How To Start Up by FF&M

Updated: 12 Aug 2025 • 136 episodes
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How To Start Up: hear what to do now, next or never when starting & scaling a business.  Subscribe to hear more great advice from successful entrepreneurs & receive invitations to our podcast events.  Hosted by Juliet Fallowfield, founder of B Corp Certified PR, communications & podcast production consultancy Fallow, Field & Mason, How To Start Up hopes to bring you confidence, encouragement & reassurance when building your business. We cover everything from founder health, to how to write a pitch deck… to what to consider when recruiting & how to manage the rollercoaster. For exclusive listener events:  Email me via hello@fallowfieldmason.com Follow us on Instagram @fallowfieldmason Guest submissions are welcome via www.fallowfieldmason.com 

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In today’s episode, we’re joined by Daisy Bird, founder of BIRD PR, a creative communications agency specialising in luxury travel and hospitality brands since 2010.  Daisy leads with a deep belief in the power of culture, emotional intelligence and building a people-first business. After 15 years in business, Daisy is

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In this episode we’re joined by Rachel Harris, co-founder of striveX & founder of Accountant She. Passionate about financial well-being and running values-led businesses, Rachel has created a modern, cloud‑focused accountancy and tax advisory firm for both businesses and individuals alongside a platform for business ow

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In this episode we’re joined by Chloë Luxton, founder of Bramley. With sustainability as a top priority, this company is providing customers with botanical magic through natural fragrances, bulk refill pouches, and recycled packaging. Keep listening to hear how Chloë got started and why slow growth was her friend. Also

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In today’s episode, we hear from Caragh Keane, founder of SUPERKEEN. A shock lupus diagnosis in 2021 turned her world upside down and sparked a radical shift in her lifestyle.  Refusing to settle for a life dependent on medication and steroids, Caragh took matters into her own hands—turning to food as a tool for healin

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Starting a business is tough & making sales in a challenging economic climate is even harder. So, resilience is key to keeping on track.  But how can we manage rejection alongside the expected setbacks? To find out, I spoke with Lauren Currie OBE, Founder of UPFRONT, a global organisation upskilling 10 million women. T

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Jamila Brown is an American-German powerhouse who moved to London at 21 and after being told her life was “over” when she became a single mum at 24 — proved everyone wrong. From running Soho House’s global ESG programme to discovering her knack for freelancing during a sabbatical Jamila’s journey to founding her own im

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