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Inspiring Women in HospitalityEpiside 11 of Naureen's journey: Setting BoundariesIn this episode, Naureen reflects on the importance of setting boundaries, sharing personal and professional moments that taught her the necessity of caring for herself while pursuing the mission of gender balance. 🌟She discusses how this theme will continue in upcoming Inspire Community sessions, inviting listeners to join the Q3 2025 cohort by July 10th. 🌸Listen now:Apply to join the Inspire Community: https://www.inspiringwomeninhospitality.com/membership2025-07-0115 min
Inspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 10 Naureen's journey: Am I ready to embrace the title of changemaker?Episode Summary:In this reflective solo episode, Naureen shares her personal journey over the past five years—from starting the Inspiring Women in Hospitality podcast to building a thriving global community dedicated to gender balance.She explores:What it means to be a changemakerThe role of community and mentorship in transforming ideas into movementsHer experience building the Inspire Community and its growing impactHow imposter syndrome and self-doubt often accompany leadership and innovationAn invitation to join a free taster session on June 30th...2025-06-1608 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 9 of Naureen's journey: Why I created the Inspire CommunityWhy I Created the Inspire Community – And Why Now Is the Time to Join🎧 Listen Now💬 Episode Summary:In this episode, Naureen, Founder of Inspiring Women in Hospitality, shares the story behind the creation of the Inspire Community—a global space built for connection, visibility, and growth. With Q3 2025 membership applications now open, Naureen reflects on the personal gaps she faced in her own career and how those experiences shaped the structure and purpose of the community today.She dives into the need for deeper conversations, tailored mentorship, and support that goes beyond surfa...2025-06-0311 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 8 of Naureen's journey: Importance of community in my lifen this heartfelt solo episode, Naureen explores a deeply personal and universal theme—community. Sparked by conversations, interactions, and her own reflections while preparing to reopen her membership community for Q3, she takes us on a journey through isolation, belonging, and the healing power of human connection.Naureen shares:Her experience of fierce independence and the isolation it brought, especially during COVIDHow loneliness during lockdown led to the birth of this very podcastThe value of family, friends, and even salsa as communities that brought joy and connectionWh...2025-05-2713 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 7 of Naureen's journey: How to create a strong introductionHow to create an introduction? One that is memorable and impactful. Throughout your career you are going to need to prepare different introductions for difference scenarios.And the question comes up - "Tell me about yourself". This could be for a job interview, networking event, speaker on stage or being a guest on a podcast.As part of the upcoming changes I am introducing to the podcast, I want to help you craft that strong introduction. We will work on one that we will use for the podcast, butalso several others that you can use in other...2025-05-1313 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 6 of Naureen's journey: Same podcast, new formatWhat changes are coming up?⛰️ 'Live' online broadcast of each episode⛰️ Multiple guests on different topics⛰️ Sharing more from my own journey and learnings⛰️ Strong and solid introduction coaching2025-05-0611 min
Shifted: Career.Mind.Life. Get inspired to navigate change and create YOUR ideal career and life8: Guest Naureen Ahmed: from leadership role in hospitality to entrepreneur and community builderSummaryIn this conversation, host Yvonne Davidis speaks with Naureen Ahmed about her journey through various career transitions in hospitality, emphasizing the importance of self-reflection, mentorship, and community support. Naureen reflects on how her definition of success has evolved, the challenges of leaving a corporate job, and the creative freedom she has found in entrepreneurship. Naureen also highlights the cultural influences on her career path and the significance of embracing change and learning from experiences.Content 02:06 Introducing Naureen03:46 Quick fire questions17:30 Cultural...2025-04-1941 min
The Halo Effect: Hospitality Stories with Ashleigh and Michael DonaldEpisode 16: Elevating Women in Hospitality w/ Naureen AhmedIn this episode, released just before International Women's Day on the 8th March, we’re joined by the incredible Naureen Ahmed, founder of Inspiring Women in Hospitality, a global community championing the voices of women across the industry. With nearly 200 podcast interviews, countless mentorship sessions, and a thriving membership network, Naureen is on a mission to inspire, connect, and empower.We discuss:✅ Visibility & Career Growth – Why putting yourself out there is key✅ Mentorship vs. Sponsorship – The real game-changer for women in leadership✅ Diversity in Hospitality – How to drive change in the workplace2025-03-0537 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 5 of Naureen's journey: Inspiration for 2025🎙 Yesterday I streamed my first live podcast episode
of @inspiring women in hospitality. This was a new experience for me and I enjoyed it! Gave me some new ideas for content in 2025! :)
🤩 The purpose of this live stream was to offer 3
ways to transform your 2025. To offer inspiration on how to engage with the Inspire Community next year.
On this special episode I shared what you will gain across the three membership levels that I have introduced for 2025:
🏔 Grow your professional network and learn about the
topics that impact women in th...2024-12-1738 min
Hospitality from WithinEp 42 - The key skill that every leader needs to have is listening with Naureen AhmedEp 42 - The key skill that every leader needs to have is listening with Naureen Ahmed
Naureen was the first podcast host that created the space for me to share my leadership story and I’m honored to have her on as a guest here to shine light on hers. Naureen tells a story unlike most do, with calm, poise and confidence. She shares so openly what feedback was given to her throughout her career and moments that she learned from to help her grow. Listen attentively to this delightful conversation - I promise you, you will wa...2024-11-2033 minInspiring Women in HospitalitySpecial episode where Seema interviews NaureenA few weeks ago I shared Seema's story on the podcast on Inspiring women in hospitality
🎙 What I did not share was at the end of our conversation, she turned the mic on me to ask me a few questions. Practise for
the launch of her own podcast.
This is what she asked me:
🏔 Any misconception you would like to debunk for women's careers in hospitality
🏔 Memorable feedback someone has given you after being on the podcast
🏔 Brother podcast called 'Inspiring Men in Hospitality'?2024-11-1307 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 4 of Naureen's journey: Authenticity in the workplace*Authenticity in the workplace* What does this mean to you?
🎙 On this podcast episode from @Inspiring women in hospitality I share my experiences of when I was NOT being authentic and what impact that had on me, both professionally and personally. So many myths and untruths that I had to learn or shall I say unlearn.
And why do we need to be authentic?
🏔 It builds trust and more meaningful relationship
🏔 Diversity of thought in leadership impacts the
bottom line
🏔 Bringing your unique ideas to the table
🏔 Enhan...2024-11-0512 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 3 of Naureen's journey: How to get your next promotion🎙 Today I share with you a special segment from the
podcast where I share some of my own personal journey and share some tips from my learnings
🤩 In this episode I talk about 'How to get your next promotion' or effectively how to progress in your career.
🙋♀️ I talk about what did not work for me, what then later did work and lessons learnt that I applied as I grew in my own leadership journey.
Know what I know today, here are some things I would have done differently a...2024-10-1512 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 2 of Naureen's journey: Transform your visibilityTime and time again as I do my podcasts interview, the advise women share for career progression is work on your visibility. Yet it appears to be an area that we struggle with. It is what motivated me to start this podcast, the events and the Inspire Community. To provide a platform to increase our visibility.
In this podcast episode I talk about my own journey of transforming my visibility.
Three key moments in my life:
Arriving at hotel school
Starting at STR
Building the brand 'Inspiring Women...2024-09-1715 minInspiring Women in HospitalityEpisode 1 of Naureen's journey : Feeling unfulfilled?Time for Naureen to put herself in the spotlight.
This new segment from the podcast Naureen will be sharing from her life experiences and learning, to inspire you to take action, as your 'Inspiring Activator'
Today she is talking about feeling unfulfilled. Something she keenly felt several years ago. She talks about what was happening for her then and what she did next. How she carved her own path to find her fulfillment.
It was not always easy and the journey will be different...2024-08-2211 min
Brave Bold BrilliantInspiring Women in Hospitality - Jeannette Meets Naureen AhmedJeannette is interviewed by the fabulous Naureen Ahmed, about her journey from starting as a government economist to becoming a CEO of the travel division at Saga. She discusses the importance of being proactive in career progression, the value of networking, and the sometimes surprising places from which she draws inspiration. KEY TAKEAWAYS Don't be afraid to fail, see it as a learning opportunity, and don't let fear hold you back from pursuing your goals. Work on yourself every day, focus on self-belief, and prioritise physical and mental well-being to stay on top...2024-06-1431 min
The Burnt Chef JournalNaureen Ahmed - Inspiring Women In HospitalityThis week, our guest host Hulya is joined by Naureen Ahmed.
Naureen is a seasoned hospitality professional, a fervent community builder, an engaging storyteller, and the visionary founder of ‘Inspiring Women in Hospitality’.
With a life journey that saw her living in four different countries by the age of 10, Naureen's path to the hospitality industry felt predestined. Her academic pursuits led her to the EHL Hospitality Business School in Lausanne, where she felt an immediate kinship with fellow students, each with their own unique stories.
Embarking on her career with a position at the...2024-05-1636 min
Tuesday's ThanksEpisode 59 - Naureen AhmedIn this episode, Brian is joined by Naureen Ahmed, Founder
of Inspiring Women in Hospitality. Inspiring Women in Hospitality is a Global
Community offering mentorship programs, support mechanism and networking
opportunities through Roundtable events, group workshops, podcasts and YouTube interviews.
Tune in to hear who Naureen thanks for helping her along the way.
2023-06-2740 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#78 Huilin Quek: What's it like to work in the family businessOn this episode we hear from Huilin. She shares her experiences of working in a family business for the past 17 years, where she is now Group CEO. The business was started by her mother 35 years ago with very humble beginnings to becoming an internationally recognised brand, from whom Huilin draws a lot of inspiration. Her and her brother were handed the keys to the business just before COVID, which turned out to be blessing in disguise as they were able to push through a lot of changes faster than planned. Working for your family certainly has its ups and...2023-05-1840 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#77 Shell Righini : Look after your team and they will look after your bottom lineOn this episode we hear from Shell. Her family, of Italian heritage has always been in hospitality, working for the royal families, and now she is the chosen one of her generation to carry on the tradition. She has worked at some incredible hosptialtiy businesses in the UK and shares with us her learnings. She shares with us what the industry can do to encourage more to come into the industry and stay, which is mostly around taking care of your employees and what managers can do to support their team. Losing team members is a high cost to...2023-05-1644 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#76 Nathalie Cockayne: Hospitality is fantastic for personal growth and experience.On this episode we hear from Nathalie. She has worked across five continents and shared that she found it easier to manage a multi-cultural team as its the differences that help gel people together. While many of us may work part of pre-opening teams, she worked at the Savoy as part of the closing team ahead of its multi-millions pound refurbishment. When I asked her how to inspire people to come into she reminded us how hospitality is a great career to develop your personal growth, travel and broad management and leadership skills. In terms of female leadership, one...2023-05-1337 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 75 Caroline Zwierz : I don't think we have just one professional life in our lives.On this episode we hear from Caroline Zwierz. She shared her career journey that started in auditing and then took her to revenue management, both underpinned by her capabilities in numbers. She shared her experiences of managing a team in India and Hong Kong, at separate points of her career and her role of giving guidance, direction and offering a different perspective. Whilst she worked in many different parts of the world, in a mostly an english environment, albeit being French, she struggled to adjust to the French working culture when she returned home. We also discussed how to...2023-05-1040 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#74 Andrea Belfanti : Start showing our human skills in leadershipOn this episode we hear from Andrea Belfanti. She took an intro to hospitality course in university and she was hooked. She went onto work in events in clubs, art museum and hotel companies before joining ISHC, where she is now CEO. We discussed how we were both attached to our jobs and associated it with our identity, while its still a learning journey she has learnt to incorporate more boundaries into her life. She talked about the mentors who have supported her along her career and how to look at networking to build genuine relationships. How diversity has...2023-05-0838 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#73 Philippa Lucas : Find someone that you can learn fromOn this episode we hear from Philippa. We bonded on our shared experiences of being a third culture kid, the highs and the lows. In some ways you do not belong anywhere, but then you are lucky to have many homes. Her first experiences in hospitality was when her parents bought a B&B in the english countryside and that became her home. She loved interacting with the guests and meeting new people. She went onto to study languages and her first job was in recruitment. But then she did find her way back into hospitality with a boutique...2023-05-0535 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 72 Cristhian Osorio : "Everything you want to do, everything is possible"On this episode we hear from Cristhian. She chose a career in hospitality because she likes to travel and being exposed to different cultures. Her career journey took her to ten different countries and she has made herself a career in operational excellence. She shared with us some early experiences on being on the executive committee and using data to support her insights, to come across confident. In her career in operational excellence you put the client in the centre to find areas of improvement. We also discussed that keeping your employees happy are the key to achieving your...2023-05-0335 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 71 Bousserind Comson : International exposure, I cannot recommend it enough for kids.On this episode we hear from Bousserind. Because of her father's job their family moved every few years and it was one of those roles that brought her to Switzerland, which she loved so much that she decided that she wanted to go back someday. The way she saw of going back was to study hospitality management. Whilst she did not manage to get back to Switzerland, she stuck with her choice of hospitality and studied in Paris. She took on a sales role in the Intercontinental in Paris, which she was apprehensive about, but with the support of...2023-05-0139 min
Hospitality Daily PodcastAll stories matter - Naureen Ahmed, Inspiring Women in HospitalityNaureen Ahmed is the Founder of Inspiring Women in Hospitality, and in this episode, we discuss listening to (and amplifying) all stories - and why that matters.Listen to Naureen's podcast here: Inspiring Women in Hospitality A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here with questions, comments, or guest suggestions If you want to get my summary and actionable insights from each episode delivered to your inbox each day, subscribe here for free. Follow Hospitality Daily and join the conversation on YouTube, LinkedIn...2023-04-2805 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 70 Melissa Lou: You can train yourself to learn the skillset you need in the moment.On this episode we hear from Melissa. Her love of event planning took her to a career in hospitality. After graduating from EHL she went to work from Quintessentially in Singapore. It was here she identified a gap in the market, to connect brides with vendors from the wedding industry via a market place. So together with her co-founder at the age of 25, she started her own business - Delegate. Upon reflection she believes she had more courage to try out her entrepreneurship journey vs when one is older with more responsibilities and higher opportunity costs. Which I likened...2023-04-2834 min
Hospitality Daily PodcastFixing the gender imbalance in hospitality leadership - Naureen Ahmed, Inspiring Women in HospitalityNaureen Ahmed is the Founder of Inspiring Women in Hospitality, and in this episode, we discuss the gender imbalance in hospitality leadership, what Naureen is hearing from women in hospitality around the world, ways to address the imbalance, and how Naureen is doing this through Inspiring Women in Hospitality in its "Inspire Programme" - a peer-to-peer mentoring initiative. Listen to the podcast: Inspiring Women in Hospitality A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here with questions, comments, or guest suggestions If...2023-04-2722 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#69 Daphne Spencer : I hope I am as courageous as the women who inspire me.On this episode we hear from Daphne. Being the eldest of four from an African family there was a lot of expectations from her, like going to medical school. Which she did not do, but she has successful career in hospitality which started with Disney and most of her working career in the US. She then moved back home to Ghana to start a new chapter in consulting, educating, training, advocating for tourism and hospitality. She also co founded AAWTH with a goal to up-skill 2500 African women by 2023 for leadership roles. She shares with us the various challenges she...2023-04-2645 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#68 Patrizia Zueck: If you want something, you have to talk about it.On this episode we hear from Patrizia. With one parent being in hospitality, she did not think this was the route she was going to take, but eventually it became inevitable. You can have a variety of careers with a hospitality education both within and outside of the industry, our quality of putting people first is highly valued. She shared how it was graduating in the midst of covid. Whilst it was challenging to find any kind of role, it also took the pressure off to find that perfect job, that is often placed on student upon graduation. We...2023-04-2341 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#67 Sophie Perret: Hospitality brings a very rich experienceOn this episode we hear from Sophie. She grew up and started her career in Argentina before moving to Europe. After a few years in operations she did an MBA to change the direction of her career and that is when she started her professional life at HVS. First in the Madrid based office before moving to London where she has been for the past 16 years. We both agreed that we appreciated the diversity of hospitality in terms of the careers you can have and the people you get to work with, from all over the world. Over the...2023-04-2129 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#66 Victoria Chan : We should not be afraid of speaking our minds.On this episode we hear from Victoria. She had guidance early on her life to direct her towards a career in hospitality. She greatly values her experience to study abroad as it opened her world view and pushed her outside of her comfort zone. She was inspired to go into consulting as she wanted to work in hospitality real estate. Real estate being a very valued commodity to every Singaporean. She shared some stories of travelling as a woman to various locations, which also further enhanced her cultural view. One of her important learnings is not to be afraid...2023-04-1941 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#65 Jane Lees : I am a great believer of expressing your thoughtsOn this episode we hear from Jane. The root of her career is in real estate and valuation. At that start of her career she spent some time in Hong Kong, where she grew up, before coming back to the UK, where she spent the remainder of her profession. She has worked across different sectors in real estate, but its the operational business such as healthcare and eventually hospitality that she stuck too. She reflect on her time from when she first joined the working world and some of the changes, such as more diversity in entry, more conversations...2023-04-1735 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 64 Shinn Teo: Hospitality is magicalOn this episode we hear from Shinn. Her love of hospitality comes from her years of travel with family, where there were moments of magical experiences in hotels. Her first work experience was at the Four Seasons Seychelles, where she learnt the difference between island life and city life. One more fast paced and the other slower. She pushed herself out of her comfort zone by taking her higher education in Switzerland, her first time in Europe ever and learning to adapt accordingly. After graduating her path lead her towards learning and development within hospitality. We discussed the concept...2023-04-1335 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#63 Gosia Czwarno : Everyone's definition of success is different.On this episode we hear from Gosia. She started her career in banking, but then quickly realised that she is more of a customer centric service orientated person and would prefer to be in hospitality. This took her from your five star hotels, to coworking and now coliving. She has worked in organisations with an established structure in place, high growth company and also start ups. She shares her different experiences with each organisation and also her personal preference. She has moved country several times, and when you go somewhere where it's completely new, be prepared that it might...2023-04-1131 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#62 Sara Rahmeh: It's a love storyOn this episode we hear from Sara. She came into hospitality because of love, whilst the romance fizzled out, her relationship with hospitality stayed. She has worked in sales in the middle east and now in Denmark with CitizenM. We talked about the culture differences of working in the middle east vs Denmark, what had to be learnt and unlearnt each time she moved. ME is very fast paced, whereas in Denmark is more relaxed. Working long hours is not seen as a badge of honour and there is a greater respect for your personal life. We shared how...2023-04-1040 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#61 Sumi Soorian: We can do anything if we put our minds to it.On this episode we hear from Sumi. Her skill sets are in marketing and business management, which are highly transferable and she has taken it with her to every industry she has worked in. Such as publishing, telecommunication, international education and now tourism and hospitality. Needless to say she has a favourite and said she has met the best people in tourism and hospitality, and had the most fun. She took time off when she had kids, and when she came back to the workforce she returned part time, which gave her that cushioned return. Another key to her...2023-04-0830 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#60 Virginie Rouault: You are not alone, leverage your network.On this episode we hear from Virginie. Throughout this conversation she shared her learnings from each stage of her career and there is a lot we can be inspired from this conversation. A chance prize win for a holiday at club med, introduced her to the world of hospitality and she never looked back. Throughout her education she worked part time, like an apprenticeship, which meant she had a good amount of work experience to get her first jobs. The relationships you build this way are different to those on internship. Learning and getting support from your peers was...2023-04-0435 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#59 Leah Murphy: Make the world a better placeOn this episode we hear from Leah. She is one person who has truly done every role possible in hospitality. Like me she thought she would have a career for life in F&B, like me also discovered revenue management and never went back. After her masters she got into consulting and was with HVS for 14 years. Now she has started her own business as hotel owner. We talked about the lack of female owners in hospitality. There are some family business with Asian American female owners, however outside of this its very sparse. In all her years as...2023-04-0234 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#58 Valerie Hoffenberg : Be like 'un bouchon de vin'On this episode we hear from Valerie. She defines herself as an entrepreneur. She started her first business in import export, after selling it, she went into politics. She left politics to start her own business, start up and think tanks at the age of 59. Never let age be a barrier to what you are capable of. She was inspired to be an entrepreneur because if she saw something was wrong, she knew she had to be the one to fix it rather than wait for someone else to do it. She is the founder of the 'She Travel...2023-03-3037 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 57 Sima Patel: I married into hospitality and then made it my own.On this episode we hear from Sima. She married into hospitality and never looked back. The most heart warming theme throughout this episode is the support she had from her husband and his family, especially her father-in-law, to have a career, grow, learn, develop herself and most importantly believe in herself. They were the ones who encouraged her to take the board positions, when she first said no. Once her and her husband starting building hotels, she became the driving force to construct and operate more hotels. She would take care of the operations and her husband the development...2023-03-2832 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#56 Ike Tresnawaty - Loves to grow and a challengeOn this episode we hear from Ike. Like myself, it was her Dad who encouraged her to follow a hospitality career. She chose to go down the F&B path and that eventually got her a role as project manager for 15 F&B outlets for the hotel that she was working for. At the time she knew nothing about F&B concepts and she was really thrown into the deep end. She was open and honest about her experiences, she took one day at a time, she asked the silly questions, cause she would rather look like an idiot...2023-03-2639 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#55 Arlett Hoff: Hospitality adds so much flavour to your lifeOn this episode we hear from Arlett. It was an elective that she took in university in Germany that brought her into hospitality and tourism. After a few work experiences she realised she did not want to be a GM, but did find herself in London and was exposed to another side of the industry in development and investment. Which is where she started her 16 year career with HVS. This role took her to many countries around the world, where you need to visit the sties of the projects you are working on. During her time here she learnt...2023-03-2335 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#54 MariaPia Intini - I am a curious personOn this episode we hear from MariaPia. From a small town in Italy, it was her early age of summer camps in England that gave her a taste for travel and how she choose tourism and hospitality as her career. She started her career in an architectural firm in London where she discovered her passion lies in hotels specifically. Through her networking she wanted to be a developer for hotels and then realised that it was the investment side that she was most interested in. Went to do a masters in Cornell, which then brought her back to London...2023-03-2143 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#53 Ishwariya Rajamohan : People's connection with foodOn this episode we hear from Ishwariya. She is the founder of 'Love letters to chefs' a platform to educate and to create social change in hospitality. She started her career as an architect, then her love of baking drew her to a second career as a pastry chef in London and now she is working on education and changing our mindsets of work life balance in the industry. She is also working as a coach with female leaders, as she believes women just need that extra help to become the leaders they are meant to be. We also...2023-03-1939 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 52 Maria Navarro: Listen to the voice in your headOn this episode we hear from Maria Navarro. Born and raised in Mexico, she decided to go to Montreal at 18 to study french, when she didn't know what she wanted to do next. It was during her time there she discovered she wanted to be in hospitality and went back home to start her programme at a local hotel school. From a young age, she always knew she was meant for more than just studies and exams and grades was not the answer to everything. She has a great level of self-awareness and listens to the voice inside of...2023-03-1431 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#51 Rowena Humby : "80% of our decision making is emotional"On this episode we hear from Rowena. Shared love of data and understanding the reason why people make decisions inspired me to join me on the podcast. The choices people make are abundant with emotional experiences. She studied astrophysics in university and its her passion for people and psychology that helped co-found her business Starcount. We discussed the important of using data at scale to understand the customer and make strategic business decisions from them. One of the greatest skills you can have in the world of data is to be able to communicate and tell the story behind...2023-03-0741 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 50 Emily Goldfischer : A total news junkieOn this episode we hear from Emily from Herterlier. She quickly changed her biology degree to hospitality after she started at Cornell. She then found her way into the PR side of things in hospitality, where her self proclaimed news junkie came into good use. She would watch the consumer trends and come up with ideas for hotel campaigns such as the pet programe, metrosexual program etc. Originially from New York, she shared that she moved to London with her family and we went off on a bit of a tangent of our shared love of London. We discussed...2023-03-0235 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#49: Jinal Patel - Hotels are living real estateOn this episode we hear from Jinal. She started her career in commercial real estate and a chance project on a hotel brought her into hospitality. She then put her learning skills to good used and soaked up as much knowledge as she could about hotel operations. She calls hotels 'living real estate'. She considers herself a conversationalist, which has helped in her career journey and also to surround herself with good people. Often, still today, she is the only women or one of two women at the table or on the team, she hopes that will continue to...2023-02-2832 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#48 Nosipho Dinwa: Human factorOn this episode we hear from Nosipho. For her it was fate that brought her to hospitality. She got her start in her career at Disney where she learnt the magic of customer service Upon returning to South Africa, she became assistant GM at a local hotel, but her path was set on going into learning development. It was her earlier experiences that prepared her for this career and a way for her to give back to the industry. We discussed how hospitality is an industry where you can have a career through your work experience or by going...2023-02-2435 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#47 Cristina Graniero: Superwoman does not existOn this episode we hear from Cristina. She was attracted to languages from a young age and she thought the best place she could put her language skills to good use was in hospitality. Which took her to Boston, London and back in Florence, where she has now been for the past 15 years.We discussed what the Italian job market is like and the impact of its history and politics. She was very open about her own professional and presonal experiences. As a woman, mother, daughter she recognises that there is no such thing as superwoman and that we...2023-02-2144 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#46 Lucie Chmelikova: I cannot stay stillOn this episode we hear from Lucie. She knew from the age of 15 that she wanted to be in hospitality and tourism. An Erasmus in Barcelona meant that she never wanted to return to the Czech Republic and has been on the move ever since across three continents. Lucie knows herself well and describes herself as someone who never likes to stay still. With the help of a very supportive partner, she has been able to change jobs and move countries every few years when she knew it was time for her next challenge. She is very creative, likes...2023-02-1635 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#45 Ambika Gandhi : I eat breath sleep hospitalityOn this episode we hear from Ambika. She wanted to be a chef, but then realised she did not want to work those hours in the kitchen and transitioned into a career in broader hospitality through education, which was always important in her family. After a few years in operations, she then went into development and then consulting. She is now running her own business in Canada as hotel real estate consultant. She helps her clients to look at hotels as a real estate business, not only from an investment perspective but also operationally. Every holiday for her is...2023-02-1434 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#44 April Jackson: Rum makes everything betterOn this episode we hear from April. She opened her first restaurant after being a participant on the show The Apprentice, with zero restaurant experience. But it was her time on the show and media that ensured thta her restaurant was full when she opened. Prior to having her own restaurant she ran events in Jamaica. Covid gave her and her partner the time to rethink their concept, so they rebranded and opened as Wood and Water, modern english cuisine with Jamaican soul. April is using her voice and her position to elevate the perception of Jamaican food, cause...2023-02-0833 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#43 Viviana Wilkins: I am a learnerOn this episode we hear from Viviana. She started her education as bio-chemist, but realised that she did not want a career in it as much as she loved science. She found hospitality at a career fair and she found her place. After taking a year out to go backpacking across Europe, she came back to the US to work on front desk and then had several roles in HR. She went on to do a masters degree, because she was looking for a career change and after what she thought was her dream job with Four Seasons covid...2023-01-3133 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#42 Regitse Cecillie Rosenvinge-Thurmer : I allowed myself to failOn this episode we hear from Regitse. To her hospitality is like being part of a big family in a universal versatile industry. After working in operations for a couple of years, she went down the route of creating her own life and become self-employed. She is now a consultant in marketing, communications and PR as she wanted to tap into her creative side and apply it to the industry. This path was fraught with ups and down, learnings and allowing herself to fail. However she never gave up, she was fighter, ambitious and after having her son it...2023-01-2421 min
New Tricks PodcastStorytelling with Naureen AhmedNaureen Ahmed, founder of Inspiring Women in Hospitality joins us on this episode of New Tricks and shares her story so far as well as her ambitions to bring gender balance to the industry and the opportunity for everyone to be part of the conversation. Her search for female role models drove her to establish the thriving network, educational platform and event programme that is Inspiring Women in Hospitality.
New Tricks is the weekly podcast from NewDog PR, a strategic PR company which understands investing in hotels and the many roles within them.
This podcast is...2023-01-2429 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#41 Bharti Radix: I am a determined personOn this episode we hear from Bharti. She started her career as an accountant. She had her first experience with hospitality when she joined the finance team with Jamie Oliver and she never looked back. Any future opportunities that were presented to her had to always be in hospitality. She worked in several companies and made it to CFO level. During COVID she took the opportunity to realise her dream of having her own business in hospitality and in September 2020 she opened her first Bloomsyard cafe and by 2022 she had three sights. It was through her networking in her...2023-01-2237 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#40 Fatima Tarkleman : Food is a constant source of comfort and careOn this episode we hear from Fatima. A queer mixed race migrant chef and sustainability & diversity champion. Before she became a chef, we was an occupational therapist with the NHS and it was her love of cooking that she later turned into a career. Before she made it a career, cooking has always been a big part of life, from helping her with her depression to working with her patients in the kitchen during her time at the NHS. She is also a champion of fermentation and zero waste in our personal and professional lives. She has produced two...2023-01-1246 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#39 Rachel Humphrey: Amplifying the messagesOn this episode we hear from Rachel. A lawyer by profession, she started her career as a trial lawyer, but then entered the hospitality industry by representing franchise owners and helping negotiate contracts. She began her second career as association executive with AAHOA. The opportunity came at a time where they needed exactly the skills sets that she had to offer and she also took on several c-suite roles during her tenure. It was during this time that she realised that female representation at the c-suite level was very sparse. After her retirement she formed the Women in Hospitality...2023-01-1032 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#38 Lindsay Madden-Nadeau : Reaching that level of serviceOn this episode we hear from Lindsay. She started travelling from the age of 21 with a career in hospitality and warmer weather. It was in the Caribbean where her career in spa started, which we now more commonly refer to wellbeing. She moved to the middle east, where she spent several years building her career in spa and wellbeing with various corporate brands. Then in 2020 she moved to the South of France, a place that has always been special for her, to start her own wellbeing consultancy - Meraki, working on concept development. We discussed how the younger generations...2023-01-0634 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#37 Tea Ros: Letting her inner nerd outOn this episode we hear from Tea. She got into hospitality because she wanted to work with people. Early on she knew she did not want to become a GM and after a few years of working in operations, she found her way into consulting. Tapping into her inner nerd, she loves working with numbers, spreadsheets and being analytical. A car accident in Dubai propelled her into a career in hospitality, then she moved to Singapore and then back to Switzerland to open her own consultancy. She opened her own consultancy out of necessity, because she wanted a life...2023-01-0333 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#36 Claire Camplisson: Feel the fear and do it anywaysOn this episode we hear from Claire. Her journey to finding hospitality was by process of elimination. By trying everything - working construction, on a boat, english teacher, pubs, etc. She then did her MBA in hospitality and went into asset management and investment. It was her attitude and not her lack of 'traditional' hotel experience that helped land her first role after graduation. We talked about her time in Vietnam as an english teacher taught her to 'feel the fear and do it anyways' a quote that she still gains experience today. We both shared our experiences of...2022-12-1636 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#35 Heidi Gempel: Female leaders reclaiming their femininityOn this episode we hear from Heidi. When she realised she could work and travel with a hospitality career, there was no turning back for her. She started with an apprenticeship program in Germany, that gave her hands on experience of the industry and one of her first roles took her to England to help improve her english. A short stint in Dubai that was a life learning moment for her, before moving to the Far East where she started her revenue management career, when this side of the industry was still in its infancy. She was able to...2022-12-1338 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#34 Eljesa Saciri: I breathe fireOn this episode we hear from Eljesa. She came into hospitality, like many others, by chance, taking up work during uni. Unlike others, she dropped out of uni to pursue a full time career in hospitality. She has done every possible role, starting from bar back to now General Manager at the Zetter Town House in Marylebone. Some early negative experiences with mentors, shaped her own leadership style. She demands and commands her space, and is not apologising for her, for her voice deserves to be heard. She believes in investing in your teams development, in fact she encourages...2022-12-0831 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 33 Elsa de Jager: 51 percent rule - Danny MyersOn this episode we hear from Elsa. While she was studying politics at university she worked as a steak house to pay the bills. It was during this experience she got into hospitality and never looked back. She believes that everyone should work in hospitality at least once in their life for the lessons it teaches you in resilience and empathy. She had some great mentors at the very start of her career, that helped shape her and taught her lessons that she took with her to every role she did. Lessons such as - ability to reach people...2022-12-0630 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#32 Lue Kraltchev : Art of hospitalityOn this episode we hear from Lue. We start the conversation by talking about the 'art of hospitality' which remains a theme throughout the recording. She has a near 20 year experience at TGIFridays where she worked her way up and through various roles to head of people and culture, which is where she honed her skills in culture in organisations and leadership training. She always had a keen interest in languages (she speaks 8 languages) which helped her get a role in the international side of the business and got her travelling and living in several countries around the world...2022-12-0434 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#31 Michele Kline: Creating your own opportunity doors to knock onOn this episode we hear from Michele. Originally from Buenos Aires when she moved to the US, she found herself in hospitality. She was the most enthusiastic barista who make your first cup of coffee in the morning. She has this saying of 'creating opportunity doors' to knock on and going for it. Which is how she progressed in her career to become VP of operations with 2000 people to look after. She then embarked on her entrepreneurial journey to follow her values to help businesses with leadership and organisational behaviour. For her team to work together they needed not...2022-12-0128 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#30 Khristina Quigley: Scientist to hotelierOn this episode we hear from Khristina. She has a masters in mathematics and toxicology and was meant to do a phd in Sweden. To pay for her education she started working in hotels, and that completely changed her career path. She went onto becoming one of the youngest GM's in Ireland. She shared that in Ireland, she was surrounded by great female leaders and role models, whom she learnt a lot from. She has also had several male mentors, who have taught her how to express herself differently. Her true love lies in hospitality teach, where she is...2022-11-2930 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#29 Linda Bekoe : Problem SolverOn this episode we hear from Linda. Travelling with her Dad from a young age exposed her to the hospitality world. The crazy shifts of her early career didn't scare her away but she had the vision to be working in sales and be the lady travelling with the suitcase and the high heels. Which she did go on to achieve and now she has her own representation company, assisting hotel companies with their sales. She is thankful to have have mentors and the proper training when she first started out, however she does regret not making the most...2022-11-2626 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#28 Idoia Herrero : Ms KindnessOn this episode we hear from Idoia. She represents that next generation that inspires me. At a young age she decided she wanted to go into hospitality and made a deal with her parents to get good grades in high school to get into the university of her choice in Barcelona. During her internships, she had some great female role models that inspired her to champion the cause of gender and diversity. From a young age she was always involved in social justice causes and that has stayed with her ever since. She understands the value of empathy, kindness...2022-11-2434 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#27 Harsha L'Aqua: The queenOn this episode we hear from Harsha. She is Founder and CEO of Saira Hospitality. A non-profit hospitality organisation where they partner with hotels and launch pop-up hotel schools with undiscovered talent and offer employment in the hospitality industry. After an early career in operations, during her masters she pitched and won a business plan for Saira Hospitality, which was inspired by the philanthropic upbringing she had. We also talked about how travel and culture has influenced both of our lives, especially when it comes to being women and our confidence. She explains how she came up with the...2022-11-2136 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#26 Milica Simon: Change is the only constantOn this episode we hear from Milica, whom I know as Mili for nearly 20 years when we first started university in Switzerland. Her first exposure to hospitality was during an exchange program to the US when she was 14 and the host family also ran an inn, where all the children would help out in. After graduating she wanted to learn her fifth language, Russian, which took her to Moscow where she then stayed for several years working with JLL She shares her experiences of the Russian culture and the people she met. Eventually, she felt the pull for home...2022-11-1936 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#25 Alison Wong : Accountant that will explain the numbersOn this episode we hear from Alison. She has a career in finance working on hospitality businesses. But she studied politics at university, which actually did come to good use for reporting writing and communication skills. It was during her time at Deloitte on their graduate trainee program where she learnt her craft and her love of understanding how businesses operate profitably. We discussed the importance of how all teams and departments with hospitality need to collaborate for a successful business. Everyone is different and everyone has a different skillset and experience to bring to the table. She is...2022-11-1728 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#24 Kathy Hubler: Being intentionalOn this episode we hear from Kathy. She started her career in hospitality as a chef in New York. She then moved to front of house, where being a bar tender helped her overcome her shyness. She shares some great stories from her time in New York working with chefs and guests and creating memorable moments. During a career break she discovered coaching, which then moved her to the other side of the US and beginng a new chapter as a career coach. She started @ladiesagainstthegrain to help women in hospitality focus on their careers and the career of...2022-11-0338 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#23 Chiara Fraser : Making life easierChiara shares her journey to co-founding Heroomies. A platform designed for women to help them find their ideal accommodation. Putting 'Her' front and centre of the design of the platform and what her requirements may be, finding someplace safe and with a community of like minded women. She started her hospitality journey in events in Dubai, running festivals, building communities. She then took the time out during Covid to really reflect on what she wanted to do. Heroomies was born out of a personal experience that she had when trying to find accommodation in Barcelona. I wish something like...2022-11-0128 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 22 Catrina Pengelley: Positive MindsetOn this episode we hear from Cat. She started her hospitality journey as a chef and like many of us her journey took her on a circuitous route to sales and with a pandemic in between to disrupt it. She always wanted to travel, so she first left Vancouver for the Rocky Mountains. Then a desire to work in Europe brought her to London, which is where her career in sales started. During the conversation, she 'nerded out' on the Danesfield hotel and when you listen to her, you will understand why. Her passion and positivity is infection. And...2022-10-2539 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#21 Maria Malaniia: Endless creativityOn this episode we hear from Maria and special guest, her dog, who also contributed to the conversation :) It was her desire to want to work with people that translated for her to have a career in hospitality. She was fascinated by all the possible careers you can have in tourism and hospitality. An internship with IHG translated into a five year career with them where she was introduced to branding. And this is where she found her place in the industry. She loves the creativity that comes with branding and how it translates into both the physical space...2022-10-2036 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#20 Eva Chan: Making connectionsOn this episode we hear from Eva Chan. Even though she had a real passion for hotels from a young age, her parents wanted her to have a 'real professional' career. So to satisfy her parents she trained to be an accountant and spent a few years in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. Then she decided that it was time to follow her own passion and went for a masters in hospitality at Oxford Brooks. It was pure determination that got her into an event to help build her connections to get contacts for her thesis. She then transitioned...2022-10-1834 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#19 Shona Whitehead: Try different thingsOn this episode we hear from Shona. She had her first role in hospitality at 13 and much to her parents dismay she was inspired to pursue a career in hospitality. At 17 she was in Glasgow to work for a year, which solidified her interest in hospitality and then went onto study it. She worked at various hospitality companies throughout her career in the UK, found herself in revenue management in the 90s and made that her area of expertise. 13 years ago, she decided to take all her knowledge, experience and network to start her own business as a commercial...2022-10-1334 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#18 Krystal Prakaikaew Na-Ranong: Be BoldOn this episode we hear from Krystal. She prefers not to have titles, to allow herself to be more creative and involved in all areas of her business, The Slate Hotel in Phuket. We discuss the journey and transformation of this hotel from the family business to what it has become today. They honour the family's tin mining history for four generations and incorporated it into the designed on the hotel. From a young age she knew she was going to be in the hospitality business, she went away to learn French and was determined to study at the...2022-10-0734 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 17 Jennifer Cronin : Gift of educationOn this episode we hear from Jennifer. What I admired the most about her journey is that she had a plan for her career, something I could learn to be better at. Plans for her MBA, when to be a GM, to have international experience and she went on to achieve them all. She utilised education to help leap frog her career and its what she needed to do to level up. She shared that its good to have to have the courage to make mistakes and combat your imposter syndrome by owning the role and making it your...2022-09-2834 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 16 Celine Vadam : Trust in yourselfOn this episode we hear from Celine. She has been an inspiration to me from the moment I met her. When it came to networking, she worked the room like a pro. When I complimented her on this, it turns out it's the thing she likes the least. She shares how she finds the motivation to network. Her journey into hospitality started with an interest in tourism and how it can help the economy of a destination. She went into consulting, then a stint in STR with me, then in development and hotel operations for pre-openings. She has now...2022-09-2245 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 15 Lorraine Copes: Accept DifferenceOn this episode we hear from Lorraine. Lorraine wears many hats, honestly I do not know how she does it all. With a background in procurement she is a part time consultant, life coach and also the founder of Be Inclusive Hospitality. When we first spoke she was at the beginning of starting her social enterprise and I am so proud of how much she has grown to amplify voices and increase visibility for people of colour within hospitality. She was compelled to drive this cause forward and I am inspired by the work she is doing. What I...2022-09-1524 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 14 Yvonne Yeo: "Do it with excellence"On this episode Yvonne shares with us her journey into hospitality. From her teens she knew she wanted to be in hospitality, very much drawn to it by the architecture of the buildings. After realising that an architectural career was not for her, she decided to work in hotels. After hotel school she started working with the Capella Hotel Group in Singapore in operations and moved up thanks to the support of some great mentors. Then she went to Cornell to do a masters, which helped her get a role in development back at Capella. After a few years...2022-09-0833 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 13 Emma Yap: Learning from the hospitality cycleOn this episode we hear from Emma in Singapore.She realised in her teens that she wanted to work in hospitality. It was during her time at hotel school in Lausanne, that she realised that there are more career paths available to you other than operations. We agreed that in hospitality you can have a variety of different career paths open up to you. After graduating she started a role in sales and marketing, as she wanted to understand how to bring the business into the hotels, what are the various channels and sources of business. She then had...2022-09-0123 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 12 Anchalika Kijkanakorn: There is a place special, not too far awayOn this episode we hear from Anchalika and her story and journey into hospitality. Her story starts with education, where every Asian family wants the best education for their children and she had finished with her masters by her early 20s. Then was invited to join GE leadership development program and her career journey started there. She stayed with them for several years, based in US, Singapore, London and with lots of travel. She was in compliance, auditing and travelled the world with her job staying at many hotels. For her holidays, when she could choose where to stay...2022-08-2639 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 11 Cyndy Tan Jarabata : Human feng shui for hotelsOn this episode Cyndy shares with us her experiences from hospitality. For her going into hospitality was like a vocation, a calling, she just knew she wanted to be in this industry. And it was also a way to make a name for herself, outside of the family who were in construction. Started her career in Cebu in sales and moved around a lot to various properties in various positions. Every time she moved to a new hotel, she would reach out to all her clients personally with handwritten postcards to inform them of her move. The art of...2022-08-1843 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 10 Elizabeth Espinosa : Hospitality is noble workOn this episode Elizabeth shares her journey into hospitality which actually started with a psychology degree because she wanted to work with people. She quickly realised she didn't want to go down the academic route and on her guidance counsellors suggestion she went on to do the Disney college program for a year and that got her into hospitality. After graduation, she opened up a restaurant with her father as a first time entrepreneur. A few years later she joined Loews at front desk. After a masters program, she had the opportunity to do the opening of the JW...2022-08-1141 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 9 Anne Arrowsmith: 'Khun Anne you think too loud.'Anne shared her journey into hospitality that started by reading books by Agathie Christie. It was either going to be a career criminal or a travel career, I am very happy to say that she chose the latter. She has worked with some great brands such as Regent, Mondrian and Four Seasons, where she spent over 20 years and is now working with a independent Thai hotel owner with two properties. Her family and friends have helped steady her and give her perspective. On one occasion steering her towards making a career decision that aligned with her values and commitments...2022-08-0449 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 8 Juriana Spierenburg: Insightful Hotel ManagerJuriana shared her journey and career in hospitality. Having always worked in hotels and restaurants from a young age she knew she didn't want a desk job, however her parents wanted to ensure she got a good business degree as well and thats how she ended up in Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne. After graduating her first role took her to Miami where she learnt how not to handle a crisis, this was around 2008/9 and then she moved to Malaysia where she learnt the better way of handing a crisis is through transparency and honesty. She shared the importance of...2022-07-2041 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 7 Michelle Sadler: Love of data led her to revenue management.Michelle shared her journey into hospitality. From a young age she always wanted to know how it all worked together behind the scenes at hotel. After graduation she was drawn towards revenue management and found her love of data and analysis that helped her to be successful in this area. At the time of this recording, she was on furlough and took that time to do a masters in business analytics, further cementing her interest in data. She also shared with us the inspirations that she found from other women who had shared their stories before. Her takeaways from...2022-07-1226 min
Inspiring Women in Hospitality# 6 Ali Powell. Taking the customer centric approach.Ali shares her hospitality journey. Starting with Hilton's Elevate program, which still runs today, she found hers expertise in sales and marketing roles, which eventually developed into what we now know as commercial roles. With an affinity for numbers, she focused on the data to take a customer centrice approach. She left hospitality briefly to work at the Royal Mail, experts in customer data, but missed the 'sexiness' of hospitality and came back. She now runs her own commercial consultancy where she helps business grow their profits. She shared with us the importance of continuous learning and to never...2022-05-1730 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#5 Kym Kapadia's story.She cares greatly about being fair, standing up for whats important and looking out for your people.Kym was so generous with her time and her stories. From thinking she would have a career as a policewoman she found herself in hospitality by accident. Then went on to have long careers with Hilton, IHG, etc. She was always good with numbers and found her niche in the commercial side of hospitality, which when she started wasn't a role they way it is defined today. She cares greatly about being fair, standing up for whats important and looking out for your people. Having worked in many parts of the world, she is very aware of the multiculturalism...2022-05-1150 minInspiring Women in Hospitality#4 Michelle Walder's story. The female GM role model for everyone.We talked about how she was born into a life of hospitality. Not only the operational side, but design as well. She went to work at properties designed by creatives such as Ian Schrager, Starck, Andrew Balasz etc. Whilst she loved beautiful buildings, she quickly realised architecture and design were not to her liking and went back into hospitality. After studying at hotel school she spent time between the US and London working at various hotels and eventually to the role of GM at the Nomad Hotel in New York. Incredible opportunities coming through her networks. We discussed passion...2022-05-0537 minInspiring Women in Hospitality# 3 Noemi Dulischewski's shares her journey to setting up her wild pop up bakery in GuatemalaToday's recording comes to you from Guatemala! And what an inspiring story that Noemi has to share of following her passion of food and through food how to make an impact in someone else's life. She went to Guatemala to work with chefs from Noma and then the virus hit the world and she decided to stay and make the most of it and opened a wild bakery popup. Which is in line with her brand wild daughter ( you can find more details here: ) a wild card to play with new ideas and concept.
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Inspiring Women in Hospitality#1 Laura Jones shares her love of hosting brought her into hospitality and how she got over her imposter syndrome to run a landscape business with her husband.Laura shared how she translated her love of hosting into her professional life by focusing on a career in hospitality. Joining her husband in their landscape business means that she is still taking care of the people around her with plants and greenery, which is ever so important in our lives. As she made her transition, she went through a period of imposter syndrome, which she then overcome by recognising that being the 'newbie' has its advantages as well. She enjoys being a full time entrepreneur, as she has always had that independent mindset.
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Boys In The CaveEpisode 95 - Narcissism, Healing & Red Flags | Naureen AhmedTrauma Bonding, Love Bombing, Gaslighting, Attachment Theory, Codependency, Islamic Psychology, Parenting, Marriages, Husn Al-Dhan We touch on all these diverse topics with Naureen Ahmed. Naureen Ahmed is a financial analyst, podcaster, public speaker, writer, and has been featured in NPR, PBS Newshour, Psychology Today, and American Muslim Today. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Counseling Psychology at Northwestern University. Naureen is a co-founder of SEEMA, a mental health organization for Muslims. She runs several online support groups for MyUmmah pertaining to mental health, self-development, and for single Muslim women. S...2021-08-302h 29