Sue's Little Black Book: Recent Episodes
Sue France
Sue France had been running business Networking events for female entrepreneurs in Cheshire and beyond for 10 years.
When Covid hit, Sue wanted to continue to help those who attended her meetings and realised she could do this by sharing the skills and talents of the contacts in her Little Black Book.
By creating this series of Podcasts of “Creative Conversations in Cheshire” she could spread the net wider and a larger audience could learn about the wonderful inspiring people she had met over the years.
Sue’s background is in fashion, she was a childrenswear designer, then moved into marketing and PR for a group of hotels. She is also Patron of the charity “Gift Of a Wedding”
The people appearing in these podcasts are all local entrepreneurs with fascinating stories to tell.
Kerry Burgess is a mother to two children and a business owner living in Handforth. On this podcast she discusses her previous outdoor events company and the business she runs now. The Cheshire Business Directory is a great resource for local companies with lots of add on benefits and Kerry and Sue talk about this and more in this lively chat. Support this podcast
Former journalists turned PR pros, Michelle and Christian Ewen have spent decades writing stories that have been featured in some of the UK’s biggest newspapers – including The Guardian, The FT, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Sunday People and The Evening Standard. They’ve poured over 30 years’ combined experience into creating a free ‘5 Days to Pitch to the Press’ challenge, as well as toolkits and resources designed to help people think of something newsworthy to say to get publicity for their business and take the first steps towards getting their story in newspapers, magazines, on the radio or TV. Support this podcast
Sue's guest this week is Mandy Wong Oultram from FlexFit. FlexFit specialises in women’s weight training and nutrition support. She loves nothing more than to share her knowledge of nutrition and training to help people develop life-changing habits!! She has helped many other women reinvent their shape and feel really confident about their bodies! Mandy’s mission to help women in her local area get (and stay) fit during the Covid-19 pandemic has attracted the attention of local press and more recently she was nominated for the Prestige Personal Trainer of the Year 2020/21 award. Check out her Socials and website for more... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlexFitPT (https://www.facebook.com/FlexFitPT) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flexfit_pt/?fbclid=IwAR2kBryItfZ-HbweVXQUX2seO655_N75cTnqlqb3FrrA64JdAmcxWPfGgSc (https://www.instagram.com/flexfit_pt/) Website: https://flexfitpt.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR21XFoVEz83A3U4rj2Tu0SsULwD5Ml1sQZ-xjbD9nKGqOi7DwzgI9PZP1s (https://flexfitpt.co.uk/) Support this podcast
This week's guest is Mindy Cowap from My Time For Change.. www.mytimeforchange.co.uk Mindy adds; It was My Time for Change. In the last 2 years I have lost more than 5 stone, climbed Snowdon, learnt to ski, tried wakeboarding, become a Company Director, discovered a love for self-care and trekked the Sahara Desert (to name a few highlights). I am a peri-menopausal woman, whose life was enhanced with awesomeness when introduced to Emma Wilson Fitness. Life was good before, but it has become amazing! From morbidly obese and no exercise to middle-aged woman that can’t get enough of those fitness classes and zest for life! I am now on a mission, alongside Emma Wilson, to empower women to feel the best version of themselves whilst loving the life they love! Support this podcast
Toni Mackenzie hung up her air-stewardess hat many years ago, married an airline pilot and was happily cruising along when suddenly, her world as she knew it, descended into a crash landing. After many challenging life experiences and lessons, she gradually became stronger and wiser and learned how to rebuild her life and fly again. Toni is a transformational hypnotherapist, psychotherapist, mindset coach and author of her best-selling book, ‘Your Flight to Happiness: A 7-Step Journey to Emotional Freedom’ with over seventy 5* reviews on Amazon. She now spends much of her time sharing the lessons she’s learned by speaking, writing and helping others to create inner-peace and happiness for themselves. Support this podcast
In the last of a three part special, Sue France talks to Susie Mathis. Susie Mathis was a member of one of the Uk's first pop bands,The Paper Dolls. She then became a DJ on Radio Piccadilly and a presenter on Top of the Pops. Sue met Susie when she went to work for a Manchester charity called "The Kirsty Appeal". Susie ran the charity with Philip Taylor . Susie was also a highly successful event organiser and it was whilst working at the charity that Sue learnt everything she knows about the event industry. This is the first of a series of podcasts which look at the amazing life Susie has led and the reasons why she became Sue's mentor. Support this podcast
In the second of a three part special, Sue France talks to Susie Mathis. Susie Mathis was a member of one of the Uk's first pop bands,The Paper Dolls. She then became a DJ on Radio Piccadilly and a presenter on Top of the Pops. Sue met Susie when she went to work for a Manchester charity called "The Kirsty Appeal". Susie ran the charity with Philip Taylor . Susie was also a highly successful event organiser and it was whilst working at the charity that Sue learnt everything she knows about the event industry. This is the first of a series of podcasts which look at the amazing life Susie has led and the reasons why she became Sue's mentor. Support this podcast
In the first of a three part special, Sue France talks to Susie Mathis. Susie Mathis was a member of one of the Uk's first pop bands,The Paper Dolls. She then became a DJ on Radio Piccadilly and a presenter on Top of the Pops. Sue met Susie when she went to work for a Manchester charity called "The Kirsty Appeal". Susie ran the charity with Philip Taylor . Susie was also a highly successful event organiser and it was whilst working at the charity that Sue learnt everything she knows about the event industry. This is the first of a series of podcasts which look at the amazing life Susie has led and the reasons why she became Sue's mentor. Support this podcast
On this weeks episode, Sue France is joined by Emma Guy from Acupuncture That Works. Some would call Emma Guy a ‘Multiprenuer’ – however her transformation to becoming The Menopausal Godmother started in 2011 when she became a fully qualified acupuncturist. She then created her own business called ‘Acupuncture That Works’ and opened a clinic Over the years, the clinic has grown from strength to strength. It is now a UK award winning clinic with a team of therapists and practitioners offering a range of different disciplines. Emma has treated thousands of women going through the menopause, and consequently, become an expert on the subject. Not only has Emma been helping women to deal with the diverse and incapacitating symptoms of menopause for nine years, but she also faced the trauma of an early menopause brought on by treatment for breast cancer at the age of 46. Little did she know that going through this dreadful period in her life would give her even more essential experience in this field which would eventually become an advantage in helping so many others. Support this podcast
Sue France opens her Little Black Book and welcomes Naomi Gilmour fromhttps://www.happyhearthq.com/happy-heart-ready-made-wordpress-websites/ ( Happy Heart Online Marketing). Naomi talks candidly about how the tragedy of her brothers death from suicide four years ago hit her hard and what she has done since to help others in the same position. Naomi enjoys helping female entrepreneurs build and manage their own stunning WordPress website. You can get in touch with Naomi at naomi@happyhearthq.com Support this podcast
Sue and Liz met in 2010 on the day they both launched their new ventures RedShift Radio , an online community radio station was due to go live at 7pm that evening and Liz had been invited to Sue's first event in Chester to interview author Marie-Claire Carlye. Sue, having been persuaded by her friend to come out of retirement, was launching the Northwest branch of https://www.forwardladies.com/ (Forward Ladies). Little did Liz & Sue know that the meeting would be the start of a friendship to stand the test of time... Listen in to this podcast to find out what they have been up to over the last ten years. Support this podcast
Katie Webster and Sue France's friendship grew during lockdown. In fact, during their regular walks in their hometown of Northwich, it was Katie who suggested that Sue start a podcast.... Katie and Sue talking on the subject of collaboration in business Katie Webster, a straight talking business coach, who pushes female entrepreneurs out of their own way, showing them they can be RICH in life, happiness and business. Katie believes that we really can have it all! Support this podcast