Having first thought of the idea for Pip & Nut whilst training for a marathon at the age of 24, Pippa's come a long, long way since she initially started selling her market-leading nut butters from a market stall each weekend. Now a multi-million pound company that is now stocked in over 5000 stores UK wide, I was lucky enough to sit down with her at Pip & Nut HQ (yes, there is a giant tub of nut butter slap back in the middle of the office... what a legend) to discuss how her role as Fo...
Jun 14, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 16
From her experience managing the ever-growing success of the business and why she decided to scale back in recent months to rediscover and prioritise the joy in the job at hand; unveiling what she prioritised in the early days of About Time (she was just 22 when the brand launched!) to ensure that the magazine hit the ground running; her advice for handling the unavoidable challenges on the job with some stellar examples of said dodgy days thrown in for good measure; to how she’s learnt to deal ...
Jun 05, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Having struggled to secure investment the traditional way – turns out investors who are typically male and over sixty, couldn’t see the business potential for a sustainable period product that women would use once a month (shocking eh..!) – Celia, along with her Co-Founder Alec, launched a Kickstarter campaign to launch 'D' that went on to exceed its target by 500%, attracted backers from over 50 countries gaining worldwide media attention as a consequence, trending globally on Twitter in the af...
May 30, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Oh how I adore this lady! I've admired Gabi for ages now and fell a bit in love with her when she spoke at the first Bristol Midweek Mingle in October 2018 so knew from the minute I launched the She can. She did. podcast, that I wanted to natter to her in full on here! To set the scene, in her final year of university, Gabi launched Chroma Stationery - the personalised stationery brand that now customises diaries and notebooks for stationery lovers in over 28 countries as well as for corporation...
May 23, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Having launched Lauren Aston Designs four years ago with a range of handmade chunky knits that are quite simply fabulous, Lauren's company has gone on to gain international attention, with the likes of Disney , Elizabeth Arden and the Beckham family amongst her fans! From the early days of Lauren Aston Designs when it was just Lauren knitting at home on her own and how she grew the business to the extent that she now leads a team of eight, outgrew her home office and learnt quickly to prepare fo...
May 14, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
As a farmers daughter born and raised on a free-range chicken farm in Aberystwyth, Rachel was raised to appreciate the importance of knowing where a product comes from, the value of supporting your local community and staying true to your morals in business. Over a fancy platter of pastries in her beautiful home at the start of May (what a legend, I know), the two of us sat down to discuss the serendipitous encounter that led her to leave her job in theatre aged twenty-five and set up her dream ...
May 10, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Having first interviewed Rosie when I launched She can. She did. back in August 2017, the two of us caught up over a glass of wine last fortnight to chat about everything she’s been up to behind the scenes since then (launching a second company, expanding her team, moving offices twice, getting married etc… to name but a few!). We discuss everything from the numerous internships and jobs she juggled when she first moved to London in order to gain experience and her disruptive approach to launchi...
Apr 30, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 10
I first met Rebecca when she started coming along to The Midweek Mingles in London and after exchanging a few DMs thereafter, it didn't take me long to realise that I wanted to interview her on here! Chatting about everything from how Rebecca launched Rebecca Tembo as a student four years ago in spite of intense objection from her family at the time and the ways in which she juggles running a company with her now, 9-5 job; the depression that led her to drop out of fashion school and the impact ...
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Gosh, this woman is a bit of a legend! In the 8th episode of the series, I sat down for a chat with the Manchester-born, London-based artist behind the self-titled art empire that is Sophie Tea that she has grown organically online to such an extent that her paintings now sell internationally for thousands of pounds in a matter of seconds... literally. We chat about everything from how she used her art as currency in the early days of her business and the series of value exchanges that enabled h...
Apr 16, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Discussing everything from the early days of Inkpact when Charlotte first thought of the concept and how she went about scaling the idea later down the line; why the photo of her that was used in the Forbes '30 under 30' list at the time concealed the stress and anxiety that she was facing behind the scenes in reality; the thought process that went into her decision to seek a Co-Founder and how they’ve learnt to adjust to the shared leadership dynamic along the way; to why she’s so passionate ab...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 7
I first met Olivia when she agreed to speak on the panel at the launch of The Midweek Mingles back in April 2018 and have since watched her incredible brand go from strength to strength. Having founded Livia's - renowned for it's vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free sweet treats - in her parents' kitchen four years ago, Olivia’s business has grown by 153% year on year, turning over seven figures comfortably in 2018. Discussing everything from how she’s had to learn on the job how to manage an ever ...
Mar 20, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week I got to sit down for a chat with the wonderful Jess MacIntyre and Natalie Moores – aka. the Ant and Dec of the marketing world and Co-Founders of Mac & Moore - the London-based but UK-wide marketing company that counts Now TV and Transport London as well as a roster of female founded businesses as clients. We discuss everything from how they navigated the process involved in launching a business together as equal partners when Jess had previously been Nat’s boss; why supporting wo...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Imagine two women sat on two chairs surrounded by a whole lot of excess material draped around us, having a good old chuckle and you'll have a good idea of what the recording of this episode looked like behind the scenes (we tried to make a makeshift recording studio but it didn't quite go to plan..!). Anyway (!), this week, I chat to the one and only Heidi May, the 32 year old Founder of Aesthetic Laundry - the confidence boosting clothing brand, renowned for its rainbow tassled jumpers and tra...
Feb 22, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 4
It's always handy when I don't have to travel too far for an interview and this week was perhaps the shortest trip to date! (Think five minutes down the road from me and your on the right track!) My big sister first introduced me to Susan's brand when she made me try the most incredible jackfruit crisps that are part of the One Earth Organics range. Needless to say, I've been a fan ever since so it was a no brainer that I went on to invite Susan on for a chat! We cover everything from the realit...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 3
One of the most humble of women out there with a talent that is taking the art world by storm... this week I got to natter to the incredible Sarah Owusu . Discussing everything from the incident that left her temporarily paralysed aged twenty-two and how that accident shaped her self-worth as a business woman going forward; why she decided to leave her job in recruitment and managed the transition between painting as a hobby compared to a business; to how she learnt to place a value on her desig...
Feb 06, 20190•Season 1Ep. 2
In the second episode of the series, Fi sits down to chat with twenty-seven-year-old Sarah Owusu, aka. the incredible self-taught artist behind Owusuism. Discussing everything from the incident that left her temporarily paralysed aged twenty-two and how that accident shaped her self-worth as a business woman going forward; why she decided to leave her job in recruitment and managed the transition between painting as a hobby compared to a business; how she learnt to place a value on her designs a...
Feb 06, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 2
To set the scene for this episode, I'd initially planned to interview Alice in a random meeting room that I'd booked in Farringdon. It was the first ever podcast recording, I had all this new recording gear (that I was still trying to work out how to use) and was determined that I'd get the series of to a smooth start. When we arrived at said meeting room however, a meeting was going on next door that was so, unbelievably noisy that I ended up calling one of my best friends that I used to work w...
Jan 30, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1
A little insight into the She can. She did. story so far and what you can expect from listening along with me, Fiona Grayson (hello!) as I sit down with some of the UK's most inspiring, young female founders and have a good old natter about everything that they've faced both in front of and behind the scenes on their business journeys so far... I launched She can. She did. back in 2017 (back in the day, instead of recording each episode I used to type them up word-for-word and share them weekly ...
Jan 27, 2019•4 min
