
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
Maxine Laceby: I was 50 and making bone broth at home. Then I built a £30m brand.
In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Maxine Laceby, founder of Absolute Collagen, to discuss how she built the UK’s biggest collagen brand from her kitchen table at 50 years old – with zero business experience.
Maxine shares:
- Why launching a business later in life was her superpower
- How she turned a homemade bone broth recipe into a multi-million-pound brand
- Her journey from packing orders at home to leading a £30M company
- How she built Absolute Collagen alongside her daughter Darcy
- The power of community & why her “Absoluters” are at the heart of the brand
From battling imposter syndrome to proving that age is no barrier to success, Maxine’s story is proof that owning who you are is the key to thriving in business and in life.