Mary-Ann Moloku: "Your Body Tells You Before Your Mind Catches Up"
Mary-Ann Moloku has sung at the Royal Albert Hall, stayed at the Playboy Mansion, launched a property business at 24 and spent her childhood as school friends with a prime minister's daughter. On saying yes to everything — and why that's her greatest strategy.
Jessica Tellian: "The School I Went to Put Me in the Basement. I'm Building My Own."
Jessica Tellian grew up in the basement classroom — her school's name for the special needs class. Today she runs a six-figure coaching business and hosts a nationally recognised podcast. She did it by stopping trying to work like everyone else.
Why “Working From the Beach” Is the New Hustle Trap
The laptop-on-a-sunlounger aesthetic sells freedom. Danielle Thompson thinks it's selling something else entirely and she's got the burnout data to back it up.
What Autumn Can Teach You About Running Your Business
On shedding what no longer serves, building reserves quietly, and why this is the best season to take stock before the push of Q4.
The Success Paradox: When Success Feels Like Failure
You've hit the milestone. You're standing on the stage. And something feels completely wrong. Health strategist Nicole Brûlé-Walker on why so many female founders feel detached from their own success — and three shifts that actually help.
Seeking Rejection as a Recipe for Success
146 pitches. 22 yeses. Tricia Duffy on why she gamified rejection — and how chasing a hundred nos before Christmas led to podcast awards, playlist placements, and a completely different relationship with putting herself forward.
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.
When Reviews Go Wrong: How to Handle Fake and Negative Feedback Online
Fake reviews affect an estimated £23 billion of UK consumer spending annually. SEO specialist Adam Collins on spotting them, reporting them, and building a genuine reputation that doesn't depend on platforms you don't control.
Áine Duffy on Music, Building and Refusing the Status Quo
Áine Duffy built her own home in Cork for €12,550, converted a donkey box into a mobile stage, and runs an online radio show exclusively playing Irish artists. A personal essay on defiance, sustainability and refusing the status quo.
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.
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.
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.
Fay Harris on Burnout, Boundaries and Building a Business That Finally Feels Like Her
From agency burnout to a business that feels like home, Fay Harris shares how she rebuilt her brand with boundaries, balance, and work that lights her up.
Why You’re Losing Clients (and How to Keep Them)
Most clients don't leave because of your talent. They leave because they feel unseen, uncertain, or forgotten. Shannon on what actually builds loyalty — and what it costs when it breaks down.
Why the Best Leaders Think Like Mediators (Even When They’re Not)
The best leaders don't have all the answers. Lawyer-mediator Leah Brown on why getting out of your own way, listening to understand, and asking the right questions is more powerful than any leadership framework you'll read.
Why You’re Tired at 3PM (And How Your Office Might Be to Blame)
It might not be your habits making you crash at 3pm. It could be your walls, your lighting, your plants — or lack of them. A practical guide to designing a workspace that actually supports your energy.
Why I Stopped Waiting for Someone to Come With Me
A broken engagement, a solo trip to Dubai, and the slow discovery that solitude isn't something to escape. Shannon on learning to trust yourself, and what becomes possible when you do.
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.
Business Grants for Women in the UK: How to Find and Apply Successfully
The funding gap for female founders is real — but grants are more accessible than most women think. A practical guide to what's available, how to apply, and what funders actually look for.
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.