The Equality Conversation

Our focus for this Season is on ‘Getting To The Top’ and I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips to inspire you in your career.

I'm delighted to welcome Lin Yue as my guest today. Lin is an executive director at Goldman Sachs, and a multi award winning thought leader on the intersection of diversity, culture and psychology to business. She's an amazing thinker and joins me today to talk about her recent return from maternity, and the importance of learning about yourself, your mindset, and your values.

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to Gail Morgan Style for sponsoring this season. Focusing on mindset, colours, style and wardrobe management, Gail has inspired me and thousands of other women to increase their visibility, impact, and influence by reducing wardrobe overwhelm and confusion. She truly is a master of her craft and completely understands how the ‘right’ clothes can immediately increase your confidence and credibility. Gail Morgan Style is offering our listeners 15% off all colour analysis sessions, and any of her other styling services, when you reference this podcast.  To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.gailmorganstyle.com.

Our focus for this Season is on ‘Getting To The Top’ and I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips to inspire you in your career.

I’m excited to welcome Gail Morgan as my guest today. Gail has over 30 years’ experience and is one of only five image consultants worldwide to be certified on both sides of the Atlantic. Today’s topic is about ‘Increasing your visibility, impact and influence’. 

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to Gail Morgan Style for sponsoring this season. Focusing on mindset, colours, style and wardrobe management, Gail has inspired me and thousands of other women to increase their visibility, impact, and influence by reducing wardrobe overwhelm and confusion. She truly is a master of her craft and completely understands how the ‘right’ clothes can immediately increase your confidence and credibility. Gail Morgan Style is offering our listeners 15% off all colour analysis sessions, and any of her other styling services, when you reference this podcast.  To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.gailmorganstyle.com.

Our focus for this Season is on ‘Getting To The Top’ and I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips to inspire you in your career.

It is an absolute pleasure to welcome Helen Tupper as my guest today. Helen is co-founder of Amazing If and together with Sarah Ellis is host of the Squiggly Career podcast and author of The Sunday Times Bestseller’ The Squiggly Career’ and their new book ‘You Coach You’. I’m delighted she’s joining me today to talk about how getting to the top can sometimes be a bit squiggly and ‘How coaching yourself can help you progress’. 

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to Gail Morgan Style for sponsoring this season. Focusing on mindset, colours, style and wardrobe management, Gail has inspired me and thousands of other women to increase their visibility, impact, and influence by reducing wardrobe overwhelm and confusion. She truly is a master of her craft and completely understands how the ‘right’ clothes can immediately increase your confidence and credibility. Gail Morgan Style is offering our listeners 15% off all colour analysis sessions, and any of her other styling services, when you reference this podcast.  To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.gailmorganstyle.com.

Our focus for this Season is on ‘Getting To The Top’ and I’m delighted to introduce this special joint episode with Cityparents’ Anna Richards for International Women’s Day 2022. Today, we’ll be talking about progress in gender balance in the workplace, the main issues for women at work today and how corporates and leaders can help to address them.

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to Gail Morgan Style for sponsoring this season. Focusing on mindset, colours, style and wardrobe management, Gail has inspired me and thousands of other women to increase their visibility, impact, and influence by reducing wardrobe overwhelm and confusion. She truly is a master of her craft and completely understands how the ‘right’ clothes can immediately increase your confidence and credibility. Gail Morgan Style is offering our listeners 15% off all colour analysis sessions, and any of her other styling services, when you reference this podcast.  To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.gailmorganstyle.com.

Our focus for this Season is on ‘Getting To The Top’ and I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips to inspire you in your career.

I’m delighted to welcome Charlotte Cherry and Alix Ainsley as my guests today. Charlotte and Alix job-share the role of Director of Talent & Learning at the John Lewis Partnership and are fantastic role models for senior job sharing. Today we’ll be talking about something that really should be more prevalent in the workplace – ‘How job sharing can boost your career’.

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to Gail Morgan Style for sponsoring this season. Focusing on mindset, colours, style and wardrobe management, Gail has inspired me and thousands of other women to increase their visibility, impact, and influence by reducing wardrobe overwhelm and confusion. She truly is a master of her craft and completely understands how the ‘right’ clothes can immediately increase your confidence and credibility. Gail Morgan Style is offering our listeners 15% off all colour analysis sessions, and any of her other styling services, when you reference this podcast.  To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.gailmorganstyle.com.

Our focus for this Season is on ‘Getting To The Top’ and I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips to inspire you in your career. 

It is a pleasure to welcome Parv Sangera as my guest today. Parv is Managing Director of The Bathroom Showroom and I’m delighted she’s joining me to talk about getting to the top and how to overcome challenges and obstacles we can all experience along the way.

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to Gail Morgan Style for sponsoring this season. Focusing on mindset, colours, style and wardrobe management, Gail has inspired me and thousands of other women to increase their visibility, impact, and influence by reducing wardrobe overwhelm and confusion. She truly is a master of her craft and completely understands how the ‘right’ clothes can immediately increase your confidence and credibility. Gail Morgan Style is offering our listeners 15% off all colour analysis sessions, and any of her other styling services, when you reference this podcast. To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.gailmorganstyle.com.

Our focus for this Season is the 4 M’s which are Monthlies, Miscarriage, Maternity and Menopause, and how these can affect women at work. I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips, to inspire you in your career.  

And today I’m excited to welcome Lilian Ugwumadu as my guest. Lilian is a Consultant Gynaecologist at The Surrey Park Clinic. Lilian brings her clinical perspective as well as her experience of being a mum of two, and a manager to many mid-life women.  Today’s topic is about ‘Putting your health first’, which is something she explains she has had to get better at!

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to The Surrey Park Clinic for sponsoring this season. Many of us don't prioritise our health. Whether we are juggling work, home-life or family, we often put our health concerns to the bottom of the list. But going through periods, gynae concerns, fertility problems, pregnancy and menopause can be physically and emotionally draining and affect confidence. The Surrey Park Clinic can help and will put your health first. They are offering our listeners 10% off all initial consultations when you reference this podcast. To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.thesurreyparkclinic.co.uk.

Our focus for this Season is the 4 M’s which are Monthlies, Miscarriage, Maternity and Menopause, and how these can affect women at work. I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips, to inspire you in your career.  

It is a pleasure to welcome Jessica Chivers as my guest today. Jessica is a coaching psychologist, author of a book called “Mothers Work!” and host of the Comeback Coach podcast. She’s also the founder of The Talent Keeper Specialists, a business whose mission is to keep everyone everywhere feeling confident, connected and cared for when they take extended leave from work. I’m delighted she’s joining me today to talk about how to ‘Comeback from maternity with confidence’.

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to The Surrey Park Clinic for sponsoring this season. Many of us don't prioritise our health. Whether we are juggling work, home-life or family, we often put our health concerns to the bottom of the list. But going through periods, gynae concerns, fertility problems, pregnancy and menopause can be physically and emotionally draining and affect confidence. The Surrey Park Clinic can help and will put your health first. They are offering our listeners 10% off all initial consultations when you reference this podcast. To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.thesurreyparkclinic.co.uk.

Our focus for this Season is the 4 M’s which are Monthlies, Miscarriage, Maternity and Menopause, and how these can affect women at work. I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips, to inspire you in your career.  

It is my absolute pleasure to welcome Nicki Williams as my guest today. Nicki is an award-winning nutritionist, author, speaker, women’s health expert and founder of her business, Happy Hormones for Life. Having been a client of Nicki’s in the past, I’m delighted she’s joining me today to talk about the impact of hormone imbalances in working women, and her advice and tips on how to ‘Regain control of your hormones’.

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to The Surrey Park Clinic for sponsoring this season. Many of us don't prioritise our health. Whether we are juggling work, home-life or family, we often put our health concerns to the bottom of the list. But going through periods, gynae concerns, fertility problems, pregnancy and menopause can be physically and emotionally draining and affect confidence. The Surrey Park Clinic can help and will put your health first. They are offering our listeners 10% off all initial consultations when you reference this podcast. To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.thesurreyparkclinic.co.uk.

Our focus for this Season is the 4 M’s which are Monthlies, Miscarriage, Maternity and Menopause, and how these can affect women at work. I’ll be talking to some incredible women and experts from around the world to share their real-life stories, advice and tips, to inspire you in your career.  

Today I'm welcoming my good friend Zoe Latimer as my guest. Zoe is Head of Commercial Strategy at the Ministry of Defence and like me is currently going through perimenopause. Today we'll be breaking the taboo by speaking out about perimenopause at work, talking about the impact of perimenopause on working women, and tips and advice in managing symptoms whilst progressing your career.

The Confidence Conversation podcast with Joy Burnford explores the world of women, work and what it takes to feel more confident. A lack of confidence is not a crime. So, if you need some motivation, inspiration or a boost of confidence, grab a cuppa, go for a dog walk, or escape for a drive and join us for today’s conversation about confidence.

A big thank you to The Surrey Park Clinic for sponsoring this season. Many of us don't prioritise our health. Whether we are juggling work, home-life or family, we often put our health concerns to the bottom of the list. But going through periods, gynae concerns, fertility problems, pregnancy and menopause can be physically and emotionally draining and affect confidence. The Surrey Park Clinic can help and will put your health first. They are offering our listeners 10% off all initial consultations when you reference this podcast. To find out more, see the link in the show notes or visit www.thesurreyparkclinic.co.uk.