The Courageous Collective
The Courageous Collective is a monthly podcast that celebrates diverse women business owners, who dare to do things differently.
Created by comms expert and copywriter Rupa Bharadva (http://www.rupabharadva.com/)) and branding specialist Vardeep Edwards (http://www.thebrandingfox.com/)), the podcast will feature conversations with female founders from diverse backgrounds.
Each episode will focus on the stories behind the founders' businesses; their fears and challenges; how they've overcome them; how their roots and backgrounds have influenced decisions; their inspirations; and what they're yet to achieve.
Rupa and Vardeep created this podcast after noticing a big gap in magazines, at events and on podcasts. There are few women 'like them' represented in these spaces, despite there being many diverse women business owners!
The creative pair decided to take matters into their own hands. They've created a podcast platform to champion diverse female founders and celebrate their achievements.
Contact: thecourageouscollective@gmail.com for more information.
Episodes
28 episodes
#028 Season 2 Finale: We Revisit Our Favourite Moments
It’s our 28th show and the finale of Season Two!Join us as we revisit our favourite moments of the season. We discuss our highlights, the guests that have inspired us and the things we’ve learnt along the way.We’ve been thrilled b...
#27 Dominique Van Werkhoven - Building A Creative Business From Scratch
In today’s episode, we meet Dominique Van Werkhoven, a content writer and editor. Together with her husband, she runs The Werks, helping small businesses and non-profits build websites and create content to sh...
#026 Communicating your brand with confidence
We’re back with a new episode of The Courageous Collective and this time we talk about communicating your brand with confidence. Through our own businesses, we regularly work with clients to help them communicate their brand is and understand w...
#025 Ayesha Joshi - Embracing Authenticity
Meet Ayesha Joshi, an NLP (neuro linguistic programming) practitioner and coach, who is creating a safe space for queer Asian women.Ayesha had a turbulent childhood - her family moved around constantly - and she suffered with severe anxi...
#24 Aftermath of the UK riots
We’re back with a different kind of episode. In early August, towns and cities across the UK were targeted by violent rioters following the tragic murder of three young girls in Stockport. False social media posts speculated on the ethnicity of...
#023 S2 Drew Rogers - Empowering Entrepreneurs
In this episode of The Courageous Collective, we are thrilled to welcome Drew Rodgers, the exited founder of My Language Lab, to the podcast!Drew shares her journey from leaving a career in finance to growing a side hustle (a language le...
#022 Is this the year you launch a podcast?
Welcome to The Courageous Collective! In this episode, we explore the exciting world of podcasting and how it can be a powerful marketing tool for your business. Whether you’ve been in business for many years or just starting out, this episode ...
#021 Charelle Griffith - Creative Marketing And Being More You
In today’s episode, we meet Charelle Griffith, a Chartered Marketer, who works with coaches, consultants and service-based business owners to take the overwhelm out of their marketing.Charelle shares her journey from studying dance at un...
#020 How to market your creative business
In this episode, we chat about one of our favourite topics… marketing!As small business owners, we know just how crucial marketing is for running a business. But juggling all the different aspects of a business can make it tough to give ...
#019 Soma Ghosh - Empowering Career Happiness
We’re back with a new episode of The Courageous Collective!Today, we meet the woman bringing career happiness to many. Soma Ghosh is an award-winning career advisor helping young people and professionals develop their careers. She began ...
#018 Why you need a personal brand
Today on the podcast we are talking about personal branding. What is personal brand? Should you have one? And how do you get started?We share examples of women of colour who have strong personal brands and discuss why as business founder...
#017 Mo Kanjilal: Making work better
Today’s episode is a chat with Mo Kanjilal, co-creator of multi award-winning diversity and inclusion company, Watch This Sp_ce. Mo shared valuable insights into her experience of establish...
#016 The power of PR for creative business founders
We’re diving into PR (public relations) in today’s episode. PR is often seen as being expensive and only for big businesses but we’re here to tell you that founders of businesses of any size can gain PR. In this episode, Rupa Bharadva, m...
#015 Hannah Dossary: Bringing joy and fun to web design
In this episode, we chat to Hannah from Shiny Happy Digital to hear about her journey from working in design for a London publishing agency to becoming her own boss. Hannah is a web designer...
#014 Navigating imposter syndrome and feeling like a fraud
Have you experienced Imposter syndrome? As business founders, it’s a term that comes up frequently in our conversations. But what exactly is it and can it be prevented? We explore this common challenge and provide practical tips to help ...
#013 Ravneet Gill: From Pastry Chef to Entrepreneur
In this episode, we meet the talented pastry chef and bestselling author, Ravneet Gill! Ravneet honed her craft at Le Cordon Bleu and made her mark in London’s top restaurants, including the iconic St John’s. She is the host of Junior Ba...
#012 How to build a standout brand
In this episode, we take a closer look at branding with the help of my co-host Vardeep aka The Branding Fox. Get ready for an incredibly useful episode that will help you understand how to unl...
#011 How embracing curls fuelled a thriving, inclusive business - Dolly Sembi
In this episode, we meet Dolly Sembi, who specialises in curly hair. Dolly is known for her ability to help people embrace their natural hair texture. Her passion comes from her experience as a South Asian woman with curly hair, which was ofte...
#010 Why resilience is the skill to nurture this year
Welcome back to Season Two of The Courageous Collective podcast! In our first themed episode, we dive into the topic of resilience and why we consider it an essential skill for business founders, especially women of colour. Join us as we...
#009 The Courageous Collective: Season 1 finale
In the final episode of the year, we look back at Season One of The Courageous Collective podcast! Join us as we revisit our favourite moments, reflect on the stories and appreciate the valuable advice shared by our incredible Season One guests...
#008 The Courageous Collective: Interview with Bhavnisha Parmar
Today we sit down with Bhavnisha Parmar, an actor, voiceover artist and radio DJ. You won’t want to miss this - our final guest interview for season one! Bhavnisha has appeared on Doctor Who, been featured in adverts and corporate films,...
#007 The Courageous Collective: Interview with Tanvi Paul
Hey! We’re back with a new episode and this time, we meet Tanvi Paul. Tanvi is the founder of Gorj Salons, based in Kent. She’s an architecture graduate turned salon owner and won 'Women in Business Award Kent’ in 2021. In this episode:<...
#006 The Courageous Collective: Interview with Sophia Lorimer
In this episode, we meet sustainable stylist Sophia Lorimer, who empowers women to dress for themselves. Through her business, Fine Tuned Wardrobe, Sophia works with clients to let go of the clothes they never wear, and embrace the clothes that...
#005 The Courageous Collective: Interview with Anita Popat
Hello! We’re back with another episode of The Courageous Collective! And this time, we have the pleasure of introducing you to Anita Popat, a social media coach from Leicester. Anita works with small business owners to help them use LinkedIn an...
#004 The Courageous Collective: Interview with Rachel Harvey
Welcome back to The Courageous Collective! In this episode, our special guest is Rachel Harvey, a transformational coach, who blends woo and the science behind it, with personal growth. Rachel has built multiple businesses and now suppor...
