You Don’t Have to Be Aggressive to Lead Well
When I ask people to picture a strong female leader, they still come up with 1980’s- style images of masculine, aggressive women in power suits with big shoulder pads, elbowing…
A Day In The Life of… A Celebrity Milliner
Judy Bentinck is one of the UK’s leading milliners, and has a waiting list of clients eager to get their hands on one of her sought-after couture creations. As well…
How I Changed Careers In Six Months
When Marcia Robinson bought a handbag it changed her life. Most of us have owned a piece of arm candy that we love so much we can’t bear to put…
A Day In The Life Of A Kitchenista
Tamara Arbib is the founder of healthy snacking brand Rebel Kitchen. She launched Rebel Kitchen in January 2014 to make tasty, nourishing snacks available to all. Rebel Kitchen specialises in healthy…
What I’ve Learnt About Launching Businesses
Entrepreneur Miisa Mink is the co-owner of the Nordic Bakeries chain of cafes, has published a cookery book and has also co-founded Driven Woman, a network for ambitious women who long to…
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
We’ve all thought about chucking in our jobs, living on a beach and getting back to a simpler way of life however not many of us have the courage to actually…
Day In The Life Of A Florist
When Sophie Cullumbine decided to give up her stressful job as a pub landlady and naively handover the reins to her business partner, she thought she was getting her life back.…
Stop Holding Yourself Back!
Despite women now making up almost half of the UK workforce, a worrying 72% claim to have been the subject of sexist bullying, while 85% still believe there is a…
A Day In The Life Of… A Fashion Consultant
Karen Youdell’s career in the fashion industry spans over 30 years, starting at Harvey Nichols and finishing, for the time being, with Zandra Rhodes, where she was appointed Commercial Director of…
5 Minutes with Career Coach Natalie Ekberg
Natalie Ekberg knows first hand what it is like to have a career crisis and have to change careers. “My own career was firmly on track as an executive in the…