Unstoppable Women

What happens when the future you imagined is no longer possible? And how do you find the courage to build something meaningful from the life you actually have? When Ida Norrby's second daughter was born severely ill, everything changed. Five months in intensive care, round-the-clock medical support at home and the end of a teaching career she'd spent nearly a decade building. But this isn&...

One missed step changed Mary Ryan’s life. In 2013, Mary fell down a flight of stairs at work. She suffered multiple injuries and a brain injury that left her without much of her mid-to-long-term memory and around 70% of her vocabulary. She knew the knowledge was still there. She just had to find a way back to it. So Mary started experimenting. Music. Singing. Scrabble. Reading. Community. Curiosit...

What does it mean to build a new life without erasing the one that came before? In the final episode of this series of Unstoppable Women , I’m joined by Anna Thomas Raju for a deeply personal conversation about love, loss, burnout, identity and the person we are still becoming. Anna shares her experience of losing her husband Bill to cancer, finding love again and learning that grief and happiness...

What if grief isn’t something you have to beat, but something you learn to live alongside? In this episode of  Unstoppable Women , Julie Tague talks to Tetyana - an HR professional, coach and former rhythmic gymnast whose life changed when her husband died by suicide. Tetyana shares what it meant to suddenly hold life together for her children, why trauma made change itself frightening and how she...

What happens when the life you've built isn't the life you imagined? By our forties, many of us find ourselves asking quiet questions we'd never expected:  Who am I now? Is this really what success looks like? Why does my life feel so different from the one I pictured? In this episode, I sit down with leadership expert, facilitator and executive coach Jess Annison to explore the identi...

For years, Franka van der Poll believed she was simply  too much. Too impulsive. Too emotional. Too restless. Too intense. She spent decades chasing adventure, throwing herself into relationships, fitness and work, always searching for something she couldn't quite explain. Then everything changed. A routine foot operation left her with chronic pain. Isolation during the COVID lockdowns in Spai...

What does it really take to build a successful business? In this episode of Unstoppable Women, Julie Tague sits down with four-time entrepreneur, author and business mentor Beth Mazza to unpack the realities of building businesses that last. Beth is the author of Entrepreneur Like a Mother and has founded, grown and successfully sold multiple companies. Drawing on decades of experience, she shares...

What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted and still find yourself asking, "Who am I now?" In this episode of Unstoppable Women, I sit down with coach, facilitator and founder of The Third Chapter, Remi Baker. Growing up as one of the only mixed-race children in Ashtead, building a successful career in PR and eventually becoming a CEO, Remi spent years succeeding in...

In this episode of Unstoppable Women, Julie Tague sits down with Jen Radcliffe for a powerful conversation about career change, identity, self-trust, and what happens when life forces you to ask: if not now, when? Jen shares her journey from leading major change and transformation work in the public sector to building a transformative coaching practice that helps women reconnect with themselves du...

What if the strongest thing you ever do is let someone help you? For much of her life, Tracey Holland believed strength meant being self-sufficient. The capable one. The reliable one. The person who could always cope. It's an identity many women know well. But when life handed her more than she could carry alone, Tracey was forced to confront a question she'd spent years avoiding: What if...

In this episode of Unstoppable Women, Julie Tague sits down with leadership consultant, storyteller and founder of The Growth Hut, Nissi Ozigbu. Together, they explore leadership, identity, career reinvention and what it means to build something of your own. From growing up in a vibrant Zambian family in East London to becoming a senior change leader by the age of 30, Nissi shares the mindset shif...

What happens when you spend years surviving… and suddenly realise you’ve stopped truly living? In this deeply honest episode of Unstoppable Women, Julie Tague sits down with Deborah McCann - founder of Clear Colours Ltd - to explore resilience, identity, hidden female struggles, motherhood, leadership and rebuilding life after prolonged challenge. Deborah shares her experience of: navigating divor...

What happens when life changes in an instant? In Episode 13 of Unstoppable Women, Julie Tague sits down with Jen Newberg — founder, widow, recovery advocate, and creator of the community platform It’s Lifey. Jen shares the deeply personal story of losing her husband suddenly while they were on holiday in Greece, and how that experience completely reshaped her life, identity, and purpose. This is a...

In this episode of Unstoppable Women, I sit down with Rita Cox – founder of the Be Empowered Method – to explore what happens when life forces you to stop, reassess, and rebuild. Rita moved to the UK from Hungary in 2009 with what she calls “a lot of hope and a massive suitcase.” She built a successful corporate career with major global brands, climbed the ladder she thought would bring happiness,...

In this episode of Unstoppable Women, Julie Tague speaks to Georgie Spurling - founder of Arvra - about resilience, movement, burnout, health, and what it means to build a life that is not defined by the limits you were once given. Georgie’s story begins with life-changing heart surgery as a child and years of being told to be careful, hold back, and accept a narrower version of what life might lo...

What happens when you realise the life you’re living isn’t one you consciously chose? In this episode of  Unstoppable Women , I sit down with Alicia Noble – leadership and career transition coach and founder of Noble Arc – to explore the shift from living on autopilot to intentionally choosing a different path. Alicia shares her story of growing up in South Africa during apartheid, building a care...

In this episode of Unstoppable Women , Julie Tague speaks with Natalie Montagnani, a business and leadership coach, about career change, burnout, and redefining success. After building a successful marketing agency, Natalie reached a point where her work no longer felt aligned. What followed was a powerful journey through burnout, identity shift, and ultimately a career pivot into coaching and lea...

How do you rebuild your self-worth after a toxic relationship? In this episode of Unstoppable Women, I’m joined by Marcelle Jans, founder of the Self Leadership Academy, who shares her powerful story of losing herself in a relationship that slowly became manipulative - and the long journey back to self-trust and self-worth. After divorce, Marcelle stepped back into dating feeling hopeful and ready...

In this episode of  Unstoppable Women , Julie Tague speaks with   Linda Johnstone, Head of Investment Proposition in global financial services, about leadership, women’s health and learning to work with the body rather than against it. Linda shares her personal journey of building a demanding international career in a traditionally male-dominated industry while privately managing severe menstrual...

What if the reason you handle change so well… is because you’ve lived it your whole life? In this episode of Unstoppable Women , Julie Tague sits down with Erica Hodgson – Change Director, creative thinker and global citizen – whose life has been shaped by movement, disruption and reinvention. Born into a military family in the US, raised in Israel during times of war, living independently as a te...

When voluntary redundancy landed on her desk after almost 16 years in the rail industry, Emma Somers made a decision most people spend years circling. She chose to leave. In this episode of Unstoppable Women , Emma shares what it really takes to walk away from long service, rebuild your identity, and start again as a founder. We talk about: – Losing a sponsor and feeling suddenly exposed– Leading...

What does it take to stand your ground when staying silent would be easier? In this episode of Unstoppable Women, Julie Tague is joined by Rachael Chadwick-Harrison , CEO and Managing Director of Chadwick Accountants, for an honest conversation about leadership, ethics and choosing values over comfort. Rachael shares her journey of leaving home young, becoming a mother early, and building a career...

In this episode of Unstoppable Women, I’m joined by Yvonne Harrison, CEO of Women in Football, for a thoughtful and honest conversation about sport, leadership, and navigating a full life as a woman, Mum, wife and successful female in the world of women's football. Yvonne shares how sport has been a constant anchor throughout her life – not as elite performance, but as a way to regulate, reset...

In this episode of Unstoppable Women , Julie Tague is joined by Jess Harman for a powerful conversation about what really happens after life-changing events. Jess shares her experience of post-traumatic growth and why the language of “reinvention” never quite fit. Instead, she explores the idea adjusting how you live, lead and choose what matters, without losing who you are. This is an honest, gro...

We open Season 2 of Unstoppable Women with Sharon Parmar – Chief Heart Officer and CEO of Humanity Works. In this deeply honest conversation, Sharon shares her personal journey through trauma, burnout and identity shift, and how it reshaped her understanding of leadership, resilience and success. From corporate ambition to heart-led leadership, she explores what it really means to recalibrate rath...