Being career driven has its perks and building on our gifts and expertises is something to be proud of. However, a good thing like ambition can turn toxic if we end up neglecting our other responsibilities, or becoming too consumed in our work that it ends up compromising our values. It can be difficult to know what sort of women we want to be, and what roles we want to take on, specifically when we want to nurture and grow our careers and our families. Luckily, it is possible to live a life where we create time to have the drive to do both.

How can we let go of the negative stigma surrounding female ambition and celebrate our professional and personal wins with a balanced approach? Watch as our host Rachel Calland is joined by guests Seun Toye-Kayode and Sonia Soopen in the Magnify Studio for Ep 36 Why Do Ambitious Women Get a Bad Rep?:

00:00 Intro
15:37 Where does our drive come from?
21:59 Redefining ambition
33:59 Talking to God to gain wisdom
46:44 Treading the line between grinding and resting
01:03:29 Audience dilemmas with Seun and Sonia

SEUN TOYE-KAYODE is a private wealth advisor and founder of Teach a Girl Nigeria, a nonprofit that provides education for young girls.

SONIA SOOPEN is a dentist, medical facial aesthetics and skin expert. Her client transformations are where art and science intertwine.

This episode of The Magnify Conversations was produced by Sibylle Aries and edited and filmed by Red Monstar.

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