Podcast appearances and mentions of Sharmadean Reid

Welcome to Rich Little Reads, a new series for readers and wannabe readers.Have you read New Methods for Women? This week, Kim sits down with author and serial entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid to unpack her bold manifesto on independence, money, and power. Because power isn't given, it's taken—and it starts with rewriting your playbook. Shar breaks down how to avoid the scarcity mindset, choose the front row to your life wisely, and stop making yourself small. They dive into the founder vs. employee mindset, why women need to stop seeking validation from their bosses, and how to focus on “Important Work” instead of just staying busy. As for the cost of success… You don't know it until you pay it—and you might not even want it... So, think you'll read it?Follow Sharmadean - HEREFollow New Methods for Women - HEREBuy New Methods for Women by Sharmadean Reid - HEREShar's "The Ultimate Smart Girl Top 127 Books You Must Read " - HERESubmit Your Confessions - HERELET'S BE FRIENDS...STEP 1 : Give us a 5-STAR reviewSTEP 2: Follow RLBG on Instagram - HERESTEP 3: Join the RLBG Community for access to exclusive events & LIVE girl talks - HERESTEP 4: Follow the International Pop Star @SliimKim on TIKTOK & INSTAGRAM

This week's conversation is with Sharmadean Reid, the founder, writer and creative consultant who started off in fashion before becoming a figurehead for women in business around the world. Originally from Wolverhampton, Sharmadean moved to London to study at Central Saint Martins. There, she began working with Nicola Formichetti, aka. Lady Gaga's stylist, and consulting for clients like Nike. She then founded an innovation-led salon called WAH nails - the coolest place to hang out in the 2010s. After closing the salon in 2015, she created a groundbreaking beauty startup, Beautystack, which evolved into The Stack World, a media company and global community for mission driven women. This year, she distilled her learnings into her first book, ‘New Methods for Women', and is currently working on a scripted TV show about female founders.Click here to see pictures of Sharmadean's chosen pieces, and subscribe for more Threads of Conversation. Get full access to Threads of Conversation at threadsofconversation.substack.com/subscribe

Sharmadean Reid MBE is an entrepreneur and passionate advocate for female empowerment. Having navigated the male-dominated world of business and venture capital, Sharmadean is dedicated to unmasking and deconstructing patriarchal barriers to female success. In this episode, we discuss financial empowerment, her experience as a female entrepreneur and what it means to have a supportive network around you. Sharmadean also shares insights from her latest book, New Methods for Women. Drawing on the wisdom of sources from business books to neuroscience to mythology, she has created her own unique methods to help women live purposeful and empowered lives. In 2018, Sharmadean became one of the only black women in the UK to raise over £1 million in seed funding for her beauty-booking app, BeautyStack. But Sharmadean believes that even if she has won, it doesn't mean the work is done for everyone. Success is not about praise or accolades, but about acknowledgement - knowing that her work has made a difference to even one woman's life. Sharmadean's insights are crucial for understanding the challenges we face and what can be done to build a better, fairer future for everyone.  Book for Emmeline Recommendation: Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger https://www.amazon.co.uk/Franny-Zooey-J-D-Salinger/dp/0241950449

Today, I sit down with Sharmadean Reid, a leader in the worlds of beauty, tech, and media. With a 20-year career that includes launching an innovative salon as well as founding a beauty tech startup, Sharmadean has consistently broken barriers. She was the first black woman to raise £1 million in VC funding in the UK and was awarded an MBE in 2015 for her contributions to the beauty industry. We discuss Sharmadean's remarkable journey, touching on self-worth, purpose, and the redefinition of success. We explore: Sharmadean's Journey: From Beauty Industry Pioneer to Author (00:00)Redefining Self-Worth: The Power of Boundaries and Self-Reflection (02:45)The Path to Purpose: Navigating Personal Growth and Business Success (12:12)Breaking Cycles: Confronting Intergenerational Trauma (18:02)Balancing Act: The Three B's - Boyfriend, Baby, and Business (22:01)Future Focus: Merging Economic Independence with Creativity (27:33)Rediscovering Passion: The Importance of Childhood Interests (33:53)Healing Journey: Exploring Various Methods of Self-Discovery (41:13)Mind-Body Connection: Bridging Science and Spirituality (49:09)Social Norms: Challenging Expectations and Embracing Authenticity (54:12)Beyond Achievements: Defining Self-Worth in a New Light (57:21)Living Well, Being Well: Freedom of Choice as the Ultimate Goal (01:00:22)Sharmadean shares her experience balancing motherhood, relationships, and business, and we learn how she reflects on moving from seeking external validation to finding inner peace. Her current projects include a series of essays about equity, and a TV show about female founders, continuing her work across women's power and ownership in business and life.I hope that this also prompts you to reflect on your own path to living well and being well.Sarah Ann***If you enjoyed this episode you might also like:Mo Gawdat: How To Transform Stress Into Successhttps://youtu.be/5THJeXv5X7s?si=Xvc7BIxEccGBzY9fDr. Shefali: How To Break FREE From The Self-Awareness TRAPhttps://youtu.be/k_9oQBSE4uU?si=ZslZKEPPNgfBeCR1Simon Sinek: How to Be a Better Friend and Why It Mattershttps://youtu.be/3JCjOQv9Y5EUnleash Your Success Potential: Empower Yourself With Focus & Productivity Expert Shane Parrishhttps://youtu.be/T32AJw4TvVI?si=3WjQpRRwLAq7C8PC***Thank you to my wonderful sponsors!BON CHARGE | Science-backed beauty, wellness and recovery products.Use code LIVEWELL for 15% off.OptimallyMe | Personalised insights for optimal health.Use code LWBW20 for 20% off.Squarespace | A website makes it real.Get a free trial and use code LIVEWELL for 10% off your first website or domain purchase.***Join my inner circle: https://sarahannmacklin.com/members-hub-subscribeUnlock Stress-Busting Recipes: Get My Top 5 Mood-Boosting Meals Now!

Episode 100!! We've made it!!I truly cannot believe that we've made it to 100 episodes, but at the same time it still feels like the beginning. I've said it in pretty much every episode so far, but my aim for this was always to have interesting, advice-filled conversations, with fascinating people. When I started 100 episodes ago, I was frustrated that “life improvement” podcasts were either just positioned as health, or productivity, and how in fact it really stretches so much further than that. Whether you've listened to one episode, or one hundred, I can't thank you enough for being part of the journey - this podcast has always been guided by what you want to learn & improve on, so never stop sending ideas and making this podcast alongside me! I'm so grateful and we have huge huge plans for the future so here's to the next 100!+EPISODES FEATURED:John Amaechi: gracebeverley.komi.io/podcast/ep-76-why-youre-struggling-with-motivation-and-how-to-fix-it-with-john-amaechi-obe?id=f245b6bd-05de-4ecd-bf61-e116025b80e9 Kate Moyle: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cKOEHSsMRuMaWa1o7meB1?si=5ec2e4302923466d Vivian Tu: gracebeverley.komi.io/podcast/ep-86-how-to-change-your-relationship-with-your-finances-forever-with-vivian-tu?id=f245b6bd-05de-4ecd-bf61-e116025b80e9 Sharmadean Reid: https://open.spotify.com/episode/73UnPKyTbpBE7yXkBePMN5?si=8386e477267d41f6 Jason Fox: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wwipdm3cQLxDYihB6gD54?si=2f29bbee42424d3e Ben Gallagher: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Qp021I7ZW2SAXTHGmi8jj?si=fde87f36f2904810Candace Brathwaite: https://open.spotify.com/episode/73UnPKyTbpBE7yXkBePMN5?si=f669d199247e48f3Dr Hazel Wallace: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OGYQBxouN4fCuh5NqCX6A?si=3f9c477e6ac64dbeWill Ahmed: gracebeverley.komi.io/podcast/ep-88-the-grit-it-takes-to-turn-your-idea-into-a-billion-dollar-reality-with-whoops-will-ahmed?id=f245b6bd-05de-4ecd-bf61-e116025b80e9Rangan Chatterjee: gracebeverley.komi.io/podcast/ep-83-why-the-first-5-minutes-of-your-day-are-the-most-important-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee?id=f245b6bd-05de-4ecd-bf61-e116025b80e9Caroline Hirons: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aUFuHqdIQ6bl1lzK4kbWH?si=1547f73d78fb43e1+MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/+RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear

Feeling like the system's rigged against you? Join us as Sharmadean Reid MBE, founder of The Stack and author of "New Methods for Women," dismantles that narrative. In this episode, we explore Sharmadean's journey of overcoming societal barriers, navigating limited resources, and redefining success on her own terms. Discover how she balanced creative and spiritual growth with financial empowerment, all while building wealth and escaping a scarcity mindset. This is an episode packed with practical tools to challenge limitations and create a richer, more fulfilling life.Connect with Sharmadean:Sharmadean Reid MBE is a founder, writer and creative consultant who in her 20 year career has launched an innovation led salon, a beauty tech start up and now a media company. Her work explores women's power, equity and ownership.She is currently working a series of essays on the theme of EQUITY and a scripted TV show about female founders. In 2015 Sharmadean was awarded an MBE from HRH Queen Elizabeth.Her first book, New Methods For Women is published in June 2024 by Penguin Random House.BUY SHARMADEAN'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Methods-Women-Perspective-Relationships/dp/0241461758Sharmadean's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmadeanreid/BUY THE THIRD PERSPECTIVE NOW(also available at Waterstones, Barnes & Nobles and all major bookstores and independents - check for international delivery)If you found this valuable - be sure to follow, RATE, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your pals, family, and community - let's not withhold transformation from each other.⁣⁣⁣⁣You can also connect with me directly over on Instagram, I'd love to continue the conversation with you - @africabrooke or you can email me at hello@africabrooke.com with the subject line 'Beyond the Self'. I can't wait to hear from you!⁣⁣⁣⁣PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your lightbulb moments or breakthroughs were. It also lights me up when you tag me in the screenshots of you listening, do continue!

Sharmadean Reid MBE is a founder, writer and creative consultant who in her 20 year career has launched an innovation led salon, a beauty tech start up and now a media company. Sharmadean's amazing new book is out now. New Methods for Women is 49 powerful essays that offer new perspectives on life, work, self, friendships, parenthood, and relationships. Sharmadean interweaves the lessons she's learnt, with a diverse range of thinkers, ideas and stories that have informed her approach. There are countless books that tell women how to navigate the system as it is, but what women really need is to change the system to empower and support them: this book gives you the tools to do just that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's live recording of the podcast Emma's joined by the founder of The Stack World, Sharmadean Reid, ahead of the publication of her new book, New Methods for Women. True to form, this book is the culmination of everything Sharmadean's learned from over 10 years of healing and self-development work, laying out her tried and tested approaches to dealing with all of the most important things in life. From setting boundaries to defining what you want in life, to questioning and rewriting the stories you tell yourself about yourself, it is rich with insights and learnings.  The topic of sex and relationships is not one Sharmadean has ever talked about publicly before, so think of this conversation as a mega exclusive as we hear her explain how we can apply the methods laid out in her new book to the way we think about, and approach, sex and dating. You can purchase tickets to the event here. And subscribe to the Sex Talks Substack here.

Today's guest is Sharmadean Reid MBE, a serial founder and author. Sharmadean grew up in Wolverhampton, surrounded by strong female influences before she went to London to study at Central St Martins. She then became a successful stylist and creative consultant before starting her first business at 25 -  WAH nails – a pioneering nail salon in East London.  Despite wanting to quit after six months, she celebrated the shop's ten year anniversary before closing it down and launching Beautystack - a beauty tech startup (with outside funding) and, following Covid which hit the beauty industry hard,  she is now founder and CEO of The Stack World– a global media platform and community for women.In this conversation, Sharmadean talks me through her life and career journey from the curious young girl in Wolverhampton with high aspirations to the powerful business woman she became, her likes and dislikes about being a founder in a male-dominated world, the lessons she has taken from her businesses to life, and her new book, New Methods for Women: A Manifesto for Independence– a book which I consider to be the new bible for women.Like her book, this conversation will no doubt uplift women everywhere. Because Sharmadean gives us the playbook for how to succeed... on our own terms.Enjoy! Sharmadean Instagram / The Stack WorldNew Methods for Women: A Manifesto for IndependenceDanielle Twitter / Instagram / Newsletter

Join myself and Sharmadean Reid, the powerhouse behind the Stack World and author of "New Methods for Women." Our conversation is exploring her book, which is set to hit the shelves on June 27, 2024.  It is a toolkit for women to craft their futures, drawing on insights from her own experiences and transformation together with observations from the world, her large community and studying the work of others.Sharmadean offers a compelling perspective on the echoes of intergenerational experiences, the delicate balance between vulnerability and self-sufficiency, particularly for millennial women, and the profound impact of our attachment styles on the journey towards healing. And when it comes to the art of communication, her wisdom sheds light on cultural narratives and discerning fact from opinion, providing a different way to really consider how we all speak and use our words.Finally, let's not forget the influence of myths on gender equity and societal norms. Sharmadean invites us to reimagine these stories. To continue the conversation and become part of this much bigger conversation, you can follow Sharmadean on Instagram HEREIf you've enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and subscribe! And if you want to learn more from me, come and say hello on Instagram @thecompletioncoach or via email at wendy@thecompletioncoach.co.uk or find out more about working with me on my website, thecompletioncoach.co.uk.

On today's episode Sharmadean Reid is delighted to be joined by Karen Blackett OBE, President of WPP UK and all round media genius.We discuss how Karen established herself in media planning and buying, how she negotiated and created a position for herself, and lessons on how to scale yourself and map out your own career path.Karen is a business leader with 25 years' experience in the marketing communications industry. She holds several non-executive roles including Creative England and The MOBO Trust.Want more? Executive Realness is a community as well as a podcast and you can join us for live recordings and watch the past video interviews here: https://bit.ly/MoreExecutiveRealnessAre you a woman who wants to lead? Find out more about The Stack community here: https://bit.ly/thestackworldExecutive Realness is brought to you by The Stack World, a new media company for women at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The thing I love a lot about startups, it's like a personal self-development course at a rapid rate.” For our final episode in our Replay series, we're joined by Sharmadean Reid MBE, Founder of The Stack World, a platform for the women's creator economy to buy and sell from each other.  In this candid episode, we chat about Sharmadean's Founder journey from a nail salon to a global mecca for aspiring entrepreneurs, and ultimately starting The Stack World.  We discuss the lessons she learned, the mistakes she's made and her vision for the future, including:  ➡️ How her childhood and education influenced her career [03:52] ➡️ The start of her Founder journey, opening her first nail salon [06:27] ➡️ First time challenges of a startup Founder [10:14] ➡️ The problem with saying yes to everything [11:01] ➡️ Reflections on her time at WAH London [12:14] ➡️ The beauty of failing fast [14:26] ➡️ Business trauma: the realities of starting a second venture [15:48] ➡️ A closer look at VC backed startups [17:54] ➡️ Leadership evolution: being a magpie of information [19:20] ➡️ The core reason for friction in the workplace [20:20] ➡️ Navigating a new business amidst the COVID pandemic [22:42] ➡️ How the pandemic affected women in the workplace [26:36] ➡️ The Stack World: Creating a network of mission-driven women [28:18] ➡️ Gender equality and representation across industries [30:57] ➡️ Finding the balance in mentorship [32:59] ⛳ Helpful links: ➡️ Connect with Sharmadean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmadeanreid/ ➡️ Find out more about The Stack World: https://www.thestack.world/  ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm

In this episode, Sharmadean Reid sits down with Dr. Joy Spence, who made history in 1997 by becoming the world's first female master blender at Appleton Estate, Jamaica's oldest distillery with roots dating back to at least 1749. Dr. Spence shares her incredible journey as she defied stereotypes in a traditionally male-dominated industry as well as telling the stories of the brilliant mentors she had along the way. She shares the challenges she faced, the resilience that propelled her to the top and why she is so passionate about getting more young women into STEM careers.Want more? Executive Realness is a community as well as a podcast and you can join us for live recordings and watch the past video interviews here: https://bit.ly/MoreExecutiveRealnessAre you a woman who wants to lead? out more about The Stack community here: https://bit.ly/thestackworldJoin Club Jamaica, a network of Stack Members who are Jamaican here: https://thestack.world/club/club-jamaica-269Executive Realness is brought to you by The Stack World, a new media company for women at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Y TREE's Harriet Johnston is joined by two trailblazing women, Sharmadean Reid and Debbie Wosskow, for a conversation about their journeys as entrepreneurs and working mothers. What more needs to be done to support female entrepreneurs – and women more broadly – to ensure combining work and motherhood isn't financially punitive? What can the entrepreneurial community do to ensure more female founders receive financial backing? And, why is investing in women simply good business? Sharmadean and Debbie have tirelessly campaigned around these questions, and they're issues we're constantly focused on at Y TREE too, with 60 per cent of the UK's wealth is set to be female by 2025. Success means recognising female founders as the business opportunity they are.  The Futureverse is brought to you by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Y TREE. For more information visit y-tree.com/futureverse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Female founders are everywhere in the media, but what about the women leaders behind big business? In Executive Realness, join your host, Sharmadean Reid, founder of The Stack World, as she sits down with powerful women behind the world's most innovative brands, so that you can learn the journeys and strategies for your own personal career growth.Executive Realness is brought to you by The Stack World, a new media company for women at work.Find out more about The Stack community here: https://bit.ly/thestackworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Y TREE's Harriet Johnston is joined by two trailblazing women, Sharmadean Reid and Debbie Wosskow, for a conversation about their journeys as entrepreneurs and working mothers. What more needs to be done to support female entrepreneurs – and women more broadly – to ensure combining work and motherhood isn't financially punitive? What can the entrepreneurial community do to ensure more female founders receive financial backing? And, why is investing in women simply good business? Sharmadean and Debbie have tirelessly campaigned around these questions, and they are issues that we are constantly focused on at Y TREE too, with 60 per cent of the UK's wealth is set to be female by 2025. Success means recognising female founders as the business opportunity they are.  The Futureverse is brought to you by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Y TREE. The past is in your head. The future is in your hands. For more information visit y-tree.com/futureverse  #financialfreedom #financialrisk #personalfinance #transparency #success #meaning #fulfillment  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining our host Angellica Bell is none other than Sharmadean Reid - entrepreneurial powerhouse, founder of WAH Nails and more recently, TheStack.World. Sharmadean's mission is to level the playing field for women, both in business and beyond. If you're looking to create a business that empowers others, listen in.Follow The Stack World:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thestack.world/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thestackworld/ Please note that the views and information have not been endorsed, issued or approved by NatWest. Any views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of NatWest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunday sees the Women's World Cup final between England and Spain and to mark it we are joined by England's top female goal scorer, Ellen White. By the time of Ellen's retirement after last year's Euros, she'd scored 52 goals in 113 international appearances. She joins Anita from Sydney to discuss the magic of Sarina Wiegman and her advice for the Lionesses ahead of Sunday's match. Has anyone asked for a pay rise yet? With everything costing more and wages not quite keeping up, maybe it's time we did. Historically women are less likely to ask for a pay rise with a recent survey suggesting half of men have asked for a rise but only 37% of women have. Anita is joined by businesswoman and entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid to discuss. Imagine being the first woman to travel to the Moon. The Nasa astronaut Christina Koch is edging closer to that entry in the history books. She has been chosen as one of the four crew members who will orbit the Moon in the spacecraft Orion, as part of Nasa's Artermis II mission in November next year. All going well, the Artemis programme will continue in 2025 as Nasa and its partners attempt to land the first woman and first person of colour on the surface of the Moon. Anita speaks to Christina all about it. A new study has found that the morning-after pill is made more effective when taken with an anti-inflammatory painkiller. The study found taking the morning-after pill combined with piroxicam - a drug used for arthritis pain - prevented 95% of pregnancies, whereas taking the morning-after pill alone prevented 63%. Anita is joined by the President of The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health at The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Dr Janet Barter, to discuss the significance of these findings. Ligwina Hananto is an Indonesian stand-up comedian journeying to Europe for the first time to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe. She joins Anita to talk about what it's like to be a hijab-wearing comedian in a conservative Muslim society, and why she feels like she lives a double life. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Hanna Ward Studio Manager: Bob Nettles 00:00 Opener 01:30 Ellen White 15:34 How to Ask For a Pay Rise 28:58 Christina Koch 43:00 Contraception 48:04 Mrs Hananto

Great businesses often look a lot like social movements.  Sharmadean Reid knows this from experience—she has combined technology and culture to create multiple businesses around strong communities. She started her first business at 24, creating a nail salon that changed the beauty industry. Now she runs a media network for the next generation of women in power.  This is…A Bit of Optimism.For more on Sharmadean and her work, check out:https://thestack.worldhttps://sharmadeanreid.com

Sharmadean Reid is the founder and CEO of The Stack World, a technology platform and community for women that works to move the needle on gender equality by increasing the global GDP of the women's economy.Sharmadean shares her journey from studying at Central Saint Martins to founding and then launching The Stack World. She discusses her love for media and magazines, her experience working with renowned fashion designers and later launching a wildly successful beauty company. She also discusses her frustration with the lack of technological solutions in the beauty industry, and how that inspired her to launch The Stack World and its mission to bridge the gap between lifestyle content, and business and financial content, for women.Find Sharmadean on The Stack World, but you can also follow her on Instagram @sharmadeanreid.About UmindiUmindi Francis is the CEO and founder of the award-winning global brand consulting firm UFCG. She has led strategy and marketing for some of the world's leading brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, and Bumble. Over the years, she has worked with celebrities and numerous brands, ranging from The New York Times to the United States Institute of Peace, as a business strategy adviser. Umindi has been featured in a number of publications, including Time, New York, and Vogue, and is the recipient of a United States Congressional Recognition for Business Achievement. Follow Umindi on Instagram @Umindi360 and on Linkedin here. Follow the podcast on Instagram @whatsnextwithumindi.

In this week's round-up of all the best tips and tricks for confidence and performance, we continue with the theme of preparation. Talking to actress Nicole Ansari (Deadwood) and her husband Brian Cox (Succession), Viv discusses their definitions of owning the room while involving other people. Former TV presenter turned best-selling author Dawn O'Porter talks very movingly about how easily we can get distracted by what is not working, while entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid, one of the first black women in the world to raise over a million pounds in venture capital for her digital platform Beautystack, talks about how she stays prepared and focused. Viv's new book, Happy High Status: How to Be Effortlessly Confident, is available for preorder. @vivgroskop Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerShare on SocialDownload Audio File  

This week Holly speaks with Sharmadean Reid MBE, founder of The Stack World, a revolutionary media platform that enables mission-driven women to make meaningful connections and move the needle on gender equality.   A serial entrepreneur and mother, Sharmadean is known for her impact on culture and women's empowerment with the aim of helping women achieve a higher purpose and a stronger economic status.  In this conversation Sharmadean shares the impact her own culture and upbringing had on her view of the world, the impact raising money had on her confidence as well as how cultural relevance, the world news agenda, and her own ideas created a fertile ground from which to launch her ideas. It's a vision of equal opportunities and a fair future for all — and one in which the community-led Stack World plays a pivotal role in pushing the boundaries for all women in the post-pandemic world. If you enjoyed this episode, head on over to hear Holly's talk with Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley — Technology Pioneer, Businesswoman and Philanthropist, about the magnitude of what can be achieved when you refuse to settle.  Plus for more unfiltered insight, subscribe to Holly's weekly newsletters on our website, where she shares small business inspiration of all kinds, exclusive nuggets of wisdom from her and her guests, plus offers, creative ideas and topical, 'ungoogleable' business advice. 

In this weeks podcast you can hear Sarah in conversation with Sharmadean Reid, MBE, founder of The Stack World. Sharmadean shares her perspective and practical advice on networking, and explores the power of creating connections by asking curious questions. Together they also discuss the difference between networking and community and why friendship is fundamental part of our careers. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Covert discrimination, invisible barriers, being broke, raising a million, feminism, intersectionality - if you want to reach your next business milestone, then you NEED this episode with the inspirational founder of WAH Nails and The Stack World. 

Sharmadean Reid MBE is a leading entrepreneur and beauty visionary on a mission to digitally connect like-minded females. She is the founder of The Stack World, an exclusive platform for female founders, leaders and entrepreneurs to connect and share experiences.Sharmadean is a serial entrepreneur with three impressive startups. Before launching The Stack, Shamadean first took the beauty industry by storm with her business WAH Nails, which featured in collaborations with global brands including Nike and Marc Jacobs. A beauty enthusiast at heart, Sharmadean also developed 'Beautystack' - a booking platform for beauty professionals to gain clients and show off their unique style.Expanding her life-long mission for female-driven empowerment Sharmadean then launched the Stack to connect like-minded women. With gender equality and female entrepreneurship at its core, Sharmadean started The Stack to provide exclusive business opportunities, education and networking for business-minded women at the cost of just a small monthly fee. Sharmadean stands up for all females and has also expressed her concern over the lack of diversity in investment funding, among just 1 of 10 female founders to receive venture capital funding in the UK in the past decade.Topics:- Founding the trendiest nail bar in London WAH Nails- The story of BeautyStack and the jump to tech.- The Stack World: the exclusively female portal for business- How the odds are stacked against female founders in business Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phoebe speaks to her longtime friend Sharmadean Reid - founder and CEO of The Stack (and previously, WAH Nails) - about her evolving approach to feminism, selfhood, and personal finance. They also discuss Sharmadean's life-long love of reading, and her forthcoming book 'New Methods For Women: A Manifesto for Economic Independence', in which Sharmadean distills "ancient teachings, the wisdom of her favourite authors, and her own experiences with business, leadership and as a co-parenting mother into 10 of the most valuable life lessons." An accompanying reading list for this episode can be found at public-library.online

In this episode we meet entrepreneur and women's empowerment advocate, Sharmadean Reid. Reid has been working tirelessly to champion and enable female excellence since she started her own hip-hop magazine, WAH, while at university in 2005. You may know her from her iconic nail bar chain, WAH Nails, her book New Methods for Women, her funding group, FutureGirlCorp, and her groundbreaking platform, The Stack World, that spotlights women through the strength of community. We are honored and privileged to talk to her today to find out more about her inspirational journey and how she has become a force to be reckoned with. Behind the BOSS is a HUGO BOSS and Highsnobiety production, hosted by Raven Smith, executive producer Zoe Rose-Davies, and recorded at The Church Studios. Music is composed by Olga Wojciechowska at String and Tins, supported by Studio Bummens.

From the age of 10 Sharmadean knew what she wanted to be when she grew up: a woman who was in charge of her own destiny. Fast forward 20 years and now as a seasoned businesswoman and founder of the wildly successful female networking platform, The Stack World, Sharmadean has not only found her calling, she's helping thousands of women to find theirs. In this episode we look at the rise of one of Britain's most inspirational black female entrepreneurs: from the runaway success of her WAH nail salons to the conception of beauty booking platform Beautystack, to the inexorable rise of The Stack World; Sharmadean is on a crusade to raise all women up to higher ground. 

Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared.  In this episode, Christ Hirst speaks to Sharmadean Reid, founder of The Stack World. After graduating from Central Saint Martins and working as a brand consultant for Nike and Asos, Sharmadean founded WAH Nails in 2009, which changed the landscape of the beauty industry with its innovative brand and salon spaces. In 2018, to launch her second business, BeautyStack, Sharmadean raised nearly £4 million in funding, making her one of only 10 Black female entrepreneurs to raise that level of venture capital. Most recently, in 2021, Sharmadean launched her newest venture, The Stack World - a networking community for like-minded and mission-driven women. All the while, she has been consistently documenting her journey and her experience as well as organising business events for young female entrepreneurs. She was awarded an MBE in 2015.  If you enjoyed this podcast please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing No Bullsh*t Leadership on Apple Podcasts. For updates on the series follow @intelligence2 and @chrishirst on Twitter.  Producer & Editor: Bella Soames;  Technical Support: Mark Roberts.  Chris Hirst is author of the award-winning book No Bulls*ht Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You.  Podnotes:  00:00 Intro  01:44 Growing up in Wolverhampton  05:55 Your biggest influence growing up  08:10 Choosing the degree you were going to study when you were 12  10:30 Being a fantasist, and being able to execute on ideas  12:41 Changing attitude to work: working to maintain, not working to constantly progress  14:24 Implications of this changing attitude to work  16:51 Are we in an age of entrepreneurship?  18:11 Are humans always naturally trying to improve their condition?  19:21 The conflict between being an entrepreneur and maintaining time for yourself  20:45 The satisfaction that comes from running your own business 23:14 How your leadership style has evolved  25:56 Why you do an annual list of things that have gone wrong for you, and why you choose to share it  31:01 Advice for those who have a business idea but don't know how to make it a reality  32:20 The best piece of advice you've ever been given  33:23 What's next?   Connect with Chris Hirst on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishirst/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrishirst and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrishirst_leadership/   Watch exclusive content and original videos from Chris Hirst on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNC4qT90ArKOuKV8B0LWTWA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sharmadean Reid is a serial entrepreneur, based in London. She's an inspiration to many women around the world, and is widely known for her impact on culture, the beauty industry, and women's empowerment - and she received an MBE in 2015 for her services. Her entrepreneurial journey started at University, where she created a zine called WAH - a zine - as a side project. She then set up the nail salon, WAH nails, also originally as a side project. She is now founder and CEO of The Stack World - an ecosystem for women, which creates content, builds communities and hosts events for women.Her personal mission is to empower women economically and socially through tech, and much of her life has been spent bringing people together and harnessing new technology for social impact. In this conversation, we talk about why she's so excited about the future of the internet - what many are calling web3 - why she learnt about NFTs, the role of participation in new companies, and why she's been working on a Stack DAO - her latest experiment.Terms:WEB3 NFT (non-fungible token)DAO (decentralised autonomous organisation)Sign up to the Out of Hours newsletter here! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I had a pinch me moment speaking to the iconic businesswoman Sharmadean Reid! Fun story, when I was working for a start up brand, I actually packaged up a PR gift to send to Sharmadean in the hope that she would wear it (she did of course!) and then fast forward 4 years I'm interviewing her for the podcast & collaborating with her on The Stack World!   The Stack World is for the entrepreneurial community of innovators and changemakers. With five distinct content pillars - BEAUTY / WELLNESS / BUSINESS / CULTURE / SOCIETY, The Stack is about achieving higher ground and higher purpose through knowledge sharing. They're creating spaces for intelligent, ambitious mission driven women who see themselves as infinite learners.   Sharmadean talks us through her career which spans from a brand consultant and fashion stylist for Nike & Asos to launching WAH, a hip hop magazine for girls in 2006 which then evolved into the WAH Nail Salon. She was actually awarded an MBE from HRH Queen in 2015 for services to Beauty and Women!   Just before Christmas, I received a message from Rhea (actually a previous guest on the podcast!) who now works at The Stack World telling me she had an exciting opportunity for me & it was to create a membership club in collaboration with The Stack World for people who are early on in their journey to becoming a fashion brand owner! Sharmadean's values align so closely with my own to help creatives make more money so it was an immediate YASSSS! The Fashion Brand Clinic is an accessible way to work with me when you're still in the early stages & budget might be tight! You can absorb as much information as possible & learn from my 15 years of industry experience & apply it to your business! Every Thursday I host something called Thursday Therapy & you can ask me anything that's playing on your mind! Plus I host monthly live workshops exclusive to club members, share retail news, industry insights & trend information! If that wasn't enough you also join a cool micro community (away from social media) of other fashion creatives who know exactly what you're going through :) You can join the club in 3 simple steps : 1. Download The Stack World App (link in the show notes) 2. Create a free profile 3. Search The Fashion Brand Clinic & join! In this episode we discuss : Sharmadean's impressive career in beauty, wellness & technology Building The Stack World through the pandemic Finding your place within a competitive industry   LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE Sharmadean Reid (@sharmadeanreid) • Instagram photos and videos   JOIN are you in the early stages of launching or building your fashion business & looking for some support & guidance? Join The Fashion Brand Clinic here!     LISTEN You can listen by clicking through to Apple Podcast here Remember to hit the subscribe button so you don't miss an episode!   contact me If you'd like to find out more about working together on your brand, click here

Covert discrimination, invisible barriers, being broke, raising a million, feminism, intersectionality - if you want to reach your next business milestone, then you NEED this episode with the inspirational founder of WAH Nails and The Stack World.

We have music and chat from the Swiss-Tamil singer Priya Ragu who has been shortlisted in the BBC Sound of 2022 Poll – joining Adele, Jessie J and Celeste. She tells us how her music plays homage to her heritage and is a fusion of traditional Tamil music, RnB and Soul, which she uniquely calls ‘Ragu Wavy'. The number of refugees leaving Ukraine has reached a million. If you were listening last week you'll remember the heart-breaking interview we did with Olena Symonenko. She had decided to flee Kyiv, and was down in a bunker with her 6 year old son. She had left her flat, which she had lived in as a child and all her adult life: and just as well she did, because her block of flats had been bombed and was on fire. She sent us a picture. We've been keeping in touch with Olena all week, tracking her journey and she's now in Poland. Sharmadean Reid is the Founder and CEO of The Stack World. Her mission is to create economic and social empowerment for women through technology and media. She has been building Women's communities for 16 years, starting with a print magazine called WAH which she created while at university. She tells us about The Stack World, and how the platform helps women entrepreneurs to monetise their micro communities through buying and selling from each other. We celebrate the emotional power of old clothes and today we hear from Sarah who tells us about the Janet Reger frilly knickers she received from her friend Ruth on her 21st birthday nearly 40 years ago. Mountains have long inspired climbers to write about their adventures. It's been a male dominated field but we hear from two women who are inspiring the next generation of climbers. The author and poet Helen Mort tells us about her memoir ‘A Line Above the Sky' and author Amy McCulloch talks about her adult fiction debut ‘Breathless'. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed

Sharmadean Reid is the Founder and CEO of The Stack World — a platform that helps women monetise their communities, and equip women with the tools they need to excel in their field.As one of the 10 Black female entrepreneurs in the UK this past decade who's raised venture capital, Sharmadean is undeniably a force to be reckoned with. Committed to her personal values and helping women reach their full potential, she is the prime example of someone who is amazing at bringing her ideas into action. Today on The Wallet: 1. Sharmadean talks about how she came to be conscious of the many obstacles that women face in trying to reach their full potential, how this inspired her to create The Stack World, and the importance of aligning her personal values with the company's culture. 2. Running a tech business isn't easy, but Sharmadean says that she's learned a huge amount in the process, so she shares her experience of fundraising and being a founder in general.3. Growing up, Sharmadean didn't have a sense of financial security, which impacted her money mindset in adulthood. Sharmadean tells us about the work she's put in to make a shift in her relationship with money. You can follow and connect with Sharmadean at:Website: https://thestack.world/ Instagram: @sharmadeanreid Twitter: @sharmadeanreidResources mentioned in the episode:Book recommendation: Of Human Freedom by EpictetusPre-order Sharmadean's book (out Feb 2023): New Methods for Women: A Fresh Perspective on Life, Work and RelationshipsHow London's Property Boom Left Black Britons With Nothing (Bloomberg) Building Black Generational Wealth (The Stack)Our podcast partners PensionBee are also offering you a £25 pension contribution (£20, plus £5 in tax relief) when you sign up. To claim the offer, follow this link: https://www.pensionbee.com/vestpod. Capital at risk. I'm Emilie Bellet, the founder of Vestpod - a thriving community that financially empowers women, author of You're Not Broke, You're Pre-Rich and host of The Wallet! You can learn more about Vestpod, join our events and subscribe to our newsletter at www.vestpod.com and on Instagram @vestpod. Join our private Facebook group: @vestpod. We want to open up a direct conversation with you on the podcast. You can submit a proud money moment, a question or a comment on a previous episode. You just need headphones and mic at the ready and follow this link (https://telb.ee/abrzt) or email me the recording at podcast@vestpod.com.* Please note that we are not certified, financial advisers! The articles and information made available on Vestpod and this podcast are provided for information and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice.* See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Females make up for 51% of the world, and over 70% of the buying power, but when it comes to investment they get stiffed despite getting better returns. Not only does Sharmadean Reid love a good car meeting, but she's also CEO of Beautystack and understands funding, founding and females. It's time to talk about female empowerment and how we get more female entrepreneurs into the ecosystem to shake more up. Tune in for an inspiring talk and find out where the power really lays when it comes to women doing business.ABOUT SHARMADEAN (@sharmadeanreid)Brand consultant and fashion stylist for Nike, Asos and Arena Homme + is where Sharmadean started out, but it wasn't long before she founded WAH Nails as a side project which worked with huge chains including creating a line for Walgreens Boots Alliance. Now MBE, Sharmadean Reid runs Beautystack and utilises top technology to help people realise their beauty dreams. In 2021, Sharmadean launched The Stack World; the ecosystem for women to women services using content and conversations to drive commerce and there's a lot more to come too.Find out more about Sharmadean over at sharmadeanreid.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Community is key when it comes to growing and engaging with an audience online but it does not come easily. This episode is for the community builders (and the wannabes) amongst us. Sharmadean Reid MBE is the founder of The Stack World, a members platform dedicated to connecting and inspiring women and supporting them economically. She previously worked as a brand consultant spotting trends for the bigwigs at global brands like Nike and ASOS before building the extremely popular WAH Nails in 2009. It's safe to say that she is to thank for the nail art trend that's still booming 12 years on… *That's* how good she is. Find Sharmadean online @sharmadeanreid and @thestack.world. It's @campfireagency_ on Instagram if you can't wait to see who's up next week...

Today I'm interviewing one of my best friend's and one of the most inspiring, fantastic, pioneering woman on the planet. Sharmadean Reid is a serial entrepreneur, author, international speaker and most recently the founder and CEO of The Stack World. If you are not a member yet, I highly recommend downloading The Stack, signing up and having a look. It's full of meet ups, talks and now clubs to connect with other like-minded women and experience some mind-blowing events. Her mission is to create economic and social empowerment for women through technology and media. She began her entrepreneurial journey with WAH nails that changed the beauty world forever and her next company is set to do the same thing by establishing a strong female community.Just a quick note before we start, this is one of the first live podcasts I've recorded so sometimes the sound quality is slightly challenged. Please bear with us if you hear some unfamiliar noises or interruptions!I recorded this live podcast at a very special event, The Fragrance Shop's House of Happy event. The event has been set up to celebrate World Smile Day and I'm thrilled to be supporting them today. Find more information on Sharmadean and The Stack:Instagram: @sharmadeanreidWebsite: https://sharmadeanreid.com/ Sign up to The Stack: https://thestack.world/ ***The Not Perfect Podcast is proud to be sponsored by one of the world's highest quality CBD brands, Platinum from Columbia Care. Their mission is to improve lives by setting the standard for professionalism, quality, care, compassion, and innovation in cannabis-derived products.Platinum CBD from Columbia Care are plant-based to be gentle on your body, and use only the highest quality broad spectrum CBD. The products are also organic, non-GMO, THC-free and tested by independent laboratories to ensure quality and safety. Head to their website https://col-care.uk/ and take advantage of the mega 20% discount they have given us by using the code NOTPERFECT20

In this weeks episode we chat with Sharmadean Reid, winner of the 2021 Bold Future Award. Find her on Instagram @sharmadeanreid and her latest venture @thestack.world Find us on Twitter @echochamberpod_ Instagram @theechochamberpod and Facebook @theechochamberpod

To kick off Series 6 of our 40 Minute Mentor podcast, we're joined by serial entrepreneur and Founder of The Stack World, Sharmadean Reid MBE. From WAH London – a nail salon that mushroomed into a global mecca for aspiring entrepreneurs – to her latest venture, The Stack World, which combines leading editorial and beauty content with a marketplace for mission-driven women, Sharmadean has always placed female empowerment at the forefront of her work. In today's episode, Sharmadean speaks candidly about taking her first steps into entrepreneurialism at a time when there wasn't a well-trodden path guiding digital Startups, and the many lessons she learned along the way, including: - The importance of having a definite plan when you launch a business, and not falling into the trap of saying yes to everything. - Why it's so crucial to remove your ego from your work and focus on your business' success. - And how, despite the shift in the right direction, we're still a long way off from achieving gender equality in business and beyond. It's not every day you get the opportunity to speak to someone so humble and honest about the reality of launching your own business. That's why we can't wait for you to listen to this episode. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or someone driven to move the equality lever, we know you'll get so much valuable insights from Sharmadean in this episode. And a special thank you to our sponsors for this Series - Chipper Cash. The team have been on an incredible journey, having launched their borderless way to send money across Africa and beyond, in 8 countries so far and are widely considered to be Africa's most valuable Startup. To find out more, head over to their website, or tune into our 40 Minute Mentor episode with their Co-Founder and CEO, Ham Serunjogi. Enjoyed this episode? We'd love to hear your feedback on this episode, so please feel free to get in touch at james@jbmc.co.uk or leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm If you want to find out more about Sharmadean, take a look at her LinkedIn profile – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmadeanreid/ If you want to find out more about The Stack World, head over to – https://www.thestack.world/

Journalist, essayist, and media entrepreneur is co-host of the long-running and phenomenally popular podcast Call Your Girlfriend, and has written for publications including The New York Times, New York Magazine, the LA Times, The Gentlewoman, and The Guardian. She also has a newsletter called The Ann Friedman Weekly, which is a curation of great writing and interesting gems from far-flung corners of the Internet. Most recently Ann and her podcast co-host Aminatou Sow co-wrote Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close, which was an instant New York Times bestseller on publication last year, and is now out in paperback. Ann is full of wisdom on the nuts and bolts of working in media and being self-employed – especially when it comes to money – and has brilliant advice to offer on everything from negotiating your rates to protecting your intellectual property. We spoke about the business of podcasting and the economics of being a writer and publishing a book, and finished with a broader discussion about contemporary feminism, girlboss culture, and the rise and fall of the popular women's co-working space The Wing. Find Ann on Twitter and Instagram (@annfriedman) Buy Big Friendship: https://www.waterstones.com/book/big-friendship/aminatou-sow/ann-friedman/9780349013022 Listen to Call Your Girlfriend: https://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/ Subscribe to Ann's newsletter: https://www.annfriedman.com/weekly   We Need To Talk About Money is published by 4th Estate on 8th July and available to pre-order now in hardback, eBook and audio, with signed copies available from Waterstones.com. Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-need-to-talk-about-money/otegha-uwagba/9780008489304 Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Need-Talk-About-Money/dp/0008350388 Hive: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Otegha-Uwagba/We-Need-to-Talk-About-Money/24127150 Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/we-need-to-talk-about-money/9780008489304 Audible (including an exclusive 1hr Q&A with my editor Michelle Kane): https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/We-Need-to-Talk-About-Money-Audiobook/0008350418 Get tickets for my FANE digital event A Night In With Otegha Uwagba, hosted by Sharmadean Reid on 7 July: https://www.fane.co.uk/otegha-uwagba Produced by Chris Sharp and Naomi Mantin

Delighted to share an extract from my forthcoming memoir We Need To Talk About Money, all about my childhood and teenage years, going to a private school, and the early money lessons I learned during that period of my life. We Need To Talk About Money is published by 4th Estate on 8th July and available to pre-order now in hardback, eBook and audio, with signed copies available from Waterstones.com. Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-need-to-talk-about-money/otegha-uwagba/9780008489304 Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Need-Talk-About-Money/dp/0008350388 Hive: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Otegha-Uwagba/We-Need-to-Talk-About-Money/24127150 Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/we-need-to-talk-about-money/9780008489304 Audible (including an exclusive 1hr Q&A with my editor Michelle Kane): https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/We-Need-to-Talk-About-Money-Audiobook/0008350418 Get tickets for my FANE digital event A Night In With Otegha Uwagba, hosted by Sharmadean Reid on 7 July: https://www.fane.co.uk/otegha-uwagba Produced by Chris Sharp and Naomi Mantin

Next on the DOSE Podcast is Sharmadean Reid MBE, a British Jamaican entrepreneur who is the founder of WAH Nails and Beautystack and advocate for women's empowerment. We talk about how becoming a mum made her a better leader in the workplace, the self-care practices that keep her on her A game including yoga and listening to business podcasts on the treadmill where she gets her best ideas. She also talks about her new project The Stack World - which combines everything she has learnt over the past 10 years of organising women's communities and events across beauty, business and self development.As ever we are so thankful to our listeners for tuning in each week. To help us to keep going, we would love it if you could rate, review and subscribe. Also be sure to share our newsletter with anyone who you think needs a hit of happiness in their inbox.This podcast is brought to you by Fortnum & Mason. Spark a little joy with a hamper from Fortnum’s. Treat a loved one to a care package filled with speciality teas and tasty treats. Find out more by visiting @fortnums or Fortnumandmason.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The force behind the self-love platform, Confident and Killing it, Tiwalola Ogunlesi talks about all things personal development in this weeks episode. From to moment, she knew she wanted to do more in the world, to quitting her job and going full-time in her business; this episode talks you through all the feels.The mission behind Tiwa's platform Confident and Killing is "To wake women up to their worth so they can be confident, unstoppable and dare to live a life they desire" and it has been doing exactly that through workshops and live events. Tiwa has partnered with the likes of The Wing and Sharmadean Reid to spread her message of self-love and self-compassion to the masses and she's just warming up! This episode is a timely reminder that gratitude and self-love need to touch every aspect of your life, including your business in order to thrive and to create the life of your dreams.In this episode you will learn;How to go full time in your businessWhy self-love will make you a better freelancer and business ownerWhy the relationship you have with yourself, is the most important one you'll ever haveIf you love this episode and you're a fan of the podcast, don't forget to rate and review as it helps share this message!And of course, I can be found on Instagram @kirathebold and the brilliant Tiwa, @confidentandkillingitLink to Simon Sinek's on the Think Positive Podcast as mentioned in this episode.This episode was originally released on the 5th February 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Life...On Our Terms host Gemma Cairney is talking to Sharmadean Reid, founder of the digital beauty and wellness platform Beautystack. From Beautystack, to WAH Nails and Future Girl Corp, Sharmadean has made it her goal to empower and connect both customers and professionals with the use of technology. In this episode, Gemma asks Sharmadean about starting a business from scratch, the ability to reskill and how self-confidence can come from the knowledge we gain.Gemma is later joined by Daniel, a student with The Open University and a junior network engineer who is studying Computing & IT. Together, the two discuss the sense of community at The Open University and the importance of flexibility as part of achieving your ambition.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have abundance consciousness? Estelle Bingham joins WAH Nails founder and entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid MBE at her Beautystack offices in London to discuss empowering women, walking in the forest and connecting with your inner child. Sharmadean talks about her life-long quest for knowledge, her ancestral home of Jamaica and Lord of the Rings. #talkinglpc @sharmadeanreid @estelle.bingham www.estellebingham.com

Sharmadean Reid is an entrepreneur and the founder of Beautystack. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Livvy about her grandfather's allotment, cooking roasts and trying crab for the first time.

Sharmadean Reid is an entrepreneur and the founder of Beautystack. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Livvy about her grandfather's allotment, cooking roasts and trying crab for the first time.

Sharmadean Reid is the Founder and CEO of Beautystack. Her mission is to use technology to economically empower women in the beauty and wellness industries, globally. A former fashion stylist and brand consultant who started WAH as a hip hop magazine for girls in 2006 while still at university, she then founded WAH Nails as a side project in 2009. WAH completely changed the beauty landscape with its millennial voice, feminist attitude and innovative salon space. In 2016 she opened a  salon in Soho, London, showcasing a Virtual Reality Nail Design app in collaboration with DVTK and is constantly looking for ways to push the salon experience further through technology. With her experience from WAH, she founded Beautystack, a new way to book beauty through images. Alongside all of this she shares her journey by organising business events for young female entrepreneurs, culminating in futuregirlcorp.com.

Charlotte Williams is the founder of SevenSix Agency, the diversity-focused social media influencer marketing agency. After graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2012 with a BA in Portuguese and Spanish, she moved to Portugal where she taught English for 2 years. After a series of internships and apprenticeships, Charlotte started her marketing career in content marketing and events for a UK/USA based e-learning company. Charlotte then went on to become the European Digital Marketing Manager at Sanrio, managing the Hello Kitty brand. It was the move to WAH Nails, as their Events and Marketing Manager, under Sharmadean Reid that she felt encouraged to follow the entrepreneurial route and went freelance, eventually starting her own marketing agency. During this time Charlotte has worked with a number of high profile brands across all industries such as allplants, Boucleme, Beautystack, Label/Mix, PROPERCORN, Shopstyle and WWF to name a few. On this episode, she tells us her journey and shares her insight into confidence and tips on how to impress a recruiter. Follow her on @sevensixagency and @charlottesevensix! Please share, leave a review and subscribe if you enjoyed it to make sure you don't miss any episodes! I LIKE NETWORKING is the mentoring and networking program for womxn and non-binary people in the creative industries. Support our crowdfunding campaign here! Stay in touch with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilikenetworking/ Subscribe to our newsletter with career resources: https://ilikenetworking.uk/contactus

Over the last five years, there has been a rise of what's being called 'senior influencers', basically people who are 60+ gaining a lot of traction on social media and beyond. In the first episode of the new series, Fraser and Natalia talk about why this might be, the type of content they are creating and why we are all happy to follow them. WHAT WE'VE BEEN ENJOYING TV AND FILM -Fleabag on BBC iPlayer -The Good Girls (Las Niñas Bien) on Mubi -Blackkklansman on Netflix -Short film and article: Jessica Mendez Siqueiros's Pozole: https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/story/pozole-jessica-mendez-siqueiros/ BOOKS -Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan -Brit(ish) by Afua Hirsh -The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey -Lodestars Anthology: Mexico MUSIC -Taylor Swift - Folklore -The Naked and Famous - Recover ARTICLES AND PODCASTS - Hannah Mylrea's feature of Haim for NME. https://www.nme.com/big-reads/haim-cover-interview-2020-women-in-music-pt-iii-2704642 made me want to listen to the album over and over again. -Every Proper Noun on Taylor Swift's Folklore, Charted By HEATHER SCHWEDEL https://slate.com/culture/2020/07/taylor-swift-folklore-album-lyrics-charted-explained.html?mc_cid=d8c68021ac&mc_eid=fa8d57f6af -The Unpaid Labour of Female Founders by Sharmadean Reid https://medium.com/@sharmadeanreid/the-unpaid-labour-of-female-founders-2a101efad24e Follow us: @theavocadosocialclub on instagram Contact us: theavocadosocialclub@gmail.com

Welcome to Hyper Curious, a place where we celebrate making change happen by following your curiosity. If you want to learn how leaders in multiple industries, including authors, founders and artists got to where they are, this is the podcast for you. In this inaugural episode we meet serial entrepreneur and founder of Beautystack, Sharmadean Reid MBE. Sharmadean is the perfect example of why you don’t have to be a specialist at something in order to be hugely successful. Key takeaways: From individual contributor to business leader to serial entrepreneur How to balance the needs of the business vs her own needs The undue pressures women put on themselves Embrace being a generalist and a collector of interests Why she’s decided to commit to Beautystack for 10 years Why educational resources should be more gender equal The importance of writing your own narrative and finding a game you can win

Sharmadean Reid is an entrepreneur, founding Beautystack and WAH Nails. Her mission is to use technology to empower women, economically, socially and culturally. A former fashion stylist and brand consultant who started WAH as a hip hop magazine for girls in 2006 while still at university. She then founded WAH Nails as a side project in 2009. WAH completely changed the beauty landscape with its millennial voice, feminist attitude and innovative salon space. She then wrote two books, delivered global pop up nail salons for 100s of brands, created a product line with Walgreen Boots Alliance and was awarded an MBE from HRH Queen in 2015 for services to Beauty. Alongside all of this she shared her journey by organising business events for young female entrepreneurs culminating in futuregirlcorp.com. @sharmadeanreid Recorded live at the Tabernacle in London's Notting Hill on 23rd September 2019. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: www.5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

A throwback to our 4th Birthday Pop Up Shop 'Home of TT' Live Panel. To kick start our celebration of 4 years of business we hosted a press morning consisting of breakfast and a juicy panel talk ft. some beauty business greats including Sharmadean Reid (founder of Wah Nails x Beauty Stack), Lulu Pierre (founder of Boho Locs) and Andy Ayim (Angel Investor and founder of Angel Investing School). We discuss all things: creating businesses out of things you’re passionate about, valuing your lived experience, the importance of visual role models, being patient in journey as a creative, the power of pre-sale to manage cashflow, dominating the US market - BY ACCIDENT, the decision to bootstrap vs raise capital, never underestimating your own creative genius, paying homage to those who came before you in the industries you’re entering.  I hope you enjoy! Please share + subscribe x

In this live episode of How I Hustle, we turn our attention to an industry worth almost £30 billion to the UK economy - the beauty industry. We discussed setting 2020 career goals, and how each panelist found success in their different fields within the industry. Joining the conversation is the remarkable Sharmadean Reid; entrepreneur and founder of Beautystack and WAH Nails, alongside the wonderful Celia Burton, make-up artist to the stars, and Sali Hughes, journalist, author, and co-founder of Beauty Banks. This is a live recording of our fifth Her Hustle event, hosted at Sketch London, in association with the British Fashion Council. How I Hustle is hosted by Her Hustle co-founder Emma-Louise Boynton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“I love subverting an eccentric English style because I’m a black Jamaican girl, so it contrasts. I’m obsessed with the contrast” - my guest Sharmadean Reid on this amazing episode of Naked BeautyWhen it comes to London’s beauty scene, Sharmadean Reid is THE ONE to watch. After having founded the iconic WAH Nails back in 2009, Reid has continuously found ways to combine Black British culture with her exceptional Central Saint Martin’s education, love of technology and community. Today, Reid has expanded her empire through Beautystack- a mobile, beauty-booking software that also allows industry professionals to expand their own networks. Tune in for an unforgettable discussion on beauty technology, growing up in Wolverhampton, her favorite beauty spots in London, microblading, and the magical power of “face creaming”!Links to Products/Resources Mentioned: HAIR: Charlotte MensahFACE: Rachel Pitman, Skin & Sanctuary, Skinwork at Alex Eagle, SkinCeuticals LHA Cleanser, SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic, Bioeffect EGF Serum, Drunk Elephant Vitamin C, Drunk Elephant Marula OilMAKEUP: Limbic Beauty, Fenty Pro Filt’r Foundation, Chanel Waterproof Liner, Benefit Goof Proof Brow Pencil, Bobbi Brown Lip Color (Brownie), Milk Makeup Highlighter (Lit)Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet Rate, Subscribe & Review the Podcast on Apple Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you’re listening

The force behind the self-love platform, Confident and Killing it, Tiwalola Ogunlesi talks about all things personal development on this weeks episode. From to moment she knew she wanted to do more in the world, to quiting her job and going full-time in her business; this episode talks you through all the feels.The mission behind Tiwa's platform Confident and Killing it is "To wake women up to ther worth so they can be confident, unstoppable and dare to live a life they desire" and it has been doing exactly that through workshops and live events. Tiwa has partnered with the likes of The Wing and Sharmadean Reid to spread her message of self-love and self-compassion to the masses and she's just warming up! This episode is a timely reminder that gratitude and self-love needs to touch every aspect of your life, including your business in order to thrive and to create the life of your dreams.In this Episode you will learn;How to go full time in your businessWhy self love will make you a better freelancer and business ownerWhy the relationship you have with yourself, is the most important one you'll ever haveIf you love this episode and you're a fan of the podcast, don't forget to rate and review as it helps share this message!And of course, I can be found on Instagram @kirathebold and the brilliant Tiwa, @confidentandkillingitDon't forget you can buy the mind blowing BROKE NO MORE mini training hereLink to Simon Sinek's on the Think Positive Podcast as mentioned in this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s now hard to imagine luxury fashion without online retail. However, it was not that long ago that we started to see the names of founders and companies emerging that would change the fashion landscape forever. In June 2000 Natalie Massenet launched NET-A-PORTER. Matchesfashion launched its e-commerce website in 2006 to complement to its offline presence and in June 2007 José Neves launched Farfetch. Not forgetting - naturally not on the same scale, but still significant to our story - that Black Neon swimwear launched e-commerce in June 2011, which according to our founder, was certainly not as easy or cheap as you make it happen for today. Considering today 97% of Matchesfashion’s sales come from online shopping according to Forbes we can see the power of online. But, how did we get from no online presence to being leaders in luxury fashion e-commerce? Well, thanks in part to people like Pia Stanchina. Having launched her own sustainable luxury fashion label focused on fusing innovative design with biodegradable materials in 2009, Pia became UK Co-founder at Glossybox UK, a Rocket Internet start-up aimed at becoming the premier direct marketing tool for high-end, niche and professional Beauty brands where she was CMO/Creative Director. This was the beginning of Pia’s career as a fashion innovator. With her sights set high, Pia contacted Google and ended up landing a role as Google Industry Manager for Fashion, Beauty and Luxury. She later helped to set up a new Digital Acceleration Fashion & Luxury Retail team to help medium-sized British brands grow. In parallel, she was Digital & Innovation Board Advisor for the British Fashion Council. During this time, Pia became known for her big picture thinking combined with a focus on actionable insight. Pia’s talent has benefited many companies and female founders including, Semaine Founders Michelle Lu and Georgina Harding and also Sharmadean Reid MBE of WAH London, Beautystack and Future Girl Corp, the latter of which Pia had significant involvement in. After a period of time out, rebuilding herself and taking time to focus on what she wanted her own future to look like, Pia trained in transformational coaching. Now as an empowerment speaker and coach Pia inspires companies and individuals ‘to tap into all our innate creativity, brilliance and wisdom’ to enable us to ‘fully become the person you were born to be and live the life you dream of.’ With Pia’s infectious positive energy and optimism, it’s easy to see how we can turn dreams into reality with her help. We hope you enjoy listening to Pia’s story and perhaps you may find yourself reaching out to her too! https://piastanchina.com www.blackneondigital.com

Do you have an inner hype woman? Entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid talks to Viv Groskop about preserving your energy, knowing your brief inside out, and transforming your inner critic into a hype cheerleader. Oh, and how Jamaican music made her believe she could achieve anything...

In today's episode we have collected the very best from the interviews we've done with founders in 2019. Mathilde Collin, CEO of Front, shared lessons on building a strong company culture and talked about the questions she asks when hiring. Sahil Lavingia, founder and CEO of Gumroad, told the story of founding the company and explained some of the challenges that come with taking venture capital.Sharmadean Reid, founder of Beautystack, talked about the unique way she ran her fundraising process, the power of storytelling, and had some great tips for entrepreneurs raising capital.Delane Parnell, founder and CEO of PlayVS, talked about failure and how facing adversity early in his career helped him build PlayVS.David Heinemeier Hansson,co-founder and CTO of Basecamp, talked about how to build a sustainable company and why “small is not a stepping stone.”We'll be back with Season 3 in January!Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

British Jamaican entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid has founded two successful businesses and shows no sign of slowing down. In this empowering conversation, she discusses the origins of WAH Nails, Beautystack and the role family and friends have played in her career. Meanwhile, Mary is live in New York, and Portas' Culture Director Emily Bryce-Perkins has some troubling feedback from a previous episode. 

As you all know we have been focused the majority of the year on building the community through meet up events. This Live podcast featuring special guest Sharmadean Reid MBE, is the start of our program of streamable podcasts featuring key women in the creative sector. If you want to get inspired by the top CEO that Sharmadean is, get those head phones in and press play! Focused on her entrepreneurial journey and development of her tech brand, app and community BEAUTYSTACK. PLUS a special addition of the LIVE Q&A questions, enjoy babes!

On this episode Abadesi talks to Sharmadean Reid, founder of Beautystack. She’s one of Aba’s favorite people of all time, and is an inspiration to women and people of color everywhere. She recently raised a whopping seed round to grow and scale Beautystack.In this episode they talk about...How she’s helping women start businesses“People always say that the information is out there, but sometimes you don’t know what to Google.”Sharma talks about the importance of networks of women who can help and support each other in their founder journeys. She explains what it was like for her when she was just getting started, and how she was helped by others who were further along than she was. She has been giving back through a couple of different initiatives and talks about the self-sustaining community they have created.“The proudest thing for me is the tens of thousands of connections between women that we’ve created.”What fashion means to her“My personal style to me is the reason I like fashion. Fashion and beauty is essentially how we as homo sapiens show our tribes, it’s the way we say this is what I am, this is what I stand for and what I believe in. For me, being a bit ‘extra’ with my look is a testament to how my mind works.”She explains how fashion can make a powerful statement and her philosophy behind how she chooses her looks, saying that it’s part of “living in the future.” She explains how she got into the fashion industry in the first place, takes us behind-the-scenes of fashion shoots, and talks about why they are excellent vehicles for virality. Her fundraising journey“We often sit there and have a business idea and do a pitch deck and do market research. But market research is not the same as writing your own thesis of how the future is going to look.”Sharma explains how she approached the fundraising for Beautystack, and talks about why, once you’ve done the important work in advance and have conviction in your ideas, it can be quite effortless to put everything together. She talks about fleshing out all of her thoughts around the company in a personal password-protected blog, and how she researched her investors ahead of time to know what kinds of objections they might bring up in order to anticipate them. She also points out that it’s important to find the right investors for your company, so you should be just as discerning as your investors are.The founder mindset and personal development“I think that good investors want missionary founders and cultivating my personal mission keeps me on the straight and narrow and gives me that north star that regardless of how the business pans out, I own that personal mission.”She is one of the hardest-working people that Aba knows, and invests in herself as much as in everything else that she does. She explains the importance of cultivating a personal mission and how to define success for yourself. She also talks about some of the mental models she uses, why she reads from a broad variety of sources, and explains what she means when she says “everything is cyclical.”The future of work and scaling a team“I learned this from the guys at Basecamp. Think of the company as your product. Your users are your employees — are you giving them the best user experience possible?”Sharma explains how she’s cultivated Beautystack’s unique culture. She takes us through some of the initiatives they’ve started, including increasing the level of gratitude in the workplace and why each person at the company creates and presents their own “guide to working with me.” She also talks about how she plans for the future growth of her company and why she loves the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.Of course, she also lets us know what some of her favorite products on her home screen are.We’ll be back next week so be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

You’ll likely already be familiar with beauty and tech entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid, who made her name within the beauty industry through WAH, the nail salon and beauty brand that kicked off the nail art trend globally, and went on to shape beauty and girl culture around the world. A serial entrepreneur, Sharmadean has now turned her hand to the tech world with Beautystack, and on this episode she shares what she’s learned about building culturally influential brands and businesses over the years, touching on everything from social media strategy and trend forecasting, to raising investment and managing your company finances. Follow Sharmadean (@sharmadeanreid) and Beautystack (@beautystack).   For more career-related ideas and advice, join the Women Who community by signing up at www.womenwho.co, or follow @oteghauwagba and @womenwho on Instagram and Twitter.

Sharmadean Reid MBE is a British Jamaican entrepreneur. She is the founder of WAH Nails and Beautystack and an advocate for female empowerment. Sharmadean has never met her father, despite growing up in the same city as he lives, Wolverhampton.

In this weeks episode I am chatting with PR pro, Rosie Davies-Smith, founder of PR Dispatch and LFA. Rosie founded LFA in 2013, as she wanted to make PR even more accessible for brands with great product. PR Dispatch her second business, born a few years ago, provides brands with everything they need to maximise their chances of press coverage for just £59 p/m. In this episode, Rosie talks us through her journey into PR, what to look for if you choose to outsource your PR, but more importantly how PR Dispatch can help you do it yourself in as little as two-hours a week! We also cover off Christmas Gift Guides and how you need to be thinking about that NOW (we call it Christmas in July in the retail industry) and how PR Dispatch can help you to be featured. An episode you need to listen to with a pen and paper as there are so many nuggets of wisdom.   //Show Notes Connect with Me Website: smallandmighty.co Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmighty.co/power-hour Get a free Instagram ebook: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5da5e43a4aa6a0000fd31f7f Take a self-paced Instagram ecourse: https://smallandmighty.co/courses Apply to be a Guest: https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest   Connect with Rosie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lfa_agency/ and https://www.instagram.com/prdispatch/   Links Mentioned Save £50 when signing up for the Christmas Gift Guides with code smallandmighty50 https://prdispatch.com/christmas expires 31/08/19 Use sam2019 when signing up to PR Dispatch full memberships https://prdispatch.com/our-memberships Five Dot Botanicals https://www.instagram.com/fivedotbotanics/ Stuart Gardiner https://www.instagram.com/stuartgardinerdesign/ Sharmadean Reid https://www.instagram.com/sharmadeanreid/ Rosie's blog posts on "In-The-Co" https://smallandmighty.co/category/pr/  

  I may have known Sharmadean for a while but that doesn't mean I'm not flabbergasted by her selfless, raw and boundary-pushing talents every time I meet her. As the founder of Wah Nails and Beautystack, Sharmadean is no stranger to business and changing the world through tech. This conversation blew me away, not least because I found out just how much this phenomenal woman has achieved for herself and for all women just by being passionate and determined in her path. If you're looking to set up your side hustle, your full hustle or just get inspired, then listen to this episode and learn from one of the best.   Sign up to Sharmadean's newsletter here: https://beautystack.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=74bd9d4dd8d939f06f97615f8&id=1a785863bc   Check out: http://www.futuregirlcorp.com/   To find out more about Gurls Talk or to send us your artwork, poetry or anything you want to share, visit www.gurlstalk.com or find us on Instagram @GurlsTalk.

In this episode you will find out How to Lead in 2019. Listen to Pandora Sykes together with entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid, Timo Boldt founder of Gousto and Vanessa Vallely author and entrepreneur, how they explore the emotional intelligence, skills and abilities that will help anyone become a great leader. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White Episode 125: Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and Other Lies with special guests Scarlett Curtis, Amy Trigg, Grace Campbell, Sharmadean Reid, Recorded 3 October 2018 at the Lowry in Manchester. Released 27 November. Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/The-Guilty-Feminist-tickets/artist/2210104 More about our guests https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309/309386/feminists-don-t-wear-pink--and-other-lies-/9780241357187.html https://twitter.com/scarcurtis https://twitter.com/amytrigg https://twitter.com/GraceCampbell https://twitter.com/sharmadeanreid For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT Guilty Feminist jewellery is now available https://www.road-from-damascus.co.uk The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase. http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! 27 November at the London Coliseum. Tickets on sale now. 2 December at the Leicester Square Theatre. Tickets on sale now. 3 and 17 December at the Lyric Hammersmith. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts!

My guest today is the incredible entrepreneur Amy Thomson​. She was the founder of SEEN, a global marketing agency working with brands such as Nike, Microsoft and RBS. She is also the co-founder of a business school for future female leaders called Future Girl Corp (alongside Sharmadean Reid, another Ctrl Alt DElete guest), which has a simple mission to inspire the new generation of female leaders. Now, she, alongside her team, has ​launched the Moody Month App. ​The mission ​of the app i​s to empower every woman to harness their moods through understanding their hormonal and emotional selves. The Moody Month App will allow you to track your monthly moods and cycle, along with plugging straight into your calendar and giving you mood forecasts for your month. ​The message behind the app is that being moody is your biggest asset, it's what makes you human not a robot. By having more awareness of your moods, means you can optimise your happiness. Let’s all re-connect and embrace the things that make us humans​.​​​​​Amy has shared her story and inspiration behind the app so honestly and openly in this episode. In 2015, when​ her periods stopped due to ​stress, she ​start​ed​ a diary, and began to see patterns linking her bad moods and her hormonal imbalance.​ ​​She then sold her agency, broke up with ​her boyfriend and set out on a mission to build this​ new​ technology​ which has turned into ​Moody. The​ site​ and app​ offers advice, from books recommendations, t​o articles ​to superfood tips. There’s an online shop, too​. I found this conversation SO inspiring and I hope you do too.​My favourite quote from the episode:"I'm getting Ubers, I'm ordering food, I'm using Nike Plus to track my running, but I'm a writing an analogue diary for my periods??" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does the beauty industry fuel insecurity and undermine a woman's choice to look how she wants? Kim Chakanetsa brings together two beauty entrepreneurs from Singapore and the UK who say they have lifted women up. Sharmadean Reid is a British Jamaican entrepreneur who founded WAH Nails, which she believes changed the beauty landscape with its millennial voice, feminist attitude and innovative salon space. Sharmadean went on to create FutureGirlCorp, workshops aimed at young businesswomen, and has now launched Beauty Stack. She says the beauty industry is perceived as women's work and is therefore undervalued. Pauline Ng is a Singaporean entrepreneur who founded a skincare spa business in 2009 with her mum. Porcelain has grown into an award-winning beauty chain with four spas, a staff of 60, and a line of popular skincare products. Pauline says that in Singapore there are a lot of opportunities for women in the beauty industry, even if the big multinational beauty companies are still mainly run by men. (L) Image and credit: Pauline Ng (R) Image and credit: Sharmadean Reid Producer: Sarah Crawley

Sharmadean Reid founded WAH Nails as a side project in 2009 – now it is a huge global well-known business.In this episode I chat to Sharmadean about productivity and distraction. She has a brilliant Guardian column called Bossing It where she answers modern work questions.She wrote two WAH nails books, delivered global pop up nail salons for 100s of brands, created a product line with Walgreen Boots Alliance and was awarded an MBE for services to Beauty.So now she is building a new way to book beauty online with her new company Beauty Stack.We talk about what she’d learned from starting businesses. Sharmadean’s also working on a new campaign with NatWest which is all about helping small businesses be the best they can be. A big focus is on helping small businesses do more with less and improve their productivity through the NatWest Productivity Blueprint.The medium article I reference in the opening section of the interview is called “Growing Up Too Fast — Or Why I Closed WAH Nails Topshop”.Soundbites I love from this episode:“Why not write a completely new rule for how we determine success?”“Create your own pic ‘n’ mix from other people’s successful bios”“You can’t copy someone else’s path”“Being productive doesn’t mean being chained your desk the whole time.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael and Abadesi are back again for episode 8. This time they discuss the recent shooting tragedy at Youtube HQ, Weebly making inroads regarding gender diversity within management, Russia poised to ban Telegram, and the amazing Sharmadean Reid raising a million dollars seed round for her startup Beauty Stack. Plus an audience question about advice for a 16-year-old? Use the hashtag #techish to join the debate with @abadesi and @michaelberhane_ on twitter. Email us your questions for next week to techishpod@gmail.com Timestamp: Winners & Losers: 1.34 Youtube: 2.40 Consciousness of Algorithms: 10.19 Internet Creation vs. Silo'd Division of Who We "Follow" Today 11:27 The Internet Allows People to Find Their Social Groups: 16.44 Winner - Weebly & Diversity Being Key to Success: 19:55 Sharmadean Reid Successfully Spearheading Beauty Stack: 30:40 Telegram App Blocked in Russia: 38:16 MIT Develops "Alter Ego" - A Mind-Reading Device: 47.37 Community Questions: Advice For 16 Year Olds in Tech: 57.05

I chaired a chatbot meetup at the CognitionX offices in London Piccadilly wth guest speakers William Tunstall-Pedoe, Sharmadean Reid, Steve Gill, Sagar Gupta, Dr Danica Damljanovic, and Aldous Birchall

Kim Kardashian is making all kinds of headlines this week; not because her new baby boy, Chicago, arrived via surrogacy - but because she's sharing dozens of pics of herself in the nuddy with what she has called ‘Bo Derek' braids aka: cornrows or Fulani braids. We discuss the knotty issue of cultural appropriation, how it exists within fashion and beauty and speak to Sharmadean Reid, the founder of WAH Nails and Beauty Stack, on why she isn't offended by Kim's appropriation of a black hairstyle - but how offence is not a blanket thing. How can and should we navigate the nuances?Also today, we discuss Trump's assertion that he isn't a feminist (snore), why the world's gone mad for Tupperware (and why no-one has written about this?) and the brilliant Radio 4 show that had us both wincing: are women sexist towards other women? Before you shake your head - take a listen (link in the show notes.) We plunge deep into our unconscious bias and try to be as honest as possible.A note from Pandora (who writes these bios, because Dolly's skills lie, let's say, elsewhere): Dolly's book, Everything I Know About Love, published by Penguin, is out today. GO BUY IT! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-I-Know-About-Love/dp/0241322715LinksThe Mothers, by Brit Bennett https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mothers-Brit-Bennett/dp/0399184511Ex-convicts on how to go ‘straight', on BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b074zbxgWhy are even women biased against other women? On BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09pl66dAn interview with Helena Morrissey, by Eleanor Mills for The Sunday Time Magazine https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/helena-morrissey-nine-kids-and-a-mega-salary-has-she-found-the-secret-to-having-it-all-k2h6ktjkk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Working Women Worldwide: The WW Club x International Girl Crew in Conversation. Live at NIKExIGC, New York. Phoebe Lovatt in Conversation with Grace Ladoja, Sharmadean Reid, Paloma Elsesser, Camille Garmendia and Madeline Poole.

Three women, one hour and a whole load of badass! We cover the weeks hot topics and get to know some of the UK's brilliantly badass bosses, creatives and changemakers. We also answer your life dilemmas and leave you with our motivational hi-five - 'The Badass Principle' - each and every week. #BAWH Emma, Harriet, Natalie x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 8 of #WEARYOURDREAMS, hosted by Alice Oluyitan and featuring inspirational conversations with girls in business. This week, Alice has a chat with Sharmadean Reid, a London-based Creative Consultant & Stylist, and Founder of the ultra trendy business, WAH nails. Sharmadean is passionate about beauty, art and technology, and this is reflected in her self-made business! The visually creative and psychedelic nature of WAH nails reflects all things Sharmadean, including her taste in fashion and her personality! As a female entrepreneur, she has stayed true to her brand, and is the definition of a #girlboss! Here’s what we learned from Sharmadean: Before creating her own... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello and welcome to episode 24 of My Big Idea, an ASOS podcast. Sharmadean Reid began WAH in 2005 as a little London-based fanzine about girls in hip-hop, which grew into a nail art empire praised by Vogue, Grazia, The New York Times, The Independant and countless other sources. Sharmadean had been working as a trend consultant since graduating from Central St Martins and instantly jumped at the idea to create WAH Nails in London's East End, Dalston. As WAH grew the company began to do shows at London Fashion Week, parties for huge brands such as Nike, Marc Jacobs and Diesel and had a successful week-long pop up salon in Selfridges. Since then, Sharmadean has been featured in Vogue as a part of the 'New Generation' and has opened a shop in Topshop, Oxford Circus. Following the brand's success, WAH has gained a cult following including the singer Lily Allen, and continues to grow steadily while staying true to WAH's roots. Asos Editor Danielle Radojcin talks to Sharmadean about brand's growth, including... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.