What I Wish I Knew Sooner

What I Wish I Knew Sooner is a podcast for the curious, the creative, and the entrepreneurial. Hosted by two friends figuring life out as they go, we explore the lessons we wish we’d learned earlier and the stories helping us grow now. Through honest conversations with founders, creatives, and community builders, we unpack identity, ambition, and the messy in-between of building a meaningful life.🎙 New episodes monthly 💬 Got a dilemma? Send it our way! 💛 Find us on socials @whatiwishiknewsoonerpod

What I Wish I Knew Sooner is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 24 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts What I Wish I Knew Sooner, a business show with 24 episodes published.

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  Episode #23

  What It Takes to Make It in the Creative Industry: Rejection, Risk & Resilience with Actor Brahmdeo Ramana

  Jun 8, 202642 minS1

  <p>Breaking into a creative industry can look glamorous from the outside… but behind every role, opportunity and success story are years of rejection, resilience and backing yourself when nobody else can.</p><p>In this episode, we're joined by actor Brahmdeo Ramana, whose credits include The Bay, Emmerdale, Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, as well as projects for Netflix and Apple TV+, to talk about what it really takes to build a career in TV, film and the creative industries.</p><p>From leaving a career in finance to pursuing acting full-time, Brahmdeo shares the realities of navigating an...

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  Episode #22

  The Right Time Doesn’t Exist: Start Before You’re Ready

  May 26, 202614 minS1

  <p>We hear it all the time: start before you’re ready. But if it were that easy… why do so many of us still wait?</p><p>Whether it’s fear of failure, perfectionism, self-doubt or waiting for the “right time,” so many of us hold ourselves back from starting the things we really want to do.</p><p>But what if the right time isn’t something you wait for… what if it’s something you create?</p><p>In this mini episode, we unpack:<br/>🚀 Why so many people wait to feel “ready” before they start<br/>⏰ Why the perfect time ofte...

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  Episode #21

  Everything You Need To Know About Money: Saving, Investing & Building Wealth with Ola Majekodunmi

  May 10, 202634 minS1

  <p>Money is something that affects all of us… but most of us were never actually taught how to manage it.</p><p>In this episode, we’re joined by Ola Majekodunmi, qualified financial advisor, public speaker and founder of All Things Money to talk about saving, investing, budgeting and building wealth in your 20s & 30s.</p><p>From feeling behind financially to learning how to invest for the first time, we unpack the money conversations more people need to be having.</p><p>We talk about:<br/>💸 How to actually start saving & investing<br/>📈 Building wealth even if you don’t earn...

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  Episode #20

  Why Community Matters More Than Ever (and Why It’s So Hard to Find)

  Apr 27, 202615 minS1

  <p>With everyone talking about community right now, we wanted to ask the question… why does it feel harder than ever to actually find it?</p><p>We grew up in environments where connection felt easy — school, university, even early careers — but as we’ve got older, building meaningful friendships and feeling part of something has become a lot less straightforward.</p><p>At the same time, we’re more “connected” than ever online… yet somehow more disconnected in real life.</p><p>So why is that? And what can we actually do about it?</p><p>In this mini episode, we unpa...

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  Episode #19

  The Career Advice Women Aren’t Taught: Confidence, Strategy & Playing the Game with Jessica Lindfield

  Apr 12, 20261h 2mS1

  <p>In this episode, we’re joined by Jessica Lindfield - career strategist, author of Play the Game and founder of EmbraceHer.</p><p>From the outside, Jess’s career looks incredibly successful. But behind the scenes, her experience with ambition, burnout and navigating corporate life hasn't always been straightforward.</p><p>We talk about what it really means to “play the game” at work and why working hard alone isn’t always enough to get ahead.</p><p>✨We also get into:</p>why ambition needs to be sustainable (not just impressive on paper)confidence vs self-trust (and what actually mov...

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