062: The podcast is back! Could you be a guest?
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
I am Jess Sands, and this podcast is where all things business and armed forces life combine to inspire you in your modern military life. I'm a business owner, military wife, a new mum living in my Magnolia married quarter, running two successful businesses and creating the most impactful work of my life. But it wasn't always like this. When I first started my business, I was struggling to get started and wrestling with how to achieve my dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur. I was desperately seeking inspiration and a network of people who just understood how it really feels to be a...
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061: What Choice Will You Make as a Milspo?
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
Milspos, entrepreneurs and dreamers, listeners old and new, welcome back to the InDependent Spouse podcast! I'm thrilled to announce, with a heart full of excitement, that I'm back in action! So, put on your headphones, turn up the volume, and get ready for an inspirational episode. Have you ever felt the surge of inspiration that comes with discovering a new book? Well, get ready to experience that and more. Our podcast is embarking on a captivating mini-series, one that's ignited by the pages of the book, "Building Business Beyond the Magnolia Box." This mini-series is not just about...
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060 : Nicola Swann
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
Today I am chatting to the fab Nicola from Made with Mud. Nicola has a fascinating story about how social media has both helped and hindered her business in the most dramatic way.
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059 : Carrie Moss
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
Hello, you wonderful lot, today’s podcast is all about the power of networking, and it’s great to be able to share with you the interview that I did with the fantastic Carrie Moss from the Military Matchmaker.
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058 : Caroline Hocking
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
If you’re a business owner, you’ll know that as soon as we get past Halloween, there’s another scary event on the horizon – tax season! Luckily, I know the most fantastic accountant.
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057 : Group Captain Toria McPhaden
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
We all know how busy military life can be, but I’ve always been keen to know what life is like when both partners are serving. Today’s interview is with Group Captain Toria McPhaden. Toria is the Station Commander at RAF Northolt and is also married to a serving officer.
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056 : Rachel Luke
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
Hello you wonderful lot, welcome back to The Independent Spouse. Today I am chatting to the fab Rachel Luke – Virtual Assistant, Social Media expert, and Milspo Ambassador. You are going to love this interview if you’re a business owner as it’s stuffed full with our best business tips associated with social media.
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055 : Eleanor Tweddell
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
Happy Friday you wonderful lot, I hope you’re keeping well and enjoying this new series of The InDependent Spouse.
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054 : Kelly Farr
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
This week I have been talking to founder of YourNorth, and RAF Veteran Kelly Farr.
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053 : Dr Jill Jackson
The InDependent Spouse Podcast
Today is a great episode if you are a parent, or a parent to be. I’ve been chatting to Dr Jill. Maternity doctor and founder of The Birth Café.
info_outlineThis week's NEW podcast episode is with the wonderful Hannah Shergold.
Winchester artist Hannah Shergold has a fascinating, albeit peculiar back story and is now one of the most successful self-representing artists in the UK.
Since leaving the Armed Forces in April 2018 Hannah has hosted two solo exhibitions on London’s Pall Mall and within 15 months raised over £120,000 for charity through the sale of her artwork.
She recently partnered with Prince William’s conservation charity Tusk with a fundraising target of £75,000.
But despite her success, Hannah has taken a less conventional route to reach it. She graduated from Cambridge University in 2006 having studied pre-clinical Veterinary Medicine. After three years as a bronze sculptor, she joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and commissioned into the Army Air Corps.
Following a ground tour of Afghanistan with the infantry she qualified as a Lynx helicopter pilot and has served all over the world including Germany, Canada and Kenya.
In 2015 Hannah was deployed to Kenya to conduct medical evacuation duties. Often based in austere locations in the remote northern deserts, she flew multiple casualties with life-threatening conditions to medical facilities in Nairobi.
Having experimented with painting whilst on standby Hannah’s work quickly drew a following, and since her return to the UK in 2016 Hannah has featured on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, in the Financial Times “How To Spend It”, Mayfair Times, Luxury London magazine, and was listed as one of the top 10 “Women to Watch in the Arts” by About Time magazine.
I am so excited to share this fascinating episode with you, and can't wait to hear what you think!