ow do we grow?  What holds us back from allowing ourselves to Grow?  Join Em as she ponders the whole idea of Growth and what it means to her and you.

Join us as we chat all things Horror!  What makes a good Horror film!  What three horror films do they both suggest that we should all watch to get into the genre… Join Em and Barbara as they chat to Mike and Becky who are obsessed by all things Horror.  Mike is the host of The Evolution of Horror and Becky is sorting out loads of cool events around the UK all things horror related!

Find out about them and the pod:

https://www.evolutionofhorror.com/

How are we connecting with one another?  What traps have you fallen into post Covid and are they serving you?  Join Em on this solo episode as she explores what she is doing to connect more, why it is important and what you can do to connect with others and yourself.

How do we find the courage to change?  What led Chris go from being in a Corporate job and set up his own business?  What were the things on his journey that he found easy and what did he struggle with?  Join Em and Chris as they talk all things change and how all of us can do it.

Follow Chris:
chris@thetrustedtoolbox.com
www.thetrustedtoolbox.com -home repair
www.thehomeserviceinstitute.com - training 
www.zoo2wild.com - book 
www.safaripodcast.com - podcast

About Chris Lalomia:
Founded the largest handyman company in Atlanta Chris is focused on providing professional, reliable remodeling and handyman services. He has created an environment that focuses on providing an EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE when fixing or enhancing people's homes. The 5 principles of the company are continually reinforced to position the team for success.

What difference does it make to our life when we truly let go of things?  How can we let go of things that no longer service and what choices do we need to make?

Join Em on this solo episode as she shares how she is letting go of some of her old identity and how that feels like the best thing to do.

We all have been one.  Some of us live with them.  How can we support them through the journey of teenage life?  How can we help them thrive during this time rather than just becoming a nagging parent?  Join Em and Barbara as they chat all these things and so much more with married couple and parents of three Emily and Paul.

Follow Emily and Paul Hughes:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parentguidetogcse

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-hughes-339683165/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-hughes-8040a115/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParentGuideGCSE

About Emily and Paul:

Emily and Paul run Parent Guide to Education, a membership programme that coaches parents going through GCSE and Post 16 exams with their teens. They give parents the tools they need to support their teen without just nagging them to revise! With over 30 years teaching experience between them, and personal experience having had twin boys go through their exams, they have all the knowledge and experience required to take on the task of helping parents THRIVE rather than SURVIVE these difficult years.

EAs and PAs  and Vas are at the heart of all good business – these are often the unsung heroes who make everything happen.  Join Em as she chats to Sarah and Marianne as we explore what makes a good EA, why they are vital and how they can play a crucial role in the ever changing business world.  Oh and Barbara joins in and has a revelation

Get in touch with Sarah Howson and Marianne Whitlock:

LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategicparecruitment/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategicpanetwork/

Website:

www.strategicpanetwork.com

https://www.strategicparecruitment.com/index

About Marianne and Sarah:

Marianne Whitlock and Sarah Howson are the Co-Directors of Strategic PA Network and Strategic PA Recruitment. Strategic PA Network, established by Sarah eight years whilst on maternity leave, strives to connect like-minded Assistant professionals. Promoting learning, development, and growth; the network has organically grown over the years into a global community of Assistants. 

Together, Marianne and Sarah went on to co-found Strategic PA Recruitment, utilizing their experience in the administrative profession and their understanding of the complexity and value in the PA/CEO partnership. They have created a search company that offers a bespoke and curated service to businesses across the UK.

How can we add more adventure into our lives if we don’t want to climb a mountain or two?  Or even if we do!  How can we use the mindset of adventure to make us happy to help us feel more alive?  Join Em as we chat all things Adventure with Charlotte who has stories to tell and advice to share on living our lives full of adventure.

Follow Charlotte:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/charlotte.fowles1

Instagram: @fowles.charlotte

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-fowles

About Charlotte Fowles:

Charlotte works to free people them from their inner critic/imposter syndrome and help them create unapologetic self-confidence.  She is also known as the Executive Adventurer.

She knows how to create triumph from many tragedies and live fiercely with passion and purpose – and will inspire you to do the same. She is fascinated by the power of the outdoors and adventure for bringing about incredible change in people’s mental wellness.

How can we be brilliant fathers?  Does fathering only mean those that have biological fathered children or is the role more complex than that?  Join Em as we chat all thigs fathering and so much more.

Follow Danusia:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=608711498

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/school.for.mothers.podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danusiamalinaderben

About Danusia Malina-Derben:

Danusia Malina-Derben is a mother of ten children, and still her own woman. From teen mother to tenured Organisational Behavior and Development academic, and onto award-winning, internationally published leadership expert. Danusia traded academia to head a global firm that fixes corporate boardrooms and develops top talent. She also hosts two critically acclaimed companion podcasts; School for Mothers and School for Fathers. Danusia has received praise and recognition from The Sunday Times to Metro, Psychologies to Good Housekeeping. She lives in the South Downs, UK with her family, and their mini-dachshund, Dickie. Visit her online at danusiamalinaderben.com

Her latest book, SPUNK: A Manifesto Modernising Fatherhood elevates the conversation about modern fatherhood beyond the nuts and bolts of daddy daycare as it goes deep inside how men view their fathering as they attempt (day in, day out) to be a dad to their kids.

In a truly diverse world how can we use humour to help with these challenging conversations.  What ideas can we take from someone who has been in this field all her life?  What can we do to bring the joy into celebrating our differences?  We chat this and so much more..

Follow Jess:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicapettitt/

Instagram: @goodenoughnow

LinkedIn: @jesspettitt

Twitter: @jesspettitt

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About Jess Pettitt:

Jesspettitt.com/survey is a free survey listeners can take. GoodEnoughNowBook.com is information about her book club.

Why is it so important to write books for kids about the bog topics such as Death, Divorce, Bullying?  What made Claudia embark on this important and necessary journey?  Join Em and Claudia as they talk all things life, kids and books and so much more

Follow Claudia:

Facebook: @MyBloomingFamily

Instagram: @Cindifreakinrella

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/claudia-noriega-bernstein-67b823a

Twitter: @Noriega_Clau

About Claudia Noriega-Bernstein:

She has dedicated the last twelve years of her life to empowering people, especially children, and women. As a life/abundance coach, she has helped people from different backgrounds to discover and implement the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing.

Join Em as she chats through end of the year, how best to reflect and how we can all take some time to really think about ourselves so we can help others.

How do we allow ourselves to have more humour in our daily lives?  How do we find the funny in the business world?  What stops us from being all of us at work?  What can we learn from having Racoons?  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as we chat with John through his journey of life and why humour is so so important.

Follow John:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/johnverricospeaks

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnverrico/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jverrico

About John Verrico:

Journalist, stand-up comic, janitor, theater performer, electronics technician, small-business consultant, public affairs specialist, and disco dance instructor -- John Verrico still doesn't know what he wants to be when he grows up -- but has learned not to take life too seriously and to experience everything life has to offer. Former president of the National Association of Government Communicators and retired Navy Master Chief with more than 40 years' experience as a communication professional in media, community, and employee relations, John Verrico is now a high-energy, thought-provoking and humorously nerdy international speaker and leadership coach providing workshops on communication, motivation, resilience, and balance. John’s spare time is devoted to occasional cruise vacations (when it is safe to do so), bad-movie parties and collecting classic monster movies and memorabilia which he displays in what one reporter called his “demented man cave.”

Retreat.  What does that word evoke for you?  Join Em on a short solo episode as she chats through how retreating can help you in every day life.  Why retreating is so important for self and what you can do to be kind to self.

Psychedelics to make us better leaders and people?  How can they help us explore who we truly are and challenge our own beliefs?  There is a lot of research going on currently in the world about the benefits of using psychedelics – in this episode Em and her Clown Barbara chat to two of the worlds leading lights in how psychedelics can help us all.  It’s a truly fascinating chat!!

Follow Stefana & Jennifer:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alalaho/

Instagram:

@alalaho_

@stefana.bosse

@lode_alalaho

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alalaho

Twitter: @alalaho_

About Alalaho:

Alalaho offers safe and legal psychedelic retreats in the Netherlands that help open people to the wisdom and potential at the core of their being. Preparation and integration are key to their approach: They optimise set and setting to help participants get the most out of their experience and support them in weaving any insights gained back into their everyday life.

Stefana and Jennifer have worked with psychedelics personally since their early twenties, and been holding psychedelic ceremonies themselves since 2017. Their skill set spans Western somatic and transpersonal psychotherapy, as well as ancient wisdom traditions across different cultures and times such as Tibetan Buddhism and the shamanic lineages of the Americas. This psycho-spiritual approach is reflected in their retreats, which explore the various dimensions of our human experience: the relationship with ourselves, with others, with the natural world and the mystery of life.

Ever wanted to do a TEDx talk?  Curious about how the process works?  Then join Em as she shares her journey to doing her second TEDx talk.  In this episode she shares how she got the opportunity, how it felt and so much more!

How can we collaborate more successfully?  Why is it important to think about this and act on it?  How can we really learn the skills of collaboration in work and in life and how will they help is feel better.  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as we chat all this and so much more with the brilliant Marc.

Follow Marc:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-caulfield-36900312/

About Marc Caulfield:

After 28 years in the Advertising & Media business and struggling with his own mental health, Marc decided to make creating healthy workplaces his mission in work. In 2017 Marc built his business with the raison d'etre to help organisations create environments and cultures which look after their people’s mental well-being, where everybody’s voice can be heard, and they can reach their full potential. Marc continues to smash the stigma around mental health in the workplace, education and society in general. Marc is an also an ambassador for The Youth Group and a Role Model on the InsideOut Leaderboard. Marc is a regular writer and speaker on all things Mental Health, Stress and business performance and is a 2x TEDx speaker on Collaboration and Resilience.

How do you handle Uncertainty?  How can you make Uncertainty your friend and help it become truly a gift in your life.  Join Em Stroud and Jason as they chat things Uncertainty in life, love and so much more!

Follow Jason:

• Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheJasonGoldberg
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/TheJasonGoldberg

About Jason Goldberg:

What does an award-winning entrepreneur, a TEDx Speaker, a bacon-atarian (thats a vegetarian who still eats bacon), a funky sock lover, a former rapper (who opened for the Wu-Tang Clan - YES, really!) and a previously 332lb man (who has since lost over 130lbs despite his affinity for bacon) have in common?

They are all the same guy!

Jason “JG” Goldberg (so we’re really doing third person here huh?) is a Mental Performance and Leadership Coach for Celebrities, Change Makers and CEOs. He is also the host of The Jason Goldberg is Ruining Podcasting Podcast, author of the #1 International Best-Seller on Self-Leadership entitled “Prison Break” and creator of the Playful Prosperity AND Competition-Proof Business Immersion programs. JG has been a featured expert on media outlets including ABC, CBS, and FOX as well as teaching on the MindValley and SoulPancake platforms and has founded multiple start-ups including one in partnership with NASA and the space shuttle program.

He now focuses on blending his signature mix of simple and transformational wisdom, captivating storytelling, practical business mentorship, and belly-busting humor to make personal growth less “personal growth-y” and to leave everyone he meets with at least 5% more joy than when he found them!

As a sought-after international speaker and host, JG has shared the stage with some of the world’s greatest thought-leaders and innovators in human potential and performance including Jason Silva (Host of Nat Geo’s “Brain Games”), Dr. Sean Stephenson (The 3 Foot Giant), Don Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements), Vishen Lakhiani (CEO of Mindvalley), Steven Kotler (Stealing Fire), Marisa Peer (the UK’s psychotherapist to the stars) and so many others that he hopes will impress you if these other ones don’t! ;)

You can get a free copy of JG’s books and listen to his podcast here: http://TheJasonGoldberg.com/Podcast

Life.  Big subject.  Who better to talk it through with that Krishna – a Gurkha, Ex SAS and so much more.  His thoughts on life are so worth listening to.  Join Em Stroud and him for an amazing (quick warning though this episode is DEEP!!!) chat.

Follow Krishna:

Website: https://www.campbell-bell.com

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

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/krisnathapa22

About Krishna Thapa

One of the first Gurkha to pass selection into the SAS, Krishna served as head of the Mountain Troops and faced the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan.  

Krishna is a world-class, high-altitude Mountaineer, and has guided blind and deaf people, amputees, Parkinson’s sufferers, and Veterans battling PTSD on expeditions in Africa, Europe, and the Himalayas of Nepal. Even completing a world first by guiding a double above knee amputee to trek to Everest base camp!  

Krishna now dedicates his life to supporting others to transcend their limitations and achieve their goals.  

Laugh Think Play is happening.  The new global movement to Simply make you feel better is gathering more and more energy.  In this very special episode you will meet Jo, Anna and Sarah who are my co founders of Laugh, Think, Play.

We find out why you should get involved in our new movement – why they are so excited to be involved and who they are.  These three women are super special and you will love them.

Get involved to feel better at:

www.laughthinkplay.com

@laughthinkplay on Insta

How do you tell good stories in business and life?  Why is it important?  How can it help you get the customers and clients that you want and be a tool for good?  What do you need to do to overcome your fear in speaking.. Join Em Stroud and Barbra as we chat this and so much more..

Follow Susan:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebusinessofstories

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanpaytonuk/

About Susan Payton:

Susan Payton is a story strategist who believes that Storytelling is not just essential in business; it’s a superpower!

Her book, The Business of Stories, was released in March 2022 and quickly became a UK and US #1 bestseller on Amazon in several business categories. Described as a “game-changing” framework, her simple but powerful process helps entrepreneurs and marketers craft stories and narratives that launch businesses, build brands and create raving fans.

Imposter syndrome – have we all had it, felt it or be challenged by it at some point in our lives?  Join Kevin and Em as we chat all things about how it is human to have doubts about ourselves, what we can do when we find ourselves in that place and so much more. Oh and we are joined by Ems Clown Barbara as usual who has her own thoughts on it all.

Follow Kevin:

Instagram: @neverquitkid

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri.com

Website: www.nextleveluniverse.com

About Kevin Palmieri:

After overcoming depression and suicidal ideation, Kevin became passionate about self improvement and entrepreneurship. Through his podcasting and speaking, he made it his life’s purpose to make a positive impact on as many people as possible.

Kevin took his podcast from 0 to a multi six figure business with over  episodes, 1000 episodes sharing the lessons learnt along the way as well as some tips and strategies to get to the next level in love, life, health and wealth.

Loneliness will affect us all at some point in our lives. How do we work through it and discover perhaps a peace with it?  I chat this and so much more with the fab Lee – we chat his journey, we talk all things Loneliness and we laugh a lot to!  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as we chat all this and so much more..

Follow Lee:

Website: https://www.patternsofpossibility.com/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/BrilliantNResilient

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@patternsofpossibility

IG: https://www.instagram.com/patternsofpossibility

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_sXvnjqwhFlpI-NYV845g

Facebook: https://fb.me/Patternsofpossibility

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/patternsofpossibility

About Lee Hopkins:

Coach Lee Hopkins (he/him/his) is a transgender man who helps people create lasting friendships. After struggling with loneliness most of his life, he’s tried various ways to resolve it— including moving across the US to find his tribe and fit in. He’s learned that the key to creating meaningful relationships is not “fitting in” or “finding your tribe”, it’s about attracting your vibe. He’ll show us how this is possible for everyone.

How can you create a team that is truly Unstoppable?  What does it take for a leader to allow everyone to fly and be their best selves so that everything is possible?  How important are values and purpose to make brilliant teams?  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat this and so much more with Jeff.

Follow Jeff:

Instagram: jeff.dewing

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeffdewing

Twitter: @JPDewing

About Jeff Dewing:

As someone who has experienced the highs and lows of success and failure, Jeff knows what it means to persevere through the hard times.

Growing up in the East End, Jeff was exposed to the raw entrepreneurial spirit of local business owners. This was an early influence and partly why he decided to found his own maintenance company, Essex Air Conditioning (EAC).Following the financial success of EAC, it seemed to Jeff that continued business prosperity was guaranteed. He celebrated his early victory by buying his beloved football club, Clacton FC, to help it grow and succeed just like his first business. As time went on, Jeff became increasingly distracted by his passion project on the pitch instead of the day to day at EAC. With the last of his funds, he created a new business from his garden shed, one that would grow to become his largest holding – Cloud Facilities Management. Jeff learned from the mistakes that he’d made, and changed his approach to one that focused on people – and within a year, Cloudfm was producing a turnover of £1 million; and within four years, £70 million. Had it not been for the lessons learned following the failure of EAC, it is doubtful that Jeff could have enjoyed such levels of success – lessons that he is now dedicated to sharing with as many fellow entrepreneurs as possible.

A massive part of Jeff’s personality and success is his optimism, vision and bottomless sense of humour. He definitely enjoys clowning around.

This week we lost Her Majesty Elizabeth II – what an impact on the world she had.  In this short solo episode Em shares her thoughts on her impact as a leader, woman in power and her legacy.

Exercise is good for us – we all know that, but what makes it move into a deeper connection with ourselves?  What stops us from finding the joy within ourselves so we can be happy and move in new and different ways?  Why are we often so concerned with what others say about how we look, what we do and so on.. Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat this and so much more.. including dog, bacon and avocados… Enjoy!!

Follow Eslpeth:

Facebook: facebook.com/elspethvdh

Instagram: Instagram.com/elspethfit

About Elspeth Van Der Hole:

I am a London based boxing coach and PT specializing in using exercise as therapy; also a fashion photographer, illustrator and public speaker I am in the process of developing a new chapter of my life in the fitness world, particularly through the medium of boxing.

Exercise saved my life and helped me heal/manage my trauma, grief and mental health issues so I want to offer the same space in the world for others to do so too.

What is a recovery coach?  How do we look at recovery in new and different ways?  What can we do to support those on a recovery journey?  What can Barbara learn from her about how knitting and recovery are linked?  How does recovery link to community? Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all this and much much more..

Follow Naetha Urun:

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/recoverycoachacademy
• Instagram: www.instgram.com/recoverycoachacademy
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/naetha
• www.linkedin.com/company/recoverycoachacademy
• Twitter: @Training_RCA 

About Naetha:

Naetha Uren is the founder of Recovery Coach Community CIC in the UK, the home of Recovery Coach Academy, CAR Recovery Coach Academy© Training & Recovery Support Services. 

Naetha and her daughter, Calliese, support the training and implementation of recovery coaching among individuals, communities, and organisations.

Naetha is a Recovery Coach, trainer, facilitator, speaker, and the glue to 4 generations living under one roof.

As the first CCAR Recovery Coach Professionals in the UK and CCAR facilitators, Naetha & Calliese bring a unique perspective; professionally and personally to the people, they work with. 

Their passion is building Recovery Communities with Lived Experience. 

How can we pause more?  What does pausing bring to our life?  What Pause is Tony about to do?  Why do we not prioritise taking more pauses in our life – is it because they are scary and we are unsure what we should do as and when we let ourselves pause?  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all this and so much more..

Follow Tony:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.martignett1

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonymartignett1/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyMartignett1

About Tony Martignetti:

Tony Martignetti is a trusted advisor, coach, experience creator, author, podcast host, and speaker. He brings together over 25 years of business and management experience, formal training, and extreme curiosity to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential.

Before becoming the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspired Purpose Coaching, he was a finance and strategy executive with experience working with some of the world’s leading life sciences companies. Along his journey, he also managed small businesses and ran a financial consulting company.

Tony is the host of The Virtual Campfire podcast and the author of "Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the journey to An Inspired Life."

Climbing The Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to An Inspired Life: https://amzn.to/3v2gdum

The Virtual Campfire: https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

How do you move into a second life?  What has Ally done in her life – shifting from running a growing successful business to living her life on a farm?  What lessons has she taken five months into this new journey?  What can chickens and peacocks teach us all.  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they learn all about shifting life, moving at different speed and so much more.

Connect with Ally:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/allymaughan

Websites:

• peoplepuzzles.co.uk (People Puzzles)
• peoplepuzzles.co.uk/client-case-studies/ (People Puzzles Case Studies)
• peoplepuzzles.co.uk/hr-services (People Puzzles Services)

The book we mentioned is Design Your Life by Bill Burnett

How do we find more joy in our lives?  Why do we not prioritse joy in our life? What is scary about finding and having more joy?  What would your life look like if you allowed yourself the space to have more joy in your life?  Join Em Stroud with her Clown Barbara as they chat this and so much more..

Follow Erin:

Instagram: @drerinmbaker

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinmikaelabaker/

About Dr. Erin Baker:

Dr. Erin Baker is a self-leadership coach, social psychologist, and author of the forthcoming book, Joy-full AF: The Essential Business Strategy We’re Afraid to Put First. Until a few years ago, joy wasn’t in Erin’s vocabulary. But in the process of writing their book, they discovered that cultivating joy had been their primary business strategy (and the key to their success). They also discovered that joy is a deeper, richer, and juicer experience than most people realize. Erin is now on a mission to help other entrepreneurs put their joy front and center.

What is it like to live with Bipolar?  How can life be influenced when you live with Bipolar?  What and how can we support those with that live with Bipolar?  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat this and so much more…

Follow Jamie:

www.thewellbeinggeek.com

Insta:  @jamiethewellbeinggeek

LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/thewellbeinggeek

About Jamie Forsyth:

Jamie Is an award-winning Wellbeing Coach, Mental Health First Aid instructor and founder of The Wellbeing Geek.

He could write a book about his life so far (probably a tragic comedy !) if he didn’t have the writing skills of a toddler.

From Prison Officer to Prison, from bi-polar to suicide attempts and from denial to diagnosis, the journey I have taken has been a rollercoaster for myself, my family and friends.

I candidly talk about the effect of mental ill-health and the direct influence stigma can have on decision making and dealing with a diagnosis.

What do you need to do if you want to be a professional speaker?  What is the skill of commanding a stage?  How can we really learn from the Rock as a speaker?  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as we chat to pro speaker David Thomas.

Follow David:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.thomas.16568

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidthomas314/

Twitter: @CEOpresenting

About David Thomas:

CEO presentation skills coach and global international speaker for 25 years

Sunday Times #1 bestselling author

500+ media interviews including The Oprah Winfrey Show

Guinness record breaker for reciting Pi to 22,500 digits

Hall Of Fame speaker with the Academy of Chief Executives

Women in comedy are a powerful bunch – we chat on the pod all things comedy, what it is like being a women in this profession, how we make shows and so much more.  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat to the brilliant comic Lucy Fredrick – tune in for much giggles!

Follow Lucy:

Facebook: LucyFrederickUK

Instagram: Lucy_Frederick_Comedy

Twitter: LucyFrederick

About Lucy Fredrick:

Here are some reviews of Lucy…

 “A genuinely gifted performer… Eye wateringly honest” The Scotsman

“Delightful” Broadway Baby

I’m a regular on the Stand-up circuit and also work with Myra Dubois playing her sister Rose. Published work in The Guardian, Funny Women and Aquila Children’s Magazine.

I’ve written shows about grief, mental health and parenting and my most recent show is about fat positivity.

Lucy Frederick’s Big Fat Wedding is on at Gilded Balloon Patterhoose at 3.40pm every day.

How and when can you choose to walk away to win?  How can you deal with workplace bullying?  What can you do if you find yourself in a situation that is not serving you – how can we find our power in walking away from certain people, situations and businesses?  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat this and so much more…

Follow Megan:

Instagram: @meganmcarle

LinkedIn: @meganmcarle

Twitter: @meganmcarle

About Megan Carle:

How does a confident, highly experienced senior executive end up laying fully clothed in a hotel bathtub, eyeing the door while stuffing Pringles crisps into her mouth, certain that someone’s coming to hurt her, probably kill her?

Workplace bullying affects millions of people; one in three report and yet it is known as “the undiscussable.” So, let’s discuss it! In doing so we will inform, inspire, and enrage your listeners. We will help them recognize, identify, and navigate workplace bullying. We will connect your listeners to this silent epidemic, to each other, and most importantly, to themselves. They will finally understand that they are not alone. They are not “crazy.” And, they are not at fault. Simply—workplace bullying really f*cks with targets. Together, let’s shine a light on it.

Join Megan Carle, a former Nike executive, who rose the ranks of a male dominated organization, ran into workplace bullying, raised her hand for help, didn’t get it, and, after nearly 30-years, culminating in the role of VP Basketball, made the decision to leave, her mental health in shambles.

The decision flew in the face of her DNA.  As a coach's kid, she had been raised on winning. Winning was the fifth food group. Leaving equated to quitting. Quitting equated to losing. Losing made her a loser.

What if, instead, the win was in realizing that to stay was to acquiesce to a system that wasn’t built to support her? What if, instead, the win was realizing that to leave was a sign of dignity, courage, and an unwillingness to be part of a system that doesn’t play far. What if, instead, the win was in walking away. #walkawaytowin

How can we become more enterprising?  Why are there still far less women investors in the world?  What holds people back from setting up new enterprises?  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things enterprise with Lara and much much more.

Follow Lara:

Instagram: Iamlaramorgan

LinkedIn: laramorgan

Twitter: iamlaramorgan

About Lara Morgan:

The balmy madness of life leaves Lara Morgan, mum of three and enterprise addict her greatest challenge – how to make a meaningful difference to our mental wellbeing. We are all much more aware of the importance of considering our mental wellbeing now – thanks mainly to the last two years of the pandemic and all that came with it. But how many of us actually know how to help ourselves?

Sometimes, taking a walk or meditating isn’t possible. For moments like this, Lara has created a range of aromatherapy balms that offer instant relief for six of the most common disruptors to mental wellbeing – sleep, stress, confidence, calm, positivity and connection. Her innovative range of pocket sized balms are for use on the go, where you just take a moment to inhale the scent, breathe deeply and instantly change your mood – all for the price of a cup of coffee.

How can we be more creative? What helps us get in touch with our own inner sense of creativity? How can creativity connect us with joy? Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all this and so much more with Colton.

Follow Colton:

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/colt-briner

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH3uSe6IbxDKpD2kihBlBGQ/featured

About Colton Briner:
Colton Briner has spent his entire career where the rubber meets the road between product development and branding on the one side and marketing and sales on the other side. This experience has enabled him to combine strong strategies with creative execution to help companies grow fast while spending less. Or, as he likes to call it "Modern marketing with some stank on it.

Insightful and informative, Colt brings a passionate spirit and a practical mind to inspire and empower his audience. Through educational, fun and energy-infused programs, Colt captures the imagination and delivers real-life tips, techniques and resources for business success and personal fulfilment in the 21 st century.

Even though Colton might not take himself too seriously, he is a seasoned executive with experience growing businesses and driving brand visibility for organizations of all sizes. At Scrappy AF Solutions, he has proven that he can take average marketing teams and guide them so that they can become exceptional.

How have we lost touch with our own instincts?  What makes us fundamentally human?  What can we learn from deepening our understanding on what really mattes?  Join Em and her Clown Barbara as we chat how we can change our world by remembering what makes us human.  The book we mention is Human Kind

https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Humankind/ZLz4DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

Follow Anthony:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-willoughby-a2757511/

Phone: +44 07 561 825 585

Links: https://nomadicschoolofbusiness.com/team/nsb-family/

http://territorymapping.pro

www.nomadicschoolofbusiness.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4yLdhwisS

Anthony's life lessons of a nomad

TEDxTokyo: In search of inspiration 

About Anthony Willoughby:

His mission is to help individuals and organizations achieve greater fulfilment and productivity by removing the jargon and meaningless soundbites and unnecessary complexity inherent in most business and social 'speak' and enable them to understand, own, and take personal responsibility for what they really want do to.

We do this through a powerful transformative methodology called Territory Mapping, which was inspired by conversations with Chibu tribal communities in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Territory Mapping enables participants to clarify and simplify their goals and objectives by harnessing the full power of their brain and instinctive processes and using them in the way they were always designed to be used.

Based on Anthony Willoughby’s 40 years of hands on research we have selected 10 Universal Icons which are as relevant today and as they have been for the last 35,000 years and probably much longer.
 

Why do we need to think about culture of our businesses?  How can we have more fun at work?  How do we enable our people to really take ownership of how they want to work?  How do we injext more truthful fun into our workplaces?  Join Em and her Clown Barbara as they talk all this and more with the fab Kristen – we also chat onesies and knitting.

Get In Touch With Kristen:

Facebook: facebook.com/king

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-souki-5434a82/

About Kristen Souki:

Why is fun so critical to getting the best out of people? Fun isn’t just for kids or the holidays. Fun should be an integral part of life, and for most people, work is a huge part that so it’s essential we’re having fun there too.

King’s Vice President, Head of HR Kristen Souki talks about how fun is one of core values the heart of their business.

How do we heal?  What does that even mean?  Can we really be happier and find our way to happiness?  What role can ceremony and ritual play in helping us heal.  Join Em and her Clown Barbara as we chat all things healing and even get to share how knitting can and has healed the world!

Get In Touch With Aysha:

Facebook: Aysha Bell / Aysha bell wellness

Instagram: ayshabellwellness

LinkedIn: aysha bell /Ayshabellwellness

Twitter: aysha bell wellness

About Aysha Bell:

Aysha is a yoga teacher, wellness facilitator. She helps people she’s working with heal themselves through various practices like yoga, breathwork, meditation and reiki. We can only help people heal themselves that are open to be healed. She is a 5th generation healer and now working with plant medicines as her great, great grandmother did. She has an online store, selling candles, tea, crystals and frankincense and gift boxes to aid meditation.

Why is mentoring important? How can you get a mentor? Why should you be a mentor? What benefits are there to you and your business if you get involved in mentoring? Join Em and her clown Barbara as they chat mentoring and much more with the brilliant Mel.

Get in touch with Mel:
Instagram: selfcarecoach
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/melissanoakes01

About Mel Noakes:
Mel is the Co – Founder of Elevate Mentoring. She is passionate about building high performing teams that deliver exceptional results. A driven marketer with international experience in B2B and B2C marketing, specialising in experiential communications. A passion for building experiences that create impact and listed in Event 100's list of the most influential people in the UK's event industry.

In life we all have go through various transitions – from new job to new business. From living in the city to moving to the countryside – from being single to being in a relationship (or the other way round!) How do we handle these stages in our lives? How can we really be kind to ourselves as we move through these different stages of our lives?

Join Em and Barbara as we chat with Heather about all these things and much more!

Follow Heather:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherwhitenetworkingexpert/

About Heather:
Heather White is an expert in all things Networking, Board Room Match making and Linked in.

Do you want to be happier?  Do you believe that the world can be a better place?  Then join Em as she shares exclusively on the pod her new vision for the future – Em will share her vision for the world and why she is so passionate about launching Laugh, Think, Play.  To support her go to laughthinkplay.com and add your email to our list as we start this new movement.

How can we all become more conscious in our life and work?  What does that even mean? How did Caroline set up a business with consciousness at the heart of it and how did she start her own journey?  What can you do to raise your own awareness of self so you can be happier and healthier?  Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara really get under the skin of consciousness so that you can laugh and think.

About Caroline Sage:

Caroline founded a search advisory firm, Kea consultants.  Although it’s main product  s placing finance professionals into investment roles within PE, HF, VC and Growth.,  she built it with an anti-recruitment model in mind.  There is no mention of targets or placements.  It’s a longer term oriented philosophy both externally and internally.  She allowed her feminine identity to play a bigger role in her leadership style and feels that has significantly contributed to the success of the firm. Outside of spending time with Kea, her kids and eating (one of her most fave things to do), she spends most of her time understanding, discussing and studying people, their connection to themselves and others and enabling those that she can to thrive in the world.

How can we be professional speakers?  How has the world of speaking changed since COVID?  What are the things that make some speakers great?  What has Barbara done that has changed her world?  How can Lisa Stansfield be relevant for speaking?

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barabra as they chat all things Speaking with Nick Gold.

Get in touch with Nick:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickgold/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakersNick

About Nick Gold:

With a firm belief that successful events which deliver maximum ROI for both attendees and organisers can be held anywhere, even a cow shed, Nick Gold draws on his 20+ years consulting experience working with 8,000 speakers and servicing 1,000+ events per year to address the pain-points and opportunities that exist for event professionals.

 With a background in the era of the first dotcom boom and bust, and then some more ‘grounded’ work life with a major FTSE100 company in IT and project management, Nick found himself in the mid-1990s looking for the opportunity to grow his own company and create something new.

 And so his story with Speakers Corner began. Initially a bespoke entertainment bookings agency, Nick has turned the business into a market-leading speaker bureau and consultancy working with 6,500+ speakers and servicing 1,000+ events each year, which sits at the heart of the events industry

 Nick also manages the business with his brother Tim, which also makes him well placed to comment on how family and business can work together!

 Nick Gold was the first British President of the International Association of Speaker Bureaus (IASB) from April 2020 – April 2021.

Nick was formerly the Chairman of the EASB (European Association of Speaker Bureaus). He has spoken at major industry events including Confex and The Meetings Show, and has been published extensively across UK media outlets, including: The Telegraph, City AM, Huffington Post UK, GQ.com and Raconteur. He has also been interviewed by the BBC and LBC radio.

 Before his Speakers Corner adventure began in the mid-1990s, Nick previously worked in the energy sector at Power Costs Inc. (PCI) and Centrica, where he specialised in project management, business development, business analysis and bid tendering. 

 A warm character who speaks with passion and authority on content, the events industry and measuring ROI, not to mention entrepreneurship, managing SME’s, creating an inclusive culture and motivating a workforce to go above and beyond, Nick inspires audience interaction with questions from the floor during his sessions and delights in sharing stories with delegates after the talk has finished. 

Join Em on this solo episode as she talks all how we can really see ourselves.  What stops Em from really having the courage to look at who she really is?  Why do we not want to spend time on us – what is it that holds us back from being brave and open to discovering who we really are – as well as looking at the parts of us that we do not like so much. Ho can we really start to see ourselves with kindness and grace so we can really allow ourselves to be all we can be.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things grief. How do we talk about grief? How can we explore our own grief and safely navigate it with kindness and even joy?  What can we learn from Cher about grief? How can grief truly change us and how can we grow and understand the most human yet individual emotional journey we go on?  And much much more..

Get in touch with Addison:

• Instagram: @addisonbrasil / @sharemygriefclub
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/addisonbrasil/
• Twitter: @addiconnect

About Addison Brasil:

Addison Brasil lost his brother to cancer, found his father after suicide, and survived a fatal event that killed a dear friend and left him relearning to walk all before age 30. Grappling with grief while spending all his spare time at The Groundlings in LA, Addison finds his way being equal parts Honour The Journey and Find the Funny when approaching real life grief, being a conscious creator and despite being "just to the left" of death so intimately, whenever someone would share they had experienced loss or ask how to support another person dealing with the loss he would freeze. After thirteen years in the Grief Club arena, Addison's new book is something he wants to offer to anyone grieving. First Year of Grief Club: A Gift From A Frend Who Gets it (#1 New Release in Death, Grief, and Spirituality) is available on Amazon now. 

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things stepping into your own power with Amber. How can you truly step into your own power?  What does that really mean in life and work?  How can we really be happy and more at peace with ourselves and our own stories?  How has Barbara stepped into her own power and what can you learn from her and much much more..

Connect with Amber:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenChoosingBodyFreedom/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/amberromaniuk

Telegram: https://t.me/amberromaniuk

About Amber Romaniuk:

Amber Romaniuk is an Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert who helps professional women achieve optimal health through mindful eating, self-care and overcoming self-sabotage with food. Her podcast “The No Sugarcoating Podcast” has a million downloads, over 300 episodes and is listened to in over 88 countries.

Amber overcame her own emotional eating after gaining and losing more than 1000 lbs and spending over $50,000 on binge foods and spending 5 years balancing her hormones and digestion. Now she helps others achieve Body Freedom™ so they have the confidence and health to create amazing lives.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all creative collaboration.  How do Em and Maheen work together on shows and films, how can you encourage more creativity in your life and work?  How do you choose who you want to work with to create brilliant things?  How does Barbara work creatively and how can you allow yourself to collaborate with bravery and honesty?

Connect with Maheen:

Instagram: @maheen_m
LinkedIn: maheen-mohammadally

About Maheen Mohammadally:

Maheen is a writer, director, collaborator and all round brilliant human.  She has worked on countless shows across the UK and is currently working on her new screenplay and with Em Stroud on their new film Re:Framed.  She also works with businesses helping them discover their stories and how they can connect with their audiences in an honest, effective and engaging way.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things laughing and living with David.  How can we laugh more in life? Why do we view work as a thing that has to be serious?  How can we find more little moments?  What has Barbara got in store for David and much much more…

Connect with David:

LinkedIn: mrdavidmcqueen

About David McQueen:

David McQueen is an international speaker, storyteller, facilitator and presenter. Passionate about effective presentation and communication skills for business and education. His humour, story telling and ability to connect with audiences across the board has made him the choice speaker for conferences, corporate events, associations, networking groups and after dinner all over the world.

Join Em on this solo episode as she talks all about why we minimise ourselves.  Do you ever find yourself moving away from what you really want to do, or who you really are as you think that is the better decision?  Have you ever played small when you really want to play big.  In this episode Em shares why she is no longer going to minimise herself and why you should not either.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they Clown Around all things Belief.  How do you create more self belief?  How can having belief really impact you and your life?  What does having a sense of belief change for you in life and work?  How can having belief change Barbara’s life?  We chat this and much much more..

Connect with Rachel Torell:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rtorell/

About Rachel Torell:

Rachel Torell is the 2020 Most Distinguished Saleswoman Europe as recognized by the Women in Sales Awards. She’s on a mission to champion women and encourage them to chase their dreams, hoping to lead by example as she progresses in her life (and career!) She’s an active member of the University of Georgia London Alumni Association, and heads up the London Women of UGA chapter

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they Clown Around all things Sales and Performance Management with Sam Smith.  How do you create brilliant sales for you and your business?  Why does sales still have negative meanings for so many people?  How can we all learn to love sales?  How does Barbara want to use Sam’s selling skills?  And much much more…

Follow Sam:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samw281/

Twitter: @realsamsm1th

About Sam Smith:

Passionate about connecting talent to work, a little crazy about ensuring brands do it in a way that creates a brilliant experience for everybody. Curious about technology enhancing a humans performance, excited about automation for good and serious about getting the best out of people.

Thrilled to lead KellyOCG in EMEA, proud of the talented people in our business that bring our noble purpose to life and delighted to be a part of a global business that does the right thing. Always

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbra as they chat all things Menopause with Sarah Davies.  How can we chat about the menopause more easily?  What can we do to support people going through the menopause?  How was Barbra affected by the menopause?  What can we do to make business more effective at supporting their people and much much more…

Sarah’s Social Media Handles:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TalkingMeno

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evolutionsarah/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingMeno

About Sarah Davies:

Sarah Davies is a multi-lingual, experienced and qualified business coach, facilitator and trainer who launched Talking Menopause in 2017 to increase menopause awareness, education and support at work to women and men across a broad range of organisations www.talkingmenopause.co.uk  She feels passionate about making a difference to people’s lives and previously helped Dr Louise Newson launch and as Business Manager manage menopause her clinic. Sarah previously spent over 10 years in senior international corporate roles at Fujitsu & Thomas Cook before recruiting senior executives with Heidrick & Struggles with the Professional Services and Retail sectors. She often contributes to regional radio programmes, national news and has published a number of articles in various newspapers & magazines.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbra as they chat all things Beauty and Entrepreneurship with Jennie Lawson.  How is the beauty industry perceived?  How can we all make choices to be fully sustainable and with no landfill (including PCP) .  What can we all learn about resilience and spirit from Jennies story?  How does Barabra relate to beauty and her relationship with Brian and much much more…

Jennie’s Social Media Handles:

• Facebook: mimosa beauty – Jennie Dawson
• Instagram: @mimosabeautysalon / @jenniedawson106
• LinkedIn: Jennie Lawson

About Jennie Lawson:

 Jennie is a Multi award winning salon owner, self-care advocate and her salon is Eco – 100% landfill free. Her salon is Mimosa is now 10yrs. She also launched Mimosa Sanctuary. Sanctuary is an online self-care space where your mind, body and soul can retreat. From rituals that help you create peace in a moment, to techniques that help you navigate the world of self-care so you have moments just for you. The mimosa sanctuary has it all.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things The Invisible Revolution.  What is the Invisible Revolution and how can you get involved? How did Nicola go on her own journey to creating The Invisible Revolution?  How can more primary care givers – be that of kids, parents or anyone else get involved in the Invisible Revolution – so you can have your own business and look after those you love and be happy?  How can Barbara learn from Nicola and so much much more.

Nicola’s Social Media Handles:

Facebook:  @mpowermumsinbiz

Instagram: @nicolahuelin

LinkedIn: @nicolahuelin

Twitter: @nicolahuelin @mpowermumsinbiz

About Nicola Huelin:

Nicola is on a mission to empower one million women of The Invisible Revolution - those building a business they love while raising a family they love more than anything. 

Award-winning business coach and mum of a fusion-family-of-4, Nicola shares her inspirational journey of going from “City-commuter” to what she calls the “[Alternative 6-figure]” home-based coach and shares key tips for making your business work for you in a way that sends overwhelm packing and ushers in fun and fulfilment.  A multi-award winning, certified business coach/mentor, marketing expert, TEDx Speaker and author of The Invisible Revolution - Nicola has over 24 years’ experience in combining business success with family life and has connected, coached and mentored 1000's of women internationally.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they are Clowning Around.. Remote Leadership. How can we become really good remote leaders? What are the skills needed to be a good remote leader? How is Barbara a remote leader? What does the future hold for remote leadership and much much more..

Niel’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NBNetworksNielsBrabandt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nielsbrabandt/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nielsbrabandt

About Niels Brabandt:
Niels is has many skills including - Professional Training, Speaking, Coaching, Consulting, Mentoring, Project & Interim Management. He is a successful business man that has lived in many places across the world. He has some fab stories and a brilliant podcast called The Leadership Podcast.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they are Clowning Around.. Coaching. What can coaching really do for you? How can learning the skills of coaching really help you and your life? What can Barbara learn from coach Jenny? What are the steps to take to find a good coach and much much more

Jenny’s Social Media:
Website – https://www.jennygarrett.global/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/JenniferGarrett

Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennygarrettreflexion/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/CoachJennyGarrett/

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jennygarrett.global/

You Tube – https://www.youtube.com/user/ReflexionAssociates

About Jenny Garrett:
Jenny Garrett OBE is an award-winning career coach, author, and leadership trainer. Her books explore the empowerment of working women and women in leadership roles. Together with her team, she uses her years of experience in coaching and leadership to support women and ethnically diverse leaders to progress at work. As well as supporting majority group leaders in making inclusion happen. She is also co-founder of a social enterprise Rocking Ur Teens which connects corporates with a pipeline of future talent.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they are Clowning Around.. More Choice. What would your life look like if you had more choice in your life? How can you create more choice in your life? How has Barbara created more choice in her world? What can you do so you can feel less stuck and more open to ideas? What can we do so we can “Express the Shit out of ourselves”? And much much more!

Moe’s Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/moechoice
Instagram: instagram.com/moechoice
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/moechoice
Twitter: twitter.com/moechoice

About Moe Choice:
Meet Moe Choice! I am the founder of The One Page Plan. I challenge and empower individuals to take personal responsibility for themselves, so that we can disrupt the status quo and find better ways of living, working, and being together.
I am a master coach, solopreneur, and former 12x cofounder - taking 2 businesses to scale and exit since 1996. I have raised millions in investment and revenue, and hired over 1,000 people from over 50 nationalities. Since 2012, I have facilitated over 7000 hours of leadership development for over 1000 individuals, teams, and organisations from all over the world.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they talk all things Conversations.  How do we have great conversations?  How can we have effective challenging conversations? What can Barabra learn from a coach about coaches and conversations?  What makes a good conversation flow and how can we ensure we are having the best conversations possible and so much more..

Ruth’s Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2

https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

https://twitter.com/ruthkudzicoach

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthkudzi/

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth Kudzi is a MCC accredited and award-winning coach, coach trainer, business mentor, speaker and best-selling author.

She is the CEO of two successful companies: A coaching and mentoring business helping entrepreneurs build and develop their businesses and a coach training school which helps people to train as certified coaches and develop their coaching skills.

She combines her background in sales and school leadership and education with over 25 years of study of Psychology and Neuroscience including MA in Psychology & Education, BA in Psychology & Management, PGCERT in Coaching (Psychology), PGCE in Business Education and numerous coaching qualifications including diplomas in Neuroscience, Positive Psychology, NLP, Performance Coaching and Business Coaching. She is a DISC L3 accredited trainer, a Spiral Energy Coach and is working towards her NLP Master Practitioner.             

Her coaching business is well regarded and successful and she has been featured in The Guardian, Vogue, Psychologies, Good Housekeeping, ITV, Women & Home Times Radio, spoken at NatWest, UCL, Allbright and General Assembly.   

She is passionate about evidence-based approaches to coaching and personal development and helping people integrate their learning so they can live purposeful lives and run successful businesses.

Join Em and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Truth with Helen.  How do you share your truth?  What courage does it take to explore and discuss your truth?  What holds us back from sharing our stories? How does Barbara share her truths and much much more.. including trips to Romania and a surprise mention of George Harrison.

Helen’s Social Media:

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-garlick-b352ba21/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/helenpgarlick

Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Place-Lie-Secrets-Unlocked/dp/1913532186/

About Helen Garlick:

Helen Garlick is a family lawyer and mediator turned author of a fabulous (!) memoir called No Place to Lie about family secrets and suicide. But it’s by no means grim. There are laugh out loud moments in the book which will make you laugh and maybe cry in equal measure.

Helen is walking around London doing sections of the London Capital Ring on Sundays ending on January 9th 2022 in aid of Zero Suicide Alliance. Would be great to support, plus their free life-saving training on their website. She is also host of their ground-breaking programme Life Matters

Helen’s have a YouTube channel called Hello! It’s Bedtter to Talk

Clowning Around – Being A Child at Work with Nick Mayhew

Join Em and her clown Barbara as they chat all things being a child at work with Nick.  What does is mean to really allow your inner child to come out and play at work?  What benefits can you notice on you, your team and your clients if you allow more creativity, wonder and joy to come out at work.  How does Barbara play at work?  How did Nick’s journey inform him and his leadership and how he connects to his inner child? And much much more…

Connect with Nick:

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mayhewnick

Website: https://www.alembicstrategy.com/

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as we talk all things Winging it with Mandy.  What does winging it even mean?  How can she possibly be winging it at anytime considering she was a pilot and now is a public speaker.  Mandy and I share stories of feeling so out of our depth – at The UN, in gas chambers and just in life – if you want to laugh and think then this really is the episode for you. 

Mandy’s Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MandyHicksonSpeaker

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyhickson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MandyHickson

About Mandy Hickson:

Mandy Hickson has over 30 years experience within aviation. In the RAF, she flew the Tornado GR4 on the front line, where she operated in many hostile environments. Mandy is now a highly demanded keynote speaker where she talks with humour and great passion to inspire those around her. Author of best-selling book ‘An Officer, not a Gentleman’ her inspirational journey as a pioneering female fighter pilot.

Join Em and Barabra talking all things Women, Small Business and Climate.  WE chat all things to do with these topics and we giggle a lot.  How does Barbara think the world is going from her perspective as a small business owner.  How can we as business owner, and people affect climate change and so much more..

Maggie’s Social Media:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggieberryuk/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/theheartofthecity/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/HOTC_UK

About Maggie Berry:

Maggie leads Heart of the City, an organisation that works with SMEs to help them to develop responsible business programmes which can range from climate action programmes, supporting their local community to reducing their environmental impact or promoting diversity and wellbeing in the workplace. Heart of the City is an independent charity which is housed by and supported by the City of London Corporation and since its inception twenty years ago, it has been at the forefront of helping small businesses to build successful responsible business programmes.

Maggie was previously Executive Director for Europe for WEConnect International, a global organisation championing supplier diversity in procurement and helping majority owned women businesses to connect into the corporate supply chain. For over eight years, Maggie had lead responsibility for the organisation in Europe and her role involved developing corporate and public sector support as well as growing and supporting a network of c1,800 women-owned businesses across Europe.

Prior to this, Maggie ran an online job board, recruitment and networking forum for women working in the technology profession in the UK. Maggie remains informally involved with championing women in the technology profession and is a Freeman at the Information Technologists' Company in the City of London.

In June 2019, Maggie was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in recognition of her services to women in business and technology.

Maggie  wants to help more women to succeed and achieve in their careers – whether that’s in the corporate world or as an entrepreneur. I am privileged to have connected with so many amazing women across my career and I am inspired every day by the small business owners I meet.

Join Em on the 100th episode of Clowning Around.  Yes that I right the 100th episode!  In this episode Em talks about how can we celebrate our success and what we have been doing well!  It’s a short solo episode that will make you laugh and think.

Em book Lessons From A Clown is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Clown-Courage-Yourself-Laugh-ebook/dp/B09JMWXLJ5

Join Em and Barabra talking all things Success with Alexandra Watson.  What is success?  How can you create your own version of success?  Is Barbara successful?  What can success look like for you if you allow yourself kindness and much much more

Alexandra’s Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/happiness/

About Alexandra Watson:

For the past 25 years Alexandra has been helping women create happier and more fulfilling lives through her life changing techniques and tools.

Having coached celebrities, world leaders, top musicians and performers including Olympic athletes, Alexandra ensures a more meaningful, satisfying and more successful life than the one you have now.

She has appeared as an expert on TV shows like The X Factor, has been featured in all the top newspapers and is a regular contributor on the BBC.

She is also Editor-in-Chief of one of the fastest growing digital magazines for women SHINE UK Magazine.

SHINE 360 – how to grow your business programme for female business owners… https://bit.ly/SHINE360

Join Em Stroud on a solo episode of Clowning Around. Em chats through how can we really experience all of life?  Em chats through her thoughts on how we can experience more joy, more wonder, more anything – if only we allow ourselves.. and so much more

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Clown-Courage-Yourself-Laugh-ebook/dp/B09JMWXLJ5

Join Em this week in a special edition.  Em has written a book Lessons From a Clown and this week she is being interviewed by her book person Patti M Hall.  In this weeks episode we talk everything about how Em found her writers voice, what that even means, how was the process of working with a book person and so much more.  Listen in if you are curious to know what goes on behind the scenes of writing a book and if you are curious to discover how you can over come the most challenging beliefs you have about yourself.

Book can be found here: https://emmastroud.london/lessons-from-a-clown/

Patti’s Social Media:

Facebook: facebook.com/pattimhallwriter

Instagram: Instagram.com/patti_m_hall

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pattimhall

Twitter: twitter.com/pattimhall

About Patti Hall:

Patti M Hall is a writer, collaborator, and book coach.

Patti’s book building specialties are memoir and message-drive non-fiction. She has shepherded two dozen book projects to publication with both traditional publishers and self-directed circulation tools. She has extensive experience with authors and titles focusing on personal transformation.

Patti is the author of a memoir, Loving Large released in 2020.

Join Em Stroud on a solo episode of Clowning Around. Em chats through the idea of moving away from things that no longer serve us and being conscious and clear about what we want to move away from.  What patterns of thoughts and behaviours do you hold onto that no longer serve you and how can you be just happier in your life?  Join Em as she ponders all these things for you.

Link to book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Clown-Courage-Yourself-Laugh-ebook/dp/B09JMWXLJ5

Join Em Stoud and Barbara as they Clown Around all things Money and our psychology of it.  How do we relate to money?  What makes us move into places of shame around money?  How can we shift our relationship with money.  What is the difference between men and women and how they relate to money?  How does Barbara give Brian a pay rise?  And much much more..

Mary’s Social Media:

Instagram: @marythefenwick

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-fenwick/

Twitter: @mjfenwick

About Mary Fewnwick:

Mary is a journalist and executive coach, with a background in professional networking and corporate public affairs. For the last eight years she’s been the agony aunt for Psychologies magazine, dealing with problems from coercive control to “should I get a cat?”. Her coaching clients are people who want to put their ego to one side, and learn from the latest leadership research.

Join Em Stoud and Barbara as they Clown Around all things Travel.  How can we travel well in these times?  How can we be more conscious as travellers?  Will Barbara get a passport and where is the place that made Carolyn’s heart sing?  We chat these things and so much more..

Carolyn’s Social Media Handles:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/maidenvoyagedotcom/

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/222590/admin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/maiden_voyage?lang=en

About Carolyn Pearson:

Carolyn is the epitome of living her dream, (currently frustrated) travel junkie turned travel safety entrepreneur.  Having led tech teams for cool companies such as ITV, BBC, KLM and Easyjet, she fled corporate life to launch Maiden Voyage.  Her company provides travel safety training to employers and employees with an emphasis on travel for all manner of diversity groups, including women, LGBTQ+, Disabled travellers and for those travelling to ethnically different regions.

Always one to push out of her comfort zone, Carolyn is currently taking adult cycling lessons.

Join Em Stroud on a solo episode of Clowning Around. Em chats through the idea of creating more space for you.  We all lead very busy lives, moving from one thing to another -never allowing ourselves to create some space for ourselves to catch up with where we are.  In this week’s episode Em chats about how she has created space in her life and for her clients and how that is helping her.  If you are thinking you need more you time then this is the episode for you

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbra as they Clown Around all things Working Wild with Sara and Jeannette.  What does Working Wild mean?  How can we live and work in a far more wild and free way? What does Barbara think of Working Wild? How can we all look at balance and choice as we all shift and change is this ever changing Covid world.  How can we all be braver and much much more..

Follow Jeannette and Sara:

Website: Betteroffedits.com

Instagram:

@betteroffedits

@saraturnbull44

@Jeannette_pearce_mbe

LinkedIn: Jeannette (Pritchard) Pearce mbe  - Sara Turnbull

About Jeannette and Sara:

Jeannette Pearce & Sara Turnbull are successful social and serial entrepreneurs and as sustainable business leaders and authors of Better Off Working Wild are widely recognised for their award winning work in:

• Creating sustainable, successful places and organisations
• Driving inclusive, resilient caring work culture
• Growing high impact social purpose

Together they are work activists and wild advocates. Their work is valued for their ability to cut through to the core of complex problems, inspire change and be human, frank and provocative in a kind and caring way.

As sustainable business leaders they have mentored and supported around 1,200 entrepreneurs and small businesses, established training and community events that have reached over 50,000 people and led and managed organisations that have generated in excess of £10m turnover.

So If you’re looking for practical, actionable steps and tools to change your perspective, Better Off Working Wild is the ultimate resource. Jam -packed with exercises, thought-analysis ,and soul-searching strategies, this book could be the start of your new journey.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbra as they chat all things self care in leaders.  What is self care and what does that really mean if you are in a leadership role?  If you are not a leader in business how can you lead yourself so that self care becomes your normal?  Why does self care matter and what does it look like for you?  We chat all things time, creating space and then taking action.  How does Barbara feel about self care and who does she know that really likes Jonathon.  Plus much much more…

Follow Jonathan:

LinkedIn: Jonathan Richards

Twitter: @JONATHANR01

About Jonathan Richards:

Jonathan is the CEO of Breathe, a highly successful, fast growth HR software company that helps leaders of  small business free themselves from the ever-increasing burden of employee admin, allowing them to focus on what they do best – growing their businesses.

He believes that businesses have an obligation to put their people first, which it turn creates happy, healthy, and productive workplaces. When a business does this, they will create an environment where people feel safe to be more adventurous and experience the thrill that comes from stepping outside of their comfort zones.

Outside of work, Jonathan has a love of the great outdoors.  He is a kayak coach and a keen walker, often stepping outside of his own comfort zone by taking part in many mini adventures

Join Em Stroud on a solo episode of Clowning Around. Em chats through the idea of courage to change what is going on in her life, how that could help you and how comfort zones are there and need to be challenged.  This is Em being super open and brave and sharing where she is right now.  Are you ready to shift, to change?  Then this might be the episode you need to listen to right now.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barabra as they chat all things The Possibilist with Gita.  What is a Possibilist?  How can we move from optimism or realism into the way of being the Possibilist.  How will being the Possibilist make your life better?  How is Barbara already a Possibilist and what else does she discover is possible while chatting to Gita?  How can embracing this way of being truly change how you are feeling in your life?  And much much more..

Gitanjali’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GitanjaliTS

Instagram: instagram.com/gitanjali_hdyou/ 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/linkinwithgitanjali

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tigaranitweets

www.highdefinitionyou.com

About Gita:

Gita Trevorrow-Seymour is a professional Possibilist, neuroscience nerd, executive coach, a recovering perfectionist and a catalyst. She’s on a mission to liberate that 3 lbs of flesh inside your head from overthinking, so you can not just start seeing the possibilities but act on them with confidence and courage. As a leader, in her 15 year banking career she ran a multi million pound P and L, weathered the Global Financial Crisis and led highly engaged teams. As the Founder of leadership development company High Definition You, she's spent almost a decade working with executive leaders & teams on their resilience, emotional intelligence and high performance.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barabra as they chat all things good data with Sam Gilbert.  How can data be a force for good?  What can we do as individuals to look after our data?  How did Sam get interested in data?  What does Barabra think of data and knitting?  How can we change the narrative around our own data and tales of Eastenders and much much more

Sam’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samgilbertwrites

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samgilbert/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/samgilb

About Sam Gilbert:

Almost everything we do generates data. Digital technology is now so pervasive that it's very hard to escape its influence, and with that growth comes fear. But whatever the news has told you about data and technology, think again.

Data expert and tech insider Sam Gilbert shows that, actually, this data revolution could be the best thing that ever happened to us. His book Good Data examines the incredible new ways this information explosion is already helping us – whether that's combating inequality, creating jobs, advancing the frontiers of knowledge or protecting us from coronavirus – and explains why the best is yet to come.

Data touches everything, from our biggest hates (online advertising) to our greatest loves (our pets). Sam explores how, if we can embrace the revolution (even the ads), we could all live vastly improved lives.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Conscious Luck with Dr Gay Hendricks.  How can you create more luck in your life?  What can we all do in order to be happier, healthier individuals with the life that we want to create?  What can Barbara make for Gay that will help him in his life?  How do we ensure that we allow more into our lives and so much much more..

Social Media Handles:

Facebook:

• https://www.facebook.com/relationshipadvice/?sk=app_2392950137#/relationshipadvice
• https://www.facebook.com/fclconnect/

Instagram:

• https://www.instagram.com/bigleaphome/

Twitter:

• https://twitter.com/@fclconnect

About Gay Hendricks:

Gay Hendricks has been a leader in the fields of relationship transformation and bodymind transformation for more than 45 years. After earning his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1974, Gay served as Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Colorado for 21 years. He has written more than 40 books, including bestsellers such as Five Wishes, The Big Leap, Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, (the last two co-authored with his co-author and mate for more than 35 years, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks). He is also a mystery novelist, with a series of five books featuring the Tibetan-Buddhist private detective, Tenzing Norbu, as well as a new mystery series featuring a Victorian-era London detective, Sir Errol Hyde. His latest book, Conscious Luck, reveals eight ways to change your fortunes through the power of intention. Gay has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 HOURS and others. His new book, The Genius Zone, was published in June, 2021.

In this short Solo Episode – Em shares some stories of what it is like to be reaching 100 episodes of a podcast.

Follow Em:

Emma Stroud Websites: https://www.emmastroud.london

                                       https://www.laughthinkplay.com

Instagram: emmastroudldn

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Facebook: emmastroudldn

Twitter: emmastroudldn

LinkedIn: emma-stroud

Join Em and Barbara as she shares her journey on writing her forthcoming book Lessons From A Clown.  In this short solo episode she shares her insights over writing her first book.

Follow Em:

Emma Stroud Websites: https://www.emmastroud.london

                                       https://www.laughthinkplay.com

Instagram: emmastroudldn

                  Clowningaroundpodcast

                  Laugh.think.play

Facebook: emmastroudldn

Twitter: emmastroudldn

LinkedIn: emma-stroud

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Positive Leadership with Michael.  What is positive leadership?  How can you ensure that you are a positive leader right now?  How did he go from running a family business to being a global speaker?  What does he inspire Barbara to go and create?  And much much more

Michael’s Social Media:

Facebook: @MichaelVirardi

Instagram: @michael_virardi

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelvirardi/

Twitter: @Michael_Virardi

About Michael:

Michael R. Virardi is a world-renowned trainer, speaker and best-selling author on public-speaking, leadership and business culture.

Working in over 19 countries and with some of the world’s most prestigious and recognized companies, such as Google, The American P&I Club, Microsoft and Ericsson, Michael has now become one of the most highly respected and in-demand speakers and trainers in all continents.

He has written two best-selling books (“Positive Impact” and “Crisis? Let’s Beat it”) that also feature on Amazon, and is currently working on his third book on the topic of public-speaking and presentation skills. His 2016 “The Circle of Trust™” address, at the 5thHR Minds Forum in Berlin, Germany was voted the best of the entire two days and has been seen and shared by thousands of viewers online.

Michael is an avid user of technology with a keen interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it can shape the future of work and business. He is highly active on major social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram where he shares daily insights and inspiration with his over 90,000 followers.

Last but not least, Michael believes that the tools to grow and be successful are inherent within us all – drive, passion and knowledge – and can be unlocked by simply acknowledging our immense potential as human beings. 

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Leadership with Fiona.  How has it been leading Merlin Entertainments through the pandemic?  What makes us good or not so good leaders?  What can we do to improve ourselves and our organsitaion through good leadership? What do Barbara and her have in common and will she want a onesie?  Plus much much more…

Fiona’s Social Media:

Facebook: Fiona Eastwood

Instagram: Fiona.eastwood.14

LinkedIn: Fiona Eastwood

About Fiona Eastwood:

Fiona Eastwood is a member of the Executive team at Merlin Entertainments as Chief Operating Officer of  Midway attractions encompassing the existing Midway estate, new openings and franchise operations across over 100+ sites across UK, Europe, US & APAC.   She recently became a Trustee of the charity ‘Only a Pavement Away’ the charity that supports ex-offenders, veterans and homeless into jobs within hospitality industry.

Her career prior to Merlin has been largely in media and broadcasting with senior Brand and marketing positions at BBC Worldwide and BBC public service – as Managing Director, Consumer Products and Commercial Director for one of the BBC’s biggest international brands, Doctor Who.

Fiona is a passionate advocate for diversity & inclusion, mentoring a number of people across the industry and an executive sponsor for Diversity & Inclusion at Merlin.   

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Authenticity.  How can we really connect with who we really are?  What are the steps to take so we can truly be authentic without it sounding like unicorn poo (though there is nothing wrong with unicorns obv!) What does being authentic mean to Barbara and her world?  How can you be in tune with who you really are at work and in life? And much much more..

Erin’s Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bAuthenticInc

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-hatzikostas/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErinHatzikostas

About Erin:

Former Corporate CEO turned Professional Pot-Stirrer, Erin Hatzikostas, is creating a movement to rid the workplace of the BS by helping people and companies see that authenticity can actually be their secret weapon to success.

After becoming a CEO of a 9-figure company at the age of 42 and leading a massive financial and cultural turnaround, Erin decided to walk away and solve what broke her heart: the immense lack of authenticity in the workplace.

She’s now a best selling author, TEDx and keynote speaker, podcast co-host, and coach-sultant that has redefined what it means to be authentic. Her Six Principles of Strategic Authenticity (H.U.M.A.N.S.) turns what feels a bit like fluffy unicorn doo-doo into a much more nuanced, actionable, and powerful concept.

Erin believes that authenticity isn’t a way of being; it’s a way of doing. Authenticity actually isn’t about you either. It’s about the connections, trust, and ultimately, success that comes from doing things less normal, more messy… more human.

Today we scratch the surface on this concept and give you small but powerful steps you can take to start using authenticity as your new secret weapon to success.

Her book, You Do You(ish): Unleash Your Authentic Superpowers to Get the Career You Deserve

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Comedy and Business.  How can business be enhanced by comedy?  How does the world of comedy translate into business?  Why are we all so scared of using humour at work?  What does Barbara really think of the stock exchange?  How can a lightness of touch enhance you and your world of work and much much more…

Julia Streets’ Social Media:

 Instagram: juliastreets

 LinkedIn: Julia Streets

 Twitter: streets_julia

 About Julia Streets:

 Julia Streets is an entrepreneur, MC, host, speaker and recovering stand up comedian. 

 She has tread the boards of some of the most prestigious comedy stages including the iconic comedy store in London’s Leicester Square and gigged with icons of comedy biggest names, dropping John Cleese as one. 

 In her business life she is the founder and CEO of a global business development, marketing and communications consultancy. She and her team work with financial services and technology firms around the world, from startups to some of the world's largest financial institutions. 

 Brummell Magazine, known as the 'City’s little black book', has recognised Julia a number of times - as one of their 30 Inspirational Women Influencers,30 Inspirational Women Entrepreneurs and 30 Inspirational Women on Boards. In 2018, Julia was a finalist at the Variety ‘Catherine Awards’ celebrating the UK's most inspirational women. 

 Julia is regularly called up to host conferences, debates and discussions and has interviewed some of the most senior executives around the world. 

 She - like me - loves the medium of podcast and is the host of her own talking about diversity and inclusion in financial services. With listeners in 50+ countries, she’s been named one of the world’s leading diversity and inclusion champions and DiverCity Podcast has been listed one of the most influential D&I podcasts globally. 

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things SoulCation.  How can you create your life so you feel happy?  Why is writing a happy list so important?  How did Mel create a soulcation life?  What can Barbara offer her as she is in Mexico living her best life?  What can rest, play, connection do for your life?  What can we learn from communities where people live the longest?  And much much more.

Mel’s Social Media:

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mel-miles-11975b28/

About Mel:

Mel is the emerging millennial leader on rest, self-care and creating space in life for your soul to breathe. Formerly an international expert at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she managed millions of dollars and helped launch the global campaign to eradicate malaria. After working in 25 African countries by the age of 30, she found herself hyperventilating through a panic attack, confused why she felt so stressed, exhausted and unhappy inside the life she always thought she wanted. After quitting her dream job, selling her belongings and traveling solo around the world, Ml founded Soulcation, a company that helps fellow hustlers, perfectionists and world-changers develop regular self-care routines that revive the soul.

Offering a free masterclass: “Five Shifts to Heal Emotional Overwhelm” - https://www.melodymiles.com/free-masterclass (link is also in Instagram bio)

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Be The First with Caroline Flanagan.  What does it mean to Be the First?  How can you Be the First?  What is the mindset required to Be The First?  How is Barbara the first in her world?  How has Caroline found the courage to be the First and much much more

Follow Caroline:

www.carolineflanagan.com

Twitter : @flan_caroline

Linkedin: Caroline Flanagan

Instagram: caroline_flanagan_

About Caroline:

Caroline is an inspirational keynote speaker, transformational coach, two times author and host of the Caroline Flanagan Podcast. Caroline works with international law firms, banks and global organizations to increase the number of women and people of color in leadership. Caroline’s mission is to empower minority individuals to defy the odds, triumph over adversity and to win battles they think they cannot win. She is a recognised expert on Imposter Syndrome and work life balance. Caroline has worked with some of the most recognised law firms and organisations in the world, included Latham & Watkins, Kirkland and Ellis, Weil Gotshal and Manges; Morgan Stanley, Google, Accenture and Shell. Caroline is also the author of BabyProof YourCareer: The Secret to Balancing Work and Family So You Can Enjoy It All. Her second book-Be The First: People of Colour, Imposter Syndrome and the Struggle to Succeed in a White World, is published on 26 February, 2021

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all Seriously Playful Creativity.  How can we all be creative beings in the world of work and life?  What can business leaders take from creative practitioners?  How can five minutes of creativity change your day?  How is Barbara creative without even realising it?  What can creativity do for all of us to have more joy and happiness? And much much more..

Cathryn’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cathryn.lloyd.5/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maverickminds1/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drcathrynlloydmaverickminds

Twitter: @maverick_minds

About Cathryn:

Cathryn Lloyd is a facilitator, creativity coach, educator, author and creative practitioner. She is the Founder/Director of Maverick Minds, a creative human development consultancy that designs powerful and flexible learning experiences to shift thinking, gain new perspectives and create positive change. 

Cathryn has extensive experience across creative industries, arts, business, management, and education. With a visual arts and design background Cathryn brings a multi-disciplinary learning approach to her work. She draws on a range of experiential, arts-based and action learning methodologies, theories and processes to create purposeful and engaging learning environments. She holds a doctorate in Creative Industries.

Underpinning Cathryn’s work is a belief that creativity is at the heart of human endeavour and a much-needed capability regardless of the work we do. She loves working with others to build creative confidence and believes that having a sense of purpose and meaning is an essential to wellbeing. She swims regularly, is a yoga practitioner and enthusiastic, playful life-long learner.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Women In Business with Vic.  Why is it still important to be raising the profile of women in business?  What has been her journey to running a successful tech firm?  What role has being a mentor and having a mentor played in her success?  How does she inspire Barbara and her new venture?  How can we all create brilliant trumpet noises?  And much much more….

Victoria’s Social Media:

Instagram: @phrasee

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriapeppiatt/

Twitter: @vicpeppiatt

About Victoria:

As Phrasee’s CRO, Vic leads Phrasee’s marketing, sales, customer success and partnerships teams – ensuring all teams are aligned and working together to develop winning AI-powered language optimisation solutions for global household brands.

Phrasee is now a multi-million-pound tech company and the world leader in AI-generated marketing language.

Prior to launching Phrasee, Vic founded and ran The Pink Group, a leading creative and branding agency, for 11 years. Passionate supporter of women in technology, women in business and mentoring young entrepreneurs.

Phrasee pioneered the use of AI generated brand language. Its technology is world-leading and used by household consumer brands including Dixons Carphone, Domino’s eBay, Hilton, FARFETCH and Virgin Holidays.

Phrasee’s brand language optimization technology dramatically improves the performance of a brand’s digital communications across consumer-facing channels.

Phrasee uses natural language generation and machine learning to ensure the language created is in a brand’s own voice, but also learns over time what the consumer is engaging with to deliver the right message, every time. In commercial terms, this means more clicks for marketing campaigns, more revenue and more loyal customers.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Fancy Dress.  Why has Nick worn fancy dress for over 100 days?  How does fancy dress help him and you talk about mental health?  What is his favourite costume?  What will Barbara say about all of this?  How can fun and play really help you and your mental health and much much more…

Nick’s Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fancydresschallenge

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

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasjemetta/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicholasjemetta

About Nick:

Nick Jemetta is an award-winning mental health campaigner, speaker, and digital content creator. He is on a mission to show that our potential and happiness are not defined or limited by our mental health.

 In his distinct style, Nick’s inspirational journey from anxious teenage introvert to creator of the nationally recognised fancy dress challenge, is an uplifting, powerful story of hope and positivity.

Delivering talks to businesses, charities, schools, higher education, and the NHS, he demonstrates how to build mental resilience through a proactive approach to wellbeing.

Winning the This Can Happen Future Leader Award in 2019, Nick was described as; “an inspiring leader and change agent, with relentless energy to make a difference in people’s lives. Nick is living proof that change is possible.”

My mental health fancy dress fundraiser. I’d love your listeners to support, have a laugh at the costumes and if they wish to, donate to my charities:

https://www.justgiving.com/team/workinfancydress

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Family Stories.  Why does your family story matter?  How can understanding where you come from really help you in your life right now?  How many Brian’s does Barabra have in her life?  What do teenagers really think about learning about their family stories and much much more

Marianna’s Social Media:

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianna-pascal/

Website: https://www.mariannapascal.com/

About Marianna:

She is a former actor, and for over 20 years, she has been helping ensure smooth collaboration and clear communication within organisations. Her specialty is overcoming the challenges organisations face when employees and other stakeholders come from diverse backgrounds and languages.

In addition to training employees of MNCs throughout South-East Asia, She is an award-winning speaker and was a finalist in the 2019 World Championship of Public Speaking.

She has delivered several TEDx talks on communication in workplace. HEr mantra, “English is not an art to be mastered. It’s tool to get results, ” has made my TEDx one of the 70 most viewed worldwide.
https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=Ge7c7otG2mk

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things mindfulness.  What does mindfulness really mean?  How can having a practice really help you in your life and work?  What can Barabra learn about being mindful?  How do you really live a mindful life and much much more..

Louise’s Social Media:

Website: mindfulnessatwork.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindfulnessatwork/

Twitter: @ukmindfulness

About Louise:

Louise’s purpose is ‘to enable herself and others to be the very best angel of our nature’ and she has lived this purpose since first exploring the power of dedicated daily mindfulness practice back in 1994 as a Director at UBS Ltd. She found it helped her be her ‘best self’ more often, and access the insight and balance needed to sustain a pressured career through a series of challenging global and board level positions in her 20s and early 30s.

Louise retired from the City in 2002, with the express mission of wanting to enable many thousands to create value and thrive not just in the workplace, but in all areas of their life. Firstly, she established Witherdens Hall, a not-for-profit boutique spa retreat centre at her home in Kent, and then founded Mindfulness at Work in 2010. She is also the Managing Director of Potential Project UK, the UK arm of Potential Project International.

Louise works 1:1 with C-Suite leaders offering strategic consultancy, coaching and retreats. She also designs programmes that support global organisations such as Cisco, Coop, LVMH, Unilever and UBS to enable the kind of positive and sustainable cultures that attract talent and unlock potential, purpose and value. For Louise, this doesn’t really feel like work most days, but a great privilege (and joy) at a time when this work is not only desperately needed, but actually now greatly valued.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Animals, Kids and Business. How can we get to a place where we can choose how we want to live?  What has it meant to Rebecca being a mum, running a business and owning countless animals?  Does Barabra want to invite her onto Barbaras show?  How can you run your own successful business and so much more

Rebecca’s Social Media:

Instagram: Rebecca_robertsonifa

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-financial-advisor

About Rebecca:

As well as being an Independent Financial Adviser I am a keen horse rider and you will often find me outdoors or having a cup of tea on the sofa. I love tea, Lindt chocolate and I am vegetarian. I live in North Kent with my family of 2 children, 1 husband, 2 dogs and 3 cats.

Having worked in the financial services industry for over 18 years in a variety of management and adviser roles, I set up Evolution Financial Planning in 2011 with the aim of enabling women and their families to take control of their finances in order to achieve long-term financial security.

I’m passionate about ensuring my clients understand their finances completely and I do this by walking them through everything at their pace. It’s important to me that my clients feel looked after.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Style with Lizzie Edwards.  How do we need to think about style post lockdown?  What does style mean to her and us and how do we create our own sense of style?  How does Barbara create her own unique look and does it involve knitting?  What steps can we take so we can be truly happy in our style? And much much more…

Lizzie’s Social Media:

Instagram: @LizzieEdwardsUK

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzieedwards/

About Lizzie:

Lizzie Edwards is the UK’s leading professional personal brand stylist, style coach and founder of Elevate style membership.  Specialising in female leaders, business owners and professional women with ambition, Lizzie’s transformational process supports women to create an authentic style and wardrobe that reflects character, accentuates competence and elevates self-confidence.

Lizzie’s process, created and refined following 15 years of working with hundreds of working women, professionals and entrepreneurs, is distilled in her best-selling book, Look Like the Leader you are; a 7-step Style Strategy for Ambitious Women.  

Lizzie’s unique Elevate style membership provides a unique and supportive opportunity for members. It supports and inspires women who are investing in their own personal brand, style and wardrobe transformation, providing exclusive content, regular masterclasses and a community of like-minded members.

Lizzie’s mission is to use her passion and expertise to help women feel good and act with confidence so that they can grow the businesses they want, fulfil the career ambitions they have and show up as the leaders they are.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Comedy post Covid… What will comedy look like as we creep out of lockdown?  How has Stuart continued to create shows during the pandemic.  What is the future for us as performer? How much fun is the word Wombat?  Does Barbara let him talk and so much more!

Stuart’s Social Media

Twitter: @thisstuartlaws

About Stuart

Stuart Laws is a comedian who makes loads of stupid stuff and writes & performs stand up comedy. Grave New World is a comedy series about emerging from a pandemic now available on Prime Video, written by and starring Stuart Laws along with a cast including James Acaster, Harriet Kemsley, Evelyn Mok, Heidi Regan, Sunil Patel, Annie McGrath and many more.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Bravery with Claude.  What does bravery look like?  How do you show up to being brave even when you feel scared?  How is Barbara brave?  What do businesses need to do in order to be brave?  And much much more..

Claude’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100062998733181

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

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilver/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/claudesilver

About Claude Silver:

As VaynerMedia’s first ever Chief Heart Officer, Claude Silver unlocks employees' full potential by forging human-to-human connections, creating cultures of belonging, empowers teams to be purpose-driven, efficient, and strong, and infuses the agency (900+) with empathy, humanity, purpose and joy. She makes sure everyone embraces their uniqueness while working towards common goals.

Prior to VaynerMedia, Claude held leadership positions at a handful of large advertising agencies both in the US and UK. She founded and ran an outdoor adventure & surf company in San Francisco where she was in the cold Pacific Ocean coaching 275 days a year. Simply put, her glass is always full!

Tom Mayhew’s Social Media:

Facebook: TomMayhewComedy

Instagram: TomMayhewComedy

Twitter: TomMayhew

About Tom Mayhew

Tom Mayhew is a critically acclaimed comedian, whose material about being working-class – mixing the personal and the political, with the punchline-rate of a one-liner comic – sets him apart from any other act on the circuit. His 2019 Edinburgh show I, Tom Mayhew, about being someone in their 20s living on benefits in austerity Britain, received 4 and 5 star reviews across the board, and transferred to a sell-out Soho Theatre run. It then led to a Radio 4 series being commissioned off the back of it, Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum, which led to The Daily Mail describing Tom as “a Tory-hating lefty” while also giving the show 4 stars. Mad.

He has written for The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4), NewsJack (BBC Radio 4 Extra) and performed comedy on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Rhythms with Vix Anderton. How do rhythms affect us all? How can we get more in tune with our own sense of rhythms so we can feel happier? How did Vix go from a successful military career to working in this field? How does rhythms affect Barbara? And much much more

Vix's Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepracticalbalance/

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vix-anderton

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vixzen_warrior

About Vix
Vix guides overachievers, overthinkers and recovering perfectionists to be more authentic and more resilient. With her own experience in high-stress environments from the RAF, to international development and the tech start-up world, she is an advocate for using the principles of cyclical living to help people manage their energy and their emotions to build a more sustainable and authentic way of living and working.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Working from Home with Harriet Minter.  How can we work from home and still have ambition?  What can we take from this year of working from home as we leave lockdown?  How are Barbara and her connected as rebels?  What can you do to manage your energy when working from home? And much much more…

Harriet’s Social Media:

Instagram: @harrietminter

LinkedIn: Harriet Minter

Twitter: @harrietminter

About Harriet:

Harriet Minter is a journalist and broadcaster, specialising in female leadership and working from home. She is the author of WFH: How to Build a Career you Love Outside the Office and she founded the Guardian's Women in Leadership section - the first editorial section in a national newspaper to focus on women’s working lives. She is also a columnist for Psychologies magazine and hosts her own radio show, The Badass Women's Hour on TalkRadio. As well as her journalism, she is also a fully qualified coach and facilitator and trains companies in how to make their workplaces work for their staff. She’s run programmes on female leadership and how to lead a team from your home for everyone from multinationals to start-ups.  Outside of work she is a doting mum to a rescued Staffordshire Bull Terrier and an enthusiastic, if not exactly talented, pottery student.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Baking and Cakes with Britt Box.  How did baking change Britt’s life?  What is Mary Berry really like?  What is Barbara’s favourite cake? We chat these things and souffles, grief, creativity and choosing to be all of you. And much much more

Britt’s Social Media:

Facebook: facebook.com/shewhobakes

Instagram: instagram.com/brittmariebox

LinkedIn: N/A

Twitter: @shewhobakes1

About Britt:
Britt is a blogger, author, TEDx speaker and mental health advocate who used baking to get herself out of a terribly dark time in her life. Now, she uses her platform to inspire others that it’s ok not to be ok and help is always out there.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Play Yourself Sane.  How can you use play to really feel better in your everyday life?  How can you make time to play even though we are all really busy?  What does Barbara do to keep herself sane and happy?  Will she flirt with Clay?  What on his own journey led Clay to not being just an academic writing about impro but being a person who lives a life full of play it and how that has changed him and much much more…

Clay’s Social Media:

Facebook: @playyourwaysane

Instagram: @playyourwaysane

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-drinko-ph-d-78302373/

Twitter: @playyourwaysane

About Clay

Clay Drinko, Ph.D. is an educator, author, and regular contributor for Psychology Today and Lifehack. His book Theatrical Improvisation, Consciousness, and Cognition was the first academic book connecting improv comedy and cognitive science. In his new book Play Your Way Sane: 120 Improv-Inspired Exercises to Help You Calm Down, Stop Spiraling, and Embrace Uncertainty, Clay applies his improv expertise to create irreverent, accessible daily activities to help you get out of your head, boost your mood, and strengthen your relationships. Available now from Simon & Schuster.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things My Power Talk.  What is your Power talk and how can you change how you talk to yourself?  How did she go from studying art to being one of Oprahs  Supersoul 100 teachers?  What can Barbara learn and share with her about her power talk?  What can we do to change our own narratives for the better?  And much much more…

Gordana’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperSoul100/

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordanabiernat

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPowertalk

About Gordana:

Gordana Biernat GORDANA BIERNAT is a mentor, thinker, writer, speaker and wisdom keeper. She is one of Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul 100 teachers – a group of 100 awakened leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity .As a mentor, Gordana provides guidance and inspiration, assisting those who seek self-development and a greater sense of being through intellectual and spiritual inquiry. As a thinker, Gordana influences conscious communications through higher thought. She shares her thoughts on Twitter and other social media, initiating creative processes. Her message is universal and not biased by politics or temporary trends. It appeals to audiences representing practically all cultures, religions and genders. Gordana’s straightforward and empowering tweets have already inspired hundreds of thousands across the globe and her book"#KnowTheTruth - Why Knowing Who You Are Changes Everything", is a collection of Gordana’s most profound wisdom.“#KnowTheTruth” opens reader’s eyes to his/her inherent inner power and true potential; it will remind him/her of who we are and why we are.

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Clowns without Borders.  What is Clowning without Borders?  How can Clowning help change the world?  What is the mission of Clowns without borders?  How can play help change us all live a life full of more of joy and wonder. How is Barbara going to help support Clowns without Borders?  What can play teach us all?  And much much more..

Samantha’s Social Media:

Facebook: clownswithoutborders

Instagram: clownswithoutbordresuk

LinkedIn: clowns-without-borders-uk

Twitter: childrenlaughUK

About Samantha

Clowns Without Borders UK supports the emotional wellbeing of children living through disaster by sharing laughter and play. Putting children at the heart of everything they do, the charity shares their joyful performances and activities in refugee camps around the world.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Art.  How do we find that place to create?  What shifts did she make to become an artist?  What has being an artist in common with performing and what are our own blocks around it.  How can Barbara and Joanna do their own you tube channel? And much much more…

Joanna’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joannagilbertartist

Instagram: @joanna_gilbert_artist

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannagilbert/

About Joanna:

London based artist Joanna Gilbert paints TRUTH. Her truth. But it is a Truth that many will identify with.

 It was during her Masters at UAL Chelsea College of Arts, her divorce and reaching some of the lowest points of her life during 2018 that she found an invincible strength within her as a result of a simple understanding of life.

"All my life I felt like I wasn’t living my true self – I was living a life for others. I had to be the best wife, the best mum, the best daughter, the best me. But the truth was I didn’t know who I was, or if I had ever known me at all."

Gilbert's bold and beautiful large-scale abstract paintings were born out of constant uncovering and rediscovering the real Joanna Gilbert. An investigation into interaction - with herself, with those around her and with the world we experience.

Since graduating from Chelsea UAL with a distinction in a Master of Fine Arts, Gilbert has come into her own. She has shed her fear of failure and of striving to meet the expectations of others. In return, there is a wiser, more truthful understanding of life that she wished she had known when she was a teenager.

Joanna is currently represented by AVIVSON Gallery, London. Despite the turbulent year, she has had 2 solo shows in 2020: ‘Limitless’ during May, and ‘Freedom’ during Nov / Dec. 2021 and 2021 is looking promising with another solo show scheduled for April and she will also be shown in the Karlsruhe Art Fair, Germany during May 2021.

Inspired by life and her involvement with a mental health non-profit called iheart, (who are educating young people on how to uncover their innate wellbeing); Joanna has shed her fear of failure, of living up to the expectations of others and is now living her true self.

Joanna’s passion and motivation to inspire others comes across through conversation and she has recently been asked to speak to secondary school children and a Pupil Referral Unit – on how ‘Art is Everywhere, we just need to walk with our eyes and hearts open.’

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Leading with Humour.  What does it mean to be lead with humour?  What stops people and organisations using more humour in world of work?  Who does Barbara know in France who is not called Vanessa.  How can you use more humour at work to help you be more successful?  And much much more…

Follow Vanessa:

Facebook: @leadingwithhumour

Instagram: @leadingwithhumour

LinkedIn: @leadingwithhumour & @vanessamarcie

Twitter: @vmarcie

About Vanessa:

Dr. Vanessa Marcié is the founder and CEO of Leading With Humour, an innovative consultancy and Leadership Development firm that help leaders and organisations to harness the power of humour for more productive, inclusive and funnier workplaces.

She is a leadership coach, international speaker, an academic and a stand-up comedian. Her research work on Humour and Leadership has been published in The Financial Times, The European Business Review, La Tribune and Harvard Business Review France.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange and a Cambridge Wo + Men's Leadership Center Associate.

To discover YOUR sense of humour and how to laugh your way to success, take Leading With Humour FREE Humour & Leadership Quiz

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Sober Curiosity.  What does it mean to be Sober Curious?  How has it changed Vicky’s life?  What are the challenges of being Sober Curious?  Will Barbara get to play with Vicky in Australia? How can making sober curious decisions change your life and much much more…

Follow Vicky
Instagram: @drunkmummysobermummy

Twitter:@drunkmummysobermummy

sober social group – on facebook – The Sober Social for Sober Curious Women

About Vicky

Victoria Vanstone is a British-born mum who lives on The Sunshine Coast in Australia with three noisy children, a very patient husband and a confused dog.

She has been writing about her journey to sobriety and motherhood for the past 3 years and has written a book on sober parenting which is being published later this year.

When she isn’t at her computer, you can find her crying alone in the shower or hiding from her children at a local cafe with a peppermint tea and a large slice of chocolate brownie

Victoria runs a sober social group and hopes her writing will help others questioning their alcohol intake.

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things start ups with Rajeeb Dey MBE.  How is important for setting up a new Start Up?  What freedom can running a start up give you?  How did Rajeeb get into Start Ups?  Can Barbara encourage Rajeeb to do some knitting?  Why are Start ups important now more than ever?  And much much more..

Follow Rajeeb

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/learnerbly/

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeebdey/

Twitter: @rajdey

About Raj

Rajeeb Dey MBE is Founder & CEO of Learnerbly - the professional development platform. Over the last 16 years he has launched three initiatives which help people advance in their working life. Today, he is founder and CEO of Learnerbly, an award winning curated marketplace of the best learning content from over 200 providers including coaching, courses, conferences, books and much more.

Prior to this he founded Enternships, a portal connecting students and graduates to roles in over 7000 startups and fast growing businesses for which he was named the “02 X Young Entrepreneur of the Year” and the youngest recipient of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2013. Rajeeb is also the Co-Founder of StartUp Britain, a national entrepreneurship campaign launched by Prime Minister David Cameron in 2011 and served as Trustee of UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs for over 10 years. He was appointed as the world's youngest Young Global Leader (at 26) by the World Economic Forum in 2012 and appointed Member of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to Entrepreneurship in 2016.

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things freedom.  What does freedom mean to you?  How do we find freedom within our lives?  What does Barbara do to find freedom?  Is it possible that freedom links to fear? And much much more..

Follow Nicole:

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NicoleBremner

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingSavvy

Facebook: http://facebook.com/nicolesbremner

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicolebremner/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/NSBremner/

About Nicole:

Ten years ago, following a career in investment management, I was at home raising three children under three and unsure what my future held. Fast forward to 2020 and I have a boutique property development company currently building out 105 homes and commercial units across nine sites in London.

What first attracted me to property was the fast pace and excitement of being a hands-on developer. It was a way of combining my love of architecture and design with my financial knowledge. We have built out millions of pounds of property over the last decade and were at the forefront of alternative finance raising over £6.4m via crowdfunding for six of our sites.

Building on my experience and expertise, particularly around the importance of personal branding within the property space, I'm often invited to speak at events throughout the world with engagements in Dubai and Canada during 2020.

I am also a regular property columnist with Modern Woman magazine and am a best selling author of Bricking It, with another book on the way. Of course I have a podcast where I share engaging conversations with people from all industries at www.nicolebremner.com/podcasts.

Outside of property development I’ve invested in property auction company Bamboo Auctions and music merchandise company Terrible Merch. I am a non-executive director on the boards of these companies as well as that of Cogress, an alternative finance company.

Whenever possible my partner Paul and I escape to the Mediterranean to sail on Savvy of London, his XP-55 by X-Yachts. We recently launched a sailing channel on YouTube, SailingSavvy, which follows our family’s adventures at sea.

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things Its Ok to Feel Shit. Why Is it Ok to feel shit? Why did Suzie create this campaign? What difference does it make telling our own stories? How does Barbara actually feel? How can we all be braver to express ourselves and how we are feeling? And much much more…

Follow Suzie:
Facebook: @sohappyintown
Instagram: @sohappyintown
Twitter: @sohappyintown

About Suzie:
I’m a passionate mental health campaigner and I’ve been running the #itsoktofeelshit campaign to remind everyone that it’s ok to not be ok, there’s nothing to be ashamed about and it’s really good to reach out and talk. All profit from every T-shirt and hoodie sold goes to YoungMindsuk and it’s raised over £20,000 so far.
I’ve also just launched my new business, WorkMindHealth, creating bespoke virtual mental health workshops for businesses and workplaces to help them help their workforce look after their mental well-being.

Follow James:

Instagram: @jkermack

LinkedIn: James Kermack

About James:

James Kermack has been in the industry for 20 years. He started out as an actor in theatre and now works primarily in Film & TV as a Writer & Director. He has also been Head of Development at Featuristic Films since 2017. His latest feature as a Writer/Director is action/thriller KNUCKLEDUST. Cast Includes: Moe Dunford (Vikings), Kate Dickie (The Witch), Alex Ferns (Chernobyl), Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones), Amy Bailey (Vikings), Phil Davis (Face), Olivier Richters (Black Widow), Sebastien Foucan (Casino Royale) & Jaime Winstone (Tomb Raider). It is available on to rent and buy on Amazon, iTunes, Playstation, Xbox, Google Play and many other platforms to Rent and Buy in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand now.

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things Humour in Business.  How can you use humour in business?  What stops people allowing humour in the business world?  What can we learn from the world of stand up that can create impact in business?  Will Barbara meet her all time favourite person?  Why does humour matter now more than ever? And much much more…

Follow Harriet:

Facebook: @harrietbeveridgecoachandcomic

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-beveridge-a07382/

Twitter: @coach_and_comic

About Harriet:

Harriet is a comedian. She’s taken three solo Stand Up Shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, was Funny Women Award semi-finalist and even written a spoof nanny advice book. Harriet’s also a coach, she co-wrote the bestselling business book, ‘Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?’ and has been helping individuals and teams unlock their potential for 20 years. And it’s where comedy and coaching intersect that Harriet really comes alive. ‘Humour is the oven glove that helps us handle the seriously hot topics head on’ says Harriet. ‘Life and work gives us the set ups, humour helps us find the payoffs’.

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things Common Sense.  How can businesses embrace a more common sense approach?  How do common sense and empathy link in all of us as humans?  What does Martin want Barbara to knit for him?  How did McDonald’s and their happy meal lead Martin to write this book from a journey starting 17 years ago.. And Much Much more…

Follow Martin:

Facebook: Martin Lindstrom

Instagram: @lindstromcompany

LinkedIn: Martin Lindstrom

Twitter: @Martinlindstrom

About Martin:

As one of the world’s leading consultants, Martin Lindstrom is ostensibly hired by organizations to create or fix brands. He might be asked to develop a new logo; redesign a website; brand a perfume, a beer, a wristwatch, or a retail environment. But in almost every case it soon becomes obvious that the real problem—the one responsible for lousy morale, lower-than-average productivity, frustrated customers, and an ongoing dearth of innovation is a lack of common sense. Nine times out of ten, Martin finds himself serving as an organizational change agent, bringing to light and resolving corporate blindness and miscommunication to help companies run smoother and become more profitable.

In Martin’s much-anticipated new book, “The Ministry of Common Sense,” he shows how companies can pinpoint their bureaucratic bottlenecks and invisible red tape to unlock innovation, create an amazing culture, and importantly—save money! Visit Martin’s website to learn more about freebies for preordering the book, and generous incentives for bulk purchases: https://martinlindstrom.com/commonsense

TIME Magazine named Martin one of the world’s 100 most influential people, and for the last six years, Thinkers50 has listed him among the world’s top business thinkers. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of seven books translated into more than 50 languages and published in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Burlesque.  What is Burlesque and how can it change all of us?  How can Burlesque show us who we really are?  How can Barbara get involved with knitting and a burlesque show?  What can we all learn from Burlesque and being ourselves and much much more

Follow Cat:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cat.lacohie

Instagram: @CatLaCohie @VixenDeVille

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cat-lacohie

Twitter: @CatLaCohie @VixenDeVille_

About Cat:

Cat LaCohie is multi-talented LA based British actress, live event host and award winning variety Burlesque performer, “Vixen DeVille” specializing in fire-eating, glass-walking, aerial hoop, and magic.

In addition to multiple appearances on TV’s, “Masters Of Illusion”, her solo stage show “Vixen DeVille Revealed” toured the US in 2019 picking up multiple awards and is currently being produced as a TV special.

The world of burlesque has helped Cat to walk around the world unapologetically owning both her successes and her shortcomings and her passion is to help others to do the same. In addition to performing for audiences, Cat also teaches her craft to students all over the world, in person and online, both privately 1-on-1and in supportive group workshop environments. Her format is designed for bodies of ALL ages, abilities, shapes and sizes, to break free of others’ restrictive and damaging labels and, to instead, access their inner badass,

                      …their inner goddess,

                                            …their inner Vixen!

Cat’s own unique blend of Burlesque performance technique, fused with elements of Physical Theatre, Stand-up, Public Speaking, and Theatre Creation is perfect for anyone looking to free themselves up, rediscover themselves, and embrace a sense of play. Whether gaining to confidence to step out onto the Burlesque stage, or out of your own front door, this work provides the individual a new found freedom of self-expression, without shame or judgement. It provides the ability to be seen, to eradicate insecurities and in come cases even prove doctors wrong.

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things Acting.  How does acting and the craft of acting impact the world.  How did Izzy get into acting and her story?  What does Barbara think of acting?  What goes on in acting training and so much more

Follow Izzy:

Instagram:   @bella_rose_joss

About Izzy:

Izzy has had a successful career in theatre, film and tv. She is also a Clown and is exploring life.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Self Publishing.  What does it take to self publish your work?  Why would you want to self publish your book verses going through traditional publishers?  What book is Barbara going to publish?  How can you create the right space for self publishing and creating your own book?  And much much more…

Follow  Emee

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.E.V.Estacio

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/selfpubmadesimple/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emeevida/

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

YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/dremeeyoutube

About Emee

Emee is a 3x #1 Best-Selling Author, Psychologist and Founder of Self-Publishing Made Simple. She helps successful entrepreneurs, coaches, and visionaries expand their reach by writing and publishing their books on the world's largest online book retailer – Amazon! Self-Publishing on Amazon is a great way to build your brand and attract clients. Through her online programmes and signature 12-Week Get It Done Challenge, she guides her students through a proven self-publishing process to successfully launch a book on Amazon, even without a publicist. Every single one gets the same result -- #1 Amazon Best-Seller during launch week! You can check her out on Facebook or connect with her and her tribe inside the Self-Publishing Made Simple Community.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Clowning Around.  How have we got to 50 episodes?  What does Barbara really think about being on the podcast? What does Barbara think of all the other guests?  And much much more…

Follow Emma:

Instagram @emmastroudldn

linkedin.com/in/emma-stroud

Websites

• emmastroud.london
• laughthinkplay.com

Twitter

• emmastroudldn

About:

Em Stroud is the founder of Laugh. Think. Play.  A new global movement to help the world laugh more, think more and play more.  Em is a Clown, writer, performer and speaker along many other things that can include dressing up as Banana while doing her Tedx talk.   Barbara is busy running Brians café, plus knitting and is about to launch her book – knitting for onesies* (This may or may not be true.)

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Silence.  How can we use silence for creativity? What does silence mean?  How did Silence influence Steve’s work in both art and other creative practices?  How can Barbara use her silent vibrations for good? What does silence mean for each of us?  And much much more

Follow Steve:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/somethingsidid

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegchapman/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevexoh

About Steve Chapman:

Steve is an artist, writer and speaker interested in creativity and the human condition.  He has spoken around the world about creativity, has sold his art across 5 continents and exhibited alongside the likes of Pablo Picasso and David Shrigley.  He has worked with over 80 organisations helping them to nurture a more experimental and creative culture and is visiting faculty on a number of renowned MSc programmes where he teaches spontaneity, creativity and the art of not knowing.  He is at his best when he is right on the edge of not quite knowing what he is doing.

www.soundofsilence.org.uk

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things AI.  How do we relate to technology?  How does AI influence how we live?  What can we do as consumers to be more conscious in our relationships with Technology and AI?  How will Barbara make her robot a hat in the time frame?  What does the future hold for all of us with technology and AI?  And much much more…

About Marisa

Marisa Tschopp is a researcher at scip AG and ambassador for Women in AI Switzerland.

Research focus:

- Trust & Artificial Intelligence: What does it take to trust AI?

- AI & Leadership: How will AI change leadership behavior?

- Behavioral performance measures- A-IQ: How smart is Siri?

- Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (and why to ban them!)

Bio: https://www.scip.ch/en/?team.mats

Marisa Tschopp is a researcher at scip ag, a cybersecurity and tech company in Zurich. She is conducting research about AI and technology from a psychological perspective, with a wide range of questions related to psychological phenomena, governance and ethical implications. Her research areas are about trust (What does it take to trust AI?), behavioral performance measurement of conversational AI (How smart is Siri?), and lethal autonomous weapons system (killerrobots and how to ban them!). As an organizational psychologist she has experience in social and educational institutions with specific passion for digital teaching-learning trends, and has been teaching in several higher education institutions in Germany and Switzerland. She published various media articles, books, and papers and is a frequent speaker on conferences and events worldwide. Marisa holds a Master’s degree in Psychology of Excellence in Business and Education from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany as well as a BA business degree, focusing on market and consumer psychology.

Please send speaking/workshop requests to info@scip.ch

Researchgate:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marisa_Tschopp

The Titanium Research Team is the highly independent for-profit research department which explores essential issues and innovations in the field of emerging technologies. We pursue an interdisciplinary approach comprising technical and non-technical considerations to guarantee the preparation of our customers in the best possible way. The research endeavors include a range of projects tapping into various activities such as knowledge building, education, training, consulting and technical & non-technical development. We want to build knowledge, strengthen collaboration between research, industry, policy makers and users in order to explore and comprehend the nature of digitalization and emerging technologies. scip ag is a Swiss company providing consulting services in the field of cybersecurity. Security is our business. https://www.scip.ch/en/

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Relationships.  How do we have successful relationships?  What can we do to make our relationships happier and more fulfilling?  How does Brian show that he loves Barbara?  Why do relationships work and sometimes fail?  And much, much more…

Follow Pam

Websites: LovingYourRelationships.com

AskandReceive.org

About Pam

Pam is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Relationship Coach and Psychotherapist. She

specializes in helping people Find and Keep Love and assists couples to create and maintain Happy, Connected and Love-filled Relationships.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all Hidden Tools… What are hidden tools and how are they used for both good and bad?  Did Brian influence Barbara to marry him using hidden tools?  What hidden tools do within business and personal developments worlds?  And much more… We chat many things including the book Mind Control Marketing…

Follow John

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnalexanderball

Instagram: presentinfluence

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnaball/

Twitter: @johnaball

About John

Host of ‘Speaking of Influence’ podcast, a show about presentation skills and the tools of influence and persuasion for people in business. Presentation skills trainer, business coach and award-winning speaker. Former trolley dolly and church organist, not at the same time.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Change.  How do we handle change?  In this current world where so much is changing how can we be in change and sat happy.  What can we learn from sports and mindset about change?  How can Barbara change?  What tools and techniques from science can we learn from to help us in our everyday life?  And much much more…

Follow Roelien

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mind5training/

Instagram: mind5training

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roelienluijt/

Twitter: Roelien / mind5training

About Roelien

Her mission is to bring more emotional intelligence into organizations and institutions. As a former managing director, athlete, captain, trainer and coach in sports, I am an experienced strategist with the ability to quickly get things done.  All in all she is brilliant

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Drama Schools.  What would make someone set up a drama school?  How is the theatre industry responding to COVID?  What did her drama school do to go online?  How can Barbara make her a onesie? How do drama schools handle mental health and so much more…

Follow Annemarie

Facebook: AnnemarieLewisThomas/theMTAonline

Instagram: AnnemarieLewisThomas/theMTAonline

LinkedIn: AnnemarieLewisThomas

Twitter: ALThomasMT/theMTAonline

About Annemarie

Annemarie is a composer/lyricist and MD. In 2009 she rather foolishly decided to open The Musical Theatre Academy (The MTA) Some 11 years later The MTA is a multi-award winning drama college which is widely recognized to have changed drama training in the UK. Most notably it is a campaigning college around Mental Health in the Arts and in 2016 launched the industry wide #time4change Mental Health Charter. She is hoping to sleep any day now

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Slow. What happens to your life when you really Slow down? How did Suzy get to live her Slow life on her boat and how has that affected her work and life? How can Barbara use more knitting to get her to Slow down? What can you do to Slow your life down so you can have even more flow and much, much more…

Follow Suzy…
Facebook: psychologiesmagazine
Instagram: @psychologiesmag

About Suzy
Suzy is Editor in Chief of Psychologies Magazine, a magazine that is inspiring women to live a happy and fulfilled life.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Collaboration and Dreams.  How dis they collaborate to create a book – Where’s My Lemonade that supports the Mental Health foundation?  How do you follow your dreams to make things happen?  What led a woman for Finance and Pharmacy compile a book?  How can Barbara create more collaboration in knitting with Edna?  And much much more…

Follow

Facebook: @wheresmylemonade?

Instagram: @wheresmylemonade

www.wheresmylemondade.com

About Where’s my Lemonade

The book that Jamie and Raeesa have complied is available on Amazon and all profits go to the Mental Health Foundation.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wheres-My-Lemonade-Inspirational-Stories/dp/B0892DJW1J

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things The Feminine Way.  What is the Feminine Way?  How does that manifest with men and women?  How can The Feminine Way help Barbara set up her knitting circle?  How can the Feminine Way change business and the world? And much much more..

Follow Miisa

Facebook: miisamink

Instagram: miisamink

LinkedIn: miisamink

Twitter: miisamink

About Miisa

Miisa is an award winning women’s empowerment activist and founder of DrivenWoman, a social platform helping women achieve their goals and dreams.

She has a unique perspective into women’s issues and diversity and inclusion having met thousands of women and heard their personal stories around the world in the past seven years.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Leadership and Stripping.  What can we in business learn from the art of stripping?  How has she grown a successful business and performing career?  How does stripping make you feel?  How can Barbara include stripping in her world?  How has striping affected her business culture and so much more…

Follow Paulina

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulinatenner

Instagram: @theunapologeticspeaker @paulinatenner

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinasygulska/

Twitter: @paulinatenner

About Paulina

Entrepreneur, investor, upcoming author, stripper

Her book Laid Bare – What the business leader learnt from the stripper is out next year.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Mastermind Groups.  What is a Mastermind Group and why should we join one?  What can mastermind groups do for your life and business?  Why was Brad running nearly trampled by donkeys on a mastermind group?  How can Barbra set up her own knitting and mediation mastermind group?  Why do mastermind groups work? And much much more..

About Brad

Grab a copy of my FREE book here (just pay shipping) http://8minutemastermind.com

http://marbles.link/masterminds

A bit of background:

My quest for learning and connecting began at Binghamton University, where I studied biology and was a member of the crew team. Working as a full-time EMT and bartending at night, I was able to pay my own way through school. 



After graduating, I didn't get into any of the medical schools I wanted, so I looked for a job in NYC. During the market crash in 2008, I joined a Wall Street Asset Management Firm in NY as a broker trainee and cold caller, while studying at night to get my real estate license. I then joined Bond NY, and my career really took off. Within 2 years, I was the top producing agent in the office, received several promotions, and developed a team of 6 producers.



Life took a dramatic turn in 2010 when my father passed away. It was during this time that I began to focus on options trading, marketing, and sales. Thanks to networking and an article published in Forbes Magazine, I attracted some amazing mentors, joined multiple mastermind groups, and started several successful companies, such as Hartwood Capital LP, where we worked with private investment clients and experienced returns of 106% in our first year. 



As my network grew, so did my desire to help others. I started mentoring entrepreneurs and helping them develop. Seeing others grow, thrive, and become successful became my greatest calling and my greatest joy.

This resulted in the development of Make More Marbles, a company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs through messaging, mentorship, and masterminds, and Color More Lines, which helps companies with a cause grow on Amazon and beyond.



I enjoy staying active and have done both marathons and triathlons. I also enjoy supporting veterans and charities, including The Greatness Foundation and The Unstoppable Foundation. 

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Psychology.  What does Psychology really offer you and the world in general?  What tips and tools can we use in this Covid world to help our mental health?  How does Barbara use Mindfullness already and how can she write a book with Doctor Hayley?  What one tool would she suggest that we can all use will help us feel happy?

Follow Hayley

Instagram: @_dr.dare_

                   @wellbeingmentalhealth 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-hayley-dare-b0398567 

Twitter: @WellbeingMH

About Dr Hayley

Over twenty years’ experience as a professional Chartered Clinical Psychologist, with seven years as Consultant and Clinical Director for the West London Mental Health NHS Trust Women’s Secure Service with clinical work covering Broadmoor, Rampton and The Orchard.

Concurrent and extensive private work includes assessment and treatment delivered individually and group based programmes for a diverse range of high profile clients, including board members, senior executives, sports and media personalities, and senior civil servants.

Since leaving the NHS in 2014, my company Elenchus Limited has grown to be the Expert Witness partner of choice for an expanding clientele of professional legal firms.

With an absolute passion for mental health, I have always idealised how I could make a big difference regarding mental health in society. The idea of Wellbeing Mental Health Ltd was born many years ago with a simple vision, to “harness the power of business to erase the stigma.”

We talked about the brilliant Paul Gilbert and his work found here: https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/about-us

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Marketing.  Why is marketing so important?  How can we use marketing in these current times?  How can marketing help Barbara and her business?   How can marketing help you create your brand and value for the world… and so much more…

Follow Scott:

Facebook: Scott Morrison

Instagram: @Scotttheboom

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmorrisonfrsa/

Twitter: @Scotttheboom

For Clowning Around Listeners! Please find a link to my new free Masterclass, ’Stop Waiting, Start Creating’.

 People sign up to it and will receive a daily tool/exercise/action to do or download that moves them towards creating a future they want to see.

 https://www.unleashtheboom.com/pl/198800

 About Scott:

Scott has a unique set of experiences working in, on or on the Board of some of the world’s most recognised brands including Saatchi and Saatchi, Wieden and Kennedy, Nike, Levi’s, Xbox, Activision and Diesel. He is now the founder of the Boom! 

the Boom! is in the business of impact. We Unblock, Unlock and Unleash it creatively, commercially and culturally in people, teams and businesses. Globally.

We’ve helped teams at Red Bull, Wieden and Kennedy, Unilever, Absolut, Channel 4, Peroni, Starbucks, ITV and Spotify create hugely impactful propositions, products and playbooks for success.

Scott also 1-1 coaches some of the industry’s top C-Suite leaders and is a facilitator in ‘Responsible Leadership’ with the Forward Institute.

He is a co-author of the Amazon best-seller “Creative Superpowers”, described by Bruce Daisley as a ‘book that makes my brain fizz’ and Emma Gannon as a ‘must read for all business leaders’, a former Defected-signed music producer, a 3 time top 50 UK’s most influential Black Leaders and Marketing top 100.

He inspires those around the world with the Boom! philosophy as a global Keynote speaker alongside Malcolm Gladwell, Keith Weed, Heather Mills and James Kerr amongst others.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things MCing.  How do you MC an event so it is super successful?  What are the differences between speaking and MCing?  How can Barbara include MCing in her life?  What are the super powers that MC’s need to have and so much more..

Follow Stephen

LinkedIn: stephenjwhitton

Twitter: @stephenwhitton

About Stephen:

Stephen is a veteran of the automotive sector who turned his hand to MCing by accident (having volunteered to host a charity auction to over 500 people) and fell in love with it. 

He is now an accomplished and popular conference and awards ceremony host. 

Recently Stephen has founded a global movement to support men’s mental health. [M]Enable is rapidly becoming a disrupting influence on cultures and beliefs across the industry that Stephen is passionate about.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things the Hidden Disabilities.  What is it like to be diagnosed in your 40s with Autism?  How do you explore and live with hidden disabilities? What is it like to come out not once but twice in your life?  How does Barbara respond to giving pauses in conversations?  How does the creative process flow for Sam and so much more….

Follow Sam:

Facebook: fb.me/henpire

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthagrierson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/samanthagriers3

About Sam:

Sam is a playwright and so much more…

She wrote a play in 2 and a half days called Crocodile which tells the story of a woman in her 30’s dealing with her diagnosis, the death of her dysfunctional mother and also the start of a new relationship.

It’s available on Amazon in play format, I’ve also rewritten it in audio play and a short film format – for the film festival circuit. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0857CXM4L/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_EyonFbSYYA7JM

Sam wrote it after my diagnosis 18 months ago and trying to come to terms with it.

Sam then began working with 2 other women in lockdown, as we tried to save a fellow womens business… and on the back of it wrote Henpire

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things the High Street.  What does the High Street look like now?  How can the High Street evolve in these Covid times?  What does the community need from the High Street?  How can Barbara take over more of her High Street?  Does the high street have a future and so much more..

Follow Jim:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/specsmanjim.green/

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-green-7bb62148/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Specsman_Jim

Website: www.eyesite.co.uk

About Jim:

I am Passionate about all things Optical, keen to develop self and others professionally. Whilst creating a truly professional and infectious environment, by remaining a keen early adopter of new technology and best practice principals.

I am co-owner and Managing Director of Eyesite Practices Limited, an Independent Group in the South East of England.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Culture.  How do you set up an amazing culture?  How can culture evolve so everyone benefits in your business and beyond? What culture has Barbara got and how is it going to expand? And so much more…

Follow Niki…

Instagram:  nikifuchsmorgan

LinkedIn: Niki Fuchs

Twitter: niki_fuchs

Website: https://www.officespaceintown.com/

About Niki…

My personal goal is to build a company that generates happiness and success for everyone that we interact with.

Then I would like to help others to aspire to things beyond their current horizons and to pass on the life skills that I have learnt to help them on their journey. 

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Holiday!  Em and her Clown Barbara are off on their holidays – in this short episode Em updates us on what she is up to and we find out where Barbara has been.  We will also find out about the Spotify Playlist!!

Clowning Around Podcast Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TXU4r2qLjKc5w0IgEoF5m?si=nU960dyVQViey6Smg-HAtQ

Follow Em

@emmastroudldn

@clowningaroundpodcast

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Mental Health.  How can we look after our mental health in small simple steps?  How did Rob end up cycling on the top of the O2?  What can we do to share our mental health stories?  How is Barbara leading the way in mental health?  And loads of other deep and funny stuff… 

Follow Rob

Linked inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robstephenson/

Links for Rob

www.inside-out.org

www.FormScore.today

The Oddly Satisfying Show

MindCycle Tour Promo

North Base, “Over you”

About Rob…

Rob Stephenson is a mental health influencer, campaigner and public speaker regarding creating mentally healthier workplaces.

He experiences bipolar disorder personally. Rob is the founder of Inside-Out.org, a social enterprise with a mission of smashing the stigma of mental ill-health in the work place by showcasing senior leader role models with lived experiences of mental ill-health. This is done by virtueof a published annual list–The InsideOut Leaderboard. InsideOut also takes the role models into businesses for panel events as part of an initiative called the InsideOut Wave Makers which has the aim of inspiring other senior leaders to open up about their own challenges and get behind the mental health agenda.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Mind Monsters.  What are Mind Monsters? How can we understand our own Mind Monsters?  How did Hazel go from being a champion fighter to gaining understanding of her own Mind Monsters? How does Barbara feel about her Mind Monsters?  What can you gain from looking at your own Mind Monsters with kindness and much much more.

Follow Hazel

My personal website
http://www.hazelgale.com

Insta: @hazel.gale.therapy

Twitter: @hazelgale
Medium: @hazelgale

https://www.mindmonsters.co.uk

About Hazel

As co-founder of Change Interactive, Hazel is building a smartphone narrative game called Mind Monsters: A Game of Life. Their mission is to “make mental resilience epic”. We’re weaving evidence-based therapeutic tools into a heroic digital adventure to help young adults learn the psychological superpowers to battle evil.

Their game grew out of my Amazon bestselling self-help title “The Mind Monster Solution”, published in 2018 by Yellow Kite at Hodder & Stoughton.

Hazel has been practicing as a private therapist in London for just shy of a decade, helping clients resolve mental and emotional blocks using creative techniques for cognitive reframing and emotional change.

Prior to her work as a therapist, she competed as a kickboxer and boxer for ten years, achieving World, European and National titles across the two sports. 

Books that we chatted about – The Mind Monster Solution and What Doesn’t kill you.  She

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Nature with Mark Wright.  How can nature help us during these challenging times? How are we part of nature and what impact are we having on the natural world?  How can Barbara include more Nature in Brian’s? What can we learn from stopping in nature? And much much more…

For more info on WWF:

https://www.wwf.org.uk/

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/WWF

About Mark

Mark Wright is the Director of Science with the Worldwide Fund for Nature.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Technology.  What does technology do for us in our current lives?  How has technology evolved during our life time?  How can technology help Barbra sell more bacon sandwiches?  What does the future hold for business and technology and much more more

Follow Steve

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevec64/

Twitter: @stevec64

About Steve

Steve is Chief Technology Officer at King, a leading interactive entertainment company in the mobile world creating games like Candy Crush. Previously Steve was a partner with Frontline Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in pre-seed and seed stage software companies. Prior to this, Steve co-founded and led 3 startup companies as CTO including Havok, the leading physics and animation middleware company for console game development and Swrve, a mobile marketing automation platform. Steve started his career developing Commodore 64 games but then pursued an academic career as a lecturer in computer science in Trinity College Dublin where he founded the computer graphics research group and a new masters degree program in computer game technology. Steve holds a PhD in computer graphics. Steve is also a creator of very odd electronic music on his beloved modular synthesiser!

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Awareness.  How do we become more aware?  In this current world what can we do in life and business?  How is Barbara and Brian a happy accident in awareness?  What can being more aware bring you in your life?

Follow Simon…

Linked in – Simon Hampel

About Simon

Simon is in the process of founding Sarsen, a not-for-profit aimed at helping to raise individual & collective consciousness to build better relationships and tackle some of the big systemic challenges we’re being asked to meet.  Sarsen is curating a mixture of experiential learning from yearly inquiries to deep dive personal journeys and short sharp retreats.  It’ll also develop a story telling platform, an open platform framework identifying ways into awareness and consciousness and a fund that will there to support people, ideas and tech that can expand consciousness.  Sarsen will be virtual and grounded in nature, home will be a farm outside London offering regenerative agriculture, holistic healing and a retreat centre.  Sarsen is inclusive and open, looking to partner and collaborate to best serve and contribute…and laugh & love together.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Winning with Pete Lowe. How can you have a winning mindset? What can we learn from professional football about winning and losing and how they are both important? How has Barbara been winning at Brian’s? How can we brave enough to change our mindset so we win more?

Follow Pete
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/peter-lowe-74708785

Twitter: YourFirstTeam

About Pete
Pete Lowe Leadership Consultant & Director of The Players Trust
As a professional speaker and thought leader on the global circuit, Pete draws on his experience of the high performance environment of Premier League football to help businesses to create and sustain a culture of success. He proves that there are startling similarities between the pitch and the boardroom. Pete’s track record includes more than 13 years in a senior role at Manchester City Football Club, where he was responsible for helping to develop an unrivalled talent pipeline that created 39 first team footballers and 25 full international players. The team’s trophy cabinet was testament to this success, with 13 European tournament wins, an U15 Championship World Cup, six Divisional Premier League Championships and the FA Youth Cup. Understanding how people tick and how to help them realise their potential was instrumental to his career at MCFC. He claims that knowing each character in the training room lies at the heart of extraordinary team performance.
Pete is adamant that there are no shortcuts to sustained success. His powerful insights delivered in a ‘say it as it is’ manner captivate audiences and prove that ‘tales from the touchline’ translate to other arenas, with compelling results. He maintains that ‘excellence’ is a nebulous destination and continuous improvement is the Holy Grail of sustained high performance. A man who speaks from the heart using real life insights, Pete believes that culture must support strategy and leaders create leaders, not followers.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Conscious Business – what does that even mean?  How can we take this moment to really change the world and ourselves?  How can we all be conscious in the way we show up?  How has Barbara been a conscious entrepreneur? What can we all do as individuals to make the world a better place?  And loads of other deep and funny stuff… 

Follow Padideh

Follow Padideh Linkedin where you can read her full profile and message her with any question

About Padideh

+ Mission is to help individuals and businesses grow with an unwavering belief in people and entrepreneurship.

+ Over 30 years experience in meditation and other self-awareness practices.
+ Advising on awareness, consciousness, empathy and compassion in businesses as a key part of any modern day success.

+Message me on Linkedin!

I mentioned a few things in the podcast:

+School of Self-Awareness: write to info@selfawareness.london or https://tinyurl.com/y9pvdaw8

+Dalai Lama speech: https://tinyurl.com/yao4rxm9 

+ OMM One Minute Meditation book by Paoletti do deal with the fear and pressure of this time

https://tinyurl.com/y9acxunc

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Entrepreneurship.  What does it mean to be an Entrepreneur?  What has having Google as your main clients got to do with a small café called Brian’s?  How can we disrupt the business world by not pitching and so much more…

Follow Julie

• https://www.atp.tv/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieannecohen/
• https://www.instagram.com/helloatp/
• https://twitter.com/helloatp

About Julie…

Across the Pond is one of the tiny number of creative agencies in the world founded by a woman. 

The difference this makes, say employees, is palpable. 

They describe the agency as uniquely open, fair and adaptive. Like CEO, Julie Cohen. 

Eleven years ago, Julie spotted the potential of video for the tech industry. She founded Across the Pond as Google’s first in-house video agency in EMEA, helping to change Google’s approach to communications forever. 

She’s since grown her business three times over, now with full-service offices in London, San Francisco and Singapore, and a new raft of global tech and innovation clients.

Remarkable in itself. More so, because she heads a company that is 70% women. And those women are leading projects that both impact and challenge a hugely male tech industry. (Current clients include Google, YouTube, Xiaomi and Expedia).    

The agency remains close to Google. But is better defined by its independence. 

Not least in Julie’s refusal to pitch; an industry-defying stance she took public last year in the agency’s press campaign No One Wins a Pitch and The Drum’s Pitch Perfect event. 

For her, great work is only forged through equal, collaborative and paid partnerships. 

She also respects her team too much to give away their expertise for free. 

Instead, her employees enter the room as equals, speak as experts and pour their hearts into solving real-life business problems. Clients genuinely willing to collaborate are rewarded with 100% of the agency’s energy.

This insistence on equality is pervasive. This year, Julie has promoted women into CD, VP and Head of Culture roles. Across the Pond continues its involvement with the Creative Mentor Network, supporting young people from diverse backgrounds into the industry. 

Now, as the agency pivots towards the huge potential of its APAC markets, Julie’s passion for understanding new cultures is key (one of the agency’s guiding principles is “Listen First. Listen Second”), this year helping to secure Xiaomi, Ecovacs Robotics and One Smart as partners. And propelling Across the Pond even further towards fulfilling its global potential. 

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Musical Theatre.  What is like to play some of the most famous roles in musical theatre?  How can her and Barbara do a duet in their matching onesies?  What is happening in the theatre world right now during Covid?  How does a girl from Wales end up being a star on Broadway and the West End.  We talk all this and so much more…

Follow Ria:

• Instagram: riaveril67
• Twitter: @RiaJones67

About Ria:

Ria Jones is an internationally renowned West End star of the highest calibre. She has performed in leading roles in numerous West End musicals, sung in Theatres and Concert halls worldwide. As well as performing as a soloist on three Royal Variety Shows she has also sung by royal request at Buckingham Palace. Ria has performed as a soloist to audiences in many of the worlds' finest venues, including innumerous West End Theatres, The Millennium Centre, The Palladium, The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The Jubilee Theatre at Raffles Hotel Singapore and regularly at The Royal Albert Hall.

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Producing. What is Producing? Why is theatre producing seen as the dark arts? How does Producing compare to knitting? How will the theatre industry respond post Covid 19? Plus much much more

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Clowning.  What is Clowning?  What is the state of Clowning?  How can we all allow our clowns out to play?  How does Barbara feel talking to another Clown?  Can two Clowns even make it to the end of the podcast? And so much more..

Follow Angela De Castro

Facebook: Angela DE Castro , The Why Not Institute

Instagram: Angela DE Castro

Twitter: The Why Not Institute, Angela de Castro

Web Sites: www.thewhynotinstitute.com, www.contemporaryclowningprojcts.com, www.thewhynotenterprise.com

About Angela De Castro

De Castro is physical theatre actor, theatre clown, director, thinker, clown teacher, collaborator and consultant.  She founded the Why Not Institute over 20 years ago.

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Happiness.  How do you get happy?  How can taking the small wins be really important for your happiness?  Why is Barbara wearing a mermaid onesie?  How can you create a world that is happy even when we are surrounded by so much grief?

Follow Holly

Facebook: /IAMHOLLYMATTHEWS

Instagram: /HOLLYMATTHEWS84

Youtube: /hollymatthewsonline

 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamhollymatthews/

Twitter: /HOLLYMATTHEWS

About Holly

Holly Matthews is a speaker, self development coach, NLP practitioner and founder of The Happy Me Project.

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things family business and gingerbread.  How do  you run a business successfully that was established in 1854?  How do you keep a team together in challenging times?  How good would Barbara be at talking to Americans?  How do you get the and keep a worldwide customer base happy?

Follow Joanne

Facebook – SarahNelsonsGrasmereGingerbread

Insta - @grasmeregingerbread

Twitter – bestgingerbread

About Joanne

Completely unique business, Grasmere Gingerbread is unique and is only available from us and was established in 1854.  The recipe is a secret – I do not know it!

I am 3rd generation of my family to work in the business, been in our family for over 90 years, now my daughter Yasmine (24) now works alongside me.  The business is part of my DNA and that of my family, my other daughter once asked me on route to a photo shot for the business (she was only 4 at the time), “Mummy is all the world made of GB?” I don’t run the business textbook style. I don’t know what the bottom line is… my husband deals with all the accountancy stuff.  I am driven by passion… do what I think/feel is right and good.

Do my marketing through by natural storytelling and not driven by sales so not the normal or text book or academic application to business, but hey 166 years on. And since I took it on in 2000 the company has grown so much, started with 3 full-time staff and one seasonal.  At present 17 and before Covid several vacancies…

We also do lots of nice things for our staff…

The business is different, the product is, and so are we!

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things money.  How should you deal with money?  What are ways to look after your money?  Is having money stored in penny jars in your dining room a good saving technique? How can you get over fear with money?  Read her book – Money Lessons and she recommends the book Automatic Millonaires.

Follow Lisa Conway Hughes:

• Instagram: @misslollymoney
• LinkedIn: Lisa Conway-Hughes
• Twitter: @lolly_lisa
• Website:  www.misslolly.com

About Lisa:

After 8 years as a financial adviser, I realised that most households, no matter what their income, face very similar dilemmas when it comes to money. The motivation to set up Miss Lolly came when I fell pregnant and started to think more seriously about my own financial future. I realised how lucky I am to have the knowledge and tools to put in place everything I need to ensure that my new family will be financially secure. I also noticed that a few hints and tips are all most clients need to restore their confidence to tackle their day to day finances by themselves. When helping clients with their financial foundations, I was being asked very similar questions, so thought it would be useful to share how I help them.

By day I work at a wealth management firm in the City of London. I am a Chartered Financial Adviser and also a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society (PFS). This is the highest qualification a financial adviser can hold and less than 2% of PFS members have reached this. I am also a member of MENSA – the high IQ Society with an IQ of 148. In my spare time, I enjoy socialising with her friends, trying out new restaurants, keeping fit and playing Sudoku. I live in South West London and I am the proud mum of Baby Lolly and Lollypop.

Join host Emma Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Networking with Vanessa Vallely OBE.  In this episode they chat all things networking – is it really networking or is it connecting? How to get more confident in these situations and how we can start to relax and enjoy it. 

Vanessa Vallely, OBE International Motivational Speaker,  Managing Director of WeAreTheCity.

Vanessa is one of the UK’s most well-networked women and has provided keynotes on a variety of career related topics for over 500 companies worldwide. Vanessa is also one of the UK’s most prominent figures in gender equality and often provides guidance and consultancy to both government and corporate organisations who are seeking to attract, develop and retain their female talent. Vanessa was awarded her OBE in June 2018 for her services to women and the economy.

Connect with Vanessa on twitter @WATC_GIRL or Instagram @vanessavallelyOBE

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things coaching. Why is getting a coach important? How do you find a coach? Why is sausage toothpaste a thing? How can coaching change you and help you really discover who you can be.
Find Mandy and sign up for her daily Moxie at www.mandylehto.com and she can be found on all the socials @mandylehto

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things deep coaching.  How can we go deep inside ourselves in this time of crisis?  Can Barbara knit a whole person?  Is it ok that Barbara is wearing a all in one pink onesie?  Why are we scared of feeling emotions and so much more in this deep and funny chat.

Follow Amina :

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amina.aitsiselmi

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doctoramina/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorAminaUK

Website: www.doctoramina.com

About Amina:

Most people know me as...

​the doctor who went from hospital medic to advisor to the United Nations on the 2015 agenda, and who then became a trusted coach and advisor to top doctors, lawyers and organisational leaders. My clients want to work, lead and live from their true power. They're often outliers in their high levels of performance but feel spread thin and disconnected from their deeper potential.

Join your host Em Stroud and her clown Barbara talking all things improv.  What is improv?  How will the improv community serve the world during this current health crisis?  Will Barbara release a CD?  How can improv help you in life?  And so much more…

Follow David:

Facebook: 

Extreme Improv or David Pustansky

Instagram: 

Extreme Improv or David Pustansky

LinkedIn: 

David Pustansky

Twitter: 

@extremeimprov or @davidpustansky

About David:

David Pustansky is an actor/director who is on tour with the Extreme Improv comedy show.

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Writing. Do we all have a book inside us?  How can we write if we think we can’t?  What gift can writing give us?

Follow Patti:

Instagram – patti_m_hall

Website pattimhall.com

More about Patti

Experienced writer, ghostwriter and writing coach with demonstrable experience in the writing and editing industry. Author of the forthcoming memoir Loving Large: A mother's rare disease memoir, Dundurn Press, April 2020. available for pre order now on Amazon... 

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Creativity.    What is creativity? Are we all creative?  How do you get into a creative zone?  Does that even exist?

Follow Maisie:

Facebook: @maisiewhiteheadperformance

Instagram: @maisiewhitehead

Twitter: @maisiewhitehead

And her company:

Instagram: @shesaidjumpco

Facebook: @shesaidjump

Twitter: @shesaidjump

web: www.shesaidjump.co.uk

More information on Maisie:

Maisie Whitehead is a performer, maker and teacher, working with physical theatre, aerial circus, dance, theatre clown and puppetry. She’s also a daughter, sister, friend, girlfriend, allotment enthusiast, coffee drinker, tropical fish keeper, lover of board games, meditator, yoga teacher, tree climber and has been known to wield a ukulele.

She’s currently working on a show about grief for her company She Said Jump, which draws on aerial circus and clown to make narrative physical theatre using original aerial equipment.

Also touring with Hikapee’s outdoor circus and puppetry show ‘Look Up’ (spring-autumn) and Filskit Theatre’s show for babies ‘Kaleidoscope’ (spring/summer).

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Comedy.    What is comedy? How do you get into it?  What makes good comedy?

Follow David:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaveBibbyComedian/

Instagram: @Dave.Bibby

Twitter: @DaveBibby

More about Dave Bibby

Dave Bibby is a comedian, actor, presenter, writer, voice over artist and holding midfielder. Extensive experience in live comedy as well as film, TV, radio and comedy festivals

I have lots of clips on my website so please check them out http://www.davebibby.com/bibbys-videos.html

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Events.   How do you put on a successful cultural event?  Why are events important?  Why do you need resilience to create and impact?

Follow Yemisi

Facebook: @ideashatch

Instagram: @ideas.hatch @findingyemisi

LinkedIn: Yemisi Mokuolu

Twitter: @ideashatch @findingyemisi

About Yemisi Mokuolu

An accomplished independent producer and arts consultant. Trading under the name of Hatch Events, Yemisi works within the Creative and Cultural industries producing independent films, arts seasons and large-scale events. She also provides audience development, arts promotion and business development support within the Creative and Cultural Industries.

She has produced arts seasons and festivals for clients which include; Amnesty International, BBC, Cutty Sark, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Shoreditch Trust.

She has delivered business support programmes for clients which include; Arts Council England, British Council, CIDA, London Development Agency, NESTA and Royal College of Arts.

She has provided arts marketing and audience development support to organisations which include; Barbican, Ovalhouse, Royal National Theatre, Southbank Centre and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Her focus is the development of the Creative Industries across Africa. She has delivered a number of development programmes at industry and practitioner level. The most recent being, the "UK-Nigeria Creative Partnership", commissioned by British Council to foster collaborations between the Film, Fashion and Music industries in Britain and Nigeria.

However, Yemisi is best known for managing a promotional platform called Out of Africa - credited as "Your first stop for news on African arts and events", the Out of Africa platform promotes and profiles African arts in the UK via live events, newsletters, blogs, tweets and Facebook posts. Out of Africa events have been held in venues which include; Carnaby Street, riverside Southbank Centre and Indig02. Attracting festival audiences of between 10,000 - 30,000 and concert audiences of between 250 - 800.

Yemisi is currently co-producing "Oliva Tweest" - the world's first Afrobeats Musical and Asa Baako - One Dance festival in Ghana, which is now in it's 8th year - www.asabaako.com

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Motherhood.  What are the myths of motherhood?  What holds us as mothers back?  What fun can be had being a mother? 

Find Danusia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/school.for.mothers.podcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolForMothers/

Subscribe and listen to her two podcasts – School For Mothers and School for Fathers

More about Danusia

After earning her PhD scholarship, Danusia Malina-Derben became an ESRC Fellow then rose to Professorial level in Organizational Behaviour and Development. As an international career academic, she became a Leadership theoretician publishing extensively in top refereed business journals. Danusia founded and heads DMD Global, a niche Board & C-suite consultancy advising corporates on leadership capabilities and decision making processes. Clients include Microsoft, Mars, Sainsbury's, MoD, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, The Home Office plus a host of fast growth start-ups.  

An authority on all things “C-suite” she is also mother of ten. The juncture of working with those at the top whilst raising a super brood, means Danusia has unique perspectives on what it is to be a successful working mother. Danusia is a sought-after keynote speaker, expert commentator on women's career success, podcast host and Founder of School for Mothers.

Join Emma Stroud, Barbara (her clown) and top storyteller Stuart Packer. Stu is an Actor by trade. He is also a Storyteller, a Storytelling Coach and a Communications and Presentations Skills Facilitator. Quite a mouthful of stuff. He is also starting to write – finally!  Em, Stu and Barbara riff on stories and so much more.. Find Stuart on twitter @stuartpacker  

Join Emma Stroud, Barbara (her clown) and the top Energy Psychologist Dr Shoshana Garfield. What has Clowning and therapy got in common?  More than you would think!  We chat all things about the myths of therapy and so much more   You can find her on linked in and at http://shoshanagarfield.com/ Resources to look at are https://eftinternational.org/

Welcome to my new podcast.  Its me your host Emma Stroud just giving you a brief intro into what will be coming on Clowning Around – this one is properly short so you can then jump into the real podcast.  Please follow us on @clowningaroundpodcast on Instagram and I look forward to going on this journey with you.