Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses.Asos's Naomi speaks to this week's guest, Madeline Parra, Co-Founder and CEO of Twizoo, the layer on Twitter that discovers the best restaurants and bars by using Tweets as customer ‘reviews’.Twizoo listens to all Tweets about restaurants, bars, cafes, and pubs, looks at things like if it’s positive or negative, who tweeted it, when they tweeted it, if ...
Jan 13, 2016•32 min
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast, with your host Asos editor Lucinda Greasley.This week's guest is Miriam Attwood, founder of Edinburgh based arts PR company, Storytelling.Storytelling's priority is working with artists, creators, theatre-makers, producers and arts organisations who do what they do with integrity, the desire to tell a story and excite and engage audiences.Since she was a child, Miriam had always had a passion for a great story, be it told ...
Dec 23, 2015•22 min
Hello and welcome to your latest episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast.This week's host Lucinda speaks with co-founders of SOAK Shakes & Co, Emma Knock and Roxy Vickerman.Their journey began with a shared love of diner-style milkshakes, a trip to Thailand, an itch to build their own sustainable business and a gap in the market.Following a trip to Thailand where the two learned to make their own coconut milk, Emma and Roxy noticed that it was almost impossible to find fresh, dairy-free milk...
Dec 16, 2015•32 min
Hello and welcome to episode 27 of the ASOS Podcast, My Big Idea.This week Caroline speaks with Vicky Graham of Hackney Bakery, Vicky's Donuts.Vicky's love of baking and numerous trips to visit family in Toronto, Canada led her to setup Vicky's Donuts in February 2015 with the idea to create a selection of donuts typical of the North-American style, with her own twist. Vicky makes a point of using the very best, organic ingredients on offer. All donut flavours are a combination of classic favour...
Dec 09, 2015•17 min
Hello and welcome to episode 26 of My Big Idea, an Asos podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week's host Nellie speaks with Georgiana Huddart, creative director of British fashion brand HunzaG. Originally born as Hunza in 1984 under the direction of Peter Meadows, the label enjoyed huge success with its signature, unique crinkle-stretch fabric. The Hunza dress became an iconic 80s piece, with Julia Roberts wearing it in Pretty Woman. 30 years on, ...
Nov 27, 2015•19 min
Hello and welcome to Episode 25 of My Big Idea.This week, our host Annie speaks with Fleur De Force, one of the most successful beauty and fashion vloggers in the UK.Her YouTube videos currently attract 4-6 million views per month, and between her two channels she has accumulated over 1.8 million subscribers, with her blog attracting an average of 100,000 unique visitors per month.Fleur's first book 'The Glam Guide' was released in February 2015. She has also launched an exclusive range of false...
Nov 20, 2015•21 min
Hello and welcome to episode 24 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.Sharmadean Reid began WAH in 2005 as a little London-based fanzine about girls in hip-hop, which grew into a nail art empire praised by Vogue, Grazia, The New York Times, The Independant and countless other sources. Sharmadean had been working as a trend consultant since graduating from Central St Martins and instantly jumped at the idea to create WAH Nails in London's East End, Dalston. As WAH grew the company began to do shows at ...
Nov 13, 2015•17 min
Hello and welcome to the 23rd episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week our host Caroline interviews Cathy Radojcin, the owner of Shoreditch Bar, Shutterbug. With an emphasis on great drinks and great sounds, Shutterbug aims to stand out from the rest.Shutterbug is described as 'A new experimental crepe and cocktail speakeasy' in the heart of Shoreditch, London. The bar employs Romain Ragouin as their head chef and ...
Nov 04, 2015•21 min
Hello and welcome to My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week we speak to Anna Liversidge of ASOS Marketplace Boutique, Lost in Time. Anna tells of how she selects her rare and wonderful vintage pieces and lets us in on the secrets of her success to date.Anna explains how she was happiest as a child were when she was making something: 'I didn't have a very cosy homelife growing up but whenever I was drawing, colouring or crea...
Nov 02, 2015•20 min
Hello and welcome to episode 21 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. In this episode, Caroline speaks with Georgia Cummings, the Founder and CEO of Potage, a London-based food delivery service offering a daily menu of fresh and healthy dishes that are freshly made using organic, local and seasonal ingredients.Through Potage, Georgia aims 'to introduce people to a new way of eating'. Potage delivers fresh, nourishing, handmade meals to...
Oct 21, 2015•22 min
Hello and welcome to My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast.This week our host Caroline Ferry speaks with Sarah Beckett, Ruba Huleihel and Sophie Slater of Birdsong, a marketplace for women who expect more from their wardrobe. Birdsong finds the best female makers and brings their fairly made fashion to you, no sweatshops, no photoshop.Started by three feminists in their twenties, Birdsong began in 2014 as founders Sarah, Sophie & Ruba saw the effects that funding cuts were having on women’s organisat...
Oct 13, 2015•16 min
Welcome to the ASOS Podcast, My Big Idea. Episode 19's guest is South London's Lerryn Whitfield, Founder and Owner of Peckham's Lerryn's Cafe.Trying to find a way back to New York, following some good advice and encouragement from her friends, Lerryn decided to start her very own business and created much more than just a local Cafe. At the time of Leroy's creation, Lerryn was sleeping on a friends sofa with little money with which to start the business. Lerryn’s welcomed its first customers in ...
Oct 07, 2015•26 min
Hello and welcome to episode 18 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.This week our guests are Olivia Snape and Sylvie Gianella of Jewellery brand Gypsy East. The girls, who along with third co-founder Emily-Louise McGuinness, met as Visual Merchandisers at Topshop and Guess?, decided to travel the world in order to draw inspiration which led to forming their very own brand Gypsy East. Now a FestIval and ASOS Marketplace staple, Gypsy East draw many fans including pop sensation Paloma Faith.The mantra...
Sep 30, 2015•31 min
Hello and welcome to episode 17 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week our guest is the Founder of beauty App Ruuby, Venetia Archer. Venetia created the App as a way for beauty lovers to quickly discover salons and spas across London at their convenience when on the go. Ruby is described as 'London’s first digital beauty concierge', with all the salons, spas and therapists featured being carefully selected and vetted by ...
Sep 17, 2015•17 min
Hello and welcome to episode 16 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.This week our guest is Creative Consultant, Writer and Stylist, Laurel Pantin. Having previously worked for Fashion magazines such as Teen Vogue, Glamour and Lucky, following a life changing move to South Africa, Laurel returned to Fashion as a successful Freelancer.Laurel has since worked with Asos, Into the Gloss, Topshop and Conde Naste, doing a variety of work from writing to styling. Laurel's classic, causal style, her favourit...
Sep 08, 2015•23 min
Hello and welcome to episode 15 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week our guest is the Founder and Creative Director of Hip Hop magazine BRICK, Hayley Louisa Brown. The London-based photographer and editor conceived the magazine as an intelligent union between fashion and music that rejects traditional hip-hop motifs in favour of clean, contemporary graphic design. The Hip Hop enthusiast created the first issue of BRICK...
Sep 01, 2015•18 min
Hello and welcome to episode 14 of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast, with this week's guests Alex Hoffler and Stacey O'Gorman.Both trained chefs, Alex and Stacey formed The Meringue Girls after working together in a restaurant in Hackney. The two noticed the lack of female chefs in the catering industry, and subsequently, the lack of meringues. Alex and Stacey decided to kill two birds with one stone, creating the predominantly female baking brand. The two started off selling their confectionary in ...
Aug 25, 2015•21 min
Hello and welcome to episode 13 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast, with this week's guest Phoebe Lovatt.Since moving from London to Los Angeles in 2012, freelance Journalist and moderator Phoebe missed her close network of friends, described as 'a group of insanely smart, creative, focused, and driven women', more than she could've imagined - not least when it came to finding support and motivation in her working life. After two years unable to find anywhere to meet and work with like-minded women...
Aug 18, 2015•26 min
Hello and welcome to episode 12 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. Wired PR is a London-based PR agency specialising in music.Wired handle all aspects of publicity, from bespoke features and interviews, to acoustic sessions, photo-shoots and cover stories, across national print press and global online outlets. They only take on artists they truly believe in and pride themselves on delivering fresh ideas that start conversation...
Aug 11, 2015•22 min
Hello and welcome to episode 11 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.This week's guest is Amber Atherton of My Flash Trash, a jewellery brand based in London that creates playful and bold accessories to bring out your sassy side. She shares a passion for not taking life or fashion too seriously, and believes in empowering girls to run the world.Amber’s passion for building brands began at the age of 9 and since then has developed several businesses, modelled and starred in Channel 4's Made in Chelsea...
Aug 04, 2015•20 min
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.This week's guest is Claire Ptak: food writer, recipe developer, consultant and owner of Violet Bakery based in East London. Originally from California, Claire worked as a pastry cook and later pastry chef for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley. After moving to London, Claire started her business as a market stall on Broadway Market, cooking from home before opening the café in 2010. Claire makes a point of using all ...
Jul 28, 2015•20 min
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week's guests are Susannah Jones and Katie Knox of London's Butchers Hair Salon. Butchers is the start of a two women mission to rid the world of ugly barnets. Fed up of hair that drains your brain, saps your style and fixes you with a frown, Butchers believe in cuts and colours that shout ‘Check me out! I look unbelievable. And so does my fabulou...
Jul 21, 2015•16 min
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week's guest is London-based club promotor Jada Simone. Jada started her night Sniff after noticing that Hip Hop was missing from London's thriving club scene. Following the success of America's Trap music in the UK, Jada decided to bring new and innovative Hip Hop sounds to London. Sniff aims to deliver authentic and fresh Hip Hop to the youth of...
Jul 14, 2015•16 min
Hello and welcome to Episode 7 of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast, with this week's guests Lucy Greene and Pandora Leonard, the founders of Anti-Agency.Founded in 2013 - Anti-agency isn't your average casting agency. It is for people who could’ve been models and decided not to, for people who are too cool to be models and people with real lives on the verge of exploding in music, fashion, art, illustration & creative industries. The two have over 10 years of experience in the fashion and music ...
Jul 07, 2015•24 min
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea with our guest, Radio 1 live Lounge DJ, Clara Amfo. My Big idea is an Asos podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. London- born Clara Amfo is a dynamic young broadcaster who can currently be heard on Radio 1. Starting out her radio career at KISS FM, she later joined BBC Radio 1Xtra to present the weekend breakfast show, after being nominated for a Sony Radio Award in the 'Rising Star' category. In J...
Jun 30, 2015•32 min
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea with our guest Gabi Gregg of fashion blog Gabi Fresh. My Big Idea is an Asos podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. Gabi started her blog in September 2008 after graduating college with an interest in fashion journalism. Gabi knew first-hand the lack of resources for younger, trendier women sizes 14 and up, so she decided to fill the void in the fashion industry. Over time, Gabi Fresh has transforme...
Jun 23, 2015•27 min
Hello and welcome to episode 4 of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast giving young women advuce and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week's guest is Florence Adepodu, Founder of MDM Flow, a post-90s hand-made lipstick brand influenced by the glamour associated with mid 90s–00s hip hop culture. Having spent undergraduate life studying whilst working in luxury beauty retail, Florence decided upon graduating to live out her dreams to create the brand she's always wanted. Since its creation,...
Jun 16, 2015•20 min
Hello and welcome to episode 3 of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses.This week's guest is Missy Flynn, Co-Founder and General Manager of Rita's Bar and Restaurant in Hackney, London.Rita's is Hackney's friendly neighbourhood restaurant founded by Missy and her 2 close friends following a successful pop-up restaurant in London's Dalston. They offer late night menu favourites, such as their famous Oreo Pie, and combine them with the...
Jun 09, 2015•18 min
Hello and welcome to the second episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week's guests are twin sisters Tida & Lisa Finch, creators of trailblazing jewellery label Finchittida. Since its creation, Finchittida has become famous for its audacious fashion accessories that fuse Lisa and Tida's Laos-London heritage. Finchittida has been stocked on ASOS.com and has been mentioned in media such as Vogue and Elle. The brand...
Jun 02, 2015•16 min
Hello and welcome to the very first episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. Our first guest is the founder of TALLER THAN YOUR AVERAGE, a womenswear label dedicated to creating stylish pieces for women 5'9 and taller, and former fashion stylist, Irene Agbontaen.Irene decided to start her own brand dedicated to tall women. All she ever wanted was staple jersey pieces she could grab and throw on quickly and items she could pa...
May 26, 2015•19 min
