Take a Moment
Welcome to the Take a Moment podcast, a space to block out the noise and let inspiration flow. Each week, we’ll be getting to know an ever expanding range of people from our extended family and how they like to take a moment. In the spirit of our ‘Meeting Free Wednesdays’ at Holzweiler HQ, we’ll be releasing a new episode every Wednesday everywhere podcasts are published.
Explore our episodes below.
Episode 16: Celine Aagaard
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
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
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
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 Holzweiler #2
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
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
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: Fredrik Austad & Kasper Kristoffersen
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
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: Dr. Torkil Færø
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 Mohamed
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
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: Märtha Louise
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
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.
