Hindsight: Letters to my younger self

I’m thrilled to be joined this week by Catherine Rose, the UK’s No. 2 Padel player. After starting her career as a teacher, Catherine made the bold leap into professional sport last year, a pivot that demanded courage, commitment, and a whole lot of self-belief. We dig into the challenges she’s faced along the way, from battling debilitating nerves to navigating the confidence gap that so many wom...

This week on Hindsight, I’m joined by Olivia Jenkins, founder of D. Louise, a jewellery brand that’s redefining what it means to build a business with purpose. After losing both her Mother and Brother, Olivia channelled her grief into creating something with real emotional depth. What began in her bedroom has since grown into a multi-million-pound brand built on authenticity, resilience and legacy...

This week on Hindsight, I speak to Madeleine Shaw nutritionist, best-selling author, and early pioneer in the wellness space. A super insightful discussion where we discuss the internal narratives we tell ourselves, the subconscious tapes we play and how society shapes them. Madeleine shares how she’s followed her gut, navigated failure, rediscovered herself, and the importance of keeping friends...

This week on Hindsight we’re joined by Marisa Poster, co-founder of Perfect Ted. Marisa opens up about how her early childhood experiences and how her diagnosis of ADHD and anxiety shaped the entrepreneur she is today. She shares how she met her co-founders at University, navigated her early years as a party girl in New York, and eventually built a powerhouse brand alongside her husband and brothe...

This week on Hindsight, I sit down with Aron Gelbard, co-founder of Bloom & Wild, the flower delivery brand that redefined gifting. Aron shares his journey from leaving a stable job in consulting to launching a startup that skyrocketed during the pandemic, before facing the difficult realities of making layoffs. We dive into the emotional resilience it takes to lead through highs and lows, the...

This week I sit down with Ben Jeffries, founder of Influencer the global platform powering the creator economy. From a serendipitous Tinder match that introduced him to his future co-founder Caspar Lee, Ben’s journey took him from dropping out of University to building a business working with global giants such as Starbucks, Google and Snapchat. He shares why structure and discipline were key in t...

This week’s episode of  Hindsight  is with Sophie Hallwright, co-founder of The Curve who is on a mission to change the way women engage with money. Through The Curve, Sophie has built a platform that makes investing and money management accessible, easy to understand, and even enjoyable. We dive into her own journey into investing, including a few mishaps along the way and explore why she’s so dr...

“I set up on my own, on a shoestring budget, everything held together by gaffer tape and a second-hand coffee machine. In the early days, it was super slow, there was nobody coming in. The local community said, ‘this is another coffee shop we don’t need’. There were testing times. There were days when I took zero, as in, I didn’t have a single customer.” This week’s episode of  Hindsight  is with...

“I felt like I was born written off, like the world had already decided who I was allowed to become. So I said: let me show you what I can do. Let me shape my own narrative.” On this week’s episode of  Hindsight: Letters to My Younger Self , I sit down with Andy Ayim MBE for a powerful conversation about identity, access, and the freedom that comes with owning your story. We explore the power of e...

“You can be an unstoppable entrepreneur if you learn to enjoy rejection”… This week’s episode of Hindsight is with James Mishreki co-founder of Skin and Me. Having a previous life as a professional poker player.. James learnt to become ‘comfortable in uncomfortable situations’. Applying this mentality to business, James scaled Skin & Me to a multi-million pound business with experts recommendi...

From winning Wimbledon as a junior to founding The Padel School with his brother Sandy, this week’s discussion is with Tom Farquharson. We discuss what it takes to get to the top in professional sport, how it felt to win Wimbledon to how a serendipitous meeting with the Crown Prince of Dubai acted as a catalyst for the launch of The Padel School. We discuss what is driving the explosive growth of...

From pitching on Dragon’s Den to securing a listing in Ocado the next episode of Hindsight is with Stocked founders Charlie Gilpin and Sam Moss. After learning his Mum used to freeze his food in ice cube trays when he was a kid, this sparked an idea …frozen blocks to help busy foodies eat well. Helped by his good pal Charlie who’d just returned as a touring chef with Katy Perry and The Spice Girls...

In the second episode of this series of Hindsight, I’m very excited to welcome Graham Ambrose who works in Finance and Angus Warburton who has been his personal trainer since 2018. They discuss how lifting has transformed their lives and the positive effect it has had on both their mental and physical health. Angus discusses how fitness turned things around for him in his school days and Graham gi...

Season 2 of Hindsight kicks off with Sassi Holford, founder of Sassi Holford Bridal. Sassi discusses her journey from making bridal gowns in her room to the likes of Harrods and Liberty stocking her wedding dresses as a result of her youthful audacity. Despite no formal training her candid eye for design coupled with her tenacity in quite literally knocking on the doors of some of the world’s lead...

The next episode of Hindsight is with Andy Shovel who is one of the co-founders of THIS. Having launched the business in 2019, Andy has grown THIS, a leading plant-based meat alternative business from the ground up, to a business generating over £20m in revenue. So how did he do it? From stints working ‘undercover’ at fast food restaurants to using humour as a clever marketing tool to win the hear...

After meeting on a night out at Newcastle University and bonding over a love of pre-loved fashion, Charlie and Freddie set up Vintage Threads identifying a gap in the vintage clothing market, specialising in old school sportswear and 80’s and 90’s designer pieces. Having crossed paths with them both at University, their journey from thrifting to building a £1.5 million turnover business with a Cov...

Stratford Padel Club (SPC) is not just a padel club, it is a community. After his regular London club closed down Javier set off on a mission to create an inclusive community for players of all generations and abilities. Opening its doors in Dec 2018 the club has capitalised on the growth of padel in the UK, growing from a grassroots enterprise to hosting some of the biggest padel tournaments in t...

Karen Finlayson is a Partner at PwC. Karen’s career path has been less than traditional, having left school at 17 to do an Apprenticeship in Business Studies, before going back into part time education completing her A Levels and a post graduate degree, whilst holding down a full time job. The conversation discusses her experience of being a working Mum, the best piece of business advice she has e...

The third episode of Hindsight is with my good friend the inspirational Esmee Gummer. When she was 18 years old Esmee went in for a routine operation and was subsequently told she would never walk again. She did. Esmee has since accomplished everything from running ultra-marathons, a stint as Head of Fitness at 1Rebel to participating in Chanel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins in Chile. Esmee reflects on ho...

The second episode of Hindsight is with Jacopo Cordero di Vonzo, co-founder & CEO of Remeo Gelato. It was the summer of 2014 and Jacopo is on the Portobello Road, heading to a dinner party. Like any true Italian, he was looking to bring some top-quality Gelato as a gift, and when he couldn’t find any the idea for Remeo Gelato was born. The conversation with Jacopo elaborates on product development...

The first episode of Hindsight is with my good friend Sarah McBriar who founded and pioneered AVA, an Audio-Visual Arts movement, encompassing a festival, conference and grassroots organisation spanning over eight editions in Belfast, London and over 50 satellite events between Manchester, Glasgow, Mumbai, Amsterdam & Dublin. Our conversation spans the future of festivals, working with top-tier ar...

Brand new podcast Hindsight, letters to my younger self. Where I, the host, Ria Maeve invite my guests to reflect on their personal and professional journeys. Individuals will cast their minds back and discuss what they wish they’d known when they started their journey. What challenges arose and how did they overcome them? And now, most importantly, with the benefit of hindsight would they do anyt...