“I feel like people are more open to black brands”

Dionne Gooding is a fashion designer and sustainable London-based clothes brand creating handmade, fun casual pieces and custom-made garments using West African print fabrics. Combining organic cotton and preloved garments with fabric off-cuts to avoid wastage, her sustainable credentials has seen the designs included in Selfridges’ Project Earth collection. Dionne shares her business journey so far, featuring Paris events and a pandemic pivot.

Dionne talks on:

• Building the business with customised shoes
• Learning essential business skills
• Moving from custom designs to manufacturing
• Pivoting and changing the business model after COVID
• Being a working mum and adapting to change
• Designing for Selfridges
• Positive BLM consequences

Discover Dionne’s work and latest collection at https://www.dionnegooding.com/

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The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com

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“A Friday night treat without the guilt”

Anshu & Renée are co-founders of sustainable takeaway service, DabbaDrop. The company is London’s first plastic and emission-free takeaway, delivering plant-based curries in reusable packaging, direct to people’s doors. In this episode, Anshu & Renée share their journey, ethos, and learnings on running a successful start-up food business.

Renée & Anshu talk on:

• Managing a friendship to business partnership and learning each other’s work ethic.
• Sustainable living – slowing the system and changing behaviours.
• Their vision – what growth and expansion look like.
• What’s gone wrong – why finding the right people is so important.
• Owning the female boss journey and believing in yourself.
• Shared knowledge and tips – learnings from along the way.

DabbaDrop currently delivers to North London (North London: N1, N4, N5, N7, N15, N16, N17, N19) East London (E1, E2, E3, E5, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E17, E20) and South East London (SE1, SE4, SE5, SE14, SE15, SE22). Leave your postcode and notes for DabbaDrop at https://dabbadrop.co.uk/

Follow DabbaDrop on Instagram @dabbdrop

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The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com

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“The absence of illness does not mean you are healthy.”

Fleur and Courtney delve into the differences between wellbeing and wellness in this lively and in-depth discussion which explores Courtney's group therapy and coaching platform. Gwyneth Paltrow even gets a mention...

This episode covers:

• The challenges of fundraising and equity crowdfunding.
• Founding Paradym after her own mental health experience.
• Evidence-based psychology practice.
• Delivering accessible therapy for the younger generation.
• The difference between psychology and psychiatry, wellness and wellbeing.
• Being your 'well-est' - where does Capitalism sit on the scale of wellness?.
• What wellness and wellbeing looks like.
• Individual vs societal responsibility on mental health.

Discover more about Paradym and grab a free trial at https://theparadym.com/ or contact Paradym and mention the REALWORK podcast.

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The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com

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“It’s so important that there are these spaces away from marks and grades and high-price tickets”

Internationally celebrated and award-winning artist Natasha Caruana joins the podcast to bring all of her experience and knowledge on the commercial arm of the arts industry: from creating the online community Work Show Grow that inspires artists to create and commercialise their art, to becoming a senior lecturer at the University of the Arts London starting from her very modest beginnings.

Natasha talks on:

• The inspiration for her provocative Married Man series on infidelity
• How and why she created Work Show Grow
• Getting into - and out of - academia and how it fits with her artistic direction
• Going behind the scenes on what went wrong and the challenges she faced
• Her decision to make her upcoming ‘Muse On Muse’ film

Discover more Natasha at https://www.natashacaruana.com and follow her on Instagram at @natasha.caruana

Explore opportunities with Work Show Grow here: www.workshowgrow.com and @workshowgrow

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The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com

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“I collect bits of people and share bits of myself in exchange.”

Remi talks on:

• Early discrimination – kicked out of university for having a baby.
• The impact of economic experience on parenthood.
• Her career journey and how activism shapes everything she does.
• The impact of George Floyd’s death and the BLM movement on black careers.
• The importance of documenting life to reflect the time in which we live.
• Being a creative and why she is 'not extraordinary'.

Discover more Remi at https://remisade.com and follow her on Instagram at @remi.sade

Find out more about REALWORK on Instagram @doreal.work or visit www.doreal.work

The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com

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“There is no point planting seeds, if the soil is unhealthy.”

Leading DEI practitioner Ashanti Bentil-Dhue talks on:

· Difference between DEI activism and policy.

· Her white paper and the need for data on black women in the UK.

· Why workplace culture is the hardest and most crucial element for change.

· The need for a push and pull approach between influence and education.

· Sense-checking your own work

· Developing self-awareness

Find Ashanti and discover Good Soil Leaders by searching Ashanti Bentil-Dhue on LinkedIn

Find out more about REALWORK on Instagram @doreal.work or visit www.doreal.work

The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com

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Marine Tanguy is the founder and CEO of MTArt Agency, representing and championing artistic and creative talent around the world. From growing up on a remote French island to leading an international agency for artists and creatives, Marine shares her influences, lessons and aspirations now she’s in a position to change the industry she loves.

Marine talks on:

● Entering the art world with a bang and how her one-in-a-million experiences in her 20s led her to where she is today

● The impact of challenging the status quo and rewriting the rulebook

● How she found her love of art and creativity growing up on a remote island

● Why as a business leader and CEO she wants to distribute the power and looks to encourage equality

Follow MTArt Agency on Instagram @mtartagency

Visit the MTArt Agency website: mtart.agency

Find out more about REALWORK on Instagram @doreal.work or visit www.doreal.work

The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com

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“It was a love affair with the earth under my feet”

Stephanie talks on:

· Her crossroads moment in the magic of Mother Nature.

· Noticing nature – how living a basic existence enabled her to see and feel more.

· Adaptability and creating a business that’s right for you.

· Growing organically and advocating appropriate tourism.

· Surviving Coronavirus in the Galapagos – be humble and less judgemental.

· Post Covid optimism - a sustainable future and the mindful tourist.

· The juggle is real - managing a business as a woman.

You can find out more about Stephanie and her husband Michael’s safari camp at www.galapagossafaricamp.com or follow them on Instagram @galapagos_safari_camp

And as promised, read the story of Lonesome George here https://www.galapagossafaricamp.com/galapagos-safari-experiences/lonesome-george-galapagos

Find out more about REALWORK on Instagram @doreal.work or visit www.doreal.work

The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers from Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com

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