Women Making Waves Podcast

We're all about fitness on this episode of Women Making Waves.The very talented Bar Groisman from Sababa Co. will tell us the story of how she set up the dance company and talks about the creation of their new show Coiled Up.And if you think that going to the gym is a definite no no - just listen to inspirational Donna Lovett from DL Training. Donna talks about her road to fitness and how she is helping other women achieve the same. Not scary, not intimidating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ella Tebbutt and Grace Lowrie describe themselves as single mums, business owners, and professional multitaskers.  And they can now add podcasters so that list, because they decided to share their ideas on life in a podcast called Thriving and Surviving where they have discussions about the realities of being women, on motherhood, careers and running businesses, where they talk to each other and other female guests with no filters.Previous guest Joanna Borrett explains how she met Little Jo Art through our show and how they now offer each other mutual support and friendship. We caught up with Joanna to hear more details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barbara Oxley is a writer, Cambridge tour guide, actor and singer - there is no end to her talents.  We talk to her about her different roles.And we talk to Luce—a bold songwriter turning pain into power. Hear her story, her grit, and songs that might just shift your view of recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artists Susan Mealing and Jill Eastland who are supporting refugee women in Cambridge through art projects. They tell us about the work they are doing with refugees and how it all got started.And Emilie Silverwood-Cope makes brands look brilliant online. In a very entertaining way, Emilie talks about social media - and discusses the thorny topic of whether to let your teenager use social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Eleanor Drage studies how to make AI fairer for everyone, using feminist and anti-racist ideas to fight bias in tech. She’s also published books on building more ethical machines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Women Making Waves we meet Alison Cooper, fresh at the helm of Membership Club for Female businesswomen - Six Figured Females. Alison will tell us how she plans to take this community to the next level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tess Howard MBE is a well known hockey player who played for Cambridge City and England Women’s 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal squad. Tess was recently awarded an MBE for her work in changing women’s sportsware for hockey players.And if you’re looking for stress-busting tips that actually work, you’re in the right place as our guest Dr. Lee David, a GP, and therapist, is the brains behind "10 Minute CBT," making mental health easy and doable.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inge Hunter went from selling cocktails while homeless at 17 to building Clue Content, a powerhouse agency with a team of 14 in Newmarket; and meet Niamh Eadie, the tech whiz who swapped coding for construction. She went from not knowing a hammer from a handsaw to becoming a successful property developer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CTO & Co Founder of Lambda Agri Monica Saavedra has figured out how to supercharge sunlight in greenhouses, boosting crop yields in ways that could transform agriculture as we know it; And Claire Given, who turned frustration into innovation. When one-handed products fell short, she created Equipmii - matching people with perfect medical solutions.Both women have been awarded the prestigious  Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We chat to CEO of HerEthical AI Dr Tamara Polajnar who talks about how she came to the world of Machine Learning and AI in policing and talks of her interest in devising systems which detect victim blaming;And Jules Walters, a health coach with a rich background in science. Jules now dedicates her expertise to empowering busy women to become the CEO of their health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet Maud Blair a Cambridge-based author known for her storytelling about her life under British rule in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe during the era of apartheid which lead to her acclaimed book ‘In between’; And Rachel Hales is adamant that Cambridge can become a thriving community for everyone by pioneering ground-breaking partnerships to address challenges and social good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gill Abbs is currently in the process of baking 26,000 mince pies. Impressively, Gill has worked at the world famous Fitzbillies in Cambridge as a baker for 53 years;And Chloe Gentles is playing the role of Cinderella in this year’s pantomime at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. We ask her what it’s like to act in a pantomime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are feeling stressed, this is the episode for you. Women Making Waves bring you two calming influences, Nicci Roscoe whose book Manifest your Everything helps you to focus on what you want to be; and Yasmin El-Saie who uses holistic methods to calm anxious dogs; With a massive following on social media her two dogs have become super stars; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On women making waves we meet author Jodi Taylor who started writing when she retired and has had tremendous success with her series of books The Chronicles of St. Mary’s. But nobody was more surprised by her success than Jodi herself…And we hear from the winner of the New Music Generator award for Best Female Solo artist, Elba Rose  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Women Making Waves chat to Alison Wright, owner of Fitzbillies, which  is one of the most iconic businesses in Cambridge, traditionally the place to go for your tea and Chelsea bun.  Alison  tells us about how she took over the business and what it’s like to run this Cambridge icon And lawyer Inger Anson is a Corporate Partner who leads Cambridge law firm HCR.  Inger came to Cambridge following a motor cycling trip around india.  Inger believes in the importance of being nice and approachable to her clients.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About our guests on this episode:Clare MulleyAward-winning public historian, author and broadcaster, Clare Mulley joins us to talk about her four biographies, primarily focus on female experience during the Second World War. Clare talks about the women and how she approaches her research.Follow Clare:Website: https://claremulley.comX: @claremulleyInsta: @claremulleyRenata DrumondBrazilian-born architect Renata Drumond is founder of Renata Drumond Interior Design in Cambridge. Renata's passion for design began early, building houses for her Barbie doll and experimenting with different materials. She studied architecture in Brazil, then completed her Master’s degree in London, working on projects in Switzerland, the Middle East, and London.Follow Renata:Website: www.renatadrumond.comInsta: @renatadrumondPintrest: renatadrumondinteriorsLinkedin: rdrumond Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About our guests on this episode:Jessica Hepburn is an author, a former executive director of the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, an award winning fertility hero, and the first woman IN THE WORLD to achieve ‘The Sea, Street & Summit Challenge”. Jessica tells the story of going through 11 unsuccessful rounds of IVF before taking on some of the most gruelling and difficult challenges the world has to offer, despite never having considered herself 'sporty'. Her book 'Save Me From the Waves' tells the story of taking on these challenges, inspired by listening to over 3,000 episodes of Desert Island Discs. Hannah Nunn is the founder of Kickstart Coffee. Kickstart is a social enterprise that solely, through its profit, provides funding for children to free education at The Early Learning School in Entebbe in Uganda since 2005.Hannah, who is a senior nurse at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, tells the story of how she started the organisation and talks about the other projects she is doing in Uganda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A little about the guests in this episode:The Royal National Lifeboat Institution celebrates its 200th anniversary and our guest Emily Heaton recently became a Coxswain, and offers some interesting insights into what it's like being part of the lifesaving institution. Maiya Fleming is an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor. She tells us what it’s like doing an apprenticeship rather than a university degree and also what’s it’s like working in such a male dominated environment; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A little about our guests in this episode:With under 8% of classical music written by women, we are delighted to chat to Cambridgeshire composer Joanna Borrett who has announced the world premiere of her most recent work.Jane Horwood is the founder of pre-loved clothing boutique TrashChic. Jane’s motto is Buy less, buy better. Bright colours and pink glasses, this designer and fashionista has built a business that catches our attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chloe Matharu is a singer songwriter who plays the harp. Chloe’s music is inspired by the sea and her time working in the Merchant Navy; and Olivia Partington is dedicated to helping find solutions in fighting climate change and creating ways to inspire young people to get involved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LA based British author, Lucy Broadbent has written about some extraordinary, well known famous Hollywood people. Combining her skills as a journalist and her interest in social and cultural reality, Lucy has written incredible real life features. We talk to Lucy about her latest book. "What Would Ted Lasso Do?" A well researched book containing expertise from psychologists. This book is about the Ted Lasso TV hit comedy series that reveals and explains some of Ted’s best life lessons. After a wonderful and long career at the BBC we spoke to Katy Searle. At the time we talked, to Katy was the Senior Controller BBC News but has since moved to become a partner of Comms and Political engagement organisation Fourtold. Quoting the BBC as a wonderful place to work, we are delighted to introduce a woman who has achieved so much in her career. Katy also admits she is a risk taker….  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a wonderful and long career at the BBC we spoke to Katy Searle. At the time we talked, to Katy was the Senior Controller BBC News but has since moved to become a partner of Comms and Political engagement organisation Fourtold. Quoting the BBC as a wonderful place to work, we are delighted to introduce a woman who has achieved so much in her career. Katy also admits she is a risk taker…. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lifelong supporter of Cambridge City football club, Alice Dewey is now General Manager of the Club, and is involved in the building a new stadium. We hear about the job she loves and the club which is like a second family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Little Jo a.k.a. Joanne Graham, is an artist based in Bury St Edmunds. Jo is a portrait artist but has also been inspired to draw keys and skulls because of stories from her past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Catherine Lee is Professor of Inclusive Education and Leadership and Deputy Dean for Education at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge Anglia Ruskin University. Catherine’s own experiences while teaching in secondary schools during the years of the Section 28 legislation, which was a legislative designation for a series of laws across Britain that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities, helped inspire a BBC and BFI-backed film, Blue Jean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After attending an event run by Raspberry Pi, Hannah Hagon came up with an idea about how she could teach pre-school tots about computer coding. She started Unplugged Tots and now enthuses young children in the art of computing - without the use of computers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cambridge based author Cindy Forde who is the founder of Planetari, and has just produced a book called Bright New World.  A world in which today's children have grown up and tackled the world's most pressing social and environmental problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two friends, a collaboration and voila! FRESH studio appears. This partnership between Sara Ford and Alice Loombe is providing Ely with a space for everyone. We find out what it’s like for two friends to build a business together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COP27 is taking place in Sharm El-Shake in Egypt.  Zoe Arden, fellow at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership, talks about the role of female leaders in the climate sphere.  And we are joined by two of them - Liv Andersson, founder of BioZeroc, carbon neutral cement, speaks about the role of women in construction and Sushma Shankar from Deep Planet, tells us how they are using satellite imagery to help farmers.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoe Arden a fellow at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and her focus is on helping people to gain the skills to lead courageously and maximise their positive influence, as well as impacting and creating stories that drive change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liv is founder and CEO of BioZeroc, a company founded in 2021 with a goal to decarbonise the construction industry, and they are working on producing carbon neutral cement.Liv is a passionate sustainability specialist who has led international construction projects in residential as well as commercial buildings, focussing on low-carbon developments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sushma Shankar is the co-founder of Deep Planet, the goal of the company being to use machine learning for the benefit of the Planet.Deep Planet are building an Artificial Intelligence platform that uses satellite imagery and Internet of Things sensors to deliver insights in wine grape growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stef Martinsen-Barker is CEO of Cambridge Women’s Resources Centre. Stef has lots of experience of working with people who need support. She has been a senior youth worker, a parent support advisor, she has worked with young carers and been a Senior Family worker.The Cambridge Women's Resources Centre was established in 1982 and has a rich history of supporting, training and encouraging women seeking positive change for themselves and their families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinead Sharkey-Steenson is a Career Elevator Coach at Generation Women. Sinead has helped close to 10,000 women get the promotions and pay-rises they deserve, and she plans to help many more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Berenice Smith is a creative designer and a self-confessed anorak who has an obsession about great fonts and gorgeous books. Experienced in website design and geeky about using design to solve social problems she is the owner of Hello Lovely. Berenice is also a co-founder of the podcast The Full Stop, a social design project that raises awareness of involuntary childlessness. Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness find out more about Berenice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suzie and Linda chat to Danae Shell. Danae saw many examples of workplace discrimination and harrassment and through sheer frustration she co-founded and is CEO of Valla, the legal platform for workers. Danae is a developer-turned marketer and hails from Tennessee in the USA but now lives in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like many of us, during lockdown Claire Buckle started going out for walks and developed an appreciation for the wonders of nature - and hedgehogs in particular. She now has a garden full of rescued hedgehogs, and tells us her story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet the first female President of The Magic Circle, Megan Swann. Megan combines magic in a fun way to teach environmental issues; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Women Making Waves we meet Tetiana Preobrazhenska who lives and works in Kyiv. When Ukraine was invaded Tetiana chose to stay in the country. Tetiana tells us why she chose to stay rather than leave and what it’s like living in Kyiv on a day to day basis while the country is at war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Logan is an emerging composer, her first opera explores the extraordinary love story of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed. Lisa works as an entertainment lawyer. We hear how an unlikely twist of fate sparked her interest in composing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Faradena Afifi is a Tai Chi instructor, massage therapist, violist, cellist and professional singer. Fara is co-founder of free improvisation music group The Noisy Women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grace came to horses and riding as an adult and quickly realised the emotional and psychological benefits she was experiencing. She saw the possibility of bringing together her work as a speech therapist with her love of horses to help people through trauma. It was this observation that finally led her to training with IFEEL (International Foundation of Equine Assisted Learning) and the development of "Grace with Horses'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca is the Director at Shepreth Wildlife Park. She graduated with an MBA, BSc Hons in Psychology, FdSc in Zoo Resource Management and a Veterinary Assistant diploma. Rebecca was also a freelance journalist. Shepreth Wildlife Park is a family concern managed by Rebecca , her father and brother. Rebecca’s key interest lies in conservation, both native and global, and having founded the charity in 2012, now oversees the work of the charity and the SWCC Hedgehog Hospital programme with her fellow trustees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Turner founded angel network Angel Academe in London in 2014 to invest in tech companies with at least one woman on the founding team.  Sarah is a technologist, entrepreneur and angel investor. She's spent most of her career working in digital technology in the UK, US and Asia as an advisor and connector for start-ups and corporates. In 2014 she co-founded the award-winning angel network, Angel Academe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We feature Dorothy Byrne, president of Murray Edwards College Cambridge. Dorothy has been Head of Current Affairs at Channel Four, World in Action producer, and editor of ITV’s’s The Big Story. Dorothy gives us an amusing insight to her life covering a range of topics from the menopause to politicians relationship with the media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we are very excited to talk with Louise Palmer-Masterton, founder and CEO of vegan restaurant Stem & Glory. Serving delicious food in a way that is compassionate to animals, and also to the world as the restaurant is carbon negative. In this fascinating chat Lousie talks about her life and beliefs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gaby Reniero and Annabel Jones share both a business and a mission. The business is called Bubbly Bandits Ltd and their mission is to introduce you to wonderful Italian sparkling wine. Gaby and Annabel believe they have sourced the perfect grape while spent time living in Italy and now they are bringing it to the UK. We explore their journey and why they are so excited about their venture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Women Making Waves Christmas Special! Singer songwriter Wildcard divulges her magic Italian Christmas pasta recipe that only her Mamma knows best! Musical artist Ellie Dixon kicks off her favourite festive song and you really won't believe what she wants for a Christmas present... Dr Lynn Asante-Asare loves her advent calendar, Christmas preparation and terrible Christmas movies; And singer songwriter Anita Gabrielle reminisces about some very special past Christmases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Councillor Anna Smith is Leader of Cambridge City Council. This energetic fascinating woman talks about her time at Oxford, her work in education and how she got into politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morag Styles is Professor of Children’s Poetry at Homerton College, Cambridge. Morag has an infectious passion for children’s poetry, and loves to work with teachers to help them inspire children to read and write poetry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.