You can feel the energy in the voice or the video. It is contagious. A breath of fresh air in a world that is almost afraid of joy. That is how I felt coming out of recording the new season of the podcast with Carmen Alfonso Rico. It is not ev

Listening to Yourself with Samreen Ghani

Sep 13th, 2023 44m 39s

Before the summer break, I reconnected with old colleague Samreen Ghani to talk about her journey and her role as President of Moonbug Studios. It had been a long time since our M&A times together! And we end up finding ourselves in a simil

Believing in Serendipity with Rita Vilas-Boas

Jun 15th, 2023 37m 56s

Rita Vilas Boas first connected with me on Linkedin. After a lot of online engagement, we finally met in person last year to find out we shared many passions. When she was a little girl, Rita wanted to dismantle things and figure out how thing

Finding your happiness with Sabine Tejerina

Nov 30th, 2022 32m 58s

When she was a little girl, Sabine wanted to be a businesswoman. In the middle of the pandemic, faced with economic distress in parts of the world and her day job helping large companies restructure and prepare for the economic downfall of C

A life dedicated to purpose with Daniela Barone Soares

Oct 4th, 2022 41m 30s

It is unusual to find someone who wanted to be something as a child that they are today. Daniela started volunteering at age 12 and she always knew her life would be dedicated to making the problems of the world better. These experiences inc

Never waste a good crisis with Inês Santos Silva

Aug 2nd, 2022 44m 8s

With a love for learning since early age, I have a feeling Inês will be learning for many years to come. She is passionate about innovation, and is not scared about solving a challenge. You just have to look at her resume to see this. I lost c

Creating Space - Launching Season 3

Jul 4th, 2022 11m 59s

Today, I am bringing you the launch of Season 3 - Creating Space. In order to tell you more about the upcoming season, I feel I need to go back in time and explain my concept of word of the year. Because Space is my word of the year. For the

A Journey back through the Season

Jan 26th, 2022 22m 48s

For the Season Finale, I went around the world and down into my memory to pick the highlights of this season. What I learnt, what I discovered, what I was impressed about. There is no bittersweet taste in getting to the end of a season. In fac

Be Bold with Zeze Oriaikhi-Sao

Dec 14th, 2021 49m 51s

Zeze grew up with a love of play and a love of teaching. She became an entrepreneur early in her life and has evolved into a "multi-hyphenated" self as an entrepreneur, beauty and cosmetics industry expert, luxury brand consultant, influential

Educating and Inspiring with Joana Dias da Cunha

Oct 7th, 2021 31m 50s

As I record my first podcast after my big move, I am a bit nervous. Is the sound ok, is the light ok, is the background decent? And then I start chatting with Joana. Once you get into the chat, it is just a chat between two passionate people.

Be as Water with Khyati Sundaram

Aug 24th, 2021 43m 25s

As I listen to the podcast I recorded with Khyati, I immediately get transported back to those last days in London before my big move. Khyati is an energetic inspiring woman, committed to changing what she sees wrong and going through the chal

It's ok to say No with Jenna Stein

Jul 21st, 2021 46m 53s

As I get ready to launch this podcast, I am trying to take a deep breath. As multiple parts of the podcast got cut, I try and not to get frustrated about some amazing bits of conversation we lost. We all had a fair amount of unpredictable even

Taking it step by step with Kerstin Robinson

Jun 22nd, 2021 41m 8s

Meet Kerstin Robinson, Co-founder of Nix&Kix as we talk about the business, pandemic and how to look at the future. Coming from Finance 10 years ago, she did not know much about consumer products, even less about juice. But hard work and resou

Enjoying the Journey with Jessica Postiglione

May 17th, 2021 35m 56s

I used to go to school with Jessica. At Harvard, we met often between parties, travels and class breaks. But this time, we met to talk about life and business. Jessica is the Founder and CEO of Bonny, the only deliciously clean and sustainably

A Passion for Wellness with Catarina Gorgulho

Mar 30th, 2021 46m 35s

She had an itch. She wanted to create something "hers". Something that was tangible and ideally, aligned with her passion - wellness and nutrition. Unlike many other entrepreneurs, she did not have the idea and then decided to create a busines

Empowering Women with Amy Williams

Mar 16th, 2021 46m 49s

I met Amy a few months back via a common friend. John thought we would like to meet each other and find common interests. He did not explain much. But he was not wrong. Amy has launched a business dedicated to women empowerment - Fem-Foundry.

Practising Gratitude with Francesca Geens

Mar 1st, 2021 38m 26s

I have long wanted to interview Francesca Geens. She was one of the first women I reached out to during the first season. However, there was a lot going on in the Happy Self Journal world and it was not until I exchanged emails with Francesca

Letting go of control with Yael Melamed

Feb 16th, 2021 35m 29s

I met Yael virtually 6 months ago in the middle of Season 1. We soon decided we would make our conversation different, so agreed to launch Season 2 together. Yael grew up loving deep conversations and today, she finds herself right in the midd

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Season 2 Launch - Moment of Lift

Feb 10th, 2021 2m 49s

For 2021, our journey continues, strengthened by what we leave behind, hopeful for what lies ahead. From a good, bad or so-so year, we rise to the challenge for making this the best year yet. We lift our souls to believe, we lift our minds from

Thinking through the Season - Finding Growth in a Crisis

Dec 21st, 2020 18m 47s

For Season 1, I have asked amazing women leaders around the world to join me in a fireside chat about how they have dealt with lockdown and the covid-19 crisis. We spent some time learning about their businesses and inevitably talk about how t

Thriving through high highs and low lows with Arese Ugwu

Nov 16th, 2020 39m 44s

Travelling to Nigeria on a curfew night, I met another impressive woman CEO. Each story I find, I want to do just one more! Arese grew up wanting to be a lawyer because "she talked a lot and argued a lot". However, when she went to do her IB,

Creating Change with Adriana Barbosa

Oct 19th, 2020 39m 34s

I finally made it to Brazil for Episode 9 of the podcast. In my journey around the world to bring to life stories of brilliant women CEOs, I have been now to 4 continents. I don't expect to stop here. Coming from the farm to the big city to be

Be the best of yourself with Meredith Oppenheim

Sep 22nd, 2020 48m 24s

For Episode 8, I travelled back to the US to meet Meredith Oppenheim. In January, Meredith created the Vitality Society, dedicated to people 60 and better. Little did she know how her business was to become truly vital to this age group. It is

Going with your Gut with Constanze Walcher

Sep 7th, 2020 33m 4s

Each time I doubt, I meet another amazing woman running a growing business. And then I can't help it but bring another podcast to life. I continue my trip around the world and this time I reached Germany to speak to Constanze Walcher. Her busi

Taking a deep with Emily Rasmussen

Aug 25th, 2020 40m 52s

Sometimes, you can feel stuck. Like me, right now, trying to make justice to yet another amazing woman making a difference in the world. Giving Circles. Covid-19. $1.5 MM in donations. Going West. Yet again impostor syndrome wants to kick in.