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Pace & PurposeEp 8. / Kim Rowell - Managing Editor - New Production, ITNKim Rowell is the Managing Editor of News Production at ITN and passionate advocate for amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities through storytelling, a commitment that has defined her career over the past two decades. With an impressive portfolio that spans major broadcasters, independent production companies, and publishers, Kim has established herself as a leading figure in the realm of creative content. Her work is not only recognised for its artistic merit but also for its profound societal impact, often sparking debates in Parliament and prompting legislative changes.Her work has led her to...
2025-08-2653 min
Pace & PurposeEp 7./ Valerie Fox - Innovation Coach & Facilitator, Revitalized ArtistValerie Fox is an expert in building thriving entrepreneurial communities, both locally and globally, by fostering partnerships and embracing intentional diversity. Based in Toronto, Canada, she’s perhaps best known as the co-founder and former Executive Director of the DMZ, a leading innovation hub. More recently, she founded The Pivotal Point, where she’s helping grow community-based incubators worldwide through coaching, mentoring, and co-creation.With over 30 years of experience in the digital world, Val started by launching a graphic design business. Her work caught the attention of IBM, where she joined their s...
2025-08-1945 min
Pace & PurposeEp 6. / Amritpal Ghatora - Distance Runner, Coach, Tracksmith Community ManagerAmritpal Ghatora is a British-born Indian distance runner, coach, and inclusive community builder based in London. Amrit is the UK community and marketing manager for TrackSmith, shaping vibrant grassroots runs like speed workouts on the track and the famous TrackSmith Sunday Church of the Long Run. He has completed an astounding 29 marathons to date and is a proud six star finisher of the Abbott World Marathon majors. Amrit ran his first marathon in London back in 2008 with a time of four hours and 42 minutes and has since improved to a sub three hour marathon personal be...
2025-08-1147 min
Pace & PurposeEp 5./ Rosemary Horwood - Advisor, Philanthropist & FarmerRosemary is an entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience in wealth & tax advisory where she has been recognised with multiple awards and repeatedly in industry media for her business standards and quality of service. Just a decade into her advisory career, Rosemary managed $220M in assets under management for her clients.She is a published author of Practicing Hospitality: The Art and Science of Hosting in Your Home. She is an advocate of women, and lives by the philosophy – there are no stupid questions.Rosemary is deeply passionate about agriculture and ded...
2025-08-0450 min
Pace & PurposeEp 4./ Chantal Epp - 2 x World Champion Cheerleader, Founder ClicknClear, Trustee- Paracheer InternationalChantal Epp is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, 2x World Champion Cheerleader, and founder of ClicknClear, a music rights tech and licensing company solving copyright infringement issues across choreographed sports and performing arts worldwide. ClicknClear was awarded a United Nations Innovation Award from the World Intellectual Property Organization, and Chantal has previously been featured in the Financial Times, named as one of the 50 Most Inspiring Women in Tech in the UK. Outside of Chantal's business achievements, she is also a global advocate for disability-inclusive Cheerleading and is working to bring the sport to the Paralympics. Her...
2025-07-2933 min
Pace & PurposeEp 3. / Lydia Merrett - Artist, MFA Slade School, BA Goldsmiths, Embodying women’s physicality through paintingLydia is a UK-based artist whose work embodies the power of athleticism and movement with a focus on the representation of women through figurative painting, printmaking, and drawing. She is particularly interested in how women have influenced the trajectory of Art. Lydia holds an MFA in Painting from the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London and a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, University of London. She is also a fine art tutor at Open College of the Arts, in London. In 2023, she was awarded a studio with Bow Arts...
2025-07-2232 min
Pace & PurposeEp 2. / Franke Rodriguez - Partner & CEO, Anomaly, internationally awarded creative marketing and advertising agencyFranke is a Partner and CEO of Anomaly, an internationally awarded creative marketing and advertising agency (named the “#1 Advertising Agency of the Year” in 2017 and 2022). His current client list includes brands like: Amazon Ads, Albertsons, Bud Light, Celsius, Chevy, Diageo, Ferrero, Google Shopping, Starbucks, and Target. Franke joined Anomaly 18 years ago starting in the New York office as a junior account person with the ability to span the traditional world and the digital world.Five years after joining the agency, he became the youngest ever Partner & CEO in Anomaly, charged with relocating to open the To...
2025-07-1449 min
Pace & PurposeEp 1./ Natasha Wodak, Pro Runner, 2 x Olympian & 20 x Canadian National Team MemberNatasha Wodak is a professional runner, 20 time Canadian national team member, Olympian and Canadian women's record holder in the marathon at (2:23:12).Natasha is a 2 time olympian in (2016 in the 10,000m) and (2020 in the marathon)She has been making a full time career in the sport of running for over 8 years and is a beacon of inspiration to athletes around the globe. Her journey has taken her from school races at the age of 7 to a professional career into her 30s and 40s. She is the coach of all women's group Fierce Athletics based ou...
2025-07-0844 min
Pace & PurposeEp 0. / Trailer – Welcome to Pace & PurposeWelcome to Pace & Purpose, a podcast hosted by Kirstyn DeVries—global connector, growth strategist, and distance runner.In this podcast, you’ll hear from founders, leaders, and athletes who’ve gone all in, hit setbacks, recalibrated—and come back sharper, more grounded, and driven to succeed.These are conversations about bold pivots, relentless ambition, and the mindset shifts behind sustained performance, setting you on the course to your highest potential.Because whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or training for your next big race—there is one thing is common: Refining you...
2025-06-1202 min