Smashing The Ceiling
183 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWelcome to Smashing The Ceiling, the show where we showcase the lives of women with interesting, unusual and inspiring careers, those who have achieved amazing things, some who've got a really cool or unusual job, and some who've just had a fascinating life.
Each week I sit down with one amazing human to dig a little deeper into the HOW of it all - how did they get where they are, how they picked themselves up when things didn’t go right, and how their mentors, motivations and mistakes have led them to achieve the things they have.
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Annabelle Buckland - on audio obsessions and an adult diagnosis of ADHD
April 05, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 94.3 MBMy guest today is a woman I met a couple of years ago whilst wearing a delicious pair of sequinned dungarees and accepting an award at the International Women’s Podcast Awards. Her name is Annabelle Buckland, and she’s an radio host, podcast producer and general audio whizzo. She also has ADHD. We’ve discussed a lot of things on this podcast over the last 5 years, but the impact of an adult diagnosis of ADHD on career and working life is one that so far we haven’t touched on, so I’m please...
Jia Wertz - from Forbes and fashion to film-making and fighting for freedom
March 20, 2023 22:59 - 43 minutes - 35.4 MBMy guest today has gone from shy wallflower to recipient of international film awards and a column in Forbes. Jia Wertz is a filmmaker, entrepreneur, podcaster, activist and writer, who, like many of our guests, has had a working life with some unexpected twists and turns. Jia had a super successful career in the fashion industry when she first heard the podcast Serial back in 2014. She was moved to do what she could to help Adnan Syed, the protagonist of the series, who was sentenced at ...
Samantha Baines, Part 2 - on starring in Magic Mike Live with Channing Tatum and accidentally writing a children's book
March 06, 2023 19:22 - 41 minutes - 33.1 MBThis is Part Two of my chat with Sam Baines, my first guest for Season 6 of the podcast, and a woman that I’ve know for a few years after she was shortlisted at the inaugural International Women’s Podcast Awards back in 2021. It’s fitting that she’s first this season, because she’s been the first woman to do a few other things too. Sam is an award-winning comedian, podcaster, author, actor, broadcaster and general legend. In 2014 she won the Funny Women Awards, and subsequently went on to ...
Samantha Baines, Part 1 - on life as a comedian, becoming a deaf activist and the secret bit of Heathrow airport
February 20, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 34.2 MBWe're back for Season 6! My first guest is a woman that I’ve know for a few years after she was shortlisted at the inaugural International Women’s Podcast Awards back in 2021. Her name is Samantha Baines, and it’s fitting that she’s first this season, because she’s been the first woman to do a few other things too. Sam is an award-winning comedian, podcaster, author, actor, broadcaster and general legend. In 2014 she won the Funny Women Awards, and subsequently went on to scoop of the 20...
Season 6 Trailer
February 13, 2023 19:24 - 1 minute - 2.09 MBWe’ve been away for a little while, but we are back! I’m Naomi Mellor, and I’m delighted to let you know that there’s a new season of Smashing The Ceiling just around the corner, with all sorts of delights awaiting you. In this podcast we chat to women with unusual, interesting and inspiring careers, and we’re kicking off Season 6 with comedian, author, actor, podcaster and deaf activist Samantha Baines, one of the funniest women I have ever met. My chat with Sam ranged from meeting Channi...
Justine Nagaur - on holistic care, spiritual healing and recovering from chronic pain
April 08, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes - 31.5 MBIf you’re into meditation and healing, you may know what a Tibetan sound bowl is. If not, you’ve got a treat in store, as we’ll be digging deep into the world of holistic health in this episode. My guest today is Justine Nagaur, a spiritual healer, teacher, mentor, and creator of bespoke crystal malas. I met Justine a couple of years ago, and she’s one of those rare people with a degree of warmth, insight, intuition and care for others that is incredibly striking. But like many of my guest...
Caroline Kremer - on healing injuries, unexpected circumstances, and career re-invention
March 19, 2022 04:00 - 50 minutes - 92.8 MBHow often do you think about your own breathing? I bet you are right now. How fast do you breathe? How deeply? Most of the time it’s completely unconscious. We just do it, and we rarely consider how we breathe unless we’re exercising and out of breath, or ill and out of breath, as many of us have been during the pandemic.It’s only when our capacity to breathe is reduced that we ever consider - without stating the absolute obvious - how important it is My guest today helps people to brea...
Dot Zacharias - on sleep deprivation, life at a tech startup and the power of yoga Nidra
March 04, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutes - 39.3 MBThis week, we’re talking, amongst other things, about sleep. My guest today is Dot Zacharias, COO and co-founder of Nourish, a wellbeing app designed for busy mums to find a little calm in their lives, which aims to protect maternal mental health and provide support. But that description doesn’tquite cover Dot’s career. After starting her working life in Russia, she’s worked as a management consultant, qualified as a sleep coach, been a part of multiple start ups and successfully exited her ...
Sinéad McGrath - on endometriosis advocacy, becoming a golf influencer and women in the law
February 17, 2022 04:15 - 30 minutes - 24.9 MBMy guest this week is endometriosis advocate, golf influencer and brilliant lawyer Sinéad McGrath - as you might imagine, the subjects we covered in this conversation are many and varied. Sinéad sits on the Executive Committee of the Junior Lawyers' Division at The Law Society, and after saying ‘no’ for many years, she started playing golf a couple of years ago. There she discovered a community of women that are passionate about the sport and both keen to change the image of golf as an old w...
Catie Friend - on unexpected career challenges, solo travel and life in the mountains
February 03, 2022 09:45 - 50 minutes - 40.4 MBMy first guest of 2022 is Catie Friend, who says of her adventures that she “will always be a completer rather than a competer”. Given the challenges she’s completed, which include the world’s toughest ski mountaineering race and the half Marathon des Sables, and the things she’s done in her career, completing any of them would be considered a strong achievement as far as I’m concerned. Catie grew up in south west Scotland, and after travelling solo round the world, she embarked on a caree...
Siobhan Daniels - from nursing to broadcast journalism to pro-age campaigning, and life in a campervan
November 05, 2021 00:17 - 49 minutes - 39.9 MBSiobhan Daniels grew up in a care home as one of eight children amongst the elderly people her family looked after. She's subsequently had an incredibly varied and colourful life, first working as a nurse in the NHS before joining the BBC as a trainee in broadcast journalism. Siobhan spent 30 years as a presenter, reporter and producer at the BBC, before selling her property and setting off on a new round of adventures in her camper van! She's now a freelance broadcaster and journalist, and ...
Vicki Prais - on international human rights and a lifetime of advocating for others
October 21, 2021 21:34 - 38 minutes - 31 MBWhen you think about human rights, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe it's the treatment of prisoners overseas, or working conditions and pay in a place of employment, or freedom of speech, or the right of an individual to live freely and safely in whatever manner they choose? Maybe it's a multitude of other things, because the subject of human rights is broad and deep. It's also vitally important. My guest today is Vicki Prais, a human rights lawyer and consultant, podcast...
Kirsten and Aiyven Mbawa - on the power of imagination, and teen entrepreneurship
October 07, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MBTo open Season 4, I’ve got two guests with me with this week, and if you’re looking for inspiring women in your life, then these two are it. Kirsten and Aiyven Mbawa are sisters from Northampton, England and they’re 13 and 12 years old respectively. Nothing unusual there. What is unusual is that both Kirsten and Aiyven are published authors and business owners. Their love of reading has driven everything they’ve done so far, and you’ll hear in this chat the effect on their lives that they ...
Tigz Rice - on burlesque, boudoir and her unique photography career
August 19, 2021 18:00 - 42 minutes - 34 MBTo many people, the world of burlesque may seem distant, mysterious and unknown. You might have heard of Dita von Teese, but how much do you know about the art of it, the glamour, and the people, who are, by all accounts, a brilliant bunch of welcoming human beings? My guest today is Tigz Rice, who combines her career as a burlesque and boudoir photographer with an ambition to leave her mark on the world creatively. She has shot for Cosmopolitan, and produced work that the HuffPost describ...
Hannah Roper - on life as a country musician, teacher, policeman and survivor
August 06, 2021 04:15 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MBHannah Roper is an incredible woman with a varied career forged out of a combination of inspiration and necessity. Not many people can say that they've worked as a teacher, a policeman, a country music singer and an entrepreneur. Hannah has worked in both primary and secondary education, founded a country music festival, been on the beat and with suspects, and released several successful albums. In the midst of all of that, she's also survived domestic abuse and harassment at the hands of h...
Elizabeth Ogabi - on becoming a changemaker and progressing your side hustle
July 22, 2021 10:15 - 42 minutes - 34 MBWe hear so much about side hustles and entrepreneurship and it seems that every second person on social media is starting a successful new business and scaling it to 7 figures from their kitchen table. But if you've had an idea, how do you get started? How do you balance your day job and the need to earn a living with launching a new venture? What's the best way to go about that, and why does it seem so damn easy for other people when you're finding it pretty hard? If these questions have ev...
64. Nikki Trott - on conscious business, the value of service and selling umbrellas
July 09, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MBHave you ever had a moment when you met someone for the first time, but you felt like you'd known them your entire life? It's a weird and rare but wonderful thing. I had that feeling when I chatted to Nikki Trott prior to this interview, and I knew I had to have her on the show. Nikki is an entrepreneur, podcaster and coach on a mission with her company, Conscious Accelerator. That mission is to help entrepreneurs with a real purpose in their business to thrive. She believes that purpose and...
Nikki Trott - on conscious business, the value of service and selling umbrellas
July 09, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MBHave you ever had a moment when you met someone for the first time, but you felt like you'd known them your entire life? It's a weird and rare but wonderful thing. I had that feeling when I chatted to Nikki Trott prior to this interview, and I knew I had to have her on the show. Nikki is an entrepreneur, podcaster and coach on a mission with her company, Conscious Accelerator. That mission is to help entrepreneurs with a real purpose in their business to thrive. She believes that purpose a...
Victoria Jenkins - on life as an adaptive designer, disability advocate and unexpected entrepreneur
June 24, 2021 15:15 - 53 minutes - 43.2 MBMy guest this week is an incredible woman, whose life and career were turned upside down by circumstances. We talk often on this podcast about how circumstances shape the careers of women, but in the case of Victoria Jenkins, the circumstances were becoming disabled in her mid twenties. Before becoming ill, Victoria was forging a successful career as a garment technologist, working for the likes of Sweaty Betty, Jack Wills and Victoria Beckham no less. She was doing well, and that’s an unders...
63. Victoria Jenkins - on life as an adaptive designer, disability advocate and unexpected entrepreneur
June 24, 2021 15:15 - 53 minutes - 43.2 MBMy guest this week is an incredible woman, whose life and career were turned upside down by circumstances. We talk often on this podcast about how circumstances shape the careers of women, but in the case of Victoria Jenkins, the circumstances were becoming disabled in her mid twenties. Before becoming ill, Victoria was forging a successful career as a garment technologist, working for the likes of Sweaty Betty, Jack Wills and Victoria Beckham no less. She was doing well, and that’s an unders...
Victoria Jenkins - on life as an adaptive designer, disability advocate and unexpected entrepreneurship
June 24, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 43.2 MBMy guest this week is an incredible woman, whose life and career were turned upside down by circumstances. We talk often on this podcast about how circumstances shape the careers of women, but in the case of Victoria Jenkins, the circumstances were becoming disabled in her mid twenties. Before becoming ill, Victoria was forging a successful career as a garment technologist, working for the likes of Sweaty Betty, Jack Wills and Victoria Beckham no less. She was doing well, and that’s an unde...
62. Mira Patel - on learning the value of hard work, and why teenagers need a helping hand
June 17, 2021 11:38 - 42 minutes - 34.1 MBWe've often talked on this podcast about how our upbringing shapes our attitudes to work, ambition and success. Mira Patel's parents ran a newsagent, and she started working in the shop at an early age, before forging a successful career in HR. She understands the value of hard work and determination in building a business. She stepped away the HR world to train in neurolinguistic programming, and she founded her company, Prana Coaching in 2019. She now specialises in coaching young people t...
Mira Patel - on learning the value of hard work, and why teenagers need a helping hand
June 17, 2021 11:38 - 42 minutes - 34.1 MBWe've often talked on this podcast about how our upbringing shapes our attitudes to work, ambition and success. Mira Patel's parents ran a newsagent, and she started working in the shop at an early age, before forging a successful career in HR. She understands the value of hard work and determination in building a business. She stepped away the HR world to train in neurolinguistic programming, and she founded her company, Prana Coaching in 2019. She now specialises in coaching young people ...
61. Imogen Tinkler - on foraging, fairytales and altered career aspirations
June 11, 2021 18:50 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBWhen you're in a box career-wise, it can be hard to get out of it. Sometimes it's pressure from others, or from society that keeps you in that box, or sometimes it's your own internal monologue telling you that you can't do anything else. Sometimes, life events send you on a different path. https://www.linkedin.com/in/imogentinkler123/ (Imogen Tinkler) is a total inspiration in this area. After an adventurous childhood in Pakistan, and studying Russian with politics at uni, Imogen thought sh...
Imogen Tinkler - on foraging, fairytales and altered career aspirations
June 11, 2021 18:50 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBWhen you're in a box career-wise, it can be hard to get out of it. Sometimes it's pressure from others, or from society that keeps you in that box, or sometimes it's your own internal monologue telling you that you can't do anything else. Sometimes, life events send you on a different path. Imogen Tinkler is a total inspiration in this area. After an adventurous childhood in Pakistan, and studying Russian with politics at uni, Imogen thought she was going to be a lawyer. After losing her m...
Caroline Knight - on naked yoga, and the challenges of life in the jungle
June 03, 2021 23:59 - 46 minutes - 37.1 MBI’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, but I love meeting women who’ve done something unexpected, who bucked the career trend and taken a path that others might not expect. Today's guest, Caroline Knight, very much falls into that category. After a biochemistry degree and multiple different careers including being a naked yoga instructor, and working in the wine industry, she went to Peru last year, fell in love and unexpectedly stayed to set up a business selling cacao direct from the ...
60. Caroline Knight - on naked yoga, and the challenges of life in the jungle
June 03, 2021 23:59 - 46 minutes - 37.1 MBI’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, but I love meeting women who’ve done something unexpected, who bucked the career trend and taken a path that others might not expect. Today's guest, https://www.instagram.com/thebodylovebabe/ (Caroline Knight), very much falls into that category. After a biochemistry degree and multiple different careers including being a https://junglecacaoperu.ck.page/d36fa6deb0 (naked yoga instructor), and working in the wine industry, she went to Peru last year,...
59. Anita Whittaker - on sex positive parenting, and life as a pirate DJ
May 27, 2021 09:53 - 52 minutes - 42.6 MBHere’s a question for you. Would you describe your mum as sex positive? My guest today, Anita Whittaker, garnered the term “the sex positive mum you all wish you had” after appearing in Channel 4 show ‘Mums Make Porn’. This happened after a television company read her original blog, Only Boys and A Tomboy, describing her family life in Harlesden in London with her 4 sons and husband Johann. Anita is an award-winning mentor, speaker, journalist and community liason. She’s run children’s nur...
Anita Whittaker - on sex positive parenting, and life as a pirate DJ
May 27, 2021 09:53 - 52 minutes - 42.6 MBHere’s a question for you. Would you describe your mum as sex positive? My guest today, Anita Whittaker, garnered the term “the sex positive mum you all wish you had” after appearing in Channel 4 show ‘Mums Make Porn’. This happened after a television company read her original blog, Only Boys and A Tomboy, describing her family life in Harlesden in London with her 4 sons and husband Johann. Anita is an award-winning mentor, speaker, journalist and community liason. She’s run children’s n...
58. Monique Hodgson - on a glittering international career, and her mission to redefine motherhood
May 20, 2021 13:33 - 38 minutes - 31 MBSometimes you meet someone whose energy, creativity, and drive just blows you away, and Monique Hodgson is one of those people. Monique is a Latin American trailblazer, on a mission to redefine motherhood through her company, Mumble Forum. Monique established in 2019 as a platform to unite women through motherhood with the objective of creating social change, collectively and individually. She says that mothers are underestimated, undervalued and under-utilised, and that the world is sufferin...
Monique Hodgson - on a glittering international career, and her mission to redefine motherhood
May 20, 2021 13:33 - 38 minutes - 31 MBSometimes you meet someone whose energy, creativity, and drive just blows you away, and Monique Hodgson is one of those people. Monique is a Latin American trailblazer, on a mission to redefine motherhood through her company, Mumble Forum. Monique established in 2019 as a platform to unite women through motherhood with the objective of creating social change, collectively and individually. She says that mothers are underestimated, undervalued and under-utilised, and that the world is sufferi...
57. Amanda Ogen - on making it in Hollywood, and why persistence pays off
May 13, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 38 MBIf like me, you had a misspent youth watching as much Friends, Sex and the City and The O.C. as you could, you’ll probably love today’s guest, Amanda Ogen. Amanda was obsessed with film and TV from a young age and despite being from New Jersey, couldn’t wait to move to Hollywood. After interning at Nickelodeon, she is now a freelance casting agent, and has worked on shows with Netflix, Fox, Facebook and Buzzfeed. Amanda also hosts a hit podcast, ‘How Did I Get This Far?’, which takes a lig...
Amanda Ogen - on making it in Hollywood, and why persistence pays off
May 13, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 38 MBIf like me, you had a misspent youth watching as much Friends, Sex and the City and The O.C. as you could, you’ll probably love today’s guest, Amanda Ogen. Amanda was obsessed with film and TV from a young age and despite being from New Jersey, couldn’t wait to move to Hollywood. After interning at Nickelodeon, she is now a freelance casting agent, and has worked on shows with Netflix, Fox, Facebook and Buzzfeed. Amanda also hosts a hit podcast, ‘How Did I Get This Far?’, which takes a l...
56. Iffat Gill - on creating meaningful social change through digital entrepreneurship
May 06, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 36.7 MBSome people take half a lifetime to discover their passion, but others know their calling from an early age. Iffat Gill was only 25 when she was first invited to speak at a UN Conference, after founding her first not-for-profit in Pakistan at the age of 22. Iffat grew up in Libya and received her education there with the strong encouragement of her family, but when she returned back to her home nation of Pakistan, she realised the need for community education in the effort to empower women....
Iffat Gill - on creating meaningful social change through digital entrepreneurship
May 06, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 36.7 MBSome people take half a lifetime to discover their passion, but others know their calling from an early age. Iffat Gill was only 25 when she was first invited to speak at a UN Conference, after founding her first not-for-profit in Pakistan at the age of 22. Iffat grew up in Libya and received her education there with the strong encouragement of her family, but when she returned back to her home nation of Pakistan, she realised the need for community education in the effort to empower wome...
Kristine Kilty - on a life in fashion, and receiving career advice from Gwen Stefani
April 29, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 39 MBThey say you should never meet your heroes, but what if you do, and it turns out to be amazing? In the case of Kristine Kilty, she met her style icon, Gwen Stefani, whilst working at Vivienne Westwood in London, and her career trajectory altered irrevocably from there. Kristine is a fashion stylist and creative director, co-ordinating shoots for some of the world's biggest fashion magazines. She trained at Central St. Martins College before working for the likes of Alexander McQueen durin...
55. Kristine Kilty - on a life in fashion, and receiving career advice from Gwen Stefani
April 29, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 39 MBThey say you should never meet your heroes, but what if you do, and it turns out to be amazing? In the case of Kristine Kilty, she met her style icon, Gwen Stefani, whilst working at Vivienne Westwood in London, and her career trajectory altered irrevocably from there. Kristine is a fashion stylist and creative director, co-ordinating shoots for some of the world's biggest fashion magazines. She trained at Central St. Martins College before working for the likes of Alexander McQueen during ...
54. Veronica Bolton Smith - on why Africa has always been her inspiration
April 22, 2021 21:10 - 52 minutes - 42.1 MBWe are BACK! Season 3 is here, and my first guest this season is Veronica Bolton Smith who, spoiler alert, is a dear friend and a total inspiration. Ronnie is a powerhouse, and her career has been so varied and interesting that I can’t wait for you to hear her story. She started work in the House of Commons at the age of 22, working for various MPs including Theresa May and John Bercow, before heading out to Kenya to become the managing director of a company of 300 people at the age of 25. S...
Veronica Bolton Smith - on why Africa has always been her inspiration
April 22, 2021 21:10 - 52 minutes - 42.1 MBWe are BACK! Season 3 is here, and my first guest this season is Veronica Bolton Smith who, spoiler alert, is a dear friend and a total inspiration. Ronnie is a powerhouse, and her career has been so varied and interesting that I can’t wait for you to hear her story. She started work in the House of Commons at the age of 22, working for various MPs including Theresa May and John Bercow, before heading out to Kenya to become the managing director of a company of 300 people at the age of 25....
53. Season 3 Trailer
April 22, 2021 14:17 - 1 minute - 1.85 MBWe've been away for a while, but we are back! This week marks the start of Season 3! We’ve been on a long hiatus since Season 2 as I moved house (again), contemplated what I was doing with my life (again) and well, there was a global pandemic. Who would have thought that was going to happen. I was furloughed for a while last year and had a long time then to think about where I wanted to take the podcast and my career, and since we last spoke, I’ve founded a new business, the Skylark Collec...
Season 3 Trailer
April 22, 2021 14:17 - 1 minute - 1.85 MBWe've been away for a while, but we are back! This week marks the start of Season 3! We’ve been on a long hiatus since Season 2 as I moved house (again), contemplated what I was doing with my life (again) and well, there was a global pandemic. Who would have thought that was going to happen. I was furloughed for a while last year and had a long time then to think about where I wanted to take the podcast and my career, and since we last spoke, I’ve founded a new business, the Skylark Col...
52. A little update...
November 27, 2020 20:43 - 2 minutes - 2.14 MBHello hello hello! I realise it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, so I thought I’d slide into your ears with a little update. First things first. If you’re from the vet world and you’ve been listening to Borborygmi here - good news! It turns out mixing your genres isn’t a smart idea, so Borborygmi has now moved to its very own channel and we’ve got a new season starting next week. Just search Borborygmi: Noises From The Veterinary World wherever you get your podcasts, and you’ll f...
A little update...
November 27, 2020 20:43 - 2 minutes - 2.14 MBHello hello hello! I realise it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, so I thought I’d slide into your ears with a little update. First things first. If you’re from the vet world and you’ve been listening to Borborygmi here - good news! It turns out mixing your genres isn’t a smart idea, so Borborygmi has now moved to its very own channel and we’ve got a new season starting next week. Just search Borborygmi: Noises From The Veterinary World wherever you get your podcasts, and you’ll ...
51. Kerrie Hedley on women in veterinary leadership
July 03, 2020 15:40 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBToday’s episode is a special collaboration for Smashing The Ceiling, as I’ve produced this conversation in partnership with https://www.veterinarywoman.co.uk (Veterinary Woman,) a platform to help and inspire women to develop the confidence to overcome challenges and follow their passions. They want to encourage women to be at the forefront of clinical practice, specialisation, professional bodies, corporates, education, research, industry, government - to have female leaders in every area of...
Kerrie Hedley on women in veterinary leadership
July 03, 2020 15:40 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBToday’s episode is a special collaboration for Smashing The Ceiling, as I’ve produced this conversation in partnership with Veterinary Woman, a platform to help and inspire women to develop the confidence to overcome challenges and follow their passions. They want to encourage women to be at the forefront of clinical practice, specialisation, professional bodies, corporates, education, research, industry, government - to have female leaders in every area of veterinary influence. And so my s...
51. Bonus - Kerrie Hedley on women in veterinary leadership
July 03, 2020 11:40 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBToday’s episode is a special collaboration for Smashing The Ceiling, as I’ve produced this conversation in partnership with Veterinary Woman, a platform to help and inspire women to develop the confidence to overcome challenges and follow their passions. They want to encourage women to be at the forefront of clinical practice, specialisation, professional bodies, corporates, education, research, industry, government - to have female leaders in every area of veterinary influence. And so my ...
51. BONUS - Kerrie Hedley on women in veterinary leadership
July 03, 2020 11:40 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBToday’s episode is a special collaboration for Smashing The Ceiling, as I’ve produced this conversation in partnership with Veterinary Woman, a platform to help and inspire women to develop the confidence to overcome challenges and follow their passions. They want to encourage women to be at the forefront of clinical practice, specialisation, professional bodies, corporates, education, research, industry, government - to have female leaders in every area of veterinary influence. And so my ...
BONUS - Kerrie Hedley on women in veterinary leadership
July 03, 2020 11:40 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBToday’s episode is a special collaboration for Smashing The Ceiling, as I’ve produced this conversation in partnership with Veterinary Woman, a platform to help and inspire women to develop the confidence to overcome challenges and follow their passions. They want to encourage women to be at the forefront of clinical practice, specialisation, professional bodies, corporates, education, research, industry, government - to have female leaders in every area of veterinary influence. And so my ...
82. Borborygmi - Navaratnam Partheeban and Libby Kemkaren-Thompson
June 22, 2020 15:30 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBToday is the final episode of Borborygmi for this season and we’re ending with a conversation on diversity and racism in the veterinary profession. This may be uncomfortable listening for some of you. You may roll your eyes and say ‘This is pointless. I’m not a racist. I’m tired of hearing about Black Lives Matter. It isn’t relevant to me”. Imagine how tired people of colour are at this point in time, having to constantly justify themselves and their place in Great Britain. To deny the exis...
81. Borborygmi - James Greenwood and Sophie Walsh
June 18, 2020 06:00 - 17 minutes - 13.9 MBThis is the last of our episodes recorded at last year's London Vet Show (sad!) but before the Show closed its doors and they brought our podcast booth down around our ears, Sophie managed to drag her pal James Greenwood into the podcave for a debrief about diversification. You’ll mostly be hearing the distracted garblings of two excitable friends fresh from picking up free pens in the breaks between lectures, but hopefully - amid the chatter - for those feeling as though they would like to ...