Tiger Therapy

“When I was growing up, I was heavily influenced by my circumstances at the time. I didn’t come from a rich family. I didn’t feel smart. I had never seen a woman do the things I do now.” Aisha Bowe’s growth story is nothing short of extraordinary. From believing she was “dumb” and bad at math whilst at school, an inspirational teacher changed the course of her life, leading her to study aerospace...

Do you ever doubt yourself or lack confidence? If so, you’re definitely going to want to listen to this - it might just change your mind about everything.  Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, is an organizational psychologist who studies (among other things) confidence. Where he’s different from a lot of literature you may have read on the topic, is he isn’t trying to increase our confidence - rathe...

“You don’t borrow $2.7 billion for revenge, but….” I’m so obsessed with Julia Stewart’s story, as I made clear in the episode - if no-one makes a film out of her life in the next few years, I’m going to write the screenplay myself! Julia Stewart is the former President of Applebees, former CEO of IHOP, and when IHOP acquired Applebees, Julia became CEO of Dine Brands Global - the largest sit down...

Once upon a time, a young Canadian man with a sense of adventure, books a one way ticket to Japan, with a red backpack and nowhere to stay. He ends up sleeping on a park bench.  30+ years later and he’s still in Japan, by way of Singapore and India, but he’s a long way from the park bench. He is Paul Dupuis, now the Japan Chairman and CEO of Randstad, the worlds largest talent company, and au...

*Please note that this podcast contains strong language*  Cindy Gallop seems totally fearless. Is she actually? Turns out, yes. She attributes her confidence partly to her age, but also to knowing exactly who she is and what she stands for. In this episode of Tiger Therapy, Cindy shares what she’s learned from being President of a major advertising firm to being the purpose-driven founder of...

Growing up in the 1960s in one of the only black families in an all-white neighbourhood, Shellye Archambeau realized early on that the odds were not in her favor. She was bullied, beaten up, and faced intense racial discrimination. The imposter syndrome she developed in her childhood, has followed her throughout her life. However, despite these challenges, she grew up to become one of Silicon Vall...

Joscelin Yeo started swimming professionally at the tender age of 11, and competed in her first Olympics, representing her home country Singapore, at 13.  Despite so much success, at the peak of her career, she was secretly battling with a mental health crisis. (Just a heads up, this episode contains mention of self harm.) In this episode we discuss how she struggled with media attention thro...

Kim has had many big moments in her career, including working under Sheryl Sandberg at Google and being a CEO coach at companies such as Dropbox and Twitter, but what REALLY put her name on the map was her book Radical Candor - Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, a Wall Street journal and New York Times bestseller. Since the success of Radical Candor she’s released another book - Radi...

Do you ever feel like you’re distracting your life away?  In our inaugural episode of Tiger Therapy, Nir Eyal explains why understanding your limiting beliefs is key for you to stop getting in the way of your own progress.  Years ago, Nir was obese and a chronic procrastinator due to limiting beliefs that were controlling his life. He then started studying positive habits, and is now one...

Welcome to Tiger Therapy, where we delve into the mental and emotional side of what it takes to be successful, and specifically how to identify and get over the self doubt and limiting beliefs that hold so many people back and stop them realizing their full potential. Each week, join Tigerhall 's Head of Podcasts, Pippa Woodhead, as she speaks to a new guest who has achieved success on their own t...