Hello, hi and welcome now listeners. I have a very special bonus episode for you today,

which is in partnership with Dell Technologies and Microsoft. I'm currently working with Dell as part of their 2022 small business

podference, which is a very exciting UK podcast based conference a place to share advice and inspiration to support all small businesses.

Dell is a trusted advisor for small businesses. They offer dedicated technology and solutions so you can find the right technology and advice to help your business grow and ultimately succeed.

And today I'm joined by an absolutely incredible guest, the founder of beauty pie and I should say making a very welcome return to the podcast.

It's Marcia Kilgore. Hello Emma, I'm so happy to be here today. So excited.

Now when it comes to business and people who have really blazed a trail, I can't think of a name that comes to my mind faster than yours because you are just to give listeners a little bit of a potted history about your incredible achievements.

You are a Canadian born entrepreneur who founded a string of game changing global companies in the world of beauty and wellness.

And you really you were an art pioneer and it's quite right that you are recognized globally as an industry leader, a business visionary, a beauty expert, and an inspiration for female entrepreneurs everywhere at the age of 29 you were chosen to be on the cover of Time magazine. That's pretty cool.

And the thing that they really picked out about your story is that they really said it was hard work ingenuity, fearlessness that was actually trumping that kind of old school networking business school big shot vibe that was very much permeating the business world.

I had very many fantastic treatments of bliss. Thank you very much. So from glory, and I cannot talk about you without talking about fit flop listeners will know I am obsessed with fit.

I can't look at these.

I'm testing these for next year.

Incredible.

I have the vitamin FF trainers and they are all I work out and now they're all I do my long walks in they are just incredible so and followers listeners will know this I honestly obsessed I share them all the time.

So think in beauty pie, which I think is kind of bringing us up to date there's so much more I could say, but I would honestly do and half I could do a half hour intro on you, but beauty pie.

I really turn the traditional beauty business model on its head and made luxury beauty products accessible to consumers by selling direct to them.

So cutting out the middle men and reducing the cost for these really beautiful luxury beauty items by up to 75% of their typical retail price, which is incredible.

So I'm delighted to welcome you back on the podcast. I think I've given you listeners a great steer on the fact that she really is the person to talk to when it comes to starting and growing a business.

Welcome, welcome back.

I should be asking you how you are. How's life?

I'm very well. Thank you very busy very busy. How how's your life? Good.

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