{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66009b14403e0d0016db411d/66daf9db48ff6b14d271b1af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Believing in yourself without ego, with Jo Millet","description":"<p>This week I catch up with Jo Millet.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Jo is an ex head of department and former history and politics teacher from London. She joined teaching through Teach First, then spent 8 years in both state and independent schools.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Jo lives in Bristol and now runs her own marketing agency, Lean Content. She’s the host of two podcasts and is setting up another business in 2024. She's also written a few books on marketing and does stand up comedy in her spare time.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Jo and I talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The importance of self belief without ego</li><li>How it’s easier to start than you realise</li><li>Struggling with being the little fish</li><li>Getting fired from her first job out of teaching</li><li>Starting again from the bottom</li><li>Not giving up</li><li>Being glad she was a teacher but also really glad she left</li></ul><p><br></p><p>You can find Jo on LinkedIn (<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-millett/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-millett/</a>) and Instagram (<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jo_millett/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/jo_millett/</a>). Or you can visit her website (<a href=\"https://leancontent.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://leancontent.co.uk/</a>) and listen to her podcast Niche Upon a Star on Spotify (<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/164BdOCvIXOBxVztUR9pXs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.spotify.com/show/164BdOCvIXOBxVztUR9pXs</a>) or Apple Podcasts (<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/niche-upon-a-star/id1724724440\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/niche-upon-a-star/id1724724440</a>).</p><p><br></p><p>—----------------</p><p>Don’t forget to hit ‘subscribe’ in your podcast player and recommend the podcast to other teachers you know.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow us on Instagram:<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/byeteachinguk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @byeteachinguk</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://bye-teaching-uk.ck.page/ba88a683cb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our weekly newsletter</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was produced and edited by<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-elvin-83180a309/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Simon Elvin</a> - say<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-elvin-83180a309/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> hello to him over on LinkedIn</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Music by<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/artist/7B71XCHhg0Euwa6sRQEGZN?si=DvdhKuSqSL2X2qtg7TdGvg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Escape from the Giant Bubble</a> Follow them on Instagram<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/escape_from_the_giant_bubble/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @escape_from_the_giant_bubble</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Got a question you’d like answering on the podcast? Email me and let me know at hello@byeteaching.co.uk</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Natalie Elvin"}