Episode 10 : We turn the tables! Meet our Founder, Emma Warren.

How are we already on Podcast 10?!I’m very conscious that I’ve spent the last 9 episodes of the podcast and many more written interviews before that interviewing people and asking them to share their experience with you all.But some of you probably don’t know much about who I am and what makes me tick and how I got to where I am now. So it only seems fair that I put my hat into the ring as well, and my book coach, Lisa Bean, was the person who kept saying, ‘you need to be interviewed too Emma” and volunteered to interview me, so I put my big girl pants on and we recorded an interview.I know it seems odd for me to say that I had to put my big girl pants on, but I’m usually pretty good at ducking out of the focus being on me. I can honestly say that I will be squirming in my seat for the next few days knowing that you’re all listening to this…Now, I need to prewarn you, when Lisa and I get chatting, it’s hard to stop. In this interview we cover a lot of ground and Lisa has very neatly managed to extract a lot of my philosophies about work and life as we go through. But that’s taken more time than our normal podcast length, so if you don’t have just over an hour to spare, you might want to listen to it in a couple of chunks.0.00 Introduction3.00 Why Emma and Holly set up Countrywoman’s Guide8.30 Entrepreneurial traits - what’s important?10.00 How country ways make for better business and why business doesn’t always have to be a hustle20.00 The increasing need for values led businesses and customer expectations25.00 Seeing the future and holding a vision28.00. The volatility of businesses, especially farming ones and the growth in rural start-ups33.00 Emma’s businesses - Hiho Silver and Dimpsey38.00 Coping with change in your life44.00 The one thing that can help make your business more successful50.00 Does work/life balance actually exist?60.00. Future predictions65.00 Emma’s aspirations for Countrywoman’s GuideYou can find Lisa Bean on her website here and on instagram hereYou can find Emma on instagram here and her businesses are listed in her profileA huge thank you to Lisa for taking the time out to interview me.As always, a huge thank you to you for reading/listening.Thanks for reading Countrywoman’s Guide! Subscribe for free to receive new posts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit countrywomansguide.substack.com