Working With Cancer for Employers, Employees and Entrepreneurs
About The Show Read More About Barbara And Working With Cancer Are you dealing with Cancer? Perhaps you care for a cancer patient, manage staff or are still running your business after a diagnosis of cancer? There are so many highs and lows that come into play as well as legal rights and obligations. Not to mention the psychological and physical effects of being told you have cancer and dealing with the treatment. What are the practicalities of dealing with Chemo-Brain?What should you tell work colleagues or clients?If you’re an employer, how can you manage changing performance in your staff? We packed so much into this show and all practical advice grounded in reality because founder Barbara Wilson is herself a Breast Cancer survivor and her business grew out of the realisation there was almost nothing out there to help those returning to work, running their business or dealing with staff tackling the issue of cancer. Listen in and connect with Barbara and her organisation for support, training and resources. If you are an individual with a low income, Barbara’s Social Enterprise company is set up to offer you free or affordable support with the cancer, work, business balancing act. Get The Working With Cancer Newsletter
Barbara Wilson Founder Of Working With Cancer
Barbara Wilson Barbara Wilson is the founder of Working With Cancer, a social enterprise, supporting people affected by cancer across the UK to manage their successful continuation in or return to employment. Previously a senior HR professional with over 40 years’ experience at Catlin Group Ltd, Schroders, Barclays and Price Waterhouse, after treatment for breast cancer in 2005, Barbara chaired the ‘Work & Finance’ workstream of the National Cancer Strategy from 2008 to 2010, which developed ‘work and cancer’ support tools for cancer survivors, employers and working carers. She also became one of the architects of the Work and Cancer Programme run by Macmillan Cancer Support. Staffed mainly by cancer survivors, Working With Cancer supplies services throughout the UK to organisations and individuals affected by cancer and is now the main provider in the UK of cancer-specific coaching and workshops on how to successfully manage work during and after cancer treatment. on Twitter on Linkedin Working With Cancer Newsletter Listen To Barbara’s Show Website Chemo Brain and Other Articles
Top Business Blunders With Shawn McBride TEDx Women Speaker
About The Show Judging by the response we’ve had since this show aired, we managed to pack a load of useful information into this show and that’s all thanks to Shawn McBride, TEDx Women speaker, author, Attorney at Law and top Business Consultant. We start by exploring why women can make good business partners, then move through into the top business blunders. Shawn compiled his top ten business blunders as a result of the problems brought to him as an attorney and so it’s sound advice about how you can set your business up properly from the start and avoid problems down the line. If you’re thinking of starting your business or setting up in partnership this could be the best 45 minutes you could spend listening to how some simple precautions upfront can help you to create the lifestyle you want from the business you create.
Is Anxiety Stifling Your Business?
Today we were joined by co-founder of Avviso Media – Lucy Hall – and we were chatting about social media and anxiety in business. We also had Lucy’s daughter Lily in the studio – just in case you’re wondering what the gurgling and giggling noises are! Anxiety is something that affects many of us even though we may not talk about it. Symptoms include; self-sabotage, extreme worry, not replying to potential customers as well as physical symptoms like racing heart, sickness and memory lapses. Tune in to hear Sian, Laura, Kelly & Lucy discussing their personal experiences as well as giving actionable tips on how to manage anxiety in business.
Is Imposter Syndrome Screwing Your Business?
Well, I think we covered nearly all of it in today’s show with Grace Graham. Grace is a certified business coach (and there aren’t many of those around) who works with women and specialises in helping people identify and tackle imposter syndrome. If you’re wondering what that is, well it turns out that nearly all of us have experienced it at some point in our career. We talk about how to recognise it, what to do about it, what not to do about it and how to help someone you know who may have it. Along the way, we take in her social media tip, the book of the week, top tip to grow your business and Grace’s top tip for being in business. And of course, we ask her what she knows now that she wishes she had known when she started out. Which is a big enough mouthful to actually ask – let along answer! A really fun show with an absolute live wire who’s worked in the US as well as the UK and is an inspiration to anyone not feeling entirely brilliant about themselves – but who should be!
Kelly Tolhust, MP and Business Woman Talks About Balancing A Busy Life
We thought we had busy lives, but Kelly Tolhurst leaves us standing! As a Member Of Parliament AND a businesswoman, full-on days, late nights, no time for meals is a typical day. Listen in to find out how her maiden speech went, how she deals with a busy busy day and her take on social media. Today we were joined by Rochester & Strood Member Of Parliament – Kelly Tolhurst in the studio and what a fascinating insight it was! Kelly owns her a marine painting business as well as being an MP, so today’s show was rather diverse in topic. On the show, Kelly shared valuable insight into what life as an MP is like as well as sharing tips on how to juggle multiple things, resilience and how she cares for herself with such a busy lifestyle. We also dip into overcoming fear and how what scares us, can also help us grow. Kelly Tolhurst in The Women In Business Radio Show with co-hosts Laura Burton Lawrence and Kelly Culver
Working With Cancer (Organisation)
Working With Cancer (WWC) helps both employees and employers to manage cancer and work. We advise employees and their employers on how to successfully manage cancer in the workplace, providing one to one coaching for employees and their managers, training workshops and consultancy. We provide advice on any work-related matter but in particular about returning to work, remaining in work or finding employment at any stage during or after cancer treatment. We also provide individuals with advice on wider life goals too. Our work with commercial organisations subsidises our work with many cancer charities and with individuals for whom we provide coaching and advice. Coaching is free to those who are unemployed and in receipt of benefits. We also support working carers. Our team of associates, all trained and highly experienced professionals, comprises cancer survivors and those who have acted as working carers for family members with cancer. Connect with WWC
How To Get Into Flow With Creativity
Do you keep hearing about ‘getting into flow’ but have no idea what that feels like or how to achieve it? Listen in because we tackle just this, as well as our usual social media tips, book recommendations and growth ideas for your business. I think we managed to pack a lot into this show – a rather unusual book recommendation from our guest Natasha Boardman-Steer, founder of Creatabot. Some social media tips and ideas on productivity in the first part of the show and focusing on getting into flow and mindfulness. We also hear from Natasha about her transition from a crafter selling her creations, to being a creative consultant working with local government and corporate businesses to bring creativity into the workplace and facilitate well-being. A good fun show we think!
Start Up Stories
We were joined in the studio by two new women in business start-ups. Kimberly Smith who started her salon equipment sales and beauty company off the back of her previous business and award-winning Young Entrepreneur, Kelly Culver, who set up her own social media consultancy after finishing her apprenticeship. We pick their brains for what went well, what didn’t, their advice on social media and the all-important task getting those first clients in through the door.
Business After Breast Cancer – More Stories
About The Show For Linda Garcia, a Business Consultant who specialises in productivity, her life has changed drastically, and for the better, since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time of her diagnosis and treatment she was employed, and after her experience made the decision to leave her job and set up on her own as a consultant. We hear her story, what happened, what worked, what didn’t, what she learned along the way and of course we got her to share the secret sauce she uses with her clients to turn their productivity on its head and get some real results. Along the way, we have a book recommendation, social media and business growth tips. Connect With Other Business After Breast Cancer Shows, Resources and Take Part
Business After Breast Cancer – Start Up Stories
About The Show There really is life during and after breast cancer. In fact, life can go in unexpected and unimagined directions. Listen in to hear three women in business guests tell their stories, explain where they are now, how their businesses have started and developed. Our guests on the show today were Mary Huckle, Personal Trainer; Davina Steel, founder of Gluten free bread producers Mannavida and Joanna Butler owner of Tutordoctors in Berkshire. We also explore some tips and ideas for dealing with the side effects, both physical and mental, whilst juggling your business life. This is the first of a series of programmes and initiatives to help women who are dealing with Breast Cancer to connect, start and grow their business. If you would like to take part in the future, there is more information on this page as well as a short form you can use to register to take part. Host, Sian Murphy with guests Mary Huckle, Davina Steel and Co-host Laura Burton Lawrence Connect With Other Business After Breast Cancer Shows, Resources and Take Part
M.E Can Be An Inspirational Life Changing Journey
About The Show For Jude Adams, being diagnosed with ME proved to be a turning point in her career as a singer-songwriter, taking her to brilliant and greater projects; launching her album with a cohort of musicians and going on to win funding and awards. Plus, she did all of this after she started singing for the first time when she was 50 years of age. An inspirational story for any of us of that age who may be wondering if 50 is too late to be starting something big and new – it definitely isn’t! Plus, we have her PR Consultant Penelope James in the studio sharing how PR can contribute to your success. As it’s the beginning of October we also have our start of the month Spiritual Business Insights for October at around 10 minutes into the show. Press Release Copy We hope this gives you ideas to help you write your own press release campaign. Thanks to Penelope James (PR Consultant) and Jude Adams for letting us share this with you. NEWS RELEASE October 5, 2017 Jude Adams: The Most Extraordinary Adventure Lilford Gallery, 76 Castle Street, Canterbury – October 17-21, 2017 Jude Adams: Soirée with crime novelist, Alis Hawkins Lilford Gallery, 3 Palace Street, Canterbury, October 20, 2017 Jude Adams: The Most Extraordinary Adventure returns to the Lilford Gallery, Castle Street, Canterbury as part of Canterbury Festival Umbrella, from October 17 to 21, 2017. A multimedia event, The Most Extraordinary Adventure shares the remarkable story of how Canterbury based, singer/songwriter Jude Adams, came to write, perform and launch her debut album, This Girl, This Woman, aged 57. Through a blend of “talking-heads” video clips, exhibition of lyrics and images, The Most Extraordinary Adventure reveals the defining moments of Adams’ life: from her teenage dreams of being a singer to the far-reaching repercussions she encountered because of her sexuality, and the cruel setback of being diagnosed with M.E. at 52, just as she had committed to pursuing a singing career. Adams is an inspirational role model for older women and joining her at a Soirée on October 20, 2017 at Lilford Gallery, Palace Street, Canterbury, will be ex-Canterbury-based, crime-fiction author and freelance speaker, Alis Hawkins, whose latest novel None So Blind was published earlier this year. During the evening Adams will showcase a number of songs from her debut album with jazz keyboardist, composer and author, Frances Knight, Canterbury-based, singer, musician and theatre maker, Miriam Gould and percussionist and music therapist, Josefina Cupido. In addition, Adams and Hawkins will participate in an In Conversation focusing on the pivotal aspects of Adams’ life, which influenced The Most Extraordinary Adventure, and discuss the female creative experience of both Adams and Hawkins. (This is a free event. To reserve a ticket please e-mail: judeadamssings@gmail.com.) Adams’ story is compelling, honest and inspirational. It reveals a gritty determination to achieve her dreams despite perceived obstacles of age, health and a lack of musical know-how. It is a reassuring message to women that age is no barrier and that dreams can be achieved with a little self-belief. Says Adams: “The Most Extraordinary Adventure is my story. It reveals how many of life’s setbacks can result in a positive outcome if we choose. Indeed, if I had not developed M.E. my debut album may never have come about.” www.judeadamssings.net ENDS Page 2 NOTES FOR EDITORS The Most Extraordinary Adventure has been staged this year at the Lilford Gallery, Canterbury and the Nucleus Arts Centre, Chatham and Adams also performed at Pride Canterbury in June. This Girl, This Woman, Jude Adams’ debut album, was produced by acclaimed pianist, arranger and composer Janette Mason, who has worked with Oasis, Pulp, Seal, Robert Wyatt, and features international soul and modern jazz singer, Sarah Jane Morris of Communards fame and Simon Little, best known as the bassist with The Divine Comedy, Clare Teal and Maggie Reilly. Said Rosie Millard, journalist, broadcaster and chair of Hull UK City of Culture 2017: “The CD is a wonderful piece of fresh artistic talent, great music, very well delivered, very original…The songs are catchy and have great integrity.” One of the tracks from the album “Me and Mrs Peel” reached the semi-final of the 2016 UK Songwriting Contest in the Retro category. Older Women Rock!: a number of tracks from Adams’ This Girl, This Woman, has been featured by film-maker Clare Unsworth as part of the sound track to her film Older Women Rock!, focusing on spoken word poet, Leah Thorn’s political arts project. The film has recently been screened the Quarterhouse, Folkestone (September 24, 2017) and is to be entered into International Film Festivals next year. ENDS For further information, photos or copies of the CD please contact: Penelope James, Penelope James PR Tel: 07860 162231, E-mail: penelope@penelopejamespr.com Click Here to Download PDF Of Press Release
The Business Of Twitter AND How To Have A Happy Life In A Hectic Work World
About The Show There’s nothing quite like getting insider tips on Twitter from the head of Twitter in Europe. Thanks to Bruce Daisley for sharing his insights on the platform and how it should be used for business. If you’re not already using Twitter, tune in to find out how to get started and get traction in your business. However, the real cream off the top of the milk that comes out of this show is Bruce’s ideas, resources and insights about how we can work less and produce more. He recommends a couple of books to get take us a little further and of course, we can tune into his podcasts as he interviews the key thought leaders in the field of happiness and work culture. So often as business owners we focus on the busy busy busy activity of inputs and outputs, which can convince us we’re achieving stuff, whilst the real measure of success lies in actual outcomes or results. Giving ourselves permission to take breaks is key to successful business and a happy life, but sometimes it just isn’t that easy to switch off. If you would like to get off the hamster wheel of activity and do less without feeling guilty, then Bruce’s Eat Sleep Rinse Repeat podcasts (there’s a link in the button below) may give us the hard evidence we need to appreciate how less action alongside focused work is a critical tactic for success. Listen To The Eat Sleep Rinse Repeat Interviews
Gemma Sharp
Gemma Sharp After graduating from her Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management, Gemma pursued a career focused on developing staff and improving performance. She worked in a variety of roles in the private, public and charity sectors. Whilst heading up the Learning & Development department for a mental health and learning disability charity, Gemma’s own health, resilience and wellbeing was threatened. Once recovered, it inspired Gemma to use her knowledge and experience to create her own business and Lordene Learning was born. At the heart of Lordene Learning is a belief that people need ‘Deep Roots’ as a foundation to grow & ‘Strong Wings’ to reach their full potential. Gemma uses her personal experience of dealing with difficult situations to take people on a Resilience and Wellbeing (RAW) journey, where they can explore the tools which work best for them. Calling herself a ‘Performance Improvement Enabler’, her aim is to bring out the very best in people (and organisations) through her writing, speaking, workshops and 1-1 coaching. Her ‘Stronger Wings for Stronger Women’ programme offers women the chance to strengthen their mind and feel more confident about achieving their goals. on Facebook on Twitter Listen To Gemma’s Show Website
Lucy Hall
Lucy Hall Co-founder of Social Day UK Lucy’s website and bio is currently undergoing a spruce up! This is mainly because she has some exciting new ventures on the way. on Facebook on Twitter on Instagram Listen To Lucy”s Show Website
Stronger Wings For Stronger Women
Listen in to find out how Gemma Sharpe shifted from her corporate career in HR, battled breast cancer and turned what she learned about building her own confidence into a business programme helping other women to do the same. Gemma started her business Lordene Learning to help women and developed her own 5 Pillars of Resilience and Wellbeing which she shared with us live on air. And what is RAW ? “Feeling good and functioning well, with the strength to deal with difficult situations, cope with challenges and adapt to change” This is one of our favourite interviews – Gemma is a real pro, a qualified coach and clearly knows her corporate stuff as well – but there was no jargon, no cliched hackneyed old coaching terms. She turned her troubles with cancer into a truly inspirational journey of one woman launching her business to turn her life around, and the life of those she works with. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed having Gemma in the studio with us. Read Gemma’s Profile and Connect
Tackle Depression Through Dance
Sarah comes from the angle that everyone can dance – no matter what their circumstances – and they can. Even if all you can do is tap your toe, you’re dancing. And when you hear about how dancing can build resilience in all areas of your life, this is so so important. What a lively episode! For starters, we had not one but two young female entrepreneurs in the studio. One of them was our very own Kelly Culver, Content And Production Manager for the show and a Social Media Guru in her own agency. Also in the studio, we had Sarah Turner, a dance artist who uses her dance artistry alongside teaching and motivation skills to help people with addiction, depression and mental health issues to improve their lives. Listen in to hear how you can motivate yourself and feel better all round using the magic of dance, as well as ideas and stories about being a young woman in business.
Sell Out Your Big Event
Tauren Corsinie, Social Media Manager for ZC Social Media shares insights on developing a campaign to sell out an event designed for over 500 delegates, sponsors and exhibitors.
Boss it like a Military Spouse ~ What we can learn from Britain’s toughest bunch
Previously, I never talked about my personal life in work and I try not to bore my friends too much about my business. But really I’m kidding myself; the two elements are inextricably linked. They literally rely on one another. So in a certain degree of seriousness what can business owners learn from the Military spouses? In my opinion, all you need is G.I.N. – Grace of all trades, Inferno Fighting, Necessary Assistance. No article referencing the military should be without an acronym. It looked fun, I wanted a go. Grace of All Trades Sorry, Jack was busy. Military spouses assume many daily roles including that of a mother, a father, a friend, a neighbour, an agony aunt, a plumber, a teacher, a taxi driver, a dog walker, a negotiator and a crisis solver. It’s a lot of hats for one person but it’s not dissimilar to running a business. You need to be adaptable and put on many different ‘hats’ every day. Example: You might start with your ‘admin hat’ and wade through the emails, then move to your ‘manufacturing hat’ and ‘crisis hat’ as an element in your production process breaks down and by lunchtime you’re wearing a ‘bookkeepers hat’. You might spend all afternoon wearing your ‘PR and Marketing hat’. Inferno Fighting Plan A, Plan B & Plan C and a plan for when all of those don’t work. You’ve never met a bunch of planners like military spouses. There’s a wet weather plan, a dry weather plan, plan A early return (jokes), Plan B delayed returns (you) & Plan C – call Granny. Business Owners, like military spouses, are the greatest metaphorical fire-fighters. Every day you have to prioritise, it’s easy to get bogged down and barely get through the top quarter of all the possible jobs you could be doing. But it’s all about planning for the unplannable…judging in advance what you would consider to be time critical and long reaching and what can wait without affecting your turnover. Those choices change profit margins. Example: Sometimes you have to choose to respond to a journalist request for an article – over producing excess stock for the storeroom or clearing out emails. Necessary Assistance One thing I’ve learned as part of the Military community is that you never stand and watch. You put out the forgotten bins, you spread the grit on an icy night, you mow the neighbour’s lawns, you search for the missing child’s toy, you drink tea (gin), you watch the children on the road and you ask for help when you need it. You just do. Everyone works better with a little helping hand here and there. As a business owner, nothing will affect the success and outcome of your labours better than being able to recognise what you do best and outsource the rest… whether that’s business coaching, accounting or PR skills. But more than that, let’s create an environment of skill sharing and support for each other; there’s nothing to lose and so much to gain when many heads are put together. Until next time, think G.I.N. and boss it! AJ Stanning runs specialist Food and Drink PR Service www.prtoolkit.co.uk , an online platform where business owners can access the tools and services provided by a PR agency. With do-it-yourself resources and training you can achieve the same (if not better) results as an agency – but at a fraction of the cost. From press release templates, to help with writing and media distribution services, our online tools will help you with all aspects of PR, whether you’re a start-up or an established company looking to grow. Any questions, please head on over to the PR Toolkit Business Club on Facebook.
Want your own Business? Then get the Ball Rolling…..
Starting a Business could take some time…,. Firstly, do some research whether it be marketing, location, premises, stock etc. I went on several courses which gave me lots of information about business plans and how to present my Company idea to a Bank in order to get a loan or the funding I might need. This route filled me with horror as I did not want to start a business with a bank loan of any kind. Obviously, it really depends on what you want to do and what your Business entails. On one of the courses I sat next to a young man who had a regular job in a high street store. He advised the group that he wanted to take on a franchise to have a milk shake company. He said he needed £25,000 to set up. I nearly fell off my chair! I did have my doubts that it would succeed as the market would be limited to seasonal months. I thought this kind of business would be hard to sustain during the winter months. Anyway, I watched with interest as a shop was refurbished in Town. I watched during the Summer months as it was packed with foreign students and holiday makers. I also noted that he had a few members of staff working in the shop. And.. I watched during the Winter as the shop closed down and the “To Let” sign was back on the shop window. I felt sorry for the guy and wondered how would he cope with a huge loan from the Bank and maybe even more debt when the shop opened. My advice would be not to think too big and don’t take on assets like shops or offices until your Business is well on it’s way to making a profit. A profit might not happen for a few years because of start up costs etc. As for me….. I spent several months going around my local Town of Hastings listening to Bands and getting to know the musicians. I introduced myself. I metamorphed into a Band Promoter. I listened to groups playing all music genres. I like some but not all. It doesn’t matter to me wether I like the kind of music they play as I more interested in how they connect, that they are tight knit and they respond to each other. Hastings has recently achieved Music City status and so there are endless venues where people can go to listen to their favourite music vibe. Once I had established myself locally I set about a website. My advice would be “always pay for the best you can afford.” I paid for good quality business cards that impress people more than the cheaper versions. I paid for a good quality website as again there are plenty that you can put together yourself but they may be harder to find on the search engine. Always have the domain name and make sure you are top of the “hit” list in the search engines. Any good business should have good Sales people. I find that with dealing with creative people they are so immersed in their creativity that they can not sell their own talents or simply don’t have time. I came from a background in Sales and am thus still driven. That is not to say that I will sell anything because I simply won’t. I promote good quality musicians and people who will turn up for a gig and communicate with me every step of the way…. My Business is growing too… So..don’t give up..be patient and your Business will be sure to succeed…. Jayne Watkins MJWPromotions