Mic Drop Moments

Reflections from Exhibiting at the Festival of Entrepreneurs: Turning Visibility into Connection What makes someone stop at your exhibition stand and remember you afterwards? In this solo episode of Mic Drop Moments®, Sandra Garlick MBE shares her reflections after two days exhibiting with Woman Who® at the Festival of Entrepreneurs. From gold sparkle and fairy light envy to aching feet and meanin...

Have you ever listened to someone introduce you and realised they’re describing the work you used to do? They know you, like you and trust you. However, their understanding of your business hasn’t kept pace with how your work has evolved. In this episode of Mic Drop Moments®, I share what this looks like in my own business as Woman Who® enters its next chapter and I make the distinction clearer be...

Show Notes: Why Speaking Builds Authority Faster Have you ever watched someone speaking on stage and thought, “I know just as much about this as they do” then immediately talked yourself out of putting yourself forward? While they’re giving an audience the chance to understand their expertise, yours is still sitting in your head. In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, I explore how speaking helps pe...

From Hidden to High Profile Are you recognised for what you do—and could someone else explain why you’re the person to speak to? In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, I share how speaking, relationships and consistent contributions help you become known for your expertise. I’m seeing this happen in my own business, with invitations to speak at an SBS Bootcamp at NatWest, exhibit at the Festival of...

Connect with Sandra Sandra Garlick MBE is a Speaker Mentor, Visibility Strategist and Founder of Woman Who. She helps people go from hidden to high profile through visibility, speaking and personal brand development so they can attract more opportunities, clients and sales. Find out more about Sandra and the Woman Who Solopreneur Awards: Sandra Garlick Woman Who Solopreneur Awards Thank you for li...

Connect with Sandra Sandra Garlick MBE is a Speaker Mentor, Visibility Strategist and Founder of Woman Who. She helps people go from hidden to high profile through visibility, speaking and personal brand development so they can attract more opportunities, clients and sales. Find out more about Sandra and the Woman Who Solopreneur Awards: Sandra Garlick Woman Who Solopreneur Awards Thank you for li...

  Stop Reinventing Your Visibility: Build a Strategy That Works on Repeat Visibility often starts with a burst of activity. You post more, go networking, send an email, update your website, pitch yourself for a podcast and suddenly you're everywhere. Then client work gets busy, life takes over and it all stops. In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra looks at the difference between being busy...

The Biggest Opportunities Happen After You Leave the Stage What if the biggest opportunity from speaking has nothing to do with what happens while you are actually on the stage? Following her first Ideas Fest, where she co-hosted the Female Founders Unfiltered tent, Sandra reflects on what happens when the microphone goes down. Because speaking is not simply about audience numbers, immediate leads...

What happens when you realise you're working incredibly hard, yet nobody can actually find you? In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick MBE is joined by Lisa Baker-Murray, a People and Leadership Development Expert who helps organisations transform dysfunctional teams into high-performing ones through leadership development, coaching and facilitation. Lisa shares the pivotal moment tha...

The Visibility Strategy That's Helped Me Stay in Business for 10 Years Why being seen isn't enough if you want to become known For years, I believed that visibility meant saying yes to everything. Every networking event. Every new social media platform. Every opportunity that came my way. Looking back, I wasn't building a visibility strategy. I was simply collecting visibility tactics. In this epi...

Stories have the power to make you memorable long after people have forgotten your slides, statistics, or carefully crafted presentation. In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick explores why storytelling is one of the most valuable skills any business owner, speaker, or entrepreneur can develop. She shares how stories build trust, create emotional connection, and help audiences remembe...

Momentum doesn't happen by accident. It comes from making intentional decisions, investing in yourself, surrounding yourself with the right people, and having the confidence to step outside your comfort zone. In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra is joined by Bex Howe, founder of How To Consultancy and creator of the Roots, Leaves and Wings methodology. Together they explore how a shift in m...

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your strategy, but the story you've been telling yourself for years? In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick MBE is joined by transformation therapist and identity-level mindset coach Nicky Price, who shares the remarkable story of leaving a successful 27-year career in corporate IT to create a life and business that finally felt aligned...

Interview with Sandra Garlick MBE Hosted by Rebecca Heald & Nicky Price The tables are turned in this special live episode of Mic Drop Moments, recorded at the Amplify Summer Sizzle Summit. Usually, Sandra is the one asking the questions, but this time Amplify Experience members Rebecca Heald and Nicky Price take over the microphone to delve into the story behind the visibility strategist. Fro...

As we move into the second half of the year, it's easy to fall into the trap of believing you're behind, comparing yourself to others or feeling like you need to cram twelve months of ambition into the months that remain. In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick explores why momentum isn't something you wait for, but something you intentionally create. Rather than focusing on productivi...

In this special birthday episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick takes a step away from practical business strategy to reflect on the lessons she's learnt after another year of life and more than a decade of building Woman Who. From redefining what success really means to creating a business that supports the life you want to live, this honest and personal conversation explores the milestones,...

Why Summer Is the Perfect Time to Think Like a CEO Summer can feel like the business world has pressed pause. Diaries become quieter, inboxes slow down and networking events disappear until September. In this solo episode, Sandra explores why this quieter season can be one of the most valuable times in the business calendar. Rather than filling every gap with admin, summer offers the space to refl...

When Your Body Speaks, Listen: A Conversation with VJ Hamilton Have you ever ignored the signs your body was trying to give you? In this episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra sits down with registered nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner VJ Hamilton to explore the world of autoimmune disease, chronic illness and the power of listening to your body. VJ shares her personal journey from ex...

Reset, Recharge & Refocus – Summer Planning for Business Owners In this special episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick is joined by Amplify members Jodie Brookes, Tara Askham, Dayle Adams and Sue Palmer-Conn to reflect on the first half of 2026, discuss the realities of running a business through the summer months, and explore how to finish the year with greater focus and intention. Key T...

Podcast Show Notes Episode Title Reset, Recharge and Refocus: Building a Business That Does Not Burn You Out Opening In this solo episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick MBE continues the conversation from last week’s reflections on the year so far and turns the focus towards what comes next. As we move into July, Sandra explores why so many business owners need a reset, a recharge and a refoc...

  Why You’re More Award Worthy Than You Think In this solo episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick MBE talks about awards, but not in the way you might expect. This is not really about trophies, titles or glitzy photographs. It is about opportunity, visibility, confidence and the stories women in business tell themselves before they even fill in the form. Sandra challenges the belief that awar...

The Mid Year Reset: Visibility, Energy and the Lessons We Miss In this solo episode of Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick MBE reflects on the first half of 2026 and the lessons it has brought so far. Rather than sharing a strategy or framework, this is a more personal conversation about business, visibility, energy, relationships and the importance of pausing long enough to notice what is really wor...

Money, Magic and Miracles: Building a Business That Feels Like You This week on Mic Drop Moments, Sandra Garlick MBE is joined by Dani Devren and Sophie Newman at Dani’s Money, Magic and Miracles retreat. Together, they explore the stories women carry about money, success and self-worth, and why building a business that looks good on paper is not always the same as building a life that feels good...

When I launched the Woman Who Achieves Awards, I noticed something interesting. Many of the women entering weren't running large businesses with teams and departments. They were solopreneurs. They were making the decisions alone, carrying the responsibility alone and building successful businesses on their own terms. Yet they were often being judged alongside much larger organisations with complet...

Following a powerful week of celebration, visibility and big announcements, including the launch of the Woman Who Franchise opportunity, Sandra opens up about the importance of pausing after major moments in business to reflect, recalibrate and think strategically about what comes next.   From attending a business retreat in Portmeirion to heading straight to Miami, this episode explores the hidde...