One of the most stressful situations in entrepreneurship life is the first recruitment… You are still not sure if you cracked the code for ongoing, growing income, but you can no longer do it all and you HAVE to recruit, or the consequences will be even worse… But it’s scary! In this episode, I was honoured to interview an exceptional guest. Julia Crawford. HR consultant and the founder of People Pillar, a fast-growing HR consultancy with a big emphasis on HR strategy, great hr and building great teams.   With over 20 years experience in HR in a range of industries, Julia started her busi ..read more

Why don’t women scale their business as men do? Why don’t they make as much money as men do? And I am actually talking about like-for-like businesses. Take a photographer. Why a male photographer earns more than a woman as a general rule?  And more importantly, what can we do about it?  These questions have been at the forefront of my mind since I started my journey in women empowerment. And I would never diminish the importance of systemic errors and inequalities that have caused a lot of barriers for women to advance in the workforce The fact is women business owners start the race ..read more

In this episode, I had the honour to interview Renée Eliott, the Founder of Planete Organic and Beluga Bean, author and multi award winning entrepreneur who was listed as one of the 50 Most Impactful Social Innovators, Britain’s 100 Most Entrepreneurial Women, London’s 1000 Most Influential People, Businesswomen of the Year and more. On top of all this, Renée is also the mother of 3 children… Yeah, ladies. Buckle up for this episode. Renée entered my life at an event where she was the speaker. She does not know this, but she had a pivotal impact on my life… I listened to her talk at this Inter ..read more

Yes, it is possible to build a business from day 1 that   can survive and grow without you. The first thing one of mentors made me do when I founded   AWE was to write a job description for myself, as the CEO of the company. And   he said, “Now outsource the rest of the jobs” That meant outsourcing   marketing activities, accounting, admin, website , tech… all that! Whaaat? I had no money… He told me to be ingenious. The challenge was set for me to grab. Yes, the key to growing your business without falling out   of love with it is to make sure ..read more

In this episode, I had the absolute honour to interview Dr. Bonnie Wims, Counseling Psychologist and founder of the private practice, Wims & Associates. Dr. Bonnie Wims was professionally trained as a Counseling Psychologist in London, England.  While abroad, she founded her private practice, Wims & Associates, and began working with individuals and couples.  It was at this point that she began to clarify her mission to work side by side with individuals who held limited belief in themselves and their potential to live a fulfilled life. In addition to working with clients one ..read more

Does it happen to you to feel like you are always firefighting, running after your tail, working your arse off but never getting to the bottom of that to-do list?  So much so that it makes you feel like life is always happening 2 steps away from you...Maybe you don't miss the train but boy,   aren't you soaked in sweat and aches when you jump through the train doors at the very last second… Do you know what I mean? And sometimes it’s even worse… you have this massive thing to do and somehow, you end up always not doing it because you have to do other stuff…and you are pulled and ..read more

Do we have to do everything how others do it to reach success? My guest this week, Annie Bartley, is the living example of someone who plays the life game by her own rules. Annie is by far the most eccentric and authentic woman I   have ever met in my life. She is a creative and it definitely seeps through her…   Everything she does, she says, she wears, she defends, she does it unapologetically and with an inspiring boldness. Annie Bartley, the owner of the design agency I AM FEMALE founded her agency with 7 thousand pounds that she owed to HMRC during Covid with a young t ..read more

While my personal evidence shows that vision boards backfire, research also shows that focusing on attaining a super long term goal-as opposed to the small steps and to the effort it will take to succeed-will increase your   chances of failure. In this episode I discuss why vision boards are useless   and in fact how they can work against you and then I suggest a better, more   heart way to set your long-term vision for your to get there. If you want to   reach me- as usual ceylan@academywe.com Connect.Plan.Grow ?Connect Come and Lunch with   u ..read more

In this episode, I have an exceptional guest who helps   women business owners with one of their biggest problems: Imposter Syndrome Joy Poole, the leadership coach and imposter syndrome fighter! Aka, my white witch! Joy spent 20 years of her career climbing the ranks of big consulting and tech firms such as Facebook and Capgemini. One could thinkthat, with a glorious career like hers, she would have never experienced imposter syndrome but WRONG. Joy says I quote: “ along this journey, I battled with crippling cases of perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome. When I finally learned to un ..read more

IMPORTANT!!! OUR  QUARTER 2 PLANNING SESSION IS ON 27th of MARCH AND OF COURSE, WE   WILL ALSO CELEBRATE IWD! SAVE THE DATE! Send an email to ceylan@academywe.com for more information. You probably heard that only 8% of people reach their new year’s resolutions. 92% don’t… But isn’t this very hopeful? First, 6-8% of the population is not such a low percentage. If you extrapolate it to, for example, the size of a city like London, it would mean 718,560 people are reaching their goals. This means you probably know a few people who cracked the code! BINGO:) If so many people crac ..read more