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
Episode 35 - How & Why You Should Be Using Tik Tok in Your Product Business with Anna Frapwell
As a product business are you using Tik Tok? if the answer is no then you should be listening to this episode to understand why and what works. And if the answer is yes, then listen to find out how T…
00:30:30 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Episode 34 - How Your Money Mindset Could be Limiting you and your Business with Lesley Thomas
Do you want to know how to break through your revenue ceiling? In today's episode of Start Scale Succeed, Nicole is joined by Lesley Thomas, the Money Mastery Business Coach. Lesley helps ambitious r…
00:43:05 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
Ep 33 - Your Instagram Fashion Brand Two Years on; Sunday & Soul With Emmy Pugh
So much of what you see on instagram is not the real story. Today's episode is a special Q&A with brand founder Emmy Pugh from Sunday & Soul. Emmy and I have chatted before on the anniversary of her …
01:13:46 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Episode 32 - How a Daughter's Sensitive Skin Condition Inspired Katie Brandon Byrne To Set Up Her Own Childrenswear Brand
Lil & Izzy is an award winning brand with sustainability and design as it’s key focus points. Katie Brandon Byrne wanted to create products that stood the test of time and didn't cost the earth. She …
00:44:36 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Episode 31 - Do’s and Dont's of Working with Influencers with Stephanie O Quigley
According to influencer marketing hub, for every $1 that a brand spends on influencers, they get a return of nearly $6. But how do you find the right influencer for you who aligns with your brand, yo…
00:45:54 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Episode 30 - How to Boss Your PR for Product Businesses with Expert Fiona Minett
Fiona Minett is an award-winning expert and coach who helps female entrepreneurs do their own PR and make it accessible, affordable and effective for every business no matter what size you are. Fiona…
00:34:55 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Episode 29 - What Happens After you Launch with Laura Briggs, Founder of Clothing Brand The Shortlist
Today I am joined by Laura Briggs, founder of ladies petite clothing brand The Shortlist. This is my second time chatting with Laura as we spoke before the brand was launched and you can catch that i…
00:28:57 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Episode 28 - Setting Goals With Business Strategist Dominique Mullally
Today on Start Scale Succeed I am chatting with business strategist & consultant Dominique Mullally and we are going to be chatting about setting goals, how you can make sure you achieve them and wha…
00:36:42 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Episode 27 - How to be Sustainable in Your Design Process With Lottie Woods
Fashion Designer and Creative Consultant Lottie Woods joins Nicole on this week’s Start Scale Succeed to discuss what to ask a designer when deciding which designer to work with. What a designer will…
00:34:57 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
Episode 26 - Starting small and testing the market with Jane Aspel founder of jewellery brand emma by jane
From Dragon’s Den to her own start up. Jewellery designer Jane Aspel from ‘Emma By Jane’ joins Nicole on Start Scale Succeed to talk about sourcing and funding, and starting a business. Some of the t…
00:30:51 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
Ep 25 - Building a business, investment & wholesale with Dragons Den Hannah Saunders founder of children swear skincare brand toddle
Hannah Saunders has gone from the RAF to starting her own children’s skin care brand ‘Toddle’, and recently receiving funding from Steven Bartlett & Deborah Meadon . After finding that there wasn’t a…
00:27:48 |
Thu 30 Dec 2021
Ep 24 -Creating a children's footwear brand with Ali Mcleavy of Brand Zig And Star
Today’s Start Scale Succeed is a recording of an IG live with Ali Mcleavy, who after 20 years working in buying and most recently as head of buying for Topshop has launched her own children's footwea…
00:37:07 |
Thu 23 Dec 2021
Episode 23 – Holding on to Your Vision & Trusting Your Instinct with Emmy Pugh from Sunday & Soul
Today's podcast episode is a recording of an Instagram live with Emmy from Sunday and Soul who are a casual wear brand Inspired by sunny places, with comfort, joy, and confidence at its heart. Join E…
00:38:58 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
Episode 22 – Businesses That Give Back with Sarah Martin Clarke of Please & Thank You
For every single one you buy, they donate one, it’s a good brand strategy that can do some good in the world. Sarah Martin Clarke is the founder of Please & Thank You, a soap brand that offers a one …
00:35:49 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
Episode 21 - Making Instagram for Business Enjoyable with Vix Meldrew
As a business owner, how do you make the task of posting on Instagram enjoyable for you? Founder of Grow & Glow and Instagram expert Vix Meldrew joins host Nicole this week on Start scale Succeed to …
00:36:25 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Episode 20 - From Starting To Scaling and Entering the US market with Darren Williams CEO of mens grooming brand scrubd
The men's skincare industry is expected to grow to $16.3 billion in 2026 and in this episode, Nicole chats with Darren Williams, executive chairman of men's Skincare brand SCRUBD. Find out about how …
00:38:27 |
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Episode 19 - Passion Positivity and Purpose with Roo Davis
Today's topic on Start Scale Succeed is confidence and mindset, to discuss these things, Nicole is joined by guest Roo Davis who is an accredited coach who works on gaining clarity, shifting mindset,…
00:36:17 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Episode 18 - Bras Means Business with Natalie Ward Founder of Latched UK
Latched UK was born out of frustration when Natalie Ward couldn’t find activewear to wear whilst pregnant and breast feeding. With a background in sports, she knew what she wanted and set to work cre…
00:23:07 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Episode 17 - How to Understand your Customers with Market Research Expert Katie Tucker
42% of businesses fail due to lack of market need, which is a scary statistic. That number could be reduced significantly if the right market and customer research is done at the beginning when you a…
00:34:00 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
Episode 16 - Launching a sustainable underwear brand with Pantee founders the McCourt Sisters
In the UK 30% of unwanted clothing goes to landfill, so we are sending 700,000 Tonnes to recycling centers, textile banks, clothes collections and charity. To give you a visual on that that's enough …
00:27:52 |
Mon 25 Oct 2021
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