Jane Shepherdson CBE, fashion pioneer, on using instinct to take Whistles and Topshop to the top

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

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

5.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Hailed as a retail genius, credited with transforming Topshop into a global fashion phenomenon and working wonders at Whistles, Jane began her career at the bottom of the ladder and honed her craft from the ground up with grit and creativity. Here, she shares how, in a world driven by data, instinct has been her guiding light.

WHY YOU WILL ENJOY THIS EPISODE

Discover the power of being emotionally connected and trusting your intuition.
Hear how Jane was labelled a ‘difficult woman’ for having the courage of her convictions.
Jane shares how confidence is not always innate but can be built from your successes.

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0:00.0	Oh my goodness, my retail heroine, Jane Sheppardson, CBE, the lady behind the genius of Topshop,
0:07.6	the woman who transformed whistles and now leading the way with retail rental with my wardrobe HQ.
0:14.8	Can you imagine how I felt talking to this powerhouse? There she was, raw with her advice,
0:23.9	telling me exactly what it feels like when you're in your flow when it comes to retail.
0:30.9	Jane believes in the power of emotional commerce who's very clear that women leading have an
0:37.2	enormous gratitude to pay for their gut instinct. I have learnt so much from this conversation,
0:44.0	but it's also just really made me feel instinctively I know what I'm doing and I hope that that's
0:51.8	how you feel after this amazing interview. Thank you, Jane. Enjoy everyone.
1:05.1	Hi, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to my podcast, Conversations of Inspiration.
1:11.2	I founded my first business not on the high street at 28 with a newborn strap to my chest.
1:18.0	Nearly 20 years on, he's all grown up and I'm running my second business, Holly Incoh.
1:24.4	I've learnt so much about taking risks, running a business and some extraordinary life lessons
1:30.8	along the way and I know others have too. Yet despite the wealth of experience we have between us,
1:37.5	lessons like this are often left unheard and it can feel like we're traveling our path alone.
1:43.8	So I've reached out to founders and those who simply inspire me to share their hard-earned wisdom
1:50.4	with you. My hope is that collectively these remarkable realisations will help you on your own
1:56.8	journey. I like to think of it as Inspiration for Life. If you enjoyed this episode,
2:03.2	might I ask you to share it with a friend and to like, subscribe and review it so that together
2:09.4	we can ignite the people's passion across the UK. Now let's begin this week's Conversation of
2:16.3	Inspiration. Jane, welcome to Conversations of Inspiration. It is just an honour to be meeting
2:25.6	such an icon of mine. Oh, likewise, likewise. Oh my goodness, this is going to be so much fun.
2:32.3	Well, you're such a busy woman and you are a fashion guru and your background is the brand
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