Today’s guest is the multi-talented journalist, writer, and poet Charlotte Moore.

She writes for the likes of Cosmopolitan, Refinery 29, and other major publications. She admits that the road to breaking it in media took a lot of grit… and hundreds of emails.

In this episode, Charlotte and I delve into the wonderful, fabulous, and terrifying world of freelance journalism, she explains why she keeps a rejection letter framed on her wall, and importantly, when it comes to your passions, why you should always shoot your shot.

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Today’s conversation is with Rabya Lomas, a British Pakistani content creator, consultant and self-coined ’desi disrupter’ 

September 20th is a big day for Rabya, as her Ethnicity Pay Gap petition will finally be debated in parliament. 

She’s calling the government to make it mandatory for large companies to publish their ethnicity pay gaps, to shine a light on race-based inequality in the workplace. 

In this episode, we discuss whether social media activism is a real thing, the importance of advocating for yourself, and how this Desi Disrupter finally found her voice.

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Up next, is my conversation with Tabitha Warley, also known to her followers as Take Heart.

Outside her day job in finance, she’s a blogger who uses her platform to speak about her mental health journey and overcoming self-harm.

But that’s only part of her story. The Yorkshire native is hilarious and unapologetically honest. And, will happily to you to F off if you overstep her boundaries.

In this episode, I ask Tabitha why she shares her unfiltered life online and how she came to have the bravery to walk in her truth.

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Many are aware that fashion has a serious waste problem, and let’s face it, when it comes to over-consumption & fast fashion, a lot of us are part of the problem. However, the waste less, wear more movement is growing.

This week’s conversation is with Eshita Kabra, the Founder & CEO of By Rotation — the UK’s first social fashion rental app — where you can rent and lend designer fashion.

Having travelled to her motherland Rajasthan, India, for her honeymoon, she had witnessed the first-hand effects of textile waste and felt compelled to change, and bring about change.

Since launching in 2019, By Rotation has become the UK's largest fashion rental platform and a favourite of fashion A-listers, celebrities, royals, and more.

In this episode, we discuss why when it comes to designer clothes, it’s far cooler to borrow than buy.

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Hello and welcome back to The Edit, the podcast redefining what it means to be influential on and offline, with me journalist and presenter L’Oréal Blackett.

Next up, is my chat with Savanna Darnell.

She’s a YouTuber, dancer, musician, aspiring life coach, and back in 2018, she briefly appeared on a little-known reality show, called Love Island.

As she admits, her stint was brief, and the experience wasn’t what she expected it to be.

Still, Savanna says life outside of reality TV is far more exciting.

In this episode, she explains why she packed her bags and moved to New York, and when opportunities come knocking, it’s always worth taking the risk.

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Hello and welcome back to The Edit Podcast, with me L’Oréal Blackett, and I’m continuing on my search of positive influencers by speaking to creators, entrepreneurs and activists who use their platforms for social change, real talk and are just, good eggs.

Kicking off a new season is my conversation with Chanelle Mauricette.

She’s a body positivity influencer, business psychologist and charity and agency owner who I’ve followed online for a while.

While she has more than 400,000 followers, she didn’t mean to be an influencer… it just happened.

And behind her glamorous photos, she gets a lot of hate. Still, she hasn’t shied away from calling out fatphobia, misogyny, harassment, racism and even worse, death threats.

As she tells me “God didn’t just give me a platform to show people that I’m sexy.”

In this episode, she shares the hard truths about one of the most sought-after lifestyles.

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Hello and welcome back to The Edit Podcast, with me journalist and presenter L’Oréal Blackett. And, Happy New Year, it has been what feels like a lifetime. Let’s just say, a lot has happened.

But I’m back with more conversations with people I think are a positive influence on and offline.

Let’s kick things off with this fab chat I had with freelance writer and author Fiona Thomas. Last year, She had just launched book ‘Out Of Office’ all about the ins and outs of going freelance and ditching your 9-to-5   

For Fiona, after struggling with mental health she decided to take the leap and has since seen success going out on her own.

But how easy is it to go freelance and is the self-employed life for everyone — especially in 2021.

We talking about putting yourself out there and embracing failure, getting paid, and making it on your own terms.

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Asma Hussein is the founder of Soul Sisters and Empowering People.

After escaping an abusive marriage, she now helps victims and families of domestic abuse develop life-changing coping strategies. 

We spoke after the first lockdown in March, which was an extremely tough period for those dealing with domestic abuse. It was reported that Domestic violence 'increased globally during lockdown'.

Through telling her own story, Asma is empowering others to find the confidence to choose safety and thrive.

We spoke about self-belief and the power of speaking out.

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