I read a great quote recently by a human called Glennon Doyle; “I will not stay, not ever again – in a room, or conversation, or relationship, or institution, that requires me to abandon myself.” This caused me to reflect again on this notion of abandonment, because that’s exactly the right word for what so …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 19 | June Angelides
June Angelides is one of the most quietly powerful people I know. She has this incredible aura of connectedness, so you fall in love with her instantly, but complements that with positive momentum of the highest order when it comes to creating opportunity for others with projects like Mums In Tech. Right now she works …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 18 | Raphan Kebe
Raphan Kebe is a wonderful teacher of movement, with his own distinctive style called Space and Flow. We connected via movement but formed a friendship though honesty and humility. His honesty and creativity are just some of the things that inspire me the most about him. We met over the airwaves, and dived into an …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 17 | Mira Magecha
Mira Magecha is an alternative People leader, who has been leading the charge at Just Eat for the past chunk of time, having started out in consulting. A fellow advocate of lifelong learning, her energy and her pragmatism are just two of the things that inspire me about her. We met over the airwaves, from our …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 16 | Anouk Agussol
Anouk Agussol is an incredibly talented People leader who built a phenomenal People consulting firm called Unleashed. They operate across the tech space, and set the bar for doing People stuff in many businesses. Her passion and tenacity are just some of the things that inspire me about her. We hung out online together from …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 15 | Chris Abbass
Chris Abbass is a wonder of a human being. Smart, driven but with this wonderful core of deep thinking to spice things up. He was my co pilot at Shazam but has since gone on to build his own business, Talentful. They help find talent for some of the biggest and best tech businesses in …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 14 | Get Purposeful
To have a sense of purpose is one of the things we crave most in our lives as humans. We want to feel like we are working towards something we believe in and that the things that we are doing create some form of impact. In this episode I chart my own path towards finding …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 13 | Renn Vara
Renn Vara is a legend within the startup space, and has worked with some of the biggest tech companies as they’ve been growing into the phenomenal companies we see today. He works as trusted advisor to multiple founders and business leaders and I try to find a way to work with him as often as …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 12 | Rav Gill
Rav Gill is a force to be reckoned with. She started out training as a pastry chef and has gone on to create Counter Talk, a brilliant community for folks within the startup space. Rather fabulously, she has also just published her first book, The Pastry Chefs Guide. We met over the airwaves, with her …
Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 11 | Lars Schmidt
Lars Schmidt is a globally renowned people person who can be found at the heart of a number of value adding communities in the People space. He currently runs Amplified Talent and can be found lighting up the airwaves on his own podcast 21st Century HR. We met over the airwaves, with Lars based at …