Interviews
Nicole Melillo Shaw Is The MD Turning Safety, Tech & Empathy Into A Coveted Car Brand
We met Nicole Melillo Shaw at Volvo’s “Power and Pause” event at The Berkeley – a day that was as inspiring as it was restorative. Between calming breathwork sessions led by Volvo brand ambassador Richie Norton, and a powerful conversation on balance and leadership with Nicole Melillo Shaw and Natasha Bird, the atmosphere felt less…
Read MoreThe Download: Social Media Coach Phoebe Parke On Building A Personal Brand And The Tech That Powers Her Day
If you’ve ever wondered how to turn scrolling into a salary, Phoebe Parke is the woman you want in your corner. “I started off working as a journalist because I love storytelling (and I’m really nosy!),” she tells The Modems. That curiosity has carried her from breaking newsrooms to boardrooms, and now into the world…
Read MoreBiohacking Beauty: Noble Panacea CEO Céline Talabaza On Chronobiology, Deep-Tech Skincare And Longevity
Céline Talabaza is on a mission to reframe the future of skincare. As CEO of Noble Panacea, she leads the only beauty brand born from a Nobel Prize-winning scientific discovery, taking the concept of beauty far beyond creams and serums into the realm of deep technology. At the heart of the brand is the late…
Read MoreBeauty Biohacking: Sisterly’s Founders on Smarter Supplements, Sea Swims and the Future of Women’s Wellness
Some wellness brands are born in boardrooms, others on yoga mats. Sisterly began somewhere a little more 2020: a string of cross-continent Zoom calls. For barrister Jennifer O’Connell in Dublin, nutrition coach and former investment banker Aoife Matthews in Madrid, and brand strategist Louise O’Riordan in LA, those lockdown catch-ups quickly turned into something bigger.…
Read MoreThe Deskie: Namrata Kamdar’s intentional workspace, analogue rituals and the tech that fuels her creativity
If you’ve ever wondered what the home office of a beauty founder looks like when it’s designed with as much care as a product launch, meet Namrata Kamdar. The former Dove global brand lead and founder of B Corp-certified beauty brand Plenaire has crafted a workspace that blends clean, minimal design with personal mementos, analogue…
Read MoreThe Deskie: Pip Jamieson’s portable office life, productivity rituals and the power of building community
If your favourite coworking space has ever felt more like a curated club than just a desk and Wi-Fi, you might have Pip Jamieson to thank. She’s the powerhouse behind The Dots – a private social networking platform that Apple once dubbed “networking for the modern world” – and the driving force behind a quiet…
Read MoreThe Download: Julie Chung on smart sleep, frizz-fighting tech and why her 9-year-old is basically her CTO
If you’ve ever owned a hairdryer that felt more like a design object than a basic bathroom tool, chances are you’ve got Dr. Julie Chung to thank. As the co-founder and original muse behind T3 Micro, Julie helped redefine what hair tools could be – elevating them from cheap plastic workhorses to sleek, high-performance essentials…
Read MoreThe Founder Journey: Meet Jo Barry, Owner of Scarlet Period
Jo Barry didn’t set out to be a founder. She set out to fix something broken. Scarlet, the femtech brand behind the cult Rae heat pad, wasn’t born out of a pitch deck or a VC-fuelled brainstorm – it came from lived experience. Years of endometriosis, surgeries and the exhausting reality of period pain led…
Read MoreThe Founder Journey: Meet Bella Trang, Founder of AI Fitting Bra Company Brarista
What if expert bra fittings didn’t require a fitting room (or even a human fitter)? Bella Trang, founder of Brarista, set out to solve one of fashion’s biggest pain points: bad bra fit. With a background in data and design, she created an AI-powered chatbot that acts as a virtual bra fitter, lingerie stylist, and…
Read MoreBiohacking Beauty: Award Winning Aesthetician & Founder Dr Sophie Shotter Talks Collagen, Cold Showers and Confidence
Dr Sophie Shotter isn’t just a leading name in aesthetics – she’s one of the most respected voices in the UK’s fast-evolving health and wellness space. A former NHS anaesthetist turned award-winning aesthetic doctor, Dr Shotter is renowned for her science-led, skin-deep-and-beyond approach to ageing well. Through her Kent-based clinic Illuminate, she’s helped thousands of…
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