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From London Hustle to Women’s Confidence Empire | Zoe Charles
Description
What if the boldest version of you was waiting on the other side of fear and financial pressure? Zoe Charles, founder of The Cheek of It (one of the UK’s longest-running ballet and burlesque schools), shares how she turned a challenging 20s in London into a 20-year mission helping thousands of women reclaim confidence, joy, and self-expression.
In this empowering conversation, Zoe discusses:
• Moving to London at 21 with no safety net and the reality of hustling for rent
• Teaching art and performing arts to teens from difficult backgrounds
• Discovering burlesque as an empowering, women-led community
• Building a school that helps women release shame and embody “I am enough”
• Creating safe spaces for transformation through movement and performance
If you’re in your 20s navigating big dreams, money pressure, or body/self-worth struggles, this episode is full of real talk and inspiration.
Zoe’s work helps women create soul-aligned lives filled with power, purpose, and presence.
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Connect with Zoe Charles
Website: https://www.cheekofit.co.uk/
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro & Welcome Zoe Charles
1:40 - Life in Her 20s: University, London Dreams & Reality
8:15 - Financial Pressure & Multiple Jobs
15:30 - Teaching Opportunity That Changed Everything
23:10 - Discovering Burlesque & Community
31:45 - Starting The Cheek of It School
40:20 - Transformations She Witnesses in Women
48:50 - The “I Am Enough” Approach & Releasing Shame
57:15 - Final Thoughts on Confidence & Purpose