Jo Fairley is a serial entrepreneur, best known for creating the Green & Black’s brand in 1991, which she ran with her husband and which was bought by Cadbury’s in 2005, becoming a global ethical name.

The world’s first organic chocolate and the first-ever product to carry the UK Fairtrade Mark, Green & Black’s is approaching a $100 million a year brand, where Jo remains a ‘Chocolate Ambassador’.

A multi-award-winning author & journalist, Jo is also author of a bestselling series of books on beauty and wellbeing, The Beauty Bible Series and is a regular columnist, feature-writer and journalist for the world’s leading magazines. She has written for a wide range of newspapers and magazines from The Times to The Mail on Sunday’s YOU Magazine, and as a ‘Wonder Woman’ business guru for Telegraph Woman Online.

In this episode filmed in September 2026, Jo Fairley joins our Founder, Producer and Host Prof Miranda Brawn on The D.A.R.E. Podcast. They discuss Jo's career journey which includes becoming the UK's youngest magazine editor at the age 23 years to launching the world's first organic chocolate brand which is now a $100 million per year brand with also 25 books under her belt.

Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, magazine editor, leader, student, executive, board member, or simply interested in hearing about a media professional turned serial entrepreneur who made global history reinvent her career. This episode offers valuable insights into how to launch a business and the resilience required to take no and turn it into success. It highlights that you can become a success with the right mindset.

🔹 In this episode, Jo discusses her:

✅ Transition from starting as a teenage typist to publisher, author and serial entrepreneur.
✅ By age 23 she became the UK's young magazine editor.
✅ By 30 she had launched her first business with her husband which was sold to Cadbury's.
✅ How she has handled the naysayers to achieve global success and recognition.
✅ Her best advice to anyone who wishes to have a successful business.
✅ Her biggest risk taking so far in life.
✅ Favourite Film, Song and Book.
✅ Her D.A.R.E. for the audience is our very first and extremely insightful.

And so much more...

Biography:
Miranda Brawn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Brawn
Jo Fairley: https://www.josephinefairley.com/home/about-2

🎯 Key Topics

Leadership • Business • Sustainability • Books • Reinvention • Beauty • Success • Mindset

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