The Blooming North Podcast

This month our host Lisa Hughes is joined by Lindsey Kane, an entrepreneur who is currently CEO of her own brand JOLT – an anti-ageing supplement which has disrupted the longevity market and Coralie Watson,co-founder and director of Theme Socials, a full-service personal branding agency.  You may remember Lindsey & Coralie from the Bloom North Panel Event earlier this year on Personal Branding and...

We’re delighted to welcome to this week’s episode Imogen Tazzyman, Executive Creative Director at McCann who some of you may already be familiar with from our recent panel event, Dismantling Stigmas and Promoting Inclusivity.  Imogen joins our host Lisa Hughes and Jordan McDowell, Strategy Director at McCann Manchester to delve into the tricky subject of stigmas in the workplace.  They discuss why...

This episode Lisa explores the topic of authenticity. By definition authenticity is the state of something being genuine or real but what does that mean for us, for our career and for those around us?  Lisa explores this topic with Brett Harris, Head of Partnerships and Marketing & Presenter at Gaydio and Molly Towersmode, Senior Associate Director at GroupM & EssenceMediacom.    They delve into t...

Joining Lisa this episode are two inspirational figures who are familiar to many in the Manchester media scene, Hannah Campbell  and Kerry King.   Both Hannah and Kerry have adopted wellness practices into their day to day lives and set up businesses to support others.  This fascinating discussion explores the role wellness plays in women’s lives, how to get the balance right as we enter different...

In this episode of the Blooming North, we delve into the intriguing world of personal branding; What exactly is a personal brand, and why does it matter? Join our host, Lisa Hughes, as she explores these questions and more with Nigel Shackleton from People Hub and special guest Kellie Butterworth. Together, they unravel the concept of personal branding, discussing whether it's about the way you ta...

This special takeover episode features past and present Bloom North presidents who revisit the Bloom North vision and how that has evolved , discuss some of the exciting events and developments coming up this year and share some of their own advice and experiences. Michelle Vint is a Manchester based businesswoman and co-founder of Skyrise, the audience design and targeting platform. A champion of...

Join Stefanie Sword William - founder and author of 'F*ck Being Humble', and Lisa Hughes - founder of Lisa Hughes Coaching, as they share some actionable advice on how you can level up.   Self promotion can be challenging, but Lisa and Stef join us to share some fantastic tangible suggestions. We discuss understanding what’s important to you through figuring how exactly what you ‘need’ rather than...

Think you know about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) or maybe you find it all a bit overwhelming? The landscape of DE&I is ever evolving and it’s hard to know where to start or why you should be invested.    In this episode we focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - with all three being closely linked values which are held by many organisations that are working to be supportive of differe...

Know that you need to do something with your money but don't know where to start?  As part of Bloom North's commitment to levelling up women in all areas of our lives this podcast will help to improve your understanding about your personal finances and how to make better decisions with your money. With the constant focus on rising inflation and interest rates it is important to know what that mea...

On this episode of The Blooming North Podcast, we are joined by Seb Randle from The Helpful Space and Robert Baker from Potentia Consulting, who give insight into being an ally within the workplace.  Our guests share their personal experiences and growth with us and share some great tips with people who want to learn more about how they can support women within the work environment. This is a grea...

Female founders – This episode we meeting the inspiring Cleo Farman, Founder of Diablesse Rum and Liv Lindley from Sculpt In Haus Pilates. A fascinating discussion around female led business our guest share how to help others “Woman Up”, the challenges and joys of running your own business. They have some great advice for anyone who wants to start their own business including don’t take no for an...

In this episode we meet Jo Wallby, CEO of Mustard Tree and Fiona Nelson, Head of Services who tell us a little bit about Mustard Tree. We find out more about some of the issues facing families and women across the north west and the kind of initiatives Mustard Tree have put in place to help raise people up and make sure that their service users are afforded dignity at every step of the way.  Bloom...

In this episode we talk Resilience with Caroline Britton, The Soul and Magic Coach and Lisa Hughes, a Talent Development Manager and Coach. Amongst the many fascinating topics, the conversation touches on Imposed Change and Personal and Circumstantial Power. Our guests set out toolkits to help you go form survival mode to growth mode and help you make sure that after every set back you use it as a...

In this episode our host Rachael chats with Lucy Crompton and Lauren Greenhough, two of the women who are leading the Young Bloomers Initiative. They discuss building connections, stepping up into management, building confidence and how to make the most of networking. They share some great tips ahead of the next Young Bloomers Event on 29th June – keep an eye on Bloom North socials for more update...

Welcome to our first official episode of The Blooming North! Following on from the fantastic She Believed She Could so She Did event at the Everyman Theatre we’ve invited two specialists in the area of positive thinking and manifestation to join us in our inaugural Blooming North podcast to delve into some of the topics in more detail.   In this episode our guests are Victoria Jackson from the Man...

Join president of Bloom North - Lisa Thompson, and our regular host, Vice President, Rachael Cochrane as they look ahead to our brand new, monthly podcast series and chat about how they see it as a brand new forum of communication and engagement with existing Bloom North connections and women throughout the communications sector. Follow this podcast for new episodes each month and get in touch to...