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The Constant Cheerleader
by The Constant Cheerleader
Chat, Coffee and Championing life's Cheerleaders! Gemma Stevenson is a competitive cheerleader and current World Champion in the sport but when she's not on the mat cheering for her country she works as a broadcast journalist and presenter championing the everyday cheerleaders who make a difference to their communities large and small. Join her for 30 minutes of mat talk with some of the most gamechanging people in the world as they discuss life, loves, and coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Episode Twenty: Ruth Patterson
Embracing Individuality Ruth Patterson has always had a passion for music. As the lead singer of Holy Moly and The Crackers she's played some of the biggest stages in the UK and across Europe. On top of that 2020 has seen her get the opportunity to work as an artist-in-residence at The Sage in...
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Episode Nineteen: Vicki Busfield
Finding Connection As the artistic director of Dash Dot Dance Vicki Busfield champions inclusivity in the dance world and is involved with multiple projects around the arts and mental health. During lockdown she also became a film producer creating a socially distant film called Are We Floating…
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Episode Eighteen: Manisha Tailor MBE
Breaking Boundaries Manisha Tailor MBE is a woman who is not afraid to challenge the status quo Having originally trained as a teacher and headteacher she moved into coaching, gaining her UEFA B Licence and setting up Swaggarlicious which uses football to create cohesion by engaging with diverse...
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Episode Seventeen: Kiera Byland
Striking a New Balance Over her sporting career cyclist and swimmer Kiera Byland has picked up six gold medals at the Special Olympics. And now she's giving talks to schools and colleges championing the power of sport and taking her experiences from the competitive arena into the boardroom…
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Episode Sixteen: Kirsty Day and Grace Dyke
Celebrating Success Kirsty Day and Grace Dyke are two women on a mission. Passionate about diversifying the media, through their Media Cubs workshops for seven to eleven year olds they not only introduce young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to the skills required to work in a newsroom…
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Episode Fifteen: Vanessa Boland
Doing the Hard Thing While sipping her first hot cuppa since having her son actress and entrepreneur Vanessa Boland had a spark of genius and turned it into successful business. Now a hit on social media and with renewed ambitions to return to the stage after two and half years away she's looking...
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Episode Fourteen: Pippa Stacey
Planting Acorns Olivier Award winner Pippa Stacey is a writer who really took the quote “if there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it” quite literally. Using her own experiences of navigating higher education with a chronic illness she's created...
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Episode Thirteen: Kgothatso 'KG' Montjane
Beacons of Hope Kgothatso 'KG' Montjane is one of the women to watch on court. She didn't even pick up a racket, or know about tennis for that matter, until she was nineteen but has gone on to break into the top eight of the women's wheelchair tennis rankings, compete at the Grand Slams and…
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Episode Twelve: Tully Kearney
Pressing Reset Swimmer Tully Kearney should have been out in Tokyo this week competing for a place on the podium at what would have been her first Paralympics. But with the Games rescheduled to 2021, the seven-time World Champion has been giving back to the community and raising money for the...
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Episode Eleven: Katie Pritchard
Discovering New Talents Award-winning comedian Katie Pritchard was due to do her debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, well until the country went into lockdown a few months before it was due to happen. With all her live gigs cancelled since March, she's set about discovering…
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Episode Ten: Hannah Rankin and Ellie Scotney
Living in the Present Hannah Rankin and Ellie Scotney are among Britain's ones to watch when it comes to talent in the ring. History-making Hannah is not only Scotland's first female boxing World Champion but also a talented musician who, with her quintet, takes concerts into schools and care...
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Episode Nine: Etisyai Philip
Taking Time The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q and Hairspray - just some of the shows you may have seen Etisyai Philip in over the years. On stage she wows the world with with her pitch perfect comedy timing, and off it she's passionate about diversity in the arts and encouraging the next generation of...
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Episode Eight: Rachel Morgan
Play, Fight, Win Rachel Morgan is one of Britain's top tennis talents. During the pandemic though, the current World No.1 (B1 classification) on the visually impaired tennis circuit has put down her racket to focus on her career as a keyworker, swapping the baseline for the frontline in the fight...
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Episode Seven: Jordanne Whiley
Divine Storms Jordanne Whiley is unique among British tennis players because she's the only one to have achieved a Calendar Grand Slam. During lockdown, with no Roland Garros this week, the wheelchair tennis tour on hold, and the Paralympics delayed by a year to 2021, the eleven-time Grand Slam...
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Episode Six: Ella Beaumont
Seize The Day Ella Beaumont has been passionate about sport and fitness since she was young and after scouring the internet for fitness sessions for wheelchair users during lockdown and finding nothing that motivated her she took matters into her own hands and launched Ella's Wheelchair Workout....
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Episode Five: Ruth Fox
Within the White Lines Football has been a constant for St Ives Town Ladies player Ruth Fox since she was young, in fact she would even go so far as to say that the sport saved her life. Now ready to write the next chapter, the central midfielder and campaigner is undertaking a 28 day cycling...
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Episode Four: Chantal Epp
Pushing the Boundaries If there's a gap in the market it's almost guaranteed entrepreneur and athlete Chantal Epp will spot it. In business she's used her love of music and knowledge of the music industry to break down traditional barriers. And as one half of Wheelchair Partner Stunt, she's…
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Episode Three: Lizzie Cresswell
Re-creating the Magic The art of storytelling runs through the veins of animator and puppeteer Lizzie Cresswell. And during these uncertain times she's been using that skill to bring a smile to people's faces, producing a number of short films, including one re-creating the Disney World…
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Episode Two: Vicki Hargreaves
Play, Create and Learn Vicki Hargreaves is the director and choreographer of Commotion Dance but after theatres went dark almost overnight she quickly morphed from that into online educator. Join her for 30 minutes of Mat Talk about her work, the vital importance of connection during what is…
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Episode One: Miranda Dickinson
Mugs of Rebellion, refusing a dishwasher and facing Twitter tumbleweed when sharing David Tennant GIFs Just a few things that make life interesting for writer, Miranda Dickinson. In the first ever episode of The Constant Cheerleader we catch up with the six-time Sunday Times bestselling author…
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Chat, Coffee and Championing life's Cheerleaders! Gemma Stevenson is a competitive cheerleader and current World Champion in the sport but when she's not on the mat cheering for her country she works as a broadcast journalist and presenter championing the everyday cheerleaders who make a difference to their communities large and small. Join her for 30 minutes of mat talk with some of the most gamechanging people in the world as they discuss life, loves, and coffee.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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