S9: Living a colourful and creative life, with Annie Sloan
Conversations of Inspiration
Holly Tucker MBE
5.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2020
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Annie shares her colourful life, starring in a successful girl band, before becoming a mother and reviving her love of creativity and art. It was when working as an artist and feeling frustrated by the paint that was readily available, Annie started making paint from home with ingredients found around the house, before a chance meeting led her to a factory that would help her to develop and launch her iconic Chalk Paint.
With a mission to help others find their own creativity, to be adventurous with colour and technique, Annie has created a community of like minded people that all share her passion for decorative painting.
In this episode we talk about the core values that are at the heart of Annie's company, the balance of building a business with a young family and her endless enthusiasm for the independents up and down the country.
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| 0:00.0 | This week it was an honor to speak with Annie Sloane, found of the incredible and innovative chalk paint |
| 0:06.7 | Annie's journey is a fascinating one. |
| 0:09.7 | As someone who's literally obsessed with creativity and the power of color, I was really |
| 0:15.9 | looking forward to hearing more about Annie's passion for art and how it helped her develop |
| 0:20.8 | a revolutionary product that's loved globally. helped her |
| 0:23.6 | develop a revolutionary product that's loved globally and he's built a phenomenal business with incredibly strong core values. |
| 0:28.7 | We discussed her relationship with her stockists, how she champions the High Street and the importance of community |
| 0:36.3 | within a brand. |
| 0:38.2 | With a true passion for paint, colour and creativity, Annie is completely grounded and shares her wonderfully colourful expertise and |
| 0:46.6 | experiences with us. |
| 0:48.2 | Bough your head and let your eyelids close on down where we're going you won't need to bring you. I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to conversations of inspiration. |
| 0:56.2 | I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to conversations of inspiration. |
| 1:01.0 | Back in 2006, I founded not on the high street from the kitchen table, and since then I've gone on to launch Holly and Co. |
| 1:09.0 | I'm the UK Ambassador of Creative Small Businesses, and I believe that having a business doing what you love |
| 1:16.3 | is the key to a happy fulfilled life. My dream is to help everybody start theirs. |
| 1:23.0 | I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement, |
| 1:27.5 | and in my view, the best way to do this is by sharing stories. |
| 1:32.0 | So I've reached out to my favorite small businesses, |
| 1:35.2 | entrepreneurs and those who simply inspire me and ask them to share theirs |
| 1:40.3 | with thanks to NatWest who have helped bring this free podcast to life. |
| 1:45.0 | Here are my conversations of inspiration. |
| 1:49.0 | Hello Annie, what a pleasure it is to speak with you today. I had such a lovely time with you on IG TV |
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