Amy Fraser is the founder of OKREAL, a self-development platform for women that’s focused on providing the community and resources that women need to build the lives they want - both in the office and outside of it - offering everything from panel discussions and workshops, to digital content and group mentoring sessions.
In this episode we discuss the importance of building a career around your life (as opposed to the other way round), how to use career uncertainty to your advantage, the secret to cultivating a thriving community, securing brand partnerships and much more.
We also dive into a pretty traumatic period of Amy’s life – the sudden end of her marriage when she was 5 months pregnant with her first child – and how she found the resilience to cope with that situation, and her advice for anyone who is “facing the unfaceable”.
Find Amy on Instagram at @fr.amy, and OKREAL at @heyokreal
Discover OKREAL’s resources at okreal.co
Pre-order my forthcoming book We Need To Talk About Money (4th Estate) via Amazon or Waterstones
Get tickets for my FANE digital event A Night In With Otegha Uwagba on 7 July
Produced by Chris Sharp and Naomi Mantin
024: Funmi Fetto. Racism In Beauty. From Print To Digital.
023: Kate Hamilton & Emily Ames. Brands And Storytelling. Business Development.
022: Alison Roman. Writing Accessibly. Freelance Money Lessons.
021: Sharmadean Reid. Raising Investment. Predicting Trends.
020: Jia Tolentino. Girlboss Culture. Our Online Identities.
019: Liv Little. Raising Investment. Microaggressions.
018: Elizabeth Day. Learning To Say No. Dealing With Criticism.
017: Dolly Alderton. Promoting A Book. Private School Privilege.
016: Gemma Hartley. Invisible Labour. Office Housework.
015: Abigail Bergstrom. Getting A Book Deal. Finding An Agent.
014: Georgia Spray. Being A Sole Founder. Effective Brand Collaborations.
013: Laura Whateley. Money and Shame. Managing Your Finances.
012: Katherine Ormerod. Fake Followers. Real Success.
010: Mona Chalabi. Fake News. Instagram Fame.
009: Marina Guergova. Artful Curation. Running A Pop-Up.
008: Gynelle Leon. Career Pivots. Self-Confidence
007: Emma Gannon. Personal Brands. Confidence.
006: Reni Eddo-Lodge. Freelancing. Boundaries. Moving Back Home.
005: Sharmaine Lovegrove. Publishing Books. Getting Payrises.
004: Sabine Zetteler. Promoting Projects. Rude Clients.
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