Alice Dyson - “Expect To Navigate A Yes”

Working out the things that don’t count so much in your day or your week can be tricky. It’s very easy to fall into the trap that everything is a priority. In Alice Dyson’s case – as CEO and founder of the dynamic entertainment and production company, Framewood Media, it’s particularly tough.

Welcome to The Better Under Pressure podcast, I’m Sara Milne Rowe and in this episode I’m talking with Alice Dyson.

A pioneering female leader in the music industry, Alice is a champion of innovation in media, storytelling, and entertainment. Previously the Director of the British Phone-agraphic Industry, she’s been involved in everything from releasing films with Helena Bonham Carter to recording the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in St Paul’s Cathedral. She is also deeply passionate about sport, health and science - all of which has led to her creating Geo-genomix—a pioneering initiative to help people achieve better health outcomes through personalised insights. Today she shares, amongst other things:

💪 How - despite a chronic autoimmune condition - she’s learnt to channel pressure into opportunity;

💪 What she means by ‘Navigating the Nos’

💪 What helps in her pursuit of making it into the England over-45 masters hockey squad.

Let’s find out how she manages her energy to be… Better Under Pressure.

 

Outline 📍 
00:00 Intro
03:16 What comes to mind when I mention Pressure?
06:37 How has the lack of women in senior music roles shaped your journey?
09:27 How do you navigate a yes when facing a stuck no?
12:07 Has that mindset always held up under pressure, or have you had to dig deep to maintain it?
18:18 Insight 1: Lessons learned
21:12 Balancing an autoimmune condition with elite-level goals — how did you do it?
23:26 Balancing data and spirit — how do you stay on the right side of pressure?
28:15 What's been the hardest pressure for you to navigate?
36:01 Insight 2: Lessons learned
37:11 Understanding your body is key — what works for one may not work for another.
39:42 How do you switch off?
44:26 What 2 pieces of advice would you pass forward to people listening?
47:18 Outro