l am delighted to bring this very real and moving conversation with Carol Peace to you. Carol reads many of her poems and generously shares the processes she goes through to create her incredible and beautiful figurative sculptures. We talk about art, creativity, how things have changed for young artists today. We also talk about the profound loss of miscarriage, the articulation of rape in art, and how each one of us seeks permission to hold our pain as well as our joy in the journey of our lives.
In episode 2, Season 3, of Life Without Walls I talk to Sophie Rowell, founder of interior design studio Cöte de Folk, who has built a reputation for creating exciting spaces that embrace their individual character and imperfections. Her work features in House & Garden, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, The Sunday Times and many more. Our conversation touches on how she made the career change from fashion director to founder, her highly collaborative design approach, the courage she is finding to navigate grief, juggling motherhood with founder life, and how she runs the business to enable everyone in her team to thrive. Don't miss this if you want to set up your own company, are a keen interior design enthusiast, and are navigating life's bumps and challenges while trying to hold it all together.
In this candid and life affirming conversation, Kate Kindersley shares her journey from Africa to the Cotswolds and back again, she talks of the highs and lows of founding and running your own business, juggling motherhood and marriage, the search for meaning and a deeper connection to the purpose behind the business, and the spiritual path that connects the whole experience. There is gold in this interview for anyone who wants to launch their own business, has a creative urge they feel called to fulfil and for anyone who enjoys areal life conversation with people who have walked the path of change.
I am so delighted to welcome Marian Boswall as my guest on Life Without Walls. Her work as a landscape architect to some of the most beautiful gardens in the UK has won her many awards. Her love of Eastern philosophy and practices combines with a deep love of the land, nature and the healing it brings. Marian shares how we can do our bit to nurture the land around us, and find healing for ourselves in the process. In this very real and moving conversation, we also talk about the loss of Marian's second daughter and how this compelled her to move out of management consultancy and find a new path. Grief demands that we take time on our journey, and Marian shares her experience in this far reaching conversation.
I have known Vanessa Wright for a few years now, and watched her shop Preloved of Brighton go from strength to strength. Vanessa shares her journey from social worker to setting up a preloved fashion store 10 years ago, that has become a much loved community hub in the city of Brighton & Hove. She shares her wisdom and insight into what it takes to succeed as a small business, why it matters to stay true to your own vision and be brave enough to go against the flow. This conversation is gold for anyone thinking about setting up their own small business, and Vanessa also shares what she predicts we will see in retail and fashion in coming years.
In episode 2 of Life Without Walls, I talk to Anna Marcovici, founder of Impact Beauty Group and Manifesto, a next gen supplement brand with a mission to empower women in midlife. Our conversation touches on some of the most impactful issues of our time as we talk about Anna's journey through childhood to London, where she began a highly successful career in beauty. In her 40s, life took a surprising turn and Anna's courage to step off the wheel and work out what it was she really wanted led her to set up her own successful business. We talk about careers, motherhood, menopause, finding purpose and meaning, the notion of failure and what it takes to pick yourself back up again and go on to succeed.
I am so excited for the brand new season of Life Without Walls and I am thrilled to welcome my first guest - Emma Milne Watson. Emma is creator of bespoke jewellery as well as stunning interiors. With a career that started in PR, then fashion, Emma is inspiring, soulful, incredibly stylish and a true original. Emma joins me to talk about her journey in recent years, what inspired her to start beading again during the pandemic with her daughter, and how a turn in her health led to an experience that is reshaping the direction she now takes in life and her work. This is a deeply moving conversation of how life reveals the path we need to take to remain authentic to ourselves.
In episode 3 of Life Without Walls, the podcast that shines a light on life beyond the guardrails, Susannah Taylor joins Caroline Jory in conversation. Formerly beauty and health editor of Vogue and Glamour, there are no fads or trends Susannah hasn't witnessed. We talk about navigating change, what it was like working at Vogue, why following your heart matters and how we can all benefit from getting back to feeling more human post pandemic.
In this new episode of Life Without Walls, Olive Guest joins me. She is co founder of Glebe House, one of the 4 UK hotels to feature in the Conde Nast Hot International List 2022 and recently awarded B&B of the year by the Times. Olive shares her journey from an advertising career in London to setting up a guest house in the middle of the pandemic with Hugo her husband and what it takes to set out on an adventure like this. We cover huge topics from motherhood to carving a career, what it takes to build a business and a home, and what lies ahead.
In the final episode of Life Without Walls season 1, Nick Turner joins me. Nick is a primary school teacher, entrepreneur, educational pioneer and one of my oldest friends. We talk about education, raising children and teens, lessons learned from starting his first business in his 20s, the power of friendship and starting his new educational charity ShiftED.
In episode 7 of Life Without Walls, Rebekah Brown joins me, Caroline Jory, to share a candid account of her journey through peri-menopause and why she set up MPowder the vibrant midlife community and powdered supplement range. She is happiest when bringing together good people, bringing to light great insights and delivering solutions that work. Rebekah shares her journey of founding MPowder.
George Irvine joins me for episode 5 of Life Without Walls. George is an accomplished contemporary artist whose work celebrates nature through movement, colour and light. He has made a recent daring move from Oxfordshire with Victoria, his wife, to set up home in Exmoor. We talk about finding adventure and meaning in mid life and why community is such an important part of making a big move.
In this latest episode 4 of Life Without Walls, Helen Gordon joins me - CEO of the Science Council and executive coach. Helen is an inspirational leader who has built a 40 year career around her desire to make things better for people. Helen shares her journey as a woman into leadership and how discovering playing the saxophone in her 50s gave her a new outlet for expression and creativity.
In episode 2 of Life Without Walls I chat with Pete Markey, CMO of Boots, and one of the most successful marketers in the UK. Pete shares insights into marketing, creativity, where he draws inspiration from and how important it is that he makes time to enjoy improv comedy. He also shares the difference it makes when we support others through our careeer, and what he hopes to be remembered for.
In the first episode of season 1, Caroline Jory - Leadership &Life Coach - introduces her new podcast, Life Without Walls.
She shares her inspiration behind the name, her journey through massive change that has influenced the podcast and introduces the 7 guests who are interviewed throughout the series.
Life Without Walls is the podcast that celebrates life beyond the guardrails, and shines a spotlight on stories from people who have walked the path of change. These are people who took chances and stepped beyond their comfort zone to create life on their terms. Life Without Walls is about how we navigate change, the role of creativity in that, and why HOW we approach change makes all the difference.
