# Leona Deakin

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Can you be a working mum and a success?

Lisa Shepherd is co-owner of the Biskery and a mum. They hand-make branded biscuits for businesses including Meta, Google and Lloyds Bank. This is a literal kitchen-table business that has grown and scaled, but that's not the point of the Biskery. They exist to make life fairer for working women, i…

Do we all need to be hard-line strategic thinkers?

... Or can a world exist where softer, more feminine qualities prevail? Professor Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe is a psychologist who specialises in leadership. Her ground-breaking research into what it takes to be a great leader is seen as a benchmark. Beverly has a lifetime of experience looking at lead…

Can being true to yourself help you thrive?

Zoe Gascoyne is the woman who oversaw the Bernie Ecclestone tax fraud case, in which he pleaded guilty, was given a suspended prison sentence and paid a fine of almost £653m to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Zoe's story is about being true to yourself, not conforming and not letting others judge yo…

Can saying YES to every opportunity lead to living your dream?

Simone Roche MBE is a big advocate of diversity. She is the founder and CEO of We Are PoWEr, who accelerate gender equality, inclusion and social mobility across the UK and beyond. She has an amazing story to tell. She started her journey in the Royal Navy, was given her MBE in 2018 for services to…

What if your dream job...isn't your dream?

It's natural and healthy for us to have ambition and dreams - but what happens when your dreams become a reality, and the reality is something you don't want? Holly Colvin was just 15 when she got a place on the England cricket team for an ashes test against Australia. She went on to play five test…

Can kindness be the key to being a great boss?

The old saying goes that kindness costs nothing, but is it really possible that you can get to where you want to be in your career by being kind? Rebecca Oliver Mooney (or ROM for short) has 20 years experience in fast moving consumer goods and has worked for the likes of Mars, Nestle, Kellogg's an…

What to do when work makes you sick?

We all learn from our mistakes, that's part of being human. But how do you take something as damaging as working in a toxic environment and turn that to your advantage? Bianca Spruit worked as a leader in several roles before deciding to go it alone as a coach, one of those jobs almost broke her. B…

Behind the scenes of LeadHERship Journeys

All good things must come to and end (or in this case a pause), and this is the last episode in this series of LEadHERship Journeys - But don't worry work is already underway on series two! It has been an incredible journey and our genuine hope is that you've learned a lot from our amazing roster o…

Slide into my DMs? What’s driving unwanted attention on social media?

Why do some people leave inappropriate comments on LinkedIn? Why can one questionable comment turn into a pile-on? And why do so many people watch uncomfortable behaviour unfold online without challenging it? Psychologist, Leona Deakin, talks to Rom to explore the psychology behind unwanted attenti…