A fortnightly feelgood podcast chatting to people to see what they're enthusiastic about. There's nothing lovelier than hearing someone talking about something they love, so we get to know people's passions and projects!
Today I've got my first double whammy of guests on the podcast - the lovely Daisy and Liv Tinker, founders of A South London Makers' Market and A South London Style. Double the guests, of course, means double the love and lols, and I had such a wonderful time chatting to Daisy & Liv all about their mission to Shop Small & Spread Joy.
Read MoreTODAY IS SUCH A TREAT - I have the wonderful Jackie Adedeji, podcaster, columnist and presenter, on the podcast today. But what I can't adequately put into words here is Jackie's ENERGY that she brings to everyday, and certainly brought to this episode. We discussed her enthusiasm for people, and how amazing we are in our similarities and our differences; her penchant for making the most of everything in life; and how much she loves chatting to new people and learning about them (including in Uber Pools.) I defy you to listen to this and not feel MEGA energised and inspired by Jackie's incredible chat!
Read MoreI basically had to hyperventilate into a brown paper bag just before this recording, that's how excited I was about interviewing the lovely Jamie Spafford, co-founder of SORTEDFood. What started out as a humble Youtube channel and 4 guys wanting to learn more about cooking has now amassed 2.4m subscribers (no biggy) and over 600 million views (similarly, no biggy...), and grown to include apps, cookbooks, and an online club for foodies everywhere. And, if I may say so myself, it's crystal clear and such a delight that cooking, community and (dare I say) enthusiasm are still at the heart of every single thing they do.
Read MoreThis week I have a national treasure on the podcast - Vicky Graham, the founder of eponymous Vicky's Donuts, author of DONUTS, and general human ray of sunshine. As Sammy Davis Junior famously sang, she gets up at sunrise, sprinkles on some dough, covers it in chocolate and a miracle or two. I've been a huge fan of Vicky's for years - who else can make a donut look like a tennis ball? Or like a fried egg? WHO??? - so getting her on the podcast was a really lovely experience. We chatted donuts (obviously), creativity, the joys of old cookbooks and being around passionate people - which Vicky is in bucketloads!
Read MoreToday, I have the guest of all guests gracing The Enthusiast & Co podcast! I am absolutely honoured to be chatting to Tamu Thomas, founder of Live Three Sixty - transformational somatic coach, inspirational speaker and writer. Tamu prioritises joy as a verb, not a noun, and encourages us to seek it in the everyday, working particularly with women around the age of 40 to reclaim their joy and start living. She's also incredibly real about how it sits with the other, gnarlier, parts of the human experience, and how it all fits together. Whether you're 40, 24, 84 or anywhere in between, I defy you not to feel inspired by her and her downright wisdom today - enjoy!!
Read MoreToday we have the pastel princess, the lilac legend, the real-life Rapunzel that is Charlotte Sweet-Williams, founder of Sewn Right, the Fashion Sewing Professionals. I first met Charlotte when I worked at a bridal dress shop in 2017, and I’ve admired her ever since. As a young female entrepreneur with heart and soul bursting from every move, I loved chatting to her about her enthusiasms both at work and those newly found outside of work, and sharing the love as a career.
Read MoreIf I may say so myself, today's episode is brilliant: a soothing balm and fire up your backside all in one. And I can say that myself because actually, it's nothing to do with what I brought to the table, and instead everything to do with what my incredible guest Sasha brought to the table. Sasha is the founder of Frank + Feel, where she serves us RemindHers and uses her incredibly captivating words to - in her own said words - 'encourage women to live lives steered by self-trust over self-doubt, shrinking, settling or sacrifice'. It was an absolute honour to chat to Sasha about self-doubt, being enthusiastic about multiple different things and being enthusiastic about championing other people, too.
Read MoreToday's guest chez Enthusiast is the fabulous Francesca Kletz, the founder of The London Loom and author of the world's funniest craft book, Weave This. Francesca is colour, creativity and chutzpah wrapped up in one marvellous ball - we discussed her weaving achievements (achweavements? I'll work on it) and her passion for writing; her focus on picking up hobbies that aren't the same as the hobby she's turned into her job; her colourful flat and her love for cooking (including the nicest sounded pitta I've ever heard) and why being Jewish is one of her biggest enthusiasms. Oh, and we talked about Barbra Streisand too.
Read MoreSurprise! Due to popular demand (you're all absolutely BRILLIANT) I'm coming at you weekly during lockdown. And today's episode is exceptional, with Kasey Robinson. Kasey is a facilitator in equality and inclusion work and the founder of Proud Of My Period. We chatted all about how one can be seemingly enthusiastic about perceived 'negative' topics. She discussed her love of the OMG moments in pupils and workshop attendees, her burgeoning enthusiasm for period chat and self-care, and a quote that I can't get over - that she's enthusiastic about what we can produce from darkness. OOOFT!
Read MoreThis week I speak to the wonderful Lucy Ford, showbiz reporter turned social content creator (for Netflix, no less) and radio presenter, but constantly Extremely Online™️ person. Lucy is one of my very favourite people on the internet for her nuanced and insightful thoughts on online culture, and we discussed our shared love of boybands, creativity, being a positive force and - I couldn't help myself - the day she gave Reese Witherspoon her scented dissertation.
Read MoreAlice Gabb is a handlettering artist and banner maker based in Hackney. With a signature wonky and wonderful, perfectly imperfect calligraphy style, Alice is absolutely 100% the right side of whimsical. We discussed so many of her passions and projects in this episode, including handlettering that isn't cookie-cutter, solo exploring, where to get cake in East London, kombucha, social justice, and protest banners.
Read MoreWell well WELL! I am absolutely thriiiiilled to announce that my brand new podcast, The Enthusiast & Co, is launching on Tuesday 21st April. There’s nothing lovelier than hearing people talk about what they’re passionate about, which is exactly why I’ll be doing it fortnightly.
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