Tash Courtenay-Smith

Tash Insights

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Tash Insights  brings you inside the minds of female brand founders and the leaders of the UK’s fastest-growing e-commerce tech companies .  Hosted by Tash Courtenay-Smith – serial entrepreneur, investor, NED and fractional Head of Growth – each episode dives into the strategies, challenges, and breakthroughs that have shaped the futures of some of the UK's leading founders.  Whether you’re a founder, investor, tech lover or you just love hearing the growth stories behind top brands, this is the podcast for you.

Author

Tash Courtenay-Smith

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Fair Forecast: Meet the guys disrupting eCom with fixed CPAs (and who get stuff done) 31.03.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Joel Williams and Adam Wilmshurst , the powerhouse duo behind Fair Forecast , to unpack how they’re disrupting the e-commerce landscape with fixed CPA affiliate marketing – and doing it faster than almost anyone else in the game. The guys share: How being “unhireable” in traditional roles led to building their own success Why e-commerce needs a...

Agency founder Louis Fulcher: From wrapping Ford vans to branding for McDonald’s 24.03.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Louis Fulcher , founder of branding agency Unearthed , to explore the unexpected journey from sticking graphics on Ford Transits to building brands for companies like McDonald's. Louis shares: How a teenage obsession with a car-wrapping YouTuber sparked his creative career Why rejection from agencies pushed him to go solo—and succeed on hi...

DTC recruitment: Why you can’t find the right talent – and how you can fix that problem 17.03.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV , Tash sits down with Luke Plane , founder of Fulfilled Talent , to discuss why recruitment in e-commerce is broken—and what brands can do to attract and retain the best talent. Luke shares: Why so many brands struggle to hire—and how they’re getting recruitment wrong How rising salaries, talent shortages, and remote work are reshaping the hiring landscape Why empl...

Agency founder: I went from dropshipping t-shirts to building a leading Shopify agency 10.03.2025

In this special bonus episode of Tash Talks TV , Tash sits down with Rebecca Worsley , founder of Rainy City Agency , to discuss her wildly unconventional path from flipping Amazon FBA products to building a leading Shopify Plus agency. Rebecca shares: How she went from selling dropshipped military t-shirts to running a multi-million-pound Shopify agency The lessons she learned from failed side hu...

Female founders: The truth about money—why women get only 2% of investment 03.03.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV , Tash sits down with Laura Rudoe , founder of Evolve Beauty , and Lucy Cohe n, co-founder of Mazuma Accounting , to discuss the realities of bootstrapping, fundraising, and building businesses that last. Laura & Lucy share: Why bootstrapping helped them grow smarter, scale sustainably, and avoid costly mistakes The truth about investment – when to raise money...

Bird & Blend's Krisi Smith: I hated tea—but then I founded a multi-million-pound tea brand 24.02.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV , Tash sits down with Krisi Smith , co-founder of Bird & Blend Tea Co ., to discuss how she turned a love for creative blending into a disruptive, fast-growing tea brand with nearly 20 stores across the UK. Krisi shares: How she went from not drinking tea to building an innovative, flavour-first tea brand The bold decision to open physical stores despite indust...

Jo-Tutchener-Sharp: A brain hemorrhage changed my life – so I built a fashion empire with a purpose 17.02.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV , Tash sits down with Jo Tutchener-Sharp , founder of Scamp & Dude , to discuss how a life-changing health scare led her to build one of the UK’s most loved purpose-driven fashion brands. Jo shares: How a brain hemorrhage and life-threatening surgery inspired her to start Scamp & Dude The story behind superpower-infused clothing and how it empowers customer...

Sahar Hashemi: I built a £30m brand – and now I’m fighting for other female founders 10.02.2025

In this episode, Tash sits down with Sahar Hashemi , serial entrepreneur and founder of Buy Women Built , to discuss her mission to support female-founded brands and close the £200B gender gap in entrepreneurship. Sahar shares: How she went from being a lawyer to launching Coffee Republic and revolutionising the UK coffee industry Why most female founders start businesses from personal need—and wh...

Maxine Laceby: I was 50 and making bone broth at home. Then I built a £30m brand. 03.02.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Maxine Laceby , founder of Absolute Collagen , to discuss how she built the UK’s biggest collagen brand from her kitchen table at 50 years old – with zero business experience. Maxine shares: Why launching a business later in life was her superpower How she turned a homemade bone broth recipe into a multi-million-pound brand Her journey from pac...

Brie Read: I built a £44m business with no investors—just WhatsApp. 27.01.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Brie Read , founder and CEO of Snag Tights , to discuss how a wardrobe malfunction on the streets of Edinburgh led to a £44 million business and a global community of customers. Brie shares: How she uncovered a £6.8 billion broken market—where tights didn’t fit anyone properly Scaling Snag from a website built in a pub to a thriving global bran...

Susie Ma: I started with £200 at a market stall. Now I run a beauty empire. 20.01.2025

In this episode, Tash sits down with Susie Ma , founder and CEO of Tropic Skincare , to discuss her remarkable journey from selling homemade body scrubs at a market stall to building one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty brands. Susie shares: How she started Tropic at 15 with just £200 and a family recipe The turning point that led her to scale Tropic into a multi-million pound company What she l...

Elemis founders: We turned a £3,000 loan into a global skincare brand 13.01.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Oriele Frank and Noella Gabriel , the powerhouse co-founders of Elemis , to uncover the three-decade journey behind one of the UK’s most iconic skincare brands. Oriele and Noella share: How Elemis started with a single phone call and a shared passion for nature-led skincare The game-changing moment that turned Elemis into a serious global skinc...

Millie Kendall: From the shop floor to changing UK law 06.01.2025

In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Millie Kendall OBE , CEO of the British Beauty Council, to discuss her trailblazing career in beauty, business, and advocacy.  From launching Ruby & Millie, one of the UK’s most iconic beauty brands, to shaping government policy for the beauty industry, Millie’s journey is one of resilience, innovation, and fearless leadership. Millie share...

Eshita Kabra: I had no tech background. Now I run the UK’s biggest fashion rental app. 30.12.2024

In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Eshita Kabra , founder of By Rotation , the UK’s first peer-to-peer fashion rental platform that’s revolutionising the way we consume fashion. Eshita shares: How a trip to India opened her eyes to the environmental impact of fast fashion Why she launched By Rotation as a side hustle while working in finance How she built a fashion-sharing commu...

Maria Hatzistefanis: I got fired from banking. So I built a beauty empire. 23.12.2024

In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Maria Hatzistefanis , the founder of Rodial , one of the UK’s most iconic beauty brands.  Maria shares her remarkable journey – from studying literature in Greece to working in banking, getting fired, and ultimately launching a global beauty empire from her backroom at home. Maria opens up about: The moment she realised she had to create her ow...

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