The Game Changers

In this season finale, it’s Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympic Gold medallist from London 2012 and three times World Champion. Thank you to Sport England for supporting this series of the podcast. Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award. Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers Hosted by...

Judy Murray OBE, a former international tennis player, Fed Cup Captain and coach to many champions including her sons Jamie and Andy.  Thank you to Sport England for supporting this series of the podcast. Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award. Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers...

Skipper of the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, Tracy was also the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy.  The story of Tracy and her team is beautifully told in the 2018 documentary Maiden.   Thank you to Sport England for supporting this series of the podcast. Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lott...

A former Olympian, Katie led the transformation of high performance sport in New Zealand and now heads women's rugby at World Rugby.   We talk gender balance, female coaches, leadership, sport for development, player welfare, sponsorship and World Cups. Thank you to Sport England for supporting this series of the podcast. Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a...

Ebony Rainford-Brent is a former England cricketer, World Cup Winner, sports broadcaster at the BBC and Sky, Director of Women’s Cricket at Surrey, motivational speaker and a podcast host.  Is there no end to this woman’s talents?   The Game Changers: Fearless Women in Sport Thank you to Sport England for supporting this series of the podcast. Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Change...

Alison Oliver is Chief Executive at the Youth Sport Trust, the children’s charity working to ensure every child enjoys the life-changing benefits that come from sport and play. A former PE teacher and fellow Loughborough graduate, Ali is hugely respected across the entire sports and education sector.  This series of The Game Changers is supported by Sport England, who have done so much to tackle t...

Dame Sarah Storey is the most successful British female Paralympian of all time with 38 World titles, 14 Paralympic Golds and 76 world records.  Sarah was just 14 when she made her Paralympic debut at Barcelona 92, winning five medals including two Golds. She went on to win more medals in the pool at Atlanta, Sydney and Athens before moving to cycling and winning more medals on the track and the r...

Eleanor Oldroyd is one of Britain’s most respected sports broadcasters. If you love sport, you’ll be incredibly familiar with Elly’s voice as she’s been on our airwaves since the 1990’s and is a real trailblazer for women in sports media.  Twice voted Sports Presenter of the Year, Elly hosts powerful debates and documentaries for the BBC and right now she hosts BBC 5Live’s Weekend Breakfast and Th...

Welcome to series five of The Game Changers, the podcast where you’ll hear from extraordinary, trailblazing women in sport.  I am thrilled to say that this series of The Game Changers will be supported by Sport England, who have done so much to tackle the inequalities women face across all areas of sport. From the much celebrated This Girl Can campaign and initiatives that help shape school sport...

Emma Hayes is Manager at Chelsea Women. Having twice led Chelsea to the FA Cup and Super League double, once again this year Emma’s team won the Barclays FA WSL.  It’s a fascinating conversation where Emma talks very openly about her life, her career and shares lots of advice for others hoping to be high level coaches in the future.  Just to flag, there’s a little bit of occasional background nois...

This week's guest is Dame Heather Rabbatts, a businesswoman whose career has covered law, government, sport and media, including high profile positions at the Football Association, Millwall Football Club, the BBC and Channel 4.  Heather now heads the Women’s Sports Group so, as well and discussing her career and advice for leadership, we also explore the future of commercial income for women’...

Dr Rimla Akhtar is former Chair of the Muslim Women’s Sport Foundation and the first Muslim woman to sit on the Football Association Council. Ranked by Forbes and the Independent as one of the most powerful women in international sports, in 2015 Rimla was awarded an MBE for "her contribution to equality and diversity in sport”  The Game Changers: Fearless Women in Sport Thank you to Barclays...

Had Rose Reilly been born a boy, she would undoubtedly be celebrated as a national hero, one of Scotland’s greatest ever footballers. As it is, her amazing career and her story went untold for decades by those who should have be celebrating her incredible sporting achievements. Eight league titles, World Player of the Year award, four golden boots, a professional career in France and Italy a World...

Our guest this week is Ebru Koksal. Following a career in New York as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley, Ebru became CEO at Galatasaray. She was the first woman to be elected to the Executive Board of the European Club Association and became the first, and only, female General Secretary of the Turkish Football Federation. Ebru is now Chair of Women in Footbal l. I’m incredibly grateful to Barc...

My guest this week is Stacey Copeland . Stacey has represented her country at an international level in two sports –  football and boxing. Following a successful football career, where she represented England, played in the FA cup final, and played overseas for six years in the US and Sweden; Stacey then went on to pursue her dreams of a career in boxing. During her six-year amateur boxing career,...

My guest today is Moya Dodd, one of the most influential women in global sport.  Former vice-captain of the Australian women’s football team, Moya served on the board of Football Federation Australia and Asian football's governing body, before she became one of the first women to join the FIFA Council, where she took a lead role on gender reforms. Moya still sits on FIFA committees along with...

My guest today is Steph Houghton MBE, captain of the Lionesses and Man City. Steph’s represented her country at every level, with over 100 appearances for England.  Steph’s also led Man City to two Women's FA Cups, three Continental Cup successes and the FA Women's Super League title, as well as landing the PFA’s Merit Award in 2019. Representing Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics, Step...

Hello and welcome to series four of The Game Changers, the podcast where you’ll hear from extraordinary, women in sport. Once again, this series of The Game Changers is supported by Barclays and will focus on fearless women in football.  My remarkable guest list for this series includes: Steph Houghton MBE – Captain of the Lionesses and Man City Moya Dodd – one of the most influential women in wor...

My guest this week is Hope Powell CBE, the trailblazing former England Women’s Football manager and the first woman to be awarded a UEFA Pro License.  Hope’s had so many incredible achievements and awards. An OBE, a CBE, honorary degrees from several universities, she was the second woman to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, following in the footsteps of the legendary Lily Parr. ...

Casey Stoney MBE is Manager at Man Utd Women. Capped over 100 times for England Women.  Casey also captained the Lionesses and Team GB during the London 2012 Olympics.  She talks to  us about how she was bullied for playing football as a girl, her surreal first cap in front of a crowd of 45,000, what makes a great captain and leader, the difference in life as a manager versus a professional player...

Today’s guest, Kelly Simmons MBE, is leading the transformation of professional women’s football in England as the Director of the Women’s Professional Game at the FA. Kelly oversees The FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, FA Women’s National League and the Women’s Pyramid of Football. Kelly’s been an extraordinary trailblazer for the women’s game, having spent over 20 years at the F...

My guest this week is Maggie Murphy, General Manager of Lewes FC . It’s an extraordinary football club with massive ambitions - the first club in the world to pay its male and female players equally.  Maggie has had a fascinating career path, having worked for Amnesty International on human rights issues, Transparency International, the world’s largest anti-corruption organisation and the Sport In...

My guest today is Jo Tongue , Football Agent, Director of the Women in Football network and an ardent campaigner for equality in sport and the media.  Jo takes us back to the reality of her early days in local radio, her big break at BBC Sport and how shocked she’s been representing female footballers. Jo spent 10 years editing 606, BBC 5Live’s flagship football phone in show and is now CEO of Ton...

Giving girls the same opportunities in football as boys is certainly close to the heart of my guest today. Dame Sue Campbell is Director of Women’s Football at The FA and regarded by many as one of the most respected women in sport.  Sue began her career as a PE teacher in the early seventies, before going on to lecture in PE at Loughborough and Leicester Universities. She was CEO at the National...

My guest today is passionate about ensuring all women have equal access to working in sports media. Sports presenter Jacqui Oatley was awarded an MBE in 2016 for her services to broadcasting and diversity in sport. Jacqui is best known by many as the first female commentator to appear on the BBC’s Match of the Day, which she went on to present in 2015.  A Director of the Women in Football network...