The career advice you need, but won’t ask for.
Join our podcast hosts/professional yappers, Abby Forbes and Jess Taylor, as they delve into the work worries and career fears keeping you up at night.
From advice on navigating workplace Karens to owning a monumental f*ck up—you can thank us in advance because we’ve got you covered.
Dilemmas #5: Has Gen Z Banned Friendship In The Office...?
Abby and Jess are diving back into the work worries and career fears keeping the OKM girlies up at night.
This ep we examine the potentially very different approach Gen Z is taking to Millennials when it comes to office friendship, the questions you should ask yourself to nail that career pivot, and how new grads might possibly find a job in this economy?!
Have a dilemma you'd like us to answer? Email thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com)
13 Mar 2025
Breaking Barriers or Losing Ground? Resilience, Community & the Future of Women in Creative with Katie Hunter
As DEI efforts face global setbacks, how can women maintain hope and resilience in their lives and careers?
This episode we're joined by Katie Hunter, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Wonderhood Makers (the social division of creative agency Wonderhood Studios) and CEO of Ok Mentor! We discuss the impact of female leadership on her early career years, trusting in your authenticity to build your own vision of success and why women still see each other as competitors.
Plus, we reflect on the millenial urge to wear a pinstripe suit to the club and what working in PR was like before the advent of the laptop!
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27 Feb 2025
Enjoy the Ride: Quitting, Prioritising & Thriving with Naomi Walkland
Success isn’t just about hustling to the top, it’s about knowing when to quit, pivot, and actually enjoy the journey.
In this episode, Naomi Walkland, Chief Marketing Officer at Motorway, shares the game-changing power of quitting, her tips for ruthless prioritisation, and why the right support system, whether it’s a partner, peers, or mentors, makes all the difference.
Plus, she opens up about tough bosses and how embracing the ride (not just the destination) has shaped her career.
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Get in touch with Ok Mentor at thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com) or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/okmentor/?hl=en).
13 Feb 2025
Liz Stone - "I didn't want to be told what to do"
Abby and Jess are joined by VERY special guest Liz Stone, Co-founder and Global CEO of OK COOL, a social media agency which helps world leading brands plug into youth culture.
In 2019, Liz also co-founded Ok Mentor with Stef Stanley (now Principal Global Client Partner at LinkedIn), responding to an opportunity to support more women to flourish in their creative careers.
From fashion school and sleepless nights as an early founder, to scaling OK COOL in New York and working with brands like Nike, Spotify and Benefit, Liz discusses her bid for world domination.
She also talks Forbes 30u30, why Oprah is her idol and Ok Mentor making moves across the Atlantic...!
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Get in touch with Ok Mentor at thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com), or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/okmentor/?hl=en).
30 Jan 2025
Salary, scandal and saying 'I quit' - Dilemmas #4 with Abby and Jess
Is January DRAGGING anyone else? Jess and Abby are back after hiatus with a fresh dilemmas episode - answering all your burning questions (and some you could have probably lived without).
We talk a lot of shit, but we still get into the good stuff: from salary negotiations (don't fumble the bag), why resigning is exactly like breaking up, and how to be more strategic at work.
Plus, we tackle some juicy quickfire questions: Would you hook up someone from the office? Should you really tell colleagues they're incompetent?
Enjoy the ep, and as always, if you have a dilemma you'd like us to answer, get in touch at thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com)!
19 Dec 2024
How to gentle parent your manager - Dilemmas #3 with Abby and Jess
Pod hosts/professional yappers, Abby Forbes and Jess Taylor delve into the work worries and career fears keeping the Ok Mentor community up at night.
This episode we explore how to manage your manager or navigate the internal politics of a family-run business, as well as the sober Christmas party debate and billionaire finances, for good measure.
Have a dilemma you'd like us to answer? Email thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com)
5 Dec 2024
Incoming CEO of Mastercard - Lulu Carter
Abby and Jess interview Lulu Carter, Senior Account Director at Fieldhouse Associates, about her passion for investment in women-led businesses and her ambitions to become Mastercard's next CEO.
21 Nov 2024
Pretty full on - Tijana Tamburic
Abby and Jess interview Tijana Tamburic, Co-founder and Creative Director at Female Narratives, about embracing uncertainty, the power of long-form content, and finding unexpected insights in life and career.
7 Nov 2024
Rip up the rulebook - Rachel Allison
Jess is joined by Rachel Allison, Founder of Axe+Saw (https://www.axeandsaw.co.uk/), to discuss her life and career as a solo female founder/new mother with no guidebook. We reflect on her Fashion Week meltdown, working through the pits of COVID and how the hell women are running companies with newborn babies.
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Get in touch with Ok Mentor at thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com), or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/okmentor/?hl=en).
24 Oct 2024
Stars cost baby - Dilemmas #2 with Abby and Jess
Welcome to the Thank You in Advance podcast, brought to you by Ok Mentor.
Pod hosts/professional yappers, Abby Forbes and Jess Taylor delve into the work worries and career fears keeping the Ok Mentor community up at night.
This episode we deep dive knowing when to quit, balancing a health condition with after work drinks, and what employers might make of job-hopping.
Have a dilemma you'd like us to answer? Email thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com)
Time stamps:
00:00:38 - I'm the only junior woman in a team of nine!
00:03:49 - How do I know whether to quit my job following racist/sexist comments?
00:07:15 - How can I manage a health condition that prevents me from socialising at the pub after work?
00:13:57 - How important is how long I stayed in my job to prospective employers?
00:18:55 - Do I need to tell my employer about my side hustle?
27 Sept 2024
Dilemmas #1 with Abby and Jess
Welcome to the Thank You in Advance podcast, brought to you by Ok Mentor.
Pod hosts/professional yappers, Abby Forbes and Jess Taylor delve into the work worries and career fears keeping the Ok Mentor community up at night.
This episode we deep dive competing with a friend at work, how important it is to 'fit in' with your team, and the WFH vs office conundrum.
Have a dilemma you'd like us to answer? Email thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com)
Time stamps:
00:40 - I'm competing with a friend for a promotion
05:23 - My manager thinks I don't 'fit in' with the team
09:32 - Maintaining the remote work/office balance I was promised
15:51 - Advocating for my ideas in a workplace that's resistant to change
27 Sept 2024
Being in the driver's seat of your life - Elizabeth Uviebinené
Welcome to the Thank You in Advance podcast, brought to you by Ok Mentor.
Jess is joined by Elizabeth Uviebinené, Author, Columnist & Founder of Storia, to discuss her journey towards founding her first app - from the fear of failing her GCSEs, to manifestation and bringing other women clarity through journalling, we deep dive truly being in the drivers seat of your own life.
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You can get in touch with Ok Mentor at thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com), or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/okmentor/?hl=en).
Early life and background: 00:00:36
Career journey: 00:11:32
Challenges/roadblocks: 00:24:52
Mentorship: 00:34:30
27 Sept 2024
Love it if we made it - Nicola Gunby
Welcome to the very first episode of Thank You in Advance, brought to you by Ok Mentor.
Hosts Abby and Jess are joined by Nicola Gunby, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of CLIQ (https://www.thecliq.app/), to discuss her journey as a female founder and what it's like to build two successful businesses from the ground up. We cover everything from awful men to roadside breakdowns to Kim Kardashian's brain, and loving it when you make it.
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Get in touch with Ok Mentor at thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com (mailto:thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com), or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/okmentor/?hl=en).
Intro to Nicola! 00:00:43
Career journey: 00:03:30
Biggest career L: 00:18:45
Mentorship: 00:23:05
23 Sept 2024
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