S1 E5: Jamie Klingler – How profound personal change revealed the passion, focus and determination to take on purposeful work. And the police.

Jo welcomes the accidental but highly effective activist, Jamie Klingler, to the Good Girls Eat Dinner podcast. Jamie Klingler is a leading speaker, writer (Vogue, Grazia, The Guardian etc) & consultant who helps organisations find their purpose. Jamie combines her experience of becoming an accidental activist with her twenty years’ experience working with the world’s leading brands. Named the 9th Top Communicator in the UK 2021 in PR Week, she’s known for her punchy and direct style. Topics covered:- Profound personal change: giving up booze and finding purpose- From working at Shortlist, to creating national events, to calling for police reform - Why National Burger Day coincides with Jamie’s birthday- The story of ‘Reclaim These Streets’ - The impact of Scotland Yard saying no to a peaceful vigil for Sara Everard- The threat of legal action from the police- Raising £37,000 in just minutes to take the police to court- Living in an episode of ‘In The Thick Of It’?- Cancelling the vigil; seeing scenes of police kneeling on innocent women - The watershed moment... and the continued wait for genuine change- Why the conversation about violence against women has to involve men- Achieving a human rights victory against the police in court- The shocking backlash for daring to ask for an end to violence against women - Getting out of your own way- Finding hope amid an epidemic of violence against women- How purpose is so necessary and yet so woefully underpaid - Why small nuggets of kindness can mean the world- Jamie’s Doggy Bag of adviceYou can find out more about Jamie’s incredible work, plus book her as a speaker or consultant here: https://www.jamieklingler.com/Watch Jamie’s TED Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtycbSeGp2I&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamieklingler.com%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt Send us Fan MailFind out more about Good Girls Eat Dinner: http://www.goodgirlseatdinner.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgirlseatdinner/Get in touch: [email protected], Jo Wallace: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wallacejo/Thank you for listening!Please like, follow, and / or share with your friends, family and dinner dates.