In today's episode, I chat with Farha Jamadar, a Senior Chartered Global Management Accountant & Account Technician. Farha talks about her career path, why she enjoys numbers, and what's in her work tool box. Farha also discusses the challenges she has faced, the importance of having basic accountancy as part of the school curriculum, the importance of apprenticeships, and what humbles her within finance. We also chat about her faith, overcoming imposter syndrome, her charity work, her love for football and she shares the words that continually inspire her.

Farha Jamadar is a finance leader, mentor, and change-maker who has built her career through resilience, ambition, and a determination to challenge the traditional image of leadership within finance. As an Asian woman in a space where there are still very few people who look like her at senior level — and where she definitely does not fit the stereotype of your “typical accountant” — she brings honesty, humour, commercial insight, and authenticity to conversations around leadership, transformation, and career growth. From rebuilding finance functions to influencing at board level, Farha is passionate about showing the next generation that you do not have to change who you are to lead successfully.

Thanks for listening to the episode. I'd like to thank my guest for their time, insight and being a great sport!

I would also like to thank my producer, Ashanti Omkar, for all her hard work.

If you'd like to be a guest, drop me a line at theswingingpalmtree@gmail.com.

Keep Rising & Thriving. Aṣẹ!

On today's episode I'm in conversation with Ọmọ́tọ́lá Sodeinde Adéníyì, a Cultural Connoisseur for all things about the Yorùbá tribe within Nigeria and across the world. We talk about the language and the tonal system, including the power behind words and what an 'Oríkì' means; the traditions within the Yorùbá culture & the challenges it faces within the 21st Century and beyond; identity, mental health & wellbeing, pride in one's heritage. Ọmọ́tọ́lá also shares the words that shapes his mindset.

Ọmọ́tọ́lá Sodeinde Adéníyì aka Larhny is a Lagos based Yorùbá culture promoter and the creator of 'Talojẹbi ', a content platform dedicated to educating the world about Yoruba culture, history and tradition. Through short form videos across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, he brings some of the most fascinating and often forgotten aspects of Yorùbá identity to life for a generation that is still finding its connection to its roots.

For Ọmọ́tọ́lá, this work is deeply personal rooted in a belief that culture is not just something you inherit, it is something you have a responsibility to protect.

Thanks for listening to the episode. I'd like to thank my guest for their time, insight and being a great sport!

I would also like to thank my producer, Ashanti Omkar, for all her hard work.

If you'd like to be a guest, drop me a line at theswingingpalmtree@gmail.com.

Keep Rising & Thriving. Aṣẹ!

On today's episode I'm in conversation with Hilary Salzman, a business storytelling consultant, keynote speaker and author specialising in helping female founders and leaders find and use their real story. Hilary talks about the importance of uncovering and vocalising women's stories, the reoccurring themes and underlying issues that women face including inequality & sexual assault, and her encounters with internet trolls and mansplaining. Hilary also shares how her career started, the challenges and triumphs she has encountered within her personal life, and the words that continually inspire her.

Hilary Salzman is a business storytelling consultant, closing the gap between women’s truth and what they say without cost.

She's the author of 'The Roar of Her Story' (shortlisted for Business Book Awards 2025) and founder of She Roars Club, an accountability community for women founders. She spent 20 years in corporate marketing at major tech brands before launching her storytelling consultancy.

Hilary doesn't teach women to be louder or more polished. She shows them how to use their real experiences, even the messy bits, to build genuine connections, build a successful business and take up the space they truly deserve.

You can find out more about Hilary via her website, Instagram and Substack.

Thanks for listening to the episode. I'd like to thank my guest for their time, insight and being a great sport!

I would also like to thank my producer, Ashanti Omkar, for all her hard work.

If you'd like to be a guest, drop me a line at theswingingpalmtree@gmail.com.

Keep Rising & Thriving. Aṣẹ!