My Talk at Stylist Live 2018 | Nicky Raby

This is definitely one of my 2018 career highlights:

PODCAST: 'My talk at Stylist Live and how it came to fruition' | Mini Episode Twelve | Nicky Raby

PODCAST: Episode Seventy Nine with Mel Bound, Founder and CEO of This Mum Runs

And, as is the case with so many people, as life progressed and two children and a full- time job kept Mel busy, exercise increasingly went out of the window.

This was compounded following the birth of her daughter as she seriously injured her back resulting in surgery, followed by a series of miscarriages which meant she was didn’t run for nearly three years. With a loss of confidence in her own body, she found herself unsure of how to find her way back to running.

However, the time came when she wanted to take action. Traditional running groups didn’t work because sessions were bang in the middle of kids’ bedtimes and they were also daunting after a couple of years of no real exercise.
It struck her that if she was feeling like this after a lifetime of loving exercise, how were other Mums feeling?

So, she posted on a Mum’s Facebook group looking for a running buddy that could fit around family times. At the first meet up on a rainy November evening in 2014, 75 women turned up to join her and she had “a massive light bulb moment” where she realised she was not the only one finding it hard.
She set up a Facebook group, called it This Mum Runs and started organising weekly runs, then twice weekly runs. Within weeks the community had grown to several hundred women.

The next phase started in January 2015 when a member posted on the group saying she wanted to start running but was too scared to join a group as she was a total beginner.

Lots of other women posted to say they felt the same. And so Mel started coaching beginners to help them get started.

Helping women who lack confidence, who haven't exercised for years and don’t believe they can, is something that both personally motivates Mel and is a big focus for This Mum Runs now and in the future.

Mel was able to make the jump to founding This Mum Runs as a business after securing a place in the award-winning business start-up accelerator programme Entrepreneurial Spark, which is sponsored by RBS and KPMG, and has provided her with the tools, training and support needed to create strong framework and fast growth. Within 6 months she had been awarded the “Acceler8’ Award” for the business demonstrating the most growth.

PODCAST: Episode Seventy Five with Elizabeth Stiles

E P I S O D E S E V E N TY F I V E is live with @elizabethstilesuk I know so many people who want to launch brands but have no idea where to start... however the end vision is clear. Elizabeth has invented her own job title (I definitely relate) and takes us through the steps of how to take a product to market- the design, the manufacturing and branding. It’s full of value and action steps.

PODCAST: Episode Seventy Four with Sophie Finch

E P I S O D E S E V E N T Y F O U R is live with Sophie @finchinteriorsEmma @__ladyland__ said Sophie would be great and she wasn’t wrong... I could have chatted to her all day. Sophie shares her last ten years in business; how she’s grown from starting out (with her baba strapped to her front) to building a team to leading an awarding winning creative studio. We also talk about confidence, negotiating potentially difficult conversations and evolving the way we do business.

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PODCAST: Episode Seventy Three with Greta Solomon, Author and Creative Writing Coach

E P I S O D E S E V E N T Y T H R E E is live with @greta.solomon who is sharing so much wisdom about creativity, writing, inspiration and actually putting pen to paper or hands to keyboard. Link in bio to ITunes and You Tube as always. My aim is to reach a million plays by Christmas so please share with your pals and also if you have a spare mo leave a review... thank you 

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