The Dr. Sam Collins Podcast - "Stripped Back"

Zoe Holland MBE, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Fletchers Solicitors about gaining balance, finding your heart led passion and making the impossible possible.

A conversation with Amy Lynch, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Europe, at global tech company Thoughtworks about microactivism strategies for keeping going when things get hard and that it's never too late to make changes.

A conversation with changemaker Tracey Cramond, Chair of the award-winning Health Care Supply Association's Women's Network dedicated to addressing women's issues in the workplace and working to drive positive change.

A conversation with the inspirational Kamila Sidiqi, Afghan entrepreneur, government official, and the subject of the New York Times bestselling book, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana.

A conversation with Karen McDonagh Reynolds, transformation executive, board member, and award winning CIO. How do we get men united with equality?

A conversation with Chief Legal Officer Caryl Longley about learning the 'rules of the game', set by men for men.  

Sam chats with Georgie Moseley, Founder of 'Help Harry Help Others' cancer charity about following your dreams whoever you are and making your vision a reality.

Sam talks with Awah Francisca Mbuli, a victim of human trafficking about her escape and starting again. Contains themes of sexual abuse.

Eileen Brewer, from being the only female on the team in tech companies in Silicon Valley to volunteering to teach girls in Rwanda about computer hardware. On saying yes and walking through fear.   

Aletta Raju, Employment Law Specialist from South Africa and Sam on finding self love and acceptance after loss.

Sam chats with Mona Bafadhel, the new Chair of Respiratory Medicine, King's College London about her career, failing and being called "challenging."  

Sam chats to Suzanne Steele, Vice President and Managing Director of Adobe Australia about the importance of purpose and having your own personal board of directors. 

Sam chats with Malan Wu from Wood Mackenzie, Robyn Dittrich, from BHP and Damien Jacotine from S&P Global following the "Collective Courage" talk for Women in Mining and Resources Singapore. 

Changemaker, child advocate and recent college graduate Destiny Ayo Vaughan shares her incredible story of creating your own destiny no matter the circumstances. Content includes child abuse and child marriage.

Sam talks with Gill Whitty-Collins about how we can achieve gender equality through closing the respect gap. 

Sam chats with Charlotte Sheridan about leaving her highly paid yet unfulfilling job and following her true passions. We discuss how to overcome our 'Thinking Errors' to overcome financial and health fears.

With no money, confidence or network and during a pandemic, Pip Hare, age 45 successfully took on on one of the toughest sporting events on the planet, racing a 60 ft yacht solo around the world in the Vendee Globe Race.

A conversation with Heather McWilliam, a former police officer who was expected to have a bright future. A story about speaking up, self-care and being a changemaker. Contents includes themes of PTSD and sexual abuse.

Dr Zareen Roohi Ahmed shares her emotional journey of loss, starting her own social business, her James Bond dream and period poverty activism! 

"I don't know what to say. I am here to support you and I won't abandon you. Let's remain friends" Karen open discusses being a transgender woman and her experience post speaking out at the recent Aspire Resolve Global UnConference.

Sam meets the inspirational Sister Zeph from rural Pakistan who has dedicated her life to the education of girls. They talk about love, doing difficult things and crying every night. www.zephaniaheducation.org 

Sam speaks with Ibtissam Al-Farah, originally from Ethiopia and Yemen about the beauty of reinventing your life, taking risks, the rewards and making good decisions. 

Andree Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer of FINCA Impact Finance joins from Washington DC and shares her views on resilience, using our voice and speaking our truth.

Drama, shame, depression, sweat, tears and the silver linings of following through on your dreams with Sarah Kitakule, Founder of www.kitakulefoundation.org in Uganda.  

Sam chats with Brita Fernandez Schmidt, Executive Director of Women for Women International about turning 50, inequality, conspiracy theories and making leaps during crisis.

Nasreen Sheikh, Founder of The Women's Empowerment Collective and One Million Masks talks to Sam from Nepal about her amazing journey to power, choice and survival.

Ex offender, survivor of domestic abuse and victim turned perpetrator, Lilly Lewis joins Sam to discuss how we can be truly free, even in lockdown.

Sam talks with her friend Karen Sherman, President of Akilah about following your own vision, life during COVID and the power of women.