For some, running out of underwear means it’s time to do the wash. For others, it means a trip to buy new underwear to avoid doing the wash. But for many, comfortable and appealing underwear simply isn’t available.

Carmen Liu, founder of GI Collection, the UK’s first transgender lingerie brand, knew she wasn’t the only one feeling underserved and underrepresented in the lingerie section. On this week’s episode of WERKIN with, Hayley chats with Carmen about tuning out negativity, mums as mentors and the joy of making people cry tears of joy.

What do you do when you’re a passionate storyteller but find that words are not enough? If you’re Oman Salam, you go into fashion design.

This week on the podcast, WERKIN founder Hayley Sudbury talks with Omar Salam, founder and creative director of his global fashion house, SUKEINA. Salam has outfitted fashion icons like Naomi Campbell, those who speak a common language of breaking barriers and the status quo. Salam shares his story from film school to the catwalk.