Personal Brand Super-Strategies with author and podcast host Mary Shirley

FirstWoman Success Stories from Professional Women

30-10-2023 • 46 mins

Welcome to Episode 10 of Success Strategies for Professional Women

This month I'm thrilled to be chatting with Mary Shirley, co-founder of the Great Women in Compliance podcast and author of two books...oh and did I mention she achieved all this whilst holding down an executive role in Compliance and Ethics

The role of hosting a podcast and publishing a book as a way to establish your credibility and Personal Brand cannot be understated, they are both Super-Strategies but are also not without challenge

There is so much insight and solid advice in this episode, that I can't begin to summarise all the gems. It is inspiring, empowering, and relatable all at once

Mary's shares

  • Her podcast experience and subsequent book
  • Her unconventional motivation to author her second book
  • How she used her strengths and communication style to best effect in writing about short tips and hacks rather than 'long text' format
  • Her challenges in owning her success. Self-promotion as a woman and how she suffered Tall Poppy Syndrome
  • How male allies remain fundamental in opening career doors and the importance of women supporting each other and sending the lift down
  • ....Oh and me ranting about how women speakers should be paid!


I hope you enjoy listening to the episode as much as we did recording it


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