In this Top Tips episode, Amy and Becky reflect on Janine Matho's top tip to entrepreneurs, to stay human as you grow, and share your human stories.

We talk about:

• Crafting your identity and narrative as a founder of a new business
• The shift from the identity a corporate title bestows on you, to being an entrepreneur free to define your own identity;
• The art of painting a compelling picture of something that doesn't exist yet;
• Practising and getting comfortable with sharing our authentic stories;
• Listening to as well as telling stories in order to grow.

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Host: Amy Armstrong
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Host: Dr Becky Sage
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About Janine Matho and ExponentialChangemakers
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jmmatho
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/exponentialchangemakers/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exponentialchangemakers/
Website: https://exponentialchangemakers.com/

McKinsey's Women in the Workforce 2022 report confirms that the "broken rung" of the career ladder for women remains at the first step up to manager.  For every 100 men promoted to their first manager role, only 87 women are promoted, and only 82 women of colour are promoted.

In this episode, Dr Becky Sage and Amy Armstrong hear from Janine Matho, about how she is leading ExponentialChangemakers to address this critical gender gap.  It is a special episode for us, not only because this is an issue close to our hearts, but also because Becky is one of Janine's co-founders.

ExponentialChangemakers is the only global private membership network focused on connecting and supporting women in the first 10 years of their careers.

We discuss:

• The scale and impact of the career dropoff for so many women;
• Why this may be happening and how it can be addressed;
• How important it is to make your strengths visible to both yourself and your employers;
• The power of intent for both career design and life design.

Reflecting on Janine's transition from high-flying corporate leader to early-stage founder, we note:

• The difference between intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship; 
• How to survive corporate burnout; and
• The necessity of transitioning to new ways of working in order to drive business growth from a pre-seed pilot to seed capital and beyond.

Are you an entrepreneur who started their career in the corporate sector?  Have you experienced burnout?  Or perhaps you struggle to identify and communicate your strengths, or are a woman early in your career rethinking your career ambitions.  We would love to hear from you.  Please connect with us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter using the links below and subscribe to The MindStyling podcast.

About Exponential Changemakers
Website: https://exponentialchangemakers.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/exponentialchangemakers/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exponentialchangemakers/

About Janine Matho:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jmmatho

About MindStyling
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Host: Amy Armstrong
Website: https://amyarmstrongcoaching.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyarmstrongcoach/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/amyarmstrongcoaching

Host: Dr Becky Sage
Instagram: www.instagram.com/drbeckysage
Twitter: www.twitter.com/becky_sage
Website: www.beckysage.com

Supporting resources:
'Women in the Workplace 2022' report by McKinsey & Company
'Visible Strengths' by Mary Mosope Adeyemi

On this Top Tip, Amy and Becky reflect on Vic Forrest's powerful top tip to take a break and be kind to ourselves. 

We reconnect and remind ourselves of:

• The importance of making space for ourselves, in order to help ourselves to keep going, to boost productivity, insight and capacity for wisdom.
• To remember it is the responsibility of a leader to role model this positive behaviour for the sake of our team and our business.
• How taking regular rest breaks is an often forgotten but critical factor of success.

We ask ourselves and listeners what is one small thing I can do to create space for myself today?

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Host: Amy Armstrong
Website: https://amyarmstrongcoaching.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyarmstrongcoach/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/amyarmstrongcoaching

Host: Dr Becky Sage
Instagram: www.instagram.com/drbeckysage
Twitter: www.twitter.com/becky_sage
Website: www.beckysage.com

About Victoria Forrest
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriaforrest
VIKA Books Website: https://vikabooks.com
VIKA Books Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vika.books
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vikabooks

We would like to apologise for the variable quality of sound in this episode.