Taking the LEAP™

Jacqueline Shepherd
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Taking the LEAP™

I'm Jacqueline Shepherd and I'm delighted to present Taking the LEAP™ - conversations with people with people who have turned their passions into a profession, some who stepped way outside of their comfort zone, but ultimately they've all, taken the LEAP. LEAP is an acronym I created, it stands for Listen, Equip, Action Patience™ steps whether knowingly or not most people who have successfully taken the leap have followed. Me: After a few years working in the charity sector, followed by a career as a recruitment consultant – I decided to follow my passion and took the LEAP to work in media. A decade on, having hosted a Sky One, Saturday morning TV show for a number of years, voiced the premium content for a successful sports channel and hosted content for some of the UK's most loved brands, I’m combining my presenting experience and love for inspiring stories and service, in this podcast, all about taking the LEAP.

  1. 22/02/2022

    Star Tips: Overcoming barriers

    In this special bonus-episode I take a look back at some of my earlier podcast conversations where we discussed barriers and overcoming them. Featured are chats with designer, Chrissa Amuah; doctor, Hannah Campling and Andrea Gordon a corporate communications expert. If you have taken the LEAP, what barriers presented themselves to you and how did you overcome them? You contact me via my socials, @JAXXSHEPS on everything! Music c/o Pixaby

    11 min
  2. 8. Vanessa Cruickshank - Property to Presenting to Playwright!

    25/01/2022

    8. Vanessa Cruickshank - Property to Presenting to Playwright!

    My guest this week is quadruple threat, Vanessa Cruickshank. From creative child, to being in a girl-band to working within the NHS, property to presenting and finally acting. Her self starting, go getting nature, knows no bounds and in January she was named as one of the Voice newspaper’s Ones to Watch in 2022.Listen to hear how Vanessa navigated her way through working at the NHS, to building a successful property portfolio, before itching her creative scratch and landing ...

    25 min
  3. 7. From Corporate Law to Music Entrepreneur, RnB singer Kima Otung

    11/01/2022

    7. From Corporate Law to Music Entrepreneur, RnB singer Kima Otung

    I’m so delighted to bring you the latest LEAP conversation with Kima Otung. Kima is a successful RnB and Neo-Soul artist, whose former life saw her working as a successful (albeit unhappy) corporate lawyer. In this chat we talk about the conflict of straddling her Nigerian and Welsh heritage and the challenges faced by children of immigrants. We talk about the gravity of existing in someone else's image and finding a happy place in music. Kima also shares tips on how to start moneti...

    31 min

  4. 30/11/2020

    6. Lisa Bent - From Facebook statuses to published author

    Lisa Bent, author of Symona's Still Single is an inspirational figure. She's a qualified counselor and HR professional and was prolific on Facebook when it came to romance related status updates. Her status updates were so fun, so creative and enthralling - that many said she should write a book. Well last summer (2019) the possibility of a book became a reality as she became one of Jacaranda’s 2020 writers. In December Lisa Bent, took the leap leaving her day job to focus on her writin...

    19 min

  5. 02/09/2019

    5. From the corporate world to curly girls - Jamelia Donaldson, natural hair entrepreneur

    Growing up Jamelia Donaldson always loved hair, but as a grown up like many, she found herself working all of the hours under the sun working in the corporate world. Recognising that her day job was not her passion and after experiencing what she describes as a quarter life crisis, Jamelia went about finding time in addition to her 12 hour working day to create, nurture and launch her business, Treasure Tress. If you suffer from not enough hours in the day to start that business-isis listen t...

    42 min

  6. 12/05/2019

    4. When one door slams in your face, become a Global Head of Comms!

    It’s a fact that the higher up the career ladder you climb the less diverse it becomes, of the 500 CEOs on the Fortune 500 list, only 24 are women, that’s just 5%.While I’m impressed with the women who have made that list, there are none that look remotely like me which speaks on the challenges that black women specifically face when advancing their career. In this episode I speak to Andrea Gordon. Andrea is a black woman who deserves to be celebrated, despite experiencing doors literally bei...

    34 min

  7. 28/04/2019

    Star Tips - Before you take action, you must first EQUIP!

    Star Tips is the brainchild of Stevie Hutson CEO of staffing company Superstars. The Star Tips installments aim to provide practical advice for people who are thinking about Taking the LEAP in their career and each is installment is based on a letter of the LEAP acronym. Star Tips part one was about Listen. In this second installment Stevie and I discuss E of the LEAP acronym and the many ways in which you can Equip yourself before taking action; from financially equipping yourself to getting...

    33 min

  8. 06/04/2019

    3. Finding one's self and founding a business

    In this instalment I chat to design entrepreneur Chrissa Amuah. Chrissa is the founder and creative director of AMWA Designs an African inspired homeware brand. She keeps it really real in this story and reveals the circumstances around losing herself and landing in debt at a young age and the steps she took to be able to find herself, switch things up and Take the LEAP. Chrissa drops some real gems, so tune in and enjoy! ........Hip Hop Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Cre...

    50 min
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About

I'm Jacqueline Shepherd and I'm delighted to present Taking the LEAP™ - conversations with people with people who have turned their passions into a profession, some who stepped way outside of their comfort zone, but ultimately they've all, taken the LEAP. LEAP is an acronym I created, it stands for Listen, Equip, Action Patience™ steps whether knowingly or not most people who have successfully taken the leap have followed. Me: After a few years working in the charity sector, followed by a career as a recruitment consultant – I decided to follow my passion and took the LEAP to work in media. A decade on, having hosted a Sky One, Saturday morning TV show for a number of years, voiced the premium content for a successful sports channel and hosted content for some of the UK's most loved brands, I’m combining my presenting experience and love for inspiring stories and service, in this podcast, all about taking the LEAP.

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  • Creator
    Jacqueline Shepherd
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Taking the LEAP™
  • Show Website
    Taking the LEAP™

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