If I said the name Becky Bloomwood to you, what would that mean?
To me Becky Bloomwood is so much of my late teens and early twenties. She was the person who made me feel not-so crap about the fact I was terrible with money, she was someone who made me laugh, made me cry, she taught me so much about life, love and who I wanted to be.
I found out something shocking about one of my friends this weekend.We were out to dinner with our respective partners as a foursome, when conversation turned to a controversial tweet I’d been thinking (and talking) about since…
I have so much respect for women who are creative enough to put an outfit together and look amazing. And even more respect for women like Lucy Knights of BORN AT DAWN, who uses this creativity to not only put these outfits together but curate a whole store of clothes that women, like me, want to buy.
When I first met Camilla Brown I knew she was destined to do something other than the static PR job she was in. But back then I had no idea that would mean a riproaring career in booze and a more-than successful appearance on Dragon’s Den! I talk to her about her journey to the den via the world of Gin.
In just one year Becky Cope has gone from a hobby candle maker with an initial business investment of £200, to a £50k turnover, counting Urban Outfitters as a stockist and a feature in the money section of The Sun. Find out how she built her business through Instagram here.
Charlie runs the educational box company Lucky Gecko and is so very passionate about encouraging children to learn in a way that’s interesting for them. A former personal tutor, read on to find out how she’s thrown her years of teaching knowledge into her business.