Who hosts Smash Your Own Ceiling?

Smash Your Own Ceiling is hosted by Barbara Nixon. They have published 158 episodes. The show covers education, with a self improvement focus.

What has Smash Your Own Ceiling covered recently?

Recent episodes include "155 - The hidden trap of meaning making", "154 - How to re-define success and actually enjoy life with Kate Trafford", and "153 - How to thrive and do good with Chris Cooper". The latest went out on 2 Oct 2026 and ran about 14 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

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Smash Your Own Ceiling publishes weekly, a median of 7 days between episodes. Episodes average about 25 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 158 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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For Smash Your Own Ceiling, Booking Probability sits at 35/100, Listen Score at 31/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

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Smash Your Own Ceiling

Hosted by Barbara Nixon · education · EN-GB · 158 episodes

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If you’re ready to Smash Your Own Ceiling and focus on your own growth and personal development, you’re in the right place.Barbara Nixon is a Success and Leadership Coach with nearly 30 years’ experience. With a down-to-earth style, she shares practical tools and inspiring conversations to help you upgrade your mindset and grow your confidence.This podcast is for inspiration and personal development, not medical or mental health advice. Everything shared is intended to prompt reflection, not tell you what to do. Guest views are their own.

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Smash Your Own Ceiling is a education podcast hosted by Barbara Nixon, with 158 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Smash Your Own Ceiling
155 - The hidden trap of meaning making
Oct 2, 202614 min
Welcome to the Smash Your Own Ceiling podcast and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking about the hidden trap of meaning making. She shares: - How as humans we're great at making things mean something - The impact of making meaning - A question to use in the moment to interrupt the meaning pattern - How we can take action from the meaning that we've made. BARBARA'S LESSON DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY FRIDAY Join a growing community of Business Leaders unlocking their leadership potential. Subscribe by taking the Confident Leaders Scorecard and get your free report with practical tips to get you started. and a weekly lesson every Friday in your inbox. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.barbaranixon.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠
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154 - How to re-define success and actually enjoy life with Kate Trafford
Sep 24, 202634 min
Welcome to the Smash Your Own Ceiling podcast and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking to Coach, Author, and Speaker Kate Trafford. They talk about: - When does success not feel like success? - How to enjoy the journey, rather than jumping to the next thing - What do you need to be at your best - What makes you feel fully alive? - The importance of looking at your strengths - How to look for the patterns - Raising your self awareness, and learning how to say no - How to gamify the tasks that you don't enjoy We also mentioned the Values in Action questionnaire Learn more about Kate here ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/katetrafford/ KateTrafford.com BARBARA'S LESSON DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY FRIDAY Join a growing community of Business Leaders unlocking their leadership potential. Subscribe by taking the Confident Leaders Scorecard and get your free report with practical tips to get you started. and a weekly lesson every Friday in your inbox. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.barbaranixon.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Smash Your Own Ceiling
153 - How to thrive and do good with Chris Cooper
Sep 18, 202644 min
Welcome to the Smash Your Own Ceiling podcast and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking about the power of legacy with Chris Cooper. They talk about: - What is legacy? - Do we actually create a legacy? - Taking some time out and hitting the re-set button during the day - Breathing properly...why it's not woo woo - The power of the basics and why ignoring them is doing a dis-service to our work. - What is your purpose? - What we can do to amplify good, and contribute positively - The power of the ripple effect - The impact of following your desires - Operating in your strengths, and the importance of strength spotting in others - Observing your own Hero's journey - How to get something from what you learn - How to reclaim your your energy - The importance of upgrading your mindset - Ways to be kind Learn more about Chris here https://chriscooper.co.uk/ The book we mentioned at the end was The Promise of a pencil by Adam Braun BARBARA'S LESSON DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY FRIDAY Join a growing community of Business Leaders unlocking their leadership potential. Subscribe by taking the Confident Leaders Scorecard and get your free report with practical tips to get you started. and a weekly lesson every Friday in your inbox. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.barbaranixon.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠
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152 - Confident Leaders Series Part 6 - The 5 Common blocks for leaders
Sep 11, 202615 min
Welcome to part 6 of the Confident Leaders Series, and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking all about the 5 common blocks that hold leaders back. Barbara talks about: - The 5 common blocks that hold leaders back - Raising your self awareness so you can start to make changes - How to stop the block in action - And how to do something different to get a different result BARBARA'S LESSON DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY FRIDAY Join a growing community of Business Leaders unlocking their leadership potential. Subscribe by taking the Confident Leaders Scorecard and get your free report with practical tips to get you started. and a weekly lesson every Friday in your inbox. ⁠⁠⁠www.barbaranixon.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠JOIN ELEVATE⁠⁠⁠ - a one day deep dive coaching event for Founders and Senior Leaders who are stuck in the weeds or struggling with self doubt. ⁠⁠⁠www.barbaranixon.co.uk/work-with-barbara/elevate
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151 - Confident Leader Series Part 5 - How to say yes or no when you really want to
Sep 4, 202611 min
Welcome to part 4 of the Confident Leaders Series, and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking all about where not saying yes or no is holding you back. Barbara talks about: - What are you not saying yes to - What is stopping you from saying yes - Excuses vs reasons - How to say no - The reasons you say yes when you want to say no - The importance of listening to yourself, and what you actually want BARBARA'S LESSON DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY FRIDAY Join a growing community of Business Leaders unlocking their leadership potential. Subscribe by taking the Confident Leaders Scorecard and get your free report with practical tips to get you started. and a weekly lesson every Friday in your inbox. ⁠⁠www.barbaranixon.co.uk⁠⁠ ⁠⁠JOIN ELEVATE⁠⁠ - a one day deep dive coaching event for Founders and Senior Leaders who are stuck in the weeds or struggling with self doubt. ⁠⁠www.barbaranixon.co.uk/work-with-barbara/elevate
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work psychologist, author, ADHD brain, self-described menace on the internet

Dr Lynda Shaw

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Amy Rowlinson

podcaster, life purpose coach, author, podcast strategist

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Smash Your Own Ceiling

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is Smash Your Own Ceiling?

About the host

Recent episodes

155 - The hidden trap of meaning making

154 - How to re-define success and actually enjoy life with Kate Trafford

153 - How to thrive and do good with Chris Cooper

152 - Confident Leaders Series Part 6 - The 5 Common blocks for leaders

151 - Confident Leader Series Part 5 - How to say yes or no when you really want to

Guest Appearances

Chris Wilson

Michelle Minnikin

Dr Lynda Shaw

Amy Rowlinson

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Smash Your Own Ceiling

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Pitch Analysis

What is Smash Your Own Ceiling?

About the host

Recent episodes

155 - The hidden trap of meaning making

154 - How to re-define success and actually enjoy life with Kate Trafford

153 - How to thrive and do good with Chris Cooper

152 - Confident Leaders Series Part 6 - The 5 Common blocks for leaders

151 - Confident Leader Series Part 5 - How to say yes or no when you really want to

Guest Appearances

Chris Wilson

Michelle Minnikin

Dr Lynda Shaw

Amy Rowlinson

Advertisers on this show

Best industries to pitch Smash Your Own Ceiling for

Podcasts like Smash Your Own Ceiling

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