Episode 28
Giovanna Sessi-Knott on Style, Identity & Trusting Your Intuition
With Giovanna Sessi-Knott
Giovanna Sessi-Knott joins the podcast to reflect on style, identity, career evolution and the process of creating a life that feels more aligned. From building an international career in banking to retraining in interior design, launching her own handbag brand and balancing creativity with family life, this…
Episode overview
Giovanna Sessi-Knott joins the podcast to reflect on style, identity, career evolution and the process of creating a life that feels more aligned. From building an international career in banking to retraining in interior design, launching her own handbag brand and balancing creativity with family life, this conversation explores how our values, priorities and identity evolve over time… and how trusting yourself becomes increasingly important through each new chapter. In this episode, Giovanna reflects on leaving behind a career that no longer felt sustainable, how energy management became a…
Key topics discussed
- Moving from banking into interiors, design and entrepreneurship
- Trusting intuition as your career and identity evolve
- Sustainability as a way of living, not just consuming
- Energy management and recognising when something is no longer working
- Daily rituals that support creativity and wellbeing
- The role of walking and slowing down
- Dressing for your current lifestyle, not old identities
- Colour analysis and simplifying decision making
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