Clowning Around Podcast

How can we become more enterprising?  Why are there still far less women investors in the world?  What holds people back from setting up new …

How can we be more creative? What helps us get in touch with our own inner sense of creativity? How can creativity connect us with joy? Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all this and so much more with …

How have we lost touch with our own instincts?  What makes us fundamentally human?  What can we learn from deepening our understanding on what really mattes?  Join Em and her Clown Barbara as we chat how we can change …

Why do we need to think about culture of our businesses?  How can we have more fun at work?  How do we enable our people to really take ownership of …

How do we heal?  What does that even mean?  Can we really be happier and find our way to happiness?  What role can ceremony and ritual play in …

Why is mentoring important? How can you get a mentor? Why should you be a mentor? What benefits are there to you and your business if you get …

In life we all have go through various transitions – from new job to new business. From living in the city to moving to the countryside – from being single to being in a relationship (or the other way round!) How do we …

Do you want to be happier?  Do you believe that the world can be a better place?  Then join Em as she shares exclusively on the pod her new vision for the future – Em will share her vision for the world and why she is …

How can we all become more conscious in our life and work?  What does that even mean? How did Caroline set up a business with consciousness at the …

How can we be professional speakers?  How has the world of speaking changed since COVID?  What are the things that make some speakers great?  What has Barbara done that has changed her world?  How can Lisa Stansfield be …

Join Em on this solo episode as she talks all how we can really see ourselves.  What stops Em from really having the courage to look at who she …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things grief. How do we talk about grief? How can we explore our own grief and safely navigate it with kindness and even joy?  What can we learn from Cher about …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things stepping into your own power with Amber. How can you truly step into your own power?  …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all creative collaboration.  How do Em and Maheen work together on shows and films, how can you …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things laughing and living with David.  How can we laugh more in life? Why do we view work as a thing that has to be serious?  How can we find more little moments?  …

Join Em on this solo episode as she talks all about why we minimise ourselves.  Do you ever find yourself moving away from what you really want to …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they Clown Around all things Belief.  How do you create more self belief?  How can having belief really impact you and your life?  What does having a sense of belief change for …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they Clown Around all things Sales and Performance Management with Sam Smith.  How do you create brilliant sales for you and your business?  Why does sales still have negative …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbra as they chat all things Menopause with Sarah Davies.  How can we chat about the menopause more easily?  What can we do to support people going through the menopause?  How was Barbra …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbra as they chat all things Beauty and Entrepreneurship with Jennie Lawson.  How is the beauty industry perceived?  …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things The Invisible Revolution.  What is the Invisible Revolution and how can you get …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they are Clowning Around.. Remote Leadership. How can we become really good remote leaders? What are the skills needed to be a good remote leader? How is Barbara a remote leader? …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they are Clowning Around.. Coaching. What can coaching really do for you? How can learning the skills of coaching really help you and your life? What can Barbara learn from coach …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they are Clowning Around.. More Choice. What would your life look like if you had more choice in your life? …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they talk all things Conversations.  How do we have great conversations?  How can we have effective challenging conversations? What can Barabra learn from a coach about coaches …

Join Em and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Truth with Helen.  How do you share your truth?  What courage does it take to explore and …

Clowning Around – Being A Child at Work with Nick Mayhew

Join Em and her clown Barbara as they chat all things being a child at work with Nick.  What does is mean to really allow your inner child to come out and play at …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as we talk all things Winging it with Mandy.  What does winging it even mean?  How can she possibly be winging it at anytime considering she was a pilot and now is a public speaker.  …

Join Em and Barabra talking all things Women, Small Business and Climate.  WE chat all things to do with these topics and we giggle a lot.  How does Barbara think the world is going from her perspective as a small …

Join Em on the 100th episode of Clowning Around.  Yes that I right the 100th episode!  In this episode Em talks about how can we celebrate our …

Join Em and Barabra talking all things Success with Alexandra Watson.  What is success?  How can you create your own version of success?  Is Barbara …

Join Em Stroud on a solo episode of Clowning Around. Em chats through how can we really experience all of life?  Em chats through her thoughts on how …

Join Em this week in a special edition.  Em has written a book Lessons From a Clown and this week she is being interviewed by her book person Patti M Hall.  In this weeks episode we talk everything about how Em found …

Join Em Stroud on a solo episode of Clowning Around. Em chats through the idea of moving away from things that no longer serve us and being conscious …

Join Em Stoud and Barbara as they Clown Around all things Money and our psychology of it.  How do we relate to money?  What makes us move into places …

Join Em Stoud and Barbara as they Clown Around all things Travel.  How can we travel well in these times?  How can we be more conscious as travellers?  Will Barbara get a passport and where is the place that made …

Join Em Stroud on a solo episode of Clowning Around. Em chats through the idea of creating more space for you.  We all lead very busy lives, moving …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbra as they Clown Around all things Working Wild with Sara and Jeannette.  What does Working Wild mean?  How can we live and work in a far more wild and free way? What does Barbara think …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbra as they chat all things self care in leaders.  What is self care and what does that really mean if you are in a …

Join Em Stroud on a solo episode of Clowning Around. Em chats through the idea of courage to change what is going on in her life, how that could help …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barabra as they chat all things The Possibilist with Gita.  What is a Possibilist?  How can we move from optimism or realism into the way of being the Possibilist.  How will being the …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barabra as they chat all things good data with Sam Gilbert.  How can data be a force for good?  What can we do as individuals to look after our data?  How did Sam get interested in data?  …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Conscious Luck with Dr Gay Hendricks.  How can you create more luck in your life?  What can we all do in order to be happier, healthier individuals with the …

In this short Solo Episode – Em shares some stories of what it is like to be reaching 100 episodes of a podcast.

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Join Em and Barbara as she shares her journey on writing her forthcoming book Lessons From A Clown.  In this short solo episode she shares her …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Positive Leadership with Michael.  What is positive leadership?  How can you ensure that you are a positive leader right now?  How did he go from running a …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Leadership with Fiona.  How has it been leading Merlin Entertainments through the pandemic?  What makes us good or not so good leaders?  What can we do to …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Authenticity.  How can we really connect with who we really are?  What are the steps to …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Comedy and Business.  How can business be enhanced by comedy?  How does the world of comedy translate into business?  Why are we all so scared of using humour …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things SoulCation.  How can you create your life so you feel happy?  Why is writing a happy …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Be The First with Caroline Flanagan.  What does it mean to Be the First?  How can you Be …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all Seriously Playful Creativity.  How can we all be creative beings in the world of work and …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Women In Business with Vic.  Why is it still important to be raising the profile of …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Fancy Dress.  Why has Nick worn fancy dress for over 100 days?  How does fancy dress help him and you talk about mental health?  What is his favourite …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Family Stories.  Why does your family story matter?  How can understanding where you come from really help you in your life right now?  How many Brian’s does …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things mindfulness.  What does mindfulness really mean?  How can having a practice really help …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Animals, Kids and Business. How can we get to a place where we can choose how we want to live?  What has it meant to Rebecca being a mum, running a business …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Style with Lizzie Edwards.  How do we need to think about style post lockdown?  What does style mean to her and us and how do we create our own sense of …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Comedy post Covid… What will comedy look like as we creep out of lockdown?  How has Stuart continued to create shows during the pandemic.  What is the future …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they chat all things Bravery with Claude.  What does bravery look like?  How do you show up to being brave even when you feel scared?  How is Barbara brave?  What do businesses …

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Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Rhythms with Vix Anderton. How do rhythms affect us all? How can we get more in tune with our own sense of rhythms so we can feel happier? How did Vix go from …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Working from Home with Harriet Minter.  How can we work from home and still have ambition?  What can we take from this year of working from home as we leave …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Baking and Cakes with Britt Box.  How did baking change Britt’s life?  What is Mary Berry really like?  What is Barbara’s favourite cake? We chat these things …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Play Yourself Sane.  How can you use play to really feel better in your everyday life?  How can you make time to play even though we are all really busy?  …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things My Power Talk.  What is your Power talk and how can you change how you talk to …

Join Em Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Clowns without Borders.  What is Clowning without Borders?  How can Clowning help change the world?  What is the mission of Clowns without borders?  How can …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Art.  How do we find that place to create?  What shifts did she make to become an artist?  What has being an artist in common with performing and what are our …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Leading with Humour.  What does it mean to be lead with humour?  What stops people and organisations using more humour in world of work?  Who does Barbara …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things Sober Curiosity.  What does it mean to be Sober Curious?  How has it changed Vicky’s life?  What are the challenges of being Sober Curious?  Will Barbara get …

Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barbara as they chat all things start ups with Rajeeb Dey MBE.  How is important for setting up a new Start Up?  What freedom can running a start up give you?  How did Rajeeb get into Start …

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things freedom.  What does freedom mean to you?  How do we find freedom within our lives?  What does Barbara do to find freedom?  Is it possible that freedom links to …

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things Its Ok to Feel Shit. Why Is it Ok to feel shit? Why did Suzie create this campaign? What difference does it make telling our own stories? How does Barbara …

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Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things Humour in Business.  How can you use humour in business?  What stops people allowing humour in the business world?  What can we learn from the world of stand up …

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things Common Sense.  How can businesses embrace a more common sense approach?  How do common sense and empathy link in all of us as humans?  What does Martin want …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Burlesque.  What is Burlesque and how can it change all of us?  How can Burlesque show …

Join Emma Stroud and her Clown Barbara talking all things Acting.  How does acting and the craft of acting impact the world.  How did Izzy get into acting and her story?  What does Barbara think of acting?  What goes on …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Self Publishing.  What does it take to self publish your work?  Why would you want to …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Clowning Around.  How have we got to 50 episodes?  What does Barbara really think about being on the podcast? What does Barbara think of all the other …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Silence.  How can we use silence for creativity? What does silence mean?  How did Silence influence Steve’s work in both art and other creative practices?  …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things AI.  How do we relate to technology?  How does AI influence how we live?  What can we do …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Relationships.  How do we have successful relationships?  What can we do to make our …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all Hidden Tools… What are hidden tools and how are they used for both good and bad?  Did Brian …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Change.  How do we handle change?  In this current world where so much is changing how can we be in change and sat happy.  What can we learn from sports and …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Drama Schools.  What would make someone set up a drama school?  How is the theatre …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Slow. What happens to your life when you really Slow down? How did Suzy get to live her Slow life on her boat and how has that affected her work and life? How …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Collaboration and Dreams.  How dis they collaborate to create a book – Where’s My …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things The Feminine Way.  What is the Feminine Way?  How does that manifest with men and women?  How can The Feminine Way help Barbara set up her knitting circle?  …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Leadership and Stripping.  What can we in business learn from the art of stripping?  How …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Mastermind Groups.  What is a Mastermind Group and why should we join one?  What can …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Psychology.  What does Psychology really offer you and the world in general?  What tips …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Marketing.  Why is marketing so important?  How can we use marketing in these current times?  How can marketing help Barbara and her business?   How can …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things MCing.  How do you MC an event so it is super successful?  What are the differences …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things the Hidden Disabilities.  What is it like to be diagnosed in your 40s with Autism?  How do you explore and live with hidden disabilities? What is it like to …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things the High Street.  What does the High Street look like now?  How can the High Street …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Culture.  How do you set up an amazing culture?  How can culture evolve so everyone …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Holiday!  Em and her Clown Barbara are off on their holidays – in this short episode Em …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Mental Health.  How can we look after our mental health in small simple steps?  How did Rob end up cycling on the top of the O2?  What can we do to share our …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Mind Monsters.  What are Mind Monsters? How can we understand our own Mind Monsters?  How did Hazel go from being a champion fighter to gaining understanding …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Nature with Mark Wright.  How can nature help us during these challenging times? How are we part of nature and what impact are we having on the natural …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Technology.  What does technology do for us in our current lives?  How has technology …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Awareness.  How do we become more aware?  In this current world what can we do in life and business?  How is Barbara and Brian a happy accident in awareness?  …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Winning with Pete Lowe. How can you have a winning mindset? What can we learn from professional football about winning and losing and how they are both …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Conscious Business – what does that even mean?  How can we take this moment to really change the world and ourselves?  How can we all be conscious in the way …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Entrepreneurship.  What does it mean to be an Entrepreneur?  What has having Google as your main clients got to do with a small café called Brian’s?  How can …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Musical Theatre.  What is like to play some of the most famous roles in musical …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Producing. What is Producing? Why is theatre producing seen as the dark arts? How does Producing compare to knitting? How will the theatre industry respond …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Clowning.  What is Clowning?  What is the state of Clowning?  How can we all allow our clowns out to play?  How does Barbara feel talking to another Clown?  …

Join your host Emma and her Clown Barbara talking all things Fitness.  What is fitness?  How can we all achieve fitness? Does knitting apply as a good type of cardio fitness? How can we change our mindset in regards …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things tennis. How does someone become a professional tennis coach and then a public speaker?  How does Judy Murray influence Em?  Do knitting and tennis share …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Happiness.  How do you get happy?  How can taking the small wins be really important for your happiness?  Why is Barbara wearing a mermaid onesie?  How can …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things family business and gingerbread.  How do  you run a business successfully that was …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Formula One.  How is Formula one relevant in these Covid times?  How did a kid from …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things ruby and beyond.  What can we learn from professional sportspeople at an elite level?    Can Barbara help us be flexible through Knitting?  Is it ok for …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things money.  How should you deal with money?  What are ways to look after your money?  Is …

Join host Emma Stroud and her clown Barbara as they talk all things Networking with Vanessa Vallely OBE.  In this episode they chat all things networking – is it really networking or is it connecting? How to get more …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things coaching. Why is getting a coach important? How do you find a coach? Why is sausage toothpaste a thing? How can coaching change you and help you really …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things deep coaching.  How can we go deep inside ourselves in this time of crisis?  Can Barbara …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things voice. Why is your voice important?  Why does Barbara flirt with Penelope Cruz’s voice coach?  How can we use our voice effectively to create real impact …

Join your host Em Stroud and her clown Barbara talking all things improv.  What is improv?  How will the improv community serve the world during this current health crisis?  Will Barbara release a CD?  How can improv …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Writing. Do we all have a book inside us?  How can we write if we think we can’t?  What …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Creativity.    What is creativity? Are we all creative?  How do you get into a creative …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Comedy.    What is comedy? How do you get into it?  What makes good comedy?

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Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Events.   How do you put on a successful cultural event?  Why are events important?  Why …

Join your host Emma and her clown Barbara talking all things Motherhood.  What are the myths of motherhood?  What holds us as mothers back?  What fun …

Join Emma Stroud, Barbara (her clown) and top storyteller Stuart Packer. Stu is an Actor by trade. He is also a Storyteller, a Storytelling Coach and a Communications and Presentations Skills Facilitator. Quite a …

Join Emma Stroud, Barbara (her clown) and the top Energy Psychologist Dr Shoshana Garfield. What has Clowning and therapy got in common?  More than …

Welcome to my new podcast.  Its me your host Emma Stroud just giving you a brief intro into what will be coming on Clowning Around – this one is …