#95 - Entrepreneurs: Best of Tea With Twiggy

In this compilation episode, host Twiggy brings together two interviews from the archives featuring conversations with remarkable entrepreneurs Joy Mangano and Deborah Meaden. These inspiring women share their stories, their ventures into health and wellness products, as well as their experiences on reality TV shows. Key Points Discussed: Joy’s Roots: A New Yorker through and through, Joy grew up in Long Island where she raised both her family and business. Over the past decade, Joy has delved into health and wellness. She developed Clean Boss over the last two years—a powerful botanical disinfectant that is safe for families and pets while effectively killing germs including COVID-19. Deborah Meaden's Experience on Dragons' Den: With 17 seasons under her belt since joining in Series 3, Deborah shares insights about being a judge on the show. She emphasises honesty over harshness when providing feedback to contestants. No Regrets Philosophy: Both entrepreneurs discuss how they handle missed opportunities without harboring regrets. They stress the importance of fair deals rather than winning at all costs. Friendships Behind-the-scenes: Despite competition among judges on Dragons' Den, there’s camaraderie off-camera; some judges have become close friends who dine out together during filming periods. Interesting Moments: The Creation of Ceramic Non-stick Cookware: Deborah reveals her role in revolutionising cookware by introducing ceramic non-stick to consumers worldwide—a first at its time which changed an industry standard that had been stagnant for decades. Editing Magic: As someone who watches herself on 'Dragons’ Den', Deborah finds it intriguing to see how hours-long pitches are edited down to essential moments for television viewing—though she keeps a watchful eye for accuracy! Passion Fuels Success: Throughout their discussions, both guests underscored love for what they do as a driving force behind their success—an infectious enthusiasm evident throughout their careers. The podcast concludes encouraging listeners to delve deeper into each entrepreneur’s journey by checking out the full interviews. The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953 If you’ve enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven’t done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I’d love to hear from you. You can find me on Twitter @Twiggy Or you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawson My thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen: ● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave Corkery If you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices