Ep 30 - How to thrive being your TRUE authentic self ft. Charley Jai

As a creative freelancer, Charley has produced over one hundred hours of radio. The shows have included interviews with media personalities, professional TV & film actors, NHS staff, community youth-leaders, and other notable individuals across various sectors. For each show, Charley curated a diverse playlist, presented a news segment, ran special features and hosted interactive games.

Flex FM radio is the most recent platform on which Charley produced and presented a weekly brunch show between 10am and 12pm to a mixed audience from age 15 upwards. The show reached thousands of listeners and is available to replay via Mixcloud (search: Charley Jai Mixcloud).

Some of Charley's other career highlights include her extensive work as a Young Persons Guidance Coach, following a career with Chain Reaction Theatre as an Actress and Workshop Facilitator where Charley would perform and/or deliver educational plays. Sessions focused on lifestyle and personal development, covering topics such as healthy eating, positive relationships, confidence, the importance of boundaries and more.

To date, Charley has worked alongside Channel 4, Rich Mix Arts & Cultural Centre, Theatre Royal; Stratford East, Talawa, Deja Vu FM, Itch FM, Shoreditch radio, Newham Recorder, and Amor Magazine to name just a handful of platforms where she has exercised her talents within media and entertainment.

In this episode Alicia and Charley discuss: 

- Helping people you don't always like 

- Knowing what battles to pick in life

- The art of being brutally honest 

- Coaching Youth the process and results

- Identifying where you can exhale

- The importance of being relatable

- A career in radio

Connect with Charley Jai - https://linktr.ee/charleyjaiuk

IG: https://www.instagram.com/charleyjaiuk/