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 155 - Summer Sales Strategies for your Ecommerce Brand
In this conversation, I chat with Elle Williamson, a Shopify and Klaviyo expert, about how to keep sales coming in over the summer.
We discuss the myth that summer is a downtime for sales and empha…
00:22:05 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Ep 154 - Building a Gifting Business with Don't Buy Her Flowers
Steph Douglas is the founder of personalised gifting company Don't Buy Her Flowers. Established in 2014 initially to cater to new mums the brand grew beyond it's initial idea and now creates thought…
00:44:35 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
Ep 153 - What Suppliers Need from Start-Up Brands with Sheradene Rose
When you are approaching suppliers for your product business what do they want from you.
What are the red flags when deciding which suppliers to work with for your fashion brand or product start …
00:34:56 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Ep 152 - Unlock the Potential of LinkedIn with Laurie MacPherson
I get it, as a product business owner Linked In may be the last plate you want to spin so it’s potentially not really on your to do list, but this weeks episode of Start scale succeed I chat with Lau…
00:39:29 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
Ep 151 - Creating a Product Business Around Your Lifestyle with Ode & Ray Founder Renee Milner
Renee created a bootstrapped business with just £2500 which has grown into a renowned swimwear brand
If you had said that you wanted to create a business that gave you the freedom to travel and cre…
00:48:52 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
E150 Mastering Brand partnerships & collaborations With Natalia Chappel
We all saw the numerous collaborations Barbie did before the movie launch from make up to Airbnb
But many of you don’t have the Barbie budget or the clout of a million dollar movie behind you so ho…
00:41:40 |
Fri 05 Jul 2024
Ep149 - Using stop motion to engage your customers with Alice Loveday
How do you inject more personality into your brand, help keep customers engaged and tell a story? One of those ways is by using stop motion in your creative socials, videos and reels. And today I'm c…
00:27:56 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Ep 148 - How To Increase Conversion on Your Ecommerce Website with Aime Cox founder Studio Cotton
When was the last time you audited your website and looked at it from the point of view of a user? This weeks episode we chat all about increasing your website conversion and enhancing the experience…
00:31:01 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Ep 147 - How To Stand Out in a Crowded Market with Journalist & Communications Expert Priscilla Pollara
Communications expert, journalist and PR guru Priscilla Pollara joins the start scale succeed podcast to chat
Pitching to journalists and how to engage with them and how to find the right ones for …
00:39:25 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Ep 146 - What Do Retailers Want From Your Brand?
The tables are turned this week where Nicole is chatting with Jacqui Ripley spilling the tea on what retailers want and what to include in your pitch deck and some other nuggets such as
⭐️ Rookie m…
00:39:00 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Ep 145 - The Power of the Pop-up with the Great Brand Exchange founder Matt Hopkins
Connecting and engaging with your customer is key and one way to do this is through pop ups.
This week’s guest is Matt Hopkins founder of the great brand exchange.
The Great Brand Exchange was fo…
00:29:56 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Ep 144 - From Superfoods to Super Skin with The Glowcery Founder Roshanne Dorsett
You are what you eat, well in this case you are what you put on your skin, inspired by superfoods and plant based ingredients Roshanne transitioned from a legal career into the beauty industry and fo…
00:27:14 |
Thu 09 May 2024
Ep 143 - Building a personal brand with Martha Brook founder Martha Keith
What’s a personal brand and how do you build one when you are also building your product business?
This weeks episode Martha Keith founder of Martha Brook Stationery joins the start scale succeed po…
00:33:46 |
Fri 03 May 2024
Ep 142 - Pivoting When Your Business Isn’t Working For You with Mini & Moi Founder
What to do when your product business just isn’t working for you anymore?, this is where Kayley was a few months ago and she has reassessed and reflected on what she wants her brand and business to …
00:32:15 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Ep 141 - What Investors Are Looking For In Your Business with Luke Desmond -Crisp Accountancy
At some stage in your business journey you may look for investment to help you start or grow. This week in ep 141 Luke Desmond joins the podcast to demystify investment and explain the investment …
00:42:46 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Ep 140 - Building Commercial Ranges for Your Product Business
This weeks episode Nicole chats about how to build commercial ranges for your product business.
Nicole shares some of the mistakes she made whilst working as a buyer for major high street retailer…
00:27:25 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Ep 139 - What You Need to Know About Distribution for Your Beauty Brand with Catherine Collins
Using a distributor for your beauty or wellness brand can catapult your growth.
In ep 139 of start scale succeed host Nicole Higgins chats with Catherine Collins about the practical tips for ident…
00:27:27 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
Ep 138 - Breaking into the Dubai market with Abbie Founder Base Brands
The retail market in the middle east is worth approx $80 billion dollars, but how do you break into that market as a brand and what do you need to consider
In this episode of Start Scale Succeed Ni…
00:29:02 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Ep - 137 Building a Sustainable Bricks & Mortar Business with Cat Anderson founder of Treen
Recent closures of high street chains further highlights the challenges of bricks and mortar stores, but how are the new kids on the block building their businesses and creating a community.
This e…
00:37:17 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Ep 136 - The Secret to Selling in Instagram Stories with May Castillo
Are you using your stories to their full potential?
Using stories to connect and sell is key to help you business grow. Ep 136 is with creative content consultant May Castillo our key focus today i…
00:31:05 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
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