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Quit the job, start the business, move cities… everyone makes taking risks sound SO glamorous. Until you’re the one making difficult decisions with no safety net to fall back on. This week we discuss how to take calculated risks when you’re building from scratch. We talked about: 👉 Why the safe option is so hard to walk away from, even when you know you want more 👉 Why choosing yourself can feel selfish when you’re first gen 👉 How to tell a calculated risk from a chaotic one 👉 Why having a plan B doesn’t make you any less ambitious 👉 How to de-risk the leap + more! Save this one for the next time you’re scared of making a difficult decision 💛 Timestamps 🎧 00:00 Intro 01:19 Why The Safe Option Is So Hard To Walk Away From 03:43 When Choosing Yourself Feels Selfish 05:38 Why Taking A Risk Can Feel Like Self Abandonment 06:51 Taking A Year Out Of Medicine 09:12 What Medicine Teaches You About Big Decisions 10:23 Calculated Risk Vs Chaotic Risk 12:17 Test The Idea Before You Leap 14:49 Why A Plan B Doesn't Make You Less Ambitious 16:56 When You Can't Afford To Get It Wrong 19:03 Building The Safety Net You Weren't Given 20:36 How To De-Risk The Leap 22:35 Trial Run The Risk First 26:13 What The Risk Will Cost You, And What It Won't 28:10 The Risks We're Glad We Took, And The One We'd Skip 32:03 Dear Ambitious Girlies Check out FIGS here:https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this with the friend who's been "about to quit" for a year now ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod See you next week, byeeeee!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be honest, how many times have you opened with “sorry”, “just” or “I might be wrong”… in a room you worked SO hard to get into? Becasue same. This week we’re joined by Dr Pretty Basra, award-winning optometrist, TEDx speaker and mindset coach, and she breaks down exactly what’s going on in your body when that happens, and what to do instead. We talked about: 👉 Why capable women freeze, fight, fly or fawn in rooms that intimidate them 👉 Why being liked can feel safer than being respected 👉 What to do in the 30 seconds before you speak 👉 The shrinking phrases that make you sound less sure than you are 👉 How to advocate for yourself when you're asking for money or pushing back + more! Save this one for the next time a room makes you feel small 💛 Timestamps 🎧 00:00 Intro 01:54 Failing Her A Levels 05:02 The Tutor Who Changed Everything 07:43 Fight, Flight, Freeze And Fawn 12:43 Mind Traps, And How To Name Your Brain 14:31 The Power Of The Pause 15:25 Shrinking Phrases That Make You Small 18:36 Phrase Swaps That Sound More Affirmative 21:26 Recording Yourself, And Losing The Filler Words 28:49 What Emotional Intelligence Actually Looks Like 32:36 Reading The Room, Body Language And Mirroring 40:19 How To Advocate For Yourself 48:40 Dear Ambitious Girlies Connect with Pretty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drprettybasra/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drprettybasra LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-pretty-basra-ab017976 Website: https://www.drprettybasra.com Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this with the friend who apologises before she asks for anything ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod See you next week, byeeeee!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Q4, and there’s a gap between who you said you’d become this year and where you actually are. So let’s talk about how to close that gap before 2026 is over, and what locking in actually looks like when you strip away the aesthetic. We get into: 👉 How to reset without it turning into self-shame 👉 Why the real glow-up can be boring, but is very important 👉 The difference between discipline and consistency 👉 How to spot productive procrastination, and why you just need to start + more! If you want to finally get your life together and step into your disciplined era, this one’s for you! Timestamps 🎧 00:00 Intro 01:17 The Pressure Of Reaching Q4 And Not Being Where You Thought 02:23 Resetting Without The Self Shame 03:02 What Becoming THAT Girl Actually Means 05:05 Why The Real Glow Up Is Boring 05:41 Discipline Versus Consistency 10:04 Why Ambitious Women Keep Falling Off 12:18 Plan For Your Lazy Self, Not Your Ideal Self 17:42 Contextualising Discipline For Your Real Life 18:37 The Systems To Lock In Before The Year Ends 23:53 Plan For Discipline And Schedule It In 29:47 Dear Ambitious Girlies Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this with the friend who keeps saying she'll start on Monday ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod See you next week, byeeeee!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can look completely put together on paper and still feel exhausted underneath it. That's the reality for a lot of first-gen and diaspora women: succeeding, adapting, code-switching and holding multiple worlds at once, without ever quite feeling like you can drop the performance. Today we sit down with Roje Khalique, a Consultant Psychotherapist, founder of rkTherapy and a two-time Amazon bestselling author, who pivoted from a career in finance into psychology to help professionals from the diaspora navigate workplace pressure, cultural expectations and identity. We talked about: 👉 Why so many high-achieving diaspora professionals feel like they're constantly performing 👉 How to tell if you're actually growing into a new environment, or just surviving it 👉 Working out what you really want when your ambition was shaped by family sacrifice 👉 What to say to the girl who feels guilty wanting a different life to the one her family imagined 👉 How to build self-worth that isn't dependent on achievement or being the one who copes + more! If you've ever felt like you're holding two worlds at once and can't fully be yourself in either, this episode is for you. Timestamps 🎧00:00 Meet Roje Khalique 01:42 Successful On Paper, Exhausted Underneath 05:06 Being The First With No One Ahead Of You 06:35 What Diaspora Actually Means 07:40 Code Switching, And Why It Isn't A Weakness 13:34 Why Ambitious Women Get Told They're Too Much 23:20 When Your Ambition Was Built On Survival 27:33 Putting Yourself First Without Losing Yourself 35:12 When Self Worth Is Tied To Achievement 47:54 Bicultural Burnout Explained Connect with Roje Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rk_psyconsultancy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roje-k-741468136/rk Therapy: https://www.rktherapy.co.uk/ Check out FIGS here:https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this with your group chat, your bestie, or the girl who's also trying to figure it out ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod See you next week, byeeeee!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone wants the internship, but not everyone knows how to actually find it. So today's guest tells you exactly what to do and how to turn it into the career you want! We sit down with Zainab Shire, who started as an intern at the Mayor of London's Office and is now their Content Creator and Communications Officer. She's also interned at Target Malaria, the global health research organisation backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, spoken at the Global Peace Summit in Bangkok, and contributes to Girls Who Talk Politics, all in her early twenties. We talked about: 👉 Where to actually find opportunities before everyone else hears about them 👉 Using LinkedIn as an opportunity feed, not just a profile 👉 What makes an application stand out when it's competitive 👉 Where first-gen women lose marks without realising it, and how to fix it 👉 What she actually did to turn an internship into a job offer 👉 How to choose opportunities that build a clear story, not just ones that sound impressive + more! If you want more experience, more exposure and more opportunities, but you don't always know where to look or how to make yourself stand out, this episode is for you. Timestamps 🎧 00:00 Intro 01:26 How She Got Into The Mayor's Office 08:40 Where To Actually Find Opportunities 15:10 Using LinkedIn As An Opportunity Feed 21:35 What Makes An Application Stand Out 28:50 Where First-Gen Women Lose Marks 35:20 Turning An Internship Into A Job Offer 41:45 Choosing Opportunities That Build A Story 47:30 Dear Ambitious Girlies Connect with Zainab Instagram: @zainabshire_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainab-shire/ Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this with the friend who's been sending out generic applications and wondering why nothing's landing ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod See you next week, byeeeee!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do you know exactly what you should be doing, and still not do it? A question that I think more ambitious women need to sit with, because the gap between knowing and doing is where most of us get stuck, and it has nothing to do with willpower. In today's episode we sit down with Giulia Remondino, founder and CEO of inGeniusly, a TEDx speaker, author and cognitive performance expert who has trained thousands of people across six countries, to break down the actual neuroscience of self-discipline and how to rewire your brain to become the person you want to be. In today's episode, we sit down with Giulia Remondino, founder and CEO of inGeniusly, a TEDx speaker, author and brain coach who specialises in the neuroscience of self-discipline. We talked about: 👉 Why being the first in your family to do something makes it so much harder 👉 Why your brain won't commit to a choice until it feels safe 👉 The real difference between motivation and self-discipline 👉 Why there’s a big gap between knowing and doing 👉 How to build a bank of positive references so self-doubt has nothing to stand on 👉 Why an internal locus of control changes everything about how far you get + more If you know exactly what you should be doing but can't seem to actually do it, then this episode is for you. Timestamps 🎧 00:00 Intro 01:31 Self-Perception & Ceilings 19:00 The Knowing-Doing Gap 36:49 Motivation vs Self-Discipline 46:23 Dear Ambitious Girlies Connect with Giulia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giuliaremondino LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulia-selene-remondino-1a5849119/ inGeniusly: https://www.instagram.com/ingeniuslyuk Book: Genius by Choice Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this episode with someone building something from scratch ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod See you next week, byeeeee!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How comfortable are you with disappointing people? A question that I think more ambitious woman needs to sit with, because every meaningful YES to your own priorities will at times require a no to somebody else’s expectations. In today’s episode we sit down with Elsie Ofulue, an award-winning senior executive, a founder, author, public speaker and mother of four, to break down how to become an ambitious woman that stop’s people pleasing and learnt to put better boundaries in place. We talked about: 👉 How to work out what your yes is saying no to 👉 Why first generation women say yes out of scarcity, and what it costs them 👉 The role that consistency plays when it comes to boundaries 👉 Whether the word “selfish” is interchangeable with being intentional + more If you are always the reliable one, the one who never says no, and constantly priorities the needs of others of your own, then this episode is for you. Timestamps 🎧 00:00 Intro 01:28 Protecting Your Energy & Boundaries 19:20 Why Ambitious Women People-Please 36:00 Being Unapologetic 49:21 Dear Ambitious Girlies Connect with Elsie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elsieofulue LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/elsie-ofulue-mcipr-ciic-72798629 Events On Wheels: https://www.instagram.com/eow.planner The Planners Clinic Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com  Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/                                                                                                                                      Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/  📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/  💌 Share this episode with someone building something from scratch ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod See you next week, byeeeee!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for the ambitious woman who’s working hard, doing everything “right”, but still feels like she’s being overlooked, underpaid, or passed over for opportunities. This week on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by Tasneem Bhamji, senior executive in financial services and host of Office Real Talk, where she breaks down the unwritten rules of corporate life that so many of us were never taught. From being raised on free school meals to spending over a decade inside some of the UK’s biggest banks, Tas has managed thousands of people and led large-scale transformation programmes, giving her a front-row seat to how decisions around pay, promotions and progression are actually made. In this episode, we’re unpacking: 👉 Why working hard alone isn’t enough to get promoted 👉 How to advocate for yourself, negotiate and get paid properly 👉 How being first-gen can shape the way you navigate corporate spaces 👉 How to stop trying to fit in and start owning your space 👉 And so much more! Whether you’re starting your first corporate job, trying to get promoted, negotiating your salary, or figuring out how to navigate a workplace that wasn’t designed with you in mind, this conversation will give you the tools and language to be more intentional about your career. Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:40 – Why Working Hard Isn’t Enough 14:30 – How To Get Paid Properly 37:50 – Owning Your Space as a First Gen Woman 01:05:10 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Connect with Tasneem: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasneem-bhamji-a1056390/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officerealtalk/                                                                                                                                   Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com  Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/                                                                                                                                      Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/  📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/  💌 Share this episode with someone building something from scratch ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod  See you next week, byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for the ambitious woman who's tired of overthinking, waiting for permission, and letting fear make her decisions. This week on Boldly Ambitious, we're joined by Dr. Aghogho Okpara, medical doctor, Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, founder of Achieve with Aghogho, and content creator. After being rejected from medical school five times over six years, Aghogho completely transformed the way she approached failure, opportunity, and taking action. Those mindset shifts have since led her to work with Apple, YouTube, Philips, the Nobel Prize, and to become one of the most inspiring voices helping students and ambitious women reach their potential. In this episode, we're unpacking the 3 mindset shifts that changed everything. We get into: 👉 Why mindset can completely change your life 👉 How to stop seeing failure as the end  👉 Why taking imperfect action will always beat endless planning 👉 How to build the mindset that creates opportunities 👉 And so much more! Whether you're building a business, studying for your dream career, or simply trying to become the woman you know you're capable of becoming, this conversation will leave you thinking differently. Timestamps 🎧  00:00 – Intro  01:45 – Defining Mindset 12:20 – Mindset Shift 1  24:40 – Mindset Shift 2 31:20 – Mindset Shift 3                                                                      48:05 – Dear Ambitious Girlies     Connect with Dr Aghogho:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsaghogho/  Website: https://www.achievewithaghogho.com/                                                                                                                                   Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com   Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨                                                                    Connect with Myriad Studios:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/                                                                                                                                      Connect with us:  ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter to hear more of our thoughts https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts:  https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Loved this episode? Send it to the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this inspired you, follow, rate, and leave us a 5-star review, it helps more women find our community. 🩷 For mindset shifts, BTS, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week, byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for every ambitious woman who's so busy building her dream life that she's forgotten to prioritise her health. 🤍 This week on Boldly Ambitious, we're joined by Dr Tosin Shotubo-Ajayi, NHS and private GP, medical advisor, TV doctor and passionate advocate for women's health. Together, we unpack the health advice every ambitious woman deserves to hear, from the symptoms we shouldn't ignore to the myths we've been sold about what being "healthy" actually looks like. Because 👏🏽 success 👏🏽 doesn’t have to 👏🏽 come at 👏🏽 the expense of your wellbeing! Inside this week's episode, we get into: ✨ The biggest lies women have been told about their health ✨ Why painful periods and constant exhaustion shouldn't be ignored ✨ How to work with your menstrual cycle instead of fighting it ✨ The reality of burnout and the early warning signs to look out for ✨ The health foundations every ambitious woman should build in her 20s ✨ & more Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:20 – Health Lies We’re Sold 17:50 – Working with your Cycle 34:30 – The Long Game 44:35 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Disclaimer: Please note that the information shared in this video is not medical advice. If you have any concerns, please speak to a medical professional.  Connect with Dr Tosin: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtosinofficial/?hl=en Website: https://www.drtosin.com/ Check out BetterHelp: Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/boldly! Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/                                   Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this with the ambitious woman who's been feeling like no one quite understands the life she's building. ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review — it helps more ambitious women find this space. 🩷 📱 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week, byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your friendships either multiply your ambition or drain it. That's the hard truth that many ambitious women learn the hard way, because when you start building, reinventing yourself, taking risks, or committing to a different path, it may not always resonate with those around you. And that shift can feel lonely without sisterhood and community championing you.🤍 This week on Boldly Ambitious, we're joined by Courtney Daniella Jesse and Renée Imafidon, bestselling authors, first-generation Oxbridge graduates, and co-founders of To My Sisters, an award-winning podcast and global community centred on women's wellness, growth and development. Together, we unpack why ambition can feel lonely, what really happens when friendships change, and how to build meaningful sisterhood as an ambitious woman. Because ambitious women deserve community just as much as they deserve success. Inside this week's episode, we get into: ✨ How to stop feeling like ambition is something you have to do alone ✨ What people really mean when they say "you lose friends when you level up" ✨ How to intentionally build a sisterhood ✨ How to build friendships that actually make you feel seen ✨ How to find like-minded women as an ambitious adult ✨ How to become the kind of friend you're hoping to find ✨ & more Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 02:40 – Why Ambition Can Feel Lonely 16:40 – Why Ambitious Women Are Lonely 34:30 – Why Ambitious Women Can Lose Friends 48:10 - Letting Go Of Friendships 01:00:40 – How To Find Your People As An Adult 01:05:05 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Connect with Courtney & Renée: 🎙 Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XZh8CV927pgfSB9kc5tu8 📸 Courtney: https://www.instagram.com/cdboateng 📸 Renée: https://www.instagram.com/reneeimafidon/ 📸 To My Sisters: https://www.instagram.com/tomysisterhood/ Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: 📸 https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this with the ambitious woman who's been feeling like no one quite understands the life she's building. ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review — it helps more ambitious women find this space. 🩷 📱 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week, byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for every ambitious woman who feels like she should have everything figured out by now 🤍 The woman who's putting pressure on herself to move faster, achieve more, and somehow have all the answers while she's still building her life in real time. If that sounds familiar, this conversation is for you. This week on Boldly Ambitious, we're sharing some of the biggest things we've had to unlearn about success in our 20s. Because the truth is, building something from scratch isn’t just about learning new things. It also requires letting go of beliefs that were never serving you in the first place. Together, we unpack the mindset shifts that have changed the way we think about ambition, success, productivity, comparison, and building a life that actually feels good to live. Inside this week's episode, we get into: ✨ Why your 20s are not a deadline ✨ Lies we’ve had to unlearn about success ✨ How to differentiate between being busy and making progress ✨ How to let go of the need for constant validation ✨ Comparison, timelines, and feeling behind ✨ & more Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:30 – The Deadline 09:55 – External Validation 15:05 – Comparison 21:15 – Picking One Path 23:40 – It’s Okay Not To Know 30:55 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Girlies Check out FIGS here:https://www.wearfigs.com  Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨                                                                   Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/     Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this episode with the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review. It helps more ambitious women find this space. 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod See you next week, byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you feel beaten down by CONSTANT rejection? This episode is for the ambitious woman that keeps showing up, keeps trying, keeps putting herself out there and is starting to wonder… just how many more setbacks she can take 💔. This week on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by Aghogho Okpara, medical doctor, Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, founder of Achieve with Aghogho, and content creator. Before becoming a doctor, Aghogho was rejected from medical school 5 times over 6 years. Together, we unpack what rejection, failure, and resilience actually looks like behind the scenes, and what it takes to keep believing in yourself when things aren’t going to plan. Inside this week's episode, we get into: 👉 What repeated rejection actually feels like behind the scenes 👉 The pressure of watching everyone else move forward 👉 The turning point that gave her the courage to try again 👉 How to build resilience and keep going in the face of constant rejection 👉The mindset shifts that helped her keep going 👉 so much more! Timestamps 🎧  00:00 – Intro  02:05 – Five Rejections, Six Years  23:55 – The Turning Point  38:05 – Self-Belief & Starting Again  51:15 – Building Resilience Through Setbacks  59:35 – Dear Ambitious Girlies                                                                           Connect with Dr Aghogho:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsaghogho/  Website: https://www.achievewithaghogho.com/                                                                                                                                    Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com   Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨                                                                    Connect with Myriad Studios:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/                                                                                                                                       Connect with us:  ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter to hear more of our thoughts https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts:  https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Loved this episode? Send it to the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this inspired you, follow, rate, and leave us a 5-star review, it helps more women find our community. 🩷 For mindset shifts, BTS, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week, byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for the woman who’s building multiple passions at the same time 🤍 Balancing university, side hustles and big dreams can be difficult, but it’s not impossible!  This week on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Jasmine Smith, co-founder of Marlo Studios and Marlo’s Matcha, Cambridge Master’s student, and content creator with a growing global audience.                                                                                Together, we get into what it actually looks like to build multiple things at once, while still figuring life out along the way.                                                                           Inside this week’s episode, we get into: ✨ Balancing university, business, and big dreams ✨ The pressure and overwhelm behind the scenes ✨ Identity shifts: student vs founder vs creator ✨ What early success really looks like ✨ & more                                                                                 Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:45 – Jasmine's Story 04:40 – Reality of Balancing  11:10 – Managing Multiple Projects 24:20 – Behind The Scenes 29:10 – Figuring It Out 31:20 – Dear Ambitious Girlies                                                                                 Connect with Jasmine: Marlo Studios: https://www.instagram.com/marlo.studios/ Marlo’s Matcha: https://www.instagram.com/marlosmatcha/                            Marlo’s Matcha Website: https://marlosmatcha.co                                                                                                                  Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨                                                                    Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/                                                                                                                                      Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter for weekly thoughts → https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts → https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/ 💌 Share this episode with someone building something from scratch ⭐ If this resonated, follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review, it helps more ambitious women find this space 🩷 For BTS, mindset shifts, and weekly motivation, follow @boldlyambitiouspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for every ambitious woman who’s tired of being told she has to choose between love and the life she wants for herself. The woman who’s been made to feel like her standards are “too high,” her ambition is “too much,” or that wanting both a fulfilling relationship and a big life somehow makes her unrealistic. If that’s you, this conversation will remind you that you do not have to shrink yourself to be loved. 🤍 This week on Boldly Ambitious, we're joined by Courtney Daniella Jesse and Renée Imafidon, bestselling authors, first-generation Oxbridge graduates, and co-founders of To My Sisters, an award-winning podcast and global community centred around women's wellness, growth, and development. Together, we unpack some of the biggest myths ambitious women hear about dating, relationships, and what it means to find a partner without compromising who you are. Inside this week’s episode, we get into: ✨ The dating myths that pressure ambitious women to settle ✨ Why ambition is often treated differently in women ✨ Standards vs unrealistic expectations ✨ Red flags ambitious women often overlook ✨ Green flags that actually matter long-term ✨ Scarcity mindset, fear, and the pressure to “find someone in time” ✨ & more Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 02:08 – The Myths That Make Ambitious Women Settle 10:45 – Why Women Are Made To Pick 25:50 – Marriage Can Drain Your Ambition 48:05 – Standards vs Unrealistic Expectations 1:01:40 – Dating Advice for Ambitious Women 1:06:15 – Worst Dating Advice  Connect with Courtney & Renée: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XZh8CV927pgfSB9kc5tu8 Courtney's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/cdboateng Renée's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneeimafidon/ To My Sisters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomysisterhood/ Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter to hear more of our thoughts https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 📸 Stay connected with the hosts:  https://www.instagram.com/lydieandhazal/  💌 Loved this episode? Send it to the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this inspired you, follow, rate, and leave us a 5-star review, it helps more women find our community. 🩷 For mindset shifts, BTS, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week, byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices