Life & Smile with Dr Reena

In this episode of Life & Smile, Dr Reena wanted to link a little closer to home towards the world of dentistry, an industry of course where business clearly remains at the forefront. In this episode we are joined in conversation with Asif Syed, a dentist turned full-time business consultant based in London.   After qualifying from Liverpool Dental School, Asif spent the first ten years workin...

Life & Smile continues the Season Four conversation as Dr Reena is joined in the Harley Street recording studio with a name that effortlessly merges the media industry with that of the medical and aesthetic world.  Alice Hart-Davis is a journalist and household name, featuring in The Times, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, and Hello Magazine. She is renowned as an industry insider who is highly...

In this episode of Life & Smile, Dr Reena particularly wanted to focus and explore further the idea of a ‘lifestyle approach’ when it comes to building a successful career. In each of our three previous seasons, it has been so inspiring to hear the often-contrasting day-to-day routines across multiple industries and how they really make it work on a day-to-day basis.   Joined in the Harley Str...

As the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Business of Fashion, Imran Amed MBE has created the ultimate resource for creatives, executives and entrepreneurs all over the world as the voice of authority of the 2.5 trillion-dollar global fashion and luxury industries.  In the debut episode of Life & Smile Season Four, Dr Reena takes the conversation global with one of fashion’s leading write...

As both a dental expert and entrepreneur, Dr Reena is able to see first-hand on a daily basis how the media industry plays an invaluable role in the world of business and one she has been particularly keen on exploring further with an insider insight for our third season of Life & Smile.  By popular demand, Dr Reena was particularly keen to be joined in conversation on this very inspiring and...

Throughout this season of Life & Smile Dr Reena particularly wanted to focus on the idea of a ‘lifestyle approach’. Not only focusing how leaders within many contrasting industries get to the top of the ladder but also how they continue to make it work once they have got there - thriving on pushing the boundaries and creating their own space to reinvent the dynamics of an everchanging market. ...

Building and growing a business and brand as an entrepreneur ensures your role is constantly evolving on a daily basis. Through this podcast, Life & Smile, the conversation has advanced rapidly by bringing together some of the most successful leaders across many and often contrasting industries.   Today we bring it back to dental where we meet Freya Evison. As the Marketing Manager for Norther...

As a renowned editor for British Vogue, Lauren Murdoch-Smith has the final word when it comes to everything lifestyle, beauty, and wellness. Having worked at the magazine and Vogue brand since 2014, she is currently holding the title of Acting European Beauty & Wellness Director.   Highly celebrated for her work across the industry, Lauren is often writing from a personal and lifestyle approac...

In this episode Dr Reena is joined by a true household name that surely needs no introduction. As one of the UK’s best known pop vocal coaches, Dr Carrie Grant MBE is a BAFTA award-winning broadcaster, vocal coach, leadership coach and campaigner. With a TV and music career that has spanned over 35 years together with her husband (David Grant MBE) she is renowned for working with some of the most...

Amongst our guests on Life & Smile Dr Reena is always personally so inspired by the contrasting industries that she can explore and delve deeper into through these exclusive conversations in each episode. Often image, personal branding and self-confidence play major roles across each industry.  For Dr Reena as a dental expert, gum aesthetic s are at the forefront of the specialist dental indus...

On this very special episode of Life & Smile Dr Reena is joined by a true household name whose voice on this podcast will no doubt be instantly recognisable having built her career across film, television, stage and radio.  As a highly renowned British actress and comedian our guest today first came to prominence in the BBC sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. She is known for portraying Zainab M...

In this episode of Life & Smile Dr Reena particularly wanted to focus on the idea of a ‘lifestyle approach’ and it has been so inspiring to hear the often-contrasting day to day routines of how leaders across multiple industries make it work on a day-to-day basis.   In this episode we turn to the luxury industry where there is one name that needs no introduction. As a renowned luxury expert wi...

With Vogue describing her as ‘Fashion’s Chicest Florist’, FLOWERBX Founder and CEO Whitney Bromberg-Hawkings is a renowned figure of authority and inspiration across the luxury industry. Having famously started her career working closely with Tom Ford, initially during his tenure at Gucci before becoming Senior Vice President of Communications for his own iconic company until she took the leap and...

As a renowned journalist and former Vogue editor, Fiona Golfar is highly celebrated for her work across the media industry, often writing from a personal and lifestyle approach. Her impressive background has seen Fiona involved with leading tier 1 publications, responsible for the output of a vast edit of subjects to cover, agenda setting pieces often attached to the biggest names in the entertain...

Building a brand and building a business is right at the centre of daily life for Dr Reena founding RW Perio on Harley Street. She wanted to explore this further during this new season three to see how entrepreneurs and experts in their industry make it work and what their daily life really looks like.    As Head of Marketing for the exceptionally iconic and family-owned luxury British jeweller, B...

As Editor-in-Chief for Harper’s Bazaar UK, Lydia Slater is renowned for her work across the global publishing industry and has been involved with an incredibly impressive portfolio of titles throughout her career to date.  Dr Reena invites Lydia back to Harley Street to discuss her career journey across the dramatically changing landscape of magazines, luxury, and media, where her EIC role ensures...

Renowned for her work as Managing Editor & Features Editor at Country Life magazine and appearing on the likes of BBC Breakfast as a voice of true industry authority, Paula Lester joins Dr Reena in conversation to give us the full behind-the-scenes access to her city and country lifestyle combined.  Discussing how she has personally embraced sustainability, advice to her younger self, and how...

As Brown Girl Magazine’s U.K. Editor, Sejal Sehmi is a globally celebrated media insider - self-described as a ‘writer and full-time thinker’. Her passion for writing has ‘stemmed from challenging society defined rules created for women of her generation.’ Dr Reena invites Sejal to Harley Street to discuss topics further in depth and she reveals how her role within the industry has evolved since s...

In the global lifestyle industry Nathalie Schyllert is the name to know.  Having successfully established her reputation within fashion and health circles combined, as the CEO of international wellness brand Bodyism, Nathalie joins Dr Reena in conversation on Harley Street.  Having been signed to Models1 since aged 17 and starting out as a former ballerina with the Swedish Royal Ballet, during thi...

Famously described as “the most interesting commentator of the new generation” and renowned for often placing an unusual perspective into the commentary box, in this episode of Life & Smile we welcome to 75 Harley Street a household name in broadcasting.   You will recognise his voice immediately from his role commentating on cricket for the BBC as part of the Test Match Special team and regul...

On this episode we really wanted to direct the Life & Smile conversation to health, lifestyle, entertainment and what it truly takes to turn this into a successful career. As we move into our favourite season which is of course ‘Strictly Season’ we are so lucky to have brought a very special person back to Harley Street.  As the first Welsh professional to take part in BBC’s Strictly Come Danc...

Life & Smile The Podcast brings together business, lifestyle, dentistry and much more. In our second season we wanted to explore the business world in-depth with exclusive first-hand accounts of what success means and how key industry figures achieved it from the ground up.  As an Entrepreneurial Business leader with 20+ years of experience in managing professional services where discretion is...

Providing you with a true ‘industry insider’ glimpse as Dr Reena is joined for our second episode of season two on Harley Street by Victoria Woodhall.  Needing no introduction and renowned as an editorial director and journalist, Victoria has built an incredible 360 career across the lifestyle, wellness, health and beauty industry combined. Discussing everything from the ‘consumerism demand for in...

Welcome to the debut episode of Life & Smile Season Two. As we celebrate the start of our second series, we really want to continue to bring together leaders across multiple industries and hear how they’ve reached this stage in their career, plus of course - how they got there (and crucially, make it work!).   As many of you know by now, we’re particularly inspired by those who are able to piv...

If there’s ever going to be one episode to listen to whilst you’re eating, it’s this one. Introducing Rishi Nanavati – with his catch phrase of ‘sharing with a smile’ and originally a London based dentist by profession, Rishi of course went on to become a Master Chef 2022 quarter finalist. Rishi joins Dr Reena in conversation on Harley Street to divulge how he created ‘Dish by Rish’ – a platform t...