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Every year in New Zealand, around 5,000 children are born prematurely. Some of these babies come into the world as early as 23 weeks into pregnancy and weigh as little as 500 grams. These tiny new-borns face a tough battle for survival and often need to spend a long time in neonatal intensive care units. While doctors and hospitals take care of their medical needs, there's often a missing piece: the comprehensive support that parents and families require to navigate the many challenges that come with premature birth. Stepping in to fill this important gap is the Little Miracles Trust. This organisation offers crucial assistance to families dealing with the intricate practical and emotional aspects of premature births. While medical professionals focus on the babies' health, Little Miracles Trust provides the essential help that parents and families need to handle the unique challenges that premature birth brings. Meet Rachel Friend, the CEO of the Little Miracles Trust, who joins Purposely to talk about her organisation's story and her own experience as a mother of a prematurely born child. Rachel's journey has been quite remarkable. She used to work in the corporate world, but her path took a new direction when she became a mother. This personal experience motivated her to transition from her corporate career to leading a charity. Rachel's shift in focus was driven by her own real-life challenges. She had to navigate the complexities of caring for her son, Rueben, who was born prematurely. This experience gave her a deep understanding of the difficulties and emotions that parents of premature babies go through. This understanding and empathy are crucial in her role, where she ensures that her organisation provides the right services to support others in similar situations. A central part of their mission is to guide parents through the often-challenging journey of premature birth while offering comprehensive support in various forms. Many members of the Little Miracles Trust team, like Rachel, have first-hand experience with this journey, which gives them a deep understanding of both the practical and emotional challenges involved. Their primary focus is on supporting parents whose infants require neonatal intensive care within specialised units in New Zealand. The main objective is to ease the burden and lessen the traumatic impacts on these families. The scope of assistance they provide is wide-ranging, encompassing the sharing of information, as well as practical, financial, and emotional aid. In addition to their direct support for families, the Trust also contributes to the advancement of neonatal-related medical research. This commitment lays the groundwork for innovations that have the potential to positively impact the lives of both prematurely born infants and their families. Rachel's journey goes beyond just overcoming challenges; it stands as a testament to resilience and compassion. Her transformation from a mother grappling with the uncertainties of premature birth to her role as CEO of the Little Miracles Trust highlights the remarkable ability to turn adversity into a catalyst for positive change. Rachel's unwavering dedication to her mission has sparked a ripple effect of increased awareness and support, inspiring numerous families to find hope even in the face of adversity. As the Little Miracles Trust looks toward the future, their determination to expand their influence remains steadfast. Rachel's leadership has played a crucial role in guiding the organisation's growth; however, she is due to stand down from the CEO role at the end of the year (2023) and transitioning to a trustee role on the board. Rachel will continue to play a role in the Trust's strategic direction, while a new CEO takes the helm to oversee daily operations and guide their future services. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-longbottom2/message
Rachel Friend, M.A. is a mindset coach, relationship expert, and college instructor with a Masters Degree in Human Communication. In this in-depth conversation, Rachel shares her mission to help you learn how to harness the power of your perspective by using her S.H.I.F.T. method so that you can get out of your own way, make peace with your past, and connect more deeply with yourself and others in your life. I met Rachel at conference we were both speaking at, and instantly connected with her message. We even went on to co-host a livestream/podcast series titled “Talking shiFt with Rachel & Tom” during the first year of the pandemic. This was our very first conversation back in May of 2020, and definitely beneficial for anyone who “communicates” with others on a regular basis… don't miss it! >> https://soundmatters.tv/sm128/Inside the Interview:- Who is her target audience?- Why communication training is necessary for most people.- Why humility is necessary to improve as a communicator.- Why owning who you are and taking responsibility is where true power lies.- What is a "mindset" coach and why is it so important?- The power of YOUR perspective... How meaning is derived... and how we see the world.- What about the naysayers? - About Rachel's online workshop... the Gift of S.H.I.F.T.Connect with Rachel Friend:Website: www.itsrachelfriend.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/itsrachelfriendConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.SoundMatters.tv | www.TomLeu.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.tomleu.tv SOUND MATTERS Radio Episode #128 >> www.SoundMatters.tv/sm128/
For those who missed our Instagram Live with Relationship Expert & Mindset Coach, Rachel Friend, you can listen to it now! Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/doingitbestpod Be sure to leave a rating, review, and hit "Subscribe"
Ellie is back from her trip to New York. She recaps her time up at the Big Apple, and what did the place smell like? Beau talks his time at a Maroon 5 concert that left him reliving his childhood. Then, he shares the reason why last weeks episode was dropped so late. Don't forget to leave a rating, review, and hit "Subscribe" Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/doingitbestpod INSTAGRAM LIVE: Oct 6th w/ Rachel Friend, Mindset Coach at 11:30 AM PST/1:30 CST
On the show today I'm talking to Warren Johnson, chairman and founder of W Communications about the state of the UK public relations market at the moment.W had a turnover of £10m in 2020 and despite the COVID economy, it had its most successful H1 ever in the second half of 2020. Warren appointed Rachel Friend as W’s CEO in July 2020, so 9 months in, it seems like a good time to catch up about how things have changed at W.Before we start, just to say thanks so much to the podcast sponsors, the PRCA.Here’s a summary of what Warren and I discuss:1 min Why there’s been a lot of big pitches over the last few months, specifically in Q4 2020.4 mins Why Warren is surprised that more businesses are not seeing now as an opportune time to “land grab” market share.6.30 mins “Advertising/creative agencies modus operandi is to make TV ads and while everyone gave up watching (ads) a few years ago, we’ve suddenly had to because it’s either that or go for a walk.”7 mins “We’ve seen a re-emergence of a newer breed of creative agencies.”9 mins Why W hired a lot of PR people last summer but in a very different way.12 mins Why we’re about to enter a period of wage inflation in PR.13 mins Which clients have W won in the last 6 months?15 mins Warren gives an update on how W has changed since Rachel Friend joined as CEO in July 2020.19 mins Warren talks about W’s M&A strategy, exclusively revealing that W has appointed a head of M&A who has a “long shopping list...and a decent war chest.”20 mins Warren reports on W’s international revenues which are now between 10% and 20% of the business’s revenues.24 mins New York has been a tough place for UK consumer PR shops to launch - why should W be any different?27 mins "PR of all industries thrives on interaction, creativity, collaboration and you just can’t do it on Zoom, I don’t care what anyone says.”28 mins “The idea of having ambitious, high growth businesses, and having it enshrined that people only have to spend half the time in the office, it’s certainly not the way I think we could run our business successfully.”29 mins “We’ll offer more flex on start and leave times, I think that's the thing that will improve people’s lives much more than working from home.”30 mins “There will be several tracks of career development: A lot of people have decided that they like to work from home because it suits their lifestyle...I think that shows a lack of ambition.”“There are other people who thrive on the hustle and bustle of the office and the adrenaline and you can’t replicate that at home, and they are often slightly more ambitious people.”
Tonight: Why the NRA was cheering the defeat of an assault weapons ban in Boulder—the day before the Boulder shooter bought his. Then, the bumper crop of Trump Republicans vying for the senate grows by one. Plus, how the hack lawyer who sold the big election lie is now changing her tune after being sued for defamation. And Rep. Jamie Raskin on the bizarre Republican arguments against D.C. statehood. Guests: Fred Guttenberg, Rachel Friend, Heidi Heitkamp, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Marc Elias, Lee Gelernt
Former Weber Shandwick London CEO Rachel Friend joins Maja Pawinska Sims on the PRovoke podcast to talk about her twin new roles and priorities as CEO of award-winning consumer agency W Communications and as the incoming chair of the Public Relations and Communications Association.
This week, we're starting a new series called PR Reset, where I'm catching up with the CEOs of some of the UK's most prominent PR firms to talk about how they see their business, the PR world and the wider economy resetting post the Covid-19 lockdown. First up, we've got the founder of W Communications Warren Johnson. Frankly, Warren’s on even more punchy form than ever! Here’s a summary of what we discussed: 2.12 mins How Warren has managed the coronavirus lockdown crisis for W. 2.50 mins Warren describes the first week of lockdown as “the worst of his professional career.” 2.52 mins How Warren and his FD had to renegotiate “something like 42 client contracts in the first two or three weeks” of lockdown. 3.20 mins How he saw his “job as trying to make sure money didn’t leave (W Communications) for good.” 3.40 mins How W took an “aggressively commercial approach to its cost base” during the lockdown. 3.52 mins How W’s “EBIT didn’t take much of a hit during the lockdown, but revenues were 8-10% down.” 4.16 mins Warren denies that W was spending £4K a month on cereal, beer and flowers pre-Covid. And how not being in the office actually “saves a vast amount of money”. 07.05 mins Why being independent and being able to make quick decisions helped W during this period – for example getting out of the office before lockdown started reduced a lot of costs. 07.48 mins Why W has not reduced any of W’s staff salaries during lockdown, but instead took this as an “opportunity to trim the herd a little bit from some underperforming staff.” 08.10 mins W has brought in new CEO inn Rachel Friend (she started 1 July). Why did Warren decide that now was right the time was right to bring in an outsider into that position? 08.46 mins Warren explains he wants “W to be an agency as big as Weber, I don’t know what that looks like, so I need someone who does.” 08.59 mins Warren says: “There are very few people that we can work in partnership with. but when I put that list together, Rachel (Friend) was number one on that list.” 09.35 mins Warren says independents have had a better lockdown than the group owned forms because of their agility. 10.15 mins Warren predicts a two-speed recovery for the PR sector: “the better operators are already back on their A-game” 10.45 mins Warren says: “There is a slight nanny state evolving where people believe they need to be as far away from the office as possible.” 10.58 mins Why after three months of working from home people need to come back into the office to collaborate. 11.04 mins “Zoom is not the right format to be creative.” 12.11 mins Many PR firms are looking to return the office in Sept – but W returned to the office from 1 July in a “beta” phase. 13.51 mins Warren’s “fog of lockdown has already lifted” and why he’s “keen more people experience that.” 14.09 mins How W’s employees were about “a third, a third, a third” when it came to their keenness to return to the office. 14.34 mins Most of the employees who were concerned about returning to the office were worried about the travel. 15.17 mins Some of W’s younger employees have given up flats in London and have moved back to their parents’ homes. 16.55 mins Warren says he’s “not sure whether we (W) can be in a position where we can have people working remotely permanently...s o that is going to present a few problems.” 17.05 mins PR people, especially junior PR “people have become overconfident in their sense of job security”. 18.05 mins This should be a
Make S.H.I.F.T. happen! In this episode, I talk with Rachel Friend about the power of perspective. Rachel is a mindset coach and relationship expert who's made it her mission to help you find more joy on the journey. She does this by teaching you how to harness the power of your perspective using her S.H.I.F.T. method so you can get out of your own way, make peace with your past, and connect more deeply with others. S. Start with the endH. HurdlesI. I am in controlF. Finding a new place to standT. Transform your experience of lifeRachel can help you break free from limiting beliefs and feel confident in who you are. Check out Rachel's website for info about her online guided workshop:https://www.itsrachelfriend.comFor your daily dose of inspiration and motivation, follow Rachel on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/itsrachelfriend/If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate and review! Connect with host Sheilla Dare:https://www.instagram.com/sheilladare/https://courageovercomfort.life
In this episode, I continue my talk with Rachel Friend about the power of perspective and mindset, specifically during times of uncertainty. Rachel is a mindset coach and relationship expert who's made it her mission to help you find more joy on the journey. Rachel can help you break free from limiting beliefs and feel confident in who you are. Check out Rachel's website for info about her online guided workshop:https://www.itsrachelfriend.comFor your daily dose of inspiration and motivation, follow Rachel on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/itsrachelfriend/If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate and review! Connect with host Sheilla Dare:https://www.instagram.com/sheilladare/https://courageovercomfort.life
Frog Dreaming (1985). Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, screenplay by Everett DeRoche. Starring Henry Thomas, Rachel Friend, Tamsin West, John Ewart, Tony Barry, Dempsey Knight, Katy Manning and Dennis Miller. Cody Walpole finds himself curious about a pond near his rural Australian town. Callum holds the spiritual up to the rational. Moment and Mayhem throw some ping-pong balls down the corridor. Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this episode may contain the names and voices of people who have passed away. Frog Dreaming at IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091810 Frog Dreaming at OzMovies: https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/frog-dreaming Frog Dreaming at Umbrella: https://www.umbrellaent.com.au/movies/4018-frog-dreaming-ozploitation-classics-blu-ray.html Frog Dreaming on FakeShemp.Net podcast: https://fakeshemp.podbean.com/e/fakeshempnet-podcast-27-frog-dreaming/ Not-So-Giant Women: https://anchor.fm/notsogiantwomen
Today I sit down with the amazing Rachel Friend from the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Rachel is a professor, mindset coach and a mom of two little ones. In her work she focuses primarily on discovering the life changing magic of shifting your perspective. We talk about her experience with the KonMari and how it has sparked joy throughout her entire life. I was so happy to connect with Rachel and discover how profound and important her work is and it was an honor to have her on the podcast! Happy folding!
This season on the Recapture Self podcast it’s our intention to give you a peek at the lives of moms and women who are balancing daily life, motherhood, and a commitment to their creative selves. These are women who are making time and space for their passion projects whether that be writing a book, designing a blog, photographing their family, or running a business. Prepare to be inspired by their stories. This week I'm chatting with Rachel Friend. Rachel Friend is a communication professor, mindset coach, and mother who is all about finding more joy in the journey. She does this through her mission of teaching others how to harness the power of perspective so they can get out of their own way, make peace with their past, and connect more deeply with others. As a special needs mom, Rachel has discovered another one of her passions, positive communication with her kids. She enjoys sharing tips and techniques with other parents to encourage more bonding with their children through emotional intelligence and gentle parenting. Rachel’s End Game is to give you the tools you need to really connect more deeply with yourself and others because that is what brings more joy to the journey. You can connect and learn more about Rachel in the following places: Instagram - @itsrachelfriend Website - www.itsrachelfriend.com Facebook - Your End Game
On today’s episode on the Ambitious Motherhood Podcast we talk with Rachel Friend from episode one of the Netflix show, Tidying up With Marie Kondo. We talk about her time on the show, the process, is the house still clean and how the method has not only helped her home organization but life in general. In this episode you’ll hearHas Rachel’s house stayed tidy after Marie Kondo left?How to start the tidying up processWhat was misconstrued from reality to televisionAre you ready to finally take your idea and expertise and turn it into a profitable online business that you can run on “nap time hours”? Apply now for a complimentary Gameplan Call with Katie to strategize! >> www.1kmom.com/gameplan For the full show notes visit 1kmom.com/blog/rachelfriend SCREENSHOT THE SHOW TODAY AND TAG ME ON YOUR INSTAGRAM STORIES! I LOVE REPOSTING YOUR SHARE ON MY STORIES! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's sweeping the nation and my closet and my 35 junk drawers and my kitchen cabinets and anything else I can get my tidy little hands on. It's the new Netflix shoe Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and this week we have Rachel Friend who appears on season 1, episode 1 of the show! We talk about what it was like to film, what were the lasting effects, whether or not she's reverted to her old ways and why it is she looks so familiar to you!! Make sure you follow her @itsrachelfriend to get more information about her amazing mindset coaching and her beautiful family.
Bonus Episode available this week only! Rachel Friend and I invited our loyal listeners to join us on Instagram for a live question and answer event like never before! The turnout was tremendous and we are grateful for the chance to share our points of view on modern dating and relationships! Listen to the full length bonus episode as a gift from us to you! For more tips, tools, and expert advice, subscribe to the podcast on all of the popular platforms now! Rate and review too so that we know the message is getting out there! To join our authentic community of daters, please check out our brand new Members Only forum at www.patreon.com/bbrpodcast Where Dave will talk about his divorce, getting "Catfished" and much more! Get Real members attend live events for FREE when they sign up today!
Professor of interpersonal and multicultural communication is back to answer questions from Instagram about relationships and communication. Connect with Rachel: www.instagram.com/itsrachelfriend www.itsrachelfriend.com Sign Up for her Free Workshop: www.itsrachelfriend.com/workshops Connect with Mikhail: www.instagram.com/miqk www.linkedin.com/in/mikhailalfon www.twitter.com/miqk
In the first of this 2 part series, Rachel Friend, professor of interpersonal and intercultural communications professor, relationship expert and mindset coach shares how to begin building empathy and communicate more effectively. Connect with Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/itsrachelfriend https://www.itsrachelfriend.com Sign Up for her Free Workshop: https://www.itsrachelfriend.com/workshops Connect with Mikhail: https://www.instagram.com/miqk https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikhailalfon https://www.twitter.com/miqk
Rachel Friend, MA in Human Communication, has a mission to help others step back and become aware of what really matters to them. Rachel believes that by creating awareness of what it means to be your authentic self and ways to achieve that would help to remedy this. She serves people with in-person coaching, small group, online group training, and as a speaker. Learn more about her at www.itsrachelfriend.com If you love the BBR Podcast and would like to show your support, please click here to donate today! To find out your Enneagram personality type, take the test at 9types.com and send your results to Dave at believeberealbebold@gmail.com for more information!
The champion Australian leg spinner, Stuart MacGill. Now, I’d probably be happy to devote more of this podcast to cricket, but I’ve held off because I wanted to speak to a cricketer who thinks a little deeper about life and the world than your average test legend. In cricketing terms, Stuart was an incredibly gifted leg spin bowler who turned the ball a mile and had a brilliant test average, and who just happened to come along at the same time as the greatest of all leg spinner bowlers, Shane Warne. But MacGill never tried to compete with Warne. Warne was all bravado and glamour – whereas MacGill held his emotions in check. The facts are that MacGill is the seventh quickest in history to get 200 wickets – getting to the milestone faster than both Warne and the all time greatest wicket taker, Muttiah Muralitharan. Outside of cricket, Stuart’s a voracious reader – famously reading 42 novels on a tour of Pakistan. He is politically aware – once boycotting a tour of Zimbabwe because he wasn’t comfortable with the Mugabe regime. In 2000, he married the Australian actress Rachel Friend and the couple, who separated in 2013, have two children together. Since he retired in 2008, he’s hosted a TV show about wine and been a coach for hire. He’s had a few public ups and downs, but now he’s getting back to a good place and I encourage you all to follow his witty and polemical Twitter account @scgmacgill. Socials Twitter - Adam Zwar / Stuart MacGill Facebook - Adam Zwar / Stuart MacGill 10 Questions with Adam Zwar is produced in party by Nearly. On the web -10questionswithadamzwar.com