You are in for a big treat! An opportunity to get to know Qasar Qayyum, the Global Head Franchise Director. Qas takes us on a journey through the earlier lessons within his career and how it began with The Body Shop. Through a deep connection between both his and The Body Shop’s purpose, Qas gives us his take on genuinely connecting to people and building relationships. He shares powerful stories of advocating for diversity and inclusion and the moments he has been able to uplift and empower his surroundings. For those who have wondered about The Body shop Franchise division, Qas provides the impact and importance of franchising markets, helping us connect the dots. He inspires all to do more ethically and offers the opportunity to learn more from him about Franchise, take a listen!

Insightful depths into the role of Senior Brand Manager, Sabine Hetem, and her breakdown of how product production is done at The Body Shop. Going deep into future product planning and how trends are discovered, Sabine takes you on a product lover’s behind-the-scene experience. She elaborates on the team players, such as Consumer Insights, the Commercial Team, the Technical Packaging Team, R&D Formula Team, the Sourcing Team, and many more who help from creating to finalizing any products. Get to know the best and hardest part about her role and her stance on Change-Making Beauty. Sabine shares her views, beliefs, and vision for The Body Shop and we want to hear! The inside scoop will resonate and give clarity to teams who are TBS Product Lovers. Sally dives deep into the personal parts of the business and the reflection of our teams and customers. Along with sharing some life-guidance jewels, Sally also gives us a bit of her history, and how she fell in love working with people. You will learn more about the Mental Health Aider role from her perspective and how it’s played a part in how she responds to customers in this difficult time. She elaborates on the positive reinforcements she has created for her team and how it influences the performance of her business. 20 minutes into listening to Sally, is when you hear about her product impact stories and personal experience with launching Edelweiss. Her wisdom and mental health approach to leading and creating memorable experiences will connect to anyone who has worked in a TBS Store.

Hearing from Activism Leads, Donna & Matilda, we get a breakdown of the origin of their passion for the brand and the many hats of their role. Matilda gives an inspiring look into her stance Women’s Rights and Human Trafficking, while Donna shares the importance of Climate Change and its current impact. Speaking from two different countries, Sweden & Hong Kong, and their political focus, they both share how Be Seen Be Heard is doing its part according to individual country needs. Both Donna & Matilda exalt the different partnerships they have developed to amplify the voices of the youth alongside details of specific events they have participated in organising. You hear from both what BSBH has allowed them to be a part of and gives more power to its message with actual actions driven with passion.

This episode we meet Nicola Clarke and Christina Pilbury, two members of the Go Far network who talk about The Body Shop’s heritage and the spirit of Anita continues to inspire them to champion women at work. In this episode you’ll learn more about the Go Far network, why it was set up, how they are driving inclusivity across the business, the changes they have made that they are most proud of, their plans and how you can get involved. Nicola and Christina also talk about who inspires them and why they still think feminism and being a feminist brand is still relevant today! Take a listen.

Our first remote recording is live! This episode is all about The Body Shop at Home and features two wonder-women consultants: Misha Taylor from Australia and Kate Spanier from England. Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a TBSAH consultant is like? Well, in this episode, Misha and Kate tell you everything about what they do, the rewarding and challenging parts of their job, and how being a consultant has changed their life for the better. This is a heart-warming and empowering conversion about everything from struggling with self-esteem, battling diseases and hardships, to finding yourself again. Definitely worth the listen! Please note that this conversation includes references to cancer and pregnancy loss which may be upsetting to some listeners.

This is part 2 of the episode, where we continue our conversation with Pins and Lee and dive deeper into the stories behind the change we’ve made, and the people behind our products. Think you know about human rights? Think again. Lee Mann, Head of Community Fair Trade and Sustainable Sourcing, and Pins Brown, Director of Human Rights for the Natura Holding, tell you everything you didn’t know about Community Fair Trade and Human Rights at The Body Shop. You'll hear heart-warming, inspiring, and thought-provoking stories about the impact The Body Shop has made already and what we're changing to make even more.

Think you know about human rights? Think again. In this episode you’ll meet Lee Mann, Head of Community Fair Trade and Sustainable Sourcing, and Pins Brown, Director of Human Rights for the Natura Holding, who tell you everything you didn’t know about Community Fair Trade and Human Rights at The Body Shop. You'll hear heart-warming, inspiring, and thought-provoking stories about the impact The Body Shop has made already and what we're changing to make even more. This is part 1 of the episode, where we get to know Lee and Pins more personally from their career journeys to their favourite music albums. Spoiler alert: Lee is a big Star Wars fan, and Pins has a guilty pleasure - cheese flavoured corn puffs.

What do you think of when you hear the word disability? In this inspiring episode, we’re speaking with two of the driving forces behind our new disability employee network ThisAbility - Sarah Shaw, UK RSTM for the North West, and Nina Berezowski, Global Head of Talent. We’re diving into what The Body Shop is doing to be more inclusive of people with disabilities. You’ll learn why Nina and Sarah are so passionate and their personal experience with disabilities, how the network is already making changes at The Body Shop, how most disabilities are invisible and how one conversation can go such a long way for someone’s confidence. Guaranteed you’ll leave feeling inspired.

What happens when a Gen X and a Gen Z get together to talk activism? Well, they talk everything from childhood role models to the benefits of wearing shoes in the office and albums that shaped their teens (spoiler alert: do you know the soundtrack to Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging?) In this fun and thought-provoking episode, you’ll learn that even though activism looks different today, there’s always been the same desire to change the world for the better. Chris Davis and Rosie Edmondson from the Global Activism team, discuss what issues are (still) important today, how Chris met Anita Roddick before joining The Body Shop, and how The Body Shop is leading the way in doing things differently. And if you need another reason to listen, this episode will also get you wondering how to get Rosie’s mom arrested…

Welcome back to part 2! In this fun and colourful episode, you’ll get to meet one of our Open Hires, Antoinette (Lou) Maddock. After losing her job during lockdown, Lou joined The Body Shop’s Surrey Quays (UK) store through Open Hiring. Since then, she’s had a wonderful journey from starting as a part-time consultant to now being a Team Leader! Lou tells us all about her journey to The Body Shop, how her skills and confidence have developed since joining and how “The Body Shop family”, as she calls it, has impacted her life inside and outside of work. Definitely worth the listen!

Welcome back! In this episode you’ll hear all about what it really means to use our business as a force for good. We’re discussing B Corp and Open Hiring with two experts - Lina Baumstark, our B Corp Certification Manager, and Antonia Tony-Fadipe, our Open Hiring Manager for the UK and Global Functions. You’ll get to know Lina and Antonia, hear what it’s like working on B Crop, what difference Open Hiring has made so far, and an inspiring conversation around the importance of hiring for entry-level positions and building people’s confidence. Enjoy!

In this wide ranging episode you’ll hear Anaïs Nebel from our Youth Collective talk with David Boynton about everything from karaoke favourites to his purpose led journey since becoming our Chief Executive in 2017. You’ll hear more about why The Body Shop was born to fight for change, why we’re fighting to amplify youth voices and what a fairer and more beautiful future could look like. The Body Shop has always stood up for what it believes in and in this episode you’ll understand why. This special episode was also filmed, so if you wish to watch the filmed version, head over to The Village!

Welcome back to part 2! In this honest episode, we’re continuing our conversation about Pride as Erica and Keane discuss self-esteem, being your true self in the workplace, our Work in Pride charter, how we can all be better allies and where we can go to learn more. If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, our two special guests are Erica Rose, our Global QEHS Director and one of the founders of TBSTogether, and Keane Spenle, our UK PR & Marketing Assistant and Youth Collective member. Enjoy!

Welcome to the third episode of TBSUnfiltered! In this open and honest episode, we’re talking about Pride, coming out, gender, sexuality, finding yourself and your community and why TBSTogether, our LGBTQ+ employee network, means a lot to The Body Shop. We’re joined by two special guests - Erica Rose, our Global QEHS Director and one of the founders of TBSTogether, and Keane Spenle, our UK PR & Marketing Assistant and Youth Collective member. Hope you enjoy and stay tuned for part 2 coming next week!

Welcome to The Body Shop Unfiltered, our very own internal podcast! TBSUnfiltered is a regular podcast filled with inspiring stories from people around the business, so we can get to know our collective on a personal level and continue to build inner strength, take outer action and make change. As you may have guessed it, the conversations will be unfiltered – fresh, honest and direct about life at The Body Shop and the changes we want to see in wider world. Needless to say you’re in for a treat. Enjoy! Connections & Engagement Team

Welcome to The Body Shop Unfiltered, our very own internal podcast! TBSUnfiltered is a regular podcast filled with inspiring stories from people around the business, so we can get to know our collective on a personal level and continue to build inner strength, take outer action and make change. As you may have guessed it, the conversations will be unfiltered – fresh, honest and direct about life at The Body Shop and the changes we want to see in wider world. Needless to say you’re in for a treat. Enjoy! Connections & Engagement Team

Welcome to The Body Shop Unfiltered, our very own internal podcast! TBSUnfiltered is a regular podcast filled with inspiring stories from people around the business, so we can get to know our collective on a personal level and continue to build inner strength, take outer action and make change. As you may have guessed it, the conversations will be unfiltered – fresh, honest and direct about life at The Body Shop and the changes we want to see in wider world. Needless to say you’re in for a treat. Enjoy! Connections & Engagement Team