
Work Rest Slay
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Recent guests include the inimitable global beauty entrepreneur Trinny Woodall; former global president of Mars Foods Fiona Dawson; fashion and beauty entrepreneur Pippa O’Connor; former managing director of Twitter Ireland Sinead McSweeney; founder and CEO of Sculpted by Aimee Aimee Connolly and Denise Kenny Byrne, co-founder of The Head Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Jun 19, 2024 • 53min
S3, Episode 7: Caroline Hirons, Founder Skin Rocks
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.In Season 3, Episode 7 Melanie chats with the straight-talking Caroline Hirons, founder of Skin Rocks, as she shares her decades-long career journey from the shopfloor to CEO of her own £10 million skincare brand Skin Rocks. Dubbed “The Queen of Skincare” by many, it’s a title that’s well deserved. “She’s a walking encyclopaedia of what’s out there, what works, why it works, and most interestingly for us, how to talk about it,” opens Melanie. Listen to hear more about Caroline's inspiring career journey today.Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jun 1, 2024 • 56min
Season 3, Episode 6: Henrietta Rix, Co-Founder & CEO of Rixo
Henrietta Rix, CEO of RIXO, discusses building her vintage-inspired fashion brand from a university living room, maintaining independence, and growing a loyal following on Instagram. She shares insights into daily operations, expansion challenges, personal values, and plans for US market expansion.

May 8, 2024 • 57min
Season 3, Episode 5: Louise Grubb, Founder TriviumVet and Overall IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year 2023
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.In Season 3, Episode 5 Melanie chats with serial entrepreneur and Overall IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year 2023, Louise Grubb. Louise delves into the highs and lows of her entrepreneurial journey – all of which have led her to her latest endeavour and extremely successful start-up TriviumVet, a veterinary nutraceutical company that creates drugs to cure chronic conditions in ‘companion animals’.Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 2024 • 46min
Season 3, Episode 4: Trinny Woodall of Trinny London
Melanie chats with Trinny Woodall, Founder & CEO of Trinny London, discussing her entrepreneurial journey and the success of her beauty brand. They share insights on self-care, skincare tips, adapting to COVID challenges, and building confidence in beauty and business. Trinny also talks about travel essentials and top Trinny London products.

Apr 6, 2024 • 59min
Season 3, Episode 3: Niall Horgan of Gym + Coffee
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.In Season 3, Episode 3 Melanie chats with Niall Horgan, Co-Founder & CEO of Gym+Coffee, as he shares his entrepreneurial journey from working with tech giants like Twitter and Slack, to later pursuing his passion and starting high-quality athleisure wear brand Gym + Coffee with his two friends and co-founders, Karl and Diarmuid. Now, seven years later, they have about 400 different SKUs, a huge online and international presence, retail stores across the country, and perhaps most importantly, a dedicated Gym+Coffee community.Enjoyed this episode and want to hear more from Gym + Coffee? Tune in to 'The Gym Plus Coffee Podcast' podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 2, 2024 • 1h
Season 3, Episode 2: Annoushka Ducas MBE
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.In Season 3, Episode 2 Melanie chats with leading British jewellery designer Annoushka Ducas MBE. For anyone interested in the luxury world, Annoushka should definitely be on your radar. She founded Links of London and grew it into a small empire, eventually selling the business in 2006 for a reported 50 million pounds. Just a few years later, the mum of four tapped into her passion for jewellery design and started fine jewellery brand Annoushka in 2009, which she, again, grew into a thriving well-known brand in the industry. In this episode of Work Rest Slay, Annoushka shares her diverse experience, from working in real estate to taking over her mum’s fish business, and eventually, finding her stride as an entrepreneur in the luxury space.Enjoyed this episode and want to hear more from Annoushka? Tune in to Annoushka's 'My Life In Seven Charms' podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 3, 2024 • 1h 14min
Season 3, Episode 1: Pippa O'Connor
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Season 3, Episode 1 features fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Pippa O'Connor. Pippa shares with Melanie what it takes to be an entrepreneur in an extremely competitive industry, including the lessons she's learned throughout her career and how, as a mum of three and married to her business partner, she's managed to find balance along the way.Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 2024 • 59min
Episode 18: Sinead Kelly on demystifying ESG
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 18 features Sinead Kelly, tax director at PwC. In this latest episode, Sinead Kelly helps us demystify ESG and gives us the inside track on what policy changes are coming down the line. Tune in and find out how you can get ahead of the curve and apply these helpful tips to your business today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 2023 • 1h 7min
Ann Dugan: Achieving multi-generational success with pioneering methods
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 17 features Ann Dugan. Ann Dugan is one of the foremost internationally recognised financial advisors globally and a great advocate for those women keen to do well, do better and do the right thing. In this episode of Work Rest Slay, she tells us about her remarkable life and her pioneering methods; as well as the importance of philanthropy and how to have those difficult conversations in the boardroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 2023 • 1h 7min
Work Rest Slay -- Episode 16 featuring Marie Moynihan
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 16 features Marie Moynihan, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources Services, Dell Technologies. Marie leads teams that are responsible for creating a culture for 130,000+ team members globally. Her brand is that of an inspiring, pragmatic and courageous leader who is highly transparent and results focused. Enjoy, and happy new year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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