People Behind Brands Podcast
People Behind Brands, hosted by Mark Tuxford, is an audio podcast series exploring life lessons from the world of business. Our guests open up about their personal lives involving hardships and challenges that have made them into who they are today. Expect honesty, passion and emotion, these are all real people with real stories. Some of our guests you may already know, some of them you will get to know. Make sure you subscribe to our exclusive content and follow us on our social media @podcastpbb. This podcast is proudly sponsored by Making Websites Better.
People Behind Brands Podcast
E37: JO COLDWELL (RED LION BOOKS / APPETITE BOOK CLUB) - "THE ONLY REASON WHY GRIEF HURTS SO MUCH IS BECAUSE YOU HAD THEM"
For a festive special, Mark welcomes Jo Coldwell, the manager of independent book store Red Lion Books based in the heart of Colchester City centre. Jo is a family member on Mark’s fiancées side so he is delighted to welcome her on today’s episode to share her life lessons growing up in the East End of London to living in Britain’s oldest recorded city, Colchester. With her bubbly personality, incredible work ethic and bundles of energy, Jo talks to us about her career that has involved making tea for Boy George to sharing a bed with Radio 2 DJ Gary Davies. During this episode we also touch upon Jo’s personal stories involving the unexpected loss of her Father which hit hard to capturing the hearts and minds of book readers through her well renowned Appetite Book Club that attracts people from all over the country. Sit back, relax and enjoy a lady channelling her passion.
