We Are PoWEr Podcast

Lorna Rogers' business career spans 20 years and across several industries, from recruitment, to charity sector, and project management in global corporate cultures. Even with all of this experience, Lorna knows she isn’t the finished article, nor will she ever be. Her own leadership development has been anchored on this awareness and it has meant she can take action with the support of the d...

Two things have always played a huge part in Archie's life: Cricket and Bollywood. In this conversation with Simone Roche MBE they discuss how cricket "has the power to change lives" but they also discuss something that came to Archie in adulthood - a passion for lifting weights and the internal hurdles she overcame by getting into fitness. As well as that, Archie shares her inspiri...

In January 2018, Blue Monday to be precise, something happened to Melissa Johns that made getting through the day even harder than for most. Naked photos, hacked from her iPhone, were leaked to national newspapers across the UK. What was most striking in the reports for Melissa, who was born without her right arm below the elbow, was the way her body was negatively depicted. Even more significantl...

Simone Roche MBE chats to Charmaine Connors who is the education and skills manager at Sharp Futures . Simone and Charmaine chat about personal and professional journeys.  Listen to learn:  ⚡ The importance of soft skills  ⚡ What makes a good leader  ⚡ Her journey of self-acceptance   ⚡️ Why role models are essential, especially to the younger generation   Sign up to our Power Platform to chec...

For the first 2023 Northern Power Women Podcast, Simone Roche MBE chats to Katherine Fairclough , who is the lead advisor to the Metro Mayor and has been appointed the first ever female Chief Executive of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Simone and Katherine chat about her career, work life balance, and mind maps.    Listen to learn:  ⚡How Katherine has found being appointed the firs...

The Wrap Up  Simone Roche MBE chats to the owner and our producer of What Goes On Media, Sam Walker for the final podcast of the year! Simone and Sam reflect on 2022 and look ahead to what they want to focus on in 2023.    Listen to learn:  Listen to learn:  ⚡Their favourite episodes of the year and what they learned from them   ⚡Their 2023 goals   ⚡All about gaining control of your imposter sy...

Simone Roche MBE chats to her wonderful WeArePower Team of 2022! Emma Mason, Leah Middleton, Carla Pearce, Olivia Matlock, Anna Davey and Lydia Wong all join the annual Christmas team podcast to reflect on the year and chat about the ways to ‘Be More You’.  Listen to learn:  Listen to learn:  ⚡Our favourite episodes of the year and how we learned from them   ⚡Our goals to ‘Be More You’ in 2023 ...

Simone Roche MBE chats with Crystal Hicks , Chair of Women In Social Housing North East (WISH) and Final NPWAward Winner 2022 for the Innovation Category. Together Simone and Crystal chat about WISH and the 2023 Wishfest festival.         Listen to learn:    The purpose behind WISH (Women In Social Housing) and what it does  What is Wishlist   The Importance of Male Allies   Advice for people want...

How To Make Sport More Inclusive   Simone Roche MBE chats to Rugby League Player Jodie Cunningham representing Small Organisation winner Rugby Football League. Jodie is also a part of our 2022 Future List. Together Simone and Jodie chat about all things Rugby and making sport inclusive.    Listen to learn:   What Jodie’s role of National Women and Girls Development Manager for the RFL entails   Wh...

To find out  Simone Roche MBE chats to Person with Purpose NPW Award Winner Alison Madgin.    Together Simone and Alison chat about Samantha's tragic attack and Alison’s purpose to tackle knife crime  Please be aware this episode contains descriptions of knife violence Listen to learn:    Samantha’s story  How Alison is tackling knife crime  Why it is important to educate young people, so the...

  Simone Roche MBE chats to Mentor Of The Year NPW Award Winner Ali McGrath, Top Mentor on Sabbatical.  Together Simone and Ali chat about all things mentoring and knowing when to take care of yourself.   Listen to learn:  Ali's on Sabbatical journey and why she did it  Why mentoring has been such a big part of Ali's life  Why it is important to take care of yourself  How being diagnosed...

Simone Roche MBE chats to  One To Watch NPW Award Winner Debbie Rogers , Founder and CEO of Seans Place.   Together Simone and Debbie chat about all things NPW Awards and Debbie's journey as founder of Sean's Place.   Listen to learn:  How the devastating death of Debbie's brother Sean led her to set up Sean's Place   What Sean's Place does to help support others who are a...

Simone Roche MBE chats to One to Watch NPW Award Commended Claudia Bartholomew founder of Claudia and Caitlin Build A School.   Together Simone and Claudia chat about all things NPW Awards and Claudias amazing work building a school in Ghana.   Listen to learn:  How Claudia remained motivated during the pandemic   How Claudia came to build a school in Ghana  About Claudias extended family  What&ap...

How To Prevent The Exploitation Of Young People To County Lines  Simone Roche MBE chats to Person With A Purpose NPW Award Commended Collette Devlin-Smith CEO of EDGE NorthEast.   Together Simone and Collette chat about all things NPW Awards and Collette’s work in preventing the exploitation of young people in the County Line.  Listen to learn:  Why Collette set up EDGE NE   What County Lines are...

How To Give Your Imposter Syndrome A Telling Off  Simone Roche MBE chats to Transformational Leader NPW Award winner Steph Edusei Chief Executive Officer at St Oswald's Hospice.   Together Simone and Steph chat about all things NPW Awards and Steph’s passion for the involvement of public and patients and how she is a strong advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion. Listen to learn:   •...

Simone Roche MBE chats to Sharon Davies Chief Executive at Young Enterprise and commended Transformational Leader of NPWAwards 2022. Young Enterprise is a leading employability and financial education charity empowering young people across the UK.   Together Simone and Sharon chat about all things NPW Awards and Sharon's career at Young Enterprise.  Listen to learn:  What makes a great leader...

Simone Roche MBE chats to Arlene Bulfin representing ANS Group, who won the Medium Organisation Award at the Northern Power Women Awards 2022. ANS Group provide digital transformation services including public & private cloud, managed hosting, security solutions, applications, DevOps & data services. Together Simone and Arlene chat about all things NPW Awards and ANS Group's diverse w...

Simone Roche MBE chats to Nazir Afzal OBE. Nazir is the first ever winner of the Disruptor for Good Award which was created in honour of the late Jane Turner OBE DL. Nazir was Chief Crown Prosecutor for NW England and formerly Director in London. He was Chief Executive of the country's Police & Crime Commissioners and most recently, National Adviser to the Welsh Government.   Together Sim...

Simone Roche MBE chats to Karen Campbell-Williams and Jenn Barnet representing Grant Thornton who won the Large Organisation Award at the 2022 NPWAwards. Grant Thornton is one of the world's largest professional service networks of independent assurance, tax and advisory businesses with member firms in over 135 countries. The UK member firm, Grant Thornton UK LLP is one of the largest UK acco...

Simone Roche MBE chats to Laura Wood , Northern Power Women Agent of Change award winner 2022 and Co-Founder and Director of Invisible Creations, an organisation that specialises in designing products that support people to live well and independently in their homes for longer. Together Simone and Laura chat about all things NPW Awards and creating a business that helps others.  Listen to learn: ...

Simone Roche MBE chats to Maggie Chen , co-founder of Girls in Charge who were named Commended for the Innovation Award at the 2022 NPWAwards back. Girls In Charge is an international social enterprise using gamification to help women build confidence and entrepreneurial skills. Together Simone and Maggie chat about all things NPW Awards and entrepreneurship. Listen to learn:  What doors have been...

Simone Roche MBE chats to Liz Ashall-Payne, Northern Power Women Outstanding Entrepreneur Award Winner and co-founder and CEO of ORCHA, the world's leading provider of digital health accreditation and distribution services. Together Simone and Liz chat about all things NPW Awards and...  Listen to Learn: What Liz has been up to since being named Outstanding Entrepreneur 2022 and the doors it...

As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Emma Mason, Office Manager at Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring NPW Awards Winners and their conversations around using their platform for good. "In this #NPWAwards special, Simone Roche MBE...

As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Rob Monks, Operation Director at Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring Ranjana Bell and their experience of working from home. "My takeaway is that leaders need to create a safe space for employ...

As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Leah Middleton, Social Media Assitant at Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring Ravinder Shawe and their advice on how to be fearless. " Simone Roche MBE chats to Ravinder Shawe , Senior Legal Co...