We Are PoWEr Podcast

Simone gives an update on the latest Be Heard  event in which Marnie Millard OBE shared her top tips on building confidence and stepping outside your comfort zone, the 30 minute event was recorded at UA92 in Manchester, you can catch up on the Be Heard You Tube channel .

Simone and Sam discuss an article about how the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority  are speeding up the progress that’s being made in making the City of London more diverse and also a sneak preview of the forthcoming Power Up season of the NPW Podcast starting in 2 weeks! 

Life Lessons this week are from Ameena Ahmed, serial Chief Exec who has worked across 3 sectors.  Ameena has a passion about creating environments that encourage people to develop their greatest potential.  She talks about being a practicing Buddhist and to never stop growing. 

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Presented by Simone Roche

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Simone talks about the success of last week’s Carousel Networking session (supported by BNY Mellon) and her guest appearance at a She Leads for Legacy event talking about how to be an effective ally. 

Sam talks about the nerves of doing a 45-minute speaking gig in the autumn, and highly recommends a new podcast she’s been listening to called Your Black Friend. 

Life Lessons this week are from Gillian Charlton, Serving Warrant Officer with the British Army. Gillian is also a cancer survivor and uses her experience to support others as an executive member of the Armed Forces Chronic Conditions and Disabilities in Defence Network. She speaks about the career changes she made within the army, as well as the importance of a psychological contract with an organisation. 

Register for today’s Be Heard event all about taking the next steps: Build your confidence & Grow your profile. 

https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/npw-podcast/

Presented by Simone Roche and Sam Walker

Sponsored by Be Heard – register today!

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫

Sam is back from NYC and is reflecting on how you can reset company culture with some jaw-dropping statistics.

Simone discusses KPMG’s recent policy of camera free Fridays and hints at the nexts developments of the Power Platform.

Life Lessons this week are from Michelle Partington, the first female frontline paramedic with the RAF Regiment and Invictus Games Competitor. She speaks about learning from those who make mistakes and don’t correct them as well as the importance of stating your achievements upfront on your CV.

Register for Early Careers Carousel Networking in partnership with BNY Mellon on 30th June

Register for the next Be Heard event all about taking the next steps: Build your confidence & Grow your profile on 5th July

Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons (with brand new questions!) [email protected]

https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/npw-podcast/

Presented by Simone Roche and Sam Walker

Sponsored by Be Heard – register today!

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫

This week Simone is joined by Award winning founder of The Career Mum and Senior Manager at Accenture, Amanda Newman

Amanda talks about her recent breast cancer diagnosis and the value of openly discussing this with her family, team and employer. The NPW community are here to support and cheer Amanda on!

Life Lessons this week are from Jayoti Dutta-Genner, Associate Manager at Accenture’s Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) who talks about the importance of knowing you have tried your best and how to handle workplace bullying.

Register for Early Careers Carousel Networking in partnership with BNY Mellon

Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons (with brand new questions!) [email protected]

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Presented by Simone Roche and Amanda Newman

Sponsored by Be Heard – register today!

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫

Simone is buzzing from the latest Power Circle discussing the new traits of leadership research NPW are undertaking with Teesside University  

Sam talks about setting bou​ndaries in the freelance world and shares an interesting article on burnout

Life Lessons this week are from UK Global Talent Visa recipient & Coach, Founder Made With Glove, Michelle Hua, who talks the freedom of being an entrepreneur and the importance of being armed with knowledge when asking for a pay rise 

Register for Early Careers Carousel Networking in partnership with BNY Mellon

Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons (with brand new questions!) [email protected]

https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/npw-podcast/

Presented by Simone Roche and Sam Walker

Sponsored by Be Heard – register today!

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫

Simone shares how she got on wild camping in her Campervan with Northern Power Man and the kindness of people rallying around them.

Sam talks about the latest WhatsApp scam going around.

Life Lessons this week are from founder & CEO of Lingotot, Angela Sterling who talks about appearing on Dragon’s Den, rejecting the need to be super corporate and empowering over 50 women to establish their own Lingotot language business.

Have your say in our poll about leadership by voting here. 

Get involved with virtual carousel networking in partnership with BNY Mellon on 30th June - register here.

Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons (with brand new questions!) [email protected]

https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/npw-podcast/

Presented by Simone Roche and Sam Walker

Sponsored by Be Heard - register today!

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫

In this week’s travel special episode Simone reflects on her trip to Manchester to meet up with real life Northern Power Women!

Sam flew to LA to reunite with old friends with just a slight bump in the road…

Life Lessons this week are from Anu Kaura, an experienced, professional In-House Lawyer and Head of Legal for Malhotra Group PLC. She talks about honing her leadership skills as well as encouraging everyone to step out of their comfort zone.

Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons (with brand new questions!) [email protected]

https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/npw-podcast/

Presented by Simone Roche and Sam Walker

Sponsored by Be Heard

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫

Simone talks about her excitement about the NPW team coming together physically for the first time in over a year.

Sam celebrates her daughter’s first vaccine in Arizona and what is coming up for Be Heard…

Join us for the official launch of the Be Heard platform here for your one-way ticket out of your comfort zone.

Life Lessons this week are from the co-founder of InnovateHer, Chelsea Slater who talks about the practicalities of changing careers, giving presentations, and the strength in just being yourself!

Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons (with brand new questions!) [email protected]

https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/npw-podcast/

Presented by Simone Roche and Sam Walker

Sponsored by Be Heard

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫

On this week’s episode Simone is joined by Director of Comms Rebel and Co-founder of A Leader Like Me, Advita Patel.

Advita discusses her decision to set up her own business and reaching out to a mentor. She has created a powerful community to empower women and non-binary people of colour.

Simone wishes Sam a very Happy Birthday, as do all the NPW team! 

This week’s Life Lessons are from Nafisa Shafiq, a Higher Education Communications Manager and founding member of A Leader Like Me. She explains how her goals, and dreams changed, and the importance in storytelling and understanding your audience. 

Join us for the Official Be Heard Launch at 12:30pm on Monday, 24th May - register for the event here.

Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons (with brand new questions!) [email protected]

https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/npw-podcast/

Presented by Simone Roche and Advita Patel.

Sponsored by Be Heard

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫

Sam talks about new hybrid working styles being embraced by many businesses as well as the changing role of the office as a space to collaborate. 

Simone discusses that Blah feeling a lot of us are experiencing which is called ‘languishing’ - you can read more about it here

This week’s Life Lessons are from Partner and Solicitor-Advocate at BHP Law, Amanda Oluwapelumi Adeola who speaks about accepting that her best is enough and the importance of presenting from the heart. 

Tell us your stories of work and life or share your life lessons (with brand new questions!) [email protected]

https://www.northernpowerwomen.com/npw-podcast/

Presented by Simone Roche and Sam Walker

Sponsored by Be Heard

Find out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫