I Shouldn't Say This, But...

I’m back for another catch-up with my producer Stefan - the second one now, so if you liked the last unfiltered chat, this is more of that.
We're covering off everything that’s been going on in my life since the last one: 

The ‘old man in a grey suit’ MD image that’s followed me since my first imposter syndrome session 

Flying BA to speak at BA and making someone overcome with an emotion (which was a win, not a fail - trust me!)

The shift that’s changed how I run my business thinking not about income I need but as an actual business with a P&L

What "quiet" really means for someone who doesn't switch off,

Communication across generations, what I learned at Social Chain and how I teach organisations this now

Plus, an update on my TEDx announcement - from my vision board in January to now being less than two months away from actually doing it

If you've ever wondered what actually goes on behind the scenes of building a business and a podcast at the same time, this one's for you.
🎙️ Recorded at the beautiful Mollie's, Manchester. 
Proudly sponsored by We Are The Allies.
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*This episode was recorded at the start of August. We've re-ordered the episodes to  publish our Guest episodes first.

At 43, Liberty Mills was told one of your ovaries is empty and you are barren. 
She could have accepted it. She didn't, having already reversed her lupus diagnosis and gave birth naturally two weeks before turning 25.
I sit down with Liberty, a Fertility and Autoimmune Coach, to unpack how she did it and the philosophy she teaches clients: test, don't guess. Before any supplement or protocol, find out what your body is actually doing.
We also get into a stat almost nobody talks about: 48% of infertility cases involve a male contributing factor. Plus how stress shows up in the body before you notice it, and Liberty's "golden hour" routine, journaling, movement, and learning something unrelated to your goals, in that order.

In this episode:

The diagnosis at 43, and the path to a natural conception at 44

Why "test, don't guess" comes before any supplement or pill

The overlooked male fertility factor behind that 48%

What stress actually does in the body, and the early signs most people miss

Liberty's golden hour, step by step

The best advice Liberty's ever received, and how she uses it

If you've ever been handed scary language about your body and told to just accept it, this one's for you.
🎙️ Recorded at Mollies, Manchester 🙏 Sponsored by We Are The Allies

We're a good few episodes into the new series of I Shouldn't Say This, But, and I wanted to do something different this week - a solo recap of what I've personally learned, what's changed, and where we're going next, so buckle up!
When I brought the podcast back, it wasn't just about creating more content. I wanted to create a safe space where leaders and founders could feel less alone talking about the things we really don't want to say out loud.
To do that properly, I had to think hard about the guests and the topics. And honestly? The lessons have really stuck with me.
In this episode, I take a deep dive into:

Why it was the right time to bring the podcast back after 4 long years

What I've taken from the guests' episodes and how it's actually shown up in my real life

The new question I'm asking every guest and why you'll want to stick around to the end of each episode to hear their answers

What's coming next: fertility, politics, the inner workings of the biggest brands and more

Why increasing female voices in podcasting matters so much to me

If you've ever wondered what's actually going on behind the scenes of this podcast, this one's for you.
🎙️ Recorded at the beautiful Mollies Manchester. Proudly sponsored by We Are The Allies.

Heather started out being trained not to say the word "toilet" on the Harrods shop floor. She ended up running culture for a Footsie 100 business, sat in rooms twenty years her senior, telling herself her opinion didn't count.
This episode is about what happened in between, and the philosophy she built off the back of it: nice vs kind. 
Why being nice is the coward's option. Why the strongest relationships in her life have come from saying the hard thing instead of softening it. And why she built a spreadsheet to figure out exactly how long she could survive before she quit her safe, well-paid job to bet on herself (plus the one message from her dad that pushed her over the edge).
We finish on Custard, her new culture intelligence tool with an AI coach called Geraldine built in, and why she's refusing to grow it fast just because AI makes that possible now.
If you've ever softened a message you should have said straight, this one's for you.

We're three months into the podcast (five if you count the planning), and I wanted to do something different for this one: an unfiltered chat with my producer Stefan.
In this episode, we get into:

Why I chose Mollie's over a studio, and the branding lesson I took from watching Steven Bartlett build a recognisable set from his own flat

The advice from Heather Elkington that changed how I thought about building "Katy" into a business (and gave me permission to spend a year just f***ing around first)

What impact actually means to me when I'm choosing podcast guests, and why I want more "number twos" on the show, not just founders

The realities nobody talks about when you go solo: paying your own tax, your VAT, your mortgage, and still trying to live a life while you do it

Why I nearly walked back into employment, and what stopped me

Business as choosing your own kind of hard, and why the "risk vs reward" conversation misses the point

Why every business owner needs their cheerleaders, and what Karen Blackett taught me about the loneliness of leadership

My "boost folder" method for using imposter syndrome as fuel instead of letting it flatten you

This one's less about the milestones and more about the messy middle. If you've ever built something on your own and quietly wondered if it's worth it, this episode is for you.