When we were young, our heroes included the likes of Floella Benjamin, Tony Hart, and Long Distance Clara (yes, we know we’re showing our age!). 🚛 For Sherry Coutu, arguably one of the UK’s most successful serial entrepreneurs, she was inspired by someone in a different league: Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley. Dame Stephanie showed Sherry…
Days don’t get much bigger than when the Prime Minister pops in to say ‘hi’. 👋 Back in 2017, Joy Foster received a call that set in motion one of the most incredible days in the wonderful world of TechPixies. This was the day Theresa May swung by to check out exactly how Joy sprinkles…
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Go! 🚀 Go and get out of your comfort zone 🚀 Go pick up the phone to that client…boss…investor 🚀 Go invest in our Social Media Superhero Bootcamp 😉 We’ve got Mel Robbins to thank for the 5-second rule, and it’s one that Joy, our rather awesome founder, has been…
There’s a brilliant exercise in this week’s episode that you need to hear (check it out at 30:14). It’s Toni Kent’s version of a TechPixies BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal, in case you’re wondering) and it helped her work out what she REALLY wanted. Today, Toni, our guest on the Sparkle and Thrive Podcast, is…
We can’t lie. Our maths lessons were spent writing ‘hello’ on our calculators and wondering how useful the phrase ‘SOHCAHTOA’ would be in life! But when you’re running a business – as excruciating as this might be (for some people at least) – you have to make friends with your numbers. You need to cosy…
Trigger alert: this week’s episode touches on bullying and suicide. If you are affected by any of the issues raised, check out the links below for details of organisations that can offer support. If you prefer, you could also choose to tune in from 09:47 minutes.* Lisa Johnson is proof that you can rewrite your…