Hazel McBride founder of Hazel McBride UK. Hazel is an Freelance Project Manager and Networking Expert with over 30 years experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial roles. Hazel supports small businesses to facilitate and deliver growth initiatives and events. Hazel is also an Ambassador for the Glasgow Care Foundation. Hazels super power is …

My guest today is Ruby Sweeney. With two decades of skills and expertise in the events industry, Ruby and her team at The Events Hub offer strategy, management, and delivery of B2B conferences and events across the globe. Working with small numbers of clients at a time, the conversations that Ruby has are about ‘client fit’ as opposed to ‘do we nee…

Alice co-founded one of Scotland’s leading social enterprise, Social Bite, a cafe chain famous for feeding and employing the homeless community and bringing A-listers like George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Harry & Meghan to Scotland. Alice & the team made Social Bite a nationwide success, distributing over 150,000 fresh food items each year to …

Robert Wilson left school at age 15 with no qualifications but by age 21 he had started his own decorating company. For 46 years he has grown his company Wilson Decorators Ltd working on some of the most iconic buildings in Scotland and around the UK. He is also a passionate supporter of helping young people, to start their own business, and over t…

Rupa is an employment lawyer and a strong advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion within the legal profession. Her role as Director of People & Development at a Scottish law firm ignited a particular interest in mental health and wellbeing, increasing representation of individuals from ethnically diverse backgrounds, and improving socio-econom…

My guest today is Nicole Meehan, In October 2021 Nicole founded Handy Ma’am. The business grew from Nicole building and fixing household items for family and friends. It has since grown organically through words of mouth and social media to such an extent that she is booked months in advance. It was such a pleasure to talk to Nicole so early in her…

My guest today is Gareth Roberts, he’s been an architect for 30 years, with a wide and varied career, ranging from working in housing to becoming a house builder and then creating a new architecture practice Organic Architects with Andrea Wise in 2009. With a business approach focused on sustainability and alternative fuel sources. Gareth has taken…

My guest today is Ev Foster. Ev first entered estate agency in 1992. Since then she has had success with building a financial services business and a ladies gym. Following a career break with a young family, Evelyn was drawn back to estate agency in 2016 working for an online business then setting up her own agency in 2018 with Keller Williams. She…

Cara Dzivane is a top consultant, specialising in legal talent and manages the commercial team at Taylor Hopkinson, a renewable energy recruitment consulting firm. Cara is also the Diversity, Equality & Belonging UK & Europe Committee Chair at the same company. She is also a Black Professionals United Kingdom Ambassador. Cara’s love of sales and bu…

My guest today is Paul Kingham. Paul is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, a certified business coach and the owner and Managing Director of Kingsmith Accountancy. Over his 30+ career, he has worked with hundreds of SMEs and is passionate about providing the right financial services to owner-managed businesses, which wi…

My guest on this episode is Laura Maginess. Laura Maginess is the multi-award-winning founder of the Glasglow Girls Club and The Glow Club (formerly known as GGC Business), celebrated as the "Community Queen" for establishing a dynamic online community of over 43,000 members in Glasgow. Driven by a passion to empower women in Glasgow and beyond, La…

My guest on this episode is Mary Ann Smith. Mary Ann is a highly experienced leader who has been coaching within global enterprise and corporate sectors for over 30 years. She is also a successful company CEO, so not only understands but has lived the challenges faced by business owners and experienced by staff in companies/large organisations. She…

My first guest is Lazara Canton. Lazara is a personal growth & development specialist whose career has taken her around the world. Developing senior leaders in finance. After the birth of her second child, Lazara has since written her memoir & relocated back to the U.K. & Spain. Where she works with individuals & groups to connect them to their pow…