In this episode, I spoke to Ravisha, who currently works as a Technical Training Lead in the Pharmaceutical industry, she’s also a freelance copywriter. We discussed her childhood and moving from Devon to Hertfordshire while studying at university. She also talks about her career journey and advises the next generation entering their careers.

Topics Discussed:

• What her childhood was like
• Who influenced and inspired her growing up
• What her school journey was like
• What was university life like?
• What was her life like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
• What she’s currently doing now
• How she balances her career and personal life
• Discusses her experience when handling resistance when leading men
• Her advice for the next generation entering into their career
• Who is her role model
• Discusses ways she keeps herself grounded and how she takes care of herself
• Where she sees herself in five to ten years
• What she would tell her younger self

Ravisha’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravisha-patel-768b1056/

Ravisha’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/visha185/

Ravisha’s Digital Print Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/risha.prints/

In this episode, I spoke to Berivan Er, who currently works in Business Development at Seasoned, she’s also a make-up artist. We discussed her childhood and moving from London to Essex when she was nine years old and how the move was a struggle for her. She also talks about her career journey and how she balances work around her make-up artist business.

Topics Discussed:

• What her childhood was like
• Who influenced and inspired her growing up
• What her school/journey was like
• What was university life like?
• What was her life like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
• What she’s currently doing now
• What it is like being a make-up artist
• How she balances her career and her personal life
• Discusses ways she keeps herself grounded and how she takes care of herself
• Where she sees herself in five to ten years
• What would she tell her younger self

MUA Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beautybybev_/

Berivan’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/berivan-er-b07b19149/

• What her childhood was like
• Who influenced and inspired her growing up
• What her school life/journey was like
• Discusses when she was diagnosed with ADHD
• What was university life like?
• What her life was like graduating and applying fro graduate jobs
• What she’s currently doing now
• How have you built confidence and/or resiliency over the course of her career
• How she balances her career and personal life
• She tells us something about herself that her work don’t know
• What are her biggest challenges at right now
• Where she sees herself in five to ten years
• What should would tell her younger self

In this episode, I sat down with my former head teacher Dame Helen Hyde. We talked about her time as headteacher at Watford Grammar School for Girls and some of the changes she has seen in education over the years. She's a great woman who gives a lot of her time to charity and talks about how she got into teaching, as well as discussing her experience becoming a dame.Topics Discussed:

• Who inspired her growing up?

• Her first few years coming to the UK with her husband?

• Her love and passion for learning and education

• Her early years as a teacher?

• Her time at Watford Grammar School for Girls

• Her experience becoming a dame

• She spoke about her charity work and her as a Chair Trustee for Jewish Heritage

• What she would tell her younger self and any advice she would tell women today

Helen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dame-helen-hyde-b9259a14/

• What her childhood was like
• Who influenced and inspired her growing up
• What her school life/journey was like
• What was university life like?
• What was her life like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
• What she’s currently doing now
• When she began her career many years ago, did she ever imagine that she would be in a position of leadership in this profession?
• How have you built confidence and/or resiliency over the course of her career?
• How she balances her career and personal life
• Where she sees herself in five to ten years
• What she would tell her younger self

• What her childhood was like
• Who influenced and inspired her growing up
• What her school life/journey was like
• What was university life like?
• What her life was like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
• What she’s currently doing now
• What it’s like being an influencer
• How she balances her career and personal life
• Discusses ways she keeps herself grounded and how she takes care of herself
• Where she sees herself in five to ten years
• What should would tell her younger self

In this episode, I sat down with Renée Charles, who also goes by the name Yeahitsrenée. We talked about her childhood and school life. She discussed how she became a DJ and what she’s currently doing now .

Topics Discussed:

• What her childhood was like
• Who influenced and inspired her growing up
• What her school life/journey was like
• What was university life like?
• What her life was like graduating and applying for graduate jobs
• What she’s currently doing right now
• She spoke about her DJ career
• Where she sees herself in five to ten years
• What would she tell her younger self

Renée’s Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yeahitsrenee/

Renée’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneetaracharles/

Renée’s Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/yeahitsrenee

Renée’s Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/melodicdistraction/mornings-with-yeahitsrenee-may-23/

Renée’s Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1jzLzQlYpBoZlKGhCGK6mZ?si=1480059ef4544be7&nd=1

In this episode, I sat down with Vinaya Haria, who currently works in education and is the director of learning at a local school in Hertfordshire. We reminisced about our time at Watford Grammar School for Girls and how she got into the educational industry.

Topics Discussed:

• Her years at Watford Grammar School for Girls
• What her university experience and life was like
• Her time as a graduate and discussed her finding a career job
• Spoke about her current role in education
• What her plans are in five to ten years' time
• What she would tell her younger self

Vinaya’s Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinayaharia/Vinaya’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaya-haria-78860a114/

In this episode, I sat down with the amazing Sana Saddique, founder of Collective Law. She is a strong Muslim woman who owns a family law firm in Birmingham, and she explains how she built her firm and helps people throughout their various family legal issues.

Topics Discussed:

• Her early years in education at secondary school and university
• What inspired her to get into law
• The challenges that women face in the field of law
• How she started her own firm
• What she would tell her younger self

Collective Law Website - https://www.collectivelawsolicitors.co.uk/

Collective Law Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/collective_law_solicitors/

Sana's Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_sana_saddique_/

Sana's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sana-saddique-90334b151/

Welcome! I'm glad you're here—and if you're listening to this, I'm even more glad. This podcast is a series of interviews with women who are making an impact in their careers.

Each interview is engaging and enlightening, and they all share valuable insights that any woman can use. One of my favourite parts is the time at the end when I ask each guest what they would tell their younger self.

So, thanks for tuning in—I hope you'll enjoy this series as much as I enjoyed making it for you!

Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/keeramillerhowe/

Keera's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeramillerhowe/