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.
Tash Talks TV
Susie Ma: I started with £200 at a market stall. Now I run a beauty empire.
In this episode, Tash sits down with Susie Ma, founder and CEO of Tropic Skincare, to discuss her remarkable journey from selling homemade body scrubs at a market stall to building one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty brands.
Susie shares:
- How she started Tropic at 15 with just £200 and a family recipe
- The turning point that led her to scale Tropic into a multi-million pound company
- What she learned from competing on The Apprentice and securing investment from Lord Sugar
- Why she built a network of 20,000+ ambassadors and transformed the direct-selling model
- How Tropic is leading the way in sustainability, social impact, and women’s empowerment
From selling scrubs at Greenwich Market to running a UK-based beauty empire with its own factory, Susie’s story is proof that determination, purpose, and hard work can lead to incredible success.