Start Scale Succeed
Want to start, scale and succeed in your product business? Buying & retail expert Nicole Higgins spent the last 18 years working for companies such as Primark, M&S, Debenhams and Asda, building strategies for blue chip businesses, and increasing bottom line sales and profit. In this weekly business podcast, Nicole is here to empower you to "start, scale and succeed" by providing you with inspiration, motivation and insight from entrepreneurs and experts to help you in the retail industry.
This podcast includes tips, tactics and conversations that you can learn from and implement into your own business, from start up entrepreneurs that have just launched to multi million pound businesses. With tips from experts and how to’s to help your business grow to enable you to live the life you crave. From side hustle to stock market and everything in between.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 196
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Ep 175 How your style can create your success with Samantha Harman The Style Editor
EP 175 How your style can create your success with Samantha Harman
Listen to this week's episode to understand how your wardrobe choices influence your business success
"Your wardrobe isn't clothe…
00:36:29 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Ep 174 Beyond the highlight reel - The True Story of closing a brand and liquidation with Katie Brandon Bryne Lil & Izzy Founder
In this raw and honest episode, Katie Brandon Byrne shares the emotional journey of closing her award-winning children's wear brand, Lil and Izzy. From its successful beginnings to the final decision…
00:46:55 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Ep 173 Aligning Mind, Body, and Skin: The Vision Behind eyeam Skincare with co- founder Roxy Marrone
Join me as I chat with co- founder Roxy Marrone where she shares how her own skincare journey with hormonal acne led to the creation of the brand.
eyeam is a community-driven wellness destination o…
00:40:53 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Ep 172 Building Faace, From Global Expansion to Dragons Den to selling the business with Founder Jasmine Wicks Stephens
Join Jasmine & Nicole for an open and honest conversation about starting and growing a brand, securing investment and the process of finding a buyer for the business.
In Ep 171 of Start Scale Succe…
00:36:20 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Ep 171 Starting & Growing on Etsy with Etsy Expert Dylan Jahraus
Etsy has over 6 Million sellers and about 400 million visitors to the platform each month
So as a seller how do you get started and how do you get seen.
These are just some of the topics I’m go…
00:29:18 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Ep 170 Building your Brand visibility strategies with Anna Jones
"Building Your Brand: Visibility Strategies with Anna Jones
What's your why? sometimes this can be a difficult question to answer but one I think is key to understand before you start showing up…
00:34:38 |
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Ep 169 Revitalising the UK knitwear industry with Brand Founder and Designer Genevieve Sweeney
Todays episode of start scale succeed Nicole is Joined by UK knitwear designer and brand founder Genevieve Sweeney
Some of the areas we chat about are
Challenges of UK Manufacturing in an indust…
00:24:11 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
Ep 168. From Kickstarter Launch to UK Retail Giants with Ruby Raut founder of period pant brand WUKA
Innovating Period Care with Ruby Raut of Wuka
In this inspiring episode, Nicole Higgins sits down with Ruby Raut, the founder of Wuka, a sustainable period product brand on a mission to eradicate pe…
00:43:09 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Ep 167 Navigating ADHD: Tips and Strategies for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Lauren Breese
Approximately 29% of entrepreneurs are neurodivergent, revealing a strong link between neurodiversity and entrepreneurial drive.
In Ep 167 Nicole Chats with Dr Lauren Breese experienced Clinical Ps…
00:38:48 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
Episode 166 - Mastering Your Black Friday Ad Strategy
With Black Friday just around the corner, I know you're probably gearing up for one of the biggest shopping events of the year.
To help you navigate this competitive landscape, I'm chatting with Ann…
00:28:07 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Ep 165 Boost your retail business with Live Shopping
Live shopping is set to hit £5 billion in the UK by 2025 with fashion and beauty being the key categories. But what converts and why should it be part of your marketing strategy. In todays episode of…
00:35:39 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Ep 164 - Black Friday checklist - Before, during & After
Ultimate Black Friday Strategy: How Brands Can Maximize Sales Before, During, and After
First off I want to say participating in Black Friday may not be right for you, you might not have enough marg…
00:15:37 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Ep 163 - Simplifying your Marketing Strategy with Alice Benham
I'm all for advice that is easy to understand and implement and was delighted to chat with Alice Benham author of the recently released The Digital Marketing Handbook for this weeks podcast
Some o…
00:27:12 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Ep 162 Growing Your Brand on Instagram Live Recording with Martha Keith
How about growing to 50K followers in 6 months, well that's just what this weeks guest did Martha Keith Founder of stationery brand Martha Brook London and her new account Business Secrets Club where…
00:48:30 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Ep 161 Navigating Self Doubt & Lack of Confidence with Holly Matthews
Anxiety, Self-doubt and lack of confidence are all things as business founders we can experience. Today’s episode of start scale succeed I chat with Life Coach, published Author & NLP Practitioner …
01:05:51 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Ep 160 - Optimizing Your q4 email Campaigns for Maximum Impact with Hannah Spicer
If you are a product business up to 70% of your yearly turnover can come during Q4, I chat with previous Guest Hannah Spicer on how you can ensure you are getting the most out of your emails to drive…
00:28:51 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Ep 159 Using chat funnels to grow your product business
Removing friction and making it easier for your customers to buy is key if you have a product business. This weeks episode I chat with Mel Eilers a Many chat expert where we talk about Chat funnels a…
00:27:40 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
Ep 158 - How to crowdfund for your business with Danielle Wallington
Today's episode of start scale succeed delves into the intriguing world of crowdfunding with our special guest, Danielle Wallington, the visionary founder of Flock here,
Join us as Danielle reveals…
00:32:34 |
Thu 29 Aug 2024
Ep 157 - How to Build a Successful Candle Brand with Samantha Johnson Pintail Candles and Avalon Home
With a low barrier to entry candle brands are an easy product to get started with as a business, but should you? and what do you need to make it a success, I chat with Samantha Johnson who tells it h…
00:41:04 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Ep 156 - Planning Q4 & Xmas for your retail business
Depending on your product type between 25-50% of your turnover can come from Q4 (Oct- Dec) and I want you to have the best sales this year and to help get you more organised and reduce the overwhelm …
00:24:29 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
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