Notes From The Not There Yet

This week on Notes from the Not There Yet, we sit down with Jamie Anne Bradbury - UK & worldwide DJ for 14 years with residencies at Manchester City and the Manchester City Women, Founder of Fit Food Media, personal trainer of eight years, and now, mum to beautiful baby Hallie.

Jamie’s story is everything we love at The Not There Yet Project: messy, meaningful, multi-layered.

She talks us through building a career from saying yes before she felt ready, turning a cold Northern studio into a full food-content operation, DJing the Champions League Final, pivoting ou...

Duration: 01:02:47

In this week’s episode of Notes from the Not There Yet, Beth sits down with the incredible Donna Timlin - beauty therapist, business owner and self-described “neuro-spicy” creative - to talk about the journey that shaped her long before she ever stepped into a salon.

From childhood bullying and being told she “wasn’t beautiful enough to be a beautician,” to retraining at 28 with a toddler on her hip, Donna’s story is a masterclass in rewriting the narratives that once held you back.

We explore how she rebuilt her confidence, why she believes beauty should...

Duration: 01:24:28

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re doing any of it “right” - the career, the parenting, the balance, the boundaries - this episode is for you.

Today, I’m joined by Charlotte Rose, one of the North West’s leading bridal hair stylists, a domestic abuse advisor, former children’s hospice worker, and single mum turned multi-hyphenate woman who has built her life with equal parts graft and grace.

From accidental beginnings in hairdressing to supporting vulnerable women and children, to rebuilding her life as a single parent and learning to protect her peace, Charlot...

Duration: 00:57:28

Episode Summary

This week’s solo episode is one of my most vulnerable yet. What started as a simple half marathon became something I never expected - a release of 21 years of body shame, childhood conditioning, disordered eating, and the belief that my worth was always tied to my weight.

I talk about growing up between two homes, using food for comfort, being bullied, losing weight as a teenager and suddenly being treated differently… and how all of this shaped the way I see myself even now. Running became my turning point - not because I’m...

Duration: 00:29:24

What happens when your post-uni plan falls apart, your inbox is filled with 200 job rejections, and the world shuts down?

For Danna Richards, it became the start of everything.

In this episode, we explore how a psychology graduate who thought she’d become a data analyst accidentally built a global digital agency, became one of the UK’s earliest UGC creators, created content for over 200 brands, and rebuilt her career (and confidence) after losing everything at once.

We talk about:

Navigating the messy middle after graduating in a pandemicStarting a white label mark...

Duration: 01:05:33

Episode Summary

Guest: Tom Stocks - Actor, Writer, Poet & Founder of Actor Awareness (aka The Chubby Northerner)

From drama-school rejection to chalking poetry across Manchester’s streets — this is the story of resilience, reinvention, and real northern grit.

In this episode, Beth speaks to Tom Stocks, better known as The Chubby Northerner: an actor turned poet and founder of the Actor Awareness campaign — a movement that opened doors for working-class creatives in an industry built on closed ones.

Tom’s journey takes us from Bolton to the West End, from rejection letters...

Duration: 01:34:29

Building Sideways: How Emma Brown Rebuilt Her Brand and Herself

A conversation about motherhood, business, and the courage to evolve.

Show Notes

In this, the first official episode of Notes from the Not There Yet, Beth sits down with Emma Brown — a finance professional, mum, and co-founder of Elena Apparel, the activewear brand born from authenticity, community, and courage.

Emma’s story is one of balance and rebuilding — of learning that success doesn’t always look like scaling up. Sometimes it looks like slowing down, shifting focus, and finding yourself again in the p...

Duration: 00:42:44

Building Sideways: How Emma Brown Rebuilt Her Brand and Herself

A conversation about motherhood, business, and the courage to evolve.

Show Notes

In the first episode of Notes from the Not There Yet, Beth sits down with Emma Brown — a finance professional, mum, and co-founder of Elena Apparel, the activewear brand born from authenticity, community, and courage.

Emma’s story is one of balance and rebuilding — of learning that success doesn’t always look like scaling up. Sometimes it looks like slowing down, shifting focus, and finding yourself again in the process...

Duration: 00:42:44

In this introduction episode of Notes from the Not There Yet, host Bethany Wright shares the story that started it all - the moment she realised she wasn’t lost, or failing… just not there yet.

Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, this is a story about burnout, belonging, and the quiet realisation that “having it all together” isn’t the same as being fulfilled.

From leaving behind a fast-paced marketing career to rediscovering what truly matters, Bethany unpacks how The Not There Yet Project began — and what it means to find purpose in the middl...

Duration: 00:12:18