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As founder of notonthehighstreet and Holly & Co, Holly Tucker MBE has spent the last 16 years growing and empowering small businesses around the UK. In Conversations of Inspiration, Holly ta...

Episodes

20 of 231 episodes

S23 Ep11: Conversations of Inspiration: 2025 year in review

As the year takes its final bow, Holly looks back on twelve extraordinary months filled with transformation, creativity and unexpected magic...

56:20Nov 24, 2025

S23 Ep10: 50 years in footwear — Dune’s founder & chairman Daniel Rubin shares his steps to success

In this episode, Dune Group’s founder and chairman, Daniel Rubin, joins Holly to explore a remarkable career spanning five decades. From his...

65:08Nov 17, 2025

S23 Ep9: Katie Piper OBE — Broadcaster, Author & Charity Campaigner: On beauty, bravery and unbreakable spirit

In this inspiring episode, Holly is joined by Katie Piper OBE — author, TV presenter, charity campaigner and a shining example of resilience...

83:10Nov 10, 2025

S23 Ep8: Master your mind — the power of visualisation with Maya Raichoora, Mental Fitness & Visualisation Expert

In this inspiring episode, Holly Tucker chats with Maya Raichoora — international speaker, author of Visualise and Nike’s first-ever mental...

75:22Nov 3, 2025

S23 Ep7: Thea Green MBE — Nails.INC founder & chairwoman: Nailing success — building a British beauty brand from scratch

What does it take to turn a simple idea into a British beauty institution — at just 23 years old? In this episode, Holly is joined by Thea G...

69:59Oct 27, 2025

S23 Ep6: Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Singer-Songwriter: Embracing motherhood, midlife & menopause with music

In this joyful and deeply honest episode, Holly is joined by pop icon, mum of five, and Kitchen Disco queen, Sophie Ellis-Bextor for a conve...

69:27Oct 20, 2025

S23 Ep5: ⁠Polly Vernon, Journalist & Author — The power of women speaking out — The fearless feminist

You know those conversations that leave you buzzing — proud to be a woman, alive in your skin and ready to take on the world? This is one of...

85:51Oct 13, 2025

S23 Ep4: Nikki Trott — Author, Speaker, Strategist & Advisor — Trusting your gut: why following intuition is better than a business plan

Warning: This podcast could change your life! What if business wasn’t just about profit — but about purpose, joy and soulfulness too? What i...

74:40Oct 6, 2025

S23 Ep3: ⁠Kate Halfpenny — Founder of Halfpenny London: Celebrating individuality & empowering brides

What does it take to design a wedding dress—or build a business—that’s not just beautiful, but deeply meaningful and empowering? In this hea...

78:00Sep 29, 2025

S23 Ep2: A RUDE awakening — why creativity should rule the world: Abi & Rupert Meats, Founders of RUDE

What happens when you refuse to colour inside the lines? In this joyful episode, Holly chats with Abi & Rupert Meats — the powerhouse couple...

71:34Sep 22, 2025

S23 Ep1: Sarah Chapman, Founder of Skinesis & Sarah Chapman London: How passion and perfectionism can prevail

In this episode, skincare pioneer Sarah Chapman — London’s most celebrated facialist and founder of the award-winning brand Skinesis — revea...

88:10Sep 15, 2025

S22 Ep7: Ned Trier, Founder of The Gluttonous Gardener & Growbar: Growing a business with heart

What if one small idea — dreamt up in a London traffic jam — could grow into a business that’s brought joy to people for over 30 years? In t...

71:43Jul 21, 2025

S22 Ep6: Alice Temperley MBE, Founder & Creative Director of Temperley London: The importance of finding your flock and staying strong

Holly’s guest this week is the endlessly creative, hugely talented and fiercely determined Alice Temperley MBE — the visionary behind Temper...

74:40Jul 14, 2025

S22 Ep5: Artist, Bob and Roberta Smith OBE RA: Guardian of the Arts — why art makes people powerful

Why does art make children and society powerful? Why should creativity be a right and not a privilege? In this episode, Holly is joined by t...

74:54Jul 7, 2025

S22 Ep4: Donna Ashworth, Poet & Author: The Women's Wordsmith, celebrating Midlife, Messiness & Mindset

“Love lives in the ugly truths.” These powerful words come from this week’s inspiring guest, Donna Ashworth—author, the UK’s best-selling po...

80:43Jun 30, 2025

S22 Ep3: Rob Biddulph, Author & Illustrator: The man who taught a million children to draw

What if a simple drawing could do more than just fill a page? What if it could boost confidence, spark creativity and even provide comfort i...

68:59Jun 23, 2025

S22 Ep2: Little Moons Co-Founder, Vivien Wong: Grit, grace & graft — what it really takes to go viral

Do you know what it takes to become a 10-year ‘overnight’ success? How do you turn something you love into a $66 million business? And what...

72:19Jun 16, 2025

S22 Ep1: Dame Zandra Rhodes: Building a legacy whilst defying convention

What does it take to build a legacy that spans over six decades, dressing everyone from royalty to rock stars, while staying true to your un...

63:24Jun 9, 2025

S21 Ep10: Conversations of Inspiration: 2024 Year in Review

As this year draws to a close, Holly reflects on one of the most transformational chapters of her life—a rollercoaster journey through 2024,...

69:25Nov 18, 2024

S21 Ep9: Defying the odds and empowering others to do the same with Ed Jackson, Broadcaster, Author and Co-founder of M2M Foundation & Lois Jackson, Coach and Co-founder of M2M

What do you do when life, as you know it, shatters in an instant? In this episode, Holly speaks with Ed and Lois Jackson and explores the pr...

71:15Nov 11, 2024