In Good Company
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -A culture and ideas podcast covering everything from work and feminism, to race and money, hosted by bestselling author Otegha Uwagba, and featuring interviews with some of the most exciting cultural voices of the moment.
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042. Ashley C. Ford. Class Transition. Money And Identity.
August 25, 2021 07:50 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWriter, host and educator Ashley C. Ford has written or guest-edited for publications including The Guardian, ELLE Magazine, BuzzFeed, New York Magazine, Marie Claire, The New York Times, taught creative nonfiction writing at The New School and Catapult.Co, hosted podcasts for HBO, Audible and Mastercard, and had her work listed among Longform & Longread's Best of 2017. Her memoir Somebody’s Daughter was published in early June and became an instant New York Times bestseller. A powerful acc...
041. Anna Sale. Conflict Over Money. How To Talk About It.
August 18, 2021 08:55 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBOn today’s episode I’m talking to the journalist and podcaster Anna Sale, who’s the creator of Death, Sex & Money – WNYC’s hugely popular podcast about the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. In June, Anna published a book, Let’s Talk About Hard Things, in which she considers her own history of facing (and sometimes avoiding) difficult subjects; subjects such as race and wealth, inequality, grief, love, death, power – basically all the things that s...
040. Lucy Moon. The Influencer Economy. Dealing With Scrutiny.
August 11, 2021 08:05 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBYoutuber and content creator Lucy Moon has been creating content online – and being paid for it – since long before many of us had even heard of the word ‘influencer’, and so this episode is a real insider’s account of an industry and lifestyle that commands a great deal of cultural fascination, and is also largely dominated by women. We covered alot on this episode – what it’s like participating in ‘the economy of the self’, and the pressure that comes with having your professional and fin...
039. Clare Seal. Getting Into Debt. Getting Out Of Debt.
August 04, 2021 11:59 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn 2019, the writer Clare Seal started an Instagram account @myfrugalyear in order to anonymously document her journey out of £27,000 worth of debt. Her story immediately struck a chord, and @myfrugalyear now has 78,000 followers who’ve followed Clare’s journey – that of a working mother of two on an average salary trying her best to take control of her financial situation. Last year Clare published Real Life Money: An Honest Guide To Taking Control Of Your Finances, which is very much a rea...
038. Yomi Adegoke. Buying A Flat. Class And Race.
July 28, 2021 13:48 - 57 minutes - 53 MBYomi Adegoke is a multi award-winning journalist and author who writes about race, feminism, class, politics and how those things intersect. Besides having columns in both Vogue and the Guardian, Yomi is also the co-author of Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible, an inspirational guide to life for Black British women, as well as series of follow-up titles including Slay In Your Lane: The Journal, and most recently Loud Black Girls, an anthology of Black British writing featuring essays fr...
037. Vicky Spratt. Renting And Homeownership. Class And Social Mobility.
July 21, 2021 08:56 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBJournalist Vicky Spratt is the i Paper’s housing correspondent as well as an editor at Refinery29 UK, and has been reporting on the UK’s housing crisis for a number of years. In 2016 she created a successful campaign, Make Renting Fair, designed to highlight the plight of ‘Generation Rent’, and which resulted in the government announcing a ban on letting agency fees for tenants. Her forthcoming book Tenants will be published next year, and is set to be the most comprehensive look at the huma...
036. Mona Chalabi. Money Dysmorphia. Cultural Attitudes To Money.
July 14, 2021 08:58 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBMona Chalabi is a data journalist, producer and presenter whose work has appeared in publications ranging from the New Yorker to the Guardian, and who’s also written for radio and TV networks including NPR, Gimlet, Netflix, and the BBC, as well as being one half of the team that created an Emmy-nominated video series called Vagina Dispatches. Plus she’s an illustrator, with much of her artwork focusing on bringing data to life by visualizing important information around various political and...
035. Ann Friedman. Negotiating Your Rates. Self-Employment Finances.
July 07, 2021 08:06 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBJournalist, essayist, and media entrepreneur is co-host of the long-running and phenomenally popular podcast Call Your Girlfriend, and has written for publications including The New York Times, New York Magazine, the LA Times, The Gentlewoman, and The Guardian. She also has a newsletter called The Ann Friedman Weekly, which is a curation of great writing and interesting gems from far-flung corners of the Internet. Most recently Ann and her podcast co-host Aminatou Sow co-wrote Big Friendship...
BONUS EPISODE: We Need To Talk About Money (Extract)
June 30, 2021 07:48 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBDelighted to share an extract from my forthcoming memoir We Need To Talk About Money, all about my childhood and teenage years, going to a private school, and the early money lessons I learned during that period of my life. We Need To Talk About Money is published by 4th Estate on 8th July and available to pre-order now in hardback, eBook and audio, with signed copies available from Waterstones.com. Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-need-to-talk-about-money/otegha-uwagba/978...
034. Paris Lees. Class Transition. Gender And Identity.
May 26, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBParis Lees is a prominent journalist and British Vogue columnist whose incredible memoir and debut book What It Feels Like For A Girl is published this week. Born and raised in Hucknall, near Nottingham, Paris has written for publications including the Guardian, the Independent, the Telegraph and VICE, and presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Channel 4, as well as having been a vocal campaigner for the transgender community. What It Feels Like For A Girl is a boldly-written account of a...
033. Pandora Sykes. Modern Dilemmas. Ambition And Success.
May 05, 2021 04:13 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBPandora Sykes is a journalist, podcaster and author of the Sunday Times bestselling collection of essays How Do We Know We’re Doing It Right?, which attempts to dissect and give some shape to the infinite choices that modern life presents us with. Previously an editor at the Sunday Times Style (you may remember her days as the magazine’s Wardrobe Mistress), Pandora is also the former co-host of the wildly successful podcast The High Low Show, which during its 4-year duration grew to become ...
032. Amy Fraser. Building A Community. Recovering From Trauma.
April 28, 2021 07:11 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBAmy Fraser is the founder of OKREAL, a self-development platform for women that’s focused on providing the community and resources that women need to build the lives they want - both in the office and outside of it - offering everything from panel discussions and workshops, to digital content and group mentoring sessions. In this episode we discuss the importance of building a career around your life (as opposed to the other way round), how to use career uncertainty to your advantage, the s...
031. Anna Wiener. Toxic Startups. The Truth About Tech.
April 21, 2021 07:05 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBAnna Wiener is a contributing writer to The New Yorker online, where she writes about Silicon Valley, start-up culture, and technology, and the author of tech memoir Uncanny Valley, which tells the story of Anna’s time working in Silicon Valley during her mid to late twenties. Despite its tech world setting, Uncanny Valley is very much an everywoman story that will be familiar to any woman who’s ever worked in a sexist environment, and it touches on everything from gendered discriminatio...
030. Emma Dabiri. Inventing Whiteness. From Allyship to Coalition.
April 14, 2021 06:44 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBAcademic, activist, broadcaster and SOAS university teaching fellow Emma Dabiri joins me to discuss her latest book What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition. Written in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder last year and the subsequent conversations on racism and anti-racism that followed it, What White People Can Do Next is a simultaneously radical and practical essay aimed at changing the way we talk about racial injustice, and featuring some incredibly nuanced and thoro...
029. Sirin Kale. Career Pivots. Government Accountability.
April 07, 2021 06:49 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBJournalist Sirin Kale is a features writer for the Guardian, Observer, British Vogue, Wired UK, VICE, GQ, and many other publications, and was previously an editor at VICE UK, where she launched their award-winning anti-stalking campaign Unfollow Me. Sirin authors the Guardian's flagship longform series on Covid-19 deaths, Lost to the Virus, which tells the stories of the individuals who died of Covid-19 in the UK, and the structural and systemic factors that contributed to their deaths. In...
028. Sarah Jaffe. Hustle Culture. Exploitative Bosses.
March 31, 2021 06:52 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBJournalist Sarah Jaffe’s work focuses on the politics of power, especially within the workplace, and her writing has appeared everywhere from the New York Times and the Atlantic to the Guardian and many, many more. Most recently she’s written a deeply compelling new book called Work Won’t Love You Back, which seeks to examine what Sarah calls the ‘labour-of-love myth’ – the idea that certain work isn’t really work, and should be done out of love or vocational passion, and how that myth is t...
027. Marjon Carlos. Working In Fashion. Conversations About Race.
March 24, 2021 06:24 - 1 hour - 62 MBJournalist, public speaker, creative consultant, talk show host, fashion icon – there is nothing Marjon Carlos can’t – or does not – do. As a journalist, Marjon’s works sits squarely at the intersection of style and culture, and covers a range of really fascinating topics and personalities, from Cardi B to intersectional feminism. She was previously a Senior Fashion Writer at Vogue, and is now the Editorial Director at lingerie brand CUUP, and her work has appeared in Vogue, Elle, Refinery2...
026. Penny Martin. Women’s Media. Celebrating Peculiarities.
March 17, 2021 08:27 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBA wide-ranging conversation with Penny Martin, editor-in-chief of iconic women’s magazine The Gentlewoman. Widely recognised as the definitive style title for discerning women, as The Gentlewoman’s founding editor, Penny is responsible for the exacting editorial standards and refined taste that have made it so influential. Before being tapped by the publishers of Fantastic Man to head up the magazine back in 2010, Penny was previously a curator at the National Museum of Photography, Film & T...
Introducing Anthems: PRIDE.
June 01, 2020 10:46 - 1 minute - 1.54 MB#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors. It was created by Hana Walker-Brown with producer Bea Duncan, on behalf of Broccoli Content. You can listen to Anthems wherever you usually listen to podcasts, including iTunes, Spotify, Castbox and Google Podcasts. Find out more. Sponsored by Sony.
BONUS EPISODE: A Feminist State Of The Union.
April 16, 2020 11:03 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBA special bonus episode produced in collaboration with the Standard Hotel as part of their new audio programming platform, Sometimes Radio, and recorded in the Library Lounge of the Standard Hotel’s London outpost. This episode is a live recording from the Feminist State of the Union I hosted on International Women’s Day, a conversational salon about contemporary feminism featuring contributions from award-winning author Reni Eddo-Lodge, broadcaster Zezi Ifore, and Dazed Digital’s Head of ...
025: Elaine Welteroth. Harnessing Ambition. Navigating Office Politics.
October 29, 2019 06:45 - 55 minutes - 51 MBAs the youngest ever person to be appointed editor-in-chief of a Condé Nast title – and only the second ever African American person to hold that position – former Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Elaine Welteroth was the driving force behind the magazine’s pivot to a more political, more socially conscious editorial stance that earned it an army of new readers and admirers. An award-winning writer and New York Times bestselling author (on account of her memoir More Than Enough), Elaine has chart...
024: Funmi Fetto. Racism In Beauty. From Print To Digital.
October 23, 2019 04:34 - 54 minutes - 125 MBSeasoned fashion and beauty editor Funmi Fetto is something of an anomaly within the magazine world – a black journalist who’s risen to the heady heights of executive editor and beauty director of Glamour magazine, by way of a stint as beauty editor at British Vogue, and an on-going column for the Observer. She’s recently published Palette, a carefully curated beauty guide aimed specifically at women of colour that British Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful has described as “ground-brea...
023: Kate Hamilton & Emily Ames. Brands And Storytelling. Business Development.
October 15, 2019 12:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBConsider this episode a masterclass in brand storytelling, courtesy of Kate Hamilton and Emily Ames, co-founders of content and communications agency Sonder & Tell, which specialises in helping brands craft their messaging and figure out how best to communicate with their customers. Since setting up Sonder & Tell two years ago, the pair have worked with clients that range from food startups to sexual health apps, and earlier this year they teamed up with fashion brand Jigsaw to publish an an...
022: Alison Roman. Writing Accessibly. Freelance Money Lessons.
October 08, 2019 06:19 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBFood writer and chef Alison Roman look set to be the millennial inheritor to Nigella’s domestic goddess crown – funny, sharp, and (cliché though it might sound) effortlessly cool, it’s no wonder she’s developed a cult following in the US (and racked up over 200,000 followers on Instagram). A columnist for the New York Times and contributor to food magazine Bon Appetit, Alison’s also the author of two cookbooks – Dining In, a best-selling collection of recipes published in 2017, and the forth...
021: Sharmadean Reid. Raising Investment. Predicting Trends.
October 01, 2019 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBYou’ll likely already be familiar with beauty and tech entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid, who made her name within the beauty industry through WAH, the nail salon and beauty brand that kicked off the nail art trend globally, and went on to shape beauty and girl culture around the world. A serial entrepreneur, Sharmadean has now turned her hand to the tech world with Beautystack, and on this episode she shares what she’s learned about building culturally influential brands and businesses over the...
020: Jia Tolentino. Girlboss Culture. Our Online Identities.
September 23, 2019 18:26 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MB“Selfhood is the economic engine of the Internet” – so says Jia Tolentino, staff writer at the New Yorker, and author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, a razor-sharp collection of essays examining contemporary American culture that touches on everything from the commodification of feminism and the “nightmare” of personal branding, to the similarities between religion and MDMA, and our cultural obsession with ‘the scam’. Find out how the author of one of the most talked about bo...
019: Liv Little. Raising Investment. Microaggressions.
April 29, 2019 16:08 - 55 minutes - 126 MBThis month’s guest is Liv Little, founder of gal-dem, a media platform run by women and non-binary people of colour. Tune in to hear us discuss the business side of building a viable digital media platform, from the ins and outs of raising money from investors to the key to successful brand partnerships. Plus – the microaggressions that prompted Liv to start gal-dem in the first place, how we REALLY feel about Diversity Panels, and a letter from a listener debating whether or not to pursue...
018: Elizabeth Day. Learning To Say No. Dealing With Criticism.
April 03, 2019 06:38 - 55 minutes - 128 MB“Everyone experiences failure, but not everyone is honest about it, so it can sometimes seem as if everyone else has perfect lives - and that adds to your sense of personal failure". Elizabeth Day is an award-winning journalist, acclaimed author, creator of the hugely popular How To Fail podcast - and now author of a forthcoming book of the same name - and on this month's episode we cover everything from feeling like an outsider at work and surviving male-dominated newsrooms, to the major c...
017: Dolly Alderton. Promoting A Book. Private School Privilege.
March 06, 2019 12:02 - 50 minutes - 116 MBBest-selling author, award-winning journalist and chart-topping podcaster Dolly Alderton joins us in the studio to chat about the whirlwind year she's had since her debut book came out, her thoughts on turning 30, the pressure (and joys!) of promoting and selling books, and how she finds the time to write. We also had an in-depth chat about privilege and private education (in light of a much-debated column Dolly recently wrote for The Sunday Times Style), the role that money has played in he...
016: Gemma Hartley. Invisible Labour. Office Housework.
February 08, 2019 12:35 - 49 minutes - 113 MB“Likeability is still a huge issue for women in the workforce – they can’t just be good at what they do, they have to be likeable in the process”. Sobering words from journalist Gemma Hartley, whose new book Fed Up explores the burden of invisible labour and why it tends to fall more heavily on women both at home and in the workplace - as well as offering up practical solutions on how to better navigate it. Plus some advice for a listener who’s concerned about the lack of diversity in their...
015: Abigail Bergstrom. Getting A Book Deal. Finding An Agent.
December 18, 2018 14:03 - 48 minutes - 110 MBThis month's guest is Abigail Bergstrom, Head of Publishing at digital talent agency Gleam. If you dream of being a published author some day, Abigail's got plenty of advice on how to make that happen, from approaching literary agents, to the pros and cons of self-publishing. Plus – an Ask Otegha segment on coping with a misogynistic work environments. Gleam Titles: www.gleamtitles.com Find Abigail Bergstrom on Instagram (@abigailbergstrom) and Twitter (@AbigailBergstrm) For more career-...
014: Georgia Spray. Being A Sole Founder. Effective Brand Collaborations.
November 14, 2018 12:48 - 46 minutes - 108 MBThis month we're talking about the business of curation with Georgia Spray, founder of London’s coolest affordable art platform Partnership Editions. We covered everything from her approach to building a brand identity and the importance of choosing collaborations with care, to the process of transitioning your side project into your 9 – 5, and how it’s possible to translate having good taste into an actual business model. Plus – some advice for a nervous listener on how to nail public spea...
013: Laura Whateley. Money and Shame. Managing Your Finances.
October 16, 2018 17:06 - 1 hour - 138 MB"Being good with money isn’t a science” - so says millennial money expert Laura Whateley, who’s this month’s guest on In Good Company...and it’s a Money Special! Tune in to hear Laura explain why it’s so bloody hard to talk about money openly, how she’s gotten better at managing her finances over the years, what millennials can do to improve their chances of getting on the housing ladder, and what to do if you’re in a relationship where one partner earns significantly more than the other. L...
012: Katherine Ormerod. Fake Followers. Real Success.
September 17, 2018 19:37 - 1 hour - 129 MBThis month’s episode features fashion journalist and influencer Katherine Ormerod. Tune in to discover the highs and lows of working in the fashion industry, the various routes of making money from social media, and the not-so-glamorous side of being an influencer. Plus – advice on how to deal with a colleague who keeps undermining you on account of your gender. Katherine Ormerod’s book: Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life Katherine Ormerod’s anti-perfectionism platform: http://www.work...
011: Missy Flynn. Redefining Success. Imposter Syndrome
August 21, 2018 19:57 - 59 minutes - 137 MBThis month’s episode features Missy Flynn, co-founder of Rita’s Bar and Dining talking about her changing definitions of success and failure, whilst sharing tonnes of practical advice on setting up a business on a budget and creating a distinctive brand. Plus – some tips on how to deal with imposter syndrome when you’ve just started a new job. Rita’s Dining: www.ritasdining.com Find Missy Flynn on Instagram (@missyffs) For more career-related ideas and advice, join the Women Who communit...
010: Mona Chalabi. Fake News. Instagram Fame.
July 23, 2018 21:44 - 1 hour - 139 MBOn this month's episode, we've got journalist Mona Chalabi, Data Editor at the Guardian US about the popularity of her Instagram account, the trials and tribulations of being a woman of colour working in media, changing beauty standards, and her Emmy-nominated Vagina Dispatches series. Plus – some advice for a letter writer whose terrible boss who keeps throwing her under the bus. Find Mona Chalabi on Instagram (@monachalabi), Twitter (@monachalabi) and monachalabi.com. For more career-re...
009: Marina Guergova. Artful Curation. Running A Pop-Up.
June 25, 2018 19:01 - 57 minutes - 132 MBThis month’s episode features Marina Guergova, founder of two thriving retail brands – lifestyle concept shop The Basics Store, and womenswear brand Marina London. Tune in to hear Marina get very real about the money side of running a business, share tips on how to run a successful pop-up, and let us in on her creative process when it comes to curating a seriously beautiful brand and physical space. Plus – her thoughts on why pop-ups are the future of retail, and tips for convincing people...
008: Gynelle Leon. Career Pivots. Self-Confidence
May 29, 2018 17:55 - 59 minutes - 137 MBThis month we've got the fabulous Gynelle Leon in the hot seat, owner of PRICK – London’s first (and best) cacti and succulents shop - sharing her wisdom on everything from how to navigate a major career pivot, to the ins and outs of running a retail space, and defining your own personal definition of success. Plus – advice on dealing with terrible bosses who throw you under the bus for their mistakes. PRICK: www.prickldn.com Find Gynelle Leon on Instagram (@bowbelle) and Twitter (@bowbel...
007: Emma Gannon. Personal Brands. Confidence.
May 05, 2018 14:12 - 1 hour - 158 MBOn this month's episode we've got multi-hyphenate author, broadcaster and podcaster Emma Gannon in the hot seat. Expect details of her new book The Multi-Hyphen Method, a discussion about the pros and cons of 'side hustles', and Emma’s thoughts on why you shouldn't call yourself a freelancer. Plus – a letter from a listener who's struggling with her confidence after a bit of a tough time career-wise. Emma Gannon’s podcast: CTRL, ALT, DELETE Find Emma Gannon on Instagram (@emmagannonuk), T...
006: Reni Eddo-Lodge. Freelancing. Boundaries. Moving Back Home.
April 02, 2018 15:56 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBOn this month's episode I'm joined by Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of one of 2017's most talked about books: Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race. Tune in to hear us discussing the challenges of freelancing, how to create boundaries when it comes to work, and the effects of structural racism in the workplace. Plus – advice for someone considering moving in with their parents so they can pursue a different career path. Reni Eddo-Lodge’s book: Why I'm No Longer Talking To White P...
005: Sharmaine Lovegrove. Publishing Books. Getting Payrises.
March 05, 2018 20:06 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBOn this month's episode, we're in conversation with publishing powerhouse Sharmaine Lovegrove, head of new(ish) imprint Dialogue Books. We talk about what it's been like making the transition from self-employment and running her own businesses to joining a large company as a full-time employee, the business lessons she learned from watching The Apprentice, and how she chooses which books to publish. Plus – some advice for someone whose bosses keep promising a payrise that's yet to materiali...
004: Sabine Zetteler. Promoting Projects. Rude Clients.
February 04, 2018 16:47 - 55 minutes - 126 MBThis month we’ve got Sabine Zetteler in the hotseat, founder of one of the creative industries’ foremost PR agencies, Zetteler. Sabine is a PR maestro, so of course she shared her advice on how best to promote your projects and ideas at launch; and we also talked about how (and when) to scale from being a one-woman ‘solopreneur’ to running a fully-fledged business of many. Plus – advice on how to deal with rude clients as a freelancer, in this month’s segment of Ask Otegha. Zetteler: www.z...
003: Lana Elie. Business 101. Getting Your Dues
December 04, 2017 16:17 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis month we're in conversation with Lana Elie, founder of luxury e-florist Floom. From how to put together a business plan, to the pros and cons of crowdfunding, and how to manage and motivate a fast-growing team, think of this conversation as Biz 101 for budding entrepreneurs. Plus – advice for someone who thinks they’re being treated differently at work because they’re a woman. Floom: www.floom.com For more career-related ideas and advice, join the Women Who community by signing up at...
002: Zing Tsjeng. Female Competition. Starting From Scratch.
November 06, 2017 17:28 - 58 minutes - 133 MBOn this month’s episode we're talking to journalist Zing Tsjeng, the UK editor of Broadly (VICE’s female-focused channel), about everything from how best to pitch editors as a writer, to her experiences as an outspoken woman – and woman of colour – online. Plus – some thoughts on female competition in the workplace, advice for a listener trying to pivot from a corporate field to a more creative role, and a recent grad struggling to get their foot on the career ladder. Find Zing Tsjeng on T...
001: Serena Guen. Freelancing. Bossy Colleagues.
October 16, 2017 14:55 - 52 minutes - 120 MBFor our very first episode, we talk to Serena Guen, founder and CEO of multimedia travel brand SUITCASE, best known for its travel and fashion-inspired quarterly magazine. Plus – we hear from a freelancer who’s having trouble getting her clients to pay her, and offer some advice on how to cope if you’re struggling with a bossy co-worker (who isn’t actually your boss). SUITCASE: www.suitcasemag.com Find Serena Guen on Twitter (@SerenaGuen) and Instagram (@serenaguen) For more career-relat...