Modern Woman
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago -Modern Woman - The multi-media brand to educate, motivate and inspire women in business and the workplace! Our podcasts showcase insightful interviews with various luminaries about their personal and career journey from diverse industries and backgrounds. Here to help you grow and thrive in the world of work! You can also visit www.modernwoman.co for our magazine, events and lots of other exciting business news!
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Sandra Federighi - Global CFO for Stella McCartney
April 01, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBSandra Federighi is CFO at Stella McCartney. She shares about her path to the top, and why the woman behind the brand is an absolute visionary. For Sandra Federighi, a finalist in the Black British Business Awards in 2017, she recalls her nascent days in the world of so-called uber-luxe being far removed from anything resembling opulence or comfort. ‘Right at the beginning, when I entered the luxury fashion business in Italy, my salary was very low,’ she explains. ‘I had to do other jobs ...
Jamie Chadwick - British Racing Driver
March 19, 2020 12:00 - 15 minutes - 21 MBJamie Chadwick is busy setting groundbreaking records when it comes to women’s motor racing. She became the youngest driver and first-ever female to win British GT title at only 16 and now, at just 21, she already has accomplishments under her star-studded belt that sportspeople twice her age would be proud of, most recently as winner of the W series European Championship. Jamie started her motorsports career in kart racing at the age of 11, following her brother Oliver into the sport. She...
Marian O'Connor - Head of Psychosexual Counselling at Tavistok Relationships
March 19, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBWith thirty years of experience in working with a wide range of relationship and sexual problems including clients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and sexual orientation, Marian believes in the importance of forming a good and supportive working relationship where trust, curiosity and hope can be fostered. Marian shares with us her advice and experiences being a counsellor and her unwavering passion for the sector she works in. As the Head of Psychosexual Training at Tavistock...
Amanda Clack - Head of Strageic Advisory at CBRE
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBAmanda Clack is Head of Strageic Advisory at CBRE (The world's largest real estate and investment firm) and was the second-ever president of The Royal Institue of Chartered Surveyors. She has had an extensive career within the construction and real estate sector, growong up in Essex, South East of England is where she found inspiration to step foot into the industry and has never looked back. She's a keen supporter for women within the workplace in which she has published her own book 'Manag...
Liane Smith - Student on the Central Saint Martin's Birkbeck MBA course
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBLiane Smith is a student on the Central Saint Martins Birkbeck MBA course, which takes a radical approach to business education, placing ethics, creative thinking and social engagement at its heart. This podcast sheds light on what this course and to offer discusses it's USP of offering an education across business and arts. This course is suited to people in management positions and those in creative fields, whether arts, fashion, photography or theatre. Anyone who needs the background in ...
Sandi Bass - Casting director & model scout at Red Model Management
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBNYC's Casting director Sandi Bass has a wealth of experience in the fashion industry. Once a model for Givenchy, she currently works as an international model scout for Red Model Management. After being in the industry for 5 decades, she shares with Modern Woman the challenges and successes of the fashion industry and how it has changed over the years. Support the Show.
Chris & Karene Lambert-Gorwyn - Founders of Heart Centred Business
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBIn today’s high-tech and fast-paced world, people often dismiss customer service as old-fashioned or even unimportant. However, making your clients feel special is the simplest and easiest way to grow your business and revenue. Ever since meeting in January of 2011 at a yoga studio opening, Chris and Karene have worked together towards building a successful future, both financially and in finding work-life balance. Together they launched Heart Centred Business with the driving ambition t...
Paris Cesvette - DJ, Producer & Founder of OPOM
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBParis Cesvette is a DJ and music producer whose debut album; Celestial: My Journey Among the Stars went straight in at number one. Paris has in excess of 14 years industry experience working with some high profile names in the game. In September 2018 she launchd OPOM(Our People, Our Music) an online sharing platform bridging the gap between nightlife and the music community. Paris shares with us what it’s like to be a woman in a male-dominated market and why it pays to let the music do the t...
Paola Diana - Founder of the Diana Group
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBPaola Diana, philanthropist, founder of a luxury concierge service and bestselling author tells us why she always hires mothers and how only humanitarian feminsim will save us. Paola was already a superwoman before she became an entrepreneur. At just 28 and as a Political Sciences graduate – particularly young in her native Italy where tertiary education often goes on for seemingly decades – she breezed into a dream role working on the campaign trail for now ex-Prime Minister, Romano Prodi. ...
Nicole Bremner - Founder of East Eight Developments
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBFrom fashion to banking to babies and now property, Nicole Bremner's industrious life has been rich and varied. The key? An entrepreneurial spirit and the independence that being your own boss brings. After growing up in Australia, she tells us how she come over to the UK and after trying many businesses, stumbled across property and is now the founder of East Eight property developments. A single mum to 3 children, Nicole is testimony as to how you can run your own successful business and ...
Nichola Swallow - BEAT charity ambassador
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBNichola Swallow is an ambassador for the charity BEAT, which helps those battling with eating disorders. It is estimated that 1.25 million people in the UK alone are suffering with an eating disorder, a statistic that is based on only those that speak out. Modern Woman has been working with BEAT to encourage others who are struggling to seek help and share their experiences in order to spread awareness. Here we hear Nichola's story of how she battled with binge eating and her road to recover...
Amanda Clack - Head of Strategic Advisory at CBRE
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBAmanda Clack is Head of Strategic Advisory at CBRE (The world's largest real estate and investment firm) and was the second-ever president of The Royal Institue of Chartered Surveyors. She has had an extensive career within the construction and real estate sector, growing up in Essex, South East of England is where she found inspiration to step foot into the industry and has never looked back. She's a keen supporter for women within the workplace in which she has published her own book 'Mana...
Lady Michelle Mone - Entrepreneur
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBYou may recognise Lady Michelle Mone, from her success stories of the lingerie company, Ultimo. But the depths of her soul and entrepreneurial spirit run a lot deeper than this. Growing up on the mean streets of Glasgow’s east end, Michelle has undoubtable faced her challenges and fort her way to the top through sheer determination and hard graft. Through sharing the stage with Bill Clinton, receiving a call from the Prime Minster to name her a Baroness and today where she is spearheading a...
Lysbeth Fox - Founder of Fox PR
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBLysbeth Fox, founder and CEO of the eponymous Fox PR, started her organisation in 2011, but has been in the industry for over 20 years. Lysbeth shares with us the highs and lows of setting up your own business from rock bottom and how after 2 years she nearly gave up but as she ventured to find a job she felt like she was cheating on her business. This is the moment in which she realised she had to carry on, subsequently turning Fox PR into the success it is today. Support the Show.