Unfiltered by Cohorted: Recent Episodes
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The ‘Unfiltered’ By Cohorted podcast aims to bring together women who desire to live their lives with passion, inspiration, and genuine connection. We discuss topics relating to all aspects of life spanning from career, entrepreneurship, and personal development, to health, wellness, and spirituality. We engage in conversations with exceptional women to inspire and remind us to live fearlessly, own our confidence, and empower others to be the best version of themselves promise to bring honest, authentic conversations, that our community can trust. And to deliver un-filtered, empowering stories that entertain, educate and inspire.
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, talks to Tola Adeagbo about her journey from financial analyst to multi-award winning handbag designer. They discuss the importance that passion plays in your life and work, and Tola describes how, as the daughter of African migrants, she had to find the balance between what she wanted and what her father envisioned for her.
Tola talks about the creative process of designing a bag, as well as her love of colour and who she sees the true Florian girl as. She also talks about the difficulties that the pandemic brought to the brand, and how she overcame them.
Finally, Tola highlights the fact that she’s an ambassador for Mumble Forum, a platform that highlights and celebrates strong women – and especially, strong mums.
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, is joined by the siblings Leanne, Natalie and Ryan Haynes, to talk about their fashion bran, Elsie and Fred. They talk about the strong family connection that they have – from the name of the brand to the names of the products, as well as the benefits of working together so closely.
The siblings talk about the growth of the brand, how COVID affected their sales, and how the shift from surviving to thriving has been a difficult one for them all to accept. They discuss how coming from a working-class background has affected their mentality, but also drives them to set bigger and better goals for themselves, including improving their sustainability practices, one step at a time.
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, talks to Caglar Obadasi about the reason for the longevity of his career at Fresh and why he feels so connected to the brand.
Learn what inspired Caglar to pivot from engineering to skin care and why he is still passionate about his day-to-day job. He talks through some common misconceptions about working in beauty and dishes out advice for anyone looking to forge a career in the industry.
If you have ever wondered when to use a serum or what a skin essence is, Caglar delves into skincare rituals, which products are his favourite, and explains each step. He adds an encouraging word of guidance for any skincare newbies.
Cohorted’s host, Ximena Guijarro, talks to Debbie Sleeman about the importance of sustainability, how Polished London is different, and doing celebrity beauty treatments at 35,000 feet!
Debbie and her team launched Polish London in 2015, after she realised there was a gap in the market for a teeth whitening product that people could use safely and effectively at home.
She dishes about some of their top-performing products, explains why they work so well, hints at how Polished London is becoming more eco-friendly, and talks us through some of the struggles on her journey to creating a highly successful brand.
2022 is set to be the biggest year yet for Polished London, with 20 new products in the works and an exciting collaboration coming up! Keep up with the latest at polishedlondon.com.
Cohorted’s host, Ximena, talks to Jamie about the evolution of her career so far. She explains what makes VIEVE different, what her hero products are and why her company is a labour of love. Let’s take a deep dive into what inspired her to create a new beauty brand and why she felt that the industry was ready for VIEVE.
Find out what happened when one of her models had a skin breakout, what she loved about her wedding and how she coped when BBC Scotland tasked her to make a TV Documentary during the height of the pandemic.
Let’s chat with Jamie…
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, talks to Courtney Rogers about how an idea she had reading a newspaper on her daily commute turned into the founding of her multinational business. She runs through how she coped with the challenges of the brand expanding quickly, the impact of the pandemic and the differences between UK markets and those Stateside.
Discover Courtney’s vision for the future of her brand and the PR industry. She reveals her number one piece of business advice, what she would tell her younger self, and some of her top reads to get you in the entrepreneurial frame of mind.
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, talks to Joanne Moore Distiller and founder of Bloom Gin London about her journey to become the world’s first female gin master distiller and the creation of Bloom Gin…
Behind the Story of Bloom Gin London
BLOOM Gin was created by one of the world’s leading authorities on gin, Master Distiller, Joanne Moore, a woman who has won more awards for gin distilling than possibly anyone else on the planet. The things that woman can do with a juniper berry, you wouldn’t believe…
Working with only natural ingredients, Joanne created a deliciously light London Dry gin with soft nuances of chamomile, honeysuckle and pomelo, giving BLOOM its signature smoothness, creating a fresh twist on an old favourite. BLOOM has since gone on to make gin lovers of us pretty much everyone who’s tasted it – try it and see for yourself!
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, talks to Joanne Moore Distiller and founder of Bloom Gin London about her journey to become the world’s first female gin master distiller and the creation of Bloom Gin…
Behind the Story of Bloom Gin London
BLOOM Gin was created by one of the world’s leading authorities on gin, Master Distiller, Joanne Moore, a woman who has won more awards for gin distilling than possibly anyone else on the planet. The things that woman can do with a juniper berry, you wouldn’t believe…
Working with only natural ingredients, Joanne created a deliciously light London Dry gin with soft nuances of chamomile, honeysuckle and pomelo, giving BLOOM its signature smoothness, creating a fresh twist on an old favourite. BLOOM has since gone on to make gin lovers of us pretty much everyone who’s tasted it – try it and see for yourself!
Cohorted's host, Ximena, continues her conversation with Jessica Megan and talks to her about her introduction to pleasure, masturbation, and sex toys. She dives into why she feels compelled to discuss taboo topics on her platforms.
Jessica explains the pitfalls of hook-up culture and how to avoid them. Plus, she dishes out her best advice for taking things to the next level in the bedroom.
Jessica is an ambassador for three charities, Ditch the label, Bloody Good Period and CoppaFeel! She runs through what drew her to these organisations and some of her unconventional projects for these worthy causes.
Learn more about Jessica's sources of inspiration and her top reading recommendations.
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, talks to Alex Light about her long journey to body acceptance, the impact of social media on self confidence and how to stop the perpetuation of diet culture and fatphobia.
[journey to body acceptance, dieting, diagnosis of anorexia and bulimia, previously edited photos , considered how she perpetuated the narrative of so called perfection, dealing with negative comments, fatphobia, diet industry, swimwear brand, sustainability
Guest: Alex Light (@alexlight_ldn)
Background: Alex Light is a body acceptance influencer and entrepreneur; she is the presenter of The Light Show podcast and has recently launched a line of sustainable and inclusive swimwear which caters for bodies sized 6 to 30.
Presenter: Ruby Norris (@rubyelizabeth93)
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, talks to Alex Light about her long journey to body acceptance, the impact of social media on self confidence and how to stop the perpetuation of diet culture and fatphobia.
[journey to body acceptance, dieting, diagnosis of anorexia and bulimia, previously edited photos , considered how she perpetuated the narrative of so called perfection, dealing with negative comments, fatphobia, diet industry, swimwear brand, sustainability
Guest: Alex Light (@alexlight_ldn)
Background: Alex Light is a body acceptance influencer and entrepreneur; she is the presenter of The Light Show podcast and has recently launched a line of sustainable and inclusive swimwear which caters for bodies sized 6 to 30.
Presenter: Ruby Norris (@rubyelizabeth93)
Cohorted’s host, Ruby Norris, sat down with Oenone Forbat to talk about the development of the Adulting Podcast, how she recognises her own privilege, as well as her journey into stand-up comedy and dealing with societal beauty standards.
Guest: Oenone Forbat ( Instgram -@oenone Twitter- @oenoneforbat)
Background: Oenone Forbat is an influencer, stand-up comedian and presenter of the Adulting Podcast, where she strives to learn more about issues from sexual health to racism.
Presenter: Ruby Norris (@rubyelizabeth93)
Secondary Sisters, a platform created by Nicky and Laura to build a community for those experiencing Secondary Breast Cancer. Although their personal journeys were different, living with incurable stage four cancer encouraged Nicky and Laura to establish an empowering online community, providing individuals with an accessible space to share, learn and discuss, giving a voice for Matastatic Breast Cancer.
Empowering and inspiring, these women are successfully generating conversations around secondary breast cancer and we are honoured to feature this episode on the Unfiltered By Cohorted podcast.
Let’s hear what they have to say…
Presenter: Ruby Norris (@rubyelizabeth93)