The Venture Vault Podcast
Host: Shona Cowley
A Chat With...
Our cosy corner of The Venture Vault where we have honest, fun and encouraging conversations with real business owners about what it really looks like to start a business. We're championing a movement: empowering you with the tools, resources, and connections you need to follow your passion and build a thriving self-employed career.

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A Chat With...Anna Shipley: Owner of Rustic Honey Café & Wholesale Business
12 August 2026
magine you turned your passion for food, hosting, creating and producing and turned it into a thriving wholesale business & chic café!? Well thats exactly what this month's guest Anna Shipley has done. This episode felt more like story-time than an interview with Anna Shipley, (who I’ve been fan-girling on from afar for far too long) founder of Rustic Honey, a Dublin-born bakery business that’s grown from wholesale beginnings into a beloved café brand.
A Chat With...Sacha Cahill: How She Started Her Eyewear Business
31 May 2026
What does it actually look like to start a business from scratch? From your couch? With a small baby at home. Figuring it out, making mistakes and celebrating the massive wins and joy of carving out your own path. I’m joined by the fabulous Sacha Cahill. A brand designer and co-founder of EverAmbr, a functional eyewear brand sold in over 90 countries, bootstrapped from her own couch.