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What if the biggest thing holding back your career isn't a lack of talent or opportunity—but your willingness to keep doing things the way everyone else does?
In this thought-provoking conversation, legendary television producer and top international speaker Maz Farrelly shares the unconventional thinking that helped her create wildly successful television shows, build fiercely loyal teams, and reinvent her career after 30 years in entertainment.
From the surprising strategy behind The Weakest Link to the boss who accused her of being too well-liked by her team, Maz challenges conventional wisdom about creativity, leadership, and success.
In Laura’s conversation with TV producer Maz Farrelly, you'll learn:
🧲How to break away from conventional thinking by making something better—or doing the exact opposite—to create opportunities others overlook.
🧩Why treating your team with kindness, celebrating their achievements, and taking responsibility for their success can make you a stronger, more effective leader.
🚀How to stop overthinking, embrace calculated risks, and take greater ownership of your career, happiness, and the decisions that shape your future.
Listen now to discover how thinking differently, leading with courage, and taking action can help you create the career and life you truly want.
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About our guest:
Maz Farrelly spent more than 30 years creating television viewed eight BILLION times—programmes that sparked office arguments, dinner-table debates, and cultural obsessions. Her expertise goes beyond getting attention: she knows how to make people care.
Having worked with global leaders, CEOs, and international stars including Beyoncé, Pink, Usher, and King Charles, Maz now brings that same psychology into conference halls and boardrooms around the world. Her message is simple: whether you want people to listen, trust, buy, lead, or embrace change, you first have to give them a reason to care.
To learn more visit www.speakupwithlaura.com. New Speak Up podcast episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday early in the morning.
The Speak Up Podcast helps high-performing professionals develop executive presence through strategic communication, executive confidence, and leadership influence. Each episode provides practical strategies to help you speak up in meetings, communicate with senior leaders, present ideas with clarity, build executive visibility, strengthen your leadership presence, influence without authority, stop overexplaining, answer difficult questions with confidence, and become a trusted executive leader.
Whether you're preparing for your next Vice President promotion or looking to communicate with greater credibility and gravitas, you'll learn actionable executive communication skills that accelerate career growth.
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