Podcasts by Beautiful Misfits

"Service. It's a sign of humanity...." with Thomasina Miers from 2022-12-15T06:00

We all need to do our bit to create a better future than the **** show we’ve got right now. Let’s make a commitment to be that bit more conscious, think about how we live, buy, who we bank with, wo...

"I had a strong vision..." with Tom Herbert from 2022-12-08T06:00

As a fifth-generation baker from the esteemed Hobbs House Bakery family, Tom Herbert grew up with yeast in his in his genes and a ready-made career to fall into. But after a series of events inclu...

"Our country is broken because our politics is broken" with Gina Miller from 2022-11-24T06:00

Imagine your daughter being so scared for your safety that she fainted when you took too long popping out for a pint of milk? This is what happened to Gina Miller, the woman who took the government...

"I'm not sure I want to be called an activist" with Florence Given from 2022-11-17T06:00

I’m in my 60s. Florence Given is in her 20s. But we came together to chat everything from body image to the new kind of protest movements unfolding on social media. And what I realised is that so m...

"The answer is, there is no answer" with Dr Sharon Blackie from 2022-11-10T06:00

Fear is a big one isn’t it? The fear of failure. The fear of stepping out of our lane and getting flattened. But in today’s episode of Beautiful Misfits, I talk to Dr Sharon Blackie about why confr...

"When trauma happens, we take a lesson from it" with Tarun Gidoomal from 2022-11-03T06:00

On this week's Beautiful Misfits, I'm joined by the general manager UK at Ankorstore. Tarun Gidoomal and I share a belief in the vitality of the relationships at the heart of retail - shops are abo...

"We need to expand what beautiful is" with Ione Gamble from 2022-10-27T05:00

This week's Beautiful Misfits guest is Ione Gamble. I absolutely loved talking to this intelligent, questioning, energetic and – crucially – hopeful young woman. Ione is a writer, editor, art direc...

“Then something marvellous happened” with Jasper Conran from 2022-10-13T05:00

From fashion to interiors and retail, Jasper Conran has tapped into his creativity across a range of disciplines to build a glittering career. But his journey to get there has taken many stages of ...

“The wind of change is moving” with Jude Kelly from 2022-10-06T05:00

Imagine a world in which we had true gender equality, a world in which women and girls could unleash all their power and come together with boys and men to create something new. Jude Kelly founded ...

"I had the key all along" with Candice Brathwaite from 2022-09-29T05:00

Candice Brathwaite shares my belief in consciousness, soul, spirituality – the innate power that exists inside us all. She's used it to overcome personal struggles, and to manifest her ideas into r...

“We’re far too obsessed with failure” with Julian Metcalfe (Pret A Manger / Itsu founder) from 2022-09-22T05:00

How do you feel about failure? For many of us, it’s one of the scariest places we can go. But the legendary founder of Pret A Manger and Itsu embraces it. We’re too scared of failure, says Julian M...

“I’m digging and I need an answer” with Lemn Sissay from 2022-09-15T05:00

Lemn Sissay is a poet, a thinker, a rebel. His mother thought she was putting him into temporary foster care as a baby. But he was swallowed up by the system. Then aged 12, he was sent back into it...

“I felt I could handle it…” with Jane Shepherdson from 2022-09-08T05:00

My guest this week has been called “the most influential woman in fashion”. We both met starting out at Topshop in our 20s, before Jane Shepherdson went on to put Topshop at the beating heart of cu...

Introducing Beautiful Misfits - the new series from Mary Portas from 2022-09-07T11:56

Beautiful Misfits don’t accept the status quo. They know instinctively the way we’re living today is broken. But they believe the world can be a better place. And they fearlessly take the imaginati...

TKE: Why purpose is the key to resilience, with Emma Jones (Enterprise Nation) from 2022-08-31T05:00

Emma Jones CBE knows the journey of entrepreneurship first hand – she founded, scaled and successfully sold a home-grown tech company, all before she hit thirty. Ever since she's been on a mission ...

TKE: Empowering small businesses with Kelly Devine (President, UK&Ireland at Mastercard) from 2022-08-24T05:00

Kelly Devine believes that micro and small businesses are the lifeblood of the UK economy. As part of the team behind Strive UK – an initiative set up by Mastercard as a free resource for small bus...

Repairing clothes and communities, with Patrick Grant, Community Clothing from 2021-12-23T01:00

Patrick Grant knows that fashion has the potential to be about far more than the clothes we wear: from supporting disadvantaged communities to the ultimate anti-dote...

TKE: Repairing clothes and communities, with Patrick Grant, Community Clothing from 2021-12-23T01:00

Patrick Grant knows that fashion has the potential to be about far more than the clothes we wear: from supporting disadvantaged communities to the ultimate anti-dote to throwaway consumerism.  And ...

TKE: Rewriting the rules, with Dale Vince, Ecotricity founder from 2021-12-16T01:00

Dale Vince isn’t your average entrepreneur.  After leaving school at 15, he spent ten years living off grid in buses, trucks and underneath tarpaulin.  In 1996 he founded Ecotricity with one windmi...

Rewriting the rules, with Dale Vince, Ecotricity founder from 2021-12-16T01:00

Dale Vince isn’t your average entrepreneur. 

After leaving school at 15, he spent ten years living off grid in buses, truck...

TKE: Using business to save the planet, with Beth Thoren, Patagonia from 2021-12-09T01:00

When Yvon Chouinard became a member of the Southern California Falconry Club in 1953, he was taught how to abseil down cliffs to view the birds’ nests and it sparked a lifelong love of climbing and...

Using business to save the planet, with Beth Thoren, Patagonia from 2021-12-09T01:00

When Yvon Chouinard became a member of the Southern California Falconry Club in 1953, he was taught how to abseil down cliffs to view the birds’ nests and it sparked...

Creating a truly inclusive beauty brand, with Simi Lindgren, founder of Yuty from 2021-12-02T01:00

FOR a long time, the world of beauty was stuck in the old ways of perfume counter selling, excess packaging – and those giveaway foundation samples in magazines that...

TKE: Creating a truly inclusive beauty brand, with Simi Lindgren, founder of Yuty from 2021-12-02T01:00

FOR a long time, the world of beauty was stuck in the old ways of perfume counter selling, excess packaging – and those giveaway foundation samples in magazines that only ever came in some shade of...

Developing healthy food relationships with Mark Cuddigan, CEO of Ella's Kitchen from 2021-11-25T01:00

Ella’s Kitchen is a lot more than a baby and toddler food company.

Its core mission is to improve children’s lives by devel...

TKE: Developing healthy food relationships with Mark Cuddigan, CEO of Ella's Kitchen from 2021-11-25T01:00

Ella’s Kitchen is a lot more than a baby and toddler food company. Its core mission is to improve children’s lives by developing healthy relationships with food. But it’s also a B Corps - which mea...

How sports can help save the planet, with Michael Doughty, Hylo from 2021-11-18T01:00

More than three billion people watched the last World Cup final. The reach–and potential impact–of sport is almost limitless. But while social issues are increasingly creating a stir in sport, the ...

TKE: How sports can help save the planet, with Michael Doughty, Hylo from 2021-11-18T01:00

More than three billion people watched the last World Cup final. The reach–and potential impact–of sport is almost limitless. But while social issues are increasingly creating a stir in sport, the ...

Meat isn’t the problem it’s industrial farming methods, with Glen Burrows, The Ethical Butcher from 2021-11-11T01:00

Food is under increasing scrutiny and meat is high on the agenda.

Everyone - from the authors of the UK’s national food strategy to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

TKE: Meat isn’t the problem it’s industrial farming methods, with Glen Burrows, The Ethical Butcher from 2021-11-11T01:00

Food is under increasing scrutiny and meat is high on the agenda. Everyone - from the authors of the UK’s national food strategy to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change– ar...

How to make our homes kinder, with Frieda Gormley, House of Hackney co-founder from 2021-11-04T01:00

Frieda Gormley and her husband Javvy M Royle dreamed up the idea for their interior brand at the kitchen table. Ten years on, House of Hackney is one of the most influe...

TKE: How to make our homes kinder, with Frieda Gormley, House of Hackney co-founder from 2021-11-04T01:00

Frieda Gormley and her husband Javvy M Royle dreamed up the idea for their interior brand at the kitchen table. Ten years on, House of Hackney is one of the most influential – and aspirational - Br...

Finding tomorrow’s Black entrepreneurs, with Eric Collins, Impact X CEO from 2021-08-26T00:00

In the UK last year, if you were a woman, just 2.9 per cent of
venture capital went to you.

If you were a black business founder you saw just 0.2 per cent of
all investment ca...

TKE: Finding tomorrow’s Black entrepreneurs, with Eric Collins, Impact X CEO from 2021-08-26T00:00

In the UK last year, if you were a woman, just 2.9 per cent of venture capital went to you.If you were a black business founder you saw just 0.2 per cent of all investment capital.And if you were a...

Creativity and risk in brand building, with John Schoolcraft, Oatly from 2021-08-19T00:00

John Schoolcraft’s LinkedIn profile lists everything from dishwashing to shop assistant, DJ to Alice Cooper’s security guard among his previous jobs.

But there’s one that he will forever ...

TKE: Creativity and risk in brand building, with John Schoolcraft, Oatly from 2021-08-19T00:00

John Schoolcraft’s LinkedIn profile lists everything from dishwashing to shop assistant, DJ to Alice Cooper’s security guard among his previous jobs. But there’s one that he will forever be synonym...

Supermarkets and sustainability with Richard Walker, Iceland MD from 2021-08-12T00:00

Richard Walker has taken his father’s business in a new direction since taking the helm. A passionate believer in the good that all businesses can do, and the critical importance of their role i...

Supermarkets and sustainability with Richard Walker, Iceland MD from 2021-08-12T00:00

Richard Walker has taken his father’s business in a new direction since taking the helm. A passionate believer in the good that all businesses can do, and the critical importance of their role i...

TKE: Supermarkets and sustainability with Richard Walker, Iceland MD from 2021-08-12T00:00

Richard Walker has taken his father’s business in a new direction since taking the helm. A passionate believer in the good that all businesses can do, and the critical importance of their role in c...

Greenwashing in the energy industry, with Juliet Davenport, founder Good Energy from 2021-08-05T00:00

We’re doing our bit, we’re buying green energy right? Not always. In fact, a third of the energy that’s marketed as renewable is in fact greenwashed by companies using loopholes in legislation. ...

TKE: Greenwashing in the energy industry, with Juliet Davenport, founder Good Energy from 2021-08-05T00:00

We’re doing our bit, we’re buying green energy right? Not always. In fact, a third of the energy that’s marketed as renewable is in fact greenwashed by companies using loopholes in legislation. Jul...

How kindness builds the bottom line, with Anna Blackburn, Beaverbrooks managing director from 2021-07-29T00:00

Anna Blackburn is the first non-family member to run the jeweller Beaverbrooks. She’s also its first female managing director. And she’s more than doubled profits since she took the helm of the ...

TKE: How kindness builds the bottom line, with Anna Blackburn, Beaverbrooks managing director from 2021-07-29T00:00

Anna Blackburn is the first non-family member to run the jeweller Beaverbrooks. She’s also its first female managing director. And she’s more than doubled profits since she took the helm of the bus...

Fashioning a greener future, with Edzard van der Wyck, Sheep Inc co-founder from 2021-07-22T08:52:49

Sheep Inc is a new kind of fashion brand and its knitwear leaves behind zero emissions, zero harm and zero waste. The attention to detail needed to create this kind of accountability is staggeri...

TKE: Fashioning a greener future, with Edzard van der Wyck, Sheep Inc co-founder from 2021-07-22T08:52

Sheep Inc is a new kind of fashion brand and its knitwear leaves behind zero emissions, zero harm and zero waste. The attention to detail needed to create this kind of accountability is staggering ...

Building a community, with Simon Mottram, Rapha founder from 2021-07-15T08:27:29

People who buy from sportswear specialist Rapha don’t just buy product - they buy into a global brand that’s all about connection.

Whether it’s a clubhous...

TKE: Building a community, with Simon Mottram, Rapha founder from 2021-07-15T08:27

People who buy from sportswear specialist Rapha don’t just buy product - they buy into a global brand that’s all about connection. Whether it’s a clubhouse, cycling group or via technology, Rapha’s...

How food can build a better future with Rosie Brown, Cook co-founder from 2021-07-08T00:00

The frozen food brand Cook is a true family business. Co-founder Edward Perry was inspired by his parents’ frozen cake company to set up Cook and then joined in the business by brother James and...

TKE: How food can build a better future with Rosie Brown, Cook co-founder from 2021-07-08T00:00

The frozen food brand Cook is a true family business. Co-founder Edward Perry was inspired by his parents’ frozencake company to set up Cook and then joined in the business by brother James and sis...

We're back... from 2021-07-06T14:01:55

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TKE: We're back... from 2021-07-06T14:01

The Kindness Economy returns this Thursday. Follow us now!

Measuring progress with Michael Green&a Portas round table from 2021-03-11T06:00

Michael Green is CEO of the Social Progress Imperative - an organisation that’s helping national and local government accurately measure what life is like for ordinary people. It’s a fascinating...

TKE: Measuring progress with Michael Green&a Portas round table from 2021-03-11T06:00

Michael Green is CEO of the Social Progress Imperative - an organisation that’s helping national and local government accurately measure what life is like for ordinary people. It’s a fascinating mo...

Building the future with Amanda Levete from 2021-03-04T06:00

Architecture is not just about what we build - but how we live. And Amanda Levete CBE believes our homes, shops, offices and public spaces can be radically reimagined in the future. In this fasc...

TKE: Building the future with Amanda Levete from 2021-03-04T06:00

Architecture is not just about what we build - but how we live. And Amanda Levete CBE believes our homes, shops, offices and public spaces can be radically reimagined in the future. In this fascina...

Kate Raworth and Doughnut Economics from 2021-02-25T06:00

Kate Raworth calls herself a rebel economist and it’s true. Now a Senior Research Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, she was in fact switched off economics at unive...

TKE: Kate Raworth and Doughnut Economics from 2021-02-25T06:00

Kate Raworth calls herself a rebel economist and it’s true. Now a Senior Research Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, she was in fact switched off economics at universi...

Your money can change the world - with Bevis Watts from 2021-02-18T06:00

You’re more likely to get divorced than you are to change your bank. But have you ever questioned how your money is being invested? Join Mary as she talks to Triodos UK CEO Bevis Watts about sus...

TKE: Your money can change the world - with Bevis Watts from 2021-02-18T06:00

You’re more likely to get divorced than you are to change your bank. But have you ever questioned how your money is being invested? Join Mary as she talks to Triodos UK CEO Bevis Watts about sustai...

Fashion gets a conscience with Fanny Moizant from 2021-02-11T06:00

After years of new, new, new, the resale fashion business is booming as more and more of us get savvy about fashion’s impact on people and planet. Vestiare Collective is at the forefront of this...

TKE: Fashion gets a conscience with Fanny Moizant from 2021-02-11T06:00

After years of new, new, new, the resale fashion business is booming as more and more of us get savvy about fashion’s impact on people and planet. Vestiare Collective is at the forefront of this mo...

World-altering herbs, with Sebastian Pole from 2021-02-04T06:00

Can something as simple as making a cup of tea change the world? Maybe not quite. But it certainly can help if the tea is made by a company like Pukka Herbs – who have put respecting people and ...

TKE: World-altering herbs, with Sebastian Pole from 2021-02-04T06:00

Can something as simple as making a cup of tea change the world? Maybe not quite. But it certainly can help if the tea is made by a company like Pukka Herbs – who have put respecting people and pro...

Making the beauty industry more than skin deep with Mark Constantine from 2021-01-28T06:00

Ethics are at the heart of beauty brand Lush which campaigns on political issues, animal & human rights. Hear co-founder Mark Constantine talk about what his team brings to his business and his ...

TKE: Making the beauty industry more than skin deep with Mark Constantine from 2021-01-28T06:00

Ethics are at the heart of beauty brand Lush which campaigns on political issues, animal&human rights. Hear co-founder Mark Constantine talk about what his team brings to his business and his passi...

Creating a new kind of business - with James Watt from 2021-01-21T06:00