Today’s guest is someone you may remember from one of our most listened-to episodes of last year—Sarah Ashcroft. Sarah is one of the original fashion creators in the UK, and in our last episode, she took us through her  journey turning her online presence into the fashion powerhouse that was SLA The Label.

But since then, a lot has changed.

In Feburary this year, Sarah announced that SLA was closing. This episode is the first time she’s speaking on a podcast about that situation—what led to it, how it felt to walk away from something she built from the ground up, and what she’s learned in the months since.

This is a conversation about identity, pressure, clarity, and the harsh reality of running a business in public. It’s raw, it’s reflective, and it’s going to resonate with anyone who's ever had to make a difficult decision or gone through a huge life change.I’m so grateful to Sarah for trusting us with this conversation.

+

SARAH ASHCROFT

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahhashcroft/?hl=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sarahhashcroft

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is obviously monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode Number 3 is another article I absolutely LOVED reading, Your Phone Is Why You Don't Feel Sexy by Catherine Shannon, you can read it here: https://catherineshannon.substack.com/p/your-phone-is-why-you-dont-feel-sexy

Let me know what you think of this new format and the article, send us DMs at @workinghardpod, or comment on spotify!

+

DILEMMA SUBMISSION

If you'd like to submit any dilemmas to the podcast to be answered in the bonus episodes, please send them to [email protected] with the subject beginning DILEMMAS!

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's deep dive episode time again!

In this episode, we’ll break down the psychology of people-pleasing, why it happens, what science says about it, and—most importantly— I’m speaking to the amazing psychotherapist Emma Reed Turrell, all about how to manage your people pleasing traits & stop holding yourself back.

I hope you love it!

In this episode I recommended our episode with Maya Raichoora, it's episode 122 and you can find it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gUA02jFjd3ygpLLAjsKFV

+

EMMA REED TURRELL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmareedturrell/

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Please-Yourself-Stop-People-Pleasing-Transform/dp/0008409374/ref=asc_df_0008409374_nodl/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=499352049769&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=395559458059809282&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocin

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is obviously monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I sat down with the Head of Instagram & Threads, Adam Mosseri (no biggie).

It was a pretty personal one for me, as I've been on this app since right at the beginning, every update, every logo, every new feature, and I even remember the moment 15 second videos came along, it felt like a whole new world.

So many of us use Instagram every single day, whether that's to build a business, create incredible content or just send memes to your mate. So I knew I had to get answers from Adam on the app's evolution, what 'the algorithm' actually means, the key metrics to tracks, and who he thinks is killing it at the moment.

We also had a great chat about productivity when you're in the top job, and why (in his words) 'not being great at anything' was the key to his success. I hope you enjoy listening!

+

CHAPTERS

0:00: Introduction

1:22: Working Hard or Hardly Working

2:30 A typical day for Adam

4:00: Adam's non negotiables

6:00: Emails & workflows

7:00: Decisions & delegation

8:15: Getting into tech

9:34: Starting as a founder

11:35: Aspirations for leadership

12:12: The skills that have helped him rise

14:00: How to climb the ladder

17:34: Working with Mark

20:10: How to hone your leadership skills

23:17: How to grow on Instagram

26:24: Keeping everyone in mind with evolution

27:47: Why DMs & stories are most important

28:50: Why he builds in public

32:33: How many times you should be posting

36:00: The new edits app

37:15: The creators that are killing it

38:50: What entrepreneurs are getting wrong

40:40: The most important metric to track

41:30: Productivity non negotiables

45:15: The best piece of advice he's ever received

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

FOLLOW ADAM: https://www.instagram.com/mosseri/?hl=en

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is obviously monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our second bonus episode is here! In this one, we're getting into an article I read recently and LOVED. Tim Urban's take on how to find the right life partner.

As I said in the episode, let me know what you think of this new format! I want it to be our space for discussing article recommendations, diving into things that have happened that week, answering dilemmas, unpacking responses to episodes. I want to make it as useful as possible for you!

You can read the article here:

Part 1: https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/pick-life-partner.html

Part 2: https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/pick-life-partner-part-2.html

+

DILEMMA SUBMISSION

If you'd like to submit any dilemmas to the podcast to be answered in the bonus episodes, please send them to [email protected] with the subject beginning DILEMMAS!

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an expert episode absolutely packed with gold on what & when we should be eating.

My guest is Professor Sarah Berry, a world-leading expert in nutritional science, Professor at King’s College London, the Chief Scientist at ZOE and the lead nutritional scientist on the PREDICT program, the world’s largest in-depth nutritional research programme. With over 20 years of research under her belt, Sarah has published more than 200 scientific papers exploring how our bodies respond to food, from blood sugar and fat metabolism to the gut microbiomeand crucially, how those responses can differ drastically between individuals, especially women.

The aim for this episode was to answer the question, as a woman, what and how should I be eating, and how we can finally move past one-size-fits-all wellness culture, something I am very behind!

+

CHAPTERS

0:00: Introduction

1:53: Working Hard or Hardly Working?

2:49: Prof Sarah's Career Journey

5:45: Why nutritional science has overlooked women

14:31: The processed food price gap

18:03: How being a woman impacts your metabolism

21:24: Eating to ease menopause symptoms

23:57: The best times to be eating 32:22: Is there anyting we shouldn’t be eating?

34:32: Why calorie counting doesn’t work

39:35: What keeps our microbiome healthy

41:00: What women should know about their bodies

45:18: How fast eating impacts you

50:33: What order you should eat your food in 52:30: The food matrix

57:30: When shouldn’t we be snacking?

1:02:04: Her study on cancer in young people

1:06:25: Why 0.1% of us follow food guidelines

1:10:00: The best advice she's recieved

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

PROFESSOR SARAH BERRY

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahberry/?hl=en

ZOE: https://zoe.com/learn/sarah-berry

ZOE Science & Nutrition podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/C0Nr-WDV

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first solo episode of the new era! In this episode I want to get into why procrastination isn’t really about laziness. It’s a deeply ingrained behavior with psychological roots, and avoiding it is a skill you can learn & practice.

A huge thank you to Professor Fuschia Sirois for speaking to me as part of my research for this episode. Fuschia is working on an anti-procrastination tool called TEMPO toolkit. It's free to use and you can register your interest for when it launches here: https://fuschiasirois.com/2024/11/12/do-you-or-someone-you-know-struggle-with-procrastination/

+

Follow us on Instagram @workinghardpod and TikTok @workinghardpodcast! We have big plans, including a huge giveaway this week.

+

CHAPTERS

0:00: Introduction

2:19: The Context

3:34: The Data

4:20: The Theories

7:12: Putting it into practice

11:48: The Expert

16:49: Sign off

+

READING LIST

Procrastination, Prof Fuschia M Sirois: https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwjt4pnW4d6MAxXiiFAGHU-IKOoYABAHGgJkZw&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzYLABhD4ARIsALySuCRoXGW-CusL9MNiw92RJ6m0wWF65s_4jkZ_ZJBeoh-gIZEANOGUTvcaAiIUEALw_wcB&sig=AOD64_3_fDtaPeCyPR9IY9zY0qJ0UV4UkA&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwjMwJPW4d6MAxWkU0EAHStEFWcQ9aACKAB6BAgGED4&adurl=

Solving The Procrastination Puzzle, Prof Tim Pychyl: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solving-Procrastination-Puzzle-Concise-Strategies/dp/0399168125

Atomic Habits, James Clear: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/1847941834/ref=asc_df_1847941834/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696491569630&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=667304837050744158&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-551566274852&psc=1&mcid=5f87ef6d64c43173a6fbda470bbfcbf1&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696491569630&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=667304837050744158&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-551566274852&psc=1&gad_source=1

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first ever bonus episode! In this one, I'm answering your dilemmas on how to survive (and even potentially thrive) in your 20s. I hope you love it!

As I said in the episode, let me know what you think of this new format! I want it to be our space for discussing article recommendations, diving into things that have happened that week, answering dilemmas, unpacking responses to episodes. I want to make it as useful as possible for you!

+

DILEMMA SUBMISSION

If you'd like to submit any dilemmas to the podcast to be answered in the bonus episodes, please send them to [email protected] with the subject beginning DILEMMAS!

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back!! And we've had a little spruce up.

Before I get into this description, first agenda point is: follow @workinghardpod on Instagram! We're here: https://www.instagram.com/workinghardpod/

As part of this relaunch I wanted to create a space for everyone who listens and watches our podcast that is super inspiring & brings value to your feed. We’ve got lots of exciting plans, including a huge giveaway (which I haven’t mentioned anywhere but here, so you’re first to know).

What a full circle it was to record with Conna when we were both in LA. This is the definition of an unfiltered founder to founder chat. We really got into it. Goal setting, life plans, business growth, boundaries. I loved recording it so much, I hope you enjoy watching it too.

Also, what do we think of the new music? Let me know in the comments if you're listening on Spotify.

+

CHAPTERS

1:43: Introduction

19:30: Balancing evolution & trends

24:40: How to trust your judgement

29:20: How to navigate trends

31:00: How to find your brand DNA

36:05: People stealing her designs

39:30: Producing their products

42:15: Finding manufacturers at the start

45:15: The biggest mistakes she's made

46:38: Her tips for leadership

49:44: Conna's typical day

58:59: Why 'No' is her favourite word

1:03:50: Advice on building your dream life

1:12:05: Why Conna's not a goal person

1:14:35: The best piece of advice she's received

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

CONNA'S LINKS

House of CB: https://app.houseofcb.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connawalker/?hl=en

+

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I hope you’re having a great week so far. We’re currently on a little podcast break at Working Hard, Hardly Working whilst we work on something hugely exciting which is coming very soon and I focus on opening the first ever TALA store which I still cannot believe is happening! But you know I would never leave you without inspiring content on a monday morning! So I’ve picked my absolute favourite episodes from the nearly 130 we’ve released. Today's is with the gorgeous Jemma Sbeg, host of The Psychology of Your 20s!

Jemma is someone everyone in their twenties needs. Her podcast The Psychology of Your 20s, was one of the 20 most listened to podcasts in the WORLD last year, and she started it as a hobby whilst working her 80+ hour a week corporate job. I’ll be totally clear with you, my aim going into this episode was to get as much advice from Jemma as physically possible, to make it a guide to owning and understanding what is arguably the most confusing decade of our lives. We covered everything from finding your dream job, to comparison, to moving to a new city and so much more. 

+

JEMMA'S LINKS:

The Psychology Of Your 20s: https://www.psychologyofyour20s.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatpsychologypodcast/?hl=en

Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/jemmasbeg/?hl=en

+

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

+

SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own brands, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.