PRsonal: ‘It was the biggest plot twist in my life', Meet Talentheads founder Sam Spoors

In this series of podcasts, Charlotte Nichols, managing director of PR agency Harvey & Hugo, gets up close and PRsonal with a variety of well-known business faces. Nothing is off limits as she digs deep to get to know the person behind the professional…

In this episode…

With her life at a crossroads, Sam Spoors took a risk.

She left her job and ended her marriage whilst raising two young girls.

Sam then launched her own recruitment company, Talentheads, and was named Entrepreneur of the Year.

However, as she tells host Charlotte, that journey hasn’t been easy. And on this captivating episode of PRsonal, Sam opens up about her experience with burnout, her experience of being raised by a single mum working three jobs and the emotional anguish of not spending every Christmas with her daughters.

However, she also reveals the joy of finding love again – and what happens when two families become one.

Key moments:

00:00:34 - The biggest plot twist in Sam’s life
00:08:14 - Forming a covid bubble with her new ‘blended’ family
00:14:36 - Being raised by a single mum who worked three jobs – and the joy of Hoe
00:25:50 - ‘We are still a team’: How to successfully parent with your ex-husband
00:30:55 - ‘My daughter drew a family portrait and I had a laptop’
00:35:28 - Why now ‘is probably the most challenging time’ for the business
00:45:34 - Why she took the ‘brave’ decision to cut some people out of her life
00:51:23 - When Sam realised she was suffering burnout in her old job
00:53:12 - ‘There was a point where I thought I’d just lost it’
01:04:22 - ‘Sorry!’: The awkward exchange when Sam’s asked how good at sex she is
01:05:08 - Why Harvey & Hugo could help your business unlock the power of podcasting

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