Episode 5

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Published on:

2nd Apr 2025

From Classroom to LinkedIn Success – with Ella Orr

In this episode of Start Being Visible, Mildred Talabi sits down with Ella Orr, a personal branding coach and social media trainer, to discuss her remarkable career transition from teaching to social media marketing. Ella shares how she reinvented herself professionally, the power of LinkedIn for personal branding, and the challenges—and triumphs—of stepping into entrepreneurship.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

✔️ Ella’s journey from primary school teacher to social media marketing expert

✔️ The role of personal branding in career transitions

✔️ How Ella overcame self-doubt and embraced change in her 50s

✔️ LinkedIn strategies that helped her gain traction and build trust

✔️ The importance of networking, business coaching, and staying visible online

✔️ Why setting small goals and staying happy in your work matters

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Connect with Ella:

🔗 LinkedIn: Ella Orr

🔗 Website: Much More Social

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Start Being Visible
With Mildred Talabi
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.

I now spend most of my time championing and coaching women to increase their influence, income and impact through being visible on platforms like LinkedIn and beyond.

In this podcast, I’ll be sharing with you some of my insights into the journey to being visible, as well as bringing you amazing candid conversations from professional women who have chosen to step out of the shadows and into the limelight in their work lives.

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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.

Find out more at mildredtalabi.com.