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Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyNeoliberalism’s Undead with Alex HimelfarbAlex Himelfarb argues that neoliberalism – or “capitalism with the gloves off” – has become embedded in the fabric of Canadian government and society, and has not yet died off despite its reckoning.Neoliberalism is not dead, according to former Clerk of the Privy Council and Broadbent Institute research fellow Alex Himelfarb. The ideology that pervades government and society in Canada and around the world is also facing a severe crisis and backlash – one that could give way to far-right fascist forces if progressives cannot build an alternative.From explaining inequality, to the reckoning of the left w...2024-11-2935 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyCorporate Tax Breaks, Housing Heartbreaks with Silas XuerebCorporate tax breaks and loopholes in Canada have contributed heavily to the affordability crisis argues Silas Xuereb, researcher at Canadian for Tax Fairness, PhD candidate at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and author of a new report entitled, How tax breaks are worsening Canada's housing affordability crisis. Outside of calls to build housing supply, Xuereb draws attention to a lesser discussed issue within the broader debates in Canadian housing: financialization. Without tackling financialization, housing may very well remain unaffordable despite changing supply and/or demand.Financialization refers to the process by which a commodity, like housing, becomes a...2024-10-0717 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyIs Market-based Climate Action Working for Canadians? with Brendan HaleyThe price of carbon is in the news again with Conservatives in Canada, and around the world where carbon pricing schemes exist, fuel backlash against the climate policy. Adding to their opposition to carbon pricing policy is today's profit-induced inflation and affordability crisis.For the centrist regimes that pushed for this market-mechanism as their main climate policy plank, they’ve been put on the back foot.In Europe, for instance, Green and Liberal parties have suffered major setbacks in the recent waves of EU, national, and subnational elections where a so-called “Greenlash” against climate policies were b...2024-09-1723 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyGood Enough to Work, Good Enough to Stay: Fixing Canada's Immigration System with Pablo GodoyAfter a long summer break for the Perspectives Journal Podcast, we’re back! With the problematic Temporary Foreign Workers Program in the news, as well as growing anti-immigrant sentiment across Canada and other Western countries, we kicked off this season asking what’s behind this narrative, who’s to blame, and what the working-class is doing to fix this problem.While the mainstream media casts blame on governments, there isn’t much direct criticism for the companies and industries actually exploiting these migrant workers. Also absent from the mainstream narratives on immigration are the voices of labou...2024-09-0433 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyProfits, Inflation and Survival in an Age of Emergencies with Isabella WeberThe 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was held on Thursday, May 30th in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Arts. A special thanks to TMU Interim Dean of Arts Amy Peng for hosting this Broadbent Institute event.Ellen Meiksins Wood was one of the left’s foremost theorists on democracy and history, and often promoted the idea that democracy always has to be fought for and secured from below, never benevolently conferred from above. The Institute founded the annual Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize & Lecture to honour Professor Wood’s legacy as an internationally renowned schola...2024-06-1050 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyIs Canada Falling Behind on Green Industrial Policy? with Hadrian Mertins-KirkwoodTo help make Canada into a “good society,” Ed Broadbent was a major proponent of “industrial strategy” throughout the 1970s and 80s as leader of Canada’s NDP, to use this policy vision for social democratic change and challenge the dominance of market mechanisms, ultimately to the working-class the tools to build a just and equal economic democracy.Today, comprehensive policy plans in the United States, Europe and China have taken the form of industrial strategy to guide their economic transformation and development in the face of economic and climate crises. Canada, on the other hand, seems to have lag...2024-05-1313 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyProfits? Productivity? Affordability? Talking Economics with Angella MacEwenIn today’s apparently well-performing capitalist economy, working-class ordinary Canadians aren’t feeling like they live in a "Good Society" and acutely feel these economic pressures.Price inflation, lagging productivity, and record profits. These are the economic indicators that policymakers use to say that the economy is doing so well, and which ordinary Canadians feel as an “affordability crisis,” but what what does this all mean and what’s behind it?To help break down some of these questions Perspectives Journal spoke with Broadbent Institute Policy Fellow and Economist for the Canadian Union of Public Employees...2024-05-0318 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyCompetition and Co-ops: MP Daniel Blaikie on Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries ActEarlier this fall, the federal Liberal government tabled Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, with the aim of jump starting construction of purpose built rental homes with a GST rebate on these kinds of projects, and increasing competition in the grocery industry by strengthening the federal Competition Bureau, upgrading its ability to investigate companies and closing loopholes in the merger approval process that may contribute to rising prices and profits.The federal NDP doesn't think this bill has gone far enough and have requested a number of amendments to the first draft to...2023-12-2233 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyGreen Industrial Policy in CanadaOn October 17th, 2023 the Green Economy Network, a coalition of labour, environmental, and social justice organizations working to build a green economy in Canada, held a workshop in Ottawa at the Canadian Labour Congress to present its updated “Common Platform”, an action plan for investments in job creation and emissions reductions in key economic sectors.To accompany the Common Platform, the Green Economy Network hosted a discussion on “Green Industrial Policy in Canada”--a crucial framework to build on public policy that can spur an economic transformation based on justice and equality.But before getting into the...2023-11-2835 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracySeven Decades in the Fight for Equality with Ed Broadbent, Frances Abele, Jonathan Sas and Luke SavageIn this episode, we’ll take you to the book launch event of Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality, held on October 22nd, 2023 at the Toronto Reference Library featuring co-authors Ed Broadbent, Frances Abele, Jonathan Sas, and Luke Savage.The quartet of authors take you behind the scenes of the book, explaining the impetus and political philosophies and principles that shape the chapters of Seeking Social Democracy that make it an unconventional take on the political biography.Their discussion is then followed by a Q&A from the attendees of the ev...2023-11-1451 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyCare Worker Activism with Professor Ethel TungohanPerspectives Journal chats with Broadbent Institute Policy Fellow Ethel Tungohan; Canada Research Chair in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism, and Professor of Politics at York University.Her new book released late this summer is called Care Activism: Migrant Domestic Workers, Movement-Building and Communities of Care, published by University of Illinois Press.Care Activism is about workers empowerment, and not in the traditional sense that most would think of through things like a labour union.Care Activism challenges the stereotype of a downtrodden migrant caregivers by showing that care workers have distinct ways...2023-11-0625 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracySeeking Social Democracy - An Interview with Ed BroadbentPerspectives spoke to Ed Broadbent, founder of the Broadbent Institute, former leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, and co-author of Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality.Part memoir, part history, part political manifesto, Seeking Social Democracy offers the first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent’s ideas and remarkable seven decade engagement in public life. In dialogue with three collaborators from different generations, Ed Broadbent leads readers through a life spent fighting for equality in Parliament and beyond: exploring the formation of his social democratic ideals, his engagement on the in...2023-10-1033 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyProgressive Governance with British Columbia Premier David EbyHow does a social democratic government in British Columbia deliver on principles of justice and equality for its people? From sustainable economic development in the face of the climate crisis, to the pandemic measures, to the housing affordability crisis and public safety, the Broadbent Institute hosted British Columbia Premier David Eby for a fireside chat during the Premier's visit to Ottawa on September 25th, 2023 on Parliament Hill.The discussion, entitled Progressive Governance in Unprecedented Times, centered on how Canada’s largest NDP government has stepped up to meet these challenges, moderated by former MP for Ha...2023-09-2642 min
Athletics Life StoriesWorld Championships specialHost Chris Broadbent downloads his dictaphone of delights featuring interviews with some of the biggest current stars of athletics. Includes Karsten Warholm, Mondo Duplantis, Jazmin Sawyers, Krisjan Ceh, Jakub Vadlejch, Elina Tzengko, Auriel Dongmo, Sasha Zhoya and Silja Kosonen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-08-2638 min
Whispers In The WingsEstablishing great foundations to ensure a shows success - with guest host Monique OrtonJoin Joshua Broadbent as he learns all about the world of sound with special guest host Monique Orton. Monique Orton is live entertainment tech working in Australian theatre, cabaret, music, burlesque, circus and comedy. She shares her experiences on YouTube, aiming to provide fans with a behind-the-scenes look and inspire aspiring technicians. Currently, she works as a Radio Mic Technician for "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical" in Sydney.In this episode we discuss the importance of sound and stage management working closely together, navigating technical challenges of working on the outdoor production of Phantom Of T...2023-08-151h 13
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture ft. Armine YalnizyanThis edition of the Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was held on Tuesday, May 23rd at an event in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Arts. A special thanks to TMU Dean of Arts Pamela Sugiman for hosting this Broadbent Institute event.Ellen Meiksins Wood was one of the left's foremost theorists on democracy and history, and often promoted the idea that democracy always has to be fought for and secured from below, never benevolently conferred from above. The Institute founded the annual Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize & Lecture to honour Professor Wood’s legacy as an inte...2023-07-1242 min
Your Business BoostMastering Your Finances with Hilary O'DwyerIt’s that time of year. The calendar ticks over to the month of June this week which means end of financial year. With the focus on finance, I thought it would be the ideal time to have a chat with my client and oracle of all things finance, Hilary O’Dwyer. Hilary is a Virtual CFO and the founder of Titian Consulting. She is a numbers ninja and champion for small business owners. She helps everyone from one-person start-ups to international enterprises untangle their numbers and achieve financial success. Hilary’s gift is shar...2023-05-2833 minYour Business BoostHow to Make Your Content More Accessible with Kathryn CollinsAs business owners, we are all generating content every day. Not just social media content - you are sending emails, people are visiting your website, you might be sharing worksheets or questionnaires with your clients. Do you ever consider how this content could be received by one of the 1 billion people worldwide who are living with disabilities? No judgement here - because if you aren’t, you are in the majority. My guest on this episode is Kathryn Collins, an accredited Accessible Document Specialist who has built a successful business helping organisations make th...2023-05-2128 minYour Business BoostHow to Lose a Client in 10 Ways (Part 2)No matter what business you are in, loyal client relationships are key to building a sustainable business.This is part 2 of my two part series working through ways you may be negatively impacting your existing client relationships.These are things that you may not even realise you're doing but they are causing your clients to go looking for love elsewhere.You don't want to waste all the time, effort and money you spent getting clients by not retaining them. Being aware of these potential red flags will help you here.For...2023-05-1419 minYour Business BoostHow to loose a client in 10 Ways (Part 1)Maintaining loyal client relationships is a sure fire way to build a sustainable business. Yet far too many people spend an enormous amount of time, effort (and $$$) acquiring new clients and not enough energy retaining them. Over the next two episodes, I share with you 10 ways you could be sabotaging your business and causing your hard-won clients to go looking for love elsewhere. Being aware of these potential red flags will ensure you take action that encourages your clients to stay with you for the long haul. Because the success of your business...2023-05-0721 minYour Business BoostHow to Break Up with a ClientBreaking up with a client is not exactly the most fun part of our job as business owners but sadly it does need to happen from time to time. In this episode I am sharing some practical tips to consider when you find yourself in this situation. Yes - it can be a stressful and dreaded experience but I want you to feel confident that you can manage the situation in a way that is damage-limiting and maintains your professionalism and integrity. Clear communication, leaning on terms of business and your internal processes a...2023-04-3019 min
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyAmazon Labor Union's Chris Smalls at Progress Summit 2023Chris Smalls is taking on billionaires and organizing workers for justice. Smalls is the founder and president of the Amazon Labor Union, an independent, democratic, worker-led labor union at Amazon in Staten Island. Smalls was formerly an Amazon warehouse supervisor, but was fired in 2020 after organizing a protest against the company’s unsafe pandemic conditions. Both his firing and the unsafe conditions have become the subject of an ongoing lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James and the impetus to start massive working-class organizing.Smalls has been profiled by media outlets worldwide, including The New York Ti...2023-04-2542 minYour Business BoostBuilding a Business with Your Life PartnerHave you ever considered building a business with your life partner? You may have romantic notions of working alongside your loved one day-in and day-out. Or perhaps you couldn’t think of anything worse??! How about building a second business with your husband within the first year of becoming new parents??! That’s exactly what my guest today has done and she is here to tell us what it’s been like. Amy Faulkner and her husband Alex founded their brand strategy consultancy Starts with A in 2016 and have been working alongs...2023-04-2336 min
Athletics Life StoriesRick BroadbentA former winner of the British Sports Book Awards, Rick Broadbent is a highly accomplished long-time sports writer for The Times. He has authored books on Jessica Ennis-Hill and Emil Zatopek, reported on four Olympic Games and seven World Athletics Championships. In this wide ranging interview and with an obvious passion for the sport, he provides a great overview on athletics' status in the current climate. He also provides some great anecdotes of life behind the scenes with some of the world's leading sports stars in athletics and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices...2023-04-171h 15Your Business BoostBeing a Neurodivergent Business Leader with Sarah SpenceTrigger Warning: This episode contains references to themes of depression and anxiety. As business owners, it’s easy to fall into a trap of working in a bit of a bubble. There is a world full of amazing people who think, learn and behave in diverse ways and it’s important to expand our knowledge and exposure so that we can be even better service providers, and humans. As a supporter of neurodiverse women in my business, I am learning more every day about the nuances of assisting women who work, think and process information comp...2023-04-1658 minYour Business BoostA Life BoostWith an extra long weekend just around the corner, I figured it was time for a Life Boost episode where I share what I have been reading, watching and listening to. These recommendations may give you some inspiration to fill some quiet time over the break. TV: The Swap (SBS On Demand) Lu La Rich (Amazon Prime) Ted Lasson (Apple TV) Gogglebox (Binge/Ten) PODCAST: The Imperfects - Interview with Chrissie Swan BOOKS: All That’s Lef...2023-04-0229 minYour Business BoostYour Quarterly Check Up: Metrics, Facts and Vision As business owners, it's important to make time to regularly check-in on our business. The end of the quarter is an ideal time to drill down on how everything is going. Things can often feel worse than they actually are but when we stop and look at the facts, we may be surprised by how well we're actually doing. In this episode I talk about the importance of setting aside time for a formalised review of the metrics that matter most to your businesses. I will give you the steps to fo...2023-03-2619 minYour Business BoostCelebrating 100 EpisodesI love taking time to celebrate big (and not so big) milestones in mine and my client’s businesses and today I would love you to join me as I celebrate 100 episodes of Your Business Boost. That’s 100 weeks in a row you have had me in your ears - I don’t think there is anything else in my life that I have done consistently for 100 weeks! In this episode I take a look back at some of the highlights of the last two years. I share my biggest learnings and mike-drop moments and how cre...2023-03-0533 minYour Business BoostAre You Overcomplicating Your Business?Where are you making things harder than they need to be? Are you one of the (many) people who thinks if something feels too easy then there must be something wrong? Having seen the inner workings of 100s of businesses, I could fill a book with examples of overcomplicated business ideas that went horribly wrong. Ideas that when put in practice made life way more complicated than it needed to be. But I could fill another BIGGER book of simple ideas that went right. Overly complicated businesses inevitably lead to burnt ou...2023-02-2620 minYour Business BoostMaking Finance Fun with Molly BenjaminThere are some really shocking statistics around women and money. The sad truth is that many of us lack vital knowledge and skill when it comes to managing money and building wealth. This does not only apply to those of us running a business. Often it’s a case of we don’t know what we don’t know. It can feel overwhelming to figure out on our own. So we don’t and live in blissful ignorance until something terrible happens and we have to deal with it. In this episode I am introd...2023-02-1933 minYour Business BoostWhat is a Good Opportunity for You?There are endless opportunities that we could pursue as business owners. But we don’t need to catch every ball that is thrown at us. Every opportunity comes at a cost - time, resources, money and most importantly - energy! It might be the best looking or sounding idea on paper. It might even appear good for business, but is it good for you? How do you know? In today’s episode, I am sharing some advice on how you can identify what a good opportunity is for you and h...2023-02-1219 minYour Business BoostMastering the Media with Liz NableAs small business owners, we don’t always have big budgets for marketing. With social media organic reach dwindling and the cost of digital ads increasing, we need to consider other tactics to get noticed by new clients and stay top of mind with our existing ones. Becoming our own publicist and getting free media exposure is a great way to boost your business and it won’t cost you a cent. The value of great press can be worth thousands in terms of business opportunities so it is well worth the effort. But how do w...2023-02-0535 minYour Business BoostDigital Habits to Help You Thrive with Dr Kristy GoodwinDo you find it hard to focus? Wonder where your time goes each day? Worried you might be suffering with toxic tech-habits? You are not alone. My guest in this episode is, Dr Kristy Goodwin - a digital wellbeing and neuro productivity speaker, author and researcher. Dr Kristy's work shows us how we can use technology in ways that are aligned to our neurobiology - the way our brains and bodies are designed to work. As you will hear in our chat today, Dr Kristy does not advocate for digital amputation, cancelling our Ne...2023-01-2953 minYour Business BoostFollow Your Heart with Helen JacobsAs business owners we can have the tendency to go looking for solutions to our “problems” in all the wrong places. There is a lot of noise out there about what we should and shouldn’t be doing - it can be really hard to know our own minds. But what if we had the tools to tap into and trust our own inner knowing? To get out of our heads and really listen to what our heart is telling us? My guest today is Helen Jacobs - a renowned psychic who followed her own heart...2023-01-2235 minYour Business BoostStarting the Year Off RightHappy New Year to you and welcome to the first official episode of Your Business Boost for 2023. In today’s episode, I talk through how I started my year very differently this year and the benefits of the slower start. CONNECT WITH ME: Drop me an email at michelle@michellebroadbent.com.au Follow me on instagram @michbroadbentMichelle BroadbentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-01-1518 minYour Business BoostBanishing Burnout with Dr Kellie RoseI’ve spoken openly about my depletion at the end of last year and I have made a vow to take better care of myself this year. I know I’m not the only one who ended the year with an empty tank so perhaps you are on a similar mission? We can start the year with good intentions but once real life kicks in either later this month, those intentions can fall away. How can we be better at prioritising our health and well-being this year? My guest today, Dr Kellie Rose, is here to he...2023-01-0846 minYour Business BoostA Life Boost with Cathrine MahoneyWhen my marriage ended 5 years ago, I actively sought out other women who had been through a similar experience. I found comfort in their stories and soaked up their learnings to give me hope that there was in fact Life After Divorce. One of those women was Cathrine Mahoney and I am thrilled to have her as my guest in this episode. Cathrine is a former publicist and author of the most hilarious book ‘Currently Between Husbands’. As a self-confessed over-sharer, this book is a warts-and-all look at her whole life – from her early c...2023-01-0138 minYour Business BoostA Life Boost with Those Two Girls - Lise Carlaw & Sarah WillsLise Carlaw and Sarah Wills (aka 'Those Two Girls') are the girlfriends we wish we had in our gang. These besties are hugely successful media personalities, hosting hit local and national radio shows for years as well as being in-demand speakers & MCs. When they turned 40, they launched the other must-listen-on-a-Monday podcast called Forty where they celebrate the life lessons and stories of popular and everyday women in their forties. In 2022 they published their first book Forty Favours the Brave and it is hands down one of my books of the year - possibly ever. 2022-12-251h 00Your Business BoostIt's Time to RestIt’s time to rest. You can’t be “on” all year long. 52 weeks of go, go, go will break you - as it has broken many women in my world this year. It’s time to hit that pause button and recalibrate after your massive year. Here are some tips to make your break as restful and restorative as possible. You may also like to go back to listen to Ep 83 - Holiday Proof Your BusinessRead Dr Adam Fraser's article on the importance of rest hereDownload your Reflect...2022-12-1818 minYour Business BoostMy 5 Biggest Learnings from 2022In this episode I share my five big business learnings from what turned out to be a roller-coaster of a year for me. It has been a year of high-highs and some pretty ordinary lows - all of which have had an impact on both my business and my life. But it’s always in the unpredictability and chaos where we gain the biggest learnings and today I am sharing mine. I have also put together something special to help you wrap up your year - to reflect on your amazing achievements, celebrate yo...2022-12-1127 minYour Business BoostMy Books of the YearI love reading. Sharing and receiving a great book recommendation always gives me a boost. Given that Christmas is round the corner, I thought it was the perfect time to share my Books of the Year so you had some goodies to add to your Wish List or to give you some gift inspiration for the special people in your life. The books featured in this episode are: That Will Never Work - Marc Randolph Stolen Focus - Johann Hari The Road Less Stupid - Ke...2022-12-0429 minYour Business Boost10 Ways to Boost Your Business in 2023The biggest lesson that every business owner learned when Covid hit back in March 2020 was that you can not rely on one source of revenue. Putting all your eggs in one basket is a risky strategy for business growth. In this episode, I take you through 10 different ways you could consider delivering your services to make them more accessible and appealing to current and potential clients. This is not a shopping list of all the things that you need to be doing to have a successful business. This is not the Fastrack to your First...2022-11-2726 minYour Business BoostWho Do You Want to Be in 2023?You are in the driver's seat of your life. You have chosen to run your own business and that gives you even more power than regular folk to create a life that you love. But what are you doing about it? In the day-to-day grind it’s easy to slip into reactive mode and to lose sight of this. Before you know it, a month or three months or even a year has gone by before you pause to consider the woman you have become. So before you get stuck into making plans fo...2022-11-2013 minYour Business BoostSimplify Your Business with Marissa RobertsMy mission is to make running a business as pain free as possible. I love to uncomplicate the complicated and I’m a sucker for anything that can shrink a ten step process down to a couple of steps and get the same or even better outcome. My guest in this episode is Marissa Roberts - a busy mum and business owner who only works 2 hours a day - that’s right, 2 hours! She loves helping other women simplify their businesses and their lives so they too can work less and enjoy life more. She has so...2022-11-1325 minYour Business BoostHoliday Proof Your BusinessWe know the importance of rest but as business owners, taking a proper break is often easier said than done. In this episode, I am talking you through the necessary steps to prepare for a relaxing break this year, even if you're a solopreneur. You will learn: The importance of taking regular breaks throughout the year, not just at Christmas. How to prepare your business and communicate your plans to key people before taking a break. The brilliance of batching work in advance. Why you need to be setting realistic expectations for yourself and oth...2022-11-0625 minYour Business BoostGet Paid to Speak with Jaimie AbbottWould you like to boost your business by showcasing your expertise and getting paid to speak? Jaimie Abbott is an award-winning media professional and international keynote speaker. She spent two decades working as a radio and TV journalist, a political media advisor and the managing director of her own public speaking and media training company. She's also the Communications advisor for the Royal Australian Air Force and she was an elected councilor in Port Stephens in NSW up until last year. In this episode, Jaimie shares her tips on how to build confidence, charisma, and...2022-10-3036 minYour Business BoostWrap Your Week Up RightWouldn't you love to head into the weekend feeling accomplished with everything ticked off your To Do list? To be able to switch out of work-mode over the weekend and start the new week feeling on top of everything? It is possible but it hinges on how we wrap up the week before. In this episode I walk you through the steps I take to wrap up my week so I am not cramming five days worth of work into the final few hours. I share how I clear the decks as I h...2022-10-2319 minYour Business BoostPerimenopause & Business with Shelly HortonWhen you hear the word menopause, you may think it’s something that happens when you become an “old lady”. I didn’t realise until it was way too late that menopause is just a date. It’s perimenopause which can last up to 10 years before you go through menopause that has the wildest impact on us as women and it’s something that rarely been talked about until now. As a typical listener of this podcast, statistically you may already be in perimenopause (or not too far off). There is no avoiding the impact it will have...2022-10-1659 minYour Business BoostThe Year's Not Over Yet!With the final quarter of the year underway, we can feel the end of the year rapidly approaching. It is easy to think “oh I’ll just leave that (“AMAZING PLAN”) until next year. But there is still plenty of time to make an impact. In this episode I share five steps you can take this week to ensure you finish 2022 on a high. Don’t limp to the end of the year a strung out mess! This is the fun part of the year, you want to be able to enjoy it while conti...2022-10-0918 minYour Business BoostProductising Your Expertise with Sharon DarmodyI have supported many talented service providers over the last 6 years and a common struggle among most of these women is productising their expertise. It’s one thing to deliver their brilliance in a 1:1 way but it’s something else developing their expert framework and building a product offering off the back of it. It’s not for everyone but it is an ideal way of positioning yourself as an industry expert or thought leader. Today I am going to introduce you to one of my clients who has done just that while we have worked...2022-10-0233 min
Athletics Life StoriesCraig PickeringCraig Pickering, former teenage sprint star talks with Chris Broadbent is a searingly honest interview on his sprinting career. Including his rise to prominence, racing Usain Bolt, his headline-hitting rivalry with Dwain Chambers, letting a relay medal slip at the Olympics, winning World bronze, European silver and his switch to bobsleigh. Now settled in Australia, he looks back on his life in international athletics with huge candour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-09-2955 min
Athletics Life StoriesEilidh DoyleIn a remarkably candid interview, 400m hurdler Eilidh Doyle talks to Chris Broadbent about her athletics career at top level from winning European gold to almost walking away after London 2012. On her domestic rivalry with Perri Shakes-Drayton and three Commonwealth Games medals. On her relationships with coaches such as Malcolm Arnold and Charles Van Commenee. How fellow Scot Laura Muir dealt with some noisy GB sprinters. What she makes of the current state of women's 400m hurdling and why she chose to retire rather than strive for a third Olympic Games. Learn more about your...2022-09-291h 29
The Sir Tom Broadbent LoungeThe One Where Jake Wakeling Enters the LoungeListen back to the occasion Jakey Wakey graced The Sir Tom Broadbent Lounge with his company!
As always the lounge is brought to you in associate with Verelogic and Dan Designs.2022-09-262h 03Your Business BoostWhat's Been Boosting My LifeWith school and public holidays on the calendar right now, I thought it was timely to share what I have been enjoying watching, reading and listening to if you are looking for some inspiration. WATCHING:Welcome to Wrexham (Disney Plus)Uncoupled (Netflix)The Dry (SBS on Demand) READING: Cassandra Speaks by Elizabeth Lesser Currently Between Husbands by Cathrine MahoneyVanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown LISTENING:Goop Podcast with Esther Blum on Balancing Hormones. Integrative Dietician & menopause expertGoop Podcast with Becky Kenney on conscious pa...2022-09-2532 minYour Business BoostWhat Happened When I Finally Got My Own OfficeEvery year I set goals for myself and my business and one of my goals for 2022 was to secure my own office space. A space that was reflective of me and my business and the service that I provide to my clients. In May, I achieved that goal and moved into my very own office. In this episode, I share the story behind why I felt it was so important for me to do this and the surprising (and not so surprising) impact it has had on my business. I talk about what it fe...2022-09-1823 minYour Business BoostBoost Your Business with a Strong Visual Brand with Sandra ChauWhen you hear the words “strong visual brand”, many people think of a gorgeous Instagram grid. But it’s so much more than that. It depicts your mission and values visually and is so important in attracting the right customers for your business. You can have the most incredible service or product but it can be compromised by a sub-par visual brand. My guest in this episode is Sandra Chau - a stylist and creative director who connects brands to their customers by elevating their imagery in new and exciting ways. She has directed and styled...2022-09-1135 minYour Business BoostFrom Behind the Brand to Being the Brand with Natalie CoulsonMy guest is someone who has stepped out from behind big brands to creating a brand of her own. Natalie Coulson is a content marketer with a passion for personal branding. She helps small business owners promote themselves more confidently. Starting out working for big brands, Natalie had to get used to being the brand and admits that this is not always easy. But as someone who has travelled this path personally - she knows exactly what it feels like, what works and what doesn’t so she is able to share this with her clients and she...2022-09-0441 min