FLC: Finding Your Voice and Embracing Authenticity with Laura Thornley #BONUS

Marketing in the Madness

Join Laura Thornley, EMEA Field Marketing Lead at Contentful and Katie Street in this bonus episode, as they discuss the importance of finding your voice and embracing authenticity. Learn how to be true to yourself and express your unique perspective in a world full of noise and challenging gender norms.
We're back with another powerful BONUS episode of Marketing In The Madness, where Katie Street dives into the pressing need for not only equality and inclusion but also the empowerment of women in the workplace. This episode marks a significant collaboration with MAD//Fest, aimed at addressing gender biases and creating supportive environments for women's career growth, particularly within the tech and marketing sectors.
You can expect to hear:
💬 Advice for her younger self: Reflection and leaning into your skills to challenge internal narratives of not being a good fit for business. How to encourage yourself to believe you deserve a seat at the table.
💪 Challenging gender norms: The importance of embracing authenticity rather than emulating male counterparts. Discover about seeking male allies to support change and empower women.
🤹‍♀️ Work-life balance struggles: Personal experiences of feeling pressure to prioritise work over family. The challenges of balancing career and motherhood and feeling like a failure when things don't go perfectly.
🧑 Tips and support for working mothers: Emphasising the need for workplace flexibility and validation of working mothers' challenges. Stressing the value of open conversations, supportive networks, and leaders who understand the struggle to balance responsibilities.
Laura provides advice, shares personal experiences, and emphasizes the need for continued conversations and support around these issues affecting women in business.
🗣️ "We feel like it's a sign of weakness when actually, I would argue that the working mothers out there are flipping superheroes.”
🎙️ Tune in to this empowering episode and discover the power of empowering women in business.
Chapters
00:00 - Marketing in the Madness collaboration with MadFest
01:45 - Deserving a seat at the table
02:17 - Career acceleration tips for women in their 20s
04:13 - Female leaders need male allies to support them
07:29 - Self-pressure for success
09:44 - Postpartum depression affects women differently than men
12:21 - Support and love are key for recovery
Laura Thornley
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lau-thornley/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/contentful/
https://www.contentful.com/

Katie Street
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiestreet/
https://www.instagram.com/streetmate/

Street Agency
https://street.agency/
https://www.instagram.com/street.agency/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/streetagency/

Разделы

1. Marketing in the Madness collaboration with MadFest (00:00:00)

2. Deserving a seat at the table (00:01:45)

3. Career acceleration tips for women in their 20s (00:02:17)

4. Female leaders need male allies to support them (00:04:13)

5. Self-pressure for success (00:07:29)

6. Postpartum depression affects women differently than men (00:09:44)

7. Support and love are key for recovery (00:12:21)