In this episode of Bizzimumzi, Ashley is joined by special guest Emma Hollingsworth, a passionate advocate for healthy food and wellbeing. Emma shares her inspiring journey of transforming her lifestyle and embracing a healthier way of living. Emma's story began when she felt sluggish and lethargic in the run-up to her wedding. Determined to make a change, she embarked on a journey of active avoidance, positivity, and self-acceptance. By cutting out gluten, refined sugar, dairy, and additives, E...
Jul 25, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Join Ashley as she excitedly welcomes Cheryl Neufville to this week's Bizzimumzi podcast episode. Cheryl is a passionate midwife, doula, and advocate for birth. Having completed her midwife and doula training in Uganda, Cheryl has dedicated herself to amplifying the voices of women who struggle to express their desired birthing experiences. In this episode, Ashley and Cheryl delve into their mutual admiration for Boston and its plethora of tourist attractions. They also explore the challenges an...
Jul 18, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Join Ashley Verma in an exciting episode as she welcomes the talented Amanda Frederickson to this week's Bizzimumzi podcast. Amanda, a professional cook, food stylist, and acclaimed author of The Staub Cookbook, has an impressive culinary background. After attending the renowned San Francisco Cooking School and working at the Michelin-starred restaurant SPQR, she found her calling in the Williams-Sonoma Test Kitchen. There, she honed her skills, developing recipes, testing products, and co-writi...
Jul 11, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Join Ashley Verma as she warmly welcomes the incredible Charlie Barker, the visionary behind Bumps & Burpees, to this week's captivating episode. Charlie, the founder of Bumps & Burpees, established this empowering platform in 2014 with a mission to provide unwavering support and empowerment to women during their pregnancy and throughout their journey into motherhood. With her expertise, she has guided countless women to stay fit, strong, and confident through this transformative phase. ...
Jul 04, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Join Ashley Verma in an insightful episode as she warmly welcomes Allison Jandu, the brilliant mind behind The Potty Training Consultant. As a parent faced with the daunting task of potty training her first child, Allison experienced the overwhelm of conflicting information and the lack of science-based support she craved. Determined to make the journey smoother for others, she delved into extensive research, accumulating over 5,000 hours of study to create evidence-based resources. Now, Allison...
Jun 27, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Ashley is thrilled to welcome nutritionist Sophie Bertrand on for a Bizzimumzi chat. Sophie Bertrand is a Registered Nutritionist, co-host and co-author of Forking Wellness, owner of her nutrition consultancy and Mum to her son Romeo. With a BSc in Psychology and MSc in Clinical Nutrition, she understands the importance of marrying the two together to support good health. There is so much more to eating well than just ‘eating well’. Healthy looks different on everyone and Sophie helps to empower...
Jun 20, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Ashley welcomes Mom, Content Creator & Author of "Any Two Can Be Twindollicious", Natasha D'Anna. Natasha started the blog in 2012 when her twin daughters were 18 months; which was when her children's book Any Two Can be TwinDollicious received a Mom’s choice Award. This led to the build of a community which continues to thrive today. As a mom of 3 ; she continues to nourish her audience with tips, tools and content that serves them best. Our TwinDollicious & co readers engage in our soc...
Jun 13, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Ashley welcomes Michelle Dempsey-Multack onto this week's Bizzimumzi podcast. Michelle is a writer, mom, coach, speaker, and genuine girl power enthusiast. Michelle attended American University as a Journalism major, graduated Hofstra University’s Communications program with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, and then earned a Double Masters Degree in Education from Adelphi University. Originally from New York, Michelle grew up fascinated by the hustle and bustle of New York City. She was ac...
Jun 06, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Ashley is thrilled to welcome Chef & India Bites TV host, Shrimoyee Chakraborty, on the podcast for a Bizzimumzi chat. Shrimoyee Chakraborty grew up in Jodhpur Park in South Calcutta where her mother taught her to cook at an early age. Relocating to the UK to study for a master's degree at Manchester Business School, Shrim found herself hosting a mini supper club for her fellow students and setting up a hugely popular blog. Moving to London, Shrim was shocked to find that authentic Calcutta ...
May 30, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Ashley welcomes Steph Douglas onto this weeks Bizzimumzi podcast. Steph has a background in Brand Marketing, she started Don't Buy Her Flowers in 2014, after receiving eight beautiful, well-meant bouquets when I had my first baby and realising that flowers are a terrible gift when what you need is TLC and reassurance. Don't Buy Her Flowers now creates thoughtful gift boxes for any occasion, from new mums and birthdays to get well and bereavement. Steph created a platform where customers can put ...
May 23, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Ashley welcomes Zibby Owens onto this weeks Bizzimumzi podcast. Zibby Owens is an author, publisher, award-winning podcaster, CEO, bookstore owner, and mom of four. Creator and host of the award-winning, daily podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, Zibby is also the founder and CEO of Zibby Media, dubbed “the Zibby-verse” by the L.A. Times. It includes a publishing house, magazine, podcast network, retreats, classes, Zibby’s Book Club, and Zibby’s Bookshop, an independent bookstore in Santa...
May 16, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Ashley is thrilled to welcome Em Roberts of The Lipstick Fever for a Bizzimumzi chat. The Lipstick Fever is a style and beauty blog created by Em Roberts in 2015 in NYC. What’s in the name? ‘Lipstick Fever’ is not just about Em’s love for a bold lip – it’s about overall attitude and confidence. There’s something about the right pop of lipstick or easy style tweak to change your overall look (and more importantly, how you feel) in an instant. In 2017, Em moved to London, taking her love for conte...
May 09, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Ashley Verma is thrilled to meet and welcome Tobi Asare onto today's Bizzimumzi podcast. Tobi Asare is a founder, idea generator, a wife and most importantly a mum. She is the creator of My Bump Pay and recently launched her book, The Blend: How to Successfully Manage a Career and Family. Tobi studied Law at the University of Manchester and then stumbled into Law School at BPP in London. As life would have it, she has been fortunate to be at the heart of building and leading client service teams...
May 02, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Ashley is thrilled to welcome Carmen Sognonvi of social media sensation, Top Flight Family. Carmen is based with her multiracial and multicultural family in New York City. Her family of four have been globetrotting for years and document their every move on their social media platform, Top Flight Family. Travel the world is a huge passion they as a family hold close to their hearts and believe in traveling in comfort and style. From five-star hotels and resorts to first-class airport lounges, th...
Apr 25, 2023•37 min
Ashley Verma shares a Bizzimumzi chat with Clinical Psychologist & Author of "Parenting for Humans", Dr. Emma Svanberg aka Mumologist. Dr. Svanberg is experienced in a range of psychological therapies that work integratedly, with a focus on attachment and psychodynamic approaches. She also draws from Cognitive Behavioural therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, systemic and narrative approaches and other theories. Alongside my direct clinical work, I use community psychology ideas to offer info...
Apr 18, 2023•48 min
Ashley meets Vicky Silverthorn, Founder/CEO of You Need A Vicky, for a Bizzimumzi chat. Vicky Silverthorn is passionate about knowing what's new in the world of storage and decluttering services, as she makes it her job to keep up to date with the latest trends. Boasting over 10 years of industry experience, Vicky is a proud member of The Association of Professional Declutters & Organisers and has written an Amazon bestselling book, 'Start with your Sock Drawer'. She is passionate about help...
Apr 11, 2023•42 min
Ashley Verma is thrilled to have a Bizzimumzi chat with Lindsay White, Founder/CEO of The Little Milk Bar. Lindsay created The Little Milk Bar in 2018 at her kitchen table after a woman came up to her at a wedding while I was feeding my son and said, ‘do you really think you should be doing that here? Maybe you should go to the bathroom and do that’. Lindsay never wants ANY mother to feel like she has to feed her baby in a dirty bathroom stall. Every mother should know her rights. Every mother s...
Apr 04, 2023•35 min
Ashley is thrilled to welcome TikTok superstar and folding sensation, Sophie Liard aka The Folding Lady. , onto this weeks Bizzimumzi podcast. Sophie started The Folding Lady in 2020 at the start of the global pandemic. Her folding skills were learnt in the department store she worked in from the age of 16. She was taught to fold by many prestigious brands such as DKNY, Ralph Lauren and 7forallmankind. She transferred her folding and merchandising skills from store to home and now shares her mag...
Mar 28, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Ashley welcome's Rhian Stephenson, CEO of Artah, for a Bizzimumzi chat. Rhian is not only a mama bear of two girls, she is a registered Nutritional Therapist, Naturopath, and has been at the forefront of the fitness industry for the past 6 years. Informed by her experience in fitness and functional medicine, Rhian founded Artah in 2020 with the launch of its flagship retreat property in Spain. Passionate and energetic, she is dedicated to tackling the root cause of illness through preventative m...
Mar 22, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This week's Bizzimumzi episode brings Ashley chatting with Michelle Pratt, CEO of Safe in the Seat. Michelle founded Safe in the Seat in 2018 when she couldn't find a go-to resource to help navigate this complex part of a child's safety in the car. She became and expert and the rest is history. Michelle is passionate about helping parents feel confident that they're doing all they can to keep their kids safe in the seat. As a Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Expert, Michelle spent yea...
Mar 15, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This week Ashley is joined in conversation by Award winning blogger, Emma Conway, of Brummy Mummy of 2. Emma started blogging back in 2013 and has been keeping the UK entertained with her Mama unapologetic content for 10 years. When I came across her platform I instantly connected with her love/hate relationship with Peppa Pig and her truthfulness about feeling lonely as a Mum. Emma's book - Will I Ever Pee Alone Again? - explores motherhood in all its glory through the medium of hilarious and u...
Mar 08, 2023•33 min
Ashley welcomes Charlotte Stirling-Reed onto this weeks Bizzimumzi podcast. Charlotte began her working life in the NHS after gaining a first class honours degree in Nutrition and Human Biology and then a Postgraduate Degree from Bristol University in Nutrition and Public Health. Since then Charlotte has worked in various areas of nutrition but enjoys nothing more than reading, writing and talking about her specialist area – Maternal, Baby & Children’s Nutrition. Charlotte has supported thou...
Mar 01, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Ashley is thrilled to welcome Alison Desir onto the Bizzimumzi Podcast. Alison Mariella Désiris multi-talented: an athlete, a founder, a doer, an activist, a connector, and an unapologetically straightforward communicator with a passion for community health. Alison is the author of Running While Black She is the founder of Harlem Run, an NYC-based running movement, and Run 4 All Women, which has raised over $150,000 for Planned Parenthood and $270,000 for Black Voters Matter. Alison is co-founde...
Feb 22, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Ashley sits down for a bizzi chat with her dear friend Alissa Alter. Alissa Alter (She/Her) is also known as “The Amy Poehler of vaginas” because of her unfiltered determination to change the narrative around the female experience. Integrating her eclectic background as a Broadway performer, a personal trainer, and coach, Alissa’s work guides you back home to yourself with a sense of curiosity, potential, and possibility. Alissa’s work lives at the intersection of physical fitness and emotional ...
Feb 15, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Ashley is thrilled to welcome Vicki Broadbent on the show for a bizzi chat. Vicki is an awarded creator of the parenting and lifestyle blog, Honest Mum®. Vicki created a space where she shares family life as well as her passion for family, food, fashion, travel and beauty. Vicki's blog and social media platforms reach an average of 8 million parents a month (with highs of 12 million) and she is beyond proud to be part of such a supportive community. Vicki was a former TV and film director and sh...
Feb 08, 2023•55 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Ashley is thrilled to meet and welcome Anna Kaiser onto this weeks Bizzimumzi podcast episode. Anna Kaiser is an American fitness authority and entrepreneur. After earning a BFA in Dance from the University of California in 2002 (Cum Laude), she studied kinesiology, sports medicine, and functional anatomy at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She then went on to acquire teaching certificates in Pre/Post Natal, Pilates, TRX (Total Body Resistance Exercise), and NASM (The National Academy of Sports Medic...
Feb 01, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Ashley is thrilled to bring you a bonus episode this week with longtime friend from West Virgina, Hollie Adams. Hollie Adams was born and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia. She attended Bethany College where she graduated with a communications degree. Her high school sweetheart, Chad Adams, stayed committed throughout the journey and they have now been married for over 22 years. They have 6 children together which makes their household very much a, Full House. Ashley and Hollie dive into convers...
Jan 25, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Today Ashley welcome's Sergei Urban, creator of famed YouTube channel The Dad Lab, on for a Bizzimumzi chat. Sergei is a You Tube legend! With over a billion views on you tube, after he turned his hobby of science experiments with his children into a full time job! He is working hard to share educational toys and science experiments with kids – and we love his videos. On today's Bizzimumzi episode we chat all things Dad Lab, how it was to go viral overnight, and how Sergei educates himself on th...
Jan 25, 2023•32 min
This week Ashley is joined in conversation with Rosey Davidson, creator of Just Chill Baby Sleep. Rosey is an infant Sleep Consultant, mum of three, NSPCC Campaigner for Childhood and founder of Just Chill Baby Sleep. Rosey is passionate about demystifying sleep information and empowering parents to become their child’s sleep expert. "Sleep shouldn’t be complicated – sometimes we just need someone to hold our hand and give us practical, actionable advice", shares Rosey. "You shouldn’t have to su...
Jan 18, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Today Ashley welcomes Nicole Trunfio for a Bizzimumzi chat. Nicole is an Aussie gal who made her way to America gracing the covers of various fashion magazines such as Elle, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and so many more. Nicole is the founder & CEO of Bumpsuit A maternity brand that is redefining pregnancy style. BUMPSUIT is an essential layer for pregnancy and beyond, changing the landscape of maternity wear as we know it. Created to empower women to feel chic and supported, and be a sustainable o...
Jan 11, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 3
