How do you know when it’s time to quit - and when it’s just a difficult season?

This week on Wish I Knew, I’m joined by Nishma Patel Robb -former Brand Marketing Leader at Google, former President of WACL, and now founder of Glittersphere and co-founder of HERA.

After more than a decade inside Big Tech, Nishma found herself facing a quiet but confronting question: when the role looks perfect on paper, but no longer feels aligned, what do you do?

We talk about the identity shift that comes with leaving a big title, why high achievers often stay too long, and how to tell the difference between fear and intuition. Nishma shares what it really felt like to walk away from safety, status and certainty - and how she redefined success on her own terms.

This isn’t just a conversation about quitting.

It’s about outgrowing old versions of yourself.

About choosing alignment over ego.

And about backing yourself when no one else can make the decision for you.

If you’re ambitious, capable, and quietly questioning what success really means in your life - this episode will resonate.

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WISH I KNEW × Riyadh Khalaf
From hiding who he was as a teenager in Dublin… to interviewing global icons like Bill Gates.
Riyadh’s story is one of courage, identity and self-worth. In this episode, we talk about growing up bullied, performing drag in secret, losing work for “sounding too gay”, and the moment he decided he would never contort himself to fit again.
We explore:
- Coming out in a mixed Catholic–Muslim household
- The duck egg that unexpectedly changed his life
- Drag, confidence and reclaiming self-expression
- Rebuilding his relationship with his dad after coming out
- Why choosing one authentic version of yourself changes everything
This conversation is honest, funny, emotional - and a reminder that confidence doesn’t come from being chosen. It comes from choosing yourself.
If you’ve ever felt like you had to shrink, mould or perform to belong - this episode will resonate.
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Jo Good is a broadcaster, former actress, and one of the most recognisable voices in British media - with a career spanning decades across radio, television, and now YouTube, where she’s built a loyal following as @middleagedminx in her 70s.

What began in traditional media has evolved into a new chapter on social platforms, where Jo brings the same warmth, confidence, and curiosity to a new generation — once describing it as “doing Zoella, but for an older generation.”

In this episode of Wish I Knew, Jo shares what it really takes to stay relevant, visible, and creatively fulfilled over a long career. We talk about reinvention later in life, moving from broadcast to social media, and why confidence, ambition, and curiosity don’t have an expiry date.

We also explore independence, choosing not to have children, living alone by choice, navigating public setbacks, and why defining success on your own terms is the key to long-term fulfilment.

This is a thoughtful, honest conversation for anyone questioning whether it’s too late to change direction, start again, or live life differently.

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