The Courageous Collective

Rupa & Vardeep
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The Courageous Collective

The Courageous Collective is a monthly podcast that celebrates diverse women business owners, who dare to do things differently. Created by comms expert and copywriter Rupa Bharadva (http://www.rupabharadva.com/)) and branding specialist Vardeep Edwards (http://www.thebrandingfox.com/)), the podcast will feature conversations with female founders from diverse backgrounds. Each episode will focus on the stories behind the founders' businesses; their fears and challenges; how they've overcome them; how their roots and backgrounds have influenced decisions; their inspirations; and what they're yet to achieve.Rupa and Vardeep created this podcast after noticing a big gap in magazines, at events and on podcasts. There are few women 'like them' represented in these spaces, despite there being many diverse women business owners!The creative pair decided to take matters into their own hands. They've created a podcast platform to champion diverse female founders and celebrate their achievements.Contact: thecourageouscollective@gmail.com for more information.

  1. #028 Season 2 Finale: We Revisit Our Favourite Moments

    04/11/2024

    #028 Season 2 Finale: We Revisit Our Favourite Moments

    It’s our 28th show and the finale of Season Two!Join us as we revisit our favourite moments of the season. We discuss our highlights, the guests that have inspired us and the things we’ve learnt along the way.We’ve been thrilled by the incredible guests that we’ve had on the show. These inspiring women of colour have shown us how courage can transform creative businesses. They’ve shown us what it means to push boundaries, take risks, and trust in their vision, even when the journey is uncerta...

    45 min
  2. #27 Dominique Van Werkhoven - Building A Creative Business From Scratch

    21/10/2024

    #27 Dominique Van Werkhoven - Building A Creative Business From Scratch

    In today’s episode, we meet Dominique Van Werkhoven, a content writer and editor. Together with her husband, she runs The Werks, helping small businesses and non-profits build websites and create content to show up online with confidence.Originally born and raised in London, Dominique has lived in various European countries and recently moved her family of five from Austria to the Netherlands.Our conversation with Dominique delves into the challenges of building a creative business from scrat...

    1h 3m
  3. #026 Communicating your brand with confidence

    07/10/2024

    #026 Communicating your brand with confidence

    We’re back with a new episode of The Courageous Collective and this time we talk about communicating your brand with confidence. Through our own businesses, we regularly work with clients to help them communicate their brand is and understand what they want for it to stand for.How you share your brand, from the personality, values to the messaging can help you build connections with your target audience, lead to trust and build brand loyalty.In this practical episode, we share the five ways t...

    30 min
  4. #025 Ayesha Joshi - Embracing Authenticity

    16/09/2024

    #025 Ayesha Joshi - Embracing Authenticity

    Meet Ayesha Joshi, an NLP (neuro linguistic programming) practitioner and coach, who is creating a safe space for queer Asian women.Ayesha had a turbulent childhood - her family moved around constantly - and she suffered with severe anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and extreme loathing for much of her young life. At 22, she lost her father and her whole world was turned upside down. It was one of a number of life events that made her question her life.She moved to South Korea to teach -...

    51 min
  5. #24 Aftermath of the UK riots

    02/09/2024

    #24 Aftermath of the UK riots

    We’re back with a different kind of episode. In early August, towns and cities across the UK were targeted by violent rioters following the tragic murder of three young girls in Stockport. False social media posts speculated on the ethnicity of the suspect, which led to violent racist riots up and down the country.We felt compelled to have this conversation on the podcast, which we recorded one week after the riots ended. These events are distressing to discuss, but we couldn’t not talk about...

    41 min
  6. #023 S2 Drew Rogers - Empowering Entrepreneurs

    19/08/2024

    #023 S2 Drew Rogers - Empowering Entrepreneurs

    In this episode of The Courageous Collective, we are thrilled to welcome Drew Rodgers, the exited founder of My Language Lab, to the podcast!Drew shares her journey from leaving a career in finance to growing a side hustle (a language learning company), which she sold last year. It took Drew years of failing, improving and growing to get to that stage.Now, she’s sharing her expertise and knowledge with aspiring entrepreneurs to launch their businesses. In 2002, Drew was named as one of the UK...

    46 min
  7. #022 Is this the year you launch a podcast?

    05/08/2024

    #022 Is this the year you launch a podcast?

    Welcome to The Courageous Collective! In this episode, we explore the exciting world of podcasting and how it can be a powerful marketing tool for your business. Whether you’ve been in business for many years or just starting out, this episode is packed with valuable insights and practical tips to help you launch your own podcast this year.What you’ll learn in this episode:Leverage podcasting for marketing: Understand the unique benefits of podcasting and how it can set you apart from your co...

    39 min
  8. #021 Charelle Griffith - Creative Marketing And Being More You

    15/07/2024

    #021 Charelle Griffith - Creative Marketing And Being More You

    In today’s episode, we meet Charelle Griffith, a Chartered Marketer, who works with coaches, consultants and service-based business owners to take the overwhelm out of their marketing.Charelle shares her journey from studying dance at university to finding her passion in marketing. Her first marketing job was for HMV, sending emails to millions of customers every week. Now she helps her clients to make their expertise shine online, consistently create content and ultimately build a business t...

    42 min
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The Courageous Collective is a monthly podcast that celebrates diverse women business owners, who dare to do things differently. Created by comms expert and copywriter Rupa Bharadva (http://www.rupabharadva.com/)) and branding specialist Vardeep Edwards (http://www.thebrandingfox.com/)), the podcast will feature conversations with female founders from diverse backgrounds. Each episode will focus on the stories behind the founders' businesses; their fears and challenges; how they've overcome them; how their roots and backgrounds have influenced decisions; their inspirations; and what they're yet to achieve.Rupa and Vardeep created this podcast after noticing a big gap in magazines, at events and on podcasts. There are few women 'like them' represented in these spaces, despite there being many diverse women business owners!The creative pair decided to take matters into their own hands. They've created a podcast platform to champion diverse female founders and celebrate their achievements.Contact: thecourageouscollective@gmail.com for more information.

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  • Creator
    Rupa & Vardeep
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The Courageous Collective
  • Show Website
    The Courageous Collective

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