The Blooming North Podcast

The mid-life revolution. Women in media and the midlife revolution.


Published: 6 January 2026 at 05:31 Europe/London

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Episode notes

After an amazing response to an event back in October where bloom teamed up with TWIPN for an unapologetically bold exploration of the realities of 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. We needed to have the guests back to explore the topic more.  

Our host Lisa is joined by  Anna Sampson, author of the IPA report ‘Time for Some New Age Thinking’, and Jacquie Duckworth, co-founder of Visible Inc., whose mission is to empower midlife women to thrive in a career in media shine a spotlight on the untold stories and overlooked brilliance of midlife women in advertising and media.

With shocking stories of the dismissal of midlife women and the bias they receive, it’s a must listen whatever your age so we can start to do something about it. 

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Host: Lisa Hughes founder and director of Lisa Hughes Coaching.

Web: https://lisahughescoaching.com

Insta: @LisaHughesCoaching

Guests: Jacquie Duckworth

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquie-duckworth/

Anna Sampson https://www.linkedin.com/in/annasampsoninsightwithcommercialvalue/

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