REALWORK
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -If you have ever wondered if now is it a good time to change the way you work and start doing your own thing...it is. The REALWORK Podcast is the work of Fleur Emery, multi-award winning start-upper and champion of women' business. Welcome to a business show that rips up the rule book.
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002 Mercy Shibemba: Building a change-making career in activism.
March 15, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MB“You’ve got things to say, and people who need to hear it.” Mercy Shibemba is an award-winning activist, and advocate for young people living with HIV. Mercy has always been driven, drawing up a teaching career plan at the age of 8. However, after learning of her HIV status and how she can make a change in young people’s lives with her experience, Mercy’s career as an activist has taken shape and at 22 is already recognised as an important voice in this area. Mercy shares how she has buil...
Mercy Shibemba: Building a change-making career in activism.
March 15, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MB“You’ve got things to say, and people who need to hear it.” Mercy Shibemba is an award-winning activist, and advocate for young people living with HIV. Mercy has always been driven, drawing up a teaching career plan at the age of 8. However, after learning of her HIV status and how she can make a change in young people’s lives with her experience, Mercy’s career as an activist has taken shape and at 22 is already recognised as an important voice in this area. Mercy shares how she has buil...
001 Charlotte Melia: Luxury events and innovating in a crisis.
March 15, 2021 21:00 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MB“You’re CEO, this is your job to steer the ship through the storm” Business owner Charlotte Melia grew up in an entrepreneurial family on the Isle of Wight. Moving away from the Isle and the tourist trap of the Brading Wax Work Museum, Charlotte went to university in London before embarking on a range of jobs that lead to her realising, she was unemployable, and had entrepreneurial blood in her veins. Dazzle and Fizz, the children’s events business, was born. Join Charlotte as she talks t...
Charlotte Melia: Building a luxury events business and innovating in a crisis.
March 15, 2021 21:00 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MB“You’re CEO, this is your job to steer the ship through the storm” Business owner Charlotte Melia grew up in an entrepreneurial family on the Isle of Wight. Moving away from the Isle and the tourist trap of the Brading Wax Work Museum, Charlotte went to university in London before embarking on a range of jobs that lead to her realising, she was unemployable, and had entrepreneurial blood in her veins. Dazzle and Fizz, the children’s events business, was born. Join Charlotte as she talks t...
Charlotte Melia: Luxury events and innovating in a crisis.
March 15, 2021 21:00 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MB“You’re CEO, this is your job to steer the ship through the storm” Business owner Charlotte Melia grew up in an entrepreneurial family on the Isle of Wight. Moving away from the Isle and the tourist trap of the Brading Wax Work Museum, Charlotte went to university in London before embarking on a range of jobs that lead to her realising, she was unemployable, and had entrepreneurial blood in her veins. Dazzle and Fizz, the children’s events business, was born. Join Charlotte as she talks t...
Lily Simpson, founder of Detox Kitchen
April 08, 2020 08:49 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBLily Simpson's business Detox Kitchen is as shiny and polished as they come and much of the PR has centred on it's celebrity following. This conversation gives a fascinating behind the scenes look and reveals a history of entrepreneurial women in Lily's family and a founder who really isn't what I was expecting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, founder of STEMettes
April 07, 2020 12:54 - 50 minutes - 68.6 MBAnne-Marie Imafidon is a trailblazing maths genius who went to uni early, got a masters in maths, made some money in a big company and then woke up and imagined two possible futures, one where men continue to dominate STEM industries and another where women steer. She has done a heap of TED talks and presentations online but this is a rare chance to hear her off-duty and riffing about the things that she cares about and why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Samantha Clarke, Author and Happiness Consultant
April 07, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBSamantha Clarke is an expert on happiness at work. Her roster of clients includes Dishoom, Soho House, Stella McCartney and Wilderness but her real passion is finding an answer to the question 'How do I fall in love with the work that I am doing?' She is the author of a new book called 'Love it or Leave it' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Peiran Gong & Tongtong Ren, Chinese Laundry
April 06, 2020 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBPeiran Gong and Tongtong Ren are owners of The Chinese Laundry, a small restaurant on Upper Street that became the coolest destination on the foodie scene. Then it burned in front of their eyes. Hear what happened next, it's an extraordinary story from one of London's most resilient and visionary creative partnerships. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
000 Pilot
April 01, 2020 12:07 - 1 minute - 1.85 MBThe REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery features loose, unedited conversations women who have found creative ways to work and earn on their own terms. Fleur is a serial entrepreneur and has successfully launched three startups of her own and raised over £1m investment for female founded businesses. Fleur has a column in courier magazine, has been a guest lecturer in Business and Branding at UCL and once shared a hand-dryer with Dame Vera Lynne. REALWORK is an online co-working space for wom...
Welcome
April 01, 2020 12:07 - 1 minute - 1.85 MBThe REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery features loose, unedited conversations women who have found creative ways to work and earn on their own terms. Fleur is a serial entrepreneur and has successfully launched three startups of her own and raised over £1m investment for female founded businesses. Fleur has a column in courier magazine, has been a guest lecturer in Business and Branding at UCL and once shared a hand-dryer with Dame Vera Lynne. REALWORK is an online co-working space for wom...
Pilot
April 01, 2020 12:07 - 1 minute - 1.85 MBThe REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery features loose, unedited conversations women who have found creative ways to work and earn on their own terms. Fleur is a serial entrepreneur and has successfully launched three startups of her own and raised over £1m investment for female founded businesses. Fleur has a column in courier magazine, has been a guest lecturer in Business and Branding at UCL and once shared a hand-dryer with Dame Vera Lynne. REALWORK is an online co-working space for wom...
Bee Berrie, Founder of Bee's Bakery
November 06, 2017 09:44 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBFROM THE ARCHIVE Bad audio, a live audience recorded at the Union club in Soho and lots of behind the scenes stories from this business that shouldn't work but really does. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
India Sellars, Founder of Maids to Measure
November 04, 2017 09:42 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBFROM THE ARCHIVE Recorded live on bad equipment when I didn't know any better but a really funny and interesting conversation about how India and her sister started a bridesmaid dress business from home and took it all the way. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rosemary Ferguson, Model, Founder & Nutritionist
November 03, 2017 09:35 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBFROM THE ARCHIVE Rosemary Ferguson is part of a small group of people who sent the world of fashion a new direction. She is the ultimate insider and although the quality of the audio on this is rubbish there are some real scoops in this long and rambling conversation if you are interested in the history of fashion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Alison Perry, Blogger and Podcaster
November 02, 2017 09:30 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBAnother one from the archive with bad audio but a lot of laughs. Alison Perry tells us about her early experiences of working with brands. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Pippa Murray, Founder of Pip & Nut
November 01, 2017 09:26 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBFROM THE ARCHIVE This interview was recorded on a hand held audio device so sounds bad but it's interesting to look back (this was about 2017) and hear behind the scenes with Pip just before the business suddenly grew. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.