She quit the music industry to build a skincare brand now stocked in 183 Boots stores - and it all started with one confusing pregnancy moment.

This week I sit down with Sara Stokes, founder of SKN2SKN, to talk about leaving behind a glamorous career that no longer felt right, navigating burnout and a quarter-life reset, and building a brand from scratch with no roadmap.

We get into the reality of the music industry, moving to London young, and how pregnancy became the turning point - sparking the idea for a pregnancy-safe skincare brand.

Sara shares the practical side too: finding formulators, pitching to Boots, bootstrapping, protecting equity, and managing the pressure of early growth.

This is a conversation about trusting your instincts, starting before you feel ready, and building something meaningful from a moment of uncertainty... Enjoy!

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