The Game Changers
In this award-winning podcast Sue Anstiss MBE talks to trailblazing women in 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 the toughest challenges, each episode explores key issues for equality in sport and beyond.
We’re incredibly grateful to Sport England who support The Game Changers with a National Lottery award.
You can find out about all the guests at https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers
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The Game Changers
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, one of the most respected and influential figures in British sport, as she candidly shares her leadership journey and lessons learnt from time working in Olympic and Paralympic Sport, Women’s football and now as Chair of England Netball.
We meet Melanie Barratt, the Paralympic swimmer who made history last year as the first blind woman to swim the English Channel, as she tells her remarkable story of courage and determination.
Champion boxer, fashion model and UNICEF UK ambassador Ramla Ali opens up about her extraordinary journey from refugee to Olympian and global role model.
Entrepreneur Mari Thomas-Welland shares how she founded Maaree sports bras, creating innovative kit that empowers women to move with confidence and we hear about what happened when global icon Serena Williams shared photos of her in the Maree sports bra.
Rugby pioneer, and World Cup winner, Giselle Mather reveals the lessons she’s learned from a career that’s broken new ground as both player and professional coach in the men’s and women’s game.
Olympic windsurfing sensation Emma Wilson talks about her meteoric rise to the top of world sailing, the heartbreak of Paris 2024 and the resilience it takes to compete at the highest level whilst retaining your sense of self.
Award winning, human rights lawyer Kat Craig discusses her mission to protect athletes and hold sport to account on the issues that matter most.
And World Cup winning rugby player Sarah Bern reflects on her experiences in elite rugby and her ambition to redefine what strength really means for women and girls.
Join us as we uncover the stories behind the headlines and explore what it means to drive real change in sport.
The Game Changers is free to listen to on all podcast platforms or from our website at fearlesswomen.co.uk. That’s also where you’ll find details of the Women’s Sport Collective, our free, inclusive community for 14,000 women working in sport.
Thank you to Sport England, who support The Game Changers podcast and the Women’s Sport Collective through a National Lottery Award.
Inspiring conversations with fearless women in sport.
Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.
Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers
Hosted by Sue Anstiss
Produced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media
A Fearless Women production
When Michael Gove made his terrible decision to get rid of the school sports structure that I've spent 15 years of my life building and watched somebody dismantle it in about two hours. That was brutal.
Sue Anstiss:Welcome to The Game Changers, the podcast that celebrates extraordinary women in sport. I'm Sue Anstiss and in this series 21, we're shining a light on the trailblazing women who are transforming sport and society. You'll hear from Baroness Sue Campbell, one of the most respected and influential figures in British sport, as she candidly shares her leadership journey and lessons learnt from time working in Olympic and Paralympic sport, women's football, and now as chair of England Netball. We meet Melanie Barrett, the Paralympic swimmer who made history last year as the first blind woman to swim the English Channel, as she tells her remarkable story of courage and determination. Champion boxer, fashion model, and UNICEF UK ambassador Ramla Ali opens up about her extraordinary journey from refugee to Olympian and global role model. Entrepreneur Mari Thomas Welland shares how she founded Maaree Sports Bras, creating innovative kit that empowers women to move with confidence. And we hear what happened when global icon Serena Williams shared her photos of her in the Maaree Sports Bra. Rugby pioneer and World Cup winner Giselle Mather reveals the lessons she's learnt from a career that's broken new ground, both as a player and professional coach in the men's and women's game. Olympic windsurfing sensation Emma Wilson talks about her meteoric rise to the top of world sailing, the heartbreak of Paris 2024, and the resilience it takes to compete at the highest level, whilst retaining your sense of self. Award-winning human rights lawyer Kat Craig discusses her mission to protect athletes and hold sport to account on the issues that matter most. And World Cup winning rugby player Sarah Bern reflects on her experiences in elite rugby and her ambition to redefine what strength really means for women and girls. Join us as we uncover the stories behind the headlines and explore what it means to drive real change in sport. New episodes in this series will be released each Tuesday. So please follow or subscribe now, and you'll be the first to hear from these extraordinary Trailblazers. The Game Changers is free to listen to on all podcast platforms or from our website at fearlesswomen.co.uk. That's also where you'll find details of the Women's Sport Collective, our free, inclusive community for 14,000 women working in sport. Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers podcast and the Women's Sport Collective with a national lottery award.
Giselle Mather:They are international rookie players. They are elite sportswomen. Playing in front of 25,000 people, that experience is huge. So why would you not put in front of them a really experienced coach? Why do you think that it's okay to bring somebody just off of the field?
Sarah Bern:And maybe that's controversial. We're lost for words to actually get your hands on that trophy of pure joy, relief, excitement, but like so many different emotions, and just like not only have we won this World Cup that we have worked incredibly hard for, like we're hopefully changing the game for women's rugby and helping women sport all over the world.
Sue Anstiss:The Game Changers.
