The Big Move

CTZN Cosmetics is a new-age, inclusive, genderless colour cosmetics brand founded by three sisters Aleena, Aleezeh and Naseeha Khan. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Dubai, with Pakistani heritage, the Khan sisters identify as third culture kids. With such a diverse background, this led them to create a brand with an innately diverse DNA. For CTZN, inclusivity in the beauty industry should be the...

Daniella Peri is the Founder and CEO of a start-up called Yoppie. Their mission is to help women navigate womanhood and achieve a happier, healthier and more sustainable fem-life. Yoppie is a next-gen femcare company that provides sustainable health and wellness products for key milestones experienced throughout womanhood - from puberty to menopause - aimed to help women of all ages thrive.  Danie...

CEO and Founder of Tropic, a multi award-winning, all natural beauty brand.  Tropic was founded in 2004 when Susie, aged just 15, began selling her handmade Body Smooth Refreshing Polish at Greenwich Market. Tropic’s infinite purpose - helping to create a healthier, greener, more empowered world, is at the core of everything they do and guides every business decision and product launch.  For the t...

This week, we have our very first duo of female BOSS ladies.  First is Hannah McGhee from Who What Wear UK.  With over 12 years of experience across digital, marketing, retail, creative and PR, Hannah McGhee is one of the leading women in business in the British publishing industry today. Currently heading the Who What Wear UK team as their Vice President, she is responsible for the running of the...

Jules Von Hep is a podcast presenter and Founder & Creative Director of the award winning tanning brand ‘Isle of Paradise’. Celebrity tanning expert (He’s worked with the likes of Lily James, Sienna Miller, and Kate Moss to name a few), Jules has been in the tanning business for over a decade, and seen more naked bodies than most.  Having noticed a recurring theme of apologies from his clients...

Michelle Kennedy is the CEO and Co-Founder behind the app, Peanut. The idea was born when Michelle struggled to meet like-minded mamas when she first had her baby, Finlay. After finding herself trawling blogs for advice in the early hours while her friends were out clubbing, Michelle decided to create a product that would make life as a mama, a little less lonely. Motherhood can be challenging, an...

As Hollywood's preeminent hair-treatment expert, Philip B. has garnered international praise for his visionary approach to hair, scalp and body-care treatments. His award-winning blends, all based on pure botanicals and essential oils at potent, unheard-of-in-the-industry concentrations, have dramatically changed the way the world perceives luxury care for hair and skin.  Philip has has been endor...

Georgie Coleridge Cole is the founder and editor of SheerLuxe – an online lifestyle magazine featuring news, views, edits and opinions on all things relevant and desirable for the modern woman.  Today, SheerLuxe is one of the leading digital publications in the UK, with over 180,000 newsletter subscribers and myriad emerging and well-established brands and retailers as its commercial partners – fr...

Maria Hatzistefanis, London based entrepreneur, author, TV personality and podcaster. Known in the industry as not only an advocate for entrepreneurs, but also an in high demand speaker at conferences where she motivates, inspires and encourages new entrepreneurs in their business ventures. She is a Patron to the British Fashion Council, and on the panel for the BFC Vogue Fashion Fund. Maria is al...

After stepping on a plane for the first time (ever) 14 years ago to move to Japan from Sweden Johan has since moved across the world to live in most major cities . After working at Bloglovin’ New York before influencer was the term he now heads up the the European division for the influencer development team at the world’s largest influencer platform rewardStyle and LIKEtoKNOW.it with 45,000 blogg...

Victoria Ceridono is a journalist, blogger and author of the bestselling book “Dia de Beauté: A Guide to Real Life Makeup”.  Vic, who is considered one of the beauty journalism authorities in Brazil, as well as being one of the most renowned and sought after digital influencers on the market, launched the blog Dia de Beauté in 2007 and was a beauty editor for Vogue magazine for 10 years followed b...

Drum roll please...here is the recording for the first EVER live episode of The Big Move podcast which took place on September 5th, 2019 at the new Hoxton Hotel in Southwark, London.  I was joined by the lovely Danielle Peazer and dear friend of mine to help co-host for the episode. We thought it’d be fun to share our contrasting experiences in London - from the view point of a newbie (Em) and som...

Fiona Lamb, 34, is a critically acclaimed advanced clinical hypnotherapist, speaker and trainer based at The Hale Clinic in Harley Street. Fiona helps people facilitate fundamental shifts on an unconscious level to bring about long lasting changes. Fiona specialises in anxiety, addictions, emotional eating and insomnia using a variety of techniques and proven methods having worked with thousands o...

With a background in tech, Chloé taught herself how to code as a teen and has never looked back. She uses this passion to help influencers build, maintain their blogs and provide technical training in a way that is helpful and they can understand. She founded chloédigital in 2014, a full-service strategy, support, and technology provider.  It remains the leading membership for digital influencers,...

Pamela Marshall is a Clinical Aesthetician, and Co-Founder and Managing Director of Mortar & Milk.  Renowned for her no-nonsense approach when it comes to superior skin health, certified Level 4 Clinical Aesthetician, Pamela Marshall fuses her scientific skincare knowledge with age-old beauty truths and leaves no stone unturned when it comes to her consultation, diagnosis and treatment of skin...

Eunice Lucero is the Editor in Chief at All Things Hair US, Unilever’s editorial hair hub.  A life-long beauty obsessive, Eunice officially started her editorial career in 2004 in the Philippines, for renowned local publications such as Pink, Chalk, SugarSugar, K-Mag, StyleBible and Preview. Eunice moved to NYC in 2013 after her post as Editor in Chief of Sparkling, Asia’s first-ever English K-Pop...

Divya Gugnani brings 20 years of investment and entrepreneurial experience to her role as CEO and Co-founder of Wander Beauty, a company focused on multitasking beauty essentials created with global inspiration. Launched in 2015 Wander Beauty has proven to be one of the fastest emerging brands in the country, with over 19 highly prestigious beauty awards under their belt, plus a loyal following of...

A Mid-Western girl living in New York City, Rachel is a tastemaker who lives and breathes all things beauty, fitness, wellness, fashion, and travel. She is the founder of Cuvée Beauty, a New York-based haircare brand that is a state-of-the-art Champagne and skin-care grade-infused product line designed for low-maintenance, high-style living. Rachel’s mission is to transform hair everywhere with th...

Natalie Salmon is Harper's Bazaar 's social media editor, and has an MA in Journalism from City University. When she's not at work, she's giving advice via the hashtag #NatsAppTips, reviewing gadgets on her IGTV and sharing all things beauty tech with her followers. Natalie’s story and background is so unique - her Dad is English, and her mom is Brazillian, not to mention she grew up virtually all...

Sasha Sabapathy is the Founder of Glow Bar. Glow Bar is a wellness company for women based in London which has been written up by Vogue, Glamour, Byrdie, NY Times, Daily Mail and more - they are best known for their infrared sauna pods and insanely instagrammable cafe. Sasha is a brand planner turned chef who has spent her life between Malaysia, London and New York. Sasha created Glow Bar out of a...

Sedge Beswick is the Founder and Managing Director of SEEN Connects, an award-winning, innovative, globally based influencer marketing agency. In 2019, she launched Connects Cast, an off-shoot podcast production company hailed as ‘the new wave of influential sound.’ Having previously worked at Red Bull and Three UK, Sedge moved to ASOS before setting up Connects, working as their Global Social Med...

Bonnie Takhar is currently the founder and CEO of Letsbab, which is a digital mall and e-commerce platform where you can shop and share what you love.  She has an impressive career background as a seasoned fashion executive, and has held a number of high-ranking positions at companies including Donna Karan, Earl Jean, Jimmy Choo, Halston and was most recently President and CEO of Charlotte Olympia...

Zanna Roberts Rassi is an award-winning fashion and beauty journalist and co-founder of Milk Makeup.  Current roles include: Senior Fashion Editor at Marie Claire USA, a Fashion & Style Correspondent for E! News and The Today Show and a mentor on Project Runway.  Originally from Manchester, Zanna now lives in NYC with her husband and twin girls, Rumi and Juno. On this episode, we get into Zann...

This week, I’m sitting down with Ashley Schuberg (also known as Miss Gunner) on Instagram.  Ash is an international travel, fashion and lifestyle blogger.  From Sydney to London, she has incredible reach and engagement across her social channels and blog.  Her passion and eye for all things fashion has allowed her to turn Miss Gunner into her full-time gig and work with top brands like Microsoft,...

Cher Webb is one of the UK’s best-known celebrity makeup artists. Her career started as part of the pro make-up artist team at MAC and has worked with the likes of Grace Jones, Tilda Swinton, and Helen Mirren. She has over 160,000 followers on her Instagram, a monthly beauty column with Marie Claire UK and has partnered as a beauty ambassador for brands such as Givenchy and Elemis. On this episode...