S7 E7 - “What’s the Worst That Can Happen?”: Siobhan Lam on Entrepreneurship, Loss & Building a Home That Feels Like You

“I was like, I’ll just start it. Why not?”

This week, I’m joined by Siobhan Lam - founder of April and the Bear and judge on RTÉ’s Home of the Year - for a conversation about creativity, business, motherhood and trusting yourself enough to take the leap.

Siobhan opens up about growing up between London and Kildare, feeling different as a mixed-race child in Ireland, meeting her husband at 17, leaving a banking job she hated, trying acting in London, and eventually building one of Ireland’s most-loved interiors brands after renovating their first fixer-upper home.

We also chat about entrepreneurship, perfectionism, juggling motherhood and business, Home of the Year, remembering Hugh Wallace, and why your home should reflect you - not trends or other people’s opinions.

This conversation is warm, honest, funny and deeply inspiring.

✨ In this episode: Growing up between London and Kildare Feeling different as a mixed-race child in Ireland Leaving a banking career that didn’t feel right Trying acting in London Working in fashion buying at Arnotts Renovating their first home Starting April and the Bear Motherhood and entrepreneurship Joining Home of the Year Why your home should feel like you “What’s the worst that can happen?”

You can find Siobhan here: Website | Instagram | April and the Bear IG ____

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