Vote for us here: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Alison Cork is the youngest female founder of a publicly quoted company. She is also founder of Alison at Home and National Women’s Enterprise Week. She’s here to show you how to find your calling, how to succeed in business and how to live well. If you’re an enterprising female entrepreneur, or are seeking ways to improve your quality of life, you need to watch this episode. Timestamps: 00:00 - Trailer and Introduction 02:16 - Why We Need More Female Role Models 04:25 - Supporting and Nurturing your Child’s Instinctive Skills 11:07 - Is Being an Entrepreneur an Innate Trait? 13:51 - Leaving Cambridge University to Run a Publishing Company 24:09 - Needing Authenticity in Marketing 29:25 - Going Through Fraud 38:48 - Stepping Back From Bad Friends 44:32 - Are Women More Flakey Than Men? 46:41 - Why Talented Women Aren’t Retained in the Workforce 52:22 - What Do You Do in Your Second Half of Life? 01:00:59 - What the UK is Getting Wrong With Food 01:09:06 - Getting a New Lease on Life at 60 01:11:31 - The Benefits of Strength Training 01:15:45 - Starting National Women’s Enterprise Week 01:17:50 - What Can be Done About the Disparity of Funding for Female Founders? 01:20:21 - How Can People Help Support Female-Led Enterprises? 01:23:55 - What’s Next? Alison Cork is an interiors expert, entrepreneur, author, and TV presenter. She is the founder and CEO of alisonathome.com and Make It Your Business. She has also started National Women’s Enterprise Week - a week of events and activities designed to celebrate female entrepreneurs throughout the UK. In 1992, she co-founded Carnell Ltd with John P Gommes. She debuted on ITV in 1996 with Home In The Country and has since presented various home interest shows, including Countdown To Christmas, Domestic Magic, Homes & Property, 60 Minute Makeover, Help I Hate My House!, and Secret Removers. Since 2014, she has regularly appeared on QVC with her interiors collections. Alison Cork: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisoncork_home/ X: https://x.com/AlisonCork?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Website: https://www.nwew.co.uk/ Website: https://alisonathome.com/ Maria Hvorostovsky: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo X: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com Podcast filmed, edited and produced by: https://www.londonbeautyphotographer.com Need help HIRING – http://www.hirewithmaria.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

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