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by Maahika Singh

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If you're bossy and in pursuit of building a bold and brilliant life, career, and collection of side quests, you're in the right place. I'm Maahika, and Reclaiming Bossy is for ambitious women in their 20s navigating career, money, and identity, the messy middle nobody really posts about. Real conversations with founders, creators and leaders, plus honest solo episodes, health, wealth and happiness. Originally Empower Sounds, we are now streamed in 65+ countries with 3 international seasons, come join our global community. New episodes every Wednesday <3

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Episode thumbnail for You Have More Free Will Than You Think: Here’s How to Use It

July 29, 2026

You Have More Free Will Than You Think: Here’s How to Use It

<p>Today’s episode is a reminder  that you are the main character of your own life.</p><p>In this episode of Reclaiming Bossy, I’m breaking down how to “free will max”: building the money, time, boundaries, self-trust, community and energy that give you more freedom to design a life you love,</p><p>We get into identifying your core values and your “why”, defining success on your own terms, setting boundaries around what you will and won’t tolerate, building financial literacy, thinking differently about your 168 hours each week, delegating, protecting yourself from burnout and breaking the cycle of constantly looking to other people for validation.</p><p>If you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, directionless and want to design a more happy life, this episode is for you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro: How to maximise your free will and personal agency</p><p>00:50 The funding gap and the reality of being the first in your lineage</p><p>03:28 Step 1: Identifying your core values and finding your “why”</p><p>06:07 Step 2: Setting boundaries and deciding what you won’t tolerate</p><p>08:33 Step 3: Designing your own version of success</p><p>11:07 Money is a tool: Building financial agency and financial literacy</p><p>13:52 You have 168 hours: How to spend your time and pay yourself first</p><p>18:00 Delegating tasks and understanding what your time is worth</p><p>19:30 The energy audit: Protecting your energy and preventing burnout</p><p>22:04 Stop waiting for permission: Breaking the validation loop</p><p>24:40 Why you need a community of builders around you</p><p>26:17 Reclaiming “Bossy” and launching Bossy and Brown magazine</p><p><br></p><p>What’s one way you’re maximising your free will right now? Comment below, I want to hear yours. Please also send this episode to someone you want to free will max with.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THINGS MENTIONED</strong>The Bossy and Brown Magazine (info/pre-order): https://www.bossyandbrown.com</p><p>168 hours book: https://lauravanderkam.com/books/168-hours/</p><p>The Finance Season: https://youtu.be/u583FCbmLEY?si=dnDNySkTZxkbx0_I<br></p><p><strong>BUILD YOUR BOLDEST + BOSSIEST LIFE/ CAREER</strong></p><p>Bossy Behind the Scenes: Essays, reflections, resources and all the behind-the-scenes of building a bold, bossy life.</p><p><a href="https://substack.com/@bossybehindthescenes">https://substack.com/@bossybehindthescenes</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>WORK WITH ME</strong></p><p>Creator/Founder Office Hours: Bring me your ideas, questions or whatever you’re stuck on, and we’ll turn it into a plan.</p><p><a href="https://calendly.com/maahika/mentoring?back=1">https://calendly.com/maahika/mentoring?back=1</a></p><p><br></p><p>Founders + brands: Work with me on storytelling, personal branding, content and strategy through Empower Sounds Media.</p><p>Book a Strategy Session : <a href="https://calendly.com/maahika/branding-strategy-session?back=1&month=2026-07">https://calendly.com/maahika/branding-strategy-session?back=1&amp;month=2026-07</a></p><p>Book a discovery call : <a href="https://calendly.com/maahika/discovery-call?back=1">https://calendly.com/maahika/discovery-call?back=1</a></p><p>Join the next personal branding sprint : <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNPFNgdt02CyvYsb6n9i8kmvEJRxQDmTwOVusTxII_tMoJ7Q/viewform?usp=header">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNPFNgdt02CyvYsb6n9i8kmvEJRxQDmTwOVusTxII_tMoJ7Q/viewform?usp=header</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow The Podcast/ Connect With Me</strong></p><p>Podcast Instagram: @reclaimingbossy</p><p>Podcast TikTok: @reclaimingbossy</p><p>My Instagram: @maahika.s</p><p>My TikTok: @maahika.s</p><p><br></p><p>Collaborations + enquiries: team@empowersoundsmedia.com</p>

Episode thumbnail for The Story Behind the UK's First Desi Cocktail Brand with Danika Hossain

July 22, 2026

The Story Behind the UK's First Desi Cocktail Brand with Danika Hossain

<p>Danika Hossain co-founded Bhangra Blends, the UK&#39;s first South Asain inspired ready-to-drink cocktail brand, taking it from home-tested recipes to retail shelves and a £167k raise, all straight out of university.</p><p>We talk about the origin story behind Bhangra Blends, building a product from kitchen experiments to commercial manufacturing, and raising funding as young South Asian female founders.</p><p> Danika breaks down startup jargon most people are too embarrassed to ask about (SEIS, cap tables, FMCG), why every founder needs an advisory board, and how she&#39;s kept her friendship with her co-founder intact through the chaos of building a business.</p><p><br></p><p> We also get into brand building, rebranding without fear of being &quot;annoying,&quot; and choosing organic growth over chasing every opportunity. </p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;ve ever wanted to start a business but have no idea where to begin,  this episode is for you.</p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro: Meet Danika, co-founder of Bhangra Blends</p><p>00:19 Introducing the UK&#39;s first Indian-inspired cocktail brand</p><p>00:51 The origin story of Bhangra Blends</p><p>01:55 The product development journey from home testing to retail</p><p>03:24 Raising £167k and the commercial manufacturing process</p><p>05:00 Breaking funding barriers as a young South Asian female founder</p><p>06:45 Startup jargon busted: SEIS, Cap Tables, and FMCG</p><p>10:45 Why you need an advisory board and how to build one</p><p>14:05 How to maintain a friendship with your co-founder</p><p>16:34 Balancing startup life and personal relationships in your 20s</p><p>18:13 Business expectations vs. reality and advice to younger self</p><p>21:07 Creating a vibrant brand aesthetic and community</p><p>24:00 Rebranding and getting over the fear of being &quot;annoying&quot;</p><p>26:04 Focusing on organic sales and relationship building</p><p>29:08 Building resilience through the highs and lows of business</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Danika/ Bhangra Blends </p><p><a href="https://bhangrablends.com">https://bhangrablends.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bhangrablends/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/bhangrablends/?hl=en</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bhangra-blends/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/bhangra-blends/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with the Pod / Me</p><p>Podcast Instagram: @reclaimingbossy My Instagram: @maahika.s</p><p>Podcast TikTok: @reclaimingbossy My TikTok: @maahika.s</p><p>For collaborations and enquiries: team@empowersoundsmedia.com</p><p><br></p><p>Send this episode to someone who you want to try Bhangra Blends with the next time you order Indian takeout :)</p>

Episode thumbnail for Being a "Good Girl" Is a Scam , Here's Why (With Sangeeta Pillai)

July 15, 2026

Being a "Good Girl" Is a Scam , Here's Why (With Sangeeta Pillai)

<p>Sangeeta grew up in the slums of Mumbai, fought her way out of an arranged marriage, and became the founder of Soul Sutras and the multi-award-winning Masala Podcast, the UK&#39;s biggest South Asian feminist platform. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode we go deep on the mother wound, generational trauma, and the specific kind of shame South Asian women are raised to carry. We talk about reclaiming the word &quot;bossy,&quot; growing up under patriarchy in Mumbai, immigrant shame, healing her relationship with her mother, leaving India for London, and re-rooting in Kerala to find belonging. We also get into redefining South Asian culture on your own terms, the stigma around loneliness, building genuine community, the &quot;man hater&quot; label thrown at feminists, real male allyship, breaking scarcity mindset, and reconnecting with your body and pleasure.</p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;ve ever felt like tired of being “good” this one is for you</p><p><br></p><p><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong></p><p>00:00:00 – Introduction: Meet Sangeeta  Pillai</p><p>00:00:46 – Reclaiming The Word Bossy &amp; Speaking Up</p><p>00:02:31 – Growing Up In Mumbai &amp; Overcoming Patriarchy</p><p>00:04:53 – The Societal Function Of Shame</p><p>00:07:05 – Unpacking Cultural Shame As Immigrants</p><p>00:09:36 – Healing The Mother Wound &amp; Generational Trauma</p><p>00:13:58 – Leaving The Motherland &amp; Moving To London</p><p>00:16:50 – Re-Rooting And Finding Belonging In Kerala</p><p>00:20:22 – Redefining South Asian Culture On Your Own Terms</p><p>00:24:35 – The Hidden Stigma And Shame Around Loneliness</p><p>00:28:13 – Evolving Identity And Outgrowing Old Spaces</p><p>00:29:29 – How To Build A Genuine And Intentional Community</p><p>00:33:37 – Navigating The &quot;Man Hater&quot; Label As A Feminist</p><p>00:37:18 – How Men Can Show Up As True Allies To Women</p><p>00:39:15 – Breaking The Scarcity Mindset Among Women</p><p>00:41:48 – Learning To Relax, Let Go, And Receive Abundance</p><p>00:44:35 – Reconnecting With Your Body &amp; Calming Your Nervous System</p><p>00:47:25 – Expanding Your Lexicon Of Pleasure As A Woman</p><p>00:50:24 – Conclusion: Where To Find Sangeeta </p><p><br></p><p>Follow and Connect with Sangeeta:</p><p>Sangeeta’s Website <a href="https://soulsutras.co.uk/about-sangeeta-pillai/">https://soulsutras.co.uk/about-sangeeta-pillai/</a></p><p>Follow Sangeeta on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/soulsutras/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/soulsutras/?hl=en</a></p><p>Connect with Sangeeta on Linkedin </p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangeeta-pillai-soul-sutras-398a821a?originalSubdomain=uk">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangeeta-pillai-soul-sutras-398a821a?originalSubdomain=uk</a></p><p>Masala Podcast : <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7eCWGNxaofWADklejsML95">https://open.spotify.com/show/7eCWGNxaofWADklejsML95</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with the Pod / Me</p><p>Podcast Instagram: @reclaimingbossy My Instagram: @maahika.s</p><p>Podcast TikTok: @reclaimingbossy My TikTok: @maahika.s</p><p>For collaborations and enquiries: team@empowersoundsmedia.com</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this episode send it to a fellow bad beti &lt;3.</p>

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What is Empower Sounds ?

If you're bossy and in pursuit of building a bold and brilliant life, career, and collection of side quests, you're in the right place.

I'm Maahika, and Reclaiming Bossy is for ambitious women in their 20s navigating career, money, and identity, the messy middle nobody really posts about. Real conversations with founders, creators and leaders, plus honest solo episodes, health, wealth and happiness.

Originally Empower Sounds, we are now streamed in 65+ countries with 3 international seasons, come join our global community.

New episodes every Wednesday <3

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates bi-weekly.

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This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

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