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Episode 37 -

Sebastian Solberg: Embracing Authenticity & Finding Strength in Speaking Up

In this episode, Susanne is joined by Sebastian Solberg, a successful entrepreneur and one of Norway’s most popular T.V. hosts. As someone who has built a career from the ground up, Sebastian understands the pressures of success in the public eye. He reflects on the fears many people have of speaking up, especially in a society where success can often lead to unwarranted scrutiny. Sebastian’s experience has taught him that staying true to your values and embracing the support of others is crucial, especially when faced with public criticism.

Episode 36 -

Torkil Færø: Rest as the Key to Performance and Wellness

Dr. Torkil Færø, expert in emergency medicine and wellness, returns for his second appearance on the podcast to share insights on how modern stress impacts our health. With 25 years of experience, Torkil wrote The Pulse Cure, the subject of his first episode with us and a bestselling book on how Heart Rate Variability (HRV) can help manage stress, reduce inflammation, and improve overall well-being.

Episode 34 -

Fredrik Paulún: The Healing Power of Light

Fredrik Paulún, a leading Swedish nutrition expert and author of Lysrevolusjonen (The Light Revolution), has spent years exploring the powerful connection between light and well-being. Initially focused on nutrition, Fredrik’s journey led him to uncover the transformative effects of sunlight and red light therapy—an often-overlooked key to health.

Episode 34 -

Susanne Holzweiler: Embracing Life Without Alcohol

In a reflective conversation with McKenzie, Holzweiler’s Social Media Manager, Susanne shares her experience of living sober for over a year, highlighting the emotional growth and self-awareness that came with it. Without alcohol, she’s learned to confront life’s challenges directly, finding peace in being more connected to her emotions and spiritual self. This shift has allowed her to experience life more fully and authentically.

Episode 33 -

Emma Sawko: Building a Purpose-Driven Brand with Wild and the Moon

Episode 33: Emma Sawko Building a Purpose-Driven Brand with Wild and the Moon. Emma Sawko, co-founder of Wild and the Moon, transformed Paris’s food scene by introducing healthy, plant-based cuisine that emphasizes sustainability and mindfulness. Inspired by her upbringing, where food and health were deeply connected, Emma launched Wild and the Moon in 2014 to challenge the perception of healthy food as bland and boring, particularly in France.

Episode 32 -

Iman Meskini: Breaking Barriers Through Representation and Activism

Iman Meskini rose to fame as Sana in Skam, a role that redefined representation and made her an overnight sensation. Drawing from her experiences as a minority in Norway and her childhood in Syria, Iman became an advocate for inclusivity and human rights. Her journey began with personal challenges, such as being told her hijab disqualified her from basketball and her dream of becoming a police officer.

Episode 31 -

Maria & Hugo: Disconnecting to reconnect as a family

This week’s episode is something of a family reunion. Our Creative Director, Maria Holzweiler joins our podcast for the second time, however this time she’s brought along her son, Hugo. It’s a new year, and how the family spent their festive break is a hot topic of conversation.

Episode 30 -

Susanne & Niko

In this episode, Susanne and Niko reflects on the past year and talks about the future plans for 2025.

Episode 29 -

Harald Austad & Margie Plus

In this episode, Susanne sits down together with Harald Austad & Margie Plus to talk about their life perspectives.

Episode 28 -

Fredrik Fernando Austad: The transformative power of breathwork

In this week's episode of Take a Moment, Susanne is joined by Fredrik Austad, a breathwork expert who’s been guiding others in tapping into the transformative power of breath for years. Fredrik’s made it his mission to bring this practice into the mainstream. As someone who has long integrated breathwork into his daily routine, Fredrik explains the profound effects it has on the body, mind, and nervous system. Whether you’re looking to reduce stress, boost creativity, or improve mental clarity, breathwork offers a simple, effective solution that’s always available to us.

Episode 27 -

Adam Larsen Kwarasey: From the Pitch to the Community

Having played over 200 matches in Norway and also having represented Ghana at an international level, Adam Larsen Kwarasey has certainly left his mark on the world of football. His is a story of pure determination and self-belief, football had been his goal ever since he was a young child. He grew up around it, his family filled with avid fans of the sport and when he released he had a talent for it, it felt like the natural progression to pursue a career in it.

Episode 26 -

Isabella Bukurie Bessières: Skincare & Listening to Your Body

Isabella Bukerie Bessières is the founder Elite Helse Oslo, a skincare practice that fuses the latest developments in both the beauty industry and science. Elite Helse’s mission is to protect and enhance someone’s unique features - it’s about finding the best version of yourself, not about trying to become someone else. Isabella also champions a holistic approach to skincare, meaning a rejection of the popular ‘more is more’ mentality in modern skincare where a 12+ product daily routine is promoted in favour of a more pared back approach. All we really need are a few scientifically-backed products and to simply listen to what our bodies are telling us from within.

Episode 25 -

Tiril Refsum: Mindfulness & The Success of Oslo Raw

It’s hard to imagine the Oslo’s contemporary culinary scene without Oslo Raw. Established in 2016, it’s developed something of a cult following. Lines snake around the street outside its doors; people are happy to queue to sample its menu, which is a rare sight in Oslo. Oslo Raw’s huge success is down in no small part to Tiril Refsum, its founder and our guest this week on Take a Moment.

Episode 24 -

Bjarne Melgaard: Art, Fashion & A Dream Collaboration

Ever since our brand’s inception in 2012 we’ve had the dream of a collaboration with Bjarne Melgaard. He’s one of the most respected names in Scandinavian art whose work pushes boundaries and asks uncomfortable questions, but always with a playful sense of humour and expressive use of colour. 2024 was the year our dream was realised - it saw the release of our Holzweiler x Caviar Kaspia x Bjarne Melgaard collaboration. Alongside Caviar Kaspia motifs, the collaboration saw Bjarne’s illustrations interpreted across Holzweiler designs - symbolic of his lifelong relationship with fashion, which he discusses with Susanne.

Episode 22 -

Fran Burns: Styling, Mindful Living & Embracing Imperfection

Fran Burns is a stylist whose work is celebrated on a global platform, and for the past two years she’s been a key member of the Holzweiler family. Fran sees clothes as a way of storytelling, and she’s utilised this skill to tell the story of our brand: our values, our heritage and our inspirations. Aside from Fran’s innate talents, she also has an impressive CV: she’s a former Fashion Editor for publications such as Vogue and i-D, and her first job as a teenager was to work alongside Kylie Minogue and her team on tour.

Episode 22 -

Aleksandra Orbeck: Activism & Empowering Indigenous Communities

If we had to pick only one word to describe this week’s guest, it would be ‘fearless’. Hailing from Norway, Aleksandra Orbeck has been modelling and acting since her teen years, however these days it’s her activism that’s taking centre stage. Aleksandra has always felt a kinship with the outside world and animals, and in the past she’s passed on lucrative modelling gigs in favour of exploring the world, namely Namibia and other parts of East and Southern Africa. Aleksandra’s passion and interest in the indigenous people’s way of life there led her to found Nanofasa in 2011, her non-profit organisation.

Episode 21 -

Susie Bubble: Fashion, Digital Evolution & Balancing Motherhood

Susie Lau is one of contemporary fashion’s true creative minds. Susie is a close friend of Holzweiler; this week’s episode captures a continuation of a conversation started between Susie and Susanne at a recent dinner celebrating our Holzweiler x Caviar Kaspia x Bjarne Melgaard collaboration. Susie gives her valuable thoughts on fashion: how it’s become intermingled with other industries, how globalisation has changed our perception of what a ‘fashion capital’ can be, the pros and cons of tech and more.

Episode 20 -

Mersedeh Dakini: Spiritual Guidance & the Journey to True Fulfillment

This week’s guest, Mersedeh Dakini, is not only one of Susanne’s closest friends but she’s also invaluable to daily life at Holzweiler. A spiritual guide and healer with her own practice, Mersedeh travels the world organising retreats yet finds the time every Wednesday morning to lead a meditation with us - she’s our in-house meditation teacher.

Episode 19 -

Amanda Delara: Music, Activism & Inspirations

At just 27 years old, Amanda Delara has garnered a wide audience for her music that extends far beyond Norway. Her distinct fusion of Pop, R’n’B and Electronic sounds has captured the attention of global icons such as Alicia Keys, and she’s only begun. Also a passionate activist, Amanda is of Norwegian and Iranian descent and she often uses the platform her music has given her to speak out about the oppression of women in Iran and other humanitarian issues that are close to her heart.

Episode 18 -

Anoushka Gresvig Mac-Crohon & Roman Mac-Crohon: Caviar Kaspia, Fashion & Collaboration

Our guests this week are Anoushka Gresvig Mac-Crohon & Ramon Mac Crohon. The husband/wife duo has been a part of Holzweiler’s story since the beginning, and their family has grown alongside ours. In this episode, they discuss the history of Caviar Kaspia, influential fashion guests, the importance of finding joy in your work and more.

Episode 17 -

The Founders: A Decade of Holzweiler

In celebration of 10 years of Holzweiler, we’re taking a moment with our three founders: Maria Skappel Holzweiler, Andreas Holzweiler and Susanne Holzweiler. Their conversation delves into the journey that led them to begin their own brand, the highs and lows of running a business, the process that goes into designing a collection and how the tough moments will ultimately bring them closer.

Episode 16 -

Celine Aagaard: Sustainability & Innovation in Fashion

Hailing from Oslo, Celine Aagaard is the founder, co-owner and creative director of Envelope 1976, a Norwegian fashion brand with a focus on creating timeless, seasonless designs through sustainable practices. In this enlightening conversation, Celine tells Susanne more about how her beginnings in journalism led her into fashion, and the two compare notes on what it’s like to lead a small brand in today’s fashion climate.

Episode 15 -

Martin Whatson: Street Art, Fatherhood & a Creative Legacy

Martin Whatson is a Norwegian street artist, celebrated across the globe for his unique approach to graffiti, creating public murals on canvas, print and through sculpture. For this episode of Take a Moment, Martin sits down with Susanne to discuss his childhood motivations for getting into art, how fatherhood changed his outlook on life and more.

Episode 14 -

Mette Skjærbæk: Bioactive Skincare & the Healing Power of Nature

This week, we’re still in Copenhagen and speaking to one of Denmark’s true visionaries in skincare and wellness. Mette Skjærbæk is the founder of Karmameju, a bioactive skincare and loungewear company. Skjærbæk describes her products as ‘nature in a bottle’, they’re packed with organic ingredients that not only protect your skin from the outside but also promote a vitality that glows from within.

Episode 13 -

Prudence Davis: Mindful Living & Healing from Burnout

To mark the beginning of a new season of Take a Moment, this week’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at our Copenhagen store during the city’s recent Fashion week; and it culminates with a breathwork session led by Prudence. Prudence Davis is a Copenhagen-based mental health entrepreneur whose ventures include a thriving reformer pilates studio, a podcast and a matcha company. Prudence’s life goal is to steer people towards a more mindful, slower, and overall healthier way of life. To achieve this, Prudence promotes a back to basics, ‘fill your own cup’ approach.

Episode 12 -

Susanne: Time to Reflect & Reset

Our Take a Moment podcast is now entering its summer season, meaning a change of pace and shifting the focus from our extended family to our host herself, Susanne. Recorded in her house, Susanne takes a moment with our Social Media Manager, McKenzie, to discuss the importance of failing, taking the time to reconnect with your inner child in adult life, and resetting for the summer ahead.

Episode 11 -

Camilla Pihl: Businesswoman & Master of Mindful Living

Our guest Camilla Pihl, begins the episode by handing Susanne a gift. It’s a pack that includes everything needed to take a moment Camilla-style, including a scent and tea to relax the mind and unlock meditation. In this episode, Camilla and Susanne take a moment together to discuss her journey, wellness, motherhood and the importance of bringing joy to everyday life; even business meetings.

Episode 10 -

Elisa Røtterud: From Fashion Director to Fearless Explorer

Fun, unafraid and always unapologetically herself. These are some of the qualities Elisa Røtterud possesses that make her a constant source of inspiration for everyone at Holzweiler. We can always rely on Elisa’s drive and determination to motivate us when times get tough. In this episode, Elisa of course fills Susanne in on some of her latest adventures, but she also takes a moment to discuss her core values, the importance of spending time alone and how practices like yoga can instil a hectic life with balance.

Episode 9 -

To Gutter: Meditation & Breathwork for Everyday Life

Describing themselves as ‘two normal dudes living in Oslo’, Fredrik Austad and Kasper Kristoffersen are on a mission to take the mystery out of meditation. Through their social channel To Gutter and their bestselling book, Pust Ut the duo teach breathwork and meditation not as mystical practices, but as useful, practical tools that we can all add into our everyday life to allow us to navigate the dynamic world of today and help us to understand our place in it.

Episode 8 -

Sumeet Singh Patpatia: Championing Diversity & Cultural Belonging

Sumeet Singh Patpatia’s goal in life is to celebrate the things that make us unique. He has a passion for diversity, which led him to become Schibsted’s first ever Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging. For the last 15 years Sumeet has been the organiser and leader of Den norske turbandagen, or ‘Norwegian Turban Day’; an initiative with the goal to make ‘Norway the best country to be different in’ by re-contextualising the turban as a symbol of solidarity, equality and religious freedom.

Episode 7 -

Torkil Færø: Harnessing Heart Rate & Modern Wellness

Dr. Torkil Færø is a freelance doctor with a career that spans 25 years. This specialty has led Torkil to write his own bestselling book, The Pulse Cure. Susanne has benefitted from Torkil’s research in her own wellness journey, and in this episode she sits down with him to find out more about his experience, his thoughts on the modern world of work and how he takes a moment to practice gratitude in his everyday life.

Episode 6 -

Rawdah: Redefining Fashion & Fearless Advocacy

This week’s guest is a true powerhouse that cannot be defined by one title. Rawdah is an internationally acclaimed model, yet she uses her social platform to discuss and shine a light on issues that go much deeper than just fashion. In this insightful conversation, Rawdah speaks to Susanne about her life so far, her career and her guiding principles that have taken her this far.

Episode 5 -

Sophia Lie: From Supermodel to Wellness Pioneer

Norway-born, Sweden-based Sophia Lie is truly a force to be reckoned with. After a lucrative decade-long career in modelling, Sophia more recently turned her attention to the wellness industry, opening HEAT in Stockholm in 2018. Susanne and Sophia, who coincidentally met on International Womens’ Day a few years back; sit down to discuss careers, finding a time for wellness and what’s coming up next in the future.

Episode 4 -

Princess Märtha Louise: Balancing Spirituality and Entrepreneurship

Known to the world as the Princess of Norway, this guest truly transcends this title. Märtha Louise is a successful businesswoman who’s sat at the helm of many companies over the years; most recently she’s forayed into fashion, opening Hést. In this episode, Susanne takes a moment with Märtha Louise to chat about how she manages to find out how she finds balance for herself throughout it all.

Episode 3 -

Nasir Sirikhan: From Norway's Got Talent to Global Sensation

Nasir Sirikhan, burst onto the scene in 2009 when he won Norway’s Got Talent along with his two partners, Suleman and Bilal Malik; better known collectively as the Quick Style crew. They signed a contract with Sony in the same year, and since then the Quick Style crew has continued to rise. In this episode Nasir stops for a chat with Susanne about life, work and how he prioritises taking a moment for himself in even the busiest of times.

Episode 2 -

Anita Krohn Traaseth: A Trailblazer in Business & Leadership

As the first female CEO of Hewlett Packard Norway and later as CEO of Innovation Norway, we’ve been consistently amazed by Anita Krohn’s Traaseth’s exceptional career path. She doesn’t just have a brain for business, Anita is also the author of two bestselling books and is the host of her own weekly podcast. We’re honoured to have Anita as the first guest on the Take a Moment podcast.

Episode 1 -

Susanne Holzweiler

For our first episode, we have a catch-up with Susanne Holzweiler. As one of our founders, she’s been there since day 1 and has seen the brand grow into what it is today. She takes a moment with us to take us through how the journey has been so far, and the lessons she’s learned when striving for optimum work/life balance.