Miked Up With Alison Walker

Episodes

1. 10

   Kim Cameron - Founder of Gin Bothy

   In this episode, we dive into the fascinating journey of Kim Cameron, the visionary founder of Gin Bothy. Often described as an accidental gin maker, Kim's journey started with jam, using Scotland's seasonal fruit calendar. Waste product from jam-making was added to gin and Jam Bothy became Gin...

   Jan 21, 2025

   30m
2. 9

   Alex Feechan - Founder of Findra

   In this captivating episode of Miked-up: Our Women Entrepreneurs, host Alison Walker sits down with Alex Feechan, the visionary Founder of Findra, a disruptive brand dedicated to stylish, high-performance outdoor clothing for women. Alex shares her entrepreneurial journey, from identifying a...

   Jan 14, 2025

   36m
3. 8

   Alison Grieve of G-Hold and Young Company Finance

   Alison Grieve is a multi-award winning inventor and founder of G-Hold, an Edinburgh-based technology hardware company specialising in ‘The Science of Holding’. Alison has raised over £700k equity investment including foreign investment, and additionally over £300k in non-diluting finance. She…

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   Jan 7, 2025

   31m
4. 7

   Evelyn McDonald of Scottish EDGE and Mandy Bailey of Royal Bank of Scotland

   Evelyn McDonald is CEO of Scottish EDGE. Previously run by Scottish Enterprise for four rounds, Evelyn oversaw the spin-out of the competition in Autumn 2014 to the private sector-led Scottish EDGE C.I.C. The introduction of lending to the winners in Round 5 has created a revolving loan fund to...

   Feb 5, 2024

   36m
5. 6

   Victoria Nicol of My Language Connection (MLC)

   Victoria set up My Language Connection in 2017 after the translation agency she was working for went into liquidation. Realising there was a gap in the UK serving specialised services, Vicotria targeted Technical sectors, working with logistics, life sciences and industrial manufacturing. The...

   Jan 30, 2024

   32m
6. 5

   Lisa Lawson of Dear Green Coffee

   Lisa started her company Dear Green Coffee in December 2011 after learning how to roast coffee in Australia while working as a backpacker packing coffee beans. It was here that she discovered coffee is grown around the Equator and every origin has a different flavour and aroma. Lisa came back to...

   Jan 23, 2024

   31m
7. 4

   Alison Gray of Skillfluence

   Having worked for over 15 years in the skills arena for Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Careers Scotland, Alison came up with the idea for Skillfluence during a sabbatical in Silicon Valley. Whilst there, she studied at 3 different institutions and attended numerous events.…

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   Jan 8, 2024

   31m
8. 3

   Tammy Koslowski of House of NAF!

   In 2015, Tammy Koslowski turned her passion for nail art, technical cutting, fashion, and creativity into a full-time business venture. Now, House of NAF!, home to the multi-award-winning NAF! Salon, is a premier destination for clients seeking top-quality beauty services, products and education....

   Dec 10, 2023

   31m
9. 2

   Jacine Rutasikwa of Matugga Rum

   Jacine Rutasikwa and her husband Paul launched their Matugga brand at the London Rum Festival in 2015. At that time, there were very few UK-produced rum brands. However, Matugga quickly silenced the doubters with a taste that rivalled the best on the market. A trade deal followed shortly after…

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   Dec 4, 2023

   31m
10. 1

    Karis Gill of Social Stories Club

    The purchase of a Social Stories Club corporate gift helps communities and the environment, every transaction results in a social impact. Social Stories gift boxes are packed full of products from social ventures, each with a fascinating story of social impact that you can read about in an...

    Nov 27, 2023

    31m
11. Dr Antoinette Fionda-Douglas of Beira

    Dr Antoinette Fionda-Douglas co-founded Beira to create ethical and sustainable luxury fashion by repurposing discarded materials. As a UN-accredited expert on sustainability, Antoinette's dedication to reducing fabric waste and embracing the circular economy is fundamental to her brand and has...

    Nov 20, 2023

    31m
12. Karen Robinson of Three Robins

    When one of her children became lactose intolerant, Karen quickly became disappointed with the limited choices of oat milk options on the market. Tired of having to compromise on taste, nutrition or performance when selecting dairy alternatives for her three boys, Karen founded Three Robins - an...

    Nov 13, 2023

    25m
13. Kirsty Lunn and Ros Marshall of Molke

    Season 2 of Miked-up returns with "Our Women Entrepreneurs" - featuring the start-up journeys of some of the incredible female founders putting Scotland on the map for business innovation. Debuting in 2017, Molke is the brainchild of Kirsty Lunn and Ros Marshall, shaking up the way things are…

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    Nov 6, 2023

    31m
14. Anita Manning

    This week Alison sits down to chat with Anita Manning - the first female auctioneer in Scotland and star of Flog it, Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road trip.

    Dec 22, 2022

    48m
15. Yvette Hopkins

    On this episode of Miked up, Alison is joined by the fantastic Yvette Hopkins. Yvette is a Scottish-American former army intelligence officer who was part of the team that set up the Space Port in Shetland.

    Dec 7, 2022

    38m
16. Kirsty Wark

    This week on #MikedUp Alison sits down to chat with journalist and trailblazer Kirsty Wark. They talk about Kirsty's experience on Celebrity Bake off, her long career as a journalist and her most memorable interviews, both the good and the bad!

    Nov 30, 2022

    40m
17. Eilish Mccolgan

    A truly inspirational and fantastic woman sums up podcast guest Eilish McColgan. In this episode - We talk about how nothing will ever beat that Summer's day at Birmingham in 2022, her passion for their charity "Giving back to the Track" – the importance of helping young female athletes…

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    Nov 9, 2022

    29m
18. Elaine C Smith Part 2

    Embracing how now women are allowed to be funny and how she wishes she’d been braver in the old days, her time at drama school and teaching, the elitist nature of theatre, the feeling when she takes off the fatsuit, people she admires, meeting the Lisbon Lions and Henrik Larsson and other Celtic...

    Nov 2, 2022

    28m
19. Elaine C Smith Part 1

    Behind the scenes of award-winning comedy Two Doors Down and its impact, nuances of acting and developing a character. Her passion for singing and how she first registered the effect of her singing on a room. She reveals her Karaoke song, the difficulties working as a woman in comedy, advice to...

    Oct 26, 2022

    31m
20. Judy Murray

    Alison met up with Judy Murray at Cromlix Hotel near Dunblane for their Miked Up chat in which they covered a bit of Strictly and her Mums shortbread. Judy gives her thoughts on what Andy and Jamie might do next and the latest on their legacy and the building of the tennis centre. The challenge…

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    Oct 19, 2022

    34m
21. Ruth Davidson

    Alison chats with former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson about the joys of motherhood, the difficulties of IVF, her love of sport, what attracted her to politics after life at the BBC and about not being too hard on yourself.

    Oct 12, 2022

    35m
22. Eve Muirhead

    In this first episode Alison chats with Olympic champion curler Eve Muirhead. Her reflections on that gold medal success, how she nearly quit the sport, what she might do next following her retirement at the grand old age of 32 and growing up on a farm with two brothers. If you enjoyed this…

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    Oct 5, 2022

    31m
23. Miked Up Teaser

    Alison Walker has spent her broadcasting career interviewing and talking - mostly about sport. Now she uses that extensive knowledge and experience to put guests at ease in her Miked Up Podcast. The chat is relaxed, its informal, there are revelations, shared recollections and laughter. It’s all...

    Oct 3, 2022

    0m