The Courageous Collective Rupa & Vardeep

Today on the podcast we are talking about personal branding. What is personal brand? Should you have one? And how do you get started?We share examples of women of colour who have strong personal brands and discuss why as business founders personal branding can can help build community, find people to collaborate with and increase the visibility of your business.Win!!!We have some exciting news!! You can win a 90-minute session with us, Rupa and Vardeep, the co-founders of The Courageous Colle...

Today’s episode is a chat with Mo Kanjilal, co-creator of multi award-winning diversity and inclusion company, Watch This Sp_ce. Mo shared valuable insights into her experience of establishing a business during the pandemic, navigating the sudden transition to remote work, and addressing the inequalities that surfaced during this time. We delved into Mo’s strategies for marketing her business, particularly how public speaking has contributed to the the business’s growth. She also shared her j...

We’re diving into PR (public relations) in today’s episode. PR is often seen as being expensive and only for big businesses but we’re here to tell you that founders of businesses of any size can gain PR. In this episode, Rupa Bharadva, my podcast co-host and copywriting and PR pro, will be sharing her advice, tips and tricks. With over 20 years of experience working in communications and PR roles, Rupa has a lot of valuable insights to give you. She will bust the myths surrounding PR and shar...

In this episode, we chat to Hannah from Shiny Happy Digital to hear about her journey from working in design for a London publishing agency to becoming her own boss. Hannah is a web designer who helps creative entrepreneurs, with warm hearts and contagious laughs, extend their larger than life personalities onto websites that are as unique as they are. Based in sunny Brighton, she specialises in Squarespace and Shopify and is know for her playful, colourful designs that excite and engage thei...

Have you experienced Imposter syndrome? As business founders, it’s a term that comes up frequently in our conversations. But what exactly is it and can it be prevented? We explore this common challenge and provide practical tips to help you overcome your self-doubt. Drawing on our own experiences, we discuss the reasons why you might feel like an imposter and share actionable strategies to build your confidence and self-belief. We look at whether particular groups of people are more likely to...

In this episode, we meet the talented pastry chef and bestselling author, Ravneet Gill! Ravneet honed her craft at Le Cordon Bleu and made her mark in London’s top restaurants, including the iconic St John’s. She is the host of Junior Bake Off, and she’s also the founder of two businesses Countertalk and Damson Jelly Academy. Ravneet decided to become a chef soon after graduating with a psychology degree. She explains why she chose to focus on baking. “At cookery school it was cheaper to do e...