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Children
Jess Martin & Louenna Hood BEM, founders of The Nanny Academy
September 19, 2026Your journey began over 20 years ago at Norland College. What initially inspired each of you to pursue a career in nannying?
We both knew from a very young age that we were born to work with children. It was never really a question of what career we would choose; we simply could not imagine doing anything… Read more →
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Film and Theatre
Kayleigh-Paige Rees, founder of Raspberry Films
June 8, 2026Hi Kayleigh! For anyone discovering you for the first time, how did your journey into acting and producing begin, and what sparked the idea for Raspberry Films?
My journey into acting and producing really started from a place of pure love for storytelling. I’ve been a cinephile since I was very young;… Read more →
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Books
Rhonda Carrier & Tracey Davies, co-authors of Wayward Women
February 26, 2026Rhonda Carrier and Tracey Davies are the co-authors of the brilliant new book, Wayward Women, ‘a unique, searingly honest, devastatingly raw two-person memoir from veteran travel journalists about the friendship, travels and sex lives of two fiftysomething women finding their way again after … Read more →
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Celebrations, Events, Festivals & Outdoors
Founders of Portable Performances, Christopher Ashman & Christopher Keegan, discuss the rise of escape rooms & immersive shows!
November 20, 2025Tell us about your company, Portable Performances. What do you do and what makes you different?
Chris K: Well, we are Portable Performances – we make portable escape games. The immersive industry has grown a lot in the last 10-20 years, and mobile escape rooms (games that are transportable to… Read more →
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Beauty
Elizabeth Grant, Founder of Elizabeth Grant Skincare
January 28, 2025You created your company in 1948, and it’s an incredibly inspiring story! Can you tell us what happened in your own words?
The journey began out of necessity and determination. In the aftermath of World War II, life was tough, and so was I. A bomb blast during the war left me with severe damage to my skin and… Read more →
Latest Interiors & Design
Natalie O’Brien, co-founder of Need
October 29, 2024
Tell us the story behind the coffee brand Need, which you run with partner Jack Visick. What were you doing in your careers before you set it up?
Jack and I have worked in hospitality for many years, owning two … Read more →
Love Island’s Farmer Will
October 24, 2023
For anyone who doesn’t already know who you are, tell us a bit about what you do and how you got the name ‘Farmer Will’…
My name is Will, and I am a sheep farmer from Buckingham, hence the name … Read more →
Steve Lau, co-CEO of Shanghai Design Week
September 20, 2023
CR: So thank you so much for having me, it’s very exciting to be here. It’s a big day!
SL: It is a big day, yeah.
CR: I’m sure it represents the culmination of a lot of hard work for
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Lisa Jewell on her new book, None of This Is True
July 21, 2023
Tell us about your new book, None Of This Is True?
None of This is True is about two women who meet by chance in the same Queen’s Park pub on the same night whilst celebrating their 45th birthdays. Mousy … Read more →
Local author K. L. Murray, on her debut YA fantasy novel, The Inner Channel
June 3, 2023
Your debut novel, The Inner Channel, is out this month. Can you tell us a bit about the story?
The Inner Channel is the story of Adrienne, who is forced to go on a journey to seek help after her … Read more →
Amy Ellen Richardson, star of Matilda The Musical
May 1, 2023
Hi Amy, you’re currently playing Mrs Wormwood in the West End production of Matilda The Musical. Tell us about your experience with the show so far…
I’m having a fabulous time bringing this iconic story to life! It’s a really … Read more →
