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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...

37: Meet Ruth: A talented, progressive commercial Artist, who's taken the scenic route to get there

Chops

Mar 312 min read

Small Business

37: Meet Ruth: A talented, progressive commercial Artist, who's taken the scenic route to get there

I feel like I say this a lot, but Ruth is another fab female that I knew of through quite a few different people, before actually meeting...

36: Meet Chelsey: A VERY proud (and diligent) cleaner and a progressive business owner

Chops

Mar 242 min read

Small Business

36: Meet Chelsey: A VERY proud (and diligent) cleaner and a progressive business owner

I know (of) Chelsey, quite simply because I tried to book her a while back to come and clean for me... She came incredibly highly...

Chops

Mar 172 min read

Creative

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

Business/Marketing

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...

33: Meet Emily: A world-renowned 'Norland Nanny' on a mission to support working mums

Chops

Mar 32 min read

Small Business

33: Meet Emily: A world-renowned 'Norland Nanny' on a mission to support working mums

As I am finding more and more with TWW, I met Emily almost by accident at a Christmas social event. We got chatting and when I asked what...

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

Chops

Feb 252 min read

Creative

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

Creative

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...

Chops

Feb 182 min read

Break Room

BREAK ROOM 1: Jo & Chops

Welcome to our first ever 'Break Room' chat! Break Room is one of many (MANY) ideas I've got for TWW, so I decided to just bite the...

30: Meet Anna: A truly beautiful soul, a specialist fitness instructor and a recovery queen

Chops

Feb 112 min read

30: Meet Anna: A truly beautiful soul, a specialist fitness instructor and a recovery queen

So Anna is pretty special on lots of ways, too many ways to cover off here, but what is particularly special about Anna, is that I was...

29: Meet Natasha: A self-love, self-acceptance and female sexuality therapist

Chops

Feb 42 min read

Body and Mind

29: Meet Natasha: A self-love, self-acceptance and female sexuality therapist

I met Natasha through a working women's group near me and during the session she stood up and gave a quick talk about what she does and...

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

Chops

Jan 282 min read

Corporate

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....

27: Meet Alessia: A Domestic/Mental Abuse survivor and fierce support worker

Chops

Jan 211 min read

Body and Mind

27: Meet Alessia: A Domestic/Mental Abuse survivor and fierce support worker

Alessia's was, perhaps unsurprisngly, recommended to me by Jess, who I interviewed quite early on (and if you haven't read Jess's bio or...

26: Meet Steph: An 'omnicompetent' Vet, specialising in Equine, who's also a course lecturer

Chops

Jan 162 min read

Agriculture

26: Meet Steph: An 'omnicompetent' Vet, specialising in Equine, who's also a course lecturer

... So yes, she's a busy lady! Which I knew, because pinning her down to chat was tough... As she mentions in the chat, her 'finish'...

25: Meet The Genever Sisters: Three super-smart, talented and driven farming daughters on a mission

Chops

Jan 141 min read

Agriculture

25: Meet The Genever Sisters: Three super-smart, talented and driven farming daughters on a mission

Ooh I was chuffed when the sisters said yes to my podcast. Because yet again they were on my 'hit list' from the start.... Three women...

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

Chops

Jan 72 min read

Corporate

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...

23: Meet Jen: A clinical psychotherapist and Uni course lecturer

Chops

Dec 24, 20232 min read

Body and Mind

23: Meet Jen: A clinical psychotherapist and Uni course lecturer

I have to be honest, Jen's story has somewhat floored me. Because I've known Jen for nearly 20-years, although as I've gone on to now...

22: Meet Jo: A sustainability queen and plant-based food advocate

Chops

Dec 20, 20231 min read

Small Business

22: Meet Jo: A sustainability queen and plant-based food advocate

From the minute I announced the launch of TWW and what my intentions were surrounding it, local people got in touch and said 'you need to...

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

Chops

Dec 17, 20232 min read

Corporate

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

Natasha is a Builder's Merchant MD by day (a very successful one!) and an actor by night, performing in various Amateur Dramatic groups...

20: Meet Sally: A truly wonderful A&E and Paediatric Nurse

Chops

Dec 13, 20232 min read

Body and Mind

20: Meet Sally: A truly wonderful A&E and Paediatric Nurse

I have known Sally since primary school. And even back then she was a force of (amazing, giggly) nature. As she touches on in the chat,...

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