An Evening with Cally Beaton | 29th September, 7pm, Linghams
An Evening with Cally Beaton | 29th September, 7pm, Linghams

We are delighted to be hosting an event with Cally Beaton to celebrate the release of her book...
Namaste Motherf*ckers : A modern manifesto for keeping cool when you’re a hot mess
Part memoir, part stereotype-defying manifesto, Namaste Motherf*ckers is a funny, empowering, practical book that will take an irreverent, but never smug or earnest, look at the author's own story of radical midlife reinvention - from meetings in the boardroom to becoming a stand-up comedian - thanks to a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers...
Sharing stories and experiences from her own career, alongside lessons learned from the many celebrity guests and experts that have guested on her hit podcast of the same name, Cally challenges at every turn the age-old narrative that women become invisible when they cease to be fertile.
It's also a book about defying the bullshit expectation that midlife women at best maintain (looks, career, relationships), at worst decline. With ambitious thinking and personal development takeouts from her time as a coach, Cally debunks many of the myths surrounding the female of the species and gives a fresh, funny and life affirming look at what it means to be a middle-aged woman who is willing to take a chance, put herself out there and who is also willing to fail.
Cally Beaton is a keynote speaker, awards host, comedian, business leader, podcaster, writer and entrepreneur. She has held senior management positions at some of the biggest media companies in the world.
She moved to America where she did a ten-year stint as Senior Vice President at the US studio giant ViacomCBS. There, she oversaw a multi-million dollar budget for brands including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount. If you want someone to blame for bringing South Park and SpongeBob SquarePants to the world, you need look no further.
Her television appearances to date include being a regular panellist on BBC2's QI and The Apprentice: You're Fired, as well as featuring on: Live At The Apollo, Pointless Celebrities, Richard Osman's House of Games, Countdown's Dictionary Corner and The Blame Game. She is also popular with BBC Radio 4 audiences where her appearances include: The Now Show, The Unbelievable Truth, Saturday Live, Museum Of Curiosity, PM and Woman's Hour.
