Annabelle Hickson describes herself as an “accidental florist”, which gives her far too little credit for the magic she’s made happen in both her career and her life. Educator, author, photographer and podcaster, she lives on a pecan farm in rural Australia and shares to the world via social media. In this week’s conversation,
This week I’m talking about something that must be familiar to every creative and entrepreneur. It happens when your inbox is quiet; when somebody else lands that big deal or opportunity you always wanted; when you can’t stop looking at everyone else’s follower counts. Fear of failure hits us all sometimes, and it’s easy to
By the age of 21, Chupi Sweetman had been a cookbook writer and landed her dream job as a fashion designer for Topshop – but she still had bigger dreams. She’s now best known for her eponymous and massively successful jewellery company, and – as you’ll hear in this conversation – is every bit as
Listen now Today I’m introducing you all to a woman I could not live without! Naomi and I met when she was a student in my very first Instagram class. Later, when I advertised for a virtual assistant, she applied for the role from her home in Australia. I interviewed her via
Listen now In this quick solo episode, I catch up on where I’ve been over the summer, what prompted my extended break and dig into some of the reasons why seasons of rest still feel so terrifying to many of us. Links mentioned in this episode: My next Instagram class, enrolling 1st October
Dominique Davis is a powerhouse of creative content and imagination, with a captivated Instagram following of over 500k. We met up in Edinburgh with a live audience to talk about fun, Photoshop, and how to stay sane as an Instagram dependent businesswoman when they keep on screwing with the algorithms. Listen now Things we talk
Dolly Alderton is a journalist, podcaster and Sunday Times bestselling author. Following her whirlwind year, we caught up in Waterstones Tottenham Court Road to discuss lessons learned, social media addiction, the magic of twitter and fiction vs non fiction. Listen now Things we mentioned in this episode: My book, Hashtag Authentic* Dolly’s book, Everything
Listen now Things we talk about in this episode: Reading from Hashtag Authentic’s introduction. How I started out on Instagram by seeking beauty in an uncompromising environment My previous job, working in speech therapy for the NHS Why communication is central in everything I do Why I believe it’s ok
“I think I’ve just always been interested in feminism, and was always really career driven, so this felt like a really natural marriage of the two” My guest this week is someone I’ve considered a role model in business and branding since I first discovered her work via her book for working women, The Little Black