She Rocks Global

After more than 27 interviews with women from all corners of the world, we thought it is time for you to get to know us, your hosts, better. This is the first episode of the Meet The Makers special, where we spend time with Nwabisa. This super networker from South Africa will share details of her personal and business journey. You will hear how she went from a successful entrepreneur herself, to s...

In this week episode, you will meet Maryse, a global citizen with a French passport and a multicultural background, mother of three actually living in the Netherlands. She will share how she reinvents herself from her PhD in chemistry to academic publishing, how she challenges herself running marathons and how she works to be true to herself. Enjoy ! Meet our guest deeply through her social media...

Meet Diamond! She is a creator and coach  based in Chicago,  deeply passionate about changing   culture and circumstances through safe spaces to connect with ourselves. Diamond talks to us about how she coaches people to experience ease and joy. She holds space for you to unravel, dance, and rebuild as your Innermost and Highest Self. We hope you’ll find moments that resonate w...

Let’s talk about sex! Nicole is a sex positivity activist who brings in the frankness and directness that conversations about sex, intimacy and relationships sometimes lack. Gather round; this is most definitely an episode that you will want to share with your friends. Let us know what you think! Follow our guest on her social media accounts : IG : @theycallmebanz , Linked In: Nicole Banister , Me...

Erika is what we might label an explorer. From adventures on Tinder, the circus and supporting startups; Erika applies her mind to working out how she can be the best version of herself in all that she does. This disciplined capoeira devotee also tried her hand at political office. Get to know her better via her social media accounts : LinkedIn : Erika Halonen , Ig: @ erika_halonen and Tw: @ErikaH...

In this episode, we are in conversation with Eliada - an academic, a mother, a wife. Eliada’s passion for building community in order to unleash innovation is infectious. So is her delight in answering the questions that we surprise her with. We hope you find this conversation delightful too. Keep rocking!

Lauri is our first guest from the Caribbean. Her conversation with us has her sharing the strategies she uses to remain perfectly imperfect. Lauri is an entrepreneur for entrepreneurs who brings joy and ease into all that she does. We hope you have as much fun learning with Lauri as we did. Keep rocking! Get to know Lauri-Ann deeply through her social media accounts: IG @lauriannainsworth , Linked...

In today’s episode, we are in conversation with Mohale Mashigo - an award winning author, and in her words, storyteller. We have a big conversation around superheroes, what it means to be supported, how we keep rocking as women and how to surround ourselves with women. It’s a really great episode full of insight from Mohale. We hope you enjoy it, keep rocking! Get to know our guest via her social...

In this episode you will enjoy an unconventional conversation between Nwabisa, Maca and Wendy Williams, our first US guest. She shares how she coped with being a woman in the  business world; creating her own leadership style based on impact and collaboration. You will learn how she manages fear of the unknown and how she daily works on her purpose . Enjoy and share with us your impressions a...

Meet Aliza! She is based in Thailand and deeply passionate about social innovation. Aliza talks to us about what it means to be a social entrepreneur and a woman in leadership whilst trying to make sense of her life as a daughter with ageing parents. We hope you’ll find moments that resonate with you during this conversation. We did! Enjoy and keep rocking! Check our guest social media accounts :...

In this episode, you will meet Nilam, a 38-year old Indonesian entrepreneur who is behind a food chain with 1600 outlets in 10 countries, and a new company in the making — a cosmetic company with a very bold mission. But, we will not talk about business too much. You will hear how her rebelliousness in early age made her feel pressured that she needs to succeed later on, in both business, mar...

Welcome to a new season of She Rocks Global <3 In this episode, you will meet Heuda, a busy mom and a serial entrepreneur acting for a better tomorrow. Heuda will talk about being a first woman in many endeavours and what has enabled her to be so supported and embraced while breaking gender roles. Although at moments it sounds like she is making it all, she will talk about support and asking fo...

Allow us to introduce you to Sarah, a South-African doing her PhD in the UK. For years, Sarah is a nutritionist working with male rugby teams and we will hear great stories about becoming a part of the team when you are an evident outsider. We’ll also talk about the challenges of the global pandemic from a perspective of a single person living far from family and closest friends. Enjoy and share w...

In this episode, you will meet Rocío, an architect, serial social entrepreneur and builder of things from Argentina. She identifies herself as a navigator, and that requires bravery. This is exactly what this conversation explores. How does she stay motivated to start new big projects? Why she loves imperfection and stopping when it’s enough. And the toughest question of all — how to know when it...

In our conversation with Patricia, an Irish woman living in Serbia, Zoja and Nwabisa, we explored the concept of what it means to be curious,  what it means to stand your ground and what it  means to collaborate. And how all of this has enabled Patricia to navigate through her life with courage as a time she finds herself having to make monumental decisions. You can get to know our guest...

A first celebrity in She Rocks Global podcast! In this episode, we will be talking with María Riccetto from Uruguay, world renowned ballerina, who after years in NY, came back to Montevideo. We will talk about finding the balance between career sacrifice and personal life, managing society expectations and fighting pressures. Maria is a true celebrity in her home country and beyond, but still, wha...

In this episode, you’ll meet Beza from Ethiopia. Beza worked in the non-profit sector for most of her career, in her home country and abroad, but four years ago she stepped into the private sector. The conversation took various turns — we started talking about the green economy, then discussed why it is important to support women to grow and ended with a personal perspective. Beza talked about one...

In this episode, you will meet Alexandra Gomez, a lawyer specialized in a very unusual area — football. Most of you operating in male-dominated working environment will relate with what Alexandra is sharing. We’ll also talk about the change one goes through during a career, and how our approach to various things transforms — from work, through family to building better opportunities for those who...

In this episode of She Rocks Global, Maca and Nwabisa spend some time with Inya from Nigeria. She is a social entrepreneur who describes herself as a happy girl. This filmmaker is a powerhouse! We talk about mentoring, she tells us what it means to live with dyslexia and she declares that one day she will be a zillionaire. Get to know our guest deeply by her social media accounts: IG and TW @sarah...

Sonja is a serial entrepreneur, and for her, running a business and having kids are very similar. And that is exactly what makes her story even more interesting, from the way she talks about the problem-solving and social focus of women entrepreneurs to her story about exiting her first business. When she talked about her exit, Zoja and Maca didn’t have anything else to add, that was exactly the s...

In this episode, Zoja and Nwabisa have a sprawling conversation with the warm Selina.  Selina is a champion of reinvention and has followed career paths in the law, broadcast journalism and is currently a fashion designer in Ghana. We talk about how sometimes choosing your path means disappointing those you love. We talk about body positivity and we talk about the search for true love. Oh, we...

"We can't edit ourselves anymore, we can't be polite, we can't be timid anymore." Society has an unspoken expectation that women should remain polite and obedient. No more of that! This must-listen episode has Leonie talking to us about being disobedient in the face of challenges that need our urgent attention. It's not easy so we also explore the toll of being a disobedient woman takes on one. Ge...

"A lot of people want people who are bridge builders and I always say I am a disruptor" Join us as we explore the power that lies in the simple word that is "no". Asanda talks to us about self-care whilst being a disruptor, she presents the world view of a nurturer who is also a disruptor. Get to know Asanda deeply by her social media accounts : IG: @astarwriter FB: Asanda Ngoasheng

"I believe in it (entrepreneurship) because I find that it is a way of creating; making what you believe in without sitting and waiting for life to make it happen"  Ange literally moved across continents, learned new languages and was displaced from her home country, not once but twice, and yet each and every time she chooses to look for and find opportunities for herself and others in places...

"Every now and then I do brave and stupid things that are very well planned." Many of us spend a lot of time thinking about how we think we need to show up in the different parts of our lives. Carryn lives through a number of different worlds where she has realised that the best way for her to show up each time is to show up as herself - no separation between Work Carryn and Home Carryn - just Car...