Pip Organic – From market stall brand to making it
Patrick & Karen O'Flaherty are the husband and wife team behind lunchbox favourites Pip Organic. ParentFolk caught up with them to discuss how they’ve built a business from a standalone market stall to being stocked in supermarkets and schools around the country. How have
Behind The Brand : The Middle Daughter
Children’s fashion royalty and mum of two boys Deborah Medhurst tells ParentFolk’s Jade Wright why her new label, The Middle Daughter, is the girl she never had, and the one she will always be. Children’s fashion design has come a long
Behind The Brand: Sean Moriarty on family life and bouncing back after lockdown.
Sean Moriarty, CEO of luxury resort Quinta do Lago, talks to ParentFolk about family life, travel, and how he’s preparing the resort for the big come back. Sean Moriarty, CEO of Quinta do Lago resort. Moving to Portugal from Ireland three
Behind the Brand: Claire Burrows, Founder of Air & Grace
Claire Burrows, founder of Air & Grace, talks to ParentFolk about how she built her footwear brand. Tell us why you started Air & Grace. Lots of women have a wardrobe full of shoes they barely wear because they look great, but they’re uncomfortable,
Behind the Brand: Don’t Buy Her Flowers
On the eve of its fifth anniversary, founder Steph Douglas tells ParentFolk how she built her business from scratch and what she’s learnt along the way How did the idea for Don’t Buy Her Flowers come about? When I had my first baby I received
Behind the Brand: Little Cotton Clothes
Little Cotton Clothes is a childrenswear brand offering simple, beautiful clothing with a nostalgic feel. Clothes for children with big imaginations who want to climb trees and make dens! ParentFolk spoke to sisters and founders of Little Cotton Clothes, Imogen and
Holly Tucker: Building a congregation of inspiration
Holly Tucker launched notonthehighstreet.com, providing a platform for small businesses allowing them to compete on a level playing field with the biggest online brands. She’s now launched Holly & Co, and works as an ambassador to small creative businesses -
Behind The Brand: (Not this) Mother’s Ruin
The Sisterhood’s chief distiller Claire Barclay tells ParentFolk’s Jade Wright why gin-making is a welcome tonic to life as an armed police officer. When Claire Barclay left the police after 22 years she had no idea what to do next. “I didn’t