TesseLeads

For Sade Marriott, Podcast Host at Banana Island Living it was either make or break It was either break down and cry. I was the only Black woman in my village. It was lonely. I had a little baby, so I volunteered, I reached out, I made connections and I cared for other people. I genuinely felt most people were positive because I am determined to find positivity wherever. I became part of my villag...

Nadine Robson's mum's inspiration lives and is the theme of her conversation today. At heart Nadine's mum was all about love and just being a mum. That was what she really wanted to be. She went through her own experiences of mental illness. Unfortunately, through some of those experiences, she made some decisions that were really difficult, and she made some poor judgment calls. The side effect o...

Sarah Giles' delicate, balancing act is the constant juggling of motherhood, career and everything else. After a 15 year plus career in HR she quit in the lockdown, resigning from her head of HR position. "Looking from the outside, I probably looked like I had it all together, but inside I didn't. I have to set clear boundaries, focus on being a mum and have time for myself as well. "When you are...

We all want to change the world with wellness, but it helps to remember that "Resilience helps us to stay grounded no matter what happens to us" - Resmaa Menakem "My Grandmother's Hands. We close our expectation gaps by actually acknowledging each other, acknowledging ourselves. We acknowledge what we do well and learn what we do not do so well. Rather than see failure as something that is bad, we...

Bonnie Marcus, author of Not Done Yet recalls her first big job "I had no qualifications what so ever for that job. I was barely managing my own check book, let alone running a business with 30 doctors. I somehow did really well in the interview, convincing them that I was the right person; or let me say that I was smart enough to learn. And they hired me. And a year and a half I ran eleven center...

"People's Precious Lives Matter" says Steve Morris, Vicar of St Cuthbert's, North Wembley. "I made a decision when I became a Vicar that I actually would not cover up the fact that I've had problems in the past, sometimes with depression and anxiety, I just wasn't. I was going to be honest about it, cause I didn't want people thinking that I was some kind of superhero and I found it one of the mos...

20 year old Presence Plumb inspired Tesse and Paula as she talked about when " it is ok not to be ok." Presence Plumb launched her podcast "It Starts with Action" in a spirit of curiosity and an intention to bring about change. Presence charts her journey from the United Kingdom where she was born to Hong Kong. What was meant to be a short stay turned into a seven year stint, with young Presence b...

Our guest today is David Taylor-Klaus   and we will be talking about Experiencing the Magic of Thinking and Transformation. David Taylor-Klaus (DTK) in a spirit of vulnerability, authenticity and high level of self-awareness, shares with #TesseLeads his relationship with depression, suicidal thoughts, low self-esteem, high levels of anxiety, limiting self-belief, workaholism and inappropriate diet...

Lisa Richards  talks about Resilience.   As a grief specialist, Lisa enables business people to thrive rather than to be weighed down by the pain of loss following any life change.
 Lisa shares stories of loss and courage to give comfort to those who mourn.   May those who have loved and lost be comforted.   We all suffer loss and experience grief in different ways.   Life happens as we lose peopl...

TesseLeads was inspired by Tony Akpeki , the late brother of Tesse Akpeki. It is a safe, sensitive, supportive place and space to share, hear and tell your stories and experiences.