Start Somewhere

Start Somewhere

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Start Somewhere episodes

  • 1. Amanda de Cadenet: How being true to your heart & helping others is the key to everything

    For the first episode of Start Somewhere Series 2, we are graced with the (virtual) presence of the incredible entrepreneur, journalist, author, photographer and activist, my dear friend Amanda de Cadenet.


    Having been skyrocketed into a successful TV career at a young age, Amanda has always been fascinated by other people, which eventually led her to break away from her life in the public eye and move behind the camera, capturing other people’s stories as a photographer. 


    Being a photographer and storyteller in a male-dominated industry made her determined to advocate for a more balanced representation in the media, so she started The Conversation, shedding light on important topics that women often silently face, and Girlgaze, a global online community that aims to close the gender gap by providing paid jobs for a network of female-identifying and non-binary creatives. 


    In this episode, we discuss Amanda’s life work, her ups and downs and how she built a successful career even after being written off at school by her teachers. 


    Ask: Explore what makes you and your heart happy and once you’ve identified what that one thing is, ask yourself how you can build a sustainable career out of it and in some way help others.  


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    33 min
  • 8. Sophie Monpeyssen: Everything is possible when you align yourself with the values of the universe
    This week’s podcast was recorded in London with my magical friend Sophie Monpeyssen, Co-Founder & CEO of Le Ciel Foundation. Le Ciel Foundation was founded with the mission of restoring harmony and ecology on a global scale through cultural, spiritual and environmental projects. We explore how Sophie leads her life from the heart, trying to embody the values and qualities she feels would bring balance and harmony to the world.

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    19 min
  • 7. Dr Myriam Assa Sidibe: How The Simple Power Of Hand Washing Can Change The World
    This week’s podcast was recorded with my friend and former colleague, the amazing Nairobi-based, Dr. Myriam Assa Sidibe who spearheaded a movement to change the hand washing behaviour of one billion people globally. Myriam the Author and Founder of Brands on A Mission is one of the world’s leading experts on brands that achieve social impact and business growth through purpose. We take a deep dive into Myriam’s work in both the public and private sectors and hear how she has been pivotal in creating a paradigm shift in the way public-private partnerships for health and well-being are managed and funded to achieve more sustainable and effective interventions.

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    18 min
  • 6. Mikkel Juel Iversen: Helping London’s stranded homeless during lockdown
    I was honoured to record this podcast with my inspiring friend and hero, Mikkel Juel Iversen, Founder of the non-profit organisation Under One Sky who provide outreach support to rough sleepers. He answered the desperate call to help London's homeless during Lockdown when 1000's were left stranded on the streets of the capital without shelter, food, water, money or the ability to wash themselves. He rallied over 1,000 volunteers who served the homeless with water, meals and heartwarming conversation more than 37,000 times during the height of the pandemic.

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    28 min
  • 5. Katy Young: If not us then who. How an animal lover turned activist
    This week’s podcast was recorded with animal lover and climate change advocate, Katy Young at her home in Palm Beach in January in a pre-Covid world. In this episode we learn about the devastating impact the Australian 2019/20 bush fires had on local communities and wild life. According to the WWF, nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced during this time which meant that it ranks as one of the ‘worst wildlife disasters in modern history.’ We follow Katy’s relief efforts to donate her beloved retro caravan, named Dorothy to Rae Harvey who ran a kangaroo sanctuary that was wiped out. We learn how Katy ended up starting the Make a Difference Convoy in the Northern Beaches that worked to deliver donations of water, animal feed, animal medical supplies including burn ointment and dressings, clothing, bedding, appliances, caravans, tents and more to some of the worst affected communities on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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    24 min
  • 4. Julia Jackson: Taking tangible radical action on climate change
    This week’s podcast was recorded with Julia Jackson, Founder of Grounded at The World Economic Forum in Davos in January in a pre-Covid world. The mission of Grounded is to identify scalable climate change solutions and bring them to the forefront of public awareness. A philanthropic initiative, Grounded’s annual Summit of which Leonardo Di Caprio Foundation is a partner, convenes scientists, policymakers, investors, executives, activists and front-line organisations expressly to ensure that our planet remains liveable for all life on earth. In this podcast we explore how Julia and her Northern California community were impacted by the 2017 wildfires and how, ever since then, Julia has dedicated herself to taking radical, real and actionable steps to shifting the trajectory of climate change.

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    22 min
  • 3. Sian Sutherland: Let’s focus on solutions rather than on the problem

    This week’s podcast was recorded with Sian Sutherland Co-Founder of A Plastic Planet in Plastic Free July.


    Igniting social change, creating brands, campaigns and businesses with soul is Sian’s passion. We take a deep dive into Sian’s environmental pro-activism, how she focuses on solutions rather than on the problem by launching campaigns like the plastic free aisle, plastic free certification mark and banning the export of plastic waste to developing countries. Sian talks about her goal to empower people to make informed decisions by giving them the choice to buy plastic alternatives, because each and everyone of us has so much more power than we think.


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    29 min
  • 2. Sarah Kate Ellis: Ensure and safeguard the world for the next generation

    This week’s podcast was recorded with Sarah Kate Ellis President & CEO of GLAAD, at The World Economic Forum in Davos in January in a pre-Covid world. 


    GLAAD is a dynamic media force and the world’s most visible LGBTQ organisation and the largest LGBTQ media advocacy organisation. In this podcast we learn how Sarah Kate Ellis is changing hearts and minds to improve the sentiment towards the LGBTQ community and to end discrimination like denied adoption, housing and firing for lack of “fit”. Sarah Kate’s mission is to ensure and safeguard the world for the next generation and to encourage a global audience to speak up against discriminative comments. 


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    19 min
  • 1. Shelley Zalis: When purpose meets passion one is truly unstoppable

    This week’s podcast was recorded with Shelley Zalis the CEO of The Female Quotient at The World Economic Forum in Davos in January in a pre-Covid world. 

    In this podcast we learn how Shelley left a successful career as a CEO of market research company, Online Testing Exchange, to launch The Female Quotient an organisation pioneering equality in the workplace by tackling issues such as closing the wage gap, eliminating bias, changing company culture, creating empathetic leadership, and measuring progress. Shelley talks about the power of collaboration with other female leaders in her own industry and across other industries too, as well as the importance of following your gut instinct, because when purpose meets passion one is truly unstoppable. 


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    26 min
  • Trailer

    My name is Sara Vaughan. I’m an innovator & creator of brands with purpose & positive change maker. I’m also the Global Chief Purpose & Sustainability Advisor for Marie Claire.

    This Start Somewhere podcast for Marie Claire features some of the incredibly inspiring people that I’m lucky enough to meet in the course of my work who are creating positive change in the world. Women and men. The known and the not so know yet. Each with their own unique story of how they started somewhere



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    1 min

About Start Somewhere

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In Start Somewhere, Sara Vaughan talks to some of the inspiring people that she's lucky enough to meet in the course of her work, each with their own unique story of how they started…