Women in Consulting
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10 Supporting Women in Tech with Charlotte Fuller
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Today I am speaking with Charlotte Fuller. Charlotte is a Digital Transformation Consultant and works to support women in tech. She has a background in Corporate Strategy consulting and brings much of the knowledge from that experience into running her own growing business. In this generous conversation we hear how Charlotte made the shift from corporate to independent, how she established her business with growth in mind and how a focus on quality systems are the foundation for her success so far. |
Mar 15, 2023 |
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09 Raising the money with Wonu Owade
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Wonu Owade is a Nigerian national who grew up in the United Kingdom and is now based in the Netherlands. She is a Fundraising consultant with expertise across the social impact and international development sector . She works across the board with a variety of organisations and trusts, foundations as well as bilateral and multilateral donors. In this super useful conversation Wonu shares so generously about her consulting experience. How she was openminded about where her journey would take her, and how her route in was measured and quite gentle. We learn how she has benefitted from working across different topics and themes, and how she looks for clients who match her ethos and with whom there is a connection. The agencies that Wonu mentions are: ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Feb 22, 2023 |
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08 Aileen Thomson, local leadership and The Tea Leaf Center
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Local leadership is a concept that Aileen Thomson is passionate about. Aileen has a background in human rights, international law, transitional justice and peace and conflict. She is also Managing Director of the Tea Leaf Center, based in Thailand where she leads training in research skills for civil society organisations in Southeast Asia, and conducts M&E consulting work. Aileen brings considered thought and experience to her mission driven limited company. We find out how she has grown it since 2018, and what happened during the Covid pandemic. We learn how she built her client base and how slow growth is the secret to her success! Twitter: @athomson16 and @tealeafcenter Facebook: www.facebook.com/thetealeafcenter Email: athomson@thetealeafcenter.org |
Jan 18, 2023 |
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07 Six questions to reflect on your year with Janet and Helen
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Today Helen and I are talking you through a useful framework you can use to reflect on your year. These are 6 questions to ask about your year as a consultant . You can also use these questions if you are working as an employee but wish to move into consulting as they may give you some ideas about the direction you could go in the future. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Dec 21, 2022 |
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06 Ethics in tech and finance with Dorothea Baur
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Dorothea Baur is an independent consultant, speaker, and lecturer on ethics, responsibility and sustainability. Her focus is on tech and finance where she helps companies align value with values. In this far reaching conversation we focus on authenticity and integrity. We learn how showing up every day on Twitter helped Dorothea build her personal brand, by having an opinion and having conversations with a growing community of people interested in ethics and ESG. |
Dec 14, 2022 |
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05 ESG Consulting with Heather Burns
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Today I am speaking with Heather Burns. Heather is an independent ESG and sustainability consultant who for the past 15 years has helped companies and NGOs improve and report on their social, environmental, and governance performance. Today she helps consultants start and grow their own sustainability practices that have a positive impact. In this wide-ranging conversation, we hear how Heather’s journey into consulting started while she was blogging about environmental issues. She describes how her first client experience was a bit like building the plane as she was flying it. We explore the many skills a sustainability consultant needs including communication and the often underrated skill of influencing. |
Nov 30, 2022 |
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04 intentions and authenticity with Emily Lomax
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Emily Lomax is a founding partner of www.wrkwll.org. Workwell is a growing collaborative of associates based all over the world, all working to drive social change through a broad range of interventions such as strategy development, well-being, mentoring, change management, and diversity & inclusion. In this vibrant conversation we hear how Emily focuses on showing up and being authentically herself and why this is so important. We get a bit down and gritty about the inside workings of the organisation and we hear more on why setting the intentions for our organisation is a vital step in growing something we love.
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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03 Collegiate thinking and supportive working with The Mangrove Collective
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Today I am speaking with Elizabeth Fitton Higgins and Eunchim Choi from the Mangrove Collective. The Mangrove Collective is a for-purpose international humanitarian and development consultancy, based in New Zealand and Singapore with a focus on the Pacific and Asia regions. The Mangrove Collective Website
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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02 Tech Consulting with Dot Project
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Today I am speak with Cat Ainsworth and Annie Legge from the Dot Project. Annie and Cat started Dot Project 6 years ago with the purpose of building strength through technology. They come from very different backgrounds but share a dislike of hierarchy and have created a cooperative that helps organisations position technology and human relationships as core organisational infrastructure. It was a breath of fresh air talking to these two amazing women! We hear how it takes both bravery and patience to build a cooperative. We explore how Dot Project started, how it grew and how the cooperative principles inform everything that they do. We touch on Women in tech, the idea that growing something for impact rather than just for the sake of growth has been misunderstood in the past, but how the tide of investment may be turning. |
Oct 12, 2022 |
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01 Kimberly Worsham and FLUSH!
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Today I am speaking with Kimberly Worsham. Kimberly is a water and sanitation specialist with over a decade of experience, and the Founder of the boutique consulting firm, FLUSH. She discovered a passion for toilets early as a child, where her curiosity led her to inspect the facilities of every restaurant she entered! |
Sep 28, 2022 |
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13 Global Health Consulting with Clare Dickinson
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This week I am delighted to be speaking with Clare Dickinson. |
Apr 27, 2022 |
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12 The Reluctant Consultant with Jaymie Duke
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Today I am speaking with Jaymie Duke. Jaymie is a business development consultant and works with third sector organisations to source funding from institutional donors. Jaymie's journey is an interesting one as she describes herself as a very committed 9-5 employee, who was reluctant to get into consulting. In this conversation we explore what prompted the move into consultancy, how she gradually added clients and how her focus is now on how to keep her pipeline bubbling and full of interesting work. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Mar 30, 2022 |
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11 Shaking the Dust with Sanne Thijssen
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Today I am speaking with Sanne Thijssen. Sanne is the founder of Shake The Dust, an independent consultancy working on sexual and reproductive health and rights and meaningful youth participation. In this inspiring conversation we hear the details about Sanne's decision to become a consultant, and her decision to leave her full time job. And how it all started with some tears. |
Mar 09, 2022 |
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10 Research and gender with Mara Tissera Luna
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Today I am speaking with Mara Tissera Luna. Mara is an Argentine and Italian child protection specialist with more than 10 years experience in qualitative research, policy analysis, and program evaluation. She works mainly in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Her research and policy analysis in Latin America, Europe, and Central Asia have produced over 20 publications. Mara’s love of research is clear and in this wide ranging conversation we cover the importance of relationships and supporting those joining the consulting field. Mara shares her tips for connecting with those who are just ahead of you professionally and we delve into the boundaries around supporting others on their journey. Join the Facebook Group International Child Protection Consultants ________________________________________________________________________________________ And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Feb 23, 2022 |
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09 Listening, trust and MEL with Anne Garbutt
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Today I am speaking with Anne Garbutt. Anne is an independent senior monitoring and evaluation consultant and an Associate of INTRAC. She has worked in international Development for 37 years, starting when she volunteered with VSO to lead a Midwifery training programme in Nepal for the W.H.O. She has led large multi-country monitoring and evaluation exercises for government donors, but also works with many small civil society organisations. She also develops and delivers training, coaching and mentoring in MEL and delivers INTRAC’s popular Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation training course. In this wisdom filled conversation, Anne shares generous insights from her decades of experience of working as a consultant. We talk about trust, listening and how to build relationships with our clients. We learn how this sometimes means we need to hold back our opinion, and how we can steer clients down a route that will ultimately work for them and get them the best result. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Feb 09, 2022 |
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08 Difficult Conversations with Nicole Posner: Part 2
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Today we have the second part of my conversation with Nicole Posner. Nicole is a Communication and Conflict Expert and works with small business owners and leaders supporting them to have challenging conversations in their business or workplace. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Jan 26, 2022 |
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07 Difficult Conversations with Nicole Posner: Part 1
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Today we have the first part of my conversation with Nicole Posner. Nicole is a Communication and Conflict Expert and works with small business owners and leaders supporting them to have challenging conversations in their business or workplace. There is a tonne of learning in here! And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Jan 12, 2022 |
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05 Linkedin for Consultants: First steps with Juliette Sanchez-Lambert
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Today I am speaking with Juliette Sanchez Lambert. Juliette is a consultant, trainer and facilitator. She works on human rights, gender equality, diversity and inclusion and sexual violence prevention. She works for both public and private actors, mostly NGOs and international organisations. She is also the co-author of It’s Not That Grey, a practical guide which deconstructs the so-called “grey zone” of sexual harassment by giving concrete tools to identify, bust myths and fight harassment. In this conversation we find out how and why Juliette started her consulting journey and what propelled her career forwards at the very beginning. But most of this episode is spent geeking out about Linkedin basics and how to use it as a consultant. |
Dec 08, 2021 |
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04 Being clear about what's in your tin with Sue Dean
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Today I am speaking with Sue Dean. Sue is a Strategy and Business Development Consultant who has worked in both the NGO and Consulting sectors. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Dec 01, 2021 |
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03 Boundaries with Chara Itoka
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Today I am speaking with Chara Itoka. Chara describes herself as a generalist with in-depth knowledge of a range of disciplines including strategy development, manufacturing, social enterprise, and teaching. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Nov 24, 2021 |
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02 Stand firm behind your work with Sanjukta Moorthy
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Today I am speaking with Sanjukta Moorthy. Sanjukta is a planning monitoring, evaluation, and learning consultant from South India based in Barcelona. She is a former journalist and has truly learnt how to articulate the value she brings to her work. |
Nov 17, 2021 |
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01 Just starting with Giada Thanh
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Today I am speaking with Giada Thanh is based in Barcelona and has just started on her journey as an independent consultant. In this conversation, we learn about Giada's journey and experience working in a consulting firm as a project manager and then subsequently as an internal consultant. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Nov 10, 2021 |
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Season 3 Trailer
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We've had a break! |
Nov 03, 2021 |
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13 Top 5 Tools we use with Helen and Janet
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Today is the final episode in Season 3. And it’s an episode with Helen and Janet. |
Sep 29, 2021 |
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12 Working with Associates with Lis McCormick
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Today I am speaking with Lis McCormick. We hear how choosing based on values is as important as choosing based on skillset and how we can aim for clarity without being controlling. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Sep 22, 2021 |
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11 Investing in ourselves with Helen and Janet
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In this episode, Helen and I chat about the different ways we have invested in ourselves over the years. Mostly this has involved training. And carefully chosen training that has led to new connections as well as new skills. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Sep 15, 2021 |
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10 Work Planning with Helen and Janet
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Every so often we do a session where Helen and I geek out about something we use in our own consulting practice. Today it's Work Planning! A short and sweet episode where we share 5 principles around our processes and what we do. We give you a handy acronym to remember which will help you with your own Work Planning. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Sep 08, 2021 |
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09 Working as a consultant inside a consulting firm with Emma Haegeman.
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We talk about collaboration and collegiate ways of working and how to juggle competing priorities. Emma shares her thoughts on utilisation rates and what the word expert really means. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Sep 01, 2021 |
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08 Your Consulting CV with Nicki Davies-Jones
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Today I am speaking with Nicki Davies-Jones. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Aug 25, 2021 |
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07 Sourcing consultants: The view from the other side with Helena Rees
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Today I am speaking with Helena Rees. Helena worked for a large global consultancy firm for 10 years and was responsible for sourcing consultants for a variety of projects. Her role focused on identifying suitable consultants and liaising on fee rates, CV preparation, and taking consultants through the bidding process. In this conversation, we go through the step-by-step process of what happens when a company bids for a project and how consultants are selected. Helena shares the worst CVs she has received (what not to do) as well as plenty of tips on how to make your CV relevant for a large consulting firm. ________________________________________________________________________________________ And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Aug 18, 2021 |
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06 Branding with Connie Hunter Jamieson
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In this super helpful conversation, we chat about all things branding. Importantly, we learn the difference between branding and marketing. We learn how to figure out what we really need from our branding as an independent consulting practice and Connie takes us through the Studio Stereo process to understand what actually happens when we engage with a branding consultancy. You can find out more about Connie and her work below. |
Aug 11, 2021 |
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05 LinkedIn: Use it like an expert with Katherine Ann Byam
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In this episode, we are so thrilled to learn from Katherine Byam's expertise in LinkedIn. Katherine shares some brilliant tips about how to start and improve our LinkedIn profile. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Aug 04, 2021 |
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04 Personal finance principles with Jessamy Walker
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Today I am speaking with Jessamy Walker. |
Jul 28, 2021 |
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03 From employee to consultant. Mindset with Torrey Peace
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Today I am speaking with Torrey Peace - Torrey is a professional coach based in Kenya, with twelve years’ experience in international development. She facilitates rising and established leaders in the aid world and among her busy coaching practice runs the aid for aid workers leadership podcast. In this insightful conversation, she helps us delve deeper into the mindset needed to be a consultant. We consider our mindset around the topics of failure, time, and money and the surrounding limiting beliefs that may hinder us as we start out on our consulting journey. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Jul 21, 2021 |
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02 Negotiation with Mrids Palat-Becker
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Today I am speaking with Mrids Palat Becker. Mrids is a Mentor and Money-Mindset Coach at Women Ask For More. Get your notebooks out because, in this bumper conversation, we discuss all things negotiation and money. Mrids helps us understand what we need to consider when we negotiate as consultants. This is such a valuable episode. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Jul 16, 2021 |
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01 Transitioning from a full-time role into consulting with Pauliina Mapatha
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Welcome back to Women in Consulting! In this conversation, we do a deep dive into transitioning from a full-time role into consulting and the stages you may go through the get there. We discuss perimenopause, nutrition, and how change is actually the norm, not the exception. Pauliina shares a useful framework to hook our experiences on as well as key things we can do to ensure we are truly looking after ourselves. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Jul 07, 2021 |
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Season 2 Trailer
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The short and sweet episode about what is to come in Season 2 of the Women in Consulting Podcast. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. If you would like to be our guest on the show, please contact me at janet@womensconsultingworkshop.com |
Jul 04, 2021 |
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013 Confidence in consulting with Pallu Modi
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Today I am speaking with Pallu Modi. Pallu has 25 years of experience in international development with government, consulting firms, academia, and social enterprises. She focuses on longer-term consultancies working on strategy and business development. In this wide-ranging conversation, we hear how Pallu relies on patience, optimism, and confidence as a consultant. She shares how she remains open to new opportunities and uses her skills across sectors for a truly interesting and fulfilling consulting life. We learn how Pallu focuses on longer-term consulting work and the benefits this brings. We chat about gaining confidence as a consultant and Pallu shares great insights to all those who are thinking about starting a career as a consultant in international development or the social impact sector. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Jun 16, 2021 |
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012 Becoming an accidental consultant with Winnie Sseruma
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Winnie Sseruma has been working as an international consultant for over two decades. She focuses on health training, community research, programme evaluations, and technical assistance. Mostly she supports community-based organisations responding to issues of social justice, women in leadership, and HIV and AIDS. In a deeply personal and engaging conversation, Winnie describes how she became what she calls an 'accidental consultant' and how she spent 3 years immersed in the HIV world, from treatments to policy to support groups and more. She describes her journey as a steep learning curve and how learning to say no could be one of the most important lessons for us as consultants. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Jun 11, 2021 |
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011 Human Rights consulting with Vicky Prais
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Vicky Prais is a human rights lawyer and independent human rights consultant based in London. She has worked in the human rights sector for 25 years and her professional experience extends to the UN, the Council of Europe, various NGOs, and many other organizations. Vicky took a big leap of faith in September 2019 and started her consulting journey. In this super practical conversation, we chat about what she did at the start of her journey spread the word about starting as an independent consultant. Vicky shares how she leverages LinkedIn to connect with potential clients, and what she does to remain connected with her peers. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Jun 02, 2021 |
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010 The Consulting Journey with Janet Whitelaw-Jones
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This week, we mix it up a bit and Helen interviews Janet! And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
May 28, 2021 |
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09 The 5 P's of Consulting with Paddy Siyanga Knudsen
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Paddy Siyanga Knudsen is a Zambian national with over 16 years of professional experience as a Development Economist and migration expert.
Paddy says wisely “I am who I am, wherever I go” - and this is something that speaks to our integrity and purpose as consultants. |
May 19, 2021 |
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08 Pioneering as a female consultant with Irssa Ahuja
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Today I am speaking with Irssa Ahuja. Irssa is highly skilled research and gender expert. And so much more! She shares rich examples of her work traveling to rural areas, conflict zones and working with diverse communities on topics such as human rights, women’s empowerment, and conflict resolution. Irssa shares her passion for this work and how it was a struggle to begin her consulting journey within the constraints of society in her home of Pakistan. In her words - 'someone has to be the first drop of rain'. She helps us understand the dynamics of not being taken seriously as a female consultant; how she has been a pioneer and example for other women from South Asia to start on their consulting journey. Her strongest message is how we need to believe in ourselves and invest in ourselves to ensure we can be the best consultants we can be. |
May 13, 2021 |
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07 Storytelling with Natalia Alvarez
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Natalia is a human rights lawyer who decided to use stories instead of legal arguments to make a change. She is a truly inspiring guest who speaks with wisdom and humility about her journey into consulting from academia. In this conversation we learn how intentional and deliberate Natalia is about choosing clients who align with her own values and founding principles; we discuss how the connection is at the root of almost everything; and what questions we can ask of our clients to help us understand what we really bring to the table as a consultant. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
May 05, 2021 |
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06 Always learning with Anna Christine Christiansen
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Anna Christine is a change and development consultant. She works with organisations facilitating change and enabling existing motivation and skills to be brought more fully into play. Her focus is on making quality, productivity, and job satisfaction come together in workplaces. And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Apr 28, 2021 |
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05 Being an academic and a consultant with Felicity Daly
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Felicity describes herself as a researcher and advocate. |
Apr 21, 2021 |
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04 Know your worth with Judyth Engels
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Today I am speaking with Judyth Engels. This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. |
Apr 14, 2021 |
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03 Being generous with Lauri Robbins Ericson
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Today I am speaking with Lauri Ericson. Lauri Robbins Ericson is an organizational leadership speaker and consultant with a focus on emotional and gender intelligence. She has worked with leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, CEOs and purpose-driven change-makers all over the world. In this episode we chat about the reason she became a consultant in the first place and how adopting a generous approach lifts everyone up. We also explore her journey to being a Tedx speaker and how this has helped her in her consulting career. Lauri's website And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Apr 07, 2021 |
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02 Just go for it! with Latoyaa Roberts
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Today I am speaking with Latoyaa Roberts a communications and youth development consultant. This is an inspiring conversation, particularly if you are early in your career or you haven't started as a consultant yet. Latoyaa shares some great insights about how she got started and how she kept the work coming in. You can find out more about Latoyaa and her work below: LRTS Media and Business Solutions The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. _______________________________________________________________________________________ This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: janet@womensconsultingworkshop.com And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Mar 31, 2021 |
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01 Making the leap to independent consulting with Helen Merati
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In this episode, I talk to Helen Merati about her consulting journey. Helen has a background in international health and has worked in the sector for over 20 years. She worked in a consulting firm for 10 years supporting, managing, and contributing to consultancies in health systems strengthening, SRMNCH, HIV, and more. And then stepped into the world of independent consulting. In this episode, we learn about how Helen made the decision to work in consulting and why. And how she got her all-important first client. More resources are available here: The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. Tools we talk about: Calendly Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: janet@womensconsultingworkshop.com And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts. |
Mar 17, 2021 |