Brain First Conversations

I'm so excited to be sharing this conversation with Hannah, who's built her work around helping people spot what they're good at and do more of it. Hannah shares how her career (from charity marketing and teaching to running her own business) evolved into purpose work after the pandemic dried up her in-person workshops and triggered her own "what am I here for?" moment. A friend encouraged her to...

This week I'm thrilled to be speaking with Sophie, a certified hormone health practitioner with over a decade of experience in PR, including working with FTSE 100 companies, and running her own business. After having a baby, Sophie realised how little we're taught about our hormones and how much that affects the way we function, work, and live. That experience set her on a mission to help women un...

This week I'm joined by Ellen Scott, Digital Editor at Stylist magazine and author of the brilliant new book Working On Purpose. Ellen has spent years reporting on careers, wellbeing, and the shifting world of work, and her latest work is a deep dive into what's really going on in the workforce right now. In this episode, we chat about how the pandemic changed not just where we work, but why we wo...

This week I am so thrilled to be speaking with Ali Kriegsman. Ali made her mark early, launching her first company, the retail tech startup Bulletin, at just 24. The platform pioneered a new way for premium brands and retail buyers to meet and transact, and sold for $10 million to Emerald, the largest B2B events company in the U.S. In the years since, Ali has been the strategic force behind dozens...

This week I am so thrilled to be speaking with Ben Branson. Ben wears many hats, and might be best known to you as the brains behind the world's first distilled non-alcoholic spirit, that he sold to Diageo in 2019, just 5 years after starting. 3 years ago, Ben was diagnosed with ADHD + Autism and everything made sense - his wildchild youth, his battle with addiction, and his ability to maintain pa...

This week on the Brain First Conversations podcast I am joined by Lucy Hitchcock, founder of Partner in Wine. Lucy joined me to discuss her journey from having an idea in lockdown, to not only making it happen, but taking it viral and getting stocked in Selfridges, Liberty and Oliver Bonas. Lucy's no nonsense attitude has helped her work with her brain to make running mutilple businesses work for...

Trigger warning: Grief. In this week's show we speak to the incredible PJ Ellis. PJ is a wonderful man with an energy that you just cannot ignore. Listen into this conversation where we discuss work, life and loss - and the impact that suddenly losing a parent can have. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Find PJ on Instagram - @pje122  Follow Brain First on Instagram -  @brainfir...

In this week's show we speak to the wonderful Laura Jackson. As a creative superpower, industry taste maker and professional life juggler - Laura knows how to keep her glass at least half full, and in this episode she shares with us her philosophy on life and how to have it all... by deciding your own version of 'all'. I loved chatting to Laura and hope you love listening too! Find Laura on Instag...

In this week's show we speak to the wonderful Lucy Menghini from Bridal fashion brand Six Stories. Lucy has ADHD and has found the perfect partnership in working with her neurotypical husband, Ross. They are the yin to each other's yang, balancing each other out to grow the business, from Lucy making tutus on the floor of her Manchester apartment, to hitting £10m in revenue in just 6 years. But it...