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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 earned attention from British Vogue, The Guardian, and national awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 child abuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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.

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 is helping other women achieve the same. Not scary, not intimidating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 and other female guests with no filters. Previous guest Joanna Borrett explains how she met Little Jo Art through our show and how they now offer each other mutual support and friendship. We caught up with Joanna to hear more details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 behind "10 Minute CBT," making mental health easy and doable.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.