Women Making Waves Podcast

Gill Abbs is currently in the process of baking 26,000 mince pies. Impressively, Gill has worked at the world famous Fitzbillies in Cambridge as a baker for 53 years;And Chloe Gentles is playing the role of Cinderella in this year’s pantomime at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. We ask her what it’s like to act in a pantomime.

If you are feeling stressed, this is the episode for you. Women Making Waves bring you two calming influences, Nicci Roscoe whose book Manifest your Everything helps you to focus on what you want to be; and Yasmin El-Saie who uses holistic methods to calm anxious dogs; With a massive following on social media her two dogs have become super stars;

On women making waves we meet author Jodi Taylor who started writing when she retired and has had tremendous success with her series of books The Chronicles of St. Mary’s. But nobody was more surprised by her success than Jodi herself…And we hear from the winner of the New Music Generator award for Best Female Solo artist, Elba Rose 

Women Making Waves chat to Alison Wright, owner of Fitzbillies, which  is one of the most iconic businesses in Cambridge, traditionally the place to go for your tea and Chelsea bun.  Alison  tells us about how she took over the business and what it’s like to run this Cambridge icon And lawyer Inger Anson is a Corporate Partner who leads Cambridge law firm HCR.  Inger came to Cambridge following a motor cycling trip around india.  Inger believes in the importance of being nice and approachable to her clients. 

About our guests on this episode:Clare MulleyAward-winning public historian, author and broadcaster, Clare Mulley joins us to talk about her four biographies, primarily focus on female experience during the Second World War. Clare talks about the women and how she approaches her research.Follow Clare:Website: https://claremulley.comX: @claremulleyInsta: @claremulleyRenata DrumondBrazilian-born architect Renata Drumond is founder of Renata Drumond Interior Design in Cambridge. Renata's passion for design began early, building houses for her Barbie doll and experimenting with different materials. She studied architecture in Brazil, then completed her Master’s degree in London, working on projects in Switzerland, the Middle East, and London.Follow Renata:Website: www.renatadrumond.comInsta: @renatadrumondPintrest: renatadrumondinteriorsLinkedin: rdrumond

About our guests on this episode:Jessica Hepburn is an author, a former executive director of the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, an award winning fertility hero, and the first woman IN THE WORLD to achieve ‘The Sea, Street & Summit Challenge”. Jessica tells the story of going through 11 unsuccessful rounds of IVF before taking on some of the most gruelling and difficult challenges the world has to offer, despite never having considered herself 'sporty'. Her book 'Save Me From the Waves' tells the story of taking on these challenges, inspired by listening to over 3,000 episodes of Desert Island Discs. Hannah Nunn is the founder of Kickstart Coffee. Kickstart is a social enterprise that solely, through its profit, provides funding for children to free education at The Early Learning School in Entebbe in Uganda since 2005.Hannah, who is a senior nurse at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, tells the story of how she started the organisation and talks about the other projects she is doing in Uganda.

A little about the guests in this episode:The Royal National Lifeboat Institution celebrates its 200th anniversary and our guest Emily Heaton recently became a Coxswain, and offers some interesting insights into what it's like being part of the lifesaving institution. Maiya Fleming is an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor. She tells us what it’s like doing an apprenticeship rather than a university degree and also what’s it’s like working in such a male dominated environment;

A little about our guests in this episode:With under 8% of classical music written by women, we are delighted to chat to Cambridgeshire composer Joanna Borrett who has announced the world premiere of her most recent work.Jane Horwood is the founder of pre-loved clothing boutique TrashChic. Jane’s motto is Buy less, buy better. Bright colours and pink glasses, this designer and fashionista has built a business that catches our attention.

Chloe Matharu is a singer songwriter who plays the harp. Chloe’s music is inspired by the sea and her time working in the Merchant Navy; and Olivia Partington is dedicated to helping find solutions in fighting climate change and creating ways to inspire young people to get involved.