Last week I was asked to understudy Helen Lederer (pictured centre). If you've never had the absolute JOY, PLEASURE AND LIFE-AFFIRMING YESNESS OF AB FAB IN YOUR LIFE......then I'm sorry for you. Get on that shit today. It will change your life. Helen is a British comedy icon and worked with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, as well as Dawn French and Ruby Wax in the female-led genius tv show Absolutely Fabulous. And I was asked to understudy her last week. Am I terrified? YesWill I be...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Good morning, you spicy little coochie crumpetWoke up this morning with the dread?The fear?Say to yourself 'SELF' (and you'll know it's you because you'll be standing in front of the mirror massaging your OWN face...)"SELF, I'M GOING TO BREATHEWARM UP MY ORGANS OF ARTICULATIONGET MY DIAPHRAGM WORKING (because it is my speaking and presenting bestie)ACCESS ALL MY RESONANCE CHAMBERS FOR A POWERFUL, COMMANDING, CHARISMATIC VOICE AND NAIL THE SHIT OUT OF THIS."Got a zoom call today?Hosting a...
21 days ago • 1 min read
I have two bits of deliciousness for you today, Reader. Because Fridays are for giving - I mean, that's what they are for me. Sooooooo....here we go! DELICIOUSNESS NUMBER ONE: Something lovely happened to me a little while ago. I met someone called Pete. Pete is an actor, like me. And like me, he's also started his own business. And he has a podcast! It's called Not a Straight Line. Yesterday, our chat together dropped - and I have to say, I'm pretty jazzed about it. Pete's episodes are...
3 months ago • 1 min read
I'm a small person - physically. I'm not very tall. And in crowds, I'm easily shoved. Because other people are VERY important and they have to be places. Me and my smallness can fuck right off in this cases. Except, I'm kind of over it. A man pushed me the other day in London Bridge. I told him not to. I happened to be voice noting a friend at the time - so I happened to record it. Which happens to be here - so you can listen to it. I don't know if you need to hear this today but... NO ONE...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Reader! I have just removed myself from the house-moving pile of shit that has been my life for the past three weeks to say HELLO! Yep, I bought a flat. It's the biggest, scariest thing I've ever done. And I feel incredible. Like...just beyond the beyond. I. HAVE. ARRIVED. And I've learned a few things - 👉 Moving is exhausting. I've not been this tired in the longest time. Yesterday, I lay down on my bed in the middle of the day and crashed. 👉 Boxes take up a lot of space - and they're really...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Since Covid, something really limiting has happened to us. We’ve all gone online - and I get it. We had to. The entire world shut down and we all had to take our businesses online so that we could survive. But now? In 2025? Online is the last place you should be trying to convert your audience into clients. The content and marketing gurus would have you think otherwise. There’s so much advice being thrown at us from over the place about how we should be creating content all the time. Posting....
4 months ago • 2 min read
Reader Thought leadership is the ultimate form of branding. It acts as a catalyst that changes your life. It means you have skin in the game - you’re showing up and delivering. Otherwise there will be consequences. Consequences too ghastly to consider. Blending in…urgh… Sounding like everyone else…ew… Not standing out…um no… When you step into your boldest voice, you step into thought leadership 2.0. You challenge your current circumstances. So you can set big, ambitious goals… … and EVOLVE...
4 months ago • 4 min read
Two days ago, Reader, an unfortunate man (let's call him James...because that's his name) posted something unfortunate on LinkedIn. Unfortunately. He compared marketing to women's breasts. Like I said...unfortunate. LinkedIn exploded. He was reported. Women were attacked. Rage was baited. It got ugly. So, I posted something. And I had NO idea what would happen. This is part of the post: And then I wrote another post the following day. I highlighted four women on LinkedIn who inspire me with...
4 months ago • 3 min read
This is for my ladies (sorry, guys, we're focused on WOMEN this month - so feel free to send this to a strong, fierce, BOLD woman you know) who want to grow their brand and business by becoming speakers... This is for my ladies who will not (not now, or ever) be paralysed by anything going on in the world... This is for my ladies who have a voice and are ready to USE it...without fear... This is for my woman who run with the wolves... Good news, Reader After June, growing your brand’s reach,...
4 months ago • 3 min read