This week Michelle speaks with Kylie Dixon, she is an Artist, Coach, Entrepreneur, and children's book author. Kylie founded 'The Northern lass lounge' a Facebook page created to offer social media support for "Badass business lasses, who are feeling overwhelmed with managing their business account on social media". The sense of community that Kylie has formed with this group of women has been phenomenal and supportive. Mushroom Marvellous, which she runs as a Creative Director is an artistic gi...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 35
This week Michelle speaks with Sarah Begum, she is a British Journalist, Explorer, TV Presenter, Speaker, and Podcast Host. She has explored the world, studying tribes and different ways of living, whilst investigating current affairs and making humanitarian efforts to help people along the way. She is the host of the 'Spaced Out' podcast, Sarah aims to inform, educate and entertain people whilst highlighting the importance of innovative projects in the aviation and space and innovative tech ind...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week Michelle speaks with Jade Lovelace, she is a Pet-Sitter and Holistic Entrepreneur qualified in massage and reiki with a focus on using natural healing remedies. Jade has a wealth of knowledge about holistic practices and shares with us how she applies this as an entrepreneur. She lives a nomad lifestyle traveling around different states in her van with her cute kitty. Jade adopted a sweet cat called Friday, who has been trained to live a fun-filled nomad lifestyle too. Jade has adapted...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This week Michelle speaks with Jessica Newman, she is a model represented by Zebedee Talent a revolutionary model agency representing people with disabilities and visible differences. At 14 years old Jessica was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss in some or all parts of the body. Jessica has dealt with lots of self-confidence knocks and emotions since her diagnosis but during the lockdown, she decided to share her story on Instagram. Jessica's brilliant ...
Feb 17, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This week Michelle speaks with Tom Cooper, who takes us on a musical journey through his life and love for music. He has many titles such as Composer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Mix and Mastering Engineer to name a few. Tom is a mostly self-taught musician who learned how to play music by ear. Tom's own songs as well as his productions for other artists have been featured on major TV and film networks such as BBC, Channel 4, Film 4, Discovery Network, and Netflix to name a few. He has also ...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week Michelle speaks with Hollie Harrington-Ball, she is an Actress, Freelance Film Maker, and Photographer, Mother, and Wife. She is also an enthusiastic animal lover and has shared her life with some adorable kitties. Hollie is originally from London but she has traveled and lived far and wide including Cambodia, Kenya, Indonesia, and France. We chat about Hollie's work as a Freelance Film Maker and some of her favourite projects. She shares her experience of traveling to Kenya and creati...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week Michelle speaks with Xenia Praksina, she is the founder of Xenia Motif, an event and design planning service for international weddings and lifestyle shoots. She also the founder of Ocean Co-Create a beautiful visual arts company seeking ways to change the future of the world's oceans for the better. Xenia also has a great social media presence and her blog pages are beautiful, inspiring, and meaningful. She even has a page for her gorgeous Shiba Inu pup Keiko. To find out more about X...
Jan 27, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week Michelle speaks with Amy Slevin, she is a yoga, movement, and mindset coach with a passion for Parkour. Amy is a former Osteopath, helping people to restore normal function & health of the joints to help the body heal itself. She now offers an online mentoring program and a variety of courses such as transforming your relationship with pain and illness. Amy's yoga classes are lighthearted and playful and aim to empower people through movement variety. She applies the Demartini Meth...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week Michelle talks with Sharmane Fury podcast host of 3 podcasts Militantly Mixed, which explores issues of race and identity from the perspective of mixed-race people. BlerdcoMixed, a podcast created by two comic book fans discussing Blackness and being Mixed blerd. Lastly, Bifurious a safe space podcast for all LGBTQ+ folk that feels marginalized by the mainstream community. She also owns Masks By Mane; an online face-mask store offering a variety of handmade designs and Gulf Coast Cosmo...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week Michelle has an unforgettable conversation with British Champion Boxer Ashley Theophane. He has fought and won in 12 countries. He is also one of few brits to headline in Las Vegas with a 5-year membership of Floyd Mayweather's Mayweather Promotions. Ashley has achieved an impressive 50 professional wins over the span of his 17-year career and he is now promoting his new autobiographical book Raised in The Hood. The book takes us on a journey through Ashley's life starting from the beg...
Jan 06, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week Michelle speaks with Joy Ogude founder of The London Physio who offers virtual physiotherapy sessions from anywhere in the world. Joy is a Chartered Physiotherapist with 10 years of in-depth, specialist, and professional experience in her field. Joy's bold move to become self-employed early on in her career enabled her to work all over the country, experiencing many facets of physiotherapy treating a range of neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Joy is hugely proud of her work on social me...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week Michelle has an unforgettable conversation with Asma Khan; Chef, Owner of Darjeeling Express Restaurant, and Cook Book Author, and recently appeared on the sixth season of the Netflix documentary series Chef's Table. In this podcast episode, I chat to Asma about growing up in India and the sustainable locally sourced food that was readily available and normality in this society before it became a trend word in the western world. We discuss recent issues of what the tier 3 London lockdo...
Dec 23, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week Michelle speaks with Jo Jo Cartagena about her make-up artistry service Jo XO Artistry. Most of Jo's practical training began at the well-known make-up brand Mac, where she gained hands-on experience with a variety of clients. This experience helped shape Jo into the well-rounded and talented make-up artist she is today. Jo XO Artistry offers a variety of services from Bridal Make-up, Photoshoot/Videoshoot Make-up, Lashes, and more. Jo has established some excellent clients on her book...
Dec 16, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This week Michelle speaks with May Lui, she is the founder of May Lui Consultancy for anti-oppression workshops and non-profit organisational training and development. The consultancy provides professional training and education about anti-oppression, anti-racism, intersectionality, diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace. May has a wealth of experience within her field including over 30 years of experience working in non-profit organisations. May has been facilitating anti-oppressio...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week Michelle speaks with Tania Lodi founder of Tania's Tea House located in the prestigious Jumeirah Beach, Dubai. The cafe is aesthetically beautiful and has been voted the 7th most instagrammable cafe in the world, which is very impressive. The cafe attracts people far and wide from the quintessential Jumeriah Janes to social media-savvy millennials. It is the place to be if you're visiting Dubai and want a memorable experience and beautiful Instagram photos to post. In this episode, we ...
Dec 02, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week Michelle speaks with Sarah Bishop, an accountant by trade and founder of Jambo Cards a diverse greeting card retailer. She also runs an online blog called businessofcolour.com . Sarah's business Jambo cards are inspirational and fill a gap in the current retail industry by representing ethnic diversity. Their website stocks a range of greeting cards and gifts such as chocolate sourced from the Dominican Republic. We chat about why it is important that consumers feel represented when pu...
Nov 25, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week Michelle speaks with Rose Stanton, an area manager of a veterinarian clinic and she's a huge animal lover. But she has a special connection with cats, it seems wherever Rose goes cats follow her. In this episode, we discuss the realities of getting a kitten or cat during the current lockdown period. Why a simple thank you to your vet can go along way and how to help a street/stray cat if you ever come across one. Rose is a lover of greek islands, which are famously known as the cat isl...
Nov 18, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This week Michelle speaks with Joy Joseph, a multi-talented drummer, percussionist, singer/songwriter, and actor originally from London, but currently residing in Brooklyn. Joy's passion for music started early, partly due to the fact that she was born into a musical as the daughter of Trinidadian Calypso legend Alexander D Great. But she found her own sound and musical path, which led her to become part of Mr Hudson's Library. This connection put Joy on track for her musical career and has sinc...
Nov 11, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week Michelle speaks with Jenifer Flett and Henry Lecky (aka Jen and Hen) a wonderful couple originally from England and Edinburgh. The couple leads a nomad lifestyle traveling, petsitting, and creating content for their amazing blog Hoopla Adventures. A few years ago the couple left Edinburgh to work all over Europe to learn the art of sustainable and slow travel. They have traveled to destinations such as Slovakia and Bulgaria; absorbing all of the beauty the city has to offer, partaking ...
Nov 04, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week Michelle speaks with Magda Nawrocka-Weekes from London about climate change, seed saving, and food security. Magda is a former biochemist who is passionate about saving the environment, issues of food waste, and protesting for rights. She is also an avid gardener who grows, shares, and educates others about how to grow their own food and eliminate unnecessary food waste. She is a passionate writer and poet, she frequently writes interesting and thought-provoking pieces for Refresh maga...
Oct 28, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week Michelle speaks with Tina Pencinger about working in an Oxfam charity shop, fast fashion, and her style and sustainability fashion blog 'Golden med girl'. Tina is a deputy manager of an Oxfam shop in Kingston, she gives us an insight into how clothing and other donated items are sold, upcycled, or even used to make recycled car seats. Tina has a passion for fashion, saving the environment and animals. She is one of our lovely cat sitters at Chatty Cats Care, covering Kingston and surro...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This week Michelle speaks with Jane Layton about her sustainable upcycled jewellery business, Kitsch2thecore. All of the Jewellery that Jane makes is sustainably sourced from reclaimed fabric and stainless steel. She sells her beautiful pieces on the popular vintage site Depop, so if you are looking for cute Christmas gifts this year be sure to browse the Kitsch2thecore's collection. We talk about Jane's part-time job as a care worker, she works with young adult care leavers and assists them wit...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week Michelle speaks with Camille Radford a small Esty business owner from Maryland, Baltimore all about the inspiration behind her faux locks business, Rainbow VLG Warriors. Camille designs and creates faux hand-rolled and dyed wool dreadlocks using sustainably sourced wool from a farm in North Carolina. She initially wanted to find a hairstyle that wasn’t damaging or brought tension to her scalp, so she started experimenting with making vibrant and colourful locks. The locks proved to be ...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week Michelle speaks with Andrea Sasia Ramirez; she is originally from Mexico, but currently living in Roubaix, France. Andrea works as a tech support worker during the day, but one recent evening whilst relaxing at home she heard faint meow cries coming from the roof. But she never imagined that she would be rescuing a little kitten on this evening and becoming this sweet little cat's foster mom. This is such a heart-warming story that everyone needs to hear. If you ever find yourself in a...
Sep 30, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week Michelle speaks with Elouise Bishop about becoming an entrepreneur and her co-founding childcare consultancy company Quint Education. The company has established a great reputation within the industry and is growing steadily. Elouise is a North West London girl, she graduated from her human resources degree in 2014 and by 2015 she was co-running a company. During the covid19 lockdown, Quint Education had come to a standstill. Due to the lack of government support and funding for zero-h...
Sep 23, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week Michelle speaks with Yasmine Alice; the multi-talented Actress, TV presenter, Lawyer, Cat Handler/Sitter, all about her life, career, and cats. She has worked on some major projects including film, TV, and advertisements in the UK and beyond. In this episode, we speak about the acting industry and the importance of maintaining a positive mentality. Yasmine is also a passionate activist with a strong interest in human and animal rights and she gives us great advice about being more cons...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week Michelle speaks to Donna Hunt about her wonderful cat Heidi, who has feline asthma and has soared to Instagram fame with more than 10K followers. Donna is also a brilliant cat foster mummy and works closely with 'Mog on The Tyne Cafe' based in Newcastle and they provide rescue cats with a permanent home. All cat lovers are welcome to enjoy the beautiful kitties along with a heart-warming beverage. But Donna doesn't stop there she also makes cute Kitty Bandanas, which are modeled by Hei...
Sep 09, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week Michelle speaks to Marianna Alfa about her company Blossom Hospitality and her adorable rescue cats Romeo and Cleopatra. Marianna is a force to be reckoned with, she has worked so hard to achieve all of her current success. She is an executive coach with a 20-year pedigree in the hospitality sector, she has worked with high-end businesses within the sector and helped them to progress and propel. She is in the process of launching her first published book called Blossom- Coach yourself ...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week Michelle speaks to Aisha Hussain all about her cat rescue mission to help the colonies of stray cats living in the UAE with friend Evelyn, who lives in Canada. Evelyn has also been working tirelessly to help stray cats internationally and together they are helping so many cats. Aisha is a British teacher currently living in the UAE with her husband. She quickly noticed a vast local problem with sick stray cats and wanted to take action to do something about this. So many of our fellow ...
Aug 26, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week Michelle speaks with Sabine. Sabine is the co-founder of Cali Swing Salsa School based in London. She is a brilliant cat mum to the beautiful black Siberian kitty Luna. Luna is one of our Chatty Cats Care Cats and she is super sweet and playful, her favourite game to play with her hoomans is hide and seek. Sabine talks to us about her passion for salsa dance and music, which led her to co-create a successful salsa dance school. She gives us an insight into how they are currently operat...
Aug 19, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 5
