This episode is the last episode of season 2 and I want to say a big thank you to all our listeners and our first sponsor of the podcast, Papier. I’ll be back with season 3 next year, so if you haven’t caught up with seasons 1 and 2, here’s your chance. This week, I am joined by Namrata Kamdar, founder of Plenaire, a British skincare brand that uses organic and sustainable approaches to beauty and lifestyle. During her late thirties, she experienced stress-related burnout and a bout of...

This week I’m joined by Frankie Wells, Co-founder of Foundation FM, ​​a women-led station that’s rewriting the rules of radio. Launched in November 2018, foundation.fm was created by Frankie and her two friends: Ami Bennet, and Becky Richardson after noticing an increase of people in the broadcasting industry seeking safe spaces to create and share via the airwaves. The station has two goals in place: firstly, they want to position foundation.fm as a platform for the capital’s underground...

This week, I am joined by Dija Ayodele, a fully qualified and insured aesthetician and the founder of West Room Aesthetics, a skincare clinic for women of colour. She is also the founder of the award-winning Black Skin Directory, which connects people of colour to skincare brands and experts. With over ten years of experience in the aesthetics industry, Dija is trained in everything from nails to advanced skincare. Dija is also a Trustee for the Beauty Backed Trust and advises several boards...

In this weeks episode, I am joined by Jessica Warch, Co-founder and CEO of Kimaï, a startup creating lab-grown diamonds. Kimaï was founded in 2018 by Jessica and her long-term friend now co-founder Sidney Neuhaus when they were both 24. The co-founders grew up in Antwerp the centre of the diamond trade with their family who are also diamond and jewellery traders. They both met at a girls scout club in Belgium and went on to be great friends. Years later, Jessica studied Business & Finance...

In this week’s episode, I’m speaking to Eshita Kabra-Davies, founder of By Rotation, the worlds first social fashion rental app. The idea for By Rotation came to her during her honeymoon to Rajasthan, India, where she found herself reconsidering her relationship with fashion. She was in her suburban home town and had not been back for over 30 years. Eshita felt guilty for buying new clothes for her honeymoon as this made her feel she was part of a system that was adding to the textile waste....

In this weeks episode, I am joined Abigail Bergstrom, writer and founder of Bergstrom Studio, a 360° publishing consultancy and literary agency which aims to help emerging writers find their voice, turn good ideas into published books and writers into published authors. The agency represents “thought-leading” authors such as Munroe Bergdorf, of gender manifesto Transitional (Bloomsbury), Florence Given of bestselling feminist manifesto Women Don’t Owe You Pretty (Octopus), and Laura Bates of...

In this weeks episode, I am joined by Mariam Jimoh the Founder and CEO of Oja which is a technology solution transforming access to cultural groceries and foods around the world. In simple words, she is making it easier for people to buy cultural foods by creating an app that allows you to order these goods and have them delivered directly to your door. She is building the UK's first venture-backed digital supermarket for cultural communities. She is 1 of the 16 black women in the UK who have...

In today's episode, I have a phenomenal individual, Tiwalola Ogunlesi, a globally recognised coach specialising in positive psychology, Master Neuro-linguistic Practitioner, international speaker and the founder of Confident and Killing It. Tiwa also recently launched the Confidence Academy, you can find out more information here. Tiwa made the decision to go full time on her business in late 2019, three months before the pandemic took place. She had pitched to organisations, secured clients...

This week I’m joined by Amy Thomson, an incredibly inspiring entrepreneur and author of the book Moody: A 21st Century Hormone Guide which was published earlier this year. Amy started her first business at age 23 in 2011, a communications company working with brands such as Nike, Microsoft and Diageo. In 2016 after experiencing severe burnout from working long hours and travelling for work, she experienced some changes in her body. As a result of the burnout, Amy’s periods stopped but she...

After a lengthy pandemic and taking a few months to write and publish my first book, I am excited to share that How I Made it Happen is back for another season. Officially launching on October 6th, season two features a range of entrepreneurs who discuss in detail how they got started in making their business idea a reality. Here is a snippet of what to expect from season two and if you have not already, please do leave a review and rating so others can discover the podcast. My new book,...

A conversation with Nafisa & Selina Bakkar.

A conversation with Charlotte Williams, founder of Seven Six Agency.

A conversation with Nikki Michelsen and Leah Remfry-Peploe, co-founders of OHNE.

A conversation with Chloé Adelia Watts.

A conversation with Victoria Prew, Co-founder & CEO of Hurr Collective.

A conversation with Sarah Akwismbe, founder of The No Bull Business School

A conversation with Ade Hassan, founder of Nubian Skin

Welcome to How I made It Happen — the podcast bringing you interviews with phenomenal women sharing practical advice on how to build the career of your dreams or grow a business. This podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Ogabi, founder of For Working Ladies. For more inspiring content visit www.forworkingladies.com to read advice, stories and tips from likeminded women. You can find us on social: IG: @Forworkingladies @ElizabethOgabi Twitter: @Fwladies @ElizabethOgabi_