Winning the fight within is what Hazel Gale's story is all about. As a former champion boxer and kick-boxer turned therapist, turned tech start-up founder, Hazel shares how she re-wrote her self-limiting narratives to overcome a deep-rooted fear of weakness and failure.

At the prime of her fighting career, Hazel's body unexpectedly shut down, forcing her to confront her deepest fears and childhood-ingrained beliefs about herself. Exploring cognitive hypnotherapy helped her reframe these inner demons and reconnect with her inner child, and eventually she returned to the ring, stronger than ever. Today, Hazel is a tech entrepreneur - inspired by her own therapy journey, she created Betwixt, a mental health app that uses the power of interactive storytelling and metaphor to help hundreds of thousands of users reframe their own self-narratives.

Our conversation touched on wider issues of societal conditioning, self-perception, and the complexities of purpose and achievements - a must-listen for anyone navigating the intersection of mental health, personal growth, and professional success.

@hazel.gale.therapy on insta

@betwixt.app on insta

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Produced by Taqwa Sadiq

Mixed by Talia Augustidis

Artwork by Poppy Newman

Video by Nada Smiljanic

Brought to you by Clarfelt + Co, a people consultancy. Find out more and say hello at www.clarfeltandco.com

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Chapters

(00:00) Introducing Hazel Gale

(01:03) Childhood Narratives

(05:45) Needing to Win and Prove Strength

(07:10) Struggles with Identity and Self-Worth

(11:30) Women and Social Conditioning

(16:39) Therapy and Cognitive Hypnotherapy

(20:58) Inner Child

(21:15) Mind Monster Solution

(24:22) Final Fight and Inner Peace

(27:26) Achieving Flow State

(30:38) Betwixt: A Mental Health Adventure

(37:42) Purpose and Making a Difference

(39:02) Conclusion

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Jonny Sweet is a screenwriter, novelist, and comedian - you might know him from his film Wicked Little Letters, starring Olivia Coleman, or from one of his many TV/radio performances, such as When Boris Met Dave, Chickens, and Together, or The Kellerby Code - his debut novel out now in paperback!

Jonny shared his journey from being in the Cambridge Footlights with Joe Thomas and Simon Bird, skiving off his job and winning Best Newcomer at Edinburgh, to now writing screenplays for national treasures like Jesse Buckley and Timothy Spall. We chatted about where his 'funniness' comes from and social anxiety, what makes work 'fulfilling', the creative process, perfectionism and defining success for yourself, as well as vomiting at live shows, having kids, and stress ulcers at Christmas.

Find Jonny's books here

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Produced by Taqwa Sadiq

Mixed by Talia Augustidis

Artwork by Poppy Newman

Video by Nada Smiljanic

Brought to you by Clarfelt + Co, a people consultancy. Find out more and say hello at https://www.clarfeltandco.com

Chapters

(00:00) Meet Jonny Sweet

(01:08) Cambridge Footlights

(06:34) First time skiving work

(08:19) Working with friends

(11:35) Where does the 'funny' come from?

(14:19) Changing course

(15:40) Healthy relationship with work

(18:54) Novel-writing and creative process

(20:31) The Kellerby Code

(21:45) Creativity as career

(24:35) Juggling family and work

(25:34) Wicked Little Letters

(28:37) Defining success

(29:56) Conclusion

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From side-hustling in her teens to bootstrapping a seven-figure beauty and Ed-Tech company in her twenties, Oyin Adebayo is an entrepreneurial force with an incredible backstory.

The founder and angel investor shared how her childhood in Nigeria, unusual upbringing and difficult transition to the UK, all gave her the resilience, resourcefulness, perspective, and inner steeliness that make her successful in the worlds of tech, business and social impact today. Oyin is the founder of Niyo Group, a global tech company that combines beauty and education whilst uplifting and up-skilling marginalised communities.

Find Oyin at her website here, on LinkedIN, and @oyinadebayo_ on insta

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Produced by Taqwa Sadiq

Mixed by George Powell

Artwork by Poppy Newman

Video by Nada Smiljanic

Brought to you by Clarfelt + Co, a people consultancy. Find out more and say hello at https://www.clarfeltandco.com

Chapters

(00:00) Meet Oyin Adebayo: Tech Entrepreneur and Angel Investor

(00:49) Entrepreneurial Childhood

(03:33) Cultural Shifts: From Nigeria to the UK

(07:40) Identity and Activism in a New Environment

(13:02) Immigration Battles

(14:59) Overcoming Funding Challenges

(15:22) Entrepreneurial Beginnings

(15:42) Niyo Group Origin Story

(16:22) Celebrity Hair

(17:32) Hair to Tech: The Evolution of Niyo

(19:16) Up-skilling and Empowering Women in Tech

(22:38) Philanthropy and Business

(24:43) Balancing Personal and Business Goals

(26:06) Future Political Aspirations

(26:33) Intuition

(27:45) Scaling Niyo Group

(28:39) Conclusion and find out more

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