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
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 plan, or even knowing what a founder was.
She opens up about:
- How a twin study changed her life
- Building a brand before building a business
- Learning to speak the “commercial language” of investors
- The juggle of motherhood, media, and manufacturing
- Why her ambition grew after becoming a parent
A must-listen for anyone curious about gut health, retail growth, and the unfiltered reality of scaling a brand while raising a family.
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