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Women In Wellies Podcast

Women in Wellies Podcast

Working and living in rural Scotland, Hannah and Charlotte are women in wellies.Each episode they are joined by a guest to explore the inspiring stories, experiences and lessons of other women behind the wellies and share these with you, the listener.Follow @womeninwelliespodcast on Instagram to stay up to date with all the latest news and episodes and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 53 - Liz Barron-Majerik MBE

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/10/31

Liz Barron-Majerik is Scotland Director for Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the land based and nature based sector, which works closely with Scottish Government. She has a background in plant science and agronomy, is also a Chartered Forester and STEM Ambassador, and received an MBE for her work in STEM Engagement.Liz shares her own career journey through working in higher education including in hair and beauty to land at Lantra with wellies in hand. Liz shares the juggle of Mum life alongside

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Episode 52 - Woody Morris

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2025/10/17

Woody Morris helps women find their happiness, health and energy from Happy Thistle Farm in the Scottish Borders and this conversation is filled with happiness and joy from start to finish (where even the dogs have their say!).From a career in sports journalism that took Woody to Hong Kong, London and Southport to her rural idyl in the Scottish Borders this is a story that is woven with the call of coming home to Scotland. Woody shares some of the challenges of working in sports journalism, the

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Episode 51 - Sylvia Ormiston

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2025/10/03

Sylvia Ormiston and Highland Ponies are a well known pairing and what a treat it was to dive into her stories, experiences and lessons in this podcast episode.Having met in the main ring at the Scottish Game Fair and sharing an insight into these wonderful ponies in the Highland Pony demonstrations it was only right to bring this to the podcast too! From keeping her first horse in the back garden to travels to Australia, this episode is certainly entertaining. We unpack the Highland Pony, the role

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Episode 50 - Alice Wilson

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2025/09/19

Alice Wilson is a Senior Associate at Galbraith Ayr and joins me for this milestone episode - number 50! Alice works throughout South West Scotland as a rural surveyor where no two days are ever the same.Having been brought up on the family dairy farm Alice’s enthusiasm for all things rural runs deep and has shaped both the location she now works in and the variety of work she does. We go from rugby pitches to farm tables, talk about the power of community, the importance of trust and the role of

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Episode 49 - Donna Smith

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/09/05

Donna Smith is chief executive of the Scottish Crofting Federation with previous roles including deputy CEO at the Crofting Commission and senior business analyst in the Scottish Government rural payments and inspections division as well as running her own business consultancy for 4 years.Join us as Donna takes us on her career journey particularly sharing the impact of breast cancer with a newborn and toddler had and continues to have on her decision making and opportunity seizing today. We talk

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Episode 48 - Lucy Laidlaw

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2025/08/22

Lucy Laidlaw is a communications, marketing and community engagement consult based in East Lothian and working with a wide array of rural businesses supporting them to share their message, connect meaningfully and make an impact. From the juggle of raising boisterous boys to the joy of dopamine dressing we cover it all in this conversation.Join us as Lucy takes us on her journey to today. A traditional journey from school to university and into a career inspired by her parents before embracing the

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Episode 47 - Lynsay Bell Manson

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/07/18

Lynsay Bell Manson is an architect, owner of Studio LBA and Orwell Farm’s rural business hub, a mum, a wife and plenty more besides. She runs two brilliant businesses, delivers beautiful projects, raises an awesome kid, has her own rural idyl and plenty more besides and I loved chatting to Lynsay for this episode of the Women in Wellies Podcast.Well this conversation really takes us on a journey that demonstrates Lynsay’s entrepreneurial energy, determination, spontaneity and the power of the gut

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Episode 46 - Kitty Grubb

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/07/04

Kitty Grubb is Farmer Success Manager at Regenfied based in Edinburgh having grown up on a mixed farm in Sussex as one of five siblings. Defining herself as a “travelling saleswoman” Kitty takes us through her journey from studying French & Spanish at university to working in recruitment and head hunting before a transition to regenerative agriculture.Kitty’s determination and passion for the rural sector shine through in her stories of how she ended up with a job in regenerative agriculture,

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Episode 45 - Jennifer Campbell

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/06/20

Jennifer is Head of Rural Agency and an Associate at DM Hall, mother of two, volunteer with cubs, RICS Scotland Board Member and studying (and making it look effortless)!Join us as Jennifer takes us on her journey from business studies with textile chemistry to project management for interior design and even event management before finding her place in the rural sector and training to become a rural surveyor. This episode sells the best parts of working in rural from feeding lambs to the fabulous

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Episode 44 - Alix Ritchie

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2025/06/06

Alix is Program Director of Farmstrong Scotland, part time farmer, mother of two and at the time of recording in charge of 100 pet lambs!! Some juggle to kick us off!Join us as Alix shares her story - from growing up rurally to university, working for and being part of Young Farmers and then her time with the Royal Highland Education Trust and Quality Meat Scotland. We delve into the power of on farm education, sharing where food comes from and the opportunity to get hands on to facilitate a greater

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Episode 43 - Rosie Archbold

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/05/23

Rosie is a cut flower farmer and florist, and the owner of Scottish flower farm, Rosie Louise Cut Flowers. She grows on a 1/2 acre site near Edinburgh, using organic and no-dig practices.Join us as Rosie shares the challenges she has overcome to uncover her love for horticulture, her passion for nature and more about her beautiful flower farm. The farm focuses on producing seasonal focal flowers with fragrance and a garden style, and supplies to florists in Edinburgh, Midlothian and the Scottish

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Episode 42 - Anna Hock

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2025/05/09

Anna Hock joins me from the beautiful surroundings of Islay. Anna runs Orsay Sea Salt and Orsay Seafood - a seafood shack alongside juggling the chaos of life as a mum and a fisherman’s wife. Our conversations takes us from sea salt production to the challenges of island life.Listen in as Anna shares from her childhood growing up on Jura, her move to Islay and working across a variety of industries from distilleries to social work before becoming a Mum. We go on the journey of establishing Orsay Sea

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Episode 41 - Steph Hepburn

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2025/04/25

Steph Hepburn is a well known face across rural Scotland and joins me from our capital city, Edinburgh, which she calls home. Steph is a partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn and leads their Rural Disputes team who work across rural Scotland to avoid and resolve disputes. Our conversation takes us from a marketing degree to the working mum life balance, to becoming part of the rural sector and plenty more besides.Join us as Steph takes us from growing up in inner city Edinburgh - no farming families,

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Episode 40 - Jo Morris

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/04/11

Jo Morris is a farmer, mum, wife, solicitor, snug host, star of ‘This Farming Life’ and now podcast guest, just to get us started and joins me in conversation from their “new” family farm in Fife. Jo takes us on the journey of change they have been on as a family to build a resilient future through a move from Caithness where her husband’s family had farmed for 5 generations, to the heart of Fife.Jo provides a real perspective on the challenges of moving, the reality of learning new land, new

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Episode 39 - M.T. O'Donnell

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/03/28

The Women in Wellies Podcast is back for Season 2 and I am delighted to be behind the microphone with a fantastic line up of guests. M.T. O’Donnell, founder and editor of the Scotland Grows Magazine, joins me for this conversation. M.T.’s magazine and her podcast of the same name, celebrate real gardening in Scotland with real advice from those gardening across the country.Join us as M.T. takes us from her days as a high school english teacher to where her love for all things gardening came from

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Educational Episode 1

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2025/03/21

With so much change, legislative and otherwise, we’re bringing a new angle to the Women in Wellies Podcast and it kicks off with a fantastic trio of experts from across rural Scotland in our first educational episode. Jennifer Campbell brings her land agency perspective from DM Hall, Leanne Gordon brings her legal expertise from Lindsays and Lucy Crow talks tax and accountancy from Henderson Loggie.Through this episode Jennifer, Leanne and Lucy discuss three case studies to bring to life scenarios

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Episode 38 - Deirdre Stewart

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2024/08/30

Deirdre Stewart is Programme Director for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, leading the Trust’s project at Dalnacardoch, Blair Atholl. Having been a practising land agent for well over 20 years with a focus on the management of upland estates across Perthshire, Angus and Deeside, Deirdre brings her passion for all things rural, with a focus on deer and wildlife management to our conversation.Join us as Deirdre takes us from growing up as a crofter’s daughter in Inverness-shire with days spent

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Episode 37 - Hailey Anderson

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2024/08/09

In the third of our ‘Next Generation’ episodes we are joined by Hailey Anderson. Hailey is a gamekeeper in the Scottish Borders working on a low ground pheasant shoot having joined the business working in the kitchens at the age of 13.Join us as Hailey shares her journey from the kitchens to joining the keepering team, how she has found her place as a young female in a traditionally male dominated environment and her passion is certainly infectious. The journey from beating in her pink wellies and

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Episode 36 - Eleanor Kay

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2024/07/26

Eleanor Kay is Senior Policy Advisor - Agriculture & Climate Change at Scottish Land & Estates. Eleanor is a passionate advocate for farming and integrated land management, working with land managers and partners to develop clear messages for influencing policy makers and seeker of solutions for land managers looking to adapt to climate change and work with nature.Join us as Eleanor’s passion for people, agriculture and her time working with peas all come together in this conversation

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Episode 35 - Alison Baker

Women In Wellies Podcast ·

2024/07/12

Alison Baker is the Restoration Director at the Atlantic Salmon Trust. A self-confessed disruptor, Alison creates solutions and works with partners across the country to deliver an agenda to make a difference across rivers and the landscape for the benefit of species, including ourselves.Join us as Alison shares her career from life as Building Surveyor in London, to undertaking an MSc in Environmental Management, becoming Clerk of the Forth District Fishery Board and Director of the Forth Rivers

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