The Elegant Swan with Tinique Hay
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‘It’s in the blood!’ Tinique Hay from Tinque Hay Events shares her entrepreneurial journey from her first-class degree in events management to founding an award-winning events management company. Born into a Caribbean family, Tinique had aspirations to begin her own business. At a young age she created a family run restaurant where all members had a role to play. As a young student she chose event management and left the restaurant business. In this episode, Tinique shares how her love for managing events and projects aligns well with her job giving her job satisfaction and a...
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Ep 017 Tapping Untapped Talent with Claire Cookson
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Tapping untapped talent with Claire Cookson Growing up in a family who advocated for change for people with learning disabilities Claire Cookson is now an award winning CEO for the DFN Foundation. Claire relates her experience of changing lives not only for people with autism and other disabilities but also for the employees of the partner organisations her charity, DFN, work with to provide well paid sustainable jobs for people living with autism and other disabilities. Working with the National Grid to provide work opportunities for the clients who are supported by her charity, Claire...
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Ep 16 Resilient Pioneer with Christina Tueje
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ABOUT Christina Tueje Founder of a small boutique, data strategy consultancy – focusing on AI governance, cybersecurity, and privacy compliance with Coaching programmes primarily for women in data, tech, or privacy. I have been leading business transformation programmes for over 15 years with a blended approach that combines my data management and privacy experience with my academic and professional interests in business psychology. I work with B2B corporate clients to enhance their confidence with privacy compliance and AI governance requirements, enabling them to grow their business...
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Ep 15 Showing up Strong with Karen Laos
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Karen is on a mission to work with 10 million women to support them to overcome self-doubt. In this episode of the Opening Closed Doors podcast, she shares her journey from self-doubt to self-confidence and self-trust. She opens up about her childhood insecurities based on her relationship with her family and how understanding her value and finding her voice, has enabled her to coach many other women to be the best they can be, showing up strong. Key Thought You are good enough and perfect just as you are. 3 steps for good communication 1. Know your...
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014 The Michelangelo Mindset with Dr Mark Goulston
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Dr. Mark Goulston, best-selling author, writer, educator and podcaster shares his journey from depression to successful suicide prevention psychologist. As one of the world’s top thought leaders on empathic listening Dr Goulston injects his wisdom into the interview bringing life to his best selling book ‘Just Listen’ leaving gems for healthy relationships along the way. He explains the essence behind filling the ‘The mirror neuron gap’ principle and its place in creating healthy interactions and connections: an essential communication tool. Seeing beyond the façade to the...
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013 Being Brave with Sarah Oakley
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Sarah is on a ‘mission’ to change the narrative of bravery! In this podcast, Sarah shares the development and ethos behind the ‘Brave Pants’ campaign. She shares her journey of bravery, and how despite her personal struggles she ‘opens doors’ for other women to embrace their story while recognising inner bravery. Sarah opens up about feelings of guilt, regret and shame and puts forward excellent life lessons for dealing with these feelings. From her youth and secure upbringing, Sarah tells her story working in personal health development to becoming a carer for her...
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012 Knowing your purpose with Dr Nadine Collins
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The ‘Pursuit of Purpose’ is the title of the new book written by Dr Nadine Collins. In it she guides you through key steps to discovering and maintaining the journey to purpose. Living with her inspiring grandmother, Nadine discovered the power of a prayer-filled life. Yearning for understanding in her life, Nadine went on a journey of self discovery only to find it in the pursuit itself. After making this discovery, Nadine began to take others on this journey through public speaking, workshops and writing. Nadine says ‘Your purpose is going to make room to get you up the ladder. Your...
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011 Dreaming Big with Ram Castillo
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Listeners will be inspired by the 'Giant Thinker' Ram Castillo, Design Director, 2 x Author, Speaker, CreativeLive Instructor, Business Coach, Certified Chair and Approved Advisor based in Sydney. The unconditional love of his mother, commitment and resilience of his father and the legacy of his grandmother is apparent in his passion and mission. Ram thinks deeply and intentionally about his self-development and the personal development of others. He is prepared to open doors and do what to takes to achieve his goals. He relates an experience: ‘Not a formally trained author. Never a writer...
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010 Power in Emotional Healing with Cherlene Wilson
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Cherlene Wilson describes herself as being ‘emotionally healed, whole and powerful’. In this episode of the Opening Closed Doors Podcast, Cherlene shares with us her powerful, inspiring life story. The vulnerable and vivid description of her childhood longing for paternal ‘emotional presence’ through to teenage trauma and attempted suicide, provides an open door into her resilience and the backdrop of her successful Emotional Wholeness career. Her insights into generational trauma and the impact of parental self-awareness and emotional maturity in childhood development shines a light...
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009 Growing with Emotional Intelligence with Wanda L Scott
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Wanda L Scott is a successful emotional intelligence coach. She is also an author and trainer. She shares her life journey with us. Being raised by a wonderful and influential mother, Wanda was inspired to find joy in teaching and training others. Despite difficulties at home as a child, Wanda shows resilience and the ability to use self-awareness and faith to navigate the challenges of home and work life. She says.. 'We tend to be in survival mode, just doing the best that we can, with what we have or doing the best we can for our family, our children, or to do our job. And, you...
info_outlineListeners will be inspired by the 'Giant Thinker' Ram Castillo, Design Director, 2 x Author, Speaker, CreativeLive Instructor, Business Coach, Certified Chair and Approved Advisor based in Sydney.
The unconditional love of his mother, commitment and resilience of his father and the legacy of his grandmother is apparent in his passion and mission. Ram thinks deeply and intentionally about his self-development and the personal development of others. He is prepared to open doors and do what to takes to achieve his goals. He relates an experience:
‘Not a formally trained author. Never a writer never formally trained speaker, public speaking wise, wasn't formally trained in a lot of things. I was formally trained in design, which I finished in 2004. Completed design, college and I went on to start at Ogilvy in 2005, which is one of the world's biggest advertising marketing agencies in the world but I started in the mailroom.
'Okay, now I finished a scholarship. I finished my qualification under scholarship as well. And everyone was like, why are you doing that? You're better than that. In my head, I'm like no, this is the best move that I could ever make. I can meet 350 people in the first week in this company, and I was right I punted, right. It was that springboard to launch my entire career, the people capital, the equity in the relationships. I was willing to literally change light bulbs, yes, order printer toner stock, the fridges do people's dry cleaning….'
He shares the Triple A method for self-development – Awarenesss, Acceptance and Action
- Awareness –
- Knowing where you sit and what is contributing to what you are experiencing.
- Exploration revealing bias blind spots.
- Are you ready to an alternative outcome?
- What has got you here will not get you there.
- Start small
- Shift yourself talk conversation – ‘I’ve not been able to do that yet’
- Acceptance –
- Do you agree or disagree with what you have just been made aware of?
- Are you re-affirming?
- The work by Biron Katy - The work
- Could the opposite of your belief be true?
- Do you know for certain that it is true?
- Fact, feeling or opinion
- Action – Act with the trust and compassion
Ram coaches leaders ‘Getting unstuck through design thinking’. He asks the important questions to know the most important problems to solve and how to explore the options.
Key take away
Accessing your beliefs ‘Keep your head in the clouds but keep your feet on the ground’.
‘More more more equals better, better, better? No. See, I don't believe that. It's not actually about doing more. It's about doing the right things in the right order’
ABOUT RAM CASTILLO
Ram Castillo is a Design Director, 2 x Author, Speaker, CreativeLive Instructor, Business Coach, Certified Chair and Approved Advisor based in Sydney.
His current focus is to help business owners, entrepreneurs, leaders and organisations get unstuck, lightning fast through coaching, consulting and advisory. He specialises in design thinking, creative strategy, digital marketing and branding.
For 16 years Ram has been working for global agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, DDB, JWT, McCann and Saatchi & Saatchi on clients such as Audi, McDonald’s, Qantas, Telstra, Google, AMEX, CBA, Toyota and The Louis Vuitton Group.
He's been featured in Apple, news.com.au, GE, Communication Arts, HOW magazine, CreativeLive, Herman Miller, VIVID festival and The American Institute of Design.
Some may know Ram from his Podcast; Giant Thinkers – which has hit #3 on iTunes in over 5 countries and currently has 250,000 active listeners.
Previous interviews include Kelly Slater, Kevin O’Leary, Naomi Simson, Janine Allis, Reynold Poernomo, Stephanie Rice, Jules Lund, Chase Jarvis, Prince Ea, Lewis Howes and Debbie Millman.
His podcast is part of an initiative to provide advice for designers, creatives and entrepreneurs to navigate towards their desired outcomes via GiantThinkers.com.
References:
Rachel Botsman – Trust expert - https://rachelbotsman.com/about/
CONNECT WITH RAM
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ABOUT SOPHIA NICHOLLS
Sophia is a transformational Life Coach. Through coaching Sophia inspires and empowers her clients, to move from limiting beliefs to a life of purpose and passion.
She provides spaces for self-discovery, changing perspective and clarity to move from self-sabotage to self-love & purpose, opening doors into the life you truly desire.
If you would like Sophia to help move you from the challenges and self - limiting beliefs through the opportunity open doors of self-discovery and purpose book a free 30 min call: https://calendly.com/sophianicholls/30min-investigation-session
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