Start Being Visible

Samantha Harman is a former journalist and award-winning editor, who transitioned into style coaching as a way to combine her love of style and passion for equality in order to support women in the professional arena. Today, she specialises in helping women in business save time and make money using the power of their wardrobes. What does style have to do with visibility and personal branding? We’...

Hannah Awonuga is considered one of the most inspirational and influential Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practitioners in the UK. A multi-award-winning DEI thought leader and speaker, Hannah recently joined Knight Frank, the global real estate consultancy, as the Group Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Prior to this, Hannah was the Global DEI Director at Barclays, where she started her ca...

Here's how you're going to win 2024 on the visibility front - not by setting goals, but by making *commitments*! You can't succeed in anything you don't commit to! With this in mind, we’re kicking off Season 2 of the Start Being Visible podcast with a solo episode on the 10 visibility commitments you should think about making for 2024. 📣 Newsflash: This season I'll be broadcasting LIVE on LinkedI...

Welcome back to Season 2 of Start Being Visible! Before we kick off with the show next week, I have a special announcement that you're going to want to hear! Dive right in and I'll see you next week for Episode 1 of Season 2! ➖➖➖➖➖ ▶ Connect with Mildred Linkedin Website Instagram Youtube

We’ve reached the end of Season 1 of Start Being Visible! Thank you for your help in making Season 1 a success by listening in, sharing, rating and reviewing the podcast. In this bonus solo episode, Mildred does a quick recap over the season and shares a little of what's coming for Season 2. There's also a challenge and an opportunity for you, so listen in, take part, and come back here on the 3rd...

As an award-winning social entrepreneur, senior advisor to government, and non-executive Director, Claudine Reid MBE is considered one of Britain’s most influential Black women. Claudine has over 27 years experience as a social entrepreneur in the Education and Health & Social Care sector, creating over 10,000 job opportunities and supporting entrepreneurs across the country to increase their...

Zamiha Desai refers to herself as an "accidental entrepreneur".  In April 2016, Zamiha started a Facebook Group, RecommendAsian, as a place to share ideas, tips and recommendations on Asian lifestyle with her friends. The group launched with 219 Asian women members. Today the online community has grown to over 70,000 members, and the sister group, ProfessionalAsian (for both women and men), h...

Is it possible to build your personal brand on LinkedIn as an employee? Absolutely yes, and becoming an "employee influencer" is the key. What is an employee influencer and how can you become one? Mildred breaks it all down in this solo episode of Start Being Visible, as well as shares some insights on how companies can actively encourage more of their staff to become employee influencers. ▶ If yo...

Are you an employee looking to build your personal brand on LinkedIn?  In this Client Spotlight episode of Start Being Visible, Mildred interviews her client, Andrea Pooler - a Business Management Lead in the jewellery industry who regularly leverages her personal brand on LinkedIn to drive forward business objectives for her organisation. They discuss how to get over the fear of putting your...

Joy Foster is the founder and CEO of TechPixies, a multi-award-winning social media training company that has helped 13,000+ women across the UK upskill with social media in order to return to work, change careers, or start a business, so they can become financially independent.  In this episode of Start Being Visible, Joy shares her surprise at recently discovering she has ADHD, how she almo...

You’ve probably heard the saying that “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” In today’s solo episode of Start Being Visible, Mildred shares five unconventional books that will help you on your journey to being visible - plus a bonus must-have one that you absolutely need in your collection! If you would like to purchase a...

Damilola Felicia Badmus is a professional Photographer, Personal Branding Consultant, author, podcaster and a LinkedIn Influencer with over 200,000 followers on the platform.  In this episode, Mildred and Damilola discuss the dos and don'ts of growing your audience on LinkedIn, the different ways to monetise your personal brand, and the best strategies for creating highly engaging content. If...

Monwara Ali has had a varied career in the public and civil society sectors, spanning 32 years. She is currently the Chief Executive of Waltham Forest Community Hub in London, a leading charity known for their collaborative and agile approach in working at a grassroots level, and a mentor and coach for women leaders and trailblazers. In this Client Spotlight episode, Mildred and Monwara discuss th...

As the multi-millionaire founder of Childs Farm, the award-winning natural skincare brand for children and babies, Joanna is one of the UK’s most successful business women, but yet she says that women are not "beating down her doors" to ask for business advice! In this episode, Mildred and Joanna sit down to discuss everything from parenting to business to the need to be visible as women. If you’d...

We’re kicking off this solo episode of Start Being Visible right at the foundation with three reasons why you should start your journey to being visible today.  What are those reasons? To increase your influence, your income and your impact. Listen in as Mildred dives in on these three areas and how they can positively impact your business or career. Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button a...

Are you ready to Start Being Visible? My name is Mildred Talabi. I’ve spent the past decade plus mastering the art of personal branding in my career, as a former journalist and communications professional, and in my business which has taken on various forms over the years. I now spend most of my time championing and coaching women to increase their influence, income and impact through being visibl...