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29th Oct 2025

Claiming Your Seat – with Nisha Chandra [S4, EP3]

In this episode, I’m joined by Nisha Chandra – a detective, TEDx speaker, and passionate advocate for female leadership and empowerment.

Known as the Punjabi Cockney Detective, Nisha grew up in East London and went on to build a career in the police force, carving out space in a system where she didn’t “fit the mould.” She now works at the intersection of policing and policy, specialising in domestic abuse, harmful practices, and violence against women and girls.

Nisha shares openly about her personal journey – from celebrating seven years of sobriety as a South Asian woman in long-term recovery, to experiencing baby losses – and her visibility journey, which has led her to build a raw and unapologetic presence on LinkedIn where she challenges stigma, inspires representation, and encourages women to stop shrinking and start standing tall in their truth.

This is an honest, courageous conversation about resilience, representation, and the power of visibility.

What we covered:

✨ Growing up in East London and becoming the “Punjabi Cockney Detective”

✨ Why she joined the police force and what it was like not fitting the mould

✨ Nisha’s seven-year recovery journey from alcohol addiction

✨ Speaking out about baby loss and breaking cultural taboos

✨ The story behind her TEDx talk, Claiming Your Seat

✨ Using LinkedIn as a platform for truth and visibility

✨ Finding the balance between vulnerability and authority in professional spaces

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🔗 Connect with Nisha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisha-c-154229281/

📺 Watch her TedX talk, Claiming Your Seat, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=g12bLucv6TW-StxO&v=UnR-9Gdgdso&feature=youtu.be

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Start Being Visible
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Welcome to the Start Being Visible podcast.

My name is Mildred Talabi. I’ve spent the past decade plus mastering the art of personal branding in my career, as a former journalist and communications professional, and in my business which has taken on various forms over the years.

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Mildred Talabi

Mildred Talabi has spent the last decade mastering the art of personal branding in both her career and business as a former Journalist and PR and Communications professional.

Today she specialises in helping female leaders build powerful and authentic personal brands through being visible on LinkedIn.

She is a recognised LinkedIn Influencer, with over 50,000 followers, a 4x published author and the founder of Visible Women Tribe - a global membership community for high-achieving women in business and leadership.

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