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. “My own children have been incredibly patient testers in the past, but they are getting a bit old for that now,” says Nicole. Such juggling of work and family has been made easier by working alongside other mothers. “We try to share things out, so

Lake at the helm. Now, with seven children between them, their company has flourished, along with their families, becoming a global success, selling to more than 60 countries, with offices around the world. It’s also the firm favourite of fashion

used to make a lot of my clothes, too. I think that’s where I got my love of fashion.”As a child, home for Fiona and her family was an old pig farm, which her parents set about renovating, “and are still doing some 30 years later,” she says. Set in a