66. From miniskirts to stem cell therapy: How a fashion leader is changing heart failure treatment | Jenifer Rosenberg OBE
2/16/202654 min
How do you turn a bold idea into a national institution that changes lives?
In this episode of All About Business, James speaks with Jenifer Rosenberg OBE, entrepreneur in fashion and social impact leader, about building purpose-driven organisations that create lasting change.
Jenifer shares her journey from spotting a gap in support for families facing serious illness, to co-founding Heart Cells Foundation and growing it from a kitchen-table startup into a nationally recognised charity. She reflects on navigating funding challenges, building credibility with clinicians and policymakers, and leading through the emotional realities of mission-led work.<...
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First 90 secondsJames Reed· Host0:00
Welcome to All About Business with me, James Reid, the podcast that covers everything about business, management, and leadership. Every episode, I sit down with different guests of bootstrap companies, master-minded investment models, or built a business empire. They're leaders in their field, and they're here to give you top insights and actionable advice so that you can apply their ideas to your own career or business venture. [rock music playing] From the swinging '60s fashion rails to the front line of cutting-edge medical research, today's guest has reinvented herself more than once. I'm joined by Jennifer Rosenberg OBE, entrepreneur, former fashion manufacturer for some of the UK's best-known retailers, and founder of the Heart Cells Foundation. We'll dive into resilience, reinvention, and what it takes to turn hard moments into meaningful impact for thousands of people. Well, today on All About Business, I couldn't be more delighted than to welcome Jennifer Rosenberg, who has had three amazing careers, and we're gonna talk a little about each of them. Jennifer, you started out at Marks & Spencer's and were, was promoted on numerous occasions to a very senior role there, um, earlier in your career. Then you started your own business, J&J Fashions- Mm, that's right ... which became the largest privately owned ladieswear manufacturer- Mm ... in the country, employing thousands of people. And then you