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Ep.56 Rachel Neylan OLY | The Power of Choices Over Sacrifices

by admin | Apr 14, 2025 | Blog, Champion, Conqueror, Female Empowerment, Podcast For Women

Di talks with Rachel Neylan, former professional road cyclist, Olympian, and all-around powerhouse about the power of choices not sacrifices, on this episode of the Power of Women Podcast. From a young girl watching the Olympics on TV to standing on the podium as a World Championship silver medallist, Rachel’s perseverance is nothing short of inspiring.

We dive into:

✨ The calculated risks and choices [note she doesn’t call these sacrifices] Rachel took to achieve success in professional cycling

✨ How resilience and work ethic shaped her career and personal growth

✨ The importance of identity and purpose beyond athletics

✨ Powerful insights on the parallels between high performance in sports and business

✨ Her transition from elite sports to a new path in performance coaching and consulting

Rachel’s story is a testament to the power of determination, adaptability, and self-belief. Making the transition from athlete to consultant & high-performance coach, Rachel draws on her combined success as a professional athlete and academic knowledge to incorporate her unique insights into high-performance optimisation, resilience-building and team optimisation. What is irrefutable is her passion for empowering others combined with her infectious enthusiasm.

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Find Rachel Neylan at:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-neylan/

Website https://www.rachelneylan.com/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rachneylan/

Ep.55 Michelle Huntington | Soaring Beyond Limits @ 30,000 ft

by admin | Apr 7, 2025 | Female Author, Female Empowerment, Trailblazers

Soaring beyond limits. Michelle Huntington is a force to be reckoned with. On this episode of the Power Of Women podcast, Michelle shares her amazing journey from a childhood dream of flying to becoming an Airline Captain in a male-dominated industry, where there are only 500 female airline captains globally. She shares her remarkable determination in turning her dream of flying into reality, the importance of representation for women in aviation, and how her experiences shaped her identity. Listen to how she flew a 4-seater, single engine plane, solo from the USA to Australia in five days!

Michelle emphasises the need for resilience and a mindset of perseverance, encouraging others to keep pushing their boundaries. She has a fabulous mantra which she has taken from the cockpit to everyday life: Keep going until you can’t. Fasten your seatbelt.

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In this episode:

00:00 The Journey to Becoming a Pilot

04:09 Representation of Women in Aviation

05:20 Breaking into a Male-Dominated Industry

08:47 Childhood Dreams and Early Inspirations

12:22 Defining Personal Narratives

17:28 Overcoming Challenges and Identity

24:19 The Impact of Career on Identity

28:31 Developing a Resilient Mindset

30:17 Translating Aviation Skills to Leadership

32:40 Looking Ahead: Future Aspirations

Find Michelle Huntington at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-huntington/

Website: https://www.michellehuntington.com/

Ep.54 Sophie Doyle | Bootstrap Hustle: No Investors. No bank loan.

by admin | Mar 31, 2025 | Blog, Female Entrepreneur, Podcast For Women

Bootstrap hustle – no investors, no bank loan. In this episode of the Power of Women Podcast, we sit down with Sophie Doyle, founder of The Fable, to explore her entrepreneurial journey. Sophie says she recognised early on that she corporate life and company politics wasn’t for her, tapping into a desire to be her own boss and the low-risk approach to starting her own business. With no job or set plan, but hungry for an adventure she went and lived in an Indian yoga ashram in the Himalayas. From Ashram to Jaipur, Rajasthan, a series of chance encounters lead her to a textile factory.

She opens up about the challenges and rewards of bootstrapping, the power of digital marketing, and the emotional and financial investments required to build a business from the ground up. Whether you’re thinking about starting your own business or already on your entrepreneurial journey, this episode is full of valuable insights and inspiration to help you navigate building something from scratch.

Key Topics:

✅ The mindset shift from employee to entrepreneur
✅ Navigating the hurdles of self-funding a startup
✅ How digital marketing transformed The Fable’s growth
✅ The real cost—financial and emotional—of entrepreneurship
✅ Understanding customer needs and staying ahead of trends
✅ Avoiding burnout and maintaining a healthy work-life balance

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