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Power Done DifferentlyFlorence Bavanandan on Finding Your Voice, Holding Space, and Commanding Attention with AuthenticityDo you ever struggle to feel heard in the boardroom? Do you want to use your voice to make a positive change? Well, you're in the right place. Join me as I sit down with Florence Bavanandan, a classically trained soprano and vocal coach, turned podcaster, and entrepreneur as we talk about finding your voice through what she's learned in both the performing and the business worlds. Doing power differently starts with speaking differently, and as Founder of Clear Voice Consulting, Florence is working to address the wider conversation surrounding women speaking up, feeling heard, and retaining their authenticity w...
2023-04-0444 min
Power Done DifferentlyWera Hobhouse MP on Protecting the Values of Open Society and Liberal Democracy in ParliamentBrought to you in partnership with 50:50 Parliament, I’m joined this week by Wera Hobhouse MP, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change and Transport as we delve into the importance of championing an open society in Parliament. In the episode, Wera reflects on how her upbringing in post-war Germany helped shape her commitment to protecting the values of liberal democracy, flaws and all, and why you need to defend these from the centre. We explore her passion for protecting the environment, how serving in local government influenced her ap...
2023-03-2133 min
Power Done DifferentlyLu Li on What the Startup Ecosystem Would Look Like if it Hadn't Been Invented by Tech Bros in Silicon ValleyDo you ever feel like your life is all about achieving what other people expect of you, ticking boxes to get ahead in a corporate career that, while others are excited… you’re not? Have you thought about launching your own business, but felt startup culture wasn't inclusive enough? Well, you’re not alone. My guest this week has been there, done that, and wrote the book on it! Joining me is Lu Li, Founder of Blooming Founders, aka the ‘Wikipedia of startup content’ and Author of Dear Female Founder. In the episode, we look at how Lu is redefining...
2023-03-0743 min
Power Done DifferentlyBaroness Jenkin on a Lifetime in Parliament and Getting More Conservative Women ElectedIn another episode brought to you in partnership with 50:50 Parliament, this week I sit down with the formidable Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, or Anne as she prefers, to talk about the challenges of getting conservative women elected to Parliament. As the Co-Chair of Women2Win, a campaign group she co-founded with former Prime Minister Theresa May, Anne has been on the front lines of the fight to get more women elected on behalf of the Conservative Party. Anne and I explore what Women2Win does to help women candidates, what she’s learned from a lifetime in Parliament, and the...
2023-02-2147 min
Power Done DifferentlyJan Livingston Mokhtari on Growing a Purpose-driven Brand that Celebrates the Californian Grey WhaleDo you ever wonder what it takes to build a successful brand that's true to your values? Join me as I sit down this week with Jan Livingston Mokhtari, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer of Gray Whale Gin. We explore how family and environmental purpose is driving this premium gin brand from strength to strength while helping the planet, one “glass of California” at a time. Jan shares the story of how nature inspired the brand, the innovations she and her husband made to help conserve capital, and what ‘good’ looks like through their partnership with ocean conservation charity Oceana. Througho...
2023-02-0746 min
Power Done DifferentlyElizabeth Lesser on the Power of Women's Storytelling and Speaking Truth to PowerTo kick off a new season, I’m joined by one of my personal heroes, Elizabeth Lesser as we dive into the power of women's storytelling and the modern woman's fight for agency. In this episode, Elizabeth delves into her book "Cassandra Speaks," the #MeToo movement, and her own journey toward claiming her power. We discuss the fear of being disliked for speaking up and the importance of being true to oneself, even if it means making waves and ruffling some feathers. Elizabeth shares the lessons she learned from Brené Brown about the difference between being nice and bei...
2023-01-2051 min
Power Done Differently50:50 Parliament's Frances Scott on Building a Better, More Gender-Balanced DemocracyJoining me for the first of a very special new sub-series looking at getting more women elected to power across the UK is Frances Scott, the driving force behind 50:50 Parliament, an organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in parliament. In this episode, Frances shares the mission and vision of 50:50 and how her daughter's election to school council opened her eyes to the lack of representation for women in leadership roles. She explores how that representation for women isn't just limited to politics - it's an issue that affects us in all areas of life - and shares...
2023-01-2036 min
Power Done DifferentlyJoy Morrissey MP on Finding the Middle Ground After Brexit and Why It’s Time to Make Politics Boring Again.For my last episode of the season, I’m joined by my fellow American in London: Joy Morrissey. Joy is the Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield and currently serves as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. I wanted to talk to Joy in part because she has such an incredible story. She’s only the third American-born female MP in UK history, the first to enter Parliament after a general election, and the first to hold a seat in over 80 years. At the 2019 election, Joy unseated Dominic Grieve, the former UK Attorney General who had held...
2021-04-271h 14
Power Done DifferentlyAuthor Sophie Williams on Being an Anti-Racist AllyAfter yet two more police shootings, and video of a black soldier being pepper sprayed, all in less than a week, this was an episode I originally planned to release as part of my next series in September, but I simply couldn't hold this back now. So, joining me on this week’s Power Done Differently is Sophie Williams, an advocate, activist, and author of the books Anti-Racist Ally and the newly released Millennial Black. A Creative Media Producer by trade, having worked on several notable productions including the Crown, Orange in the New Black and The End of Th...
2021-04-2051 min
Power Done DifferentlyAnti-Brexit Campaigner Gina Miller on Making Nigel Farage Blush and How to Disarm Your Enemies with Kindness.If you’ve been following the never-ending saga that is Brexit, or even just looked at Twitter at any point during, Gina Miller will be a household name to you. A serial entrepreneur, passionate philanthropist and advocate for responsible capitalism, Gina shot to fame over twice leading successful Supreme Court cases to ensure Brexit be democratically debated in parliament and who, in the process, became something of a favourite punching bag for extreme Brexitiers both online and off. But, if that’s all you know about her: there is so much more. In this episode of Power Done Differently, Gina...
2021-04-1353 min
Power Done DifferentlyBONUS: Former HRH Princess of Luxembourg Tessy Antony de Nassau on Motherhood, Psychedelic Research and Launching a Global NGO.You know how leftovers can sometimes be the best bit of a gutsy meal? Well, it’s the same with podcasts - there’s always rich pickings cut in the editing process, and they’re just too good not to share. I simply had to make a bite-sized episode from some of the best bits I cut from my interview with Tessy Anthony de Nassau, UNAIDS Ambassador, Co-Founder of the new feminist clothing line, Human Highness, and (of course) former Princess of Luxembourg. Tessy gave such an honest and candid interview, back during the ‘Tell It Like It Is’ days of th...
2021-04-0616 min
Power Done DifferentlyBest for Britain CEO Naomi Smith on Confronting YouTube’s Radicalisation of Young Men, Racial Injustice During the Northern Ireland Conflict, and What Went Wrong with the Remain Alliance.Joining me on this week’s Power Done Differently is Naomi Smith, CEO of the pro-Europe campaign group Best for Britain, and co-host of one of my favourite podcasts, OH GOD, WHAT NOW? Naomi has been up close on some of the most significant political failures in the UK over the last decade. She was one of the few who predicted that the last election would end badly for Remainers, but when she tried to warn them, she was shouted down by MPs. So of course we talk about Brexit, the Labour Party and the Lib Dem's, but we also...
2021-03-3059 min
Power Done DifferentlyFormer Utah State Science Advisor Dr. Carol Curchoe on Redefining IVF Lab Management, Not Fitting Stereotypes, and Why the Politicization of Education Risks Becoming Like the Handmaid’s Tale.Diving right into the controversial topics, renowned biologist, fertility expert, and former Utah State Science Advisor, Dr Carol Curchoe joins me to talk about everything from abortion terminology and vaccine denialism to the challenges of STEM cell research in the US. A high school dropout with a complicated family background, Dr Curchoe didn’t take the usual path to becoming a distinguished scientist and successful start-up entrepreneur. She managed to break the cycle of poverty and become the first in her family to go to college, gaining her GED and working part time as a waitress - something she sa...
2021-03-231h 00
Ellevate Network: Conversations With Women Changing the Face of BusinessEpisode 247: The Power of Storytelling, with Cassandra Rae PittmanThis week, we connect with Cassandra Rae Pittman. She explains how people can create the positive change we seek in the world, what power means to her, and how we can refrain from cutting ourselves off from the impact we can truly achieve. Cassandra gets into the importance of having tough, yet productive conversations about politics by leading through empathy and finding a common ground.
2021-03-1751 min
Power Done DifferentlySPECIAL: Cassandra Rae and Rachael Amesbury on Meghan Markle and the Temptation Myth of Women in the Public Eye.It feels like the entire world is talking about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, whether they watched the Oprah interview or not, and while I'm not one for royal gossip, I am interested in what it can tell us about discussions of power and the ways in which women in the public eye are portrayed for trying to do things differently. In watching the media coverage, it was the same age old stories being told: It was Meghan who was the 'temptress,' it was Meghan who took Harry away from his family, and quite frankly a lot of...
2021-03-1623 min
Power Done DifferentlyEllevate Network CEO Kristy Wallace on Amplifying the Stories that Change Minds, and How Communities Can Accelerate Progress for Women in Power.You don’t need to figure out everything on your own, that’s the message of this week’s Power Done Differently guest, Kristy Wallace. Kristy is a former investment banker, turned startup executive, who is now CEO of Ellevate Network, the world’s largest professional network for women, alongside serving as host of the Ellevate Podcast: Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business. In the episode, Kristy and I talk about why communities are so important for accelerating the progress of women in power, how adding more diverse voices to the table isn’t an attack on white midd...
2021-03-0953 min
Power Done DifferentlyMixing It Up, Premium Drinks Entrepreneur Dee Charlemagne on Blending Diversity, Sustainability and Health to Change Not Just What People Mix in Their Drinks, But Also Stand for the People Who Want to Change What-and-Who They Mix With.This week’s Power Done Differently guest is on a mission to get people drinking better, and talking more. Former ad executive, turned entrepreneur, Dee Charlemagne is Co-Founder of AVEC Drinks, a line of premium, better for you mixers that bring 21st century values to a market still mostly stuck in the past. A first generation American, born and raised in the Bronx, Dee delves into the importance of intersectional identity as a black female founder, how she awkwardly fits between two very different worlds, and the privilege that is for entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams while still paying th...
2021-03-0258 min
Power Done DifferentlySilicon Valley Women of Influence Jennifer LeBlanc on the Cultural Problems in Big Tech, Emptying Every Bank Account She Had in 2008, and Why You’ll Always Benefit More from Investing in Female-Led Start-Ups.Imagine being told you only had five years to live unless you ditched your high-stress lifestyle ASAP. Well, that’s exactly what happened to high-flying entrepreneur and former tech marketing exec Jennifer LeBlanc. Jenn is the Founder and CEO of Palo Alto-based ThinkResults Marketing, ranked as the 10th fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley in 2017, alongside serving as Founder of the Changing Tides movement, a platform which helps women in business get the investment they need, and author of two best selling books. On this week’s Power Done Differently, Jenn candidly discusses the devastating effects of her divo...
2021-02-2347 min
Power Done DifferentlySerial Entrepreneur, Turned Beauty Disrupter, Divya Gugnani on Creating Fewer, Faster and Cleaner Beauty Products, Why She’s Slow to Hire and Quick to Fire, and How You Don’t Need to be a Natural Salesperson to Succeed in Business.Quite the opposite of many of my Power Done Differently guests, Divya Gugnani never had huge aspirations growing up. Instead, all she wanted was to be a mid-level lawyer living in suburban utopia; white picket fence and all. But 60+ investments and a talent for co-founding successful start-ups are proof of her ‘accidental’ entrepreneurial story, and she’s not building that picket fence anytime soon. Listen as Divya shares her journey from proudly working 80 hour weeks at Goldman Sachs to hosting a cooking show on NBC, selling her e-commerce business to QVC for millions and co-founding Wander Beauty, a cosmetic compan...
2021-02-1658 min
Power Done DifferentlyFormer MP And Government Minister Anna Soubry on How Politicians Failed to Predict the EU Referendum, Why Emotion Will Always Win Over Reason, and What She Really Wanted to Tell the Thugs Who Harassed Her on the Campaign Trail.Deliberate, brazen and direct, Anna Soubry is one of the most outspoken figures in UK politics, and yet she’s also someone who refuses to get her fingers dirty in the cesspits of populist extremism. In this week’s Power Done Differently episode, the former barrister, journalist, MP and Government Minister joins me as we dissect the decline, and tribalisation, of the Liberal Democrat party, the Remain side’s failure to use emotion when campaigning for a second EU referendum, and why women in political offices are both criminally underrepresented, and then over-scrutinised. Anna also shares her experience of abuse...
2021-02-091h 05
Power Done DifferentlyAdvertising Titan, Turned Sex-Tech Revolutionary, Cindy Gallop on Being Pro Sex, Pro Porn, and Pro Knowing the Difference.Everybody watches porn. Nobody talks about watching porn. Former BBH America Chair Cindy Gallop is adamant that this needs to change, and since her 2009 Ted Talk on socialising sex went viral, she’s been driving the discourse on that area we’re all the “most f*cked up” about. The Founder of the world’s first crowdsourced social sex platform, Make Love Not Porn, Cindy is a fierce advocate for everyone knowing the difference between sex and porn. In this week’s Power Done Differently episode, Cindy and I delve into the desperate need for equal representation in the creative dir...
2021-02-021h 06
Power Done DifferentlyGoodbye, Tell It Like It Is. Hello, Power Done Differently!Ok, the cat’s out of the bag: Tell It Like It Is... is no more. But don’t worry, you'll still get your weekly dose of echo-chamber free conversations that keep you thinking for days to come. We’ve been on a sabbatical, learned a lot of things about ourselves and have come back more grown up, more nuanced, and ready to embrace our own power with a brand that matches that mission. Power Done Differently will continue to platform underrepresented and outside the box voices in politics, finance, tech, education and business, but will explore more de...
2021-02-0250 min
Power Done DifferentlyREPLAY: Andrea Gamson on the Ethics of Paid Charity CEOs, What a ‘Monk Day’ is, and Why Eating Out Should be a Ritual Rather than Routine.In my final replay before season two, I simply had to reshare this delicious bite-sized episode with Andrea Gamson, Co-Founder of Social Starters and winner of the WISE100 award. Andrea gave me so much brilliant content as you’ll remember that I couldn’t cram it all into the first episode! While both episodes were full of sage advice, this bonus episode really captured what we have to look forward to once we’re out of lockdown again - which if like me is really starting taking its toll - can’t come soon enough. Find out why Andrea believes...
2021-01-2627 min
Power Done DifferentlyREPLAY: What Does the Biden/Harris Win Mean to Women Around the World?A woman of colour will be the Vice President of the United States tomorrow. Read that again. No coup attempt could stand in the way of that monumental diversification of power and we need to talk about it again. On this special episode, originally aired days after the November election, I was joined by a quartet of leading women in politics to discuss the result of the 2020 Presidential Election and what comes next. What does it mean to see the first woman hold the office of Vice President? What does it mean for progress? How will life...
2021-01-1954 min
Power Done DifferentlyREPLAY: The Lincoln Project's Tara Setmayer on the Conservative Case Against Trump, and the Jerry-Springerisation of Politics.A facist coup, an impending impeachment and a Twitter ban for Trump - January 2021 has seen the political discourse of the last 4 years come to a violent head. This episode, recorded last year with the Lincoln Project’s Tara Setmayer is now more relevant than ever, as we approach the inauguration ceremony encased in a cloud of volatility. But it's conversations like these which signal a way out. I’m a dedicated Democrat and Tara a staunch Republican, but in this conversation, we discovered more similarities than differences. The episode highlights that dire need for civil conversation, respect and unde...
2021-01-121h 13
Power Done DifferentlySPECIAL: Tell It Like It Is 2020 Lookback.Deep breaths everybody - we made it to 2021. What a year 2020 has been. A lot of pain for a lot of people, and some joy too, certainly for me. I’m so grateful to the awesome women who have agreed to share their time, both on the episodes released to date and in the brilliant content I’ve got coming your way in 2021. While I take a few weeks off over January, and prepare to launch the next series bigger and better than before, I wanted to take a look back at some of my favourite bits of the podc...
2021-01-0538 min
Power Done DifferentlyBONUS: Amanda Brill on Having a Gun Pointed at Her Temple, What Changed Her Beliefs as a Republican White House Intern, and Why We Need to Look Beyond Tribalism.You know how leftovers can sometimes be the best bit of a gutsy meal? Well, it’s the same with a big plate of podcast - there’s always rich pickings in the editing process, and they’re just too good not to share. We simply had to make a delicious bite-sized episode for international lawyer Amanda Brill, because she had so much to talk about. In this bitesize episode, Amanda discusses everything, from the experience of having a gun pointed at her temple, and then becoming engaged to a card-carrying, gun-owning NRA member; what it was like for her as...
2020-12-2920 min
Power Done Differently#24 - Healthtech Pioneer Maryline Marquet on Home Care Innovation, the Economic Value of Human Life, and Why No One is Telling Her What to Do.How much is a single year of your life worth? It may surprise you to learn the government has a price...and it’s probably less than you think.. Discover the shocking truth about the economic value of human beings, with health-tech pioneer Maryline Marquet. Maryline is the VP of Operations for APACMed, the Asia-Pacific Medical Technology Association, alongside sitting on the board for a number of digital healthcare companies including the London-based Avegen, and Paris founded start-up FeelEat. Maryline and I discuss healthcare innovation as part of a larger value system which includes education, and how populism takes adv...
2020-12-221h 02
Power Done Differently#23 - Financier Jennifer Dowling-Rowe on Traveling with Newborns, Why You Should Always Talk About Things When They’re Going Wrong, and the Need for More Women in the Investing Community.Jennifer Dowling Rowe is a wearer of many hats. She’s the Co-Founder of Headwaters Volatility Solutions, a pioneering hedge fund alternative, she’s a marathon runner, and oh yes - she’s a mother to six children! Find out how she’s managed (hint - it’s not about being perfect).. Jenny and I dive headfirst into why running a business is like a marriage (especially when your co-founder is your husband), why Jenny chooses to take her children with her to international business conferences, and why being the only woman in the room needs to change. Jenny also opens...
2020-12-1551 min
Power Done Differently#22 - Physician and Beauty Entrepreneur Dr. Manisha Singal on Treating Inflammation With CBD, What it Means to be on the Frontline of the COVID-19 Crisis, and Why Having Compassion for Yourself is So Important.What would you do if you were told your hair dye was the cause of your chronic skin condition, and the chemicals from it would remain in your body for months after use? For Dr. Manisha Singal, Hospital Chief Medical Officer, and Co-Founder of the prestige skincare company Aaethera Beauty, the answer lay beyond a cocktail of synthetic medications, and instead in the captivating world of CBD. If you’ve ever wanted to get the real lowdown on the natural chemicals making waves in the world of modern medicine, this week’s episode is a fantastic place to start.. Join...
2020-12-0850 min
Power Done Differently#21 - Fortune 500 Leadership Consultant Lisa Kohn on Her Turbulent Childhood as a Cult Survivor, Battling with Addiction, and Her Journey to Forgiveness.There’s something unnerving about the phrase ‘mild cocaine habit’, but Lisa Kohn owns it. She opens up with me about the stories behind her latest book, 'To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence in which she details her turbulent childhood and early adulthood as a cult survivor', and her battle with addiction. There’s so much in Lisa’s story that’s remarkable, from watching her mother be married at a mass wedding at Madison Square Garden, to snorting lines of coke with her father’s friend, the Judge. But Lisa’s story, despite the many twists and t...
2020-12-0159 min
Power Done Differently#20 - Culture Expert Michal Levison on Using Food to Combat Loneliness at Work, How an Injury Ended Dreams of Becoming a Classical Musician, and Separating Jewish Culture from Religion.Imagine a consulting firm, but instead of crafting powerpoints and spreadsheets, you help teams connect and collaborate….with food! Well, that’s what Michal Levison has done by launching (or should we say ‘lunching’) Seasoned Moments. Michal has been on a mission to use food as a gateway to create relationships, fight burnout and fuel innovation. She joins me to talk about her work, how ‘Zoom meals’ are combating loneliness during COVID-19, and how she pivoted her entire life plan following a career-ending injury as a classically trained pianist aged just 17. Michal also speaks candidly about the differences between growing up i...
2020-11-2458 min
Power Done DifferentlySPECIAL: What Does the Biden/Harris Win Mean to Women Around the World?A woman of colour will be the Vice President of the United States. This is monumental for the diversification of power and we need to talk about it. On this special episode, I’m joined by a quartet of leading women in politics to discuss the result of the 2020 US Presidential Election. What does it mean to see the first woman hold the office of Vice President? What does it mean for progress? How will life be different now that our pussy-grabbing narcissist’s days are numbered? Joining me to help answer all these questions and more are...
2020-11-1755 min
Power Done Differently#19 - BAFTA Winning MTV Veteran Muki Kulhan on Working with Ozzy Osbourne, Why the Sun Makes Her Feel Powerful, and How Virtual Reality is the Future of the Arts Industry.BAFTA Award winning Executive Immersive/XR Producer and fellow transatlantic import Muki Kulhan joins me to talk about her 20 year career creating groundbreaking content for music, broadcasting, and entertainment. Muki and I delve into everything from her time developing mobile games for The Osbournes (yes, those Osbournes) to the benefits of virtual reality and how it can help the arts industries during lockdown. The Muki-International Founder and Chief Innovation Officer looks back at her whirlwind career at the forefront of the 90s digital revolution at MTV and discusses her decision to go solo, working with A-List clients like Universal...
2020-11-1055 min
Power Done Differently#18 - Perfume Entrepreneur Frankee Adams on Burnout in the Charity Sector, the Desperate Need for Diversity in the Fragrance Industry, and Why Cancel Culture Should Be… Well… Cancelled.It's not often someone switches careers as drastically as Frankee Adams. She’s gone from anti-sexual violence advocate to perfume entrepreneur by way of a fast-paced career in sales, building her own brand and business model from scratch, launching the perfume subscription service Bare & Bond. Frankee shares with me what it means to look after yourself after her personal experience of burnout, and realising that just because she was young didn't mean she was invincible. Frankee also discusses bringing personal and artistic connection back to perfume, steering away from the soulless, over-sexualised adverts which don’t add value or mean...
2020-11-031h 05
Power Done Differently#17 - NYC Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales on Feminine Leadership, What Defunding the Police Actually Means, and Why the System is Rigged Against Women of Colour.If elected, Dianne Morales would be the first woman, and woman of colour to be Mayor of New York City. She’s been challenging the white dudes in suits tropes we’ve seen since the beginning of time her whole career. The former CEO of a community driven non-profit, Dianne wants to shake up the system from the top down, and describes herself as 'an ally from within'. On this week’s episode, Dianne and I talk about what it really means to defund the police, the challenges she’s faced being a minority woman in a leadership role, and how...
2020-10-2758 min
Power Done Differently#16 - Award-Winning Producer Aradhna Tayal on Why She's Sick of Being Asked What it’s Like to be a Woman in Tech, Ending Tokenism and Why You Should Always Outsource Rather than Pick From Your Network.When leading media consultant Aradhna Tayal is feeling that ever-present voice of imposter syndrome (oh yes, it affects her too despite having 12 years at the BBC under her belt), you know what she does? She gets out her CV, looks at her achievements and says to herself, "I am AWESOME!". What a tactic! In this episode, Aradhna and I talk about diversifying the skill set of tech teams, the way that networking should work, and of course, what feminism has got wrong over the years right. Aradhna also delves into combating tokenism on industry panels, and how she rescued R...
2020-10-2054 min
Power Done Differently#15 - Humanitarian, Activist and Former HRH Princess of Luxembourg Tessy Antony de Nassau on Sex Education, Psychedelics, and Combating Burnout In Public.Tessy Antony de Nassau is a former Princess of Luxembourg, but that’s honestly the least interesting thing about her! She’s also a humanitarian, activist and social entrepreneur who is currently pursuing a PHD in integrative medicine. Tessy and I talk about combating burnout and depression in public, people wanting her to work for free, and the launch of her new clothing line Human Highness. A former UN and NATO decorated Peace Keeper, Tessy is also mother to two teenage Princes and discusses the dire need for better sex education for young boys, how her own #MeToo moment whil...
2020-10-1355 min
Power Done Differently#14 - The Lincoln Project's Tara Setmayer on the Conservative Case Against Trump, and the Jerry-Springerisation of Politics.It’s time to rethink our biases. This week, I invited Republican Tara Setmayer, Conservative Political Commentator, podcaster and Senior Advisor to the Lincoln Project, to a brilliant conversation which transcends political boundaries. Despite sticking points on less comfortable topics such as abortion, this episode really highlights how we have far more similarities between us than we do differences, and clears the air for a conversation between the divided masses. Tara explains how she got involved in Republican politics, how she’s supporting her husband’s cricket clothing line LondonRoyce, and the Jerry-Springerisation of politics under Donald Trump - a man...
2020-10-061h 14
Power Done Differently#13 - Business Consultant Sahar Schwaninger on Fleeing Iran, Realising She Lacked a Mind-Body Connection, and How to Bring More Humanity to Business.Joining me on this week’s episode is Sahar Schwaninger, Founder and CEO of the culture & mindset development consultancy, Human Harbours. In this candid, deep and often touching episode, Sahar talks about being born in Iran during the revolution, fleeing the country with her parents at an early age, and how in becoming a mother herself, she was able to re-examine her trauma. Sahar and I also dive into how the shallowness of corporate culture has led to chronic burnout for many employees, the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to coin new words for nuanced co...
2020-09-291h 02
Power Done DifferentlyBONUS: #ENTRYLEVELBOSS Author Alexa Shoen on How the Rich are Taking Advantage of COVID-19, Why She’ll Never be One of “The Marketing Girls”, and the Networking Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make.You know how leftovers can sometimes be the best bit of a gutsy meal? Well, it’s the same with podcasts - there’s always rich pickings in the editing process, and they’re just too good not to share. I simply had to make a delicious bite-sized episode for familiar voice Alexa Shoen, Author of #ENTRYLEVELBOSS and internet career guru - Alexa gave me so much insightful content, I couldn’t fit it into the usual hour. In this bitesize episode, Alexa and I talk about economic insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis, the differences between how Europe and America...
2020-09-2218 min
Power Done Differently#12 - International Lawyer Amanda Brill on Bad Bosses, Being Sent Nudes by a Friend’s Husband as Brett Kavanaugh Was Confirmed, and the Innate Desire to Surround Herself with Beautiful Objects.A high flying lawyer representing clients in the arts, films and television industries, as well as investors, innovators and multinational corporate entities surely doesn’t have time for anything else, right? Wrong! Amanda Brill, top international immigration lawyer and Name Partner of the law firm TL Brill Parisi also volunteers for Age UK, and has a secret instagram alter ego dedicated to fashion and all things pretty. Amanda joins me on this week’s episode for a deep dive into keeping up with ever-changing US immigration laws and the President’s manic 3am Tweets, the lessons learned from having an ego...
2020-09-1542 min
Power Done Differently#11 - Best-Selling Author Tracey Lovejoy on Making a Co-CEO Model Work, and Getting Past Her Beliefs that Being Successful Was Evil.Has there ever been a catchier book title than ‘Move Fast, Break Shit, Burn Out: The Catalyst Guide to Working Well’? This week, I’m joined by the author of said catchy book, social scientist and performance coach Tracey Lovejoy. Tracy has worked as a coach with many major brands - Amazon, Facebook, Google and Vodafone, and sets herself apart from the sea of life coaches with one word: research. In this episode, Tracey explains how her background as a social scientist has been essential in building a no BS brand, how she’s managed to make the Co-CEO model wo...
2020-09-0845 min
Power Done Differently#10 - Advertising Titan Lynn Power on How Shampoo Can Save the Ocean, Why Your Co-Founder Should Complement Rather than Clone, and Why You Should NEVER, Under Any Circumstance, Get a Perm.As feminist icon Fleabag put it: hair is everything. This week’s episode is ALL about hair, with former J. Walter Thompson CEO and sustainable haircare entrepreneur Lynn Power talking to me about starting a beauty company in the middle of a pandemic. Lynn, along with having the ultimate surname for this podcast, also has the best mansplaining story we’ve heard so far. Yes, it’s funny, and yes, it involves a horrific male misunderstanding of the female anatomy. Besides that little gem, you’ll also find out how Lynn co-founded the minimalist japanese inspired haircare brand Masami, which us...
2020-09-0150 min
Power Done DifferentlyBONUS: Andrea Gamson on the Ethics of Paid Charity CEOs, What a ‘Monk Day’ is, and Why Eating Out Should be a Ritual Rather than Routine.You know how leftovers can sometimes be the best bit of a gutsy meal? Well, it’s the same with podcasts - there’s always rich pickings in the editing process, and sometimes they’re too good not to share. I simply had to make a delicious bite-sized episode for Andrea Gamson, entrepreneur and winner of the WISE100 award. Andrea gave me so much brilliant content that I couldn’t cram it all into the first episode! Find out why Andrea believes social impact careers are universally underpaid, how small local businesses have really been at the forefront of innovati...
2020-08-2526 min
Power Done Differently#9 - Cassandra Turns the Mic on Herself: I Dive Into Why Success is Just Another Word for Freedom, Moving to Europe Aged 18 with Just $250 in My Pocket, and Why Democratising Power is the Most Important Task Ahead of All of Us.You asked for it, and you've got it. It’s my turn to sit on the other side of the studio table. Asking the questions is the familiar voice of Alexa Shoen, the first ever guest on the podcast, who probes gently and deeply into what makes me, a) so badass, and b) so Cassandra. I tell the story of the philosophy behind the podcast - why it’s needed, what it’s inspired by and how it came to be a reality. I’m introspectively honest about my troubled childhood, and dissect the self-identified arrogance of my early 20s, hypot...
2020-08-1144 min
Power Done Differently#8 - Marketing Guru Andrea Enright on Being an Urban Cowgirl, the Cutting Edge of Mediocrity, and Why Making Risky Decisions Are Crucial to Personal Development.Andrea Enright gives you permission not to categorise yourself. She’s a personal branding and marketing expert who doesn’t believe in boxes, unless that’s really, really what you’re into - in which case - own it! In this effervescent episode, Andrea and I discuss Andrea’s time in the Peace Corps - including moonlighting in a few SyFy Channel movies, how the rosy days of motherhood can be nothing short of a myth, and why booking an Airbnb for a weekend alone, just a mile from home, was the best act of self care she could have given...
2020-08-0453 min
Power Done Differently#7 - WISE100 Award Winner Andrea Gamson on Grieving for the Fairytale Myth of True Love, the Dangers of Ignoring Nuances in Gender Politics, and Why the Body Positivity Movement Has a Long Way to Go to Reach Perfection.It turns out that the Beatles were right - love is all you need. But not in the way you’d think. This week’s guest, WISE100 winning trailblazer Andrea Gamson, explains how radical self love was the key to her career success and to overcoming imposter syndrome. Andrea and I also take down the myth of true love and dive into why no one talks about how being single is actually, like, fine? Andrea is the Co-Founder and CEO of Social Starters, a network that facilitates mentorship and training between business consultants and start-ups with the overall goal of p...
2020-07-2858 min
Power Done Differently#6 - Veteran TV Producer Terry Marsh on the Instant Connection Women Have Together, Why Boys Shouldn’t be in the Same STEM Classrooms as Girls, and How Asking for What You Want is the Only Way to Get it.Trailblazing the way for TV technology, Terry Marsh has had a 40 year career serving as Head of BBC Schools, Vice President for European Programming at the SyFy Channel and as Executive Director of the WISE Campaign, promoting more women in STEM careers. Terry talks about why she initially turned down the BBC, and how the MeToo movement is so embedded in the media industry that it leads to a culture of sexual assault still feeling like the victim’s fault. Terry and I get down to the bones of the patriarchy, why women are still seen as objects and ho...
2020-07-2150 min
Power Done Differently#5 - Flower Power: E-commerce Expert Verity Tuck on the Rapid Growth of Her Gift-Delivery Business LVLY, Why CVs Aren’t as Important as You Think, and Why Early Discussions on Money are Essential for Building Entrepreneurial Trust.Flowers, but faster? Verity Tuck, Co-Founder of Australian e-commerce website LVLY says yes, absolutely. Getting same-day delivery of flowers and gifts across Australia is now possible thanks to Verity and her Co-Founder Hannah, who between them realised there was a gap in the market for speedy ‘I’m-thinking-of-you-right-now’ gifts. On this week’s episode, Verity and I dissect the impact of rapid business growth caused by COVID-19, why the hiring process is more about charisma and competence than qualifications, and how her co-founder decided to split her own external salary with Verity in order to grow the business. Also on offer...
2020-07-1449 min
Power Done Differently#4 - Graphic Designer Evan Sargent on Why Your Client is WAY More Useful than Your Boss, the Joys of All-Female Leadership, and How Getting Fired Was Actually a Good Thing.Rome wasn’t built in a day, but if Evan Sargent had been around back then, it might well have been. Evan is the Co-Founder of the Brooklyn based creative agency, Commit, and in this week’s episode she reveals how her business model of lightning-fast brand-building - 24 hours from concept to completion - works wonders for time-strapped entrepreneurs. Evan and I also discuss what it means for a brand to be labeled as ‘world-changing’, why women rather than men automatically have the responsibility of representing other oppressed minorities, and why the client should be directing the creative process the whol...
2020-07-071h 03
Power Done Differently#3 - Comedian and Copywriter Rachael Amesbury on Getting Involved with Youth Culture, Telling Men to Stop Asking What it’s Like to be a Female Comic and Why TikTok Embodies Human Connection.Imagine your husband drunkenly telling your boss you hate them at a party, and then having to talk your way out of it at work. Big whoopsies. Well, that exact horror story happened to this week’s trailblazer, Rachael Amesbury, stand-up comedian and founder of content marketing agency ‘You Zig, I’ll Zag,’. Find out what makes content count as Rachael dissects why writing is rewriting, why lifting the corporate curtain is essential for authenticity, and why serendipity is her favourite word to live by. If you’re like me and don’t know what TikTok is or does, Rachael prov...
2020-06-301h 03
Power Done Differently#1 - Career-Search Guru Alexa Shoen Talks Double Standards in Investment, Why You Should Treat the Job Search Like Dating, and the Secret NO ONE Tells You About Landing the Perfect Role.Each week, listen to real life examples of empowered women in leadership roles, telling it like it really is. It’s been months of hard work putting the show together (in the midst of a lockdown no less!) but it’s been worth it to bring you an all-star lineup of guests, resulting in some deliciously honest conversations. In this first episode, I’m joined by international best-selling author and #ENTRYLEVELBOSS career guru, Alexa Shoen. Discover the shocking double standards that female founders face in raising capital and relate - hard - as Alexa explains why she once thought that f...
2020-06-3045 min
Power Done Differently#2 - PR Magician Kate Dinon on Why a Tiny Museum in Tasmania is Leading the Way for Brand Messaging, How Gratitude Should be a Corporate Value, and the Paradoxical Pleasure of Being Mistaken for the CEO’s Assistant.Publicist and tech start-up champion Kate Dinon has no qualms about keeping it real, with candid discussions of spicy topics from branding to breastfeeding in public. Listen as Kate and I unpack everything from why honesty is always the best policy and why Kate has serious work to do in diversity and inclusion for her own firm, Character + Distinction. Kate also opens up about her own MeToo moment, and why feminism has become a bit of a dirty word in some circles. Funny, candid and insightful, Kate and I agree that it’s time we stopped limiting ourselves by ou...
2020-06-301h 00Power Done DifferentlyIntroducing: Power Done DifferentlyFrom politicians to artists, entrepreneurs to c-suiters, anti-capitalists to actual royalty, meet powerful, passionate women from around the world who are doing power differently in this candid interview series from entrepreneur, columnist and political news junkie Cassandra Rae Pittman. Expect to explore big things that keep you thinking for days to come. New conversations drop every Tuesday.Real, relatable, or downright wrong? We want to know!Tweet your opinion: @_badasscass_Give us a like on Facebook: @powerdonedifferntlyCheck out exclusive behind-the-scenes action on Insta: @powerdonedifferentlyFind us at our new home...
2020-06-1400 min