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Female Founders

Vicky Owens & Sophie Simpson

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Welcome to the Female Founders!! 🎙✨ We're Vicky and Sophie, two business owners that share a passion for talking a little bit too much! We made this podcast for women like you, women in business across all industries. We've learnt from experience how hard it can be to manage your own business completely on your own! So, we’re here to answer your questions, spill the tea and be completely open and honest about the life of a business owner. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @thefemalefounder ...
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Wheel of Misfortune

BBC Radio 5 Live

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Alison Spittle, co-hosts Kerry Katona and Fern Brady and listeners share their funniest, most embarrassing stories - the bad stuff that makes you feel good. All episodes available now! Featuring burning shame from a whole host of celebrity guests and comedians, and former co-host Fern Brady. Producer: Beth O'Dea Artwork: Sophie Rose Brampton Social media: Harry Robinson Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Producer: Natasha Johansson Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haski ...
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Remote First

Modern Leaders

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The global workforce experienced a big disruption which brought a lot of new organizational cultural challenges. Every week, our host invites leaders from large or innovative companies like Slack, Hubspot, Gitlab, Elastic, Dropbox & Atlassian to provide insights around scalable strategies for a long-term remote-first workplace transformation. Listen in to learn: - Remote First Employee Experience - Hybrid Work best practices - Work from Anywhere Programs in large companies - Startup for Remo ...
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Welcome to Organize Your Butterflies, an original podcast of YWCA, one of the largest and oldest women’s organizations in the country, whose mission is to eliminate racism and empower women. Each episode, we discuss the many different ways women—including some of the amazing leaders at YWCA—are working to help women, girls and families. Topics include organizing, strategizing, and mobilizing around issues like equal pay, domestic violence, women’s entrepreneurship, and so much more, and how ...
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Hello and welcome to "The Pet Perspective", the podcast from Napo for the spiciest insights into all things pets. Every fortnight we'll be interviewing a range of pet industry experts, and popular veterinarians to get their insight into what's going on in the pet world. We'll be hearing their opinions and guidance on tougher topics like trending doggy diets, or the rise in pet theft, as well as getting some top tips to help you take the best possible care of your pet. Learn more: https://www ...
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Grab those cowboy boots and pull on those sexy denim shorts because we are steppin' out for A Public Affair! Joel and David are heading back to 2005 and 2006 to revisit this iconic chapter in Jessica Simpson's career - and arguably, her best album to date! As the sun was setting on her high-profile marriage to Nick Lachey and the "Newlyweds" series…
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This is one of the most special conversations we've ever had on the podcast. Joel and David are joined by chart-topping, BRIT-nominated pop singer songwriter Pixie Lott to celebrate 15 years since the release of her No.1-selling debut single, 'Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)' and the massive debut album "Turn It Up", which sold over a million copies and spa…
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It's about time! Continuing our love letter to one of the greatest girl bands of the 2000s, Girls Aloud, we will be walking Primrose into a paradise with ice cream skies for this very special episode, coinciding with "The Girls Aloud Show" 2024 Tour. Join Joel and David as they travel back to 2008 for Girls Aloud's "Out of Control" album era and th…
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Joel and David are back with a new girl band episode and in a rare move for this 2000s pop podcast, we've opened the time portal and crossed into the future... the 2010s! Get ready, 'cause here comes a hurricane! Today we're celebrating Neon Jungle, Parade and SoundGirl - three amazing UK girl groups backed by major labels that blasted on the scene…
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The most comprehensive podcast episode dedicated to Billie Piper's music ever? We'd be tapped in every day and night, babe! Depending on your walk of life, you may primarily know Billie Piper as the formidable actress, director and producer she is... or fondly recall meeting her first as a chart-dominating teen popstar of the early 2000s. Since the…
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Hush. Just. Stop. Pop fans, it’s absolutely time that we jumped back into the world of Britney on the podcast! We are travelling back to the year 2000, with location pins dropped from Mars to Miami, to celebrate Britney’s iconic second album “Oops!… I Did It Again” and its accompanying world tour, which saw her in the very same room as our very own…
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We are delighted to be chatting with one of our all-time favourite British pop songwriters, Hannah Robinson. Over the past two decades; you would've no doubt had on repeat the tracks Hannah worked on. Many of which were hit singles and eternal pop fan favourites like 'Some Girls' and 'So Good' (Rachel Stevens), 'Bittersweet' and 'Me & My Imaginatio…
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In celebration of Kylie's "Body Language" album coming out on vinyl, your fun-loving 2000s pop explorers Joel and David are diving deep back into 2003 and 2004 to rediscover this iconique body of work. This is one of Kylie's most underrated albums with plenty of fan-favourites, including hits like the chart-topper 'Slow', 'Red Blooded Woman' and 'C…
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We love a bit of pop justice, don't we?! And today we're fist-pumping through a ton of it in our bubbly and inspiring catch up with Alexis Strum, one of Britain's best kept pop secrets of the 2000s. Kylie and Rachel Stevens recorded Alexis's songs, which became everlasting fan favourites. She has written with Billy Steinberg (Madonna, Cyndi Lauper)…
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Pour yourself a dirty martini and get ready to go from Girl Power to Flower Power as we celebrate 20 years of Emma Bunton's "Free Me" album. Widely recognised as one of the best solo Spice Girls albums, this iconic body of work - with its lush 60s pop, Motown and bossa nova influences - completely revamped Our Baby's career with four UK Top 20 hits…
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"Face to face, it's Murder on The Dancefloor. Cut to the chase, just give us what we came for!" Pop fans, we hear you loud and clear. It's a new year and the dawn of the Sophiessance Age! Joel and David are jumping in that time machine with the dials set for 2009 to 2011 for Sophie Ellis-Bextor's "Make A Scene" era - her clubbiest body of work yet!…
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Happy New Year, pop fans! In celebration of Our Sophie returning to the Top 10 with her classic hit 'Murder On The Dancefloor' - thanks, Saltburn! - we are reissuing Episode 46, our very first Sophie Ellis-Bextor episode. Recorded and launched back in 2021 (where did the time go?), Joel and David dived into Soph's first two albums "Read My Lips" an…
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Get those Cheetah-licious winter coats on because we are heading down Santa Claus Lane for a festive Disney Girlies Christmas Special! Join your RBAY! boys as they hand-pick some of their favourite 2000s holiday tunes by Disney Channel icons that lit up our screens and CD players. Whether they're beloved classics remade with "11-out-of-10" performa…
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Welcome to our first ever Right Back At Ya! Book Club episode. It's a new thing we're doing to cross into the world of literature, just like so many of our popstars-turned-authors. For our very first attempt at this spin-off series; we're speaking with respected pop music journalist and author Michael Cragg, who released his first book - the very '…
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This podcast truly loves a pop girl group - and it shows! For years we have talked about doing a special episode celebrating the 'lost' girl bands of the 2000s and now here we are. It felt absolutely right to kick things off with the three distinct British girl groups that were launched in 2009: Mini Viva, Dolly Rockers and Girls Can't Catch. While…
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Do you like to Boogie Woogie? Because your Right Back At Ya! boys are covering the Queen of Pop for the first time, so grab that pink cowboy hat and tiara - and let's get to it! With The Celebration Tour going full throttle now (and yes we will give our thoughts on it!), it feels like the perfect moment to dive into Madonna's 2000 album "Music". Jo…
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Your 2000s pop podcasters Joel and David are looking for more than just a "ding-a-ling" on this episode! Widely recognised as one of Girls Aloud's most critically acclaimed albums, "Tangled Up" certainly holds a special place in the hearts of fans, thanks to hits like 'Sexy... No No No!', 'Call The Shots' and 'Can't Speak French'. 2007 saw Girls Al…
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Hang on to your knickers, girls! Because things are about to get MAJOR. For a 2000s podcast literally named after a Spice Girls album track, Joel and David will certainly be giving you everything for this very special episode celebrating VB's one-off reality show "Victoria Beckham: Coming to America"! 2007 was not just major for "The Pob" (Posh Bob…
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Pop fans, are you ready to be tempted with the Sweetest Sin by the podcasters with the Levis on and an open heart? It's finally time for us to continue our journey with Jessica Simpson's discography... and this era was truly bigger than Texas! Join the HBIC Successica from Essex, Joel, and David as they dive into Jessica Ann's iconic "In This Skin"…
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We've got to heat it up, got to got to heat it up! We can't possibly get through the long hot summer without a serotonin boost from Girls Aloud, can we? Your Right Back At Ya! boys are heading back to 2006 for a pit stop at the fabulous first Girls Aloud greatest hits compilation. Aside from the mega hit singles 'Something Kinda Ooooh', 'I Think We…
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Can we truly call ourselves 2000s pop explorers if we don't scale one of the biggest albums of the decade: Nelly Furtado's "Loose"? This monumental album was the world's best selling album by a female artist in 2006 and third overall best-seller that year. It goes on to rack up over 12 million sales, spawning 8 hit singles including the classic 200…
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Can you hear what we hear? It's calling you, my dear. This is our very first All Saints episode and your 2000s pop explorers are headed to The Beach for a deep-dive into the "Saints & Sinners" album. In the 90s and early 2000s, this British girl group were the epitome of cool, renowned for their impeccable vocal harmonies, timeless tunes and enviab…
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In this episode, we’re joined by Caroline who founded LoveRose Lingerie. Caroline’s story is so inspiring. After being diagnosed with breast cancer she founded a lingerie brand to empower women who have been through similar journeys to her. This is to help them find their confidence, love themselves and their bodies again. Here are the highlights: …
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We’re so excited for today's episode because it's been a year since Sophie left her job and became full-time. We wanted to dedicate this episode to our journey and share with you how we got here because been it's crazy! Here are the highlights: (2:31) Dissociated from school and life. (15:38) College and education. (21:37) Modelling is not a glamor…
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*Rachel Stevens voice* "This is Part 2! This is the remix". No, not really but in celebration of our 5th anniversary, we asked you, our wonderful listeners, to send in your voice notes and messages... and we had so many to include, we wanted release them in two-parts. Thank you, baby for sending in your questions and highlights of the podcast over …
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In celebration of our 5th anniversary, we asked you to send in your voice notes and messages with any questions or highlights from over the years... and we are truly overwhelmed by the responses. Thank you, baby! Here is Part 1 of our 5th Anniversary Mailbag Special. Stay tuned for the second and final part coming very soon. It truly means everythi…
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In this episode, we are joined by Elesha Arnfield who shares her inspiring story. Elesha found herself in a difficult place. However, there was light at the end of the tunnel when she turned to crystal healing and started her spiritual journey. Elesha is now an entrepreneur and joins us to share the highs and lows of her story so far. Here are the …
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It’s true, holiday anxiety is real. It’s something we both have had to deal with in the past and we hear many business owners deal with it too. During this episode, we share our top tips on how to best prepare for a holiday and minimise the risk of holiday anxiety. Here are the highlights: (2:04) Anxiety medication for business owners. (4:23) How t…
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We often see the same mistakes business owners make when creating content on social media and we always get asked the same questions: Why am I not growing and getting results? In this episode, we hope to answer lots of your questions as we explore why your brand may not be growing on social media. We also explain what you can do to change that. Her…
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Ahead of Kelly Rowland's hotly-anticipated headline set at Mighty Hoopla 2023 festival in London, we are calling all pop fans and fellow Rowland Stoners to unite for this very special episode! It has been three years since we covered Kelendria's first two albums, "Simply Deep" and "Ms Kelly", and now we are completing the journey with a sumptuous d…
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Sophie and I are always told that we are too nice. It is for this reason that we are going to have a look at how being too nice as a business owner has gotten us into situations that could have been avoided if we had been sterner with our clients. Here are the highlights: (6:54) Being more professional in business. (11:35) The importance of being k…
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In this episode, we are joined by Imogen from Sister Brand. Imogen is here to share her business journey. She shares with us the early days of her career after leaving uni. She shares how she got to where she is today, the hurdles she has faced along the way and the importance of having a strong brand identity. Here are the highlights: (12:10) Soph…
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Pop fans, prepare to feel the Fever as your favourite 2000s pop explorers Joel and David dive into one of the most epic albums of the decade! No one can deny the magnitude of Kylie Minogue's future nostalgic "Fever" album era; the music she was playing really blew our minds. This is our Kylie Ann's biggest album to date, selling over 6 million copi…
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Welcome to another episode of Remote First Podcast! In today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Chase Warrington. Join us as we uncover the fascinating world of asynchronous communication and gain valuable insights from Chase Warrington's expertise at Doist. Chase Warrington, the Head of Remote at Doist. A groundbreaking company that …
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Everyone has access to social media and we believe this is often where pressures comes from. In this episode, we explore why you should stop comparing yourself to other businesses. We are all guilty of it. We all look up to other businesses and often social media is the culprit. We have all seen those posts where business owners say they have onboa…
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In this episode, we welcome our very first guest, Hannah Gregan Hannah is a specialist in mindset mastery , holistic wellbeing and manifestation. If you love manifestation just as much as we do and want to know how the science behind it works, then this episode is for you. Hannah shares her expertise with us in the world of manifestation and partic…
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As the pandemic forced us to adapt to new ways of working, many organizations have embraced the benefits of flexible work arrangements. But as we continue to navigate the remote work landscape, there's still a lot to learn. Let's dive in and learn how Dropbox is designing a virtual-first work culture. Today, we have Alastair Simpson, VP of Design a…
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Welcome to today's episode where we'll be discussing the frustrating reality that the more successful you become in business, the more jealousy and lack of support you may encounter from others. Sound all too familiar? We'll explore why this happens and offer practical strategies for staying focused and resilient in the face of negativity. Let's di…
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Are you ready? 'Cause here we are! Get the prosecco out of the fridge because we are celebrating Booty Luv, the dazzling duo behind some of the UK's most fun and hun poppers o'clock dance bangers of the 2000s! Nadia and Cherise first shot to international fame as members of the British hip-hop and R&B group Big Brovaz. After a chance offer from Min…
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Everyone experiences burnout to some degree, sometimes you don’t even realise it's burnout until you take a step back and realise you’ve been pushing yourself too hard. Burnout can present itself in loads of different ways, whether it being that you’re tired all of the time, feeling detached, or simply just feeling overwhelmed. In this episode we t…
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In this episode, we wanted to talk to you about being overwhelmed and how we can deal with it. As business owners, there are many stresses and hurdles which we have to jump day-to-day and becoming overwhelmed, is normal. So, our question to you is, when do you feel the most overwhelmed as a business owner and what do you do about it? Here are the h…
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We often get asked for our advice, especially when it comes to handling tricky business situations. With this in mind, we recently asked on our socials for your business dilemmas which you need our help with. If you are a business owner, you will probably be able to relate to a lot of these questions and hopefully, our thoughts and expertise will a…
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Being an entrepreneur is so exciting, but it can also be super scary if things aren't going well with your business. But don't worry, it happens to everyone! In this episode, we're gonna spill the tea on what to do if your business is failing. We'll share our own experiences and give you some tips to turn things around. From figuring out what went …
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‍Welcome back to Remote First Podcast. Today, we are discussing how to embrace hybrid work and how companies can effectively navigate the transition to this new work model. With many companies exploring hybrid work as a potential long-term solution, you will learn valuable insights on how to embrace remote work while still maintaining productivity …
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Women in business get treated much differently to male entrepreneurs and we know this firsthand! It’s often harder to be respected, especially if you are a young woman. But there are ways to work through this and have the right mindset when you step into any room. Listen to this episode to find how we cope as women in business. Highlights (04:41) R…
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It’s only right that we start speaking about mental health. How do you deal with it as a business owner? Well in this episode we’ll be sharing stories about our own diagnoses. It’s hard when you have to balance your health and business, but there are ways to do it! It all starts with being aware of who you are - and we're here to help you get start…
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Welcome to the Female Founders!! We're Vicky and Sophie, two business owners that share a passion for talking a little bit too much! We made this podcast for women like you, women in business across all industries. We've learnt from experience how hard it can be to manage your own business completely on your own! So, we’re here to answer your quest…
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Can you believe it has been 20 years since Delta Goodrem's iconic debut album "Innocent Eyes" shook the world? Over the years, so many of you have requested that Joel and David do a Delta episode and right now feels like the perfect moment to relive all the memories and da-da, da-da-da-DAHs together! "Innocent Eyes" is one of Australia's most succe…
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