Second Curvers

My guest is the fabulous second curver Sarah Armstrong, a trailblazing businesswoman and author of the book "The Mom's Guide to a Good Divorce: What to Think Through When There Are Children Involved" .    Like many couples, Sarah and her husband faced challenges that led to her considering divorce. They both knew it was not an easy decision, but they were determined to make the best out of the sit...

Sahar Hashemi is just the greatest!   You will want to hear every piece of wisdom from ultimate second curver Sahar Hashemi OBE . A hugely  inspiring serial entrepreneur, author and speaker, she is known for her remarkable journey and contributions to the world of business and entrepreneurship. In her best-selling book, Anyone Can Do It, she advocates that anyone who really wants to be an entrepre...

You will love my guest, Frances Atkins, mega chef and Second Curver.  She shares her incredible journey to becoming to a renowned British chef.  We discuss her early passion for cooking and her determination to follow her culinary calling despite societal expectations. From starting as a dishwasher in a male-dominated kitchen at the Box Tree restaurant to honing her skills in renowned establishmen...

My guest is the fabuIous Second Curver Bobbi Parker Hall , fitness entrepreneur and wellness coach who shares her inspiring journey and how she motivates individuals of all ages to become the best version of themselves. Bobbi shares some of her second curving secrets which I hope will also motivate you.    We cover all bases on challenging times from the menopause to major upheavals in her marriag...

I had the best time talking to Eliot Brooks , an amazing human being and serial entrepreneur. Eliot and I met a long time ago when he joined our programme at Centre for Entrepreneurs .  Eliot began his career in finance and technology before co-founding Thriva , looking for a solution to his own health problem. Today Thriva is a prominent UK home diagnostics company. Over 7 years as COO, Eliot hel...

I am so excited for you to hear in direct from my incredible and inspiring guest, major Second Curver Tracy Woodward , a trailblazer of the beauty and wellness industry. Get ready for some practical learning on self-talk, the importance of telling yourself you can and why self-care is truly healthcare.    Tracey is a highly respected titan in the world of wellbeing. She is an industry thought lead...

I absolutely love Sian Sutherland!   In this episode I have the absolute pleasure of sitting down with serial Second Curver, the incredible Sian Sutherland , co-mastermind behind A Plastic Planet and PlasticFree . You are going to get some vital types for embracing what you don't know and how this can be your new superpower.    Sian has been second curving since her early twenties, guided by her i...

I am so delighted to welcome Second Curver Jill Robinson and share her inspiring journey to end the bear bile industry in Asia. Her life changed in 1993 after a harrowing visit to a South China bear bile farm. Jill took a stand and launched Animals Asia , an organization committed to raising global awareness about bear bile farming and to ending it for good.   We delve into the challenges Jill fac...

Tom's entrepreneurial journey has been nothing short of inspiring. His transformation from a biology student to a thriving entrepreneur who co-founded PENGARNA has been a tale of determination and sheer hard work. Yet, what strikes me most about our conversation is his decision to step back and take a much-needed break from the business.   Tom shares his reflections on the evolution of his work li...

I love Lyn Slater. That is it!    She is the ultimate second curver. An academic, an author, a model, a stylist and Accidental Icon , Lyn has appeared on the cover of world-renowned magazines and modelled for some of the biggest names in fashion and luxury including Valentino, Dior and Uniglo.    Lyn speaks about her journey from being an academic to becoming a global fashion icon. She emphasises...

It is never too late or too early to be who you want to be. Second Curvers are a growing community of people who see life as a flow, embracing new roles, new jobs, new challenges and being themselves, rather than standing in line and comparing themselves to the person in front. To second curve is to embrace a radical reinvention. The only thing it requires is the courage to act and step into the u...

Today we will look back to our interview with Coss Marte, an ex-inmate who is now a successful entrepreneur and founder of ConBody . Speaking to Coss has been so incredible. His raw honesty, incredible journey, and desire to make something good out of something so bad has been very moving. During our interview, we touched upon a wide variety of issues, but the one story that stayed with me was our...

In this 10 minute short, we discuss change, how to accept it, embrace it, and flow with it as part of life and part of growth. My guest today has known and navigated radical change. The Incredible Emma Slade was a high flying financial analyst when her life took a massive turn. She was held at gunpoint in Jakarta. Emma survived, and coming out on the other side, she went down a long road to a new...

One of the subjects that comes up time, and again is failure. In this short, I discuss failure with the epic and spectacular Sian Sutherland . She is a serial entrepreneur, having launched a branding agency, set up a restaurant that in short order had a Michelin star and built an innovative global skincare business, which was subsequently sold to the hut group a few years ago. Sian leaned into her...

Many of my guests have talked about the importance of taking risks to show yourself what you're made of and grow in every aspect of your life. All of them believe that if you play it too safe, you will miss out on the many adventures and opportunities that life brings. I always say, give it a go take the leap. What is the worst that can happen?   My dear friend and guest, Gerad kite is a big propo...

My guest today is the incredible Pirie Jones Grossman . Pirie started working in L.A. and over the following 20 years became a well-known actor and then a very high profile presenter and TV host for E! Entertainment, Fox, NBC, CBS and ABC.  She was famous, fabulous, and part of an L.A. power couple. But privately, she struggled deeply after hitting rock bottom. Pirie left L.A. for good and settled...

George Taktak and I had a fabulous high-speed conversation about the highs, the lows, and the challenges of humanizing and scaling mental health support. We also discussed how George's creative talents, he is both an artist and a poet, contributing vitally to his high growth business and his wellbeing. George is an entrepreneur, mental health activist, and founder of How Mental - a social movement...

It's a special joy to interview your friends, and I feel so lucky to have talked to Édéenne today. She has such an incredible vision and the real grit to keep going, no matter what. Édéenne is a high jeweller having founded her jewellery house in Paris in 2003 after a major life-changing epiphany. We talked about her life-changing experience and transition from businesswoman to a high jeweller. I...

My guest today is the incredible Taban Shoresh, a former child genocide survivor who suffered imprisonment as a four-year-old with her family, during the Saddam Hussein regime.  Over time Taban adjusted to life here, but the trauma of her experiences never fully left her. She married at a young age and settled into her university studies and subsequent career. Little by little. She came to realize...

Fiona Oakes is renowned as a British endurance runner and vegan athlete. She is the fastest woman in the world to run a marathon on all seven continents and the north pole. She has competed in over 100 marathons and set five marathon course records around the globe, including the Antarctic Ice Marathon. Fiona has been vegan since the age of six. She participates in endurance sports to demonstrate...

My guest today is Coss Marte born and raised on the lower east side in New York, the son of Dominican immigrants and raised by a single mother who struggled to support her family.

My guest today is Gerad Kite , internationally recognized as an acupuncture master and a fertility expert. Gerad trained in five element acupuncture of which he is now a master and teacher based in London. He started the first-ever NHS acupuncture service in the UK in 1993, based at King's college hospital, predominantly working with patients with AIDS and terminal illnesses. Gerad is a renowned a...

As I've discovered in the last couple of months, from speaking to all of my extraordinary guests, sometimes it takes a week to decide our destiny. Sometimes it happens in a moment. And sometimes it's an ongoing journey of discovery. As we come to the close of another year, this is such a valuable message for us to remember. There is so much possibility ahead of us if we can only listen to our inst...

Cassius Rayner is a multi-award winning filmmaker, writer and lecturer. His passion is producing film content using iPhones, capturing stories globally on a variety of social issues. He embraces new technology and runs workshops in smartphone video.  He is the founder of the Go Film It , a video production company and also He is also a lecturer at ScreenSpace Ealing Studios in mobile filmmaking. ...

Today, my guest is Annee de Mamiel, world-renowned skin health specialist, and founder of natural skincare range  De Mamiel - activated by science and designed to treat the impact of stress on the skin.    Annee de Mamiel grew up in rural Australia. And after an early career in the pharmaceuticals industry, she pivoted into finance and excelled as a trader on the financial markets. She also pursue...