What does success really look like when life forces you to slow down?
In this episode of the Different Hats Podcast, I sit down with founder and HERstory creator Stephanie Prior at a pivotal moment in her life, 33 weeks pregnant, scaling her business, and learning to let go of control.
But this isn’t just a conversation about pregnancy or entrepreneurship.
It’s about identity.
It’s about leadership.
It’s about redefining success beyond performance, perfection and proving yourself.
Stephanie opens up about:
As Stephanie prepares for motherhood, she reflects on ambition, vulnerability and what it means to build something that doesn’t depend entirely on you.
This is a powerful case study in redefining success in real time.
00:00 – Introduction
02:24 – Delegation, leadership and commercialising the business
07:41 – Early career, mentorship and full-circle moments
14:09 – What does success really mean?
18:34 – Identity, school, and finding perspective
21:10 – The Gambia trip that changed everything
29:00 – Belonging, racism and confidence
36:45 – Pageantry and representation
44:22 – The origin of HERstory
49:48 – Creating space in business
1:03:29 – Entrepreneurship wasn’t the plan
1:13:19 – Pregnancy, control and fear
1:25:22 – Ambition, motherhood and the next chapter
1:30:36 – What she’d tell her younger self
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🔗 Connect with Stephanie Prior
Website: https://prior-media.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missstephanieprior/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-prior-67903b84
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