Lemonade Leaders
Real stories of turning life’s toughest lemons into something good. Each week, host Riannon Palmer chats with founders and changemakers about resilience, purpose, and building impact from adversity.
Episodes
13 episodes
From Grief to Growth: Building a Brand That Celebrates Height
After losing her grandmother, Brynn O’Connell channelled her grief into creating Dauntless - a hosiery brand designed to finally fit tall women. Drawing on her background in data science, Brynn rebuilt the traditional sizing system to ...
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Episode 12
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26:49
Building a Brand That Solves a Problem 94% of Women Struggle With
What if the thing you thought made you different was actually something almost every woman experiences?In this episode of Lemonade Leaders, we explore how one founder turned a common yet unspoken issue, breast asymmetry, which a...
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Episode 11
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25:10
Turning Redundancy and ADHD Into a Business Breakthrough
What happens when life throws you two huge curveballs - redundancy on maternity leave and a late ADHD diagnosis?In this episode of Lemonade Leaders, Riannon Palmer sits down with marketing strategist Sophie Griffiths, who...
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Episode 10
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27:30
The Breakdown That Saved My Business
In this episode of Lemonade Leaders, I’m joined by Tamryn Dicks, founder of Pharsyde Solutions, a company on a mission to stop burnout from destroying small businesses.Tamryn’s stor...
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Episode 9
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28:41
From Breastfeeding Struggles to a Brand Empowering Women
In this episode of Lemonade Leaders, I sit down with Kheyla Buchanan, founder and CEO of Mother Nature’s Recipes. Kheyla shares how her own breastfeeding struggles inspired her to become an NHS peer supporter and create a brand that of...
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Episode 8
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24:06
From Poverty and Loss to Changing Schools and Teaching Self-Belief
Claire Hill’s childhood was shaped by poverty, loss and responsibility beyond her years. After losing her dad at just eight years old, she helped care for her siblings while her mum faced mental health challenges. Despite the odds, she found a ...
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Episode 7
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33:19
Two Burnouts and One Health Scare That Sparked Change
Two burnouts. One health scare. And a decision that changed everything.In this episode of Lemonade Leaders, I speak with the founder of The Lifestyle VA, Mel Maw, who shares how her career in the music industry and late...
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Episode 6
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26:56
How Toxic Bosses Led to Fashioning a New Path
For 10 years, Louise Duncum thrived in the creativity of designing clothes for High Street brands, but something was missing: a deeper connection with the women wearing her designs. After enduring one toxic boss too many, she decided life was t...
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Episode 5
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22:32
From arriving in the UK with £300 to building 15 businesses
Darya Simanovich arrived in the UK with just £300 and no English - 20 years later, she’s built 15 businesses. In this episode of Lemonade Leaders, we dive into her journey of resilience: 10 failures, 5 successes, and 1 exit. We talk ab...
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Episode 4
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22:27
From a Life-Threatening Illness to Fashion with Purpose
What happens when your body forces you to stop and re-evaluate everything? For Victoria Harman, a sudden life-threatening neurological illness and redundancy while on medical leave became the unexpected turning point that pushed her to follow h...
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Episode 3
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29:22
Made Redundant as a New Mum to Building a 36-Person Business From Scratch
When Caroline Marshall was made redundant just months after becoming a mum — at a company that didn’t even have a maternity policy — she faced an uncertain future. Burnout, financial pressure, and a toxic “tech bro” culture could have ended her...
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Episode 2
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28:02
How a Stroke 7 Days After Giving Birth Inspired a Life-Changing Brand
Seven days after giving birth, Funmi Lawal’s world changed forever. A sudden stroke left her fighting for her life and facing the possibility that she might never walk or speak again. But against all odds, she relearned how to walk, endured yea...
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Episode 1
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