Essex Business Stories with Barbara Gill

Essex Business Stories with Barbara Gill

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Essex Business Stories with Barbara Gill episodes

  • Alix Stoney - Amberley Studios

    In this episode I'm chatting Alix Stoney, Interior Designer and founder of Amberley Studios.

    We talk about the impact that networking has had on her business, the community Alix has built in and around Essex and why she is so passionate that interior design is for every home.

    Alix's website is Interior Design Services | Amberley Studio | Essex | Suffolk, United Kingdom

    Where you will find all her contact info and details of how to sign up to her brilliant email newsletter. Or you can connect with Alix on Instagram
    Alix Stoney | Interior Designer | Essex | Suffolk | Norfolk (@amberley_studio) • Instagram photos and videos
    or on Linkedin
    (4) Alix Stoney | LinkedIn
    I can be found on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠Barbara Gill Marketing ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Barbara | Email Marketing & Strategy (@barbaragillmarketing) • Instagram photos and videos⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Barbara | Marketing support for small businesses (@masteryourmarketing_hub) • Instagram photos and videos⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Barbara | Essex Business Stories (@essexbusinessstories_) • Instagram photos and videos⁠ and my website is ⁠Barbara Gill Marketing

    28 min
  • Lucy Everett Coaching

    In this episode I'm chatting to Lucy Everett, a Holistic Business Coach.

    Lucy and I are friends, but I first knew of her over 6 years ago, when our children went to the same nursery, and our friendship started with a snack cup!

    Lucy is most active on Linkedin Lucy Everett | LinkedIn

    or her website is
    Business Coach for Women | The Holistic Business Coach (lucy-everett.com)
    I can be found on Instagram at ⁠⁠Barbara Gill Marketing ⁠⁠ and
    ⁠⁠Barbara | Email Marketing & Strategy (@barbaragillmarketing) • Instagram photos and videos⁠⁠ and
    ⁠⁠Barbara | Marketing support for small businesses (@masteryourmarketing_hub) • Instagram photos and videos⁠⁠ and
    ⁠⁠Barbara | Essex Business Stories (@essexbusinessstories_) • Instagram photos and videos and my website is
    Barbara Gill Marketing

    22 min
  • Rhianna Essex

    In this episode I'm chatting to the wonderful Rhianna Essex, creative founder, podcaster and owner of the beautifully curated gift shop, Love Local and The Workroom hire space.

    Rhianna and I have such a fun natter about where the idea for Love Local came from, the immense creative talent in Essex and a snappy caption for a tote bag.

    Rhianna's shop, Love Local and Hire space are located at

    17 School Rd, Copford, Colchester CO6 1BU. Rhianna can be found on Instagram at
    Love Local Essex & Suffolk (@love.local) • Instagram photos and videos and
    The Workroom at Love Local (@hiretheworkroom) • Instagram photos and videos
    Rhianna also runs Cotton Rainbow
    Cotton Rainbow UK (@cottonrainbowuk) • Instagram photos and videos and Co-hosts the excellent Podcast, Creative Rehab with Beckie Batchelor which can be found
    Creative Rehab Podcast (@creativerehabpod) • Instagram photos and videos.
    Shout out to the businesses mentioned in this episode,
    Kay Prestney (@kinship_creativedc) • Instagram photos and videos, Colcheco (@colcheco37) • Instagram photos and videos
    LUCYTIFFNEY (@lucytiffney) • Instagram photos and videos patch | plant led restaurant 🌿 (@patchcolchester) • Instagram photos and videos
    Black Cat Sourdough (@blackcat_sourdough) • Instagram photos and videos

    Rhianna's Ready for Retail download can be purchased:

    Ready, Set, Retail - A guide for small creative businesses - Payhip
    Events, desk or room hire at the Workroom can be found:
    The Workroom (hiretheworkroom.com)
    Finally, I can be found:
    Barbara can be found at ⁠Barbara Gill Marketing ⁠ and
    ⁠Barbara | Email Marketing & Strategy (@barbaragillmarketing) • Instagram photos and videos⁠ and
    ⁠Barbara | Marketing support for small businesses (@masteryourmarketing_hub) • Instagram photos and videos⁠ and
    ⁠Barbara | Essex Business Stories (@essexbusinessstories_) • Instagram photos and videos

    48 min
  • Wivenhoe Flowers

    In this episode I talk to the wonderfully talented Susie from Wivenhoe Flowers about floristry and flower farming, the joy she gets from being a part of her customers' special days and the dreaded floral foam.

    If you'd like to order from Susie (and I would thoroughly recommend that you do) her website is

    Wivenhoe Flowers her Pinterest is
    https://pin.it/2Lo5bzum7
    and her Instagram is
    Susie - Essex Flower Farmer & Florist (@wivenhoeflowers) • Instagram photos and videos
    Barbara can be found at ⁠Barbara Gill Marketing ⁠ and
    ⁠Barbara | Email Marketing & Strategy (@barbaragillmarketing) • Instagram photos and videos⁠ and
    ⁠Barbara | Marketing support for small businesses (@masteryourmarketing_hub) • Instagram photos and videos⁠ and
    ⁠Barbara | Essex Business Stories (@essexbusinessstories_) • Instagram photos and videos

    31 min
  • Essex Business Stories - What's it about?

    Welcome to Essex Business Stories, I'm your host, Barbara Gill. In the first season of this podcast I'll be sharing the stories of wonderfully creative, business in the county. We'll be talking about the highs and lows of running your own thing, as well as sharing expert insight from our experience.

    I hope you enjoy this insight into Essex Business Stories.

    1 min
  • Unseen Icons

    In this episode I talk to Kerry from Unseen Icons about her brilliant upholstery business and the story of how Unseen Icons came to be.

    We talk about what its like to scale a business (up and down) and what unicorns and cinema seats have in common.

    Expect super relaxed chat about the realities of running a creative business in 2024.

    If you'd like to explore Kerry's cinema seat offering her website is: Unseen Icons - Home of the vintage cinema seat and her Instagram is Kerry - Vintage Cinema Seats (@unseenicons) • Instagram photos and videos

    Barbara can be found at Barbara Gill Marketing and
    Barbara | Email Marketing & Strategy (@barbaragillmarketing) • Instagram photos and videos and
    Barbara | Marketing support for small businesses (@masteryourmarketing_hub) • Instagram photos and videos and
    Barbara | Essex Business Stories (@essexbusinessstories_) • Instagram photos and videos

    49 min

About Essex Business Stories with Barbara Gill

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I will be chatting to local businesses, delving into their business why, chatting about the brilliant things about running a business in such a creative county and discussing the challenges that also…