Jo welcomes the brilliant Beth Collier to the Good Girls Eat Dinner podcast.

Beth Collier is passionate about helping people improve their communication, creativity, and leadership skills. She began her career in film and television production in Los Angeles, and has held diverse communication and leadership roles on three continents, including a decade in financial services in London. Beth now runs a communication and leadership consultancy and helps people become more capable and confident speakers and writers, and more creative thinkers and leaders. Beth is originally from the US, and has lived abroad for 19 years. She is relentlessly curious and shares stories about business and pop culture in her weekly newsletter, Curious Minds.

Topics covered:

- Giving an actor a life-changing tour of your school
- Making a dream come true for 32 cents.
- School mottos and why the message matters.
- How winning ‘story of the week’ cemented a passion for writing.
- The power of a thank you letter.
- Working in the TV/film industry in LA.
- Seeing people with power – and noticing how they use it.
- Firing people over email. The recent phenomenon that is not ok.
- Why showing people respect and care is so important.
- Delivering a talk in a way that engages people.
- The effort (practice) it takes to look effortless.
- Running a consultancy and the many hats required.
- ‘I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.’
- How I met Beth when she came with the facts.
-That Daily Mail article and how I sued them and won.
- Why factual journalism is so important to society.
- Having a consistent writing practice.
- Why reading is vital for writing.
- Wanting to hear more from more women on LinkedIn.
- Dealing with trolls.
- Beth’s Doggy Bag of Advice.

Sign up for Beth's weekly newsletter 'Curious Minds' https://bethcollier.substack.com/

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