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19: Meet Laura: A diligent, dedicated, and highly experienced Driving Instructor

Chops

Dec 10, 20232 min read

19: Meet Laura: A diligent, dedicated, and highly experienced Driving Instructor

When I asked (on social) for input regarding who I should interview - what type of roles - particularly in male-dominated fields, you...

18: Meet Clare: A brilliantly big-hearted NHS Physiotherapist

Chops

Dec 6, 20232 min read

Body and Mind

18: Meet Clare: A brilliantly big-hearted NHS Physiotherapist

I have only known Clare for a couple of months, having joined her netball team (I swapped from another team) in a Thursday night women's...

17: Meet Katie: An amazing (progressive) Pub Landlady, who nurses on the side

Chops

Dec 3, 20232 min read

Small Business

17: Meet Katie: An amazing (progressive) Pub Landlady, who nurses on the side

The Bertie was my 'local' for many years; and me, my ex-husband and our kids went there quite a bit. It was our village pub and very much...

16: Meet Lyndsay: A super-talented photographer of 25+ years

Chops

Nov 29, 20231 min read

Creative

16: Meet Lyndsay: A super-talented photographer of 25+ years

I called Lyndsay back in September ('23) and asked her to take some 'professional', but also 'casual' shots of me for my new business....

15: Meet TJ: A hugely experienced gardening guru and natural earth advocate

Chops

Nov 26, 20232 min read

Small Business

15: Meet TJ: A hugely experienced gardening guru and natural earth advocate

I've known TJ, or Teej for a long time... Her family (including her 2 older brothers that I had massive crushes on) used to live across...

14: Meet Annabelle: A talented beauty therapist and mental health survivor

Chops

Nov 19, 20232 min read

Beauty

14: Meet Annabelle: A talented beauty therapist and mental health survivor

To say I am in awe of Annabelle would be one of the biggest understatements of my life. It's simply not enough. I have only been going...

13: Meet Gen: A work-hard, play hard Communications Consultant

Chops

Nov 15, 20232 min read

Business/Marketing

13: Meet Gen: A work-hard, play hard Communications Consultant

Meet Gen: A work-hard, play hard Communications Consultant

12: Meet Frances: A secondary school CDT teacher, A-list wedding videographer and shop owner.

Chops

Nov 12, 20232 min read

Creative

12: Meet Frances: A secondary school CDT teacher, A-list wedding videographer and shop owner.

'Hey... don't suppose you'd let me interview you for my new podcast?' 'Sure... I'm guessing you mean remotely, given I live in South...

11: Meet Vicki: A totally DEVINE female bossing it in a man's world

Chops

Nov 5, 20232 min read

11: Meet Vicki: A totally DEVINE female bossing it in a man's world

I have been fortunate enough to have known Vicki (or VBH as she is know in the industry) for many years now, because she used to...

10: Meet Maria: A Cattery owner with a crazy (varied) career journey

Chops

Nov 1, 20232 min read

Small Business

10: Meet Maria: A Cattery owner with a crazy (varied) career journey

'Oh you have to interview Maria', someone said to me quite early on in TWW... 'She has had the most eclectic career journey and she now...

9: Meet Jess, a Bad-ass Business Fairy and Social Media Queen

Chops

Oct 29, 20231 min read

Business/Marketing

9: Meet Jess, a Bad-ass Business Fairy and Social Media Queen

Jess works in the same Eden Studio as Sophie (tattoo artist) and Caroline (nail tech), so came onto my radar that way, and also because I...

8: Meet Mary-Clare, a Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Chops

Oct 25, 20232 min read

Body and Mind

8: Meet Mary-Clare, a Consultant Plastic Surgeon

I have known Mary-Clare for many years, since she and her husband, Tom, moved to the same area as me, and their son, Luke, joined my son,...

7: Meet Emma, a Solution-Focussed Clinical Hypnotherapist

Chops

Oct 22, 20231 min read

Body and Mind

7: Meet Emma, a Solution-Focussed Clinical Hypnotherapist

Emma came onto my radar whilst I was interviewing another fab female (FF), and said FF started talking to me once we'd wrapped, about...

6: Meet Sally-Anne, a Digital Fashion & Style Queen

Chops

Oct 18, 20232 min read

Creative

6: Meet Sally-Anne, a Digital Fashion & Style Queen

Sally-Anne is what you might call a 'local girl' when it comes to instagrammers/influencers and indeed when it comes to me; because she...

5: Meet Emma, a business mentor with a difference

Chops

Oct 15, 20232 min read

Body and Mind

5: Meet Emma, a business mentor with a difference

I have known Emma for a LONG time. We met in our early 20s (loooong, long, long time ago) at the publishing house, emap, or Bauer Media...

4: Meet Molly, a super-clever Kinesiologist healer

Chops

Oct 14, 20232 min read

Body and Mind

4: Meet Molly, a super-clever Kinesiologist healer

I got recommended to go and see Molly a few years ago, maybe 2017/18. I didn't really know what to expect and kind-of went there blind,...

3: Meet Tash, a yoga and pilates guru (oh and the girl can really dance!)

Chops

Oct 13, 20232 min read

Body and Mind

3: Meet Tash, a yoga and pilates guru (oh and the girl can really dance!)

I've done yoga for many years, but when c-vid happened I stupidly stopped, as I did most exercise, until earlier this year when I...

2: Meet Caroline, a legit nail-art Artiste

Chops

Oct 12, 20232 min read

Beauty

2: Meet Caroline, a legit nail-art Artiste

Even though super-cool and super-classy (and super Glaswegian) Caroline is now based in the same Stamford studio space as Sophie (our...

1: Meet Sophie, a talented Tattoo Artist (and general bad-ass)

Chops

Oct 11, 20232 min read

1: Meet Sophie, a talented Tattoo Artist (and general bad-ass)

Meet Sophie, a talented Tattoo Artist (and general bad-ass

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