I have finally had some time to move my blog to a self-hosted WordPress site, please go to the new blog for future articles at http://www.jenthered.co.uk.

I just had to run for the train and as I sprinted in desperation to get there on time I realised… I can run! My belly is no longer rebounding up and down vigorously causing my leggings to fall down. Im knackered and it is still tough but the fact remains. I ran today. I […]

Over the last few years I have been on my own pursuit of ‘realness’ and I have experienced both negative and positive responses to my constant drive to be utterly and completely myself, which has caused me to consider; how ‘real’ can we really be in a business scenario? Keeping it real First let us […]

Having previously lost 2 stone on Slimming World a few years ago and maintained that loss by continuing to cook healthy meals, I have much love for this diet. Actually, scratch that term, Slimming World is a way of life, an education in food and how to still live and lose weight at the same […]

For those of you that don’t know, I also write guest posts for the wonderful Lisa Cherry on her inspirational blog, www.lisacherry.co.uk. What I love about her blog is that I can really vent about something that inspires me and fully express myself, including my first guest post ‘Content Marketing Demands Change for Creatives‘. You also […]

I have decided to do something very brave and set myself a challenge. Tomorrow I start my weight loss journey but that is not the part that scares me, in fact I am pretty excited! The scary part is that I have decided to share my experience with the world – well with the portion […]

Strange looks, side glances. And some who are willing to take their chances.   Bold stares, big words. They don’t understand how much negativity hurts.   So, who are they? And who am I? To judge and watch. We think too much.   Instead let’s play and pretend to fly. Because one day, we will […]

There comes a point in your life when working for working sake just doesn’t cut it anymore. For some people, this switch happens early. For me, it happened when I realised I was approaching thirty. Now – any moment that I am doing something that doesn’t inspire or excite me, feels like a wasted moment. […]

Jennifer Le Roux, aka ‘Jen the Red’, is a recent BA (Hons) Creative and Media Writing graduate with over 6 years experience in marketing, specialising in content, PR / outreach and social media. She is also founder, editor and creative director of music careers magazine, ALT-MU, a worldwide digital publication produced to entertain, engage and […]

Having worked in the recruitment industry at a time when it was still a candidate led market in 2008, I have recently observed some concerning changes in employer attitude that I felt compelled to write about. I have been out of the recruitment industry for over 5 years now and as a mature student I […]