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Events That Made Me with Liz Taylor (Liz Taylor)

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13 May 2020Events That Made Me - Arrives 3rd June00:02:23
Life is full of events. But what are the events that contribute to your success? Are they always the big jobs, or are they that small nugget of advice? Find out in this podcast. 

Liz Taylor has been organising events for 30 years and now opens up her black book, invites an eclectic mix of celebrities, business leaders and life long friends to discuss the events that made them.  

Guests include: Catherine Tyldesley, Sally Lindsay, Eamonn Holmes, Lisa Riley Christopher Biggins, and Simon Lycett
02 Jun 2020Catherine Tyldesley 00:31:29
Liz Taylor finds out how Catherine Tyldesley’s career choices landed her the part of Eva Price in Coronation Street.  Hear the big challenge she overcame to perform in Strictly Come Dancing, and how her love of humour created a new character on Instagram. Plus there’s some gossip and a few surprises too.
 
Liz Taylor has been organising events for over 30 years as CEO of Taylor Lynn Corporation. In this podcast series she now opens up her black book, invites an eclectic mix of celebrities, business leaders and life long friends to discuss the events that made them.  
 
 Plus every interview is accompanied by an "Air Extension" - an episode dedicated to Liz's breakdown of the themes from each interview. 

 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Catherine Tyldesley
Instagram - @auntiecath17
Twitter - @Cath_Tyldesley
02 Jun 2020Bonus Air Extension - Don't Give Up from Catherine Tyldesley00:02:51
When you feel like quitting – listen to this. 

Liz Taylor – business leader and CEO – gives you an inspirational take on what it means to never give up.

The Air Extension episode takes a word or phrase from the previous interview and Liz gives you depth, tips and advice as to how & why to make the lesson work for you. 

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
02 Jun 2020Simon Lycett00:36:55
How does the word ‘yes’ lead to being the florist for 2 Royal Weddings and an International Memorial?

Liz Taylor talks to Simon Lycett about what it takes to be great at your business, build life changing relationships and the everlasting impact of honesty.

Simon Lycett has had a colourful and wild career ‘doing the flowers’ for films, royal weddings, and global events. In this interview he walks through the moments that got him to doing the flowers for 2 Royal Weddings and for one of the UK’

Liz Taylor has been organising events for over 30 years as CEO of Taylor Lynn Corporation. In this podcast series she now opens up her black book, invites an eclectic mix of celebrities, business leaders and life long friends to discuss the events that made them. 
 
 Plus every interview is accompanied by an "Air Extension" - an episode dedicated to Liz's breakdown of the themes from each interview.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk
 
Simon Lycett
Instagram - simonlycett
Twitter - @SimonLycett


02 Jun 2020Bonus Air Extension - Be Honest from Simon Lycett00:02:06
Honesty is the best policy…and here is why. Get motivated to be truly honest in your relationships and see the rewards with CEO and Business Leader, Liz Taylor. 

 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
16 Jun 2020Bonus Air Extension - Be Ambitious from Eamonn Holmes00:01:51
Knowing what you want is not arrogance. CEO Liz Taylor explains why you should never hide your ambitions.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
16 Jun 2020Eamonn Holmes OBE00:41:12
What life events make a great broadcaster? Eamonn Holmes has been on your television (and radio) since 1979.  In this interview with Liz Taylor, he discusses the decisions, experiences and lessons that got him to be one of the UK's top journalists, and what has kept him there.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Eamonn Holmes
Twitter - @EamonnHolmes
Instagram - @eamonnholmes


 
30 Jun 2020Sally Lindsay00:37:48
Liz finds out how Sally Lindsay became one of TV's most loved stars, appearing in Coronation Street, Mount Pleasant and Scott & Bailey. They talk about the events, people and decisions that changed her life completely - including how  prawns have played a part in that.

Hear how she balanced starting in some of the UK's most loved shows while carrying twin boys. What got her on stage in the early days? Find out about Sally's experience growing up in the North West. Plus she reveals some of the characters she's worked with along the way.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Sally Lindsay
Twitter: @sally_lindsay
Instagram: sallylindsay73


30 Jun 2020Bonus Air Extension - Own Your Talent from Sally Lindsay00:02:00
Everyone has a talent... what's yours? CEO and Business Leader, Liz Taylor explains the importance of focusing on and developing your own talents, rather than fixating on the talents of others.
07 Jul 2020Bonus Air Extension - Create Opportunity from Linda Plant00:02:09
How many opportunities were presented to you today? And how many of them did you say yes to? In this Air Extension CEO and Business Leader, Liz Taylor talks about the massive impact seizing opportunities can have on your personal and professional life.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

07 Jul 2020Linda Plant00:38:41
They call Linda Plant "The Queen Of Mean" but what did she do to earn the title? Linda tells Liz how she went from the market stall to the stock market, from having a humble upbringing to having a multi-million-pound property portfolio. Hear the simple secret to Linda's success and how it ultimately landed her a position as one of Lord Alan Sugar's most trusted advisors on the BBC's The Apprentice.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Linda Plant
Twitter - @LindaBPlant
Insta - @lindaplantacademy
14 Jul 2020Bonus Air Extension - Building Relationships from Christopher Biggins00:02:43
Your relationships are fundamental to your success. CEO Liz Taylor reveals her secrets to how you can create, build and preserve your career through great relationships - like the ones Biggins created.

Christopher Biggins is best known in his roles on Rent-A-Ghost, Porridge and I'm A  Celebrity. You will have seen him on Celebrity Big Brother (cbb) and on many a pantomime stage. His acting CV is extensive for stage and screen.  

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Biggins
Twitter - @onebiggins
14 Jul 2020Christopher Biggins 00:30:47
Actor Christopher Biggins has done it all on stage and screen, but he lets Liz in on a secret: the event that actually made him. Hear about Zoom calls with Joan Collins, dinner with Frank Sinatra and about Biggins' love for politics. The two also discuss how the actor got himself onto the screens and into the hearts of people across the world.

Christopher Biggins is best known in his roles on Rent-A-Ghost, Porridge and I'm A  Celebrity. You will have seen him on Celebrity Big Brother (cbb) and on many a pantomime stage. His acting CV is extensive for stage and screen.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Biggins
Twitter - @onebiggins
21 Jul 2020Bonus Air Extension - Passion from Lisa Riley00:02:32
What does it mean to have passion? How do you find it? And how can harnessing it lead to your success? CEO and Business Leader Liz Taylor explains why passion can be a key factor in any business. 

Lisa Riley is a multi-award winning actress. Known for her roles in Emmerdale (Mandy Dingle), BAFTA winning Three Girls, Strictly Come Dancing, You've Been Framed and Age Before Beauty. She has also had an incredible weight loss journey along the way. Lisa tells Liz how this massive change has impacted her life. The two also discuss the TV appearance that helped Lisa through the tragic loss of her mother.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager as CEO of the Taylor-Lynn Corporation (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Lisa Riley
Instagram - @lisajaneriley
Twitter - @reallisariley

21 Jul 2020Lisa Riley00:33:48
Lisa Riley is a multi-award winning actress, and for good reason. But the event that made Lisa came early in her life and led to an illustrious career. Lisa has wowed the nation on shows like Emmerdale (as Mandy Dingle), Three Girls, Strictly Come Dancing, You've Been Framed and Age Before Beauty. She has also had an incredible weight loss journey along the way. Lisa tells Liz how this massive change has impacted her life. The two also discuss the TV appearance that helped Lisa through the tragic loss of her mother.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Lisa Riley
Instagram - @lisajaneriley
Twitter - @reallisariley



28 Jul 2020Justin Moorhouse00:34:08
What does it take to be funny? Justin Moorhouse shares the events that made him the comedian, broadcaster and actor he is today. CEO Liz Taylor uncovers Justin's story of success, from Phoenix Nights to voicing the Vimto Frog.  Find out how Justin writes comedy, why being a late starter helped him out, why he loves being on the radio for the BBC and how he got the the job on Phoenix Nights.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Justin Moorhouse
Twitter - @justinmoorhouse
Instagram - @justinmoorhouse
Website - justinmoorhouse.com
28 Jul 2020Bonus Air Extension - Laughter Is The Best from Justin Moorhouse00:01:45
You may think laughter is reserved for the business of comedy... but Business Leader Liz Taylor shows you how every relationship you form benefits from the power of laughter.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Justin Moorhouse
Twitter - @justinmoorhouse 
Instagram - @justinmoorhouse
Website - justinmoorhouse.com
04 Aug 2020Katie McGlynn - Actor00:34:23
Katie McGlynn is an early starter - but that hasn't stopped her. Liz Taylor discovers what it took for Katie to get a National Television Award and a BAFTA nomination for her heartbreaking role as Sinnead Tinker in ITV's Coronation Street. 

In this inspiring and touching chat, Katie also reveals how she got her part in BBC's Waterloo Road, who has had the biggest impact on her life and just how she found it within herself to take on the story of a young mother with cervical cancer in Coronation Street.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Katie McGlynn 
Instagram - @katiexmcglynn 
Twitter - @KatieXMcGlynn

04 Aug 2020Bonus Air Extension - Reach For The Stars from Katie McGlynn00:02:46
How do you aim high and not fall? CEO Liz Taylor delves in to the theory that big dreams will carry you far in this Air Extension Episode.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
 
Katie McGlynn 
Instagram - @katiexmcglynn 
Twitter - @KatieXMcGlynn


11 Aug 2020Bonus Air Extension - Being The Expert from Martin Fullard00:02:43
Who you know is important - but what you know is what you sell. CEO Liz Taylor gets wise on how your expertise is something to shout about in business. 

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Martin Fullard 
Twitter: @MartyFullardUAE
11 Aug 2020Martin Fullard - Editorial Director of Mash Media00:31:03
How do you become a spokesperson for your industry? Martin Fullard is an award winning journalist who's career path has gone from passion to passion, or you could say: from cars to conferences. CEO Liz Taylor finds out what events made him.

Martin is Editor of Conference News, one of the event industry's most influential magazines, and he is Editorial Director of Mash Media. As a commentator on, and spokesperson for the events industry, Martin is perfectly poised to discuss the impact of COVID 19 on conferences and parties. 

Events Planner Liz Taylor digs in to Martin's views on the highs and lows of organising events, the people that have imacted on him,  and she reveals one of her biggest fears when putting on events.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Martin Fullard 
Twitter: @MartyFullardUAE

18 Aug 2020Mike Sweeney - BBC Broadcaster and Salford Jet00:36:26
How do you go from Miner to Rock Star to Broadcaster? 

Mike Sweeney is one of those guys who seems to have done it all. He’s had a successful career as frontman of the Salford Jets, before going on to thrive as a broadcaster at radio stations including Capital Radio and BBC Radio Manchester.

In this interview Liz Taylor pries open Mike’s rock ‘n’ roll black book and discovers the best and worst of the many interviews he’s done with huge names in the music industry. Mike also reflects on his career as a broadcaster and how it feels to be recognised by his peers.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Mike Sweeney
Twitter - @MikeSweeney_UK 
18 Aug 2020Bonus Air Extension - Avoiding The Top from Mike Sweeney 00:02:04
Is getting to the “top of your game” all it’s cracked up to be? CEO Liz Taylor looks at it from another point of view, inspired by Mike Sweeney’s revelation that winning second place is better than nothing. 

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Mike Sweeney
Twitter - @MikeSweeney_UK 
25 Aug 2020Antony Cotton - Actor 00:47:42
Antony Cotton remembers the moment aged 5, he thought: "I want to be on the telly". Liz Taylor finds out the events that took Antony to play some of the most poignant LGBTQ+ characters in British TV history (Queer As Folk, and 17 years as Sean Tully on Coronation Street).  

On the week that would have been Pride in Manchester the actor and Help For Heroes patron, shares it all with his friend Liz Taylor. Including his biggest work rule and what compelled him to start spending his spare time helping the LGBTQ+ community and former military personnel alongside Help for Heroes. 

And obviously, Liz wants to know how Antony became friends with one Joan Rivers.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz


Antony Cotton
Twitter - @antonycotton
Instagram - antonycotton

25 Aug 2020Bonus Air Extension - Equality from Antony Cotton00:02:20
Equality has been at the heart of everything Antony Cotton has done, and it's had a pivotal role in the career of CEO and business leader Liz Taylor. In this bonus Air Extentionsion learn how equality plays its part for Liz, in life and in business. 

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz


Antony Cotton
Twitter - @antonycotton
Instagram - antonycotton

01 Sep 2020Liz Taylor - Entrepreneur, Event Producer and Podcaster00:41:53
What events made internationally renowned Events Planner, and your host, Liz Taylor?

Liz rounds up this season with her own interview. Find out how the woman who organises events for Prime Ministers and Royals, built a business to be able to organise those events. From the moment she knew branding was vital, to the impact of her divorce, these are the Events That Made Liz Taylor.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event producer (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
09 Nov 2020Season 2 Is Coming - November 11th00:02:44
Who is Liz's first guest of Season 2? Find out here! 
11 Nov 2020Gok Wan MBE - Fashion Consultant, Author and Presenter00:34:10
“I basically blagged my way on to one of the best hair and makeup agencies books in the country” 

Liz Taylor finds out the events that made Gok Wan MBE, one of Britain’s top Fashion Consultants, Authors and Presenters.

Now a regular on ITV's "This Morning" Gok started on our screens on Channel 4's "How To Look Good Naked". From helping people “Say Yes To The Dress”, to making a mean Chicken Katsu Curry on his hit series "Gok Wan's Easy Asian", to receiving an MBE for services to fashion - Liz discovers why you should never underestimate Gok Wan.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning Event Planner (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  

Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. 

Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Gok Wan
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook: @therealgokwan

Next episode out 25th November! 


11 Nov 2020Bonus Air Extension - Being Yourself from Gok Wan MBE00:02:03
Being someone else is not good enough. Inspired by Gok Wan MBE, Liz reveals why being yourself is so important in business.

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Gok Wan
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook: @therealgokwan

Next episode out 25th November! 


Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  

Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. 

Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

25 Nov 2020Tom Kerridge - Michelin Star Chef 00:45:17
“Making it through a recession made us stronger” 

Award-winning chef Tom Kerridge shares how he and wife Beth Cullen-Kerridge almost lost everything during the Great Recession in the late 2000s. 

Liz Taylor asks him about the ‘difficult business decisions’ that the couple had to make during that time, likening it to the situation that the COVID-19 hit hospitality and event industry faces today.

In this episode of Events That Made Me, find out about his early beginnings, the meaning of the coveted Michelin Star, why he went through a huge weight loss and what (and in this case, who…) has been key to his business success. 

“If you’re lucky enough to be with the right person it cements foundations, it helps you bond much stronger."

With a string of hit recipe books, restaurants and shows under his belt, Liz dives into the recipe that has made Tom Kerridge a success. 

 
Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Tom Kerridge 

Instagram, Twitter, Facebook: @ChefTomKerridge

Next episode out 9th December! 

25 Nov 2020Bonus Air Extension - Humility from Tom Kerridge00:03:16
How does humility impact on your relationships? Tom Kerridge's admission that his humility can be mistaken for insecurity, gets Liz thinking how learning to be humble has had a huge impact on her relationships. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Tom Kerridge 

Instagram, Twitter, Facebook: @ChefTomKerridge

Next episode out 9th December! 

09 Dec 2020Ruth Langsford - TV Presenter00:36:50
"I thought. Oh my! I've landed. This is where I want to be. It was so exciting. It felt like the Starship Enterprise!"  

Ruth Langsford has become a beloved TV personality, presenting shows like ITV's This Morning and Loose Women. Liz Taylor finds out the events and the people that helped her get there. 

Ruth and Liz talk about the chance meeting that led to a dream career in front of the camera, Ruth's new fashion line in partnership with QVC, and how she came to meet her partner Eamonn Holmes, both on screen and in life. 

"Eamonn tells this story about how he met me on the street corner, it gets a massive laugh every time."

Don’t forget you can hear from Ruth's husband Eamonn Holmes in season one of The Events That Made Me. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Ruth Langsford

Twitter - @RuthieeL
Instagram - @ruthlangsford
Ruth Langsford Fashion
09 Dec 2020Bonus Air Extension - Giving Back from Ruth Langsford00:02:54
Liz is reminded of the power of giving back when Ruth Langsford talks about "Paying it Forward'. Hear how Liz's mentoring role on Channel 4's "Working Girls" and her contribution to the North West Board of the Prince's Trust has affected her life. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Ruth Langsford

Twitter - @RuthieeL
Instagram - @ruthlangsford
Ruth Langsford Fashion
23 Dec 2020Mrs Claus00:11:54
"They cannot cancel Santa!" 

Liz Taylor finds out about the business of Christmas in a very special interview with Mrs Claus. Where did she and Father Christmas meet? How does he get down all the chimneys in time? And how does Mrs Claus keep everything running back in Lapland? Enjoy some Christmas magic on The Events That Made Me. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
23 Dec 2020Bonus Air Extension - Christmas from Mrs Claus00:03:30
2020 has been a year of challenge and uncertainty, so Liz reflects on the importance of Christmas in a time when people are in need. Find out how the lessons from Mrs Claus' interview can help in business and in life.

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
13 Jan 2021**Season 3** Gary Neville 00:35:18
“Everything was 110%. They would literally die for every single pass, every tackle, every header.”

From playing football for Manchester United, to coaching in Valencia, to building a portfolio of ventures in hospitality, property and education, Liz Taylor uncovers the events that made Gary Neville. 

Gary speaks truthfully about his family, his successes, and how he bounces back. Hear about his business projects that have been both clean goals and off-the-post misses, including the pushback he’s received on his most ambitious project, the St. Michael’s development in Manchester.

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
13 Jan 2021Bonus Air Extension - Goals from Gary Neville00:02:33
Ex footballer Gary Neville has got Liz Taylor thinking about her own goals, and why they’re crucial to success in business. 
27 Jan 2021Beth Cullen-Kerridge, International Artist00:35:38
"Sir Anthony Caro used to say, 'You can't do it all Beth.' And I thought: 'I can'"
 
Meet the British sculptor who created the 'Dhow Sail' - the large marble sculpture in front of the Dubai Opera House. Liz Taylor delves into the events that make an international artist like Beth Cullen-Kerridge, all while being the other driving force behind the success of her husband, chef Tom.
 
From working for sculptor Sir Anthony Caro to the creation of her "Super Suits" bronzes, via the success of the Kerridges' restaurants and hotels, Liz finds out the hard work and ambition that makes Beth Cullen-Kerridge truly unique. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
27 Jan 2021Bonus Air Extension - Putting Bread On The Table from Beth Cullen-Kerridge00:01:57
Liz Taylor reflects there are times in your life when diversifying is the only way to put bread on the table. 

Sculptor Beth Cullen-Kerridge literally had to get the bread to market when times were hard for her and husband Tom. But from that bread, she created her own international success with her bronze and marble sculptures. Liz explores how going from bread to bronze is something we can all achieve. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
10 Feb 2021Sarah-Jane Heath, Music Industry PA and Mentor00:27:49
“I had this split-second moment where I thought if I say yes, I will end up working for Take That...”

Sarah-Jane Heath (known in the business as SJ) spent many years at the top of her profession, travelling the Globe with one of the UK’s most successful boybands, Take That, at the height of their comeback. Liz Taylor finds out the incredible chain of events that catapulted SJ into the world of showbusiness 21 years ago, and how she is now looking to inspire others to have the courage to make a similar ‘return on opportunity.’ 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
10 Feb 2021Bonus Air Extension: Make It Happen from Sarah-Jane Heath00:03:19
Rather than looking for return on investment, Sarah-Jane Heath looks for "return on opportunity". So, Liz Taylor makes an inspiring case for the importance of taking a deep breath, owning the moment, and "making it happen". 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
24 Feb 2021Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE, Talent Manager and Chairman00:42:07
"The more successful you are, the more lovers you get, but the more haters you get.” 

What do Sir Elton John, Simon Cowell and ‘fifth Beatle’ George Martin all have in common? Well aside from the multi-million-pound bank balances, all of them have made it on to the ‘nice’ list of one of the UK’s most prolific talent managers, Jonathan Shalit OBE. Liz Taylor uncovers some of the events that made Jonathan the “king of showbiz” including how he  successfully navigated incredibly tough financial and professional challenges in 2019. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Jonathan Shalit 
Twitter - @jonathanshalit
24 Feb 2021Bonus Air Extension: Work Harder, Think Broader with Jonathan Shalit OBE00:02:54
Entertainment industry leader Professor Jonathan Shalit attributes career success to two things, working harder and thinking broader than your competitors. Liz Taylor expands on this, and stresses the importance of loving what you do no matter where you are or what’s going on around you. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
 
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Jonathan Shalit
Twitter - @jonathanshalit
05 Mar 2021International Women’s Day Special with Figen Murray and Baroness Helen Newlove00:14:23
"It was just a normal Friday night. And Garry never came back through the door and that's something we have to live with"

Liz Taylor marks International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021 by exploring the impact of life-changing events on her business and personal life, and that of her two guests, Baroness Helen Newlove and Figen Murray.

Both women experienced the most unimaginable tragedy of family members being murdered and have turned those experiences into a journey that has challenged society’s culture of safety and campaigned for legal change. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Figen Murray
Twitter - @FigenMurray
Website - figenmurray.co.uk

Baroness Helen Newlove
Twitter - @baronessnewlove
Instagram - @baronessnewlove
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/baroness-newlove
10 Mar 2021Dame Arlene Phillips DBE, Dancer and Choreographer 00:37:19
“I Came from a Family Who Couldn’t Afford Dance Lessons”

She may have started out her dancing career as a live-in house sitter for Ridley Scott, worked on Hollywood movies with some of the biggest stars of the stage and screen, and choreographed some of the world’s most famous musicals, but life in the public eye hasn’t always been a smooth ride for Arlene Phillips CBE. 

From paying for her early training by working in a bakery, to finding out she was pregnant just as she was on the cusp of breaking America and then again at the age of 47, to losing her job on Strictly in a very public manner, the 77-year-old star revealed the ups and downs of her career in an open interview with celebrity event planner and brand consultant Liz Taylor, on her Events That Made Me podcast. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz

Arlene Phillips
Instagram - @arlenephillips
Twitter - @arlenephillips
Facebook - facebook.com/arlenephillips
Website - arlenephillips.com


10 Mar 2021Bonus Air Extension: Being Of A Certain Age from Arlene Phillips00:02:00
Nothing has held dancer and choreographer Arlene Phillips back, especially not being of a certain age. In this bonus air extension CEO and business leader Liz Taylor explains why there's no point in slowing down as you get older. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Arlene Phillips
Instagram - @arlenephillips
Twitter - @arlenephillips
Facebook - facebook.com/arlenephillips
Website - arlenephillips.com
24 Mar 2021Howard Donald, Take That00:34:48
A quarter of a century from the moment that broke a million hearts, Take That’s Howard Donald speaks openly about his life in Take That with celebrity event planner and brand consultant, Liz Taylor, during the season finale interview of her Events That Made Me podcast. He reveals the ups and downs of life in one of the UK’s most successful pop bands, including losing Robbie Williams from the group in 1995, and his deep personal passion for song-writing.

Liz, who also happened to be in charge of Howard’s wedding to Katie Halil in 2015, asks Howard about the split, which was in 1996 - a year on from when heartthrob Robbie Williams rocked the nation by announcing he was leaving the band.  Howard reveals that it was actually at an unassuming army barracks in Stockport, south Manchester, that Robbie’s departure was decided.  Saying: “Why did we split up? Well, it kind of split off … Robbie left the room when we were actually rehearsing.  We were rehearsing in Stockport at the territorial army barracks. He left. And we made that decision, that crucial decision, to carry on.”

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Howard Donald
Instagram - @howarddonald
Twitter - @HowardDonald
Facebook - facebook.com/howarddonaldofficial
24 Mar 2021Bonus Air Extension: Music from Howard Donald00:02:54
Music has guided both Take That's Howard Donald and Liz Taylor in their personal and professional journeys. In this, the final air extension of the season, Liz explains how and why she has embraced music and the impact that it's had on her.

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast.
 
Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Howard Donald
Instagram - @howarddonald
Twitter - @HowardDonald
Facebook - facebook.com/howarddonaldofficial
05 Nov 2021Liz is Back! 11th November - Season 4: The Entrepreneur Edit 00:02:22
Season 4 of Events That Made Me launches on Thursday November 11th 2021. 

Find out what makes this season special.  
11 Nov 2021Entrepreneur 1 - Tom Bloxham MBE, Urban Splash00:36:53
Who inspires you? For property mogul Tom Bloxham it's people like Richard Branson and... the Sex Pistols.

In this season of Events That Made Me, celebrity event planner Liz Taylor sits down with entrepreneurs to uncover how they found success. Founder and chairman of Manchester's leading property regeneration company, Tom Bloxham MBE, shares with Liz how he went from fire extinguishers and posters to a multi-million-pound property portfolio. Tom also shares the challenges for a young entrepreneur in the early 90's "going into business was almost for those, you know, thickos with less options."

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown in March, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

Liz Taylor
Instagram - @liztaylorconsultancy
Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Tom Bloxham
Instagram - @tombloxhammbe
Twitter - @tombloxhammbe
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/tom-bloxham
Website - urbansplash.co.uk

11 Nov 2021Bonus Air Extension - Beyond the Opportunity from Tom Bloxham MBE00:04:20
How important is it, to go above and beyond, when it comes to entrepreneurship? 

In this Air Extension episode, CEO Liz Taylor examines how confidence can take you a long way when it comes to spotting how to go beyond the opportunity.

Liz Taylor is a successful award-winning event manager (www.tlc-ltd.co.uk) and businesswoman, a media commentator, motivational speaker and consultant for hospitality brands (www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk). She plans events for a range of blue-chip corporate clients right across the UK and Europe with her company The Taylor Lynn Corporation, in addition to a large private and celebrity clientele. This includes the likes of Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Take That’s Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, football stars, actors, Prime Ministers, global business leaders….a royal guest or two.  Most recently, Liz has been sharing the benefit of her knowledge on a number of topics for the hospitality industry, including how to react to the current COVID-19 situation in terms of business planning, how the meeting and events landscape will look in 2021, and of course, what it is like to be a female pioneer in her industry. Never giving up. Overcoming life and business challenges.

Liz Taylor

Tom Bloxham

25 Nov 2021Entrepreneur 2 - Jennie Johnson MBE, My First Five Years and Kids Allowed00:44:42
What do you do on a long train journey? If you're Jennie Johnson, you use that time to plot out your first business empire. 

Celebrity Events Planner and brand consultant, Liz Taylor sits down with another leading entrepreneur to discover the events that led them to their success. Jennie Johnson shares with Liz how she left her job to create Kids Allowed, a one stop shop for parents and their childcare needs.  Not satisfied with the level of service that even those with the relevant qualifications could provide, Jennie decided to set up her own training scheme, for which she would be later awarded an MBE.

Then came her second business… 

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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25 Nov 2021Bonus Air Extension - Balls from Jennie Johnson MBE00:03:50
What gives you the gumption to quit your job and go for that big idea? Balls.  CEO Liz Taylor examines why being ballsy is better than being confident - and why women have balls too! 

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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09 Dec 2021Entrepreneur 3 - Ben Winston, Executive Producer Fulwell 7300:45:00
Meet the mind behind some of the greatest TV moments of recent years. 

Ben Winston is the producer of Friends: The Reunion, The Grammys, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Adele One Night Only and so many other amazing TV moments. In this episode of Events That Made Me: The Entrepreneur Edit, celebrity events planner and brand consultant Liz Taylor sits down with Ben to uncover the events that led him to produce television that would be watched by millions. Ben shares what it was like getting the Friends cast back together; booking the first guests on Carpool Karaoke, and the importance of always remembering where you come from.

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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09 Dec 2021Bonus Air Extension: Roots From Ben Winston00:03:26
Roots have provided Ben Winston with the stability to really make his mark. In this bonus Air Extension, CEO Liz Taylor examines the importance of knowing who you are and where you come from, and how that helps when you’re reaching for the top.

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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23 Dec 2021The Entrepreneur Edit - Christmas Special00:29:45
How do you succeed as an entrepreneur? Liz Taylor speaks to some of the UK's leading business owners about how they built their empires. Hear from chef Tom Kerridge, artist Beth Cullen-Kerridge, football pundit Gary Neville, entertainment magnate Jonathan Shallit MBE, CEO Jennie Johnson MBE, business executive Linda Plant, florist Simon Lycett, property developer Tom Bloxham MBE and television producer Ben Winston. 

Over the past four seasons of Events That Made Me celebrity events planner and consultant Liz Taylor has spoken to these leading entrepreneurs. In this special Christmas episode, you'll hear how they built their businesses and take away tips to apply to your own. Plus there is a special guest right at the end.

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 
13 Jan 2022Entrepreneur 4 - Carole Nash OBE DL, Carole Nash Insurance00:34:34
What happens once you sell for 70 million?

Celebrity events planner and brand consultant Liz Taylor is joined by Carole Nash OBE. Carole tells Liz all about how she created the largest motorbike insurance broker in the UK, and then why she sold it. Carole divulges how she created a brand that's bigger than herself. 

Despite her success, the road was never smooth for Carole as a woman in a majority male industry. Then, later in life, she had to recover from major heart surgery. But the one thing that sets Carole apart is that she has always looked after those around her, and supported the causes she believes in.

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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13 Jan 2022Bonus Air Extension: Humility from Carole Nash00:02:41
Even when Carole Nash became hugely successful, she always remembered the people around her. Brand consultant Liz Taylor discusses how looking after the people around you means they'll look after you.

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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03 Feb 2022Entrepreneur 5 - Sandy Lindsay MBE, Tangerine00:30:01
Sandy Lindsay has seven jobs. 

Celebrity events planner and entrepreneur Liz Taylor is joined by Sandy Lindsay MBE. Sandy tells Liz about the most important lessons she's learnt in business and from life - including her dance troupe her family ran, as she was growing up. 

Sandy also tells Liz about creating her PR agency, Tangerine, and The Juice Academy, which has created over 500 jobs for young people. On top of all that, Sandy shares how she's balanced a number of executive and non-executive roles for organisations - like the Rugby Football League and Forever Manchester. But if the pandemic has taught Sandy one thing, it's that now it's time to slow down.

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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03 Feb 2022Bonus Air Extension: Commitment from Sandy Lindsay00:02:47
Sanday Lindsay has shown commitment, she's been led by her values and her integrity. Brand consultant Liz Taylor discusses knowing when a commitment is right for you, and why the most important commitments are the ones you make to yourself. 

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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24 Feb 2022LGBT History Month Special Episode - Carl Austin-Behan OBE00:35:24
Carl Austin-Behan made LGBT history. 

In this special episode for LGBT history month, celebrity events planner Liz Taylor is joined by Carl Austin-Behan. Carl tells Liz about being gay in the military in a time where it could have landed him in jail, and how eventually that would lead him to become the first openly gay Lord Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Liz and Carl also discuss the challenges he faced being gay in the fire and rescue service, but how in the end it presented an opportunity to teach his colleagues about gay life. 

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

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24 Feb 2022Bonus Air Extension: Identity from Carl Austin-Behan00:02:23
Carl Austin-Behan wears his identity with pride. Liz Taylor reflects on what identity is and why it's so important. 

Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast. 

Liz Taylor 

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31 Aug 2022S5: Liz Is Back! Season 5: Inspirational Women - September 8th00:01:44
Series 5 of Events That Made Me launches on September 8th 2022. Here’s what’s in store.
07 Sep 2022S5: Air Extension - Going Out Of Your Comfort Zone - From Sally Dynevor00:02:35
Sally Dynevor got out of her comfort zone by doing something she’d never done before. Liz Taylor explains why you should get out of yours.
07 Sep 2022S5 Ep1: Sally Dynevor - Inspirational Actress00:27:22
Sally Dynevor joined the cobbles in 1986 and has portrayed Corrie’s Sally Webster ever since.

She tells Liz Taylor how she took herself along to David Johnson’s theatre workshop for children and was instantaneously sold on an acting career, from then on no other job would suffice. She shares how a travel agent called Elsie nurtured her in the early stages of her career whilst touring America with an old-time music hall and the surreal experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer the same day as her Coronation Street counterpart revealed she had developed the same condition.

She also divulges how she first came to be best friends with her now husband, Tim, and what it took for her to build up the courage to accept the invitation onto ITV’s Dancing On Ice.

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28 Sep 2022S5: Air Extension - Facing Challenges - From Julie Neville00:02:11
Julie Neville has faced many challenges being the matriarch of a sporting family. Liz Taylor tells you why you should lean into the challenge.
28 Sep 2022S5 Ep2: Julie Neville - Inspirational Mum00:35:44
After saving her last dance at a friend’s 21st, Julie Neville knew that Phil was the man for her. Since then, she has had to make many sacrifices in order to accommodate both her husband’s and son’s footballing careers.

She tells Liz Taylor about the multiple occasions on which she has had just a week to pack up the house and move to a new country and the difficulties she faced adjusting to a more laid-back lifestyle in Valencia. Julie talks about how, as a family, they have supported their daughter, Isabella, through her struggle with cerebral palsy and how appreciative she is for all the work that the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital has done for her family as well as many, many others. 

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12 Oct 2022S5: Air Extension - Creativity - From Frances Ruffelle00:02:28
Frances Ruffelle crafted her career by being one of the most inspirational women on broadway. Liz Taylor tells you why you should nurture your own creativity.
12 Oct 2022S5 Ep3: Frances Ruffelle - Inspirational Performer00:33:21
Frances Ruffelle earned her first film credit at the age of 15 and won a Tony award at the age of 22. Over the course of her musical career, she has featured in Chicago, Les Miserables, Starlight Express and Joseph’s Technicolour Dream coat as well as many other classics.

She explains to Liz Taylor how her mother’s theatre school helped her from a young age to follow her passion and how a nasty case of laryngitis actually helped her secure a role in Starlight express. Frances describes falling deeply in love with each of her children but that once they had grown up, the need she had to return to New York to continue the career she had begun to build in the 80s. 

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26 Oct 2022S5: Air Extension - Oy vey! - From Vanessa Feltz00:02:29
Vanessa Feltz followed the path of tradition, with mixed results. Liz Taylor explains how tradition can have both pros and cons.
26 Oct 2022S5 Ep4: Vanessa Feltz - Inspirational Broadcaster00:26:34
As one of the most recognisable faces in UK daytime television, Vanessa Feltz has been working in TV and radio since proving herself as a broadcasting professional on a Jewish radio station in the early 90s.

Liz Taylor learns of the pressure Vanessa’s family put on her to find herself an eligible man and settle down early, why she still regrets her ill-fated move to the BBC from ITV and how she ended up on the first series of Celebrity Big Brother. Vanessa also describes her love affair with Cork and the happiness and peace that buying a home there as a place for her grandchildren to holiday has brought her.

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10 Nov 2022S5: Air Extension - You Don't Have To Be A Dragon - From Sara Davies00:02:45
Sara Davies was told that she needed to be more like a dragon. Liz Taylor tells you why it’s more fun to slay the beast. 
10 Nov 2022S5 Ep5: Sara Davies MBE - Inspirational Entrepreneur 00:40:01
Hear the story of the businesswoman who made millions by folding envelopes. 

Sara Davies began her foray into the world of entrepreneurship when she joined a small hand-made card company during her placement year at university.

Sara joins celebrity events planner and brand consultant, Liz Taylor to discuss how a product she designed with her dad, called The Enveloper launched her to global success and how her keen eye for problem solving has been key to her entrepreneurial journey. Sara shares what she looks for in investments as one of Den’s current Dragons, what motivated her to set-up the first all-female investment company in the North-East and the mystery behind the anonymous person who put her name forward for an MBE. 

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01 Dec 2022Air Extension - What You’re Going To Get - From Jacquie Beltrao00:02:17
Jacquie Beltrao has been dealt the ultimate curveball. Liz Taylor tells you how you can handle them.
01 Dec 2022S5 Ep6: Jacquie Beltrao - Inspirational Presenter00:30:25
Can one day change everything? 

Jacquie Beltrao has created a career as an olympian, sports commentator and presenter; but it hasn’t been an easy ride. Jacquie shares with Liz the difficulties of performing on the Olympic stage only weeks after the death of her mother; and the difficulties of breaking into sports commentary as a woman. 

Jacquie also opens up about her cancer diagnosis, how it’s affected her work and family life, how she’s dealing with the diagnosis mentally and what she’s looking forward to in the future.

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28 Jun 2023S6 Ep1: Claire Sweeney, Actress00:23:08
“I got all these jobs from sitting in a house drinking tea”

Claire Sweeney is back on your screens. She tells Liz all about how she manifested her dream job on Coronation Street and what it means to her to be there and to work alongside the people she admires.

Liz and Claire discuss how celebrity big brother catapulted her into the mainstream and lead to a whole host of new opportunities. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th anniversary celebrations. 

Liz Taylor
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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Claire Sweeney
Instagram - @claire.sweeney
Twitter - @clairesweeney
13 Jul 2023S6 Ep2: Rosie Nixon, Writer00:36:48
“Clint Eastwood came up to me and said ‘fancy meeting you here!’”

As the former editor-in-chief of Hello! magazine Rosie Nixon has rubbed shoulders with A-list celebs at the Oscars and a multitude of glamorous award ceremonies, premieres and showbiz weddings all around the world.

Rosie tells Liz all about her career as a showbiz journalist and now as an author and a mum to two young boys. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations. 

Liz Taylor
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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Rosie Nixon
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26 Jul 2023S6 Ep3: Lucy Goff, Entrepreneur00:24:17
"I knew these ingredients could change the life of so many people who were suffering."

After spending six weeks in the hospital battling septicaemia, Lucy took the supplements that changed her life and then turned them into the globally acclaimed brand LYMA. 

Liz and Lucy dig into how she created this brand, how far she's come from her humble beginnings, and how she is literally changing the face of the wellness industry. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations. 

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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Lucy Goff 
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09 Aug 2023S6 Ep4: Scott Thomas, Entrepreneur00:32:01
“As a kid, I thought, ‘why isn’t my dad in my life?’”

How did Scott Thomas go from party boy and former Love Island contestant to entrepreneur and businessman? 

Scott reveals to Liz how he managed to change his relationship with alcohol after one party went a step too far. 

Scott and Liz dive into his transformation, and how the absence of his father as a child shaped the way he is today. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations.

Liz Taylor
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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

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23 Aug 2023S6 Ep5: Emma Neville, Philanthropist00:36:06
“I'm not ashamed to say I’m fully through the menopause now.”

Emma Neville is far from just being Gary Neville’s wife. In this tell-all conversation with Liz, Emma reveals how she handled the shock of going through early menopause, and how this has empowered her to help other women.

Plus, Liz and Emma discuss how going through counselling led Emma to becoming a counsellor herself and working alongside Bury Cancer Support Centre.

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations.

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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk
06 Sep 2023S6 Ep6: Jodie Prenger, Actress00:26:40
“I never played a leading lady because I was a little chubby”

Jodie Prenger has been a star on both stage and screen. In this episode of Events That Made Me, Jodie reveals how her love for entertainment started with Drag Queens in Blackpool. 

Jodie tells Liz how winning I’d Do Anything in 2008 launched her career in theatre as she played Nancy on the West End, and eventually led to her current role on Coronation Street (even though she didn’t even audition.)

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations.

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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Jodie Prenger
Instagram - @msjodieprenger

21 Sep 2023S6 Ep7: Jo Malone CBE, Perfumer00:34:12
“In every fragrance I create, I'm telling you the story of my life”

You may be familiar with Jo Malone’s scents; Lime Basil, Pomegranate Noir, Wood Sage. Today, Jo Malone joins Liz Taylor to share how she created the Jo Malone brand, how her sense of smell is her superpower, and what’s next for her new business, Jo Loves.

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations.

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Twitter - @jomalonecbe
Website - joloves.com

Liz Taylor
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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

05 Oct 2023S6 Ep8: Paul Baker, Baker00:30:47
“There is always a way to do anything”

Paul Baker made his millions by selling brioche, he joins Liz to tell her how he went from a family run bakery in Devon, to co-founder of the the international bakery business the St.Pierre Groupe

Paul reveals how he’s twice bounced back after “staring into the abyss”. And she shares some of his most important learnings from a life in business.

Plus, what’s next for Paul since he’s sold his business to the largest bakery company in the world?

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations.

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Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

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19 Oct 2023S6 Ep9: Ryan Thomas, Actor00:21:37
“I’m committed to this woman and everything she’s given me”

You know Ryan Thomas from Coronation Street and Neighbours, today on Events That Made Me, Ryan joins Liz to share what he’s been up to since his time off the screen.

Ryan shares what family life is like back in Manchester and the projects that are on the horizon.

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations.

Liz Taylor
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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Ryan Thomas
Instagram - @ryanthomas84
Twitter - @ryanjamesthomas
07 Dec 2023S6 Ep10: The Elf On The Shelf & Mrs Claus00:16:28
"My job is to visit all the children and report to Mr and Mrs Claus."

Ahead of the festive season, Liz is joined by two very important people directly from the North Pole. Find out what really happens in the run-up to Christmas and get an exclusive insight into that magical family. 

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations.

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Twitter - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

22 May 2024Sam McAlister - TV Producer & Author00:22:53
"I was taught to chase happiness”

You’ve heard Sam’s Scoop, now it’s Liz’s turn.

You might recognise Sam as being portrayed by Billie Piper in the hit Netflix movie Scoop. Today Liz Taylor sits down with the real deal to uncover the events that made her.

Sam was the mastermind behind that interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew, in this episode, you’ll hear how a working-class background and a single mother's tenacity led to the groundbreaking interview that shook the world. 

From challenging class barriers to leaping from law to media, Sam's story is a masterclass in navigating life's twists with grace. This is an episode about breaking moulds, chasing happiness, and the power of being fearlessly oneself.

Liz Taylor’s 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as the Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning after party in Moscow and Coronation Street’s 40th-anniversary celebrations.

Liz Taylor
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X - @ConsultancyLiz
Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

Sam McAlister
Instagram - @mcalis10
X - @SamMcAlister1
20 Mar 2025S7 Ep1: Marcello Distefano - MD, San Carlo Group00:34:27
“ I love our industry to bits, but it's getting a lot harder.”

You’ve eaten in his restaurants, now get ready for the story of how Marcello went from working in a Pizza Express in Cheshire to opening restaurants worldwide.

Liz uncovers some of Marcello’s pivotal moments, like his transition from art school to business school, the influence of his father’s legacy, and the challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Plus, you’ll hear the business trick that shocked even Liz.

Liz Taylor
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Facebook - facebook.com/LizTaylorConsultancy
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/liztaylor-tlc
Website - liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk

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02 Apr 2025S7 Ep2: Jamie Wilson - Theater Producer00:27:08
“From then on I was obsessed with theatre, and I still am.”

Jamie Wilson has already made a significant impact on the theatre world, and he’s only just getting started.  

Liz discovers how a mishap at drama club ignited Jamie’s passion for the theatre, and how it’s been fueled by the people he’s worked with. 

You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how Jamie came to work with stars like Carrie Hope Flecher and Vanessa Williams in productions like The Devil Wears Prada, Calamity Jane, and Sister Act.

Plus, get a front-row seat to what can go wrong on opening night.

Liz Taylor
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Jamie Wilson
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Website - jamiewilsonproductions.com

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