Her Business & Co: Recent Episodes
Women Who Do
Stories can inspire, uplift and connect you. We are sharing the stories of women in our community so that we can learn, grow and empower each other.
This bonus episode I chat with Olivia Marocco, Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Brand You Magazine. Olivia is our October Community Highlight and brings with her Gemma Storey, Infinity Creative and Sarah Gray, Sarah Gray Styling.
We talk about our own personal style, what we love about Brand You, our dreams for 2022 and get to know each other a little better.
Connect with Olivia:
Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn
Find Gemma: https://infinity-creative.co.uk/
Find Sarah: https://www.sarahgraystyling.com/
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💁♀️ Drop me a message on IG and tell me about your small biz 👈
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Claire Winter is the host of the Cracking Content podcast and a trainer and coach. She is passionate about helping coaches and creative entrepreneurs to amplify their expertise through storytelling, content and PR so that they can get more sales and make a bigger impact through 1:1 coaching, digital courses and her membership. She currently writes for all 41 Families magazines that cover the UK, which reach 9 million parents a year. She has been a content creator for twenty years and helped thousands of business owners get more sales with their content marketing. She is a trained NCTJ journalist and started her career at ITN in radio and television. She also runs a Facebook community called Cracking Content where she shares writing, content and PR TIPs.
In this episode we talk about Claire's transition from journalism into buying her own business, selling it and then starting her own business. Claire also gives a tonne of value around the importance of content, content pillars and how content can work for your small business.
Connect with Claire:
Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter
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This week I’m with Olivia, personal brand photographer and Editor-in-Chief of Brand You Magazine. We discuss:
- The importance of brand photography for your gorgeous small business
- Beating those photoshoot nerves
- Pivoting after Covid hit
- How she built brand awareness for her magazine
- How she found her target audience and the evolution of Brand You Magazine
Connect with Olivia:
Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn
Connect with Women Who Do:
💁♀️ Drop me a message on IG and tell me about your small biz 👈
🚀 Events & Workshops
📱 Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website
This week I'm with Katie, Founder of copywriting agency Little Green Duck. Katie works with ethical, sustainable and vegan businesses and talks passionately about how she found her niche and why it's important to incorporate your values in your business.
We also talk about ethical marketing, green washing and the power of finding a likeminded community.
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Website | Instagram | LinkedIn
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Welcome to the Her Business and Co Podcast by Women Who Do.
This week I’m chatting to Helen Richards, Founder of The Little Calm Company. Helen shares her experiences of being a business owner, the impact Covid had on her business and how LinkedIn is an underrated social media platform for small businesses.
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Oh and one more thing…we are now looking for guests for Season 2 so if you’re interested please email me emma@womenwd.co.uk before June 2nd.
Connect with Helen
Website | Facebook Group
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This week I’m chatting to VA & VA Mentor, Emma Rowley. We talk about her journey from employee to VA and how she grew into helping other women achieve their own success as VAs as part of her membership. We also talk about what being a VA is, the importance of finding your tribe and she leaves us with her exciting bold ambition for this year.
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LinkedIn
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This week we are talking financial security as I chat to property investor and developer Leanne Wheeler, founder of Liveable Joy Properties.
Leanne’s journey from the corporate London lifestyle to successful property developer wasn’t an easy one and she had plenty of mountains to climb along the way; including a financial crash just as she had purchased her first investment.
Connect with Leanne:
LinkedIn | Instagram | Website | Facebook
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This week I am joined by Jane. Jane turned her experience of a two redundancies within a year, into a thriving business that empowers people to step into their dream job.
Jane talks honestly about how those redundancies impacted her, how she coped and why she is so passionate about people finding their perfect career.
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Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Facebook
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This week I am joined by Emily who, alongside her corporate career, runs her growing illustration business. She creates hand drawn graphics and illustrations for both businesses and personalised commissions.
We talk about how she realised she could turn her passion into a business, her creative process and how she juggles a job, her family and being a business owner.
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Instagram | Website | LinkedIn
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This week I chat with Desriee, Founder of Little Omo, a children's brand that focuses on diversity and inclusivity.
After becoming pregnant she realised there was a lack of representation in clothes, toys and learning resources which led her to creating flashcards that represent children of colour.
This was a jam-packed conversation where we discussed a range of interesting topics as Desriee took me through her business journey.
Connect with Little Omo
Instagram | Website
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This week I'm talking to Hayley Merrick, Founder of Love Your Cycles. Hayley is a Natural Health Practitioner and Accredited Fertile Body Therapist. After 10 years in healthcare Hayley started her own business focusing on helping women tune into their cycles.
We talk about how and why she started her business. The importance of having open conversations about periods and education in schools. We also discuss whether the workplace should consider implementing a Period Policy and Hayley gives advice on how to harness the power of our cycles.
Connect with Hayley:
Facebook | Website | Instagram
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"I think it's about finding people who are likeminded in the way they run their business and their passion..."
This week I'm joined by Jen from Etta Loves and this is one jam-packed episode. Jen talks to me about how nursing her baby, Etta, inspired her to create an incredible baby brand with science at its heart.
We talk about her process for talking a product to market as well as the hurdles she had to overcome when launching a retail brand for the first time. We also talk about the power of a supportive community and the frustrations of bigger corporations ripping off small brands.
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Facebook | Website | Instagram
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Owning a business is full of ups and downs, right?! It's refreshing to talk to someone so openly about that particular rollercoaster and this week I sat down with Laura Skilton from Baby Squids.
Despite some pretty big hurdles Laura remains optimistic and positive and the passion she has for her business and her staff is inspiring. Laura shares with us her business journey, what she has learned along the way and things she might have done differently.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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I was super excited to speak to Mia this week. Her jewellery is gorgeous; bright bold colours and funky designs. She is the queen of small-batch handmade accessories and her talent for crafting beautiful creations was recognised by one of the leading creative education sites.
Mia shares her journey from scraping through Uni to running a busy and growing jewellery business after an inquisitive play with resin turned into a passion she never knew she had.
Connect with Mia:
Instagram | Online shop | Resin Domestika course
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This week I chat to Susan Bonnar, Founder of The British Craft House; an online platform for British based artisans. Susan cares deeply about the sellers that make up her online community something you can hear when she talks about the importance of making the sellers feel heard, supported and encouraged.
Susan started The British Craft House in 2019 and has seen the business go from strength to strength. She shares how she started and what she has learned along the way, the highs and lows and how important it is for small businesses to stay true to being a small business.
Find The British Craft House
Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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Our first Friday episode and we're diving DEEP answering your questions on social media, branding, juggling home-schooling with work before we nip over to an honest and open conversation on how the last 12 months have impacted our businesses and mental health.
Panel GuestsAbi Dakin; Founder of Claude & CoWebsite | Instagram
Liz Pusey; Liz Pusey Communications
Website | Instagram | LinkedIn
Emma Sautereau; Editor in Chief, Her Hampshire Magazine
Website | Instagram | Facebook
Women Who DoFind out more about The Bold Club
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For our first podcast, WWD Founder Emma interviews Lucy Madeleine; self described multi-passionate entrepreneur.
We talk about her journey with chronic fatigue from diagnosis to how she manages this illness in her everyday life.
Lucy also talks about how to implement healthy food habits into your diet and how many things, including what you eat, can impact your mental health.
Connect with Women Who Do
Instagram - @WomenWhoDo_UK
Facebook - @WomenWhoDoUK
Twitter - @WomenWD
Website - www.womenwd.co.uk
Connect with Lucy
Instagram - @LucyMadeleineHealth
Website - www.lucymadeleine.com
Mentioned in this podcast:
Dr Rangan Chatterjee - The Stress Solution (book)
Lissa Rankin, M.D. - Mind Over Medicine (book)
Dr. Mark Hyman
We're looking to share as many empowering stories from the women in our community, if you have a story to share or would like to be part of our Friday panel please get in touch with us via our website or social media!