Building a joyful British brand, with Cath Kidston Padgham MBE, founder of Cath Kidston

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Business, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Personal Journals

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

How can you take your passions and turn them into a brand that touches the hearts of thousands nationwide? Cath Kidston Padgham MBE built a thriving British business by embracing her love of textiles, interiors and print, and following her heart. But how?

Reflecting on the pivotal moments that led her to success, Cath and Holly explore the breathtaking highs Cath experienced, as well as the heartbreaking loss and grief that have punctuated her journey so far — and also sharpened her senses, built resilience and drove her forwards.

Having grown a truly iconic household brand bursting with joy, colour and creativity, she’s an undeniable master in her field, and here she reveals how she did it, and why she’s doing it all again with her new brand C.Atherley.

This episode follows Cath’s story from the early days of turning her vision into a reality, and shares the secrets behind her success. It reminds us all of the importance of showing up when times are tough and how sometimes, life takes us full circle to return to our roots.

If you enjoyed this episode, we think you’ll love Holly’s Conversation of Inspiration with Henrietta Morrison, founder of Lily’s Kitchen.

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0:00.0	My guess this week needs no introduction.
0:02.3	I think we probably have Cath Kidston in every single home
0:05.7	of every single person listening.
0:07.6	It's the queen of print herself on conversations of inspiration.
0:12.0	We spoke about the early days of building her quintessentially
0:16.1	English brand and her serving tea
0:18.7	as a customer's weighted outside her first shop,
0:22.0	the adversity that Cath has faced throughout her life,
0:25.5	the loss of her parents, her cancer journey,
0:28.2	and then all the way through to the moments that we don't talk about,
0:31.8	the highs and lows and businesses,
0:33.9	the difficulty in growing a brand and yet the beauty at the same time,
0:38.5	the decisions that we have to make,
0:40.6	that we know we have to make,
0:42.3	but don't make them any easier.
0:44.8	Today, we really uncover the woman behind that brand,
0:48.6	a sweet woman, a kind woman,
0:52.4	someone who has product and print in her bloodstream.
0:57.7	You can hear it.
0:59.1	I just love talking to people where even though they should be sitting sipping
1:04.3	something cool somewhere hot,
1:07.1	she's doing it all again with C. Atherley, her new brand,
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