About Coffee & Oysters: The London Business Babe Podcast
The only business & lifestyle podcast for & by London’s female founders and creative women entrepreneurs to ungatekeep your next move & life in the city.
In each founder interview, London’s Business Babes share unfiltered chats about their real wins and struggles with host Frances Odera Matthews, a certified Notion expert and founder of The Notion Bar.
Together, they cover how they became entrepreneurs and built multiple income streams, plus their time-saving tech tools and the move-the-needle networking strategies that opened doors. You’ll also get an insider’s guide to London’s best places to eat, work & network, with the coworking spots, cafés and hidden gems our guests swear by.
Whether you’re a woman in business navigating London’s startup scene or looking for career inspiration, we know a healthy work-life balance is key to hitting your goals. Each episode shares practical tips from ambitious women on intentional living, scaling a business and avoiding burnout.
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Why The Best Personal Brands Are Building Worlds Now | Dalila Margiotta | House of Marketing
Building a purpose-led London talent agency that doesn’t compromise on values requires hard work. Phie McKenzie (https://www.linkedin.com/in/phie-mckenzie/), a female founder in the creator economy, reflects on year four of betting on impact-driven creators and building her talent agency Creative Ally.
She joins host and Notion consultant Frances Odera Matthews to unpack her journey into entrepreneurship after a career working with emerging talent at Notion Magazine and Studio71. She covers making her first full-time hires, the imposter syndrome that kept a finished business unlaunched for six months, and how “no-call-Mondays” stop her four-person team burning out.
As a Welsh founder who was told to lose her accent to work in London media, staying true to identity is a big part of her strategy. This includes her Welsh creative collective Clwb Creative Cymru and saying no to big brand deals from industries such as gambling, vape and fossil fuels.
She also covers trends in the creator economy such as the rise of the “essayist”, anti-influencer backlash and what it says about the cost of living crisis, and AI tools.
For the London guide, stay tuned for the best London coworking spaces and east London food spots you’ll want to immediately save!
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Phie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phie-mckenzie/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/phie-mckenzie/)
Phie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phiemckenzie/ (https://www.instagram.com/phiemckenzie/)
Creative Ally: https://creativeally.online/ (https://creativeally.online/)
Move Over Mother Theresa podcast: https://www.momt.world (https://www.momt.world?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=publication_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=3002009)
Clwb Creative Cymru: https://www.instagram.com/clwb_creative_cymru/ (https://www.instagram.com/clwb_creative_cymru/)
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0:00 Intro
1:58 From Magazine Editor to 100K Followers
7:20 Building a Purpose-Led Talent Agency
12:22 Imposter Syndrome, First Hires and Creator Signals
24:26 The Anti-Influencer Era and Saying No to Brand Deals
29:26 Welsh Identity and Creative Ownership
36:01 The Founder Tech Stack and Personal Policies
52:28 London Coworking Spaces and Food Spots
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28 Sept 2026
How this London Talent Agency is Surviving the Anti-Influencer Trend | Phie McKenzie | Creative Ally
Building a purpose-led London talent agency that doesn’t compromise on values requires hard work. Phie McKenzie (https://www.linkedin.com/in/phie-mckenzie/), a female founder in the creator economy, reflects on year four of betting on impact-driven creators and building her talent agency Creative Ally.
She joins host and Notion consultant Frances Odera Matthews to unpack her journey into entrepreneurship after a career working with emerging talent at Notion Magazine and Studio71. She covers making her first full-time hires, the imposter syndrome that kept a finished business unlaunched for six months, and how “no-call-Mondays” stop her four-person team burning out.
As a Welsh founder who was told to lose her accent to work in London media, staying true to identity is a big part of her strategy. This includes her Welsh creative collective Clwb Creative Cymru and saying no to big brand deals from industries such as gambling, vape and fossil fuels.
She also covers trends in the creator economy such as the rise of the “essayist”, anti-influencer backlash and what it says about the cost of living crisis, and AI tools.
For the London guide, stay tuned for the best London coworking spaces and east London food spots you’ll want to immediately save!
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Substack mailing list for guest recommendations in the Coffee & Oysters Guide, Spotify Playlist & Interactive Map: https://coffeeandoysters.substack.com (https://coffeeandoysters.substack.com?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=publication_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=3002009)
Phie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phie-mckenzie/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/phie-mckenzie/)
Phie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phiemckenzie/ (https://www.instagram.com/phiemckenzie/)
Creative Ally: https://creativeally.online/ (https://creativeally.online/)
Move Over Mother Theresa podcast: https://www.momt.world (https://www.momt.world?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=publication_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=3002009)
Clwb Creative Cymru: https://www.instagram.com/clwb_creative_cymru/ (https://www.instagram.com/clwb_creative_cymru/)
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0:00 Intro
1:58 From Magazine Editor to 100K Followers
7:20 Building a Purpose-Led Talent Agency
12:22 Imposter Syndrome, First Hires and Creator Signals
24:26 The Anti-Influencer Era and Saying No to Brand Deals
29:26 Welsh Identity and Creative Ownership
36:01 The Founder Tech Stack and Personal Policies
52:28 London Coworking Spaces and Food Spots
💬 Become a guest (https://app.notion.com/p/12d1c0d4dc928089ac26f9161f3ba87e?pvs=21)
🪄 Partnerships & Questions: coffeeandoysters@gmail.com (mailto:coffeeandoysters@gmail.com)
💌 Never miss an episode: Sign up to Substack (https://coffeeandoysters.substack.com/)
📺 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CoffeeandOysters (http://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeandOysters)
📸 Instagram: @coffeeandoysterspod (https://www.instagram.com/coffeeandoysterspod/)
📱TikTok: @coffeeandoysterspod (https://www.tiktok.com/@coffeeandoysterspod)
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14 Sept 2026
Queer, African & Running Multiple Businesses as a Couple?! | Obsidian Adebayo & Eniola Abioye
What’s it actually like running a business with your partner? And can you be Black, queer, African and fully yourself in business? What boundaries do you have to put in place to build an intentional life?
Eniola Abioye (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eniolaabioye/) and Obsidian Adebayo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/obsidian-a-111b5858) — the founders behind UX Out Loud and The Influence Index — join host and Notion consultant Frances Odera Matthews with business tips on running a business with your partner, pivoting a service business, and building visibly as queer African founders.
Eniola spent over a decade in user research, nearly four years of it at Meta, before going full-time on the coaching business she’d been building on the side. Obsidian came from investment banking via Gal-dem and PinkNews. Now they run the two companies as life and business partners.
They get honest about what it actually takes: separate workspaces and Slack, weekly business meetings plus a separate family admin meeting, a shared finances Google Sheet, and hard rules about not talking shop at 10pm. Eniola breaks down why she moved UX Out Loud from one-to-one coaching to B2B research strategy, and Obsidian explains why she pivoted The Influence Index from a data platform to a media company. Plus their new idea: a talent-exchange village for Black women where members trade expertise instead of money.
Plus the tech stack that runs both businesses (Lovable, Vercel, Kit, Slack, Calendly), their hype songs from Doechii to Ayra Starr, blazers-in-five-minutes styling, okra water, and their London spots from Shoreditch House to Hackney Wick.
Substack mailing list for guest recommendations in the Coffee & Oysters Guide, Spotify Playlist & Interactive Map: https://coffeeandoysters.substack.com/ (https://coffeeandoysters.substack.com/)
Eniola on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eniolaabioye/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eniolaabioye/)
Obsidian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obsidian-a-111b5858 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/obsidian-a-111b5858)
00:00 Intro
02:22 Two Businesses: UX Out Loud & The Influence Index
10:45 Business Or Love First? 14:16 How To Run A Business With Your Partner
22:08 Why They Both Pivoted
29:38 A Talent Exchange For Black Women Founders
45:45 Relationships vs Systems: What Moves The Needle
1:08:07 London Spots, Wins & Dream Collabs
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🪄 Partnerships & Questions: coffeeandoysters@gmail.com (mailto:coffeeandoysters@gmail.com)
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