Shades and Coffee is an almost-weekly podcast celebrating lifestyle, fashion, and feel good trends. If you love motivational stories then join host, Vivienne Braidwood, as she speaks to some of the most inspiring people in the industry: - company founders, movers, shakers and coffee takers, about what makes them happy, and the secrets of their success. We explore their journeys and digest their top tips for looking and feeling your best.Lose yourself in this collection of personal adventures ...
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Episode 31: Shades and Coffee with Paul Diamond - People on Work
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During these challenging times, your relationship with work will have changed, regardless of whether you are employed, unemployed, self employed or an employer. My guest today is a career coach - something that many of us don’t have access to and that we could all benefit from to help us make sense of our current situation and our future career goa…
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Episode 30: Shades and Coffee with Wim Remes - CEO / Founder, Wire Security
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My guest today is a child of the 80’s, a computer whizz kid and highly successful global entrepreneur. We explore the key to success and happiness in life including the role and value of having mentors, diversity, curiosity and roots. Our worlds could not be further apart and yet I found there were so many similarities, so many shared experiences a…
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Episode 29: Shades and Coffee with Conrad Williams - Team GB Athlete
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My guest today is someone who’s quite the expert at goal setting, motivation and maintaining a positive mindset no matter what life throws his way… We discuss how anyone and everyone can tap into this during these challenging times. Please welcome Team GB athlete, Conrad Williams. https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/conrad-williams/1SljyGeEGsC8C5wA0EDRy…
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Episode 28: Shades and Coffee with Donda B - The Fashion Stylist
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My guest today is an avid fashion stylist, event planner, and brand ambassador who is known for her chic, visionary style. Her fashion label Positive Expressions, is a line that promotes positivity and confidence through fashion. It was created as a response to the depression and domestic abuse she suffered. A way of helping others who may be exper…
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Episode 27: Shades and Coffee with Philippa Forrester - TV/ Radio Presenter. Author. Conservationist
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My guest today is a television and radio presenter, producer, and author. She’s also an avid conservationist with a passion for wildlife. We compare living in isolation in the wilds of Grand Teton National Park USA, to living in isolation in London as a result of COVID19. We discuss the polarisation of society and what it takes to bring people from…
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Episode 26: Shades and Coffee with Tina Davis - Creative Entrepreneur
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Todays conversation is about CREATIVITY and how it can best serve all of us during these challenging times. My guest today is an accomplished all round creative: a published writer, director, producer, award winning documentary maker, podcast host, professional speaker, international educator, life coach, photographer, serial entrepreneur …. The li…
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Episode 25: Shades and Coffee with Leyla Packham - Sonria Dental, London.
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My guest today is the first Colombian dentist to qualify in the UK. For personal reasons she left Colombia with her 2 daughters and a few years this remarkable lady learned to speak English, qualified and started her own Dental Practice in Central London. She now has one of the top Dental Clinics in the UK boasting an impressive team of 10 speciali…
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Episode 24: Shades and Coffee with Pedro Garlaschi - Creative Technologist
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My guest today is a Brazilian Creative Technologist based in London. He’s passionate about the fusion between technology and art. He especially enjoys working with physical installations and new futuristic technologies. What I love about this supercool nerd, is that he is always on the lookout for new ideas and opportunities to collaborate on any t…
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Episode 23: Shades and Coffee with Rima Majed - Pilates Body Shape
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My guest today came to the UK in 1989 to escape the war in Lebanon. She now runs a very successful boutique Pilates studio in West London where she currently has 8 teachers running 43 classes each week to over 250 clients of all ages and abilities. Services include Mat and Reformer Pilates, Yoga, Barre classes, and personal training sessions. She p…
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Episode 22: Shades and Coffee with Michael Levy - La Salle Institute, USA.
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My guest today is Michael Levy ... a man with a fascinating history and a burning desire to change the world through improving our education system. Having worked as an International headhunter for 20 yrs, he went on to form his own recruitment firm, Kesler Professional Search, which was named in honour of his mother. Everything was changed by 9/11…
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Episode 21: Shades and Coffee with Simone Cowley - Guardian Angels Childcare
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Just Imagine a single mum with a 3 year old daughter, she then decides to become a foster carer. Incredible right? Well that’s exactly what my guest today did. Fast forward 20 years and 21 foster children later, she has embarked on a new adventure and set up the nanny and babysitting agency GUARDIAN ANGELS CHILDCARE. Giving every child in her care …
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Episode 20: Shades and Coffee with Saphia Sheikh - Urban Retreat Interiors
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My guest today is a London based Interior Designer who’s passionate about holistic design and the impact that interiors have on our wellbeing whether at work or at home. Home is where your heart is. Your family of one, two or more, gathers there to eat, sleep, play, relax and unwind. These days it’s possibly also your office and or classroom. That’…
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Episode 19: Shades and Coffee with Anusha Loves - Musician, Entertainer.
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My guest today is hot hot HOT ! She actually reminds me of Jessica Rabbit with a little hint of Betty Boop. And the girl can sing ! We talk about looking good, feeling good and all the things that sometimes prevent us from achieving either: Mental Health. Abuse. Neglect. I love this woman’s honesty. She bared her heart and soul. I really felt it an…
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Episode 18: Shades and Coffee with Souraya Gyves - Esska Shoes
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Stylish. Contemporary. Minimal. Comfortable. I’m talking shoes…. These shoes are designed especially for women who are comfortable and confident in their own skin. Which is exactly how I’d describe todays guest - the designer and founder of Esska Shoes, Souraya Karami Gyves. We catch up at her West London (Chiswick) studio and retail store. I’m rem…
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Episode 17: Shades and Coffee with Kemi Abiola - Queens Support Queens
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Today's guest is a radio show host, a motivational speaker, a life coach, a fitness professional, and her events company celebrated its 12th year this July. However, she would most like to be remembered for being a daughter, sister and mother who is very passionate about family believing, that true balance in life is achieved through your family an…
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Episode 16: Shades and Coffee with Rene Byrd - Musician, Singer/Songwriter
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My guest today is a talented singer and songwriter, a driven musician with a powerful voice. Her heartfelt lyrics are set to touch listeners across the globe as she brings a fresh new take on the soul and pop genres. Her new single BORN AGAIN https://youtu.be/OQ2oAnbNMqA, is a title track from her forthcoming album, and tells a story of new beginni…
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Episode 15: Shades and Coffee with Simon Dowell - Entrepreneur, Business Consultant
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My guest today was on the Board of a large, international and very successful sports brand: Hi-Tec. In 2010, he founded and launched his own luxury high performance sportswear brand - PlayBrave. He left the PlayBrave Board this year in order to seek his next passion project and I’m grateful to him for sharing this particular part of his journey :– …
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Episode 14: Shades and Coffee with Giulio Cerqua - Artist and Jeweller: CIVICO LXXV GC STORE
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My guest today is a Tuscan artist and sculptor who fined tuned his talent whilst apprenticed to well known Italian masters. His love of beauty, fashion and form led him to experiment with creating art in the form of jewellery thus pioneering new techniques for jewellery production. In 2009, his beloved L’Aquila was devastated by an earthquake. It w…
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Episode 13: Shades and Coffee with James W Phillips - JWP Media Group
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My guest today reveals how he went from growing up on a farm in Coggeshall to living a life of luxury: driving supercars, partying on super yachts, travelling the world, owning homes abroad and enjoying a life most of us can only dream of. He hasn’t always been so fortunate and shares not only his secrets of success but some valuable insights and p…
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Episode 12: Shades and Coffee with Zahida Ali - Model and Entrepreneur
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Half German, half Black American and raised in Italy, my guest today is a model, entrepreneur and truly a woman of the world – having travelled and lived in many places around the globe. Her make up range, Zahida Dark Skinned Make Up, was launched in 2017 and is a bold statement about the importance of inclusivity and diversity in response to her o…
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Episode 11: Shades and Coffee with Katherine Elizabeth - Award Winning Milliner
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Todays guest is an award winning milliner (that’s hat maker to you). All her pieces are hand-made with love and care by the small London team based in the OXO tower. International clients and celebrities world-wide have worn her hats and the label continues to grow from strength to strength. Whether it’s Royal Ascot, Henley Royal Regatta, a wedding…
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Episode 10: Shades and Coffee with Anne Welsh - Author, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist (Pain-less Universal)
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My guest today is an entrepreneur, business mentor, published author and international speaker. She is the Founder and CEO of Painless Universal Limited an organisation which focuses on dealing with the emotional, physical and mental aspects of pain. In June 2019, she launched her book Pain-less, which was borne of her determination to raise awaren…
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Episode 9: Shades and Coffee with Tony Stephenson - Verborum
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My guest today is the founder of Verborum…. So, what’s the story behind the name... Verborum - it’s the Latin word for compliment and who doesn’t love receiving those! Whether it’s for your work, your home, your style, your ideas, having someone appreciate you is the ultimate compliment. Todays guest was inspired to create a range of stylish, elega…
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Episode 8: Shades and Coffee with Leo Lourdes (and Lamu his beautiful beagle)
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My guest today is a well renown Life coach and Yogi who has been truly transforming lives since 2001. His empire has expanded from his humble Harley street beginings and various London sites to include lush locations like The Maldives, Thailand, Costa Rica, Greece, The Himalayas, Vietnam and Morocco. He’s also a singer-songwriter and works on a var…
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Episode 7: Shades and Coffee with Tatiana Giraud - TG Foundation
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Todays guest is a well respected business woman who has successfully campaigned for a number of social causes both in the UK and overseas. She’s an activist – which for many people conjours up different images – some of which are not entirely positive. I’m intrigued to learn more about her brand of activism and how it's helped to make the world a b…
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Episode 6: Shades and Coffee with Linda Pilkington - Ormonde Jayne
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My guest today is a self taught British perfumer, who made candles and perfumes as a child growing up in Cheshire and is now one of the world’s leading fragrance experts. She is known for using ingredients that are exceptional, unusual, exotic and often discovered during her extensive travels to far-flung corners of the world. The perfume brand is …
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Episode 5: Shades and Coffee with Dean Taylor - Actor, Comedian & Celebrity Impersonator
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Today’s guest is an incredibly gifted, much sought after impersonator who has performed worldwide portraying over 30 celebrities with his masterstroke of comic cloning. You’ve most likely seen him on TV, film, theatre or cabaret. However, his focus these days is on using his skills to create and share positive energy that makes his audience feel sp…
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Episode 4: Shades and Coffee with Bianca Estelle - Bea Skin Clinic
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This Harley Street-trained aesthetician, this superb Skin Specialist, opened her own clinic and introduced her own award winning skin care brand, Bea Skin Care, in 2015. Not one to stand still, her innovation and determination led to a rapid expansion in clinics and the launch of new, cutting edge, and fully inclusive, aesthetic skin treatments wit…
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Episode 3: Shades and Coffee with Danielle Farquharson - Founder of Blue Apple Pie
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This super chilled chick has a passion for pies and shares her top tips for achieving happiness, be it on a spoon, or in life. There’s a serious side to her baking too – she's a qualified science nerd so measuring things, weighing out outcomes and variables, is her jam. In this interview we discuss and weigh up the ingredients necessary to launchin…
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Episode 2: Shades and Coffee with Natalie Robinson - Style Icon. The LifeStyle Collective.
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From the bow bells of London to international acclaim. This writer, blogger, personal stylist and content creator, aims to inspire, motivate and educate people globally. Her blog - The Lifestyle Collective – was launched to help achieve this goal and to consolidate her creative skills in support of lifestyle, fashion and beauty brands as well as Ch…
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Episode 1: Shades and Coffee with Terri Sinden - Terri Sinden Yoga
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Terri feels a strong sense of responsibility to share the healing magic of Yoga with others – so much so that she started sharing her craft and expertise through free online classes where members simply donate whatever they can afford. Her innovation and fearlessness knows no bounds as she fights the good fight to bring affordable Yoga to the masse…
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