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We Are PoWEr Podcast episodes

June 20, 2022How To Increase The Visibility Of Black Owned Businesses & Prioritise Your Mental Health
Simone Roche MBE chats to Monique Kufuor, Founder of BOBExpo, Senior Associate at Grasp International and 2022 Northern Power Women Future List-er. Together Simone and Monique talk about the importance of investing in ethnic minority small businesses and prioritising mental health.
Listen to Learn:
How to enjoy the 'now' and learn to celebrate your wins
Why Monique decided to set up BOBExpo
How you can support Black owned and female led businesses
Why we should encourage employers to look beyond the traditional cv route
Find out more about BOBExpo here.
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17 min
June 13, 2022How To Use Your Moral Compass & Find Your Direction
Simone Roche MBE chats to Lindsay Garvey-Jones, National Retail Manger at Holiday Extras, Chairwoman for AWTE, gender and equality champion, Co-Founder of Travel Talks Menopause, Certified Life Coach and 2022 Northern Power Women Power List-er. Together Simone and Lindsay talk about the importance of using your power for good to destroy the "dark side".
Listen to Learn:
How Lindsay has used her personal experiences to create platforms for those without a voice
Why it was 'love at first flight' between Lindsay and the travel industry
How we can all be active allies
Why leaders need to set the example when it comes to personal wellbeing
Check out the tool that Lindsay uses to gauge the wellbeing of her employees, Culture Amp.
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22 min
June 06, 2022How to Create Real Change with Kindness
Simone Roche MBE chats to Michelle Jones, North East Entrepreneur, Charity Worker & Volunteer, Founder of Kind Currency and Michelle Jones Weddings, and 2022 Northern Power Women Future List-er. Together Simone and Michelle talk about how we can all use kindness to create real change, in our local communities and across the world.
Listen to Learn:
How we can all pay kindness forward
Why you should stand up, use your voice and share your story
How Kind Currency is tackling climate change and poverty with kindness
Why jumping into fear not only propels yourself forward, but also drives change forward
Find out more about how you can support Kind Currency by visiting their website.
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20 min
May 30, 2022How to Pin-Point your Purpose & Create your Culture
Simone Roche MBE chats to Faye Dyer, Managing Director of ACC Liverpool Group and 2022 Northern Power Women Power List-er, and Kerry Mulloy, Director of Events & Operations at ACC Liverpool Group. Together Simone, Faye and Kerry talk about how having a clear purpose brings alignment to your culture and allows your people to bring their best to their role.
Listen to Learn:
How to have the emotional maturity to acknowledge your own limits
Why you need to be continuously willing to grow and improve as a leader
How concrete culture and purpose enables you to get the best out of your team
Why the events and hospitality sector is such an incredible industry to work in
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22 min
May 23, 2022How to Embrace the Fear & Grab Life by the Handlebars
Simone Roche MBE chats to Hayley Bell, Innovation & Growth Consultant at Innovate UK EDGE, founder of Women Riders World Relay (the world's largest motorcycle relay performed entirely by women) and 2022 Northern Power Women Future List-er. Together Simone and Hayley talk about their shared passion for adventure, and how motorcycling has changed Hayley's life for the better.
Listen to Learn:
How to face your fears head on
Why feeling the fear and doing it anyway is always better than wondering "what if"
How breaking away from the "life funnel" might be the right decision for you
Why the right teams and support networks are essential to success
Take a look Hayley's feature in Bikers Club Magazine.
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20 min
May 16, 2022How to Make the Change: for your Career and your Body
Simone Roche MBE chats to Rebecca Hirst, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer for EY UK, TEDx speaker and Founder of Glorious Wellness, working with senior leaders on health and wellbeing. Together Simone and Rebecca talk about using nutrition to meet your body's needs, and how practice can help you find and use your voice.
Listen to Learn:
How to get over your fear of interjecting and speaking up during meetings
Why you're already the perfect person to stand up and create representation for others
How to change culture from the inside out
Why it's not one headline for everyone when it comes to health, wellbeing and nutrition
Take a look at Rebecca's book recommendation, I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson. Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram
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22 min
May 09, 2022How to Problem Solve with Tech and Tunes
Simone Roche MBE chats to Dr Penny Trayner, award winning paediatric clinical neuropsychologist, honorary lecturer in clinical health and psychology, creator of Goal Manager®, DJ and 2022 Northern Power Women Future List-er. Together Simone and Penny talk about Penny's background as a neuropsychologist, and how these skills and experiences have enabled her to develop her side-hustles.
Listen to Learn:
Why neurodiverse employees need to be considered as we redesign hybrid working
How Goal Manager® helps to coordinate and communicate accurate patient information
Why accountability is such a valuable part of the rehabilitation process
How BPM Rehab Ltd helps participants on their road to recovery
If you want to pay it forward and support the next generation of young professionals, sign up to our PoWEr Up Networking Event on Monday 16th May as a mentor.
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16 min
May 02, 2022How to Prioritise Progress over Perfection
Simone Roche MBE chats to Ravinder Shawe, Senior Legal Counsel for Siemens in Manchester, and 2022 Northern Power Women Power List-er. Together Simone and Ravinder talk about the role models that have empowered them throughout their lives and the power of harnessing a growth mindset.
Listen to Learn:
Why asking for advice is more valuable than asking for feedback
How to let your fearlessness out (and be more like Princess Leia!)
Why we need to continue to pay it forward as role models
How celebrating diversity in film & TV positively impacts everyone
If you want to pay it forward and be that role model for the next generation of young professionals, sign up to our PoWEr Up Networking Event on Monday 16th May as a mentor.
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17 min
April 25, 2022 How to Go with your Gut & Lead the Change
Simone Roche MBE chats to Linzi Boyd, Founder of One Earth, best-selling author, global speaker and 2022 Northern Power Women Power List-er. Together Simone and Linzi discuss why purpose and brand are such vital tools for entrepreneurs.
Listen to Learn:
- Why it's so important to remember who you are and where you're going throughout your business journey
- How to harness the power of collaboration
- Why vocational learning is so valuable
- How to let your purpose, vision and determination lead you
For information on how to complete Linzi’s Find Your Formula Audit, click here. By the end of the audit you will have a very high-level overview of where your business is Today and where you would like it to move to for the Future.

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19 min
April 18, 2022How To Silence the Voice of Imposter Syndrome
Simone Roche MBE chats to Rachel Lee, who has joined the NPW Future List of 2022 and is the co-founder of Teleport London, which is a virtual reality travel company. Like the name suggests, the company literally teleports people to different locations around the world. Together Simone and Rachel share their top tips and advice for anyone who is starting their own business.
Listen to Learn:
Why having a strong support network is vital for innovation
How being a migrant founder can create invisible barriers when launching a start up
Why the metaverse is such an exciting place to be at the moment
How simply putting yourself out there on platforms like LinkedIn can benefit you and your business
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18 min

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