108: Lean into Clean with Jarvis Smith - Episode 108

108: Lean into Clean with Jarvis Smith - Episode 108

Curious about how others make sense of a chaotic world while trying to build something kinder? This conversation between host Jarvis Smith and guest Lynne Franks centres on exactly that, through a lens of feminine leadership, community and everyday acts of courage. You’ll hear Lynne’s journey from running one of Britain’s most talked-about PR agencies and helping launch London Fashion Week to walking away from the glamour to focus on women’s leadership and grassroots change.

Jarvis highlights the shift perfectly: "the woman who once helped shape what we wear is now helping shape how we live." A big focus is Lynne’s long-term work with women – from her bestselling SEED Handbook (Sustainable Enterprise and Empowerment Dynamics) to her creation of "seed pods", small circles of women who grow food, confidence and community together.

She shares real examples: therapists in Glastonbury supporting each other, young mums working with schools on vegetable growing, and educators in Shropshire teaching special needs children to work with the soil. The pair also talk about the upcoming Bristol "What Women Want" festival, aiming to spotlight every aspect of women’s lives – from business and science to sustainability and safe spaces – across multiple venues in the city.

Safety, Lynne notes, is still one of the core things women say they want, even 30 years after her first event. Lynne unpacks her seven female archetypes – from Seed Sower and Medicine Woman to Wisdom Keeper – as practical tools for women to understand their strengths, work together and step into later life with purpose.

Her spiritual grounding, daily Buddhist chanting and insistence that "we just have to kind of put that aside and stay in a place of love" give the episode a gentle, reassuring tone. If you’re drawn to community, care, and a more feminine way of leading change, could a small pod of like-minded women be your next step?