Clowning Around Podcast

Join Em on the final episode of Clowning Around.. yes it is true this will be the last episode – find out why and what is next…  

Join Em as we chat to Sabah all things football, queerness, identity, ADHD and success in Playing in Many Spaces – Sabah is a force of nature, a force for good and one of the best guests I have ever had.  Enjoy! Follow Sabah: Instagram: Marta_wfc / Lezbeunited_fc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabah-ah7 About Sabah Ahmad: Sabah is a child protection Social Worker by day, and in her spare time she's a founder and captain of inclusive Manchester based football team Lez Be United. Earlier this year she created, Marta, an inclusive platform for the fans of women's football with a goal to combat online hate towards the women's game. She has a strong passion for social justice and impact.

What really makes a good leader?  What can we learn from horses?  What happens when we open our heart and look into the mirror with kindness?  Join Em as she chats to Monique about all this and more.  Follow Monique:  Instagram: @Monique_Borst  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/moniqueborst  About Monique Borst:  Human WD40. CEO catalyst, strategist and coach. An experienced advisor, Monique takes on collaborative assignments across leadership, growth and change that require a focused dose of energy, insight, independent thinking and intuition.  With broad sector experience (finance, design, education, media, wellness) and a strong knowledge-base, growth-oriented leaders work with her to scale and lead business their way, so they can break new ground without breaking themselves.   She guides clients holistically, but typically collaborations are arranged around these pillars:  Strategy - creating a sustainable, investable proposition. Implementation - setting the business up to grow and scale, talent, marketing, business operations, fundraising. Mindset - the double track of learning: growing your business and yourself. Uncovering and unblocking the unconscious paradigms and beliefs clients hold that are controlling their business and growth.  Monique  has learned that 90% of the game is played above the shoulders and that businesses thrive when individuals do. She cares deeply about creating a supportive work environment. Monique is one of the people who puts the passion into compassionate: she believes in thoughtfulness.  

How can you really lead from a place of deep growth and include adventure in your life?  Em and Josh chat all this and so much more.  Hear a founders journey to really living the life he wants. Follow Josh: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josh.zweig1 Instagram: josh.zweig1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-zweig-cpa-ca-5797b09/ Twitter: liveca About Josh Zweig: As the largest online accounting firm in Canada, our vision is to build a great place to work and make a life worth living. A workplace which allows you to grow professionally and balance your career with the other important aspects of your life. That idea of continuous professional growth and improvement extends to our customers and it's what motivates us to constantly think about how to improve the customer experience. Working together with a team that shares that vision is what continues to inspire me each day. I graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business and spent a number of years in public practice at both a national and mid-size CPA firm where I received both my CPA, CA designations as well as a public accounting license. I like to take advantage of this whole "work from anywhere" thing, and enjoy exploring the world with my backpack, guitar and laptop.

We all have them.  Some we like, some we struggle with – what can we do to change our relationship to moods and emotions so we can live a more easeful life.  We all need to know how we can be in charge of ourselves and what we can do to truly look after how we feel.  Join Em as she chats to Rachel as they explore their own relationships with moods and how they have learnt to be curious and change how they show up in their lives.  They talk this and so much more.  Follow Rachel:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaeledmondsonclarke/  About Rachael:  Rachael is  a certified Coach, and practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming® and MBTI®, she has a Masters in Marketing and Management, and a proven record as  a trusted performance consultant for high-profile brands spanning seven, eight, and nine figures. She is also an international speaker and current Vice President of the Professional Speaking Association UK & Ireland. 

How do we really connect with each other?  Why does this matter?  How can we get better at connecting to help us in life and business.  Join Em as she chats to the author of The Lost Art of Connecting Susan Mcpherson in a truly insightful and engaging conversations – plus you will learn some very cool stuff about Dolphins... they really do know how to connect! Follow Susan: Instagram: @susanmcp1 LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanmcpherson/ Twitter:  @susanmcp1 About Susan McPherson: Susan McPherson is a serial connector, seasoned communicator and founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Relationships. Susan has 25+ years of experience in marketing, public relations, and sustainability communications, speaking regularly at industry conferences, and contributing to the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes. She has appeared on NPR and CNN, and has been featured in USA Today, The New Yorker, New York magazine, and the Los Angeles Times. Susan is a Vital Voices global corporate ambassador and has received numerous accolades for her voice on social media platforms from Fortune Magazine, Fast Company, and Elle Magazine. She resides in Brooklyn. Her book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Art-Connecting-Meaningful-Relationships/dp/1260469883

How do we navigate change?  When we are really changing right now what do we do, how can we make our self feel safe and how can we find the bravery to change.  We chat this and so much more with Alexis who is right in the middle of changing her worlds.. It is honest, open and truly inspiring.  I hope you love it as much as I did. To follow Alexis as she grows, shifts and changes… Follow Alexis Boyett: Instagram - @alexis.boyett

Join Em on this short, solo episode as she reflets on how she presents herself, how to self reflect and why it matters. Course can be bought https://emstroud.com/online-courses/presentation-skills/

How can AI play with Improvisation?  What is it like to create shows with AI?  What are the joyous moments that this unlikely partnership creates?  Join Em as she chats to Piotr one of the creators of Improbotics (A show Em guest performs with) We chat this and how the technology is developing to create even more amazing theatre      Follow Piotr:  Facebook: ImproboticsLtd    Instagram: improbotics      LinkedIn: Piotr Mirowski      Twitter: Improbotics          About Piotr Mirowski:  Since 2016, we have been pioneering improvised theater and comedy with the most unlikely cast member, a robot powered by artificial intelligence. We performed around 300 shows in the UK, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, US, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania, most times in person and sometimes online in a virtual reality environment designed by ourselves. We also addressed the thorny issues of risks from AI, ranging from the most hyped and apocalyptic ones, to the actual ones that involve the propagation of fake news, reinforcement of existing biases, and consequences for artistic agency and ownership. We have made our AI ourselves, and we regularly publish academic research on how humans interact with computers. Our shows are a form of public engagement about science but also a celebration of maker culture fused with making things up in improv. We illustrate a new, play for and I'm powering use of AI as a tool to stimulate human creativity and simply to have a lot of fun and silliness on a theatre stage.  

How can the power of the spoken word really change you?  How can you engage with language so it affects hearts and minds?  This week join Em as she chats to the brilliant Peju who is an amazing spoken word artist – they explore connection, deep joy, how words can be a calling and so much more.  Contact Peju:  Website: https://pejuabuchi.com/  Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peju-the-spark-abuchi-iamb-22a6b254/  You can buy copies of her book here: A Poetic Odyssey of Proclamations: 31 ways to sow, grow and flow goodness into your life