{"podcast":{"title":"Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast","slug":"bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662","podcast_index_feed_id":427662,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5086917.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5086917","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41484191.jpg","author":"Women’s Prize Podcast/ Bird Lime Media","episode_count":167,"summary":"The podcast that asks women with lives as inspiring as any fiction, to share the five books by women that have shaped them. Join Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, and her inspirational guests as they celebrate the best books written by women, sharing their creativity, voices, and perspectives. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the biggest celebration of women's creativity in the world and has been running for over 30 years. Sit back and enjoy.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662"},"episode":{"title":"S9 Ep9: Bookshelfie: Emma Grede","slug":"s9-ep9-bookshelfie-emma-grede","published_at":"2026-05-05T03:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/s9-ep9-bookshelfie-emma-grede","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8897713","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8897713.mp3?modified=1777634094&sid=5086917&source=rss","summary":"Pioneering businesswoman Emma Grede defends the work-life balance honesty which has ignited recent online debates, and shares her passion for getting more women talking about money and power. Emma is the Co-Founder and CEO of Good American, a B-Corp certified brand setting new standards for inclusivity in fashion, and a Founding Partner of SKIMS, now valued at $4 billion and recognised as one of the world’s most influential apparel brands. She also serves as Chairwoman of The Fifteen Percent Pledge, leading real systemic change to support Black-owned businesses. She’s the first female judge of colour on ABC’s Shark Tank, a guest investor on the UK’s Dragon’s Den and host of her incredibly successful podcast Aspire with Emma Grede. Emma also invests deeply in young people in the UK, recently announced as an ambassador for The King’s Trust, joining their Destination Unknown campaign to help young people into employment. Earlier this year, she visited her old school in East London and hosted a workshop with Milk Honey Bees, inspiring young Black girls through creativity, entrepreneurship and self-expression. Her debut book, Start With Yourself is a bold, no-BS guide to building meaningful success on your own terms. Part memoir, part playbook, it’s packed with the mindset and tools that helped Emma defy the odds to become a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of culture-defining global brands, and non-profit champion – all while raising four children. Emma’s book choices are: ** The Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton ** Mindset by Carol Dweck ** What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey ** Daring Greatly by Brené Brown ** Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg You can buy all books mentioned from our dedicated shelf on Bookshop.org – every purchase supports the work of the Women's Prize Trust…","meta_description":"Pioneering businesswoman Emma Grede defends the work-life balance honesty which has ignited recent online debates, and shares her passion for getting more…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3567,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/episodes/s9-ep9-bookshelfie-emma-grede/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/s9-ep9-bookshelfie-emma-grede.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}