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My Big Idea

Ever dreamed of switching up your work life, achieving a dream or starting your own business? Get inspired by our interviews with the young, smart women forging their own path in everything from fashion and beauty to restaurants and the music industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:45

Madeline Parra of Twizoo - My Big Idea #30

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2016/01/13

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses.Asos's Naomi speaks to this week's guest, Madeline Parra, Co-Founder and CEO of Twizoo, the layer on Twitter that discovers the best restaurants and bars by using Tweets as customer ‘reviews’.Twizoo listens to all Tweets about restaurants, bars, cafes, and pubs, looks at things like if it’s positive or negative, who tweeted it, when they tweeted it, if it

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21:36

Miriam Attwood of Storytelling PR - My Big Idea #29

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2015/12/23

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast, with your host Asos editor Lucinda Greasley.This week's guest is Miriam Attwood, founder of Edinburgh based arts PR company, Storytelling.Storytelling's priority is working with artists, creators, theatre-makers, producers and arts organisations who do what they do with integrity, the desire to tell a story and excite and engage audiences.Since she was a child, Miriam had always had a passion for a great story, be it told

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31:30

Emma Knock and Roxy Vickerman of SOAK Shakes and Co....

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2015/12/16

Hello and welcome to your latest episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast.This week's host Lucinda speaks with co-founders of SOAK Shakes & Co, Emma Knock and Roxy Vickerman.Their journey began with a shared love of diner-style milkshakes, a trip to Thailand, an itch to build their own sustainable business and a gap in the market.Following a trip to Thailand where the two learned to make their own coconut milk, Emma and Roxy noticed that it was almost impossible to find fresh, dairy-free milk drinks,

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17:00

Vicky Graham of Vicky's Donuts - My Big Idea #27

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2015/12/09

Hello and welcome to episode 27 of the ASOS Podcast, My Big Idea.This week Caroline speaks with Vicky Graham of Hackney Bakery, Vicky's Donuts.Vicky's love of baking and numerous trips to visit family in Toronto, Canada led her to setup Vicky's Donuts in February 2015 with the idea to create a selection of donuts typical of the North-American style, with her own twist. Vicky makes a point of using the very best, organic ingredients on offer. All donut flavours are a combination of classic favourites

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18:41

Georgiana Huddart of Hunza G - My Big Idea #26

My Big Idea ·

2015/11/27

Hello and welcome to episode 26 of My Big Idea, an Asos podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week's host Nellie speaks with Georgiana Huddart, creative director of British fashion brand HunzaG. Originally born as Hunza in 1984 under the direction of Peter Meadows, the label enjoyed huge success with its signature, unique crinkle-stretch fabric. The Hunza dress became an iconic 80s piece, with Julia Roberts wearing it in Pretty Woman. 30 years on,

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21:16

Fleur De Force - My Big Idea #25

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2015/11/20

Hello and welcome to Episode 25 of My Big Idea.This week, our host Annie speaks with Fleur De Force, one of the most successful beauty and fashion vloggers in the UK.Her YouTube videos currently attract 4-6 million views per month, and between her two channels she has accumulated over 1.8 million subscribers, with her blog attracting an average of 100,000 unique visitors per month.Fleur's first book 'The Glam Guide' was released in February 2015. She has also launched an exclusive range of false

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17:25

Sharmadean Reid of WAH Nails - My Big Idea #24

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2015/11/13

Hello and welcome to episode 24 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.Sharmadean Reid began WAH in 2005 as a little London-based fanzine about girls in hip-hop, which grew into a nail art empire praised by Vogue, Grazia, The New York Times, The Independant and countless other sources. Sharmadean had been working as a trend consultant since graduating from Central St Martins and instantly jumped at the idea to create WAH Nails in London's East End, Dalston. As WAH grew the company began to do shows at

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Cathy Radojcin of Shutterbug - My Big Idea #23

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2015/11/04

Hello and welcome to the 23rd episode of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week our host Caroline interviews Cathy Radojcin, the owner of Shoreditch Bar, Shutterbug. With an emphasis on great drinks and great sounds, Shutterbug aims to stand out from the rest.Shutterbug is described as 'A new experimental crepe and cocktail speakeasy' in the heart of Shoreditch, London. The bar employs Romain Ragouin as their head chef and has

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19:43

Anna Liversidge of Lost in Time - My Big Idea #22

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2015/11/02

Hello and welcome to My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week we speak to Anna Liversidge of ASOS Marketplace Boutique, Lost in Time. Anna tells of how she selects her rare and wonderful vintage pieces and lets us in on the secrets of her success to date.Anna explains how she was happiest as a child were when she was making something: 'I didn't have a very cosy homelife growing up but whenever I was drawing, colouring or

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22:03

Georgia Cummings of Potage - My Big Idea #21

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2015/10/21

Hello and welcome to episode 21 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. In this episode, Caroline speaks with Georgia Cummings, the Founder and CEO of Potage, a London-based food delivery service offering a daily menu of fresh and healthy dishes that are freshly made using organic, local and seasonal ingredients.Through Potage, Georgia aims 'to introduce people to a new way of eating'. Potage delivers fresh, nourishing, handmade meals to

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16:24

Sarah Beckett, Ruba Huleihel and Sophie Slater of...

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2015/10/13

Hello and welcome to My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast.This week our host Caroline Ferry speaks with Sarah Beckett, Ruba Huleihel and Sophie Slater of Birdsong, a marketplace for women who expect more from their wardrobe. Birdsong finds the best female makers and brings their fairly made fashion to you, no sweatshops, no photoshop.Started by three feminists in their twenties, Birdsong began in 2014 as founders Sarah, Sophie & Ruba saw the effects that funding cuts were having on women’s organisations

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25:35

Lerryn Whitfield of Lerryn's Cafe - My Big Idea #19

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2015/10/07

Welcome to the ASOS Podcast, My Big Idea. Episode 19's guest is South London's Lerryn Whitfield, Founder and Owner of Peckham's Lerryn's Cafe.Trying to find a way back to New York, following some good advice and encouragement from her friends, Lerryn decided to start her very own business and created much more than just a local Cafe. At the time of Leroy's creation, Lerryn was sleeping on a friends sofa with little money with which to start the business. Lerryn’s welcomed its first customers in

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30:45

Olivia Snape and Sylvie Gianella of Gypsy East - My...

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2015/09/30

Hello and welcome to episode 18 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.This week our guests are Olivia Snape and Sylvie Gianella of Jewellery brand Gypsy East. The girls, who along with third co-founder Emily-Louise McGuinness, met as Visual Merchandisers at Topshop and Guess?, decided to travel the world in order to draw inspiration which led to forming their very own brand Gypsy East. Now a FestIval and ASOS Marketplace staple, Gypsy East draw many fans including pop sensation Paloma Faith.The mantra

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17:20

Venetia Archer, Founder of Ruuby - My Big Idea #17

My Big Idea ·

2015/09/17

Hello and welcome to episode 17 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week our guest is the Founder of beauty App Ruuby, Venetia Archer. Venetia created the App as a way for beauty lovers to quickly discover salons and spas across London at their convenience when on the go. Ruby is described as 'London’s first digital beauty concierge', with all the salons, spas and therapists featured being carefully selected and vetted by the

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22:30

Laurel Pantin, Creative Consultant and Stylist - My...

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2015/09/08

Hello and welcome to episode 16 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.This week our guest is Creative Consultant, Writer and Stylist, Laurel Pantin. Having previously worked for Fashion magazines such as Teen Vogue, Glamour and Lucky, following a life changing move to South Africa, Laurel returned to Fashion as a successful Freelancer.Laurel has since worked with Asos, Into the Gloss, Topshop and Conde Naste, doing a variety of work from writing to styling. Laurel's classic, causal style, her favourite

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17:46

Hayley Louisa Brown of BRICK Magazine - My Big Idea #15

My Big Idea ·

2015/09/01

Hello and welcome to episode 15 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. This week our guest is the Founder and Creative Director of Hip Hop magazine BRICK, Hayley Louisa Brown. The London-based photographer and editor conceived the magazine as an intelligent union between fashion and music that rejects traditional hip-hop motifs in favour of clean, contemporary graphic design. The Hip Hop enthusiast created the first issue of BRICK in

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21:17

Alex Hoffler and Stacey O'Gorman of The Meringue...

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2015/08/25

Hello and welcome to episode 14 of My Big Idea, an ASOS Podcast, with this week's guests Alex Hoffler and Stacey O'Gorman.Both trained chefs, Alex and Stacey formed The Meringue Girls after working together in a restaurant in Hackney. The two noticed the lack of female chefs in the catering industry, and subsequently, the lack of meringues. Alex and Stacey decided to kill two birds with one stone, creating the predominantly female baking brand. The two started off selling their confectionary in

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25:34

Phoebe Lovatt of The Working Women's Club - My Big...

My Big Idea ·

2015/08/18

Hello and welcome to episode 13 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast, with this week's guest Phoebe Lovatt.Since moving from London to Los Angeles in 2012, freelance Journalist and moderator Phoebe missed her close network of friends, described as 'a group of insanely smart, creative, focused, and driven women', more than she could've imagined - not least when it came to finding support and motivation in her working life. After two years unable to find anywhere to meet and work with like-minded women,

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22:00

Rachel Campbell & Joss Meek of Wired PR - My Big Idea...

My Big Idea ·

2015/08/11

Hello and welcome to episode 12 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast giving young women advice and inspiration to start their own businesses. Wired PR is a London-based PR agency specialising in music.Wired handle all aspects of publicity, from bespoke features and interviews, to acoustic sessions, photo-shoots and cover stories, across national print press and global online outlets. They only take on artists they truly believe in and pride themselves on delivering fresh ideas that start

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19:35

Amber Atherton of My Flash Trash - My Big Idea #11

My Big Idea ·

2015/08/04

Hello and welcome to episode 11 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast.This week's guest is Amber Atherton of My Flash Trash, a jewellery brand based in London that creates playful and bold accessories to bring out your sassy side. She shares a passion for not taking life or fashion too seriously, and believes in empowering girls to run the world.Amber’s passion for building brands began at the age of 9 and since then has developed several businesses, modelled and starred in Channel 4's Made in

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