everywoman Podcast

Ep 38 - “Never let a good crisis go to waste” – Gold Medal MD Lisa McAuley on facing adverse conditions

The past 12 months have been somewhat of a masterclass in crisis management for business leaders, and none more so than for those in the travel industry — struggling to respond to limited global movement and fast-changing restrictions due to the pandemic. Being in the ‘eye of the storm’ demands strong and agile leadership and a willingness to make fast and effective decisions. In this podcast episode we talk to MD of Gold Medal Lisa McAuley about how she has approached the challenges of the pandemic, the power of a cool head in adverse situations and what the future of travel looks like at the end of this year and beyond.

Ep 37 - How Girlguiding is changing to empower girls in the modern world — with Girlguiding CEO Angela Salt

Girlguiding has been a force for female empowerment since 1910, and today it is the leading charity in the UK dedicated to girls and women. But a world where the challenges and pressures faced by young women are at once familiar but also markedly different, how does the organisation ensure it stays relevant and effective in supporting its members? We talk to CEO Angela Salt about the continued power of Girlguiding to foster resilience, self-belief and leadership skills in the next generation and in laying the foundations for them to succeed in what is still, a century on, an unequal world.

Ep 36 - Reverend Joanna Jepson discusses the meaning of faith, both religious and non-religious in 2020

In a year that has tested our resilience, can having faith improve your wellbeing and ability to cope? In the latest everywoman podcast episode, author, broadcaster and coach Rev Joanna Jepson discusses the role of faith, both religious and non-religious in ourselves, our community and our world, in how we approach life’s challenges. She discusses her approach to faith — and losing faith — in her own career, which includes being the first chaplain to the London College of Fashion and an army chaplain— and the role it played in moving her to ordination at 24 with a lack of role models in the Church to lead the way.

Ep 35 - How to be happier, according to mystery writer Sophie Hannah

What is happiness and how can we have more of it, in every sphere of our lives? That’s the million-dollar question that New York Times bestselling author Sophie Hannah sets out to answer in her latest title. 

 

Though this non-fiction title is a departure from her usual genre, Sophie Hannah employs the devices better known to her crime fiction detectives: she analyses the evidence, from ancient texts by Aristotle to holding late-night sessions with American life coaches, navigating plenty of twists and turns along the way before presenting her theory. 

 

In our latest everywomanBookClub podcast, host Rebecca Lewis uncovers more on Sophie’s theory — her struggles with happiness as a concept, why it’s our thoughts that create our feelings without exception, and how perhaps the true meaning of happiness is accepting that the human experience contains a mixture of all emotions — positive and negative. 

'International Men's Day shouldn't be in opposition to International Women's Day' – Dr Jerome Teelucksingh, founder of IMD

International Men’s Day on the 19th November aims to celebrate the value men bring to the world, their families and communities, highlight role models and raise awareness of men’s wellbeing. We talk to its founder Dr Jerome Teelucksingh about the need for IMD, why it shouldn’t be in ‘opposition’ to International Women’s Day and how highlighting the positive contributions of everyday men is important for a balanced, inclusive society.  

Ep 34 - ‘I’m a woman of intent’ – talking ambition and record setting with Judge Jasmine Twitty

In 2015, at the age of 25, Jasmine Twitty became the youngest ever judge to be appointed in the USA. Five years later, and now a senior judge in the state of South Carolina, her career has fast-tracked her to international renown, as well as making her a role model for young women and women of colour wanting to enter the legal profession. In the latest everywoman podcast episode, she talks about the drivers that have propelled her forward in her life, including being intentional in all things and the power of being ‘of service’ to a community — as well as what it feels like to challenge ‘norms’ in society at intersections of age, gender and ethnicity. 

 

Ep33 - “Progress is a question of ability, not disability.” — Lemon Tree Hotels’ Aradhana Lal

A leader in its field for diversity and inclusion, with a goal to recruit from a far larger pool of candidates, free the talents and change perceptions of marginalised people in India. 

 

Aradhana Lal, the chain’s Vice President of Brand, Communications & Sustainability Initiatives, is a key driver of this mission, which gives jobs and careers to those who have been marginalised through domestic violence, acid attacks, learning and physical disabilities and socioeconomic factors.  

With 17% of Lemon Tree Hotels’ workforce now made up of Opportunity Deprived Indians, the number is growing — and with it the success of the initiative and reputation of the hotel chain for its ambitious and collaborative approach. In the latest everywoman podcast episode, we talk to Aradhana about why progress is a question of ability not disability and the power of business culture to change the world around it for the better.  

Ep 32 - “I hope they think twice and apply” – driving diversity in Oxbridge education with Catherine Arnold, Master of St Edmund’s College

When Catherine Arnold became the 15th Master of St Edmunds College in October 2019 she brought the tally of female heads of colleges across Cambridge University to 50 percent. An impressive statistic, considering women weren’t even allowed to become full members of the 800-year-old university until 1948. One of Oxbridge’s most diverse and international colleges, St Edmund’s was founded over 120 years ago to house Catholic students, previously excluded from the university for centuries. As such, inclusion was at its core from the start – and it became the first male Cambridge college to accept women in 1969. As the college celebrates ‘50 years of women at St Edmunds’ this year, Catherine discusses female role models, the structural and perceptional challenges of inclusion around an Oxbridge education and how St Edmund’s continues to focus on creating a space for academic excellence without barriers.

everywomanBookClub ep.2 - You Are an Artist by Sarah Urist Green

A few years ago, curator and presenter Sarah Urist Green left her office in the basement of an art museum to travel around visiting a diverse range of artists, asking them to share prompts that relate to their own ways of working, creating and making. The result is this beautiful coffee table book, which invites you to get in touch with your own inner artist, with a range of assignments you can fit into your day to inspire creativity and creative thinking. You don’t need to draw, paint or sculpt for this book to work magic on your creative juices; Green simply asks that you keep an open mind as you go on this journey and discover how creativity — whether that’s switching up your selfie-taking style, making a rug, or learning to better empathise with diverse groups — can benefit your life and career in untold ways. In this everywoman Book Club podcast, we invite Sarah to share some of the standout moments from her grand art tour, and uncover some of the many benefits of undertaking these assignments to spark creativity.  

Ep 31 - Always look on the bright side: How to change your perspective…by reading the news

With modern news offering a relentless focus on negative events it’s easy for us to understand this agenda as ‘reality’ – something that Positive News, a daily online and quarterly print magazine dedicated to ‘constructive journalism’, is aiming to challenge. In this podcast episode, we talk to Acting Editor Lucy Douglas on the power of perspective, and the importance of engaging and empowering readers and giving them reasons to be hopeful about the future.