The New Forest Business Podcast

Corinne Whillock, founder of Lulu and Boo Jewellery joins me on this latest episode of the New Forest Business Podcast.   A treat to meet a true entrepreneur who is making her business stand out in such a competitive industry, found out on this episode how she is doing it.   We discuss the ups and downs of running such a business, her business tips, including working with mentors to help strategis...

Tara O’Donoghue Senior Psychotherapist joins me on this latest episode of the New Forest Business Podcast.   We discuss here Tara’s extraordinary career, her time within the NHS, where she worked on world leading units in London, to help people suffering from severe mental illnesses.    Tara discusses why she had to leave the NHS and start out on her own, where she now can even bring her expertise...

Amy Mellor, head of marketing at David Mellor Family Jewellers is my guest on this episode of the podcast.   A true family business, founded by David Mellor in 1976, David Mellor Family Jewellers has long been established as one of the go to jewellers in the area.   I talk to Amy about how the business started, her role within the company, and just what is it like to work with your siblings? Also,...

Ellen Milligan, founder of Ellen Elizabeth Aesthetics is my guest on this episode of the podcast.   I had a great time getting to know Ellen, we discussed how she fell in to running her business, the ups and downs she has experienced her business tips which include napping and much more.   We talked about her business growing and being recognised as one of the go to aesthetic clinics in the area....

Rebecca  “Boo” Hallam, founder of House of Boo joins me on this latest episode. Listening to Rebecca, it would be easy to miss just how successful her and her business has been. Winning multiple awards, working on some of the biggest ever shows, Rebecca is a true entrepreneur.   Hugely driven, passionate and inspirational to her team and other business women she works with, all that was put to the...

Louise Morris, founder of The Cookie Queen Southampton, is my guest on this episode of the New Forest Business Podcast.   I mentioned in the episode that it is so easy to get your hands on cookies, only recently we have seen M&S release some “viral” cookies. So, how do you make your business stand out? Not just stand out, but become the Queen of cookies?   Well, it helps if you have a bright p...

Flora Richardson, joins me on this latest episode of the New Forest Business podcast.   The chances are, that if you have attended a large networking event in the forest, it was catered by Flora and her team. As part of our discussion, we do cover what it is like organising catering for 200 guests, with Flora’s expertise ensuring everything runs smooth.   We talk about how Flora got started, using...

Kay-Jay, a model and influencer based in Hampshire is the guest on this week’s episode.    We discuss how being on a holiday at the age of 13 changed her life. Talent spotted in the midst of being horrendously bullied, flown over to Berlin on her birthday, all the way to the successful model she is today.   Kay-Jay has worked on herself, particularly the mental side of things, which means there ar...

Stephanie Moore, co-founder of Totton Nutrition, joins me on this episode of the podcast.   With so many of us, either looking to lose weight, improve our nutrition and overall health, it can often be hard to know where to turn to. There can often be misleading advice, products sold without any guidance, so, with something as important as your health, it is good to have somewhere to turn.   We dis...

Allegra Ghiloni is the guest on this episode of the podcast. Allegra, has led an extraordinary life, and with her social media business, she is mixing two passions of hers from this fascinating life.   Having experience in the fashion industry, working in Milan no less, it was a natural fit for Allegra, when it came to starting her social media management business, to target clients in the fashion...

Kelly Mcguire, a hair stylist based in Brockenhurst, in the heart of the New Forest is the guest on this episode of the podcast.   Kelly, originally from London, where she established herself as a hair stylist, discusses her move down to the forest and establishing herself as one of the go to at home stylists in the area.   We discuss what it is like to run such a business, starting from scratch,...

Leah Dashwood gives us a treat with this episode. Founder of Aesthetics By Bloom, Leah talks to me about how she started her business, grew it from being a job she did alongside her nursing job, to the point where she has now gone full time.   Leah is extremely passionate about what she does and incredibly knowledgeable and full of business acumen. From going through the treatments she provides, h...

Lis Keefe, founder of She Paints is the guest on this episode of the podcast. Discover how Lis, founded and grew a successful business in such a competitive market.   We all hear about ups and downs running a business, and Lis has truly gone through downs to be where she is today. Using her creativity and eye for detail to make her one of the go to decorators in the forest.   We discuss standing o...

Corporate fundraiser for Oakhaven Hospice, Natalie Hutchins joins me on this episode of the podcast.   Oakhaven, situated in the heart of the New Forest, helps and supports hundreds of families, offering palliative and end of life care to loved ones. To be able to offer such wonderful care, requires a significant amount of money, and therefore, a significant amount of fundraising.   That’s where p...

Natasha Roberts, founder of 4 Paws Animal Rehabilitation and Hydrotherapy is the guest on this episode.    We would do anything for our 4 legged, and when they suffer from a leg injury, arthritis or something else affecting their joints, it is reassuring to have such a place to take them to help.   Natasha, has built an incredible centre with the latest technology, as well as building a talented a...

Olivia Adams, CEO of Huddle is the guest on this episode. Olivia is a fantastic guest, discussing how Huddle came to be, right through to how she empowers here staff and more.   It is more challenging than ever for bars and restaurants to survive let alone thrive, but just over a year on from opening, after the difficulties of their till system that’s exactly what Huddle are doing.    We discuss t...

Ali Roberts is the guest on this episode of the New Forest Business Podcast. The highly talented Ali, discusses how she got started, balancing running a business with her job as a teacher.   Ali’s talent and passion meant reducing her hours as a teacher and growing her business. Ali, discusses selling her work on Etsy, creating stationary for weddings and her great joy in running workshops.   Enjo...

Neena Saith, founder of Neena’s Healing is the guest on this episode. A mind-body practitioner, Neena is all about getting to the root cause of your problems.   Talking to Neena was truly fascinating and insightful. Numerous times she would say something that completely made sense and is a new way to think about healing. During the conversation, we discussed how she got started, how she establishe...

Catherine Shutler, founder of Cyril’s Soap Shed, joins us for this episode of the podcast. Get the story behind how this successful business started, how it has gone from strength to strength, Catherine’s tips and more.   A lot of you listening will suffer from sensitive skin, eczema etc, and you may be unaware, just how kind to your skin goat’s milk is and therefore, truly how good soap made from...

Sam Martin and Tom Stubbs join us for this episode from Gecko Renewable Energy. Enjoy finding out about how Gecko started, why Tom joined his friend and started a new career and more.   At a time where there is so much focus on the environment and renewable energy, Gecko are leading the way in Hampshire. Helping home owners and business owners save money as well as helping the environment with the...

I came away from this episode feeling recharged and ready for the day and I do not doubt it will be good for you listening as well. Chloe Partridge a life coach, and founder of Future U Coaching, throughout the episode gives such great insight in to her world and how she can help you.   It does not matter whether you need help with your career, hitting your goals, or another issue in your private...

To find out about the world of independent travel agents, I think what is better than talking to one? Talking to two of course.   This episode sees us joined by Becki Martin founder of Personally Planned Travel and Laura Knight, founder of Bespoke Travel By Laura Knight. These two friends, give a great insight in to what actually an independent travel agent does, how they can package together the...

Abi Chadwick, a wedding photographer is the guest on this episode of the podcast. You won’t listen to too many podcasts with a better name drop up top than this one.   It comes as no surprise though, given Abi’s incredible career, most prominently, being Senior Photographer at OK! Magazine for 12 years. Cheryl Tweedy’s wedding with John Legend a highlight.   Do not be mistaken, however, Abi loves...

Hannah Edwards, founder of Wild Bloom Box is the guest on this episode of the podcast. When it comes to gift giving, there are so many options, it can often be hard to choose. You can’t go wrong though with a good quality skincare product. Again though, there is so much choice.   So, that’s where Hannah and Wild Bloom Box come in. With their great range of skin care gift boxes. Now, it did not sta...

Rachael Smith, founder of Light House Studio is the guest on this episode. The need for an architect can be varied, whether you are looking to build a house from scratch, change the layout of your existing home or an extension.   However, there is so much that goes into Rachael’s process, and she shares that here. We talk about working with clients, helping them achieve their goals, but also the m...