With Tracy

The ‘Parent Guide to Education’ is the applauded go to online platform to help parents support their children through the challenging exam years from GCSEs onwards.  Through their experience from both sides of the education system, as teachers and parents, this podcast tracks the business journey of Paul and Emily Hughes.  They share insights into what sparked their decision to set up their business, how they are making it work and what it’s like working as a partnership both professionally and personally.  Warm, witty and intelligent Paul and Emily are natural educators and entertainers – this was such a fun podcast to record I know you will find it both informative and a great listen.

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Investing in great brand design is important? Yes or No? Well, whatever your answer, in this episode I talk to a brand designer and find out about their business journey and what got them hooked on branding.  I’ll be asking how they got started, what lead them to set up on their own and the challenges they’ve faced.  Was there a great strategy, grand plan or light bulb moment?  Has becoming an entrepreneur been a good decision? Take a listen and find out answers to these questions and many more.    

Real People Real Stories - you can see more at:

@withtracypodcast
www.wentworthconsultancy.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbi0iB0105YtSQxPBoJN-0Q

Joining the ranks of those entrepreneurs who have taken the leap from the corporate arena into the solo space of business ownership is just what my guest Rachael talks about in this episode.  Listen as we track her story and discover what inspired her, what business she decided to launch and what that journey has been like so far.  

How do you go from working over 10 years with your head in numbers to becoming a successful ghostwriter and journalist and running your own production company?  Well, for my guest in this episode working the shop floor and treading the boards are only part of their journey.  Take a listen as Susan Gordon shares her story of the twists and turns her life took before achieving her goal.  

An inspiring story of how encouragement as a child ignited a passion that turned into a vision that became business reality.  My guest this week started life on the small island of Turks & Caicos, having entrepreneurial parents she was spurred on to attend university in the UK, develop her craft and express herself.  She found London cold and a culture shock but also incredibly inspiring and fell in love with the fashion scene.  Anya Willique gives us an insight into her life as an entrepreneur and setting up her luxury handbag brand from a small island in the Caribbean.  

Says Olivia Marocco – founder and editor-in-chief of Brand You Magazine.  

This episode delves into her story starting out as an architect but building a career in photography.  She tells us how travelling the world, and meeting incredible women from diverse cultures, nationalities and business backgrounds inspired her to set up the magazine.  But like so many of my recent guests it took a pandemic for her to sit down and develop her idea into reality.  Take a listen and not only discover how she did it and how the magazine is doing but also what else she likes full-bodied and vibrant.

Thinking outside of the box and making decisions are second nature to my guest this week.  Angela Sims who runs Red Tulip, shares in depth her journey from being part of the corporate elite in the housing and public sector arena to running her own business.  

Interesting and passionate this episode is a detailed look at Angela’s climb to becoming a successful entrepreneur.  Discover how from her early career working for councils and housing associations she saw the opportunity that would spur her on to step out on her own and start her own business.  There are some real nuggets of wisdom in this podcast.

This is a ‘must’ listen about an extra-ordinary business – colourful, fun and entertaining but non-the-less a business which my guest has had to manage with all its ups and downs.  This episode tracks the story of Natalie Haverstock AKA Miss Ballooniverse and how she became an award-winning comedy actor to running a business based on ‘balloon art’.   Now a ‘go to’ entertainment company, Natalie shares her story about building her business but also keeping it alive during some of the most challenging times for the entertainment industry.  

With over 20 years working in the corporate arena for FTSE 100 companies – this is the story of jumping off that merry-go-round and into the world of business ownership.  My guest, Jeni Carroll gives an open and frank account of what it has been like for her, the ups and downs and the enormous shift it has been becoming her own boss.  Honest, in-sightful and funny Jenny shares the lessons she’s learnt so far.

Actor, writer, reporter, and film maker and if that wasn’t full-on enough my guest decided to turn entrepreneur.  With several businesses under her belt, Stephanie Drax talks about launching her most recent business Leapfrog Remedies the UK’s first Lactoferrin brand, and their first immune support supplement: Leapfrog Immune.  A quite incredible product with a fascinating story – in such a short time this product is being hailed in the press and by customers ‘as the go-to natural remedy for fighting off cold and flu symptoms, re-balancing the gut and supporting our immune system’.  With-out doubt this is a ‘must listen to’ podcast.