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James Reed: all about business29. From nail art in Dalston to global beauty-tech icon | Sharmadean Reid MBEHow do you build a brand that not only speaks to a whole generation of women, but also transforms an entire industry?In this episode of All About Business, I sit down with Sharmadean Reid MBE, the trailblazing entrepreneur behind brands such as WAH Nails, Beautystack and The Stack World. We discuss her experiences navigating the fashion and tech industries, how the pandemic changed her outlook on business, and the inspiration behind her new luxury beauty brand, 39 BC. Sharmadean Reid MBE is an entrepreneur, creative consultant and advocate for women’s empowerment. Her work...
2025-05-261h 05
Show Me The WayHow to Deconstruct The Patriarchy with Sharmadean ReidSharmadean Reid MBE is an entrepreneur and passionate advocate for female empowerment. Having navigated the male-dominated world of business and venture capital, Sharmadean is dedicated to unmasking and deconstructing patriarchal barriers to female success. In this episode, we discuss financial empowerment, her experience as a female entrepreneur and what it means to have a supportive network around you. Sharmadean also shares insights from her latest book, New Methods for Women. Drawing on the wisdom of sources from business books to neuroscience to mythology, she has created her own unique methods to help women live purposeful a...
2024-10-2426 min
Smart BeautyA bit about Viola, our founderMeet Viola Levy, the founder of Smart Beauty Creative. She shares her journey into the beauty industry, her passion for it, and what inspired her to establish her agency.Having worked in the beauty industry for over 15 years, Viola is an award-winning journalist, copywriter and brand consultant.As an established writer, Viola has contributed to all sectors of the beauty world, with articles appearing in Vogue, Glamour, The Evening Standard, and Refinery29. In addition she has written copy for several major beauty brands and retailers, including Aromatherapy Associates, 111SKIN, Cult Beauty, Boots, By Terry, and...
2024-06-2809 min
Danielle Newnham PodcastSharmadean Reid: Serial Founder On How Women Can Succeed and ThriveToday’s guest is Sharmadean Reid MBE, a serial founder and author. Sharmadean grew up in Wolverhampton, surrounded by strong female influences before she went to London to study at Central St Martins. She then became a successful stylist and creative consultant before starting her first business at 25 - WAH nails – a pioneering nail salon in East London. Despite wanting to quit after six months, she celebrated the shop's ten year anniversary before closing it down and launching Beautystack - a beauty tech startup (with outside funding) and, following Covid which hit the beauty industry hard, she is now founder...
2024-06-0642 min
How To Own The Room19.5: Masterclass on How to Prepare (Part 2) In this week's round-up of all the best tips and tricks for confidence and performance, we continue with the theme of preparation. Talking to actress Nicole Ansari (Deadwood) and her husband Brian Cox (Succession), Viv discusses their definitions of owning the room while involving other people. Former TV presenter turned best-selling author Dawn O'Porter talks very movingly about how easily we can get distracted by what is not working, while entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid, one of the first black women in the world to raise over a million pounds in venture capital for her digital platform Beautysta...
2023-04-1722 min
Working Hard with Grace BeverleyEp.16 How Finding Your Niche Will Help You Defeat The Odds, with Sharmadean Reid MBESharmadean Reid MBE is a leading entrepreneur and beauty visionary on a mission to digitally connect like-minded females. She is the founder of The Stack World, an exclusive platform for female founders, leaders and entrepreneurs to connect and share experiences.Sharmadean is a serial entrepreneur with three impressive startups. Before launching The Stack, Shamadean first took the beauty industry by storm with her business WAH Nails, which featured in collaborations with global brands including Nike and Marc Jacobs. A beauty enthusiast at heart, Sharmadean also developed 'Beautystack' - a booking platform for beauty professionals to gain...
2022-10-241h 03
The Woman Who...Sharmadean Reid - The Woman Who…Raised up Other Women..by FenwickFrom the age of 10 Sharmadean knew what she wanted to be when she grew up: a woman who was in charge of her own destiny. Fast forward 20 years and now as a seasoned businesswoman and founder of the wildly successful female networking platform, The Stack World, Sharmadean has not only found her calling, she’s helping thousands of women to find theirs. In this episode we look at the rise of one of Britain’s most inspirational black female entrepreneurs: from the runaway success of her WAH nail salons to the conception of beauty booking platform Beautystack, to the inexora...
2022-05-2613 min
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris HirstSharmadean ReidChris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this episode, Christ Hirst speaks to Sharmadean Reid, founder of The Stack World. After graduating from Central Saint Martins and working as a brand consultant for Nike and Asos, Sharmadean founded WAH Nails in 2009, which changed the landscape of the beauty industry with its innovative brand and salon spaces. In 2018, to launch her second business, BeautyStack, Sharmadean raised nearly £4 million in funding, making her one of...
2022-05-1939 minNo Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris HirstSharmadean ReidChris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this episode, Christ Hirst speaks to Sharmadean Reid, founder of The Stack World. After graduating from Central Saint Martins and working as a brand consultant for Nike and Asos, Sharmadean founded WAH Nails in 2009, which changed the landscape of the beauty industry with its innovative brand and salon spaces. In 2018, to launch her second business, BeautyStack, Sharmadean raised nearly £4 million in funding, making her one of...
2022-05-1939 min
MouthwashSharmadean Reid - The Power of Female EmpowermentFemales make up for 51% of the world, and over 70% of the buying power, but when it comes to investment they get stiffed despite getting better returns. Not only does Sharmadean Reid love a good car meeting, but she’s also CEO of Beautystack and understands funding, founding and females. It’s time to talk about female empowerment and how we get more female entrepreneurs into the ecosystem to shake more up. Tune in for an inspiring talk and find out where the power really lays when it comes to women doing business.ABOUT SHARMADEAN (@sharmadeanreid)Br...
2021-12-0358 min
Bossing ItMotivational tips for self-love and fearless confidence with Tiwa OgunlesiOur guest this week is Tiwalola Ogunlesi, a globally recognised coach specialising in positive psychology, Master Neuro-linguistic Practitioner, international speaker and the founder of Confident and Killing It. Confident and Killing It is a purpose driven organisation and community that wakes women up to their worth so they can be confident, unstoppable and dare to live the life they truly desire.
Through engaging workshops, coaching sessions and podcasts, Tiwalola equips women with the tools they need to overcome fear and self-doubt, programme their minds for success and take action in life.
Since starting in 2018 she's u...
2021-10-0544 min
Boldt FlavoursS2 | Episode 3 | Sharmadean Reid: The beauty of empowermentThis week, Timo chats to Sharmadean Reid, founder of WAH Nails, Beautystack, a networked marketplace app for beauty professionals and The Stack World, a community-led women’s media platform. Sharmadean shares her mission to create economic and social empowerment for women through technology and media, as well as how she has navigated the pandemic’s impact on the beauty industry.
2021-03-1053 min
Business Class: Money Minutes4 Entrepreneurs Share Their Top Money-Saving StrategiesIn this special episode, four of the UK’s leading women in business have joined us for a candid conversation on how they led their business through the challenges of 2020 and successfully generated savings on their bottom lines. You’ll hear inspiring insights from Sharmadean Reid MBE, Polly McMaster, Sukhi Jutla, and Hannah Rhodes, from smart ways to identify efficiencies to creating cash flow forecasts for every type of business scenario. To find out more information about American Express Business Cards, visit: americanexpress.com/uk/businesscard For more tips and advice on how to ru...
2021-03-0230 min
Hacking Happiness by DOSESharmadean Reid MBE on Entrepreneurship & Female EmpowermentNext on the DOSE Podcast is Sharmadean Reid MBE, a British Jamaican entrepreneur who is the founder of WAH Nails and Beautystack and advocate for women's empowerment. We talk about how becoming a mum made her a better leader in the workplace, the self-care practices that keep her on her A game including yoga and listening to business podcasts on the treadmill where she gets her best ideas. She also talks about her new project The Stack World - which combines everything she has learnt over the past 10 years of organising women's communities and events across beauty, business and se...
2021-02-2523 min
Life...On Our TermsTech…On Our Terms ft. Sharmadean ReidThis week, Life...On Our Terms host Gemma Cairney is talking to Sharmadean Reid, founder of the digital beauty and wellness platform Beautystack. From Beautystack, to WAH Nails and Future Girl Corp, Sharmadean has made it her goal to empower and connect both customers and professionals with the use of technology. In this episode, Gemma asks Sharmadean about starting a business from scratch, the ability to reskill and how self-confidence can come from the knowledge we gain.Gemma is later joined by Daniel, a student with The Open University and a junior network engineer...
2021-01-2531 min
Love Purpose Connection with Estelle BinghamSharmadean Reid on Abundance Thinking, Love and StrengthDo you have abundance consciousness? Estelle Bingham joins WAH Nails founder and entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid MBE at her Beautystack offices in London to discuss empowering women, walking in the forest and connecting with your inner child. Sharmadean talks about her life-long quest for knowledge, her ancestral home of Jamaica and Lord of the Rings.#talkinglpc@sharmadeanreidAll episodes now available on YOUTUBE!Pre-order my NEW book - Manifest Your True Essence. CLEAR your blocks, find your JOY, live your TRUTH ✨Stay connected:Check out my...
2021-01-2142 min
Take Ten With Twiggy13. Birds Of A Feather + The Need To Educate YourselfThis week I bring you all CRYSTAL clear audio, new year new me indeed! Starting of 2021 the right way and loving it. This week, I give you 10 (+1) minutes of solid talk going into the need to continue educating yourself, the beauty in engaging with like minded people, spending less time on social media and opening yourself up to new energy. I thoroughly enjoyed recording this weeks episode, I hope you enjoy it. Speak soon x Amazing People mentioned: Stephanie - @labsuiteScarlett - @glowandryDiversify Your Income Even...
2021-01-1011 min
Put Yourself FirstProgramme Your Mind For Success with Tiwa Ogunlesi, Founder of Confident and Killing itTiwalola Ogunlesi is a qualified coach specialising in positive psychology, Master Neuro-linguistic Practitioner, international speaker and the founder of Confident and Killing It. Confident and Killing It is a purpose driven organisation and community that wakes women up to their worth so they can be confident, unstoppable and dare to live the life they truly desire. Through engaging workshops, coaching sessions and podcasts, Tiwalola equips women with the tools they need to overcome fear and self-doubt, programme their minds for success and take action in life. Since starting in 2018 she's upskilled over 2700 women in London, NYC, Lagos and delivered engaging...
2020-11-3034 min
Table TalkWith Sharmadean ReidSharmadean Reid is an entrepreneur and the founder of Beautystack. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Livvy about her grandfather's allotment, cooking roasts and trying crab for the first time.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk
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2020-11-1734 min
She Talks Tech: from WeAreTechWomenSharmadean Reid in conversation with Vanessa Vallely OBEToday we hear from Sharmadean Reid - the Founder of Beautystack.
Her mission is to use technology to economically empower women. She started WAH as a hip hop magazine for girls in 2006 while still at university. She then founded WAH Nails as a side project in 2009. She then wrote two books, delivered global pop up nail salons for 100s of brands, created a product line with Walgreen Boots Alliance and was awarded an MBE from HRH Queen in 2015 for services to Beauty. Sharmadean and Vanessa discuss the challenges of entrepreneurship and being female founders
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2020-11-0428 min
Change Makers: Leadership, Good Business, Ideas and InnovationSharmadean Reid MBE – Pushing your boundaries: how to see it, how to like itSharmadean Reid is the Founder and CEO of Beautystack. Her mission is to use technology to economically empower women in the beauty and wellness industries, globally. A former fashion stylist and brand consultant who started WAH as a hip hop magazine for girls in 2006 while still at university, she then founded WAH Nails as a side project in 2009. WAH completely changed the beauty landscape with its millennial voice, feminist attitude and innovative salon space. In 2016 she opened a salon in Soho, London, showcasing a Virtual Reality Nail Design app in collaboration with DVTK and is constantly looking for ways to p...
2020-10-2329 min
I LIKE NETWORKINGCHARLOTTE WILLIAMS: The founder of SevenSix Agency on beating imposter syndrome and getting a job without previous work experience.Charlotte Williams is the founder of SevenSix Agency, the diversity-focused social media influencer marketing agency. After graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2012 with a BA in Portuguese and Spanish, she moved to Portugal where she taught English for 2 years. After a series of internships and apprenticeships, Charlotte started her marketing career in content marketing and events for a UK/USA based e-learning company.
Charlotte then went on to become the European Digital Marketing Manager at Sanrio, managing the Hello Kitty brand. It was the move to WAH Nails, as their Events and Marketing Manager, under Sharmadean R...
2020-09-2432 min
The Beautystack Podcast011 Poppy Jamie: The Science of Happiness through MindfulnessThis weeks guest is Poppy Jamie, founder of Happy Not Perfect, an app she developed out of a clear need for a tool to deal with anxiety. Poppy shares her insane knowledge when it comes to mindfulness and showing up as your best self.
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2020-08-0945 minThe Beautystack Podcast010 Paloma Elsesser: Discovering My Identity and Making a Career Out of Embracing My BodyThis weeks guest is Paloma Elsesser, a voice for positive body image as well as race. She has walked runways for New York and London Fashion week and has been on the cover of British Vogue. In this episode Paloma talks about the power of finding your purpose and those who believe in you.
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2020-08-0958 minThe Beautystack Podcast009 Alex Eagle: Creating a World of Health and WellnessThis weeks guest is Alex Eagle, a creative director and founder of Alex Eagle Studio. She’s passionate about reinventing what a British fashion boutique can be and in this episode Michelle shares how to smash an internship program and use joy as your guide in life.
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2020-08-0945 minThe Beautystack Podcast008 Michelle Kennedy: Identity and Beauty as a Tech BossThis weeks guest is Michelle Kennedy, founder and CEO of Peanut, the social network that connects women so they can share their experience in fertility and motherhood. Michelle talks about how her style has changed during her career change and how she keeps herself feeling 100% as a busy working mother.
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2020-08-0948 minThe Beautystack Podcast007 Anouska Anastasia: From Bedroom Crafts to International Nail Art RoyaltyThis weeks guest is Anouska Anastasia, a self taught nail artist and co-founder of NUKA nails who've worked with the likes of Nike, Depop and Gymshark. Anouska shares how she turned a hobby into a successful business and how you can do it too.
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2020-08-0937 minThe Beautystack Podcast006 Amy Thomson: Educating Women About Their HormonesThis weeks guest is Amy Thomson, founder of the Moody Month app which offers a way for women to better understand their own bodies. Amy shares how stress was the ultimate teacher and how inexperience was her secret weapon when starting out her first business.
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2020-08-0939 minThe Beautystack Podcast005 Scarlett Curtis: Painting my Nails through Chronic PainThis weeks guest is Scarlett Curtis, author of two Sunday Times bestselling books, Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and It’s Ok To Feel Blue. She’s also the co-founder of the activist collective, The Pink Protest. Scarlett shares how beauty helps her through her surgery and how she built her career as a writer.
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2020-08-0844 minThe Beautystack Podcast004 Charlie Craggs: Womanhood As A Trans Person Via BeautyThis week's guest is Charlie Craggs, an award winning British transgender activist and author. She’s also the founder of Nail Transphobia - a pop up nail bar that brings awareness to the trans community. Charlie breaks down the process she went through to transform herself and what she loves about painting nails.
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2020-08-0843 minThe Beautystack Podcast003 Tia Ward: Eliminating Adult Acne As An International ModelThis weeks guest is Tia Ward, a fashion, beauty and lifestyle influencer. Tia suffered with acne over the years and understands how much it can affect self-esteem. As a result Tia strives to be an advocate for women (and men) who are dealing with acne. In this episode Tia shares some of the hardships she's had to overcome and how investing in herself was the best thing she's ever done.
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2020-08-0853 minThe Beautystack Podcast002 Madeline Poole: Finding my Creative Niche through Nail Art and DesignThis weeks guest is Madeline Poole, an editorial manicurist and founder of MP Nails. Madeline’s work has been featured in major publications including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Her story is a reminder that creativity has multiple expressions. From her humble beginnings to painting Miley Cyrus' nails Madeline shares what she's learned along the way.
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2020-08-0838 minThe Beautystack Podcast001 Otegha Uwagba: Confronting My Notion of Femininity Through Cutting Off My HairThis week's guest is Otegha Uwagba, a writer and the founder of Women Who, which is a platform that connects and supports creative women through various forms of content including a newsletter, podcast, as well as live events. Her career guide, "Little Black Book: A Toolkit for Working Women," is a Sunday Times bestseller and her forthcoming essay WHITES will be published this autumn. We discuss the realities of how hair impacts how we carry ourselves and debate the importance of make up in the work place.
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2020-08-0841 min
5x15Empowering Women, Socially, Culturally and Economically - Sharmadean ReidSharmadean Reid is an entrepreneur, founding Beautystack and WAH Nails. Her mission is to use technology to empower women, economically, socially and culturally. A former fashion stylist and brand consultant who started WAH as a hip hop magazine for girls in 2006 while still at university. She then founded WAH Nails as a side project in 2009. WAH completely changed the beauty landscape with its millennial voice, feminist attitude and innovative salon space. She then wrote two books, delivered global pop up nail salons for 100s of brands, created a product line with Walgreen Boots Alliance and was awarded an MBE from...
2020-07-3013 min
5x15Empowering Women, Socially, Culturally and Economically - Sharmadean ReidSharmadean Reid is an entrepreneur, founding Beautystack and WAH Nails. Her mission is to use technology to empower women, economically, socially and culturally. A former fashion stylist and brand consultant who started WAH as a hip hop magazine for girls in 2006 while still at university. She then founded WAH Nails as a side project in 2009. WAH completely changed the beauty landscape with its millennial voice, feminist attitude and innovative salon space. She then wrote two books, delivered global pop up nail salons for 100s of brands, created a product line with Walgreen Boots Alliance and was awarded an MBE from...
2020-07-3013 min
Hyper CuriousCreating Your Story And Becoming a Serial Entrepreneur with Sharmadean ReidWelcome to Hyper Curious, a place where we celebrate making change happen by following your curiosity. If you want to learn how leaders in multiple industries, including authors, founders and artists got to where they are, this is the podcast for you. In this inaugural episode we meet serial entrepreneur and founder of Beautystack, Sharmadean Reid MBE. Sharmadean is the perfect example of why you don’t have to be a specialist at something in order to be hugely successful. “There wasn’t an a-ha moment that made me change. I think like any good founding...
2020-07-3033 min
The Charisse ReportEp. 29: Lockdown survival tips: How freelancers and creatives can use mindfulness, journaling and meditation, with JessWhile it has to be said that none of us are having an easy time of living in lockdown, for creatives and freelancers things can be even tougher. While many freelancers and creators are used to working alone and might often be assumed to be introverts, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re more at ease with isolation. Whatever the memes might say about how easy artists and creatives must be finding lockdown, they still need human interaction - even if that’s just a nod from the barista at their favourite coffee shop. With that in mind I picked...
2020-04-2424 min
The Guinea Pig42 Sharmadean Reid Nails ItWe're still in the clinic, as Maryam & Fiona managed to get together multiple times before self isolation and joining them this week is the wonderful guru of all things nails, Sharmadean Reid.In this lovely chat, we get to hear all about how and why Sharmadean started the legendary WAH Nails, as well as brilliant new AP Beautystack.Sharmadean shares some invaluable advice on nails, eyebrow threading and the wonders of coconut oil on the skin!During these times, it good to know that people like Sharmadean have YOUR beauty needs in their...
2020-04-1641 min
Naked BeautyBraiding Hair In The Boardroom ft. Sharmadean Reid“I love subverting an eccentric English style because I’m a black Jamaican girl, so it contrasts. I’m obsessed with the contrast” - my guest Sharmadean Reid on this amazing episode of Naked BeautyWhen it comes to London’s beauty scene, Sharmadean Reid is THE ONE to watch. After having founded the iconic WAH Nails back in 2009, Reid has continuously found ways to combine Black British culture with her exceptional Central Saint Martin’s education, love of technology and community. Today, Reid has expanded her empire through Beautystack- a mobile, beauty-booking software that also allows indus...
2020-03-1645 min
A vision of a world built with integrity.#28 PIA STANCHINA - turning dreams into reality for Glossybox UK, British Fashion Council and Google, now it’s your turnIt’s now hard to imagine luxury fashion without online retail. However, it was not that long ago that we started to see the names of founders and companies emerging that would change the fashion landscape forever.
In June 2000 Natalie Massenet launched NET-A-PORTER. Matchesfashion launched its e-commerce website in 2006 to complement to its offline presence and in June 2007 José Neves launched Farfetch. Not forgetting - naturally not on the same scale, but still significant to our story - that Black Neon swimwear launched e-commerce in June 2011, which according to our founder, was certainly not as easy or che...
2020-01-1437 min
Product Hunt RadioThe best advice from founders in 2019In today's episode we have collected the very best from the interviews we've done with founders in 2019. Mathilde Collin, CEO of Front, shared lessons on building a strong company culture and talked about the questions she asks when hiring. Sahil Lavingia, founder and CEO of Gumroad, told the story of founding the company and explained some of the challenges that come with taking venture capital.Sharmadean Reid, founder of Beautystack, talked about the unique way she ran her fundraising process, the power of storytelling, and had some great tips for entrepreneurs raising capital.Delane Parnell, founder and CEO...
2019-12-1800 min
Beautiful MisfitsWork Like A Woman: Sharing the social load, with Sharmadean ReidBritish Jamaican entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid has founded two successful businesses and shows no sign of slowing down. In this empowering conversation, she discusses the origins of WAH Nails, Beautystack and the role family and friends have played in her career.Meanwhile, Mary is live in New York, and Portas' Culture Director Emily Bryce-Perkins has some troubling feedback from a previous episode.
2019-12-0241 min
Snatched Edges PodcastOnion juice galore - Interview with Gina KnightOn this episode I am joined by wig maker extrodinaire Gina Knight, we talk about her introduction to the natural hair community, blogging and her transition to business women all while navigating her own hair loss and motherhood.
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2019-10-0400 minProduct Hunt RadioThe future of beauty with Sharmadean ReidOn this episode Abadesi talks to Sharmadean Reid, founder of Beautystack. She’s one of Aba’s favorite people of all time, and is an inspiration to women and people of color everywhere. She recently raised a whopping seed round to grow and scale Beautystack.In this episode they talk about...How she’s helping women start businesses“People always say that the information is out there, but sometimes you don’t know what to Google.”Sharma talks about the importance of networks of women who can help and support each other in the...
2019-10-0200 min
In Good Company021: Sharmadean Reid. Raising Investment. Predicting Trends.You’ll likely already be familiar with beauty and tech entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid, who made her name within the beauty industry through WAH, the nail salon and beauty brand that kicked off the nail art trend globally, and went on to shape beauty and girl culture around the world.
A serial entrepreneur, Sharmadean has now turned her hand to the tech world with Beautystack, and on this episode she shares what she’s learned about building culturally influential brands and businesses over the years, touching on everything from social media strategy and trend forecasting, to raising investment and...
2019-10-0150 min
Daddy Issues PodcastSharmadean ReidSharmadean Reid MBE is a British Jamaican entrepreneur. She is the founder of WAH Nails and Beautystack and an advocate for female empowerment. Sharmadean has never met her father, despite growing up in the same city as he lives, Wolverhampton.
2019-07-291h 24
The Gurls Talk PodcastEp 20. Adwoa talks to Sharmadean Reid about empowering women through business I may have known Sharmadean for a while but that doesn’t mean I’m not flabbergasted by her selfless, raw and boundary-pushing talents every time I meet her. As the founder of Wah Nails and Beautystack, Sharmadean is no stranger to business and changing the world through tech. This conversation blew me away, not least because I found out just how much this phenomenal woman has achieved for herself and for all women just by being passionate and determined in her path. If you’re looking to set up your side hustle, your full hustle or just ge...
2019-06-141h 12
TechishBlack Capitalism, SnapChat’s Gender Filter, Student Loans, Startups Just For Rich Kids?Abadesi and Michael are back with brand new Techish.[Michaels audio has a small echo - super sorry :-/, it will be better next week!]Do you need to be a rich kid to do a startup [0:07]Why high-class people get away with incompetence [5:08]Snapchat gender filter [11:32]Live versus Dead Players [16:38]Morehouse student loan payoff [19:10]Is Black Capitalism the answer… [22:21]BeautyStack raises 4 million [27:51]Further Reading:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/science/social-class-confidence.html?smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&smtyp=curhttps://www.vox.com/technology/2018/12/11/18134440/huawei-executive-order-entity-list-china-trumphttps://medium.com/@samo.burja/live-versus-dead-players-2b24f6e9eae2https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/23/beautystack/Find A Job: www.pocitjobs.co...
2019-05-2929 min
Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize PodcastWomen Mean BusinessFiction + Pioneers. Zing Tsjeng is back with this week's discussion at the Baileys Book Bar - Women Mean Business. A panel of jaw-droppingly impressive women sharing books, business tips, and stories of tough failures alongside huge successes. This episode shines a light on women reshaping the world of work today; with bestselling author and Women’s Prize for Fiction Founder Director Kate Mosse, founder of WAH Nails and Beautystack Sharmadean Reid MBE, Digital Entrepreneur and 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction judge Sarah Wood, founder of the Black British Business Awards Melanie Eusebe, and Jess Butcher MBE, tech entrepreneur and co-founder of...
2019-05-1758 min