Top Tips To Balance University, Business & Big Dreams ft Jasmine Smith

Top Tips To Balance University, Business & Big Dreams ft Jasmine Smith

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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How to Date Without Lowering Your Standards as an Ambitious Woman ft. Courtney & Renée

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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How To Stop Sabotaging Your Own Potential And Overcome Limiting Beliefs ft Dr Jade Thomas

This episode is for the woman who knows she’s capable of more, but keeps getting in her own way. The woman who overthinks opportunities, delays decisions, doubts her potential, and quietly wonders why growth feels harder than it should. If that’s you, this conversation will help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface and why it feels so hard to move even when you know you’re ready. ✨ Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Dr. Jade Thomas, a chartered counselling psychologist, first-gen doctor, and founder of Luxe Psychology Practice, with clinics in Central London and Milton Keynes. Inside this week’s episode, we get into:  ✨ Why capable women shrink their own potential without realising it  ✨ The psychology behind self-sabotage and “I’m not ready yet” thinking  ✨ Where limiting beliefs actually come from especially for first-gen women  ✨ Nervous system responses and why your body resists what your mind wants  ✨ The fear of being “too much” and what it’s really rooted in  ✨ How to start rewiring patterns that keep you stuck  ✨ & more If you’ve ever talked yourself out of something you were excited about… If you’ve ever understood your potential but struggled to act on it… If you’re ready to stop overthinking and start moving…  This conversation is for you. Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:35 – Dr Jade’s Journey 05:50 – Why We Shrink Our Potential 12:10 – Limiting Beliefs & Where They Come From 22:40 – Fear of Being “Too Much” 31:50 – Rewiring Patterns That Keep You Stuck 35:55 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Connect with Dr Jade Thomas: Website: www.luxepsychologypractice.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjadeofficial/  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/ 💌 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

From Idea To Reality: The Game Plan To Turn Your Vision To Reality ft Alexandra Forsyth

This episode is for the woman with big ideas, bold dreams, and a vision she can’t stop thinking about, but who isn’t quite sure how to turn it into reality. The woman who knows she’s capable of more, but feels stuck between inspiration and execution. If that’s you, this conversation will give you the clarity, strategy, and mindset shifts you need to move from idea to action. ✨ Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Alexandra Forsyth,  a cybersecurity expert turned thought leader, TEDx speaker, and host of the Take a Chance On You podcast. Inside this week’s episode, we get into: ✨ What separates women who execute from those who stay in the idea phase ✨ Turning thought into action with more clarity and intention ✨ The Access Equation: proximity, perception, and positioning ✨ How to build trust and credibility before the external proof is there ✨ Making confident decisions when there is no clear roadmap ✨ Understanding your “human return on investment” ✨ & more If you’ve ever felt like you have the vision but not the blueprint, If you’ve ever wondered how to position yourself for opportunities you haven’t seen yet, If you’re ready to stop overthinking and start moving, This episode will remind you that clarity comes through action, and that the life you’re imagining becomes possible the moment you decide to back yourself. 🤍 Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:35  – Alexandra’s Journey 04:05 – Turning Idea into Execution 10:50 – The Access Equation 27:10 – Building In Uncertainty 36:55 – Human Return On Investment 40:30 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Connect with Alexandra: Podcast: Take a Chance On You: https://www.youtube.com/@TakeAChanceOnYouPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandracforsyth/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandraforsyth/  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/ 💌 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Pressure of Being First-Gen: Guilt, Expectations & Success ft Elizabeth Quishpi

This episode is for the woman who’s carrying more than anyone realises, the first-gen woman who’s ambitious, grateful, determined… but quietly exhausted from holding it all together. The woman who’s building a future she’s never seen modelled, while trying not to disappoint the people who raised her. If that’s you, this conversation is going to make you feel seen. 🤍 Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Elizabeth Quishpi - Co-Founder of Empower LATAM UK and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree. Born in Ecuador, raised between Spain, and now carving her own path in the UK, Elizabeth’s story reflects the reality so many first-gen women live but rarely speak about: pressure, responsibility, identity shifts, and the courage it takes to build a life your family has never experienced. Inside this week’s episode, we get into: ✨ The invisible pressures first-gen women carry ✨ Navigating success when you don’t have a blueprint ✨ Guilt, identity shifts & outgrowing old versions of yourself ✨ How to build from scratch when the world feels unfamiliar ✨ Representation, impact & creating opportunities for others ✨ & more If you’ve ever felt like you’re torn between who you want to be and who you were raised to be… If you’ve ever felt guilty for growing, for wanting more, or for dreaming bigger than your environment… This episode will remind you that you’re allowed to build a life that reflects your courage, not your fears. 🤍 Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:30 – Elizabeth’s Early Life & Background 05:05 – First Gen Pressure 35:05 – Building From Scratch 46:40 – Identity Shift & Growth 53:50 – Representation & Impact  55:40 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Check out Elizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eliqc_/ Empower LATAM UK: https://www.instagram.com/empowerlatamuk/ 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/ 💌 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]