How often have you thought, "I'm just one Voice. How can I make an impact?"

Turns out, your one Voice may affect more change than you could ever imagine.

On the season finale, of ARRIVED. celebrating Women's History Month, I speak with my old friend, anti-racism and mother-and-baby home  campaigner, Marguerite Penrose, about how she's used her Voice to affect legislative change – and reach over two million people in the process.

Tune in to hear Marguerite's story of growing up in a mother-and-baby home in Dublin; how she's using her Voice to raise awareness for the rights of adopted children who were raised in Ireland's mother-and-baby homes; her experience being Black in a mostly all-white community in 1970s Ireland; and how a single act of telling her story has now led to Marguerite's Voice being published in an overwhelmingly powerful article on the BBC, garnering over two million reads.

Marguerite also shares her tips for using your Voice to affect true change, and make an impact on your audience.

Marguerite is an Irish-Zambian Anti-Racism and Mother and Baby Home campaigner based near Dublin, Ireland. She is also a Meditation, Reiki Master & Teacher. While Marguerite was born with congenital scoliosis, she is a true lover of life, of people – and a self-professed positivity queen!

Background Reading:

• The Hidden Story of African-Irish Children – BBC News
• Marguerite's Story – Black and Irish

Follow and connect with Marguerite on Instagram at @magsimaloo and on Twitter at @magsimaloo.

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Questioning how productive you really are while WFH? Wondering how to switch off when your work life is your home life is your work life (and repeat)? Turns out, there are unique challenges women who work from home face, as we head firmly into a working from home revolution.

Today on ARRIVED., I chat to female leadership journalist and author, Harriet Minter, about

– why the language of contemporary women's magazines still assumes outdated tropes of women's work lives – even in 2021 
– how Harriet came to launch the Women in Leadership section in the Guardian newspaper
– how the post-pandemic hybrid work from office / work from home model could actually edge women out of promotions and career advancement
– how to rethink your productivity (and that afternoon nap!)  when working from home 
– why regularly working more than 40 hours/week can lead to disease
– how to set better boundaries around your professional life so that working from home doesn't turn into 'living at work'

Harriet's new book, WFH: How to Build a Career you Love Outside the Office is available now at all fine booksellers.

Connect with Harriet at harrietminter.com | Follow Harriet on Twitter and Instagram @harrietminter

Harriet Minter is a journalist and broadcaster, specialising in female leadership and working from home. She is the author of WFH: How to Build a Career you Love Outside the Office and she founded the Guardian's Women in Leadership section - the first editorial section in a national newspaper to focus on women’s working lives. She is also a columnist for Psychologies magazine and hosts her own radio show, The Badass Women's Hour on TalkRadio. She's written for publications including The Times, The Telegraph and Red magazine.

As well as her journalism, Harriet is also a fully qualified coach and facilitator and trains companies in how to make their workplaces work for their staff. She’s run programmes on female leadership and how to lead a team from your home for everyone from multinationals to start-ups. She is a regular speaker on women's rights, remote working, and the future of leadership. She's given two TED Talks, the first on the importance of learning to fail and the second on yoga, which have had tens of thousands of views.

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Your Voice deserves to be heard. Discover how podcasting can help your personal brand make an impact – while making a profit.

Sign up today for Find Your Voice, my 8-week podcast launch course courses.atelierwrede.com

Follow me on Instagram at @atelierwrede, on Clubhouse at @bethanywrede and be sure to SUBSCRIBE here so you never miss an episode!

Confused about how to get your Voice published in major media outlets? Worry that your story or personal brand isn’t unique enough? Having a solid PR strategy is a must – even for creative solopreneurs and small business owners. But pitching for publicity can be a mindset minefield for the uninitiated.

Today on ARRIVED., PR and publicity goddess, Kristin Marquet, is giving you (and me!) the lowdown about why amping up your PR game is an absolute must when it comes to running and growing your business; the right way to approach and pitch editors; one exercise to pump up your mindset when pitching (and the realities of rejection); the difference between 'newsworthy' and 'credibility' when it comes to publicity (and why it matters!); and how to get media coverage, even if you have a small following, a patched together website or have never yet been featured in the media before.

Kristin's PR course, From Nameless to Noteable, is open for enrollment now! Head to femfounder.co/the-course to get started.

Kristin Marquet has been a publicist and business owner for more than 14 years. As the owner and creative director of Marquet Media, LLC, Kristin oversees the daily operations of the business while executing client campaigns. Throughout her career as a publicist, Kristin has developed partnerships with leading brands and entrepreneurs. She and her clients have been featured in Inc.com, Forbes.com, Fortune.com, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur.com, Thrive Global, and so many more. She also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of FemFounder™.

Connect with Kristin and Marquet Media at marquet.company, or FemFounder™ at femfounder.co.

Follow Kristin on Twitter @kristinmarquet | Instagram @femfounder

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Your Voice deserves to be heard. Discover how podcasting can help your personal brand make an impact – while making a profit. Sign up today for Find Your Voice, my 8-week podcast launch course courses.atelierwrede.com

Follow me on Instagram at @atelierwrede, on Clubhouse at @bethanywrede and be sure to SUBSCRIBE here so you never miss an episode!