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Gemma & Emma Podcast - Koo Stark

The Gemma and Emma podcast takes a new direction and a fresh look at all things lifestyle, relevant and innovative to salute women 40 plus. Hosted by Emma Forbes and Gemma Sheppard, it is both inspirational and aspirational with love, laughter and wisdom.

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Justine Murphy’s childhood through her mid-twenties was one of abuse, neglect, malnutrition and heartache.  Repeatedly let down by those around her, she clung to the glimmers of joy brought to her through food – from the first person to show her genuine love, to the jobs that enabled her moments of freedom, friendships and the possibility of belief – it was this recurring theme that became the light with which she would pull herself out of the darkness, and from which she found not only her salvation, but her future: a future full of love, happiness, strength and pride. 

She made her final escape at the age of 25, leaving the UK in pursuit of forging a career for herself as a chef on super yachts. Finally swapping misery for joy, it was a career that led to her meeting her husband, settling down – in the beautiful island of Mallorca – and creating the family she had always dreamed of. It was also the seed that ignited her vision and dream for creating a business around the very things that had enabled her to heal: good food, and good people. 

Now in its eighth year, mymuybueno is a highly successful international company with seven divisions, but it is Justine's core values and commitment to maintaining the personal touch that really make her company stand out from the crowd. Built from the ground up, the group now includes an award-winning deli, chef and interior staffing agencies, a cookery school, concierge and lifestyle management service, bespoke events and luxuryware divisions – all with the connection between good food and good people at the very heart of them. 

Justine works to build community creating a Woman in Business group, with monthly events that enable women to come together to share, inspire and support each other. She is committed to helping others live a better quality of life, and to bringing people together.  And with food having been such a core part of her life, particularly in the transition from a life of pain and hurt into one of happiness, it is through her latest endeavour, The mymuybueno Cookbook, that she is ready to share everything on a bigger scale: where she is sharing her story, her food, and the philosophy by which she now lives her life – and that enables her to juggle being a successful businesswoman with being a wife and mother – in order to help inspire and encourage others. 

mymuybueno online: https://mymuybueno.com/
There are many divisions of the mmb network find all of them on IG under these handles:
mymuybueno mymuybuenochefs mymuybuenocookeryschool mymuybuenodeli mymuybuenoluxuryware mymuybuenobespokeevents
 FB: https://www.facebook.com/mymuybuenomallorca
TW: @mymuybueno


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Adam Byatt is a star of the culinary world.  From a young age, growing up in Essex, he began his journey into the art of cooking learning from his mother and grandfather, both trained chefs.  He followed his calling at age 16 and earned the opportunity to apprentice at the Claridge Hotel and 3 months later began his education at Bournemouth.  He was later appointed to Sous Chef at the prestigious Mayfair, during which time the restaurant was awarded their second Michelin star.

In 2001, Adam opened his first restaurant, Thyme in Clapham. Thyme was an instant success winning countless awards including ‘Time Out Restaurant of the Year 2003’, ‘Best Newcomer Tatler Restaurant Awards 2003’, ‘Winner Remy Restaurant Awards 2004’ winner Carlton London restaurant of the year in conjunction with the evening standard.  Then, is 2006, Byatt opened Trinity.

Since it’s opening in 2006 Trinity has won a coveted Michelin Star, ‘Time Out’ best new restaurant, the AA’s prestigious ‘London Restaurant of the year’ as well as holding three AA rosettes for 4 years, Trinity was voted in the top ten restaurants in London by both Hardens and Zagat in both 2010 and 2011 and has been in listed the Times top 100 restaurants in the UK for the past two years. It is regarded as “as close to an absolutely perfect experience of eating out as it is possible to have” – Giles Coren, The Times.

We are absolutely honoured to have met with Adam on the show this week!  Joins us as we chat everything food and learn how he built an outstanding career in the world of culinary arts.

Links:
web: http://www.adambyatt.co.uk/
IG & TW: @Adambyatt

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Ian Marber is one of the best-known and well-regarded nutrition
therapist in the UK. He is a best-selling author, award winning
health writer and food expert, known for his practical and balanced
approach.
Ian has published 12 books on the subject of nutrition, most
recently Manfood, especially for men. He is a regular on television,
having had his own show on the Discovery Channel as well as
been an expert guest on BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Ian is also a regular on BBC and LBC radio.
A writer for several publications including the Telegraph, Times,
and the Spectator, he has been profiled by both the New York
Times and the Sunday Telegraph.

Links: 
http://www.ianmarber.com/
IG: @ian_marber
TW: @IanMarber

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Fiona Lambert is one of the UK’s leading businesswomen, currently Managing Director of Business Development at River Island, she just launched a new clothing brand called Harpenne.  Her most exciting venture to date, Harpenne focus' on women who express a sense of style with personality.
 
Fiona worked alongside Asda founder, George Davies to set up and launch George as the first fashion supermarket brand in 1990. This early experience fostered her love of creating and design. She was the Womenswear Product Director at Next for 7 years and returned to the George brand in June 2007 as George’s Brand Director.
 
Fiona built a hugely successful career in the fashion industry over the last 30 years . Running all design aspects, buying and quality assurance of over 237 million George garments in almost 400 Asda stories and on George.com. Fiona’s leadership and  expertise were instrumental in accelerating the brand.
 
Fiona’s vision and passion for nurturing the next generation of British fashion talent led to George becoming title sponsors of Graduate Fashion Week for 5 years. Fiona has been a mentor to aspiring students for many years and was part of the coveted Gold Award judging panel.
 
She successfully led the George Home launch with her expertise in customer focus, design, innovation and style, the teams have saw fantastic results growing sales and profit double digit and taking the brand to the third biggest home brand.
 
In recognition of her passion and commitment to the customer and product development, Fiona’s remit was extended to cover the rest of Asda own label brands to develop a unique and compelling proposition for the whole of Asda. She then moved to be Product Director at Dunelm before taking her current role.
 
She has won awards for mentoring, innovation and inspiring others including the first award for Inspirational Woman of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award at the Leicester Mercury Women in Business Awards, Mentor of the Year at Women of the Future Awards, Innovator of the Year at Everywoman in Retail and has a Special Recognition Award from Graduate Fashion Week.

Find Fiona’s new brand here: https://harpenne.com/
Make sure to check Harpenne’s socials for giveaways this week!
IG: @Harpenne

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Gemma & Emma Podcast - Fiona Lambert

Will Williams is the ex-music industry man turned modern day meditation guru.  He is the author of the top selling book The Effortless Mind as well as the founder of World Meditation Day and the Beeja Meditation Movement.  Whether via the ground breaking Beeja app, or live Beeja courses and retreats, Will and his team are leading the way in the democratization of meditation, making it fun and accessible to all. 

www.beejameditation.com
IG and Twitter: @beejameditation

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