Welcome to the podcast where I, Maddy Holmes, have open and honest conversations exploring what it really means to start something new for the first time. As I and my weekly guests try to figure out the trials and tribulations of what it means to be a twenty something! Here we will discuss how to overcome personal barriers, failures and daunting prospects in order to come out successfully on top.
Starting to... Understand 2020 Has Been a Journey with Suzi Bramwell
On this episode I review the year that has been 2020 with my dearest friend Suzi Bramwell. We re-listen to old clips from the first Gotta Start Somewhere in January of last year and discuss what has changed and what frankly hasn't! And further talk how...
7 Jan 2021
Starting to... Acknowledge Entrepreneurship in the Beauty Industry with Georgie Glow
After a short Christmas break I'm back with another episode for you all!! EPISODE 6! This week I had the chatty Georgie Pooley on Gotta Start Somewhere to talk to me about her journey into the beauty therapy industry and top tips on how to be driven...
4 Dec 2020
Starting to... Turn Your Official Foodie Status into a 9-to-5 Job with Henry Coldstream!
In today's episode, I had on the charming Henry Coldstream, a writer at Squaremeal, to chat about the necessary cooking tips to become a pro in your kitchen, the best spots around North London and following your passions working in the culinary...
27 Nov 2020
Starting to... Chit Chat About Gal Pals, Support and Self-Care.
This week I gossip with the wonderful Alice Petre and Lizzie Friend. Two of my nearest and dearest! We discuss the different types of friendships a girl can have from night out mates, the mates on speed dial when you're having a crisis or even to the...
20 Nov 2020
Starting... a Lockdown Book Club Special!
In this weeks episode I had Maddie Reyniers, Elle Crowe and Lizzie Connick, three very well read women on the podcast to discuss their favourite reads over the first lockdown. We talking about everything from recognising micro aggressions to...
13 Nov 2020
Starting a Business... in everything brownie with Knights Bites
Welcome to Series 3 of Gotta Start Somewhere! The podcast where I Maddy Holmes have open and honest conversations, discovering what it truly means to start something new for the first time. For this episode I was joined by Katie Knight, the founder of...
10 Mar 2020
Starting to... Discover Boys Are In Fact Not Aliens! With Mima Beauchamp
For this weeks episode I decided to use one of my favourite episodes from a previous series I did last year, with the wonderful Mima Beauchamp. We talked about trying to discover yourself and your sexuality from a young age, starting to date older men...
3 Mar 2020
Starting to... Understand Gardening Is Not Just For Grannies With Roots Ambassadors
This week I had Molly Clark and Jack Turner, heads of Bristol Roots Community Gardening Society on the podcast to talk about their work encouraging sustainable and healthy growing and eating. We talked about the nightmare of overwatering and drowning...
25 Feb 2020
Starting to... Recognise Female Friendships Run the World!
In this weeks episode I chatted to the wonderful Bella Key and Fenella Twohig about the beauty of gal pals; the endless wardrobe choices, late night chats drinking wine and constant stream of emotional support! Another topic of today was the toxicity of...
18 Feb 2020
Starting to... Acknowledge Tap Isn't Just For Girls with Finlay Carroll
This week I had the wonderful Finlay on the podcast to talk about the flaws and lack of representation within the Arts. We talked Oscar nominations, first time dance classes, toxic masculinity and everything in between. Finlay is producing a musical...
11 Feb 2020
Starting... to Adjust to University Far From Home - Northern Edition
This week I had Molly Blake and Maisie Jolliff on the podcast, where we spoke about the brilliance of being a Northerner, we talked chips and gravy, Carvery and heavy nights out. I admitted to never having had a Greggs (awks) and we chatted further...
4 Feb 2020
Starting... a New Decade with Suzi Bramwell
In this first episode back from a long Christmas period, my nearest and dearest friend Suzi and I talk about current affairs and what to expect from life in 2020 and in general over the next decade. We cover everything from saving the polar bears and...
5 Dec 2019
Starting... to Make Change with Movember
This week for the series finale, I had Toby and Sam, Exeter's Movember Ambassador's on the podcast to discuss their incredible fundraising this November. We talked fundraising, awareness of men's mental health and moustaches! Enjoy. Don't forget to...
28 Nov 2019
Starting... to Overcome Inequality with Julia Vrendenberg
This week I had the insightful and strong minded Julia. We talked about the challenges young woman still face today and how subtle inequality is still ever prevalent. If you don't feel the full throttle of girl power after this episode, there's...
21 Nov 2019
Starting... a Business with 830s Coffee Co
This week I had the wonderful Andy and George, founders of 8.30s Coffee Co on the podcast. They chatted to me about the whirlwind process they've been through starting up a coffee business in Exeter! This episode was great fun and do check out their...
13 Nov 2019
Starting... to be Body Kind with Roshi Cowen
This week I had the truly inspiring Roshi on the podcast, to share her reflections on her own journey on how she came to love her body through starting pole dancing classes with the University of Exeter Pole Society. Roshi and I talk openly about the...
7 Nov 2019
Starting... to adjust to Long Distance with Bee Taylor and Beth Bowden
This week, I had the wonderful Bee and Beth come and chat to me about their experiences in long term relationships. The struggles they've encountered adjusting the very nature of their relationship's to long distance and how they've tackled issue in...
3 Nov 2019
Starting.. to look after your Mental Health with Ryan Bonner
For the first ever episode of Gotta' Start Somewhere we have my dear friend Ryan Bonner on the podcast. We talk about knowing your mechanisms for coping with stress and anxiety and how to reach out and talk to people when struggling. I really enjoyed...
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