The Game Changers

Updated: 17 Dec 2024 • 219 episodes
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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 everywhere. Along with openly sharing their historic careers, what drives them and how they’ve dealt with tough challenges, each episode explores key issues for equality in sport and beyond.  We’re incredibly grateful to Sport England who support The Game Changers through a National Lottery award.  You can find out about all the guests at https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers Fearless Women in Sport

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“Anyone can get abused. Smart people, really intelligent people, old people, young people, beautiful people, average looking people. It doesn"t matter who you are, you"re not like exempt because of any characteristics that you have.” Mhairi Maclennan, Kyniska Advocacy  Today’s episode of The Game Changers podcast could

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Our guest today is Mel Bound the founder of This Woman Runs (formerly This Mum Runs), the world"s largest digital and in-person running community for women.  Mel is driven by her vision to inspire women everywhere to enjoy the life-changing benefits of being active and in this inspiring episode shares her journey from

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Our guest today is Laura Youngson, the co-founder of Ida Sports, the world’s leading female sports footwear brand that recently received $2M in investment funding. Laura is a huge advocate for gender equality and in 2017, led a group of women to the top of Kilimanjaro to play a record-breaking football match with Equal

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Lucy Horsell is a woman on a mission to empower female athletes at all levels as the co-founder of PeBe Sports Bras, a company that is transforming the sports bra market.  This episode tracks Lucy’s journey from losing her way in formal education at school to becoming a successful entrepreneur. With a passion for educa

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Our guest today is Danielle Sellwood, a former sportswear designer, trend forecaster and women’s sport publisher who now shares diverse stories of sport and adventure through powerful documentaries made by her company Find It Film. In 2008 Danielle co-founded Sportsister, a trail-blazing sports website and magazine for

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Our guest today is Yvette Curtis, founder of Wave Wahines, a female surfing club dedicated to empowering women and girls in the sport. We discuss Yvette"s journey from her childhood in Bristol to her current work in North Devon, the importance of fun and non-competitive environments in sports, and the challenges of pro

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