Blow out the candles and sing a merry tune for Don’t Stop Us Now! is 5 years old!   A lot has happened in the past 5 years and we’re so grateful to have had some incredible conversations with incredibly inspiring women.  So in this special birthday episode, we take a step back and reflect on the key insights and lessons our guests have shared over more than 165 episodes. What we find is that there are common themes that keep cropping up again and again. Whether it’s a female leader and innovator in London, Bangkok, Silicon Valley or Costa Rica or Sydney, it turns out there are universal challenges our amazing guests have faced. We’ve also faced them and we’re pretty sure these are challenges that you’ve likely had, or may be facing too, they’re that universal.  It’s not that our stellar guests are in a different league to the rest of us, it’s simply that they’ve found a way to work through these challenges en route to their success.  And you can too.  In this episode you’ll hear: The 5 key challenges that crop up again and again The lessons to navigate these challenges more successfullyThoughts, confessions and struggles from leaders including internationally renowned author and speaker, Rachel Botsman; former entrepreneur and current member of the House of Lords and board director of Chanel, Martha Lane Fox and Forbes Philanthropy Hero, Audette Exel; and… How we all have fear and if we’re not feeling a bit of it right now, then we’re playing too safe. In short, this episode is jam-packed with 5 years worth of wisdom.  So grab a slice of (birthday) cake and enjoy our special 5th birthday episode.  Episodes we feature: Rachel Botsman Audette Exel Courtney Hohne  Lindley Edwards Caroline Issa Holly Ransom Martha Lane Fox Que Dallara Tina Sharkey Ann Sherry Julia Paige Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.