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Diana's first child, Emma, had been born with a rare genetic disorder that would leave her profoundly physically and intellectually disabled. Convinced of her inability to love her “imperfect” child and give her the best care and life she deserved, Diana gave Emma up for adoption. But as with all things that are meant to be, Emma found her way back home. As Emma grew, Diana watched her live life determinedly and unapologetically, radiating love always. Emma evolved from a survivor to a warrior, and the little girl that Diana didn't think she could love enough rearranged her heart. In her short eighteen years of life, Emma gifted her family the indelible lesson of the healing and redemptive power of love. This is a mother's requiem to her perfectly imperfect child―a child who left too soon, but whose lessons continue to inspire a life lived and loved, and I want to see if you would be interested in reviewing the book, running an excerpt/first look, or setting up a time to speak with Diana about these life experiences.
Diana's first child, Emma, had been born with a rare genetic disorder that would leave her profoundly physically and intellectually disabled. Convinced of her inability to love her “imperfect” child and give her the best care and life she deserved, Diana gave Emma up for adoption. But as with all things that are meant to be, Emma found her way back home. As Emma grew, Diana watched her live life determinedly and unapologetically, radiating love always. Emma evolved from a survivor to a warrior, and the little girl that Diana didn't think she could love enough rearranged her heart. In her short eighteen years of life, Emma gifted her family the indelible lesson of the healing and redemptive power of love. This is a mother's requiem to her perfectly imperfect child―a child who left too soon, but whose lessons continue to inspire a life lived and loved, and I want to see if you would be interested in reviewing the book, running an excerpt/first look, or setting up a time to speak with Diana about these life experiences.
One thing that I see time and time again in my work (and within myself!) is our tendency to ignore our intuition and internal signals. It’s a story that’s familiar to so many of us. Pushing ourselves, over-training, over-exercising, all the while ignoring what our bodies are trying to tell us. And it all stems from this belief that if we get the “perfect body” then we’ll be happy and all our problems will be solved. It’s what diet culture has taught us. My guest today, Emma Rawlinson, a Transformational Health and Life Coach based in London, has been down that path. Her journey to self-love began when she lost her dad suddenly in Summer 2019. In her grief, she tried to numb herself by throwing herself into exercise, training every single day (HIIT workouts, CrossFit, Spin classes, Bodybuilding competitions). Her body was screaming for rest but she ignored the signals and continued to punish herself. Then one day she woke up and realized that something was not right and embarked on her journey to real self-love. Her biggest shift? Trusting her intuition, not her ego. As Emma tells us, by listening to your intuition (that “gut-feeling”) and tuning in to your body’s signals, we can harness incredible power to really embrace ourselves and our bodies. We can begin to recognize how intuition feels in our body and honor what it’s telling us. And the more we pay attention, the louder it will get. For me, I will stop and listen to my body before I do anything. Eat, workout, movement. Whatever it is, I take a minute and really tune in so that I am honoring my needs and showing as my best self possible. You already have all of the power and magic inside of you to honor yourself. Start by practicing embodiment, breathwork, and meditation. Hold onto that vision of your future self until your body catches up! To learn more about Emma, head over to https://www.instagram.com/iamemmarawlinson/
Society tells women that motherhood should be their primary source of fulfillment. This same pressure, however, is not put on men. Society pressures moms to live out this kid-focused lifestyle, deeming them lousy or lazy if they do not. Meanwhile, dads are simply let off the hook. In the same vein, women are advised to fight for full legal custody in divorce court, abiding by society's expectations of what they should do. Emma Johnson, the blogger behind Wealthy Single Mommy, is here to fight that stigma and advocate for shared parenting. On this episode of Divorce, Healthy!, Emma discusses her research about https://www.wealthysinglemommy.com/wp-content/uploads/single_mom_income_time_FINAL.pdf (how time-sharing between separated parents impacts single mothers' income). “Moms with 50/50 schedules are 300 times more likely to earn $100,000 a year — 300 times more likely to earn six figures than moms with 100% time with their kids,” Emma says. The results of her research upend previous notions of feminism, debunking the idea that moms having sole, full legal custody of children is the best outcome. Not only is it beneficial for women to have 50/50 custody, it is also in the best interests of children, making them feel more at ease, loved, and less anxious. As Emma says, “It signals to them that: my parents are equal, they both are equally committed, they equally love me, and they're here.” Tune in to this episode of Divorce! Healthy with Ashley-Nicole Russell, Collaborative Divorce Attorney serving Beaufort, Raleigh, and Greenville, NC.
**This episode is brought to you by ATTN Agency and Forum Brands** In the second part of this Feature, we sit back down with Emma Helming Willis, Founder of CocoBaba. CocoBaba“ is a natural and effective body care for moms and moms-to-be.” CocoBaba takes all of the beneficial properties of coconut oil and turns it into an effective stretch mark reducing treatment. With different products such as a body scrub, body oil, and coconut butter mouse, CocoBaba was created to provide a self-care routine for mothers that doesn’t break the bank. As Emma mentions in this episode, CocoBaba has benefits for more than just mothers, although she stresses the importance of creating a line to give mothers a chance to take a break. After all of the work that moms do, every mother deserves a break for self-care. In part 2, we discuss: Delving into the ingredients; The miracle of coconut oil; The difference between the product and a jar of coco oil; Supporting all mothers; The future for CocoBaba; Advice for other entrepreneurs; and so much more. Join Ramon Vela and Emma as they breakdown the inside story on The Story of a Brand. Now until May 15th, get 20% off your order on CocoBaba.com when you use Code: Ramon20 For more on CocoBaba, visit: https://cocobaba.com/ * OUR SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF ATTN Agency. ATTN Agency is a full-funnel growth and performance digital marketing agency with proven strategies to scale and optimize direct-to-consumer brands through tactical media buying, data-driven analysis, and unrivaled creative services. If you are looking back on this year wondering what went wrong or what could have gone better, or if you're starting to put together your game plan for 2021, I have one piece of advice: you need to talk to ATTN Agency. I’ve interviewed several of their clients, and I can say that they are the best in the business. ATTN represents some of the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer brands, delivering month-over-month results. For a comprehensive, no-obligation, 14 point audit of your social, search, shopping, email, and SMS channels, visit: https://www.attnagency.com/storyofabrand/ * This episode is also brought to you by Forum Brands. Have you built an online brand that consumers love? Do you sell in consumer categories that are essential to everyday life? Do the majority of your sales go through Amazon FBA? If this sounds like you, you should get to know Forum Brands. Forum is a team of expert investors, operators, and many ex-Amazonian, who provide entrepreneurs and owners with the most efficient and lucrative way to sell their e-commerce businesses. If you’re interested in exploring a sale and cashing out years of your profits in one day, visit us at https://www.forumbrands.com/ to schedule a 30-minute call.
On this episode Emma dives into what it takes to overcome the mental anguish we subject ourselves to sometimes throughout life, or the stress life puts onto us. There are times we get trapped in our own thoughts, and we are not sure how to breakthrough into a positive mindset; well Emma shines a light on how her coaching can assist with that mental obstacle. As Emma's website, Emma J Lifeshaper, poignantly states "Stop stress from controlling your life, health, and happiness." Unfortunately, we get there from time to time, that low point or dark time within our life and have a feeling of needing to be rescued or stuck in a rut. Emma brings over 15 years of experience with health and wellness, and she provides her clients with an outstanding program to help them get over their mental hurdle. All this and more on the latest episode...
Emma and Gil welcome Emerson Matsuuchi back to the show to discuss his experience designing the Century game series, and what it's like designing 3 "mixable" games. SHOW NOTES 0m37s: We last heard Emerson as a guest on Ludology 106 - Hide and Seek. 1m01s: In addition to the Century series, Emerson has designed Reef and Foundations of Rome. 1m45s: When there's no pandemic raging around the world, Gil runs a playtest group in New York City. Emma and Emerson were both members before they moved away. 4m31s: Ah, the classic sitcom misunderstanding. 8m12s: A list of cards currently banned in Magic: The Gathering tournament play. 11m17s: Bruges 13m03s: Dominion: Second Edition 14m11s: You can watch Emma appear on Table Takes on Gen Con's Twitch channel. 26m56s: The Betrayal family of games. 29m14s: An API (application programming interface) is a software interface that allows programmers to allow various computer programs and other devices to talk to each other. 31m27s: In writing, "pantsing" means writing by the seat of your pants - in other words, not "plotting," or planning out your story in advance. 40m58s: Wingspan 46m24s: More information about Jones Theory, which suggests that gamers can optimize their collection by only collecting the "best" game of each genre or type. 47m40s: ZineQuest, a Kickstarter initiative for creators to launch small RPGs in zines, ran for the month of February. We discussed it with Jeeyon Shim in Ludology 244 - Games Brought to Life. 48m32s: Source code control, or version control, is a way for computer programmers to store all iterations of their code, so they can easily switch between older and newer versions of their programs, and integrate revisions to code with other people on their team. As Emma mentions, some code-savvy board game designers use version control systems like Git to track different versions of their games. 49m47s: We mention legendary board game designers Reiner Knizia and Uwe Rosenberg, and their games Medici, Medici: The Card Game, Caverna, Agricola 52m39s: Emerson mentions Runewars, Star Wars: Legion, Wings of War, and Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game. For a detailed history of these games, check out Biography of a Board Game 210.5 - Wings of War. 56m26s: Tom Lehman is dividing his expansions for Race for the Galaxy into several different arcs, which are not meant to be mixed. 57m54s: Eric Lang's tweet that Emerson mentions. 1h00m48s: Emerson's website, Twitter, and Facebook.
Linda told a sexy story on today's podcast, prefacing it with, "I've never told you this story, it's too embarrassing." BUT YOU'RE OKAY TELLING THOUSANDS OF LISTENERS? Linda is a true content creator now. Our new family motto is: "Anything for the content."This is Single Minded, the podcast flipping the script on being single. Because being single is awesome.On today's episode, I chat to one of our listeners, Emma. YES IT'S MY FIRST LISTENER INTERVIEW! Fellow 30-something single girl, Emma, shared her project 'Budget Bachelorette', and I instantly knew THIS IS THE CONTENT WE NEED IN 2021. Her goal? To flip the narrative of the 'modern dating is shit' trope. None of her dates have been a success, if success is measured by wanting to go on a second date. HOWEVER, they've been FUN. Maybe we need to redefine our definition of success when it comes to dating?SO, SINGLE MINDED LADIES, LET'S MAKE DATING FUN AGAIN! As Emma says, "it's an opportunity to meet someone new, have a few drinks, and see how things go..." Or an opportunity to go skinny dipping. But more on that in the episode. If you're keen to read more about 101 Nights of Great Sex: Secret Sealed Seductions for Fun-Loving Couples, here's Linda's book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com.au/101-Nights-Great-Sex-2020-dp-0578551667/dp/0578551667/ref=dp_ob_title_bkMaybe she should start a book club? Anything for the content... Guest: EmmaHer Instagram: @emmypens Don't forget to DM her and ask to be added to her close friends if you're keen to watch her Budget Bachelorette highlights Dear listeners, I want to hear more of your weird and wonderful dating stories. Hit me up on Instagram @hannahfurst to share yours.
Registration with us is changing in 2021, what is it all about and what does it mean for you? In this podcast the Bailiwick of Guernsey’s Data Protection Commissioner Emma Martins explains to Kirsty Bougourd what is changing with registration and how it’s really just the first step in a journey towards looking after personal data well. From January 2021 there will no longer be any exemptions to registering with the ODPA and it’s vital for anyone using personal data in their work to register. This includes small businesses and sole traders that may only hold or use limited personal data. Emma runs through what has and hasn’t changed in terms of registration and payment. She reminds us that there has never been an exemption to compliance and to looking after personal data in our care properly and in line with the Law. Kirsty and Emma also discuss what the ODPA is doing to assist anyone who may be new to registration or who has any queries regarding their business or work. As Emma says, data is the fuel of the economy and everyone benefits if data is looked after well.
The transformation that comes from taking time out - Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness retreats is our focus for this episode and I am talking with the lovely Emma Sothern as she talks about what to look for in a retreat in Vietnam.You possibly can't even leave your own country yet, but when you can, you may want to think about a reboot of wellness and healing in a lush, welcoming, delicious, culturally diverse country like Vietnam. But how do you research and plan ahead for this kind of trip? In my experience, it comes from "talking with the locals"I begin this episode by letting you know in advance that this is the first in a series of interviews with people offering different kinds of health and wellness retreats and modalities of wellness in Vietnam. They are mostly travellers who have decided to live in Vietnam and carry on their passion and teachings in their specialized fields of wellness. In today's program, I'd love you to meet Emma Sothern.Emma is a lovely Irish girl who decided after extensive travel to make Hoi An her home. Emma runs her own retreats and offers classes and support to those with a condition she has been dealing with most of her life called Alopecia, an autoimmune condition, which she says has been easier to manage through the practice of yoga and mindfulness.You will find yourself drawn to Emma as she reminds us that a health retreat, no matter where it is, is NOT an overindulgence and should not be seen as such. Vietnam has its high end 5 * retreats mostly offered by the major hotels, and it also has the more grassroots versions that focus on a local and more immersive experience. You can spend a lot, or a little, to possibly achieve the same result. It's all about matching expectations in an environment you feel most confident will deliver the experience you desire. "Just being" in a circle of people all doing the same thing Emma says is what people talk most about after they complete their stay.Post Covid I expect more people to be seeking this kind of experience, and I can think of no better place than Vietnam to do so. As Emma says: “Just go for it”. We have been through a lot this past year and we deserve to nourish ourselves for mental health and happiness.See more about Emma's retreats here - https://omwithemyoga.com/retreats/Check out Emma's Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/omwithemyogaIf you would like to know more about Emma's work supporting Alopecia, check out her page here https://www.ladyalopecia.com/Emma is running an online course a specialised "Yoga for Alopecia" online course on the 22nd of November, so you can join this from whatever country you are in - see here for detail https://www.ladyalopecia.com/yoga-for-alopecia/SUBSCRIBE through Apple, to the What About Vietnam Podcast. It's FREE.Choose your favourite channels - Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Iheart Radio - https://whataboutvietnamtripplanning.buzzsprout.com/Check out our website for further Traveller information, Tours, Tips, Hints and Experiences to consider. www.whataboutvietnam.comEmail me for further information. I am happy to help: whataboutvietnam@gmail.comPlease rate, review and share your thoughts through my Facebook page – I'd love to hear what you think. https://www.facebook.com/whataboutvietnam Do you have a topic you would like featured on the show? Email me now - whataboutvietnam@gmail.com
On today’s episode, Emma and Julie begin by giving the latest updates in the Lily James / Dominic West saga, how Armie Hammer has entered the equation, and their scooter rule breaking. They then discuss Adele’s incredible performance hosting SNL, how happy they are that she’s back, and her best sketches of the night. H.E.R. was the night’s musical guest, and did not disappoint. As Emma & Julie put it, she is just so unbelievably cool. Next, they highlight the best moments from Jennifer Lawrence’s appearance on Heather McMahan’s podcast, Absolutely Not. Among many topics, she discusses her infamous Oscars fall, Real Housewives, Kardashians, and her political advocacy work - and Emma and Julie can’t help but fantasize about a world in which she joins Instagram. Finally, they report on Ariana Grande dropping new music, her ‘Positions’ music video, plus the exciting news that Hilary Duff and Matthew Kona are expecting their second child together. In the awards ceremony, Elizabeth Banks takes home the gold for “best comment” of the week. Kardashian recap includes Sofia Richie’s new relationship with the matcha king, Khloé and Tristan, and Scott & Kourtney. Highlighted Black-Owned Business: Little Likes Kids http://Littlelikeskids.com https://instagram.com/littlelikeskids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Podcast co-hosts Christine Pensa and Emma Kupu Mitchell connect in this episode as their *final collaboration as co-hosts. As Emma put so beautifully, this is not an ending, but a returning back to self and honouring the authenticity of life (and it’s natural cycles). In this episode we shared, through technical glitches and tears, how this parting is mirrored by nature. How there is grief and also great expansion in leaving something behind and opening up into the new. Emma brought in the metaphor of the pruning she is doing in her own life in order to allow the space for her new pathway to appear. Christine shared the metaphor of the original Wayshowers who tuned deeply into their divine knowing to travel thousands of miles across "uncharted" waters. Both roads leading to how we can take care of our sacred selves as we navigate this new world unfolding before our eyes. *Christine will continue to explore the juicy topic of sacred self care and coming back into alignment with our own deep knowing of how to way show for ourselves. It is her intention to mirror back what listeners are looking for in each now moment.
Can you visit 4 countries in 4 days? Sure you can! Emma and Darius set out on a mission in November 2019 to visit this row of countries in Europe to prove a point - it can be done. As Emma's on a mission to visit all 195 UN recognised countries, she's trying to get as much bang for her buck! But they got more than they bargained for ... this podcast was born out of that very trip! Spectacular shout out to Darius for exceptional editing on this episode to help us relive the roadtrip with recordings from the actual trip as well as the recount from the two hosts. Food, accommodation, tips and lesson learned. It's a whole lot of fun in this whirlwind of an episode. Also! These ticked off countries 58-61 for Emma!
On the 14th International Data Protection Day, this podcast is about changing perspective when it comes to our personal data. Data Protection Day commemorates the signing of the first legally binding international treaty dealing with personal data processing and privacy. In this podcast we look at how we need to look beyond the law to help change attitudes to our data, both ethically and legally. The Bailiwick of Guernsey’s Data Protection Commissioner, Emma Martins, talks to Kirsty Bougourd about how laws are just the starting point for change; that respecting and considering the human aspect of data is an issue for the entire population. Emma and Kirsty discuss the development of a Manifesto for Change that is broader than and goes beyond legislation, how we all need to play our part in creating a cultural shift in attitudes and why we mustn’t become statistically numb to what we hear about data breaches but instead must pause and reflect on what they mean to the person at the heart. As Emma says, this isn’t about having anything to hide, it’s about basic privacy and simply closing the curtains at the end of the day, both physically and virtually.
BAFTA Scotland was joined by writers Val McDermid and Amelia Bullmore, executive producer Juliet Charlesworth and actors Laura Fraser & Michael Nardone for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new drama Traces. When Emma Hedges returns to Dundee to start her new job as a lab technician, she’s encouraged to take part in an online course teaching the principles of forensic science. Given a fictitious murder case, her task is to identify the victim and establish how they died. But having completed the first module, Emma knows exactly who the victim is: her mum! Marie Monroe was murdered when Emma was seven, her body discovered on Law Hill and no-one has ever been convicted. But why are Sarah Gordon, professor of chemistry, and Kathy Torrence, professor of forensic anthropology, using her mother’s case for their course? Determined to discover what happened to Marie but unable to get answers from her family, Emma turns to Sarah who offers up trusted friend DI McKinven as the natural place for Emma to take her revelations. As Emma re-connects with her dad Drew, her childhood friend Skye and her mum Izzy, while falling for the gentle and irresistible Daniel, her sleuthing takes her into dark corners, unpicking more and more secrets, and it becomes clear that she should trust no-one.
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Guest and Episode Links Emma-Louise Munro Wilson https://www.linkedin.com/in/elmw17/ https://emari.co.uk/emma@emari.co.uk The EMARI Code: https://emari.co.uk/the-emari-code/ Anatomy of Trust – Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/videos/anatomy-trust-video/ Books:Tribe of Mentors – Tim Ferriss: https://amzn.to/2PjML04(Zappos) Delivering Happiness – Tony Hsieh:https://amzn.to/2ZlvYyhRadical Candor – Kim Scott: https://amzn.to/2L1YtrRSacred Causes – Michael Burleigh : https://amzn.to/2ZqE5K0 App:ViVino: https://www.vivino.com/app Enjoy the Episode - Happy Marketing! www.marketingstudylab.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersumpton/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/marketingstudylab/ https://twitter.com/cousinp81(@cousinp81) Intro One of the old classics SWOT is widely known and used across a lot of disciplines. But do you know about TOWS? This is the part that adds value to any SWOT and we’ll be discussing this later. But first, let’s meet Emma-Louise Munro Wilson, Content Strategist, Revenue Growth Consultant and CEO for EMARI Group. Emma is all about generating new sales, shortening sales cycles and making repeat sales easier and who doesn’t want that. With a focus on turning existing customers and employees into engaged brand ambassadors, again, who doesn’t want that. Just one career highlight is reducing marketing spend for a client by 90% yet seeing a 43% increase after just 6 months! Takeaways - Marketing isn’t just important, it is the business! If you don’t have sales, you don’t have a business and Marketing drives and facilitates this. It is integral to what we do and how. - Always, always, always, be listening to your customers. And appreciate the feedback, but ask and act upon it. As Emma pointed out, if you get a 3 star rating, there is room for improvement, ask why only 3? It could be a simple issue, such as not having a website, social proof, transparency or a missed call. All of which are easily fixed. But it could be there is some fundamental flaw with your business plan that needs to be fixed. Always be asking! - And finally, here are Emma’s top 5, no 6 tips for creating better content: 1 – Don’t be afraid to borrow ideas (but make sure you give credit for them)! 2 – Make your content purposeful 3 – Be interested, then interesting 4 – No one cares about your business as much as you do 5 – Follow-up with specific and interesting content 6 – And this is hot off the EMARI press – Create content worth bingeing on Top Tip – The SWOT and TOWS We all know what a SWOT is – looking at the internal strength and weaknesses of an organisation as well as looking at the opportunities and threats of the external environment. But how do we make any sense out of this and gather valuable, actionable insight? TOWS! TOWS (Weirich) The TOWS model sits inside the SWOT analysis and it brings together each component. Basically what this allows you to do is focus on one opportunity, threat, strength or weakness against another to create the best strategic response to what is actually occurring. Let’s break that down: Strength/Opportunity (SO) Utilising a strength to exploit an opportunity is probably the most obvious thing you could do as it is your strength and there is potential within the market for this to be utlised Weakness/Opportunity (WO) Using opportunities against weaknesses can highlight where these weaknesses can be overcome and thus taking advantage of any external opportunities. Mitigating weaknesses puts a company in a much stronger position. Strength/Threat (ST) It seems obvious to lean on your strengths, but analysing these against any potential threats mean you can counteract any potential issues within your marketplace by ustilising what you do well. Weakness/Threat (WT) Now this is the one that people usually struggle with. How the hell do you get strategic direction from a weakness and a threat. Well this is more defensive than anything, but it is always worth considering. Take a look at your weaknesses and look to minimise these in order to reduce the potential threats that they may be creating. For example – you may find that a weakness is lack of internal communication and a threat is confusion about your new range of products within the marketplace. One strategy you may look to implement is creating an internal comms strategy that creates clarity over the product range which in replicated into the marketplace. Music Featured on this Podcast: Sleepy in the Garden Lobo Loco www.musikbrause.deCreative Commons License
Is social media improving your life or do you just find it a drain at times? We find out how its impacting our mental health. As Emma and Nat take a brake over the summer Harriets co-pilots this week are Amanda Prowse and Scarlett Douglas. They are talking to Sarah Raphael & Naomi Shimada who are unpicking what Social Media is doing to our mental health and have documented it all in their new book, “Mixed Feelings”. Having been a model for 15 years instagram and twitter have been prevalent in Naomi’s life, she explains how she has mixed feelings about the impact she has online, both on her followers and on her self.They talking about the pressures that constant updates and seek peeks into others lives bring for us, and the ladies are asking; “are the kids ok?” How will a world of media, updates, status and likes effect the younger generation, with the average millennial estimated to take 25’000 selfies in a lifetime and “Face-tune” being the most paid for app in 2017, what is it doing to our self image and self esteem?They are also advising us on how can we use it as a tool for positivity, and some social media etiquette. For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:Harriet MinterNatalie CampbellEmma Sexton If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshrAnd for more about the podcast head here: https://www.badasswomenshour.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
As Emma and Nat take a brake over the summer Harriets co-pilots this week are Amanda Prowse and Scarlette Douglas. Ex England lioness player Eniola Aluko is in the studio talking about growing up in the UK after moving from Nigeria at the age of one, how she longed to fit in as a child and the role that football played in this. Eniola’s new book They Don’t Teach This is out now and as we hear it is. An autobiographical novel in which she shares what she has learnt in life this far, from playing for England, to being a lawyer to finding the bravery to blow the whistle on racism within women football which caused her to loose her England career.She explains how the wise words of her mother steered her towards self validation, and standing up for her background and she says this is something she wants to pass this onto a younger generation of girls through her book. To embrace failure and use the energy you get from it to inspire you to get better for your next venture. And Harriet and the ladies are also joined by Lucy Clark the UK’s first transgender referee. She is talking about the experience of going back to work on the pitch with a new lease of life and everything in-between.She shares her life in football before transitioning, admitting she put it off for years with the concern of other people in her life at the forefront of her actions. Lucy says that Football saved her life by giving her something to focus on when he was younger.She also talks about starring in new film “Fanatical” which is trying to answer the question; Can you be a “Geezer or a real man” without liking football.For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:Harriet MinterNatalie CampbellEmma Sexton If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshrAnd for more about the podcast head here: https://www.badasswomenshour.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today’s episode with designer Emma Manley is a special one as not only is it the launch of Series 2 of the For All Mum Kind Podcast, it also marks one year since I myself became a mum. If you had told me a year ago that not only would I have a gorgeous, thriving baby girl but that I would be starting the second series of my own podcast, I would have told you that you have the wrong Pamela. But what a year it has been and I have enjoyed every - well nearly every - minute of motherhood and being able to share those experiences with you and the other mums that I have interviewed. And what better way to end a weekend of celebrating my little girl than with launching a brand new series…. In this launch episode I am joined for the first time by not one but two guests, the delightful fashion designer and entrepreneur Emma Manley and also her 5 month old son Tadhg. Both were charming guests and occasionally as chatty as each other! As Emma is a fashion designer of course pregnancy chic was top of the agenda. Emma very much believes in sustainable fashion and being able to keep your own style throughout pregnancy and beyond and despite a few early mishaps - tight leather skirts are a definite early pregnancy no no - watch this space for some new Manley pieces inspired by her journey so far. Being self employed returning to work as early as possible was a necessity for Emma. And despite the obvious wrench of being away from your child, Emma found the process of returning to her creative space to be rewarding as well as challenging. Despite an uneventful pregnancy Emma’s birth story was anything but. When her waters broke five weeks early her well thought out birth plan was cast aside as she put herself in the hands of the medical service. As a first time mum she talks about the naivety we all share on our first birth and how she is now a firm believer in the epidural. I want to thank Emma and Tadhg for taking the time to come talk to me. If you would like to see Emma’s designs please go to her website: https://www.manley.ie Or look out for one of her Irish designer pop-up stores "Bloss" https://www.manley.ie If you want to keep the discussion going please follow me on Instagram and as always thanks for listening. Pamela x
Emma Lovell had a flash of inspiration on the plane one day that led her on the most incredible journey of entrepreneurship and TV fame, and she managed to do all this while being the mother of two small children. It was her children who inspired her to pioneer the Cozi Go: a canopy that protects babies from light and noise to enable them to sleep more easily in public places. Her idea was so good that she was invited onto the very first series of Shark Tank and walked away with the investment she needed to get the business off the ground and dominate the marketplace. See some of Emma’s top tips below: ** When you’re designing and developing something new, always assume it’s going to take a lot longer than you originally planned. Pick a figure and double it! ** Be prepared for there to be a big difference between the quality of a prototype and the first mass-produced batch of products. Make sure you have external quality control to check this. ** If you’re letting someone down, make damn sure you have a clear plan to resolve the situation. ** If you’re getting a business off the ground, have a mentor in place that you can be accountable to. This could be a director, investor, or even someone from a pier group. ** Do things at your own pace. Make sure you can actually handle the consequences of business growth. In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn: ** How Emma brought an invention to market with no design experience ** The pros and cons of manufacturing in China ** What it was like to be there at the very beginning of Shark Tank ** How to play it when you’re on Shark Tank ** What Emma did to solve the problem of dead stock ** Influencer marketing explained Resources mentioned in this episode: ** Enter our competition to win a 17,000 AUD coaching program. Winners will be entitled to free entry to events and workshops, quarterly Business Excellerator Conferences, access to the online resource centre, and over 20 experts on hand to answer your questions. Just click this link here to sign up: http://winbusinesscoaching.com.au/bbf/ ** Check out the Cozi Go here: http://www.cozigo.com ** Email Emma: emma@cozigo.com ** All previous BBF episodes & show notes can be found at http://www.businessbrainfood.com.au ** Join the Business Brain Food Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BusinessBrainFood/ ** Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfewtrell Call to action: As Emma says, if you want to bring a new product to market, do your market research and get yourself a mentor. Simple but effective! Also, if you are enjoying these Business Brain Food podcasts, then make sure to share them via social media sites or email the links to family and friends. A lot of time and effort goes into producing each of these podcasts with the goal in mind of the more people we can inspire about business the better. You can help us do just that! Until next time, have a profitable day! Cheers, Ben Fewtrell 02 8808 5500
Nobody is going to get away without experiencing death so why are we not talking about it openly and honestly?As Emma and Nat take some time off Harriet is joined by Amanda Prowse, together they are talking to comedian and podcaster Cariad Lloyd, discussing her podcast "Griefcast" in which she tires to break down the fear of talking about death within society!Griefcast delves into the "weird, odd and strange bits" of what happens when somebody dies and how grief can affect us all!After loosing her dad at 15, Cariad had to deal with grief very young, joking that she “got to the party early”, now she is having open and honest conversations with other people who have lost loved ones and is creating a space for them to share stories and feelings we feel to awkward to share in everyday life.Harriet, Amanda and Cariad talk about how deep and Multi faceted grief can be! And Cariad says she believes the more the subject of death is spoken about the more we can help people when they're struggling with grief, she is trying to get people to have those “last conversations” now before it's too late and explains her motivation for the podcast; to give people something positive in a very dark time, "providing something that wasn’t there when I needed it!"And she shares what she wishes EVERYBODY knew about grief.For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:Harriet MinterNatalie CampbellEmma Sexton If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshrAnd for more about the podcast head here: https://www.badasswomenshour.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The 2019 Royal Society Summer Science exhibition in London is free to enter and continues until Sunday 7th July. BBC Inside Science this week comes from the Society’s HQ in central London. BepiColombo and the X-rays from Mercury Prof Emma Bunce, has been part of the team that last year launched an x-ray telescope on a space probe to Mercury. It will be a long journey, not arriving until 2025. As Emma describes, the MIXS instrument, designed and built in the UK, will analyze the x-rays emitted by the different chemicals on the planet’s surface, and so build a map of the abundancies of different atoms across the terrifyingly hostile world. This is only possible because of the strength of the x-rays coming from the sun that strike the atoms on the surface, eliciting a distinctive signature re-emitted back into space. Capuchin Monkeys and their Tools Tomos Proffitt and colleagues announced in a recent paper in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution their study of archaeological evidence of Brazil’s capuchin monkeys using stones and anvils to smash cashew nuts for at least the last 3000 years. It is not the oldest evidence of non-human primate tool use but it is the oldest for monkeys, and suggests tantalisingly that tool use may have emerged in hominin species independently and on numerous occasions. Molecular Music Chemistry and music pupils at Ilkley Grammar School in the UK have been working together with The University of Bradford to create music specific to different molecules. As A-Level students Amelia Milner and Matthew Hodson describe to Adam, they took the distinctive frequencies of the bonds in certain molecules found in nature and transposed them onto the chromatic musical scale. Then the musicians composed pieces using only that set of notes that evoked some of the properties of the molecules. AI Drivers and Machine Learning Genovefa Kefalidou shows Adam a self-driving car circling a track at the exhibition. The technology to identify and track different objects is getting better, and machine learning algorithms can map human actions onto different scenarios to find appropriate responses, but is society ready to trust and accept the benefits they might bring? Presenter: Adam Rutherford Composers: Amelia Milner, Matthew Hodson (water, aspirin) and Daniel Burgess (cinnamic acid) Producer: Alex Mansfield
My guest this episode is Writer and Speaker, Emma Rosen. A high achiever academically, Emma progressed through school and university with the necessary grades and experience to land her dream role on the Civil Service’s prestigious Graduate Scheme. Within two weeks she knew it wasn’t for her. After a year, something had to change so she wrote a list of all the jobs she’d dreamed of doing growing up. Just before her 24th birthday, she quit her job to embark on – what she called – a radical sabbatical. Her aim: to try 25 careers before she turned 25, through shadowing, work experience and ‘just giving things a go’. From archaeology in Transylvania, tour guiding amid violent protests in Venezuela to being an extra in a major movie, Emma gained invaluable insight into both herself and the modern workplace. Emma now works as a writer and speaker, focusing on millennials in the workforce. She specialises in promoting portfolio careers and alternative ways of working; advocating for more diverse careers education for young people, with a far greater emphasis on work experience. Emma is a girl after my own heart. It's not often I meet someone else who has tried as many careers as I have. I love the fact that she wears it as a badge of honour, and not something to be ashamed of. As Emma says, it's not often we marry the first person we date, so why do we so often stick in a long monogamous relationship with the first career we try out too? We talk all about Emma's childhood dreams and how her early choices were defined by experimentation and keeping her interests as broad as possible - something that she now celebrates in her current career. She explains how what she thought to be her 'dream job' at the Civil Service quickly turned into quite the opposite, and how she set about having a 'radical sabbatical' to try and work out what she really wanted. Emma tells me all about this year and the 25 jobs she did in one year, before she turned 25. She also dishes out plenty of fantastic advice for Millennials in the workplace. **Follow me:** **Twitter:** [@katiephilo](https://twitter.com/katiephilo) **Instagram:** [@katiephilo](https://www.instagram.com/katiephilo/) [www.katiephilo.com](https://katiephilo.com/) **Follow Emma: ** **Twitter:** [@25before25](https://twitter.com/25before25) **Instagram:** @[25before25](https://www.instagram.com/25before25/) [www.25before25.co.uk](https://www.25before25.co.uk/) Order Emma's Book: [The Radical Sabbatical: The Millennial Handbook to the Quarter Life Crisis](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radical-Sabbatical-Millennial-Handbook-Quarter/dp/191138273X)
Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes international best-selling author CARLA NEGGERS. About my guest: Carla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sharpe & Donovan series featuring Boston-based FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan, and the popular Swift River Valley series set in the small, fictional New England town of Knights Bridge. Carla loves to write now as much as she did when she climbed a tree at age eleven with pad and pen. A native New Englander, Carla and her husband divide their time between their hilltop home in Vermont, a sofa bed at their kids' places in Boston and various inns, hotels and hideaways on their travels. About the book: Newlyweds Emma and Colin are suspicious when prosecutor Tamara McDermott is a no-show at a Boston dinner party. Matt Yankowski, head of HIT, Emma and Colin’s small, elite Boston-based team, is a friend of Tamara’s, and he needs them to find her. In London, a woman who was supposed to meet Emma’s art-detective grandfather to talk about forgeries is discovered near death. Her husband, who stayed behind in Boston, has vanished. The couple’s connection to Tamara adds to the puzzle. As the search for Tamara intensifies, a seemingly unrelated murder leads Emma, Colin and HIT deep into a maze of misdirection created by a clever, lethal criminal who stays one step ahead of them. As Emma draws on her expertise in art crimes and Colin on his experience as a deep-cover agent, the investigation takes a devastating turn that tests the strengths of their families and friendships as well as their FBI colleagues as never before. This is a copyrighted podcast owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. http://authorsontheair.com
On this episode, I’m talking with Emma Sharley, an experienced and very successful brand and marketing consultant in Australia. She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. She also has a complementary start-up in the retail technology sector called ShopYou, which she co-founded in 2016. Emma has worked with both large corporations and smaller operations, and she’s joined me today to talk about the keys to success that have taken her consulting business to the next level. She shares three major tips for building out your portfolio, finding the all-important work-life balance and — you’ll have to hear it to believe it — why 4 a.m. is the magic hour for her most effective work. It just may inspire you to start waking up early as well, and it’s all in this episode of the The Consulting Success Podcast with Emma Sharley. Transitioning from Employee to Consultant Prior to beginning her successful consultancy, Emma worked in sports marketing, fashion retail marketing, and telecommunications with companies in England including Westfield, Diane Von Furstenberg, Westpac, and T-Mobile. After returning to Australia, she worked mainly with marketing with fashion retailers, where she identified a need from retailers for accessible consulting and marketing advice. Following her entrepreneurial drive, Emma started her own consulting business and now works independently with retail, technology and lifestyle companies. The transition from employee to consultant for Westfield was made easier in part by the relationships that Emma had made in her first seven years with the company. I always recommend to consultants that are just starting out to try and secure work with previous employers whenever possible, and Emma is proof of the validity of this advice. You have already proven yourself to them and you are probably already aware of the needs within the company. By positioning yourself in such a way that you can continue to serve the needs of the company without working as an employee, you have easily created your first consulting project. Emma’s first project as a consultant with her employer entailed launching a new product into market, which she worked on for five months. During that time she focused only on that one project. By scaling back on her overall involvement with the company, she was able to increase her value to the organization as a consultant. Emma describes a valuable consultant as someone who brings a single focus to the outcomes that you are delivering. By allowing yourself to focus on one project, there is less noise and fewer distractions to keep you from completing high-quality work. The success she achieved on this first project then gave her the confidence she needed to approach other companies, and ES Consulting was born. Three Steps to Building Your Portfolio Emma shares the steps she took to successfully build her portfolio after securing her first client. First, she set up her own channel on LinkedIn and Twitter and began confidently sharing content with the world. Anytime that you can begin to build a relationship of trust with potential clients, even before your first meeting, you are building your portfolio. If people know what they can expect from you based on the content you have shared through social media, they will be more likely to approach you to fulfill their business needs. Emma also started attending more events — a feat that was made easier by no longer being tied to her employer’s meeting schedule. Whenever possible, she took advantage of opportunities to build her network in the tech and fashion industries, and partnerships have emerged from her efforts. As Emma points out, your network looks completely different as a consultant than it does when you are someone else’s employee. There is great value that comes with building up a network of consultants and independents to help support each other and bounce ideas off of each other. Attending events that connect you with other such consultants will be of great value to your network. The third step, like the others, is one that you have heard me recommend many times. Building a better portfolio means that you have to position yourself as an expert in as many ways as possible. For Emma, this meant teaching with General Assembly and hosting workshops around digital marketing and brand and marketing technology. In this setting, she is able to share her knowledge with a more intimate group, with just 15 to 20 businesses present, and it was here that she was able to develop and refine her positioning and the value that she has to offer. By meeting so many businesses in the first few months as a consultant, Emma was able to really understand where she wanted to position herself. The key expanding a successful portfolio is that she did the work and put in the time. She put herself out there and favorably position herself within her field of expertise. She clearly stated the kinds of industries she wanted to work with and how she would work with them, which set both parties up for success long term. By following these steps and making the same commitment to growing your business, you will create for yourself the opportunity to experience the same kind of success as Emma. Be sure to listen to her story for ways that she found these opportunities and used them to build a stand-out portfolio. Overcoming Early Challenges Once her consultancy started taking off, one of the greatest challenges Emma faced in the early stages was accurate pricing. Her answer didn’t surprise me one bit — many new consultants deal with this same issue. Placing a monetary value on your time can be a difficult problem to solve, especially if there is no known pricing structure that you can model your pricing after. It is essential that you know what your weekly time and efforts really look like so that you can more effectively price your time for your clients. Emma encourages new consultants to not overlook this major aspect of successful consulting. Yes, it can be difficult to know where exactly to place your pricing at first, but it is essential that you take the time to get it right. Another hurdle Emma faced early on was finding the right people to work with. There is a vast variety of work that consultants can offer businesses — but you can’t offer everything to everyone. It is critical that you set yourself up for success by connecting with the people that best fit with your skill set. This does take time, but like all of the legwork that you put into your consultancy, the rewards will come quickly if you do it right. Emma shares some of the ways that she has positioned herself for finding like-minded people and has secured new clients as a result. One of the most effective ways of doing this is by organizing events. By bringing people together to talk about the latest developments in the industry, connections are easily made and new clients often appear soon afterward. Tools like meetup.com can help you organize these kinds of events locally, and these collaborations can have a great impact on your network. You’ll want to listen to our conversation to hear how exactly she made this tool work for her. Finding Balance and Maintaining Momentum When I asked Emma about the one thing that she had to figure out before she really started enjoying her consulting success, her answer came quickly. You have to set yourself apart. In any industry, your reputation is everything. People want to do business with you based on who you are. Cultivating your personal brand is essential to set yourself apart in your industry and your marketing and content will sell your expertise for you — if you do do it right. When potential clients can get a good feel for who you are and what you have to offer them, you are establishing a relationship of trust before the first contact is ever made. Additionally, as we discussed before, placing a high value on your time is vital to your success. For Emma, that means starting the critical focus work at 4 a.m. every day. Blocking out half days or whole days on her calendar — rather than scheduling her work down to the hour — actually enables her to accomplish more work over the course of each project. For anyone who is selling their time, it is critical to determine how to make the most of it throughout the week. You’ll want to hear the details on how this works best for Emma. Just as important to this is finding ways to step away from the work so that you can exhale. If you are constantly in high-stress work mode, you won’t be able to perform to the best of your ability. Finding ways to balance your work with the other facets of your life is far more effective than constantly operating in deadline mode. I often observe consultants that think they are too busy to effectively balance their work with personal life, family, or their health. Guaranteed, the first thing that takes a hit when consultants aren’t maintaining a good balance between work and personal life is their marketing. Your marketing is the key to the forward momentum of your business. If you don’t take the time to step away from your business recharge yourself, your work will start to coast. It’s like a car — your business can coast for a period of time, but if you don’t step on the gas, the car will eventually stop moving forward. It’s critical that you find a way that works for you to keep the momentum going. Prioritizing Your Day Emma shares the reasons why waking up at 4 AM has been a game changer for her success. From fitting in exercise and feeling more energetic to maximizing her most creative hours so that she can consistently deliver her best effort work to her clients, Emma has found what works for her and is using it to her advantage. By ensuring that the high priority items are finished at the start of the day, she’s more readily available to handle whatever else the day may throw at her. My newest book The Elite Consulting Mind is a perfect example of the kind of work that can emerge as a result of harnessing your most creative hours. I rented a hotel room for a few days, removed myself from my family and from other external distractions and was able to make great headway in my book. For some, creative hours can be found in a new environment, whether it be in a coffee shop or in a new town, and for others, creativity comes in a different time of the day. If your days seem too long with not enough creative work getting done, you just may want to try Emma’s advice of utilizing the early hours of the morning. Whatever it may be, try something new, pinpoint what works and then make it work for you. I can promise you that the success that follows will make your efforts worth it. Building out your portfolio means expanding your network, positioning yourself as the authority, and then protecting yourself so that you can be the most successful consultant you can be. It’s worked for me, and you can hear how it’s worked for Emma, as well as how to connect with her in this episode of the Consulting Success Podcast with Emma Sharley. Key Takeaways: [:14] Introducing Emma Sharley, Australian brand and marketing consultant. [5:27] Making the transition from employee to consultant. [7:21] Building your portfolio starts with tapping into your network. [11:35] Overcoming the early challenges of setting up a consultancy. [14:08] Ideas for securing additional clients through networking. [17:00] Finding the critical work-life balance. [22:04] Why waking up early means success for Emma. [28:34] Connecting with Emma Sharley. Mentioned in This Episode: ES Consulting Shop You Emma Sharley on General Assembly Meetup.com The Elite Consulting Mind @emmasharley on Instagram @emsharley on Twitter Emma Sharley on LinkedIn Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Consulting Success Community today: consultingsuccess.com
On this episode, I’m talking with Emma Sharley, an experienced and very successful brand and marketing consultant in Australia. She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. She also has a complementary start-up in the retail technology sector called ShopYou, which she co-founded in 2016. Emma has worked with both large corporations and smaller operations, and she’s joined me today to talk about the keys to success that have taken her consulting business to the next level. She shares three major tips for building out your portfolio, finding the all-important work-life balance and — you’ll have to hear it to believe it — why 4 a.m. is the magic hour for her most effective work. It just may inspire you to start waking up early as well, and it’s all in this episode of the The Consulting Success Podcast with Emma Sharley. Transitioning from Employee to Consultant Prior to beginning her successful consultancy, Emma worked in sports marketing, fashion retail marketing, and telecommunications with companies in England including Westfield, Diane Von Furstenberg, Westpac, and T-Mobile. After returning to Australia, she worked mainly with marketing with fashion retailers, where she identified a need from retailers for accessible consulting and marketing advice. Following her entrepreneurial drive, Emma started her own consulting business and now works independently with retail, technology and lifestyle companies. The transition from employee to consultant for Westfield was made easier in part by the relationships that Emma had made in her first seven years with the company. I always recommend to consultants that are just starting out to try and secure work with previous employers whenever possible, and Emma is proof of the validity of this advice. You have already proven yourself to them and you are probably already aware of the needs within the company. By positioning yourself in such a way that you can continue to serve the needs of the company without working as an employee, you have easily created your first consulting project. Emma’s first project as a consultant with her employer entailed launching a new product into market, which she worked on for five months. During that time she focused only on that one project. By scaling back on her overall involvement with the company, she was able to increase her value to the organization as a consultant. Emma describes a valuable consultant as someone who brings a single focus to the outcomes that you are delivering. By allowing yourself to focus on one project, there is less noise and fewer distractions to keep you from completing high-quality work. The success she achieved on this first project then gave her the confidence she needed to approach other companies, and ES Consulting was born. Three Steps to Building Your Portfolio Emma shares the steps she took to successfully build her portfolio after securing her first client. First, she set up her own channel on LinkedIn and Twitter and began confidently sharing content with the world. Anytime that you can begin to build a relationship of trust with potential clients, even before your first meeting, you are building your portfolio. If people know what they can expect from you based on the content you have shared through social media, they will be more likely to approach you to fulfill their business needs. Emma also started attending more events — a feat that was made easier by no longer being tied to her employer’s meeting schedule. Whenever possible, she took advantage of opportunities to build her network in the tech and fashion industries, and partnerships have emerged from her efforts. As Emma points out, your network looks completely different as a consultant than it does when you are someone else’s employee. There is great value that comes with building up a network of consultants and independents to help support each other and bounce ideas off of each other. Attending events that connect you with other such consultants will be of great value to your network. The third step, like the others, is one that you have heard me recommend many times. Building a better portfolio means that you have to position yourself as an expert in as many ways as possible. For Emma, this meant teaching with General Assembly and hosting workshops around digital marketing and brand and marketing technology. In this setting, she is able to share her knowledge with a more intimate group, with just 15 to 20 businesses present, and it was here that she was able to develop and refine her positioning and the value that she has to offer. By meeting so many businesses in the first few months as a consultant, Emma was able to really understand where she wanted to position herself. The key expanding a successful portfolio is that she did the work and put in the time. She put herself out there and favorably position herself within her field of expertise. She clearly stated the kinds of industries she wanted to work with and how she would work with them, which set both parties up for success long term. By following these steps and making the same commitment to growing your business, you will create for yourself the opportunity to experience the same kind of success as Emma. Be sure to listen to her story for ways that she found these opportunities and used them to build a stand-out portfolio. Overcoming Early Challenges Once her consultancy started taking off, one of the greatest challenges Emma faced in the early stages was accurate pricing. Her answer didn’t surprise me one bit — many new consultants deal with this same issue. Placing a monetary value on your time can be a difficult problem to solve, especially if there is no known pricing structure that you can model your pricing after. It is essential that you know what your weekly time and efforts really look like so that you can more effectively price your time for your clients. Emma encourages new consultants to not overlook this major aspect of successful consulting. Yes, it can be difficult to know where exactly to place your pricing at first, but it is essential that you take the time to get it right. Another hurdle Emma faced early on was finding the right people to work with. There is a vast variety of work that consultants can offer businesses — but you can’t offer everything to everyone. It is critical that you set yourself up for success by connecting with the people that best fit with your skill set. This does take time, but like all of the legwork that you put into your consultancy, the rewards will come quickly if you do it right. Emma shares some of the ways that she has positioned herself for finding like-minded people and has secured new clients as a result. One of the most effective ways of doing this is by organizing events. By bringing people together to talk about the latest developments in the industry, connections are easily made and new clients often appear soon afterward. Tools like meetup.com can help you organize these kinds of events locally, and these collaborations can have a great impact on your network. You’ll want to listen to our conversation to hear how exactly she made this tool work for her. Finding Balance and Maintaining Momentum When I asked Emma about the one thing that she had to figure out before she really started enjoying her consulting success, her answer came quickly. You have to set yourself apart. In any industry, your reputation is everything. People want to do business with you based on who you are. Cultivating your personal brand is essential to set yourself apart in your industry and your marketing and content will sell your expertise for you — if you do do it right. When potential clients can get a good feel for who you are and what you have to offer them, you are establishing a relationship of trust before the first contact is ever made. Additionally, as we discussed before, placing a high value on your time is vital to your success. For Emma, that means starting the critical focus work at 4 a.m. every day. Blocking out half days or whole days on her calendar — rather than scheduling her work down to the hour — actually enables her to accomplish more work over the course of each project. For anyone who is selling their time, it is critical to determine how to make the most of it throughout the week. You’ll want to hear the details on how this works best for Emma. Just as important to this is finding ways to step away from the work so that you can exhale. If you are constantly in high-stress work mode, you won’t be able to perform to the best of your ability. Finding ways to balance your work with the other facets of your life is far more effective than constantly operating in deadline mode. I often observe consultants that think they are too busy to effectively balance their work with personal life, family, or their health. Guaranteed, the first thing that takes a hit when consultants aren’t maintaining a good balance between work and personal life is their marketing. Your marketing is the key to the forward momentum of your business. If you don’t take the time to step away from your business recharge yourself, your work will start to coast. It’s like a car — your business can coast for a period of time, but if you don’t step on the gas, the car will eventually stop moving forward. It’s critical that you find a way that works for you to keep the momentum going. Prioritizing Your Day Emma shares the reasons why waking up at 4 AM has been a game changer for her success. From fitting in exercise and feeling more energetic to maximizing her most creative hours so that she can consistently deliver her best effort work to her clients, Emma has found what works for her and is using it to her advantage. By ensuring that the high priority items are finished at the start of the day, she’s more readily available to handle whatever else the day may throw at her. My newest book The Elite Consulting Mind is a perfect example of the kind of work that can emerge as a result of harnessing your most creative hours. I rented a hotel room for a few days, removed myself from my family and from other external distractions and was able to make great headway in my book. For some, creative hours can be found in a new environment, whether it be in a coffee shop or in a new town, and for others, creativity comes in a different time of the day. If your days seem too long with not enough creative work getting done, you just may want to try Emma’s advice of utilizing the early hours of the morning. Whatever it may be, try something new, pinpoint what works and then make it work for you. I can promise you that the success that follows will make your efforts worth it. Building out your portfolio means expanding your network, positioning yourself as the authority, and then protecting yourself so that you can be the most successful consultant you can be. It’s worked for me, and you can hear how it’s worked for Emma, as well as how to connect with her in this episode of the Consulting Success Podcast with Emma Sharley. Key Takeaways: [:14] Introducing Emma Sharley, Australian brand and marketing consultant. [5:27] Making the transition from employee to consultant. [7:21] Building your portfolio starts with tapping into your network. [11:35] Overcoming the early challenges of setting up a consultancy. [14:08] Ideas for securing additional clients through networking. [17:00] Finding the critical work-life balance. [22:04] Why waking up early means success for Emma. [28:34] Connecting with Emma Sharley. Mentioned in This Episode: ES Consulting Shop You Emma Sharley on General Assembly Meetup.com The Elite Consulting Mind @emmasharley on Instagram @emsharley on Twitter Emma Sharley on LinkedIn Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Consulting Success Community today: consultingsuccess.com
On this episode, I’m talking with Emma Sharley, an experienced and very successful brand and marketing consultant in Australia. She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. She also has a complementary start-up in the retail technology sector called ShopYou, which she co-founded in 2016. Emma has worked with both large corporations and smaller operations, and she’s joined me today to talk about the keys to success that have taken her consulting business to the next level. She shares three major tips for building out your portfolio, finding the all-important work-life balance and — you’ll have to hear it to believe it — why 4 a.m. is the magic hour for her most effective work. It just may inspire you to start waking up early as well, and it’s all in this episode of the The Consulting Success Podcast with Emma Sharley. Transitioning from Employee to Consultant Prior to beginning her successful consultancy, Emma worked in sports marketing, fashion retail marketing, and telecommunications with companies in England including Westfield, Diane Von Furstenberg, Westpac, and T-Mobile. After returning to Australia, she worked mainly with marketing with fashion retailers, where she identified a need from retailers for accessible consulting and marketing advice. Following her entrepreneurial drive, Emma started her own consulting business and now works independently with retail, technology and lifestyle companies. The transition from employee to consultant for Westfield was made easier in part by the relationships that Emma had made in her first seven years with the company. I always recommend to consultants that are just starting out to try and secure work with previous employers whenever possible, and Emma is proof of the validity of this advice. You have already proven yourself to them and you are probably already aware of the needs within the company. By positioning yourself in such a way that you can continue to serve the needs of the company without working as an employee, you have easily created your first consulting project. Emma’s first project as a consultant with her employer entailed launching a new product into market, which she worked on for five months. During that time she focused only on that one project. By scaling back on her overall involvement with the company, she was able to increase her value to the organization as a consultant. Emma describes a valuable consultant as someone who brings a single focus to the outcomes that you are delivering. By allowing yourself to focus on one project, there is less noise and fewer distractions to keep you from completing high-quality work. The success she achieved on this first project then gave her the confidence she needed to approach other companies, and ES Consulting was born. Three Steps to Building Your Portfolio Emma shares the steps she took to successfully build her portfolio after securing her first client. First, she set up her own channel on LinkedIn and Twitter and began confidently sharing content with the world. Anytime that you can begin to build a relationship of trust with potential clients, even before your first meeting, you are building your portfolio. If people know what they can expect from you based on the content you have shared through social media, they will be more likely to approach you to fulfill their business needs. Emma also started attending more events — a feat that was made easier by no longer being tied to her employer’s meeting schedule. Whenever possible, she took advantage of opportunities to build her network in the tech and fashion industries, and partnerships have emerged from her efforts. As Emma points out, your network looks completely different as a consultant than it does when you are someone else’s employee. There is great value that comes with building up a network of consultants and independents to help support each other and bounce ideas off of each other. Attending events that connect you with other such consultants will be of great value to your network. The third step, like the others, is one that you have heard me recommend many times. Building a better portfolio means that you have to position yourself as an expert in as many ways as possible. For Emma, this meant teaching with General Assembly and hosting workshops around digital marketing and brand and marketing technology. In this setting, she is able to share her knowledge with a more intimate group, with just 15 to 20 businesses present, and it was here that she was able to develop and refine her positioning and the value that she has to offer. By meeting so many businesses in the first few months as a consultant, Emma was able to really understand where she wanted to position herself. The key expanding a successful portfolio is that she did the work and put in the time. She put herself out there and favorably position herself within her field of expertise. She clearly stated the kinds of industries she wanted to work with and how she would work with them, which set both parties up for success long term. By following these steps and making the same commitment to growing your business, you will create for yourself the opportunity to experience the same kind of success as Emma. Be sure to listen to her story for ways that she found these opportunities and used them to build a stand-out portfolio. Overcoming Early Challenges Once her consultancy started taking off, one of the greatest challenges Emma faced in the early stages was accurate pricing. Her answer didn’t surprise me one bit — many new consultants deal with this same issue. Placing a monetary value on your time can be a difficult problem to solve, especially if there is no known pricing structure that you can model your pricing after. It is essential that you know what your weekly time and efforts really look like so that you can more effectively price your time for your clients. Emma encourages new consultants to not overlook this major aspect of successful consulting. Yes, it can be difficult to know where exactly to place your pricing at first, but it is essential that you take the time to get it right. Another hurdle Emma faced early on was finding the right people to work with. There is a vast variety of work that consultants can offer businesses — but you can’t offer everything to everyone. It is critical that you set yourself up for success by connecting with the people that best fit with your skill set. This does take time, but like all of the legwork that you put into your consultancy, the rewards will come quickly if you do it right. Emma shares some of the ways that she has positioned herself for finding like-minded people and has secured new clients as a result. One of the most effective ways of doing this is by organizing events. By bringing people together to talk about the latest developments in the industry, connections are easily made and new clients often appear soon afterward. Tools like meetup.com can help you organize these kinds of events locally, and these collaborations can have a great impact on your network. You’ll want to listen to our conversation to hear how exactly she made this tool work for her. Finding Balance and Maintaining Momentum When I asked Emma about the one thing that she had to figure out before she really started enjoying her consulting success, her answer came quickly. You have to set yourself apart. In any industry, your reputation is everything. People want to do business with you based on who you are. Cultivating your personal brand is essential to set yourself apart in your industry and your marketing and content will sell your expertise for you — if you do do it right. When potential clients can get a good feel for who you are and what you have to offer them, you are establishing a relationship of trust before the first contact is ever made. Additionally, as we discussed before, placing a high value on your time is vital to your success. For Emma, that means starting the critical focus work at 4 a.m. every day. Blocking out half days or whole days on her calendar — rather than scheduling her work down to the hour — actually enables her to accomplish more work over the course of each project. For anyone who is selling their time, it is critical to determine how to make the most of it throughout the week. You’ll want to hear the details on how this works best for Emma. Just as important to this is finding ways to step away from the work so that you can exhale. If you are constantly in high-stress work mode, you won’t be able to perform to the best of your ability. Finding ways to balance your work with the other facets of your life is far more effective than constantly operating in deadline mode. I often observe consultants that think they are too busy to effectively balance their work with personal life, family, or their health. Guaranteed, the first thing that takes a hit when consultants aren’t maintaining a good balance between work and personal life is their marketing. Your marketing is the key to the forward momentum of your business. If you don’t take the time to step away from your business recharge yourself, your work will start to coast. It’s like a car — your business can coast for a period of time, but if you don’t step on the gas, the car will eventually stop moving forward. It’s critical that you find a way that works for you to keep the momentum going. Prioritizing Your Day Emma shares the reasons why waking up at 4 AM has been a game changer for her success. From fitting in exercise and feeling more energetic to maximizing her most creative hours so that she can consistently deliver her best effort work to her clients, Emma has found what works for her and is using it to her advantage. By ensuring that the high priority items are finished at the start of the day, she’s more readily available to handle whatever else the day may throw at her. My newest book The Elite Consulting Mind is a perfect example of the kind of work that can emerge as a result of harnessing your most creative hours. I rented a hotel room for a few days, removed myself from my family and from other external distractions and was able to make great headway in my book. For some, creative hours can be found in a new environment, whether it be in a coffee shop or in a new town, and for others, creativity comes in a different time of the day. If your days seem too long with not enough creative work getting done, you just may want to try Emma’s advice of utilizing the early hours of the morning. Whatever it may be, try something new, pinpoint what works and then make it work for you. I can promise you that the success that follows will make your efforts worth it. Building out your portfolio means expanding your network, positioning yourself as the authority, and then protecting yourself so that you can be the most successful consultant you can be. It’s worked for me, and you can hear how it’s worked for Emma, as well as how to connect with her in this episode of the Consulting Success Podcast with Emma Sharley. Key Takeaways: [:14] Introducing Emma Sharley, Australian brand and marketing consultant. [5:27] Making the transition from employee to consultant. [7:21] Building your portfolio starts with tapping into your network. [11:35] Overcoming the early challenges of setting up a consultancy. [14:08] Ideas for securing additional clients through networking. [17:00] Finding the critical work-life balance. [22:04] Why waking up early means success for Emma. [28:34] Connecting with Emma Sharley. Mentioned in This Episode: ES Consulting Shop You Emma Sharley on General Assembly Meetup.com The Elite Consulting Mind @emmasharley on Instagram @emsharley on Twitter Emma Sharley on LinkedIn Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Consulting Success Community today: consultingsuccess.com
26-year-old Emma Fillipoff disappeared from Victoria, British Columbia on November 28th, 2012. On the evening of her disappearance, she was spotted by an acquaintance standing barefoot on a street corner. He described her as looking paranoid and disoriented. After speaking with Emma, he decided to contact the police. Police officers spoke with Emma for about 45 minutes that night before letting her walk away barefoot into the cold November night. That’s the last confirmed sighting of Emma. As Emma’s mom, Shelley, has spent the past 5 years searching for answers. Emma’s case is full of mysteries with many bizarre clues that point in all different directions but none of those clues have led to Emma.If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Emma Fillipoff, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or the Victoria Police Department at 250-995-7654. You can send tips via email to fillipoff@bell.net. To follow Emma's case on social media, there is a Facebook group called Help Find Emma Fillipoff. For more information, check out http://www.helpfindemmafillipoff.com.For more information on our sponsors, please visit: http://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/sponsors/.
Britt, no matter how right it felt, you are not The Bachelorette. On this episode, hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon discuss Kaitlyn’s questionable taste in men and break down the WTF season highlights. They'll also discuss the dramatic season trailer and the slut shaming that ensued. As Emma says, "we’ll need all the wine we can get our hands on. Let’s do this." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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On Halo Kids Tales with JD Holiday: : A Hurt In My Heart by Kim S. Holdiman & The Legend of Dust Bunnies, a Fairy's Tale by Michelle Eastman. A Hurt In My Heart ~ Jaydon finds Emma with a hurt in her heart. As Emma shares why her heart hurts and how forgiveness and grace are waiting for her, Jaydon is captivated with curiosity. In a simple and touching way, Emma will teach Jaydon, and all who read this story, how they can find forgiveness, grace, and salvation for themselves. Buy at: www.amazon.com/Hurt-My-Heart-Kim-Holdiman/dp/1631850687/ Kim S. Holdiman's site: www.kimsholdimanauthor.com/ & The Legend of Dust Bunnies, a Fairy's Tale~ This is not a typical fairy tale, and Artie is not a typical fairy. Artie is a misfit. His fellow Dust Fairies have a knack for dirtying people's houses. They fire soot from their slingshots and enter crumb-spitting contests. While we sleep, they spread dust everywhere. Artie doesn't make messes. He has a unique habit of collecting things. The other Dust Fairies don't appreciate Artie's collection of tidbits, so he spends his nights alone. One cold night, Artie's loneliness leads to inspiration, and he creates something legendary. Buy at: www.amazon.com/Legend-Dust-Bunnies-Fairys-Tale/dp/0991624475/ Michelle Eastman's site: michelleeastmanbooks.wordpress.com/ JD and show site: jdholiday.blogspot.com/
As Emma and Henry's new life in New York continues, their family and the rest of the residents of Storybrooke went back to the Enchanted Forest, only to find that someone else has taken over their kingdom. Can Hook convince Emma of who she really is and what she's destined to do?
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