Latest / The Billionaire Brain® Podcast / Ep 147 - Katy Leeson - The Success Paradox: Thrive despite imposter syndrome
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- 0:02Hey,
- 0:02it's
- 0:02Dawn
- 0:02McGrewer,
- 0:03the
- 0:03business
- 0:03growth
- 0:03coach.
- 0:04And
- 0:04welcome
- 0:04to
- 0:05dawn
- 0:05of
- 0:05a
- 0:05New
- 0:06Era,
- 0:06the
- 0:06podcast
- 0:07where
- 0:07we
- 0:07talk
- 0:07all
- 0:08things
- 0:08health,
- 0:09wealth,
- 0:09and
- 0:09happiness
- 0:10and
- 0:10where
- 0:11founders
- 0:12share
- 0:12the
- 0:12good
- 0:12and
- 0:13bad
- 0:13and
- 0:13ugly
- 0:14of
- 0:14being
- 0:14an
- 0:14entrepreneur.
- 0:16Welcome
- 0:16to
- 0:17the
- 0:18dawn
- 0:18of
- 0:18the
- 0:18New
- 0:18Era
- 0:19podcast
- 0:20on
- 0:20the
- 0:20private
- 0:21island.
- 0:21And
- 0:22it
- 0:22has
- 0:22been
- 0:22a
- 0:22magical
- 0:23past
- 0:23few
- 0:24days
- 0:24and
- 0:24also
- 0:24the
- 0:25first
- 0:25time
- 0:25that
- 0:25we've
- 0:26met
- 0:26in
- 0:26real
- 0:27life.
- 0:28So
- 0:28we
- 0:29have
- 0:29got
- 0:29the
- 0:29amazing
- 0:29Katie
- 0:30Leeson
- 0:30on
- 0:31today's
- 0:31podcast.
- 0:32And
- 0:32I
- 0:32think
- 0:32one
- 0:33of
- 0:33the
- 0:33things
- 0:33that
- 0:33is
- 0:33so
- 0:34important
- 0:34to
- 0:34share,
- 0:34and
- 0:34I
- 0:35love
- 0:35to
- 0:35share
- 0:35how
- 0:36we
- 0:36met,
- 0:37so
- 0:37it
- 0:38turns
- 0:38out
- 0:38that
- 0:38we
- 0:39have
- 0:39common
- 0:39connections
- 0:41and
- 0:41I've
- 0:41been
- 0:42following
- 0:42you
- 0:42on
- 0:42LinkedIn
- 0:42for
- 0:43a
- 0:43while.
- 0:44And
- 0:44for
- 0:44those
- 0:44that
- 0:45don't
- 0:45know,
- 0:45Katie's
- 0:46history
- 0:47is
- 0:48very
- 0:48diverse
- 0:49in
- 0:49terms
- 0:49of
- 0:49what
- 0:49she's
- 0:50done.
- 0:50But
- 0:50she's
- 0:50got
- 0:50an
- 0:50amazing
- 0:51story
- 0:51and
- 0:51the
- 0:51great
- 0:51news
- 0:51is
- 0:52she's
- 0:52going
- 0:52to
- 0:52share
- 0:52it
- 0:52with
- 0:53us.
- 0:53So
- 0:54we
- 0:55met
- 0:56on
- 0:56a
- 0:56zoom
- 0:56call,
- 0:57and
- 0:59I'm
- 0:59trying
- 0:59to
- 0:59think
- 1:00exactly
- 1:00how
- 1:00that
- 1:01came
- 1:01about.
- 1:01I
- 1:01think
- 1:02I'd
- 1:02message
- 1:03you
- 1:03on
- 1:03Instagram.
- 1:04And
- 1:04then
- 1:04we
- 1:04decided
- 1:05to
- 1:05have
- 1:05a
- 1:05chat.
- 1:06We
- 1:06felt
- 1:06that
- 1:06there
- 1:06was
- 1:07a
- 1:07common
- 1:07bond
- 1:08and
- 1:08obviously
- 1:09we're
- 1:09both
- 1:10passionate
- 1:10about
- 1:11dogs.
- 1:11And
- 1:11you
- 1:11have
- 1:12Fozzy
- 1:12and
- 1:13I
- 1:13have
- 1:13Paddy
- 1:13Murphy.
- 1:14So
- 1:14I
- 1:14invited
- 1:15you,
- 1:15obviously,
- 1:15to
- 1:16come
- 1:16on
- 1:16my
- 1:16podcast
- 1:17and
- 1:17you
- 1:17agreed
- 1:18to
- 1:18not
- 1:18only
- 1:18come
- 1:18on
- 1:19the
- 1:19podcast,
- 1:19but
- 1:20to
- 1:20come
- 1:20to
- 1:21a
- 1:21private
- 1:21island
- 1:22in
- 1:22the
- 1:22middle
- 1:22of
- 1:22Oxford
- 1:23and
- 1:23also
- 1:24speak
- 1:24at
- 1:24my
- 1:24event.
- 1:25So
- 1:26introduce
- 1:26yourself,
- 1:27tell
- 1:27us
- 1:27a
- 1:27little
- 1:27bit
- 1:27about
- 1:28you.
- 1:28I'm
- 1:28sure
- 1:28lots
- 1:29of
- 1:29people
- 1:29have
- 1:29been
- 1:29following
- 1:29you
- 1:30and
- 1:30know
- 1:30a
- 1:30little
- 1:30bit
- 1:30about
- 1:31your
- 1:31history,
- 1:32but
- 1:32tell
- 1:33us
- 1:33a
- 1:33little
- 1:33bit
- 1:33about
- 1:34Katie.
- 1:34I
- 1:34will.
- 1:35So
- 1:35thank
- 1:35you
- 1:35so
- 1:36much.
- 1:36Honestly,
- 1:36this
- 1:37last
- 1:37couple
- 1:37of
- 1:37days
- 1:37as
- 1:37well
- 1:37has
- 1:38been
- 1:38amazing.
- 1:38I've
- 1:39loved
- 1:39it
- 1:39with
- 1:39the
- 1:39women
- 1:40and
- 1:40the
- 1:40group,
- 1:40and
- 1:41I'm
- 1:41so
- 1:41excited
- 1:42to
- 1:42do
- 1:42this
- 1:42podcast
- 1:42with
- 1:43you.
- 1:43Yeah.
- 1:44My
- 1:44name's
- 1:44Katie
- 1:44Leeson
- 1:45and
- 1:45I
- 1:46am.
- 1:47I
- 1:47don't
- 1:47know
- 1:47how
- 1:47to
- 1:48announce
- 1:48myself
- 1:48now
- 1:49because
- 1:49I'm
- 1:49in
- 1:49a
- 1:49bit
- 1:49of.
- 1:49A
- 1:50transition
- 1:51in
- 1:51the
- 1:52growth
- 1:52stage.
- 1:53The
- 1:53new
- 1:53business.
- 1:53Exciting
- 1:55consultancy,
- 1:56Mentoring.
- 1:57Yeah,
- 1:58consultant
- 1:59and
- 1:59mentor
- 1:59all
- 2:00around.
- 2:00Similar
- 2:01to
- 2:01you
- 2:01around
- 2:02growth.
- 2:02And
- 2:03the
- 2:03reason
- 2:03for
- 2:03that
- 2:03is
- 2:03because
- 2:04my
- 2:04career
- 2:04has
- 2:04all
- 2:05been
- 2:05around
- 2:05growth,
- 2:06whether
- 2:06that's
- 2:06been
- 2:07fast
- 2:07business
- 2:07growth
- 2:08or
- 2:08whether
- 2:08that's
- 2:09been
- 2:09creating
- 2:10fan
- 2:10base
- 2:10growth
- 2:10or
- 2:11community
- 2:11growth.
- 2:12So,
- 2:12yeah,
- 2:12I've
- 2:13kind
- 2:13of
- 2:13moved
- 2:13into
- 2:13that
- 2:14world
- 2:14where
- 2:14I
- 2:14want
- 2:14to
- 2:14now
- 2:15share
- 2:15all
- 2:16of
- 2:16my
- 2:16experience
- 2:16to
- 2:17help
- 2:17other
- 2:17people
- 2:17who
- 2:18are
- 2:18going
- 2:18through
- 2:18a
- 2:18similar
- 2:19sort
- 2:19of
- 2:19thing.
- 2:19And
- 2:19I
- 2:20love
- 2:20talking
- 2:20to
- 2:20you
- 2:20about
- 2:21it
- 2:21because
- 2:22I
- 2:22started
- 2:22my
- 2:22first
- 2:22business
- 2:23at
- 2:2321.
- 2:24It's
- 2:24not
- 2:24all
- 2:24been
- 2:24sunshines
- 2:25and
- 2:25Rainbows.
- 2:25It's
- 2:26been
- 2:26a
- 2:26turbulent
- 2:26time
- 2:27and
- 2:27I
- 2:27think
- 2:27what's
- 2:28nice
- 2:28is
- 2:28that
- 2:29you've
- 2:29worked
- 2:30in
- 2:30some
- 2:30of
- 2:30the
- 2:30most
- 2:30amazing
- 2:31businesses.
- 2:32And
- 2:32some
- 2:32of
- 2:33you
- 2:33who
- 2:33know
- 2:34Katie
- 2:34Leeson
- 2:34will
- 2:35know
- 2:35that
- 2:35Katie
- 2:36worked
- 2:37in
- 2:37Social
- 2:37Train,
- 2:38which
- 2:38is
- 2:38kind
- 2:38of
- 2:38like
- 2:39the
- 2:39one
- 2:40business
- 2:40that
- 2:40we,
- 2:41we
- 2:41kind
- 2:41of
- 2:41know
- 2:42because
- 2:42it
- 2:42was
- 2:42so
- 2:42fast
- 2:43paced,
- 2:43it
- 2:43sounded
- 2:43so
- 2:43much
- 2:44fun,
- 2:44it
- 2:44was
- 2:44exciting.
- 2:45Stephen
- 2:46Bartlett
- 2:46was
- 2:46heading
- 2:46it
- 2:47up.
- 2:47We're
- 2:48gonna
- 2:48have
- 2:48to
- 2:48open
- 2:49up
- 2:49and
- 2:49share
- 2:49a
- 2:49little
- 2:50bit
- 2:50about
- 2:50this.
- 2:50So
- 2:51how
- 2:51old
- 2:52were
- 2:52you
- 2:52when
- 2:52you
- 2:52started
- 2:53Social
- 2:53Chain?
- 2:53And
- 2:54kind
- 2:54of
- 2:54share
- 2:54with
- 2:55us
- 2:55how
- 2:55it
- 2:55even
- 2:55occurred.
- 2:56How
- 2:56did
- 2:56you
- 2:56get
- 2:57into
- 2:57that
- 2:57amazing
- 2:58business?
- 2:58I
- 2:59started
- 2:59in
- 2:59marketing
- 3:00straight
- 3:00out
- 3:00of
- 3:01uni
- 3:01and
- 3:03I
- 3:03was
- 3:04in
- 3:04very
- 3:04traditional
- 3:05media,
- 3:05so
- 3:06I
- 3:06was
- 3:06buying
- 3:06press,
- 3:07radio
- 3:07and
- 3:07outdoor
- 3:07space
- 3:08and
- 3:08I
- 3:09loved
- 3:09it,
- 3:10honestly.
- 3:10You
- 3:10know,
- 3:10when
- 3:10you
- 3:11think
- 3:11about
- 3:11not
- 3:11having
- 3:11to
- 3:11work
- 3:12a
- 3:12day
- 3:12in
- 3:12your
- 3:12life
- 3:12because
- 3:12you
- 3:12love
- 3:13it,
- 3:13that's
- 3:13what
- 3:13I
- 3:13was
- 3:13like.
- 3:14Never
- 3:14got
- 3:14the
- 3:14Sunday
- 3:14scaries,
- 3:16but
- 3:16I've
- 3:16always
- 3:17been
- 3:17that
- 3:18person
- 3:18to
- 3:18kind
- 3:18of
- 3:19push
- 3:19myself.
- 3:19If
- 3:20I've
- 3:20stopped
- 3:20learning,
- 3:21I
- 3:21get
- 3:21an
- 3:21itch
- 3:22and
- 3:22I
- 3:22always.
- 3:22I
- 3:22call
- 3:22it
- 3:22my
- 3:23comfy
- 3:23slippers.
- 3:24I
- 3:24had
- 3:24my
- 3:24comfy
- 3:24slippers
- 3:25on,
- 3:25so
- 3:25I
- 3:25knew
- 3:25I
- 3:25needed
- 3:26something
- 3:26else.
- 3:27And
- 3:27I
- 3:27moved
- 3:27from
- 3:28doing
- 3:28that
- 3:29buying
- 3:29into
- 3:29moving
- 3:30into
- 3:30a
- 3:30new
- 3:30business
- 3:30and
- 3:31marketing
- 3:31role
- 3:31within
- 3:32Mediacom.
- 3:33And
- 3:33I
- 3:33did
- 3:33that
- 3:33for
- 3:33a
- 3:33while
- 3:34and
- 3:34there
- 3:34I
- 3:34learned
- 3:35all
- 3:35about
- 3:36how
- 3:37businesses
- 3:37were
- 3:37formed,
- 3:38how
- 3:38they
- 3:38created
- 3:39money,
- 3:40all
- 3:40the
- 3:40contracts,
- 3:41all
- 3:41that
- 3:41sort
- 3:41of
- 3:41stuff,
- 3:42the
- 3:42commercial
- 3:42side
- 3:42of
- 3:43it.
- 3:43And
- 3:44I
- 3:45always
- 3:45knew
- 3:45though,
- 3:46that
- 3:46I
- 3:46didn't
- 3:46have
- 3:47digital
- 3:47in
- 3:47my
- 3:47skill
- 3:48set
- 3:48and
- 3:48I
- 3:49knew
- 3:49the
- 3:49way
- 3:49the
- 3:49world
- 3:49was
- 3:50moving
- 3:50and
- 3:50I
- 3:50thought,
- 3:51if
- 3:51I
- 3:51don't
- 3:51do
- 3:51this,
- 3:52I'm
- 3:52not
- 3:52going
- 3:52to
- 3:52future
- 3:52proof
- 3:53myself.
- 3:53I'm
- 3:53going
- 3:53to
- 3:53get
- 3:53left
- 3:54behind.
- 3:55And
- 3:56Social
- 3:56Chain
- 3:57wasn't
- 3:58really
- 3:58well
- 3:58known
- 3:59at
- 3:59the
- 3:59time
- 3:59Steve
- 4:00started
- 4:00following
- 4:00me
- 4:01on
- 4:01Twitter.
- 4:01I
- 4:02love
- 4:02the
- 4:02fact
- 4:02you
- 4:02call
- 4:02him
- 4:02Steve,
- 4:03like
- 4:03we
- 4:03all
- 4:03know
- 4:03him
- 4:04as
- 4:04Stephen.
- 4:04But
- 4:04of
- 4:04course,
- 4:05you
- 4:05know,
- 4:05I
- 4:05know.
- 4:05It
- 4:06comes
- 4:06out
- 4:06and
- 4:06I
- 4:07probably
- 4:07should
- 4:07be.
- 4:08I
- 4:08probably
- 4:08should
- 4:08full
- 4:09title
- 4:09him,
- 4:09shouldn't
- 4:09I,
- 4:10Stephen?
- 4:10But
- 4:10yeah,
- 4:10he
- 4:11started
- 4:11following
- 4:11me
- 4:11on
- 4:12Twitter
- 4:12and
- 4:13I
- 4:13looked
- 4:13at
- 4:13what
- 4:13they
- 4:13were
- 4:14doing
- 4:14and
- 4:14they
- 4:15just
- 4:15done
- 4:15some
- 4:16really
- 4:16exciting
- 4:17guerrilla
- 4:18activations
- 4:19in
- 4:19Manchester
- 4:20and
- 4:21they're
- 4:21social
- 4:21and
- 4:22everything
- 4:22they
- 4:22were
- 4:22doing
- 4:22just
- 4:23seemed
- 4:23like
- 4:24it
- 4:24was
- 4:24fun
- 4:25and
- 4:25I
- 4:25was
- 4:25kind
- 4:26of
- 4:26craving
- 4:26that
- 4:26in
- 4:26Manchester.
- 4:27I
- 4:27think
- 4:27there
- 4:28was
- 4:28a
- 4:28lot
- 4:28in
- 4:28London
- 4:28and
- 4:29I,
- 4:29I
- 4:29was
- 4:29at
- 4:30that
- 4:30sort
- 4:30of
- 4:30pivotal
- 4:30point
- 4:31in
- 4:31my
- 4:31career
- 4:31where
- 4:31I
- 4:31could
- 4:32have
- 4:32gone
- 4:32to
- 4:32London
- 4:33to
- 4:33ex,
- 4:33like
- 4:34to
- 4:34move
- 4:34forward,
- 4:35but
- 4:35I
- 4:35was
- 4:35craving
- 4:36staying.
- 4:36I'm
- 4:36a
- 4:36bit
- 4:36of
- 4:37a
- 4:37home
- 4:37bird.
- 4:37I
- 4:37like
- 4:37being
- 4:38near
- 4:38my
- 4:38parents,
- 4:39far
- 4:39enough
- 4:39away
- 4:39station
- 4:40My
- 4:40mom
- 4:40can't
- 4:40just
- 4:41walk
- 4:41in
- 4:41the
- 4:41house,
- 4:41but
- 4:41I
- 4:41like
- 4:42being
- 4:42close.
- 4:43And
- 4:43I
- 4:43was
- 4:43looking
- 4:43for
- 4:43something
- 4:44and
- 4:44I
- 4:45thought,
- 4:45this
- 4:45is
- 4:45quite
- 4:46exciting.
- 4:47It
- 4:47was
- 4:47purely
- 4:47because
- 4:48I
- 4:48wanted
- 4:48to
- 4:48learn
- 4:49about
- 4:49digital.
- 4:50So
- 4:50I
- 4:50reached
- 4:51out
- 4:51and
- 4:51I
- 4:51said,
- 4:51you've
- 4:52got
- 4:52a
- 4:52couple
- 4:52of
- 4:52roles.
- 4:53Can
- 4:53we
- 4:53have
- 4:53a
- 4:53chat?
- 4:54We
- 4:55talked
- 4:55and
- 4:55I
- 4:56talked
- 4:56to
- 4:56the
- 4:56leadership
- 4:56team
- 4:57for
- 4:57a
- 4:58good
- 4:58few
- 4:58months,
- 4:59and
- 4:59then
- 5:00they
- 5:00offered
- 5:00me
- 5:00ops
- 5:01director.
- 5:01And
- 5:02I
- 5:02was.
- 5:03I
- 5:03think
- 5:03I
- 5:03was
- 5:0331,
- 5:0432,
- 5:05but
- 5:05the
- 5:06average
- 5:06age
- 5:06was
- 5:0622.
- 5:07I
- 5:07was
- 5:07gonna
- 5:07say,
- 5:08you're,
- 5:08like,
- 5:08ancient.
- 5:08You're
- 5:08like.
- 5:09They
- 5:10all
- 5:10said,
- 5:11the
- 5:11old
- 5:11lady
- 5:11is
- 5:12coming
- 5:12in
- 5:12to
- 5:12ruin
- 5:12the
- 5:12fun.
- 5:15Old.
- 5:16I'm
- 5:16not
- 5:16old,
- 5:18Casey.
- 5:18I'm
- 5:18like,
- 5:1845.
- 5:20I
- 5:20don't
- 5:20feel
- 5:20old
- 5:21now.
- 5:21I
- 5:21still
- 5:21feel
- 5:21like
- 5:21I'm
- 5:22like
- 5:22a
- 5:22young
- 5:23girl
- 5:23running
- 5:24around
- 5:24doing
- 5:24what
- 5:24I
- 5:24want.
- 5:25Yeah.
- 5:25So
- 5:25I
- 5:25went
- 5:25in
- 5:25as
- 5:26ops
- 5:26director
- 5:27and
- 5:28I
- 5:28did
- 5:28that
- 5:28and
- 5:28I
- 5:28helped
- 5:29them
- 5:29with
- 5:29their
- 5:29structure
- 5:30a
- 5:30lot
- 5:30from
- 5:30what
- 5:30I'd
- 5:30learned
- 5:31in
- 5:31that
- 5:31new
- 5:31business
- 5:32and
- 5:32marketing
- 5:32role.
- 5:33How
- 5:33to
- 5:33commercialize
- 5:34it
- 5:34better,
- 5:35how
- 5:35to
- 5:35structure
- 5:35the
- 5:36agency,
- 5:37the
- 5:37types
- 5:37of
- 5:37clients
- 5:38that
- 5:38we
- 5:38wanted
- 5:38and
- 5:39the
- 5:39way
- 5:39we
- 5:39wanted
- 5:39to
- 5:39work.
- 5:40And
- 5:40then
- 5:41six
- 5:42months
- 5:42in,
- 5:43Stephen
- 5:44decided
- 5:44he
- 5:44was
- 5:45going
- 5:45to
- 5:45go
- 5:45and
- 5:45set
- 5:45up
- 5:45in
- 5:46New
- 5:46York
- 5:46and
- 5:46needed
- 5:47someone
- 5:47to
- 5:47run
- 5:47the
- 5:47UK
- 5:48operation.
- 5:49So
- 5:49I
- 5:50interviewed
- 5:50and
- 5:51was
- 5:51made
- 5:51managing
- 5:52director
- 5:52of.
- 5:53I
- 5:53mean,
- 5:53what
- 5:53does
- 5:53that
- 5:53even
- 5:54feel
- 5:54like?
- 5:55I
- 5:55mean,
- 5:55like,
- 5:56wow,
- 5:56like,
- 5:57that's
- 5:57huge.
- 5:57It
- 5:58was
- 5:58huge.
- 5:58I
- 5:59did
- 5:59the
- 5:59interview
- 6:00and
- 6:00I
- 6:00thought
- 6:01I'd
- 6:01done
- 6:01it
- 6:01terribly.
- 6:02And
- 6:02I
- 6:02cried
- 6:02after
- 6:02it.
- 6:03I
- 6:03sat
- 6:03in
- 6:03cafe
- 6:04near
- 6:04and
- 6:04I
- 6:04cried.
- 6:04I
- 6:05love
- 6:05it.
- 6:05We
- 6:05all
- 6:05have
- 6:06perceptions,
- 6:06don't
- 6:06we,
- 6:06how
- 6:06things
- 6:07went.
- 6:07I
- 6:07remember
- 6:07doing
- 6:07a
- 6:08stage
- 6:08speaking
- 6:08presentation
- 6:09and
- 6:09thinking,
- 6:10oh,
- 6:10my
- 6:10God,
- 6:10it
- 6:10was
- 6:10disastrous.
- 6:11It
- 6:11was
- 6:11one
- 6:11of
- 6:11the
- 6:11best
- 6:11things
- 6:12I've
- 6:12ever
- 6:12done.
- 6:13And
- 6:13ended
- 6:13in,
- 6:13like,
- 6:14you
- 6:14know,
- 6:14a
- 6:15round
- 6:15of
- 6:15applause,
- 6:15standing
- 6:15ovation.
- 6:16So
- 6:17you
- 6:18cried.
- 6:19How
- 6:19did.
- 6:19How
- 6:19did
- 6:20you
- 6:20get
- 6:20the
- 6:20announcement?
- 6:21Did
- 6:21he.
- 6:21Did
- 6:21he
- 6:22tell
- 6:22you?
- 6:22Like,
- 6:22he.
- 6:23It
- 6:23was
- 6:23actually
- 6:24really
- 6:24lovely.
- 6:25I've
- 6:25not
- 6:25actually
- 6:25talked
- 6:26about
- 6:26this,
- 6:26so
- 6:26I
- 6:26was
- 6:27like,
- 6:27so,
- 6:27yeah,
- 6:27I
- 6:28cried
- 6:28in
- 6:28Cafe
- 6:28Nero.
- 6:29And
- 6:29then
- 6:30a
- 6:30couple
- 6:30of
- 6:30days
- 6:30after
- 6:31I
- 6:31was
- 6:31going,
- 6:31it
- 6:31was
- 6:32pulled
- 6:32up
- 6:32outside.
- 6:32I
- 6:32remember
- 6:33exactly
- 6:33where
- 6:33I
- 6:33was.
- 6:34I
- 6:34was
- 6:34outside
- 6:34my
- 6:34great
- 6:34auntie's
- 6:35house
- 6:35waiting
- 6:35to
- 6:35go
- 6:35in,
- 6:36and
- 6:36I
- 6:36got
- 6:36an
- 6:36email,
- 6:37and
- 6:37it
- 6:37was
- 6:38the
- 6:38nicest
- 6:39email
- 6:40about
- 6:40myself
- 6:41that
- 6:41I've
- 6:41ever
- 6:42read
- 6:42from
- 6:43Steve.
- 6:44That
- 6:44was
- 6:45like,
- 6:45there's
- 6:45no
- 6:45one
- 6:45else
- 6:46that
- 6:46could
- 6:46take
- 6:46this
- 6:46job.
- 6:47And
- 6:47it
- 6:47was
- 6:48all
- 6:48about
- 6:49my
- 6:49care.
- 6:50The
- 6:51way
- 6:51that
- 6:51he
- 6:52knew
- 6:52that
- 6:53I
- 6:53would
- 6:53look
- 6:53after
- 6:54the
- 6:54team.
- 6:55Yeah,
- 6:55it
- 6:55was
- 6:56the
- 6:56nicest
- 6:56thing.
- 6:57I
- 6:57should
- 6:57have
- 6:57kept
- 6:57it.
- 6:57And
- 6:57I
- 6:58didn't
- 6:58see
- 6:58one
- 6:58of
- 6:58the.
- 6:59Things
- 6:59I
- 6:59Know
- 6:59that
- 6:59he
- 6:59shared
- 7:00a
- 7:00lot
- 7:00on
- 7:00events
- 7:00and
- 7:01things
- 7:01like
- 7:01that
- 7:01and
- 7:01on
- 7:01podcasts,
- 7:02is
- 7:02he
- 7:02has
- 7:03really
- 7:04gone
- 7:04in
- 7:04to
- 7:04share
- 7:05the
- 7:05value
- 7:06of.
- 7:06Of
- 7:06how
- 7:07Social
- 7:07Chain
- 7:07grew
- 7:08and
- 7:09that
- 7:09really,
- 7:09that
- 7:09that
- 7:10was
- 7:10all
- 7:10to
- 7:10do
- 7:10with
- 7:10the
- 7:11team
- 7:11that
- 7:11you
- 7:11formed.
- 7:12What
- 7:13was
- 7:13the
- 7:13difference
- 7:13in
- 7:14terms
- 7:14of,
- 7:14like,
- 7:14what.
- 7:14What
- 7:15made
- 7:15it
- 7:15special
- 7:15in
- 7:16terms
- 7:16of
- 7:16the
- 7:16people
- 7:16you
- 7:16brought
- 7:17together?
- 7:17And
- 7:17why
- 7:17was
- 7:18Social
- 7:18Chain
- 7:19so
- 7:19special?
- 7:19Because
- 7:19there'll
- 7:20be
- 7:20people,
- 7:20you
- 7:21know,
- 7:21listening
- 7:21to
- 7:21this
- 7:21who
- 7:21maybe
- 7:22don't
- 7:22know
- 7:23the
- 7:23ins
- 7:23and
- 7:23outs
- 7:24of
- 7:24what
- 7:24Social
- 7:24Chain
- 7:25was
- 7:25and
- 7:25why
- 7:25it
- 7:25was
- 7:25so
- 7:26unique.
- 7:26It
- 7:26was
- 7:26just
- 7:27such
- 7:27an
- 7:27exciting
- 7:28place
- 7:28to
- 7:28be.
- 7:29And
- 7:29I
- 7:29think
- 7:29that
- 7:30was
- 7:30because
- 7:30it
- 7:30was
- 7:32a
- 7:32group
- 7:32of
- 7:33young,
- 7:33passionate
- 7:34people
- 7:34who
- 7:34wanted
- 7:35to
- 7:35do
- 7:35really
- 7:35good
- 7:35work
- 7:36and
- 7:36we
- 7:36were
- 7:37all
- 7:37on
- 7:37the
- 7:37same
- 7:37mission.
- 7:38And
- 7:38that's
- 7:39what
- 7:39made
- 7:39it
- 7:39work.
- 7:40It
- 7:40was,
- 7:40like,
- 7:42so
- 7:42fun.
- 7:43Every
- 7:43day
- 7:43something
- 7:44was
- 7:44going
- 7:44to
- 7:44happen.
- 7:45I
- 7:45remember
- 7:45in
- 7:45my
- 7:45first
- 7:46week,
- 7:46having
- 7:46done
- 7:47new
- 7:47business
- 7:48for
- 7:48an
- 7:48agency
- 7:49and
- 7:49having
- 7:49to
- 7:49bang
- 7:50on
- 7:50doors
- 7:51trying
- 7:51to
- 7:51get
- 7:51into
- 7:52anyone.
- 7:52And
- 7:53in
- 7:53my
- 7:53first
- 7:53week,
- 7:54I
- 7:54went
- 7:54down
- 7:54to
- 7:54London
- 7:55with
- 7:55Steve
- 7:55and
- 7:55we
- 7:55were
- 7:56at
- 7:56Coca
- 7:56Cola,
- 7:57Apple,
- 7:58New
- 7:58Look,
- 7:59I
- 7:59can't
- 7:59remember
- 8:00where
- 8:00there
- 8:00was
- 8:00a
- 8:00few
- 8:00others.
- 8:01And
- 8:01I
- 8:01was
- 8:01like,
- 8:01these
- 8:01are
- 8:01the
- 8:02biggest
- 8:02brands
- 8:02in
- 8:02the
- 8:02world.
- 8:03And
- 8:03I've
- 8:04just
- 8:04walked
- 8:04in
- 8:04the
- 8:04door
- 8:05in
- 8:05the
- 8:05first
- 8:05week.
- 8:06And
- 8:06I
- 8:06knew
- 8:07then
- 8:07that
- 8:07there
- 8:07was
- 8:08something
- 8:08special
- 8:09about
- 8:09that
- 8:09place.
- 8:10There's
- 8:10just
- 8:11something
- 8:11like,
- 8:12you
- 8:12can't.
- 8:13I
- 8:13don't
- 8:13know
- 8:14if
- 8:14you
- 8:14could
- 8:14recreate
- 8:15that,
- 8:15to
- 8:15be
- 8:15honest.
- 8:16There
- 8:16was
- 8:16just
- 8:16a
- 8:16buzz
- 8:16and
- 8:16we
- 8:17just
- 8:17went
- 8:17with
- 8:18the
- 8:18motivation
- 8:19and
- 8:19the
- 8:19motion
- 8:19that
- 8:19happened.
- 8:20But
- 8:21the
- 8:21team,
- 8:21really
- 8:22the
- 8:22common
- 8:22denominator,
- 8:23we
- 8:23were
- 8:23all
- 8:23very
- 8:24different.
- 8:24A
- 8:24lot
- 8:24of
- 8:25the
- 8:25original
- 8:25team
- 8:26were
- 8:26all
- 8:26created
- 8:27as
- 8:27social
- 8:28natives.
- 8:28They
- 8:29were
- 8:29kids
- 8:30in
- 8:30their
- 8:30bedroom
- 8:30that
- 8:31started
- 8:31pages
- 8:31of
- 8:32influence
- 8:32on
- 8:32Twitter.
- 8:34They
- 8:34just
- 8:34knew
- 8:34social.
- 8:35They
- 8:35knew
- 8:36exactly
- 8:36what
- 8:36to
- 8:36do.
- 8:37And
- 8:37I
- 8:37think
- 8:38where
- 8:39I
- 8:39managed
- 8:40to
- 8:40get
- 8:40it
- 8:40right
- 8:40is
- 8:41that
- 8:41I
- 8:41didn't
- 8:41try
- 8:41and
- 8:41come
- 8:42in
- 8:42and
- 8:42change
- 8:42that.
- 8:43I
- 8:43let
- 8:43them
- 8:44teach
- 8:44me
- 8:44how
- 8:45to
- 8:45do
- 8:45it
- 8:45because
- 8:45part
- 8:46of
- 8:46me
- 8:46and
- 8:46part
- 8:46of
- 8:47my
- 8:47values
- 8:47is
- 8:47learning.
- 8:48So
- 8:48I
- 8:48was
- 8:48just
- 8:48obsessed
- 8:49with
- 8:49understanding
- 8:50how
- 8:50they'd
- 8:50done
- 8:50it
- 8:51and
- 8:51then
- 8:52matching
- 8:52that
- 8:52up
- 8:53with
- 8:53people
- 8:53that
- 8:54I've
- 8:54worked
- 8:54with
- 8:55in
- 8:55the
- 8:55past
- 8:55that
- 8:55I
- 8:55loved
- 8:56working
- 8:56with.
- 8:57And
- 8:57I
- 8:57knew
- 8:57that
- 8:57I'd
- 8:57enjoy
- 8:58having
- 8:58working
- 8:59time
- 8:59with.
- 9:00And
- 9:00my
- 9:00director's
- 9:01team
- 9:01was
- 9:01very
- 9:01much
- 9:01that.
- 9:02It
- 9:02was
- 9:02people
- 9:02that
- 9:02I'd
- 9:02worked
- 9:02with
- 9:03at
- 9:03Mediacom,
- 9:04and
- 9:04I
- 9:04loved
- 9:04it.
- 9:05And
- 9:05it
- 9:05was
- 9:05just
- 9:05a
- 9:05group
- 9:05of
- 9:06people
- 9:06who
- 9:06were
- 9:06really
- 9:07passionate
- 9:07about
- 9:07the
- 9:08company,
- 9:08the
- 9:09work.
- 9:09They
- 9:10just
- 9:10cared.
- 9:10We
- 9:11all
- 9:11cared.
- 9:11So
- 9:12seeing
- 9:13how
- 9:13fast
- 9:14Social
- 9:14Chain
- 9:14actually
- 9:15grew,
- 9:15we
- 9:16all
- 9:16assumed
- 9:16from
- 9:16the
- 9:16outside
- 9:17that
- 9:17you
- 9:17all
- 9:17had
- 9:17your
- 9:17shit
- 9:18together
- 9:18and
- 9:19that
- 9:19all
- 9:19the
- 9:19processes
- 9:20are
- 9:20running
- 9:21smoothly.
- 9:22But
- 9:22you
- 9:22told
- 9:22me
- 9:22something
- 9:22yesterday
- 9:23about
- 9:23a
- 9:24telephone.
- 9:24Please
- 9:25share
- 9:25that
- 9:25story.
- 9:26It
- 9:26made
- 9:26me
- 9:26like
- 9:27we
- 9:28so
- 9:28did.
- 9:28Not
- 9:28have
- 9:29our
- 9:29shit
- 9:29together.
- 9:30It
- 9:30was
- 9:30honestly
- 9:31like
- 9:31every
- 9:31day
- 9:31was
- 9:32a
- 9:32learning.
- 9:32It
- 9:32was
- 9:33like
- 9:34every
- 9:34day
- 9:34was
- 9:34a
- 9:35new
- 9:35day.
- 9:37We
- 9:37were
- 9:37so
- 9:38fortunate.
- 9:38We
- 9:38never
- 9:39had
- 9:39to
- 9:39do
- 9:39any
- 9:39outbound
- 9:40new
- 9:41business
- 9:41because
- 9:42we,
- 9:43the
- 9:43notoriety
- 9:44and
- 9:44the
- 9:44work
- 9:44we
- 9:44were
- 9:44doing
- 9:45spoke
- 9:45for
- 9:45itself.
- 9:46So
- 9:47one
- 9:47day
- 9:47I
- 9:47sat
- 9:48in
- 9:48the
- 9:48office
- 9:48and
- 9:48I
- 9:49turned
- 9:49around
- 9:49and
- 9:49behind
- 9:49me
- 9:50was
- 9:50the
- 9:50phone.
- 9:50And
- 9:50I
- 9:50looked
- 9:51and
- 9:51the
- 9:51phone
- 9:51wasn't
- 9:52plugged
- 9:52in.
- 9:53I
- 9:54was
- 9:54like,
- 9:54excuse
- 9:55me,
- 9:55team,
- 9:55the
- 9:56phone's
- 9:56not
- 9:56plugged
- 9:56in
- 9:56here.
- 9:57We.
- 9:57And
- 9:57then
- 9:57we
- 9:57plugged
- 9:58it
- 9:58in.
- 9:58And
- 9:58literally
- 9:59not
- 10:00long
- 10:00after
- 10:00plugging
- 10:00that
- 10:00phone
- 10:01in,
- 10:01the
- 10:01phone
- 10:02rang.
- 10:02We
- 10:03answered
- 10:03it.
- 10:03It
- 10:03was
- 10:03Mercedes
- 10:04Benz.
- 10:05And
- 10:06I
- 10:06was
- 10:06just
- 10:06sat
- 10:07there
- 10:07thinking,
- 10:08dear
- 10:08God,
- 10:09I
- 10:09wonder
- 10:09what
- 10:09else
- 10:09we've
- 10:09missed
- 10:10by
- 10:10not
- 10:10having
- 10:11this
- 10:11phone
- 10:12plugged
- 10:12in.
- 10:13There
- 10:13was
- 10:13little
- 10:14things
- 10:14like
- 10:14that
- 10:14that
- 10:14we
- 10:14were
- 10:15just
- 10:15running
- 10:15at
- 10:16such
- 10:16speed.
- 10:16It's
- 10:17crazy.
- 10:17It's
- 10:17craziness,
- 10:18isn't
- 10:18it?
- 10:18And
- 10:18I
- 10:19think
- 10:19that
- 10:19is,
- 10:19like,
- 10:20that's
- 10:20part
- 10:20of
- 10:20the
- 10:21fun.
- 10:21And
- 10:21when
- 10:21I
- 10:22remember,
- 10:22like,
- 10:23looking
- 10:23at
- 10:23Social
- 10:23Chain,
- 10:24it
- 10:24was
- 10:25the
- 10:25agency.
- 10:26And
- 10:26what
- 10:26was
- 10:26unique
- 10:26is
- 10:27the
- 10:27agency
- 10:27wasn't
- 10:27in
- 10:28London
- 10:29and
- 10:29that
- 10:29was
- 10:29like.
- 10:30It
- 10:30was
- 10:30like
- 10:30the
- 10:30Northwest.
- 10:31And
- 10:31it
- 10:31was
- 10:31the
- 10:32positioner
- 10:32that
- 10:33digital
- 10:33and
- 10:34agencies
- 10:34had.
- 10:34So
- 10:35I'll
- 10:35remember
- 10:35that
- 10:35forever.
- 10:36One
- 10:37of
- 10:37the
- 10:37reasons,
- 10:37obviously,
- 10:38I
- 10:38reached
- 10:38out
- 10:38to
- 10:38you
- 10:39was
- 10:39I'd
- 10:39listen
- 10:39to
- 10:39your
- 10:40podcast,
- 10:40which
- 10:40I
- 10:40love,
- 10:41and
- 10:42one
- 10:42of
- 10:42the
- 10:43things
- 10:43that
- 10:43really
- 10:44resonated
- 10:44with
- 10:44me
- 10:44and
- 10:45that
- 10:45I've
- 10:45experienced
- 10:46was
- 10:46imposter
- 10:46syndrome.
- 10:47And
- 10:47I
- 10:47truly
- 10:48believe
- 10:48that,
- 10:48you
- 10:48know,
- 10:4970%,
- 10:49if
- 10:49not
- 10:49more
- 10:50people
- 10:50have
- 10:50experienced,
- 10:50experienced
- 10:51it.
- 10:51I'm
- 10:52not
- 10:52sure
- 10:52you
- 10:52ever
- 10:52get
- 10:53over
- 10:53it,
- 10:54but
- 10:54I've
- 10:54learned
- 10:54to
- 10:54deal
- 10:55with
- 10:55it.
- 10:55And
- 10:55when
- 10:55I.
- 10:56I
- 10:56got
- 10:56my
- 10:56publishing
- 10:57contract,
- 10:57I
- 10:58really
- 10:58struggled
- 10:59with
- 10:59the
- 11:00fact
- 11:00that
- 11:00everyone
- 11:00was,
- 11:00like,
- 11:01celebrating
- 11:02this.
- 11:02And
- 11:03when
- 11:03I
- 11:03handed
- 11:03in
- 11:04my
- 11:04manuscript,
- 11:05I
- 11:05was
- 11:05like,
- 11:05what
- 11:06happens
- 11:06if
- 11:06no
- 11:06one
- 11:06buys
- 11:06it?
- 11:07You
- 11:07know,
- 11:08I
- 11:08mean,
- 11:08all
- 11:08of
- 11:08these
- 11:09things
- 11:09go
- 11:09through
- 11:09your
- 11:09mind
- 11:10and
- 11:10then,
- 11:10you
- 11:10know,
- 11:10then
- 11:10it
- 11:10hits
- 11:11bestseller
- 11:11and
- 11:11all
- 11:12of
- 11:12the
- 11:12things
- 11:12happen.
- 11:13But
- 11:13when
- 11:14you
- 11:14got
- 11:14that
- 11:14MD
- 11:14job,
- 11:15what
- 11:15was
- 11:16that
- 11:16like
- 11:16in
- 11:16terms
- 11:16of,
- 11:17like,
- 11:17the
- 11:18mental
- 11:18struggle?
- 11:19Horrendous.
- 11:20Because
- 11:20if
- 11:20you
- 11:21think
- 11:21I
- 11:21went
- 11:21into
- 11:21that
- 11:22job
- 11:22to
- 11:22learn,
- 11:22I
- 11:22went
- 11:23into
- 11:23that
- 11:23company
- 11:23to
- 11:23learn
- 11:23about
- 11:24digital.
- 11:25And
- 11:25six
- 11:25months
- 11:25into
- 11:26learning
- 11:27about
- 11:27digital,
- 11:28which
- 11:28is
- 11:28quite
- 11:28a
- 11:28big,
- 11:29like,
- 11:29a
- 11:29lot
- 11:29to
- 11:30learn,
- 11:30I
- 11:31was
- 11:31running
- 11:31the
- 11:31company
- 11:33and
- 11:34I
- 11:35didn't
- 11:35know
- 11:36how
- 11:36to
- 11:36cope
- 11:37with
- 11:37it.
- 11:38I
- 11:38just
- 11:38was
- 11:38putting
- 11:39so
- 11:39much
- 11:39pressure
- 11:39on
- 11:40myself
- 11:40as
- 11:41I
- 11:41am
- 11:42leading
- 11:42these
- 11:43people.
- 11:43But
- 11:44I
- 11:44don't
- 11:44have
- 11:44a
- 11:44clue
- 11:45what.
- 11:45We
- 11:45do
- 11:46I
- 11:47love
- 11:47it.
- 11:47I
- 11:47love
- 11:47it.
- 11:48And
- 11:48I'm
- 11:48brutally
- 11:49honest
- 11:49about
- 11:50that
- 11:50as
- 11:50well.
- 11:51And
- 11:51it
- 11:51took
- 11:52me
- 11:52a
- 11:52while.
- 11:53I
- 11:53used
- 11:53to,
- 11:53I
- 11:53remember
- 11:54just
- 11:54sitting
- 11:54in
- 11:54meetings,
- 11:55hiding,
- 11:55like
- 11:56we'd
- 11:56be
- 11:56in
- 11:56client
- 11:57meetings.
- 11:57And
- 11:57I
- 11:57thought,
- 11:57I'm
- 11:57not
- 11:58going
- 11:58to
- 11:58say
- 11:58anything
- 11:58because
- 11:58I'm
- 11:58going
- 11:59to
- 11:59say
- 11:59something
- 11:59that's
- 11:59going
- 11:59to
- 12:00embarrass
- 12:00the
- 12:01name
- 12:01Social
- 12:02Chain.
- 12:02And
- 12:03I
- 12:03felt
- 12:03like
- 12:03I
- 12:04was
- 12:04a
- 12:05the
- 12:06name
- 12:06Social.
- 12:06I
- 12:07was
- 12:07representing
- 12:07the
- 12:08name
- 12:08Social
- 12:08Chain
- 12:08and
- 12:09I
- 12:09was
- 12:09representing
- 12:10Steve.
- 12:10And
- 12:11I
- 12:11thought,
- 12:11if
- 12:11I
- 12:11say
- 12:12something
- 12:12wrong,
- 12:12that's
- 12:12it,
- 12:13I've
- 12:13ruined
- 12:13it.
- 12:14I've
- 12:14wrecked
- 12:15the
- 12:1580s.
- 12:15The
- 12:16whole
- 12:16thing's
- 12:16gonna
- 12:16fall
- 12:16down.
- 12:17I
- 12:17love
- 12:17how
- 12:17dramatic
- 12:18we
- 12:18can
- 12:18be.
- 12:18Oh,
- 12:19no,
- 12:19this
- 12:19is
- 12:19it.
- 12:20I'm
- 12:20gonna
- 12:20break
- 12:20it.
- 12:21And
- 12:22I
- 12:22was
- 12:22very
- 12:23fortunate
- 12:23because
- 12:24the
- 12:24culture
- 12:25that
- 12:25we
- 12:25built
- 12:27had
- 12:27lots
- 12:27of
- 12:28elements
- 12:28to
- 12:29it
- 12:29that
- 12:30helped
- 12:30people.
- 12:31And
- 12:31one
- 12:31of
- 12:32the
- 12:32things,
- 12:32one
- 12:32of
- 12:32the
- 12:32benefits
- 12:33we
- 12:33had
- 12:33was
- 12:33a
- 12:33therapist.
- 12:35And
- 12:35I,
- 12:36I
- 12:36think
- 12:37I
- 12:37was
- 12:37talking
- 12:37to
- 12:37Steve
- 12:38about
- 12:38it
- 12:38and
- 12:38he
- 12:38said,
- 12:38go
- 12:39and
- 12:39see
- 12:39the
- 12:39therapist.
- 12:40Go
- 12:40and
- 12:40see
- 12:40what
- 12:40she
- 12:40says.
- 12:41So
- 12:41I
- 12:42went.
- 12:42I
- 12:42was
- 12:42also
- 12:42going
- 12:43through
- 12:43a
- 12:43breakup
- 12:43at
- 12:43the
- 12:43time,
- 12:44so
- 12:44my
- 12:44head
- 12:44was
- 12:44all
- 12:44over.
- 12:45You
- 12:45imagine
- 12:45getting
- 12:46the
- 12:46biggest
- 12:46job
- 12:46of
- 12:46your
- 12:46life,
- 12:47but
- 12:47also
- 12:47like
- 12:48losing
- 12:48a
- 12:48six
- 12:48year
- 12:49relationship
- 12:50at
- 12:50the
- 12:50same
- 12:50time.
- 12:51So
- 12:51my
- 12:52head
- 12:52was
- 12:52scrambled
- 12:53and
- 12:53it
- 12:53was
- 12:53like
- 12:54completely
- 12:54out
- 12:54the
- 12:55blue
- 12:55to
- 12:55me.
- 12:55That
- 12:55as
- 12:55well.
- 12:56So
- 12:56went
- 12:57to
- 12:57see
- 12:57the
- 12:57therapist,
- 12:58Karen.
- 12:59Forever
- 12:59grateful
- 13:00to
- 13:00Karen.
- 13:01She
- 13:01asked
- 13:01me,
- 13:02she
- 13:02was
- 13:02asking
- 13:02me
- 13:02questions
- 13:03about
- 13:03the
- 13:03role
- 13:03and
- 13:03she
- 13:03said,
- 13:04what
- 13:04do
- 13:04you
- 13:04think
- 13:04of
- 13:05when
- 13:05you
- 13:05think
- 13:05of
- 13:05a
- 13:05managing
- 13:06director?
- 13:07And
- 13:07I
- 13:08just
- 13:08sat
- 13:08there
- 13:08and
- 13:08I
- 13:08was
- 13:08like
- 13:10an
- 13:10old
- 13:11man
- 13:11in
- 13:11a
- 13:11grey
- 13:11suit
- 13:12sat
- 13:12in
- 13:12a
- 13:13corner.
- 13:14She
- 13:14just
- 13:14looked
- 13:14at
- 13:14me,
- 13:15she
- 13:15went,
- 13:15yeah,
- 13:15but
- 13:15you're
- 13:15not
- 13:16that,
- 13:16are
- 13:16you?
- 13:16And
- 13:16I
- 13:16was
- 13:17like,
- 13:17no.
- 13:18And
- 13:18that's
- 13:18where
- 13:18the
- 13:18disconnect
- 13:19is.
- 13:19Yeah.
- 13:20And
- 13:20that's
- 13:20where
- 13:20the
- 13:20imposter
- 13:21syndrome
- 13:21was,
- 13:22is
- 13:22my
- 13:22expectations
- 13:23of
- 13:23what
- 13:24I
- 13:24thought
- 13:24a
- 13:24managing
- 13:25director
- 13:25was
- 13:25and
- 13:25what
- 13:25the
- 13:26reality
- 13:26was
- 13:26of
- 13:27who
- 13:27I
- 13:27am.
- 13:28But
- 13:28she
- 13:29helped
- 13:29me
- 13:29break
- 13:29down
- 13:30what
- 13:30my
- 13:31skills
- 13:31were
- 13:31and
- 13:32why
- 13:32they
- 13:32gave
- 13:33me
- 13:33that
- 13:33role.
- 13:34Because
- 13:34even
- 13:34when
- 13:35Steve
- 13:35sent
- 13:35me
- 13:35that
- 13:36lovely
- 13:36email,
- 13:36I
- 13:36didn't
- 13:37believe
- 13:37it.
- 13:37I
- 13:38just
- 13:38thought,
- 13:38this
- 13:39is
- 13:39just
- 13:39madness.
- 13:40And
- 13:41then
- 13:41I
- 13:41really
- 13:42lent
- 13:42into
- 13:42the
- 13:42things
- 13:43that
- 13:43I
- 13:43knew
- 13:43that
- 13:43I
- 13:43could
- 13:44do
- 13:44to
- 13:44make
- 13:44change.
- 13:45And
- 13:45when
- 13:45you
- 13:45shared
- 13:45the
- 13:46numbers
- 13:46with
- 13:46me,
- 13:46like
- 13:47yesterday,
- 13:47you
- 13:47were
- 13:48talking
- 13:48at
- 13:48the
- 13:48event
- 13:49and
- 13:49you
- 13:49were
- 13:49our
- 13:50guest
- 13:50speaker,
- 13:50which
- 13:50was
- 13:50fabulous.
- 13:51But
- 13:51what
- 13:52were
- 13:52the
- 13:52numbers?
- 13:52Like,
- 13:52where
- 13:53did
- 13:53you
- 13:53take
- 13:54the
- 13:54agency
- 13:54to?
- 13:55Because
- 13:55this
- 13:55is
- 13:55mind
- 13:55blowing.
- 13:56Yeah.
- 13:56So
- 13:57the
- 13:57agency
- 13:58part,
- 13:58my
- 13:58part
- 13:59was
- 14:00when
- 14:00I
- 14:00started
- 14:00there,
- 14:01it
- 14:01was
- 14:012
- 14:01million
- 14:01in
- 14:02revenue.
- 14:02And
- 14:03obviously
- 14:03being
- 14:03a
- 14:03startup,
- 14:04it
- 14:04wasn't
- 14:04making
- 14:05profit.
- 14:05And
- 14:06Then
- 14:06when
- 14:06I
- 14:06left,
- 14:07well,
- 14:07there
- 14:07was
- 14:0730
- 14:08people
- 14:08as
- 14:08well
- 14:08at
- 14:08that
- 14:09point,
- 14:09about
- 14:1030.
- 14:10When
- 14:10I
- 14:11left,
- 14:11it
- 14:11was
- 14:11130
- 14:12people,
- 14:13about
- 14:1315
- 14:14million
- 14:14in
- 14:14revenue.
- 14:15It
- 14:15doesn't
- 14:16seem
- 14:16real.
- 14:16And
- 14:17we
- 14:17were
- 14:17very
- 14:17healthy
- 14:18profit
- 14:18making.
- 14:18It's
- 14:19amazing,
- 14:19isn't
- 14:19it?
- 14:20And
- 14:20it's
- 14:20so
- 14:20inspiring
- 14:21because
- 14:21even
- 14:21in
- 14:22that
- 14:22time,
- 14:22women
- 14:23still
- 14:23were
- 14:23not
- 14:24leading
- 14:24in
- 14:24the
- 14:24digital
- 14:24space.
- 14:25I've
- 14:25worked
- 14:25in
- 14:25digital
- 14:25a
- 14:25long
- 14:26time
- 14:26and
- 14:27being
- 14:27passionate
- 14:27about
- 14:27bridging
- 14:28the
- 14:28skills
- 14:28gap,
- 14:29passionate
- 14:29about
- 14:30the
- 14:30gender
- 14:30pay
- 14:31gap.
- 14:31If
- 14:32this
- 14:32business
- 14:32was
- 14:33like,
- 14:33so
- 14:33amazing,
- 14:34people
- 14:34are
- 14:34going
- 14:34to
- 14:34ask
- 14:34the
- 14:35question,
- 14:35like,
- 14:35why
- 14:35did
- 14:35you
- 14:35leave?
- 14:36Honest
- 14:36answer.
- 14:38We
- 14:38constantly
- 14:39went
- 14:39for
- 14:39growth.
- 14:40Every
- 14:41year
- 14:41we
- 14:41went
- 14:41for
- 14:42growth.
- 14:42And
- 14:43it
- 14:43got
- 14:43to
- 14:44the
- 14:44point
- 14:44where
- 14:44I
- 14:44felt
- 14:45like
- 14:45I
- 14:45couldn't
- 14:46take
- 14:46it
- 14:46to
- 14:46the
- 14:46next
- 14:47level.
- 14:47I'd
- 14:48done
- 14:48six
- 14:48years,
- 14:49worked
- 14:50really
- 14:50hard
- 14:50in
- 14:51that
- 14:51time,
- 14:52helped
- 14:52to
- 14:52push
- 14:52what's
- 14:53next.
- 14:53What's
- 14:53next?
- 14:53And
- 14:54it
- 14:54was
- 14:54always,
- 14:54what's
- 14:54next?
- 14:55And
- 14:55I
- 14:56had
- 14:56to
- 14:56just
- 14:56be
- 14:56really
- 14:57brutally
- 14:57honest.
- 14:58And
- 14:58it
- 14:58was
- 14:59me
- 14:59and
- 14:59the
- 14:59two
- 14:59directors,
- 15:00or
- 15:00the
- 15:00two
- 15:00directors.
- 15:01We
- 15:01all
- 15:01handed
- 15:01our
- 15:01notice
- 15:02in
- 15:02on
- 15:02the
- 15:02same
- 15:02zoom
- 15:03call.
- 15:05Yeah,
- 15:05I
- 15:05know.
- 15:06I
- 15:06so
- 15:06wish
- 15:07I'd
- 15:07been
- 15:07on
- 15:07that.
- 15:07Call
- 15:07to
- 15:08see
- 15:08that
- 15:08we'd
- 15:08actually
- 15:09been
- 15:09axed,
- 15:09throwing
- 15:10the
- 15:10three
- 15:10of
- 15:10us
- 15:11and
- 15:11decided
- 15:11that
- 15:12we
- 15:12were
- 15:12gonna
- 15:12do
- 15:12it.
- 15:14Was
- 15:14there
- 15:15any
- 15:15alcohol
- 15:15in.
- 15:16Actually,
- 15:17that
- 15:17was
- 15:18before
- 15:18we'd
- 15:18even
- 15:18had
- 15:18a
- 15:18drink.
- 15:19And
- 15:19we
- 15:19were
- 15:19like,
- 15:19no,
- 15:19we're
- 15:19all
- 15:19really
- 15:20tired.
- 15:20But
- 15:21we
- 15:21all
- 15:21kind
- 15:22of
- 15:22said,
- 15:22like,
- 15:23we
- 15:23could
- 15:23have
- 15:24sat
- 15:24there
- 15:24and
- 15:24taken
- 15:24a
- 15:25really
- 15:25good
- 15:25wage
- 15:26and
- 15:26we
- 15:26could
- 15:26have
- 15:27carried
- 15:27on,
- 15:27but
- 15:28it
- 15:28wouldn't
- 15:28have
- 15:28been
- 15:28the
- 15:28right
- 15:29thing
- 15:29for
- 15:29the
- 15:29agency.
- 15:30It
- 15:30wouldn't
- 15:30have
- 15:30been
- 15:30the
- 15:31right
- 15:31thing
- 15:31for
- 15:31the
- 15:31team.
- 15:32They
- 15:32needed
- 15:33people
- 15:33to
- 15:33lead
- 15:33and
- 15:34push
- 15:34them.
- 15:34That's
- 15:34a
- 15:35brave
- 15:35move.
- 15:35Oh,
- 15:36but
- 15:37it
- 15:37felt
- 15:37right.
- 15:37Yeah.
- 15:38It
- 15:38didn't.
- 15:38It
- 15:38never
- 15:39felt
- 15:39like
- 15:39it
- 15:39was
- 15:39a
- 15:40silly
- 15:40move.
- 15:40It
- 15:41felt
- 15:41right.
- 15:41And
- 15:41there
- 15:41was
- 15:41something
- 15:42in
- 15:42me
- 15:42as
- 15:42well.
- 15:43That
- 15:43leading
- 15:44people
- 15:44and
- 15:44that
- 15:44many
- 15:45people
- 15:45for
- 15:45so
- 15:45long.
- 15:46I
- 15:46needed
- 15:47to
- 15:47get
- 15:47back
- 15:47into
- 15:47doing
- 15:48the
- 15:48work
- 15:48because
- 15:48I
- 15:49was
- 15:49so
- 15:49far
- 15:49removed
- 15:50from
- 15:50doing
- 15:50the
- 15:50do.
- 15:51I
- 15:52was
- 15:52doing
- 15:53all
- 15:53the
- 15:53people
- 15:53stuff.
- 15:53I
- 15:53was
- 15:54dealing
- 15:54with
- 15:54HR
- 15:55issues.
- 15:55There
- 15:55was.
- 15:56It
- 15:56was
- 15:56the
- 15:57middle
- 15:57of
- 15:57COVID
- 15:57as
- 15:58well.
- 15:58So
- 15:58it
- 15:58was
- 15:58like
- 15:58130
- 15:59people
- 15:59working
- 16:00in
- 16:00different
- 16:00environments,
- 16:01managing
- 16:02that,
- 16:03changing
- 16:03in
- 16:03how
- 16:03they
- 16:04saw
- 16:04our
- 16:04culture.
- 16:05And
- 16:06I
- 16:06just
- 16:06thought,
- 16:06I
- 16:06want
- 16:06to
- 16:07do
- 16:07work
- 16:07again.
- 16:08I
- 16:08want
- 16:08to
- 16:08do
- 16:08the
- 16:09nice
- 16:09stuff
- 16:09again.
- 16:10So,
- 16:10yeah,
- 16:10it
- 16:11didn't
- 16:11feel
- 16:11scary,
- 16:12it
- 16:12just
- 16:12felt
- 16:12right.
- 16:13So
- 16:13what
- 16:13did
- 16:13life
- 16:14look
- 16:14like
- 16:14then
- 16:15after
- 16:15Social
- 16:15Chain?
- 16:16What
- 16:16was
- 16:16the
- 16:16next
- 16:16move?
- 16:17I
- 16:17had
- 16:18met
- 16:18Gary
- 16:18Neville
- 16:19while
- 16:19I
- 16:19was
- 16:20at
- 16:20Social
- 16:20Chain
- 16:21because
- 16:21of
- 16:21my
- 16:22LinkedIn.
- 16:22It's
- 16:23so
- 16:23weird
- 16:23how
- 16:24things
- 16:24happen
- 16:24Isn't
- 16:25it?
- 16:25So
- 16:26built
- 16:26my
- 16:26LinkedIn,
- 16:26I'm
- 16:27nearly
- 16:27on
- 16:2770,000
- 16:28followers
- 16:28now,
- 16:28which
- 16:29is
- 16:29amazing.
- 16:30Just
- 16:30picked
- 16:30it
- 16:30back
- 16:31up
- 16:31again,
- 16:31so
- 16:31hopefully
- 16:31that'll
- 16:32continue
- 16:32to
- 16:32grow.
- 16:33And
- 16:34Gary
- 16:34had
- 16:34got
- 16:34in
- 16:34touch
- 16:35through
- 16:35a
- 16:36Sky
- 16:36bet,
- 16:36which
- 16:36was
- 16:36a
- 16:36client
- 16:37of
- 16:37Social
- 16:37Chain,
- 16:38and
- 16:39obviously
- 16:39they
- 16:39work
- 16:40closely.
- 16:40Gary
- 16:41wanted
- 16:41to
- 16:41start
- 16:41his
- 16:41LinkedIn.
- 16:42So
- 16:43we
- 16:43had
- 16:44sat
- 16:44in
- 16:44my
- 16:45house
- 16:45on
- 16:45a
- 16:46Zoom
- 16:46call
- 16:46with
- 16:46Gary
- 16:47Neville
- 16:47and
- 16:47all
- 16:47of
- 16:47his
- 16:48team.
- 16:48I'm
- 16:48thinking,
- 16:48what
- 16:49is
- 16:49this?
- 16:49Was
- 16:50Fozzie
- 16:50there
- 16:50as
- 16:50well?
- 16:51No,
- 16:51this
- 16:51was
- 16:51Pre.
- 16:52Oh,
- 16:52pre
- 16:52Fozzie,
- 16:52was
- 16:53it?
- 16:53Pre
- 16:53Foz.
- 16:54Yeah,
- 16:54Pre
- 16:54Foz.
- 16:55Got
- 16:56this
- 16:56call,
- 16:56had
- 16:57a
- 16:57call,
- 16:57and
- 16:57then
- 16:57Gary
- 16:58said,
- 16:58would
- 16:59Social
- 16:59chain
- 16:59manage
- 17:00my
- 17:00LinkedIn,
- 17:00help
- 17:01me
- 17:01with
- 17:01my
- 17:01personal
- 17:01brand?
- 17:02And
- 17:03I
- 17:03said,
- 17:03no.
- 17:04I
- 17:04said
- 17:04no,
- 17:04because
- 17:05it
- 17:05wasn't
- 17:05the
- 17:05right
- 17:05business
- 17:06model
- 17:06for
- 17:06Social
- 17:06Chain.
- 17:07It
- 17:07wasn't
- 17:07a
- 17:07way
- 17:07that
- 17:07we
- 17:07could
- 17:08make
- 17:08money
- 17:08out
- 17:08of,
- 17:09and
- 17:09also
- 17:10we
- 17:10wouldn't
- 17:10have
- 17:11done
- 17:11a
- 17:11good
- 17:11job.
- 17:12And
- 17:13in
- 17:13doing
- 17:13that,
- 17:13I
- 17:13introduced
- 17:14him
- 17:14to
- 17:15someone
- 17:15else
- 17:15who's
- 17:15now
- 17:16still
- 17:16doing
- 17:16his
- 17:16personal
- 17:17brand
- 17:17with
- 17:17him.
- 17:18But
- 17:18I
- 17:18think
- 17:19me
- 17:19saying
- 17:20no
- 17:20and
- 17:20being
- 17:20honest
- 17:21with
- 17:21him,
- 17:21we
- 17:22kind
- 17:22of
- 17:22bonded
- 17:22a
- 17:22little
- 17:23bit
- 17:23over
- 17:23that.
- 17:23It's
- 17:24integrity,
- 17:24it's
- 17:24honesty
- 17:25and
- 17:25people
- 17:25respect
- 17:25that.
- 17:26Right?
- 17:26Yeah,
- 17:26yeah.
- 17:27And
- 17:27I
- 17:27would
- 17:27never
- 17:28try
- 17:28and
- 17:28do
- 17:29something
- 17:29that
- 17:29we
- 17:29couldn't
- 17:30just
- 17:30because
- 17:30it's
- 17:30Gary
- 17:31Neville.
- 17:32Also,
- 17:32I'm
- 17:32an
- 17:32Oldham
- 17:33fan,
- 17:33so
- 17:33it
- 17:33didn't
- 17:33bother
- 17:34me
- 17:34at
- 17:34all.
- 17:36But
- 17:37he.
- 17:37We
- 17:38had
- 17:38a
- 17:38conversation
- 17:38and
- 17:39he
- 17:39was
- 17:39saying
- 17:40they
- 17:40were
- 17:40struggling
- 17:40with
- 17:40growing
- 17:41the
- 17:41fan
- 17:41base
- 17:41at
- 17:41Salford
- 17:42City.
- 17:43And
- 17:44I've
- 17:44been
- 17:44going
- 17:44to
- 17:45watch
- 17:45Oldham
- 17:45since
- 17:45I
- 17:45was
- 17:466
- 17:46years
- 17:46old
- 17:46with
- 17:46my
- 17:46dad,
- 17:47and
- 17:48he
- 17:48said,
- 17:48do
- 17:48you
- 17:48want
- 17:48to
- 17:48do
- 17:48a
- 17:48bit
- 17:49of
- 17:49a
- 17:49project,
- 17:49a
- 17:49consultancy
- 17:50project?
- 17:51And
- 17:52I
- 17:52just
- 17:52thought,
- 17:52yeah,
- 17:53this
- 17:53is
- 17:53going
- 17:53to
- 17:53give
- 17:53me
- 17:54that
- 17:54fire
- 17:54of
- 17:54doing
- 17:55the
- 17:55do
- 17:55again
- 17:56in
- 17:56an
- 17:56area
- 17:57that
- 17:57I'm
- 17:57actually
- 17:57really
- 17:58passionate
- 17:58about.
- 17:59So
- 17:59I
- 17:59did
- 18:00a
- 18:00project
- 18:00for
- 18:00him
- 18:01how
- 18:01to
- 18:01grow
- 18:01their
- 18:01social,
- 18:02how
- 18:02to
- 18:02grow
- 18:02their
- 18:03marketing
- 18:03and
- 18:03ways
- 18:04to
- 18:04live
- 18:05as
- 18:05a
- 18:05football
- 18:05club
- 18:05in
- 18:05a
- 18:06digital
- 18:06age.
- 18:07And
- 18:07I
- 18:07just
- 18:08loved
- 18:08the
- 18:08process.
- 18:10I
- 18:10was
- 18:10presenting
- 18:11it.
- 18:11This
- 18:11was
- 18:11after
- 18:11I'd
- 18:12already
- 18:12handed
- 18:12my
- 18:13notice
- 18:13in.
- 18:13I
- 18:13was
- 18:14presenting
- 18:14it
- 18:14back
- 18:14to
- 18:15him
- 18:15and
- 18:15he
- 18:15just
- 18:15said,
- 18:15why
- 18:15don't
- 18:15you
- 18:15just
- 18:16come
- 18:16and
- 18:16do
- 18:16this
- 18:16for
- 18:17a
- 18:17job?
- 18:18And
- 18:18it
- 18:18was
- 18:18actually
- 18:19my
- 18:19dad
- 18:19that
- 18:19sold
- 18:20it
- 18:20to
- 18:20me
- 18:20because
- 18:21I
- 18:21was
- 18:21talking
- 18:21to
- 18:21dad
- 18:22and
- 18:22he
- 18:22just
- 18:22said,
- 18:23you're
- 18:23going
- 18:23to
- 18:23help
- 18:23kids
- 18:24have
- 18:24dreams
- 18:24like
- 18:24you
- 18:24did
- 18:25going
- 18:25to
- 18:25Boundary
- 18:25park
- 18:26when
- 18:26you
- 18:26were
- 18:26little.
- 18:26Oh,
- 18:26that's
- 18:27just
- 18:27giving
- 18:27me
- 18:27chills.
- 18:27Yeah,
- 18:28I
- 18:28know.
- 18:28That
- 18:28is
- 18:28powerful.
- 18:29Yeah,
- 18:29I
- 18:29know.
- 18:30Yeah.
- 18:30And
- 18:31Gary
- 18:31could
- 18:31have
- 18:31said
- 18:32anything
- 18:32to
- 18:32me,
- 18:32but
- 18:32my
- 18:33dad
- 18:33so
- 18:33sold
- 18:33that
- 18:33job
- 18:34to
- 18:34me.
- 18:34So,
- 18:35yeah,
- 18:35I
- 18:35did
- 18:36that.
- 18:36I
- 18:36did
- 18:37head
- 18:37up
- 18:37Salford
- 18:38City
- 18:38team,
- 18:39media
- 18:39team
- 18:39and
- 18:40also
- 18:40was
- 18:41on
- 18:41the
- 18:41overlap,
- 18:42which
- 18:42was
- 18:43just
- 18:43the
- 18:43best
- 18:44experience.
- 18:45Gary's
- 18:46YouTube.
- 18:46That's
- 18:46his
- 18:46YouTube
- 18:47channel.
- 18:47Yeah,
- 18:48yeah.
- 18:48So
- 18:48Gary's
- 18:49obviously
- 18:49really
- 18:49well
- 18:50known
- 18:50as
- 18:50being
- 18:50on
- 18:50Sky
- 18:50Sports
- 18:51and
- 18:51things
- 18:51like
- 18:51that,
- 18:51but
- 18:52wanted
- 18:52his
- 18:52own
- 18:52media
- 18:53platform
- 18:53that
- 18:53he
- 18:54could
- 18:54own
- 18:54and
- 18:54have
- 18:55conversations.
- 18:55So,
- 18:56yeah,
- 18:56the
- 18:56overlap
- 18:56was
- 18:57born
- 18:57and
- 18:58managed
- 18:58to
- 18:58help
- 18:59launch
- 18:59Stick
- 18:59to
- 18:59Football,
- 19:00which
- 19:00is
- 19:00the
- 19:00one
- 19:00where
- 19:01he's
- 19:01sat
- 19:01around
- 19:01the
- 19:02table
- 19:02with
- 19:02Roy
- 19:03and
- 19:03Gary.
- 19:04Jamie,
- 19:05Ian
- 19:06and
- 19:06Jill
- 19:07met
- 19:07David
- 19:07Beckham
- 19:08got
- 19:08a
- 19:08hug.
- 19:09Was
- 19:09that
- 19:09the
- 19:09highlight?
- 19:10It
- 19:10really
- 19:10was,
- 19:10yeah.
- 19:11Don't
- 19:12tell
- 19:12Gary
- 19:12that.
- 19:13I'm
- 19:13sure
- 19:14he's
- 19:14not
- 19:14going
- 19:14to
- 19:14be
- 19:14listening.
- 19:15Hi,
- 19:15Gary.
- 19:16So
- 19:17in,
- 19:17in
- 19:17terms
- 19:18of
- 19:18obviously
- 19:18social
- 19:19chain,
- 19:19I
- 19:19think
- 19:19another
- 19:20burning
- 19:20question
- 19:20people
- 19:21will
- 19:21have
- 19:21is
- 19:21like,
- 19:22what
- 19:22is
- 19:22Stephen
- 19:23like
- 19:23as
- 19:23a
- 19:23person
- 19:24and
- 19:24what
- 19:24is
- 19:24he
- 19:24like
- 19:25to
- 19:25work
- 19:25with?
- 19:25I
- 19:26mean,
- 19:26you
- 19:26shared
- 19:26some
- 19:26things
- 19:26yesterday
- 19:27which
- 19:27I
- 19:27just
- 19:27found
- 19:27fascinating.
- 19:28Fascinating
- 19:28about
- 19:29his
- 19:29like
- 19:29inner
- 19:29psyche
- 19:30and
- 19:30personality
- 19:31and,
- 19:31and
- 19:32why
- 19:32he
- 19:32was
- 19:33so
- 19:34prevalent
- 19:34in
- 19:35being
- 19:35able
- 19:35to
- 19:35scale
- 19:36that
- 19:36business.
- 19:36I
- 19:37think
- 19:37there's
- 19:37something
- 19:37about
- 19:39vision
- 19:39driven
- 19:40entrepreneurs.
- 19:41They've
- 19:41all
- 19:41got
- 19:41a
- 19:41similar
- 19:42trait.
- 19:42Gary's
- 19:42very
- 19:43similar.
- 19:44They
- 19:44know
- 19:44the
- 19:45next
- 19:45thing
- 19:45before
- 19:45anyone
- 19:46else.
- 19:46It's
- 19:47like
- 19:47a
- 19:47weird.
- 19:49They
- 19:49just
- 19:49are
- 19:50knowing.
- 19:51And
- 19:51Steve
- 19:52just
- 19:52pushed
- 19:53us
- 19:53constantly
- 19:54to
- 19:55move
- 19:55fast
- 19:56and
- 19:56to
- 19:56get
- 19:56stuff
- 19:57done,
- 19:57but
- 19:58in
- 19:58a
- 19:58direction
- 19:59that
- 19:59he
- 19:59knew
- 19:59was
- 19:59going
- 20:00to
- 20:00be
- 20:00the
- 20:00next
- 20:00big
- 20:00thing.
- 20:01And
- 20:01I
- 20:01don't
- 20:02think
- 20:02I've
- 20:02experienced
- 20:03many
- 20:03people
- 20:03that
- 20:03have
- 20:03got
- 20:04that
- 20:04gift.
- 20:04You
- 20:04said
- 20:04he
- 20:05was
- 20:05quite
- 20:05science
- 20:05driven,
- 20:06like
- 20:06he
- 20:06was
- 20:06really
- 20:06into
- 20:06the
- 20:06numbers
- 20:07and
- 20:07the
- 20:07data,
- 20:08loves
- 20:08data.
- 20:09So
- 20:09if
- 20:09you
- 20:10watch
- 20:11Steve
- 20:12and
- 20:12watch
- 20:12what
- 20:12they're
- 20:13doing,
- 20:13they'll
- 20:14do
- 20:14stuff,
- 20:15they'll
- 20:15test
- 20:16a
- 20:16lot
- 20:17until
- 20:17they
- 20:17get
- 20:17it
- 20:18right
- 20:18and
- 20:18then
- 20:18they'll
- 20:18repeat
- 20:19that
- 20:19for
- 20:19a
- 20:19while
- 20:19and
- 20:20then
- 20:20they'll
- 20:20test
- 20:20something
- 20:21else.
- 20:21He
- 20:21never
- 20:22settles.
- 20:22He'll
- 20:23constantly
- 20:23be
- 20:23testing.
- 20:24And
- 20:24that's
- 20:25what
- 20:25I
- 20:25loved
- 20:25about
- 20:25it,
- 20:26because
- 20:26you
- 20:26knew
- 20:27that
- 20:27it
- 20:27was
- 20:28fun
- 20:28stuff
- 20:29but
- 20:30really
- 20:30backed
- 20:30by
- 20:31an
- 20:31understanding
- 20:32of
- 20:32what
- 20:32was
- 20:32going
- 20:32to
- 20:32work.
- 20:33And
- 20:33for
- 20:34me,
- 20:34having
- 20:35gone
- 20:35from
- 20:35big
- 20:36agency
- 20:36networks
- 20:37where
- 20:37it
- 20:37was
- 20:37like
- 20:38trying
- 20:38to
- 20:38move
- 20:38an
- 20:38oil
- 20:39tanker
- 20:39to
- 20:39get
- 20:39anything
- 20:40done,
- 20:41make
- 20:41any
- 20:41change,
- 20:42going
- 20:42into
- 20:42a
- 20:43place
- 20:43there
- 20:44where
- 20:44you
- 20:45could
- 20:45make
- 20:46a
- 20:46change
- 20:46and
- 20:46it
- 20:46was
- 20:46happening
- 20:47the
- 20:47next
- 20:47day
- 20:48was
- 20:48just
- 20:48so
- 20:49fun
- 20:49and
- 20:49it
- 20:50was
- 20:50great.
- 20:50And
- 20:50I
- 20:50think
- 20:50I've
- 20:51taken
- 20:51that
- 20:51into
- 20:52every
- 20:52business
- 20:52I've
- 20:52been
- 20:53into.
- 20:53I
- 20:53hate
- 20:54sitting
- 20:54and
- 20:54slowness
- 20:55now,
- 20:56can't
- 20:56cope
- 20:56with
- 20:57things
- 20:57being
- 20:57slow.
- 20:58I
- 20:58have
- 20:58to
- 20:58like
- 20:58get
- 20:59stuff
- 20:59done.
- 21:00And
- 21:00I
- 21:01think
- 21:01that's
- 21:01definitely
- 21:01from
- 21:01him.
- 21:02So
- 21:02obviously
- 21:02being
- 21:03very
- 21:03career
- 21:03driven,
- 21:04being
- 21:04super
- 21:04successful,
- 21:05which
- 21:05obviously
- 21:06you
- 21:06struggled
- 21:06to
- 21:06connect
- 21:07with,
- 21:08haven't
- 21:08we
- 21:08all
- 21:08been
- 21:09there.
- 21:09I
- 21:09don't
- 21:09know
- 21:09what
- 21:10you're
- 21:10talking
- 21:10about.
- 21:10Dawn,
- 21:11but
- 21:11we've
- 21:11all
- 21:11been
- 21:12there.
- 21:12You
- 21:12know,
- 21:12I
- 21:12think
- 21:12it
- 21:12was
- 21:12a
- 21:13really
- 21:13fascinating
- 21:13conversation.
- 21:14We
- 21:14had
- 21:14this
- 21:14yesterday,
- 21:14today
- 21:15about
- 21:15having
- 21:15the
- 21:16disconnect
- 21:16of
- 21:16not
- 21:17embracing
- 21:18when
- 21:18people
- 21:19from
- 21:19the
- 21:19outside
- 21:19are
- 21:19seeing
- 21:20this
- 21:20super
- 21:20successful
- 21:21woman
- 21:21who
- 21:21is
- 21:22showing
- 21:22up,
- 21:22making
- 21:23changes,
- 21:24leading,
- 21:24you
- 21:24know,
- 21:24a
- 21:25groundbreaking
- 21:25agency,
- 21:26you.
- 21:26You
- 21:27didn't
- 21:27feel
- 21:27that.
- 21:27And
- 21:28obviously
- 21:29I've
- 21:29been
- 21:29through
- 21:30experiences
- 21:30where
- 21:31I
- 21:31did
- 21:31a
- 21:31lot
- 21:31from
- 21:32the
- 21:32age
- 21:32of
- 21:3221.
- 21:33People
- 21:33would
- 21:33say
- 21:33it,
- 21:34I
- 21:34just.
- 21:34And
- 21:34I
- 21:35never
- 21:35landed.
- 21:35I
- 21:35never
- 21:36felt
- 21:36it
- 21:36until
- 21:37I
- 21:37did
- 21:37some
- 21:38work
- 21:38on
- 21:38my
- 21:38values.
- 21:39I
- 21:39understood
- 21:39what
- 21:39motivated
- 21:40me
- 21:40because
- 21:40it
- 21:40wasn't
- 21:41money,
- 21:41it
- 21:41wasn't
- 21:41all
- 21:41of
- 21:41those
- 21:42things.
- 21:42It
- 21:42was
- 21:43more
- 21:43about
- 21:43enrichment
- 21:43and
- 21:44experiences.
- 21:45What
- 21:45has
- 21:46changed
- 21:46in
- 21:47terms
- 21:47of
- 21:47the
- 21:47person
- 21:47you
- 21:48were
- 21:48then
- 21:49to
- 21:49understanding
- 21:50who
- 21:50you
- 21:50are
- 21:50now?
- 21:51Oh,
- 21:52everything.
- 21:53Everything.
- 21:54I
- 21:54have
- 21:54been
- 21:55through
- 21:55quite
- 21:56a
- 21:56journey
- 21:56with
- 21:57therapy
- 21:58and
- 21:58I
- 21:58think
- 21:58I.
- 22:00Before
- 22:00I
- 22:00went
- 22:01through
- 22:01that
- 22:01journey,
- 22:01I
- 22:01was
- 22:02making
- 22:02every
- 22:02decision
- 22:02based
- 22:03on
- 22:03what
- 22:03other
- 22:03people
- 22:03wanted,
- 22:05like
- 22:05my
- 22:05family
- 22:05background.
- 22:06My
- 22:06dad
- 22:06broke
- 22:06his
- 22:07back
- 22:07just
- 22:07before
- 22:07I
- 22:08was
- 22:08born
- 22:09and
- 22:09was
- 22:09in
- 22:10a
- 22:10plaster
- 22:10cast
- 22:10from
- 22:10under
- 22:11his
- 22:11armpit
- 22:11to
- 22:11the
- 22:12bottom
- 22:12of
- 22:12his
- 22:12back.
- 22:13And
- 22:13forever,
- 22:14like
- 22:14since
- 22:15when
- 22:16I
- 22:16was
- 22:16born
- 22:16till
- 22:16now,
- 22:17has
- 22:17really
- 22:17struggled
- 22:18with
- 22:18that.
- 22:18We've
- 22:19been
- 22:19through
- 22:19numerous
- 22:19operations
- 22:20and
- 22:21my
- 22:21mum
- 22:21had
- 22:22quite
- 22:22a
- 22:22difficult
- 22:22time
- 22:22with
- 22:23her
- 22:23career.
- 22:24So
- 22:24I
- 22:24never
- 22:25really
- 22:26put
- 22:26myself.
- 22:27I
- 22:27was
- 22:27the
- 22:27fixer.
- 22:28That's
- 22:28what
- 22:28I
- 22:28figured
- 22:28out
- 22:29through
- 22:29therapy.
- 22:30I
- 22:30was
- 22:30the
- 22:30one
- 22:30that
- 22:30wasn't
- 22:31going
- 22:31to
- 22:31cause
- 22:31trouble.
- 22:31I
- 22:32wasn't
- 22:32going
- 22:32to
- 22:32like
- 22:34be
- 22:34the
- 22:34center
- 22:35of
- 22:35attention.
- 22:35All
- 22:36my
- 22:36concerns
- 22:37were
- 22:37always
- 22:37around
- 22:38making
- 22:38sure
- 22:38everything
- 22:39was
- 22:39all
- 22:39right.
- 22:40So
- 22:40much
- 22:40so
- 22:41that
- 22:41every
- 22:41birthday
- 22:42when
- 22:43I
- 22:43blew
- 22:43out
- 22:43the
- 22:43candles,
- 22:43I
- 22:43always
- 22:44wished
- 22:44that
- 22:44my
- 22:44dad's
- 22:44back
- 22:45would
- 22:45get
- 22:45better.
- 22:45It
- 22:46was
- 22:46never
- 22:46about
- 22:46me,
- 22:46it
- 22:47was
- 22:47always
- 22:47about
- 22:47that.
- 22:48So.
- 22:49And
- 22:49that
- 22:49isn't
- 22:49even
- 22:50an
- 22:50exaggeration,
- 22:50that's
- 22:50the
- 22:51truth
- 22:51from
- 22:51a
- 22:51very.
- 22:52Since
- 22:52I
- 22:52can
- 22:52remember
- 22:53doing
- 22:53birthday
- 22:54cakes,
- 22:54that's
- 22:54what
- 22:54I'd
- 22:54wish
- 22:55for.
- 22:55And
- 22:56I
- 22:57think
- 22:57that's
- 22:57just
- 22:57what
- 22:58I've
- 22:58been
- 22:59conditioned
- 22:59and
- 23:00the
- 23:00way
- 23:00that
- 23:00I've
- 23:00just
- 23:01live
- 23:01my
- 23:01life
- 23:02is
- 23:02based
- 23:02on
- 23:02what
- 23:03everyone
- 23:03else
- 23:03needs
- 23:03from
- 23:04me,
- 23:04not
- 23:04what
- 23:05I
- 23:05actually
- 23:05need.
- 23:06And
- 23:07I
- 23:08don't
- 23:08know
- 23:08what
- 23:08changed.
- 23:09I
- 23:09think
- 23:10my
- 23:11personal
- 23:11life
- 23:11and
- 23:12my
- 23:12relationships
- 23:13have
- 23:13just
- 23:13been
- 23:14so
- 23:14bad.
- 23:14I'm
- 23:14terrible.
- 23:15It's
- 23:15been
- 23:15awful
- 23:16that
- 23:17I
- 23:17decided
- 23:17that
- 23:18I
- 23:18needed
- 23:18to
- 23:18do
- 23:18something
- 23:19because
- 23:20I
- 23:20couldn't
- 23:20keep
- 23:20doing
- 23:21the
- 23:21same.
- 23:22I
- 23:22couldn't
- 23:22keep
- 23:22feeling
- 23:23the
- 23:23heartbreak
- 23:23every
- 23:24time.
- 23:25So
- 23:25I,
- 23:25I
- 23:26think
- 23:26I
- 23:26stopped,
- 23:27took
- 23:27a
- 23:27step
- 23:27back,
- 23:28started
- 23:29thinking
- 23:29about
- 23:29what
- 23:30I
- 23:30wanted
- 23:30and
- 23:31what
- 23:31I
- 23:31needed
- 23:32and
- 23:32that
- 23:33people
- 23:33pleaser
- 23:33now
- 23:34is
- 23:34still
- 23:35there.
- 23:35But
- 23:35it's
- 23:35fading
- 23:36away.
- 23:37And
- 23:37that's
- 23:37when
- 23:37I
- 23:37did
- 23:38my
- 23:38work
- 23:38on
- 23:38my
- 23:38own
- 23:38values.
- 23:39And
- 23:40it
- 23:40was
- 23:40that
- 23:40that
- 23:41made
- 23:41me
- 23:41realize
- 23:42that
- 23:42a
- 23:42lot
- 23:42of
- 23:42my
- 23:43decisions
- 23:43have
- 23:43been
- 23:43based
- 23:44on
- 23:44my
- 23:44values.
- 23:44I
- 23:44just
- 23:44didn't
- 23:45realize
- 23:45it.
- 23:46And
- 23:46now
- 23:46I
- 23:46can
- 23:47actually
- 23:47move
- 23:47in
- 23:48a
- 23:48way
- 23:48and
- 23:49I
- 23:49can
- 23:49turn
- 23:49up
- 23:49in
- 23:50relationships
- 23:50and
- 23:50I
- 23:50can
- 23:51put
- 23:51boundaries
- 23:51in
- 23:52based
- 23:52on
- 23:53me
- 23:53and
- 23:53my
- 23:54values.
- 23:54And
- 23:55that
- 23:55is
- 23:55something
- 23:55I'm
- 23:56really
- 23:56passionate
- 23:56about
- 23:57sharing
- 23:57with
- 23:57the
- 23:57world
- 23:58as
- 23:58well
- 23:58now
- 23:58because
- 23:58I
- 23:58just
- 23:59don't
- 23:59think
- 23:59it's
- 23:59really
- 24:00talked
- 24:00about
- 24:00that
- 24:01much
- 24:01or
- 24:01how
- 24:01to
- 24:01find
- 24:02them.
- 24:02I
- 24:02think
- 24:02this
- 24:02is
- 24:02it.
- 24:03And
- 24:03I
- 24:03think
- 24:03there's
- 24:03also
- 24:04pressure
- 24:04like
- 24:04being
- 24:04in
- 24:05the
- 24:05corporate
- 24:06and
- 24:06the
- 24:07online
- 24:07space,
- 24:08you
- 24:08know,
- 24:08this
- 24:08whole
- 24:09kind
- 24:09of,
- 24:10I
- 24:11suppose,
- 24:11outside
- 24:12looking
- 24:12in
- 24:12what
- 24:13they
- 24:13see
- 24:14versus
- 24:14reality.
- 24:15And
- 24:15I
- 24:15think,
- 24:15you
- 24:15know
- 24:16what,
- 24:16what
- 24:16is
- 24:16improving
- 24:17is
- 24:17we're
- 24:17talking
- 24:17about
- 24:18things
- 24:18more
- 24:18as
- 24:18female
- 24:19entrepreneurs.
- 24:20Do
- 24:20you
- 24:20think
- 24:21that
- 24:21being
- 24:21so
- 24:21focused
- 24:22on
- 24:22your
- 24:22career
- 24:23took
- 24:23a
- 24:23toll
- 24:24on
- 24:24your
- 24:24personal
- 24:24life?
- 24:25Do
- 24:25you
- 24:25think
- 24:25that
- 24:26you
- 24:26were
- 24:26more
- 24:26focused
- 24:26on
- 24:27career
- 24:27than
- 24:28looking
- 24:28at
- 24:28what
- 24:28you
- 24:29actually
- 24:29really
- 24:29wanted?
- 24:30I
- 24:30think
- 24:31my
- 24:31career
- 24:32has
- 24:32always
- 24:32been
- 24:32a
- 24:32flow,
- 24:33so
- 24:34I've
- 24:34never
- 24:34really
- 24:35had
- 24:35to
- 24:35try.
- 24:36Not
- 24:37I
- 24:37work
- 24:37hard,
- 24:38don't
- 24:38get
- 24:38me
- 24:38wrong.
- 24:38But
- 24:38it's
- 24:39not
- 24:39been
- 24:39a
- 24:39conscious
- 24:40effort
- 24:40to
- 24:40be
- 24:40like,
- 24:40right,
- 24:41I'm
- 24:41going
- 24:41to
- 24:41be
- 24:41md.
- 24:42It's
- 24:42evolved.
- 24:42It's
- 24:43evolved.
- 24:44Whereas
- 24:44I
- 24:44feel
- 24:45like
- 24:45my
- 24:45personal
- 24:45life.
- 24:46Has
- 24:46been
- 24:46a
- 24:47slog,
- 24:48an
- 24:49uphill
- 24:49bloody
- 24:49battle.
- 24:50Yeah,
- 24:50I
- 24:50mean,
- 24:50we've
- 24:51all
- 24:51been
- 24:51there,
- 24:51right?
- 24:51And
- 24:52I
- 24:52think
- 24:52the
- 24:52thing
- 24:52is,
- 24:54try.
- 24:54Dating
- 24:55in
- 24:55your
- 24:5540s.
- 24:55Honestly,
- 24:56it's
- 24:56horrible.
- 24:57Have
- 24:57you
- 24:57done
- 24:57the
- 24:57online?
- 24:58Yeah,
- 24:58I'm
- 24:59on
- 24:59Raya.
- 25:00I
- 25:01don't
- 25:01like.
- 25:01I
- 25:02just
- 25:02don't
- 25:02like
- 25:02it.
- 25:02It's
- 25:03weird.
- 25:03Like
- 25:03I
- 25:03think
- 25:03back,
- 25:04I
- 25:04mean,
- 25:04I've
- 25:04been
- 25:04in
- 25:04a
- 25:04relationship
- 25:05for
- 25:05like
- 25:0512
- 25:05years,
- 25:06but
- 25:07even
- 25:07back
- 25:07then,
- 25:07because
- 25:08I
- 25:08was
- 25:08like,
- 25:08you
- 25:08know,
- 25:0930s,
- 25:10I
- 25:10ended
- 25:10up
- 25:10meeting
- 25:11my
- 25:11partner
- 25:11on
- 25:11a
- 25:11trampoline
- 25:12through
- 25:12friends
- 25:13barbecue
- 25:14and
- 25:14then
- 25:14proceeded
- 25:14to
- 25:15maybe
- 25:15have
- 25:15a
- 25:15few
- 25:16drinks.
- 25:16And
- 25:16it
- 25:16evolved
- 25:17from
- 25:17there.
- 25:17But
- 25:18I
- 25:18can't
- 25:18imagine
- 25:19like
- 25:19the
- 25:19online
- 25:19dating
- 25:20thing.
- 25:20And
- 25:21you
- 25:21know,
- 25:21for
- 25:21me
- 25:21it
- 25:21was
- 25:22like
- 25:22you'd
- 25:22go
- 25:22to
- 25:22bars,
- 25:23you
- 25:23would
- 25:23meet
- 25:23people
- 25:23in
- 25:24real
- 25:24life,
- 25:25it's
- 25:25a
- 25:25whole
- 25:26different
- 25:26spectrum.
- 25:26And
- 25:27I
- 25:27sound
- 25:27ancient
- 25:27now
- 25:28to
- 25:28anyone
- 25:28who's
- 25:28listening
- 25:28in
- 25:28the
- 25:2920s,
- 25:29but
- 25:30it's
- 25:31daunting.
- 25:32So
- 25:32how
- 25:32do
- 25:32you
- 25:32even
- 25:33navigate
- 25:33that?
- 25:36I
- 25:36mean,
- 25:36I'd
- 25:36like
- 25:36some
- 25:37help.
- 25:37You
- 25:37don't
- 25:38really.
- 25:38No
- 25:38one
- 25:38talks
- 25:39to
- 25:39each
- 25:39other
- 25:39anymore
- 25:39when
- 25:39you're
- 25:40out,
- 25:40you
- 25:40don't.
- 25:40It's
- 25:40not
- 25:41the
- 25:41same.
- 25:41The
- 25:41connections
- 25:42aren't
- 25:42the
- 25:42same.
- 25:43And
- 25:43then
- 25:43even
- 25:43online,
- 25:44it's
- 25:44a
- 25:44real
- 25:44struggle
- 25:44to
- 25:45try
- 25:45and
- 25:45build
- 25:45meaningful
- 25:46Connections.
- 25:46Because
- 25:48it's
- 25:48so
- 25:48easy
- 25:48just
- 25:49to
- 25:49go
- 25:49to
- 25:49the
- 25:49next
- 25:49person
- 25:50if
- 25:50someone
- 25:50doesn't
- 25:51give
- 25:51you
- 25:51what
- 25:51you
- 25:51want
- 25:51in
- 25:52that
- 25:52instant.
- 25:53So
- 25:54I.
- 25:55That's
- 25:55why
- 25:55I'm
- 25:55not
- 25:55really
- 25:56on
- 25:56online
- 25:56dating,
- 25:57because
- 25:57I
- 25:57felt
- 25:57like
- 25:58it
- 25:58was
- 25:58ruining
- 25:59my
- 25:59own
- 25:59self
- 25:59esteem.
- 25:59It's
- 25:59very
- 26:00transient,
- 26:00isn't
- 26:00it?
- 26:00It's
- 26:01very
- 26:01thick.
- 26:02Yeah,
- 26:02it
- 26:02is.
- 26:03And
- 26:03it
- 26:03makes
- 26:03you
- 26:03think
- 26:04you're
- 26:04not
- 26:04good
- 26:04enough
- 26:04because
- 26:05someone
- 26:05can
- 26:05quickly
- 26:06just
- 26:06ghost
- 26:06you
- 26:06because
- 26:07they're
- 26:07talking
- 26:07to
- 26:07someone.
- 26:08Else
- 26:08and
- 26:08there's
- 26:09how
- 26:09many
- 26:09conversations
- 26:10they're
- 26:10having.
- 26:10Oh,
- 26:11I
- 26:11know.
- 26:11I
- 26:11mean,
- 26:12there
- 26:12could
- 26:12be
- 26:12like
- 26:12900.
- 26:13And
- 26:14then
- 26:14I
- 26:14always
- 26:14think
- 26:14about,
- 26:15what's
- 26:15that
- 26:15program?
- 26:16The
- 26:16MTV
- 26:17Catfish.
- 26:17Oh,
- 26:18God.
- 26:18I
- 26:19always
- 26:19think
- 26:19about
- 26:19that
- 26:20and
- 26:20think,
- 26:20is
- 26:20that
- 26:20who
- 26:21you're
- 26:21really
- 26:21speaking
- 26:21to?
- 26:22And
- 26:22the
- 26:22thing
- 26:22is,
- 26:23is
- 26:23we've
- 26:23been
- 26:24bred
- 26:24now
- 26:24to
- 26:24have
- 26:24this
- 26:25distrust.
- 26:26And
- 26:26whereas
- 26:27it
- 26:27did
- 26:27seem
- 26:27a
- 26:27lot
- 26:28simpler,
- 26:28like
- 26:28you
- 26:28would
- 26:28swap
- 26:29a
- 26:29number
- 26:29and
- 26:30like
- 26:30you'd
- 26:30meet
- 26:31up,
- 26:31now
- 26:32there's
- 26:32a
- 26:32lot
- 26:32more
- 26:33kind
- 26:33of
- 26:33moving
- 26:33parts
- 26:33that
- 26:34go
- 26:34with
- 26:34it.
- 26:35So
- 26:36what
- 26:36do
- 26:36you
- 26:36see
- 26:37for
- 26:37you
- 26:38then,
- 26:38like
- 26:38in
- 26:39the
- 26:39next
- 26:39sort
- 26:39of,
- 26:39you
- 26:40know,
- 26:40between
- 26:41now,
- 26:41in
- 26:41next
- 26:41year?
- 26:42What.
- 26:42What's
- 26:42going
- 26:42to
- 26:42be
- 26:42the
- 26:43big
- 26:43pivotal
- 26:43changes
- 26:44in
- 26:44life
- 26:44and
- 26:44business?
- 26:45In
- 26:45life.
- 26:45I
- 26:46want
- 26:46to.
- 26:46I
- 26:46think
- 26:46I've
- 26:47been
- 26:47so
- 26:47focused
- 26:48on
- 26:48hitting
- 26:48targets
- 26:49and
- 26:50doing
- 26:50things
- 26:50to
- 26:51get
- 26:51a
- 26:51company
- 26:51to
- 26:52where
- 26:52it
- 26:52needs
- 26:52to
- 26:52be
- 26:53that
- 26:53I
- 26:53want
- 26:53to
- 26:54now
- 26:54spend
- 26:54the
- 26:54time
- 26:54on
- 26:55hitting
- 26:55my
- 26:55own
- 26:56targets,
- 26:56personal
- 26:57targets,
- 26:58honestly.
- 26:58Brutal
- 26:59honesty,
- 26:59finding
- 27:00someone
- 27:00to
- 27:00share
- 27:00that
- 27:00with
- 27:01is
- 27:01part
- 27:01of
- 27:01my
- 27:01plan.
- 27:02Like
- 27:02I
- 27:02want
- 27:03a
- 27:03partner.
- 27:03I
- 27:03want
- 27:03to
- 27:03be
- 27:04with
- 27:04someone
- 27:04that
- 27:04I
- 27:04can
- 27:05celebrate
- 27:05my
- 27:06successes
- 27:06with
- 27:06and
- 27:07enjoy
- 27:08life.
- 27:08I've
- 27:08got
- 27:09Fozzie,
- 27:09but
- 27:09Fuzzy,
- 27:10well,
- 27:10he'll.
- 27:10Have
- 27:10to
- 27:10approve
- 27:11of.
- 27:11Make
- 27:12sure
- 27:12Fuzzy
- 27:12needs
- 27:13a
- 27:13dad.
- 27:13Yeah,
- 27:13but
- 27:14he'll
- 27:14need
- 27:14to
- 27:14make
- 27:14sure
- 27:14he's
- 27:15fully
- 27:15vetted.
- 27:16Yeah.
- 27:16100.
- 27:17But
- 27:18not
- 27:18putting
- 27:18so
- 27:18much
- 27:19pressure
- 27:19on
- 27:19myself
- 27:19that
- 27:20I
- 27:20settle
- 27:20either.
- 27:20I
- 27:20think
- 27:21it's
- 27:21very
- 27:21important
- 27:21for
- 27:22me
- 27:22now
- 27:22that
- 27:23I'm
- 27:23of
- 27:23an
- 27:23age
- 27:23where
- 27:24I
- 27:24don't
- 27:24have
- 27:24to
- 27:25settle
- 27:25and
- 27:25I
- 27:25can
- 27:26make
- 27:26the
- 27:26right
- 27:26choices
- 27:27for
- 27:27me
- 27:27so
- 27:27that
- 27:28I
- 27:28want
- 27:28to
- 27:28put
- 27:28some
- 27:28time,
- 27:29like
- 27:29conscious
- 27:31time
- 27:31into
- 27:31that
- 27:32and
- 27:32then
- 27:33also
- 27:34really
- 27:34just
- 27:35do
- 27:35work
- 27:35that
- 27:35brings
- 27:36me
- 27:36joy
- 27:37with
- 27:37my
- 27:38own
- 27:38coach.
- 27:39Just
- 27:39when
- 27:40things
- 27:40were
- 27:40changing
- 27:41and
- 27:41I
- 27:41was
- 27:41deciding
- 27:42to
- 27:42go
- 27:42into
- 27:42being
- 27:43on
- 27:43my
- 27:43own
- 27:43and
- 27:43being
- 27:43a
- 27:44consultant,
- 27:45he
- 27:45said
- 27:45to
- 27:45me,
- 27:46you're
- 27:46now
- 27:46at
- 27:46a
- 27:47point
- 27:47where
- 27:47you
- 27:47can
- 27:47just
- 27:48choose
- 27:48businesses
- 27:48to
- 27:49work
- 27:49with,
- 27:49where
- 27:49you're
- 27:49going
- 27:49to
- 27:50have
- 27:50fun.
- 27:50That's
- 27:50a
- 27:50whole
- 27:51revelation,
- 27:51isn't
- 27:51it,
- 27:51Whether
- 27:52you've
- 27:52just.
- 27:52Just
- 27:52thinking
- 27:53about
- 27:53that
- 27:53and
- 27:53it
- 27:53landing.
- 27:54It's
- 27:54like,
- 27:54yeah,
- 27:55now
- 27:55is
- 27:55my
- 27:55time
- 27:56now
- 27:56Is
- 27:56the.
- 27:56The
- 27:56shift.
- 27:57Have
- 27:57you
- 27:58experienced
- 27:58much
- 27:59in
- 27:59terms
- 27:59of
- 28:00judgment,
- 28:01in
- 28:01terms
- 28:01of
- 28:02societal
- 28:03guidelines,
- 28:04in
- 28:05terms
- 28:05of
- 28:05ages,
- 28:06what
- 28:07we
- 28:07should
- 28:07be
- 28:07doing,
- 28:08marriages,
- 28:09babies,
- 28:10all
- 28:10of
- 28:10that
- 28:10jazz?
- 28:11I
- 28:11don't
- 28:12know
- 28:12if
- 28:12I've
- 28:12had
- 28:12it
- 28:13on
- 28:14me,
- 28:14but
- 28:14I've
- 28:15given
- 28:15it
- 28:15to
- 28:15myself.
- 28:17So
- 28:17I'm
- 28:17still.
- 28:18I'm
- 28:18really
- 28:19fortunate
- 28:19that
- 28:19I'm
- 28:19really
- 28:20close
- 28:20with
- 28:20my
- 28:20friends
- 28:20that
- 28:21I
- 28:21went
- 28:21to
- 28:21school
- 28:21with.
- 28:22And
- 28:22there's
- 28:22a
- 28:22group
- 28:22of
- 28:22four
- 28:23of
- 28:23us.
- 28:24They're
- 28:25all
- 28:25married
- 28:25with
- 28:26kids,
- 28:26and
- 28:26they
- 28:26all
- 28:26did
- 28:26it
- 28:27around
- 28:27the
- 28:27same
- 28:27time.
- 28:28And
- 28:29I
- 28:29still
- 28:29was,
- 28:30like,
- 28:30flapping
- 28:31around,
- 28:32messing
- 28:32about,
- 28:33trying
- 28:33to
- 28:33figure
- 28:33out
- 28:33what
- 28:34I
- 28:34wanted
- 28:34and
- 28:35who
- 28:35I
- 28:35was.
- 28:36And
- 28:36at
- 28:37that
- 28:37time,
- 28:37I
- 28:38remember
- 28:38feeling
- 28:39so
- 28:39lonely
- 28:40because
- 28:41they
- 28:41were
- 28:41all
- 28:41off
- 28:42having
- 28:42babies
- 28:43and
- 28:43they
- 28:43were
- 28:43all
- 28:43off
- 28:44on
- 28:44a
- 28:44Monday
- 28:45so
- 28:45they
- 28:45could
- 28:45all
- 28:45do
- 28:46something
- 28:46together.
- 28:46And
- 28:46I
- 28:47wasn't
- 28:47there
- 28:47because
- 28:47I
- 28:48was
- 28:48in
- 28:48work.
- 28:49And
- 28:49I
- 28:49think
- 28:50in
- 28:50my
- 28:5120s
- 28:51and
- 28:5230s,
- 28:53middle
- 28:5330s
- 28:54probably,
- 28:54I
- 28:54really
- 28:55struggled
- 28:55with
- 28:55that,
- 28:56and
- 28:56I
- 28:56struggled
- 28:56with
- 28:56not
- 28:57having
- 28:57what
- 28:57everyone
- 28:58else,
- 28:58what
- 28:58you
- 28:59should
- 28:59have,
- 29:00and
- 29:00turning
- 29:0040
- 29:01now
- 29:01and
- 29:01not
- 29:02having
- 29:02kids.
- 29:02It
- 29:03does
- 29:03play
- 29:03on
- 29:03your
- 29:03mind.
- 29:04It
- 29:04does.
- 29:04That
- 29:04clock
- 29:05is
- 29:05very
- 29:05real.
- 29:06But
- 29:06I
- 29:06also
- 29:07don't
- 29:07know
- 29:07if
- 29:07I'm
- 29:08right
- 29:09to
- 29:09be
- 29:09a
- 29:09mom
- 29:10or
- 29:10if
- 29:10I
- 29:10want
- 29:11to
- 29:11be
- 29:11a
- 29:11mom.
- 29:11It's
- 29:12really
- 29:12honest
- 29:12to.
- 29:12To
- 29:13open
- 29:13up
- 29:13to
- 29:13that,
- 29:13because
- 29:14I
- 29:14think
- 29:14a
- 29:14lot
- 29:14of
- 29:14people
- 29:14just
- 29:15assume
- 29:15that
- 29:15it
- 29:15is,
- 29:15like,
- 29:16that's
- 29:16the
- 29:16natural
- 29:16cycle
- 29:17for
- 29:17me.
- 29:18I
- 29:18chose
- 29:18not
- 29:18to
- 29:18have
- 29:18children,
- 29:19and
- 29:20I
- 29:20get
- 29:20asked
- 29:20a
- 29:20lot.
- 29:21You
- 29:21know,
- 29:21I.
- 29:21I've
- 29:21been
- 29:21with
- 29:22partner
- 29:22a
- 29:22long
- 29:22time,
- 29:22not
- 29:23married,
- 29:24just
- 29:24never
- 29:24had
- 29:24the
- 29:24desire.
- 29:25And
- 29:25again,
- 29:25with
- 29:26children,
- 29:26I
- 29:26just,
- 29:27again,
- 29:27it
- 29:27wasn't
- 29:28something
- 29:28that
- 29:28I
- 29:28was
- 29:29passionate
- 29:29about.
- 29:29And
- 29:30I
- 29:30think
- 29:31people
- 29:31struggle
- 29:31to
- 29:31understand
- 29:32that
- 29:32in
- 29:32reverse
- 29:33because
- 29:33society's
- 29:34conditioned
- 29:34us,
- 29:35and
- 29:35I
- 29:35think
- 29:35it
- 29:35is
- 29:35tough.
- 29:36We
- 29:36put
- 29:36these
- 29:37timelines
- 29:37on
- 29:37ourselves,
- 29:38we
- 29:38put
- 29:39these
- 29:39societal
- 29:40pressures
- 29:40on
- 29:40ourselves,
- 29:41even
- 29:41if
- 29:41no
- 29:41one
- 29:41else
- 29:42is.
- 29:43So
- 29:44we
- 29:44have
- 29:44the
- 29:44right
- 29:44to
- 29:45choose.
- 29:45And
- 29:45I
- 29:45think
- 29:45the
- 29:45thing
- 29:46is,
- 29:46it's
- 29:46a
- 29:46bit
- 29:46like
- 29:46your
- 29:46career.
- 29:47You
- 29:47talk
- 29:47about
- 29:47it
- 29:47evolves.
- 29:48I
- 29:48feel
- 29:48like
- 29:48that's
- 29:49what
- 29:49life
- 29:49is.
- 29:50We
- 29:50don't
- 29:50know
- 29:51what's
- 29:51going
- 29:51to
- 29:51happen.
- 29:52You
- 29:52really
- 29:53don't.
- 29:53And
- 29:53I
- 29:53also.
- 29:54The
- 29:54thing,
- 29:54the
- 29:54realization
- 29:55I've
- 29:55come
- 29:55to
- 29:55is
- 29:56everybody
- 29:56wants
- 29:57what
- 29:57everyone
- 29:57else
- 29:57has
- 29:58got.
- 29:58So
- 29:59no
- 29:59matter
- 29:59what,
- 30:00I
- 30:00could
- 30:00look
- 30:00at
- 30:01my
- 30:01friends
- 30:01with
- 30:01kids
- 30:01and
- 30:02their
- 30:02husbands
- 30:02and
- 30:03think,
- 30:03I
- 30:03want
- 30:03that.
- 30:04They're
- 30:04looking
- 30:04at
- 30:04me
- 30:05living
- 30:05my
- 30:06life.
- 30:06Doing
- 30:06all
- 30:06this
- 30:07exciting
- 30:07thing,
- 30:07sitting
- 30:08on
- 30:08a
- 30:08private
- 30:08island.
- 30:09Sitting
- 30:09on
- 30:09a
- 30:09private
- 30:09island,
- 30:09doing
- 30:10a.
- 30:10Podcast
- 30:10with
- 30:10you
- 30:10on
- 30:10a
- 30:11Wednesday.
- 30:11Exactly.
- 30:12And
- 30:12that's
- 30:13something
- 30:13that
- 30:13they
- 30:13will
- 30:14want.
- 30:14So
- 30:14I've
- 30:15just
- 30:15learned
- 30:15to
- 30:16be
- 30:16very
- 30:17great.
- 30:17Gratitude
- 30:18is
- 30:18a
- 30:18Massive
- 30:19thing.
- 30:19And
- 30:19I'm
- 30:20so
- 30:20grateful
- 30:20for
- 30:20what
- 30:21I've
- 30:21created
- 30:22and
- 30:22the
- 30:22life
- 30:22that
- 30:23I've
- 30:23made.
- 30:24And
- 30:24Fozzie
- 30:24is
- 30:24a
- 30:24big
- 30:25part
- 30:25of
- 30:25that,
- 30:25to
- 30:25be
- 30:25fair,
- 30:26he
- 30:26helps
- 30:26fill
- 30:26that
- 30:27sort
- 30:27of
- 30:27nurturing
- 30:28void
- 30:28that
- 30:29I
- 30:29might
- 30:29have
- 30:30because
- 30:30he's
- 30:30just
- 30:31a
- 30:31little
- 30:31angel
- 30:31baby.
- 30:31Well,
- 30:32I
- 30:32can
- 30:32relate
- 30:32to
- 30:32that.
- 30:32Paddy
- 30:33and
- 30:33Murphy
- 30:33are
- 30:33my
- 30:33little
- 30:33babies.
- 30:34I
- 30:35clearly
- 30:35birthed
- 30:35those.
- 30:36And
- 30:37you
- 30:37know,
- 30:38in
- 30:38all
- 30:38seriousness,
- 30:39I
- 30:39think
- 30:39one
- 30:40of
- 30:40the
- 30:40funniest
- 30:41messages
- 30:41that
- 30:41you
- 30:42sent
- 30:42when
- 30:42we
- 30:42were
- 30:43preparing
- 30:43to
- 30:43come
- 30:43to
- 30:43the
- 30:43island,
- 30:44it
- 30:44was
- 30:45like
- 30:45when
- 30:45you're
- 30:45playing
- 30:45it
- 30:46out
- 30:46and
- 30:46you
- 30:46read
- 30:46it
- 30:46back,
- 30:47as
- 30:48a
- 30:48business
- 30:48owner,
- 30:49you
- 30:49think
- 30:49about
- 30:49the
- 30:49life
- 30:50and
- 30:50you
- 30:50talk
- 30:50about
- 30:50having
- 30:51fun.
- 30:51And
- 30:51I
- 30:51sent
- 30:51you
- 30:52a
- 30:52message,
- 30:52I
- 30:52was
- 30:52like,
- 30:52right,
- 30:53so
- 30:53just
- 30:53be
- 30:53on
- 30:53the
- 30:53jetty.
- 30:54I'll
- 30:54pick
- 30:55you
- 30:55up
- 30:55on
- 30:55the
- 30:55speedboat.
- 30:56And
- 30:56you
- 30:56were
- 30:56like,
- 30:56yeah,
- 30:57this
- 30:57is
- 30:57the
- 30:57life
- 30:57I
- 30:58should
- 30:58be
- 30:58having.
- 30:58And
- 30:59I
- 30:59think
- 30:59the
- 30:59thing
- 30:59is,
- 31:00is
- 31:00that
- 31:00when
- 31:01we
- 31:01think
- 31:01about
- 31:01the
- 31:01infinite
- 31:02possibilities
- 31:02and
- 31:03having
- 31:03the
- 31:03fun,
- 31:04like,
- 31:04what
- 31:04does
- 31:04that
- 31:04look
- 31:05like
- 31:05for
- 31:05Katie?
- 31:05I
- 31:06mean,
- 31:06clearly
- 31:07the
- 31:07private
- 31:07island
- 31:07has
- 31:07been
- 31:08an
- 31:08amazing,
- 31:09amazing
- 31:09time
- 31:10for
- 31:10me
- 31:10getting
- 31:11to
- 31:11know
- 31:11you
- 31:11and
- 31:11also
- 31:11for
- 31:12you
- 31:12meeting,
- 31:12you
- 31:12know,
- 31:13the
- 31:13rest
- 31:13of
- 31:13my
- 31:13network.
- 31:14But
- 31:14what
- 31:14do
- 31:14you
- 31:14want
- 31:15to
- 31:15be
- 31:15doing?
- 31:15Like,
- 31:15what
- 31:15is
- 31:16fun
- 31:16for
- 31:16Katie?
- 31:17Oh,
- 31:17I
- 31:17don't
- 31:17know.
- 31:18I
- 31:18just
- 31:18love
- 31:18life.
- 31:19I
- 31:19just
- 31:19love
- 31:20being
- 31:20silly
- 31:20and
- 31:21I
- 31:21love
- 31:22spending
- 31:22time
- 31:23with
- 31:23my
- 31:23friends
- 31:24and
- 31:24just
- 31:25going
- 31:25rogue
- 31:25every
- 31:26now
- 31:26and
- 31:26again.
- 31:27Like,
- 31:27I
- 31:28just
- 31:28want
- 31:28to
- 31:28do
- 31:28fun.
- 31:29It's.
- 31:29For
- 31:29me,
- 31:29it's
- 31:30memories.
- 31:30Memories
- 31:31over.
- 31:31I'm
- 31:32always
- 31:32memories
- 31:32over
- 31:33money.
- 31:33I'm
- 31:33not
- 31:33very.
- 31:34I
- 31:34love
- 31:35nice
- 31:35things,
- 31:35do
- 31:35not
- 31:36get
- 31:36me
- 31:36wrong.
- 31:36And
- 31:36I
- 31:37spend
- 31:37far
- 31:37too
- 31:37much
- 31:37money
- 31:38on
- 31:38clothes
- 31:38and
- 31:38bags
- 31:39and.
- 31:39But
- 31:40I'm
- 31:40all
- 31:40about
- 31:41memories
- 31:41and
- 31:42a
- 31:42lot
- 31:42of
- 31:42it
- 31:42now
- 31:42is
- 31:42about
- 31:43spending
- 31:43that
- 31:43with
- 31:44my
- 31:44parents
- 31:44as
- 31:44well.
- 31:45I
- 31:45try
- 31:45every
- 31:46year
- 31:46to
- 31:46go
- 31:46away
- 31:47with
- 31:47them
- 31:47and
- 31:47have
- 31:48time.
- 31:48So
- 31:49I've
- 31:49got
- 31:49those
- 31:49memories
- 31:50with
- 31:51them.
- 31:51I
- 31:51love
- 31:51that.
- 31:52I
- 31:52love
- 31:52that.
- 31:52Because
- 31:52the
- 31:53thing
- 31:53is,
- 31:53is
- 31:53yesterday
- 31:54I
- 31:54shared
- 31:55whether
- 31:55it's
- 31:55an
- 31:55uplifting
- 31:56fact
- 31:56or
- 31:56depressing,
- 31:57I
- 31:57don't
- 31:57know.
- 31:57But
- 31:58we
- 31:58have
- 31:58around
- 31:584,
- 31:59000
- 32:00weeks
- 32:00in
- 32:00our
- 32:01existence
- 32:01and
- 32:02when
- 32:02we
- 32:02bring
- 32:03our
- 32:03conscious
- 32:03mind
- 32:04to
- 32:04this,
- 32:04because
- 32:0495
- 32:05of
- 32:05what
- 32:06we
- 32:06do
- 32:06is
- 32:07not
- 32:07in
- 32:07our
- 32:07control
- 32:07every
- 32:07day.
- 32:08Because
- 32:08we're
- 32:08living
- 32:08in
- 32:08our
- 32:08subconscious.
- 32:09When
- 32:10we
- 32:10bring
- 32:10conscious
- 32:10action
- 32:11to
- 32:11it
- 32:12and
- 32:12we
- 32:12have
- 32:13that
- 32:13thought
- 32:13about
- 32:14family,
- 32:14they're
- 32:14not
- 32:15going
- 32:15to
- 32:15be
- 32:15here
- 32:15forever.
- 32:16We
- 32:16have
- 32:16to
- 32:16make
- 32:17every
- 32:17moment
- 32:18matter.
- 32:18What
- 32:19is
- 32:19the
- 32:19impact
- 32:20or
- 32:20legacy
- 32:21that
- 32:21you
- 32:21feel
- 32:22passionate
- 32:22about
- 32:22that
- 32:23you
- 32:23want
- 32:23to
- 32:24carve
- 32:24out
- 32:25in
- 32:25your
- 32:25life?
- 32:26Feel
- 32:26like
- 32:26I
- 32:27have
- 32:27been
- 32:27on
- 32:27such
- 32:27a
- 32:28journey
- 32:28of
- 32:29leading
- 32:29a
- 32:30company
- 32:30that
- 32:30was
- 32:31such
- 32:31fast
- 32:31paced
- 32:32Growth
- 32:33and
- 32:33learning
- 32:34along
- 32:34the
- 32:34way
- 32:34of
- 32:35how
- 32:35to
- 32:35do
- 32:36things
- 32:36differently,
- 32:37how
- 32:37you
- 32:37can
- 32:37be
- 32:37a
- 32:38different
- 32:38manager,
- 32:39how
- 32:39can
- 32:39you
- 32:39can
- 32:39be
- 32:40a
- 32:40different
- 32:40leader?
- 32:41That
- 32:41I
- 32:41would
- 32:42love
- 32:42to
- 32:42share
- 32:43that
- 32:43and
- 32:43help
- 32:43other
- 32:44people
- 32:44feel
- 32:44that
- 32:44they
- 32:45can
- 32:45do
- 32:45that
- 32:45as
- 32:45well.
- 32:46And
- 32:46my
- 32:46big
- 32:47passion
- 32:47at
- 32:47the
- 32:47moment
- 32:48is
- 32:48the
- 32:48values
- 32:49piece,
- 32:50knowing
- 32:50what
- 32:51a
- 32:51difference
- 32:51it
- 32:51would
- 32:51have
- 32:52made
- 32:52to
- 32:52me
- 32:53as
- 32:53younger
- 32:53Katie
- 32:54if
- 32:54I'd
- 32:54have
- 32:54known
- 32:55those
- 32:55values.
- 32:56Would
- 32:56I
- 32:56be
- 32:57in
- 32:57a
- 32:57different
- 32:57position
- 32:58if
- 32:59would
- 32:59I
- 32:59made
- 32:59different
- 33:00choices?
- 33:00And
- 33:01I
- 33:01think
- 33:01we're
- 33:01living
- 33:01in
- 33:02a
- 33:02world
- 33:02now.
- 33:02We've
- 33:03talked
- 33:03about
- 33:03it.
- 33:03Comparison
- 33:04culture
- 33:04is
- 33:05massive.
- 33:05And
- 33:05I
- 33:05think
- 33:06what
- 33:06you
- 33:06see
- 33:06online
- 33:06is
- 33:07just,
- 33:07we
- 33:07know
- 33:07it's
- 33:07the
- 33:08highlights
- 33:08real,
- 33:09but
- 33:09you
- 33:09can't
- 33:09help
- 33:10sitting
- 33:10there
- 33:10thinking
- 33:10why,
- 33:11Like,
- 33:11I
- 33:11want
- 33:12what
- 33:12they've
- 33:12got
- 33:13or
- 33:13I
- 33:13should
- 33:14be
- 33:14there.
- 33:14And
- 33:15I
- 33:15think
- 33:15I'm
- 33:16really
- 33:16passionate
- 33:17about
- 33:17leaving
- 33:17a
- 33:17legacy
- 33:18that
- 33:18helps
- 33:19young
- 33:19people
- 33:20understand
- 33:20themselves
- 33:21better
- 33:22in
- 33:22order
- 33:22to
- 33:22make
- 33:22decisions
- 33:23that
- 33:23are
- 33:23right
- 33:23for
- 33:23them,
- 33:24not
- 33:24in
- 33:24order
- 33:24just
- 33:25compare
- 33:25with
- 33:26everyone
- 33:26else.
- 33:26Well,
- 33:27I
- 33:27always
- 33:28like
- 33:28to
- 33:28have
- 33:28a
- 33:28little
- 33:28bit
- 33:28of
- 33:28a
- 33:28giggle
- 33:29on
- 33:29the
- 33:29podcast
- 33:29and
- 33:30I
- 33:30love
- 33:31the
- 33:31fact
- 33:31that
- 33:32every
- 33:33guest
- 33:33I
- 33:33have
- 33:33always
- 33:34shares
- 33:34a
- 33:34little
- 33:34bit
- 33:34of
- 33:35vulnerability,
- 33:36a
- 33:36bit
- 33:36of
- 33:37their
- 33:37authentic
- 33:37self.
- 33:38And
- 33:38I'm
- 33:38always
- 33:38sharing
- 33:39stories
- 33:39because
- 33:40honestly,
- 33:40I
- 33:40have
- 33:40the
- 33:40most
- 33:41embarrassing
- 33:41stories
- 33:42in
- 33:42life
- 33:43ever.
- 33:44What
- 33:44is
- 33:44the
- 33:44most
- 33:45embarrassing
- 33:46story
- 33:46you've
- 33:46had
- 33:47in
- 33:47your
- 33:47entrepreneurial
- 33:48life
- 33:48or
- 33:49commercial
- 33:49life?
- 33:49I
- 33:50can't
- 33:50wait
- 33:50to
- 33:50hear
- 33:50this.
- 33:52There's
- 33:52loads.
- 33:53Because
- 33:53I'm
- 33:53such.
- 33:55The
- 33:55one
- 33:56that's
- 33:56just
- 33:56like.
- 33:57The
- 33:57one
- 33:57that's
- 33:57come
- 33:57to
- 33:58the
- 33:58front
- 33:58of
- 33:58my
- 33:58mind
- 33:59was
- 33:59it
- 33:59was
- 33:59when
- 33:59I
- 34:00was
- 34:00doing
- 34:00work
- 34:00experience
- 34:03at
- 34:04the
- 34:04BBC
- 34:05on
- 34:05Watchdog.
- 34:06Oh,
- 34:06my
- 34:06God.
- 34:07So
- 34:08I
- 34:08was
- 34:08doing.
- 34:09Because
- 34:09at
- 34:09this
- 34:09point
- 34:10I
- 34:10thought
- 34:10I
- 34:10wanted
- 34:10to
- 34:10be
- 34:10a
- 34:11journalist
- 34:11because
- 34:12I
- 34:12loved
- 34:12Heat
- 34:12magazine
- 34:13and
- 34:13I
- 34:13just
- 34:13wanted
- 34:13to.
- 34:13We
- 34:14all
- 34:14loved
- 34:14Heat
- 34:14magazine.
- 34:15I
- 34:15just
- 34:15wanted
- 34:16to
- 34:16write
- 34:16about
- 34:16celebrities.
- 34:17That's
- 34:17all
- 34:17I
- 34:17wanted
- 34:18to
- 34:18do.
- 34:18I
- 34:18just.
- 34:19I
- 34:19love
- 34:19the
- 34:19depth,
- 34:20but
- 34:20I
- 34:20can't.
- 34:21I
- 34:21can't
- 34:21spell
- 34:22and
- 34:22my
- 34:22grandma's
- 34:23terrible.
- 34:24But
- 34:24anyway,
- 34:24yeah,
- 34:24so
- 34:25for
- 34:25some
- 34:25reason
- 34:25I
- 34:25got
- 34:26work
- 34:26experience
- 34:26on
- 34:27Watchdog.
- 34:27I
- 34:27don't
- 34:27know
- 34:27why
- 34:28I
- 34:28thought
- 34:28that
- 34:28would
- 34:28translate
- 34:29into
- 34:29a
- 34:29role
- 34:29at
- 34:29Heat
- 34:30magazine.
- 34:30Anyway,
- 34:31I
- 34:31was
- 34:31like
- 34:3117
- 34:32and
- 34:33we
- 34:33were
- 34:33just
- 34:33sat
- 34:34in
- 34:34this
- 34:34tiny
- 34:34little
- 34:35box
- 34:35room,
- 34:35these.
- 34:35All
- 34:35these
- 34:36work
- 34:36experience
- 34:36people.
- 34:36And
- 34:36we
- 34:37were
- 34:37just
- 34:37opening
- 34:37the
- 34:37letters
- 34:38that
- 34:38people
- 34:38had
- 34:38sent
- 34:39in
- 34:39because
- 34:39it
- 34:39was
- 34:39all
- 34:39letter
- 34:39based
- 34:40at
- 34:40that
- 34:40time.
- 34:41We
- 34:41opened
- 34:41one
- 34:41of
- 34:42the
- 34:42letters
- 34:42and
- 34:42this
- 34:42white
- 34:43powder
- 34:43came
- 34:43out
- 34:44and
- 34:44we
- 34:44were
- 34:44like,
- 34:45oh,
- 34:45shoot.
- 34:47So
- 34:47it
- 34:47was
- 34:48around
- 34:48the
- 34:48time
- 34:48when
- 34:48there
- 34:48were
- 34:49anthrax
- 34:49scares.
- 34:50So
- 34:51we
- 34:51came
- 34:51out
- 34:51of
- 34:51this
- 34:51room
- 34:52and
- 34:52we're
- 34:52like,
- 34:52excuse
- 34:53me.
- 34:53We
- 34:53found
- 34:53some
- 34:54powder
- 34:54and
- 34:55the
- 34:55One.
- 34:55And
- 34:55we're
- 34:56like,
- 34:56right,
- 34:56okay,
- 34:57shut
- 34:58the
- 34:58whole
- 34:58of
- 34:58the
- 34:59BBC
- 34:59down.
- 35:00Everyone
- 35:01had
- 35:01to
- 35:01evacuate.
- 35:02We
- 35:02had
- 35:02to
- 35:03stay
- 35:03in
- 35:03the
- 35:03watchdog
- 35:04building
- 35:05in
- 35:05the
- 35:05studio.
- 35:06And
- 35:06the
- 35:06man
- 35:06in
- 35:07that.
- 35:07The
- 35:07suit.
- 35:08We
- 35:08had
- 35:08the
- 35:08men
- 35:08in
- 35:08the
- 35:09suit
- 35:09come
- 35:09in.
- 35:10Oh,
- 35:10the
- 35:10white.
- 35:10The
- 35:10hams.
- 35:11What
- 35:11are
- 35:11they
- 35:11called?
- 35:12The
- 35:12thingy
- 35:13suits,
- 35:14like
- 35:14the.
- 35:16Yeah,
- 35:20one
- 35:21of
- 35:21them
- 35:21white
- 35:21space
- 35:22suits.
- 35:22Oh,
- 35:23my
- 35:23God.
- 35:23The
- 35:23space
- 35:24suits
- 35:24came
- 35:25in,
- 35:25literally.
- 35:26And
- 35:26I
- 35:26mean,
- 35:26when
- 35:26we
- 35:26had
- 35:27to
- 35:27close
- 35:27the
- 35:27BBC,
- 35:27it
- 35:27was
- 35:28that
- 35:28whole
- 35:28building.
- 35:29They
- 35:29tested
- 35:30it.
- 35:32It
- 35:32was
- 35:32printing
- 35:32powder
- 35:33from
- 35:33the
- 35:33comp
- 35:33slips.
- 35:36Oh,
- 35:36my
- 35:36God.
- 35:37Oh,
- 35:38my
- 35:38God.
- 35:38See,
- 35:39I
- 35:39feel
- 35:39slightly
- 35:39better
- 35:40now
- 35:40because
- 35:40when
- 35:40I
- 35:40tell
- 35:41my
- 35:41stories,
- 35:41which
- 35:41I
- 35:41will
- 35:42share
- 35:42with
- 35:42you,
- 35:43there's.
- 35:43There's
- 35:43particularly
- 35:44worse
- 35:44one.
- 35:44Well,
- 35:45the
- 35:45worst
- 35:45one
- 35:45is
- 35:45the
- 35:45easy
- 35:46Jet
- 35:46story.
- 35:47But
- 35:47one
- 35:47of
- 35:47my
- 35:47stories
- 35:48was
- 35:48going
- 35:49into
- 35:49a
- 35:49really
- 35:49important
- 35:50meeting.
- 35:50And
- 35:51again,
- 35:51I
- 35:51was
- 35:51probably
- 35:52about
- 35:52similar
- 35:52ages
- 35:52as
- 35:53you've
- 35:53on
- 35:53your
- 35:53work
- 35:53experience.
- 35:54And
- 35:54you
- 35:55know
- 35:55when
- 35:55you're
- 35:55kind
- 35:55of
- 35:55making
- 35:56a
- 35:56great
- 35:56sort
- 35:57of
- 35:57like
- 35:57entrance
- 35:58first
- 35:58impression.
- 35:59I'm
- 35:59going
- 36:00into
- 36:00a
- 36:00board
- 36:00meeting,
- 36:01so
- 36:01all
- 36:02men.
- 36:02I'm
- 36:02the
- 36:02only
- 36:02female.
- 36:03I'd
- 36:03just
- 36:04been
- 36:04promoted.
- 36:05So
- 36:05I
- 36:05had
- 36:05this
- 36:05beautiful
- 36:06white
- 36:06shirt
- 36:06on,
- 36:07black
- 36:08trousers.
- 36:08And
- 36:08as
- 36:09I
- 36:09went
- 36:09into
- 36:09the
- 36:09door,
- 36:10the
- 36:10meeting
- 36:10room
- 36:10had
- 36:10like
- 36:11one
- 36:11of
- 36:11these
- 36:11big
- 36:12kind
- 36:12of
- 36:12like
- 36:12fire
- 36:13exit
- 36:13handles
- 36:13on
- 36:14it.
- 36:14So
- 36:14which
- 36:15just
- 36:15as
- 36:15I
- 36:15walked
- 36:16in,
- 36:17caught
- 36:17into
- 36:17the
- 36:17button
- 36:18of
- 36:18my
- 36:18shirt.
- 36:18So
- 36:18as
- 36:19I
- 36:19entered
- 36:20the
- 36:20office,
- 36:21I
- 36:21went
- 36:22in
- 36:22full
- 36:22bra,
- 36:23open
- 36:23shirt,
- 36:24no
- 36:24buttons.
- 36:25And
- 36:25I'm
- 36:26not
- 36:26sure
- 36:26I
- 36:26will
- 36:26ever
- 36:27get
- 36:27past
- 36:27that.
- 36:27And
- 36:27you
- 36:28know
- 36:28what?
- 36:28Even
- 36:28to
- 36:28this,
- 36:29even
- 36:29to
- 36:29this
- 36:30day,
- 36:30when
- 36:30I
- 36:30walk
- 36:30into
- 36:30a
- 36:31room,
- 36:31I
- 36:31always
- 36:32naturally
- 36:32just
- 36:33go
- 36:33to
- 36:33the
- 36:33front,
- 36:33even
- 36:33if
- 36:34I
- 36:34haven't
- 36:34got
- 36:34buttons.
- 36:35Because
- 36:35that
- 36:35embarrassment
- 36:36level,
- 36:36I
- 36:36mean,
- 36:37like,
- 36:37I
- 36:37feel
- 36:37like
- 36:37I'm
- 36:37blushing
- 36:38now
- 36:38even
- 36:38telling
- 36:38the
- 36:39story.
- 36:39It
- 36:40was
- 36:40bad.
- 36:41So
- 36:41I
- 36:41think
- 36:41the
- 36:42thing
- 36:42is,
- 36:42is
- 36:42that,
- 36:42you
- 36:43know,
- 36:43like,
- 36:43if
- 36:43we
- 36:43can
- 36:43still
- 36:43do
- 36:44all
- 36:44right
- 36:44in
- 36:44life,
- 36:44you
- 36:44know,
- 36:44there's
- 36:45hope
- 36:45for
- 36:45everybody.
- 36:46Like,
- 36:46you
- 36:46know,
- 36:47literally
- 36:47every
- 36:48day
- 36:48I've.
- 36:48Got
- 36:48friends
- 36:49that
- 36:49are
- 36:49like,
- 36:49how
- 36:50are
- 36:50you
- 36:50as
- 36:50successful
- 36:51as
- 36:51what
- 36:51as
- 36:51you
- 36:52are?
- 36:52Because
- 36:52you,
- 36:53like,
- 36:53how
- 36:54do
- 36:54you
- 36:54get
- 36:54by?
- 36:55I
- 36:55don't
- 36:55know.
- 36:56I
- 36:56went
- 36:56to
- 36:56do
- 36:56a
- 36:56cold
- 36:57water
- 36:57dip
- 36:57just
- 36:58the
- 36:58day
- 36:58before
- 36:58we
- 36:58came
- 36:59here,
- 36:59and
- 36:59it
- 37:00was
- 37:00three
- 37:00rounds
- 37:00of
- 37:00cold
- 37:01water
- 37:01dips.
- 37:01Second
- 37:02round.
- 37:02The
- 37:02guy
- 37:02was
- 37:02like,
- 37:03right,
- 37:03you
- 37:03can
- 37:03probably
- 37:03go
- 37:04in
- 37:04a
- 37:04little
- 37:04bit.
- 37:04Because
- 37:04I
- 37:04was
- 37:04like
- 37:05this.
- 37:05I'm.
- 37:05He
- 37:06said,
- 37:06you
- 37:06can
- 37:06probably
- 37:06go
- 37:06in
- 37:06a
- 37:06little
- 37:07bit
- 37:07further.
- 37:07So
- 37:07I
- 37:07tried
- 37:08it.
- 37:08There
- 37:08was
- 37:08two
- 37:09of
- 37:09us
- 37:09in
- 37:09this
- 37:10bath
- 37:10thing.
- 37:11Tried
- 37:11it,
- 37:12tried
- 37:12to
- 37:12go
- 37:12down
- 37:12for
- 37:13can't
- 37:13do
- 37:13it.
- 37:13Slipped,
- 37:14I
- 37:14fell
- 37:15in,
- 37:15splashed
- 37:16the
- 37:16guy
- 37:16next
- 37:17to
- 37:17me
- 37:17who
- 37:17was
- 37:17like,
- 37:18really
- 37:18Struggling
- 37:18with
- 37:18the
- 37:18cold.
- 37:19I
- 37:19splashed
- 37:20him
- 37:20with
- 37:20cold
- 37:20water
- 37:21because
- 37:21I
- 37:21was
- 37:21like,
- 37:23and
- 37:24this
- 37:24is,
- 37:24this
- 37:24is
- 37:24my
- 37:24life.
- 37:26Yeah,
- 37:26I
- 37:26know.
- 37:26Well,
- 37:26I
- 37:26know
- 37:27I
- 37:27went
- 37:27up
- 37:27to
- 37:27further
- 37:27than
- 37:28I
- 37:28definitely
- 37:28intended
- 37:29but
- 37:30this.
- 37:30Is
- 37:30me,
- 37:30but
- 37:31this
- 37:31is
- 37:31it
- 37:31and
- 37:31it's
- 37:32having
- 37:32the
- 37:32ability
- 37:32to
- 37:33laugh
- 37:33at
- 37:33yourself.
- 37:33And
- 37:33I
- 37:34think
- 37:34the
- 37:34thing
- 37:34in
- 37:34life,
- 37:34right,
- 37:35and
- 37:35especially
- 37:35in
- 37:35business,
- 37:36when,
- 37:36when
- 37:37it
- 37:37gets
- 37:37tough,
- 37:37if
- 37:38you
- 37:38can't
- 37:38laugh
- 37:38at
- 37:38yourself,
- 37:39who
- 37:39can?
- 37:40And
- 37:40I
- 37:40think
- 37:40this
- 37:40is
- 37:40what
- 37:40we
- 37:41need
- 37:41to
- 37:41understand
- 37:41on
- 37:41social
- 37:42media
- 37:42when
- 37:42people
- 37:43go
- 37:43on
- 37:43there,
- 37:43we've
- 37:44been
- 37:44around
- 37:44for
- 37:4420
- 37:45years
- 37:45doing
- 37:45what
- 37:46we've
- 37:46been
- 37:46doing.
- 37:46It
- 37:47was
- 37:47not
- 37:47an
- 37:47overnight
- 37:48success
- 37:48possess.
- 37:49And
- 37:49the
- 37:49thing
- 37:49is
- 37:50is
- 37:50we
- 37:50all
- 37:50still
- 37:50make
- 37:51mistakes
- 37:51every
- 37:51single
- 37:52day.
- 37:53Anyone
- 37:53who
- 37:53watches
- 37:53my
- 37:54behind
- 37:54the
- 37:54scenes,
- 37:54you
- 37:54will
- 37:54know
- 37:55some
- 37:55of
- 37:55my
- 37:56stories
- 37:56are
- 37:56cringe
- 37:57worthy
- 37:57but
- 37:58these
- 37:58are
- 37:58things
- 37:58that
- 37:59make
- 37:59me
- 37:59me
- 37:59and
- 37:59make
- 38:00you
- 38:00you.
- 38:01So
- 38:01if
- 38:02there
- 38:02was
- 38:02one
- 38:03parting
- 38:03gift
- 38:04that
- 38:04you
- 38:04can
- 38:04leave
- 38:04our
- 38:05amazing
- 38:06listeners,
- 38:06what
- 38:07would
- 38:07be
- 38:07the
- 38:07one
- 38:07piece
- 38:08of
- 38:08advice
- 38:08that
- 38:08you
- 38:09would
- 38:09like
- 38:09to
- 38:09share?
- 38:10I
- 38:10think
- 38:10just
- 38:11be
- 38:11relentless
- 38:12in
- 38:12the
- 38:12pursuit
- 38:13of
- 38:13your
- 38:13own
- 38:13goals.
- 38:14Don't
- 38:15let
- 38:15other
- 38:15people
- 38:16stop
- 38:16you
- 38:17or
- 38:17put
- 38:17you
- 38:18off.
- 38:18If
- 38:18you're
- 38:19passionate
- 38:19about
- 38:19something
- 38:20and
- 38:20you
- 38:20really
- 38:20want
- 38:20to
- 38:20do
- 38:20it
- 38:21and
- 38:21you
- 38:21know
- 38:21what
- 38:21your
- 38:21goals
- 38:21are
- 38:22and
- 38:22you've
- 38:22got
- 38:23that
- 38:23urgency
- 38:24inside
- 38:24you
- 38:25and
- 38:25there's
- 38:25a
- 38:25drive
- 38:25that
- 38:26coming
- 38:26from
- 38:26your
- 38:26values,
- 38:27then
- 38:28go
- 38:28for
- 38:28it.
- 38:28So
- 38:29what
- 38:29are
- 38:29your
- 38:29values?
- 38:30If
- 38:30you
- 38:30had
- 38:30to
- 38:31say
- 38:32three
- 38:32key
- 38:33values,
- 38:33what
- 38:33would
- 38:33they
- 38:33be?
- 38:34Mine,
- 38:34I've
- 38:35got
- 38:35four.
- 38:35I've
- 38:35got
- 38:36learning,
- 38:37which
- 38:37has
- 38:37been
- 38:37every
- 38:38decision
- 38:38I've
- 38:38made
- 38:39in
- 38:39career.
- 38:40So
- 38:40every
- 38:40time
- 38:40I've
- 38:41changed,
- 38:41it's
- 38:41because
- 38:41I
- 38:41wanted
- 38:42to
- 38:42learn
- 38:42something
- 38:42new
- 38:43which
- 38:43I
- 38:43didn't
- 38:43know
- 38:43until
- 38:44I
- 38:44did
- 38:44my
- 38:44values
- 38:44work
- 38:45care,
- 38:46which
- 38:46is
- 38:46actually
- 38:46what
- 38:47makes
- 38:47me
- 38:47a
- 38:47really
- 38:47good
- 38:48leader
- 38:48and
- 38:49the
- 38:49thing
- 38:49that
- 38:49makes
- 38:49me
- 38:50not
- 38:50the
- 38:50man
- 38:50in
- 38:50the
- 38:50grey
- 38:51suit.
- 38:51Achievement.
- 38:52As
- 38:52a
- 38:53daughter
- 38:53of
- 38:53two
- 38:54teachers,
- 38:54it's
- 38:54not
- 38:54a
- 38:55surprise
- 38:55really
- 38:55that
- 38:56I
- 38:56need
- 38:57to
- 38:57achieve
- 38:58and
- 38:58then
- 38:58fun.
- 38:59Definitely.
- 38:59I'm
- 39:00with
- 39:00you
- 39:00on
- 39:00that
- 39:00one.
- 39:01No,
- 39:01I
- 39:01think
- 39:01we're
- 39:02quite
- 39:02aligned
- 39:02in
- 39:02the
- 39:02values
- 39:03and
- 39:03I
- 39:03think
- 39:03the
- 39:03exercise
- 39:03you
- 39:04did
- 39:04with
- 39:04us
- 39:04on
- 39:04the
- 39:05event
- 39:05was
- 39:05really
- 39:06interesting
- 39:06because
- 39:07I
- 39:07love
- 39:08the
- 39:08fact
- 39:08that
- 39:09we
- 39:09start
- 39:09to
- 39:09attach
- 39:10actions
- 39:10to
- 39:11values
- 39:11and
- 39:11that's
- 39:11when
- 39:12it
- 39:12starts
- 39:12to
- 39:12get
- 39:12interesting.
- 39:14So
- 39:14if
- 39:14people
- 39:15want
- 39:15to
- 39:15know
- 39:15more
- 39:16about
- 39:16Katie
- 39:17and
- 39:17her
- 39:18amazing
- 39:18journey,
- 39:19where
- 39:19is
- 39:19the
- 39:20best
- 39:20place
- 39:20to
- 39:21come
- 39:21and
- 39:21connect?
- 39:21LinkedIn,
- 39:22LinkedIn,
- 39:23Instagram,
- 39:24the
- 39:24website.
- 39:24I've
- 39:25also
- 39:25got
- 39:25a
- 39:25mailing
- 39:26list
- 39:26so
- 39:26you
- 39:26can
- 39:26go
- 39:26and
- 39:26it's
- 39:27just
- 39:27katieleson.co.uk
- 39:29and
- 39:29then
- 39:29my
- 39:30socials
- 39:30are
- 39:30all
- 39:30just
- 39:30at
- 39:30KatieLeason,
- 39:31so
- 39:31it's
- 39:31fairly
- 39:32easy.
- 39:32Oh,
- 39:32well,
- 39:32thank
- 39:32you
- 39:32so
- 39:33much.
- 39:33It's
- 39:33been
- 39:33a
- 39:33blast.
- 39:34And
- 39:34thank
- 39:34you
- 39:35for
- 39:35spending
- 39:35time
- 39:35on
- 39:36the
- 39:36private
- 39:36island.
- 39:36It's
- 39:37been
- 39:37amazing
- 39:38and
- 39:39I'm
- 39:39sure
- 39:39we'll
- 39:39be
- 39:39back.
- 39:42Thanks
- 39:43for
- 39:43listening
- 39:43to
- 39:44dawn
- 39:44of
- 39:44a
- 39:45New
- 39:45Era,
- 39:45the
- 39:45podcast
- 39:46brought
- 39:46to
- 39:46you
- 39:46in
- 39:46association
- 39:47with
- 39:47the
- 39:48Her
- 39:48Power
- 39:49Community.
- 39:49This
- 39:50initiative
- 39:50was
- 39:51founded
- 39:51by
- 39:51myself
- 39:52and
- 39:52it's
- 39:52all
- 39:52about
- 39:52empowering
- 39:53female
- 39:53founders
- 39:54to
- 39:54recognize
- 39:55their
- 39:55limitless
- 39:56potential
- 39:57and
- 39:57pursue
- 39:57their
- 39:58ambitions
- 39:58with
- 39:59confidence.
- 39:59Now
- 40:00there
- 40:00is
- 40:00less
- 40:01than
- 40:011.8%
- 40:02that
- 40:02goes
- 40:02into
- 40:03investing
- 40:04in
- 40:04female
- 40:04founded
- 40:04businesses
- 40:05and
- 40:06we
- 40:06are
- 40:06here
- 40:07to
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- 40:07positive
- 40:08change.
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- 40:12more
- 40:13about
- 40:13what
- 40:13we're
- 40:13doing
- 40:14to
- 40:14support
- 40:14female
- 40:15founders
- 40:15to
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- 40:16and
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