In this episode of The Sally Steele Show, I sat down with bubbly founder of 40plus style & lifestyle blog Club Forty, Claire Hall. Growing up in East London, Claire was always interested in fashion trends and being influenced heavily by her early style & music icons. After moving out to Essex in her teens, Claire found her edgy on-trend style was an easy way to make new friends and connections. However, she did not step into working in the world of fashion and styling until her forties. Since launching her blog, Club Forty and becoming a Personal Stylist Claire has found profound joy & fulfilment in helping other women express themselves and feel great about ageing in style.

In this episode we also chat about:

• The role of Instagram in providing women over 40 with the style & outfit inspiration they were lacking from fashion magazines.  
• Claire's earliest memories of being the first in her peer group to work fashion trends. 
• How growing up in East London combined with her mother's feminine elegance have influenced the way Claire's style has evolved.
• Claire's interesting choice to do a degree in languages & work in marketing doing multilingual advertising campaigns.
• How the punishing hours and deadline-driven world of publishing & advertising led her to change careers after having children.
• Her decade in HR and why she chose to focus on learning, training and people development arena.
• The impact her father's motor neurone disease and her mum's battle with cancer, coupled with early motherhood had on her mental and physical wellbeing.
• How starting her fashion blog Club Forty and focussing on her passion for style helped her through one of the toughest periods of her life.
• What exercise she credits with having a transformative effect on her mental, physical and spiritual health and how she has dropped the self-care guilt.
• The evolution of her Personal Styling arm of her business, off the back of an impromptu event to share her knowledge and help others make the most of the clothes in their wardrobes with her #thisoldthing hashtag.
• Claire's distaste for ageist self-limiting beliefs about fashion and the negativity around ageing and having fun with fashion.
• Her incredible stories of styling client transformations that really make her love the job she has now and how impactful it can be on how her clients view themselves and show up in the world.
• Why 'Teardrops' by Womack & Womack is a killer tune for her and what film that shows multigenerational women supporting each other is one of her favourites.
• And finally, as we shine a light on why Claire's local hospice 'St Helena' in Colchester is the charity she has such a connection with and supports.
• Claire is also one of the 36 women featured in Sally's book "Dare More, Care Less ®"

So, enjoy this episode into the world of fashion after Forty with Claire Hall.

Links:

Club Forty

Follow Claire's blog @clubforty.claire on Instagram

Support St Helena Hospice

Buy Sally's Book "Dare More, Care Less ®" in the UK /Europe

Buy Sally's Book "Dare More, Care Less ®" Australia/NZ

Follow the show on Instagram @thesallysteeleshow

Find Sally on Instagram

@STEELEmystyle

@ItsSallySteele

@DareMoreCareLess

In this episode of The Sally Steele Show, I chatted with bold fashion & art impresario, social media marketing guru & creator of global cult jewellery brand DOODAD + FANDANGO, Nikita Majajas.

Nikita shares with us her fascinating journey to creating the life she loves as Sydney-based maker of her unique, witty and feminist wearable art. Despite her long held love of a making a statement with her strong personal style, Nikita shares that she did not always have the confidence to follow a creative path. After finally following her dream to create her own fashion accessories brand, backed by the unwavering support of her wife DJ Charlie Villas, Nikita's business and fulfilment has grown exponentially.

In this episode we also chat about:

• Nikita being an early adopter of Instagram and how she used it to grow a global legion of Doodad & Fandango fans.
• Her strict religious upbringing and how that shaped her reluctance to follow a creative career.
• How bold personal style and how discovering charity shops as a teenager sparked a life-long love affair for customising fashion.
• Being a late bloomer in terms of creative confidence and the multiple careers and courses that she had along the journey.
• How an impulse trip overseas completely changed her future path in life, love and career.
• Keeping the dream alive during tough years and dealing with depression.
• How she felt pressure to have it worked out and only started to feel momentum in her chosen creative pursuits at 40.
• How she made an intentional choice to be a one woman show across all areas of her business.
• The dos and don't of collaborations with other brands and some of her highlights.
• Nikita love of creating wearable pieces that have witty, feminist and socially relevant statements that straddle fashion and art.
• Sustainability and being an environmentally conscious maker. 
• How she and her wife Charlie dealt with COVID and lockdown in a unique way.
• The freedom she loves in working from home and being her own boss.
• The advantages of being married to a DJ – all music gets Nikita on the dance floor!
• What artworks, films and books inspire her creativity and give her joy everyday.
• The creative women around her who support and inspire Nikita.
• And finally, we shine a light on others and hear about Nikita's charity of choice 'The Aboriginal Legal service of NSW'.

So, sit back and enjoy this fascinating episode with Nikita Majajas where we learn to never give up on your dream career.

Links:

DOODAD + FANDANGO

Instagram @doodad_and_fandango

Check out DJ Charlie Villas

The Aboriginal Legal Service of NSW

Find Sally on Instagram

@STEELEmystyle

@ItsSallySteele

@DareMoreCareLess

Sally Steele

Buy Sally's Book "Dare More, Care Less"

Follow the show on Instagram @thesallysteeleshow

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Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts

In this episode of The Sally Steele Show, I sat down with Speaker, Advisor, Thought Leader and Author Christina Joy.

Christina is an expert on fulfilment and living a successful life according to your values. She's the author of 2 best-selling books "How To Have It All"' and "The True Believers" and a pioneer in empowering women to take responsibility, find clarity and become super productive through her multiple programs and events. Her own personal journey to self-love and joy, is a powerful one spanning 4 decades and is an inspiring tale of transformation and courage.

In this episode we also chat about:

• How Christina and I worked together first as a stylist and then helping to develop her brand.
• How we can deliver on the promises we make to ourselves.
• Christina's philosophy of creating a life aligned with your values and how to achieve it.
• The 4 pillars of fulfilment that underpins all of Christina's mentoring work.
• The influence Christina's childhood had on creating self-limiting beliefs she has learned to expire.
• Christina's journey through self-doubt to really believe in her power and
• The courageous choices she's made to live a life according to her own values.
• Christina's top tips for achieving sustainable success.
• The impact Christina's 'Leading Women' events are making and how she leads the way in building a sisterhood of kind, ambitious supportive women, and the importance of finding a True Believer Tribe.
• How she is now helping busy working women transform their lives through her Mojo Kickstart Courses.
• What song is guaranteed to get Christina out on the dance floor.
• Which book she gifts friends and why.
• And we shine a light on Christina's favourite charity 'Lou's Place', a women's daytime refuge.

So, sit back and enjoy this insightful episode with Christina Joy.

Links:

Buy Christina's books "How To Have It All" and "The True Believers"

Find out more about her Mojo Kickstart program

Christina Joy

Support 'Lou's Place'

Buy Sally's Book "Dare More, Care Less"

Follow the show on Instagram @thesallysteeleshow

Find Sally on Instagram

@STEELEmystyle

@ItsSallySteele

@DareMoreCareLess

Sally Steele

Credits:

Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts

In this debut episode of The Sally Steele Show, I sat down with award-winning newsreader, mentor, mum, speaker, author and podcast host Katrina Blowers.

Katrina experienced a panic attack live on air while presenting the evening news. This event brought her to delve deep into the science of confidence and how she could bring it back into her life.

Now, she's sharing what she's learned in her recently launched online course, 'Claiming Your Confidence' where Katrina teaches us how to enhance our natural communication style, overcome the fear and use it for fuel in becoming more powerful communicators and play a bigger game.

In this episode we also chat about:

• Overcoming our inner critic, self-doubt and how we self-sabotage.
• Katrina's visceral experience of having a panic attack live on air and how she coped.
• The science of confidence and how to recognise the physical impact anxiety has on our bodies.
• Katrina's game-changing strategies for managing anxiety and overcoming her own fear moments.
• How Katrina's upbringing influenced her life's path and how she helps her own children develop confidence.
• Dealing with the harsh reality of a marriage ending and how she chooses to co-parent.
• The importance of her personal style and its evolution in how she expresses herself.
• What song is her go-to karaoke choice.
• Which artwork joyfully inspires her every day.
• Which film gave her a deep love for the power of food.
• What book she gifts friends who are new mothers.
• The bold women who have had an impact on Katrina's journey.
• And finally, we shine a light on Katrina's favourite charity 'Hummingbird House'.

So, sit back and enjoy this confidence-enhancing episode with Katrina Blowers.

Links:

Listen to the Claiming Your Confidence post, with yours truly!

Support Hummingbird House

Listen to the episode to unlock a listener-only VIP discount on Katrina's Claiming your Confidence Course.

Buy Sally's Book "Dare More, Care Less"

Follow the show on Instagram @thesallysteeleshow

Find Sally on Instagram

@STEELEmystyle

@ItsSallySteele

@DareMoreCareLess

Get in touch with Sally Steele

Credits:

Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts

In this intro of The Sally Steele Show, I share one of the books that is the basis for the show and has influenced my life greatly from childhood upwards and only rediscovered when I had my own children.

"Oh, The Places You'll Go!" by Dr Seuss perfectly encapsulates life's ups and downs and in The Sally Steele Show, I will be speaking to the bold creative thinkers, doers, leaders and makers and we'll be sharing the places they've gone, in their mindset, style, careers and relationships. We'll be sharing the Bang-Ups the Hang-Ups as well as the triumphs.

My hope is that it lights a spark in you, who knows maybe one of these stories will change YOUR life and the places YOU'LL go but at the very least they will give you some relatable, life-affirming sparkly inspiration along your way Onwards & Upwards.

Sally x 

Links:

Buy Sally's Book "Dare More, Care Less®"

Follow the show on Instagram @thesallysteeleshow

Find Sally on Instagram

@STEELEmystyle

@ItsSallySteele

@DareMoreCareLess

Sally Steele

Buy your copy of "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" – by Dr Seuss

Credits:

Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts