No Bull Business Women

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No Bull Business School founder Sarah Akwisombe meets the best businesswomen in the game. From founders to artists to C-level executives, each woman shares her own perspective on what it takes to be successful in business.

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Influencer and Fashion Illu...

05.24.2020

Tuula Rose has an enviable illustration style: it's cool, sleek and approved by brands like Nike and British Vogue. Not only that but her personal style is also on point. In this episode, she talks about how her content creation ...

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05.24.2020 Influencer and Fashion Illustrator, Tuula Rose: "Always go with your gut and keep to your own style" Tuula Rose has an enviable illustration style: it's cool, sleek and approved by brands like Nike and British Vogue. Not only that but her personal style is also on point. In this episode, she talks about how her content creation ...
05.17.2020 Fashion Sustainability Consultant, Shaunie Brett: "It turned from a moment, into a movement and now the industry has shifted" In today's episode in partnership with Office x Nike, we meet Shaunie Brett, who after working in a fashion tech startup decided she wanted to do a year of no clothes purchasing. She shares how that turned into a movement ...
04.26.2020 The Coven Founder: "I'm never going to grow if I'm busy stressing about what everyone else is doing" Sapphire Bates is the founder of the Coven - a membership platform with a community of over 950 female entrepreneurs, founders and freelancers. The Coven offers a place for women in business to connect and promises to make the jump ...
04.19.2020 Kidchup Founder: "You shouldn't be afraid to fail, that's where the next idea comes from" Milly Cundall is the founder of healthy tomato sauce brand, Kidchup. In 2015, she was looking for a low-sugar tomato ketchup for her son and when she realised one didn't exist, she made her own. Her entrepreneur story is a ...
04.12.2020 Archive 12 Bridal Founder: "To stay a step ahead, you have to know what's selling or not selling and move on quickly" Archive 12 is a boutique bridal shop in Belfast run by Claire Leese. It started out as the go-to place to pick up beautiful vintage dresses and has since evolved into a designer dress shop, selling exclusive pieces to Ireland's ...
04.05.2020 Founder of Neom Organics London: "Starting a business is like walking up Mount Everest in your flip flops" Nicola Elliott Moss worked for years as a magazine editor before retraining as nutritionist and aromatherapist. In 2005 she launched Neom Organics. She defies the stereotypes of many people working in the wellness industry by being outspoken and truly a ...
03.29.2020 Mere Soeur Founder: "I will never be embarrassed of any success I have" Carrie-Anne Roberts is a business woman, single mum and the perfect embodiment of the 'No Bull Business Woman' title. She's so unapologetically herself that you'll love her and her company but if you don't, she's not going to lose sleep ...
03.22.2020 Co-founder of Black Girl Fest: "We are black women, so when a brand speaks to us, they speak to our community" Nicole Crentsil is a public speaker, curator & festival director. She's passionate about supporting and promoting diversity through various industries and in 2017, she co-founded The Black Girl Festival, an event celebrating Black British women and girls. In this episode ...
03.15.2020 Romilly Wilde Founder: "You've got to understand customers, you're p*issing money up the wall otherwise" Susie Willis is the founder of clean, luxury beauty brand, Romilly Wilde. She knows her audience inside out - she doesn't try to appeal to everyone and as a result has built a cult-like following with consumers and celebs alike. ...
03.08.2020 Don't Buy Her Flowers Founder: "Does anyone have a 5 year plan? Because we don't." Steph Douglas launched her gifting business in 2014. She was a new mum and inundated with floral bouquets that she didn't have time to care for so her alternative gift box company, 'Don't Buy Her Flowers', was born. Steph has ...
03.01.2020 Fashion Influencer Pose and Repeat: "I gave up everything and moved country to be a fashion influencer" Rubi is a fashion influencer - known for her blog Pose and Repeat. She works with huge brands, has thousands of followers and over a million views on her YouTube channel but her path to fashion blogging was a bit ...
02.23.2020 Huckletree Co-Founder Gabriela Hersham: "My perspective on running a business changed after having kids" Gabriela Hersham is a go-getter. She's also a mother of two small children and the co-founder and CEO of Huckletree. Her combination of optimism and realism has helped her create a unique co-working empire which helps the businesses that use ...
02.16.2020 Hula-hooping world champion Marawa: "If you take gigs for free, the whole industry suffers" Marawa Ibrahim is a hula-hooping acrobat, author, teacher and leader of the all star dance troupe, the Majorettes. She's performed at the London Olympic ceremonies and has countless world records, including one for spinning 200 hoops at once. In this ...
02.09.2020 Lucy and Yak co-founder: "It's important to us to know who is making our products" Lucy Greenwood is one of the co-founders of the sustainable dungaree brand, Lucy and Yak. She and her partner Chris have turned ethical clothing on its head - their dungarees are cool, eye catching, comfortable and most importantly, don't screw ...
02.02.2020 Artist Frankie Noller: "Chat to everyone... you never know who they could end up becoming" Frankie Noller is an up and coming artist specialising in line drawing, spray painting and customising clothing. She makes retro pictures look cool and as a result, brands are crawling over each other to work with her. In this episode, ...
01.26.2020 YouTuber Patricia Bright: "Personal branding is overrated" YouTube star Patricia Bright built her beauty blogging channel with her face front and centre of her brand but in this episode of No Bull Business Women, she explains why personal branding isn't everything and how and why you should ...
11.17.2019 Talk and Tell Founder, Chloe Boulos: "We use influencer marketing to grow our business.. but it doesn't always work!" Talk and Tell create modern, fashionable, affordable tech accessories. In this episode, founder Chloe Boulos gives her top tips on how to successful navigate the world of influencer marketing, she explains what it's really like to be a solopreneur and ...
11.10.2019 Poodle and Blonde Founders: "Working in a partnership can be emotional sometimes" Ever thought about starting a business with your mate? You'll want to listen to this episode before you do. Whinnie Williams and Kierra Campbell are the co-founders of quirky, mid-century interiors brand, Poodle and Blonde. Their style is influenced by ...
11.03.2019 Black Ballad founder Tobi Oredein: "I've learnt so much about raising investment" Tobi Oredein is the founder of Black Ballad, a UK based lifestyle platform that creates content for black women, by black women. She speaks frankly about diversity in business, building a new media brand and breaks down what it takes ...
10.27.2019 Artist Kelly Anna: "This is how I get big brands to commission me as an artist" Kelly Anna is an artist and print designer renowned for her bold and confident figurative works. She has a client list bursting with some of the world's biggest brands including Nike, Air BnB and H&M; and has had some incredible ...
10.20.2019 MDMflow Cosmetics founder Florence Adepoju: "I took a full time job alongside my startup, and people thought I was crazy" Flo had everything going for her business - she had been stocked in Harvey Nichols, Nasty Gal and Colette in Paris, but then she decided to do something completely unexpected... take a full time position in a new startup agency. ...
10.13.2019 Aelfie founder Aelfie Oudghiri: "I fell out of love with my decor business. This helped me to fall back in!" Ever felt like you are falling out of love with your business? That's what happened to Aelfie Oudghiri when she realised the rapid growth of her design textiles company Aelfie was going a different way to what she wanted. After ...
10.06.2019 Online food and beverage expert Dachinii Lee-Hewitt: why you need to build a brand with purpose Have you heard of the B-corp movement? Sarah Akwisombe gets food and drink expert Dachinii Lee-Hewitt to break it down. She also gives her top three growth hacks for indie food businesses.
09.29.2019 The Pineapple Lounge Founder Emma Worrollo: "I expanded my business to New York, and it didn't work out" Sarah Akwisombe speaks to the Emma Worrollo, founder of specialist kids insight consultancy The Pineapple Lounge, to understand how you take a small brand global.
09.22.2019 Prick LDN Founder Gynelle Leon: adapting your business to work with a baby Can you run a business and raise a baby? Of course you can. Sarah Akwisombe speaks to the founder of cactus boutique, Prick London to find out how you do both successfully without burning out.
09.15.2019 Money Coach Jen McFarlane: "You can attract more money into your life. Here's how" Ever wondered why you're not making the kind of money you've always wanted to? Sarah Akwisombe speaks to Jen McFarlane, The Money Medium. She explains how you can improve a difficult relationship with money and how you can unlock your ...
09.08.2019 Bexfast Founder Bex Walker: "I crowdfunded 20k to take my food business from my home kitchen to the masses" Sarah Akwisombe speaks to Bex Walker, founder and creator of the vegan breakfast pots, Bexfast. In this episode Bex gives us a peek behind the curtain at exactly how she raised £20k on a kickstarter campaign.
09.01.2019 WA Green Founder Zoe Anderson: "Building a business after grief saved me" Sarah Akwisombe speaks to Zoe Anderson, founder of maximalist interiors store W.A.Green. She shares her personal story of family grief and how she overcame it to build her business.
09.01.2019 DJ Nikki Beatnik: "I've toured with Kelis for years, we've battled through a male dominated industry" Sarah Akwisombe speaks to DJ Nikki Beatnik on how she succeeded in a male dominated industry and on being unapologetically yourself at work.
09.01.2019 Headspace CCO Caroline Pay: "I left my lifetime career in London to take a chance in LA" Sarah Akwisombe speaks to Caroline Pay, Chief Creative Officer at Headspace. She explains why she left a job she adored in London for a new life in LA.
08.28.2019 Floom Founder Lana Elie: "I've built a tech platform, this is what you need to know..." Sarah Akwisombe speaks to Lana Elie, CEO of Floom. She shares the secrets of building a thriving tech platform and gives a no bull guide to raising investment.