Tash Talks TV
Tash Talks TV brings you inside the minds of female brand founders and the leaders of the UK’s fastest-growing e-commerce tech companies.
Hosted by Tash Courtenay-Smith – serial entrepreneur, investor, NED and fractional Head of Growth – each episode dives into the strategies, challenges, and breakthroughs that have shaped the futures of some of the UK's leading founders.
Whether you’re a founder, investor, tech lover or you just love hearing the growth stories behind top brands, this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
37 episodes
You are not your job title: Reinventing work, identity & ambition
This week, Tash is joined by two brilliant women helping others redefine their relationship with work and success: Amelia Sordell, founder of personal branding agency Klowt, and Alina Addison, author of The Audacity Code and found...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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37:24
How The Pink Stuff Went Viral: TikTok, Social Commerce & The Future of Consumer Brands
At Tash's latest Future Proof event in London, she sat down with Marc Curtis of Houlihan Lokey — one of the leading investment advisors in the consumer space — to talk about how brands are evolving in a digital-first world....
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12:03
From Kitchen Table to £50m Vision: How PerfectTed is Building in Public
As part of her Future Proof events in London, Tash sits down with Levi Levenfiche, co-founder of PerfectTed—the matcha-powered drinks brand taking over your social feed and supermarket shelf.Levi shares how he and his wife (and brother!)...
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6:40
From DJ booth to gut health pioneer: Lisa MacFarlane on building The Gut Stuff
Lisa MacFarlane co-founded The Gut Stuff after an unexpected twist in her career as a globe-trotting DJ. In this episode, she chats with Tash about launching one of the UK’s most recognisable gut health brands—without a business background, a p...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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33:08
How Emma Sayle built a global movement for female empowerment with Killing Kittens
In this unapologetically honest and energising episode, Tash is joined by Emma Sayle—founder of Killing Kittens, the female-led brand that’s revolutionised how women connect with intimacy, empowerment, and each other.Emma opens up about ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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34:44
From Sunday Times to Silent Retreats: Eleanor Mills on reinventing life after 50
After 25 years at the top of British journalism, Eleanor Mills was unexpectedly pushed out of her role at The Sunday Times. What followed was a complete reinvention—personally, professionally, and spiritually. In this powerful episode,...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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38:00
How Dinny Hall built a 40-year jewellery brand – Through recession, resilience & reinvention
Tash kicks off Season 4 with an iconic guest: British jewellery designer Dinny Hall, whose eponymous brand is celebrating an incredible 40 years in business.From launching her graduate collection at Liberty to becoming a creative fixture...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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36:24
How Elissa Corrigan launched a luxury supplement, landed in Selfridges & built a viral brand from scratch
In this fiery episode of Triffin's Founder Stories, Tash sits down with Elissa Corrigan, the straight-talking founder of Elle Sera, to explore what it really takes to launch a luxury supplement brand with no investors, no...
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31:06
The Power of the Portrait: How One Photo Shoot Helped Train an AI Avatar
What happens when a single photo shoot becomes the DNA of an AI avatar?In this special episode of Tash Talks, photographer and creative director Hana Noguchi joins Tash to reflect on the personal brand shoot they created ...
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37:55
What Makes a Brand Legend? Insights from 40 Years of Consumer Investing
In this special episode of Tash Talks, Tash sits down with Leon Hughes—Partner at Piper Private Equity and one of the UK’s leading voices in brand investment.Leon reveals what it really takes to go from startup to brand...
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7:59
Unlocking E-commerce Growth with AI: Personalisation, CRO & the Future of Traffic
In this game-changing episode of Tash Talks, Tash sits down with Shwetank Tamer, founder of Cooee, for a masterclass in conversion rate optimisation, on-site personalisation, and how to make every website click count....
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54:15
From School Gate Idea to Global Skincare Brand: Sophie Kerbegian’s Klira Journey
How do you build a prescription skincare brand from scratch with zero business experience—while raising a young family? Sophie Kerbegian, co-founder of Klira Skin, joins Tash to share how a conversation at the school gates turned into a groundb...
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25:53
The Brutal Truth About Scaling: CAC, LTV & the Doom Spiral
In this special Triffin Founder Story episode of Tash Talks, Tash sits down with Ian Cruickshank, VP of Product at Triffin and a finance expert who’s helped scale multiple high-growth e-commerce brands.From whether to prioritise profit o...
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32:54
From NASA Skincare to Pitching in Pants: Raising millions with Eva Alexandridis & Lemon Fuller
What does it really take to raise millions while staying true to your brand?In this episode of Tash Talks, Tash is joined by Eva Alexandridis, co-founder of luxury skincare brand 111SKIN, and Lemon Fuller, founder ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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34:00
Beauty inside and out: How to feel and look your best at every age
Tash is joined by three powerhouse guests to explore the evolving world of beauty—from skin deep to the soul. Beauty journalist and Tweakments Guide founder Alice Hart-Davis reveals the cutting-edge treatments changing how we age.&n...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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35:18
The $100B Problem That’s Costing Ecom Brands Big, with LEAF
Gilbert Corrales and Wes Hartley, co-founders of LEAF, join Tash to expose a silent killer in the world of e-commerce: broken conversion tracking. With backgrounds in music tech and data engineering, Gil and Wes have built one of th...
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38:44
How Tara Lynn found herself – and now helps others do the same
Season 3 of Tash Talks continues with a powerful conversation with Tara Lynn, certified life coach and mindset mentor to thousands of women online.Tara opens up about hitting burnout, leaving her career, and relighting her fire wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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37:18
From mum’s kitchen to £10m brand — The Absolute Collagen story with co-founder Darcy Laceby
Darcy Laceby co-founded Absolute Collagen at just 19, helping to turn her mum Maxine’s kitchen creation into one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty supplement brands. In this episode of Tash Talks, Darcy sits down with Tash t...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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30:18
How Melissa Snover 3D-printed her way to a multi-million pound nutrition brand
Season 3 of Tash Talks kicks off with a powerhouse episode featuring Melissa Snover, the founder of Nourished – the world’s first 3D-printed personalised gummy vitamin brand.Melissa shares how a craving for gelatin...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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30:00
From baby blues to breakthrough brand: How Fiona Toomey built NAYDAYA
In this special episode of Tash Talks, recorded as part of Triffin’s Founder Stories series, Fiona Toomey opens up about founding NAYDAYA — the skincare brand redefining postpartum and hormon...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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26:37
Building BYBI: How two beauty insiders scaled a sustainable skincare empire
In this special episode of Tash Talks – recorded in partnership with Triffin's Founder Stories series – Tash, alongside Frank from Triffin, sits down with BYBI co-founders Elsie and Dominika, the beauty entrepreneurs on a...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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31:22
Finance mastery: How to conquer cash flow and ignite growth for DTC brands
In this episode, Tash sits down with Franklin Martin, founder of Triffin, a platform providing intelligent finance tools tailored for DTC brands. Franklin discusses how Triffin assists founders and finance teams in aut...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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30:03
Fair Forecast: Meet the guys disrupting eCom with fixed CPAs (and who get stuff done)
In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Joel Williams and Adam Wilmshurst, the powerhouse duo behind Fair Forecast, to unpack how they’re disrupting the e-commerce landscape with fixed CPA affiliate marketing – and d...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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48:53
Agency founder Louis Fulcher: From wrapping Ford vans to branding for McDonald’s
In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Louis Fulcher, founder of branding agency Unearthed, to explore the unexpected journey from sticking graphics on Ford Transits to building brands for companies like McDonald's....
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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41:09
DTC recruitment: Why you can’t find the right talent – and how you can fix that problem
In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Luke Plane, founder of Fulfilled Talent, to discuss why recruitment in e-commerce is broken—and what brands can do to attract and retain the best talent.Luke sh...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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55:17