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Have you ever really thought about those moments that shaped your life? Those decisions that could have gone either way and the opportunities presented to you? What if you had taken a risk to get that job, or not have gone on that night out? Sliding Doors is the podcast that delves into those decisions and moments that build the path of our lives, based on the premise of the 90s movie classic. Each episode we will chat to some amazing people from all walks of life about their Sliding Doors Moments, and how things might have looked if they had never happened.
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Sliding Doors Jennie Becker

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Have you ever really thought about those moments that shaped your life? Those decisions that could have gone either way and the opportunities presented to you? What if you had taken a risk to get that job, or not have gone on that night out? Sliding Doors is the podcast that delves into those decisions and moments that build the path of our lives, based on the premise of the 90s movie classic. Each episode we will chat to some amazing people from all walks of life about their Sliding Doors Moments, and how things might have looked if they had never happened.
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    Ep94: Sliding Doors with Becky Excell

    Ep94: Sliding Doors with Becky Excell

    Becky Excell is a five time Sunday Times best-selling author and Gluten-free Food Writer with a following of over 1 million on her social media channels and 1 million monthly views on her award-winning blog. Having been dubbed ‘the Queen of gluten-free’ by Nigella Lawson, Becky has been eating gluten-free for 15 years and writes recipes for numerous publications and has made various TV appearances, most recently on ITV's This Morning and baking at events including the BBC Good Food Show and Pub in the Park. She has won the Observer Food Monthly’s Best Food Personality award and the BBC Food Creator of the Year, to name a few. Her first 5 books all became instant bestsellers and her 6th book ‘Gluten Free Air Fryer’ has just been released.
    In this episode Becky takes us through the journey she has had to become gluten free and she chats about how she comes up with her best selling recipes. Becky opens up about her battle with anorexia when she was younger and the life saving moment where everything changed for her. We discuss the Sliding Doors decision she made to quit her job and focus and on her blog....which paid off! And Becky delves into the brave decision she made to have a mastectomy when she found out she had the BRCA2 gene mutation.
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    Guest: @beckyexcell

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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Ep93: Sliding Doors with Peter Komolafe

    Ep93: Sliding Doors with Peter Komolafe

    Peter Komolafe is a Best-Selling author and multi award-winning Financial Content Creator, TV Personality, Coach and Speaker, who empowers people to achieve financial security. After a turbulent time in his younger life Peter then went on to have a 15 year career in key roles in retail and corporate banking, wealth management and working on the exec team of a fortune 100 company. He founded the successful podcast and Youtube Channel 'Conversation of Money' and wrote the number one best selling book 'The Money Basics'. 
    In this episode Peter opens up about his past relationship with money and becoming homeless and how this drives his passion of helping others create financial security. He has a fresh outlook on the journey of life and how we can connect all the dots looking back. Peter discusses the life changing Sliding Doors decision his parents made to send him to Nigeria for 10 years at the age of 8 and how this challenging experience really shaped the person he is today. We chat about the Sliding Doors moment someone took a chance on Peter and gave him a job he didn't want - which ultimately led him to find his career passion. And we delve into the crazy decision he made to move to London with no job and no money, but luck was on his side!
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    Guest: @conversationofmoney


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    • 59 min
    Ep92: Sliding Doors with Dame Prue Leith

    Ep92: Sliding Doors with Dame Prue Leith

    Dame Prue Leith is a Restauranteur, Cookery Writer, Novelist, Presenter, Broadcaster and best known for her 11 years on Great British Menu and as one of our favorite judges on The Great British Bake off. Her colourful career involves running a successful catering business, a Michelin star Restaurant and founding a number of cookery schools. She has written 8 novels and 14 cookbooks and in 2021 was made a Dame for her services to food, broadcasting and charity.
    In this episode Prue delves deep into some amazing stories from her life and career including how she got into TV, her proudest moments and how she got her job on GBBO. She discusses her Sliding Doors Moment with her foodie awakening in Paris that set her on the path to become a cook and tell a little white lie to train at Le Cordon Bleu! We chat about how a standing ovation at her one woman show changed her outlook on performing and she opens up about how the death of her brother led her to campaign for a cause now very close to her heart.
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    Guest: @prueleith

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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Ep91: Sliding Doors with Mel Schilling

    Ep91: Sliding Doors with Mel Schilling

    Mel Schilling is a Coach, Therapist, Author and best known as one of the relationship experts on Married at First Sight, and has a 20 year background as a Psychologist. She is also Australia’s first dating coach and now their highest profile therapist. She has been part of MAFS Australia for 8 years and is also part of the cast of the relaunched UK version- making her a household name across the globe. In 2022 Mel released her highly successful book 'The C Word' and continues to work as a dating coach and business consultant for some of the highest performers and businesses.
    In this episode Mel doesn't hold back as we dive into all things MAFS, her current Cancer journey, and her thoughts on the theory of soul mates and fate. She chats about the Sliding Doors decision her parents kept from her, when they rejected an opportunity for Mel early on in her life and career- that if she had taken, her life would be totally different! Mel opens up about her years as a single women in her thirties, and how a Sliding Doors moment led to her finding the love of her life. And we also discuss the moment she had after a miscarriage and failed IVF, where a twist of fate brought them their daughter Maddie!
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    Guest: @mel_schilling1

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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Ep90: Sliding Doors Live with Bex Smith

    Ep90: Sliding Doors Live with Bex Smith

    Bex Smith is an International Footballer, famous for captaining the Olympic and World Cup teams twice for New Zealand’s National Team and culminating her club career at VfL Wolfsburg winning The Treble as UEFA Champions League, German League, and German Cup Winners up until her retirement in 2013. She's worked as a manager of Competitions at FIFA running the women’s World Cups, then Strategic Planning for women’s football for the last 2 years at FIFA. Bex was also the Global VP of women’s football at COPA90 and in 2020 Bex started Crux Sports looking to bridge the gap between women’s football and football stakeholders.
    In this episode Bex discusses her thoughts on Women's Football and has a refreshing perspective and inspiring outlook on the game and where it can go. She chats about the sliding doors moment she got to play football in the World Cup and how that lead to her becoming a professional footballer- which was never on the cards. We delve into the 50/50 decision she made to go for a beer with a friend one night that ultimately led her to get her job at FIFA. And we find out all about the sliding doors moment of how she met her partner, in a real moment of fate and timing!
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    Guest: @bexsmithkiwi

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    • 49 min
    Ep89: Sliding Doors with Jo Elvin

    Ep89: Sliding Doors with Jo Elvin

    Jo Elvin is a celebrated Writer and former Editor in Chief of Glamour Magazine, Editor of Mail on Sunday’s YOU magazine and CEO of Children with Cancer UK. During her impressive 17 year career at Glamour magazine, Jo famously launched the Women of the Year Awards and was a trailblazer at the publication and a true pioneer of glossy pages. She contributes articles for the majority of British titles including The Times, Telegraph, Evening Standard & Observer- hosts a weekly YouTube show ‘Palace Confidential’- hosts her podcast, Fame with Jo Elvin and writes for her highly successful Substack page ‘my goodness’.
    In this episode we hear all about Jo's impressive career as an editor and journalist as well as her thoughts all around fate and how this is her decade to re write the script! Jo opens up for the first time about her 'what if' moment of the biggest move she never made to New York. We chat all about a Sliding Doors decision she took to leave working on the Aussie soap Neighbours and chose London over money, and we have an honest discussion about Jo's decision not to try for a second child.
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    Guest: @jo_elvin

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    • 51 min

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