The Career Happiness Podcast Soma Ghosh
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This podcast is hosted by Soma Ghosh, a Careers adviser who supports women who are unhappy at work.
There are solo episodes from Soma about a specific theme that comes up with the clients she supports. Some of themes already covered included bullying at work, redundancy, career change, finding a new job, starting a business etc.
Plus insights and stories into how Soma and her guests have been on their own career happiness journey and practical career advice for professional women, parents of teenagers who need careers advice and inspiration for business owners.
Copyright 2023 @somaghosh
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Episode 212 - Three reasons why the 9-5 doesn’t exist anymore
In this episode we spoke about the following:
1. Some background about why the 9-5 was created
2. Why this topic may be the future of working life…
3. Take some time to reflect on what your thoughts
are first what do they tell you about your career. Career mentoring exercise for you
4. Three reasons why it doesn’t exist anymore
5. Key things to take away from this episode
Some articles that talk about the 9-5 and why working life has changed
1. https://www.business.com/articles/the-death-of-the-workday-is-9-to-5-working-obsolete/
2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/07/25/working-9-to-5-is-an-antiquated-relic-from-the-past-and-should-be-stopped-right-now/?sh=14bc374e40de
3. https://www.redwigwam.com/articles/2022/nov/why-working-9-5-is-outdated-and-the-future-is-flexible/
Career Obstacles workshop To sign up please see page here – https://www.somaghosh.com/career-obstacles-waitlist
Any questions about this episode or anything else please
email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com
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Episode 211 - Being a business adviser and key tips on how to thrive as a business owner with Lee Lam
Being a business adviser and key tips on how to thrive as a
business owner with Lee Lam
In this episode we spoke to business founder and business strategist
Lee Lam
In this episode we spoke about the following
1. What Lee does as a business owner and who she
supports
2. Lee’s ideal client and what they are struggling
with
3. What is a COO role in a company and what do they
do
4. Lee’s Career and her highs and her career
and lessons
5. What are some of the qualities to be a good
mentor
6. What led Lee to starting her business
7. Advice and tips on how to keep going in business
when you feel like giving up
8. Building relationships in your business and why this matters
9. What can we learn from business failure and how
can it help us in business
10. What has changed in business post pandemic
Where can you connect with Lee
1. LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/
2. Website - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leelam/?originalSubdomain=uk
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Episode 210 - What does running a business mean to you?
The format of this episode was as follows
1. Purpose of the episode
2. Running a business what is your purpose and why
3. Your mission for continuing
4. Thinking about Meaning vs future
Other episodes you may useful
1. Episode 52 - Should I turn a hobby into a
business
2. Episode 126 - 3 ways to create a business brand
and why it's so important
3. Episode 137 - Why Cliques in business can ruin
your own business
4. Episode 148 - How to keep going in your business
even when you feel like giving up
5. Episode 180 - 3 reasons why building your
business is a long game
Working with me
Are you interested in working with me as business owner find out more here - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-business
If you have any questions about the podcast or working together please email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com
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Episode 209 - Winning an award for my podcast and my career and business reflections
The main format for this episode was as follows
1. The Idea behind this episode
2. Awards and how they can help your brand and
business
3. Some reflections from 2019 to now
4. Advice and support for you
Episode I mention
1. Episode 163 - Should you start a business
podcast
Shoutouts on this episode
1. Neal Veglio - https://podknowspodcasting.co.uk/
2. Sangita Pillai - https://www.soulsutras.co.uk/about-sangeeta-pillai/
3. Ravneet thank for the clip and you can she also
won an award for Best Nutritionist that night she has also been on the podcast on Episode 178 - How Nutrition can be linked to your career and happiness at work with
Ravneet Panesar.
She awards winners in my category best podcaster
1. Amruti Choudhry who was also highly commended
podcaster - https://www.amruticoaching.com/
2. Manpreet Johal was one the main Best podcaster
Award winners - https://www.heartshappiness.co.uk/
3. Urvashi Lad was the other main Best Podcaster
Award winner - https://www.unlimitedurvashi.com/
Awards I have been nominated for and the two awards I have won
1. Podcast for business awards -https://www.lynsayanne.com/
2. International women’s podcast awards - https://everybody-media.com/awards/
3. National Coaching Awards - https://thenationalcoachingawards.com/
4. We are city Rising star awards - https://wearethecity.com/rising-star-awards-what-happened-next-for-soma-ghosh/
5. She Awards - http://sheawardsuk.co.uk/
Links you may find interesting
1. Feedspot blog - https://podcasts.feedspot.com/uk_career_podcasts/
How you can work with me
1. Professional women - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_op9hNEHtgubM1Q5dfspOqSTonc5dsz9ktl1TpVa0Hs/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=1337396816529605572#responses
2. Parents of teens - https://www.somaghosh.com/parents-of-teenagers
3. Business Owners - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-business
Any questions about this episode please contact me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com
Waitlist for workshop - https://www.somaghosh.com/career-obstacles-waitlist
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Episode 208 - Are you downplaying your career potential and 3 ways to not do this
1. Intro and aim of this episode
2. Some of the ways you may be downplaying your career
potential
3. Three Ways to not downplay your career potential
Other relevant episodes
1. Episode 104 - Returning to work as a parent
(Interview with Lizzie Martin)
2. Episode 198 - How understanding your personal
strengths can enhance your career happiness With Biraj Nakarja
3. Episode 205- Can Change affect your Career
Confidence
Articles related to the episode
Lilly Allen article about this - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a60190077/lily-allen-says-having-kids-ruined-career/
Clip of what she said fully - https://youtu.be/LBdvKd1qzwE?si=j5ldpfqIAc0pOonA
How to get careers advice and support
1. Apply for a consultation - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_op9hNEHtgubM1Q5dfspOqSTonc5dsz9ktl1TpVa0Hs/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=1337396816529605572#responses
2. Visit the women in employment page - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-employment
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Episode 207 - Why personal drive and ambition are so important in your career and 3 things to help you with this
Special announcement : The Career Happiness Podcast won the “Highly commended” Best podcaster - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/soma-ghosh-26086638_awards2024-podcaster-businessowner-activity-7172863983773822976-pEFx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
1. Why I choose to talk about this topic?
2. How do you motivate yourself currently and why
it’s important
3. Three things to help with this topic
4. Apply for a career consultation 3 spaces available
till April 8th
Other episodes you find helpful
1. Episode 157 - How can you find your career
purpose and 2 ways to do this
2. Episode 201 - Why are we so unhappy at work and 3 ways to handle this?
If you are interested in working with me one to one you can apply for a careers consultation to see if you want to do The Career Happiness Program - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_op9hNEHtgubM1Q5dfspOqSTonc5dsz9ktl1TpVa0Hs/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=1337396816529605572#responses
Further details about the program and how I work are here - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-employment
and https://www.somaghosh.com/career-happiness-program
If you have any comments or questions please email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com
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