Bloom with Ruth Penfold-Brown
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -If you are a new, aspiring or established woman in leadership, or perhaps just a woman who is on the slippery slope to burnout, feeling overworked, overwhelmed and undervalued in the workplace, you are in the right place.
Confidence is the currency that will enable you to grow in your career, yet many of us find it hard to build it within a workplace that wasn’t made for us. The challenge is, if we want to change the workplace, we have to change who we are within it.
The goal of this podcast is to inspire and support you to build the tools to do that in a way that feels truly authentic to you and one where you truly thrive. Join me, Ruth Penfold-Brown every week as I meet with phenomenal women in leadership and share tools, tips and frameworks to support you to build a career beyond your wildest dreams.
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 13 | Renn Vara
May 22, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBRenn Vara is a legend within the startup space, and has worked with some of the biggest tech companies as they’ve been growing into the phenomenal companies we see today. He works as trusted advisor to multiple founders and business leaders and I try to find a way to work with him as often as possible. We met over the airwaves, with him in the middle of his rainy San Francisco morning and me closing out my cold but sunshiney London day. We spoke of things like: 🥞 Nudging over judging 🦚...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 12 | Ravneet Gill
May 14, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBRavneet Gill is a force to be reckoned with. She started out training as a pastry chef and has gone on to create Counter Talk, a brilliant community for folks within the startup space. Rather fabulously, she has also just published her first book, The Pastry Chefs Guide. We met over the airwaves, with her to the East and me to the West of London. We spoke of things like: 🥞 Finding joy at work in the hospitality space and shining a light on employee engagement in that space 🦚 Being brave ...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 12 | Rav Gill
May 14, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBRav Gill is a force to be reckoned with. She started out training as a pastry chef and has gone on to create Counter Talk, a brilliant community for folks within the startup space. Rather fabulously, she has also just published her first book, The Pastry Chefs Guide. We met over the airwaves, with her to the East and me to the West of London. We spoke of things like: 🥞 Finding joy at work in the hospitality space and shining a light on employee engagement in that space 🦚 Being brave and ...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 11 | Lars Schmidt
May 07, 2020 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBLars Schmidt is a globally renowned people person who can be found at the heart of a number of value adding communities in the People space. He currently runs Amplified Talent and can be found lighting up the airwaves on his own podcast 21st Century HR. We met over the airwaves, with Lars based at home in Virginia and me of course in London. We spoke of things like: 🥞 Creating community and providing value to others 🦚 Positivity developed in the face of adversity 🥞 Not being afraid to ...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 10 | Ross Seychell
May 01, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBRoss Seychell is someone who brings a calmness and pragmatism to any conversation you are lucky enough to have with him. His reputation as a future focused People leader is pretty much set. He currently heads up People for TransferWise but has worked for some phenomenal companies. Whilst often we meet up and spin (on bicycles, not just on the spot haha), this time we met on the internet. We spoke of things like: 🥞 Loving kindness in leadership 🦚 The magic of teams 🥞 Autonomy and empowe...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 9 | Andy Ayim
April 24, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBAndy Ayim is simply magic. Anyone that has met him on their journey would agree he’s just the most interesting human. His deep wisdom and his bravery are two of the things that inspire me the most about him. We met on the airwaves, from our home based lives, and enjoyed the same fever of the normal catchups we have IRL. We spoke of things like: 🥞 How to learn what makes your heart sing and be brave enough to pivot 🦚 Some tools for figuring out what your super powers might be 🥞 How he is...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 8 | Joyful Teams
April 21, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBTeam dynamics have often been a challenge. How do we find the right way to come together to make sure that the whole team gets to experience a joyful work dynamic. This episode explores some of that, and looks to that of surgical teams and their need to come together effectively and quickly. Of course the challenge is that, even if we get to the magical place of team synergy, nothing is fixed and things are constantly moving and evolving. Which means to keep creating and being part of that...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 7 | Ashley Bathe
April 17, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBAshley Bathe is an LA based People person who has worked in recruiting over the past few years. Her wisdom and desire for growth has always been something that resonated with me deeply. She’s recently started sound healing and we also talk about some of that here. She has a wonderful energy about her, and I think that translates brilliantly across the airwaves from our cyberspace conversation. We spoke of things like: 🥞 Setting boundaries when that doesn’t come naturally to you 🦚 Being ...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 6 | Alastair Gill
April 10, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBAlastair Gill is a brilliantly alternative People person. Someone who sees a path for things in an uncomplicated way and someone who isn’t afraid to experiment. I find that hugely inspiring and I admire his view on things tremendously, largely as I share it haha. We met in cyberspace, so the sound is what it is I’m afraid. That said, I think we made it work. We also had a magical cameo from his son Rowan. We talked of things like: 🥞Navigating the new now for our people and creating a sens...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 5 | A Reflection
April 07, 2020 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBWe find ourselves in the middle of a moment that none of us thought would ever land in. There’s something so incredible and awe inspiring in the way that the whole world has suddenly become joined together, joined together in the fight against something very real indeed. I am blessed to be able to work from home, to have loved ones checking in on me and to have ways of living that keep me grounded. For my circumstances and my blessings at this moment, I am truly thankful. Current events ar...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 4 | Tia Raskin
April 03, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBTia Raskin is one of the smartest humans I know, her ability to process data fast and ask the right questions is second to none. She is one of a number of women in my life who inspires bravery and boldness. She currently divides her time between the law and acting, having taken the leap to attend acting school some years back. She worked around the clock to do both and has done a phenomenal job. A former New Yorker, she currently lives in Indianapolis with her husband Jeff. We met over the...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 3 | Introduction to Meditation
March 26, 2020 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWe live in a world of distraction and disconnection. Before we can move forward in any kind of positive direction, we need to give ourselves the chance to truly listen to what is at play in any given situation. My emotions used to jump up and down and all over the place, with all kinds of different situations triggering my fight or flight defences. The thing that’s allowed me the space to really stabilise and walk in line with myself, is the work I have done (and continue to do) on stillnes...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 2 | Andy Meikle
March 11, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBAndy Meikle is a much loved and highly regarded fixture of the London tech scene. Andy inspired me to relax into my work in the People space, and to not take things so seriously. By simply being just who he is, he inspired me to do the same. I'm pleased to say it worked! Making his mark with the phenomenal work he did at Just Giving, he’s now building a business called Hello Self, a business focused on supporting businesses in giving their employees a helping hand towards mental wellness. W...
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 1 | The Introduction
March 03, 2020 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.23 MBPancakes and Peacocks is a podcast that explores joyful living in all its forms. Joy isn’t a new thing for us, we are born full of love and joy. What happens is that we step away from that factory setting into something other than that which we truly are. When we are living in a way that feels truly in alignment with ourselves, that is where the magic happens. That is where we get to experience joy. This is the intro episode to the series with just the host, me, Ruth Penfold. Realising th...
Pancakes and Peacocks Episode 1
March 03, 2020 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.23 MBPancakes and Peacocks is a podcast that explores joyful living in all its forms. Joy isn’t a new thing for us, we are born full of love and joy. What happens is that we step away from that factory setting into something other than that which we truly are. When we are living in a way that feels truly in alignment with ourselves, that is where the magic happens. That is where we get to experience joy. This is the intro episode to the series with just the host, Ruth Penfold. Realising the in...