Women Tech Charge
41 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWomen Tech Charge is back!
From fashion to finance, technology is revolutionising every area of our lives. Meet the extraordinary women who are leading the charge.
Hosted by Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, CEO of www.stemettes.org, Women Tech Charge is a series of candid, inspiring and often funny conversations with inventors, entrepreneurs and even real-life spies. These are stories of eureka moments, successes and failures, passions and ideas, which will inspire you to take charge – woman or otherwise.
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Overcooked Worms! How Debbie Bestwick became a gaming pioneer
December 15, 2020 13:44 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBDebbie Bestwick is the CEO of Team 17, the studio brought the world classic video games like Worms and innovative recent titles including the Overcooked series. She tells Anne-Marie how she entered the industry before the age of 20 and became an award-winning producer. She also explains how to get a foothold in a competitive field, and encourages parents to let their children explore a job that's far more than just playing games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tech and the City with Billie Quinlan, CEO of Ferly
December 08, 2020 13:32 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBBillie Quinlan is the co-founder and CEO of Ferly, a female-focussed sexual wellness app. She tells Anne-Marie how technology is helping women discover their sexuality, and change the way people think about sex. They also talk about her journey from aspiring actress to head of her own start-up, including having to learn new skills. ADVISORY: This episode of Women Tech Charge contains adult themes, and references to sexual assault. If you're affected by any of the issues raised, you can get ...
Imogen Heap: How technology is changing music
December 01, 2020 17:31 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBImogen Heap is an artist, songwriter and technologist. She speaks to Anne-Marie about how tech is transforming how she makes music and interacts with audiences. She describes how she developed her MiMu smart gloves, which work as a wearable music instrument. And they talk about Mycelia, Heap's blockchain driven project to help musicians with their music distribution, rights and payment management. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Black Ballad and how data can tell the black community's story with Tobi Oredein
November 24, 2020 12:02 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBTobi Oredein is a journalist and founder of the Black Ballad lifestyle platform that elevates the voices of black British women through content, community and commerce. She talks to Anne-Marie about how her experiences as a black woman in journalism inspired her to create the site. They also discuss the importance of data in telling the stories of black communities, and how difficult it can sometimes be to find.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to be a Venture Capitalist, with Check Warner
November 17, 2020 14:02 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBCheck Warner is a founding partner of Ada Ventures, a fund named after Ada Lovelace that aims to support diverse entrepreneurs. She talks to Anne-Marie about the role VCs can play in supporting start-ups, what the job actually is, and why female founders are considered "niche" in the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Banishing 'maths phobia' with Dr Eugenia Cheng
November 10, 2020 11:55 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBEugenia Cheng is a mathematician, concert pianist... and baker. She's dedicated her career to tackling the fear of maths that she thinks is preventing talented people from studying the subject. Eugenia tells Anne-Marie how her discovery that her students would pay more attention if lectures involved food led to her publishing a best-selling book combining baking with mathematics. And she describes how playing complex piano pieces connects with her love of numbers. They also discuss Eugenia's ...
Motherhood and entrepreneurship with Tinto's Idia Elsmore Dodsworth
November 03, 2020 10:41 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBIdia Elsmore Dodsworth was a lawyer with an entrepreneurial streak.... and two children under the age of two. She tells Anne-Marie how an unruly day at the beach with her kids inspired her to co-found Tinto, an app that connects mothers. They discuss how parenting can be an "overwhelming" experience, especially for working mums, and how hard it can be to get honest advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How UNICEF uses tech to save lives, with its innovation fund manager Sunita Grote
October 26, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBHow can a huge organisation, working at a global level, use technology to save the lives of children? Anne-Marie speaks to UNICEF's innovation fund manager, Sunita Grote, who tells us why developments like blockchain are making it easier to provide humanitarian and developmental aid across the world. She also discusses how the organisation is embracing risk, with the possibility that some of the start-ups it partners with might not be able to deliver what they hope - but that the rewards when...
Endometriosis and how AI can help, with Dr Noemie Elhadad
October 20, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBEndometriosis, where tissue similar to that from the womb grows in other places, affects around 6-10% of women around the world. Dr Noemie Elhadad, of Columbia University, is one of those who was diagnosed with it while still a student. She's set up the Phendo app, which lets women catalogue their signs and symptoms, helping them manage the disease. She talks to Anne-Marie about the struggles she had getting treatment for a condition that's still not fully understood. They also talk about the...
NEW EPISODE! Explorer Kathy Sullivan: What's it like to go to space AND the deepest part of the ocean?
October 13, 2020 10:02 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this episode Anne-Marie takes us on a journey from the deepest depths of the ocean to outer space, with geologist, oceanographer and astronaut Kathy Sullivan. She was the first American woman to walk in space and also the first woman to go to the deepest depths of the ocean. She is the first person to have done both. Anne-Marie asks what did little Kathy want to be? We get to hear a story about the implications of being the first group of women NASA sends to space (spoiler: it involve...
Webby Awards nomination - please vote!
May 01, 2020 10:42 - 47 seconds - 1.1 MBWe’ve been nominated for a Webby! Women Tech Charge is up for Best Technology Podcast at the 2020 Webby Awards. These are the biggest awards on the internet, so we’re absolutely delighted. And YOU can help us win! Vote online here: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2020/podcasts/general-series/technology Voting is open until May 7th, so do get your vote in quickly. THANK YOU! And if you’re new to Women Tech Charge, thanks for joining us. There are two whole seasons for you to bi...
We've been nominated for a Publisher's Podcast Award!
January 27, 2020 16:43 - 1 minute - 1.46 MBThanks for listening to Women Tech Charge. It’s been nominated for a Publisher’s Podcast aware, and we’re really excited about it. If you like this show we would love it if you popped over to the Evening Standard’s The Leader podcast. The Leader is released daily at 4pm and gives you the best of the Evening Standard’s news, analysis and commentary on the day’s big events from our journalists. https://podfollow.com/the-leader Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We've been nominated for a Publisher's Podcast Award!
January 27, 2020 16:43 - 1 minute - 1.46 MBThanks for listening to Women Tech Charge. It’s been nominated for a Publisher’s Podcast aware, and we’re really excited about it. If you like this show we would love it if you popped over to the Evening Standard’s The Leader podcast. The Leader is released daily at 4pm and gives you the best of the Evening Standard’s news, analysis and commentary on the day’s big events from our journalists. https://podfollow.com/the-leader See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Vinita Marwaha Madill, Space Engineer & Rocket Woman: Space suits, feminism (and aliens)
December 10, 2019 03:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MBVinita Marwaha Madill is one of the UK’s brightest space engineering stars, formally of the European Space Agency. She engineered a robotic arm which will be launched to the International Space Station to help build new parts of the ISS. She also designed the suits the astronauts wear inside it. Now she’s trying to inspire more women to get involved in out of this world careers through her Rocket Women initiative. Anne-Marie Imafidon asks what inspired Vinita to reach beyond the stars, what...
Rabia Chaudry, Undisclosed & Serial Podcast: how true crime podcasts are bringing real justice
December 03, 2019 03:00 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBWhen Rabia Chaudry approached a journalist to tell the story of her friend Adnan Syed, all she hoped for was to find new evidence to use in an appeal against his conviction for the murder of Hae Min Lee. What she got was Serial – the podcast that became an international phenomenon. This is the story of how that show was made, and how Rabia, an immigration lawyer, is using technology to fight injustices in the US legal system, including through her own blockbusting podcast series Undisclosed...
Seyi Akiwowo, Founder & Exec Director at Glitch UK: How can we can end online abuse forever
November 26, 2019 03:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBSeyi Akiwowo is a British women’s rights activist and campaigner, the Founder and Executive Director of Glitch, A not-for-profit organisation determined to end online abuse. Seyi was also selected as the Amnesty International Human Rights Defender in 2018 and is a UK Digital Leader of the Year. Seyi has also been named as one of the Evening Standard’s “Progress 1000” most influential people in London 2019. In this episode, Seyi Akiwowo talks to Anne-Marie about being targeted by neo-nazi...
Seyi Akiwowo, Founder & Exec Director at Glitch UK: How can we can end online abuse forever
November 26, 2019 03:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBSeyi Akiwowo is a British women’s rights activist and campaigner, the Founder and Executive Director of Glitch, A not-for-profit organisation determined to end online abuse. Seyi was also selected as the Amnesty International Human Rights Defender in 2018 and is a UK Digital Leader of the Year. Seyi has also been named as one of the Evening Standard’s “Progress 1000” most influential people in London 2019. In this episode, Seyi Akiwowo talks to Anne-Marie about being targeted by neo-nazi...
Lilian Rincon, Google: OK Google, how do you build an assistant for 2.5 billion people?
November 19, 2019 03:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBYou probably know Google Assistant – the voice on the end of your phone or smart-speaker summoned when you say ‘OK Google’. This clever AI assistant can perform more than a million actions (including, famously, making phone calls on users behalf) and is present on more than 2.5 billion Android devices around the world. Plus it plays a part in a range of tasks on desktop and in Google search. The guest for this episode of Women Tech Charge is Lilian Rincon – the incredible woman behind this r...
Charmaine Chan, LucasFilm: making Disney+ new Star Wars show The Mandalorian
November 12, 2019 03:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBIf you’ve watched Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, Marvel’s Black Panther and Captain America Civil War, Jurassic World, or a whole host of other big-budget Hollywood movies in the past decade or so, you will have watched Charmaine Chan’s work. But if she’s good at her job – and she is – you probably won’t have even realised. Charmaine is a lead compositor for Industrial Light and Magic, the visual effects house owned by Lucasfilm (in turn owned by Disney) which has been responsible for bring...
Charmaine Chan, LucasFilm: making Disney+ new Star Wars show The Mandalorian
November 12, 2019 03:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBIf you’ve watched Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, Marvel’s Black Panther and Captain America Civil War, Jurassic World, or a whole host of other big-budget Hollywood movies in the past decade or so, you will have watched Charmaine Chan’s work. But if she’s good at her job – and she is – you probably won’t have even realised. Charmaine is a lead compositor for Industrial Light and Magic, the visual effects house owned by Lucasfilm (in turn owned by Disney) which has been responsible for bring...
Alice Bentinck MBE, Entrepreneur First: from raising goats to incubating global start-ups
November 05, 2019 03:00 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBAlice Bentinck MBE has helped catalyse over 75 start-up companies around the world via her incubator 'Entrepreneur First'. With investment from illustrious business leaders including Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, who is now also a board member, Entrepreneur First focuses on funding ambitious individuals across Europe and Asia - and started from the so-called Silicon Roundabout in London's Old Street. Alice now also runs Code First: Girls, an organisation dedicated to helping female university st...
Professor Maja Pantic, Imperial College: artificial intelligence, deepfakes and mind-reading
October 29, 2019 03:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBProfessor Maja Pantic helps machines understand human emotion. She's a world leading expert in machine learning, deep learning and artificial intelligence. In her roles at Imperial College London and as head of Samsung AI lab she is developing diverse real-world applications for using machines to help humans understand the world. In this episode of Women Tech Charge she joins Anne Marie to discuss how intelligent robots can help autistic children emotionally interact with others, how 'deep-f...
Susie Wolff, Venturi Formula E: Life in the fast lane
October 22, 2019 02:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBSusie Wolff was the first woman to take part in a Formula 1 race weekend for 22 years, when she drove for Williams in 2014 at the British and German Grand Prix. She has a long and illustrious career in Formula 3 and Formula Renault, and after retiring from Formula 1 she became team principle for Venturi Formula E team. She also partnered with the Motorsport Association to launch 'Dare To Be Different' - a charity aimed at empowering young women to take part in motorsport. In this episode of...
Emma Lawton, Parkinson's UK: discovering your superpower
October 15, 2019 02:00 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBEmma Lawton was working as a graphic designer when she was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 29. The condition rendered her unable to draw until she teamed up with Microsoft as part of a BBC documentary. Together they created a unit to wear on her wrist like a watch which balanced the tremors in her hand to enable her to draw again. Emma is now a digital strategist for Parkinson's UK, where she has been working to help create apps and devices which can help people with Parkinson's ma...
Rachel Riley, Countdown: do maths, not war
October 08, 2019 02:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBRachel Riley is known to millions as the co-host and resident mathematician of the cult TV show 'Countdown', and its off-shoot '8 out of 10 cats does Countdown'. In 2013 she appeared on the hit BBC show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Now she's taking on the online trolls with the Centre for Countering Digital Hate. In the first episode of Women Tech Charge series 2, Rachel Riley talks to Anne Marie Imafidon about being Britain's favourite TV mathematician, and why we should do maths, not war. Rac...
We're back! Series 2 coming October 8th
October 03, 2019 11:17 - 1 minute - 1.67 MBWomen Tech Charge is back, bigger and better. Launching on Ada Lovelace Day - the international celebration of women in tech - series 2 features a new set of incredible guests. In episode 1 Rachel Riley, co-host of the popular Channel 4 TV show 'Countdown' joins us to talk about battling online trolls. Future guests will include racing driver and Formula E team principal Susie Wolff, Head of Google Assistant, Lilian Rincon, and Charmaine Chan of Industrial Light and Magic on her role in the...
Replay: Isabel Garvey, Abbey Road Studios
August 08, 2019 11:33 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBOn the day the world celebrates 50 years since the Beatles' iconic 'Abbey Road' album, we revisit an episode from series 1 with Isabel Garvey, MD of Abbey Road Studios. This episode was first published on 22nd April 2019 -- When services like Napster began to shake up the music industry, EMI called on Isabel Garvey to project how their business could prepare for the digital revolution. 15 years later Isabel continues to lead the music world's future focus as the MD of world-famous Abbey R...
Roberta Lucca, Bossa Studios: building games, winning BAFTAs and taking action
May 20, 2019 02:00 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBRoberta Lucca founded Bossa Studios in the basement of a circus school with a few friends. Millions of downloads later, Bossa Studios is a multi-million pound, BAFTA-winning business with hits to its name like Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread and Worlds Adrift. In the final episode in Season One of Women Tech Charge Roberta talks to Anne Marie about what it takes to make a hit game, how she harnesses her teams' creativity through 'game jams', and why the games industry needs more women. Visit ...
Savannah De Savary, BuiltID: bringing planning power to the people
May 10, 2019 02:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBAs a young woman working in the construction industry, Savannah De Savary grew frustrated with the inefficiencies she perceived. Despite never intending to start a company, the problems she saw inspired her to find solutions through tech. Inspired by her own experiences she founded BuiltID which democratises the planning and approvals process, bringing power to the people by methods as inclusive as possible. She's also championing diversity in a characteristically monoculture industry. Sav...
Venetia Archer, Ruuby: bringing beauty treatments to your door
May 06, 2019 02:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBAround the same time Uber were changing the way we get around, Venetia Archer spotted an opportunity to similarly disrupt the beauty industry. There was just one problem - she had no experience in tech. What she did have was a background in journalism and a passion for ideas which helped her research what she did not already know. Within a few short years she has built a thriving business with global ambition, has already begun acquiring other companies, and has been named on Forbes 30 under...
Helen Disney, Unblocked: Blockchain, Bitcoin... and horses?!
April 29, 2019 02:00 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBHelen Disney was writing for The Times when Bitcoin launched. She quickly realised that businesses, policy makers and the public didn't fully understand the revolutionary implications of emerging blockchain technology. Now she runs the startup UnBlocked, making it her business to help leaders understand how blockchain can impact their field of work. In this podcast she discusses with Anne-Marie the implications of blockchain, demystifying the technology and sharing some of the best use examp...
Isabel Garvey, Abbey Road Studios: how creative industries will thrive in a world of artificial intelligence
April 22, 2019 02:00 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBWhen services like Napster began to shake up the music industry, EMI called on Isabel Garvey to project how their business could prepare for the digital revolution. 15 years later Isabel continues to lead the music world's future focus as the MD of world-famous Abbey Road studios, leading their incubator for digital music technologies, Abbey Road RED. In this episode Isabel and Anne-Marie discuss how digital technologies are shaping the future of music, and how developments like artificial i...
Priya Lakhani OBE, Century Tech: learning how every brain learns
April 15, 2019 02:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBPriya Lakhani is a living example of how to use business to do a little good in the world. Her first company, Masala Masala, sold fresh Indian cooking sauces via supermarkets like Waitrose, and used the proceeds to provide a meal for a homeless person in India for every jar sold. When she discovered the overburden of workload affecting teachers in schools, and the knock-on effect for the students they teach, Priya spotted an opportunity to solve a new problem. Her company Century Tech now u...
Manon Lagrève, Great British Bake-Off: a bakers' recipe for tech success
April 08, 2019 02:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBFans of the Great British Bake-Off will know Manon Lagrève for her Matcha and White Chocolate biscuit selfie showstopper, and for reaching the quarter finals of the TV baking challenge. But when she's not baking, Manon is a successful technologist with a career in software implementation. In this episode, Anne-Marie catches up with Manon over a Vegan Blueberry cake to discuss how tech has changed her life and her baking - and of course to share some behind the scenes gossip about Britain's f...
Manon Lagrève, Great British Bake-Off: a bakers' recipe for tech success
April 08, 2019 02:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBFans of the Great British Bake-Off will know Manon Lagrève for her Matcha and White Chocolate biscuit selfie showstopper, and for reaching the quarter finals of the TV baking challenge. But when she's not baking, Manon is a successful technologist with a career in software implementation. In this episode, Anne-Marie catches up with Manon over a Vegan Blueberry cake to discuss how tech has changed her life and her baking - and of course to share some behind the scenes gossip about Britain's f...
Jenny Griffiths MBE, SnapTech: where DID she get that dress?
April 01, 2019 02:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBWay back when the iPod Touch was (briefly) the cutting edge of mobile technology, Jenny Griffiths spotted an opportunity to use images to search the web. She combined this with a love of fashion to create a pioneering engine which powers searches for high street fashion giants such as ASOS, TopShop and Gap. She started out wanting to be an artist - but became a computer scientist, pioneer of machine learning and computer vision, and was awarded an MBE for her services to digital innovation i...
Michelle Kennedy, Peanut: breaking stigma, making connections and failing forward
March 25, 2019 03:00 - 42 minutes - 59 MBWhen Michelle Kennedy became a mother, she needed a safe place online to connect with other mums. She couldn't find it... so she built it. Her app Peanut has become an international brand, was featured on the Apple Store as App of the day, and has attracted investment from the likes of Ashton Kutcher. Her story is a masterclass in turning a problem you're passionate about into a successful startup idea, and the power of tech to bring people together. Michelle is on Twitter @shellkennedylon ...
Louise Broni-Mensah, Shoobs.com: taking urban music global
March 18, 2019 03:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBLouise Broni-Mensah was the first black female founder accepted into Silicon Valley's Y-Combinator programme (which counts AirBnB, Dropbox and Reddit among its alumni), and is now taking her urban music party platform global. How did she do it? Her story is incredible - in this podcast she tells it in her own words. Follow Louise on Twitter: @LouiseBroni and Shoobs at @shoobsonline and www.shoobs.com Anne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageami For more fr...
Rikke Roselund, Borrow My Doggy: 'pawprints of happiness'
March 11, 2019 03:00 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBRikke Roselund founded BorrowMyDoggy.com which connects dog owners with those who would like to help look after their pup. She's using technology to bring people together, enrich lives and spread 'pawprints of happiness'. She speaks to Anne-Marie about starting a tech business with passion, failing fast, and how tech can enhance human (and canine) relationships. Follow Rikke on Twitter: @riroselund and @BorrowMyDoggy Anne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverag...
"Beth", GCHQ: spying, security and sausage rolls
March 04, 2019 03:00 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MB"Beth" (not her real name because she's a bona-fide spy) equips secret service agents with the tech that keeps Britain safe. She talks to Anne-Marie about her role at GCHQ and the most surprising things about working in one of the world's leading intelligence agencies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Coming March 4: Women Tech Charge
February 21, 2019 09:38 - 2 minutes - 2.91 MBFrom fashion to finance, technology is revolutionising every area of our lives. Meet the extraordinary women who are leading the charge. Hosted by Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, CEO of www.stemettes.org, Women Tech Charge is a series of candid, inspiring and often funny conversations with inventors, entrepreneurs and even real-life spies. These are stories of eureka moments, successes and failures, passions and ideas, which will inspire you to take charge – woman or otherwise. Women Tech Cha...