This week’s episode of Hindsight is with Sophie Hallwright, co-founder of The Curve who is on a mission to change the way women engage with money.
Through The Curve, Sophie has built a platform that makes investing and money management accessible, easy to understand, and even enjoyable. We dive into her own journey into investing, including a few mishaps along the way and explore why she’s so driven to educate and empower women around finance. Our conversation also touches on why it’s never too late to change paths, the importance of trying on different hats before finding your true purpose and the power of embracing career pivots along the way. It’s an honest, insightful discussion about confidence, choice, and freedom with money - one of my favourite episodes yet. I hope you enjoy it!
“I set up on my own, on a shoestring budget, everything held together by gaffer tape and a second-hand coffee machine. In the early days, it was super slow, there was nobody coming in. The local community said, ‘this is another coffee shop we don’t need’. There were testing times. There were days when I took zero, as in, I didn’t have a single customer.”
This week’s episode of Hindsight is with Jens Knoops, founder of Knoops. After spotting a gap in the market for quality chocolate drinks, he used his creative vision to build a global brand. Monetary pursuit wasn’t the main goal instead, by drawing on his background in photography and following his passion, Jens built something unique that others saw potential in really early on.
His creativity fuelled resilience, and his deep customer-centric model has led to a hugely successful story including completing a £5 million pound funding round. Jens shares why trusting your vision and embracing the slow and steady grind is key to long-term success. And why, without his own passion and drive, it simply wouldn’t have been a successful business.
Such an honest and inspiring conversation, one of my favourites yet. I hope you enjoy it.
“I felt like I was born written off, like the world had already decided who I was allowed to become. So I said: let me show you what I can do. Let me shape my own narrative.”
On this week’s episode of Hindsight: Letters to My Younger Self, I sit down with Andy Ayim MBE for a powerful conversation about identity, access, and the freedom that comes with owning your story.
We explore the power of expansive curiosity, what it means to be truly seen, and why Andy believes you should back yourself before the world does.
Andy is known for his thought-provoking facilitation and warm, human storytelling, having worked with clients from Google to Uber. He’s spent his career building platforms that create real access and inclusion and in this episode, he shares the mindset shifts, role models and moments that shaped his path.
This is a conversation that explores the importance of meeting people where they are, how you should seek first to understand and the power of creating space for people to be heard. I really hope you enjoy the episode.
“You can be an unstoppable entrepreneur if you learn to enjoy rejection”… This week’s episode of Hindsight is with James Mishreki co-founder of Skin and Me. Having a previous life as a professional poker player.. James learnt to become ‘comfortable in uncomfortable situations’. Applying this mentality to business, James scaled Skin & Me to a multi-million pound business with experts recommending a personalised skin care regime. The conversation pulls back the curtain on the journey that led him to revolutionize the skincare industry, as we discuss how best to navigate a crisis, why entrepreneurs should back themselves and why life is too short not to spend time on the stuff you love. One of my favourite episodes yet which explores the invaluable wisdom that comes from looking back to move forward! Not one to miss. I really hope you enjoy it.
From winning Wimbledon as a junior to founding The Padel School with his brother Sandy, this week’s discussion is with Tom Farquharson. We discuss what it takes to get to the top in professional sport, how it felt to win Wimbledon to how a serendipitous meeting with the Crown Prince of Dubai acted as a catalyst for the launch of The Padel School. We discuss what is driving the explosive growth of Padel in the UK and how him and his brother have built an online platform with over half a million followers.
Our conversation touches on why you should trust the process, the importance of saying no and what is making Padel the fastest growing sport in the UK. I hope you enjoy it.
From pitching on Dragon’s Den to securing a listing in Ocado the next episode of Hindsight is with Stocked founders Charlie Gilpin and Sam Moss. After learning his Mum used to freeze his food in ice cube trays when he was a kid, this sparked an idea …frozen blocks to help busy foodies eat well. Helped by his good pal Charlie who’d just returned as a touring chef with Katy Perry and The Spice Girls, the two set out on a mission!
Our chat takes you behind the scenes of their entrepreneurial journey. The two share some personal stories, business insights, and the pivotal moments that shaped their success. Tune in to hear the raw reality of building a business from the ground up and some laughs along the way. I hope you enjoy it.
In the second episode of this series of Hindsight, I’m very excited to welcome Graham Ambrose who works in Finance and Angus Warburton who has been his personal trainer since 2018. They discuss how lifting has transformed their lives and the positive effect it has had on both their mental and physical health. Angus discusses how fitness turned things around for him in his school days and Graham gives some practical tips on how you can integrate weight training into a busy schedule.
We discuss the importance of just starting, the impact of surrounding yourself with positive people and the significance of structure and consistency to help maintain habits. Our conversation explores both the mental and physical benefits of weight training which can help to calm your mind, as well as providing challenge which helps build a stronger and more resilient mindset. I really enjoyed our conversation and I hope you enjoy it.
Season 2 of Hindsight kicks off with Sassi Holford, founder of Sassi Holford Bridal. Sassi discusses her journey from making bridal gowns in her room to the likes of Harrods and Liberty stocking her wedding dresses as a result of her youthful audacity. Despite no formal training her candid eye for design coupled with her tenacity in quite literally knocking on the doors of some of the world’s leading department stores led her to make dresses for Royal Weddings and A-List celebrities. Heeding the advice that you should “never waste a crisis” Sassi Holford is celebrating over 30 years creating dresses that boast the finest couture craftsmanship, selling dresses to all corners of the globe.
So just how did she make her way from Taunton high street to Windsor Castle and what lessons has she learned along the way? The conversation explores the importance of confidence, seizing opportunities and how ‘success breeds success’. Join us for our discussion as Sassi looks back over her career to discuss with the benefit of hindsight the advice she would give her younger-self and whether there is anything she would do differently. I hope you enjoy it.
