True Rags to Riches story from Growing Up in Extreme Poverty in a US Trailer Park in rural Louisiana to UK Boardrooms via MIT, Wall Street and Oxford Uni while Battling Imposter Syndrome. 

In her own words on social media where Terri shares that "growing up a dirt poor little Cajun girl in a trailer in rural Louisiana definitely made me feel a lot different."

In this episode, Terri Duhon joins our Founder, Co-Producer and Host Prof Miranda Brawn on The D.A.R.E. Podcast (where Miranda is also a fellow derivatives s/trader, entrepreneur, lawyer, global speaker, board member, Oxford University visiting Fellow and author of 'The Brawn Review') to discuss Terri's journey from rural Louisiana to UK's boardrooms.

Terri grew up very poor in a trailer with forms the foundation of her imposter syndrome. She went on to study maths at MIT and worked on the trading floor in Wall Street for 10 years from 1994 to 2004 as a credit derivatives trader.  She left investment banking to become an entrepreneur and author. This was followed by many attempts and lots of persistence to eventually become an associate fellow/lecturer at Oxford University and a board member. 

Whether you're an aspiring leader, entrepreneur, student, executive, board member, or simply interested in hearing about a former female trader reinvent her career, this episode offers valuable insights into leadership, taking risks, persistence and battling imposter syndrome. It highlights that you can come from an extremely poor and disadvantaged background to become a success with the right mindset. 

🔹 In this episode, Terri discusses her:

✅ Transition from her childhood growing up very poor in a trailer park in the US.

✅ Her first taste of success studying maths at MIT and bagging a trading role after graduating in her 20s at top Wall Street investment bank, J.P. Morgan.

✅ Being part of the trading team which grew the Credit Derivatives product in the 1990s at J.P. Morgan. This was led by Blythe Masters who at the time was the youngest Managing Director at 28.

✅ Her success mindset tips including risk, return and ageless reinvention at mid-life for opportunities to change.

✅ Her non traditional route to the Boardroom which did not include rising up the corporate ranks to become a Managing Director or a c-suite board member (i.e. CEO, CFO/COO etc) at her Wall Street bank. 

✅ Her personal struggles with managing imposter syndrome even today while feeling different in the workplace with a war with herself as honestly shared in this conversation.

✅ Boardroom diversity, leadership and representation.

✅ 'The Brawn Review' independent report on Boardroom Sustainability, Inclusion and Governance researched and authored by Prof Miranda Brawn with across more than 1000 global boardrooms in 24 sector with 50 recommendations, launched at the House of Lords in October 2025 and relaunched at LSEG in March 2026.

✅ Her thoughts on AI governance and what companies should be focused on in the boardroom.

✅ Women supporting women and talking more about their failures. 

✅ Her views on Legacy Banks vs Fintech companies in 2026. 

And so much more...

🎯 Key Topics

Leadership • Trading Floor • Trailer • Boardroom • Imposter Syndrome • Diversity & Inclusion • DEI • AI • Poverty 

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This D.A.R.E. Podcast episode with Baroness (Doreen) Lawrence OBE of Clarendon explores police reform, the Windrush legacy, media privacy, the fight to change British law and so much more!

Baroness Lawrence has warned that progress on race equality in the UK is going backwards during a candid new interview on The D.A.R.E. Podcast with Host Prof Miranda Brawn.

In the episode, Baroness Lawrence discusses racial justice, police accountability and the personal cost of her decades-long campaign for change.

Whether you’re an aspiring leader, entrepreneur, activist, student, executive, board member, changemaker or just interested in learning more about Baroness Lawrence, this episode offers practical advice on resilience, advocacy, leadership, inclusion, using your voice to make a difference and change laws.

🔹 In this episode, Baroness Lawrence discusses with Prof Miranda Brawn:

✅ How Baroness Lawrence’s life changed following the racially motivated murder of her son, Stephen Lawrence, in 1993.
✅ Baroness Lawrence's warning that progress on race equality in the UK is going backwards and expressing concern that “racism has raised its head again within politics”.
✅ A critical discussion of proposed UK police reforms, including concerns about plans to increase neighbourhood policing without addressing fundamental issues in officer training, recruitment and education.
✅ Reflections on her role as Chair of the Race Equality Engagement Group (REEG), advising former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, now the current Prime Minister Andy Burnham and the Cabinet Office while working hard to ensure race equality policy is not treated as a “tick-box” exercise.
✅ Her response to media phone hacking, police surveillance and the continuing safety concerns that have accompanied her public campaigning.
✅ The legal milestones pursued through her campaign, including the historic private prosecution brought by the Lawrence family and the campaign that led to changes to the double jeopardy law.
✅ The work of the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation, which supports young people through programmes focused on classrooms, communities and careers.
✅ Continuing impact of systemic racism and need for racial equality across healthcare, business, education and the criminal justice system. 
✅ The Brawn Review on Boardroom Sustainability, Inclusion and Governance including her contribution to this leading report backed by Oxford University.
✅ Why meaningful inclusion requires representation at board level alongside lasting structural and policy reform.
✅Her relationship with the late Maya Angelou and her book "And Still I Rise".
✅ Her childhood in Jamaica, where she was raised by her grandmother, and her move to England at the age of nine. She recalls the shock of arriving in a cold, grey Britain in the 1960s, as well as her early ambitions to become a teacher and her subsequent career in banking using a computer for the first time and higher education.
✅ Reflections on the Windrush generation and shares a message of resilience for future leaders seeking to challenge injustice and create change.

🎯 Key Topics:
Leadership • Equality • Justice • Activism • Success • Diversity & Inclusion • Windrush • REEG • Social Change • Public Service • Resilience • Inclusive Leadership • Race Equality • Stephen Lawrence • DEI

The D.A.R.E. Podcast, hosted by Prof Miranda Brawn, features conversations with global leaders, public figures and high-profile guests about success, mindset, leadership and the experiences that have shaped their careers and lives.

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The D.A.R.E. Podcast with Prof Miranda Brawn releases its latest episode, featuring Professor Sir Patrick Vernon OBE FrHistS and Simon Blake OBE in conversation on their successful careers, justice, equality and leadership.
 
Over the course of the one-hour conversation, they discuss:

1. How their childhood helped to shape them as successful leaders today?

2. Their successful career journeys including inside scoop on visiting Buckingham Palace.

3. What is a typical day like when you have a portfolio career (Patrick Vernon) or are the CEO of a large Charity like Stonewall (Simon Blake)?

Note: Stonewall UK is known as Europe's largest LGBTQ+ charity, founded in 1989. It fights for the freedom, equity, and potential of all lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and queer people. The charity works through political campaigns, workplace inclusion, education, and advocacy.

4. Both discuss their important activism work like Windrush and LGBTQ+ campaigns.

5. How to create meaningful action and get involved with equality and justice especially affecting race, LGBTQ+, disability, gender etc? 

This includes everyone from the classroom to the boardroom and beyond. 

The D.A.R.E. Podcast, hosted by Prof Miranda Brawn, features conversations with global
leaders, public figures and high-profile guests about success, mindset, leadership and the lessons that shape their careers and lives.
 
Miranda Brawn, founder and host of The D.A.R.E. Podcast in partnership
with The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF), said: 

“We are delighted to welcome our second panel conversation to 'The D.A.R.E. Podcast' with Prof Sir Patrick Vernon OBE and Simon Blake OBE. Their careers have both focused on equality and justice. This episode offers an extraordinary insight into leadership with persistence and consistency. It is about much more than personal career success and having the right mindset. It is about daring to speak up for others who do not have a voice to make positive change."
 
Podcast Host Biography - 
Professor Miranda Brawn : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Brawn

Podcast Guest(s) Biography - 
Prof Sir Patrick Vernon OBE - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Vernon
Simon Blake OBE - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Blake

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This episode sees Baroness Nicky Morgan reflect on her journey from Oxford University law student to corporate lawyer, MP, Cabinet Minister, member of the House of Lords and portfolio board director. 

It explores confidence, ambition, failure, leadership and building a successful career that YOU want on your own terms. We discuss risk, resilience, ageless reinvention and turning rejection into a YES.   

The D.A.R.E. Podcast with Prof Miranda Brawn today releases its latest episode, featuring Baroness Nicky Morgan in conversation on careers, confidence, leadership and success.   

Over the course of the one-hour conversation, Baroness Morgan discusses: 

1. The importance of confidence, self-belief, reflection and resilience. 

2. How she manages failure and imposter syndrome, takes informed risks and turns rejection into opportunity. 

3. Why ambition should not be seen as a dirty word. 

4. The role of mentors and male allies. 

5. The importance of building the right team. 

6. How leaders can use influence to create meaningful change. 

7. Key advice for our next generation of leaders. 

8. This includes how to make powerful connections with effective networking. 

9. Her proudest moment, typical day and mindset tips for success. 

10. Reveals personal stories about her experience in UK Parliament, including the pressures faced by female and diverse MPs, her work in the House of Lords and her involvement in areas such as changing laws for social media and online safety. 

The D.A.R.E. Podcast, hosted by Prof Miranda Brawn, features conversations with global leaders, public figures and high-profile guests about success, mindset, leadership and the lessons that shape their careers and lives.   It is mentoring and coaching at your fingertips from the classroom to the boardroom and beyond. 

Miranda Brawn, founder and host of The D.A.R.E. Podcast in partnership with The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF), said: 

“We are delighted to welcome Baroness Nicky Morgan to The D.A.R.E. Podcast. Her career offers an extraordinary insight into leadership, resilience and public service. This episode is about much more than career success and the right mindset. It is about confidence, ambition, learning from setbacks and daring to build the career and life you truly want.”   

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Brawn

Podcast Guest Biography - Baroness Nicky Morgan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Morgan

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🎙️Launch of Season Three Episode 4 (AKA Episode 24) for The D.A.R.E. Podcast 

Full podcast episode with Eleanora Srugo talking to The D.A.R.E. Podcast Host and Founder of TMBDLF.com Prof Miranda Brawn which was recorded in February 2026.

Join us for a very special and exclusive deep dive into the successful millionaire mindset of Eleonora Srugo who found fame as the Netflix star for the 2025 hit reality show 'Selling the City' and one of the most successful real estate agents in New York City. 

From starting her career in the corporate world to dabbling in retail before launching her real estate career in her 20s and now on the Netflix Show "Selling The City".  In the TV show, you see her lead a team of agents in their mission to sell real estate across New York City (NYC), promoting a strong approach towards leadership and her motivation to mentor “women who were comfortable learning”.

Elenora's story is a masterclass in determination, grit and resilience while visualising your dreams to lead to success with a millionaire mindset alongside bags of "hustle" and "heart".

In this candid conversation, we explore Eleonora's unique insights, experiences, and her vision for the future of real estate and whether there will be a Season Two of Selling The City in 2026. 

Whether you're a student, a professional, board member or just curious about what drives a successful mindset to outstanding success, this interview is a must-watch and/or must-listen. 

In this episode, you will learn more about:

Eleonora Srugo is giving a special glimpse into her childhood, weight loss and fitness journey, female role models and celebrity friends like Kimora Lee Simmons.  How she invested in the Netflix reality show including what makes or breaks a successful real estate agent from selling Jennifer Lopez penthouse to making millions and whether she would consider a career in politics after watching her close friend the former NY Mayor. She also shares how she transitioned from the corporate sector to retail and then real estate and the mindset that she has obtained along the way to become a success. This is a raw and honest episode not to be missed. 

Guest Biography:

Eleonora Srugo is a high-profile top luxury real estate broker and television personality based in New York City, US. She is best known as the lead star and "boss" of the Netflix reality series Selling the City, which premiered in early 2025. With over 15 years of experience in the luxury market, she is a top-performing agent at Douglas Elliman, where she founded her own team, Eleonora & CO., in 2023.

Her rise to Success included joining Douglas Elliman in 2009. She consistently ranks among the top 10 individual agents in the city. In 2023, she closed a landmark $75 million deal on a Central Park South condo, which was the firm's largest sale of the year. She also handled the $23 million sale of Jennifer Lopez's Nomad penthouse.

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🎙️Launch of Season Three Episode 3 (AKA Episode 23) for The D.A.R.E. Podcast 

Full podcast episode with Piers Linney MBE talking to The D.A.R.E. Podcast Host and Founder of TMBDLF.com Prof Miranda Brawn which was recorded in February 2026.

Join us for a very special and exclusive deep dive into the successful millionaire mindset of Piers Linney who found fame as one of the BBC Dragon Den Star investors and Channel Four's secret millionaire. 

From starting his career as a lawyer, investment banker and VC financier to 
board director and entrepreneur launching businesses including his latest venture Implement AI. Pier's story is a masterclass in reinvention and managing failure.

In this candid conversation, we explore Piers's unique insights, experiences, and his vision for the future of AI and business.

Whether you're a student, a professional, board member or just curious about what drives a successful mindset to outstanding success, followed by crime and turning your life around, this interview is a must-watch and/or must-listen. 

In this episode, you will learn more about:

1. Piers Linney's from childhood to tech co-founder via law, banking and the boardroom.
2. Reinventing his career from corporate to entrepreneurship including becoming a celebrity via his television work on BBC Dragon's Den and Channel Four's Secret Millionaire.
3. The importance of AI and its future in the workplace including how his business can help to support. 
4. He shares what his version of true success and happiness means to him during the new quick Q&As section. 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Linney#:~:text=a%20British%20businessman%20and%20investor.,the%20UK%20government%2Downed%20development%20bank

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🎙️Launch of Season Three Episode 2 (AKA Episode 22) for The D.A.R.E. Podcast 

Full podcast episode with Nick Leeson talking to The D.A.R.E. Podcast Host and Founder/President of TMBDLF.com Prof Miranda Brawn which was recorded in January 2026.

Join us for a very special and exclusive deep dive into the successful mindset of Nick Leeson also known as the Rogue Trader.

From losing over $1 Billion to redefining success, Nick Leeson’s story is a masterclass in the 3 R's - resilience, reflection, and reinvention. 

He shares his multi-decades of experience which initially started as a successful banker by the age of 25 before failure took its turn and he ended up in prison at age 28 as a rogue trader causing the UK's oldest merchant bank (Barings Bank) to go bankrupt before turning his life around after beating cancer. Today, Nick is a private investigator, author and speaker with a Hollywood Film about the most embarrassing time of his life at Barings Bank. 

In this candid conversation, we explore Nick's unique insights, experiences, and his vision for the future of education and workplace. 

Whether you're a student, a professional, board member or just curious about what drives a successful mindset to outstanding success, followed by crime and turning your life around, this interview is a must-watch and/or must-listen. 

Guest Biography:

Nick Leeson is an English former derivatives trader whose fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative trades resulted in the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest existing merchant bank after losses of approximately $1.4 Billion.

He was convicted of financial crime in a Singapore court and served more than four years in Changi Prison which included beating cancer while in prison..

Today, he is an author with three books and also active on the keynote and after-dinner speaking circuit, where he advises companies about risk and corporate responsibility. Since 2023, he has been a private investigator dealing with cases of financial misconduct.

Full Biography below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Leeson#:~:text=Nicholas%20William%20Leeson%20%5B2%5D%20(born,Kingdom's%20oldest%20existing%20merchant%20bank.

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🎙️Launch of Season Three Episode 1 (AKA Episode 21) for The D.A.R.E. Podcast 

Full podcast episode with Baroness Martha Lane Fox CBE of Soho talking to The D.A.R.E. Podcast Host and Founder/President of TMBDLF.com Prof Miranda Brawn, recorded in September 2025. 

Join us for a very special and exclusive deep dive into the successful mindset of Martha Lane Fox. 

In this candid conversation, we explore Martha's unique insights, experiences, and her vision for the future within business, technology, venture capital funding, the boardroom and much more. 

Whether you're a student, a professional, board member or just curious about what drives a successful mindset to outstanding success, this interview is a must-watch and/or must-listen. 

In this episode, you will learn more about:

1. Advice to entrepreneurs including finding the right co-founder
2. How to get into the boardroom and her own journey to joining high profile boards like Twitter/X, Chanel, British Airways etc including her thoughts on working with the world's richest man Elon Musk!
3. How to launch a 10 figure business like Lastminute.com in her 20s and then sold it in her early 30s for $1 billion 
4. Her thoughts on the world of Venture Capital (VC) and raising funds for your business 
5. How a life changing holiday and near fatal car accident in Morocco during the same year she made 8 figures from selling Lastminute.com (exact amount is confirmed within this episode) has left her permanently disabled including living with disabilities and exercising resilience 
6. How to make things including your dreams happen including her luxury of flexibility
7. Is there such thing as a work/life balance? 
8. Venture Capital funding tips for your new business and the UK Technology sector including her top 3 tips to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) 
9. Where is AI going to be in 5 to 10 years?
10. The Brawn Review on boardroom sustainability, inclusion and governance where Martha provides her recommendations 
11. Women's health and dealing with menopause at work
12. Quick Q&A 

Guest Biography:

Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho is a prominent British businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, digital/diversity activist, and public servant. She co-founded Lastminute.com during the dotcom boom of the early 2000s which was sold for $1 billion and co-founded Lucky Voices. She has subsequently served on public service digital projects and various boards including Twitter, Chanel, Marks and Spencer, British Airways to name but a few. At the time of filming, she was also Chancellor of the Open University and President of the British Chambers of Commerce. Also, the youngest female cross bench peer when she entered more than ten years ago in the House of Lords and helped create the GOV.UK.

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🎙️Launch of Season Three with an introductory episode (AKA Episode 20)

Short episode with Professor Miranda Brawn who is the Creator, Co-Producer and Host of The D.A.R.E. Podcast, recorded in September 2025.

Join us for a very special super quick dive into the successful mindset of Professor Miranda Brawn.

In this episode, you will learn more about Miranda's favourite song, film, book and a little more. There will be a full episode called "Ask Miranda" coming up in Season Three due to demand since launching.

Guest Biography:

Prof Dr Miranda K. Brawn MBA FRSA has a professional executive background in financial services, law and social impact spanning decades. Previously, she had worked as an investment banker, stock broker, hedge fund derivatives sales trader and senior financial services regulatory lawyer. Her career started at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs  to name but a few as one of the first women on London's Square Mile and New York's Wall Street trading floor.

She has a portfolio board career focused on sustainable and inclusive growth. As of today, she sits on the boards for UK's largest NHS Trust with £3.2 billion annual turnover as a Non-Executive Director, and their first Chair of their People, Culture and Education Committee focused on health inequalities.

From a Financial Services perspective, she is also a Board Advisor for the FTSE 100’s $1 Trillion AUM Financial Company's Sustainability and Impact Funds and an Advisor for various AI Technology and Venture Capital Fund start-ups. Her advisory services extend to being an Advisor to the UK Prime Minister and UK Government on equality matters. Miranda has held other local government appointments, including being an Equality Commissioner.

Previous roles have included being an advisory board member for The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn Investment Committee and Non-Executive Director for Crownsavers Credit Union Ltd. Miranda was working with UK's richest family (the ‘Hindujas’) as Non-Executive Director and diversity and sustainability board level champion for their UK based engineering company & electric vehicle sustainability organisation Switch Mobility Ltd overseeing an investment which valued the company at $1.8 billion, making it a unicorn.

Supported 20+ charities & founded registered charity The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF) in January 2016 with global impact of 100,000 young leaders. She has won 100+ awards including first honorary professor at Roehampton University, former Visiting Fellow at Oxford University, Universities of Law & Brighton Honorary Doctorates, honorary EDI fellow at East London University and Women of Influence 2025.

A media contributor, The D.A.R.E. Podcast Creator/Producer/Host & launched The Brawn Review on Boardroom Sustainability, Inclusion & Governance at House of Lords & on Bloomberg TV in 2025.

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🎙️LAUNCH OF SEASON TWO EPISODE 9 (A.K.A EPISODE 19) for THE D.A.R.E. PODCAST 

FULL Podcast Episode with Baroness Sandip (Sandy) Verma talking to 'The D.A.R.E. Podcast' Creator, Producer and Host, Success Mindset Coach (aka The 60 Second Coach), Founder and President of TMBDLF.com Prof Miranda K. Brawn which was recorded in Spring 2024.

Join us for a very special and exclusive deep dive into the mind of Baroness Sandy Verma. She shares her multi-decades of experience which is useful for anyone who wishes to have a successful business career and/or who would like to know the lady behind the grand title of "Baroness" who works in the UK Palaces of Westminster at the House of Lords. 

In this candid conversation, we explore Sandy's unique insights, experiences, and her vision for the future of an inclusive global business particularly within the UK and in Africa.

Whether you're a student, a professional, board member or just curious about what drives a successful mindset to outstanding success, this interview is a must-watch and/or must-listen.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

1. The background behind this successful businesswoman includes her family business foundation being the first Asian business in Leicester in 1952 and how childhood racism during her school days in Leicester shaped her resilient mindset for future success

2. Great tips on how to achieve your goals such as using your transferable skills to launch businesses into different industries. This included fashion manufacturing and wholesale to social care and becoming a Parliamentarian as a Member of the UK House of Lords

3. How to be an advocate addressing today's challenges and bring together communities from different backgrounds

4. The current state of the African business market including how her family business got involved and the importance of more trade

5. Her very own success mindset tips including a special D.A.R.E. for the audience and self reflection 

Plus SO MUCH MORE! 

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Guest Biography:  Baroness Sandip (Sandy) Verma served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development from May 2015 until July 2016. She has been a Conservative member of the House of Lords since 2006 and previously served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for DECC. At the time of recording of this podcast episode she was also the Chair of UN Women UK until 2024. 

Baroness Verma attended local schools and university in Leicester. In 2006 she was raised to the peerage as Baroness Verma of Leicester in the County of Leicestershire. 

Prior to becoming Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for DECC, Baroness Verma was Spokesperson for Cabinet Office, International Development, Women and Equalities and Business Innovation and Skills. 

Baroness Verma started her first business at the age of 19 in high fashion, supplying high street multiples. In 2000 she changed her business to the service sector.

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