Episodes
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Sarah Knight: Advice From The Anti-Guru
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
In this episode of The Success Revolution, we speak to the author of the No F*cks Given Guides, Sarah Knight. She talks the pressures of working in the New York corporate rat race, the breakdown she had as a result and the life-affirming decision she took to take her career somewhere a lot calmer – but no less successful – as a result.
Calm the F**k Down by Sarah Knight is out now. Buy your copy here.
This episode is recorded in support of Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood a charity that provides high-quality affordable health care to women, men and young people around the world and is the largest provider of sex education in the US. Find out more about how to help at PlannedParenthood.com.
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Michelle Kennedy: From Lonely Mum To A Tech Disruptor
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
In this episode of The Success Revolution, we speak to entrepreneur, Michelle Kennedy. She is the founder of Peanut, an app that is taking the tech and parenting worlds by storm by using dating technology to connect mothers with each other. She talks the pressures of raising big venture capital funding, what it’s like to be the face of your brand and how to stay resilient in the face of online trolls and her tips for how she keeps boundaries in her extremely busy life.
Download the Peanut app for free on the App Store or Google Play.
Our sponsor this week is Baby 2 Baby. Baby 2 Baby provides low income children under 12 with nappies, clothing and all the basic necessities that every child deserves. Find out more about how to help at Baby2Baby.org.
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Zoë de Pass: What It's Like To Be To An Instagram Star
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
In this episode of The Success Revolution, we speak to Instagram star, brand consultant and fashion designer, Zoë de Pass aka Dress Like A Mum. She talks about the reality behind being a social media sensation, how her success isn’t about making millions and how she connects with her audience in her own unique way.
Follow Zoë on Instagram at @dresslikeamum and @dlam_by_zdp.
Our sponsor this week is Care International which fights poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places, supporting women and girls to overcome inequality and fulfil their potential. Find out more about how to help at CareInternational.org.uk
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE: My Olympic Gold, My Wife and Me
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
In this episode of The Success Revolution, we speak to gold medal-winning Olympian, Kate Richardson Walsh, who talks captaining Team GB’s women’s hockey team to its first gold medal, what it’s like to publicly fail and managing that post-Olympics void. Her advice is applicable and beneficial to us all; because really, life on the hockey pitch, is just real life, with all its pressures, expectations and relationships, under international floodlights.
This episode is recorded in support of Access Sport which works solely with young people in deprived communities and with disabilities to enjoy all of the benefits of sport. Find out more about how to help at AccessSport.org.uk
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Laura Freeman: How Books Saved My Life
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday Jan 14, 2019
In this episode of The Success Revolution, we speak to author, journalist and art critic, Laura Freeman. Her critically acclaimed first book, The Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite, was published in February 2018. A mindful, exquisitely written memoir of her passage away from anorexia, The Reading Cure is as much a love story to literature as it is a tender exploration of recovery and womanhood.
This episode is recorded in support of Smart Works. Smart Works provides interview training as well as interview attire to unemployed women in need, ultimately providing them with the clothes and confidence to allow a woman to be her best at a crucial moment in her life, giving her the self-belief and the practical tools required to succeed at interview and transform her life. Find out more about how to help at SmartWorks.org.uk.
The Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite is out now. Buy your copy here.
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
In this episode of The Success Revolution interview we speak to Gender Equality campaigner and City legend Dame Helena Morrissey, who talks about being a woman in a man’s world, the reality of having nine children, how success and failure for her are closely intertwined and the mistake that nearly cost her her career.
A Good Time To Be A Girl by Helena Morrissey is out now. Buy your copy here and at all good bookstores.
This episode is recorded in support of Mothers2Mothers. Mothers2Mothers has contributed to the virtual elimination of mother to child HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Find out more about how to help at www.m2m.org
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Olivia Wollenberg: Never Make The Same Mistake Twice
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
In this episode of The Success Revolution, we speak to free-from foodie entrepreneur, Olivia Wollenberg. Founder of Livia’s Kitchen, who blew us away with her passion and business expertise. Olivia talks openly about her relationship with failure, how she turned her idea for Livia’s Kitchen from inside her head to inside Selfridges in just eleven weeks and how Vogue and Instagram were her unexpected tickets to ride.
You can buy Livia’s Kitchen’s gluten-free and vegan snacks at LiviasKitchen.co.uk as well as Boots, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and more.
This episode is recorded in support of the Child Brain Injury Trust. The Child Brain Injury Trust supports families devastated by childhood brain trauma. Every year thousands of families are left without any support and often feel alone with nowhere to turn to and the Child Brain Injury Trust support families and professionals who find themselves in need of information about what’s happened and how to cope. Find out more at ChildBrainInjuryTrust.org.uk
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Kristina Karlsson: How A 3am Epiphany Can Change Your Life
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
In this episode of The Success Revolution, we speak to kikki.K founder and motivational speaker, Kristina Karlsson. Kristina has built her global design and stationery business from scratch over the last 17 years whilst also using her platform to inspire people to live happily and with purpose. She speaks to us about the realities of starting your own business and how to dream big.
Your Dream Life Starts Here By Kristina Karlsson is out now and available to buy.
This episode is recorded in support of Tererai Trent International. Tererai Trent International works to empower rural communities in Africa so that all children have universal access to quality education, regardless of their gender or socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more at tererai.org.
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Melissa Hemsley: Am I Turning This Into A Therapy Session?
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
In this episode of The Success Revolution, we speak to Melissa Hemsley, our favourite foodie of all time and one of our featured experts in our book Step Up (she is quite possibly the most generous and unfailing mentor and networker we’ve encountered in our Step Up journey). This episode took an unexpected turn as Melissa bared all about her life, her struggles, her successes and how she has her fair share of shit days in the mix. Put it this way, Melissa herself called it the best therapy session she’s ever had.
Melissa presents the Live.Life. Better. Podcast with Virgin Books and Penguin Living.
This episode is recorded in support of the Fairtrade Foundation. The Fairtrade Foundation works to empower farmers in developing countries by tackling injustice in conventional trade, in particular by promoting and licensing the Fairtrade Mark, a guarantee that products retailed in the UK have been produced fairly and ethically. By purchasing items like fruit, coffee and chocolate with the Fairtrade Mark, you are helping to ensure that farmers who grow things we love, get fair social, economic and environmental standards. Find out more at Fairtrade.org.uk.
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Farrah Storr: Life Is Tough And So Are You
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
In this first episode of The Success Revolution we kick things off with the outspoken Cosmo Editor Farrah Storr, who talks about the unconventional career advice she got from a member of Blur, her decision not to have children, why stress is actually a Success booster and why editing Cosmo is way riskier than you might think.
Our charity this week is Nicky’s Smile. Nicki’s Smile raises vital funds to further early pancreatic cancer diagnosis and research. Find out how to help at NickisSmile.com
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
If you enjoyed the podcast and it’s sparked some thoughts about your success, please don’t forget to leave us a rating or a review wherever you’re listening!
Head to stepupclub.co for all the show notes and links.