retreats across the UK, Europe, and Africa, Abi creates powerful spaces for deep healing, connection, and personal expansion. Her work is rooted in storytelling as a tool for liberation, drawing on both lived experience and African-centred practices of community and reflection.

Abi gained wider recognition through her contribution to the Netflix documentary White Nanny Black Child and has recently delivered a TEDx talk, further amplifying her message on the power of personal story and heart-led leadership.

Through her coaching, retreats, and retreat facilitation training, Abi supports women to release outdated narratives, expand their visibility, and step into aligned leadership with courage and truth.

Connect with Abi:

Website: www.abiosho.com

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/abi-osho-0aa59054/

Instagram: instagram.com/abi_soulmelanin

YouTube: youtube.com/@AbiOsho