Your Permission to Pause

Your Permission to Pause podcast brings inspiration, wisdom and candid conversations loaded with humour and advice that will support female leaders to rethink how they approach leadership and life.

In this podcast you will hear real stories that have fuelled Jo’s growth as well as themes that have emerged from her work in the leadership field. As a self-confessed ‘work in progress’ Jo keeps her content real and accessible by bringing you up front conversations where she and her guests share frankly and transparently their trials, tribulations and lessons along the leadership path.

The episodes will leave you with powerful insights and practical ways that will help you grow and navigate your way through leadership and life. Whether you are experienced, new or an aspiring female leader, these conversations will put the spring back in your step.


Meet your host Jo Cowlin
Jo Cowlin keeps it real.
Some people might like to call her ‘a motivational people development expert’ but Jo would rather you didn’t.
Jo is a no-nonsense, straight-talking northerner
She is also a transformational coach, facilitator and game changer. She has a passion for results and is dedicated to helping leaders realise their aspirations without compromising their wellbeing.
She dares individuals to be different by eliminating corporate BS, life coaching, and hand-holding, and instead encourages breaking through barriers to gain clarity and step into personal power for a life without limits. She specialises in taking individuals out of their comfort zones, uncovering obstacles, and reigniting their zest for life, bringing back excitement, purpose, and magic in all areas.
Passionate about learning and growth, she is dedicated to delivering results, drawing from her own experiences of overcoming corporate burnout, overwhelm, and a lack of direction. She turned this all around, and created a way forward that brought the balance that she needed to thrive no matter what life threw at her. She is acutely aware of how stress without strategies that help you thrive, not just survive can chip away at your self-esteem and self-worth. Resilience and a proactive approach to mental wellbeing is at the core of all of her work which is predominantly aimed at helping leaders and their teams refocus, regroup and rapidly adjust to change. With a background in pharmaceutical leadership and expertise across various sectors, she offers coaching and leadership programs tailored to individual and organisational needs.
When Jo isn’t transforming company cultures, you’ll find her managing her 3 teenage girls’ busy social calendars. She’s a dab hand in the kitchen and true to form, loves to keep her food real. And if she isn’t doing either of those you will find her out in nature walking her dog or lifting a barbell in the gym.

Find out more about Jo Cowlin here: https://jocowlin.com/

Connect with Jo:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jocowlin/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-cowlin/