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Fearless Females VoiceHaving a life before becoming a wife with Sim SagooOn this episode, I am joined by Sim who is a hair and make-up artist. I first met Sim last year at a dinner and we hit it off straight away. We spoke all night long and shared the same views around women and their development that I had to get her on my podcast to share her story. Sim went to University, got married and then moved abroad to live with her husband. This all sounds great, but if only life was that simple. Just like other women, she’s faced cultural and societal bar...2022-03-1549 minFearless Females VoiceBreaking the bias with Chandni VaghelaTune in to this special episode released on International Women's Day where I talk through my experiences with female biases and how I overcame them. Having spoken to hundreds of women and having gone through life as a woman myself, I understand the challenges we face with biases whether they're social, cultural, racial or gender. It's impacted millions of women all over the world and on this episode, I spread the message about women supporting one another, uniting and raising awarness about their experiences. Fearless Females Instagram Fearless Females Website2022-03-0824 minFearless Females VoiceEpisode 72 - The reality about careers and business with Chandni VaghelaI go solo on this episode where I talk about my journey from working in the corporate world into starting my own business. I talk about some of the myths around quitting your job and the reality about starting your own business. It's not easy making a decision to leave your job and there are so many things that may hold you back. I talk through my experiences around that, what I learnt through the process and the realities about starting your own business. Enjoy the listen. Fearless Females Instagram Take the free...2022-03-0116 minFearless Females VoiceOvercoming overwhelm with Chandni VaghelaFeeling overwhelmed is something that many women feel. There is so much happening in day to day life and it cane sometimes get a bit much. On this episode, I talk through what feeling overwhlem means, my experiences with it and 3 tips on how to overcome overwhelm. Fearless Females Instagram Fearless Females Website Stuck to Success Quiz2022-02-2215 min
Fearless Females VoiceBalancing having a career and family with Gurjinder BhogalOn this episode, I am joined by Gurjinder who is a marketing and business strategist for female entrepreneurs and has earned the nickname ‘marketing mummy’. Gurjinder has worked her way up the corporate ladder into senior positions in the marketing field which was amazing for her. She had great benefits, great work connections and was living a great life. She then had her first child and things started changing. She had an awakening moment where she knew she wanted to spend more time and energy on her family, but her work wasn’t allowing her to. She made th...2022-02-1550 min
Fearless Females VoiceGrowing a business with Bhavna Pandya-BarrattOn this episode, I am joined by Bhavna who is a successful entrepreneur with multiple award winning businesses and has over 18 years of corporate and business experience. Bhavna has had a great entrepreneurial journey with ups and downs and through her learnings and experience, she now mentors other female entrepreneurs. She has built a strong community of women with just over 4.7 thousand members. The community is a great place to be if you’re looking to network, get support and learn new things about business. On this episode, she said from the st...2022-02-0859 minFearless Females VoiceEpisode 68 - Lessons from 6 months of marriage with Chandni & Akash VaghelaThey say February is the month of love (and it also happens to be my birthday month as well), so what better way to kick start it off than with a podcast episode with my husband Akash. We have just hit our 6 months of marriage milestone and on this episode, we reflect back to what marriage has been like for us. We talk through our challenges, what we’ve learnt about marriage, what realisations we’ve had and what has worked best for us to maintain our strong relationship. It’s a very special episode for me and I love...2022-02-0129 min
Fearless Females VoiceEpisode 67 - How to be a confident woman with Chandni VaghelaThis is an episode not to be missed. I LOVE talking about confidence, so have decided to share my thoughts and experiences about how to increase your confidence. It has some controversial topics as well as some myth busting around the topics. On this episode, I share my journey of what I’ve done to increase my confidence, some stories about my challenges and 5 key traits for a confident woman. Enjoy the listen Fearless Females Voice Instagram Fearless Females website2022-01-2518 minFearless Females VoiceHow to overcome your self-limiting beliefs with Chandni VaghelaSelf-limiting beliefs is something many of us have experienced and can stop us from achieving our goals. I know I’ve gone through it and it has slowed me down, but I pushed through and took action. I hate seeing other women throw away their potential or stop themselves from doing something they love because of these limiting thoughts and beliefs. So, on this episode, I share what I’ve been through and how I felt these exact same thoughts and how it stopped me. But also, how I overcame them, took a...2022-01-1817 minFearless Females VoiceBuilding habits and routines with Chandni ChavdaIt's the start of the year and goal setting and new years resolutions are all being worked on. But, a long term goal for what you want to achieve by the end of the year can be a little overwhelming. So it's best to break this up into short term and manageable goals. I do this through creating habits which in effect turn into a routine. On this episode, I talk about the importance of having a routine. I'm one of those people who didn't have much structure to my day outside of going to work and c...2022-01-1116 minFearless Females VoicePlanning for 2022 with Chandni ChavdaFor the first episode of the year, I go solo and talk about my goals for 2022 and where they derive from. There's a lot of talk around goal settings and achievements as it's January, but I talk about not feeling the pressure, going at your own pace and doing you! On this episode, I run through my health and fitness, professional and personal goals for the year. I give an overview of what they are about and how I plan on tracking them, keeping consistent and taking action. Enjoy the listen. Fearless Females Instagram2022-01-0419 minFearless Females Voice2021 reflections with Chandni ChavdaFor the final episode of the year, I have gone solo and shared some behind the scenes of my 2021. I go through my reflections and how I will take that into 2022. There’s a common theme in my life where each year tops the previous year and this year is no different. 2021 has been the best year of my life for many reasons which I share on this episode. I’m usually a private person, but have talked openly on this episode about what I’ve struggled with along with the learnings to act on in 2022. As th...2021-12-3019 minFearless Females VoiceCelebrating my clients with Chandni ChavdaThis is a very special episode for me. It has been 6 months since Fearless Females started and I wanted to recognise and celebrate some of my clients who have had some incredible wins through working with me on my programme, so I have recorded this episode to share their successes. These ladies have achieved amazing things such as: 1. Gaining more clients in their business 2. Achieving promotions at work 3. Identifying their dream job and working towards it 4. Improving their relationships 5. Finding their purpose 6. Creating winning routines f...2021-12-2115 minFearless Females VoiceDiscovering your career path with Nisha AubeeluckI am joined by Nisha Aubeeluck who is a career coach. She started off her career in finance straight after she graduated and quickly realised it wasn’t for her. Nisha has worked in jobs she didn’t enjoy which led her to understand more about what she wants from her career. She travelled the world and made realisations about her strengths and passions. She is very self-aware and quick to take action when something doesn’t align to what she wants from life. On this episode, Nisha talks to us about her career journey from finance...2021-12-1649 minFearless Females VoiceFinding my purpose with Chandni ChavdaOn this episode, I am going solo and talking about how I found my purpose. I went through my 20's being conditioned by society and I was doing things I thought I had to do. As I got older, I started questioning things and that's when I started understanding myself more and what I wanted to do. I speak about what finding your purpose means, how I found it and squashing some beliefs that people have around purpose. Fearless Females Instagram Stuck to Success Quiz Fearless Females FB group2021-12-0721 minFearless Females VoiceLiving with no regrets with Suman RandhawaOn this episode, I am joined by Suman Randhawa who is a sales strategist and business mentor. Suman has over 25 years of corporate experience working with global brands and led award winning sales teams. She recently resigned her job after finding there to be more to life and now runs her own business helping female entrepreneurs to transform their businesses. Suman has a very positive outlook in life and has had experiences which have shaped her thinking and led her on a self-discovery journey. As time has gone on, she has been doing more work on herself a...2021-11-3043 minFearless Females VoiceHow to set successful goals with Chandni ChavdaWith January 2022 coming up, Chandni recorded this podcast to share her goal setting experiences. Chandni learnt about goal setting from a young age and uses it extensively to define and manage her progress. On this episode, she talks about the importance of goal setting, where people tend to go wrong, where to start with the process and the SMART method of defining clear, actionable goals. This is a great listen especially for getting you set up for the start of the year.2021-11-2321 minFearless Females VoiceThe power of loving yourself with Diane FosterOn this episode, I am joined by Diane Foster who is an Actor, Producer, Director and Founder of Wally Bird Productions. Diane has taken many risks in life to follow her dreams. She moved to California at a young age without knowing anyone, landed a dream job performing at the Pussycat Dolls show which was the hottest ticket in town, fell in and out of love and started her production company. Diane is a massive advocate of self-love and started discovering the power of knowing herself in her 30’s. On this episode, Diane talks about her...2021-11-161h 00Fearless Females VoiceDiscover your feminine magic with Sophia Le PageOn this episode, I am joined by Sophia Le Page who is a feminine embodiment coach, rebel queen and modern mystic. Sophia has travelled the world and been on a deep journey to discover her feminine soul. Her experiences have led her to now working with women all over the world to help them connect to their feminine energy. She shares how women can work with their menstrual cycles to unlock true power and pleasure so women can be their best selves. On this episode she talks to us about connecting wi...2021-11-0945 minFearless Females VoiceHow to create your own success with Zarina KhaliqOn this episode I am joined by Zarina (Nina) Khaliq who is my old flatmate and an incredible role model. Nina has been working at Google for over 13 years and has built herself such a strong career based on hard work, being curious and taking calculated risks. Nina started her career doing something that she didn’t love at another firm and she quickly recognised that she was feeling drained and unmotivated. So, she made the hard decision to leave that job which at the time, felt like a failure to her. But she turned that failure into a le...2021-11-0247 minFearless Females VoiceCreating your own happiness with Mira ManekOn this episode, I am joined by Mira Manek, the Founder of Chai by Mira and author of 2 amazing books Saffron Soul and Prajna. Mira has a strong passion for health, nutrition and mindset and this stemmed from her growing up doing Ayurveda practices which she still implements now. This formed the foundation of her book Prajna where she talks about rituals for happiness. She has worked and lived abroad and more recently, started her own business in selling delicious chai mixes under the brand Chai by Mira. After her divorce, Mira was going through a...2021-10-2637 minFearless Females VoiceCelebrating a year of podcasting with Chandni ChavdaFearless Females Voice is tuning 1 years old on October 20th, so on this episode, Chandni shares her journey so far. When she started podcasting, she knew nothing about how it all works, what to do and what would happen, but she was determined to make this a success. She was told that over 50% of podcasts stop within a few months and that there are millions out there and yet, she continued on and made it to one year of releasing weekly episodes. On this episode, she shares how this podcast began, how the name came about, the...2021-10-1920 minFearless Females VoiceHow the Becoming Fearless Programme changed my life with Mira PatelThis is a special episode. It has been 4 months since the Becoming Fearless Programme started and Mira was the first ever woman to join. She had been following FF Instagram and FB page and all of the free exercises and took all the content on board, but wanted more. She wanted the support, knowledge and accountability to really see changes in her life. Before joining the programme, Mira was (in her own words) all over the place with no direction, had no confidence and didn’t know how to reach her goals. During the discovery call, sh...2021-10-1229 minFearless Females VoiceHow Fearless Females began with Chandni ChavdaThis is a special date. Fearless Females turns one and on this episode, Chandni takes control of the microphone. She talks through the journey of how Fearless Females began and why she started this movement. Fearless Females started off a passion project where Chandni wanted to make an impact to society and support other women, but it quickly turned into a business which is now 4 months old. Chandni has a strong passion for helping other women and she goes through her life experiences which have led her to this. Enjoy the listen. F...2021-10-0517 minFearless Females VoiceBuilding confidence with Chandni ChavdaOn this episode, I talk all about confidence. I have spoken to many women and I have found that 95% of them struggle most with confidence, so I decided to do this podcast episode. The textbook definition of confidence revolves around believing in and having faith in yourself, but I have my own definition which I share. Confidence is something that you can develop and I share my top 3 findings on how to build it. I used to be a shy and timid girl growing up, but I learnt to build my confidence throughout my 20’s. I experienced sol...2021-09-2817 minFearless Females VoiceFollowing your dreams with Lourdes PereraOn this episode, I am joined by Lourdes who is the owner of the fashion brand Navo. I connected with Lourdes a few months ago when she was telling me about her aspirations and now she has launched her brand and is set on her way. Lourdes has always had a passion for the fashion industry and business. She knew that she wanted to start her own fashion brand, so started off with blogging, getting involved in as many fashion related things as she could and got herself a job to help fund her passion. This passion...2021-09-2043 minFearless Females VoiceConfidence through styling with Neelam Mistry-ThakerOn this episode I am joined by Neelam who is a personal stylist and style coach. I first connected with Neelam a few weeks ago and loved her page and tips which she gave to others about styling. I quickly found out that we had a lot in common with our background stories, so had to get her on the podcast to share hers. Neelam has always had a passion for fashion and styling, but was sucked into the more traditional route of studying business at University. After she graduated, she was working in different companies for 8...2021-09-1439 minFearless Females VoiceUnlocking your potential with Shay StoneI am joined by Shay Stone who is an Author, Life Coach and Animator at Walt Disney. From a young age, Shay was curious minded about how people think and behave. This led her to reflect on her own thoughts and behaviours and understand beyond the surface of herself. She started digging deeper and asking questions to herself to unlock her true potential. Her curiosity led her to coaching and empowering others along with writing her book ‘Be Better Than You’. This book is a guide on how to take your life to the next level through doing the inne...2021-09-0750 minFearless Females VoiceThe power of the mind with Chandni ChavdaMindset is everything! I truly believe this is something that can really make or break you. Your mindset can hold you back from achieving great things if you don’t make changes. I’ve experienced this blocker and I’m sure many of you have as well. There’s more to what we do than just talent and knowledge and this is something that I started to see from my early 20’s. On this podcast, I talk through: The power of our mind My personal experiences of manifesting The law of attraction How my mindset has blocked me...2021-08-3116 minFearless Females VoiceSurviving cancer with Tracy WeissOn this episode, I am joined by Tracy Weiss who has an extremely powerful story. Tracy was living her best life in her 20’s with a great job, a partner and her whole life ahead of her. Then her world took a turn for the worse. Tracy was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of 30 and had to undergo treatment and surgery. Her insurance company was not willing to pay for her fertility preservation treatment, so she was left knowing that she would be unable to have children in the future. Tracy now works for an incredible charity ca...2021-08-2439 minFearless Females VoiceBreaking barriers with Neha DhullI am so excited about this episode where I am joined by Neha Dhull who is currently Miss London. Neha takes her education seriously and is studying to become a lawyer. In her spare time, she started modelling and acting to then get into beauty pageants. Neha worked extremely hard and dedicated her time and energy into fulfilling her dreams and passions. She is an advocate for women empowerment, works with female organisations and also runs her own charity for children. On this episode, Neha talks to us about her journey to becoming a finalist fo...2021-08-1643 minFearless Females VoiceSigns from the universe with Chandni ChavdaChandni is going solo on this very personal episode. We are now over half way through 2021 and there has been A LOT of change in Chandni's life. This podcast is a reflection of the first half of the year, her insights and also the signs from the Universe which have guided her to where she is at. On this episode, She talks openly about leaving her job, the aha moment she had for starting Fearless Females, what it has been like starting a new business from scratch, some behind the scenes on what she's been doing and...2021-08-1014 minFearless Females VoiceMoney mindset with Chandni ChavdaOn this episode, Chandni talks about a topic which is close to her heart - controlling your finances. Having lived independently for over 10 years, she learnt to depend on myself and the importance of being in control of her finances. We aren’t taught this topic in school of how to save money, how to invest it and how to be in control of it, so it's hard for us to know how to do this. Money is important and helps you live the lifestyle which you choose to live so it’s good to get a...2021-08-0214 minFearless Females VoiceEpisode 41 - Entrepreneurship with Bhavisha PatelOn this episode, I am joined by Bhavisha Patel, the Co-Founder of She Founds. Bhavisha has worked within the tech industry for many years and has always been very business minded. A few years back, she dabbled in starting her own business, but it wasn’t in doing something that she was passionate about. So more recently, she teamed up with her friends and started a business called She Founds which is to empower female entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into reality and connect with one another. She Founds is releasing a new course early next year which is de...2021-07-2641 minFearless Females VoiceCreativity with Ruby BennettOn this episode, I am joined by Ruby Bennett who is an artist with a background in architecture. Ruby has always been a high performer from when she studied to her career and now through to her new business. She studied architecture and found that she always had a flair for being creative. Ruby worked as an architect and worked her way up in her company whilst painting for a hobby. As she worked more and more, she found there was a conflict between building her career and wanting to start a family. Her body clock was ticking and t...2021-07-1933 minFearless Females VoiceLeadership with Zuzana HyniovaOn this episode, I am joined by Zuzana Hyniova who I had the pleasure of being mentored by in my previous workplace. Zuzana is an Engineer by trade and has overcome challenges, built her career and is now in a senior leadership position. When I worked as an Engineer, there were hardly any women working in the industry, so seeing a woman build her career and lead Engineering teams was a great inspiration. There is a lack of diversity and inclusion in many different industries and she recognises and talks about this openly. On this podcast, Zuzana t...2021-07-1236 minFearless Females VoiceWedding planning in a pandemic with Chandni ChavdaOn this episode, Chandni goes solo and talks us through her preparations for her wedding as it is fast approaching. Chandni answers some questions around the wedding planning process, how it feels, what worked and what didn't, as well as the self-care practices which she has implemented to keep her stress-free during this month. She goes her routine and how she has put it into practice daily. The routine covers journaling, alone time, sleep, being outdoors and movement. To join the 30 day free self-care challenge, click on the link: https://www.fearlessfemales.me/f...2021-07-0618 minFearless Females VoiceProcessing grief with Ashmita ParmarOn this episode, I am joined by Ashmita Parmar (I call her Ash for short) who runs her own business in childcare. In 2019, Ash's world took a turn for the worse when her mum passed away. Seeing her mum deteriorating triggered her grief and it was a downward spiral from there. Ash was going through a very difficult period of her life, but overcame this through communication with her loved ones and health and fitness which was a saviour for her. She started taking care of herself and learnt the great benefits from spending time alone in your own...2021-06-2942 minFearless Females VoiceDiscovering Yoga with Rima PatelOn this episode, I am joined by Rima Patel who is now a full time yoga instructor. Rima spent the first 25 years of her life going down the expected life route for her. She studied, got herself a great job and started a family. She had always been curious minded and felt that there was something missing. It’s not that she wasn’t happy, but she knew there was more. Rima then started an 18 month yoga course which changed her life. This course allowed her to think differently, introspect and understand more about herself. She w...2021-06-191h 00Fearless Females VoiceInner healing with Jana AlonsoI am so excited to release this episode where I am joined by Jana Alonso who runs her own successful business in healing processes. Jana had some difficult experiences growing up which led her to being diagnosed with depression and an eating disorder. She had an awakening moment where she knew she had to make a change to make things better, She started working on herself and understanding more about what her past traumas meant and then her mindset evolved. Jana is now an Integrative Healing Expert and has a mission to pass on this mes...2021-06-1348 minFearless Females VoiceBecoming Fearless with Chandni ChavdaThis is a solo episode by host Chandni Chavda. On this episode she talks about her story of how she got to where she is today and her journey of starting Fearless Females. The story consists of relationship struggles, career blockers, solo travel and her spiritual journey. People tend to find their awakening at different stages of their life. There is no real timeline for this. Chandni found hers at the age of 30. Something was building up inside of her and she knew that she wanted to do something different, live differently and take a chance. 2021-06-0813 minFearless Females VoiceSpirituality with Renu RavaliaI have currently been exploring spirituality and I couldn’t wait to record this episode. I am joined by Renu Ravalia who is a spiritual life coach and has had so many life changing experiences which take her to where she is today. Renu had her first spiritual awakening when she realised her first marriage wasn’t going to work and she since then she had embarked on understanding more about herself and exploring the spiritual side of things. She found her passion in coaching and helping other women through her second spiritual awakening where she realised she n...2021-05-311h 06Fearless Females VoiceFearless Challenge with Chandni ChavdaChandni hosted a 3 day Fearless Challenge last week where she discussed fear of the unknown, fear of judgement and fear of failure. It was a great 3 days and the girls who completed the challenge got a lot out of it. On this podcast, Chandni provides a summary of the 3 day Challenge by talking about what fears are, how they are formed, the meaning of comfort zone and being judged and the podcast ends with a recording from Day 3 of the live challenge where they talked about fear of failure in depth. It was a great conversation and i...2021-05-2448 minFearless Females VoiceFeminism with Ramona Gohil**Episode 31 - Feminism with Ramona Gohil** I am really excited to share this episode which I am joined by Ramona Gohil who is the founder of Rani & Co and also an active feminist. Ramona is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in and openly talks about women empowerment. Ramona noticed from a young age whilst at home that men and women were treated differently and not in a good way. She knew this wasn’t right and started exploring more into the reasons why. She noticed sexism more and more as she wen...2021-05-1747 minFearless Females VoiceOvercoming mental health struggles with Riya PatelThis is a very special episode for the Fearless Females mental health campaign. I am joined by Riya Patel who has an inspirational self love story which has never been told before. Riya has battled with depression and anxiety from a young age. Initially, she didn’t understand what was happening or why as she had never come across it before or heard much about it. After seeking help, she was able to get to grips with her feelings, dig deeper and truly find herself. With great courage, she opened up to her family and friends about her struggles an...2021-05-1043 minFearless Females VoiceFrom dating to marriage with Chandni Chavda & Akash VaghelaThis is a special episode for Chandni, the host of the podcast. She has her fiance Akash Vaghela back on the podcast and they talk all about them and their relationship. Akash and Chandni met just under 3 years ago and hit it off instantly. She knew from the first date that she was in it for the long run which was a very new feeling for her. She remembers speaking to her family and friends about him in the early days and them telling her how happy and smiley she was when talking about him. But it wasn't always...2021-04-291h 01Fearless Females VoiceOvercoming your imposter syndrome with Nora BrownOn this episode, I am joined by Nora Brown who has over 10 years coaching experience and now helps others become more confident, fearless and specialises in dealing with imposter syndrome. I met Nora through a networking group and instantly clicked with her and loved everything that she was creating. I felt very inspired by her content, her words and more importantly, her story. Nora was living a normal life when one day, decided to quit her corporate job and also leave her long term relationship. It was a liberating experience at the time. Whilst in a...2021-04-261h 12
RNT Fitness RadioEp. 200 - Akash & His Fiancé, Chandni: Dating To MarriageWe’ve hit the double century at RNT Fitness Radio, and I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has supported this show since the beginning, it really does mean a lot and I can’t wait for the next 100! To celebrate this special milestone, I’m bringing on my better half, partner in crime, and soon to be wife, Chandni. The belief and support she gives me in everything I do never ceases to amaze me, and I know that I wouldn’t be able to do half of what I do without her, so I’m excited...2021-04-261h 01Fearless Females VoiceFemale leadership with Shalina MichealOn this episode, I am joined by Shalina Micheal who runs her own events business. When I first met Shalina, I instantly clicked with her and was drawn to her energy. She spoke so passionately about what she did and what she stood for and I knew that I had to have her on this podcast. Shalina has worked in the events industry for over 17 years and had a senior leadership position in the corporate world. She has faced many challenges along the way and eventually decided to leave the corporate world and start her o...2021-04-2055 minFearless Females VoiceFinding love with Chandni ChavdaThis is a solo episode by the Chandni. She openly talks about her past relationships, dating and then eventually how she met the one. She had lived all over England and struggled to stay settled in one place as her adventurous and explorer side always got the better of her. But once she met her now fiance, she knew that this was it and it was time to settle down. She is a firm believer of if you love yourself, then you are capable of loving others. On this episode, she talks about her first ev...2021-04-2021 min
Fearless Females VoiceFinding love with Chandni ChavdaOn this episode, Chandni speaks very openly about her past relationships, dating and then eventually meeting the one. She has lived in multiple different cities over the last few years and struggled settling down so started giving online dating a shot. It's only when she found love for herself and learnt to be happy with herself is when she was able to find love. On this episode, she talks us through her first ever relationship, her online dating experiences and horror stories, her tips for a successful relationship all based on her experiences and then how she...2021-04-1321 minFearless Females VoiceStaying fearless with Laura ByrnesOn this episode, I am joined by Laura Byrnes who is an Australian race car driver. I have never come across a female in the motorsports industry so when I saw Laura, I felt truly inspired and I was rooting for her from London and I had to hear more of her story. Laura is a first generation race car driver and loves a bit of a fast paced life. Racing has always been her passion and she broke through the industry as a female and has accomplished many successes throughout her career. On this episode, Laura t...2021-04-0541 minFearless Females VoicePlanning your solo travel trip with Chandni ChavdaChandni, the host, decided to take the reins on the microphone and do another solo podcast all about a topic very close to her heart - travelling. She has been to over 50 countries and backpacked around the world on her own over the last 10 years. She gets asked many questions around travelling on your own as a female, so decided to share her tips and tricks to help you plan your next trip seeing as travel is (hopefully) soon opening up. On this episode, she answers 7 common questions which get asked: Why should I go solo t...2021-03-3018 minFearless Females VoiceOvercoming fears with Sonja GrafOn this episode, I am joined by Sonja Graf. I recently had her mum Elisa on the podcast and she spoke so highly of Sonja that I had to get her on. Sonja describes being fearless by having a counterphobic attitude. She seeks out her fears in order to actively work on and overcome them. Sonja has had many interesting life experiences. She has lived in multiple countries on her own and adapted to new cultures and societies. Through this, she has developed a strong self love and relationship with herself which she runs us through. This w...2021-03-2343 minFearless Females VoiceCoping with grief with Asiya ParekhOn this episode, I am joined again by Asiya Parekh who was on episode 4 of this podcast. Her first episode became very popular and many people reached out to me to hear more of her story. On her first podcast episode, she shares her tragic story of losing her son at a young age and on this episode she continues her story of how she is now dealing with the grief and what life is like. It is now 10 months since he passed away and she is continuing to tackle each day head on. On this episode, s...2021-03-1659 minFearless Females VoiceConnecting to the world with Elisa GrafOn this episode, I am joined by Elisa Graf who I met on a workshop which I am currently on. After reading more about Elisa, I knew I had to get her on this podcast as she had lived a full and vibrant life of which she made many fearless decisions. Elisa grew up in California and after starting a family, decided to move to a new city and travel the world. She started a meditation group and built a strong community around her. She now lives in an Eco Village in Germany. Elisa talks to us ab...2021-03-0947 minFearless Females VoiceLiving courageously with Linda McLachlanWelcome to the Fearless Females Voice podcast - where womens stories and experiences are shared in order to empower and inspire others. On this episode, I am joined by Linda McLachlan who is a coach as well as hosts her own podcast called The Arena. I met Linda through a Podcasting Workshop and as part of the daily homework, I had to practice my interviewing technique, so Linda kindly volunteered to help out. After doing some reading up on her, I thought wow, she has accomplished so much and made many courageous changes in her life which ar...2021-03-0233 minFearless Females VoiceBook review with Chandni ChavdaOn this episode, I talk about my passion for reading and review some of my favourite books I have read so far this year. The books I review are: 1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama 2. The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri 3. Good Vibes Good Life by Vex King 4. The Fourty Rules Of Love by Elif Shafak There are some spoilers in here, so listen with caution. But the main aim is exploring themes and messages from the books themselves. Enjoy the listen.2021-02-2314 minFearless Females VoiceBeing an educator with Nicola ColesOn this episode, I am joined by Nicola Coles who has been working in the education sector as a teacher and head of 6th form. Nicola started her career on a different path in Architecture and quickly realised that that wasn’t where her passion lied. So she explored other options and found teaching. She joined the Teach First graduate programme and has been teaching ever since. She has had some great experiences working in UK schools as well as working abroad in Singapore. On this episode, we discuss the education system, the different routes for success fo...2021-02-1549 minFearless Females VoiceA motherhood journey with Kimberley BannerI am so excited to release this episode where I am joined by recently turned mum Kimberley Banner. Kimberley loves everything social media related so set up an account sharing her motherhood journey which quickly became popular for her being open and honest. She has connected many women from all over the world to help and support them through their own pregnancy journeys. On this podcast, Kimberley talks about her journey of becoming pregnant, how she felt, her experiences of the birth, being a mother and not to forget advice and tips. I learnt many new things...2021-02-0750 minFearless Females VoiceBuilding your resilience with AnjliOn this episode, I am joined by Anjli from Anjlis lookbook who has a striving career and is also a popular blogger. I had been following Anjli for a while and loved her clothing and lifestyle content. At the start of 2021, I saw a video on her page titled ‘Death, depression, divorce’ which was a video summing up her 2020. I found this video to be very powerful as she opened up about topics which I haven’t really seen many talk about and her account was so real, raw and honest. It all came from the heart. So I wanted...2021-01-3151 minFearless Females VoiceBuilding your career with Kati GastrowOn this episode, I am joined by my good friend Kati Gastrow. Kati and I met a few years ago when we were both working within the Engineering team of our previous company. Kati made such a big impact with her work and leadership style and I learnt a lot from her. I would go to her for career advice as I admired her courage and successes at work. Kati was born and raised in South Africa where she studied Engineering and had been working within this sector since graduating. She has built an incredible career within E...2021-01-2654 minFearless Females VoiceLife reflections with Chandni ChavdaThis is my first ever solo podcast. I was super nervous recording this, but wanted to give it a try and get me out of my comfort zone. This podcast is about some of my reflections over the last few years and lessons which I've learnt. It's always nice reflecting and introspecting on where you are and how much you've accomplished, so this is my journey so far. Hope you enjoy the listen.2021-01-1915 minFearless Females VoiceFemale travel and empowerment with Lizzie LawsOn this episode, I am joined by an empowerment and travel coach Lizzie Laws. I have been following Lizzie on social media and I love her content and positivity and was intrigued to hear more about her journey into coaching. After working for many years, Lizzie decided to take some annual leave and ended up doing 4 years of one and off travel which has changed her life. Lizzie found many benefits from travelling and has grown as a person from her experiences, and wanted to embark on becoming a travel coach to help other females find themselves an...2021-01-1242 minFearless Females VoiceFrom finance to food business owner with Lauren O'DonnellOn this episode, I am joined by Lauren O’Donnell who is a London based female entrepreneur. Lauren has always had a passion for the food industry and found a gap in the market, so decided to quit her corporate job and start her own business called Oatsu, selling plant based breakfasts. Many of us have ideas of starting something new, but very few of us actually implement it. I find it really inspiring that Lauren was brave and fearless enough to take this risk and enter the unknown. On this episode, Lauren takes us through her bu...2020-12-2141 minFearless Females VoiceOvercoming life's challenges to be your best self with Kinjal VadgamaOn this episode, I am joined by Kinjal Vadgama who has faced many challenges over the last ten years. She lives by the motto to not let a situation define you. Based on this, she has worked on all of the things she loves and cares about and has overcome many challenges which have come her way which makes her a true fearless female. On this episode, she shares her experiences in a very honest and open way and touches on topics which are not spoken of enough. She talks about building relationships, her passion for her...2020-12-1643 minFearless Females VoiceBeing a fearless female with Chandni ChavdaOn this episode of Fearless Females Voice, I decided to do something a little different. I am joined by my lovely fiance who interviews me about my experiences and thoughts on being a fearless female. I was so excited to share my story with you all and here is an initial glimpse. On this episode, I talk about my past experiences on sexism, gaining independence through solo travelling, my education and being an Engineer, building my confidence through moving to different cities and my general thoughts on challenges us women go through. I must confess, although...2020-12-0746 minFearless Females VoiceTalking Social Media with Vanisha Patel Welcome back to the Fearless Females Voice podcast. On this episode, I am joined by Vanisha Patel who is a social media content expert. I have been following Vanisha for a while now and love the content which she puts out there. She always come across positive and vibrant with eye catching posts. She oozes confidence and creativity. Vanisha had the normal educational path growing up by going to school and then heading to University. She then realised that University wasn’t for her and she decided to leave and do some soul searching. Through this, she found her strengths...2020-11-3046 minFearless Females VoiceBalancing your career and lifestyle with Aneeka GohilOn this episode, I am joined by my amazing cousin Aneeka Gohil. From a young age, Aneeka has always led the way and taken control of what she wanted. She started her career in finance and became chartered to only then realise she has a huge passion for travelling. She left her job and ended up travelling around the world on her own for 10 months. She then returned back to London, got herself another job, only to find her travel bug was still itching. She then left her job again and decided to go and live and work in...2020-11-2353 minFearless Females VoiceFemale entrepreneurship with Bushra AkhtarOn this episode, I am joined by my friend Bushra Akhtar. Bushra grew up being a star student in school and had many different interests. Through her love of art and design, she started her own property company. She started off networking with other like-minded entrepreneurs and from this, she learnt to read people and become more aware of different types of personalities. She eventually met the right people who she clicked with that helped her with growing her business. On this podcast, she talks about her journey of entrepreneurship, the highs and lows of business, tips a...2020-11-1641 minFearless Females VoiceRunning your own business with Anita Kaur ThindOn this episode, I am joined by Anita Kaur Thind, the owner of The Pretty Parcel Company. Anita and I go way back where we were Primary school buddies. We haven’t caught up in many years, but she is still the same strong minded, passionate and driven girl I knew from school. On this podcast, Anita talks about her business The Pretty Parcel. She shares her experiences on running her own business and how it has impacted her life. Being an entrepreneur can have its highs and lows and Anita openly talks about what she has de...2020-11-091h 09Fearless Females VoiceFemale solo travelOn this episode, I am joined by my travel buddy Mirte Hopkes. Mirte and I met when we were both doing a stint of solo travel in Ecuador and I remember when I first met her, I thought wow, she is so brave and up for anything. We quickly formed a close friendship and ended up travelling together for a short while. On this episode, we talk about solo female travelling which is a subject close to my heart. Mirte shares her experiences of her lengthy trips away from home as well as gives advice to those...2020-11-0152 minFearless Females VoiceDealing with a loss of a child with Asiya ParekhI am joined by my old school friend who I haven’t seen in 14 years – Asiya Parek. Asiya was living her life in Leicester, got married and became pregnant. However, 20 weeks into her pregnancy, she was told her son had some issues with his heart, but the extent of this couldn’t be identified at that stage. It wasn’t until after he was born, she found out that he had multiple complications with his heart and that he only had 2-3 months to live. Asiya and her husband Imran kept hope alive and their son went on to li...2020-10-2057 minFearless Females VoiceLiving with an incurable heart condition with Vimisha GohilOn this episode, I am joined by my cousin Vimisha Gohil. I have known her my whole life and in 2017, it was tough as we saw things take a turn for the worst in her life. She was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called Dermatomyostis which meant her body was attacking itself and impacting her muscles including her heart. She was extremely low on energy levels, she couldn’t move and had to spend 25 days in a hospital. Her whole life changed when she was told this condition is incurable and she would have to live wi...2020-10-2057 minFearless Females VoiceFemales in a male dominated environment with Abi MacQuarrieOn this episode, I am joined by my old colleague and friend, Abi MacQuarrie. Abi grew up with a very curious mind and wanted to know how things worked within the world. This mindset led her into an Engineering led path, getting her degree and now doing a PHD. It all started back when Abi went to college to study Engineering. This is where she was first exposed to a male dominated environment and found it to be quite challenging being one of the only girls in the room. Although it was tough, she stuck with it...2020-10-201h 03
Fearless Females VoiceWomen in Engineering with Fiona OkonkwoWith 12% of the UK's Engineering population being female, we still have a long way to go to get the gender diversity within this industry. This is my first ever podcast episode and I’m excited to be joined by the amazing Fiona Okonkwo. Fiona and I studied our Masters in Chemical Engineering together and ended up being lab partners for our dissertation. After graduating, Fiona went on to exploring different roles and has had a successful career in Engineering and not to mention, achieved Chartership status. She is passionate about women empowerment and mentorship. On this podcast, we...2020-10-2041 min