Creating a Global Brand with Lush Co-Founder Rowena Bird
The Hits Family Night with Sienna & Ben BoyceShow Notes
In this episode, Sienna tells her dad Ben she wants to grow up and start her own beauty brand — just like Rowena Bird from Lush. Rowena’s journey started with literally mixing products by hand and somehow grew into helping build one of the biggest and most loved ethical beauty brands in the world. Sienna and Ben chat with Rowena about: What she was like as a kid and how she got into beauty
Starting out as a beauty therapist and working with The Body Shop
Selling products from the boot of her car and how the bath bomb was born in a garden shed
The good bits, the hard bits, and the “what are we doing?” moments of building Lush from scratch
Whether the famous “secret Lush master plan” is actually real 👀
Big mistakes, bouncing back from setbacks, and random career twists like becoming a balloon pilot
Skincare and confidence tips for teens
How to grow a global brand without losing what matters
What advice she’d give young people who want to build something of their own
And what she’d tell her younger self
It’s a funny, honest chat about doing things differently — and changing the world one glittery bath bomb at a time! Follow The Podcast on Socials: TikTok: Ben | Sienna | The Hits Instagram: Ben | Sienna | The Hits See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More from The Hits Family Night with Sienna & Ben Boyce
This week on The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce, Sienna and her sister Indie have a HUGE wake-up call for Ben… with special guest, legendary director Taika Waititi, joining them on a video call! They chat about what Jenna Ortega got up to while filming Klara and the Sun in New Zealand, whether Taika is anything like Ben when it comes to embarrassing Dad behaviour, and how he REALLY feels about Ben getting his signature tattooed on him! Plus, Ben is MORTIFIED by something he did to Sienna on a plane! Sienna reveals how she ended up stranded alone in a city in Australia, and Ben reckons he’s a concert-going LEGEND after discovering the ultimate Olivia Dean concert hack. Listen to The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce every Sunday from 6–8pm across New Zealand on The Hits Network. Stream it on iHeartRadio or catch up on the podcast wherever you get your podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this week’s The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce, things get very personal - and very funny! Sienna is shocked to discover the embarrassing thing Ben used to take to bed as a child, while Ben reveals the rather unflattering nickname Sienna was given at school. The pair also revisit the family argument over a wallet that almost broke them up, plus the very unhygienic thing Ben once wiped his face with. And they ask the big question: should you really wash your clothes before wearing them? The results may surprise you! There’s also a technology test from Ben’s childhood that Sienna has absolutely no chance of getting right… and the shocking story of someone who, while learning to drive, wrote off the car in their own driveway! Listen to The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce every Sunday from 6–8pm across New Zealand on The Hits Network. You can also stream it on iHeartRadio or catch up on the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this week’s The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce, Ben gets well and truly humbled in front of international pop star Benson Boone! We also discover that someone is impersonating Ben online… but could this imposter actually be nicer than the real Ben?! Plus, what did Sienna yell out that nearly got the whole family kicked out of an overseas country? There’s more Dad cringe as Sienna and her sister Indie are forced to endure Ben dropping Gen Z slang into a phone call with a colleague much to their embarrassment! And Sienna admits she’s left her exam studying until the last minute… just like the time Ben had to build an entire Hogwarts castle out of cardboard at the last minute. Listen to The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce every Sunday from 6–8pm across New Zealand on The Hits network. You can also stream it on iHeartRadio or catch up on the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce… Sienna’s undercover talent show mission goes VERY wrong. Kiwi band Drax Project drop by for our first (and maybe only) shocking interview! We discover we’ve been washing our hands wrong the whole time. And on Father’s Day, Ben shares with Sienna what being a father really means to him. Catch The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce, Sunday nights from 6–8pm on The Hits — or catch up here or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on The Hits Family Night… Did buying Olivia Dean tickets cause us to miss our flight? Sienna struggles to get her head around what TV was like in the ’90s, confronts Dad about something the whole family has been talking behind his back about, and Sienna and Ben’s Warriors half-time challenge goes VERY differently than expected! Catch The Hits Family Night with Sienna and Ben Boyce, Sunday nights from 6–8pm on The Hits — or catch up here or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.