Beehive Podcast

Tracy Woodward faced considerable challenges growing up but with resilience and working in an industry she loves she has gone from entry-level to CEO.

Her approach is focused on being emotionally connected and understanding people she and this is reflected across all aspects of her life

In this inspiring episode, she talks with Nataliya about why you should create who you want to be and always do what brings you joy

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• When I looked around it was the women in beauty who were lovely, gorgeous and charming
• I have a love for my industry and the people in it and I’ve never stopped loving it
• I believe you build a beauty brand by being conscious of the change around you and listening to what the client wants and needs
• Once you have survived something you are always in survivor mode you just learn to manage it
• The things that you worry about happening almost never do
• If you have had challenging circumstances, then you develop a level of resilience and resilience takes practice
• Any failure is a life lesson, and you can learn from it for the next time
• The more trouble you have the higher you can climb it’s just whether you chose to or not
• Movement is what energises me, and rhythm is a vital element
• Life is about having a different routine every day and doing what brings you joy
• I believe we should take responsibility for our health because it’s ultimately about self-respect
• I like a home to be simple and elegant and to reflect the person who lives there
• Every home should be somewhere with positive energy
• How things look says so much about the person
• You should create who you want to be, and this should be reflected in your home
• You should buy things that bring joy to you and create good memories
• The best thing you can do is build a life that is beautiful to you

BEST MOMENTS

‘I love perfectly imperfect because nobody is perfect’

‘I’ve been privileged to work with so many amazing people and brands and I love what I do’

‘I learnt about culture and positioning and that’s when I got the bug for beautiful things and luxury’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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Tracey Woodward LinkedIn

Tracey Woodward Instagram

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

Pete Cohen is one of the world’s leading motivational speakers helping professionals to achieve their best, develop resilience and improve their mental well-being.

His purpose in life is to take self-help to the masses and help people to make sense of the world.

In this episode, he talks with Nataliya about the globally shared experience uncertainty created by the pandemic and about the choice that everyone can make about living their best life and moving forward into the future

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• It’s all about choice and the impact you want to make on the world but with any big challenge, you need to view it from a range of different perspectives
• Curiosity is a key to change but it needs to be practised
• It’s about the inspiration that drives you forward and having a vision about how things can be.
• You have to practice love and the virtues of courage, temperance and curiosity
• You are more than what you think and what you feel
• Being childlike is about being open to the possibilities, open to the future and open to being a kind person
• If  you want to change your external self then change your internal self
• It can be a challenge to face yourself and the relationship you have with yourself
• We are always aspiring to be more and everything we do is goal orientated. Human beings are at their best when they are creating something
• Something amazing happens when you just take the time to listen
• What do you want as your legacy? What choices are you going to make?
• Your personality is who you want to be I don’t believe personality types exist there are personality traits and your personality is who you choose to become
• The challenge is to have certainty, connection, significance and love because it’s only when these needs are met that humans can grow and contribute to the world
• You can make a choice to be the person you want in this world

BEST MOMENTS

‘Humour is not practised enough’

‘Be aware of your thoughts and learn to think greater than you feel’

‘We need to grow and make a difference in the world and there is always something more we can do’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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Pete Cohen 

Pete Cohen LinkedIn

Pete Cohen Instagram

Mi365 Podcast with Pete Cohen

Pete Cohen’s Books

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

Pete Cohen is one of the world’s leading motivational speakers helping professionals to achieve their best, develop resilience and improve their mental well-being.

His purpose in life is to take self-help to the masses and help people to make sense of the world.

In this episode, he talks with Nataliya about the globally shared experience uncertainty created by the pandemic and about the choice that everyone can make about living their best life and moving forward into the future

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• It’s all about choice and the impact you want to make on the world but with any big challenge, you need to view it from a range of different perspectives
• Curiosity is a key to change but it needs to be practised
• It’s about the inspiration that drives you forward and having a vision about how things can be.
• You have to practice love and the virtues of courage, temperance and curiosity
• You are more than what you think and what you feel
• Being childlike is about being open to the possibilities, open to the future and open to being a kind person
• If  you want to change your external self then change your internal self
• It can be a challenge to face yourself and the relationship you have with yourself
• We are always aspiring to be more and everything we do is goal orientated. Human beings are at their best when they are creating something
• Something amazing happens when you just take the time to listen
• What do you want as your legacy? What choices are you going to make?
• Your personality is who you want to be I don’t believe personality types exist there are personality traits and your personality is who you choose to become
• The challenge is to have certainty, connection, significance and love because it’s only when these needs are met that humans can grow and contribute to the world
• You can make a choice to be the person you want in this world

BEST MOMENTS

‘Humour is not practised enough’

‘Be aware of your thoughts and learn to think greater than you feel’

‘We need to grow and make a difference in the world and there is always something more we can do’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Beehive Household podcast

Pete Cohen 

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

Nataliya talks to Tanya Liveras Candy about her family values and why everyone should act with kindness towards others and how ultimately everyone should be helping each other.

As a granddaughter of the multimillionaire Andreas Liveras, Tanya was brought up to understand the importance of leading with kindness and working hard with a focus on making a social impact and creating a legacy and in this episode discusses her childhood and how it has impacted her.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• My Grandfather was a very special person who changed many people’s lives
• He made a legacy  for us not just with financial security but also through values
• His most important value was ‘treat everyone with kindness’
• You lead with kindness and be seeking to make a social impact throughout your life because everyone can help each other
• He was a huge influence in our lives and was a very loving character who put his family first
• Whatever you do, you need to find purpose and joy in it
• He became who he was because believed you could achieve anything if you committed to it
• He taught me there is always another way and that in any situation you can pivot and change to be able to move forward
• I had incredible mentors along the way and have learnt so much
• The only way to succeed in life is to have a good work ethic and be dedicated to doing whatever it takes.
• The way you are brought up and the values you are taught play a huge part in who you become
• It’s about what’s inside you, how you look at life and what you want
• I believe you feel as good as your surroundings and our home is quite opulent with lots of gold and glass.
• As an entrepreneur time management is key in getting everything done
• Mothersphere is a social network platform that connects, empowers and supports mothers on their journey.

BEST MOMENTS

‘He worked every moment of every day and grew the business into a massive company’

‘I needed to find out who I was outside our family business’

‘I’m not afraid of hard work'

'I always say my perfect place would be Aladdin’s cave’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Beehive Household podcast

Tanya Liveras Candy IG

www.thelegacyglobe.com

www.tanyaliverascandy.com

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

Self-made multi-millionaire Matt Fiddes is a highly respected martial arts expert who has built a global fitness empire and was Michael Jackson’s personal bodyguard for over ten years

In this, in-depth conversation with Nataliya he talks about the celebrity lifestyle he has experienced and how being famous can be dark and full of threats. Matt also candidly discusses the experience of  appearing on ‘Rich House, Poor House’ and how it helped him to re-evaluate what really matters in life - family

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• It’s been about a lot of hard work a little bit of luck along with perseverance
• Usually, those who are successful have had been through some sort of pain in their childhood
• I attracted the bullies whatever school I went to because I was different
• Nobody wants to watch positive stuff they only want to watch negative things
• Finally, years, after Michael passed away the truth, is going to come out and everyone will know he was innocent
• Anything to do with the Jackson’s seems to be about manipulation of the narrative
• When you mix with billionaires it takes everything to the next level
• Fame at the highest level in America is not glamourous its dark and can be filled with threat
• When you are famous and you are feeling unloved you can get immediate love by doing something silly that brings attention from your fans and the paparazzi
• If you want to be interesting you have to have people interested in you so you have to stay controversial.
• If you don’t have haters and critics you aren’t doing a good enough job
• Everything happens for a reason and what happened to me is what has made me
• It’s not hard to earn money but in reality family and having a roof over your head is the only thing that matters
• It’s property that has made my mega wealth and it’s my most secure cashflow
• Property is a proven system and it works over and over again.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You don’t want people to figure you out because then they keep talking about you’

‘Generational wealth is all that really matters to me’

‘You can do anything you want to do if you have the drive’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Beehive Household podcast

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

Nataliya is in conversation with Piers Linney discussing creating a business that is not just sustainable but makes a difference in the world and how he has now been able to move to a chapter in his life where he is now doing what he wants to do with the people he wants to be with and enjoys the freedom to move forward in the way he wants.

He discusses the projects he is currently involved in in this fascinating opportunity to hear about the life of someone who is a hugely successful entrepreneur and a former Dragons Den Investor.

Piers shares why bricks and mortar are not important to him, his take on interior design on the back of his friendship with Kelly Hoppen and how Richard Branson convinced him to take part in BBC2 Series Dragons’ Den.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• You have to have the self-confidence to succeed on any life journey
• Confidence and a successful mindset has been a natural progression for me
• Leadership can be taught and learned
• Real entrepreneurs can build something from nothing
• With a business, you need to be there at the start to embed its DNA and set the culture
• There is an issue for small businesses with productivity in the UK
• Small businesses should be embracing technology and there is an explosion of technology available
• We are re-imagining and re-engineering the key services that small businesses need to be able to grow and scale
• We are building a community that is supported by content
• Having the right software can transform your business
• Starting any new business is about pushing into the unknown
• We all absorb and enjoy interior design but don’t consciously recognise it as being thought through and designed
• When you want to scale you need to instil your values and design ethos to those in your team
• It’s about the opportunities in the middle of the market and using technology to deliver to the customer if you really want to make a difference

BEST MOMENTS

‘When I decide to do things I will make it happen’

‘I never get attached to bricks and mortar; I could disappear with just a holdall’

‘You learn new things by starting small’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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Connect with Piers via LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter.

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

Nataliya talks with Marco Robinson, entrepreneur, property developer, producer, best-selling author, restauranteur and actor who shares his fascinating life story, a journey that has both shaped him and ultimately made him stronger.

He shares how he has reached his happy place and why mindset and persistence are such important elements in achieving success in any space.

As someone who has achieved success in a variety of areas, Marco explains what drives him and why exercise and connecting with nature are vital in achieving balance.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Bring Out the Magic in Your Mind – It was the right book for me at the right time and when I figured out the message internally I figured out why I was a loser
• It was getting to the point of no fear and having nothing to lose
• The power of words and belief is incredible and not valued enough
• When I figured out that I needed to develop  my own psychological success I became addicted to success
• There are benefits of being in a relationship and benefits of not
• A rest for me is being away from work and  I get my energy from being in nature
• The channel 4 program was a huge deal for me, giving away a house when I myself was homeless as a child
• If I believe in it I just go for it and keep going it’s the persistence that makes it happen not the idea
• If I’m going to do something I really commit
• The greatest strength I or anyone else has is resourcefulness
• If you write it down its permanent and you act on it
• If I have a problem the first thing I do is connect with nature
• If you want to do something don’t wait

BEST MOMENTS

‘I turned the company into a billion-dollar company in three years and it felt amazing’

‘Anyone could do what I have done you just need to have the balls and no fear’

‘The biggest mistakes I’ve made is trusting the wrong people’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Beehive Household podcast

Marco Robinson Instagram

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

Dawn McGruer is a hugely successful entrepreneur and host of the ‘Dawn of a New Era’ business podcast focusing on marketing, motivation and mindset.

In this fascinating episode, she talks with Nataliya about creating a home with focused spaces and the importance of your house as your home and sanctuary.

She also shares some of the life experiences that have shaped her ethos and explains why connecting with others and having multiple influences surrounding you is a vital part of developing the right mindset as an entrepreneur

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The podcast enables me to bring my voice and connect in a different way
• In my home, I like to have things that keep me centred and you need different things in different spaces.
• Now we are living in our house as a whole and have experiences within it, it’s not just a house it’s a home and a sanctuary
• Recently the way entrepreneurs work has been revolutionised
• As an entrepreneur, you are taking your passion and sharing it with the world
• You can be resilient by recognising where you are and stepping out of it
• You can’t always solve something immediately but you can work out a solution moving forward.
• If you have the right mindset you will understand that if you do nothing everything will stay the same but if you do something then there will be an outcome
• It can be lonely being an entrepreneur but it’s vital that you speak things out to move forward and find solutions to challenges.
• It’s important to be self-aware and check-in with yourself
• Everyone has an opinion so it’s important to have multiple influences surrounding you so that you can achieve balance
• Delegating is about letting go and letting others do the things you hate better and showing up performing to the best of your ability
• As an entrepreneur, you need to develop a success strategy
• Being an entrepreneur is about achieving the freedom you want but also being able to experience adventure

BEST MOMENTS

‘Being an entrepreneur is about doing what you want to do not what you have to do’

‘Digital is great when you are in control of it’

A work, life balance is about achieving the freedom you want as an individual

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Beehive Household podcast

Dawn of a New Era podcast  

Dawn McGruer

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

In today's episode Nataliya speaks to one of the world’s top executives, Jan Mühlfeit. Jan had a remarkable career spanning 22 years at Microsoft Corporation where he served in various executive positions. His last role with the high-tech giant was as Chairman Europe. Now Jan is a global strategist, a coach for executives and Olympic athletes and the author of the bestselling business book, The Positive Leader. His personal mission is “helping individuals, organizations and countries around the world to unlock their human potential”. For that reason, Jan has created a set of unique seminars – “Unlock Human Potential” and “Unlock Your Team’s Potential” and coaches individuals and teams on how to uncover their personal strengths and find the best in the people.

His methodology rooted in positive psychology and is based not only on his own career journey, but also on the collective insights of many top individuals in the world of business, politics, entertainment and sports.

Jan’s list of achievements is very impressive: he has served on the advisory boards of several different European governments and worked with many prominent S&P 500 companies (Microsoft, UniCredit, Siemens, Bosch, Deloitte, Volvo amongst others). He is also a well-regarded global speaker and has been interviewed by many leading financial publications and global TV outlets. He has his own talk show called “Premier League Thinking” broadcasted on Czech radio stations.

On this episode Nataliya is discussing Jan’s routines, his mindset advice, outstanding professional journey and how he enjoyed the highs and overcame some of the darkest lows whilst in psychiatric hospital.

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Beehive Household podcast

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

On this episode Nataliya talks with Ahlya Rafique Fateh in her beautiful Weybridge home about her incredible journey, contribution to the fashion industry, new interior design venture, family relationships, childhood homes and why being connected to your inner voice is so important when making decisions.

Ahlya’s career journey started at PWC as a trainee accountant. But her heart was not set on accounting and she landed her dream job at Condé Nast International. In 1998 Ahlya was seconded to Russia as Editorial Business Director with the task of launching Russian Vogue! Ahlya shares fascinating details of the 'happiest time in her life' in Moscow: ballet classes, regular visits to see all her favourite operas and ballets and experiencing cultural differences.

Following that, Ahlya returned to Tatler in the UK as Managing Editor in 2001. She left Tatler in 2010 to become Managing Director of the fashion label Tata Naka before moving to Amanda Wakeley in 2014.

Ahlya has moved on from the world of fashion to the world of interiors. And she talks about the ultimate importance of learning and collecting knowledge as part of her new role as MD at the luxurious interior design company Fameed Khalique, whose projects include the super yacht owned by Roman Abramovich in their portfolio.

Fashion and interiors share many connected elements and this is a fascinating insight into the life of someone who has moved successfully between the two spaces on a journey that reflects her empathetic nature.

Amongst many achievements Ahlya was runner-up in the Asian Women of Achievement Awards and was appointed to the English Cricket Board as Head of the Women’s Cricket Committee.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• I’ve learnt to not trust my intuition but to always trust my inner voice and gut feeling.
• Being connected to and listening to your inner voice is very important
• If you are open to being sensitive and to energy, the more the energy helps you to make good decisions
• I watched, listened and learnt so that I could build the blocks about a way of dressing that felt true to me.
• Personal style is about dressing in a way that’s true to you. If you copy others you will always look like a slightly second rate version.
• There is a stealth, wealth way of dressing and it’s about the detail of it all.
• When you want to learn about something you have to put yourself in the mindset of someone who already knows
• Learning and collecting knowledge is the best armour you can have. Once you have learnt you can bring the showmanship
• Move into your space when you are ready and don’t let anyone push you into it until you are ready.
• As an individual, you are always working through something as you move through different parts of your life.
• Interior designers have a way of allocating space to make your way of life better
• It’s about how people feel within the space

BEST MOMENTS

‘I have moved from the language of fashion into the language of interiors’

‘This house just felt like home from the first time I walked into it’

‘As you become older you are more confident  about carrying your experience on the inside not on the outside through how you dress’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Beehive Household podcast

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her

creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com    

There are different sides to everyone and celebrity Kevin Clifton shares some of his in this captivating episode.

Winning multiple awards and dancing titles from an early age, Kevin rose to stardom when he stepped onto the stage of the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End performing in Dirty Dancing The Musical. What followed was him becoming one of the principal dancers of the Burn The Floor Dance Company, performing in the show's record breaking Broadway run.

Nationwide popularity came to Kevin after he appeared in Strictly Come Dancing and became a star of the show for 7 years. In 2018 he was paired with the English television presenter and journalist and now Kevin’s partner, Stacey Dooley, and they won the show after a series of stunning dance acts and passionate performances.

He talks about his new home with Stacey and how he is learning to embrace space and minimal style in this fascinating insight into a celebrity we have all been used to seeing every week on ‘Strictly’.

As someone who has spent a lifetime in the spotlight, he explains what it’s really like and the value of self-awareness and internal validation along with the challenges of social media and why finding what brings you joy is the way forward.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• I was around dancing all of the time it was part of my routine.
• ‘Burn the Floor’ and ‘Dirty Dancing’ are two of the biggest things theatre shows I have been part of.
• When you don’t get a job, you have to use it as a learning experience.
• There are different sides to everyone and when I was on Strictly that was a different side of me.
• It can be easy to accumulate stuff but having a minimal environment is what makes it calming.
• Stacey has an eye for what fits well in a space and everything has to fit with the aesthetic
• The thing I love is performing and sometimes in life, it’s about understanding what brings you joy and what is being applied to you by others
• It’s about being self-aware and having the right people around you
• Growing up it was dance competitions and I judged myself by how well I was performing and when I was on stage it was about the feedback from the audience.
• As an entertainer, you are constantly getting external validation for what you are doing
• Social media is like a  game you put forward your avatar, the profile you choose to be out there.
• I was brought up on what other people thought about what I was doing so I didn’t stop to think about what I felt internally about things.
• It was only when I decided to put the real me out there that positive changes came.

BEST MOMENTS

‘There is something very calming about having space’

‘Becoming aware of your own values and what you want out of life is key’

‘Validation needs to come from within’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Beehive Household podcast

ABOUT THE HOST

Nataliya Lloyd is a finance expert and after 15 years of studying and working in the industry, she changed tack and went with her dream of becoming an entrepreneur and followed her creative call.  She is now the owner of Nataliya Lloyd Interiors, with an Interior Design certification from the Chelsea College of Arts. Nataliya is also the Finance Director and a supporter of the charity Professors Without Borders, which specialises in providing university-level short education courses in developing countries. She is a member of a pre-eminent members’ club for women in business - The Sorority. But most importantly, she is a wife, daughter and a mother. You can connect with Nataliya on:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliya-lloyd-32a24547/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliyalloydinteriors/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NataliyaLloydInteriors/

And her website: www.nataliyalloydinteriors.com