Welcome to How To Start Up — the podcast that dives into the real stories behind the startups, side hustles & self-made successes.
Jamila Brown is an American-German powerhouse who moved to London at 21 and after being told her life was “over” when she became a single mum at 24 — proved everyone wrong.
From running Soho House’s global ESG programme to discovering her knack for freelancing during a sabbatical Jamila’s journey to founding her own impact agency is anything but linear — and that’s exactly why it’s inspiring.
Today, she’s a business owner, a mum of two, a wife and a sustainability and social impact champion. This is an honest, motivating chat about reinvention, resilience, and knowing your worth.
Jamila’s advice:
- Self-confidence helps!
- As does a sense of purpose/service
- Being vocal makes you visible
- In my case, being a single parent helped concentrate my mind and made me use my time well
- Having good people skills, being outspoken and having drive are all important
- Remember ESG matters, there is a point to it
- I had an idea and a smile - not a website
- Every challenge is an opportunity
- Don’t procrastinate, just do it and you will learn as you go
FF&M enables you to own your own PR & produces podcasts.
Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2024 MD & Founder of PR & Communications consultancy for startups Fallow, Field & Mason. Email us at hello@fallowfieldmason.com or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason.
FF&M recommends:
- LastPass the password-keeping site that syncs between devices.
- Google Workspace is brilliant for small businesses
- Buzzsprout podcast 'how to' & hosting directory
- Canva has proved invaluable for creating all the social media assets and audio bites.
MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod. Link & Licence
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