Women Making Waves Podcast

We meet Maiya Fleming, who 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;  The Royal National Lifeboat Institution celebrates its 200th anniversary and our guest Emily Heaton recently became a Coxswain, and offers some interesting insights. 

With under 8% of classical music written by women, we are delighted to chat to composer Joanna Borrett who has announced the world premiere of her most recent work, Clan; and Jane Horwood is the founder of pre-loved clothing boutique TrashChic. Jane’s motto is Buy less, buy better.

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.

LA based British author, Lucy Broadbent has written about some extraordinary, well known famous Hollywood people. Combining her skills as a journalist and her interest in social and cultural reality, Lucy has written incredible real life features. We talk to Lucy about her latest book. "What Would Ted Lasso Do?" A well researched book containing expertise from psychologists. This book is about the Ted Lasso TV hit comedy series that reveals and explains some of Ted’s best life lessons. After a wonderful and long career at the BBC we spoke to Katy Searle. At the time we talked, to Katy was the Senior Controller BBC News but has since moved to become a partner of Comms and Political engagement organisation Fourtold. Quoting the BBC as a wonderful place to work, we are delighted to introduce a woman who has achieved so much in her career. Katy also admits she is a risk taker…. 

After a wonderful and long career at the BBC we spoke to Katy Searle. At the time we talked, to Katy was the Senior Controller BBC News but has since moved to become a partner of Comms and Political engagement organisation Fourtold. Quoting the BBC as a wonderful place to work, we are delighted to introduce a woman who has achieved so much in her career. Katy also admits she is a risk taker….

Lifelong supporter of Cambridge City football club, Alice Dewey is now General Manager of the Club, and is involved in the building a new stadium. We hear about the job she loves and the club which is like a second family.

Little Jo a.k.a. Joanne Graham, is an artist based in Bury St Edmunds. Jo is a portrait artist but has also been inspired to draw keys and skulls because of stories from her past.

Professor Catherine Lee is Professor of Inclusive Education and Leadership and Deputy Dean for Education at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge Anglia Ruskin University. Catherine’s own experiences while teaching in secondary schools during the years of the Section 28 legislation, which was a legislative designation for a series of laws across Britain that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities, helped inspire a BBC and BFI-backed film, Blue Jean.

After attending an event run by Raspberry Pi, Hannah Hagon came up with an idea about how she could teach pre-school tots about computer coding. She started Unplugged Tots and now enthuses young children in the art of computing - without the use of computers.