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Rania Kurdi is a comedy actress, presenter and singer. A successful TV host and presenter in the Middle East and now has a highly successful career as a comedy actress in the UK and has recently found another passion as a transformational life coach. Rania speaks to Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Excited by England’s 1966 World Cup victory and the FA Cup win by Tottenham that same year Patricia Gregory wrote to her local paper questioning why women were not playing the beautiful game. Patricia received letters from women interested in playing, and she set up a club. In the late 1960’s Patricia Gregory was actively involved in setting up the Women’s FA as the game’s governing body.Patricia Gregory tells her story to Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
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Courtney Grinham started out working in the hairdressing industry. An injury to her hand forced her to take on temporary work in an agency which deals with helping people to get into the workplace. Move on several years and she is now managing director of that organisation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In October 2015, Tanya Lambert made a life-changing decision to leave behind an established career in the energy industry for a career that made time to focus on her family and secure a life-long wish to start a food company that encompassed some of Tanya’s passions to produce real food for families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr Sarah Upjohn is certainly making waves. Her pioneering doctoral work at the University of Cambridge has focused on preventing playing-related injuries in young musicians. Sarah and The Purcell School’s strategy to identify risk factors and improve injury prevention awareness among pupils, staff, parents and all involved with the school, is exemplary in preparing young musicians for healthy and successful careers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Kelly Molson tells the story of how she jointly set up a web agency called Rubber Cheese. Kelly is keen to encourage more women into tech and also to support other women agency owners - at the moment only 27% of UK agency owners are women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Professor Melody Clark is a project leader at British Antarctic Survey who won the senior prize for outstanding women in marine biological sciences. Women Making Waves contributor Jan Moore talks to Melody about her work, the Antarctic and climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sarah Glover who was so shocked by how some women and girls in India were treated that she set up a charity called Born to be Beautiful. Sarah uses her skills as a beautician to train these women as manicurists so that they have a way of earning a living, and visits both India and Uganda. Sarah’s philosophy is that with polish and a nail file these women will have a way of earning money; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We meet renowned photographer Anita Corbin who is currently exhibiting First Women featuring 100 women who’ve been FIRST in their field of achievement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Helena Trenkic, a student at Homerton College in Cambridge, is passionate about ensuring that sex education is properly handled in schools in order to decrease gender-based violence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hilary Cox Condron is a Community artist and engagement worker described as ‘community glue’. A vibrant force of nature, Hilary has been involved in lots of community projects She speaks to Linda Ness about her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Louse Rowland’s debut novel The Girl’s Book of Priesthood is an extremely thought provoking read. Although fictitious it is meticulously researched and threaded with humour. Louise also gives insight to her phenomenal career as keynote speech writer to thought leadership that continues around her novel writing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cassandra Farren, has written a book called “I lost my Mum” which is her very personal story about her Mother’s dementia. Women Making Waves contributor Bobby Jones met Cassandra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Not her real name, but 'Alicia' was the victim of serious domestic abuse. She fled her home and is now facing rebuilding her life. Alicia tells her story, and talks about a scheme run by homeless charity Wintercomfort, which really helped get her back on her feet. Alicia is joined by Elliot Harris from Overstream Clean. Music used in the interview is Freedom’s Fairytale for Girls by Flaming June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Canadian Sarah Macdonald is a Fellow and Director of Music at Selwyn College and Director of Ely Cathedral Girls Choir. She was the first woman to get the job of a college director of music in Oxbridge, and she composes as well as promotes women’s music. Women Making Waves Contributor Jan Moore met her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan Chatzis took part in the 2015/16 Clipper Round the World race. She tells the story of thrills and hardship to Women Making Waves contributor Liz Barker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
During her PhD Dr Priyanka Joshi developed a small molecule library to target irregular proteins present in diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease; Amongst other accolades she is on the Vogue 25 list of the most influential women in the UK. Linda Ness chatted to her Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ever fancied getting to know people in an unhurried way? Johnnie Moore talks to Linda Ness about the group he started in Cambridge which is now taking off in other parts of the country and indeed the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joanna Bromwich doesn’t like to go on holiday and sit on a beach… before going to The Gambia she searched for interesting projects to visit and found the Bantangba project. Joanna has since raised lots of money for a toilet block and other projects which support the nursery school in rural Gambia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sue Keogh has a background in media, having worked for the BBC and ITV and now for Cambridge 105 Radio. She runs her own marketing business, Sookio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why are there still only 5% of the UK licensed pilots women? What makes a really good pilot and this case, a helicopter pilot. Captain Jennifer Stevenson is no exception when it comes to sheer determination and talks to Suzie Thorpe about why she absolutely loves her job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dame Janet Maureen Thornton, DBE FRS FMedSci HonFRSC is a senior scientist at the European Bioinformatics Institute, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. She is one of the world's leading researchers in structural bioinformatics, Jan Moore talks to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mayor of Cambridge Gerri Bird who tells us the incredible story of her life - from being born in a mother and baby home in Ireland, to becoming the first citizen of Cambridge. This true story sounds like the plot for a novel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How does it feel to be influential? Michelle Moore has been included in The Independent 50 Most Influential Women in Sport as well as winning the UK Precious Award to ‘Outstanding Woman in Sport”? Michelle played a key role at the London 2012 Olympic Games developing strategy and creating engagement opportunities for thousands of young people and staff in London schools Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ever fancied trying past life regression? Perhaps in a previous incarnation you were a Queen - or a murderer! Well we talk to Louise Rhodes who specialises in helping people through hypnotic therapy - and who has a special interest in past life regression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
