How do I invite guests onto my podcast? Inviting guests onto your podcast allows you to introduce different perspectives & insights into your episodes. Recording with guests also provides different points of interest for your listeners, who feel they are consuming new & engaging content. Not sure where & how you can find & invite relevant guests for your podcast?

FF&M’s 10 favourite lifestyle & culture podcasts. With more than 546 million podcast listeners worldwide, publishing a podcast is a great way to build a community & educate, inform & inspire your audience. As a team, we regularly listen to podcasts to spot new trends & maintain an awareness of industry developments. Read on to discover our favourite lifestyle & culture podcasts.

How to balance productive work & family time. We know it’s important to rest, relax & recharge to ensure we’re as productive as possible, but how many founders actually prioritise this & how do we really achieve this? Eva Alexandridis is a founder who has achieved that work / life balance. Having co-founded 111SKIN in 2012 with her husband Dr Yannis Alexandrides, Eva has not only built a globally recognised brand but has practised the brand values in ensuring she also looks after herself as well as her business. Keep listening to hear Eva’s advice on balancing work & family time plus how you can build a daily routine that works for you.

How to avoid digital overwhelm. Dr Kristy Goodwin is a neuro-performance scientist & Australia’s leading expert on peak performance in the digital age. Her book Dear Digital, We Need To Talk enables individuals & organisations to enhance their performance & productivity in the digitally-intense world we live in & conquer tech distractions. Keep listening to hear Dr Kristy’s advice on how to use digital tools to help us and not hinder, how to work in tandem with your neurobiology to achieve your goals & why rest really is a superpower.

How to stay focused at work. Phil Nayna is the Founder of Absolute Mind + Body: a coaching consultancy supporting businesses to build high-performing teams, resilient teams. Having trained in performance psychology, neuroscience, and a range of mindfulness techniques, Phil works with leaders & their teams to unlock untapped performance potential. Keep listening to hear Phil’s advice on how to build sustainable focus, make the transition from busy to effective, and what to do to manage your energy, so you can stay focused for longer.

How to manage productivity & people. Anant Sharma is the Founder & CEO of Matter Of Form, a leading luxury brand and digital agency based in London. Having founded his company in 2009, Anant and his team work with some of the world’s leading brands including Aman, Belmond & Knight Frank. Keep listening to hear Anant’s advice on discovering your strengths & how to build a team around you to enhance your own productivity.

How to be more productive & less stressed with Emily Austen, Founder & CEO of EMERGE & the author of SMARTER: 10 lessons for a more productive and less-stressed life. Listen to hear Emily’s advice on how founders can avoid becoming busy yet unproductive and why tracking your energy rather than your time can help unlock your productivity.

How to productively build and be purposeful with Asad Hamir, Co-Founder of Klyk & Co-Founder of Ocushield. Keep listening to hear Asad’s advice on how to scale without losing productivity or purpose plus how to make your calendar work for you and not the other way round.

When it comes to producing an engaging podcast, efficiently editing each episode will ensure your listeners return to hear more. Read on to find out how to edit a podcast.

Setting up your studio, microphone & video cameras is one of the most important elements to get right to ensure great audio quality for your podcast. Given there are many different pieces of equipment which are advertised to podcast hosts, we’ve shortlisted the most important ones for you. 

Juliet, FF&M’s Founder, was thrilled to have the opportunity to take part in Trinny Woodall’s Elevator Pitch series recently. This did not come about by chance though as Juliet owned her own PR & pitched to go on Trinny’s channel. She was then shortlisted, invited in & the recording took place in the Trinny London office lift... hence the elevator pitch! Watch Juliet's pitch to find out how you can achieve this too.

How to harness your hormones at work with Roxy & Margo Marrone, eyeam co-founders. Keep listening to hear Roxy and Margo’s advice on how founders can harness their hormones at work and how they can create a supportive environment for their teams too.

Podcasts are an ever-growing content medium, with UK adults ‘listen for c.7 hours per person’ per week. Launching a podcast is a great way to build a publishing platform that feeds all your business’ social media content needs, educates, informs & inspires your audience & creates an engaged community. However, there are several myths surrounding podcast production that we wanted to dispel. Read on for more myth-busting. 

When it comes to starting a podcast, there are many different aspects to consider. As a step-by-step guide, we’ve shared the most pertinent areas below. Read on to learn how to start your own podcast.

How to grow a productive & happy team with Katharine Pooley. Keep listening to hear Katharine’s advice on how to keep your team happy as well as productive as you scale and why thinking about the octopus effect can really help imbue each and every employee on a daily basis.

Want to learn how to launch your own podcast from scratch? Join our training course to learn everything you need. There are several myths surrounding podcast production that we want to dispel. Read on for part 1.

How to manage a portfolio career with Nnenna Onuba, Founder of LBB Skin. Keep listening to hear Nnenna’s advice on separating your different roles and effectively balancing competing demands on your time.