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How To Make New Year’s Resolutions That Will Actually Work
How To Make New Year’s Resolutions That Will Actually WorkBy Ric Moylan We’ve all been there, haven’t we? This year is going to be my year, this year is the year I will get rich. And for many of us the most common one: This year I’m going to lose weight and smash my...

Interview with Ashley James
Est. Reading Time: 42 minutesTalented Ashley James is a TV presenter, model, DJ and Mum of two. Ashley is a familiar face on TV, but she is perhaps most well known at the moment for her presenting role on This Morning and her inspirational, honest and relatable content on social media which has led to Ashley gaining a large social media following of loyal fans.

Sitting is the new smoking
Est. Reading Time: 14 minutesYes, you read that right.
And that is frightening.
Long-term sitting down is now linked to more chronic illness and ill health such as heart disease, lung disease, diabetes etc than smoking is.

Jorgie Porter and Ollie Piotrowski
Est. Reading Time: 62 minutesThe couple who have been together since 2020 have been through some heartbreaking times during their time together, including the excruciating loss of their quadruplets, when Jorgie was 14 weeks pregnant in 2021. Fortunately, the heartbreak only strengthened their bond and they have since announced their engagement and welcomed their first child together in November 2022 – the adorable little Forest.

“If I can do it, so can you!” Entrepreneur Ryan T Williams
Est. Reading Time: 62 minutesEntrepreneur, Motivational Speaker and Dad of two, Ryan Williams is a leading innovator in the digital media space, recognized for co-founding some of the largest social media publishing brands in the UK, which includes KOMI Group and It’s Gone Viral.

On Reflection with Jenny Powell
Est. Reading Time: 27 minutesJenny Powell is one of Britain’s best-loved presenters, bursting into the scene at only 16 years old. The inspiring Mum of two, already had a jam-packed career spanning almost a decade by the time she gave birth to her eldest daughter.
Despite the turmoil in her personal life and adjusting to being a single mum of two, Jenny threw herself into the challenge of live TV and she tells of how having to flip that switch professionally helped her cope mentally.

10 Alternative ways you can level up your performance
Est. Reading Time: 11 minutesGaining optimum performance in all areas of our life is surely a goal that many of us are all trying to achieve?
Who doesn’t want to look better, feel better physically and mentally, perform better (in all areas!) and have a stronger mindset?
I absolutely do.

Against All Odds – Dean Holden and Danielle Nicholls
Est. Reading Time: 47 minutesWhen TV presenter Danielle Nicholls married her childhood sweetheart and professional footballer Dean Holden, their life was as near to a fairytale as it gets. After a perfect wedding, Danielle became pregnant on their honeymoon, welcoming a beautiful boy Joey, with their second baby boy, Ellis, arriving only 18 months later. Then the loved up couple completed their family with the arrival of their eagerly awaited princess, Cici, just a few years later.

Inspiring and honest Interview with Karina Jadhav & Ben Wilkinson: “I’m still finding it really hard to juggle!”
Est. Reading Time: 40 minutesInspirational entrepreneur and Mum of two, Karina Jadhav, has continually made waves in the business and hospitality world over the last decade; after first stepping into the hospitality industry in 2010, as a bartender and as a waitress. Then, after years of successfully building businesses, from a food truck to award winning restaurants, Karina has firmly cemented a name for herself within the notoriously challenging sector. In 2015, Karina embarked on her biggest career achievement to date when she launched Menagerie Restaurant and bar, making her the north west’s youngest independent female business owner.

CONFIDENCE
Est. Reading Time: 8 minutesConfidence is a preference, as Damon Albon (Blur) once stated.
If confidence was indeed something we could choose, would we choose it?
I’m not sure that everyone would drink the magic potion even if it was that easy, as I think confidence can be associated or frankly confused with arrogance, it’s ugly second cousin.

MUM OF 3 ON BUILDING A BRAND WHILST GROWING HER BROOD
"I DIDN’T REALLY KNOW WHERE TO START, BUT I JUST HELD ON TO THE FACT THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!" Successful business owner and Mum of three, Sophie Davies, has carved an incredible path for herself - and some might say she has defied all odds since becoming a mum for...

BROOD Editor Lolo Stubbs & Contributor Cath Tyldesley in Powerful Video for Women’s Aid Campaign
Our Editor, Expect Respect Ambassador & Author @lolostubbs.author teamed up with actress Bhavna Limbachia to create this extremely powerful video bringing Lolo’s novel, Dressed up as Love, to life for our Women's Aid Campaign. Highlighting (as the name of the book...

SUPER MUM OF 6 ON TAKING HER BUSINESS FROM HER KITCHEN TABLE TO DRAGON’S DEN
KATE BALL, FOUNDER OF MINI FIRST AID WITH 4 of HER 6 CHILDREN © TOM PITFIELD FOR BROOD MAGAZINE “I can’t do this and have two tiny babies at home – as well as Alfie and Grace.” Inspirational Mum of 6, Kate Ball, started her award winning business, Mini First Aid in...

KELVIN AND LIZ FLETCHER ON CAREERS, PARENTHOOD, AND LIFE ON THE FARM.
KELVIN AND LIZ FLETCHER | IMAGES BY TOM PITFIELD FOR BROOD MAGAZINE ©. | INTERVIEW BY LOLO STUBBS “I’ve not got a fear of failure, I’ve got a fear of regret.” Parents to four children under six years old, Kelvin and Liz Fletcher, are a humble yet extremely impressive...

THE POWER OF MANIFESTATION BY OLI DUNN
Oli Dunn for BROOD MAGAZINE © TOM Pitfield Photography “You can do whatever you want to!” The Power Of Manifestation.... ✏️ This is a topic I get VERY excited when talking about, I LOVE talking about manifestation, especially when I’m feeling aligned and in full...

INSPIRATIONAL MUM ON A MISSION: ANNA KENNEDY OBE
© BROOD MAGAZINE. ANNA KENNEDY OBE “We re-mortgaged our home and set up a school!” Inspirational Mum of two, Anna Kennedy OBE has been a trailblazer for Autism Awareness since the 1990’s; when her two boys, Patrick and Angelo, and were diagnosed with Autism. When...

Amateur star to world champion but the best title is ‘Mum’ | Natasha Jonas on returning to the ring with Adrian Adair
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STEVE OLIVER, MUSIC MAGPIE CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Est. Reading Time: 19 minutesInspirational Dad of three Steve Oliver co-founded the globally renowned business musicMagpie in 2007, following the collapse of Music Zone (the business he was Managing Director of at the time). musicMagpie is a leader in the re-commerce of consumer technology (including smartphones, tablets, consoles and wearables), disc media (including CDs, DVDs and games) and books, with sustainability running to the very heart of its operations.

CHEMMY ALCOTT
Est. Reading Time: 13 minutesInspirational Mum of two, and BBC Ski Sunday Presenter, Chemmy Alcott, went down in history as being the first British Ski racer to win a world cup run, and she is widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest ever skiers.

Liz Taylor: business leader, events guru, speaker and author
Liz Taylor © TOM PITFIELD PHOTOGRAPHYThe formidable Liz Taylor is a successful CEO, business leader, events guru, speaker, and author, with an incredible career spanning over 35 years. “- you can never fail at anything you do; you can only learn from it!” The...

Michelle Griffith Robinson – Olympian, Speaker & campaigner
Michelle Griffith Robinson © TOM PITFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BROOD MAGAZINEMichelle Griffith Robinson - Olympian, speaker and women's rights ambassador “ Don’t watch the person in the next lane, slay in your own lane - because you’re in control of where you’re going!”...

Emma Neville – Philanthropist, counsellor, WIFE and doting Mum of two
Emma Neville and her two daughters she shares with football legend Gary Neville © TOM PITFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BROOD MAGAZINEPhilanthropist, qualified counsellor, wife, and doting Mum of two “the first big thing that I did for them was a fundraiser which was 3 days, 3...

Inspirational mum in business and events guru, Laura Wolfe
Laura Wolfe © TOM PITFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BROOD MAGAZINEInspirational mum in business, and events guru, Laura Wolfe, is unsurprisingly one of the most well-respected women in her industry. Alongside her flourishing career, Laura, is also a doting mum of two boys,...

Culinary genius Simon Wood’s Inspiring Journey and his goal for a Michelin star
Est. Reading Time: 18 minutesCulinary genius Simon Wood rose to fame as the winner of MasterChef. He now has 2 restaurants, a cook book & a goal for a Michelin star. Read his inspiring interview

TOP 10 Motivational Videos FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Motivational videos can be a great way to shift your mindset when you’re having one of those challenging days, or weeks. Here’s our pick of videos that help team brood get through some of those moments of doubt… KEEP UP TO DATE WITH BROOD:Related...

Top 10 Motivation Books
Top Ten books for success We all know it’s important to keep evolving and learning as a person -especially when it comes to chasing your dreams! We also know that finding the time to read can be hard, it’s never going to be something that you naturally put to the top...

Amy Hughes was the first woman to run 53 Marathons in 53 days…But was that as much of a challenge as being a mum in business!
AMY HUGHES AND HER DAUGHER. © TOM PITFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY "...you know THAT you’re working so hard to financially support them, but you just feel really bad when you’re working too much." As the first woman to run 53 Marathons in 53 days, inspiring mum of one Amy Hughes...

Sarah Jayne Dunn & Jon Smith
Est. Reading Time: 17 minutesEarlier this year well-loved Actor, Sarah Jayne Dunn, was thrown into a media whirlwind when she joined the platform – OnlyFans. After walking away from a seemingly dream job at Hollyoaks (when she was given an ultimatum to choose between the two)