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Leaving a graduate job in advertising to work in a pub and live with your mother doesn’t sound like an obvious start for success, but that’s exactly what Cassandra Stavrou, Co-Founder of Propercorn did. Spotting a gap in the market for healthy-yet-tasty popcorn, Stavrou launched her business in 2011; a brand now synonymous with exotic flavours and standout packaging – with a team of 40, a business turning over £13m a year and sales of popcorn at 3m bags a month. Listen now to discover what led Stavrou to create the ingenious snack, how she saved the money to make her dream a reality, the secrets behind Propercorn's unique flavour combinations and the ways she ensures the business stays ahead in such a competitive marketplace – including what's coming up next for the foodie-favourite brand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With summer in full swing, holiday chat is on the agenda – as the team discuss everything from reducing cellulite and beating the bloat while travelling, to the fashion girl hack to looking cool on the beach.Plus, they debate how soon is too soon to get engaged and whether they'd give a speech at their weddings (including top tips on how to nail yours).Articles Discussed:21 Cool Beach Towels To Buy Now https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/16/21-cool-beach-towels-buy-now A Guide To Cellulitehttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/17/guide-cellulite5 Ways To Improve Your Digestion While Travellinghttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/18/5-ways-improve-your-digestion-while-travelling12 Expert Tips For Getting In Shape This Summerhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/27/12-expert-tips-getting-shape-summer Social Smoking: Just How Bad Is It For You?https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/19/social-smoking-just-how-bad-it-you8 Tips For Giving The Ultimate Wedding Speechhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/20/8-tips-giving-ultimate-wedding-speechHow Soon Is Too Soon To Get Engaged?https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/17/how-soon-too-soon-get-engagedFind More Information On SheerLuxe VIP: https://sheerluxevip.com/Sign Up To SheerLuxe | www.sheerluxe.com/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team have travel on the brain, sharing their airplane beauty hacks, favourite holiday reads and the healthy snacks they always pack. Plus, as the population grows older we chat the perks of living to 100, and debunk the school uniform crisis currently sweeping the nation.Articles Discussed:The Downside Of Living To 100 – https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/06/who-wants-live-100Guilt-Free Snacks To Travel With – https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/09/9-guilt-free-snacks-satisfy-sweet-toothShould School Uniforms Be Banned? – https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/11/should-schools-ban-girls-wearing-skirtsThe Best Beach Reads – https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/09/15-beach-books-we%E2%80%99re-loving-summerFind More Information On SheerLuxe VIP: https://sheerluxevip.com/Sign Up To SheerLuxe | www.sheerluxe.com/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a decision to monitise her fashion blog that allowed Amber Venz Box to leave her former career as a personal shopper, but she soon come to discover she’d started something of a tech revolution. Frustrated that her blog was generating sales for retailers, but not for her, Venz Box and her then-boyfriend (now-husband) Baxter Box launched rewardStyle; a monetisation solution for retailers and content creators.From a one-woman operation in 2011, her business has grown into a global network of 16,000 influencers, generating £1b USD in sales for its 4,000 retail partners and over half a million brands. A true force to be reckoned with, Venz Box has ranked on the Business of Fashion 500 power list, Forbes' 30 Under 30, and been named Glamour’s ‘Woman of the Year’ for technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV and film are on the agenda as the foursome reveal the shows they can't get enough of this week, and discuss Hollywood's diversity issue – including whether Scarlett Johansson was in the wrong for signing up to play a trans man in a new film (which the actress has since dropped out of after a major backlash).Technology is also up for debate, with 'nomophobia' (the fear of being without your phone), the strange reality of CGI influencers and why people over 30 aren't finding new music all talking points. Plus, Charlotte reveals how her wedding dress search is going so far, and the team ask whether you can really sue a dating app if you fail to find love.Articles DiscussedShould Scarlett Johansson Be Playing A Trans Man In Her New Film?https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/06/should-scarlett-johansson-really-be-playing-trans-man-her-new-filmApparently We Stop Discovering New Music After 30https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/03/apparently-we-stop-discovering-new-music-after-30What Is Nomophobia?https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/29/what-nomophobiaCGI Influencers Are Taking Over Your Instagram Feed Without You Knowing Ithttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/05/cgi-influencers-are-taking-over-your-instagram-feeds-without-you-knowing-itHow To Get Better At Small Talkhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/03/how-get-better-small-talkCan You Really Sue A Dating App For Not Finding Love? https://sheerluxe.com/2018/07/04/can-you-really-sue-dating-app-not-finding-love Charlotte's Wedding Dress Edit So Farhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/28/charlotte%E2%80%99s-wedding-dress-edit-so-far Find More Information On SheerLuxe VIP: https://sheerluxevip.com/Sign Up To SheerLuxe | www.sheerluxe.com/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Health is a major talking point, as the team debate whether counting calories should be a thing of the past, reveal the hidden health benefits behind taking cold showers and share their tips for getting in shape for summer events – including the hardcore London fitness classes that will seriously transform your body.The foursome also discuss the beauty products really worth investing in and which ones to stock up on when you're abroad. Plus, technology is on the agenda as they chat about the biggest social media faux pas and whether we should limit children's screen time. And weddings are too, including the latest hen party trend not everyone's on board with.Articles Discussed6 Reasons You Shouldn't Count Calorieshttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/22/6-reasons-you-shouldn%E2%80%99t-count-calories7 Of London's Toughest Workoutshttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/22/7-london%E2%80%99s-toughest-workouts12 Beauty Products To Buy Abroad https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/25/12-beauty-products-buy-abroad6 Benefits Of Taking Cold Showershttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/26/6-benefits-taking-cold-showers10 Things You Should Never Post On Social Media https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/26/10-things-you-should-never-post-social-media12 Expert Tips For Getting In Shape For Summerhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/27/12-expert-tips-getting-shape-summerWhy It's Not Okay When People Ask If You're Getting Engagedhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/26/why-its-not-ok-when-people-ask-if-youre-getting-engagedShould We Be Limiting Our Children's Screen Time?https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/27/should-we-be-limiting-our-children%E2%80%99s-screen-time12 Beauty Products Worth Investing Inhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/28/12-beauty-products-worth-investingShould You Swap Your Hen For A 'Hag Do'?https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/28/should-you-swap-your-hen-%E2%80%98hag-do%E2%80%99Find More Information On SheerLuxe VIP: https://sheerluxevip.com/Sign Up To SheerLuxe | www.sheerluxe.com/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s not often a business mind comes along and creates a brand with such style, customer loyalty and originally, but to do it twice, is nothing short of a success story. Annoushka Ducas has done just that. Launching Links of London with her husband John in 1990 – which became one of the most popular jewellery brands of the nineties and noughties - she sold the company and went on to launch her eponymous label Annoushka.Surprisingly Annoushka fell into jewellery design when helping her mother source gifts for 60 chefs. Inspired to turn pictures of fish into cufflinks. Twenty-five years later and her designs are now worn by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez and the Duchess of Cambridge,From selling a multi-million pound company to a new business in a digital age and being awarded an MBE, here’s Annoushka Ducas’ Success Story.Visit Annoushka | https://www.annoushka.com/uk/Become a SheerLuxe VIP & redeem £100 OFF Annouska jewellery, visit  https://sheerluxevip.com/annoushka/ to find out moreFollow SheerLuxe on Instagram: http://instagram.com/sheerluxeSign Up To sheerluxe.com: www.sheerluxe.com/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beauty is on the agenda, as the team reveal their favourite affordable dupes of high-end products, and our Beauty Editor shares her top tips for going blonde this summer.Things get a little deeper as they discuss the real meaning behind their dreams, and what it's like to be an only child. Plus, we hear some very strange facts about kissing, and discover which new documentary has made their must-see list. Articles Discussed:The Fascinating New Documentary About Studio 54 https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/21/fascinating-new-documentary-about-studio-54 7 Ways Being An Only Child Can Shape Your Personalityhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/20/7-ways-being-only-child-can-shape-your-personality What Your Dreams Really Meanhttps://sheerluxe.com/2017/01/11/what-your-dreams-really-mean How To Go Blonde This Summerhttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/15/how-go-blonde-summer The 10 Best High Street Beauty Dupeshttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/14/10-best-high-street-beauty-dupes 7 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About Kissinghttps://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/22/7-surprising-things-you-didn%E2%80%99t-know-about-kissing Visit Trilogy: http://bit.ly/2ISgO6uFind More Information On SheerLuxe VIP: https://sheerluxevip.com/Sign Up To SheerLuxe | www.sheerluxe.com/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team reveal which Netflix series, TV shows and books have been holding their attention, including the true-crime documentary everyone needs to see. Plus, the commuting hacks they swear by and their favourite spots for summer city breaks.Things get political as the team debate the benefits of whisper networks in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Plus, health is on the agenda as they discuss the benefits of a flexitarian diet, whether we really need an app to calculate our optimum coffee consumption and which supplements are actually worth taking (including the mineral most Brits don't know they're deficient in). WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:New To Netflix: June – READ ARTICLE https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/11/new-netflix-june12 Top Travel Hacks For Commuters – READ ARTICLE https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/07/12-top-travel-hacks-commutersEverything You Need To Know About Whisper Networks – READ ARTICLE https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/08/everything-you-need-know-about-whisper-networksSL's Top Picks For A European City Break – READ ARTICLE https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/11/sl%E2%80%99s-top-picks-european-city-break This Is How Much Coffee You Need To Stay Alert  – READ ARTICLE https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/11/how-much-coffee-you-need-stay-alertAre You Deficient In This Vital Nutrient? – READ ARTICLE https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/11/are-you-deficient-vital-nutrient10 Benefits Of Having One Meat-Free Day A Week – READ ARTICLE https://sheerluxe.com/2018/06/11/10-benefits-having-one-meat-free-day-weekFind More Information On SheerLuxe VIP: https://sheerluxevip.com/Sign Up To SheerLuxe | www.sheerluxe.com/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s Success Stories looks at the extraordinary career of Trinny Woodall. From her days as one half of the nation’s best-loved style duo Trinny and Susannah, to the book deals and TV shows that went global, Trinny Woodall has been ingrained in the world of British fashion since the 90s. Styling and helping thousands of women the world over, be it sartorial or emotionally, first-hand or through our TV screens, she fast became a darling of the TV fashion world, and still is to this day. In her Success Story Trinny talks candidly about her big break, working with Susannah and what it’s like to go it alone and build your own company. Swapping women’s wardrobes for their make-up bags, the last few years has seen Trinny start her own beauty brand, Trinny London. From getting investment to the power of digital, here’s her story so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.