Season 3, Episode 6: The Female Edit (with guest Nicola Kemp)

Dahlia is joined by Nicola Kemp to discuss the concept of 'self editing'. Nicola explains how people (and women in particular) feel a pressure to edit themselves to conform to societal expectations and stereotypes. The discussion looks at the different types of self-editing and how individuals can turn down their 'negative internal chatter' and get more comfortable being themselves. Dahlia and Nicola unpick why we 'fear the cringe' so much and uncover our need to feel embarrassed our work or our success. The conversation is an honest, relatable and ends with some great tips from Nicola on cultivating confidence. Nicola Kemp is an editor, speaker, connector and advocate for diversity in all its forms. Nicola's expertise is in identifying trends and developing and implementing content strategies to connect with diverse audiences across multiple platforms as well as chairing, curating and speaking at events. Nicola is a business editor and journalist with over 15 years experience on titles including WGSN, M&M Global, Reuters, The Guardian, The Observer, Campaign, Marketing magazine and Vision. Nicola also provides brand consultancy, content and strategy advice for brands, agencies and business leaders. Nicola Kemp was named by The Dots ‘Top as one of the ‘200 women shaping the creative industry’, a Timewise Power Part Time winner, a Pitch 100 Superwoman and the Women in Marketing Journalist of the year winner Topics in this episode include: #clothes #confidence #personalbranding #womeninleadership #publicspeaking #resilience #diversity #femaleleadership #empowerment