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
Bird & Blend's Krisi Smith: I hated tea—but then I founded a multi-million-pound tea brand
In this episode of Tash Talks TV, Tash sits down with Krisi Smith, co-founder of Bird & Blend Tea Co., to discuss how she turned a love for creative blending into a disruptive, fast-growing tea brand with nearly 20 stores across the UK.
Krisi shares:
- How she went from not drinking tea to building an innovative, flavour-first tea brand
- The bold decision to open physical stores despite industry trends – and why it worked
- The power of community, storytelling, and why customers fall in love with founders
- Navigating a business partnership after divorce and maintaining a successful working relationship
- The realities of burnout as a founder, how it forced her to step back, and why learning to switch off was her biggest business achievement
From selling tea at festivals and sleeping in a van to creating a beloved high street brand, Krisi’s journey is a lesson in resilience, passion, and knowing when to put yourself first.