How to Build a Village

By Jill Martin Wrenn

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How to Build a Village is a podcast about creating a community in your personal and professional lives. We'll hear from entrepreneurs, chief executives, authors, journalists and others who are building global communities, and creating robust financial futures. In this podcast, you'll learn tips on how to create community wherever you are. I’m your host, Jill Martin Wrenn. I've been a journalist for the past twenty years. I’ve moved between New York, London, Atlanta, and back again. Along the way, I’ve met many amazing people who have created new lives in new places.

Episode Date
Jane Austen’s 250th birthday: how to build an enduring book brand
Dec 16, 2025
Chef Ina Niiniketo shares Finnish favorites
Nov 18, 2025
How CCP Games grows its gaming community
Jul 10, 2025
Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 7 - Michael Hendrix
Jul 03, 2025
Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 6 - Sissel Hansen
Jun 26, 2025
Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 5 - Destana Herring
Jun 19, 2025
Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 4 - Thea Messel
Jun 12, 2025
Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 3 - David Simonarson
Jun 05, 2025
Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 2 - Gudrun Hildur Ragnarsdottir
May 29, 2025
Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 1 - Margret Juliana Sigurdardottir
May 22, 2025
How to create committed communities
Apr 17, 2025
How to steer your career through tricky times
Mar 13, 2025
Business commentator Susannah Streeter explains how to be financially fearless
Feb 13, 2025
Serial entrepreneur Tom Doorley shares how to create a client community
Jan 30, 2025
Business books bonanza on How to Build a Village
Jan 16, 2025
Financial journalist Duncan Mavin shares the stories behind his gripping new book "Meltdown"
Jan 16, 2025
Looking ahead to 2025
Dec 06, 2024
Founders in Finland Part 2: Junae Benne on women in gaming
Nov 21, 2024
Founders in Finland Part 1: Sigurdur Arnason at Slush
Nov 21, 2024
Political journalist Anushka Asthana shares election insights
Nov 07, 2024
How to engage your digital audience with Karla Geci
May 09, 2024
How Maeve Wang wants to transform the footwear industry with AI
Nov 30, 2023
Ukrainian fintech exec Hanna Khrystianovych on building community away from home
Oct 19, 2023
How Alla Ouvarova inspires the next generation of entrepreneurs
Sep 22, 2023
Entrepreneur and football fan Kate Daly talks about changing the game for women in sport and tech
Aug 24, 2023
How to Build a Village Wimbledon Special 2023
Jul 01, 2023
Boating enthusiast Stefanie Saleem shares how she inspires women to get behind the helm
Jun 22, 2023
London Tech Week Special: What inspires Headspace CEO Russell Glass
Jun 14, 2023
Bestselling 'Bridgerton' author Julia Quinn shares the British inspiration behind her books
May 09, 2023
Royal reporter Monique Jessen shares stories of crowds and crowns ahead of King Charles's coronation
Apr 27, 2023
Scottish entrepreneur Lesley Eccles shares her inspiration
Mar 30, 2023
The hosts of the hit podcast For the Love of Tinsel share their top romcoms
Feb 14, 2023
What to read now, with London based writer and communications consultant Delia Lloyd
Dec 22, 2022
Australian presenter Lisa Millar shares stories behind her bestselling memoir 'Daring to Fly'
Nov 24, 2022
Tatcha founder Vicky Tsai shares how her journeys to Japan inspire her global skincare brand
Oct 27, 2022
Clark's Botanicals CEO and Founder Francesco Clark shares his story
Sep 22, 2022
Los Angeles-based artist London Kaye shares how she got hooked on crochet
Jul 21, 2022
Entrepreneur and journalist Bernadette Brown shares how a community of candlemakers inspired her company-creating journey
Jul 07, 2022
Prolific author Isabel Allende shares with Jill Martin Wrenn her new way of connecting with her global community of fans
Jun 23, 2022
BBC journalist Egon Cossou shares how he’s creating a community of carers with Generation Care
Jun 09, 2022
Bestselling author Helen Hoang tells Jill Martin Wrenn how her journey with Autism Spectrum Disorder helps inform her storytelling
Jun 02, 2022
How to find a career path that fits with bestselling author and coach Marianne Cantwell
May 19, 2022
NHS nurse and midwife Anna Kent shares with Jill Martin Wrenn her journey as a Frontline Midwife
May 05, 2022
Author, producer, speaker and activist Angie Thomas shares with Jill Martin Wrenn how she builds a global community
Mar 31, 2022
Certified Nurse Midwife Betsy Freeman shares her journey to single parenthood
Mar 17, 2022
Top tips for moving across the country from science journalist Liz Landau
Feb 10, 2022
Reading recommendations from 2021 with Jill Martin Wrenn
Dec 16, 2021
How to make yourself 'a little bit famous' with British author and coach Penny Haslam
Dec 02, 2021
Journalist Ginanne Brownell shares her journey through surrogacy to motherhood with Jill Martin Wrenn
Nov 16, 2021
How Helen and Shaninga Marasha started BIGKID Foundation to help at-risk young people achieve their full potential
Nov 04, 2021
Master trainer Saidah Jones CSCS tells Jill Martin Wrenn how she creates healthy communities
Oct 21, 2021
Alison Baum OBE tells Jill Martin Wrenn how she founded the charity Best Beginnings
Oct 07, 2021
Journalist Hazel Sheffield tells Jill Martin Wrenn what's behind her award-winning reporting
Sep 30, 2021
Travel writer Michelle Jana Chan tells Jill Martin Wrenn what inspires her debut novel, Song
Sep 16, 2021
Irish broadcaster Joe Lynam shares how he built a global media community in London
Sep 02, 2021
How Californian Katie Hellwig took a leap of faith and moved to Italy
Aug 19, 2021
American executive Allyson Zimmermann joins Jill Martin Wrenn from Zurich, Switzerland to share visions and tips on meditation
Aug 05, 2021
Former Olympics volunteer Misha Santa Barbara joins Jill Martin Wrenn for our Olympics Special
Jul 22, 2021
Brazilian broadcaster Evelini Quarrell shares what inspires her Foreign Mum podcast
Jul 15, 2021
How to launch a hit podcast with LA host Kris Kosach
Jul 08, 2021
The Wimbledon special with tennis journalist Simon Cambers
Jun 28, 2021
From Lagos to London, how technology investor June Angelides MBE breaks boundaries for women in technology
Jun 24, 2021
From Ireland to Taiwan, how yoga helped Tara Duffy build a village around the world
Jun 10, 2021
Filmmaker Angela Tucker shares how she covers serious topics with a bit of levity, and how her adopted city of New Orleans inspires her work
May 27, 2021
Journalist Katie Pisa shares her tips on how to make new cities feel like home
May 13, 2021
How citizens grapple with their countries’ World War II legacies, with Dr. Jelena Subotić
Apr 29, 2021
Broadway events producer Suzanne Tobak shares her mother's extraordinary escape from the Holocaust
Apr 15, 2021
Comedy in the time of Covid with New York-based entrepreneur and culture changer Lynn Harris
Apr 01, 2021
Author Sara Hammel unveils her new book about women in the US military
Mar 18, 2021
From Singapore to Seattle, author Ruchika Tulshyan shares her recipe for success
Mar 04, 2021
How to make a financial hub feel like home with Alessia Giustiniano
Feb 25, 2021
From the newsroom to the novel with Sarah Sultoon
Feb 11, 2021
How lockdown led Irish journalist Fionnuala Sweeney back to Ireland
Jan 28, 2021
How an Australian novelist fell in love with London, with help from Wimbledon and the West End
Jan 14, 2021
How Leone Lakhani launched her international broadcast career
Dec 31, 2020
Longing for London while you're living in lockdown, with Isabelle Roughol
Dec 17, 2020
Introducing: How to Build a Village - the trailer
Dec 09, 2020