Series 18 of The Game Changers

In this, the 18th series of The Game Changers I’m talking to founders and entrepreneurs. These are the women who have set up organisations that help change the landscape for all women and girls across sport. 

There’s so much we can learn from their journeys as they openly share the challenges and joys in establishing new brands, finding investment and building businesses.

With new episodes launching every Tuesday this autumn the guests for this fascinating series include: 

Baz Moffat – A former GB rower who co-founded The Well HQ, an organisation that educates and empowers women to understand their bodies and use that knowledge to thrive in sport, health and life.

Kelly Newton – the founder and CEO Nixi Body, which makes absorbent & discreet leak proof underwear, who has a very focused mission – to keep women moving through menstruation, motherhood and menopause. 

Danielle Sellwood – A former Sportswear Designer and women’s sports publisher, who now shares diverse stories of sport and adventure through powerful documentaries made by her company Find It Film

Yvette Curtis – The founder of Wave Wahines a surf club enabling women and girls to access surfing at an affordable cost and in a nurturing environment. Striving to increase representation in surfing and its culture. 

Lucy Horsell – the founder of PEBE Sports Bras who is driven by a mission to empower female athletes of all levels and establish the sports bra as a functional and critical piece of kit.

Laura Youngson – CEO at Ida Sports – the female sports performance footwear company. Laura’s also a STEM advocate, a TED Speaker and co founder of Equal Playing Field, highlighting the gender inequalities that exist in sport and celebrating women's football. 

Mhairi Maclennan – the CEO & Co-Founder of Kyniska Advocacy, Mhairi is a Safe Sport Advocate, a sexual assault survivor and an incredible elite athlete who recently become British Marathon Champion.

Mel Bound – the founder of This Woman Runs (formerly This Mum Runs), the world's largest digital and in person running community for women, with a vision to inspire women everywhere to enjoy the life changing benefits of being active.

The Game Changers is available for free wherever you find your podcasts or you can listen directly from our website at fearlesswomen.co.uk. Please do start following the podcast now so you don’t miss out on these fascinating, inspiring new conversations.

The whole of my book ‘Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport’ is also available on the podcast. You’ll find a free audio book in series 13.

As well as listening to The Game Changers on the Fearless Women website, it’s also where you can find out more about the Women's Sport Collective, a free inclusive community for all women working in sport. We now have over 8,600 members across the world, so please do come and join us. 

The Game Changers. Fearless women in sport

Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.

Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers

Hosted by Sue Anstiss
Produced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media

A Fearless Women production

Episode Transcript

Sue Anstiss (00:06):
Hello and welcome to the Game Changers.
I'm Sue Anstiss, and this isthe podcast where you'll hear
from trailblazing women in sport.
I'd like to start with a bigthank you to our partners, sport
England, who support the GameChangers podcast through a
national lottery award.
In this, the 18th series of theGame Changers, I'm talking to

(00:30):
founders and entrepreneurs.
These are the women who haveset up organizations that help
change the landscape for allwomen and girls across sport.
There's so much we can learnfrom their journeys, as they
openly share the challenges andjoys in establishing new brands,
finding investment and buildingbusinesses, with new episodes

(00:52):
launching every Tuesday thisautumn.
The guests for this fascinatingseries include Baz Moffat, a
former GB rower who co-foundedthe Well HQ, an organisation
that educates and empowers womento understand their bodies and
use that knowledge to thrive insport, health and life.
Kelly Newton, the founder andCEO of Nixie Body, which makes

(01:15):
absorbent and discreet,leak-proof underwear.
Kelly has a very focusedmission to keep women moving
through menstruation, motherhoodand menopause.
Danielle Selwood, a formersportswear designer and women's
sports publisher, who now sharesdiverse stories of sport and
adventure through powerfuldocumentaries made by her

(01:35):
company, find it Film.
Yvette Curtis, the founder ofWave Wahinez, a surf club
enabling women and girls toaccess surfing at an affordable
cost and in a nurturingenvironment, striving to
increase representation insurfing and its culture.
Lucy Horsall, the founder of PBSports Bras, who's driven by a

(01:57):
mission to empower femaleathletes at all levels.
To establish the sports bra asa functional and critical piece
of sports kit.
To establish the sports bra asa functional and critical piece
of sports kit.
Laura Youngson, the founder andCEO at Ida Sports, the female
sports performance footwearcompany.
Laura's also a STEM advocate, aTED speaker and co-founder of

(02:17):
Equal Playing Field,highlighting the gender
inequalities that still exist insport and celebrating women's
football.
Gender inequalities that stillexist in sport and celebrating
women's football.
Mhairi McClennan, the CEO andco-founder of Kynsika Advocacy
Mhairi is a safe sport advocate,a sexual assault survivor and

(02:38):
an incredible elite athlete whorecently became British marathon
champion.
And Mel Bound, the founder ofthis Woman Runs formerly this
Mum Runs, the world's largestdigital and in-person running
community for women, with avision to inspire women
everywhere to enjoy thelife-changing benefits
ofbeing
active.

(03:01):
The Game Changers is availablefor free wherever you find your
podcasts or you can listendirectly from our website at
fearlesswomencouk.
Please do start following thepodcast now so you don't miss
out on these fascinating andinspiring new conversations.
We also have a fabulous backcatalogue of over 200 free

(03:25):
episodes, including interviewswith more entrepreneurs, elite
athletes, broadcasters, coaches,scientists, journalists and
CEOs all women who are changingthe game in sport.
The whole of my book Game Onthe Unstoppable Rise of Women's
Sport is also available for freeon the podcast.

(03:45):
You can find the audio inSeries 13.
As well as listening to the GameChangers on the Fearless Women
website, there's also where youcan find out more about the
Women's Sport Collective, a free, inclusive community for all
women working in sport.

(04:05):
We now have over 8,500 membersacross the world, so please do
come and join us.
Thank you once again to SportEngland, who support the Game
Changers and the Women's SportCollective through a National
Lottery Award.
A big thank you to Sam Walkererat what goes on media, our
wonderful executive producer forthe podcast, and also to my

(04:29):
colleague at fearless women,kate hannon.
Do come and say hello, whereyou'll find me across social
media, at sue anstis.
I really, really hope you enjoythis new series as much as I
have enjoyed making it and beinginspired by these extraordinary
women and the change they'redriving.
The Game Changers Fearlesswomen in sport.