The Aim A Little Higher Podcast was created to inspire Students, Young Entrepreneurs and ambitious young people! In the Aim A Little Higher Podcast host Kamal Hyman interviews inspirational individuals every Monday & Wednesday and finds out what makes them tick and his they have created a life filled with passion and fulfilment; we then find out how YOU can do the same! Each Saturday we answer our listeners questions which can be submitted via www.AimALittleHigher.com
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Conversations from the world of classical music hosted by Presto Music's Paul Thomas, David Smith and Rob Cowan. Guests have included artists such as Jess Gillam, Anna Lapwood and Patricia Kopatchinskaja, and respected writers and critics like Rob Cowan, David Hurwitz and Andrew Mellor. Visit us at www.prestomusic.com
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Rebeca Omordia talks African Pianism
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Pianist Rebeca Omordia recently released her second album of African piano music, African Pianism Volume 2, bringing the classical music of native composers the attention it deserves. I had the pleasure of chatting with her to find out more about the music, its background, the qualities that make it uniquely African, and common ground with Western,…
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To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the London Symphony Orchestra's own label, Head of LSO Live Becky Lees, first violinist Maxine Kwok, and principal percussionist Neil Percy talk to James about how the label came to exist, the process of capturing live concerts for release, and their memories of some favourite recordings through the year…
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Nunconventional - The Poor Clares of Arundel on their second album for Decca
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Another second-album episode! A follow-up not to a trailblazingly exploratory recording (as when we spoke to Heloïse Werner last episode) but to a quietly uplifting one, filled with spirituality and peace. The Poor Clares of Arundel appeared on many people's musical radar back in 2020, when their album Light For The World was released into the mids…
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A Close-Up Look - Heloïse Werner on her latest solo album
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Hot on the heels of 2022's Phases comes a second album from acclaimed young singer-composer Heloïse Werner, Close-Ups. Drawing together works by Bingen, Strozzi, the French Baroque composer Julie Pinel, and Errollyn Wallen, it also features compositions by Werner herself - including Les Leçons du Mardi, an acerbic, witty piece biting back against c…
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Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates a double anniversary
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This year the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates two anniversaries, with the online Digital Concert Hall turning 15, and the Berliner Philharmoniker label marking its first decade. Rob Cowan spoke to Olaf Maninger, who alongside a busy schedule as principal cellist with the orchestra, is General Manager of Berlin Phil Media GmbH, and has been one o…
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77: Personal Responsibility... This One May Sting
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In this episode, Kamal, Eliza and Storme discuss the importance of taking personal responsibility and avoiding the tendency to blame others for our failures. They explore why people continue to walk down a path that is failing them and not take action to change it. The conversation also touches on the fear of failure and the need to have a plan for…
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The conversation explores the concept of imposter syndrome and the tendency to categorise emotions under this label. It delves into the distinction between imposter syndrome and nervousness, highlighting the importance of understanding specific emotions rather than generalising them. The hosts discuss personal experiences with imposter syndrome and…
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Doubling Brahms - Busoni and his violin concerto with Francesca Dego
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Violinist Francesca Dego kicks off the Busoni centenary celebrations with her new album, pairing his concerto with that of Brahms - a juxtaposition that might seem strange, until you realise (as Francesca describes) the deep connections between the two works, so much so that Busoni's concerto could even be seen as a direct homage to Brahms's. As we…
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An Invitation to the Dance - Storming the ‘barricades mystérieuses’ with Martin James Bartlett
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Pianist Martin James Bartlett first came to many people’s attention in 2014, when he won the BBC Young Musician Award. A Proms debut followed the next year, and a recording contract with Warner Classics not long after. To date, both of Martin’s albums on Warner have been centred around a unifying core concept - recital-recordings with a clear and t…
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La Divina - Rob Cowan and Alain Lanceron on the centenary of Maria Callas's birth
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As every opera-fan must surely be aware by now, December saw the centenary of Maria Callas’s birth, and Warner Classics marked the occasion by issuing the most comprehensive collection of her recordings ever released – clocking in at a whopping 131 CDs, La Divina offers the chance to experience Callas’s unique qualities in all 74 roles for which au…
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Tudor Wild Child - Thomas Weelkes with Dr Katie Bank
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Although plenty of attention has been lavished on the four hundredth anniversary of the death of William Byrd, his contemporary Thomas Weelkes also died in 1623 - on the 30th of November - and has seen rather less in the way of commemoration. In addition to Weelkes being a composer of great gifts, his reputation also rests in part on his track reco…
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Take me to your Lieder - Schubert in English with Roderick Williams, Rowan Pierce and Christopher Glynn
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The 'Schubert in English' series on Signum Classics sees its fourth instalment this year - following up Winter Journey, Swansong and The Fair Maid of the Mill with a wider-ranging collection of songs, sung by Roderick Williams and Rowan Pierce with Christopher Glynn at the piano. Front and centre, too, are the translations of Jeremy Sams, which at …
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Sound the Trombone! Onyx Brass at 30 with Amos Miller
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As "the classiest brass ensemble in Britain" turns 30, Onyx Brass's trombonist Amos Miller looks back over three decades of brass quintet music-making, with an eye on exploring contemporary repertoire. We discuss the group's latest album, 'The sun is free to flow with the sea', and some of the works featured on it, as well as touching on questions …
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A Great Musical Dett - Choral Music by Black Composers with Dr Marques Garrett
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A discussion of the OUP's recently-published collection of sacred and secular choral works by Black composers, with its editor Dr Marques Garrett - taking in Vicente Lusitano, Undine Smith Moore, R Nathaniel Dett (Dr Garrett's own particular labour of love) and more. Presto Music All things musical... on your doorstep! Visit our website: www.presto…
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75: Back To Term Time & Why You SHOULD Try
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In today's episode we discuss why you may as well try and how quitting before you've started lets everybody down, not just you!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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Standing out from the Crowd - Arthur Bliss with Paul Spicer
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Arthur Bliss was one of the most important British musicians of his age. Having served with distinction in the Great War, in which he was both injured and gassed, he subsequently became the most performed British composer abroad. He served as Director of Music at the BBC from 1942-44, and was appointed Master of the Queen’s Music in 1953. Bliss was…
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A Russian Soul in Exile - Rachmaninoff with Fiona Maddocks
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The great Russian Romantic composer Sergei Rachmaninoff declared that his music was "the product of his temperament, therefore Russian", but he spent the final 26 years of life in exile after fleeing Russia in 1917. While in exile he composed his late masterpieces including the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and the Symphonic Dances, while also pr…
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74: Younger Self Advice, Football & Speaking Answering Your Questions!
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Today's show sees the team answer questioners sent in from listeners!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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A Mercury Legend - Antal Doráti with Rob Cowan and Thomas Fine
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Earlier this year we saw the release of not one, but two box sets dedicated to recordings by the Minnesota Orchestra under their Hungarian conductor Antal Doráti, recordings made by the Mercury Record Company in the 1950's. To discuss the artistic and sonic legacy of these Mono and Stereo box sets I was privileged to be joined not only by record cr…
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Today we are talking choices versus circumstances. Which plays a bigger roll in your life? Is there a way to overcome the cards life has dealt you, by making better choices? Let's go!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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Belle de nuit – Chatting to Emmanuel Despax about 'Après un rêve'
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Some "concept" albums can seem a little contrived – with themes not so much neatly interwoven as crudely welded onto one another. Not so Emmanuel Despax's new album Après un rêve, which draws together its three main ideas so naturally that it seems as if the album must have sprung from Despax's mind fully formed. A poetic legacy from his music-lovi…
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In today's episode we discuss what it truly means to win and what a loss really looks like!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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Brahms In The Time Machine – Ein Deutsches Barockrequiem with Lionel Meunier
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Over the nearly twenty years since its formation, Vox Luminis has appeared in our metaphorical pages plenty of times – the Belgian early music ensemble consistently combines original and exploratory programming with impeccable musicianship. Every album Lionel Meunier and his musicians release can be relied on to be not just a feast for the ears but…
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71: Q&A Why Do I Doubt Myself, Even Though I'm Confident?
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Today we answer questions from the listeners! Today's question comes from Warrick; all about how to overcome self-doubt, even when you know you are fully capable and able to achieve the goals you set!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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70: Exam Season Advice - GCSE, A-LevelsS & Uni Exams
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It is exam season Ladies & Gents! Today we talk Exams; how to deal with them before, during and after. Including some of our own experiences which will hopefully help you in your process regardless of which exams you are taking!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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I've Started, So I'll Finish – A Return to Mozart with Robert Levin
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Robert Levin set out to record a complete set of Mozart's works for keyboard and orchestra. After several highly successful and critically-acclaimed volumes over the following decade, fate eventually intervened to force the project into the deep freeze, and on that unsatisfying note the story might have ended. Happily, though, circumstances have no…
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69: Listener's Questions & Original Thoughts!
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Today's episode is a laid back one, we go live on Instagram and answer listeners questions!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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Recently Channel 4 released a show called Naked Education - we discuss why this is a huge problem and how we as Adults have a responsibility around our young people! We also talk influential programmes and cartoons growing up!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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Tom & Will (& Jimmy & Roddy) – Tudor Anniversaries with Fretwork and The King's Singers
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2023 sees the quadricentennials of the deaths of both William Byrd - sacred polyphonist, virginalist and recusant Catholic - and Thomas Weelkes, remembered especially for his madrigals, his verse services and his repeated tellings-off by his bosses at Chichester Cathedral for what might delicately be termed rowdiness. Among various groups with albu…
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Golden Oldies - The Brodsky Quartet at 50
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Founded by four ambitious teenagers in Middlesbrough in 1972, the Brodsky Quartet’s extraordinary fifty-year career has encompassed collaborations with musicians including Sting, Björk and Sir Paul McCartney as well as a whole host of superb recordings of core repertoire from Mozart to Bartók. It was a great pleasure to be joined by cellist and fou…
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67: The Truth About Mentors
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In today's episode we are exploring all things Mentors! What are they? How do you find them? Should you pay them?על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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Today we are talking all things losing! Why it's a good thing, why we should allow people to lose and how we can learn from losing to ultimately smash life!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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Four with Scores - Quartet with Leah Broad
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One of the most keenly anticipated music biographies in 2023 has been 'Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World' a wonderfully vivid account of the lives, times and music of 4 extraordinarily talented composers from the late 19th and 20th Centuries. Guiding me through the fascinating world of Dame Ethel Smyth, Rebecca Clarke, Dorothy Howel…
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Every week we invite you to ask questions for the podcast and this week... You did not disappoint! So today, we dedicated an entire episode to your questions! Enjoy! If you want your questions answered next time drop us a DM on Instagram @aimalittlehigher or @kamalhymanעל ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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64: Personal Responsibility & Valentines Day Disaster!
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Today's episode is all about personal responsibility and Kamal experiences a valentines day disaster!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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63: We Interview 18 Year Old, Peter Jones' Tycoon Challenge Winners!
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The Peter Jones' Tycoon Challenge sees 300 businesses battle it out to be the winner. Today, we speak with the winners Lucia & Maisy and find out about their journey, their idea and how they were crowned champions!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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62: Is School Preparing Us For The Real World?
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Does school actually prepare students for the real world?על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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Today we talk Cancel Culture! What is it, why did it begin and what effect has it had on this generation?על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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In today's episode we explore the idea of 'marrying a rich man' and why having this as a goal may NOT a great idea!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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59: The Phone Pandemic & Superhero Debates
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Today we are exploring the Phone Pandemic! Campaign set up to warn kids about using phones around roads. In 2019 6,200 pedestrians were killed or had life-changing injuries on UK roads. More than one in five of those people (1,415) were aged 17 or under – that’s around a whole class of schoolchildren EVERY week. Accident data shows those aged 11 to…
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58: Freestyle Friday Q&A - Mocks & Starting The Company
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It's the last day of half-term! So we thought we'd jump into the studio and record a freestyle episode, answering some of your questions! We talk mock exams & starting Aim A Little Higher!על ידי Kamal Ellis-Hyman, Storme Arundell, Eliza Ellis-Hyman
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57: Quiet Quitting... The Sequal!
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Last week we spoke about Quiet Quitting. It was a great conversation and you listeners got in touch to let us know your thoughts! We listened and Storme brought your feedback and questions back for us to delve deeper in today's episode. We were joined by the wonderful Eliza this week and we have a great discussion based around your thoughts and que…
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In today's episode we explore the concept of Quiet Quitting. There is a phenomenon that has been picked up and reported on via TikTok by Zaid Khan. The idea that gen Z are adopting a ‘act your wage’ mentality - work ethic is based on treatment by employers, pay and recognition rather than trying to climb the corporate ladder through building relati…
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Music for Albion - Vaughan Williams at 150 with John Francis
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Nobody has done more in recent years to promote the music of Ralph Vaughan-Williams in recent years than Albion Records, the record label of the Ralph Vaughan-Williams Society. So to celebrate the English composer's 150th birthday this year I asked John Francis, Vice-Chairman of the Ralph Vaughan-Williams Society to guide me through his life and mu…
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Mysticism, Modernism and Music - Scriabin with Marina Frolova-Walker
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Celebrating his 150th anniversary this year is the Russian composer, poet and visionary Alexander Scriabin who, in his short life undertook a compositional journey that took him from a frustrated piano virtuoso who idolized Chopin to a radical modernist who prophesized that a concert of his mystical music in Tibet would bring about the end of the w…
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Today, the team are talking about opportunity. Kamal had 2 lads knock on his door asking to clean his car, he said they could tomorrow and in the meantime Kamal went and bought them some car washing equipment... We discuss what happened next and where the line is between ambition, wants and needs!על ידי Peter Jones' National Entrepreneur & Motivational Speaker Kamal Hyman Interviews Inspirational Indiv
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Music from the Golden Age of Hollywood with John Wilson
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Undoubtedly one of the great orchestral success stories in recent years has been that of Sinfonia of London, formed by conductor John Wilson in 2019. Their albums have consistently received a whole host of awards, demonstrating the orchestra’s great virtuosity and versatility. Their latest recording sees them delving into one of my favourite genres…
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Mental Health & Wellbeing Questions Answered with Storme & Leanne
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Mental health is not all bad - for the most part, when we hear the word 'mental health' we assume that when we speak about mental health it must be bad. In this conversation, Kamal takes the learner chair and asks questions to Leanne and Storme about all things mental health.על ידי Peter Jones' National Entrepreneur & Motivational Speaker Kamal Hyman Interviews Inspirational Indiv
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Eine kleine Havanamusik with Sarah Willis
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As both a world-class performer and an advocate for her instrument, Sarah Willis is an inspiration to a generation of horn players, so I was somewhat star-struck to talk to her for this week's episode. Despite the unceasing travel difficulties and upheaval of the past two years, Sarah has been continuing to spend time in Cuba working with Cuban ins…
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053: Answering Listener Questions & Talk to Your Boss!
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It's good to be back! This week we're answering questions from one of our listeners! Today's question came from @theokaysingergirl (Instagram page). We also explore the importance of having open and honest conversations with your employer in order to ensure you are happy, making progress and to raise your earning potential! Enjoy! www.aimalittlehig…
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