The Women In Business Radio Show

Find out how Debs Smith not only helped her depression with Art Journaling, but went on to create a business she loves. We also hear about some of the key materials you need if you want to get started art journaling for yourself. Visit The Women In Business Radio Show website to see pictures of Deb's journals and a bit more from this show https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com/ With host Sian Mur...

Starting the year Goal Centred and Laser Focused with some inspiration and motivation with Toccara Steele, CEO of VOS International who is calling in live from the USA. It the studio with Artist, Film Maker and Poet, Amanda Holiday and we hear her story and ideas for recognising if you're in a rut, getting out of it and reinventing who you are. With host Sian Murphy and Co-Host Laura Lawrence and...

What can we say about our studio guest for this show? Wow, a total powerhouse! This is Nina's second show, and we just had to get her back and hear more about her and her story. Nina was inspired by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone to write, produce and perform in her own West End show, The Billie Holiday Story. Along the way we hear about her inspiration, her strength and the courage of Billie Holi...

Listen in to hear the ups and downs of bringing a technical product to market with our special guest in the studio today, Anna Iversen, Founder of Fjor. We also hear Anna’s personal story, how that led to her business and about her programme targeting the bodies cellular powerhouse to leave you feeling healthier, happier and more energised.” Also in the studio, is Sabrina Palme, Founder of Palme,...

Tune in to hear the experiences of our guest Lucy Hall and Efu Akumanyi leaving their corporate jobs and setting up their own tech businesses. We find out what they wished they had known before they started out, their top tips for being in business and how it's working out for them after jumping from their jobs. Plus, we hear from Lucy about the future of our business social media as AI (Artificia...

Do you dream about leaving the corporate job world to start your own business? Well, today's guests did just that. Not only that but our host, Sian Murphy and Co-host, Laura Lawrence also took that leap of faith. Beth Lothian left her HR Directorship to start her own accessories brand, The Lion Sparkles and Harjit Sohetey-Khan gave up her job in the corporate finance world to launch her ethical fa...

In today’s show we hear from Jacynth Basset of the-bias-cut.com and Hazel Edwards, Milliner and founder of HoneyV creating bespoke hair accessories for brides. We hear how they broke into the fashion industry, some of the problems they experienced and their tips and ideas for succeeding in business, and in the fashion world. Jacynth also told us about her troubles with trolling on social media and...

This live show launches Phase 1 of our new global initiative to bring you women in business news from around the world and in this show we introduce our new co-presenters for Africa and the USA. In the studio, we had our new co-host, Film-maker, journalist and publisher Neema Kambona, founder of the Diversity Business Magazine. Neema introduced the lovely Gladness Ojo, a Female Entrepreneur who is...

Do you have a hobby, something you love doing? Do you craft gifts people ask for, or perhaps you went to art school, or just love drawing and are wondering if the next step could be starting a business. That’s exactly what our guests Carrie Stay and Tracy Greeney did. Listen to Carrie’s story about how she started out selling her art at a market stall, went on to found a design agency and how she...

As well as the usual crew we were joined by two brilliant businesswomen In the studio. TV presenter Joyce Ohaja turned her experience and skills as an interviewer and producer into a business creating video to help other businesses showcase their products and services. Paula Wilkinson launched her business Mum Bakes Cakes following her experience of trying to buy a special gift during a heartbreak...

This show, recorded live, is for you if you have an idea or a recipe and are wondering if it could be the makings of a food business. Our VIP Guest is Karen Green, Business Mentor, Speaker, Lecturer and author of the best selling book “Recipe for success – the ingredients of a profitable food business”. Karen has worked with some of the biggest players in the retail and food industry and now bring...

How often do we talk about turning our passion into a business?  When we ask our guests what the most important thing about starting a business is, working with your passion turns up time after time. That’s exactly what our VIP guest on the show today did.  She turned her passion for the Vegan lifestyle and her quest to find soaps and beauty products to support that into her business.  It wasn’t a...

Today we welcomed two fabulous business women into the studio for the live show. Our VIP Guest was Courtney Wylie, VP of Mention-Me, the online platform helping major retail brands to sell more product by using the power of referrals. Courtney has some great tips about how you can grow your business using referrals; at what point in your business development you should be thinking about referrals...

How many times have you heard that the best thing to do in business is what you’re passionate about? If you’re anything like us, quite a lot I should think. However, this advice isn’t just because if your’e passionate about something you’re going to enjoy it more, it’s really about how that passion means you’re going to create a better business. When you’re passionate there isn’t compromise; you d...

In this show we blew away some misconceptions about the Fenestration and construction industry. Why is is a great industry for women? Why, when there is a skills gap and employers are having trouble filling roles, are they not seeking out women to step in? We also learn about the different roles available from design to fitting and what a varied career it can be. We also have ideas for you if you’...

Loads of women have brilliant ideas about how an existing product can be improved. The number of people who manage to secure funding, design, manufacture and launch their idea as a viable product is considerable less. Tune in to hear how Rheumatoid Arthritis patient Sarah Dillingham’s dream of dancing at her own wedding was marred by having to wear her bland, beige and itchy wrist support. So she...

Thanks to Suzy Miller for helping us to create such a varied show with a range of actionable ideas for you to get paid more for doing what you do. This is closely aligned with getting more money generally in situations such as divorce which is Suzy’s specialist area. Listen in to find out how Suzy turned her experience of going through a divorce into her business which helps others do the same. Bu...

On the show today our live studio guest was Folake Bee from Beeline Films. Folake has built an amazing business specialising in creating videos for business owners. Along the way she has also worked with celebrity clients who want to develop their personal brands. In the show we find out how to create video using your phone, and when you should consider using a professional video shoot instead. Tu...

Our studio guest today was Gemma Sharpe, founder of Lordene Learning. Gemma works with individuals and companies to help them build resilience and develop wellness for themselves as business owners or for staff. Tune in to hear Gemma’s story and how she had to build resilience herself, and which then enabled her to start a business sharing what she learnt to grow a business helping others to do th...

The theme for this show was all about starting with, or getting back to basics. It was also about carrying on despite a few production hitches! Our studio guest is Eli Zheleva, a marketing coach and together we explore what you need to establish before your marketing can work for you as well as those dreaded ‘To Do’ lists. If you created a To Do list to help you deal with the overwhelm of having t...

Our studio guests today were the entrepreneur and TV presenter, Alison Cork and her publicity specialist, Donna Lambert. Having built her interior design and lifestyle empire, and being the first women to float her company on the UK stock exchange and sit as a board member, Alison has recently founded the not-for-profit initiative, Make It Your Business. “Make It Your Business” is a massive collab...

We had a varied show today starting off with GDPR - basically, what you must now do if you are handling information about other people. GDPR may not be sexy, it may not be fun, you may not want to do it, but if you're going to do business in the UK, then you have to comply. Thanks to Nick Bird, CRM expert for sharing how you can do that. In the second half of the show, Toccara Steele joined us fro...

Are you dealing with Cancer? Perhaps you care for a cancer patient, manage staff or are still running your business after a diagnosis of cancer? There are so many highs and lows that come into play as well as legal rights and obligations. Not to mention the psychological and physical effects of being told you have cancer and dealing with the treatment. What are the practicalities of dealing with C...

Judging by the response we've had since this show aired, we managed to pack a load of useful information into this show and that's all thanks to Shawn McBride, TEDx Women speaker, author, Attorney at Law and top Business Consultant. We start by exploring why women can make good business partners, then move through into the top business blunders. Shawn compiled his top ten business blunders as a re...

This week we had Sue Quigley chatting about journaling and how it can make an impact on your business and emotional well-being. It’s not all Perry books from Paper Chase! When you journal, you can get your thoughts onto paper and empty your head of all the thoughts accumulated throughout the day. This can leave many feeling overwhelmed. Entrepreneurs are busy people and it’s near impossible for us...