Wild, Wise & Working

What happens when a frustrated parent's iTunes bill turns into a category-defining fintech business used by millions of families? Louise Hill set out to build something the whole world needed, and then she did exactly that. In this episode of Wild, Wise & Working , Jackie is joined by Louise Hill, co-founder and chairwoman of GoHenry, the prepaid card and financial education app now used by mi...

You've had decades of experience, built a network, and always known there was something bigger waiting. But what does it actually take to step into that gap, build a business from scratch, and raise nearly £1 million on little more than belief and a brilliant idea? In this episode of Wild, Wise & Working , Jackie is joined by Judy Koloko, founder of The Steam Bar, a premium scalp and hair care...

What would you do if you arrived in a new country with £300 in your pocket, barely speaking the language, knowing almost no one? Darya Simanovich called it a start, and what she built from there is nothing short of remarkable. In this episode of Wild, Wise & Working , Jackie is joined by Darya Simanovich, entrepreneur, business mentor and author of The Immigrant Entrepreneur- a raw, honest acc...

What do you do when you're drowning in life admin, raising a child with complex needs, navigating a divorce and you suddenly realise nobody has actually solved the problem? If you're Catherine Ann Reid, you build a tech company from scratch. In this episode of Wild, Wise & Working , Jackie is joined by Catherine-Ann Reid, founder and CEO of Doqit – a smart life admin app designed to help peopl...

In this episode, Jackie goes solo to answer the questions every new business founder needs to ask. If you've been sitting on a business idea for months (or years), turning it over in your mind but not taking action, this episode is for you. Because the reason most women never act on their idea isn't lack of passion or ambition, it's not knowing where to start. So on this special episode, Jackie gi...

Jackie is joined by Jane Ollis, founder of Sona – a pioneering health tech business developing an AI-powered device designed to measure and reduce stress in real time. Jane’s career is anything but ordinary. From starting out as a medical biochemist to working internationally in senior leadership roles, sitting on boards across healthcare and renewable energy, and even interning at NASA, her path...

Jackie is joined by Gillian Ridley Whittle, founder of Peachaus - an ethical lingerie and wellness brand built around comfort, community and genuine care for women's bodies. Gillian's CV reads like a who's who of British retail: Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Topshop and a four-year stint in Australia working for Target and Myer. But it was leading Topshop through the pandemic, watching it sold t...

In this honest and energising episode, Jackie is joined by Angela Patton, founder of Eve Biology. What started as a deeply personal frustration - being told by her GP to slow down, take antidepressants and find a less demanding job - became the spark for a science-backed nutrition brand built specifically for women in midlife. Angela shares the moment she walked out of her doctor's surgery and dec...

In this warm and candid episode, Jackie is joined by entrepreneur, podcast host and Instagram phenomenon Lise Thorne. They dive deep into the realities of midlife: the juggle, the joy, the fear, the freedom and what it truly means to be a midlife woman and run multiple businesses today. They talk honestly about the 'clusterf**k' that so many women navigate in their 40s and 50s: the sandwich genera...

What happens when lived experience, midlife clarity and a stubborn refusal to accept “that’s just how it is” collide with technology? In this episode of Wild, Wise & Working , Jackie is joined by Kim Antoniou – award-winning entrepreneur and founder of Kafoodle, Auris Tech and Fonetti – to explore how midlife women can reinvent themselves, build purpose-led businesses, and create work that gen...

Welcome to the very first episode of Wild, Wise and Working , the podcast for midlife women turning wisdom into wins. I’m your host, Jackie Naghten, and in this episode, I’m taking the mic to share my story, and why I started this show. This show is for women who feel there’s still something more to achieve, something they’ve been dreaming of or putting off for years. Whether it’s reinventing your...

Welcome to Wild, Wise & Working , the new podcast from Jackie Naghten - Real conversations with midlife women turning wisdom into wins. If you’re in your 40s, 50s or 60s and feeling that familiar pull - the itch that your next chapter could be your best one - this show is for you. In each episode, Jackie sits down with extraordinary women who’ve ripped up the rulebook and reinvented their care...