Show Me The Way

Vivien Wong is the co-founder of Little Moons , the cult brand that transformed a niche Japanese dessert into a household name. A bold disruptor in the global ice cream market, Vivien is a finalist for the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award. In this episode, we explore Vivien's remarkable journey from helping in her mother's bakery to founding one of the UK's most talked-about brands. She reflec...

Isabel Berwick is a journalist, podcaster, and advocate for workplace evolution. Having navigated the changing landscape of media and corporate culture, Isabel is dedicated to sharing her expertise on the future of work and career development and re-defining what ambition and fulfilment mean today. In this episode, we discuss the post-pandemic workplace, important distinctions between management a...

Shweta Aggarwal is an author and activist fighting for a world free from conscious and subconscious bias. Drawing from her personal experiences with colourism, Shweta is dedicated to exposing this often unrecognised, trivialised form of discrimination and its impact on individuals and communities globally. In this episode, we explore the complexities of colourism, the subtle, pervasive ways it man...

Sharmadean Reid MBE is an entrepreneur and passionate advocate for female empowerment. Having navigated the male-dominated world of business and venture capital, Sharmadean is dedicated to unmasking and deconstructing patriarchal barriers to female success. In this episode, we discuss financial empowerment, her experience as a female entrepreneur and what it means to have a supportive network arou...

Jenny Biggam is the trailblazing founder of the7stars, the UK's largest independent media company. They're doing things differently- no job titles, equal profit shares and unlimited holiday for everyone. The key to attracting the best people, Jenny believes, is building the best place to work. In this episode, we discuss starting a business, the importance of 'side hustles' and how to keep people...

"It's unacceptable to say to somebody in their 30s, when are you having children? Yet, on a daily basis, we've got people that are in their early 50s being asked, when are you going to retire? " Lyndsey Simpson is an entrepreneur and advocate blazing the trail for how workplaces can adapt to an ageing population. In this episode of Show Me The Way, we discuss population change, why ageism is so no...

Author, entrepreneur, cook and trailblazing champion of women across the globe, Pinky Lilani might just have done it all. In this episode of Show Me the Way, Pinky shares with me her newly-published memoirs, 'Some Kind of Wonderful', which weaves together her remarkable career journey with recipes, anecdotes and testimonies from friends. From cooking in bookstores to having dinner at Buckingham Pa...

Tesco Clubcard Creator and Founder of The Female Lead Edwina Dunn is a globally renowned Big Data pioneer.  In this episode of Show Me the Way, the author of When She's in the Room talks about using data science to unlock the spending power of women and believes knowing women better will release billions of pounds of new income. We discuss her data-driven, not-for-profit, The Female Lead which enc...

Journalist Josie Cox is a leading authority on the relationship between economics, business and gender. In this episode of Show Me the Way, the author of "Women, Money, Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality" talks about the history of women's fight for economic emancipation and the barriers to gender equality that still exist today. We discuss the untold stories of female financial pioneer...

Sociologist and  University of London Fellow Dr. Louise Ashley is a leading authority on social class, its effect on career progression and access to elite professions. In this episode of Show Me the Way, the author of " Highly Discriminating: Why the City Isn't Fair and Diversity Doesn't Work" talks about what needs to be done to make the City less exclusive. She believes as well as focusing on d...

Sarah Desmeules, aka Lady Boo, sells handpicked vintage and handmade jewellery from her home, online and at south London markets. She's known for her bold, bright unapologetic clothing that makes you feel great. Her catchphrase is 'Dress for fun, dress for you. I salute you'! Dawn French is a fan - she recently was seen sporting a dress made entirely from tea towels.   Lady Boo opens up her home f...

If you're thinking about expanding your business or personal brand globally then this episode is for you.  In Show Me The Way with Allyson Stewart-Allen, the woman dubbed the "muse of marketing" and author of "Working with Americans" talks about what you need to do to be successful when launching or expanding globally. Allyson's tips include:  bake a global strategy into your business from the out...

Erin Baker is the UK's most senior female motoring journalist and a Global expert in automotive content that drives women to buy cars. She is the Editorial Director of Auto Trader and a Vogue, Marie Claire and Vanity Fair motoring contributor. She's also a Goodwood content consultant and is licenced to drive and race some of the world's coolest cars and motorcycles. Erin knows a lot about cars and...

"The light on women's sport has never been stronger and it will continue to grow'". This week on 'Show Me The Way', I am joined by the amazing Ishveen Jolly, founder and CEO of 'OpenSponsorship'. Frustrated by the 'difficult' dealmaking involved while she was a sports agent, Ishveen was inspired to create a solution. OpenSponsorship provides an efficient platform for athletes to connect with brand...

"There seems to be a feeling of sustainability continuously now. People are wising up and not buying new anymore." Andrea and Toni from Arsenic & Tea.  On this week's episode of 'Show Me The Way', I am joined by Andrea and Toni, the founders of vintage fashion company 'Arsenic & Tea'.    Born out of a mutual love of fashion, Arsenic & Tea sells its hand selected, high-quality pieces via Depop and...

No one's perfect, not even Barbie, and we should stop expecting it of our female leaders. That's the view of Tamara Box, this week's guest on Show Me The Way. She's a global business leader and Managing Partner, Europe and Middle East for law firm Reed Smith, as well as the trustee on the Chartered Management Institute board and chair of the CMI Women's Committee.  In this week's episode, Tamara t...

More than one in two women across the UK find it challenging to  start their own business. Why? New research says it's down to limited access to finance. That's the most significant  barrier as well as a lack of mentors, operational knowledge and self-confidence.  Tinuke Awe is a social entrepreneur. She is the founder of  Mums and Tea, a social platform for Black mothers which has a 13,000 strong...

Tessa Clarke is the co-founder of OLIO, the local sharing app that  connects users with unwanted food and household items with neighbours living nearby who would like it. She recently won the Veuve Clicquot Bold Business Woman Award 2023.  Olio now has 7 million users who have together shared over 100 million portions of food and 9 million household items. In this episode of Show Me The Way Tessa...

Anne Aslett is the CEO of the Sir Elton John AIDS Foundation and with Sir Elton, she's launched The Rocket Fund - a $125 million campaign to help end AIDS by 2030.  The ambition for the fund is to create a world free from AIDS, for everyone. To reignite the conversation around HIV/AIDS and turbo-charge the mission to reach vulnerable people in most need of support as we celebrate PRIDE month in th...

Rokeya is the founder of the luxury fashion brand, Khanums. She is a British Bangladeshi, born and raised around what she calls the "dodgy" ends of East London. She came from a working class family of seven siblings, with parents who immigrated from Bangladesh for better opportunities. She became a young teen mum and ended up a lone parent.  Statistically, the odds were stacked up against her but...

Too often parents feel they have to choose between family life and their leadership career. But we shouldn't have to choose between an ambitious career and raising young children. Not only can it lead to the start of the wealth gap between women and men but it can also lead to a loss of confidence in returning to work, for both men and women who decide to take a break. We will hear from two people...

It's 267 years before we'll get to close the financial gender gap and 132 before we get  equal pay. And 37% of women globally earn around 37% less than men in similar roles.  Bloomberg TV anchor Caroline Hyde is at the heart of financial markets daily and knows the importance of getting more women involved in finance. In this special episode of Show Me The Way, first broadcast live on LinkedIn she...

As Martha Lane Fox so succinctly put it recently: "Your country needs you – to be a non-exec director". It may seem like a pipe dream, or you may never have even considered it but when you've rolled your eyes at another corporate blunder, ask yourself, how would I have handled that differently. Then ask yourself, can I be part of the change?  And the answer is yes.  And the how is where Sarah Pier...

We may wish it weren't the case but how we present ourselves visually matters as much as what comes out of our mouths. Research shows that clothing influences first impressions. It affects how people perceive and interact with us. In this 20-minute masterclass I'm speaking to personal brand stylist  Clare Chambers  about how female leaders can use their wardrobe to improve confidence, perception a...

This episode is for everyone. Please listen. If you're a woman, you need to know about this. If you're not...you need to know about this. Menopause. A word that often strikes fear, embarrassment, denial! Its onset comes with a myriad of symptoms that affect many women differently. It may be a natural part of ageing that effects half of the population but its effects can have a severely detrimental...