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Best Business Podcast - Silver
About Northern Power Women
We were delighted to be commissioned to create a podcast for the awesome Northern Power Women. And for nearly two years we produced an hour long magazine stye show each month, bringing you a no holds barred discussion on the biggest issues that affect our careers and lives – recorded in front of a live audience every single month. There were also in-depth interviews and an advice style section called Ask The Hive.
When Covid-19 hit in March 2020, we pivoted to become a weekly podcast, full of news, updates, discussion and your Life Lessons.
The Latest Episode of
Northern Power Women
In this episode, Simone Roche MBE sits down with Leanne Lucas, Founder of Let's Be Blunt CIC for a powerful conversation about authenticity, purpose and turning lived experience into meaningful change.
Leanne shares her journey from the classroom to founding Let’s Be Blunt CIC—a campaign with a simple but transformative idea: redesign everyday kitchen knives to help prevent lethal harm, without changing how we cook or live our daily lives.
This is a conversation rooted in empathy, evidence, and action. From navigating people-pleasing and finding her voice, to building a movement grounded in care and prevention, Leanne shows how small, thoughtful changes can have life-saving impact.
In this episode, we explore:
• Growing up and finding your authentic voice
• Leanne's story about teaching in the UK and China
• Founding Let’s Be Blunt CIC and finding purpose through loss
• The hidden risks around kitchen knives and what the data tells us
• A simple design shift: removing the tip while keeping functionality
• Community action
• Practical steps: pledging, auditing your kitchen and safe storage
• The power of collaboration and why cultural change is possible
This episode is a reminder that change doesn’t always start big. Sometimes, it starts with a conversation and a simple idea that could save lives.
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