Something for the Soul
Hosted by Sanju Pal · Sanju Pal
5.0from 2 ratings
- 17
- Episodes
- 2
- Ratings
- 2023
- First episode
About Something for the Soul
The leadership podcast with a twist. As leaders, being open about our most difficult personal and professional experiences has the potential to be transformative. In this podcast, teachers from around the world who have become Founders, CEOs and C-suite level leaders of social enterprises making a positive impact in education, dive deeper than might be typical when discussing a challenge they have worked through. They share something for the soul. This podcast is humanising leadership and demonstrating the power we all have within us to get through life’s biggest hurdles to make positive change in the world. This is a podcast for anyone looking for a nugget of motivation every month. If you are interested in social innovation in any way then this podcast is for you. Sanju Pal is Founder of the education charity RISE (www.rise-online.co.uk). After completing the Teach First programme as a Maths teacher, Sanju went on to join Accenture, leading RISE’s teams in the UK and India in volunteer capacity whilst working full time as a management consultant. Sanju won the UK Asian Women of Achievement Award and was profiled in ‘Inspirational Women in Business’ by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. She was invited to meet Her Late Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace for the ‘Youth, Education and the Commonwealth’ reception, which honoured education activists from across the globe, and received the Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award. Sanju is a member of the Teach for All Social Innovators Community of Practice, the diverse voices of which she promotes on this podcast to inspire anyone, at any age, to be a social innovator and implement solutions to positively impact educational disadvantage around the world. Any questions? Email sanju.pal@rise-online.co.uk or reach out @sanjuthinks on Instagram (www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/sanjuthinks) or connect on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Sanju Pal
- Category
- business · business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 4 Nov 2025
Latest episodes
17 episodes in the feed.
4 Nov 2025
Emotional Boldness with Raoul Joshi
After a little hiatus I'm pleased to bring you this 3rd episode of Season 2, recorded during the Teach for All Social Innovators gathering in South Africa. Raoul shares the challenge he faced when pivoting from a career in management consulting at McKinsey to becoming a teacher on the Teach for Sweden fellowship. Through emotional boldness he followed his heart and intuition to pursue a new path in education, one that he had long thought of but took courage to navigate. Raoul talks openly about how the fear of failure stopped him from taking the road less travelled until a serendipitous moment led to a conversation that sparked him to be emotionally bold. I think this is such an important conversation that many listeners, particularly those working in corporate mainstream jobs, will relate to. Raoul talks about breaking free from the hamster wheel 'path of least resistance' to challenging the status quo and reskilling to a new career that is aligned with your dreams. Raoul's pivot from McKinsey has led to him founding Joshico, which partners with Swedish municipalities to design and deliver interventions that align schools, social services, police and healthcare around child welfare. Set up in 2023, Joshico’s programmes have already reached 11,000 school students and they are currently launching work with 3 new municipalities with a reach of 25,000 students. Raoul has also founded Puffin, an organisation that builds lightweight formative-assessment and feedback tools. Both of his ventures tackle systemic barriers to educational equity: Joshico at the policy and service-delivery layer, Puffin at the classroom and family interface. Raoul has co-authored a global study on the impact of artificial intelligence (https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/artificial-intelligence/notes-from-the-ai-frontier-modeling-the-impact-of-ai-on-the-world-economy). This is a heart warming episode on creating a liberating career in the world of education. Guest speaker: Raoul Joshi, Founder of Joshico. If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram (https://open.acast.com/networks/65919652e90f1d001782f4de/shows/6591ab72aa48e0001624ed29/www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks) and Twitter (https://open.acast.com/networks/65919652e90f1d001782f4de/shows/6591ab72aa48e0001624ed29/www.twitter.com/sanjuthinks) or connect on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Raoul Joshi @raouljoshi (https://www.instagram.com/raouljoshi) Joshico (https://joshico.org/) Teach for Sweden @teachforsweden (https://www.instagram.com/teachforsweden) Teach for All @teachforall (https://www.instagram.com/teachforall) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
15 Aug 2025
Sanju thinks about racism, breaking convention and community
Sanju thinks about racism and what we can do as individuals to combat discrimination of black and brown people, inspired by the guest episode with Jacob Adams, Founder of Inner Spark Learning Lab. Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month, Sanju talks of they ways she has embraced community and co-founded The Bangali Story in the spirit of the theme 'Roots to Routes'. This episode speaks to the notion of breaking convention, and empowers anyone listening to do exactly this, with Sanju highlighting her work to change the law for women with endometriosis. The 'Sanju thinks...' episodes are released on the 3rd Thursday of every month. They contain Sanju's reflections on the challenge that the guest speaker has shared earlier in the month so make sure you've listened to that episode first! This episode was released a little later than usual and recorded on 24th July 2025. If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram (https://open.acast.com/networks/65919652e90f1d001782f4de/shows/6591ab72aa48e0001624ed29/www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks) and Twitter (https://open.acast.com/networks/65919652e90f1d001782f4de/shows/6591ab72aa48e0001624ed29/www.twitter.com/sanjuthinks) or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Jacob Adams @elsnakeob (https://www.instagram.com/elsnakeob) Inner Spark Learning Lab @innersparklab (https://www.instagram.com/innersparklab) @sathnamsangera (https://www.instagram.com/sathnamsanghera) @kiran.landa (https://www.instagram.com/kiran.landa) @anoushkad6 (https://www.instagram.com/anoushkad6) @jasminesamra99 (https://www.instagram.com/jasminesamra99) @1928institute (https://www.instagram.com/1928institute) @shalinapatel (https://www.instagram.com/shalinapatel) @sushmajansari (https://www.instagram.com/sushmajansari) @anishaparmarstudio (https://www.instagram.com/anishaparmarstudio ) @rheatulipartridge @runnymedetrust @shabnabegum25 @crowdjustice_ @neelamheerashergill @cystersgroup @reachacademyfeltham @awaawardsuk @loveliff @caryrajinder @rimadas13 @southasianheritagemonth_uk @smokeandlime (https://www.instagram.com/smokeandlime/?hl=en#) @playsamosa @aiyyoshraddha @mohua_chinappa (https://www.instagram.com/mohua_chinappa/) @thebangalistory (www.instagram.com/thebangalistory) @damsel.collective @tulipsiddiq @pointsoflight @indogenius @housegospelchoir @neerscreenprints @westlondonsinf @vegetarianbrowngirls @aakashodedracompany @ranikhanum.kathak @rushilmusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
1 Jul 2025
Positive Disruption with Jacob Adams
Jacob Adams, Founder of Inner Spark Learning Lab, shares his experiences disrupting traditional education models to empower black and brown students through community-driven learning, in this interview with Sanju Pal.
19 Jun 2025
Sanju thinks about her life's work, family support and identity (and beauty!)
Sanju Pal reflects on committing to one's life's work, the role of family support, and how identity stems from the ability to act, inspired by Quim Sabrià's insights.
1 Jun 2025
Taking Action with Quim Sabrià
EdPuzzle CEO Quim Sabrià discusses how a conversation with his grandmother inspired him to take action and co-found an edtech platform to address barriers to learning, in an interview with Sanju Pal.
27 Jun 2024
Sanju thinks about expectations, overwhelm and nature
Sanju thinks about expectations, inspired by the episode with Blazhka Dimitrova, in particular career expectations and society's expectations that are ever more apparent on social media. She reflects on the feeling of overwhelm, which she has particularly experienced this month, and the tools she has used to help her, such as meditation (yoga nidra), solitude, disconnecting from communication notifications, poetry, playing the violin, spirituality and her expression of Hinduism including listening to the Gayatri Mantra. Sanju thinks about the serendipity of her conversation with Blazhka and how signs have been pointing towards spending more time in nature. The 'Sanju thinks...' episodes are released on the 3rd Thursday of every month (but this month on the 4th Thursday!). They contain Sanju's reflections on the challenge that the guest speaker has shared earlier in the month so make sure you've listened to that episode first! This is a longer episode that is the last one in this season, and expresses gratitude for all the guest speakers thus far: Richard Wilson, Natasha Porter, Neha Sahu, Fahd Jamaleddine, Anca Margineanu and Blazhka Dimitrova. Go back and listen to these insightful episodes if you haven't already. If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram (https://open.acast.com/networks/65919652e90f1d001782f4de/shows/6591ab72aa48e0001624ed29/www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks) and Twitter (https://open.acast.com/networks/65919652e90f1d001782f4de/shows/6591ab72aa48e0001624ed29/www.twitter.com/sanjuthinks) or connect on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Blazhka Dimitrova @blagadiary (https://www.instagram.com/blagadiary) Blagichka Zero Waste @blagichkapastry (https://www.instagram.com/blagichkapastry) Village Farm @farm2ubg (https://www.instagram.com/farm2ubg) Jania Geoghegan @janiageoghegan (https://www.instagram.com/janiageoghegan) Ruth Penfold @ruthpenfold (https://www.instagram.com/ruthpenfold) Laura Hearn @laura_lhearn (https://www.instagram.com/laura_lhearn) Websites: Madrinha Trust (https://madrinha-trust.org/) Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra (https://erso.london/) Lina Ramchand Lightwave Therapy (https://www.lightwaves-therapies.com/) Tansy in the Wild (https://www.tansyinthewild.com/) Wild Geese by Mary Oliver (https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/wild-geese) is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
1 Jun 2024
Setting Expectations with Blazhka Dimitrova
Blazhka shares the challenge she had feeling the weight of other people's expectations, namely her family and friends, when she decided to choose a path that was different to what they expected for her. I think this is something that we can all relate to which is why this is such a powerful episode. Blazhka shares the work she did to identify the values she had and also the values she wanted to have - she realised the former were driven by external expectations and not her own. She highlights the things that have assisted her when she is feeling conflicted on expectations, such as being clear on her motives, taking time for daily reflections and considering what is happening in her body when she is experiencing certain emotions, using learnings from the Huberman Lab podcast. Blazhka talks through the journey she went on to setting expectations that make her happy and have led her to an inspiring new chapter for her restaurant Blagichka, the first zero-waste restaurant in Bulgaria. Get to know Blazhka in the first half of the podcast as talks about where her drive and motivation around a zero waste philosophy began as a student at Sofia Univerisity. She shares how she combined this passion with teaching on the Teach for Bulgaria programme to enable a learning experience for her students that led to starting Blagichka. The restaurant gives disadvantaged young people the opportunity to work in their kitchen and develop key skills. Blazhka beautifully describes how she has gone back to her roots in the village to establish a circular approach to the restaurant's sustainability as she goes through an exciting re-launch on 1 June 2024. It's a simply wonderful story. Guest speaker: Blazhka Dimitrova, Founder and CEO of Blagichka in Bulgaria. If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Blazhka Dimitrova @blagadiary (https://www.instagram.com/blagadiary) Blagichka Zero Waste @blagichkapastry (https://www.instagram.com/blagichkapastry) Village Farm @farm2ubg (https://www.instagram.com/farm2ubg) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
30 May 2024
Sanju thinks about crisis response, problem solving and side-hustles
Sanju thinks about how we can respond to crisis, anchored in the motto "start with something", that Anca Margineanu shared. Sanju reflects on how we can all have an important cause that we feel strongly about in our own community or further afield that we can support through social action - this is the foundation on which RISE is built, solving for the education crisis in rural India. She thinks about problem solving at the centre of changing the world through social innovation and how more people dedicating their time to a social mission as a 'side-hustle' has the power to effect real change. Sanju believes that anyone has the capacity to be a social innovator at any scale and encourages you to get in touch if you want help with getting started. The 'Sanju thinks...' episodes are released on the 3rd Thursday of every month (but this month the 5th Thursday!). They contain Sanju's reflections on the challenge that the guest speaker has shared earlier in the month so make sure you've listened to that episode first! If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Anca Margineanu @ancamargineanu3 (https://www.instagram.com/ancamargineanu3) Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest @utcbro (https://www.instagram.com/utcbro) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
16 May 2024
Crisis Management with Anca Margineanu
Anca shares the challenge she had managing crisis - responding to the Ukraine war by building a Refugee Centre, now the biggest centre for Ukrainian refugees in Romania. She shares the difficult road she navigated in the face of a desperately harrowing situation, using the power of collaboration, partnerships and sponsorships to provide accommodation and a range of social services to the refugees. From this experience, Anca now believes anything is possible with motivation and passion for an important cause, even if you have no prior experience and even when you have other responsibilities like a full time job! Anca's humility shines through in her extraordinary story that can empower anyone to get involved in a social mission to help your community. Get to know Anca in the first half of the podcast as she shares her experience of Teach for Romania as a fellow and then as Head of Alumni. Anca works full time at the Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest (UTCB) where she is the institutional coordinator for EU-CONEXUS, a partnership of 9 universities across Europe who are developing science and innovation into a hub of excellence on Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability. Since February 2022 Anca has also managed the UTCB Refugee Centre and supported thousands of refugees from Ukraine. Guest speaker: Anca Margineanu, Founder and Co-ordinator of the UTCB Refugee Centre in Romania. If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Anca Margineanu @ancamargineanu3 (https://www.instagram.com/ancamargineanu3) Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest @utcbro (https://www.instagram.com/utcbro) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 Apr 2024
Sanju thinks...from a village called Shondanga
Sanju thinks about the narrative that led to her setting up RISE almost 15 years ago, rooted in her love of rural India, her cultural heritage and sense of belonging to West Bengal, specifically the village of Shondanga. This is a special episode recorded at Sanju's family home in Shondanga, which meant that her reflections on the powerful episode on Creative Recovery with Fahd Jamaleddine, Co-founder and Transformation Catalyst at nafda, were able to be more intentional. Take a virtual tour of Shondanga in the reel here (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5bIxFgPGil/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) by Purva Parwani, a fellow Teach for All social innovator and friend who recently stayed with Sanju and depicts her family home full of love here (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5rCWMcoGba/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). The 'Sanju thinks...' episodes are released on the 3rd Thursday of every month. They contain Sanju's reflections on the challenge that the guest speaker has shared earlier in the month so make sure you've listened to that episode first! If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Fahd @itsfahdd (https://www.instagram.com/itsfahdd) nafda @nafda_lebanon (https://www.instagram.com/nafda_lebanon) Purva Parwani @purvainawrap (https://www.instagram.com/purvainawrap/) Vivek Kaushik @viveksrkaushik (https://www.instagram.com/viveksrkaushik) Brototy Mishra @brototy (https://www.instagram.com/brototy) Aheli Jana @thats_so_aheli (https://www.instagram.com/thats_so_aheli) Claylab @claylab.education (https://www.instagram.com/claylab.education) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
1 Apr 2024
Creative Recovery with Fahd Jamaleddine
Fahd shares the challenge he has had working through the narrative that has guided his social entrepreneur journey, facing into trauma he experienced as a teenager and questioning what should guide the future re-invention of himself. He talks beautifully about having your north star to aid focus, the importance of self-love and how to build resilience through creative recovery. Fahd shares the tools he has used to build his sense of possibility mindset which have enabled him to tune into his higher self and purpose. Get to know Fahd in the first half of the podcast as he shares his incredible story of co-founding three organisations reforming education in Lebanon over the past 10 years: Inspiration Garden - a centre in Tripoli that cultivates experiential learning in a safe, creative, green environment for holistic skills development, Learning Land - a grassroots community of 6,000 educators fostering professional growth and innovation for meaningful education reform and nafda - a movement of social transformation through education anchored in 3 core values of engaged citizenship, good governance and social justice. Guest speaker: Fahd Jamaleddine, Co-Founder and Transformation Catalyst at nafda If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Fahd Jamaleddine @itsfahdd (https://www.instagram.com/itsfahdd) nafda @nafda_lebanon (https://www.instagram.com/nafda_lebanon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
21 Mar 2024
Sanju thinks about empathy, imposter syndrome, winning at life
Sanju thinks about the beautiful story that this month's guest Neha Sahu shared of her students from India visiting London as winners of the School Football League and reflects on the power of empathy during that trip. She highlights the Empathy Week Teacher CPD event she attended and reflects on empathy as the driver for creativity and how her early experiences of rural West Bengal led to setting up RISE. Sanju thinks about the challenge that Neha raised on career transitions and considers how to reframe imposter syndrome, inspired by the recent words of Oscar nominee America Ferrera and the Step Up Leadership event she attended on the concept of Ikigai - the reason for being. She also talks about what winning at life means to her right now. The 'Sanju thinks...' episodes are released on the 3rd Thursday of every month. They contain Sanju's reflections on the challenge that the guest speaker has shared earlier in the month so make sure you've listened to that episode first! If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Neha Sahu @sahusan (https://www.instagram.com/sahusan) Launch Girls @launch_grls (https://open.acast.com/www.instagram.com/launch_grls) Ed Kirwan @EdKirwan (https://x.com/edkirwan) Empathy Week @TheEmpathyWeek (https://x.com/theempathyweek) Ben Hobbis @MrBHobbis (https://x.com/mrbhobbis) Step Up Network @StepUpNet_Ed (https://x.com/stepupnet_ed) Hannah Wilson @Ethical_Leader (https://x.com/ethical_leader) Nav Sanghara @NavSanghara (https://x.com/navsanghara) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
1 Mar 2024
Career Transitions with Neha Sahu
Neha shares the challenge she faced when she took a sabbatical - how the comparative stillness led to feelings of imposter syndrome and needing to seek external validation which led to people pleasing. She talks about how she worked through this, applying her own mechanisms to “win at life” again and creating a work ecosystem that is a "match", which she believes everyone can strive for. Get to know Neha in the first half of the podcast as she shares her fascinating journey co-founding Just for Kicks, for the most disadvantaged children in India to learn life skills through football - an idea she developed whilst on the Teach for India fellowship. Neha went on to experience a merger with Enabling Leadership where she was Director of Global Operations and Development before co-founding Launch Girls. Guest speaker: Neha Sahu, Co-Founder and COO of Launch Girls If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Neha Sahu @sahusan (https://www.instagram.com/sahusan) Launch Girls @launch_grls (www.instagram.com/launch_grls) Enabling Leadership @enablingleadershipglobal (www.instagram.com/enablingleadershipglobal) Teach for India @TeachforIndia (https://x.com/teachforindia) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
15 Feb 2024
Sanju thinks about when burnout led to a career crossroads
Sanju thinks about the time she experienced a form of burnout whilst establishing RISE and simultaneously starting her job at Accenture and the important decision she had to make about which path to take in her career. She reflects on the aspects that this month's guest Natasha Porter OBE raised on combatting burnout, namely 'right-sizing' roles at work and being honest about where you get your self esteem from in life, figuring out your 'canary in the mine' and keeping a positive mindset. The 'Sanju thinks...' episodes will be released on the 3rd Thursday of every month. They contain Sanju's reflections on the challenge that the guest speaker has shared earlier in the month so make sure you've listened to that episode first! If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Natasha Porter @world_of_natasha (https://www.instagram.com/world_of_natasha) Unlocked Graduates @unlockedgrads (https://www.instagram.com/unlockedgrads) Pinky Lilani @pinkylilani (https://x.com/pinkylilani) Asian Women of Achievement Awards @awaawardsuk (https://x.com/awaawardsuk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
1 Feb 2024
Beating Burnout with Natasha Porter OBE
Natasha shares a refreshingly honest account of when she experienced burnout in a senior leadership role, which she worked through by what she calls "right-sizing". She talks candidly about letting self-esteem be driven by her job and the work she did to reframe what she gets worth from in life. Get to know Natasha in the first half of the podcast as she talks about doing Teach First, being on the founding team for King Solomon Academy in London and setting up Unlocked Graduates, having worked with Dame Sally Coates on her Government-commissioned review into prison education in the UK. Guest speaker: Natasha Porter OBE, Founder and CEO of Unlocked Graduates. If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Natasha Porter @world_of_natasha (https://www.instagram.com/world_of_natasha) Unlocked Graduates @unlockedgrads (https://www.instagram.com/unlockedgrads) Teach First @TeachFirst (https://x.com/teachfirst) Brett Wigdortz @Wigdortz (https://x.com/wigdortz) Dame Julia Cleverdon @Julia_Cleverdon (https://x.com/julia_cleverdon) Totteridge Academy @totteridgeacad (https://x.com/totteridgeacad) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 Jan 2024
Sanju thinks...
Sanju thinks about what led to launching Something for the Soul, shares a little bit more on the purpose of the podcast, who it is aimed at and what she hopes will come out of it. This is a bitesize introduction to the 'Sanju thinks...' episodes, which will be released on the 3rd Thursday of every month. They will contain Sanju's reflections on the challenge that the guest speaker has shared earlier in the month so make sure you've listened to that episode first! If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
31 Dec 2023
New Year Reset with Richard Wilson
With the New Year in mind, Richard shares a personal challenge that he describes as an “all pervasive malaise” which led to a reset in his goals, prioritising the non-negotiables. He talks openly about the work he did to get back the power to make things better in his life. Get to know Richard in the first half of the podcast as he talks about his move from management consulting to teaching to setting up Maths Pathway, applying process improvement and efficiency to systemic change in education in Australia. Guest speaker: Richard Wilson, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary of Maths Pathway. If you enjoyed this episode then share it on your social media and tag @sanjuthinks on Instagram or Twitter or on LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sanju-pal-64b96166). -- Social media: Sanju Pal @sanjuthinks (https://www.instagram.com/sanjuthinks/) RISE @risecharity (https://www.instagram.com/risecharity/) Richard Wilson @richardevanwilson (https://www.instagram.com/richardevanwilson) Maths Pathway @mathspathway (https://www.instagram.com/mathspathway) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 23
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 60
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- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
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