Brand Talks

Which brands are making a positive difference to the world? From founders and leaders to strategists and creatives, the Brand Talks podcast spotlights and interviews the most innovative brands and examines how they strive to make their business a force for good.

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE, The Black Farmer 10/12/2021

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE, The Black Farmer Sarah chats to Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE, Founder of The Black Farmer about everything from to finding comfort and inspiration as a child, through to self-belief, the importance of passion and finding and doing what you love. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/20788376

Sara & Maria Trechman, Well&Truly 07/27/2021

Sara & Maria Trechman, Well&Truly Sarah chats to co-founders and sisters-in-law; Sara & Maria Trechman of Well&Truly, the naughy’ish snack that has taken Tesco by storm and is shaking up the snacking category with its brave new branding. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/19931345

Ivo Gormley, GoodGym 06/22/2021

Ivo Gormley, GoodGym In this episode we chat to Ivo Gormley, founder of GoodGym, the community of runners, cyclists and walkers who combine getting fit with doing good. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/19546460

Emma Vass, Ecotone 06/08/2021

Emma Vass, Ecotone This week we chat to Emma Vass CEO of Ecotone UK – a B Corp certified business with a portfolio of well-known and much-loved household brands including Whole Earth, Kallo, Clipper Teas and Mrs Crimbles cakes & bakes. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/19386116

Hele Väärsi, 9Plus1 05/25/2021

Hele Väärsi, 9Plus1 In this episode we chat to Hele Väärsi co-founder of 9Plus1 – a newly launched baby-clothes subscription business – with its heart set on giving consumers a more sustainable option when it comes to making choices around clothing babies. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/19215053

Ann Perkins, Perkier 05/11/2021

Ann Perkins, Perkier In this episode we chat to Ann Perkins, founder of Perkier, a range of functional snack bars that's shaking up the free-from category, injecting some much-needed joy, colour, hope and goodness into this traditionally uninspiring sector. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/19047314

Duncan Goose, One Water 04/27/2021

Duncan Goose, One Water In this episode we chat to Duncan Goose, founder of One, a water brand with a vision to change lives by giving millions of people across the developing world, access to clean, safe water. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18864044

Sue Fennessy, WeAre8 04/13/2021

Sue Fennessy, WeAre8 In this episode we chat to Sue Fennessy, founder and CEO of WeAre8 – a media company on a mission to challenge and turn the online advertising world on its head by injecting respect, transparency and large dose of good into an industry that has lost its way. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18657359

John Featherby, Shoremount 03/30/2021

John Featherby, Shoremount In this episode we chat about everything B Corp. John’s consultancy firm Shoremount was one of the founding B Corps in the UK. John is an Ambassador for B Lab, and he now helps and supports businesses to join the movement and become certified B Corps. If you’re a brand or business who is considering embarking on your own B Corp certification or if you’re keen to simply find out more, you will find this an insightful episode as John shares some great behind the scenes tips and practical advice. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18451676

James Rutter, COOK 03/16/2021

James Rutter, COOK James is passionate about transparency and paints a realistic picture of the business while sharing details of COOK's community initiatives, B Corp status and social impact programmes with an understated modesty. James gives us an incredible and fascinating insight into this people-first brand. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18314243

John Steel, Cafédirect 03/02/2021

John Steel, Cafédirect We talk to John Steel from Cafédirect about how they’re making a profound difference to smallholder farmers across the world. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18159362

Kresse Wesling, Elvis & Kresse 10/26/2020

Kresse Wesling, Elvis & Kresse We talk to Kresse Wesling from the amazing Elvis & Kresse to learn more about the broken, exploitative fashioan industry, the failures of capitalism and Elvis & Kresse’s learnings from the B Corp certification process. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/16549694

Leah & Nikki, Ohne 07/17/2020

Leah & Nikki, Ohne We talk to Leah & Nikki, founders of Ohne, the sustainable femcare brand, who set out from day one to remove the shame and stigma that still surrounds periods. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/15245555

Rich Goldsmith, MOJU 06/20/2020

Rich Goldsmith, MOJU Rich Goldsmith from MOJU chats to us about all things people, planet and cold pressed juice shots. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/14898227

Claire and Lucy, &SISTERS 05/13/2020

Claire and Lucy, &SISTERS Claire and Lucy, founders of &SISTERS talk to Sarah about how they created a truly ethical and sustainable feminine care brand by using natural materials that are kinder to our bodies and to our planet. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/14408939

Elliot Coad, Offset Earth 04/22/2020

Elliot Coad, Offset Earth We talk to Elliot Coad from Offset Earth to find out about his planet-friendly subscription model that taps into the carbon-offsetting power of trees. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/14094365

Victoria Coe, KinKind 04/01/2020

Victoria Coe, KinKind Victoria Coe, founder of KinKind, the plastic-free hair and beauty brand talks about her journey to develop high quality, ethical products that are 'easy swaps' for all of us. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/13800236

Matthew Pygott, Cannasa 03/04/2020

Matthew Pygott, Cannasa Matt Pygott from Cannasa tells us about the new CBD drink brand that he and his business partner Greg launched last summer. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/13407821

Santiago Navarro, Garçon Wines 02/04/2020

Santiago Navarro, Garçon Wines We talk to Santiago Navarro, CEO and Co-Founder of Garçon Wines to learn more about his ground-breaking innovations that are set to shake up the world of wine packaging. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/13012625

James Dawson, Tea+ 12/10/2019

James Dawson, Tea+ We talk to James Dawson from Tea+ to learn about the impact that he and his wife Jade have made in the world of functional drinks – specifically with their vitamin-packed tea range. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/12349748

Mart Drake-Knight, Teemill 11/25/2019

Mart Drake-Knight, Teemill We talk to Mart Drake-Knight from Teemill to find out how an eye-opening visit to a landfill site drove he and his brother to make sustainable fashion a reality. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/12165101

James Livingstone-Wallace, Quinola Mothergrain 09/24/2019

James Livingstone-Wallace, Quinola Mothergrain After spending decades as a fund manager in the city, James Livingstone-Wallace decided to take his family on a tour of Latin America with the idea of setting up a Fairtrade business. James joins Sarah at Feel-Good Brands to talk about his journey to Peru to discover quinoa, the challenges of building the Quinola Mothergrain brand, and starting the 'generous revolution'. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/13012760

JP, allplants 07/08/2019

JP, allplants JP joins Sarah at Feel Good Brands HQ to talk about the challenges and victories of starting a business and his journey on discovering the power of plants. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/17926022

Tim Molony, Full Circle 06/13/2019

Tim Molony, Full Circle Tim Molony from Full Circle joins Sarah to explain their mission to make our festivals a cleaner place to have fun. Full Circle’s re-usable and waterless eco-friendly hygiene packs contains products that are sustainably sourced, natural ingredients are non-animal tested and vegan friendly to help reduce the amount of single-use plastic and water consumption at camping festivals. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18012665

Anna Stopps, Tom’s Teas 05/07/2019

Anna Stopps, Tom’s Teas Anna talks to Sarah about her incredible journey with Tom’s Teas and her plans for the future of the brand. Tom’s Teas is a children’s fruit tea company, producing a delicious range of fruit drinks for kids; no added sugar, no caffeine or artificial sweeteners. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18012785

Damian King 04/23/2019

Damian King Damain King joins us to talk about his an inspirational venture, as he plans to walk over 2,500 miles across India to raise of mental health and male suicide prevention (CALM). /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18012848

Helen Burgess, Little Cooks Co 03/20/2019

Helen Burgess, Little Cooks Co We met up for a chat with Helen Burgess, Founder of Little Cooks Co, and talked all things parenting, healthy eating with kids and family life. Have a listen to hear more about Little Cooks Co and their healthy kids cooking boxes delivered straight to your door. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18013364

Joe Taylor, Real Handful 02/20/2019

Joe Taylor, Real Handful We were joined by Real Handful's co-founder Joe Taylor who talked to us about his mission to make better snacks that improve lives, the challenges of starting a brand, and what we can expect to see for the future of Real Handful. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18013439

Arjun Sofat, Free Soul 01/16/2019

Arjun Sofat, Free Soul Arjun Sofat is CEO and Founder of Free Soul, a brand specialising in blending protein powder for women. Arjun chats with us about their direct, scientific, no-nonsense approach to women’s nutrition. Free Soul is designed to bring strength, energy and balance to women. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18013490

Pip Murray, Pip & Nut 12/17/2018

Pip Murray, Pip & Nut Pip Murray is the Founder of Pip & Nut, the award winning nut butter and almond milk brand. Pip talks to Feel-Good Brands about the company’s mission to embrace healthy fats and put nuts back on the nutritional map. /episode/index/show/brandtalks/id/18283094

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