S8: Empowering women in the bedroom & the board room with Jacqueline Gold CBE, CEO of Ann Summers
Conversations of Inspiration
Holly Tucker MBE
5.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2020
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Beginning her career at 21 when she started working for her father’s company, Jacqueline quickly saw the potential to change the focus of the business. Using her passion, ambition, and creativity Jacquline developed the concept of at-home parties and forever changed the way women could shop for lingerie and sex toys.
This episode follows Jacquline’s incredible journey of a young woman bringing sex to the high street, empowering women in business and overcoming personal tragedy.
Warning - this conversation includes the heartbreaking loss of Jacqueline's son.
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| 0:00.0 | Jacqueline has been on my list of women I'd love to interview since we launched this |
| 0:04.0 | podcast in 2018 and so I was completely thrilled when our diaries finally allowed |
| 0:10.3 | this magical moment to happen it was with such admiration that I spoke to |
| 0:15.3 | Jacqueline founder of Ann Summers and had the privilege of hearing her unique story |
| 0:20.4 | firsthand. Jacqueline's journey is one of absolute female empowerment of challenging the stereotypes |
| 0:28.0 | and using her creativity and vision to revolutionize an industry, not just any industry, but the sexual |
| 0:35.3 | industry that was completely dominated by men. Jacqueline also spoke to me so openly |
| 0:41.6 | and shared the personal trauma, illness and challenges |
| 0:45.4 | she's faced while leading her business as CEO. A truly remarkable powerhouse |
| 0:51.0 | of a woman with huge strength whilst never losing her ability to think of others. |
| 0:57.0 | Bow your head and let your eyelids close on down where we're going you won't need to bring your frown. I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to conversations of inspiration. |
| 1:08.0 | Back in 2006 I founded Not on the High Street for my kitchen table and since then I've gone on to launch |
| 1:15.0 | Holly and Co. I'm the UK Ambassador of Creative Small Businesses and I |
| 1:19.8 | believe that having a business doing what you love is the key to a happy fulfilled life. |
| 1:25.0 | My dream is to help everybody start theirs. |
| 1:28.0 | I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement. |
| 1:33.6 | And in my view, the best way to do this |
| 1:36.6 | is by sharing stories. |
| 1:38.6 | So I've reached out to my favorite small businesses, |
| 1:41.9 | entrepreneurs, and those who simply inspire me and ask them to share theirs. |
| 1:47.0 | Here are my conversations of inspiration. |
| 1:51.0 | Hello Jacqueline, it's so wonderful to meet you. It's been an utter dream of mine for a long |
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