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Seat At My Table PodcastShe built the community every girl needed: The story of the Lonely Girls Club with Holly CookeEver felt lonely and struggled to find your people? Turns out, you are not alone. In fact, you are the majority.
In this episode, I sit down with Holly Cooke, the founder and driving force behind The Lonely Girls Club — one of the UK’s most powerful communities for women seeking connection, friendship, and support. Born from Holly’s own experience of loneliness after moving to London, what began as a small Facebook group has grown into a nationwide organisation with over 150,000 members and seven branches across the UK.
We dive deep into the mission behind...
2025-11-271h 04Seat At My Table PodcastThe power of identity and how to rewrite it to achieve your goalsIf you’ve ever felt held back by old patterns or self-doubt, and wondered why your life is not how you imagined, this episode is for you.
In this solo episode, I dive into the incredible power of identity and the stories we tell ourselves. I unpack how subconscious beliefs shape who we become and how the simple yet transformative “I Am” exercise can help you redefine your sense of self.
Through my own personal experiences, psychology, and practical examples, I explored how to rewrite my inner narrative, anchor empowering emotions, and step into the versio...
2025-10-2717 minSeat At My Table PodcastStart small, think big, act fast: Building a business with purpose with Sharla-Jaye DuncanWhat does it mean to be truly mission-driven, and how can changing someone’s environment transform the course of their life?
Today’s guest, Sharla-Jaye Duncan, is a social entrepreneur and fierce advocate for educational and career equity. Growing up in South London surrounded by more people who were going to jail than finishing school, Sharla-Jaye could not see a future for herself — until a pivotal friendship showed her the power of support, perspective, and opportunity.
That moment set her on a path to founding Team Up, Journi, and Day One — organisations that have helped thousands...
2025-09-1752 minSeat At My Table PodcastRediscovering Joy and Being Kinder to Yourself with Em StroudWhy, as adults, do we become so serious, stop playing, and forget to make time for joy? Imagine how different the world would look if we spent more time laughing, and less time being so hard on ourselves.
Today’s guest, Em Stroud, is on a mission to bring back joy, laughter and play into adult lives. In this episode Em opens up about the challenging times in her childhood that left little room for joy and forced her to grow up too quickly. Luckily for us, this experience led her on a journey to become the in...
2025-08-171h 01Seat At My Table PodcastWealth, Race, and Wall Street; How to get on the right side of Capitalism with Dr Rachel LaryeaWhat does building wealth look like when you are on the wrong side of Capitalism? Is there hope to decrease inequality and thrive in the current economic system?
In this conversation, Rachel Laryea shares her journey. From watching her mum work around the clock and instilling the same work ethic into her children, to becoming a successful author and entrepreneur.
In this insightful conversation, we discuss the complexities of navigating identity, being surrounded by privilege without the safety net, the reality of being black on Wall Street, and the mission for fin...
2025-07-201h 17Seat At My Table PodcastManifesting your dreams and embracing the unknown with R&B artist ManthaWorking 2 jobs while pursuing her passion as an R&B singer-songwriter, Samantha Toms, a.k.a Mantha, opens up about the reality of working towards her dream.
This episode is an open and honest conversation about Mantha’s journey that brought her to the London R&B scene, the set backs along the way, and exciting unknown yet to come. Lucky enough to say that she is an old friend I have watched grow and shine, I was so to excited to have her on the podcast to share her incredible mindset, manifestation tips, and a peak be...
2025-06-291h 13Seat At My Table PodcastAuthentic Leadership: from the yoga mat to the boardroom with Tingting PengWhat if true leadership looked less like boys clubs and bravado — and more like mindfulness, motherhood, and meaningful relationships?
Today’s guest, Tingting Peng, redefines what it means to be in the C-Suite and provides a role model of leadership that we are all seeking but struggle to find.
Tingting is the Chief Transformation Officer at Moove, a global mobility fintech reimagining access to vehicle ownership that closed a $100 million Series B round in March 2024. She’s also an angel investor, advisor to startups, international yoga teacher, and mother. Recognised as one of the Top 100 Women i...
2025-06-091h 12Seat At My Table PodcastMomentum Matters: How Everyday Habits Create Extraordinary ResultsThe Compound Effect, the idea that small, consistent actions over time lead to big results.
It is the difference between the top 1% and everyone else, it is what helps people become stupidly rich, or the reason that the existence of one person can echo throughout history.
For the 10th episode of the Seat at My Table Podcast, I wanted to do something a bit different, and share my first solo episode. I provide some exciting updates on the podcast and my life, but most importantly, I dive into a concept that I have recently become f...
2025-04-0718 minSeat At My Table PodcastBeyond the Herd Mentality with Foundervine Co-Founder Cecil AdjaloImagine a world where there are no barriers to innovation, everyone has the ability to bring their ideas to life, and the world in which we live looks completely different as a result.
Today’s guest, Cecil Adjalo, is working towards this vision as the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Foundervine which was recently recognised as one of Europe’s leading start up hubs.
Cecil is on a mission. His wisdom as a founder as well as a leader who is shaping the start-up ecosystem is boundless. His passion, determination and discipline, has always inspir...
2025-03-161h 17Seat At My Table PodcastHow hard can it be? with Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBEHow hard can it be?
A question that serial founder, Ex-Investment Banker, and all round superstar, Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, consistently asks himself to push limits and find immense success.
Dawid Started his career training as a lawyer, followed by working as an investment banking, before becoming a serial entrepreneur.
He co-founded Redington an award winning independent investment consultantancy on a mission to make 100 million people financially secure. Followed by Mallowstreet, a collaboration platform for the asset management industry. And, as if this wasn’t enough, he co-founded 10,000 interns, a foundation that provides internships across 20 indus...
2025-02-231h 31Seat At My Table PodcastCreating Change by Writing Cheques with Dama SathianathanMoney, the root of all evil or a powerful force for good? Join me in this insightful conversation with Dama Sathianathan who is setting an incredible example of the positive change that can be achieved by writing cheques in the world of venture capital.
Dama is a Senior Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures, Europe’s leading early-stage tech for good Venture Capital Firm that backs ambitious founders using tech to tackle pressing social and environmental challenges. She is also a committee member for Venture ESG, a community-based non-profit organisation focused on the meaningful integration of ESG and re...
2025-02-091h 13Seat At My Table PodcastBeing First and Fearless with Zulum ElumogoFirst Black male Student Union President at LSE, the youngest ever board member of the Barbican, Europe’s largest Multi-arts Centre, Managing Director of TC & Friends at the age of 26, AND he made the 2024 Forbes 30 under 30 list. It’s hard to believe that the guest in this episode, Zulum Elumogo, achieved all this by the time he was 28 years old. So, of course, we had to have Zulum on Seat at My Table to wrack his brain and understand the secret to his success.
In this conversation we talk about the importance of visual communication, how we are...
2025-01-2655 minSeat At My Table PodcastCutting Through Isolation One Conversation at a Time with Colette Batten-TurnerImagine going through your emails at work when suddenly you get a call from a distressed mother whose son has been held by Syrian Authorities and likely tortured for receiving money from a foreign bank account. His mum’s bank account. Who is currently a refugee in the UK.
This is what a normal day can look like for Colette, Founder and CEO of Conversation Over Borders. An organisation that works to connect forcibly displaced people with the wider community to cut through isolation and ensure everyone has equal voice, rights and opportunities. Colette started Conversation Over Bo...
2025-01-1254 minSeat At My Table PodcastConfronting Injustice with Criminal Barrister Tana Adkin KCFreeing a man wrongfully committed of murder after he has already served 5 years in prison, confronted with continuous rape, murder, child abuse cases, navigating the male dominated career of a barrister experiencing sexism and imposter syndrome along the way - these are only a few of the topics covered with this episode’s guest, Tana Adkin KC. A highly respected criminal barrister appointed to the King’s Counsel in 2017, Deputy Head of Chambers at 15NBS Barristers Chambers, and former chair of the Criminal Bar Association.
Tana is an inspiration to all, recognised for her contributions to the lega...
2024-12-291h 15
Seat At My Table PodcastBreaking Barriers and Building Blox with Nazia AnwarImagine putting your blood, sweat, and tears into your start-up and then having a contractor try to take ownership of your App, or being taken to a champagne bar to be told someone wants to buy your product and if you say no, they will take the idea anyway and steal your market audience.
This is only a few of the challenges Nazia Anwar has faced,
founder of Social Blox, a platform for small non-profits and community groups to help them connect, grow, and generate revenue.
Join Talullah for this incredible conversation with Nazia as...
2024-12-081h 16
Seat At My Table PodcastFighting the Sunday Scaries with Eliza LawrenceWork. We all do it. Most of us will be working for at least 50 years. So why do so many of us stay in a role that gives us the Sunday Scaries, fearing the week ahead? Why are so many of us petrified to stray from the career path we chose at the age of 18, when we have time for 10 or more different careers?
Join Talullah in this open conversation with the amazingly talented and multidimensional Eliza Lawrence. Someone who champions the importance of decreasing the gap between work and life, vowing never to have the Sunday...
2024-11-2451 min
Seat At My Table PodcastReframing Rejection with Shona BlandRejection. What an ugly word and even more awful feeling. Well, not anymore.
Shona Bland, the founder of Art Friend, is changing this while simultaneously revolutionising the Art industry by making it more fun, accessible, and welcoming.
Join Shona and Talullah as they discuss her journey from drama, to hospitality, to founding a company.
In this episode they talk about
The art of blagging to open new doors
Having friends who believe in your dreams more than you do
Learning to let go and getting out of your comfort zone
Finding beauty...
2024-11-1053 min
Seat At My Table PodcastSeat At My Table TrailerSeat at my Table is hosted by Talullah Lake who aims to bring you a catalogue of role models to inspire you and expand what you believe you are capable of.
Playing on the phrase 'more women need a seat at the table', Talullah aims to spotlight amazing people across different industries, with different experiences, so that we can all find a role model that resonates with us while creating space for voices we don't always get to hear.
This is a short intro episode so that you can understand what this podcast is all...
2024-11-0905 min