Ep. 139 [Exclusive] Sarah Ashcroft Reveals The Real Reason Why SLA Closed

Working Hard, Hardly Working

[email protected]

Ceos, Feminsim, Advice, Self-improvement, Business, Women In Business, Stories, Education, Marketing, Self Improvement, Health & Fitness, Ceo, Women Leaders, Money, Careers, Success

4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Today’s guest is someone you may remember from one of our most listened-to episodes of last year—Sarah Ashcroft. Sarah is one of the original fashion creators in the UK, and in our last episode, she took us through her journey turning her online presence into the fashion powerhouse that was SLA The Label.

But since then, a lot has changed.

In Feburary this year, Sarah announced that SLA was closing. This episode is the first time she’s speaking on a podcast about that situation—what led to it, how it felt to walk away from something she built from the ground up, and what she’s learned in the months since.

This is a conversation about identity, pressure, clarity, and the harsh reality of running a business in public. It’s raw, it’s reflective, and it’s going to resonate with anyone who's ever had to make a difficult decision or gone through a huge life change.I’m so grateful to Sarah for trusting us with this conversation.

SARAH ASHCROFT

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahhashcroft/?hl=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sarahhashcroft

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is obviously monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You just realized your business needed to hire someone yesterday.
0:04.1	How can you find amazing candidates fast?
0:07.2	Easy. Just use Indeed.
0:09.6	Stop struggling to get your job post seen on other job sites.
0:13.8	With Indeed sponsored jobs, your post jumps to the top of the page for your relevant candidates,
0:19.2	so you can reach the people you want
0:21.2	faster. According to Indeed data, sponsored jobs posted directly on Indeed have 45% more
0:28.0	applications than non-sponsored jobs. Don't wait any longer. Speed up your hiring right now with Indeed.
0:34.6	And listeners of this show will get a £100 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed. And listeners of this show will get a £100-pound sponsored job credit to get your
0:39.3	jobs more visibility at Indeed.com slash P-O-D-K-A-T-Z-Eleven. Just go to Indeed.com slash P-O-D-K-A-T-Z-Eleven right now.
0:50.6	And support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast.
0:55.2	Terms and Conditions Apply. Hiring, Indeed is all you need.
1:01.4	This episode is brought to you by South by Southwest, London. For the first time ever,
1:05.4	the famous South by Southwest Festival is coming to London and let me tell you you really want
1:09.2	to be there. It's a convergence of creativity, culture and technology and I know that sounds pretty general, but the lineup is genuinely
1:15.7	every entrepreneur's dream. From AI and humanity to the future of healthcare and the state of
1:20.3	the music industry, there is something for everyone and I've been stalking the line up like I would
1:24.4	a music festival. At the top of my list is the session on how AI agents are going to transform creativity, something that's super relevant to every single one of my
1:31.1	businesses, and especially retrograde to the virtual talent agent I co-founded last year. I also really
1:36.2	love the sound of the session with C-suite execs from Formula One and Lego group about how to
1:40.5	build immersive experiences, something I'm thinking about all the time now we're opening
1:44.3	the tarla store. It's also an incredible chance to network. There will be over 650 companies attending
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 27 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from [email protected], and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of [email protected] and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.