This week I catch up with Jo Millet. Jo is an ex head of department and former history and politics teacher from London. She joined teaching through Teach First, then spent 8 years in both state and independent schools. Jo lives in Bristol and now runs her own marketing agency, Lean Content. She’s the host of two podcasts and is setting up another business in 2024. She's also written a few books on marketing and does stand up comedy in her spare time. Jo and I talk about:The importance of self belief without egoHow it’s easier to start than you realiseStruggling with being the little fishGetting fired from her first job out of teachingStarting again from the bottomNot giving upBeing glad she was a teacher but also really glad she leftYou can find Jo on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-millett/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jo_millett/). Or you can visit her website (https://leancontent.co.uk/) and listen to her podcast Niche Upon a Star on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/164BdOCvIXOBxVztUR9pXs) or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/niche-upon-a-star/id1724724440).—----------------Don’t forget to hit ‘subscribe’ in your podcast player and recommend the podcast to other teachers you know.  Follow us on Instagram: @byeteachinguk Sign up for our weekly newsletter.This podcast was produced and edited by Simon Elvin - say hello to him over on LinkedIn Music by Escape from the Giant Bubble Follow them on Instagram @escape_from_the_giant_bubble Got a question you’d like answering on the podcast? Email me and let me know at [email protected]      Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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