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Women’s empowerment guru and social entrepreneur Lynne Franks takes a fortnightly look at what is happening for women in the world today and how we can grow into our full potential as leaders in community, business and as changemakers in the creation of a sustainable, positive future for all. Love and learn with Lynne’s forthright chats, conversations with inspirational women and men plus simple exercises from her Seed platform to support and nurture you to grow.
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks, Lynne is joined by her friend Daniella Milton, who founded Hollywood’s top hair and makeup agency, The Milton Agency. Daniella tells the story of of her journey from being a star-struck teenage PR assistant working for Lynne in the 80s to running her own successful international business where …
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks, Lynne is joined by her long time friend of 53 years, fashion designer, activist and political artist, Katharine Hamnett. Katharine is the inventor of the slogan t-shirt, an icon of the 1980's, and an early champion of sustainability in the fashion industry. She has influenced both British popul…
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks & Friends, Lynne is joined by her friend the organic beauty brand founder, natural foods activist and author, Jo Wood. Listen to Lynne and Jo discuss their shared opinions that women are now urgently needed to come together and move into their collaborative power as change makers, wisdom keepers…
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by her friend Stella Duffy, discussing her multi-faceted career, from actor to director to author to practicing psychotherapist. They also discuss their close family connection and Stella’s journey to health and personal happiness. The two share their experiences in …
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by her friend Marneta Viegas, who looks at her own personal healing journey as well as the tremendous success of her business, which has been delivered to thousands of children across the world. Marneta has been running her own businesses since graduating in Performi…
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In this special World Bee day episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by her friend “Bee Queen” Paula Carnell. They discuss her personal journey into beekeeping and the wisdom of bees we can all use to enrich our lives and the world around us. Paula Carnell first started her own business in 1990 as an artist, gree…
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by her friend Shelley Taylor, the founder and CEO of trellyz, a revolutionary resource management and collaboration tool for NGOs, nonprofits, local governments and cities. Shelley is a serial digital entrepreneur who is passionate about helping those who help others…
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by her friend Rita Hraiz, a grandmother from Glastonbury UK. Rita has been a respected student of Ageless Wisdom, Solar Philosophy, Shamanism and Esoteric Psychology for the last 28 years. She has internationally held Dharmakaya Retreats for the last 17 years carryin…
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by her friend Sophia Swire, social entrepreneur, the founder of Future Brilliance Afghan charity and GEDI, her global women’s investment fund. They discuss using education as a powerful tool for creating positive and radical change for good in the world and Sophia’s …
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by producer, actor, fashion designer and author Sadie Frost. They discuss her career to date and why she decided to make her first feature length documentary film QUANT, which Lynne selected as the SEED movie for their International Women’s Day celebrations for 2022.…
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n this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks & Friends, Lynne is joined by her longtime friend V (formally Eve Ensler). The writer and activist explains how women are reclaiming their power across the globe with local events that have global impacts through One Billion Rising, the movement to end violence against women. V also reads an exce…
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by craftivist Carrie Reichardt. They discuss the power of art to heal and work collectively within our communities to envisage a better future. Carrie is known for using craft and art as protest. She has endeavoured to give voices to overlooked communities by creatin…
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In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by singer and songwriter Sarah Jane Morris. Lynne and Sarah Jane have worked together many times over the last 30 years, from political campaigning, to activism in the areas they both care so much about. Listen to them reminisce about some of their extraordinary expe…
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In the first episode of series 2 of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by the Celebrity Witches Barbara Meiklejohn-Free and Flavia Kate Peters. The interest in Witchcraft and the practice of ancient sacred feminine rituals have never been more popular. So what does it mean to be a modern witch and how can we reconnect t…
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In this week’s episode, Lynne speaks to her friend Indra Adnan. Indra is a writer, psycho-social therapist and political entrepreneur. She is also the Founder and Co-initiator of The Alternative UK political platform, which answers the question: if politics is broken, what’s the alternative? Lynne believes Indra’s important new book, The Politics o…
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In this week’s episode, Lynne speaks to her revolutionary friend Vivien Goldman aka the Punk Rock Professor, truly a legend in her own time. She is a writer, educator, broadcaster, and a musician. 40 years after her first single, Launderette, Goldman has now released her debut album Next is Now. Lynne discusses Vivien’s life as a writer in the male…
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In this week’s episode Lynne speaks to her close friend Denise Linn, the internationally respected healer, writer, and teacher. Her spiritual journey began as a teenager when she had a near-death experience after being shot by an unknown gunman. The revelations she received on the “other side” and the subsequent amazing healing of her wounds led De…
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n this week’s episode Lynne speaks to her friend Simone Roche MBE, the CEO & Founder of Northern Power Women, about how she launched this campaign out of a passion to connect and engage with people about gender equality. It all began in March 2015, when Simone took the first steps in creating a business that delivers a message to accelerate gender …
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From humble beginnings to becoming the founder of Floral Street, a modern British fragrance brand with sustainability and eco-responsibility at its very core, beauty powerhouse Michelle Feeney speaks to Lynne Franks about how she used the creativity first learned while working for Lynne in the 80s and how she continued to use it to make positive ch…
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When Afraa Hasheem’s friend, Waad Al-kateab, suggested they featured her life in the film she was making about Aleppo during the revolution, Afraa agreed, wishing to share her family and her people’s stories from the ruins of her beloved city as far and wide as possible. That film, For Sama, has now gone on to win several global, prestigious awards…
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Melanie Sykes is no stranger to the tragic implications of toxic tabloid narratives and the damaging celebrity culture in the UK. This week she joined Lynne for an incredibly candid and honest interview about her life and career as a TV presenter, and as a strong woman encountering sexism in the broadcasting and media industries. Tired of the disho…
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Who am I? Who do I belong to? And what is my purpose? These are the questions that Lynne’s guest Sister Maureen Goodman of the Brahma Kumaris discusses as she shares the lessons she has learnt from her years in the BKs, and of living a life of spiritual service where women take the leadership roles. Originating in Hyderabad, Sindh, during the 1930s…
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“The most life affirming book ever written about death”. Good Grief is a book about love written by journalist and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party Catherine Mayer, and her mother, the arts PR Anne Mayer-Bird, after they became widows a mere 41 days apart from each-other. Going straight from being widowed and losing the loves of their lives…
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This week Lynne talks to Labour MP Stella Creasy. She is a feminist in Westminster and an incredibly effective campaigner and activist. For over ten years in politics she has been a champion for her community and across the UK. From fighting to make misogyny a hate crime, to tackling the exploitative “Buy Now, Pay Later” schemes, Stella discusses h…
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This week Lynne talks to her friend, the hugely successful film producer Alison Owen. As a single mother in London, Alison forged her path in the film industry by starting out on student films and eventually building an outstanding career. Her credits as a producer include Moonlight and Valentino, Elizabeth, Sylvia, Shaun of the Dead, Proof, The Ot…
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This week, Lynne talks to her friend, the singer-songwriter and harpist Hattie Webb about her experiences as an artist and as a woman in the music industry. Playing music with her sister Charley since they were children, The Webb Sisters were chosen by Leonard Cohen to join his international tour, performing over 400 concerts around the world to 5 …
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This week Lynne looks at the world of fashion, from her past founding London fashion Week in the 80’s, to the present and importantly looking at what’s next for fashion. Is sustainability in the industry another trend or is there a genuine mood for lasting change? Joining Lynne this episode is the sustainable fashion pioneer Orsola de Castro, found…
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Women's empowerment guru, social entrepreneur and founder of SEED, Lynne Franks OBE, takes a fortnightly look at what's happening for women in the world today and how we can grow into our full potential as leaders in community, business and as change makers in the creation of a sustainable, positive future for all. Love and learn with Lynne's forth…
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