Podcasts by Hope and Patience

Award-winning ex-chocolate creator Amelia Rope chats with inspirational founders about their how's and why's, explores what makes them 'tick', discovers their well-being tips and much more. Not forgetting chocolate they share and chat chocolate in the 'chocolate break'. Her guests come from a variety of industries including food, drink, flower, clothing, charities and social enterprises, adventure travel companies, digital games, and more. So many gems are shared by Amelia's guests.

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S3 Special with Katy Emck, Founding Director, Fine Cell Work from 2021-06-23T16:18:08

Also I think that many people in prison, 70% of them have mental health problems, have some disorders of one sort or another. If they didn't before they went to prison, they very likely migh...

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S3 E15 Carla Biesinger, Founder Carla Biesinger from 2021-06-16T05:55:58

I think in the beginning, the first pain was, I don't know what the hell I'm doing, and then it was a lot of accumulating knowledge and just learning and trying out different things until I ...
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S3 E14 Chris Stylianou, Founder The Adventure is Real from 2021-06-09T17:29:31

'If you failed at something, it's because you tried something new. It doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with that if it doesn't go the way you want, but you do need to get up and try ...
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S3 E13 Stewart Roberts, Founder Haircuts4Homeless from 2021-06-02T16:28:40

My phone lit up with everyone saying, "Are you okay, are you okay," at five o'clock to then eight o'clock at night, "My God, I've just seen you on The X Factor adverts." I had to turn it of...
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S3 E12 Tskenya Frazer, Founder TSKENYA Shoes from 2021-05-26T16:55:03

The only course I went on was the YouTube course, the YouTube school of life.
Tskenya Frazer's business is one which is helping breakdown the barriers for LGBTQ+ fashion. It’...
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S3 E11 Dan Szor, Founder The Cotswolds Distillery from 2021-05-19T17:00:15

Well, it's been quite an interesting year. When it first happened, we were like every other business in this country, we had no idea. It felt, I described it a lot as going over Niagara Fall...
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S3 E10 Ally Gordon, Founder Ally Gordon Coaching from 2021-05-12T16:41:35

I think that it's a roller coaster. It is a monster roller coaster. You have days when you think, "Oh my god, this is the best thing I ever did." Then you do have days you think, "Really? Th...
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S3 E9 Farah Naz, Founder & CEO EX1 Cosmetics from 2021-05-05T16:47:52

'We curated a range of golden yellow pigments as opposed to the traditional pigments that all brands are using, actually. We disrupted at the pigment level and we got pickup from celebrities...
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S3 E8 Lizzie Deshayes, Co-Founder Fromental from 2021-04-28T16:43:44

'I think failure is more interesting than success, because going back to the grit, failure does make you reflect on what you've done well or haven't achieved well and how to do it better. Su...
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S3 E7 Alistair Gosling, Founder & CEO Extreme International from 2021-04-21T16:25:28

'I have a tough time listening. I have to experience and then learn from experience. Yes, I can read it in a book, but I just have to experience it.... I'm a true believer in this mix o...
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S3 E6 Lily Simpson, Founder & CEO, The Detox Kitchen from 2021-04-14T17:19:52

Lily Simpson, Founder & CEO of The Detox Kitchen is an expert when it comes to creating high quality, healthy meals which are 80% plant based and using 100% wholefoods. Every dish is wh...
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S3 E6 Lily Simpson, Founder & CEO, The Detox Kitchen from 2021-04-14T17:19:52

Lily Simpson, Founder & CEO of The Detox Kitchen is an expert when it comes to creating high quality, healthy meals which are 80% plant based and using 100% wholefoods. Every dish is wh...
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S3 E5 Drew Benvie, Founder & CEO Battenhall from 2021-04-07T16:39:54

Drew Benvie, Founder and CEO of the multi-award winning Battenhall (ranked as the best social media agency and best specialist communications agency in the UK). Drew calls himself a geek and wa...
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S3E4 James Davidson, Co-Founder & CEO Tails.com from 2021-03-31T16:24:35

Our guest for this episode is the co-founder of an award-winning subscription-based dog food business which is personalised for your dog whatever its make, model, health condition et al. After o...
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s3 E3 Polly Leonard, Founder & Editor, Selvedge Magazine from 2021-03-24T16:42:22

Polly Leonard is the Founder & Editor of Selvedge Magazine. What started off as a one-off publication in 2004 became the bimonthly independent magazine to Selvedge The Fabric of Your Lif...
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S2 E2 David Kirby, Co-Founder & CEO, Avida Global from 2021-03-17T17:07:58

'I suppose I learned a lot from him. Just taking those analogies of running a really good business. This business is just like an orchestra everybody plays their part everybody is brilliant ...
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S3 E1 Shelley von Strunckel, Founder Shelley von Strunckel from 2021-03-10T18:13:22

Hello and welcome to Series 3 of Hope & Patience. It's wonderful for you to join me and our informative and insightful guest, Shelley von Strunckel.
Shelley is a real mover and shake...
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S2 E13 Anna Mason, Founder, Anna Mason London from 2021-02-17T18:07:51

Anna Mason's distinct, feminine designs (to quote The Times) ‘slyly modest, slyly sexy’ are known to attract the ‘where did you get that from‘ question. Yes seriously. Her talent was spotted ...
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S2 E12 Dermot Sugrue, Founder, Sugrue South Down Wines from 2021-02-03T18:03:28

'It's really interesting when you learn the fundamentals of something at such a young age and with such a desire for discovery and understanding that you have when you're an adolescent, it g...
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S2 E11 Stine Dulong, Founder, Skandihus from 2021-01-20T17:27:14

'I think very importantly when you're shedding skin, it hurts. It really, really hurts and it's uncomfortable. I think that one of the main things that I am learning, let's say is th...
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S2 E10 Tim Mead, Chairman & Founder's Son, Yeo Valley Organic from 2021-01-06T18:45:28

'I was 25 when my father, unfortunately, died in an accident on the farm. That basically puts a massive, great rocket up you on the basis that the responsibility of the custodianship...
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S2 E9 Xmas Special with Amelia Rope from 2020-12-23T07:06:19

'I think everybody has a bit of insecurity in them, and I think that drives you on. That's one of the reasons why I push myself on.'

The tables have ...
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S2 E8 Angus Thirlwell, Hotel Chocolat from 2020-12-09T15:09:04

‘I found Hotel and put that with Chocolat. After repeating it to myself about 5,000 times it started to sound like a brand. Then that was the beginning …’
If you'...
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S2 E7 Paula Quazi, Smol Products from 2020-11-25T16:37:32

S2. E7. With Paula Quazi, Co-Founder Smol Products
Paula and her biz partner, Nick Green are pioneers in the laundry detergent industry. Setting up Smol in 2018 they ...
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S2 E6 Julian Metcalfe, Itsu & Pret A Manger from 2020-11-11T17:04:04

S2. E6.
With Julian Metcalfe, Founder Itsu & Pret a Manager
Our guest on S2 E6 is a serious mover and shaker, a pioneer, a man with perseverance...
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S2 E5 Tessa Clarke, Olio App from 2020-10-29T07:09:44

A few facts* on food waste which may shock you …
Over 1/3 of all food produced globally is wasted.
The annual value of food wasted globally is $1 trillion, and it weighs 1.3 ...
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S2 E4 Phyllis Cohen, Face Lace from 2020-10-14T16:25:31

Can you imagine being asked to do the make-up for David Bowie, to paint the backs of six women by Pink Floyd with their album covers and more recently create a bespoke Face Lace design for Lady ...
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S2 E3 Perry Haydn Taylor, Big Fish Design from 2020-09-30T17:00:56

'The paranoia is there's always somebody who's better than you, faster than you, leaner than you, and they're out to get you, so I'm afraid. That is the fish. Fish survive because th...
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S2 E2 Sarah Welsh, HANX from 2020-09-16T17:00:38

Sarah founded Hanx with Farah Kabir back in 2017 - Sarah bringing her medical expertise (she was a Dr specialising in sexual health & gynaecology) and Farah with her corporate finance backgr...
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S2 E1 Dr Sophie Niedermaier-Patramani, Little Tummy Co from 2020-09-02T17:00:29

Sophie Niedermaier-Patramani evolved from life as a paediatrician into co-founding the award-winning baby food subscription company, Little Tummy Co with Nadine Hellmann.
Described as the ...
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Ep. 16 - Daniel Mascoll - Black Cabbie, Footy Coach & Property Investor from 2020-07-29T17:30:43

Are you thinking of a change of direction or perhaps facing redundancy and being propelled to create a new working life? Our guest, Daniel Mascoll, may just offer you the inspiration you ne...
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Ep. 15 - Laura Winningham, City Harvest London from 2020-07-15T17:00:15

New Yorker, Laura Winningham is the Co-Founder of City Harvest London, a food distribution charity which has had and continues to have massive impact on hunger and food waste. The charity distri...
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Ep. 14 - Raissa and Joyce De Haas, Double Dutch Drinks from 2020-07-01T05:00:42

Twin sisters, Joyce and Raissa are two sassy and charming women. Doubledutch (@doubledutchdrinks) the premium mixer company they founded in 2015 is the creation from their love of spirits, ...
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Ep.13 with Kitty Tait, The Orange Bakery from 2020-06-17T08:12:37

What were you doing aged 15? Our guest, Kitty Tait was founding her thriving and highly acclaimed business, The Orange Bakery (Listen

Ep. 12 - with Freddie Garland, Freddie's Flowers from 2020-06-02T22:34:13

Freddie set inspiration came from his love of flowers (his parents had their own flower shop for 30 years) and seeing from his early days at Able & Cole how a subscription model could really...
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Ep. 11 - with Niraj Shah, Mind:Unlocked from 2020-05-20T09:40:38

Niraj’s previous chapters (‘rodeos’ in Niraj’s lingo) have led him from the high-octane corporate world for 12 years, or so, to surviving a stroke aged 30 (yep a stroke so young …) into the worl...
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Ep. 10 - with Grace Alexander, Grace Alexander Flowers from 2020-05-05T23:19:35

Could you imagine being a Child Protection Psychologist and Seedmonger? Grace Alexander, https:/...
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Ep. 9 - with Simon Ong, Motivational Speaker from 2020-04-21T21:37:56

‘I remember when I grew up, my parents said to me …It doesn't matter what you begin your career doing as long as you're either a banker, a doctor or a lawyer or an accountant’. Simon’...
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Ep. 7 - with Rebecca Hopkins, Balance Me from 2020-03-27T07:27:49

Rebecca co-founded the award-winning www.balanceme.com @balancemeskincare with her sister Claire 15 years ago. Propelled from making foot scrubs for corporate days into a pop up store in Top Sho...
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Ep. 6 - with Alex Pang, Author from 2020-03-11T22:36:25

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang (@askpang) is author to three titles including ‘Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less’ and ‘The Distraction Addiction’. ‘Shorter: How working less will revolutioni...
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Ep. 5 - with Oliver Chittenden, Head Talks from 2020-02-27T11:06:04

Oliver’s story about how he came to found Head Talks (www.headtalks.com) (@headtalksnews) is an incredible one.&...
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Ep. 2 - with Harriet Hastings, The Biscuiteers from 2020-01-31T00:01:18

Harriet has an amazing energy which has seen her build the seriously chic luxury online gifting company www.b...
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Ep. 1 - with Rohan Blacker, Pooky Lighting from 2020-01-31T00:00:30

Rohan's backstory is one of many chapters ... so many it would make a rip-roaring read as a book! A matrimonial lawyer who went into pubs, catering, soup, online food delivery, then sofa an...
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Ep. 1 - with Rohan Blacker, Pooky Lighting from 2020-01-31T00:00:30

Rohan's backstory is one of many chapters ... so many it would make a rip-roaring read as a book! A matrimonial lawyer who went into pubs, catering, soup, online food delivery, then sofa an...
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Hope and Patience trailer from 2020-01-09T13:53:18

Award-winning chocolate creator Amelia Rope and guests explore the challenges of running your own business and taking care of yourself along the way. Amusing, honest and at times, edgy, Hope and Pa...
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Hope and Patience trailer from 2020-01-09T13:53:18

Award-winning chocolate creator Amelia Rope and guests explore the challenges of running your own business and taking care of yourself along the way. Amusing, honest and at times, edgy, Hope and Pa...
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Hope and Patience trailer from 2020-01-09T13:53:18

Award-winning chocolate creator Amelia Rope and guests explore the challenges of running your own business and taking care of yourself along the way. Amusing, honest and at times, edgy, Hope and Pa...
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