Inside Soul Speaks: How Laura Beddoe-Collins Is Redefining What Success Looks Like
It was one of the hottest days of the year, even by London’s 2026 Summer standards, and the Courthouse Hotel in Soho had never looked more golden.
Ivory florals spilled from every corner, champagne moved through the crowd on trays faster than the temperature outside, and a room full of speakers, influencers and some of the country's most respected founders gathered for one reason, the premiere of Soul Speaks: Lasting Legacy, the new podcast from entrepreneur Laura Beddoe-Collins.
Guests mingled over canapés before taking their seats for the screening, the white and gold styling of the day mirrored in every detail, from the florals to Laura herself, effortlessly stylish as she moved through the room greeting friends, collaborators and new faces alike.
By 6pm, drinks in hand, the energy in the room had settled into something warmer, less launch party, more celebration of a community that has been building around Laura for years.
It is easy to see why so many people wanted to be there. Laura has built her name on doing the thing most people in business are told not to do: talking openly about the parts of success nobody puts on a highlight reel.
Photos: Isabella Banks.
The Woman Behind the Brand
What sets Laura apart is how naturally she moves between two worlds that are so often treated as opposites: spirituality and high-end success. There is no forest bathing, no incense, none of the imagery people expect when they hear the word spiritual. Instead, there is a woman in a beautifully tailored blazer talking about energy, frequency and intuition with the same clarity she brings to talking about revenue and growth.
"Spirituality was never meant to live in a yurt," she says, and it is a line that captures her entire approach. For Laura, the two are not in tension at all, they are the same practice. Everything is energy, she explains, and what you focus on becomes your reality, not as a slogan but as something closer to an operating system.
The real work, she says, is not chasing a number but building a deep inner knowing of what you are actually worthy of, so that success arrives as a natural extension of that belief rather than something forced.
It is a philosophy she has built specifically for founders who want their businesses to mean something. Not bigger for the sake of bigger, but built with purpose, designed to create ripples that extend beyond the bottom line.
She is equally candid about how differently she runs her own working life. Rather than forcing herself into a conventional working week, Laura has built her business around her own natural rhythm, structuring her months so that periods of high energy are spent on visibility, pitching and big moments in the spotlight.
Quieter weeks are reserved for reflection, strategy and the kind of decisions that benefit from a slower pace. It is, she says, the real definition of luxury, not more hustle, but a working life designed around her, not the other way round.
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What Comes Next
That same appetite for building something meaningful is already taking shape for the autumn. Laura's flagship event, Soul Speaks Live, returns for its third year on 15th and 16th October at The Ecology Pavilion in London, and by her own account, it is the biggest one yet.
The line-up reflects the calibre the brand has become known for, with Roxie Nafousi, Nick James, Amy Atkinson and Sharn Khaira joining Laura to share what she calls the real work behind visibility, not the highlight reel version.
One of the standout moments returning this year is Steal the Stage, where attendees are invited up to practise their pitch live in the room, with some going on to feature on the Soul Speaks: Lasting Legacy podcast itself.
As Laura puts it, most events tell you what to do. Hers is designed to change who you are in the room. Founders arrive without a signature talk, and by the end of the two days, they leave with one, and with it, the confidence to claim the stages, deals and clients they came for.
If the premiere at the Courthouse Hotel was any indication, October is going to be one to watch.
Photos: Isabella Banks.
