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Break Room 5: Nicki & Chops: Recruitment is a young person's game

... That's what I believe anyway. Having applied for well over 100 jobs over 12-months from 2023 to 2024, more if I count those I applied...

Chops

Aug 42 min read

Break Room 4: Jo & Chops: The highs & lows of making career changes

To end 'Teacher Week' and for our fourth Break Room chat, I sat down with the fabulous, Jo, who (if you're interested) is actually Sophie...

Chops

Jun 161 min read

2024 Mid-Year Mash-up

Can you believe we are half way through 2024... it's crazy?! But we are, and what a year it's been so far - 22 women podded, 3 of which...

44: Meet Gemma: A highly qualified Solicitor and bad-ass IP & Trademark Attorney

Chops

May 262 min read

44: Meet Gemma: A highly qualified Solicitor and bad-ass IP & Trademark Attorney

Receiving a DM from Gemma was a shining light on a dark day... a dark few days. I'd had a couple of pretty sh***y weeks and was starting...

40: Meet Vicky: A tech-savvy, people-centric Marketing VP, who's fully embracing her world of Dyslexia

Chops

Apr 282 min read

40: Meet Vicky: A tech-savvy, people-centric Marketing VP, who's fully embracing her world of Dyslexia

I didn't know Vicky 'suffered' with Dyslexia. But then again, I have only ever known her socially, and she's developed such advanced...

39 // Vid 2: Meet Helen: A kick-ass corporate political advisor who now runs her own successful comms agency

Chops

Apr 212 min read

39 // Vid 2: Meet Helen: A kick-ass corporate political advisor who now runs her own successful comms agency

Hearing Helen's story, and journey, was exactly what I needed this week. ... I won't keep harping on about it (if you've seen my...

Chops

Apr 72 min read

BREAK ROOM 2: Nic & Chops

Welcome to our second 'Break Room' and our second chat about life as a working woman today. Nic was/is the best boss I ever had, and...

Chops

Mar 172 min read

35 // Vid 1: It's time for Chops' own career story to lead the video charge...

As I have already said across mine and TWW's socials; it's time to next things to the next level, which means making some videos... Which...

34: Meet Annie: A power-house Social Media Exec and an amazing Mumma

Chops

Mar 102 min read

34: Meet Annie: A power-house Social Media Exec and an amazing Mumma

I've known Annie for about 18-months, after our sons' joined secondary school at the same time. And whilst I heard what she did for work...

32: Meet Helen: A kick-ass Architect with a penchant for sustainability

Chops

Feb 252 min read

32: Meet Helen: A kick-ass Architect with a penchant for sustainability

Helen and I first met when we got our teenage Saturday jobs at a (pretty high-end) local homewares/gift shop in our local town. We sold...

31: Meet Lisa: A globe-trotting chef to the stars

Chops

Feb 212 min read

31: Meet Lisa: A globe-trotting chef to the stars

I cannot tell you how many people have asked me to 'pod' a chef... Whether that's because it's a job we all see in the public domain a...

28: Meet Fozia: A bad-ass Pharmacologist and a Biomedical Start-up CEO

Chops

Jan 282 min read

28: Meet Fozia: A bad-ass Pharmacologist and a Biomedical Start-up CEO

Fozia got in touch after my shout-out for women working in male-dominated industries... 'It's full of men' she told me in the chat....

24: Meet Katy: A (Self-proclaimed Opportunistic) Sustainability-focussed Senior Civil Servant

Chops

Jan 72 min read

24: Meet Katy: A (Self-proclaimed Opportunistic) Sustainability-focussed Senior Civil Servant

Katy is an energetic, driven, passionate woman. I've always admired her. And even when she broke up with her boyfriend (which is how we...

21: Meet Natasha: A budding actress who now runs a Builder's Merchant

Chops

Dec 17, 20232 min read