This week, we’re going LIVE with an empowering, honest conversation that every woman considering entrepreneurship needs to hear.

We chat with Rebecca Newnham, founder of Get Ahead, about how building your own business can unlock freedom, confidence, and financial independence, without burning out or losing yourself.

With 15 years of business experience and a nationwide team behind her, Rebecca brings a wealth of wisdom and warmth to this episode.

💬 What We Cover:

✨ Why entrepreneurship is life-changing for women
✨ How to know if it's right for you
✨ The practical steps to get started
✨ Real talk about the challenges (and how to overcome them)
✨ Building a business that works around your life

🙋‍♀️ Whether You're:

🔸 Feeling stuck in your career
🔸 Dreaming of being your own boss
🔸 Looking for more flexibility and control
🔸 Ready to turn your skills into something bigger

This episode will help you get clear, feel confident, and take those first steps, without the overwhelm.

💡 Key Takeaways:

• Start scrappy. You don’t need the perfect logo or website to begin.
• Freedom is the biggest flex. Being your own boss means designing a work life that actually works for you.
• Money follows clarity. Know your worth, price your time, and have a plan.
• Confidence grows in the doing. That first scary networking event? Just the beginning.
• Support speeds things up. Ask for help. People want to cheer you on.
• You don’t have to do it all. Outsourcing and community are game-changers.

Show Links:

Connect with our host, Elizabeth Willetts here

Connect with Rebecca here

Learn more about Get Ahead here

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This week on Work It Like a Mum, I’m joined by the brilliant Laura Nesbitt—career coach, mum, and expert in helping people figure out what they actually want before jumping into job boards.

We dive into the real reasons so many women feel stuck in their careers—and why the answer isn’t always a new job.

💡 We talk about:

• Why updating your CV is the last thing you should do
• How to get crystal clear on what lights you up (and what doesn’t)
• The power of designing your career around your life, not the other way around
• What burnout really looks like—and how to stop blaming the wrong things
• Laura’s lightbulb moment that changed everything (and how you can have one too)

✨ Key Takeaways:

• Start with who you are now, not who you were years ago.
• Your career should fit your life—not fight against it.
• Feeling stuck? It might be your lifestyle, not your job.
• Self-awareness is your superpower—use it before you start job hunting.
• Clarity = confidence = better career decisions.

🎧 Tune in now for an honest, uplifting, and practical chat that might just change how you think about work forever.

Show Links:

Connect with our host, Elizabeth Willetts here

Connect with Laura here

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In this week’s Work It Like a Mum episode, we chat with Donna Wayman, Chief Operating Officer at Zurich Insurance. Donna is an award-winning leader with over 15 years of experience delivering strategic change in the financial services sector.

She also works part-time in a senior, global role, which you don't hear about daily. Donna shares her personal journey, her views on flexibility in leadership, and how Zurich is leading the charge on inclusive hiring practices.

What We Cover:

• Donna’s career journey from a Drama & English degree to COO at Zurich
• How Zurich became the first UK company to advertise all jobs as open to part-time and flexible working
• The cultural shift this created and the fourfold increase in women applying for roles
• What it looks like to work part-time in a C-suite position and how she sets boundaries
• The role of male allies in normalising flexible work across genders
• Why protecting your non-working days is vital for work-life balance and self-worth
• Donna’s role as a trustee for Aching Arms, a baby loss charity

Key Takeaways:

Flexibility fuels talent: When roles are openly advertised as flexible, the candidate pool becomes more diverse and inclusive.

Leadership isn’t about hours: Senior impact doesn’t require full-time availability—it requires clarity, focus, and trust.

Set and protect boundaries: Donna shares how protecting her non-working days helps manage mum guilt and improve her effectiveness.

Support from the top matters: Zurich’s executive team actively champions DE&I and flexible work, enabling real cultural change.

Men need flexibility too: Working flexibly accelerates equality and shifts workplace norms for everyone.

Show Links:

Connect with our host, Elizabeth Willetts here

Connect with Donna here

Visit Zurich’s website here

🎧 Tune in for a refreshing, honest, and inspiring conversation that will leave you rethinking what’s possible in your career, whether you're a parent, a leader, or just passionate about inclusive workplaces.

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