Yes SHE Can Project- Inspiring stories to empower one another Michelle Leivars

Come and join the conversation with the amazing Taruna Chauhan! A soon to be double author, running a consultancy practice for clients in the healthcare sector and a Business Coach & Mentor, Taruna is a busy lady!

Previously a Quality Manager in the NHS, Taruna tells me about her work now with companies looking to obtain the CQC certification and coaching them through the process. Taruna works holistically with her clients drawing on her extensive qualifications and having the key awareness that comes with being a business coach.

We chat about the angle in which she approaches her work, how that sets her apart from other consultancy coaches.

We delve onto her vision board and find out that she's actually achieved the majority of things on there which is amazing! Her belief in having an integrated approach to life instead of striving for that "balance" that is so often hard to come by makes for such an interesting insight. Taruna tells me if we see our goals and aspirations as an integration instead of a dream which feels unreachable and actually by incorporating it as part of our lives, it is like a breath of fresh air!

We chat about her extensive toolkit from her training that she has developed ways in which she can help her clients to thrive. Not only that, but Taruna is an NLP practitioner and an MBIT (Multiple Brain Integration) Coach, further allowing her the flexibility to connect with her clients on an even deeper level.

We talk about our personalities and it is SO evident how passionate Taruna is about her work and helping people, it's such an integral part of her make up which makes her perfectly placed to be in the career that she is!

Taruna tells me all about her upcoming book: Recipes From A Gujarati Kitchen. After a conversation with the amazing Shelley Wilson, she was encouraged to start writing an compiling her book. Hailing from India and the youngest of 8 children, Taruna spent her weekends growing up cooking alongside her mother and is passionate about sharing her journey and educating others about her heritage.

Wanting to capture a lifetime of family recipes having reflected on the passing of her mother, Taruna was determined to write them down and make them available for the next generation.

Not only full of recipes, this book is an insight into Taruna's journey as an immigrant, where she shares the story of her life!

Ready for release during South Asian Heritage Month later in the year, this book for Taruna is a passion project! You can join her mailing list to be first to hear about the release in August.

We chat about challenges, and Taruna explains about how traditionally she was never supposed to be an author or a woman in business, in her culture, you are expected to grow up, get married, have children and be a housewife. To have achieved what she has is nothing short of inspiring! Talking about challenges, Taruna explains her struggles when it comes to self-belief and confidence, something so many of us as women experience. The joy of finding people that lift us up, tell us that we are doing a great job and that sense of achievement when others take time out to tell us how we have helped them.

Such a beautiful soul, Taruna exudes kindness and compassion for others which makes her absolutely perfect for her clients and their needs.

Thankyou Taruna it was an absolute pleasure to chat to you and cannot wait for your book!!!

To find out more click the links below:

Mailing List and Book updates:


https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/134770/forms/115145836259706639



LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarunachauhan



Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/tarunachauhan



Website:
CQC Application Support - Ensuring your aesthetics clinics avoid rejection (tchauhanconsultancy.co.uk)

Come and join the conversation with this wonderful ball of energy Rozz Darlington!

What an epic journey she has been on in the last year, having taken part in the most recent series of Married At First Sight UK, and running TWO businesses!

Rozz starts from the beginning and chats to me about the mindset and headspace she was in before applying for the show. She was looking for some happiness amidst the sadness and grief that she was experiencing in the months prior and knew that something needed to change.

Being on such a high profile show brought an intense spotlight that felt alien upon leaving. Having been in a bubble during the show, Rozz returned back home to her businesses. She experienced what can only be described as hate and vitriol and it had a huge impact on her. We chat about the nature of television and how it's such an edited small glimpse into what actually happened.

However what came from her time on the show was a huge period of personal growth, Rozz tells me honestly how much of a transformational time the last year has been.

We chat about how important it is for us as women to be true to ourselves, to have that space to speak openly about our feelings and inspire other women to do the same.

Rozz walks me through the journey she has had, from a young woman who was in a dark place mentally and looking for happiness, to receiving hate online, to ultimately becoming a woman who knows her own strengths and knows exactly what she wants out of her life. We talk about how important it is to push yourself out of your comfort zone and how testing your own resilience is key to personal growth.

Rozz chats to me about her two businesses- Rosaline's and The Flower Paddock and she absolutely lights up when talking about them! It's so clear to see how passionate she is about what she does, it just shines through when she talks about them!

She cites her business as her purpose and it goes far beyond the physical products that she not only sells but grows too! For Rozz it's the privilege of being a part of her community, and being a source of support in the happiest and saddest times in people's lives. Not only this but she is passionate about shining a light on the importance of getting outside for your mental health and is working away behind the scenes to help as many people as possible feel the benefits in their minds aswell as their bodies.

So many exciting things happening for this lovely lady, and such a journey she has been on so far!



What a joy to speak to you Rozz!



Yes SHE CAN!!!!



Here are the links to her websites so you can check them out!

Rosaline's Flowers - Home of your local florist (rosalines.co.uk)


The Flower Paddock | England | Flower Grower

Come and join the conversation with the gorgeous Melissa Porter, SUCH A FUN EPISODE!!!

Obsessed with human behaviour, inspiring women to become the best version of themselves, Melissa is a true force of nature!

Having graced our screens for over 20 years in programmes such as "Escape To The Country", "To Buy Or Not To Buy", "Countryfile", (she is officially the OG!) to name but a few, Melissa has enjoyed success both on and off the camera.

Join me as we chat about her journey into television, her background and the honest truth behind her life to date. We talk about her upbringing, early influences and how it has shaped the way she looks at the world today. Environmentally her surroundings were traditional in every sense and Melissa explains some of the difficulties and barriers she faced to become her true self. Battling imposter syndrome and her "Monkey Minds" Melissa opens up about her experiences of being in the limelight and in front of the camera.

Venturing into property development at a young age, Melissa made money for years, but there was still something missing, her own happiness. We delve into the internal dialogue that she was experiencing, and although she enjoyed great success in her career, it was preventing her from feeling happy and fulfilled.

Melissa clearly has an inherently deep understanding of her feelings and talks me through her own personal blocks and how we as humans often block our own miracles with the mindset that we have.

Through a series of events in her life Melissa tells me about her breakdown, but credits it as her break through!! She advocates that people who are having the most difficult periods of their life are in for an exciting journey of discovery ahead of them. To reframe in this sense is one of Melissa's incredible insights, her career as a therapist and her passion for understanding others is a testament to the work that she has done on her own self and she is the perfect person to be able to help others with theirs.

We chat about her incredible new book "Mastering The Single Parent Game" born from a need to help others in their own trauma. Not just for single parents, her book will help ANY of us who wants to reframe, recalibrate, take control and truly understand our feelings.

We talk about different personality types, energetic vibrations, therapeutic approaches and the importance of choosing the RIGHT therapy for us as individuals.

I cannot stress enough what an epic episode this is, it is packed full of insight, Melissa's energy is so infectious and the passion for her work absolutely shines through!

An amazing chat with an absolutely amazing lady!



You can buy Melissa's book here:

Mastering the Single Parent Game: Amazon.co.uk: Porter, Melissa: 9781738490417: Books

Thankyou Melissa it was an absolute pleasure to chat to you!

Come and join the conversation with the amazing Janette Miller, Stylist, Style Coach and TV Presenter!

Join us as we go on a fascinating journey from her childhood, growing up working with her bespoke tailor father in the prestigious Savile Row!

Being heavily influenced by her father's sense of style, Janette was always smartly turned out, however underneath her polished exterior was a girl who was painfully shy and introverted. Janette talks me through the wanting to remain behind the scenes, often dreading the interaction between customers and herself.

After college she ventured into different industries from retail to British Airways, again wanting to remain slightly behind the scenes rather than being customer facing. When her son was due to start school, Janette knew she needed a change and to be closer to home and fell upon an advert for a position in property management.

Working her way up, Janette even started her own successful property management company, however it became clear to her that there was something lacking, that spark of joy that she longed for and the chance to put her creativity and passion to good use!

She explored the online world, began connecting with women in business and was bouyant with the desire to help others! Janette then decided that she wanted to help build people's confidence and build a legacy to be remembered for. Launching her Style Coaching business shortly afterwards, Janette began a new period in her life.

We chat about her own style journey, from wearing relatively muted colours, in keeping with her not wanting to be the centre of attention. It was only when she started to learn about colours and how they work for you that she began her own transformational journey and began to transform the lives of her clients!

Janette started to live her life by her own mantra "If not now, when?" and encouraged her clients to do the same!

We talk about the wide range of services she offers, from Colour Analysis to Personal Shopping Days (which I have to say sound INCREDIBLE!!!) and her underpinning passion to empower women through their style.

Janette has such a warmth and positivity about her, her energy is infectious! And energy is something she feels strongly about, often linking what she wears with how her energy levels are at the time which I found so fascinating!

What an amazing lady with an amazing story!

If you want to find out more about her transformational work, head on over to the links below! ⬇️

https://www.janettedmiller.com

or on Instagram @janettedmiller

Come and join the conversation with Maya Vertigans, Founder of Planner Bee VA 🐝 ‎@PlannerBeeVAServices 


Maya is based in Aberdeen, is 24 years old and the founder of a Virtual Assistant business with a particular niche for working with Sustainable & Ethical brands.


Literally what she has achieved at such a young age is nothing short of incredible! Maya chats to me about her early experiences selling Avon for her Mum, and she was but by the Entrepreneurial bug!


Lacking in inspiration and role models in business during her time at school, Maya knew instinctively that having her own business was the way she wanted to go. She went to university and then during lockdown launched her own sustainable gifting business!


Alongside this business Maya tells me of how she organically found herself undertaking some VA work from some connections she'd made along the way!


We chat about her passion for sustainability, it was very much woven into her gifting business anyway, it seemed the perfect time to launch her own VA agency concentrating on sustainable and ethical businesses.


Maya explains the kind of services that Planner Bee VA offer, and we delve into the pressure that they can take off business owners when they join them as a client.


As women in business we talk about the overwhelm that comes with the day to day running of a company and the unbelieveable help that Planner Bee VA offers!


Maya already has a team which is insane!!! And to top it off she has been named as one of 20 of The Most Inspiring Scottish Business Women! We chat about the imposter syndrome that comes along with being recognised in such a way, and the feelings that accompany such an accolade.


Determined to inspire the next generation of schoolgirls to start their own businesses, Maya recently returned to her old school to share her journey, which she credits as one of her biggest highlights to date (how amazing is this!)


We chat in depth about Net Zero, her goals for future certification as a service provider, it's honestly so interesting to hear about how it all works and the ethics behind it! Maya tells me about her future plans for the business, which include expansion, becoming a One Stop Shop and becoming a B-Corp too.


Such an interesting conversation with such a driven and inspiring woman, she remains with her feet firmly on the ground despite her incredible successes in such a short space of time and at such a young age!


Thankyou Maya for an amazing chat and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you and your fantastic business!


You can find out more here:


https://www.plannerbeeva.co.uk


Follow on Instagram @plannerbeeva


#plannerbeeva #vaservices #ethicalbusiness #ethicalbusinesses #mostinspiringbusinesswomen #scottishbusinesswoman #yesshecan #yesSHEcanproject #inspiringwomeninbusiness #businesswomen #womeninbusiness