Team GB Powerlifter, Jodie Cook: The new rules for success

Ready to make one day, day one? Launch and scale your business with the support of 1:1 mentorship and a dedicated community - all while getting an MBA with Oneday: https://bit.ly/stephanie-melodiaLauren Currie is the 6X serial entrepreneur now founder of UPFRONT, upskilling 10 million women to be more confident and visible. (BOND 10 starts 3rd Nov! https://www.weareupfront.com/)Lauren's work has been featured in The Guardian, Design Week, and Creative Review, She was also awarded an OBE for services to design and diversity. She is also the newly-published children’s book author of 'Taylor Meets The Trick' (BUY HERE: https://the-trick.co/)Tune in to hear Steph and Lauren discuss:🧨 The systemic confidence problem and Lauren's mission to upskill 10M women🧨 "Micro reps" for building confidence and the Taylor Swift confidence strategy🧨 Bias towards action over perfection in entrepreneurship🧨 The problem with tall poppy syndrome🧨 Lauren's new children's book, 'Taylor Meets The Trick'🧨 And much more.Get involved in the conversation - we'd love to hear from you!🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Turn your sales conversations into your competitive advantage with Gong.io:https://www.gong.io/demo/?utm_campaign=demo&utm_medium=tpv&utm_source=ceo-st-podcast Ben Coomber is a multi-award winning high performance coach, bestselling author of 'How to Live an Awesome Life,' and the Founder & CEO of Awesome Supplements. (Strategy & Tragedy listeners get an exclusive 15% off all orders with the code S&T15*: https://awesomesupplements.co.uk/discount/S&T15)Tune into hear about:- Ben's viral open letter calling out health misinformation from Steven Bartlett on his show, Diary of a CEO- Personal brand strategy in 2025, Ben's consistency rule, and lessons building successful businesses in FMCG health- Ben's health crisis pivot, and much more.Get involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!*Valid for 60 days from episode publish date

Ready to turn your sales conversations into your competitive advantage? Check out Gong.io and see why thousands of revenue teams trust their growth to Revenue AI.https://www.gong.io/demo/?utm_campaign=demo&utm_medium=tpv&utm_source=ceo-st-podcastDigital Voices was named the 13th fastest-growing agency by AdWeek, and is officially the fastest-growing Influencer Marketing agency in the world. Starting out with just £500 personal investment, Digital Voices now turns over more than $20M in annual recurring revenue with 94% ownership retained by founder Jennifer Quigley-Jones, Digital Voices is the only UK-based influencer agency of its scale led by a female CEO. Tune in to hear about...Starting a business aged just 26Revenue-funded growth to $20MThe secret to hyper-scale growthBuilding a proprietary tech platform as a non-technical founderEthics in influencer marketingAnd so much more.Book recommended in the interview:'No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention' by Reed Hastings & Erin Meyerhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49099937-no-rules-rulesOther episode mentioned: Stephanie Melodia’s interview with Daniel Hegarty of Habito:https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ccUscX1U5AkFelntshArs?si=90fb3a71d3e64b08https://youtu.be/ZnZVxTXf27E?si=PJkLa5hoGgQN-kNNGet involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Power up your commercial strategy with AI-powered insights driving every sales decision for predictable revenue growth with GONG: https://www.gong.io/demo/?utm_campaign=demo&utm_medium=tpv&utm_source=ceo-st-podcastIn this week's episode, Stephanie Melodia interviews Yang Li, the Co-Founder of Cosine - a multi-agent AI tool designed to do compound tasks in complex codebases with a 72% SOTA score on SWE-Lancer.In this episode, Steph and Yang cover:Is AI a bubble? And when will it burst? Yang's hot takes Meeting Tom Blomfield, Sam altman, Aaron Levie, and Michael SeibelBest advice for entrepreneurs in AI (hint: building for AI's "mediocre zone")HONEST thoughts on Y CombinatorHow we manufacture luckAnd more.Discover more about Cosine here: https://cosine.sh/Get involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Power up your commercial strategy with AI-powered insights driving every sales decision for predictable revenue growth with GONG: https://www.gong.io/demo/?utm_campaign=demo&utm_medium=tpv&utm_source=ceo-st-podcastIn this week's episode, Stephanie Melodia interviews Tash Rebuck, the sales expert and founder of TR Sales Consultancy, specialising in B2B sales strategy and training for growth businesses whilst strengthening commercial teams. We cover:👉 The BIGGEST traps people fall into making sales👉 Cold-calling techniques (put to the test LIVE ON THE AIR!)👉 The art of the follow-up - how to get an edge over others👉 How acting helped Tash overcome sales blockers👉 And so much more sales goodness.Learn more about Tash's sales consultancy here: https://trsalesconsultancy.co.uk/Get involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Crush sales with one tool that puts your LinkedIn & email outreach on autopilot with Dripify: https://try.dripify.com/hdoriziho14rIn this episode, Stephanie Melodia interviews Kat Thorne; the positive habits queen whose high-flying career made her crash & burn, forcing her to reassess how she was treating her own body. She now helps other high-performers achieve success in a sustainable way.Tune in to learn about:👉 The "untouchable" trap - High performers thinking they're superhuman👉 Move your body vs. exercise - The reframing that makes movement more accessible👉 The morning phone trap - Why checking emails immediately isn't effective👉 Success without sustainability fails - The core message about unsustainable success👉 The productivity paradox - How self-care actually improves performance👉 The 80/20 self-promise rule - Building self-respect through keeping commitments to yourselfWant more? Follow Kat on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katthorne/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Automatically turn long videos into viral shorts in just one click with Opus: https://www.opus.pro/?via=dcec02In this week's episode, Stephanie Melodia interviews Saba Yussouf, exited founder and investor specialising in STEM revolutions - from reinventing food systems to democratising infection prevention and battling environmental threats. As a high-agency venture capitalist, Saba bets on founders who rewrite industries, not rules. Worked with institutions such as Cambridge University, American Express, and Harrods.Steph and Saba cover:- What it means to be high agency, how to get there, and what it looks like in practise- Saba's own entrepreneurial journey and how much market timings can affect success or failure- From founder to investor - how Saba developed her own investment thesis and what she looks for in a deal (Hint: High agency founders for one 😉) - Saba's "unhinged" neuro-backed time management hack- And so much more entrepreneur-focused goodness.Get involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Automatically turn long videos into viral shorts in just one click with Opus: https://www.opus.pro/?via=dcec02Crush sales with a single LinkedIn & email autopilot tool - Dripify: https://try.dripify.com/hdoriziho14rBest known as the founder of Trunki, the iconic ride-on suitcase for kids, Rob Law turned one of the most famous rejections on BBC's Dragons' Den into a global success, selling over 5 million units across 100+ countries. He scaled up the business over 17 years (winning 120+ awards along the way) and exited in 2023.In this interview, Steph and Rob discuss:- Overcoming setbacks - from ridicule on national TV and a luggage ban - to deeper, personal issues like cystic fibrosis and losing his twin sister aged just 16- GTM strategy, positioning, and growth levers- The failed attempt to create a “tween” version of Trunki that intentional businessmen ended up wanting!- How Rob exercises his resilience muscle- The path to selling Trunki and what life looked like post-exit - Answering the questions he’s NEVER been asked in an interview before- New ventures and advice to his younger selfBook Rob to speak at your event: roblaw.com Help your children go to sleep with zeepy.coGrow your brand on Amazon with aphelion.agencyGet involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

This episode is dedicated to Kieran!Jodie Cook is the Forbes 30 Under 30 Founder of Coachvox, following the 7-figure exit of her own social media agency which she started fresh out of uni. Jodie is a Forbes senior contributor with 19M+ article reads. She has also competed in powerlifting for Team GB 9 times and lived in 35 cities as a digital nomad. (Everything she own fits in one suitcase!)In this interview, Steph and Jodie discuss...- Five surprising ways to achieve your goals- Jodie's business journey and key lessons learnt- The power of manifesting- Playing your ace cards- And so much more.Ready to scale beyond your time? Make the AI version of you at: https://coachvox.ai/Get involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

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