Episode 003: Anne McKevitt
Episode 003 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Anne McKevitt.
Serial entrepreneur, global powerhouse business advisor and philanthropist, Anne shares her incredible story with remarkable candour, including the remarkable turn of events that led her to relocate to from the UK to Australia 15 years ago.
Anne has been highlighted as among the world's most admired leaders by many publications including Time Magazine and Forbes. She was honoured as a Leading Woman Entrepreneur of the World in Paris. She has advised 52 Heads of State including 3 US presidents; Bill Clinton, GW Bush and Barack Obama on poverty alleviation, global health, climate change and education.
Anne grew up in Scotland in a government council house. Aged 15, she ran away from home to escape from domestic violence, and moved to London to follow her dreams. Starting out as John Frieda’s protégé, before long she was styling the hair of royal heads in Kensington Palace and music royalty – Paul, George & Ringo.
Now more than three decades later Anne McKevitt has led the way in many business fields, including fashion styling, property development, interior design, retail and in television where she spent 10 years as a prime time BBC TV presenter pioneering the “lifestyle” TV genre – and she’s a 5 time best-selling author. Through her business MDPC Global she guides high-profile clients including Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyonce, Jay Z and Australian fitness guru Michelle Bridges.
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Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald.
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Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos.