Female Founder Stories Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design Female Founder Stories Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design

Laura Day on Building Fête: “We sold coffee for three hours a week... and it snowballed from there”

Laura Day started Fête as a lockdown coffee van, selling for three hours a week. Today it's a two-storey restaurant and events space with 28 staff. On staying hands-on, co-founding with a partner, and why week three tells you everything about a hire.

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Female Founder Stories Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design Female Founder Stories Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design

Katharine Sawyer: "The Price Someone Pays Determines How They Treat You"

Katharine Sawyer spent a decade in college football before building a global coaching programme for health and wellness professionals. On energy, sales, accidental entrepreneurs and why your business should reflect your five-year ideal day.

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Cheryl Sharp on Leaving, Rebuilding and the Life She Built on the Other Side

Cheryl Sharp left an abusive marriage with two children, no safety net and self-esteem at rock bottom. She retrained as an accountant and built a six-figure firm. On what it actually takes to leave, rebuild and lead.

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The Woman Who Lets Horses Lead the Healing: Erin Cain of Grace Reins

Erin Cain has spent 25 years helping people heal through horses. The Co-Founder of Grace Reins — a Colorado sanctuary for rescued wild mustangs — on grief, transformation, and why slowing down might be the most powerful thing an ambitious woman can do.

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If It Doesn't Look Like a Job, Does It Count?

When Shannon left a director-level role to build High Flying Design full-time, she didn't expect how much she'd need to unlearn. On bridge jobs, transition identity and giving yourself permission to let what you've built be enough.

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How Preen Chakadonha Turned Black and Being Essex into a 250-Member Community for Belonging

Preen Chakadonha started with a simple idea — a directory of Black-owned businesses in Essex. Two years later she had 250 members, a CIC, a grant, and a community she never expected to build. This is how.

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Realistic Fitness Routines for Busy Women

Thirty minutes is just 2% of your day. Personal trainer Emma McCaffrey on building a fitness habit that fits your real life — without the guilt, the hustle culture, or the pressure to be perfect.

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How Lisa Hilder Is Helping Women Reclaim Their Voices in a Legal System That Failed Them

When the UK government stripped legal aid from family law in 2012, women in abusive relationships lost one of their last routes to safety. Lisa Hilder built a non-profit law firm to fill the gap — and changed thousands of lives in the process.

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