Women Are Good Business

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Women Are Good Business is the podcast making the case that backing women in business is the UK's single biggest untapped growth strategy. Honest conversations with founders, investors and decision-makers who are done waiting. Subscribe. Share it. Help us make this the podcast the UK can't ignore.

12h ago

E5: She had the dream job — and realised she hated every bit of it

In this episode, Gilly Ridley Whittle — founder of Peach House — shares how she stepped out of a 25‑year corporate career and into the unknown. She opens up about the fear of losing her job when Topshop went into administration and the unexpected redundancy payout that became the launchpad for her entrepreneurial leap. As she says, “I honestly had no idea how I was going to make this happen… I was terrified” . Gilly reflects on the harsh reality of launching a sustainable underwear brand into a declining market — from cash‑flow crises to failed wholesale attempts. A single retailer meeting became the breaking point: “I literally… lost it. I am not being beholden to anyone” . That moment sparked a full reset, revealing what had been working all along: bra fitting. From festivals to pop‑ups to workplace activations, every event proved the same thing — women were desperate for comfort, confidence, and proper fit. What followed was a bold pivot into a service‑led bra‑fitting model, now entering corporate workplaces to tackle women’s health, productivity, and wellbeing. Julie shares how she convinced her investor, built a scalable framework, and stepped into a mission far bigger than product — “We’re building a movement… I’m going to be the number one bra‑fit service in the UK in 18 months” . It’s a conversation about intuition, resilience, reinvention, and turning up exactly where women are.

38 min
4d ago

E4: Burnout isn't a Badge of Honour- Reclaiming Sustainability as a Strategy

Female experts Nonie White and Yvonne Biggins join Sam to unpack their research into the real cost of entrepreneurship for women. Their own journeys — spanning filmmaking, teaching, tech startups, coaching and positive psychology — led them to interview and survey 215 female founders, revealing a powerful truth: women are experiencing extreme stress and burnout, yet still report high levels of joy, purpose and satisfaction in the work they do. Their findings highlight the physical and emotional toll: 83% reported high stress, over half had experienced burnout, and many struggled with sleeplessness, low mood and reduced exercise. With most respondents juggling caregiving, domestic load and often perimenopause, the pressures compound. A quarter identified as neurodiverse, with ADHD founders experiencing even higher stress levels — all pointing to a system that demands more than it supports. But the research also uncovered the “positive deviants” — founders who thrive despite facing the same challenges. Their blueprint is simple but powerful: regular exercise, meaningful support from peers or coaches, prioritising joy and recovery, practising mindfulness, managing negative thinking and spending intentional time in nature. The red thread is self‑awareness — remembering you’re a whole person, not just a business engine — and building wellbeing as the foundation for sustainable performance.

45 min
Jun 1

E3: No Degree, No Plan, No Clients - How Grace Hardy Built Seven Businesses Anyway

Grace Hardy’s story is anything but traditional. Diagnosed with dyslexia young and dismissed by an education system that didn’t know what to do with her, she found her entrepreneurial spark early — selling American sweets from her school locker at 12. By 21, she’d quit her corporate accounting job with no clients, no plan, and three months of savings, giving herself a deadline to make it work. As she told us, she downloaded a business plan, posted on LinkedIn, and started talking about money in a way people actually understood — and within three months, she’d matched her salary. Today, Grace runs seven businesses, reaches over four million people, and has been recognised as Forbes 30 Under 30, Accountancy Personality of the Year, and more. Her journey spans Hardy Accounting, a cross‑border e‑commerce consultancy, a financial education arm delivering free talks in London schools, and even a student banking app in development. She’s spoken at the House of Commons and the House of Lords, met the Royal Family, and is lobbying for better financial education nationwide — all while making accounting feel human, accessible, and stigma‑free. In this episode, Grace opens up about dyslexia as her superpower, the Morocco trip where she wrote every SOP in her business, the burnout that forced her to learn delegation, and the realities of being a young female founder in rooms not built for her. Her advice to her younger self — and to every woman listening — is simple: care less about what others think, start before you feel ready, and back yourself, because you are the USP.

41 min
May 25

E2:If You Don't Have An Age Strategy, You Don't Have A Growth Strategy

Lyndsey Simpson, Founder & CEO of 55/Redefined, joins us to unpack why age strategy is now one of the biggest growth levers in business. After rehiring 400 retirees in eight weeks, she uncovered a truth most organisations overlook: retirement is breaking people, and the over‑50 workforce is the most undervalued economic force in the UK. Her upcoming book, The Age Rebellion, dives even deeper into this shift — and listeners can access an exclusive discount using code AGEREBEL. We explore the Rainbow of Retirement, the emotional crash that hits many within 12–18 months of leaving work, and why longevity has added decades to our lives without workplaces evolving to match. Lyndsey shares how she pivoted her business, what she’s learned across eight ventures, and why listening — not defending your original idea — is the real founder superpower.From the brutal funding reality facing female founders to a masterclass in building teams that scale, this episode is a wake‑up call for leaders. If you don’t have an age strategy, you don’t have a growth strategy — and Lyndsey shows exactly why.

51 min
May 19

E1: The System Isn't Broken - But It's Not Working For You

In the first episode of Women Are Good Business, we dive into why the system isn’t broken — it simply wasn’t built for women. Hannah Bernard OBE, Group Director of Business Banking at Nationwide and Co‑Chair of the UK Government’s Invest in Women Taskforce, shares insights from decades supporting over one million SMEs and leading major banking transformations. Karen Rudich, serial entrepreneur, fintech founder and one of the Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch, brings the founder perspective — revealing how Sherloc is giving SMEs the real‑time financial intelligence big corporates rely on.This episode explores: Female founders + funding gapsSME financial intelligence and data accessWhy traditional systems disadvantage womenHow tech, mutual banking and policy can shift the landscapePerfect for founders, leaders, investors and anyone building in a system that wasn’t designed for them. Follow, subscribe and share — Women Are Good Business.

46 min
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WAGB- Launching 20th May 2026...

Women Are Good Business is the podcast making the economic case for female entrepreneurship in the UK.The argument is clear: female-led businesses deliver stronger returns, are less likely to go bankrupt, and outperform their male-founded equivalents across virtually every financial measure. This channel exists to change that — one conversation at a time.Each episode brings together the founders, investors, policymakers and advocates who are rewriting the rules of business in the UK. Real stories, hard data, and the proof that backing women is the single best investment this country can make.Hosted by Sam Cooper-Gray, Chair of the Gender Index, and lead of the Conditions to Scale workstream for the UK Government's Invest in Women Taskforce.New episodes every week from 20th May 2026.Subscribe and join the growing community who know that women are good business — and are doing something about it.womenaregoodbusiness.com@womenaregoodbusinessFuelled by FFInc

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WAGB- Launching 20th May 2026...

Women Are Good Business is the podcast making the economic case for female entrepreneurship in the UK.The argument is clear: female-led businesses deliver stronger returns, are less likely to go bankrupt, and outperform their male-founded equivalents across virtually every financial measure. This channel exists to change that — one conversation at a time.Each episode brings together the founders, investors, policymakers and advocates who are rewriting the rules of business in the UK. Real stories, hard data, and the proof that backing women is the single best investment this country can make.Hosted by Sam Cooper-Gray, Chair of the Gender Index, and lead of the Conditions to Scale workstream for the UK Government's Invest in Women Taskforce.New episodes every week from 20th May 2026.Subscribe and join the growing community who know that women are good business — and are doing something about it.womenaregoodbusiness.com@womenaregoodbusinessFuelled by FFInc

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Women Are Good Business is the podcast making the case that backing women in business is the UK's single biggest untapped growth strategy. Honest conversations with founders, investors and decision-makers who are done waiting. Subscribe. Share it. Help us make this the podcast the UK can't ignore.

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