International Women’s Month Sofa Chats | Laura Jackson | Trinny

Welcome to the latest episode of our International Women’s Month sofa chats, where Trinny is joined by broadcaster and founder of Glassette, Laura Jackson. After leaving school unsure of her next step, Laura got into event planning and made it her mission to move to London, where she forged a career in television. A true creative at heart, in 2021 Laura co-founded interiors brand Glassette with her brother-in-law, bringing her talent for making things beautiful to the fore. In this inspiring conversation, she and Trinny talk about balancing motherhood, what it’s like to build your own team, and how a positive mentality can be your best secret weapon…

00:00 - Introducing Laura Jackson
01:52 - Did you have a clear sense of what you wanted to do when you were in your 20’s?
03:52 - What made you move to London?
06:07 - How did you finance yourself during your placement year?
07:01 - Where did your sense of opportunism come from?
07:54 - What was your journey like after finishing your placement year at an events company?
10:40 - I saw this quote that you had written, what made you write it?
12:53 - What took you from a career in Television to running your business, Glassette?
14:29 - How much of Sunday lunches with your family are about business?
14:48 - What aspects of running your own business have you found difficult?
17:58 - What is your community to you and how did it start?
19:21 - What does International Women’s Month mean to you?