With September upon us and the new term (new you??) vibes that brings, it can leave us feeling either raring to go and ready for ALL the things or a bit less than and lacking in that get-up-and-go feeling. With that in mind, I am super excited to restart the featured guest articles with one of my go-to people, both for being a natural beauty guru and for her amazing insights and brilliant business mind.

Kirstie Garrett is the founder of the natural beauty brand EBO and luxury wellbeing retreat  ‘The Vitality Retreat’. Kirstie’s been treating Hollywood A-listers,  professional athletes, stressed out Mums and busy professionals for over  20 years with her legendary aromatherapy and holistic treatments.

I’m Deedee, founder of T.H.O.C Fashion Design & Development consultancy and creative brand coach. Very pleased to meet you!

I am a former head of design for global brands turned independent creative brand coach and design specialist. With 15+ years of international experience for some of the largest retailers and indie businesses alike, I’ve worked on every aspect of design & development, creating collections, managing teams along with reviewing, sourcing and negotiating with factories. I have always strived to make the creative (notably fashion) industries a more inclusive and friendly place which, let's face it, they're not known for. In this day and age, it just seemed tone-deaf to me. So I am excited to bring you these Q&As with industry experts and brand founders, unlocking secrets about themselves and their industries, inviting you in and giving priceless advice.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehouseofchickadee.com/2022/09/02/industry-secrets-unlocked-wellbeing-special-with-ebo-beauty-founder-kirstie-garrett/

Welcome to my new podcast!! I'm Deedee, founder of T.H.O.C Fashion Design & Development studio and currently studying to be an accredited creative business coach and mentor. Very pleased to meet you! 

I am a former head of design for global brands turned independent fashion consultant and design specialist. With 15+ years of international experience for some of the largest retailers and indie businesses alike, I’ve worked on every aspect of fashion design &  development, creating collections, managing teams along with reviewing, sourcing and negotiating with factories. I've always strived to make the fashion industry a more inclusive place and make information more accessible. In this day and age, I think the idea of the fashion and creative industries being unfriendly and exclusive needs to be questioned and so I am delighted to invite brand founders and creative experts, from all walks of life, to open up their worlds, unlock some secrets and give great advice to those aspiring to work in their industry.

For the moment I am converting past blog interviews from fashion founders and experts into audio but eventually, they will be IRL episodes.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehouseofchickadee.com/2022/07/01/industry-secrets-unlocked-with-brand-founder-anita-smith-sew-what-manchester/