Mums On Cloud Nine
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -The show is hosted by Heather Black, a champion for women in tech and founder of Supermums, a global brand supporting mums to develop a career in the salesforce eco-system.
The podcast aims to inspire and support mums new or already working in the sector to develop their career in the tech sector whilst achieving flexibility and the salary they deserve – sharing top tips, insight and inspirational stories from women who carved out a successful career and employers who champion diversity and gender equality.
Through our podcast series we will cover four key areas of insight:
Explore your Potential
Understand what roles are possible and how to feel assured it’s right for you.
Create a Vision for Change
Coaching tools and tips to change or develop your career.
Have a Life you Love
Foster a flexible career working with your employer, team and family.
Create your Success
Develop your skills, network, profile and reputation as the go to expert.
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Episodes
Ep 033: How to have assertive conversations - International Women's Day Week.
March 08, 2021 07:05 - 38 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week it’s International Women's Day. And the theme is all about choosing to challenge. In today’s episode, we're talking about how to become more assertive as a woman, whether it is you needing to communicate more effectively with managers or your partners or kids to get the balance you need. I'm delighted to talk with Antoinette Dale Henderson, who is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and founder of the Gravitas Program, and author of Leading With Gravitas and Power Up. Here...
Ep 032: How can employers empower women?
March 01, 2021 06:30 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBThis week I'm delighted to be speaking to Daljit Bamford, who is the chief customer officer of the Tenth Revolution Group. We're going to be talking about how employers can support employees with great benefits in the workplace. So if you're an employee listening today, then please do feed this back to employers and suggest to them some great ideas. But if you're an employer, think about how you can really support people right now to prosper in the workplace. Here are the highli...
Ep 031: Redefining your identity after maternity
February 22, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Awena Naomie Ella to talk all about the topic of maltrescence and how becoming a mother changes us in so many ways that we may not anticipate. We’ve all heard of baby brain but is this term fair or even accurate? We talk all about how to redefine yourself following your maternity leave. Here are the highlights from this episode: {0:40} Introduction to Awena {1:25} What is Maltrescence? {13:02} Acceptance and Surrender {13:30} ...
Ep 030: The power of self-employment
February 15, 2021 07:30 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBIn this episode, we're talking about the power of self-employment. Many of our super mums who've taken our admin courses have become self-employed contractors and secured clients through their own means. This is what I did when I started out in the Salesforce ecosystem. So I wanted to explore what it can take to set yourself up as self-employed, what the pros and cons are. And so you can really think about whether self-employment is an option you'd like to pursue. I’m excited to...
Ep: 029 How to perform at home working with Maxine Roberts
February 08, 2021 06:30 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBIn this episode, we’re talking about home working and how it can give a mum their superpowers if done properly. There is a need to have a homeworking strategy that suits you and your employer. And there are people and companies struggling to get this strategy right at the moment with COVID being the biggest thing we've faced where we are all home working and trying to balance everything. And so I'm delighted to have Maxine Roberts on the show who is going to shed some light on what a ...
Ep: 028 The power of mentoring
February 01, 2021 06:30 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBDuring series three, we are teaching women how to be bold and proud in pursuing their career ambitions by sharing top tips and expertise from individuals who champion equality and diversity in the workplace. Today, we're talking about how to benefit from the power of mentoring, whether a mentor or a mentee, we're going to be looking at all of those different aspects and how you might benefit from being a mentor and or being mentored. Here are the highlights from this episode: ...
Ep: 027 Overcome your fears
January 25, 2021 06:30 - 19 minutes - 43.9 MBI'm delighted to have Carla Bolton-Marsh join me on the show. Carla is a Global Account Director at Salesforce, but also a Business and Leadership Coach, and she's been busy working with some of our super mums one to one. We talk about how to overcome your fears because that's one of the things that many of our trainees face when they're thinking about starting out in a new career. It can feel very scary to change direction or even to go for a promotion because quite often you don't k...
Ep: 026 Find your path to wealth
January 18, 2021 06:30 - 15 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this episode, I'm introducing you to Roger Hamilton. A gentleman who influenced my life 10 years ago. One of the tools that he shared with me at one of his conferences is a tool called wealth dynamics which I found incredibly useful to find my own superpower and it's why I want to share it with you today. Here are the highlights from the episode: {1:54} Introduction to Wealth Dynamics {3:40} Are you a creator? {5:14} Are you a star? {6:10} Are you a supporter? {7...
Ep: 025 How to leave an Impactful Legacy
January 11, 2021 06:30 - 33 minutes - 77.8 MBIn this episode we're talking with Musidora who works at Salesforce as an area vice-president and is Head of UK Energy and Utilities. Musidora has been named one of Yahoo Finance Heroes, Top 100 Female Future Leaders of 2020, and has also been recognised as one of the UK's 50 leading lights of kindness and leadership 2020. She's an equality and diversity champion at Salesforce. Here are the highlights from the episode: {1:22} Introduction to Musidora {7:55) What a sales r...
Ep: 024 Create your career goals for 2021
December 14, 2020 06:30 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBToday, I wrap up the series with an episode on how to improve your confidence to change career, or indeed advance your career, choosing to pursue a promotion or change career. Up-skilling in a brand new discipline is a tough decision. As a mum, it can be really daunting and we can put up lots of barriers to even entertaining the idea. So today I'm going to talk about the three C’s. Connection, Competence, and Choice. We’ll look at how these three C’s can help you develop your confiden...
Ep: 023 Keir Bowden and Jodi Wagner and developing confidence in public speaking
December 07, 2020 06:30 - 22 minutes - 17.7 MBToday I will interview Keir Bowden and Jodi Wagner and we will talk about public speaking skills and their value in helping you elevate your career and your profile in the sector. We will talk about their 6-weeks program, how it is structured, how they help people to get more confident speaking in front of others, and how this can help you build your career. Here are the highlights from this episode: {01:44} Introduction to Keir & Jodi {03:40} Public speaking and Impostor Syndrome ...
Ep: 022 Creating Your Own Success with Heather Delaney
November 30, 2020 06:30 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBIn this episode we will be talking about creating your own success with a focus on how to build your profile and credibility using PR. Now I'm really excited about this topic because having worked with a lot of women who are upskilling and developing and carving out their career in a new sector, it's been brilliant to see how much they are interested in speaking at events, talking on webinars, launching their own community groups, writing their own blogs and getting really active on social m...
Ep: 021 How to Upskill as a Salesforce Developer
November 23, 2020 06:30 - 33 minutes - 47 MBIn today's session, I’m delighted to interview Rachel Watson. We will talk about exploring your potential and we will explore how you can up-skill as a Salesforce developer, the different ways you can go about it and the different job opportunities. Here are the highlights from this episode: {0:42} Introduction to Rachel {3:21} Debunking a myth {9:41} A sales developer in the tech industry {12:41} The decision to study Salesforce {18:07} The different roles in Salesforce ...
Ep: 020 How to Lead a Digital Transformation
November 16, 2020 06:30 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode I'm delighted to be talking to Nathan Simmons about leadership skills in Digital Transformation. Nathan is an independent senior leadership coach and consultant and has worked in leadership for 23 years. Here are the highlights from this episode: {1:11} Why leadership skills are important {4:50} Introduction to Nathan {8:19} Leading by building confidence and empowering people {9:14} The difference between management and leadership {10:42} Essential leade...
Ep: 019 What is a Salesforce Consultant?
November 09, 2020 07:30 - 22 minutes - 51.5 MBIn today's we’re going to be talking about the skills you need to become a Salesforce Consultant and in particular, the route that I decided to take. When I trained up in Salesforce and started my career in tech, I'd never had a tech background before, but realised through using a CRM system and particularly Salesforce within the nonprofit I was running at the time, that I could actually manage and develop a CRM system to achieve and support my business goals. And that's really where m...
Ep 018: Leanne Allen and the Super Woman’s Network
November 02, 2020 06:30 - 27 minutes - 63.4 MBIn today’s episode I will interview Leanne Allen and we will talk about how you can change your job and still operate in a director's role as a mum. We will see why flexibility is important when ensuring the possibility to work at companies and institutions in managing roles, and how the Super Woman’s network gives the opportunity to speak, learn and connect with others mums that can help you find the job you love and build a bridge between work and life. Here are the highlights from...
Ep. 17: The skills you can develop during Parenthood
October 26, 2020 05:30 - 33 minutes - 78 MBIn this episode, I will interview Amy Henderson and we will talk about the critical skills that parents develop during Parenthood and how they can be useful for being successful in your workplace. If well supported by the company, there are a lot of skills you develop becoming a parent: efficiency, productivity, organisational skills and emotional intelligence. Here are the highlights from the episode: {2:02} Introduction to Amy {4:24} Interviews and coding to define the skills {8:00}...
Ep 017: The skills you can develop during Parenthood
October 26, 2020 05:30 - 33 minutes - 78 MBIn this episode, I will interview Amy Henderson and we will talk about the critical skills that parents develop during Parenthood and how they can be useful for being successful in your workplace. If well supported by the company, there are a lot of skills you develop becoming a parent: efficiency, productivity, organisational skills and emotional intelligence. Here are the highlights from the episode: {2:02} Introduction to Amy {4:24} Interviews and coding to define the skills {8:00}...
Ep 016: The Value of Business Analysis
October 19, 2020 05:30 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBIn today’s episode I will share my experience of working as a business analyst and giving you an introduction into what the role entails and what you might be doing if you wanted to pursue this type of role as a career. Here are the highlights from the episode: {0:51} The role of a business analyst within an organisation {6:15} What a business analyst does practically {14:56} The importance of professional training in business analysis {21:23} Knowing your product Find out...
Ep 015: The 4 admin roles in Salesforce
October 12, 2020 05:30 - 21 minutes - 49.9 MBIn today’s episode I’ve got two special guests. They are two colleagues of Salesforce and we will be talking about what are the four roles of an awesome admin team. When I talk about an admin role, I mean a Salesforce admin person is somebody who basically looks after a Salesforce system on a day to day basis for the organisation they're working with. Here are the highlights from the episode: {2:02} First role: Security Management {3:47} Second role: Housekeeping {4:50} Thi...
Ep 014: How to figure out which is the right job for you
October 05, 2020 05:30 - 32 minutes - 44 MBIn today’s episode I will interview Paula Gardiner and we will talk about the ways to reflect on your personality and figure out the right job role for you. Paula is a business psychologist and coach, and founder of scholarthinking.com. She will guide through personality profiling and coaching tools that can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses. Here are the highlights from the episode: {0:42} Introduction to Paula {2:59} Personality profiling: how to use coaching...
Ep 013: Project Management in the Digital Era
September 28, 2020 05:30 - 39 minutes - 90.2 MBIn today's session, we're talking about exploring your potential and what it's like to work in a digital transformation management role that sits at the pivotal junction between the organisation and a digital delivery team. We're going to take an inside look at project management and what project management means on a digital project. Here are the highlights from the episode: {0:49} Introduction to Amanda {4:25} The real essence of project management and consultancy {11:13}...
Ep 012: The road to being a Marketing Cloud Consultant
September 21, 2020 05:30 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBIn this episode I will talk with Rosie about how she transitioned from being a marketing manager to marketing cloud consultant. The beginning of her journey, the pivotal moment and how she is able to deal with different teams and projects at the same time. Here are the highlights from the episode: {0:51} Introduction to Rosie {4:03} The first play in salesforce and cloud tech {8:39} The importance of stats {13:42} How networks can help you change your career {18:38} The d...
Season Two Trailer
September 14, 2020 05:30 - 2 minutes - 3.24 MBMums on Cloud Nine aims to inspire mums to progress their careers in tech from starting out to climbing the career ladder. We provide tips and insight on how to succeed in your career and overcome adversity that many women can face in the workplace. During Series Two of our podcast we help you to explore your potential by doing a deepdive into the range of job roles available and skills you might need to prosper as a woman in tech. The podcast show is delivered by Heather Black, ...
Ep 011: What job would suit you?
September 14, 2020 05:30 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this episode I will talk about the importance of understanding what is important to you. What do you really enjoy? And what don’t you? I will go through an exercise called a Personality Mapping Exercise to help you just really think actually, what is it that would potentially suit me? And it's about looking at yourself from different perspectives. Here are the highlights from the episode: {1:18} The Personality Mapping Exercise {2:53} What are you good at? {3:35} Th...
Ep 010: How to define your success
August 31, 2020 05:30 - 15 minutes - 36.3 MBIn this episode we will talk about how do you know what is important to you and what are the things that you need to put in place to get them? So we're going to talk through a couple of reflective exercises that you can do yourself to identify which areas in your life you really want to work on right now. Here are the highlights from the episode: {1:05} The wheel of life and where you are right now {3:06} Write down what attendances look like {5:39} Your values and what ma...
Ep 009: Coach Ruth and how to define and sell yourself
August 24, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 54.4 MBIn this episode we will meet Ruth Kudzi, a business coach who is helping women to transform how they define and sell themselves. Nowadays it is important to be authentic, clear, and concise. So people ultimately trust and buy into you. I'd love for listeners to take away some top tips today about how to clearly define and communicate your own story. Here are the highlight from the episode: {1:11} Introduction to Ruth Kudzi {5:16} The importance of checking in with yourself ...
Ep 008: Deloitte Digital and maternity leave
August 17, 2020 05:30 - 32 minutes - 74.2 MBIn this episode we will meet Gillian Simpson, director at Deloitte Digital for the past 10 years. Gillian will be talking about the range of interventions that Deloitte Digital offers as an employer to support women in the workplace and sharing how, as a mum, she juggles a corporate life with her family as a senior manager herself. We will share some ideas to empower mums at work and how it is possible to aspire to have a successful career and be a mum and how indeed you can ba...
Ep 007: AI powered copywriting
August 10, 2020 05:30 - 46 minutes - 106 MBIn this episode we will meet Victoria Peppiatt, co-founder and CEO of Frazy, a marketing technology company that empowers brands with AI powered copywriting to meet marketing performance and revenue. She'd love to share some advice with the next generation of female entrepreneurs about her journey and how she juggles kids and life. She'd love to inspire more women to think about starting their own business off the back of the talk today. Here are the highlight from the episode: {0:3...
Ep 007: AI powered copywriting
August 10, 2020 05:30 - 46 minutes - 106 MBIn this episode we will meet Victoria Peppiatt, co-founder and CEO of Frazy, a marketing technology company that empowers brands with AI powered copywriting to meet marketing performance and revenue. She'd love to share some advice with the next generation of female entrepreneurs about her journey and how she juggles kids and life. She'd love to inspire more women to think about starting their own business off the back of the talk today. Here are the highlight from the episode: {0:3...
Ep 006: The Retail Sector and Salesforce
August 03, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 63 MBIn this episode we will meet Cathy McCabe. She’s a mum, a boss, has grown up in retail and is the queen of customer experiences. She is the CEO of Proximity Insight, a global retail platform, enabling amazing customer journeys across all retail touch points. Today she will share all about the sector and the types of careers that are available to mums. The importance of flexibility and the exciting opportunities that the retail sector has nowadays for women and mums. Here are the high...
Ep 005: How to achieve gender equality
July 27, 2020 05:30 - 22 minutes - 51.4 MBIn today’s episode we’re talking to Anna Bancroft on how to have a gender balance in the workplace and how that can be used for productivity and performance for a company. In particular we will consider the ways you can approach this within a tech business. Here are the highlights from the episode: {1:30} The big gender issue in the tech industry {3:54} The importance of the leadership in achieving gender equality {6:11} How to ensure equal opportunities within recruitment and selectio...
Ep 005: How to achieve gender equality
July 27, 2020 05:30 - 22 minutes - 51.4 MBIn today’s episode we’re talking to Anna Bancroft on how to have a gender balance in the workplace and how that can be used for productivity and performance for a company. In particular we will consider the ways you can approach this within a tech business. Here are the highlights from the episode: {1:30} The big gender issue in the tech industry {3:54} The importance of the leadership in achieving gender equality {6:11} How to ensure equal opportunities within recruitment and selectio...
Ep 004: Finding your Strength
July 20, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 63.5 MBIn today’s episode we’re talking to Kate Byars, Founder of Corporate Women Unleashed about understanding your personal leadership style and playing to your strengths and needs We're talking about how to create a life you love by working less and playing more while still holding down a fulfilling career. It sounds too good to be true doesn't it? I've personally benefited from Kate's program and I can't recommend it highly enough. I'm so excited to have her join us on the show today. ...
Ep 003: Be Inclusive
July 13, 2020 05:30 - 33 minutes - 76.9 MBFind out how women can support women in the workplace, with Kayleigh Potter, Account Executive and Women’s Network Champion at Salesforce We explore the reasons why equality and diversity are important at Salesforce. Kaylee recently delivered an equality and diversity session to new recruits at Salesforce on Linkedin which was fantastic so I invited her on to the podcast to talk more about this. Here are the highlights from this episode: {2:42} The benefits of investing in equali...
Ep 002: Raising your profile
July 02, 2020 16:36 - 23 minutes - 54.7 MBStarting out in a new industry, no problem, let’s talk about how to raise your profile in the sector during my interview with Christine Marshall, Accidental Admins Here are the highlights from this episode: {00:59} Introducing Christine Marshall {1:43} How did she get involved with Salesforce sector {5:05} How did you get involved in the community {8:12} How did you practice and prepare for the speakers {12:14} Blog and Social Media {19:40} What benefits have you seen for ...
Ep 001: Have a Life you Love
July 02, 2020 16:18 - 20 minutes - 46.3 MBOn my first show I explain what it takes to create a life you love to ultimately become a mum on cloud nine. Carving out a career you enjoy is one aspect but equally finding balance with responsibilities and connections with your family and co-workers is another. I share my journey and top tips on how to find balance. Here are the highlights from this episode: {00:33} Introducing my experience {2:23} The focus of today {7:25} The Tuckman Team Model {10:10} A powerful too...
Trailer
July 02, 2020 15:06 - 6 minutes - 14.8 MBMums on Cloud Nine aims to inspire mums to progress their careers in tech from starting out to climbing the career ladder. We provide tips and insight on how to succeed in your career and overcome adversity that many women can face in the workplace. During Series One of our podcast we speak to inspiring women who are working at different rungs of the career ladder to hear how they have successfully navigated their career progression. Find out more about how Supermums empowers women...