Women Making Waves Podcast

Sol Escobar is founder of Give Your Best—a social enterprise reimagining charity. Instead of handing out leftovers, Sol’s online shop lets women and children in need choose clothes for free, preserving dignity and choice. By partnering with brands to rescue unsold clothes from landfill, Give Your Best has matched thousands with nearly 60.000 donated items since 2020. Sol’s fresh take on giving has...

Emily Cherry MBE is CEO of The Bikeability Trust, and a prominent voice in active travel and road safety.   Emily has experience of working in children's charities at NSPCC, Barnardos and the Children's Society,  her work covering young offenders institutes, illegal traveller sites and children in care.  Emily also campaigns against violence involving children - including online chi...

Emily Cherry MBE is CEO of The Bikeability Trust, and a prominent voice in active travel and road safety. If you are worried about your children cycling, this is a must listen; and Sol Escobar whose charity Give Your Best,supports women and children in need with donated fashion for free. Discover her bold new approach.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Several years ago Katie Linard moved out of London.  She had a 1 year old child and was expecting another.  She didn’t know any other Mums and she didn’t have family around, so she decided to do something about it.      Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kiran Kapur is the CEO of Cambridge Marketing College.  Before joining the college she worked in the  Marketing and Communications business, and Kiran has authored no less than 5 books on various aspects of marketing.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Several years ago Katie Linard moved out of London.  She had a 1 year old child and was expecting another.  She didn’t know any other Mums and she didn’t have family around, so she decided to do something about it.      Kiran Kapur is the CEO of Cambridge Marketing College.  Before joining the college she worked in the  Marketing and Communications busi...

We're all about fitness on this episode of Women Making Waves. The very talented Bar Groisman from Sababa Co. will tell us the story of how she set up the dance company and talks about the creation of their new show Coiled Up. And if you think that going to the gym is a definite no no - just listen to inspirational Donna Lovett from DL Training . Donna talks about her road to fitness and how she i...

Ella Tebbutt and Grace Lowrie describe themselves as single mums, business owners, and professional multitaskers.  And they can now add podcasters so that list, because they decided to share their ideas on life in a podcast called Thriving and Surviving where they have discussions about the realities of being women, on motherhood, careers and running businesses, where they talk to each other...

Barbara Oxley is a writer, Cambridge tour guide, actor and singer - there is no end to her talents.  We talk to her about her different roles. And we talk to Luce—a bold songwriter turning pain into power. Hear her story, her grit, and songs that might just shift your view of recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artists Susan Mealing and Jill Eastland who are supporting refugee women in Cambridge through art projects. They tell us about the work they are doing with refugees and how it all got started. And Emilie Silverwood-Cope makes brands look brilliant online. In a very entertaining way, Emilie talks about social media - and discusses the thorny topic of whether to let your teenager use social med...

Dr Eleanor Drage studies how to make AI fairer for everyone, using feminist and anti-racist ideas to fight bias in tech. She’s also published books on building more ethical machines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Women Making Waves we meet Alison Cooper, fresh at the helm of Membership Club for Female businesswomen - Six Figured Females. Alison will tell us how she plans to take this community to the next level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tess Howard MBE is a well known hockey player who played for Cambridge City and England Women’s 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal squad. Tess was recently awarded an MBE for her work in changing women’s sportsware for hockey players. And if you’re looking for stress-busting tips that actually work, you’re in the right place as our guest Dr. Lee David, a GP, and therapist, is the brains...

Inge Hunter went from selling cocktails while homeless at 17 to building Clue Content, a powerhouse agency with a team of 14 in Newmarket; and meet Niamh Eadie, the tech whiz who swapped coding for construction. She went from not knowing a hammer from a handsaw to becoming a successful property developer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CTO & Co Founder of Lambda Agri Monica Saavedra has figured out how to supercharge sunlight in greenhouses, boosting crop yields in ways that could transform agriculture as we know it; And Claire Given, who turned frustration into innovation. When one-handed products fell short, she created Equipmii - matching people with perfect medical solutions. Both women have been awarded the prestigious...

We chat to CEO of HerEthical AI Dr Tamara Polajnar who talks about how she came to the world of Machine Learning and AI in policing and talks of her interest in devising systems which detect victim blaming; And Jules Walters, a health coach with a rich background in science. Jules now dedicates her expertise to empowering busy women to become the CEO of their health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

We meet Maud Blair a Cambridge-based author known for her storytelling about her life under British rule in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe during the era of apartheid which lead to her acclaimed book ‘In between’; And Rachel Hales is adamant that Cambridge can become a thriving community for everyone by pioneering ground-breaking partnerships to address challenges and social good. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Gill Abbs is currently in the process of baking 26,000 mince pies. Impressively, Gill has worked at the world famous Fitzbillies in Cambridge as a baker for 53 years; And Chloe Gentles is playing the role of Cinderella in this year’s pantomime at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. We ask her what it’s like to act in a pantomime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are feeling stressed, this is the episode for you. Women Making Waves bring you two calming influences, Nicci Roscoe whose book Manifest your Everything helps you to focus on what you want to be; and Yasmin El-Saie who uses holistic methods to calm anxious dogs; With a massive following on social media her two dogs have become super stars; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

On women making waves we meet author Jodi Taylor who started writing when she retired and has had tremendous success with her series of books The Chronicles of St. Mary’s. But nobody was more surprised by her success than Jodi herself… And we hear from the winner of the New Music Generator award for Best Female Solo artist, Elba Rose  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Women Making Waves chat to Alison Wright, owner of Fitzbillies, which  is one of the most iconic businesses in Cambridge, traditionally the place to go for your tea and Chelsea bun.  Alison  tells us about how she took over the business and what it’s like to run this Cambridge icon  And lawyer Inger Anson is a Corporate Partner who leads Cambridge law firm HCR.  Inger came...

About our guests on this episode: Clare Mulley Award-winning public historian, author and broadcaster, Clare Mulley joins us to talk about her four biographies, primarily focus on female experience during the Second World War. Clare talks about the women and how she approaches her research. Follow Clare: Website: https://claremulley.com X: @claremulley Insta: @claremulley Renata Drumond Brazilian-...

About our guests on this episode: Jessica Hepburn is an author, a former executive director of the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, an award winning fertility hero, and the first woman IN THE WORLD to achieve ‘The Sea, Street & Summit Challenge”. Jessica tells the story of going through 11 unsuccessful rounds of IVF before taking on some of the most gruelling and difficult challenges the world ha...

A little about the guests in this episode: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution celebrates its 200th anniversary and our guest Emily Heaton recently became a Coxswain, and offers some interesting insights into what it's like being part of the lifesaving institution. Maiya Fleming is an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor. She tells us what it’s like doing an apprenticeship rather than a university deg...

A little about our guests in this episode: With under 8% of classical music written by women, we are delighted to chat to Cambridgeshire composer Joanna Borrett who has announced the world premiere of her most recent work. Jane Horwood is the founder of pre-loved clothing boutique TrashChic. Jane’s motto is Buy less, buy better. Bright colours and pink glasses, this designer and fashionista has bu...