The Influential Women Podcast

The Influential Women Podcast

Achingly human conversations on the lives, passions, mantras, work and success and setbacks of incredible women. We delve into the ways authors, broadcasters, celebrities, campaigners and influencers have survived and thrived - and overcome challenges, to uplift your day. These podcast interviews have been a privilege and have changed my day and even my life and the insights have resonated with me. Share the love with friends and family to help others on their journey or download my emotional resilience to empowerment course on www.womensbizcoaching.com to have a multi module coaching session with me to learn emotional resilience over 7/8 modules. Or reach out to me below at the website on how we can collaborate and help change the world. Founded by radio presenter/producer Nicki Bannerman. www.nickibannermanradio.co.uk Support us to keep making the podcast: https://patreon.com/InfluentialWomenPodcast?utmmedium=social&utmsource=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare

Episodes

Dalia Feldheim – Dare to lead like a girl and the key to happiness in the workplace

October 9, 2022 • 51 mins
Dalia Feldheim is a leadership coach, organization psychologist and wellness speaker who has worked with major brands including Proctor and Gamble, was marketing director on the hugely successful campaign ‘Always Like a Girl’ (which has 70 million views!) and watched across the world on her Ted Talk and at the Super Bowl. 

Her new book, ‘Dare to Lead Like a Girl - How to survive and thrive in the corporate jungle’ hig...
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Samantha Louise Nelson - Women Empowerment through biocognition

March 28, 2022 • 50 mins
Samantha Louise Nelson is passionate about women’s empowerment and teaching all people to unlock their strengths right from a DNA level. Samantha started in education, teaching and leading young people of all ages. She then went on to get a masters in Educational Leadership specializing in organizational systems change, and then a Diplomate and Instructorship in Biocognitive Science as well as a Diplomate in Biocognitive Organ...
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Lisa Cannon - TV and Entertainment

March 21, 2022 • 39 mins
Lisa Cannon is an acclaimed Irish TV presenter, producer, and journalist who has received multiple nominations for VIP’s ‘the most stylish women in Ireland’. Lisa has interviewed the stars as anchor and producer on the virgin media show Box Office, including: Meryl Streep, Mick Jagger and Beyoncé. 

Lisa tells The Influential Women Podcast about her career journey, from talking her way onto the set o...
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Natasha Eeles - Bold Voices, youth gender inequality and anxiety

March 14, 2022 • 39 mins
Natasha Eeles is the founder and director of Bold Voices, a youth-led social enterprise that delivers crucial education about gender inequality and gendered violence to young people in schools and universities. 

After completing an MSc in Gender and International Relations, Natasha used what she learned to set up Bold Voices, which was founded on the principle that all young people have the right to...
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Stephanie Hirst - Radio Presenter

March 7, 2022 • 55 mins
Stephanie Hirst is a multi-award winning radio and TV presenter. Stephanie’s radio career started when she was 12 at Radio Aire in Leeds, which eventually led to hosting prime time shows on various stations including Capital Radio. She currently hosts  ‘Stephanie Hirst’s belters’ on Hits Radio, where nothing but the best dancefloor throwbacks are featured. Stephanie has been given a multitude of awards, including a fellowship ...
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Dr Jo North - Innovation and Creativity

December 28, 2021 • 37 mins
Dr Jo North is an innovation expert and founder of The Big Bang Partnership, which helps businesses grow sustainably by stimulating creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial strategy.

After graduating from Oxford, Dr Jo pursued many career paths and her experience ranges from accountancy, HR and sales management, to marketing, commercial business growth and customer experience at Board level. 
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Dr Nighat Arif - Women's Health and Organ Donation

December 20, 2021 • 41 mins
Dr Nighat Arif is a medical educator and organ donation advocate and GP specialising in women’s health. Dr Nighat regularly appears on national breakfast news programs as a TV doctor to spread awareness about health issues and is a passionate promoter of menopause care, wellness, and self care. 

The Influential Women Podcast talks to Dr Nighat about her life spreading awareness and information to di...
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Gillian McAllister - on Crime, Truth and Set Backs

December 13, 2021 • 38 mins
Gillian McAllister is a Sunday Times best-selling author of multiple novels that deal with a variety of topics such as crime, trust, and relationships. Her most recent novel, That Night, was a Richard and Judy book club pick, and reached number one on the Kindle store. 

Gillian trained as a solicitor and wrote in her spare time in the evenings and on the weekends. While suffering with glandular feve...
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Candace Plattor - Addiction and Co-dependency

December 6, 2021 • 47 mins
Candice Plattor is a psychologist, addictions councillor, award winning author and Ted-X speaker. Candice specialises working with the loved ones of those struggling with addiction, co-dependency and lack of self worth. 

The Influential Women’s Podcast talks to Candice about her own struggles with addiction, her mantras for life, and the crucial distinction between self-esteem, and self respect amon...
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Zara Janjua

November 29, 2021 • 44 mins
Zara Janjua is a broadcaster, podcaster, journalist, documentary maker, actor, and writer among her many talents. Zara pursues a ‘multi-hyphen’ career, and has won awards across all these fields including being Highly Commended as a finalist for Women of The Future Award 2020, being named of the Top 40 Digital Women To Watch in the UK, winning a spot on the BBC Comedy Writer’s Room 19/20, and she was also shortlisted for the F...
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Angie Greaves

November 22, 2021 • 44 mins
Angie Greaves is a national drive-time radio presenter on smooth, and has one of the most distinctive voices on UK radio. Angie has worked on various stations including LBC and Jazz Fm, and was the first female presenter on the Magic radio presenting team. 

The Influential Women’s Podcast talks to Angie about how she has overcome the challenges in her career and her life over lockdown with her daugh...
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Dr Jerome Teelucksingh - International Men's Day Founder

November 15, 2021 • 36 mins
Dr Jerome Teelucksingh is the founder of international Men’s day, and currently teaches gender, racial & colonial History at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad & Tobago. Dr Jerome is passionate about uniting men and women over the issues we all face, and setting aside differences for a collective goal of peace, positive change and connecting as human beings. 

The Influential Women...
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Dr Marion Gluck - Hormones and support

November 8, 2021 • 37 mins
Dr Marion Gluck is a renowned private doctor widely recognised for her pioneering treatment of hormone imbalances with Bio-identical hormones. Marion trained in Hamburg, but it was her 20-years in Australia that saw Marion campaign for women to have access to essential information about their hormones and treatment. Marion set up the Marion Gluck clinic to provide guidance and personalised treatment to thousands of people. 
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Daisy Buchanan

July 28, 2021 • 47 mins
Daisy Buchanan is award winning journalist and author, a podcast host and a successful book inspector as well as being a TEDx speaker and Grazia’s former Agony Aunt.

The Influential Women’s Podcast talks to Daisy about her book The Sisterhood and her new book that she reveals that she has just finished writing. We also chat to Daisy about her past experiences in work and how they led her to be the s...
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Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE

July 7, 2021 • 31 mins
Dr Yvonne Thompson, CBE is an award-winning business leader and public speaker, the Founder President of Win Trade Global Talks, an Executive mentor, the President of the European Federation of Black Women Business Owners and the former chair of the Radio Academy.

The Influential Womens podcast talks to Yvonne about the forthcoming Win Talks Summit and awards and her work with diversity, equality and inclusion. 
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Amanda Prowse

June 22, 2021 • 46 mins
Amanda Prowse is an award- winning International Bestselling author whose novels have sold millions of copies around the world as the ‘queen of family drama’. As the most prolific writer of contemporary fiction in the UK writing 2 or 3 a year she sees as films in her mind.

She discusses her romance with a soldier to her sons harrowing near suicide journey to co-writing a novel together on living with depression from p...
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Jane Dyball

June 1, 2021 • 47 mins
Jane Dyball is a former CEO in the music business within legal business affairs and a Music Week award-winner for her contribution to the industry. She also mentors songwriters for the iconic Abbey Road studios and supports women in the arts as Chair of the Primadonna festival in literature annually hosted in Suffolk. 

The Influential Women’s Podcast talks to Jane about the forthcoming ‘real life’ festival and the pre...
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Jane Dyball

June 1, 2021 • 47 mins
Jane Dyball is a former CEO in the music business within legal business affairs and a Music Week award-winner for her contribution to the industry. She also mentors songwriters for the iconic Abbey Road studios and supports women in the arts as Chair of the Primadonna festival in literature annually hosted in Suffolk. 

The Influential Women’s Podcast talks to Jane about the forthcoming ‘real life’ festival and the pre...
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Sam Baker

May 10, 2021 • 45 mins
Sam Baker is a journalist, broadcaster and former editor and chief of some of the UK’s biggest women’s magazines before launching the former women’s lifestyle platform ‘The Pool’ with co-founder and radio broadcaster Lauren Laverne. Sam is now the host presenter The Shift’  a podcast which delves into the challenges over 40, including going through menopause. 

The Influential Women’s Podcast talks t...
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Rene Byrd

April 26, 2021 • 36 mins
Rene Byrd is soul singer and writer, she has performed at prestigious fashion and art events events worldwide as well as members clubs and Elstree Studios.  

The Influential Women’s Podcast talks to Rene about her life, influences and how has she has been creating music in lockdown. Rene also tells us about the time she serenaded a crowd at a gig at the small age of 6 years old and how that was when...
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