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TWWork
by TWWork
TWWork (formerly 'This Woman's Work') is a multi-faceted career resource and content library, that has interview-based podcasts at its core. TWWork was set-up to tackle two fundamental problems: Because fitting into the working world is hard For lots of us, but especially for (our main/core audience of) women who have made sacrifices for their children/families and when they try to ‘come back’ to work, (too) often find they no longer fit into a career, or indeed a role they once held dear. But fitting in is a problem that affects not just working mothers… It has never been harder to find, fit into and thrive in the right job, which is madness. But a madness that TWWork wants to help cure. Because the recruitment system/industry globally is outdated ... and fundamentally restrictive, and it needs a massive shake-up! Countless talent is going under-utilised, globally, either because it can’t be ‘easily’ or ‘
Episodes
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Break Room 10: Harrison & Chops: Youth Vs the (working) world
Chops had so much to ask 19-year old uni student, Harrison, about his generation... Which was unfair. However, he did the best he could to answer questions like: What do you think the working world is going to be like when you graduate? How motivated by money is your generation? How…
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Chat 90: Sara: A brilliant, multi-faceted Chartered Accountant...
Although Sara was always GREAT at maths, she actually pursued languages at college and Uni and then kind-of fell into accountancy, almost on a whim later on... Only to (go on and) absolutely boss it while working for some really big - and very complex and highly scrutinised - corporations. Then,...
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Break Room 9: Gemma & Chops: Ai Vs the creative industry with IP and copyright
There is undoubtedly A LOT to unpack here, and we barely scratched the surface with Gemma, so this is likely a first of many chats like this, with many different guests. Our main focus, given Gemma's job as an IP and Trademark attorney, was to discuss Ai's impact on OG creators... The people that...
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Chat 89: Luci: A bad-ass corporate VP and management consultant...
Luci is utterly lacking in ego; and given what her career has been - and still is - that's saying a lot. Instead, Luci is an unassuming, brilliant combination of charisma and innate capability; all of which have almost seamlessly propelled her down the amazing career path that she's had. A career...
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Chat 88: Maddy: A power-house growth consultant and import/export specialist
When Maddy confirmed her 'International' role at clothing brand, Mint Velvet, she was an instant pod guest... Brilliant brand, doing brilliant things... We needed to know more! Of course Maddy goes on to name-drop a plethora of other well-known retail brands she's worked for: Tesco, Wiggle, JoJo...
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Chat 87: Jodie: A super-talented colour analyst, interior designer... and accountant...?!
Hearing that bright, vibrant, colourful, Jodie, had spent the bulk of her career in accountancy... And that she still works as one, absolutely blew our minds! ... Because numbers people can't be really creative, too... Can they? Yes they can. And Jodie is. She has curated a career that not only...
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Chat 86: Wayne: A brilliant office design and fitting business owner
What is perhaps most interesting about Wayne's career, is how much of it came about because of 'chance' connections/reconnections. Chance meetings and 'bump-ins', where Wayne could have just decided to smile and walk by. Instead, he took the time to go up and chat to the people involved; ask some...
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Chat 85: Cara: A brilliant (mega corp) Graphic Recorder and Illustrator
Like most of our guests on TWWork, Cara went around the houses to land where she is, and to carve out the truly unique career that she has... A career that has seen her regularly deployed at the offices of, and/or in the presence of big tech players like Google and Microsoft, and big retail…
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TWWork Special 5: 2025 Easter Mash-up
Like our previous mash-ups, this is where we showcase a whole load of gems and snippets from the podcasts (so far) this year. If you're new to TWWork, then our mash-ups are a brilliant 'gateway drug' ;-) into what we do and what we're trying to achieve. Which is to give helpful, inspirational...
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Chat 84: Caroline: A super high-performing Operations Director
For a job/role like Caroline's, where you need to be hyper-focussed and hyper-organised, it's likely that to do such an job, and to be very good at it (as Caroline is), you're probably on some kind of ADHD spectrum. And that is said with love, because for people with that kind of brain,...
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Chat 83: Henry: A highly pastoral and value-driven private school Head Master
There is no doubt that Henry received a very 'privileged' education and he attended some of the best private schools in the UK. However, he soaked up every part of it. He embraced as much of it as he could, and he made as many connections as he could. He recognised mentors that were in front of…
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Chat 82: Heather: A brilliant, highly entrepreneurial event creator, producer & director...
Heather has been working in and on events for over 25-years, and has coordinated hardcore activity for the likes of MEGA rock bands and the Olympic games... Yep, she's hardcore bad-ass. There's not a lot Heather hasn't seen, done and worked on in the events field, which is why although still a...
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Chat 81: Rose: A super-passionate, female-focussed Nutritionist
Periods, female cycles and female hormone shifts are HUGE subjects that affects girls and women of all ages, and yet it is something that STILL barely gets any airtime. Women (and girls) are still required to just put up, shut up, and suffer in silence. Rose firmly believes in food as medicine…
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Chat 80: Natasha: A bad-ass mechanic and 'car parts' business owner
Not only does Natasha work at an all-female garage, as a mechanic, but she also owns and runs her own car-parts business, and is a specialist at knowing and sourcing car nuts and bolts... Which are notoriously hard to source - correctly at least. In the chat Natasha talks about how countless...
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Chat 79: Rachel: A highly experienced, transformational make-up artist
Rachel was always really creative and she always loved the creativity surrounding make-up in particular; the transformations that can come from doing make-up well, and the joy the (before and) 'after' can bring to someone, particularly women. ... And particularly Chops, who used Rachel for her...
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Chat 78: Kim: A highly experienced stockbroker and holistic wealth manager...
Generational perceptions and prejudices surrounding money; generational expectations and societal norms passed down; and perhaps most importantly, how these thinks fundamentally shape us, our view of the world, and our career paths... Are all covered and brilliantly articulated in Kim's pod. Kim...
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Chat 77: Annabel: An employment lawyer who's now a dating matchmaker
In this chat we discuss how on earth Annabel had got into the (potential) minefield that is 'matchmaking'; plus how she's tackling what is, a global 'dating' and 'matching' problem right now. ... The lack of coupling (and sheer volume of sexless people) is a hot topic in some scientific circles,...
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Chat 76: Jordan: An award winning HR Consultant and Chief People Officer
Jordan and TWWork are on the same course/the same path in terms of wanting to help people in work, and giving power back to people; we're simply tackling it in different ways. Which is great, because there is no 'one solution' to the global problem we've got... The problem of just how many people...
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Break Room 8: Lexie & Chops: The world is energetically shifting, so what do we do about that?
A slightly left-field Break Room chat for you this week... To attempt a discussion about a bigger picture that's affecting us all... And yes, done in an alternative, 'woo-woo' kind of way ;-) We know lots of people won't like this Break Room chat, and that's totally ok. Truly. ... Perhaps they...
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Chat 75: Gemma: A highly experienced and highly respected TV & media producer
The variety of Gemma's work; the creativity of it, the pace of it, the sense of achievement from it... And yes, the glamorous side of media production, will no doubt be fascinating to lot of you. Although, as Gemma mentions, it's FAR LESS glamorous than people think. However, getting 'into' media...
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Chat 74: Lucy: A LOVELY arts and crafts shop owner, AND a children's picture book author
Having been raised in a brilliantly creative (perhaps even 'alternative') household, by creative parents, Lucy struggled to find her 'thing' as a young adult. The working world didn't seem to offer much for her skills and interests, nor did they seem to want her; which left Lucy feeling…
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Chat 73: Jonny: A sports (massage) therapist, with a Body Building specialty
In the chat we talk about some of the strange consequences of Jonny's treatment... Farting, burping and unwanted male erections (shhhhh!)... Even unwanted female attention. Some of which are very odd, because it's actually pretty painful. Because unlike Beth's (Lymphatic drainage) massage…
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Chat 72: Beth: A truly holistic Lymphatic (and gut) specialist and therapist
You don't specialise in a subject like the Lymphatic system without a keen interest in the human body and human physiology, and Beth has that in abundance. She's had it since a small child, and has been raised to really think about how her body works, and to be mindful of what she puts in it. Add...
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Chat 71: Kirsty: A brilliant sign language interpreter and deaf awareness campaigner...
In this inspiring chat, Kirsty talks about how she helps deaf people in lessons, to learn; in interviews, to get jobs; but perhaps most prevalently, in healthcare, to deliver diagnosis, advice, and sometimes, very tragic, terminal news to people. It's beyond humbling. Kirsty also talks about the...
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Chat 70: Manisha: A business and economics teacher, and online tutoring business owner...
Despite working in a bank for a short while after graduating, Manisha decided she'd like to become a teacher, and teach her (degree-based) knowledge of business and economic to others. ... So she did, and in doing that, Manisha found her 'thing', her 'people' and her 'tribe'. And from there her...
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TWWork Special 4: 2024 Christmas Mash-up
Like our previous mash-ups, this is where we showcase a whole load of gems and snippets from the podcasts this year. (The last mash-up was back in June, so this is a selection of pod snippets from June to December.. In case you're interested). If you're new to TWWork, then our mash-ups are a...
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Break Room 7: Nick & Chops: How to be successful in business (and the common mistakes people make)
Nick's journey into scaling and exiting business started with a need to change what he was doing, and attending a Tony Robbins event on a friend's recommendation. Prior to that he'd had a successful corporate career. Since 'Tony', Nick's journey has taken him far and wide, and he is now paid mega...
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Chat 69: George: A hardcore deep-sea diver and engineer... Oh and a DJ!
When we went to Abi (pod 68), we briefly met her partner, George... And before we sat down, Abi casually dropped into conversation that George is a deep sea worker, who professional dives and repairs BIG mega structures underwater for a living. Woah, woah, woah... George, hold the line, don't go...
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Chat 68: Abi: A super caring, people-centric professional organiser, with an unusual back story
Abi's childhood working and running overseas student farms in Cambridgeshire with her family (niche, right?), meant that she grew up fundamentally interested in people and being around people... and helping people. And when she left the family business to make a go of things on her own, that...
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Chat 67: Darren and Sarah: HUGE outdoor enthusiasts and forest adventure business owners
Darren and Sarah's enthusiasm for the outdoors, and for physical activity - in the fresh air - is contagious. They live and breath what they do. Although it's clear that Darren is the driving force behind the business, and some might say (Sarah might say), the driving force behind the madness…
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Break Room 6: Jim, Janet & Chops: Working life 'back when we were young'...
Even though Chops firmly believes Jim & Janet are the best neighbours ever, it's still a bit odd having them on TWWork as podcast guests... Not least because they're retired and long out of the daily grind of working life - right? Wrong. They know a lot! About life and working life, and even…
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Chat number 66: Louise: A hard-working, multifaceted creative thinker, and now a reclamation expert
Louise's story is a mixture of creative talent, hard work and... well, chance. Because although she carved out her own successful career prior to the world of reclamation, it was a chance meeting and a chance friendship (that later became a romantic relationship) that ultimately brought her to...
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Chat number 65: Katie: A brilliantly self-taught - and highly sought after - event caterer
Judging by the smells in Katie's home kitchen when we podded her, it's no wonder Katie is so busy with her catering business. A catering business which to this day makes her family laugh, because as a child, and a young teen, Katie had no interest in food or cooking. Her parents also aren't...
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Chat number: 64: Kerry: A truly unique, quirky & progressive furniture upholsterer
Kerry's products and her approach are highly sought after. They're beautifully unique and beautifully executed... Hence why she ships them all over the world. She refused to follow the traditional 'upholstering' path - despite being advised by MANY people to do that - and instead she's carved out...
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Chat number: 63: Laura & Andy: Brilliant ethical, eco coffee roasters, and the first couple on TWW...ork
Laura & Andy are just BRILLIANT people inside and out; oozing positivity and 'doing good' as a way of life, not just as a way of doing business. It was a real privilege to spend a couple of hours with them, and as Chops said to them afterwards, she felt like a better person for just spending…
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Chat number 62: Simon: A brilliant 25+ year Hairdresser and the first man on TWW...ork
Knowing the first pod as TWWork needed to be 'different', it didn't take Chops's brain long to think of Simon; because she has always wanted to pod him. She just didn't know how or when. It's the reason a year down the line she hadn't (yet) podded a female hairdresser, despite LOTS of...
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Chat number 61: Jody: A Medical Herbalist determined to break down barriers and outdated stigmas
There is so much good stuff in Jody's chat... About childhood influences, terrible school career advice, sibling influences; how significant motherhood demands affect career prospects, and about completely re-starting your career in your 40s. ... And that's before we've even got to the world of...
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Chat number 60: Bryony: A super-cool music journalist and gig-guide business owner
Bryony is now in her late thirties, has 3 kids still in primary school, and is FINALLY stepping into her true self. She's combining her deep love and passion for music with her work and career, and she is literally glowing from it. And it's all come at exactly the right time for her, because even...
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Chat number 59: Katie: A holistic Reflexologist and complimentary therapy guru
Katie's had a pretty tough time of it. From struggling at school, to her mum becoming terminally ill, and then having her own fertility struggles in her 30s... It's been a lot. So it's perhaps no surprise that Katie has looked for answers beyond the conventional, and that she's drawn to 'heal' at…
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Chat number 58: Ally: A fierce, strong, empowered pole dancing teacher and studio owner
Ally is everything you think she'll be, in so far as she's beautiful, strong and a fierce empower-er of women... However, she's also vulnerable and aware of how much she (over) works. ... Because she does work hard. Yes she has a great team of instructors, and a fab family (and dad) that support...
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Break Room 5: Nicki & Chops: Recruitment is a young person's game!
Nicki has worked in recruitment for many years, and she has seen A LOT of changes in that time. In this Break Room chat, Nicki and Chops talk through a lot (whilst also barely scratching the surface); not least 'age', and how it can be tough as an 'older' person applying for jobs and going up...
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Chat number 57: Helen: A brave Art Dealer and Gallery Owner, disrupting the Art industry
Even though Helen did an Art History degree when she was younger, it wasn't what she went on to pursue as a career. Why? Lots of reasons, but the main one being that she simply didn't think she could, either due to societal perceptions, and/or financial restrictions... It wasn't a job she thought...
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Chat number 56: Meg: A brilliant paper-flower Artist and Workshop business owner
It's really difficult to describe/articulate how beautiful Meg's flowers are - and how crazy realistic they are. It's also really difficult to articulate how brilliant it is as a business... Because it's so utterly unique. There's no world in which - prior to this pod, perhaps - you'd leave…
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Chat number 55: Katie: A highly spiritual & highly experienced Property Agent and Business owner
Katie owns and runs an estate agency, and has been bossing it in the property world for years, but, that's not all she's about. Katie is not one thing; she never has been, and she never will be; and that's just fine. Yes it means a squiggly career/life journey (as we see with lots of our TWW…
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Chat number 54: Nicola: A natural health specialist & highly skilled (evolving) Acupuncturist
Hearing Nicola's story, and hearing how she put her own career on hold in support of her partner's (who went on to be her husband), and then in support of her kids, will resonate with A LOT of women. But hearing how she then reclaimed her career - her sense of self - as soon as the kids were a…
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Chat number 53: Lisa: A brilliant dressmaker, designer and multi-skilled teacher and lecturer
Like LOTS of the women, Lisa has very much taken the long way to get to where she is today, which is following her true passion in fashion design and dress-making. A passion she had as a young 16-year-old (if not younger), but somehow got distracted from. ... A distraction that has seen her do…
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Break Room 4: Jo & Chops: What spurns a change in career, and does it ultimately work out?
Jo's journey and career story articulates 'change' brilliantly. She made changes to suit her family - her children's - needs at the time, or at least what she thought they were. She left big pharma and re-trained became a teacher so that she could have matching holidays with her children, and (as...
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Chat number 52: Sophie: A wonderful teacher and multi-department Head, now bossing it abroad
What's great about Sophie's pod, is that like Leah, Sophie has bossed her teaching career thus far. But in addition, 4-years ago she scratched an itch she'd had for a long time, and went to teach abroad. Moved her whole family to Thailand! And when we say teach, she did teach, and was a Head of...
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Chat number 51: Leah: An 'accidental' French & Spanish Teacher and now Head of Lower School
Very much a good-time girl when she was younger, and in lots of respects unsure what she wanted to do 'career-wise' post gap-year'ing and uni - other than use her languages, which Leah was/is excellent at - it's almost chance that took her into teaching. ... Because she isn't a qualified teacher!...
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Chat number 50: Henna: A brilliant Dentist, Dental Practice owner, and Mumma
Henna gives lots of great advice and intel about the highs and lows of dentistry, and is honest about what was and wasn't 'for her' within the field; but perhaps the most poignant topics covered, were about the current craze for fillers and veneers; and (not only what that fundamentally does to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
TWWork (formerly 'This Woman's Work') is a multi-faceted career resource and content library, that has interview-based podcasts at its core.
TWWork was set-up to tackle two fundamental problems:
Because fitting into the working world is hard
For lots of us, but especially for (our main/core audience of) women who have made sacrifices for their children/families and when they try to ‘come back’ to work, (too) often find they no longer fit into a career, or indeed a role they once held dear.
But fitting in is a problem that affects not just working mothers… It has never been harder to find, fit into and thrive in the right job, which is madness. But a madness that TWWork wants to help cure.
Because the recruitment system/industry globally is outdated
... and fundamentally restrictive, and it needs a massive shake-up!
Countless talent is going under-utilised, globally, either because it can’t be ‘easily’ or ‘
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TWWork (formerly 'This Woman's Work') is a multi-faceted career resource and content library, that has interview-based podcasts at its core. TWWork was set-up to tackle two fundamental problems: Because fitting into the working world is hard For lots of us, but especially for (our main/core...
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