The Dangerous Women Podcast

In this eye-opening finale of Series 5, Sophy Norris speaks to Clare Willetts, the CEO and Founder of Not Only Pink and Blue, on how and why gender stereotypes that start in the playground continue into the workplace.    Clare began her business after noticing how starkly children’s products were divided into pink and blue, and recognised the same patterns reappearing later in workplaces and board...

In this Episode, we are channelling positivity, something we could all do with in such a chaotic world.    Nonie White, former documentary Director, turned Founder, turned ICF ACC Executive Coach and accredited Positive Psychology Practitioner. She is a BAFTA-nominated storyteller who works with the science of flourishing to help ambitious entrepreneurs step into their next level of leadership and...

In this Episode, Sophy talks to a woman who defines the meaning of a portfolio career, a carefully crafted series of roles and services that enable her to share her expertise, support and lift those she works with and lean into the industries she is passionate about. Monica Chadha's story is one of grabbing opportunities, following instincts, harnessing mentorship and sometimes stepping into the u...

In this episode we are talking money, or at least how we, as women, need to become more financially literate and future-focused. We are, as we all know, living longer, sometimes much longer, lives. I suspect many of us are preparing for financial security until we are 85, but the truth is, many of us will live well past that. What happens then? These are the sort of questions the smarter amongst u...

In this week's Episode, our host Sophy Norris speaks to Birthe Mester, board advisor and award-winning organisational development and culture change expert. She is also a thought leader, facilitator, conference speaker, accredited mediator and coach with a 30-year cross sector track record and deep expertise in transforming performance, engagement and culture of complex global organisations. As wi...

This week's guest is Sarah Thomas PhD, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP of Consultancy giant Capgemini. Sarah is an experienced B2B marketing and communications leader with a passion for innovation, creativity, and technology. She has spent her marketing career in global roles within the business services and technology sector.  Before her role at Capgemini, Sarah led the Brand-led Employee Experie...

In our latest Episode, Sophy Norris interviews a dangerous woman who has done that most dangerous of things; she has followed the opportunities.  So much so that she now has a dual career as a marketer and a published historian.   Michelle McCann PHD has an Irish/American heritage and has lived in the UK for over thirty years. She has created a dual portfolio: on the one hand, a senior advisor and...

Welcome to Episode One of Series Five; you are listening to The Dangerous Women Collective, hosted by Sophy Norris. The launch guest of this Series is the mightyvAlev Scott, a writer whose journalism has graced The Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, and New Statesman. Following her Turkish heritage, Alev became a journalist in Istanbul, where she covered politics and cultural change, which culminated...

In the Series 4 Finale, Sophy Norris speaks to a true trailblazer, a woman unafraid to work in the worlds seen as typically male: politics, rugby and the great British pub. Emma McClarkin is the current Chief Executive of the British Beer & Pub Association (BPPA), a role she has had since 2019. A passionate beer and pub lover, Emma is the voice for the beer and pub sector, leading them through...

In this, our penultimate Episode of Series 4, our host Sophy Norris speaks to the, quite simply, inspirational Ama Frimpong: self-confessed tinkerer, creator, engineer, fixer, representor and mother (plus so much we have missed out). Ama is Head of Product Development at 52 North Health, where she leads development across the company’s portfolio of healthcare solutions, including Neutrocheck® deve...

Our first podcast of 2026 is a candid conversation about being a woman in a highly corporate environment and the importance of sharing our life experiences so that we can all learn from them. In this Episode our host Sophy Norris speaks to former lawyer and GC, and now first-time author, Natalie Abou-Alwan. Natalie is a London-based lawyer with over 25 years of experience across leading City and W...

In this week's episode, our host Sophy Norris speaks to a woman on the frontline of AI; someone who has deliberately crafted her own career whilst raising a family and battling a few of her own "demons". Claire Roberts is an inclusive AI campaigner and Co-Founder of Full Fathom Five, an AI consulting and training firm dedicated to helping organisations design ethical, people-centred AI strategies...

Today, our host Sophy Norris is speaking to Georgia Ware, the Co-Founder and CEO of climate tech start-up HotGreenSolutions. Georgia is taking on the world of industrial heat (which contributes a staggering 20% to CO2 emissions) through her impressive blend of entrepreneurialism, innovation, storytelling and gritty determination. HotGreen is an industrial heat pump start-up that is outcompeting st...

In this Episode, our host Sophy Norris speaks to Bobby Davis, who is most definitely a zig, not zag type of woman. Bobby is a coach and a champion of change. She works with individuals and teams to help them get unstuck, breathe a little easier, and step into who they want to be. She has over 27 years of experience in organisational development, business transformation, and leadership. Her backgro...

Sometimes being dangerous is about longevity. About deeply understanding an industry, the space you fill, and the power you have to transform. Our Episode 2 guest exemplifies this kind of Dangerous Woman. Robin Wiener is President of the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), where she has worked for over 30 years. She is known as a passionate and visionary leader who advocates for the economic, e...

In this Series 4 opening Episode, our host Sophy Norris speaks to Roxy Pryor, the visionary founder & CEO of Superoom. This rapidly scaling startup sells clinical-grade, organic functional mushrooms focused on boosting wellness and performance. In 2019, Roxy’s copper IUD led to full-blown copper toxicity, triggering cystic acne, weight gain, panic attacks, depression, and chronic exhaustion. D...

The Alligator Pi Agency | LinkedIn Sophy Norris LinkedIn LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn Propolis homepage - B2B Marketing Welcome to Transformation Together, our very first podcast special, in collaboration with Propolis, a community where B2B marketers convene to find the right strategies, frameworks and skills to drive growth, teams and prove clear business impact. In this “Transformation To...

In our Series Finale, Sophy Norris speaks to Annie Coleman, an Ambassador for Stanford University’s Center on Longevity, whose mission is to accelerate and implement scientific discoveries, technological advances, behavioural practices, and social norms so that century-long lives are healthy and rewarding. Annie also runs her own business, RealiseLongevity, and is a sought-after speaker and publis...

In this Episode our host Sophy Norris and guest Annalise Coady, President Europe GCI Health, dive deep into the heart of agency life, exploring the nuances of female leadership and tackling one of the hottest topics of our time, the rise of artificial intelligence. Annalise brings over 20 years of experience in global marketing communications, where her expertise in data, AI, and technology helps...

This week's conversation is with Lindsey Bass, Fundraising and Head of Marketing at ImpactA Global. ImpactA is a new kind of female-led investment business. A pioneering woman-led infrastructure debt strategy for Global Emerging Markets, mainly in the Southern Hemisphere, was created to catalyse investment in sustainable infrastructure. The team, founded by four women, helps to solve funding gaps...

This series of The Dangerous Women Collective podcast is sponsored by the fantastic ESET, providing Next-Gen Digital Security for Home and Business. We thank you so much for making our show possible. In Episode 5, Series 3, Sophy Norris talks to Liz Gregory, the head of an all-girls fee-paying school, The Maynard School. The Maynard has recently been named as a top 100 school by The Times and Sund...

Series 3 of The Dangerous Women Collective Podcast is magnificently sponsored by ESET, providing Next-Gen Digital Security for home and Business. We heartily thank you. In this Episode, Sophy Norris discusses all things menopause with specialist advisor Fiona Prior-Palmer. Fiona is a specialist community health nurse and has completed her menopause care professional certificate with the Faculty of...

This series of The Dangerous Women Collective podcast is sponsored by ESET, providing Next-Gen Digital Security for Home and Business. In Episode 3, Series 3, Sophy Norris speaks to Rachelle Peterson about her mesmerising resurgence after being made redundant over a year ago. Rachelle Peterson is a visionary entrepreneur and storyteller, driving innovation and connection through her two ventures,...

This Series of The Dangerous Women Collective Podcast is sponsored by ESET, providing Next-Gen Digital Security for Home and Business. In Episode 2, Sophy Norris speaks to international powerhouse, advisor to governments and industry, university lecturer, public speaker, arts and crafts enthusiast and working mother - Lisa Quest. Lisa works with senior civil servants and ministers as well as execu...

We start our third series, now sponsored by ESET, providing Next-Gen Digital Security for Home and Business, with quite a bang. With stories about classism, backstabbing, appropriation, dire straits, and of course, triumph. It is all about moments of intersection, when forces collide and a new path emerges. Sophy Norris speaks to Emma Critchley-Lloyd who, like so many Dangerous Women, is many thin...