June Angelides MBE

Power Hour

Adrienne Herbert

Society & Culture

4.8 • 713 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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This week Adrienne speaks to the brilliant June Angelides MBE. June is best known for starting the UK's first child-friendly coding school for mums, Mums in Tech, while on her second maternity leave from Silicon Valley Bank. She was named by the Financial Times as the 6th Most Influential BAME Tech Leader in 2018 and the 15th most influential woman in tech by Computer Weekly. Most recently, June was appointed chair of the Future Skills Programme, and joined the investment team at Samos Investments, a venture capital firm which focuses on high-growth European businesses. She is also a founding ambassador for the FiftyFiftyPledge, a UK initiative to promote gender diversity and her company Mums in Tech has trained over 250 women and provided them with the confidence and mindset to explore careers in the tech sector. She was awarded an MBE for services to Women in Technology on the 9th of October 2020.

The Power Hour podcast gets to know other people’s processes to greatness. Join Adrienne as she invites guest speakers from coaches, creatives and innovators to discuss their daily habits and the key to achieving personal success and well-being.

Whether you want to build a business, write a book or run a marathon, the Power Hour is going to help you get there faster!

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0:00.0	There is no such thing as failure. I would say failure is probably the thing that holds a lot of people
0:08.2	back, that fear of not getting it right the first time. You start small, you start testing,
0:15.3	there is no way we will know until we start the process.
0:26.4	Welcome to the Power Hour, the weekly podcast that will motivate you to pursue your passion and to achieve success.
0:28.7	I'm Adrienne Herbert, international speaker, fitness coach, Adidas, global ambassador and entrepreneur.
0:35.6	Each week I'll be talking to today's leading coaches, creatives,
0:39.6	change makers and innovators to find out their daily habits, morning routines and rules to live by.
0:46.2	The power hour is all about taking just one hour each day to help you improve your life
0:51.4	and unlock your full potential. Whether you want to build a business,
0:56.1	write a book, run a marathon, or maybe you're just looking for a spark of inspiration, the power
1:01.5	hour is going to help you get there faster. Welcome back to the power hour podcast.
1:10.4	Today's guest is an investor and entrepreneur who was named
1:13.9	as one of the most influential BAME tech leaders by the Financial Times. Before she entered the
1:20.2	world of venture capital, she founded a social enterprise called Mums in Tech. An innovative concept,
1:26.9	it was the first child-friendly coding school in the UK. Mums in Tech. An innovative concept, it was the first child-friendly coding school in the UK.
1:30.6	Mums in tech teaches women foundational coding skills and tech literacy within a parent-friendly
1:36.2	learning environment.
1:37.7	She is an advocate for the rights of working mothers and is passionate about getting people
1:42.0	from all backgrounds into careers in tech and helping
1:45.2	more underrepresented founders gain access and funding. Not only that, she is also a mentor and
1:51.4	she's also a mother to three young children. She does it all. Welcome to the show, June Angelides.
1:58.4	Thank you so much for having me. June, I have been looking forward to doing this
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