Patty Cruz

Patty Cruz and Viv

I got to meet Patty at Thrive 2013, and when she told me about her business Organised and Simple, I thought it would be interesting to hear more about it and her journey to setting it up. It’s great to see and interview women running a range businesses. Listen in here – Interview with Patty [...]

Niki Schafer

Viv and Schafer

What a fab day of interviews Niki started for me! We could have talked for ages! Niki shared her journey from Advertising in London and New York, to finally finding her bliss with Interior Design. She set up her own business Dwell-Being, and has written a book. Loved every minute of this interview and you [...]

Katie Young

Katie Young

One of the best things during an interview is discovering something new about my guest! I found out Katie actually owns and runs her own vintage fashion label – Forever Young, and has done so for the last 9 years! We also talked about her other strings to her bow – the other businesses she [...]

Nooshin Bakhshi

Nooshin Bakhshi

It was great to sit down with Nooshin and hear about how she decided to quit her job in television industry to become an apprentice in an atelier, to learn her craft. All worth it because she now owns her own fashion line – Nooshin London. Listen in here to why she took that step [...]

Daphne Kasambala

Daphne kasanbala on Dream Corner

Met Daphne at the TEDxEuston event last month and it was a pleasure to interview her and her husband Doug there; so I was looking forward to a proper sit down and hear about her business, Sappelle. What a fantastic concept and equally fantastic interview – Listen in here – Interview with Daphne Kasambala [...]

Andrea Paul

Andrea Paul on Dream Corner

What a brilliant start to the year with an interview with Andrea! I loved hearing how her frustrations of not finding clothes she wanted to wear as a Corporate Lawyer, led to creating her 1st collection for professional women. She also shares some lessons learnt in her relatively short journey in business – all very [...]

Emma-Jayne Parkes and Vivane Jaegar

Emma-Jayne, Viv and Viviane

It’s been months since I first planned this interview with Emma-Jayne and Vivane; so I’m thrilled we finally got it done this year. As co-founders of Squid London, it was great to hear about their journey setting up their own business straight out of university. It was such a pleasure to listen to them – [...]

Deborah Millington

Deborah Millington and Viv

After a couple of reschedules over the last couple of months, Deborah and I finally had our interview. It was great to catch up on what’s been happening since the last time we saw each other; but more importantly to hear about how her visual merchandising business is growing from strength to strength. Listen in [...]

Seyi Olusanya and Elizabeth Solaru

Seyi, Viv and Elizabeth

What a lovely and exciting interview I had with Seyi and returning guest, Elizabeth! I had been looking forward to hearing about their African Inspired Vintage photo shoot which saw them showcase African prints in wedding dresses, cakes and decorations; all simply breathtaking! (see photos below); and also hear about some upcoming projects, listen in [...]

Linda Sharkey

Linda Sharkey and Viv

I am so fortunate to have wonderful people such as Carolyn Pearson as friends, who came through for me at the very last when my guest previously scheduled, had to cancel unexpectedly. Linda stepped in, and what a brilliant chat we had! It was great to hear her talk about her journey into journalism and [...]