Confidence Conversations

Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison.

Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison.

Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison.

Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison.

Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison.

My guest on Episode 12 of Confidence Conversation, the last in this series, is the inspiring Kate Harris who is the Founder and CEO of VotesForSchools.

This is a great conversation about confidence as Kate is possibly the most resilient person I know which I think naturally gives you confidence when you feel like you have nothing left in your tank.

We chat about lots of confidence things including visiting the bank manager in flipflops, and how the foundations of confidence can mean you either have a mansion on those foundations or you have a crumbling bungalow.

Kate began her teaching career in 2000 and very quickly found a passion for Citizenship, PSHE, and student voice.

Kate left teaching in 2014 to follow her dream of finding a way to support schools in developing SMSC & British Values, making it engaging to children and young people, and getting students to discuss the biggest issues affecting them today. Kate's Citizenship teaching days also developed her desire to see young people becoming more involved in democracy and voting.

Kate co-founded VotesforSchools which enables any teacher regardless of subject or experience to feel confident to discuss tricky subjects and then vote, VotesforSchools takes this voting data and uses it to inform influential people and groups about what young people think and feel about a variety of political issues.

Find out more about the incredible work VotesForSchools does by following them on the channels below:

My guest on Episode 11 of the Confidence Conversations Podcast is the awesome Debbie Ford.
Debbie was one of the very first business owners I met when I started my self-employed journey. Amongst all the fabulous things Debbie does , she runs the Last Friday Club, a networking group based in Chichester and it was the first ever networking event I attended.

It was great to have Debbie on as a guest to talk in more detail about confidence and despite admitting she was nervous beforehand, we chat networking, self-belief in the moment, how confidence is not a constant and that confidence is often being confident enough to not tell your clients everything.

Debbie is a social media coach and strategist with over 20yrs experience in marketing, communications and change management.

She helps business owners feel confident about talking to their customers via social media. Her SuperHelpfulTM️ approach delivers exactly what you need in a way that ensures that your marketing efforts are fruitful, not fruitless.

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I met Rob back in 2017 in the corporate world. I wanted him to join me on the podcast as he's someone I think of as naturally confident, so I knew it would be great to get his views on confidence and how he keeps his in check.
Give this one a listen, we talk about all-sorts of things obviously confidence related. It was so interesting for me to hear Rob talk about how his confidence is strongest when he's coming out of adversity and that what a rainy day meant 2 years ago now means something completely different. Knowing that lots of Rob's clients a Yapster are in the retail & hospitality industry I knew his business would be rocked to the core by COVID.
Rob Liddiard is co-founder CEO of Yapster, a mobile communication platform used by frontline organisations such as Next plc, Vision Express, Caffe Nero, Krispy Kreme, Marston's plc and many more.

A company lawyer (practising in London and Shanghai) previously, Rob co-founded Yapster in 2015 to provide organisations with largely 'offline' workforces a secure, inclusive and GDPR-compliant alternative to unofficial use of WhatsApp at work.

In this episode I have a Confidence Conversation with Melanie Griffiths from Movement Junkie - Energy Healer, Clairvoyant Coach, Empress of Empowerment.
Melanie helps women become who they really are in their bodies, lives, relationships, jobs & selves through Movement - Dance, Fitness, Stretch + Strength Training and through Clairvoyant Coaching, Healing, Energy Work & Meditation.

She holds Classes, Workshops, 1-2-1 Sessions, Weekend Retreat and Movement Mindset Holidays - In Person & Online.

All the work, tools, exercises, techniques Melanie uses have been used by her to holistically heal stage 3 Cervical Cancer after being given 6 months to live by Medical Doctors 18 years ago!

We talk through all manner of confidence topics from comparisonitis, to social media being the show reel of life, to the picture of confidence that society imprints on us to understanding how confidence helped Melanie through her incredible, inspirational journey with cancer.
PS: Just to warn you there are some swear words in here - in case you are offended!
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Dan Heelan heads up business accountancy firm Heelan Associates, who help small business owners all over the country start, survive and grow.

Dan had an odd journey into accounting, having been a business owner first, before retraining later in life to be an accountant.

Fast forward 15 years later and Heelan Associates growing team of 27 are on a mission to set the standard for what small business accounting should look like, by combining traditional values with modern thinking.

I loved this episode because we talked about so many areas from confidence being an outwardly thing and how we view or perceive people to be confident when often they aren't.

We discuss the environments we find ourselves in and how this can impact confidence both negative and positively.

Dan also asked me a great question about what I saw as the impact of gender on confidence.

Have a listen - I'd love to know what you think.