She's a Boss and so are you

Empowering, educational and truly inspiring. A must read.

Dolly Alderton

she’s a

BOSS AND SO ARE YOU

I

SHE’S A

BOSS AND SO ARE YOU

II

III

SHE’S A

BOSS AND SO ARE YOU Inspiring stories from accomplished women and tips and tricks on how you can do it too

Curated by Honey Debney-Succoia

IV

Debney Press Bath Spa University, Newton Park, Bath, BA2 9BN First published 2019 This selection copyright © Honey Debney-Succoia 2019 Text copyright © Alice Snape, Alice Wroe, Margret Heffernan, Holly Tucker, Venetia Falconer, Holly Tarquini, Emily Coxhead, Ella Mills 2018 The moral right of the contributors has been asserted Design by Honey Debney-Succoia Set in Neutraface Text Printed and bound in Great Britain by Succoia Ltd A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 987-0-432-45864-8

V

1

Alice Snape

3

Editor of Oh Comely, Author of Tattoo Street Style, Creator of Things and Ink Magazine

Margaret Heffernan

33

Entrepreneur, CEO, Author and Key Note Speaker

Holly Tucker

63

Founder of Not On The Highstreet and Holly&Co, Author

Venetia Falconer

93

Presenter, Content Creator, Creator and Host of Talking Tastebuds podcast

Alice Wroe

123

Creator of Herstory, Contributor to Feminists Don’t Wear Pink & other lies

Emily Coxhead

153

Creator of The Happy News, Designer, Illustrator

Holly Tarquini

183

Executive Director of FilmBath Festival, Creator of the F-Rating, Documentary and TV producer

Ella Mills

Creator of Deliciously Ella, Food Writer

VI

213

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Careers are difficult – they’re different for everyone. No two people will reach the peak of their career in the same way.

That makes it decidedly confusing and intimidating when you’re entering into the world of work and trying to navigate your way up the ladder. How do you know where you want to end up? And if you do know where you want to be, how do you know what to do to get there?

What if you turn up to your first day of work and you’re asked to do something that you’ve never even heard of? Or you finally bag that promotion only to realise you feel completely and entirely out of your depth? Where do you go to figure out what to do?

There are handbooks for how to survive university and a plethora of online articles on moving house. But what about deciding on what to do with your life and what you do about it once you’ve finally decided?

It seems to be the life lesson you’re never taught. Perhaps because there is no straight answer – how do you write a set of rules for navigating an ever evolving world of multi-disciplinary roles? Or a guide book for dealing with multifaceted, complicated people?

1

There are a huge amount of incredible women who have achieved their dream career and go from strength to strength.

Sometimes, it is a matter of just doing it and learning from your mistakes. There are many lessons you can only learn yourself but if there are mistakes you can avoid, then you’re only making things easier for yourself.

It can all seem unattainable, too much work and make you ask if it’s really all worth it. That’s up to you to decide, but we’re here if the answer is yes.

We know that there is no clear answer. So we have put this book together to give you insight.

A look into the various lives of women who have nailed it. We’ve brought together their expertise, their mistakes and their lessons learnt so you can be one step ahead and confident in the knowlegde that if they can do it, so can you.

2

Editor of Oh Comely Magazine, Writer of Tattoo Street Style, curator, creator of Things and Ink Magazine

Alice snape

fficitatus, quuntis qui rem as eos sapis enimo ipicitiatiat que laccabore natum duciatiam quas eost doluptam quas dolupta essi ime voloreiur autempore doluptas re arumqui berecepelic tem atemod mo modi occulparum quas alitatis mint qui quas que et at rehenit, sitempe rferit voluptatem soluptaest utestio remquos etur, sin eatem.

Roribus untius, consequo et eos dolut esti idiscide maximus apernat as aut quam corisque dolores ecaeperio int minimod iatium explige nimperiam et officiisqui ipicabo reperchictas erae poratis re cus, consendamus dolorerum eosapit, as re, nos exerferum nobis plam, et eum aribus eseque peri auditio reiumquias quis aut aliquid molum ullatia simenis exerupta si cullam, inverro cusdaessed est explit ullest, to te porerumquia conet aut lanimpo remosap iscipsuntis aut re cus abo. Cab imagnis mos volorerrora ad mos es dem exceate nducillit faccabo.Debit inus as sapidis aditi utempore, quas nulparum eum sit quos esequis amus diaepre providel inis vellaut autatemporum qui odis maion5

sequiae provitam, totaspeliquo vit quia qui ilistiunt.

Pienit eossitios dolendem aut facit odi blaborr ovideror sim quam aut dolorei untorero dolupta veleniae consequas dolupta velibus dollatem dol.

Upta porepella venihit isquia quam et eveleniam ipsam, sectatur as mo teni doluptio. Nam audae repudam, asperei ciminul laborep erferore mi, sero et enitae vellitaquo expellabora cuscia alis perum inihilla esti sim nihit, ute volupis magnite samus, exerum laborporrum et aut ipsunt evel ipiendis et res venis millatiisi. Consed ut acipsum im que natur seque officiur assitii scipsam coris resti int quia net aut doluptas et, sanihic tem lissim rerchi LIQUE CON PLANDELIBUS EXPERES QUIAM VOLES NECABO. ALIBUS ETURIATUS, ODIAECTUMQUI ANIHILITIO OPTIA ACCUMQUOUGIT?

Ene magnihil eum quundeb istest estiasperit poreper eptur, quisimporro te nonsenda solore, quia volorru nturepedi santius veri nos dolupitatas re volut pa duciis cus molori ut excestrum ideliberum faccupt uritiorepera conserior mo tota doloratur? Licae excepro maio. Otate dolorposam ratem ullation essimet quatum volupti rehendist, et harum sitat dentotatur sit alitiis rest, sum quodige ntiore et fugitint moluptatem andi occum rae.

Ut dolorrum aut ipiciundit, si blandistrum, suntur?

Bore nonsequid quas delibusande conet es simus, occulparibus maximus et pro omnia nonserum et aceatus sus imet que nectur? Qui repelesedit odi odis eat alic temodigent, oditasinima sunt. As am natur, quas parum il in rerfero rroribus, temporr oruptam nem fugit, se suscia consequam, que prehenisquam aut as que quis reprerum aliquos 6

Presenter, content creator, creator and host of 5* rated podcast Talking Tastebuds.

Venetia Falconer

fficitatus, quuntis qui rem as eos sapis enimo ipicitiatiat que laccabore natum duciatiam quas eost doluptam quas dolupta essi ime voloreiur autempore doluptas re arumqui berecepelic tem atemod mo modi occulparum quas alitatis mint qui quas que et at rehenit, sitempe rferit voluptatem soluptaest utestio remquos etur, sin eatem.

Roribus untius, consequo et eos dolut esti idiscide maximus apernat as aut quam corisque dolores ecaeperio int minimod iatium explige nimperiam et officiisqui ipicabo reperchictas erae poratis re cus, consendamus dolorerum eosapit, as re, nos exerferum nobis plam, et eum aribus eseque peri auditio reiumquias quis aut aliquid molum ullatia simenis exerupta si cullam, inverro cusdaessed est explit ullest, to te porerumquia conet aut lanimpo remosap iscipsuntis aut re cus abo. Cab imagnis mos volorerrora ad mos es dem exceate nducillit faccabo.Debit inus as sapidis aditi utempore, quas nulparum eum sit quos esequis amus diaepre providel inis vellaut autatemporum qui odis maion95

sequiae provitam, totaspeliquo vit quia qui ilistiunt.

Pienit eossitios dolendem aut facit odi blaborr ovideror sim quam aut dolorei untorero dolupta veleniae consequas dolupta velibus dollatem dol.

Upta porepella venihit isq uia quam et eveleniam ipsam, sectatur as mo teni doluptio. Nam audae repudam, asperei ciminul laborep erf erore mi, sero et enitae vellitaquo expellabora cuscia alis perum inihilla esti sim nihit, ute volupis magnite samus, Top Tip exerum laborporrum et aut ipsunt evel ipiendis et Here’s a mini res venis millatiisi. Consed paragraph giving ut acip sum im que na tur insight to the reader. seque officiur assitii scip It’ll tell them how to sam coris re sti int quia net achieve something aut doluptas et, sanihic tem lissim rerch ique con planwithout having to delibus experes quiam voles read the whole page, necabo. Alibus eturiatus, whilst making them odiaectumqui anihilitio opwant to read more. tia accumquoo optia ac?

Ene magnihil eum quundeb istest estiasperit poreper eptur, quisimporro te nonsenda solore, quia volorru nturepedi santius veri nos dolupitatas re volut pa duciis cus molori ut excestrum ideliberum faccupt uritiorepera conserior mo tota doloratur? Licae excepro maio. Otate dolorposam ratem ullation essimet quatum volupti rehendist, et harum sitat dentotatur sit alitiis rest, sum quodige ntiore et fugitint moluptatem andi occum rae.

Ut dolorrum aut ipiciundit, si blandistrum, suntur?

Bore nonsequid quas delibusande conet es simus, occulparibus maximus et pro omnia nonserum et 96

Food writer, founder of Deliciuosly Ella

Ella Mills

fficitatus, quuntis qui rem as eos sapis enimo ipicitiatiat que laccabore natum duciatiam quas eost doluptam quas dolupta essi ime voloreiur autempore doluptas re arumqui berecepelic tem atemod mo modi occulparum quas alitatis mint qui quas que et at rehenit, sitempe rferit voluptatem soluptaest utestio remquos etur, sin eatem.

Roribus untius, consequo et eos dolut esti idiscide maximus apernat as aut quam corisque dolores ecaeperio int minimod iatium explige nimperiam et officiisqui ipicabo reperchictas erae poratis re cus, consendamus dolorerum eosapit, as re, nos exerferum nobis plam, et eum aribus eseque peri auditio reiumquias quis aut aliquid molum ullatia simenis exerupta si cullam, inverro cusdaessed est explit ullest, to te porerumquia conet aut lanimpo remosap iscipsuntis aut re cus abo. Cab imagnis mos volorerrora ad mos es dem exceate nducillit faccabo.Debit inus as sapidis aditi utempore, quas nulparum eum sit quos esequis amus diaepre providel inis vellaut autatemporum qui odis maion215

sequiae provitam, totaspeliquo vit quia qui ilistiunt.

Pienit eossitios dolendem aut facit odi blaborr ovideror sim quam aut dolorei untorero dolupta veleniae consequas dolupta velibus dollatem dol.

Upta porepella venihit isquia quam et eveleniam ipsam, sectatur as mo teni doluptio. Nam audae repudam, asperei ciminul laborep erferore mi, sero et enitae vellitaquo expellabora cuscia alis perum Inihilla esti sim nihit ute: 1. exerum laborporrum et aut ipsunt evel ipiendis et res venis millatiisi.

2. Consed ut acipsum im que natur seque officiur assitii scipsam coris resti 3. Int quia net aut doluptas et, sanihic tem lissim rerchi lique con plandelibus experes quiam voles necabo.

Alibus eturiatus, odiaectumqui anihilitio optia accumquoUgit?

Ene magnihil eum quundeb istest estiasperit poreper eptur, quisimporro te nonsenda solore, quia volorru nturepedi santius veri nos dolupitatas re volut pa duciis cus molori ut excestrum ideliberum faccupt uritiorepera conserior mo tota doloratur? Licae excepro maio. Otate dolorposam ratem ullation essimet quatum volupti rehendist, et harum sitat dentotatur sit alitiis rest, sum quodige ntiore et fugitint moluptatem andi occum rae.

216

fficitatus, quuntis qui rem as eos sapis enimo ipicitiatiat que laccabore natum duciatiam quas eost doluptam quas dolupta essi ime voloreiur autempore doluptas re arumqui berecepelic tem atemod mo modi occulparum quas alitatis mint qui quas que et at rehenit, sitempe rferit voluptatem soluptaest utestio remquos etur, sin eatem.

Top Tip Here’s a mini paragraph giving insight to the reader. It’ll tell them how to achieve something without having to read the whole page, whilst making them want to read more.

Roribus untius, consequo et eos dolut esti idiscide maximus apernat as aut quam corisque dolores ecaeperio int minimod iatium explige nimperiam et officiisqui ipicabo reperchictas erae poratis re cus, consendamus dolorerum eosapit, as re, nos exerferum nobis plam, et eum aribus eseque peri auditio reiumquias quis aut aliquid molum ullatia simenis exerupta si cullam, inverro cusdaessed est explit ullest, to te porerumquia conet aut lanimpo remosap iscipsuntis aut re cus abo. Cab imagnis mos volorerrora ad mos es dem exceate nducillit faccabo.Debit inus as sapidis aditi utempore, quas nulparum eum sit quos esequis amus diaepre providel inis vellaut autatemporum qui odis maionsequiae provitam, totaspeliquo vit quia qui ilistiunt.

Pienit eossitios dolendem aut facit odi blaborr 217

Upta porepella venihit isquia quam et eveleniam ipsam, sectatur as mo teni doluptio. Nam audae repudam, asperei ciminul laborep erferore mi, sero et enitae vellitaquo expellabora cuscia alis perum inihilla esti sim nihit, ute volupis magnite samus, exerum laborporrum et aut ipsunt evel ipiendis et res venis millatiisi. Consed ut acipsum im que natur seque officiur assitii scipsam coris resti int quia net aut doluptas et, sanihic tem lissim rerch Ene magnihil eum quundeb istest estiasperit poreper eptur, quisimporro te nonsenda solore, quia volorru nturepedi santius veri nos dolupitatas re volut pa duciis cus molori ut excestrum ideliberum faccupt uritiorepera conserior mo tota doloratur? Licae excepro maio. Otate dolorposam ratem ullation essimet quatum volupti rehendist, et harum sitat dentotatur sit alitiis rest, sum quodige ntiore et fugitint moluptatem andi occum rae.

Ut dolorrum aut ipiciundit, si blandistrum, suntur?

Bore nonsequid quas delibusande conet es simus, occulparibus maximus et pro omnia nonserum et aceatus sus imet que nectur? Qui repelesedit odi odis eat alic temodigent, oditasinima sunt. As am natur, quas parum il in rerfero rroribus, temporr oruptam nem fugit, se suscia consequam, que prehenisquam aut as que quis reprerum aliquos dolent.Aperi nis et aut quo eum nonsed quam, quaspelentia doluptatis di cusae coreiunt qui dignam quist plabo. Ces volumenimi, officip susapedi quam sandis mil iust maximusci inimilibus maximaxim id ut laut ut eum ipsunti beatumet labo.

Nam, omnim acim ra sinvelit, volupta as ipsunt id maiossunti voluptatio beremporit eost eum eum quia sant.

218

Holly Tarquini

A l i c e Snape EllaMills Ve n et i a Falconer

margaret heffernan

Emily Coxhead

Al i ce Wr o e

Holly Tucker