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Emily M Austen is the founder and CEO of EMERGE, an award winning PR Agency, based in London, working with global brands, including Huel, Red Bull, Spanx, 1Rebel, rewardStyle, HURR, Annabel's, PE Nation, and Abercrombie. The 25 strong team was started by Emily in 2012, at the age of 22, after she graduated from Manchester University with a degree in Criminology and Criminal Law. Emily has guest lectured at Harvard University, and was included in the book; “300 Years of Leadership and Innovation.” Emily is the Strategic PR Advisor to UN Women UK, tackling challenging conversations and working with the General Assembly to affect change. Emily is an advisor to William Chase + a Strategic Advisor to the ESI Media Group (Evening Standard and Independent), and a founding partner in Goldling, a ready to drink seltzer brand. Marie Claire named her the most inspiring female entrepreneur on Instagram, and she has been featured in the Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Grazia and Forbes, and has written for Harpers Bazaar. In 2023, Sheerluxe included Emily on their List of 100 most inspiring people, including Stella McCartney and Emma Grede. Emily launched The Busi-Ness Podcast, interviewing CEO’s and Founders to capture honest, realistic conversations about what it takes to run a business. The Podcast is currently globally number 1 in the marketing category, and the most successful marketing podcast of all time in the UK. Emily is an Angel investor in a number of start up brands. Over her career, she has been involved in the communications to raise over 500million pounds for startups across the wellness, fitness, tech and feminine care sectors. She has a diploma in Venture + Finance from Oxford University. Her first book, SMARTER, 10 Lessons for a More Productive and Less Stressed Life is a collection of all that she has learnt about productivity, balance, defining and visualising the life you want, identifying and enforcing boundaries, and knowing the different between a busy life, and a full life.
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    • 10 Lessons for a More Productive and Less-Stressed Life
    • Written by: Emily Austen
    • Narrated by: Emily Austen
    • Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 2025-09-02
    • Language: English
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