About Last Night hosted by Parry Ray Parry Ray

This episode’s guest is founder and CEO of Nosh Detox, Geets Sidhu Robb.

If you follow me on Instagram or read my blog, you will know I am a huge Nosh Detox fan, so it was wonderful for me to sit down with Geeta and find out about her vision, her creative journey and her plans for the future for Nosh.

Nosh Detox was primarily born out of Geeta’s need to cure her son who had been so so ill with severe allergies he had spent nearly two years in hospital. There are other reasons too, which you may know or have read about, but rather than lay them out for you here – I will let you listen to our conversation and Geeta’s words.

Two parts of Geeta’s working life I found particularly fascinating are that she does a lot of coaching with business women and celebrities - and through Nosh she works with people with cancer – which as she talks is clear is one of the most gratifying parts of her working life.

Here’s our conversation…

This episode’s guest is the founder of makeup brand, Sappho, New Paradigm, JoAnn Fowler.

JoAnn Fowler is an Emmy nominated make up artist and has a TV and film career that spans 25 years.

She was compelled to start her own makeup line when an actress she worked with on the L word decided she didn’t want anything with parabens on her face anymore and JoAnn voyage of discovery began.

Sappho is a vegan, clean, cruelty free, high performance cosmetic brand. It is build on a huge amount of integrity.

Of course I did my research - but it didn’t really prepare me for the incredible heart and soul of this aspirational woman. And the experience and knowledge she pours into her brand.

You might roll your eyes as essentially we are talking about make up but it was thought provoking and eye opening.

We talked about JoAnn’s life and her creative journey to date and the importance of green beauty and being a sustainable brand…

Here’s our conversation…

This episode’s guest is the founder of skincare brand, Balbec Beauty - Maneesha Patel.

Maneesha founded her brand, after she struggled with skin problems as an adult. Trying things that did not work, propelled and compelled her to find a solution. This was quite a shift as she was an academic before.

Towards the end of our conversation Maneesha said something I loved, which I wanted to reiterate here - she says – the future is fresh. This is so embedded in her brand philosophy.

She strongly believes that real luxury skincare is fresh, clean and natural. There are no compromises when is comes to her the quality of her ingredients or her integrity.

One thing that got left on the cutting room floor was the origin of the name Balbec. Maneesha like me is an avid reader and she is a massive Proust fan.

In “In Search of Lost Time” Balbec is the seaside resort where the narrator recuperates from his illness and discovers friends and loves within a landscape of fresh air, sea and light...

So we met in Paris and we had a ball.

We talked about how and when Maneesha started Balbec Beauty, where her journey has taken her so far and of course how her principles are the cornerstone of her business.

Here’s our conversation…

This episode’s guest is jewellery designer Tarra Rosenbaum.

Creating jewellery has been a passion for Tarra ever since she was a child - it has never left her and obviously has evolved into a successful brand.

She produces limited edition and bespoke pieces using ethically sourced gemstones and eco-friendly sourced precious metals.

Her pieces are unique and bold but also delicate and have a strong spiritual element to them. These facets run through all her collections and she draws a lot of inspiration from nature.

Tarra is very hands on as a creative director and she has a personal involvement in every piece produced from the conception stage through the design process and finally to production.

So, we talk about how she loves the start to finish nature of the creative process and, of course, the wonderful interactions and accompanying stories that arrive with each client and that she sees it as such an honour to create something for a client that holds real meaning to them.

We met up at Granger and Co in Kings Cross where we had a few cocktails and nibbles.

Tarra’s journey is absolutely fascinating - she is a great example of left brain right brain beautifully balance - so we talk about that, what inspires her and the values at the core of her business.

Here’s our conversation….

Today’s guest is music producer Andy Wright.

The list of people Andy has worked with is truly illustrious, artists like Simply Red, Luciano Pavarotti, Eurythmics, Jeff Beck, Dave Stewart, Simple Minds, and Annie Lennox, to name a few…and me of course!

Andy’s career started in the mid 80s when he chased up a job ad in The Melody Maker and started working for a keyboard hire company in London, delivering and setting up studio equipment for recording sessions. In the 1990s he set up his own recording studio and his career unfolded.

We chat about his career journey - how he went from the keyboard hire company to where he is today – what he feels you need to succeed in the music industry and how it has changed over the last 30 years and how he has had to adapt.

He shared some of his favourite memories with me along with the some of the challenges he has had to face.

Andy, as you can imagine, is very much in demand so sadly we didn’t have a lot of time to catch up. We met At Le Pain Quotidian in Parsons Green, which is just around the corner from Andy’s current studio.

Here’s our conversation…

This episode’s guest is jewellery designer Sam Hamilton.

Having spent a bit of time with Sam, I know she is bold, strong and fearless much like the pieces she creates. She also has a great sense of humour - which also runs through her creations, particularly her current collection called the "Pretty Dix" collection.

I caught up with Sam at Bench in the Goldsmith Centre, in Farringdon, London where Sam has a studio. We talked about her creative journey to date, her childhood, and the things that really matter to her – her family, her friendships and creating jewellery that exudes her creative authenticity.

Here’s our conversation…