Start Scale Succeed

By Nicole Higgins

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Want to start, scale and succeed in your product business? Buying & retail expert Nicole Higgins spent the last 18 years working for companies such as Primark, M&S, Debenhams and Asda, building strategies for blue chip businesses, and increasing bottom line sales and profit. In this weekly business podcast, Nicole is here to empower you to "start, scale and succeed" by providing you with inspiration, motivation and insight from entrepreneurs and experts to help you in the retail industry.This podcast includes tips, tactics and conversations that you can learn from and implement into your own business, from start up entrepreneurs that have just launched to multi million pound businesses. With tips from experts and how to’s to help your business grow to enable you to live the life you crave. From side hustle to stock market and everything in between.Start listening and subscribe now

Episode Date
Ep 182 Going for the Gut :Naked Biotics founders leanne and Amy chat about their start up  journey so far and expanding into wholesale 
Mar 27, 2025
Ep 181 Balancing Personal Boundaries and Brand Authenticity with Becci Mcevoy
Mar 20, 2025
Ep 180 Essential PR Strategies for Small Business Growth and Visibilitywith Pippa Goulden
Mar 15, 2025
Ep 179 Overcoming retail challenges with Acorn & Pip Founder Lucy Haslam
Mar 06, 2025
Ep 178 Masters of the Market, Elevating Small Businesses with Salad Days Market founders Daisy & Liv Tinker
Feb 27, 2025
Ep 177 From Crisis to Growth: How Live Shopping Reshaped a Multi-Million Pound Business with Stephanie Weightman
Feb 21, 2025
ep 176 Building a successful subscription box business with Lauren Prentice
Feb 12, 2025
Ep 175 How your style can create your success with Samantha Harman The Style Editor
Feb 07, 2025
Ep 174 Beyond the highlight reel - The True Story of closing a brand and liquidation with Katie Brandon Bryne Lil & Izzy Founder
Jan 31, 2025
Ep 173 Aligning Mind, Body, and Skin: The Vision Behind eyeam Skincare with co- founder Roxy Marrone 
Jan 24, 2025
Ep 172 Building Faace, From Global Expansion to Dragons Den to selling the business with Founder Jasmine Wicks Stephens
Jan 17, 2025
Ep 171 Starting & Growing on Etsy with Etsy Expert Dylan Jahraus
Dec 20, 2024
Ep 170 Building your Brand visibility strategies with Anna Jones
Dec 12, 2024
Ep 169 Revitalising the UK knitwear industry with Brand Founder and Designer Genevieve Sweeney
Dec 05, 2024
Ep 168. From Kickstarter Launch to UK Retail Giants with Ruby Raut founder of period pant brand WUKA
Nov 21, 2024
Ep 167 Navigating ADHD: Tips and Strategies for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Lauren Breese
Nov 15, 2024
Episode 166 - Mastering Your Black Friday Ad Strategy
Nov 07, 2024
Ep 165 Boost your retail business with Live Shopping
Oct 28, 2024
Ep 164 - Black Friday checklist - Before, during & After
Oct 17, 2024
Ep 163 - Simplifying your Marketing Strategy with Alice Benham
Oct 11, 2024
Ep 162 Growing Your Brand on Instagram Live Recording with Martha Keith
Oct 03, 2024
Ep 161 Navigating Self Doubt & Lack of Confidence with Holly Matthews
Sep 26, 2024
Ep 160 - Optimizing Your q4 email Campaigns for Maximum Impact with Hannah Spicer
Sep 19, 2024
Ep 159 Using chat funnels to grow your product business
Sep 04, 2024
Ep 158 - How to crowdfund for your business with Danielle Wallington
Aug 29, 2024
Ep 157 - How to Build a Successful Candle Brand with Samantha Johnson Pintail Candles and Avalon Home
Aug 21, 2024
Ep 156 - Planning Q4 & Xmas for your retail business
Aug 15, 2024
Ep 155 - Summer Sales Strategies for your Ecommerce Brand
Aug 07, 2024
Ep 154 - Building a Gifting Business with Don't Buy Her Flowers
Aug 01, 2024
Ep 153 - What Suppliers Need from Start-Up Brands with Sheradene Rose
Jul 25, 2024
Ep 152 - Unlock the Potential of LinkedIn with Laurie MacPherson
Jul 18, 2024
Ep 151 - Creating a Product Business Around Your Lifestyle with Ode & Ray Founder Renee Milner
Jul 11, 2024
E150 Mastering Brand partnerships & collaborations With Natalia Chappel
Jul 05, 2024
Ep149 - Using stop motion to engage your customers with Alice Loveday
Jun 20, 2024
Ep 148 - How To Increase Conversion on Your Ecommerce Website with Aime Cox founder Studio Cotton
Jun 13, 2024
Ep 147 - How To Stand Out in a Crowded Market with Journalist & Communications Expert Priscilla Pollara
Jun 05, 2024
Ep 146 - What Do Retailers Want From Your Brand?
May 23, 2024
Ep 145 - The Power of the Pop-up with the Great Brand Exchange founder Matt Hopkins
May 15, 2024
Ep 144 - From Superfoods to Super Skin with The Glowcery Founder Roshanne Dorsett
May 09, 2024
Ep 143 - Building a personal brand with Martha Brook founder Martha Keith
May 03, 2024
Ep 142 - Pivoting When Your Business Isn’t Working For You with Mini & Moi Founder
Apr 26, 2024
Ep 141 - What Investors Are Looking For In Your Business with Luke Desmond -Crisp Accountancy
Apr 18, 2024
Ep 140 - Building Commercial Ranges for Your Product Business
Apr 11, 2024
Ep 139 - What You Need to Know About Distribution for Your Beauty Brand with Catherine Collins
Apr 04, 2024
Ep 138 - Breaking into the Dubai market with Abbie Founder Base Brands
Mar 28, 2024
Ep - 137 Building a Sustainable Bricks & Mortar Business with Cat Anderson founder of Treen
Mar 22, 2024
Ep 136 - The Secret to Selling in Instagram Stories with May Castillo
Mar 07, 2024
Mastering Email Marketing for your business with Hannah Spicer
Feb 29, 2024
Ep 134 - The Secrets To Understanding Customer Needs
Feb 23, 2024
Ep 133 - The Airbnb of the Bridal Industry: PS Bridal Rental
Feb 15, 2024
Ep 132 - What are Content Pillars and How to Use Them with Char Dixon
Feb 08, 2024
Ep 131 - Why Bricks & Mortar Is Still Key To Brand Growth For Stork & Co Founder Sophie Cafolla
Feb 01, 2024
Ep 130 - Building Successful Business Partnerships
Jan 25, 2024
Ep 129 - Setting Goals for Success
Jan 19, 2024
Ep 128 - Resilience, Rebrand and Reinvention
Jan 12, 2024
Ep 127 - From Stylist to Founder: How & Why Judy Gilroy Started Clossy, a Home Organization Brand
Jan 04, 2024
Ep 126 - Building a Memorable Brand Through Experiential Marketing: Tips from Katie Peake
Dec 28, 2023
Ep 125 - Starting An Ethical, Sustainable Brand
Dec 21, 2023
Ep 124 - Becoming a B-corp
Dec 14, 2023
Ep 123 - Leveraging your social media to make more sales with Sales expert Sara Dalrymple
Dec 07, 2023
Ep 122 - When the big retailers copy your design - what's next? with Snoozeshade founder Cara Sayer
Nov 30, 2023
Ep 121 - Stopping the Scroll with your Content with Content Expert Georgia Williams
Nov 23, 2023
Ep 120 - Growing Your Brand As A Partnership with Donna May Clitheroe and Sarah Spence of Donna May London
Nov 16, 2023
Ep 119 - How Your Fitness Can Affect The Performance Of Your Business with Harvey Fairburn
Nov 09, 2023
Ep 118 - Building a beauty brand with Jenni Retourné, founder of Willowberry
Nov 02, 2023
Ep 117 - What You Need To Know Before Working With An Ad Agency
Nov 01, 2023
Ep116 - Shauna Corr Unlocking Your Potential: How EFT Tapping Can Help Business Owners Thrive
Oct 19, 2023
Ep 115 - Slow Growth to Success with Sallie King
Oct 11, 2023
Ep 114 - How You Can Smash Your Q4 with Lucy Haslam
Oct 05, 2023
Ep 113 - When You Should Rebrand Your Product Business
Sep 27, 2023
Ep 112 - From Call Center to 7 Figure Entrepreneur Rebecca McCann
Sep 20, 2023
Ep 111 - Unleashing the Power of TikTok: Actionable Tips to Grow Your Account with The Creative Handle
Aug 23, 2023
Ep110 - How Pip & Henry founder secured over £400K in Grant funding for their business.
Aug 17, 2023
Ep 109 - Launching lessons with The Barbie Event Team
Aug 09, 2023
Ep 108 - How to Source Suppliers For Your Product Business
Aug 03, 2023
Ep 107 - How to Sell With Ease With Fashion Brand Consultant Elizabeth Stiles
Jul 26, 2023
Ep106 - From Sales Plateau to Success with The Style Attic and NEon Digital Click Founders Leigh Unwin & Anna Frapwell
Jul 19, 2023
Ep 105 - Manufacturing Your Brand in The UK With Make it British Founder Kate Hills
Jul 12, 2023
Ep 104 - Creating a Brand That Connects With Your Customers With Founder of Peachylean, Sharon Keegan
Jul 05, 2023
Ep 103 - From Fashion to Footwear with Brand Founder Nicki Hoyne
Jun 29, 2023
Ep 102 - Creating a Stationery Brand with Hello Time Founder Sam Smith
Jun 21, 2023
Ep 101 - Getting PR For Your Gifting Products at Christmas with PR Dispatch Founder Rosie Davies
Jun 14, 2023
Ep 100 - How Understanding Human Design Can Help You in Your Business With Charlotte Pridmore
Jun 07, 2023
Ep 99 - Selling a Small Business With Moira Fuller
May 31, 2023
Ep 98 - Strategies to Grow Your Email List With Vicky Shilling
May 24, 2023
Ep 97 - Using Profit First in Your Business With Jason Withers
May 17, 2023
Ep 96 - How Better Sleep Means Success With Sleep coach Anne Marie Boyhan
May 10, 2023
Ep 95 - How going Viral on Tik Tok helped grow Partner In Wine with founder Lucy Hitchcock
May 04, 2023
Ep 94 - Launching and Growing a Beauty Brand in the UK
Apr 27, 2023
Ep 93 - Laura Nolan Horgan and LNH EDIT Two Years on
Apr 20, 2023
Ep 92 - Imposter Syndrome With Roo Davies
Apr 12, 2023
Ep 91 - Mental Resilience with Martin Durrant
Apr 06, 2023
Ep 90 - Louisa Tidy Founder of Floragy
Mar 30, 2023
Ep 89 - Growing Your Business with Chat GPT With Candice Mason Founder Mother Cuppa Tea
Mar 23, 2023
Ep 88 - Tips For Your Pre Launch Content Strategy With Nicole Giordano
Mar 16, 2023
Ep 87 - How The Experts Value Your Business For Sale with Mark Fitzgerald Cooke MD Intelligent Business Partners
Mar 09, 2023
Ep 86 - Costume stylist to Cashmere Designer Laura Chambers Founder of Laura Chambers Cashmere Tells Her Story
Mar 02, 2023
Ep 85 - Using Pinterest to Grow Your Product Business With Rachel Waring
Feb 23, 2023
Ep 84 - How to Prepare for a Personal Branding Shoot with Rosie Parsons
Feb 16, 2023
Ep 83 - From Lawyer to Co-Founder of Skincare Brand By Sarah London
Feb 09, 2023
Ep 82 - Everything You Need To Know About Wholesale
Feb 02, 2023
Ep 81 - Finding The Right Fulfilment With Dean Johnson, Founder of The Hubb
Jan 26, 2023
Ep 80 - Turning Browsers into Buyers on your Website with Elle Williamson
Jan 19, 2023
Ep 79 - What You Should Do When Starting a Fashion Brand with Alison Lewy MBE of Fashion Angel
Jan 12, 2023
Ep 78 - ADHD serial entrepreneur Amanda Perry talks about growing a business.
Jan 05, 2023
Ep 77 - From Designing for Dior to creating her own accessories brand Peelo, with brand founder Julie Peelo
Dec 28, 2022
Ep 76 - Creating a Brand With Joanna Kay And What You Need to Know
Dec 22, 2022
Ep 75 – A Lesson in Resilience & Determination - From Bankruptcy to Successful Coach with Charlotte Pridmore
Dec 15, 2022
Ep 74 – Starting Your Own Business in Your 40s with Jewellery Founder Emma Brankin of Bauble Magpie
Dec 08, 2022
Ep 73 – Growing your Business on Faire with Lucy Jeffrey of Barekind
Dec 01, 2022
Episode 72 – Plan your Strategy and Sales with Claire Morris
Nov 24, 2022
Episode 71 – Creating an Ethical and Sustainable Fashion Business with Expert Sarah Collins
Nov 17, 2022
Episode 70 - Creating a Footwear Brand With Designer and Brand Mentor Lydia Howard of Footwear Design Insight
Nov 10, 2022
Episode 69 - From Kitchen Table to Being Stocked in Liberty Beauty Advent Calendars With Kate Roath From Wild Source
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 68 - Evolving a Brand for More Growth Potential
Oct 27, 2022
Episode 67 - How to start launch & scale your product business
Oct 20, 2022
Episode 66 - Getting Investor Ready with Babs Jamieson
Oct 13, 2022
Episode 65 - Starting to Wholesale With Pachee Founder Lillie Kaye
Oct 05, 2022
Episode 64 – Becoming a Great Leader with Anna Woods
Sep 29, 2022
Episode 63 – How to Make More Sales in Your Product Business
Sep 21, 2022
Episode 62 – Using SEO to Make More Sales And be More Visible
Sep 14, 2022
Episode 61 - When You’re at a Crossroads in Your Business, Keep Going or Close with Nicky from Wilder Ones
Sep 08, 2022
Episode 60 - How to Refocus on Instagram And Get Your Motivation Back With Sarah Richards
Aug 31, 2022
Episode 59 – Creating a CBD And Wellness Brand With Empwr Botanics Natalie Meredith
Aug 24, 2022
Episode 58 - From Teaching in the Classroom to Learning Lessons when starting your own Product Business with Arlo Blue Founder Sinead Kearns
Aug 18, 2022
Episode 57 – What Numbers do You Need to Know in Your Retail Business With Sarah from Flourish Retail
Aug 10, 2022
Episode 56 – What is Manifestation With Chloe Slade, Mindset & Manifestation Coach
Aug 04, 2022
Episode 55 - Moving Through Fear When Creating Your Business with Half Baked London Founder Kim Fraser
Jul 28, 2022
Episode 54 – Sell your Brand on Amazon, Tips From Vicki Weinburg
Jul 20, 2022
Episode 53 - From Facebook Group to an App Worth Millions
Jul 14, 2022
Episode 52 - Connecting With Your Customers With Copywriter Emma Griffin
Jul 06, 2022
Episode 51 - Biodegradable Hosiery Brand Billi London
Jun 29, 2022
Episode 50 - Grow your beauty business with Faye Speedie, founder of Beauty Bulb
Jun 23, 2022
Episode 49 – Starting a Skincare Brand With Louise Thomas
Jun 15, 2022
Episode 48 – Tik Tok V’s Instagram And How to Make Both Work For you With Abby Thomas of Dirty Work Digital
Jun 08, 2022
Episode 47– From Start Up to Selfridges With Childrenswear Brand Etta Loves
Jun 01, 2022
Episode 46 – Setting Up a Pop Up Shop With Sooks Director David Blakely
May 25, 2022
Episode 45 – Creating your Version of Success With Entrepreneur Hayley Southwood
May 18, 2022
Episode 44 - How to use Email Marketing to Grow your Product Business with Loren Nally
May 11, 2022
Episode 43 - Sourcing in Africa with Jacqueline Shaw
May 04, 2022
Episode 42 – When & How to Hire People for your Small Business with HR Expert Mandy Hamerla, Founder of Modern HR
Apr 27, 2022
Episode 41 – How to Create Ads That Work For Ecommerce Businesses With Aggie Meroni From White Bee Digital
Apr 20, 2022
Episode 40 - Starting a Lean Fashion Business With Leigh Unwin
Apr 13, 2022
Episode 39 - Looking For Low Quantities For Your New Fashion Business Chatting With Co-Founder Ziqi Deng About Their New Platform Resourcefashion
Apr 06, 2022
Episode 38 - Understanding Trends and How to Use them in Your Business with Better Trends Company Founders Louise and Natalie
Mar 30, 2022
Episode 37 - From Art Curator to Lingerie Founder of Luxury Brand Ihouma
Mar 24, 2022
Episode 36 - The Rise of Fashion Resale: Founder of Eskadi, Sarah Helppi
Mar 17, 2022
Episode 35 - How & Why You Should Be Using Tik Tok in Your Product Business with Anna Frapwell
Mar 10, 2022
Episode 34 - How Your Money Mindset Could be Limiting you and your Business with Lesley Thomas
Mar 03, 2022
Ep 33 - Your Instagram Fashion Brand Two Years on; Sunday & Soul With Emmy Pugh
Feb 24, 2022
Episode 32 - How a Daughter's Sensitive Skin Condition Inspired Katie Brandon Byrne To Set Up Her Own Childrenswear Brand
Feb 17, 2022
Episode 31 - Do’s and Dont's of Working with Influencers with Stephanie O Quigley
Feb 10, 2022
Episode 30 - How to Boss Your PR for Product Businesses with Expert Fiona Minett
Feb 03, 2022
Episode 29 - What Happens After you Launch with Laura Briggs, Founder of Clothing Brand The Shortlist
Jan 27, 2022
Episode 28 - Setting Goals With Business Strategist Dominique Mullally
Jan 20, 2022
Episode 27 - How to be Sustainable in Your Design Process With Lottie Woods
Jan 13, 2022
Episode 26 - Starting small and testing the market with Jane Aspel founder of jewellery brand emma by jane
Jan 06, 2022
Ep 25 - Building a business, investment & wholesale with Dragons Den Hannah Saunders founder of children swear skincare brand toddle
Dec 30, 2021
Ep 24 -Creating a children's footwear brand with Ali Mcleavy of Brand Zig And Star
Dec 23, 2021
Episode 23 – Holding on to Your Vision & Trusting Your Instinct with Emmy Pugh from Sunday & Soul
Dec 16, 2021
Episode 22 – Businesses That Give Back with Sarah Martin Clarke of Please & Thank You
Dec 09, 2021
Episode 21 - Making Instagram for Business Enjoyable with Vix Meldrew
Dec 02, 2021
Episode 20 - From Starting To Scaling and Entering the US market with Darren Williams CEO of mens grooming brand scrubd
Nov 25, 2021
Episode 19 - Passion Positivity and Purpose with Roo Davis
Nov 18, 2021
Episode 18 - Bras Means Business with Natalie Ward Founder of Latched UK
Nov 11, 2021
Episode 17 - How to Understand your Customers with Market Research Expert Katie Tucker
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 16 - Launching a sustainable underwear brand with Pantee founders the McCourt Sisters
Oct 25, 2021
Episode 15 - Getting Ready for Black Friday & the Christmas Selling Period with Catherine Erdly
Oct 20, 2021
Episode 14 - Idea to Investment with Business Strategist Elena Daccus
Oct 13, 2021
Episode 13 - How Do We Deal with Burnout, an Interview with Katie Philips
Oct 06, 2021
Episode 12 - Babs Jamieson Legal Chats the Legal Basics You Need to Know
Sep 29, 2021
Episode 11 - How and Why to Differentiate Your Product - Speaking with Anna Frapwell, founder of Neon Digital
Sep 22, 2021
Episode 10 - Claire Winter – Why Storytelling is so Important to use in your PR and Content Audio
Sep 15, 2021
Episode 9 - Laura Nolan Horgan – Business, Family, Life & Resilience
Sep 08, 2021
Episode 8 - Top 5 Mistakes Online Businesses Make and How To Avoid Them - with Jason Nelson
Sep 01, 2021
Episode 7 - Laura Briggs, founder of petite brand, The Shortlist, on how to pre-launch
Aug 25, 2021
Episode 6 - Lucy Werner – The How of PR for your Product Business
Aug 18, 2021
Episode 5 - From House of Fraser to The Apprentice House - with Pamela Laird
Aug 11, 2021
Episode 4 - Get Yourself And Your Product Business Ready For Christmas
Aug 04, 2021
Episode 3 - Building A Kids Lifestyle Brand And Taking The Leap - with Lucy Haslam
Jul 28, 2021
Episode 2 - Insight From Entrepreneurs
Jul 28, 2021
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Jul 28, 2021
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