The Fem Foundry Podcast

In this week's episode Pips talks to Nicki Shields about Formula E and how she found her passion, from finance, Motorsports and Science! We hear about what it’s like presenting live in action as a Pit Lane Reporter!Nicki tells us about Electrifying which is a company she set up to debunk the myths around electric cars and provide a one-stop shop for all the information on the topic. They talk about Science and Nicki shares her passion for the Space Race and what the future of that might look like! Enjoy this one Team Fem, it’s a good one! Downloads the FREE app!https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/fem-foundry/id1594765546

Pips is joined by Rene Byrd on this week’s podcast episode!She is a singer, song writer, author and presenter for ‘Who Am I Talk’.Rene is a true creative and her and Pips discuss the creative process, how the universe gives back and the importance of being flexible and embracing change in your career. Download the FREE App:https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/fem-foundry/id1594765546Buy a FF NFT:https://www.moonwalk.xyz/the-guardians-of-fem-foundryWhere to find Rene:@renebyrdofficial

On this weeks episode Pips chats with Mika Simmons.Mika is an award winning Filmmaker, Actress, Director, Writer, Activist, Founder of The Happy Vagina and Co-Founder of The Lady Garden Foundation.Simmons set up the Ginsberg Women's Health Board which aims to revolutionise the healthcare system in the UK. She is also passionate about reframing the lens society has on the biological clock. Mika covers mental health, believing in yourself and the importance of fighting for your seat at the table.Check out Mika's podcast - The Happy Vagina https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lumity-ageing-is-a-privilege/id1493974007?i=1000544295768Download the app to continue the conversation:https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/fem-foundry/id1594765546

On this week's episode we're pleased to welcome journalist and author Alya Mooro.Alya has written for titles including The Telegraph, The Washington Post, Grazia and Refinery29, but it's her incredible book, The Greatest Freedom, that we're most excited to talk to her about. The book explores ‘life as a middle eastern woman outside the stereotypes’ and is a fascinating exploration of culture, identity and the pressures of expectation. As an Egyptian growing up in London, Alya talks of feeling like a ‘hybrid - British and Egyptian both and consequentially neither’. Along with her own experiences, when writing The Greater Freedom, Alya also gathered anecdotes from other women, aged 24-50. She’s here to talk to us about what she learned from telling her story, the importance of ‘passing the mic’ and sharing her platform with other voices, and the pressures of what she describes as ‘the invisible jury.’Download the Fem Foundry App:https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/fem-foundry/id1594765546

If you’re looking to focus more on your spiritual health this year, you’ve come to the right place - my guest today is Poppy Delbridge - entrepreneur, award-winning professional coach, energy psychologist and NLP practitioner. A former TV executive at Warner Bros, Poppy was listed by Glamour as ‘one of TV’s most powerful women. Since moving into the wellbeing and coaching space, she works with companies and individuals to transform lives and unlock potential. She’s been described as a “modern haute healer”, “a supercoach”, “the white witch of results'“ and “the life-changer” by some of the people she’s worked with. Poppy is here to talk about the power of intuition and to convince the skeptics out there of the crucial role that spirituality plays in our lives. She’ll introduce us to her ‘rapid tapping’ methodology - described by the Mail as ‘the therapy of 2021’ and share her wisdom on how to cope with the inevitable anxieties of recent months.Download the Fem Foundry App: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/fem-foundry/id1594765546Listen to the Rapid Tapping Podcast with Poppy Delbridge: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rapid-tapping-with-poppy-delbridge/id1547456530

On this week's episode we welcome Samanah Duran. Samanah is a lifelong entrepreneur who founded her first company, streetwear brand Critics Clothing, at the age of just 22. She was listed as one of Forbes 30 under 30, and is now the founder and CEO of BeYourOwn, a digital news and media platform dedicated to inspiring women in business. It’s always wonderful to chat with someone who shares so many of Fem Foundry’s values, and I think the ethos of women helping women, sharing advice and highlighting female-owned businesses is something we both feel so passionate about.

We kick off series 2 in style, today’s guest is Rosie Nixon - author and magazine editor-in-chief. Rosie’s magazine career has taken in a number of high profile glossies, including Red, Grazia and Glamour. She’s been Editor-in-chief of Hello! Magazine for the past eleven years, sitting at the helm of one of the UK’s most successful titles. Rosie is also the author of two novels, and a non-fiction book called ‘Be Kind’, a compilation of inspiration to help us to be ‘kinder to yourself, to other people, and to the planet.’ She’s here today to give us the inside scoop on life at a glossy magazine, the delicate nature of good celebrity reporting and the massive importance and impact of her ‘Hello to Kindness’ campaign.

Welcome to episode 12, the last of the series - and indeed the year! Joining Pips for this special episode is someone who turned her back on a career on Wall Street to make a name for herself as a personal chef and food entrepreneur: Saima Khan, founder of the Hampstead Kitchen.Saima’s career pivot happened after she offered to step in for a friend whose personal chef had cancelled. Since then she’s wowed everyone from Hollywood stars to heads of state with her innovative, beautifully presented banquets. When the pandemic hit, her decision to shift focus to serving her fine dining experience in people’s homes proved to be a good one - the business has gone from strength to strength throughout a phenomenally challenging year for the food and hospitality industry. Today she’s here to share the inside story of building her business, the importance of giving back to your local community and what happens when you serve a dish named after Michelle Obama to Donald Trump…