They Started It with Angelica Malin

On this week’s episode of She Started It with Angelica Malin, I chat to Pip Stewart - an adventurer, presenter and writer. From cycling from Malaysia to London, to paddling the length of The Essequibo, Pip’s adventures have taken her across the globe. We chat about the realities, highs and lows of being a professional wanderluster.

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We’re kicking off the new series of She Started It with the legend that is Annie Mac! BBC Radio 1 DJ, Lost & Found festival entrepreneur and mother of 2, Annie Mac does it all. But what’s the secret of her success? I sat down with Annie for an honest chat about her long-lasting career, juggling being a parent and goals for the future.

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This week on She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by the very wonderful Maxine Mahwinney. Maxine Mawhinney is a journalist and broadcaster from Belfast. Until 2017, Maxine was the UK’s oldest female national newsreader. Maxine left the BBC in 2017 to launch a new career at the age of 60. For 20 years she was a senior BBC News and current affairs anchor, covering stories from the Oklahoma bombing to the death of Princess Diana. Now she has launched her own global interview programme, The Moment. We chat about her glittering career in broadcast, advice for aspiring journalists, why she left the BBC and how to conduct a great interview (hint: it’s all about listening). Don’t forget to leave a review, rate and subscribe for a new episode of She Started It every Monday!

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On this week’s episode of She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by my mum! My wonderful mum, Suzi Malin, is a world-renowned portrait painter. She studied at the Slade School of Art before embarking on a career as a portrait painter. Her many well-known and eminent sitters include Zandra Rhodes, Elton John, Peter Sellers, Lord Hume and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. Suzi has 9 portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, but her best work is obviously making me. We chat about what art school was like in the 70s, her most memorable sitters and life as a portrait painter. Don’t forget to leave a review, rate and subscribe for a new episode of She Started It every Monday!

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On this week’s episode of She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m sitting down with Natasha Devon MBE. Natasha is a writer & activist, who tours schools and colleges throughout the UK, delivering talks as well as conducting research on mental health, body image, gender and social equality. Her current projects are the Mental Health Media Charter and Where’s Your Head At? which aims to change the law to protect the mental health of British workers. Her ‘mind manual’ -‘A Beginner’s Guide to Being Mental: An A-Z’ - was published last year. I chat to Natasha about her work (and how she’s “invented” her own career), the mental health epidemic in the UK, a very public sacking and what changes she’d like to see the government make to safeguard young people. Don’t forget to leave a review, rate and subscribe for a new episode of She Started It every Monday!

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On this week’s episode of She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m joined in the studio by Joanna Hardy, a leading criminal barrister, ranked in the Legal 500 as a leading junior in general crime. Joanna came to the Bar following a solid academic background; she read Law at King’s College London where she graduated with First Class Honours and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to read for her LLM Master of Laws, graduating with Distinction. Joanna reveals what it’s really like to be a female criminal barrister in the UK - after her viral comments about sexism in the industry - and gives career advice for aspiring young lawyers. Don’t forget to leave a review, rate and subscribe for a new episode of She Started It every Monday!

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This week on She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by Callie Thorpe, a plus-size blogger, Instagram and all-round sassy Welsh girl. Callie is a leader in the body positivity space, most recently launching ‘The Confidence Corner’ - a platform for others to share their self-love stories and practice body positivity. Callie was the UK’s first plus-size fashion columnist for Marie Claire, and has collaborated with brands such as Evans, ASOS and Dove. Tune in for an episode that will fill you with confidence, self-love and a dose of positivity on your morning commute. Don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe for a new episode every Monday!

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This week on #SheStartedIt with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by Karen Gill MBE. Karen is the co-founder of everywoman, the membership organisation that seeks to advance all women in business by increasing their number, and raising their status in the economic community. Prior to founding everywoman, Karen had an international career as a Vice President for Intercontinental Hotel Group, working across Asia Pacific and EMEA. Together with Co-Founder Maxine Benson, Karen was appointed the MBE in 2009 in recognition of her service to women’s enterprise and in 2017 the Government’s Women’s Business Council recognised their outstanding commitment to the advancement of women in business. We chat about what it was like starting everywoman 20 years ago, solutions to the gender pay gap, resilience in business (especially when faced with challenges) & Karen’s global goals. Don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe for a new episode every Monday!

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This week on She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m in the studio with Ash Sarkar. Ash is a 27-year old journalist and political activist, serving as a senior editor at Novara Media. She contributes to the Guardian and The Independent, as well as featuring on TV programmes such as Question Time, Good Morning Britain, Sky News and Daily Politics. The Times has described her as "Britain's loudest Corbynista", and Dazed Magazine said she is one of "the voices resetting the political agenda in the UK". Ash shot to fame after footage went viral after she appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain to discuss the Stop Trump march, telling presenter Piers Morgan: “I’m literally a communist, you idiot.” Over the past year she has become one of the country’s leading left-wing political commentators. I chat to Ash about going what it’s like going viral, social media backlash, finding your voice and why her dream housemate in Celebrity Big Brother would be Anthony Joshua. Don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe for a new episode every Monday!

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This week on #SheStartedIt with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by Melanie Whelan, CEO of SoulCycle! Melanie was appointed CEO of the company in June 2015 and in her role, oversees all aspects of the SoulCycle's booming business. During her time, Melanie has increased the company’s geographic footprint to more than 90 studios in 18 markets across the USA, Canada and now London. Melanie graduated from Brown University with a degree in Engineering and Economics and lives in downtown New York City with her husband and kids. I grab Melanie for a chat on her whistle stop tour to the UK to promote the opening of the first ever SoulCycle in London; we chat about the ethos behind the iconic spinning studios, her work ethic and drive, and discover the secrets of building a global business. Want to know what it takes to be the CEO of a high-growth start-up like SoulCycle? Tune in. Don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe for a new episode every Monday!

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