{"podcast":{"title":"Coffee & Oysters: The London Business Babe Podcast","slug":"coffee-oysters-the-london-business-babe-podcast-7064698","podcast_index_feed_id":7064698,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3002009.rss","website_url":"https://coffeeandoysters.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3002009/4f5a9bba24e55f578512593a3dd5b030.jpg","author":"frances odera matthews","episode_count":39,"summary":"The ONLY business & lifestyle podcast for & by London’s Business Babes. Ungatekeeping your next move & life in the city. ✨ Sign up for your free survival guide ✨","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-oysters-the-london-business-babe-podcast-7064698"},"episode":{"title":"This London Business Consultant Quit Corporate to Build Empires for Black Female Founders | Jo Wong","slug":"this-london-business-consultant-quit-corporate-to-build-empires-for-black-female-founders-jo-wong","published_at":"2026-02-02T11:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-oysters-the-london-business-babe-podcast-7064698/this-london-business-consultant-quit-corporate-to-build-empires-for-black-female-founders-jo-wong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-oysters-the-london-business-babe-podcast-7064698","url":"https://coffeeandoysters.substack.com/p/this-london-growth-partner-quit-corporate","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186546384/91dbc0fad31a7f4533c7ac385018c047.mp3","summary":"Meet Jo Wong , founder of Let’s GROW Black Female Founders ( Let’s Grow BFF ), as she discusses her journey from climbing the corporate ladder in companies like Estée Lauder and Farfetch to launching a consultancy specifically for Black female founders. Jo shares her passion for connecting people and supporting businesses with strategic insights and commercial growth. The episode dives into overcoming the fear of failure, the differences in business culture between the US, UK and Caribbean and the importance of community for Black female entrepreneurs. Get tips on how to thrive in entrepreneurship, along with Jo’s personal favourites in music, beauty, and tech tools that make her life easier. --- Steal Jo’s “stack” of recommendations (along with all guests) in the Coffee & Oysters Guide. Jo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whoisjowong Let’s GROW BFF: https://www.letsgrowbff.com/ --- 00:32 Welcome to Coffee and Oysters 05:37 Jo’s Journey in Business 12:17 The Birth of Let’s Grow BFF 14:58 Challenges and Cultural Differences 24:35 Building a Support System 27:13 Content Creation and Personal Branding 28:39 Leaving Corporate 30:53 Empowerment Through Motherhood 34:25 Fashion and Beauty Favourites 36:22 Tech Tools and Business Resources 44:34 Wins and Future Collaborations 47:27 Conclusion --- 💬 Become a guest 📓 2026 Journal Template 🪄 Partnerships & Questions: coffeeandoysters@gmail.com 💌 Never miss an episode: Sign up to Substack 🎓 The Big Notion Energy Academy 📺 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CoffeeandOysters 📸 Instagram: @coffeeandoysterspod 📱TikTok: @coffeeandoysterspod Get full access to Coffee & Oysters: The London Business Babe Podcast at coffeeandoysters.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Meet Jo Wong , founder of Let’s GROW Black Female Founders ( Let’s Grow BFF ), as she discusses her journey from climbing the corporate ladder in companie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2875,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coffee-oysters-the-london-business-babe-podcast-7064698/episodes/this-london-business-consultant-quit-corporate-to-build-empires-for-black-female-founders-jo-wong/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-oysters-the-london-business-babe-podcast-7064698/this-london-business-consultant-quit-corporate-to-build-empires-for-black-female-founders-jo-wong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}