Episode #492 - Turning Passion into Luxury - with Karen Yates

Jun 25, 2025

Hi there, and welcome back to another edition of ScaleUp Radio, the podcast inspired by the Entrepreneurial ScaleUp System and designed to make navigating our scaleup journeys a little bit easier by learning from others' experiences. I’m Kevin Brent, and in today's episode, I’m joined by Karen Yates, founder of Taylor Yates, a luxury handbag and accessories brand based in the UK.

Our conversation today is structured in three parts:

1. We start by discussing the business itself, its model, and where it is on the scaleup journey.
2. We then explore Karen’s perspectives on the challenges of scaling up, including cash flow management and brand building, and hear her thoughts on the ScaleUp Challenges Report.
3. Finally, we close off with a few quickfire questions to gain deeper insights into Karen’s entrepreneurial mindset.

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Karen can be found here:

https://tayloryates.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tayloryates.co/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-yates-53885a12/

 

Resources:

Daniel Priestley Oversubscribed - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/oversubscribed-how-to-get-people-lining-up-to-do-business-with-you-daniel-priestley/3262406?ean=9780857088253

Aspire with Emma Grede podcast - https://www.emmagrede.me/

Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/

Notion - https://www.notion.com/

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