Generation Exceptional

Ep 53 - HRT - Body Identical or Bio Identical, Risks and Types with Ali Dilks

My guest today is Ali Dilks, a nurse practitioner with a special interest in menopause. Owner of Simply Menopausal, Aly runs her own menopause clinic in Leicester and today we're discussing HRT. There's so much controversy over hormone therapy and in this episode we aim to share facts and challenge some misunderstandings.

Aly qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1988 and as a midwife in 1992. She has had a varied career across a whole spectrum of specialities within nursing including working with Homeless Healthcare and has studied to Masters level in diabetes. The majority of her career has been spent in the field of women's health and she has been working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in a GP surgery in Leicestershire for the past 7 years.

​Aly has several years experience in the field of menopause working in both the NHS and the Private Sector. She is a member of the British Menopause Society (BMS) and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) and holds a letter of competence in both coil and implant fitting and removal. She has also completed The British Menopause Society Certificate in Menopause Care.

​She is passionate about helping women to understand their menopause and offers advice and treatment to help with their symptoms.

She has had several articles published both professionally and in many journals and is a regular writer for Active Magazine and Liz Earle Wellbeing.

She has been actively involved in promoting menopause awareness and how this can be addressed in the workplace and offers a service to talk at corporate level. She has also been involved with teaching GP and pharmacists how to conduct a menopause consultation in a busy NHS GP practice.

You can find Aly via her website Simply Menopausal Aly has also written for Liz Earle and you can read her article on menopause and anxiety here and also her article on getting hold of HRT during and since lockdown here

Ep 52 - Mindset, Gratitude and Managing Uncertainty with Steve Parke

In today's episode I get to chat with one of my favourite people - Steve Parke from Parkecore Personal Training.

We're chatting through the benefits of Neuro Linguistic Programming for helping us to manage uncertainty and anxiety. We share our thoughts on the benefits of gratitude and mindfulness, and share a tip or two for dealing with overwhelm.

Steve has his own podcast with his lovely wife Mandie called 'We Are the Parkes' and if you want a chilled out, fun filled podcast to listen to over a nice cuppa, it's definitely one to check out.

And if listening to Steve has inspired you to get in shape, why not give him a shout via his website.

S4B Series EP 22 - Saying Farewell to the Stronger4Business Podcast

"You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away and, know when to run"

Sound advice from the iconic Kenny Rogers' song 'The Gambler'.

And the S4B team have decided to 'fold em and walk away' - but it's all good.

In this very last ever S4B podcast, Pete, Dyf and Bev explain why even the best things in life, must sometimes come to a close.

What's been incredibly insightful is how the plans, communication, honesty, trust and clear objectives that we set out with at the start of our collaboration proved to be vital throughout the last 6 months and in finally reaching the decision to bring it to an end.

You can watch our conversation on on our YouTube Channel where you can also find all our previous podcasts.

Finally, we'd love to thank all of you wonderful listeners who supported us over the last few months, we were genuinely touched by the lovely comments, likes and shares that you gave us.

S4B Series EP020 - Podcasting. Should You Have One?

There's no denying podcasts are getting more and more popular. There's never been a better time to easily access and cost effectively use podcasting and as a means of connecting with your audience. As a marketing tool a podcast is right up there with the best of them. In today's episode Pete and Bev are discussing the benefits and the drawbacks of having a podcast to support your marketing efforts and they also talk about the potential benefits to businesses of using podcasts to support their internal comms. No Dyfrig today as he's too busy sunning himself in sunny Italy and we're not jealous at all, honest! But normal service with the 3 of us will resume next week. Let us know in the comments if you have a podcast, either for marketing purposes or to engage people within your business. We'd love to know how it's working out for you.

S4B Series EP019 - Younger than Google with Amaan Nadeem

Many of the young adults entering the workplace right now have been brought up not knowing life without Google. They are tech savvy, information rich and ready for a future that looks very different to that of us older generations.

In today's episode we're chatting with Amaan Nadeem, a marketing exec with a range of work experience behind him, despite being 'younger than Google' at just 18 years old.

Driven, ambitious and hungry to learn, Amaan shares with us his hopes and fears for his future and what he believes young people need from their leaders to enable them to perform at their absolute best.

We talk about the education system and whether Amaan feels it really equips young men and women with the life skills they need as they start out on their careers. We talk about how mental health issues are addressed across the generations. And we discuss whether stereotypes around the different generations are a real reflection of the people or if we're basically all pretty much the same at heart.

You can find Amaan on LInkedIn or contact him for digital marketing and sales lead generation at Joseph Creative Business by emailing design@josephcreative.co.uk

S4B Series EP018 - In the Spotlight - Pete Rushmer of Flagship Partners

In this 3rd and final episode of our 'In The Spotlight' series, we get to learn about our S4B Partner, Pete Rushmer, and more about the wide range of services he offers at his company, Flagship Partners.

Pete is the Managing Director of Flagship Partners, and specialises in Vehicle and Transport Compliance, having worked for 14 years in the industry in a Senior Leadership role, before starting Flagship in 2018.

Flagship Partners offer a variety of services to improve the running of a business. From over 100 training courses to Human Resources and Health and Safety Consultancy, they offer it all, and the courses can be tailored to suit the needs of the business too. Training courses include First Aid, Driver CPC, Professional Development and many more!

To find out more about what Flagship Partners visit www.flagshippartners.co.uk or message Pete via his Facebook page. You an also connect with Pete on LinkedIn

S4B Series EP017 - In the Sportlight- Dyfrig Jenkins of YOU.Development Ltd

In the second of our 'In The Spotlight' series, the S4B team learn more about Dyfrig Jenkins.

Dyfrig created YOU. Development in 2016, he is a qualified Executive Coach and a skilled facilitator with over 20 years’ experience in corporate Learning & Development. His work takes him across the UK and overseas too.

Dyfrig specialises in leadership, management and team development. He does this in two ways:

Firstly as an Executive Coach, Dyfrig works one to one with his coaching clients to help them make important decisions that benefit them and their organisation. Secondly, he spends a good amount of time creating and facilitating events, workshops and programmes to help businesses and their people, move closer to performing at a consistently higher level.

Naturally, Dyfrig has adopted a more virtual approach to meet his customers’ needs and is developing these with his business customers.

Dyfrig frequently associates with other organisations as a coach and facilitator and brings in trusted partners to deliver effective solutions for his own business customers and coaching clients. These include tailored 360 feedback reports, individual and team assessments, working with actors to support practical leadership development and online resources such as video and eLearning.

Join Pete and Bev as they put Dyfrig In The Spotlight in their usual informative and informal style.

You can find out more about the work YOU. does by visiting https://youdevelopment.co.uk/#hello and https://www.linkedin.com/in/dyfrig-jenkins-b9807216/

You can email Dyfrig@wwwyoudevelop.com, call him on +44(0)7971258771 or book time in his diary by following this link https://calendly.com/dyfrigatyoudevelopment

S4B Series EP016 - In the Spotlight - Bev Thorogood Floresco Training and Coaching

In the first of a 3 part 'In The Spotlight' series, the S4B team take turns to find out more about each of the partners, starting today with Bev Thorogood.

Bev is the owner and founder of Floresco Training and Coaching. Floresco delivers group and individual training and coaching with a particular emphasis on the needs and skill sets of women.

In particular, Floresco speciliases in menopause, bringing this often taboo subject to the fore, helping business leaders to reduce absenteeism and increase staff retention through menopause awareness training, communications and management skills training and policy support.

With a long career within the public sector Bev has a broad and extensive knowledge across many business functions but her love for learning and development and supporting others to reach their full potential sits at the heart of everything she wants to achieve with Floresco.

Join Pete and Dyfrig as they put Bev in the spotlight in their inimitable relaxed and chatty style.

You can find out more about the work Floresco does by visiting www.florescotraining.co.uk or get in touch either by email: bev@florescotraining.co.uk or via LinkedIn.