Typology was born out of a mission: to de-mystify the science of skincare. At the heart of our approach is the desire to enlighten the consumer. By discarding all superfluous elements, we’re advocating a return to the basics: nourishing and natural products, designed with consciousness. For the quality standards of our formulations, we’ve compiled one of the strictest ingredient blacklists on the market. At each stage of the design of our packaging, we favour recyclable materials and the most ecological transport solutions.
Pip Murray, 33, is the Founder of Pip & Nut, an award-winning food brand that launched to market in January 2015. Over the last six years, she’s been shaking up the healthy food and drink sector with her range of all-natural nut butters and recently launched nut butter cups. Pip & Nut is the fastest growing nut butter brand in the UK and a proud certified B corporation. Amongst other accolades, Pip was most recently named in the Evening Standard Progress 1000, London’s Most Influential People.
London’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Natwest GBEA) and founder of sustainable style brand TALA and fitness tech brand Shreddy, Grace Beverley is a successful female entrepreneur shaking up the archaic business world, with a global reach of over 1.5 million. This purpose-driven leader possesses a Sustainable Business accreditation from Harvard Business School and was named first in Forbes 30 under 30’s retail and e-commerce list at age twenty-three, highlighting her work to accelerate the slow-fashion space and convince consumers they have the power to vote with their money.
Typology was born out of a mission: to de-mystify the science of skincare. At the heart of our approach is the desire to enlighten the consumer. By discarding all superfluous elements, we’re advocating a return to the basics: nourishing and natural products, designed with consciousness. For the quality standards of our formulations, we’ve compiled one of the strictest ingredient blacklists on the market. At each stage of the design of our packaging, we favour recyclable materials and the most ecological transport solutions.
Pip Murray, 33, is the Founder of Pip & Nut, an award-winning food brand that launched to market in January 2015. Over the last six years, she’s been shaking up the healthy food and drink sector with her range of all-natural nut butters and recently launched nut butter cups. Pip & Nut is the fastest growing nut butter brand in the UK and a proud certified B corporation. Amongst other accolades, Pip was most recently named in the Evening Standard Progress 1000, London’s Most Influential People.
London’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Natwest GBEA) and founder of sustainable style brand TALA and fitness tech brand Shreddy, Grace Beverley is a successful female entrepreneur shaking up the archaic business world, with a global reach of over 1.5 million. This purpose-driven leader possesses a Sustainable Business accreditation from Harvard Business School and was named first in Forbes 30 under 30’s retail and e-commerce list at age twenty-three, highlighting her work to accelerate the slow-fashion space and convince consumers they have the power to vote with their money.
At age 21, Steven Bartlett dropped out of university, packed his bags and set off around the world to create Social Chain, a social media marketing and ecommerce company worth an estimated $450 million. From there, Steven has gone on to become a Sunday Times best seller, a successful podcaster, and has even been inducted into Manchester City’s Hall of Fame.
Michelle Kennedy is founder and CEO of Peanut, one of the fastest-growing apps for women. Having started her career as an M&A lawyer at leading international law firm Mishcon de Reya, she later joined dating app, Badoo, where she rose to Deputy CEO at the multi-billion dollar behemoth. During her tenure at Badoo she was integral to and inaugural board member of Bumble. Having worked in social discovery for ten years, Michelle has unprecedented experience and understanding of the safety and growth components of building a social network for women.
Jamii is the home for black creators and makers in the UK. With our online marketplace for British brands on the up. Discount card for the repeat buyers. Pop up shops on the high street & workshops and events for makers ambitious to grow, we’re on a mission to make it as easy as possible to shop with Black makers. We got started back in August 2016, inspired by the fact that less than 1% of investment ends up with black founders.
At age 21, Steven Bartlett dropped out of university, packed his bags and set off around the world to create Social Chain, a social media marketing and ecommerce company worth an estimated $450 million. From there, Steven has gone on to become a Sunday Times best seller, a successful podcaster, and has even been inducted into Manchester City’s Hall of Fame.
Michelle Kennedy is founder and CEO of Peanut, one of the fastest-growing apps for women. Having started her career as an M&A lawyer at leading international law firm Mishcon de Reya, she later joined dating app, Badoo, where she rose to Deputy CEO at the multi-billion dollar behemoth. During her tenure at Badoo she was integral to and inaugural board member of Bumble. Having worked in social discovery for ten years, Michelle has unprecedented experience and understanding of the safety and growth components of building a social network for women.
Jamii is the home for black creators and makers in the UK. With our online marketplace for British brands on the up. Discount card for the repeat buyers. Pop up shops on the high street & workshops and events for makers ambitious to grow, we’re on a mission to make it as easy as possible to shop with Black makers. We got started back in August 2016, inspired by the fact that less than 1% of investment ends up with black founders.
Izzy Wheels are a Dublin-based brand that creates colourful wheel covers for wheelchairs. The idea for the business began as a college project in 2016 when Ailbhe was in her final year in The National College of Art and Design in Dublin. Ailbhe’s younger sister, Izzy, was born with spina bifida and is paralyzed from her waist down. She noticed that her sister's wheelchair was always the first thing that people noticed about her but it wasn't a reflection of her bright and bubbly personality. Together the sisters created a range of stylish wheel covers for Izzy’s chair that expressed her individuality and playful fashion.
Named on NBC’s The Today Show as one of ‘The World’s Top 5 Most Disruptive Beauty Brands’ and by Harper’s Bazaar USA list of the “10 Best Foundations of all time’’ (2020 and 2021), EX1 Cosmetics was created by beauty obsessed biochemist Farah Naz who struggled to find make up that matched her Olive skin. EX1 has gone on to become the go-to brand by the world’s biggest names from Adele, to Kim K and Michelle Obama. It became no.1 selling concealer on Amazon U.K. overnight after being by worn by Joaquin Phoenix as he collected his 2020 Oscar.
Founded in 2015, Papier is an online stationery brand that feeds curiosity and contemplation with its designs. Alongside in-house collections, Papier collaborates with upcoming artists, iconic brands and exciting fashion labels to curate its emporium of notebooks, notecards, diaries, journals and more. Whether it’s setting out your wildest dreams on the page or a simple to-do list to get you ready for the day, Papier stationery invites us to discover the transformative powers of putting pen to paper. Every design can be personalised so it means more, alive in the hands of its maker.
Izzy Wheels are a Dublin-based brand that creates colourful wheel covers for wheelchairs. The idea for the business began as a college project in 2016 when Ailbhe was in her final year in The National College of Art and Design in Dublin. Ailbhe’s younger sister, Izzy, was born with spina bifida and is paralyzed from her waist down. She noticed that her sister's wheelchair was always the first thing that people noticed about her but it wasn't a reflection of her bright and bubbly personality. Together the sisters created a range of stylish wheel covers for Izzy’s chair that expressed her individuality and playful fashion.
Named on NBC’s The Today Show as one of ‘The World’s Top 5 Most Disruptive Beauty Brands’ and by Harper’s Bazaar USA list of the “10 Best Foundations of all time’’ (2020 and 2021), EX1 Cosmetics was created by beauty obsessed biochemist Farah Naz who struggled to find make up that matched her Olive skin. EX1 has gone on to become the go-to brand by the world’s biggest names from Adele, to Kim K and Michelle Obama. It became no.1 selling concealer on Amazon U.K. overnight after being by worn by Joaquin Phoenix as he collected his 2020 Oscar.
Founded in 2015, Papier is an online stationery brand that feeds curiosity and contemplation with its designs. Alongside in-house collections, Papier collaborates with upcoming artists, iconic brands and exciting fashion labels to curate its emporium of notebooks, notecards, diaries, journals and more. Whether it’s setting out your wildest dreams on the page or a simple to-do list to get you ready for the day, Papier stationery invites us to discover the transformative powers of putting pen to paper. Every design can be personalised so it means more, alive in the hands of its maker.
Siblings Vivien and Howard Wong are the co-founders of Little Moons, Europe’s leading mochi ice cream brand and 2021’s must-try treat. Having grown up around their parents’ Asian bakery business, entrepreneurship was in their blood – and though both briefly took up jobs in the City after leaving University it was no surprise when they founded Little Moons in 2010. A decade later and their hard work paid off as Little Moons went viral on TikTok and sales rocketed 3,500%. They now run a business forecast to have grown 150% in a global pandemic.
Siblings Vivien and Howard Wong are the co-founders of Little Moons, Europe’s leading mochi ice cream brand and 2021’s must-try treat. Having grown up around their parents’ Asian bakery business, entrepreneurship was in their blood – and though both briefly took up jobs in the City after leaving University it was no surprise when they founded Little Moons in 2010. A decade later and their hard work paid off as Little Moons went viral on TikTok and sales rocketed 3,500%. They now run a business forecast to have grown 150% in a global pandemic.
Vivien and Howard Wong, otherwise known as the sibling power duo and co-founders of the ice cream company Little Moons re-join Claudia to talk about Little Moon’s dramatic growth through the app TikTok. They also discuss the dynamics of founding a business as partners and they even share an exclusive secret about a brand new flavour.
Taymoor and Claudia chatter about Papier’s three unique selling points – design, quality, and personalization. Taymoor also discusses the importance of less talking and more doing and why passion is a better motive for starting up a business than pound signs.
Claudia and Farah catch up on all things EX1 whilst discussing the value that can be found pushing boundaries, in failing and also having relentless faith in your concept.
Ailbhe and Claudia catch-up about social media shop windows and how an online video helped Izzy Wheels to grow and collaborate with brands such as Hello Kitty, Barbie and Disney.
Claudia talks to Jamii founder Khalia about the importance of supporting small businesses, throwing yourself into the deep end and harnessing the power of storytelling.
In this episode, Claudia and Michelle talk the launch of Peanut Menopause and spotting the forgotten demographic. Michelle also shares tips on how to navigate female empowerment in the business world.
Steven joins Claudia to chat about leading the way in one of the world’s fastest moving sectors, knowing when to quit and becoming the youngest ever member of Dragons Den. We also hear about Steven’s new company Catena Capital and the importance of embracing insecurity.
Grace Beverley talks to Claudia Winkelman about the importance of social media in launching her business (Tala took 10,000 orders on its first day). We hear about Tala’s ‘audience first’ approach to acquiring a customer base; and how, for Tala, sustainability is a defining factor in every decision the business makes.
Chief Squirrel Pip Murray speaks to Claudia about creating a fun work culture that values balance and squirrel-based job titles, as well as how Pip & Nut is using it’s business as force for good in the local community.
Listen to Ning Li speak to Claudia Winkleman about growing his businesses, MADE.com and Typology and the fundamentals of hiring to fit the company ethos.
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