Taking the LEAP™
I'm Jacqueline Shepherd and I'm delighted to present Taking the LEAP™ - conversations with people with people who have turned their passions into a profession, some who stepped way outside of their comfort zone, but ultimately they've all, taken the LEAP. LEAP is an acronym I created, it stands for Listen, Equip, Action Patience™ steps whether knowingly or not most people who have successfully taken the leap have followed. Me: After a few years working in the charity sector, followed by a career as a recruitment consultant – I decided to follow my passion and took the LEAP to work in media. A decade on, having hosted a Sky One, Saturday morning TV show for a number of years, voiced the premium content for a successful sports channel and hosted content for some of the UK's most loved brands, I’m combining my presenting experience and love for inspiring stories and service, in this podcast, all about taking the LEAP.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
Star Tips: Overcoming barriers
In this special bonus-episode I take a look back at some of my earlier podcast conversations where we discussed barriers and overcoming them.
Featured are chats with designer, Chrissa Amuah; doctor, …
8. Vanessa Cruickshank - Property to Presenting to Playwright!
My guest this week is quadruple threat, Vanessa Cruickshank. From creative child, to being in a girl-band to working within the NHS, property to presenting and finally acting.
Her self starting, g…
7. From Corporate Law to Music Entrepreneur, RnB singer Kima Otung
I’m so delighted to bring you the latest LEAP conversation with Kima Otung. Kima is a successful RnB and Neo-Soul artist, whose former life saw her working as a successful (albeit unhappy) corporate …
6. Lisa Bent - From Facebook statuses to published author
Lisa Bent, author of Symona's Still Single is an inspirational figure.
She's a qualified counselor and HR professional and was prolific on Facebook when it came to romance related status updates. He…
5. From the corporate world to curly girls - Jamelia Donaldson, natural hair entrepreneur
Growing up Jamelia Donaldson always loved hair, but as a grown up like many, she found herself working all of the hours under the sun working in the corporate world. Recognising that her day job was …
4. When one door slams in your face, become a Global Head of Comms!
It’s a fact that the higher up the career ladder you climb the less diverse it becomes, of the 500 CEOs on the Fortune 500 list, only 24 are women, that’s just 5%.While I’m impressed with the women w…
Star Tips - Before you take action, you must first EQUIP!
Star Tips is the brainchild of Stevie Hutson CEO of staffing company Superstars. The Star Tips installments aim to provide practical advice for people who are thinking about Taking the LEAP in their …
3. Finding one's self and founding a business
In this instalment I chat to design entrepreneur Chrissa Amuah. Chrissa is the founder and creative director of AMWA Designs an African inspired homeware brand. She keeps it really real in this stor…
2. From pipe dream to published author.
There are some people who know from a young age, what their calling is, but for most of us, that calling remains a pipe dream. Alexandra Sheppard had a pipe dream but is now a shining example of allo…
Star Tips: Listen - Could I Be Happier?
Star Tips is the brainchild of Stevie Hutson CEO of staffing company Superstars. The Star Tips installments aim to provide practical advice to people who are thinking about Taking the LEAP in their c…
Taking the LEAP - trailer
I’m Jacqueline Shepherd, a TV presenter, host and producer. Taking the LEAP is a podcast with conversations that are full of inspiration and overcoming challenges in order to Take the LEAP. I did and…
1. Stay at home mum to medical doctor!
The guest in this instalment is Dr Hannah Campling. 10 years ago Hannah was a stay at home mum with one small child and another on the way. Without A-Levels or higher education and no family connecti…
Introducing LEAP: My story
Hi everyone, welcome along to Taking the LEAP! Despite my very calm voice on this recording, I'm super excited to have taken the leap into the world of podcasting with conversations full of inspirati…