This week on She Started It, I’m in the studio with Georgina Kirby, Co-Founder of Vine Health. Georgina is a data scientist and entrepreneur, who co-founded Vine Health, which optimises cancer patient outcomes through artificial intelligence and behavioural neuropsychology. Discover what it’s like to be a woman in technology, the future of cancer treatment and how to get your business idea off the ground. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Georgina Kirby, Co-Founder of Vine Health, on using technology for good

Ever thought about launching an eco-conscious business? Hear from food sharing app Founder Saasha Celestial-One in this week’s episode of She Started It. Frustrated by the food waste epidemic in the UK, Saasha and her Co-Founder set about to create a technological solution that could help users throw away less food. Find out how Saasha got her business off the ground - from raising investment to hiring a team - in this special episode. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder of OLIO, on building an eco-conscious business

Another week, another inspiring guest. This week on She Started It, I’m joined by Ellie Flynn, documentary filmmaker and presenter. Ellie has made a number of documentaries for BBC Three, exposing issues that affect young people across the world - from landlords exploiting vulnerable tenants for sex, to child marriage in the USA. We chat about her career, how she broke into the industry and advice for aspiring journalists. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Ellie Flynn on investigations, going undercover and creating your own luck

On this week’s episode of She Started It, I’m joined by Jenny Afia, Head of the Legal Team at Shillings. Jenny is a high-flying entertainment lawyer, who helps the world’s most successful people have more privacy and protect their reputations. Wondering what a job like that entails? Tune in to discover the secret of being a top lawyer in the city. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jenny Afia on life as a top entertainment lawyer

This week on She Started It, I’m joined in the studio by Justine Roberts CBE, Founder of Mumsnet and Gransnet. Starting from her kitchen table, over the last 18 years Justine has built the largest social network for parents in the world, with over 14 million unique users per month. We chat about the journey of building Mumsnet, the challenges of being an entrepreneur and the future of work For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Justine Roberts CBE, Founder of Mumsnet, on business, challenges & growing a global community

On this week’s episode of She Started It with Angelica Malin, I chat to Pip Stewart - an adventurer, presenter and writer. From cycling from Malaysia to London, to paddling the length of The Essequibo, Pip’s adventures have taken her across the globe. We chat about the realities, highs and lows of being a professional wanderluster. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Pip Stewart on travel, passion & a life of adventures

We’re kicking off the new series of She Started It with the legend that is Annie Mac! BBC Radio 1 DJ, Lost & Found festival entrepreneur and mother of 2, Annie Mac does it all. But what’s the secret of her success? I sat down with Annie for an honest chat about her long-lasting career, juggling being a parent and goals for the future. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Annie Mac on motherhood, music & making it

This week on She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by the very wonderful Maxine Mahwinney. Maxine Mawhinney is a journalist and broadcaster from Belfast. Until 2017, Maxine was the UK’s oldest female national newsreader. Maxine left the BBC in 2017 to launch a new career at the age of 60. For 20 years she was a senior BBC News and current affairs anchor, covering stories from the Oklahoma bombing to the death of Princess Diana. Now she has launched her own global interview programme, The Moment. We chat about her glittering career in broadcast, advice for aspiring journalists, why she left the BBC and how to conduct a great interview (hint: it’s all about listening). Don’t forget to leave a review, rate and subscribe for a new episode of She Started It every Monday! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Maxine Mawhinney on Princess Diana, TV and changing lanes at 60

On this week’s episode of She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by my mum! My wonderful mum, Suzi Malin, is a world-renowned portrait painter. She studied at the Slade School of Art before embarking on a career as a portrait painter. Her many well-known and eminent sitters include Zandra Rhodes, Elton John, Peter Sellers, Lord Hume and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. Suzi has 9 portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, but her best work is obviously making me. We chat about what art school was like in the 70s, her most memorable sitters and life as a portrait painter. Don’t forget to leave a review, rate and subscribe for a new episode of She Started It every Monday! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Suzi Malin on life as a portrait painter

On this week’s episode of She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m sitting down with Natasha Devon MBE. Natasha is a writer & activist, who tours schools and colleges throughout the UK, delivering talks as well as conducting research on mental health, body image, gender and social equality. Her current projects are the Mental Health Media Charter and Where’s Your Head At? which aims to change the law to protect the mental health of British workers. Her ‘mind manual’ -‘A Beginner’s Guide to Being Mental: An A-Z’ - was published last year. I chat to Natasha about her work (and how she’s “invented” her own career), the mental health epidemic in the UK, a very public sacking and what changes she’d like to see the government make to safeguard young people. Don’t forget to leave a review, rate and subscribe for a new episode of She Started It every Monday! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Natasha Devon MBE on mental health, body image & young people

On this week’s episode of She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m joined in the studio by Joanna Hardy, a leading criminal barrister, ranked in the Legal 500 as a leading junior in general crime. Joanna came to the Bar following a solid academic background; she read Law at King’s College London where she graduated with First Class Honours and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to read for her LLM Master of Laws, graduating with Distinction. Joanna reveals what it’s really like to be a female criminal barrister in the UK - after her viral comments about sexism in the industry - and gives career advice for aspiring young lawyers. Don’t forget to leave a review, rate and subscribe for a new episode of She Started It every Monday! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Joanna Hardy on law, sexism and the future of the Bar

This week on She Started It with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by Callie Thorpe, a plus-size blogger, Instagram and all-round sassy Welsh girl. Callie is a leader in the body positivity space, most recently launching ‘The Confidence Corner’ - a platform for others to share their self-love stories and practice body positivity. Callie was the UK’s first plus-size fashion columnist for Marie Claire, and has collaborated with brands such as Evans, ASOS and Dove. Tune in for an episode that will fill you with confidence, self-love and a dose of positivity on your morning commute. Don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe for a new episode every Monday! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Callie Thorpe on body positivity, self-confidence and career goals

This week on #SheStartedIt with Angelica Malin, I’m joined by Karen Gill MBE. Karen is the co-founder of everywoman, the membership organisation that seeks to advance all women in business by increasing their number, and raising their status in the economic community. Prior to founding everywoman, Karen had an international career as a Vice President for Intercontinental Hotel Group, working across Asia Pacific and EMEA. Together with Co-Founder Maxine Benson, Karen was appointed the MBE in 2009 in recognition of her service to women’s enterprise and in 2017 the Government’s Women’s Business Council recognised their outstanding commitment to the advancement of women in business. We chat about what it was like starting everywoman 20 years ago, solutions to the gender pay gap, resilience in business (especially when faced with challenges) & Karen’s global goals. Don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe for a new episode every Monday! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Karen Gill MBE on gender equality, resilience & women in business

She Started It is a new podcast hosted by entrepreneur Angelica Malin, featuring incredible, inspiring women who are at the top of their industries. From fashion to fitness, law to entrepreneurship, the series explores what it takes to be a female trailblazer in today’s world. The series discovers the realities and challenges of success, highlighted through three key career moments, and answers the question we’ve all wondered at some point: how did she do it?

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