The Courageous Leaders Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Jane Austin, owner of Persuasion Communications.In this episode, we discuss what it took for Jane to go from being homeless  with a 6-day-old baby to building and running a successful business and the mantra that keeps her going when things get hard.As we age in today’s society, it can be scary to feel like you are no longer relevant. Jane also discusses this fear and how she has coped with it in her career.Key takeaways include:● There are a lot of women who need to look at their behaviour in the workplace● Why we must give business training to creatives● Why are women making conversations so personal● Leaders need to be braver and share their point of viewJane Austin is the founder of Persuasion Communications, a news-room structuredcommunications and content agency with offerings in London, Paris and New York. Jane has written three books on graphic design and has contributed to The Guardian, The Independent, the Daily Express and the Financial Times.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode, I speak to Joe Staples, CCO and Partner at Mother Industries.Join us whilst we discuss why you must stop claiming that you have it all together as a leader and just be honest about with where you are. The “I’ve got it” attitude will only build a barrier between you and your team and it’s time to embrace more transparency in the workplace to create stronger teams.Joe also delves into his mental health journey and his experiences living with ADHD and Dyslexia while leading large teams. He also opens up about what he learned while navigating anxiety and panic attacks as a leader.Key takeaways include:● The art of keeping it simple to drive innovation and creativity● The ability to solve problems and elevate how you think● The parallels of jiu-jitsu and the creative process● The importance of moving through your fears and not allowing them to take over● The key to staying relevant is to consume content that is new to you, not just whatinterests youJoe Staples is the CCO and Partner of Mother USA. He is a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and an Emmy winner who is obsessed with learning and teaching the processes of creativity that advertising and grappling share. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Ally Owen, Founder of Brixton Finishing School.Join us as we discuss the barriers and challenges we all face and why it’s so important that we learn to embrace these challenges and walk with them instead of letting them hold us back from the success we deserve.Ally also delves into why we need to stop running from our anger and instead learn to harness it. When you feel great anger, it is telling you something and it can actually be used as a powerful resource that can be a catalyst for success.Key takeaways include:The importance of self-forgiveness and why you need it in order to let go and keep moving forwardThe crisis we are facing in the world right now and how it’s causing companies to cut back on areas that are proven to help them growThe power of running your life with military precision for successGreat leadership is all about understanding how you work and the impact you have on those around youAlly Owen founded Brixton Finishing School due to the need to create a diverse and equitable talent blueprint for our industry. Its award-winning family of programs finds, trains, and places structurally excluded’ talent in roles across marketing, advertising and communications ecosystem.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

Leadership is about influence, not authority. Who has influenced your leadershipjourney?Series 11 of the Courageous Leaders Club Podcast is launching on November 16, and it's packed with inspiration. Join us for in-depth discussions on topics such as authentic leadership, resilience, overcoming challenges, and so much more.We have an incredible lineup of guests that you aren’t going to want to miss including:Ally Owen - Founder of Brixton Finishing SchoolJoe Staples - CCO/Partner - Mother IndustriesJane Austin - Owner of Persuasion CommunicationsEte Davies - EMEA Chief Operating Officer - Dentsu CreativeAli Hanan - Founder & CEO - Creative EqualsKassi Slade - Founder & Director - The Positive Sleep CoachPlus, watch out for a special solo episode by our host, Joanna Howes! We're working onintroducing a new podcast format, providing our listeners with access to valuable learning material to help navigate the ever-changing journey of leadership and gain invaluable skills to leave a proud legacy.Be sure to hit subscribe so you're the first to be notified as this new wave of powerful episodes drops!👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Ben Scoggins, CEO at Organic.Join us as we discuss why as a leader, the most important thing you can do is believe inyourself. If you want to have an effective and successful team, you have to believe in them, and it all starts with the belief you have in yourself.Ben also discusses the importance of remembering the foundations of what it is to be a great leader and keeping it at the front of your mind, especially in how you communicate with your team.Key takeaways include:Overcoming the feeling that everyone else is smarter than you and more amazing at what they doThe value of having talented and nice people on your team and how to make it happenThe seesaw of what is the agency giving you and what are you giving the agencyBen Scoggins is the CEO of Organic, a digital experience agency based in Exeter. Organic are nearly 40 people strong, they partner with clients including Sainsbury's, Lush and Decathlon, and they are an extremely proud B Corps.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Virginie Faucon, Former Global Chief Marketing Officer, Growth Expert, Board Advisor, Mentor, and Executive Coach at BBC Maestro.It takes a lot of courage to be vulnerable and authentic in the workplace. In this episode,Virginie shares how it took her 20 years to take off the mask she had been wearing and just embrace her own authenticity.We also delve into the reality of making tough decisions and the time that standing up for her team actually cost Virginie her job.Key takeaways include:● How being open about having low confidence can impact those around you● Why taking a couple of steps back can actually grow your career● The power of building your personal brandVirginie is the former CMO at BBC Maestro and Clim8 and an award-winning marketing leader with 20 years experience in setting up marketing functions from inception to acceleration and delivering commercial growth.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Chris Kemp, Owner of Ingenuity London.There has been a dramatic change in leadership styles since the pandemic and people are having to change the way they lead and communicate. Join us as we discuss these changes and the importance of being able to adapt as business and leadership roles continue to evolve.Chris also shares the importance of trusting your team and learning ways that you caneffectively lead and empower them to become a part of the decision-making process.Key takeaways include:● Learning to empower your team members● Why relationships must be an important focus● The power of believing in yourselfChris founded Ingenuity 18 years ago to connect world-famous brands and agencies. He’s built the business out exponentially since then and it now boasts almost 80 employees.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Nicola Kemp, Editorial Director at Creativebrief. Join us as we discuss the power of truly listening. Listening has become a lost art and it is incredibly important when it comes to creating a positive and creative culture in the workplace. We have to get comfortable with ambiguity and get intentional about listening to the people around us. We also discuss why we must stop the unsustainable workload people currently face and look at the pace we are setting because the best work is not possible in the current ‘busy’ environments. We need to be intentional about building in points of rest. Key takeaways include:We have got to stop squeezing mid-life women out of the workplace, we are losing so much innovation Let’s change how we view TIMENobody's life is in a fixed state. At every life stage we have new challenges and opportunities and we need to allow for this flexibility and understanding in the workplace Nicola is Editorial Director at Creativebrief and co-founder of the social learning practice Good Shout. She is passionate about changing the narrative and experience for women in the creative industries and she won The Women in Marketing Journalist of the year award for her work championing diversity in the creative industries. Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.com        linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Patrick Marr, Owner & Director at Leading Edge.Join us as we delve into the four different types of leaders and how each of them contribute to a team’s performance. Patrick shares why you need all four types if you want your team to be successful. We also discuss how it can be really hard at times to truly see yourself and find out why something doesn’t feel congruent as a leader. Patrick shares the power of having someone be your mirror and how it can help you improve and further develop your skills. Key takeaways include:The importance of character building and having an opinion as a leaderThe four different types of leaders in a team, and why you need them allThe power of having someone be your mirror, to increase your awareness and developHow to bring teams together for higher performancePatrick Marr is the founder of Leading Edge - a successful global development business specializing in Leadership, Highly Effective Teams and Change. They work with brands such as Mars, Levis, Whitbread and Jaguar Land Rover and elite sport teams such as England Rugby, the FA and the British Olympic Association.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.com        linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In the latest episode of the podcast, I speak with Joyce Idoniboye, C-Suite Executive and Chief People Officer EMEA at DDB.Join us whilst we discuss why, as leaders, we need to stand up for what we believe in, even in the most challenging times. We're in a certain position, we have a certain platform, and it's not right for us to sit silently if we think that there's something wrong.There is power in being who you are, even in the workplace as a leader, and Joyce delves into this topic and how resilience can be instrumental in your success.Key takeaways include:● The power of people believing in you● The impact of micro-aggression in the workplace● The resilience to keep goingJoyce Idoniboye is Chief People Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa at DDB owned by Omnicom Group.. Joyce is a dynamic strategic and pragmatic HR professional with experience working in a variety of industries over a period of more than 20 years.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54