How women can thrive through all seasons, with Baroness Ruth Rogers CBE, co-founder of The River Cafe

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

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

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

As women, how on earth is it possible to build a business and grow with it over decades — whilst raising a family, weathering the storms of life and remaining inspired, motivated and engaged throughout?

Baroness Ruth Rogers CBE is someone who has done just that and today, her pioneering Michelin starred restaurant The River Cafe remains one of the most in-demand culinary institutions in London, 36 years after she led a food revolution.

In this episode, Ruth shares stories of discovering her passion for seasonal ingredients, the progression of female chefs she’s witnessed, and how far we still have to go. She even reveals her top tips for building the foundations of a strong business and a truly happy workforce.

It’s a conversation which is both inspiring and heartbreaking in equal measure, and one that speaks volumes of the legacy that Ruth has created.

If you enjoyed this episode, we think you’ll love Holly’s Conversation of Inspiration with Chrissie Rucker OBE, founder of The White Company.

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0:00.0	this week on Conversations of Inspiration. I welcome a very special guest, a woman who I have
0:07.4	so much respect for. It is the resilient Baroness Ruth Rogers CBE co-founder of the River Cafe.
0:17.2	I'm not only a fan of the restaurant she built, the fact that it had open kitchens and seasonal
0:25.3	food and had Hugh and Jamie bought up there to go on and do their amazingness, but also I'm
0:32.8	such a fan of Ruth because she epitomises the strength of a woman for me. She's a woman who's
0:41.6	been through a huge amount of heartbreak and yet she keeps driving forward. And celebrating
0:50.8	International Women's Day, I thought it was completely fitting to represent this movement
0:58.0	with one of the most greatest pioneers of our country, its Ruth Rogers.
1:12.0	I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to Conversations of Inspiration. Back in 2006, I founded not on the
1:19.2	high street from my kitchen table and since then I've gone on to launch Holly and Co. I'm the UK
1:25.5	ambassador of creative small businesses and I believe that having a business doing what you love
1:31.2	is the key to a happy fulfilled life. My dream is to help everybody start theirs.
1:37.4	I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement and in my view the best way to do
1:44.8	this is by sharing stories. So I've reached out to my favourite small businesses, entrepreneurs
1:51.6	and those who simply inspire me and ask them to share theirs. Here are my Conversations of Inspiration.
2:01.5	Ruth, it is a huge, huge honour to meet you because I have had and listeners will know
2:08.9	this to be true. Your face has been cut out on my wall since the beginning of this podcast
2:15.6	Conversations of Inspiration four years ago and an aim of mine was to interview Ruth Rogers and
2:22.7	it's happened. Here we are. Here we are and thank you, thank you, thank you. Of course you're
2:30.1	the co-founder of the legendary and iconic London restaurant, the River Cafe. It's got a special
2:36.9	place in so many of our hearts and you're also best selling author and podcast host yourself.
2:43.2	So I'm bit nervous here of the brilliant Ruthie's table four where you interview customers who
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