The Countrywoman’s Guide to Work, Life & You…

<p>Introduction</p><p>One of the great things about hosting a podcast is that you get to chat to lots of people! I’m always curious to hear how people came to be doing what they do and it seems that serendipity often...

<p>So, it was an absolute treat to have an hour with him as part of my recent stint as a Do Radio presenter.</p><p>David builds brands from nothing with next to nothing. Having spent a decade of his early years at...

<p>In this episode, Sue Pryke shares her inspiring journey through ceramics, from learning how to cut leeks to prescribed lengths for supermarkets in her father’s business as a youngster, to working at Wedgwood and...

<p>I’ve known Dan Kieran for a little while now and first came across him when I read his book Do Start - How to Create and Run a Business (that doesn’t run you). It’s a great read and I loved the way he talked about...

<p>This episode was one I originally recorded for Do Radio, who have very kindly said I can also share the podcasts with you.</p><p>As with the other ‘Do’ conversations, the interviews are so rich with honesty about the...

<p>Kresse Wesling, CBE, is a multi-award winning environmental entrepreneur. After first meeting the London Fire Brigade in 2005, Kresse launched Elvis & Kresse, which rescues and transforms decommissioned fire hose...

<p>If you’re an ambitious entrepreneur scaling your business or you’re feeling stuck and can’t quite see where to go, then this interview with Les McKeown that I originally recorded for Do Radio should be on your list...

<p>I’ve known Lara for a few years now. She first popped up on my radar when she approached me to ask for advice about running her holiday let business at Combe Head House because she’d seen Dimpsey and knew that we...

<p>Over Winter 2025, I hosted the Making Stuff Up Channel on Do Radio for 12 episodes, Do Radio is a new initiative which was the brainchild of David Hieatt and a fabulous team of people who came together to make it...

<p>Lucy Scudamore is one busy lady!</p><p>I first came across Lucy on her Defender Deli instagram, on a reel talking through a veritable feast of delicacies that she was serving from the back of her specially converted...

<p>I met Sam Cooper-Gray last year at an event for the launch of the HSBC Fearless and Thriving report about midlife female entrepreneurs, which was researched by Eleanor Mills from Noon.</p><p>Sam was so passionate...

<p>🌿 Discover the beauty of rural creativity with Kate Cullen.</p><p>I finally met Kate at an event run by Charlie Dobbs and Matilda Carr earlier this year, having followed her on instagram for some time. We only had...

<p>Georgia Tanner (who edits our articles and does a lot of our social media) and I had a meeting this week to discuss upcoming content for CWG.</p><p>As part of that meeting, we were talking about the CWG lunch we held...

<p>I used to suffer from this too…</p><p>And it took me a lot of years to get the past tense into the above statement!</p><p>* When I was in the corner at a family function, on the phone, frantically gesticulating that...

<p>I’ve got to be completely honest with you and say that when I started doing the podcast I wasn’t sure exactly how many episodes there would be.</p><p>* Would I find enough people to talk to?</p><p>* Would you be...