Unfiltered by Cohorted

Cohorted talks to Rehema Muthamia about her background, career and recent win of the beauty pageant – Miss England. Rehema discusses what it was like to be the only woman of colour throughout her degree and Masters, and how she dealt with the racist backlash that came after she was crowned.  

She opens up about the process of becoming Miss England, and the sisterhood she found in her fellow contestants – in her words, all amazing, intellectual women who have a passion for a cause.  

Rehema addresses the common misconceptions she faces in both her career in consulting, but also towards people who compete in pageants, and argues the point that women should have a place in STEM industries and that it’s important to see people who look like you.  

Finally, she touches on her passion for women’s issues and how she thinks that men can get involved in the conversation.  

Cohorted’s host, Ximena Guijarro, talks to Katie Bailiff about how women have come through the ranks in the field, the barriers to women’s success in a male-dominated industry, the importance of loving what you do, and shooting a rape trial.  

Katie fell in love with the film world around the age of 14. Her father, a boat builder, loaned a boat to a local production crew for a film they were shooting nearby. Katie tagged along and spent the next day and a half on the set, loving every moment!  

In today’s episode, she chats to Ximena about what Women in Film and Television really does, what membership and mentorship entails, the advice she’d give to women starting in the industry, and how to identify a key story.  

WFTV is currently working on the bare bones of a leadership program and a writer’s retreat.  

Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, talks to Tola Adeagbo about her journey from financial analyst to multi-award winning handbag designer. They discuss the importance that passion plays in your life and work, and Tola describes how, as the daughter of African migrants, she had to find the balance between what she wanted and what her father envisioned for her.  

Tola talks about the creative process of designing a bag, as well as her love of colour and who she sees the true Florian girl as. She also talks about the difficulties that the pandemic brought to the brand, and how she overcame them.  

Finally, Tola highlights the fact that she’s an ambassador for Mumble Forum, a platform that highlights and celebrates strong women – and especially, strong mums.  

Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, is joined by the siblings Leanne, Natalie and Ryan Haynes, to talk about their fashion bran, Elsie and Fred. They talk about the strong family connection that they have – from the name of the brand to the names of the products, as well as the benefits of working together so closely.  

The siblings talk about the growth of the brand, how COVID affected their sales, and how the shift from surviving to thriving has been a difficult one for them all to accept. They discuss how coming from a working-class background has affected their mentality, but also drives them to set bigger and better goals for themselves, including improving their sustainability practices, one step at a time.  

Cohorted’s host, Ximena Guijarro, talks to Rhian Stephenson about the importance of being open about women’s health, the challenges that women face around diagnosis and treatment,  

Rhian is a huge advocate of women’s health and education. Throughout her clinical practice and her experience as a woman, she’s seen how many medical standards are based on men’s physiology and men’s experiences, putting women’s negative health experiences down to “period pain”.  

In part 2 of this episode, she discusses the lack of education around female health, how to optimise your life by doing things that make you feel good and keep you healthy, and how motherhood has changed her view of womanhood.  

Cohorted’s host, Ximena Guijarro, talks to Rhian Stephenson about what real health looks like, getting to the root cause of health problems, and what makes Artah’s supplements different from everyone else.  

Rhian is a naturopath and nutritionist by trade. After a decade in the business, she had the opportunity to run a fitness business, which she loved, but which highlighted one important factor for her: although people were getting fitter, they weren’t getting healthier. And so Artah Nutrition was born.  

In today’s episode, Rhian chats about her own struggle in practice to find potent supplements to treat health problems, the importance of doing a “health audit”, the dangers of diet culture, and making small changes to improve your health.  

Artah has recently launched a supplement range that stands out from the rest. They’re potent, made to specifications that Rhian wishes she’d had when she was in practice, and designed to get to the root cause of health problems. Keep up with the amazing work they’re doing by signing up for their newsletter on their website!  

Cohorted’s host, Ximena Guijarro, talks to Emilie Louzides about imposter syndrome and the dark side of success, how working with Arlo Parks has boosted her confidence, and her foray into NFTs.  

In part 2 of this episode, Emilie discusses how feeling not good enough hits us all at some point, the dangers of comparing yourself to others, finding inspiration in everything, her thoughts on womanhood, and the importance of choosing cruelty-free products.  

Being original and creative in makeup is Emilie’s style. She believes that makeup is artwork on the face, so keep up with her on social media to see her masterpieces!  

Cohorted’s host, Ximena Guijarro, talks to Emilie Louzides about the F Word, her father and his influence, and Cohorted being her first ever podcast!  

Emilie started her studies at an art school in the US, where she began studying fashion. She soon discovered that fashion was more of a hobby than a career for her, and started spending her time (during and out of class) doing makeup for anyone who needed it.  

By the time she’d finished her studies, she had a full makeup portfolio, which she used to apply to the London College of Fashion to study makeup artistry.  

In this episode, she chats about getting out of her comfort zone and moving from the US to the UK to study makeup artistry, getting a Bachelor’s degree in her field, her advice for those wanting to get into makeup artistry, and cold emailing makeup artists’ agents to get practical work on set!  

Emilie currently works as a freelance makeup artist, the beauty editor for the F Word, and her work can be seen in high-authority publications like Vanity Fair, Paper, Clash, Attitude, and British GQ, amongst others.  

Join Cohorted’s host, Ximena Guijarro, as she talks to Gaby Jones about her journey from jobless in lockdown to CEO of Caia Candles - and how she took her brand global.  

Sustainability is a core value of her brand. Gaby takes us through what that means in the company’s day-to-day running. Discover what it takes to go from basement to boardrooms and why she is amazed she and her boyfriend are still together. 

Learn what inspired her to simultaneously start her company and a not-for-profit organisation geared to helping siblings impacted by special needs connect and share their stories. Get her take on how to unwind and destress. And hear her talk about her latest reality show obsession.  

Cohorted’s host, Ximena Guijarro, talks to Ellie Middleton about the beauty of neurodiversity, the stereotypes around ADHD and autism, what it means to be a woman, and her new job with her dream company.  

Ellie discusses how understanding ADHD and autism in a more well-rounded way can help remove the stereotypes, how businesses can be more accommodating to neurodivergent individuals, and finding for ADHD and autistic people in the workplace.  

Currently, Ellie shares her own daily updates, information and tips for neurodivergent people, and fresh perspectives in her newsletter, (un)masked. She also works with a company called Neuropool as a passion project, helping others similar to her to navigate the challenges of being a neurodivergent person.