I'm joined by sustainability entrepreneur and creative thinker Tze Ching Yeung for a conversation about reinvention, resilience and embracing life's unexpected changes.

Together, we discuss moving countries, changing careers, navigating divorce, entrepreneurship and the importance of recognising when a chapter has reached its natural conclusion. Rather than resisting change, Tze shares why she's learned to welcome it as an opportunity to grow, rebuild and create a life that's more aligned with who she is becoming.

In this episode, Tze reflects on two decades working within the fashion industry, her passion for tackling textile waste, and the personal experiences that have shaped her perspective on confidence, self-awareness and intentional living. We also explore why investing in yourself, building a supportive community and trusting your instincts can make even life's biggest challenges feel more manageable.

Topics discussed include:

– Why change doesn't have to be something we fear

– Recognising when a chapter has come to an end

– Moving countries and embracing new beginnings

– Building resilience through life's biggest challenges

– Divorce, entrepreneurship and starting again

– Creating space for self-reflection and personal growth

– The importance of community during difficult seasons

– Learning to trust yourself through uncertainty

– Why confidence grows every time we navigate change

This conversation is thoughtful, practical and reassuring. It's about recognising that change is rarely comfortable, but it often opens the door to the next version of ourselves if we're willing to embrace it.

Connect with Tze Ching

Website: https://www.wedisruptagency.com

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzechingyeung/

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About Roberta Lee

Roberta Lee is a London-based Style & Identity Expert, speaker and founder of the Ethical Brand Directory. Known as "The Sustainable Stylist", her work explores the relationship between style, identity, confidence and personal presence through the lens of sustainable luxury, emotional alignment and long-term wardrobe strategy.

Through personal styling, speaking and creative direction, Roberta helps ambitious women reconnect with themselves through what they wear - creating wardrobes that support the person they are becoming, not just the role they have been performing.

Explore more:

https://robertastylelee.co.uk

Follow Roberta:

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/findrobertalee


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Tze Ching Yeung joins me to discuss reinvention, resilience, navigating life's biggest changes and learning to embrace uncertainty.

I’m joined by creative director and brand strategist Teresa Ferreira for a thoughtful conversation about burnout, intuition, confidence and what it really means to build a life that feels aligned.

Together, we discuss leaving the corporate world, building a purpose-led creative business, recognising the early signs of burnout and learning to trust your intuition, even when it doesn’t always make logical sense.

In this episode, Teresa reflects on her transition from corporate life into entrepreneurship, the lessons she's learned about wellbeing, and why confidence no longer comes from external achievements but from feeling grounded in who she is. Together, we explore creativity, self-expression, alignment and the importance of recognising when something no longer feels right.

We also discuss style, dressing for yourself rather than other people, why personal presentation can become an act of self-care, and how clothing often reflects our internal emotional state.

Topics discussed include:

– Burnout and recognising the early warning signs

– Leaving corporate life to build a purpose-led business

– Confidence beyond external achievement

– Trusting intuition over logic

– Dressing for yourself rather than other people

– Style as self-care and emotional wellbeing

– Why alignment feels effortless and misalignment feels heavy

– Creating space for new chapters

– Learning to embrace uncertainty and change

This conversation is reflective, practical and deeply honest. It’s about recognising when life is asking you to evolve, trusting yourself enough to listen, and understanding that confidence is built from who you are—not simply what you achieve.

Connect with Teresa

Website: https://foragoodstudio.com

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-ferreira/

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About Roberta Lee

Roberta Lee is a London-based Style & Identity Expert, speaker and founder of the Ethical Brand Directory. Known as “The Sustainable Stylist”, her work explores the relationship between style, identity, confidence and personal presence through the lens of sustainable luxury, emotional alignment and long-term wardrobe strategy.

Through personal styling, speaking and creative direction, Roberta helps ambitious women reconnect with themselves through what they wear — creating wardrobes that support the person they are becoming, not just the role they have been performing.

Explore more:

https://robertastylelee.co.uk

Follow Roberta:

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/findrobertalee

Eight years after our first conversation, Olivia Pinnock returns to the podcast for a reflective discussion around confidence, burnout, refinement and what it means to let go of things that no longer serve you.

We discuss the evolution of sustainable fashion, navigating career pivots, ending projects you've poured your heart into, and how confidence changes as we gain experience and perspective.

In this episode, Olivia reflects on building The Fashion Debates, navigating burnout, working with a career coach and learning that growth sometimes comes from creating space rather than constantly pushing forward. Together, we explore confidence, creativity, sustainable fashion and the importance of recognising when a chapter has reached its natural conclusion.

We also discuss personal style, colour analysis, fashion trends, creativity and why having less can often create more clarity.

Topics discussed include:

– Burnout as a catalyst for change

– Learning to say no and refine your commitments

– Ending projects that no longer serve you

– The legacy of The Fashion Debates

– Confidence through experience rather than performance

– Career coaching and creating space for growth

– Sustainable fashion and how the conversation has evolved

– Why refinement often means letting go

– Style, colour analysis and wardrobe clarity

– Fashion trends, creativity and personal expression

– The difference between taste and personal style

– Why impact matters more than longevity

This conversation is thoughtful, honest and full of perspective. It’s about recognising when something has served its purpose, trusting the lessons it leaves behind and understanding that refinement often requires us to release what once felt essential.

You can listen to her previous episode here:

https://on.soundcloud.com/ldFvl4B7ePDtnqBvu7

Connect with Olivia

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-pinnock-32363a27/

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About Roberta Lee

Roberta Lee is a London-based Style & Identity Expert, speaker and founder of the Ethical Brand Directory. Known as “The Sustainable Stylist”, her work explores the relationship between style, identity, confidence and personal presence through the lens of sustainable luxury, emotional alignment and long-term wardrobe strategy.

Through personal styling, speaking and creative direction, Roberta helps ambitious women reconnect with themselves through what they wear — creating wardrobes that support the person they are becoming, not just the role they have been performing.

How to work with me:

https://robertastylelee.co.uk

Follow Roberta:

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/findrobertalee

Giovanna Sessi-Knott joins the podcast to reflect on style, identity, career evolution and the process of creating a life that feels more aligned.

From building an international career in banking to retraining in interior design, launching her own handbag brand and balancing creativity with family life, this conversation explores how our values, priorities and identity evolve over time… and how trusting yourself becomes increasingly important through each new chapter.

In this episode, Giovanna reflects on leaving behind a career that no longer felt sustainable, how energy management became a turning point in her decision making, and the role intuition now plays in guiding both work and life. Together, we discuss style, colour, sustainability, daily rituals and why dressing for your real lifestyle can make life feel simpler and more intentional.

We also discuss how style evolves alongside identity, why editing before adding can transform your wardrobe, and how creating systems that support your lifestyle can create more confidence and ease.

Topics discussed include:

– Moving from banking into interiors, design and entrepreneurship

– Trusting intuition as your career and identity evolve

– Sustainability as a way of living, not just consuming

– Energy management and recognising when something is no longer working

– Daily rituals that support creativity and wellbeing

– The role of walking and slowing down

– Dressing for your current lifestyle, not old identities

– Colour analysis and simplifying decision making

– Editing before adding to your wardrobe

– Building confidence through self-trust and reflection

– Why style should support function, confidence and everyday life

This conversation is reflective, practical and full of insight. It’s about recognising when life no longer fits the version of success you once imagined… and allowing yourself to evolve into something that feels more aligned.

Connect with Giovanna

Website: https://gskbespokedesigns.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovanna-r-sessi-knott-277a232/

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About Roberta Lee

Roberta Lee is a London-based Style & Identity Expert, speaker and founder of the Ethical Brand Directory. Known as “The Sustainable Stylist”, her work explores the relationship between style, identity, confidence and personal presence through the lens of sustainable luxury, emotional alignment and long-term wardrobe strategy.

Through personal styling, speaking and creative direction, Roberta helps ambitious women reconnect with themselves through what they wear — creating wardrobes that support the person they are becoming, not just the role they have been performing.

How to work with me - get started with the Style Synopsis:

https://robertastylelee.co.uk/style-synopsis/

Explore more:

https://robertastylelee.co.uk

Follow Roberta:

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/findrobertalee

Eight years after our first conversation, Stella Bida returns to the podcast for a much deeper discussion around identity, emotional alignment, people-pleasing, external validation and the uncomfortable process of becoming who you really are.

We discuss the moment Stella sold almost everything she owned in order to disconnect from an identity that no longer felt aligned, alongside boundaries, burnout, style, grounding rituals and the pressure many women feel to keep performing versions of themselves that no longer fit.

In this episode, Stella reflects on the years between our original interview and now, including the pivotal moment she sold almost everything she owned in order to disconnect from an identity that no longer felt aligned. Together, we explore people-pleasing, the addiction to external validation, learning to say no, and the emotional discomfort that often comes before transformation.

We also discuss style, natural materials, personal rituals, and why clothing can become a grounding tool during periods of change.

Topics discussed include:

– The gap between external success and internal fulfillment

– Why many women ignore the feeling that something is “off”

– The pressure of expectations, politeness and performance

– Selling possessions and rebuilding identity from the inside out

– Boundaries, people-pleasing and learning to say no

– Style as emotional grounding rather than performance

– Why linen became Stella’s grounding material

– Clothing that evolves with different life chapters

– Welcoming difficult emotions instead of avoiding them

– The relationship between confidence, identity and alignment

This conversation is slower, more reflective and more honest than many conversations around confidence and empowerment. It’s about what happens when we stop performing who we think we should be… and start paying attention to who we actually are becoming.

Connect with Stella

Website: https://stellabida.com/

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

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About Roberta Lee

Roberta Lee is a London-based Style & Identity Expert, speaker and founder of the Ethical Brand Directory. Known as “The Sustainable Stylist”, her work explores the relationship between style, identity, confidence and personal presence through the lens of sustainable luxury, emotional alignment and long-term wardrobe strategy.

Through personal styling, speaking and creative direction, Roberta helps ambitious women reconnect with themselves through what they wear — creating wardrobes that support the person they are becoming, not just the role they have been performing.

Explore more:

https://robertastylelee.co.uk

Follow Roberta:

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/findrobertalee

Preview the series by listening to guests being interviewed across from 2016. Get a feel for the powerful messages that you can expect to hear across the series - don't forget to head over to iTunes and rate & review us and subscribe for future episodes :-)

With special thanks to all the guests across 2016:

Episode 1 - Anne Threlfall from Elkie & Ark

Episode 2 - Jule & Lara from AmaElla

Episode 3 - Ansje from Jakes Boost

Episode 4 - Emma Heathcote James from The Little Soap Company

Episode 6 - Allison Baver, Fashion designer and US Olympic Medalist

Episode 7 - Tara Massan from Be Moved

Episode 8 - Jayne Carmichael Norrie from the Gin Rooms Scotland

Episode 9 - Michelle Lim from Asado Sauce

Episode 10 - Dominique from Baby Dino

Episode 11 - Victoria, Inspirational Speaker, Survivor & Mother

All these interviews were recorded in 2016 and these 11 ladies were an incredibly important part of the Roberta Style Lee Podcast - they made the Inspirational Women Series and absolute pleasure to record. Make sure you subscribe to the channel to listen to all the interviews as they are released.

Interested in being a guest on the series?

Head over to the website to find out more at http://www.robertastylelee.co.uk/podcast

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Interested in being a guest on the series? Drop me a line via the contact me option on the website.

For more information on the Podcast head over to: www.robertastylelee.co.uk/inspirational-women-audio-series

Head over to the website www.robertastylelee.co.uk for general information relating to confidence coaching and sustainable personal styling.

About Roberta Style Lee

Roberta Style Lee is a lifestyle brand designed to make a social impact - it's about inspiring confidence and empowering women to be the best version of themselves.

Tune into episode 6 with Tara from Be Moved Coaching on the Roberta Style Lee Podcast, Inspirational Women Series

Tara is a fellow coach who left behind the corporate grind and has set up her own coaching business out of Minnesota in the US. Discover her heartwarming and brutally honest story and find out what makes her tick. Tara tell's it how it is and speaks frankly about her dependency on alcohol, she talks through life's ups and down and tells us how now copes with life and everything it throws at her. Get ready to be inspired.

Listen to the podcast series on iTunes, Soundcloud and Youtube for FREE. You can subscribe to each channel easily and be alerted to new releases when they become available. Don’t Forget to leave us your comments, rate and review us in the iTunes store.

Tara is a former para-legal and violin player who has dramatically changed her life and now inspires others to live a healthier life. She writes for a living and certified life coach and the founder of Be Moved.

You can find out more by visiting her website: www.bemoved.com

Interested in being a guest on the series? Drop me a line via the contact me option on the website.

For more information on the Podcast head over to: www.robertastylelee.co.uk/podcast

Interested in confidence coaching and personal styling? Head over to the website www.robertastylelee.co.uk

About Roberta Style Lee

Roberta Style Lee is a lifestyle brand designed to make a social impact - it's about inspiring confidence and empowering women to be the best version of themselves

Tune into episode 5 with Allison Baver Olympic Medalist & Fashion Designer on the Roberta Style Lee Podcast, Inspirational Women Series

Discover Allison's amazing story, find out what makes her tick. We discuss life's ups and down, motivation, confidence and why planning is so important if you want to reach your goals. Allison shares her experiences , what motivates her, we talk about the good times and the back and what makes her tick. Get ready to be inspired.

Listen to the podcast series on iTunes, Soundcloud and Youtube for FREE. You can subscribe to each channel easily and be alerted to new releases when they become available. Don’t Forget to leave us your comments, rate and review us in the iTunes store.

Guest Info & website/blog links

Allison Baver is an media personality, entrepreneur and fashion designer. She was coined the come-back kid after experiencing a career-ending injury less than 12-months before the Winter Olympics, where she competed and won Bronze in the 2014 Winter Olympics in the short track speed skating.

You can find out more about Allison by visiting her website: www.allisonbaver.com

Interested in being a guest on the series? Drop me a line via the contact me option on the website.

For more information on the Podcast head over to: www.robertastylelee.co.uk/podcast

Head over to the website www.robertastylelee.co.uk for general information relating to confidence coaching and sustainable personal styling.

About Roberta Style Lee

Roberta Style Lee is a lifestyle brand designed to make a social impact - it's about inspiring confidence and empowering women to be the best version of themselves

Tune into episode 3 with Ansje the co-founder of Jakes Boost the company that wants to end child poverty in the UK, right here on the Roberta Style Lee Podcast, Inspirational Women Series

Discover Ansje's amazing story and how she went from working in television production, to making nut butter at home with her partner and co-founder Dan. Ansje shares what inspired her from her childhood and how that has impacted her social consciousness and desire to give back and help others

Find out what makes her tick, how she has coped with life's ups and downs and what she does to stay confident, happy and sane.

Get ready to be inspired!

Listen to the podcast series on iTunes, Soundcloud and Youtube for FREE. You can subscribe to each channel easily and be alerted to new releases when they become available. Don’t Forget to leave us your comments, rate and review us in the iTunes store.

Guest Info & website/blog links

Ansje is the co-founder of Jakes Boost is a new UK based business based in Ascot, England that sells nut and seed butters with no nasties. They donate 5% of their profit to help fight childhood poverty in the UK.

Find out more about jakes Boost: www.jakesboost.com

Interested in being a guest on the series? Drop me a line via the contact me option on the website.

For more information on the Podcast head over to: www.robertastylelee.co.uk/podcast

Head over to the website www.robertastylelee.co.uk for general information relating to confidence coaching and sustainable personal styling.

Tune into episode 2 with with Julie Kervadec and Lara Sans Gil the co-founders from AmaElla on the Roberta Style Lee Podcast, Inspirational Women Series.

Discover their story, find out what makes these best friends and business partners tick. Hear them talk about life's ups and down and how they cope with it all. Lara and Julie talk share their top tips for staying happy, healthy, confident and sane.

Get ready to be inspired.

Listen to the podcast series on iTunes, Soundcloud and Youtube for FREE. You can subscribe to each channel easily and be alerted to new releases when they become available. Don’t Forget to leave us your comments, rate and review us in the iTunes store.

AmaElla is a new UK based business based in Cambridge ran by two best friends. They sell ethically sourced organic lingerie for women.

Find out more on their website: www.amaella.com

Interested in being a guest on the series? Drop me a line via the contact me option on the website.

For more information on the Podcast head over to: www.robertastylelee.co.uk/inspirational-women-audio-series

Head over to the website www.robertastylelee.co.uk for general information relating to confidence coaching and sustainable personal styling.

About Roberta Style Lee

Roberta Style Lee is a lifestyle brand designed to make a social impact - it's about inspiring confidence and empowering women to be the best version of themselves