Sue Campbell – The power of authentic leadership
“When I first walked into the FA, I felt completely out of place - like an alien at someone else’s party. The culture was so unfamiliar that...
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The Game Changers
In this award-winning podcast Sue Anstiss talks to trailblazers in women sport. These are the individuals who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls ev...
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20 of 246 episodesKat Craig: Power, ethics and building fairer futures in sport
“We’re at an inflection point - fans, sponsors and the next generation are demanding better. Sport has to decide what future it wants.” On t...
Ramla Ali: Fighting for change
Ramla Ali: Fighting for Change “I carried the hopes of a nation into the ring - but also the dreams of every young girl who’d been told no.”...
Melanie Barratt: Breaking barriers in open water
Paralympic champion turned open-water pioneer Melanie Barratt shares her extraordinary story of resilience, courage and reinvention. Born wi...
Giselle Mather: Coaching with courage and changing the game
Why are we still telling female rugby coaches they are ‘not ready’ to coach at the highest levels of the women’s game, when we then say to m...
Emma Wilson: How joy became the competitive edge in windsuring
“Two bronzes, two completely different emotions. Tokyo was joy. Paris… it broke me inside. It’s taken a long time to process and move forwar...
Mari Thomas-Welland: Engineering support, inspiring confidence
How does it feel when images of one of the world’s most famous athletes go viral… and she’s wearing your brand? That’s the first thing we as...
Sarah Bern: Power, joy & redefining strength in women’s sport
“It’s so easy to chase perfection, but it doesn’t exist. The whole world is built on imperfection - and that’s what makes it beautiful.” It...
Series 21 of The Game Changers
In series 21 we’re shining a light on the trailblazing women who are transforming sport and society. You’ll hear from Baroness Sue Campbell,...
Lucy Adams: Building belonging in skateboarding
Lucy Adams has spent her life on a skateboard – but it’s her impact off the ramps that’s transforming the sport forever. From being one of o...
Diane Edwards: Fighting for fairness in sport
Diane Edwards (Modahl) was one of Britain’s brightest middle-distance stars, a Commonwealth gold medallist and four-time Olympian whose rema...
Sally Horrox: Transforming the business of women’s sport
Our guest on The Game Changers today is Sally Horrox, Chief of Women’s Rugby at World Rugby. Sally has an incredible track record in transfo...
Eboni Usoro-Brown: The reality for women in elite sport
"Women in sport shouldn’t have to choose between motherhood and their career. We need real investment, policies and understanding to make bo...
Rhona Lloyd: Redefining what it means to be strong
"Missing Olympic selection again broke me, but it reminded me I'm more than a rugby player." Today on The Game Changers podcast it&apos...
Sophie Power: The woman rewriting the rules of endurance sport
When a photograph of Sophie Power breastfeeding her three-month-old baby mid-race went viral, it sparked a global conversation about motherh...
Carla Ward: Game-changing leadership in women’s football
From jumpers for goalposts on a council estate to managing at the highest level of women’s football, Carla Ward’s journey is one of courage,...
Sammi Kinghorn: Finding new paths forward
Sammi Kinghorn’s journey from a life-changing farming accident to the top of the Paralympic podium is nothing short of extraordinary. A doub...
Series 20 of The Game Changers
Welcome to The Game Changers – the podcast that celebrates extraordinary women in sport. In Series 20, we’re shining a light on the courageo...
Mel Marshall: From broken dreams to building legends
"Great athletes aren’t just terrified of losing – they’re traumatised by it. That’s what drives them." In this powerful and inspiring episod...
Jess Thirlby: Coaching, courage and creating change
"I hate mediocrity. As soon as it feels like we’re sitting in the status quo, I feel like I’m failing. " In this brilliant episode of The Ga...