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The Game ChangersSue Campbell – The power of authentic leadership“When I first walked into the FA, I felt completely out of place - like an alien at someone else’s party. The culture was so unfamiliar that I doubted whether I belonged at all. But by finding allies and quietly building a team who believed in change, I realised I could make an impact.”Baroness Sue Campbell is one of the most influential leaders in British sport, a woman whose entire career has been driven by a single mission: to use sport to change lives. Recorded live at the Leaders in Sport 2025 Summit, this conver...
2025-12-0947 minThe Game ChangersRamla Ali: Fighting for changeRamla Ali: Fighting for Change“I carried the hopes of a nation into the ring - but also the dreams of every young girl who’d been told no.”Boxer, Olympian, model and UNICEF UK ambassador Ramla Ali shares her extraordinary journey from fleeing conflict in Somalia to making history in the boxing ring. The first Somali, male or female, to compete for a world title, Ramla’s story is one of resilience, representation and the relentless pursuit of change.In this conversation with Sue Anstiss, Ramla reflects on a recent...
2025-11-2531 minThe Game ChangersMelanie Barratt: Breaking barriers in open waterParalympic champion turned open-water pioneer Melanie Barratt shares her extraordinary story of resilience, courage and reinvention. Born with severe visual impairment, Melanie rose to the top of British swimming before stepping away from elite competition to explore new challenges. In 2024, Melanie made history as the first blind woman to swim the English Channel solo - an achievement she says means even more to her than her Paralympic gold medals.In this powerful conversation with Sue Anstiss, Melanie reflects on the joy of discovering water as a child, the pressures and triumphs of Atlanta and Sydney a...
2025-11-1856 min
The Game ChangersSeries 21 of The Game ChangersIn series 21 we’re shining a light on the trailblazing women who are transforming sport and society.You’ll hear from Baroness Sue Campbell, one of the most respected and influential figures in British sport, as she candidly shares her leadership journey and lessons learnt from time working in Olympic and Paralympic Sport, Women’s football and now as Chair of England Netball.We meet Melanie Barratt, the Paralympic swimmer who made history last year as the first blind woman to swim the English Channel, as she tells her remarkable story of cou...
2025-10-1504 minThe Game ChangersEboni Usoro-Brown: The reality for women in elite sport"Women in sport shouldn’t have to choose between motherhood and their career. We need real investment, policies and understanding to make both possible."England netball legend Eboni Usoro-Brown (formerly Beckford-Chambers) wore the red dress 117 times across an extraordinary 15-year career, including that unforgettable Commonwealth Games gold in 2018.A trailblazer on and off the court, Eboni has combined elite sport with a career in law, championed dual careers, and inspired so many through her return to professional netball after becoming a mother.In this episode of The Game Changers podcast, Eboni sh...
2025-08-1844 minThe Game ChangersMel Marshall: From broken dreams to building legends"Great athletes aren’t just terrified of losing – they’re traumatised by it. That’s what drives them."In this powerful and inspiring episode, Sue Anstiss is joined by one of the most influential figures in British sport, Mel Marshall. A former Olympian turned world-renowned coach, Mel is best known for guiding Adam Peaty to Olympic gold and multiple world records – but her story is so much more than medals and podiums.From her early days as a fiercely competitive swimmer to her current role leading an elite performance hub in Australia...
2025-04-2243 minThe Game ChangersJess Thirlby: Coaching, courage and creating change"I hate mediocrity. As soon as it feels like we’re sitting in the status quo, I feel like I’m failing."In this brilliant episode of The Game Changers, Sue Anstiss is joined by Jess Thirlby, Head Coach of the Vitality Roses and one of the most respected leaders in world netball.From growing up in a deeply sporting family in the South West to representing England at the Commonwealth Games and ultimately leading the national side, Jess shares an extraordinary journey through sport.Jess’s warmth and candou...
2025-04-1555 minThe Game ChangersLucy Wray: Building culture, driving change and backing women’s sportLucy Wray: Building Culture, Driving Change and Backing Women’s Sport"Sport is this incredible rollercoaster of winning, losing, learning and bonding — I don’t think anything else creates that kind of magic."This week on The Game Changers, Sue Anstiss is joined by Lucy Wray – an inspiring and influential leader in sport whose journey spans elite performance, business innovation and transformative change.A former Wales lacrosse captain with over 70 international caps, Lucy’s early experiences as an athlete have shaped her deep understanding of team culture and what it takes to succeed...
2025-04-0846 minThe Game ChangersTracey Crouch: Breaking barriers in sport and politics"Women’s sport has come so far, but there’s still a long way to go in terms of investment and opportunity."In this fascinating episode of The Game Changers, host Sue Anstiss sits down with Dame Tracey Crouch, an influential figure in both sports and politics. Tracey shares her personal journey from growing up as a passionate sports enthusiast to serving as the UK's Minister for Sport. Her political career was defined by her commitment to grassroots sport, governance reform and championing women’s participation in sport.Tracey also opens up about her dec...
2025-03-0443 min
The Game ChangersSeries 19 of The Game ChangersHello and welcome back to The Game Changers, the podcast where you'll hear from trailblazing women in sport who are challenging the status quo for women and girls everywhere. What can we learn from their stories as we explore equality in sport and beyond.This is the 19th series of The Game Changers and what an incredible range of guests we have. Talented, inspiring women who are changing the game in sport.With new episodes launching every Tuesday from March 4, the guests for this series include: Dame Tracey Crouch – The former spo...
2025-02-2505 min
The Game ChangersKelly Newton: Designing products to keep women movingKelly Newton is the founder of NIXI Body - absorbent & discreet underwear for periods and little bladder leaks. Nixi body has a focused mission – to keep women moving through menstruation, motherhood and menopause. Kelly is doing so much to open up the taboo conversation around female incontinence and is an expert on stress and urge incontinence in women – a topic which is incredibly relevant in sport.A desire to stay active was the biggest driver for Kelly to design her first pair of leak-proof underwear back in 2019 as she knows the massive impact that...
2024-11-0554 min
The Game ChangersPenny Briscoe: Leading the transformation of Para SportAs we look forward to the Paralympics at Paris 2024, we're sharing this previous episode with Director of Sport, British Paralympic Association Penny Briscoe,which was first released on June 27, 2023.Our guest in this episode has been instrumental in the success of the British Paralympic team, helping them to achieve record-breaking medal hauls at 10 Paralympic Summer and Winter Games.Penny Briscoe competed for Great Britain in Canoe Slalom before becoming Senior National Coach for the GBR team at the Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She has worked in para sport as coach, team manager, performance d...
2024-08-2949 min
The Game ChangersStef Reid: Pioneering progress in Parasports and beyondIn this final episode of series 17, Sue Anstiss talks to Stef Reid, a remarkable para-athlete who has spent her life breaking boundaries.Stef is a track and field Paralympian - a World Champion, four-time Paralympian, triple Paralympic medallist and five-time world record holder. Having retired from the track in 2022 Stef now works as a keynote speaker, broadcaster and executive coach, also turning her hand to modelling and acting.Steph was the first amputee to walk the London Fashion Week catwalk and starred in the British reality TV show Dancing on Ice in 2022.This i...
2024-08-1354 min
The Game ChangersSandi Procter: Serving up change in tennis leadershipAs we head into Wimbledon, LTA President Sandi Procter talks to Sue Anstiss about female representation at the very top of tennis, why volunteers are essential to running of the sport across the country and how Padel and Pickleball could be key to bringing more women to tennis. Sandi is President of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) - and the most senior volunteer in British Tennis.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: h...
2024-07-0248 min
The Game ChangersGeorgia Hall: Mastering golf’s mental gameThis week’s episode of The Game Changers features professional golfer and major champion Georgia Hall who talks to Sue Anstiss about winning the AIG Women’s Open with her dad as her caddy, the loneliness of playing on the LPGA Tour and why she doesn’t work with a sports psychologist. Georgia won the AIG Women’s Open in 2018 and now plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She’ll be taking part in her first Olympics this summer and will be aiming to win her second major championship at the AIG Women’s Open when i...
2024-06-2530 min
The Game ChangersEmily Campbell: Lifting barriers and inspiring strong girlsCommonwealth Champion Weightlifter Emily Campbell talks to Sue Anstiss about the changing perception of strong women in society, her medal prospects at the Paris Olympics and inspiring female body confidence.Emily shot to fame at the Tokyo Olympics, winning Britain’s first ever weightlifting medal before going on to win Gold at the Commonwealth Games the following year. Emily hopes to be back on the podium for Paris 2024.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: ht...
2024-06-1852 min
The Game ChangersOrla Chennaoui: The power of being authentic as a woman reporting sportThis episode was previously released on May 10, 2022. Orla Chennaoui is an extraordinary woman who has many talents including being a multilingual TV sports presenter. Having worked at Sky News and Sky Sports, Orla is now a Lead Presenter for Eurosport, working across cycling, MotoGP and the Olympics.With her background in hard-news and investigations, Orla has always had an open and frank approach to sports reporting whether that’s in front of the camera or hosting podcasts and writing regular columns for Rouleur magazine and the Metro newspaper. Amongst her many accol...
2024-05-2842 min
The Game ChangersRimla Akhtar, Wendy Taylor, Tess Howard & Holly Bradshaw explore the impact of women's sport clothingThis episode was previously released on November 15, 2022.Rimla Akhtar, Wendy Taylor, Tess Howard and Holly Bradshaw join Sue Anstiss to consider the impact of sports kit for women and girls. There's been much talk about women's sports kit recently, from issues around Wimbledon whites, girls forced to wear skorts for PE and women not allowed to wear the hijab to play sport to extremes of female athletes objectified and sexualised with revealing clothing, high cut leotards & bikini bottoms.This panel of game changers addresses some of the challenges and provides practical recommendations that w...
2024-05-0752 min
The Game ChangersSue Redfern: Breaking boundaries for cricket umpires“The utopia of officiating should be that anybody, regardless of gender, can umpire any game”.Sue Redfern is a much-celebrated cricket umpire and former England player. Sue became the youngest ever female to play cricket for England when she started her career at just 16 and went on to represent her country for the next five years, including playing in the 1997 World Cup in India. Having retired from the game and moved away from cricket, Sue came back to work at the ECB and, in 2012, decided to give umpiring a go. Her impact over the following decade...
2024-02-2041 min
The Game ChangersSeries 16 of The Game ChangersWelcome to The Game Changers. It’s hard to believe this is series 16 of the podcast, which celebrates the trailblazers in women’s sport exploring critical issues around equality in sport and beyond.We are so pleased that again this season of The Game Changers is supported by Sport England through a National Lottery Award. We’re incredibly grateful for their ongoing support, which enables us to share the stories of these inspiring women working across the sporting landscape.My wonderful guest list for this series includes: Jess Carter, an incredible profess...
2024-01-3005 min
The Game ChangersSeries 15 of The Game ChangersThe Game Changers podcast returns on Tuesday October 31 with eight more trailblazers in women’s sport exploring their careers and key issues around equality in sport and beyond.The award-winning podcast is support by Sport England through a National Lottery Award and hosted by Sue Anstiss MBE.The superb guest list for this latest series includes:Caroline Wozniacki – A professional tennis player who was ranked world number one for 71 weeks at the height of her career, and who won the Australian Open, before retiring from the game in 2020 having been diagnosed with...
2023-10-2406 min
The Game ChangersPenny Briscoe: Leading the transformation of Para SportOur guest in this episode has been instrumental in the success of the British Paralympic team, helping them to achieve record-breaking medal hauls at 10 Paralympic Summer and Winter Games.Penny Briscoe competed for Great Britain in Canoe Slalom before becoming Senior National Coach for the GBR team at the Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She has worked in para sport as coach, team manager, performance director and is now Director of Sport at the British Paralympic Association and is also the Chef De Mission for Paralympics GB. In 2017, Penny was awarded an OBE for her services to d...
2023-06-2749 min
The Game ChangersTrailer: Series 14 of The Game ChangersThe guests featured in the new series of The Game Changers could be the most diverse yet, with Olympic, World and Commonwealth Champions, alongside elite coaches, broadcasters, CEOs, Paralympic GB’s Chef de Mission and a Gladiator! The Game Changers podcast features candid interviews with trailblazing women in sport who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls across society. Along with discussing their careers, what drives them and how they’ve dealt with the toughest challenges, each episode also addresses wider equality issues in sport and beyond.The popularity of th...
2023-05-2305 min
The Game ChangersSue Anstiss: The unstoppable rise of women's sportTo mark the fact that the entire Game On book is now available to listen to free on The Game Changers podcast, today we are sharing a previous episode in conversation with the author, Sue Anstiss In this special episode of The Game Changers, recorded in front of a live audience, Sue is interviewed by the rather brilliant Hannah Wilkes from Sky Sports. Sue shares much about her own relationship with sport, along with the joys & challenges across her career from sports marketing with Gatorade in the 90’s, dealing with redundancy, building a sports PR agen...
2023-05-1648 min
The Game ChangersSue Campbell: Bringing football homeFollowing an incredible year for women’s football and the Lionesses, this week we’re re-releasing an episode with Baroness Sue Campbell – Director of Women’s Football at the FA. Having led the National Coaching Foundation, established the Youth Sport Trust and Chaired UK Sport, Sue’s role at the FA has been transformational.It’s a fascinating and insightful conversation with one of the most respected people in British sport.Find out more about The Game Changers here.Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lo...
2023-03-1749 min
The Game ChangersGame On: Chapter 3 - The Female Frailty MythWhy do women only play three sets of tennis at Grand Slam tennis events and not five like the men?In this chapter Sue explores how historical beliefs about women’s bodies and the impact of physical activity are still impacting women’s sport today.Did we really believe that women only had a finite amount of energy or that their wombs might fall out if they were too energetic? And how did that pseudo-scientific result in football being banned for 50 years? This chapter sheds light on the past to help us shape the f...
2023-02-0736 min
The Game ChangersGame On: Chapter 2 - Twelve Game-Changing MomentsHello and welcome to The Game Changers, the podcast that celebrates trailblazing women in sport.I’m Sue Anstiss, and I’d like to start with a big thank you to our partners, Sport England who support The Game Changers through a National Lottery award.I’m excited to say that this 13th series of the podcast will be a serialisation of my book, ‘Game On - The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport’.This second episode features chapter two of the book where I share 12 Game Changing moments in women’s sport from the past...
2023-01-3158 min
The Game ChangersGame On: Chapter 1 - Why Does it Matter?Hello and welcome to The Game Changers, the podcast that celebrates trailblazing women in sport.I’m Sue Anstiss, and I’d like to start with a big thank you to our partners, Sport England who support The Game Changers through a National Lottery award.I'm excited to say that this, the13th season of the podcast is a serialisation of my book, Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport. In each episode, you’ll hear a new chapter, covering the history and challenges women’s sport has faced over the years, the incre...
2023-01-3130 min
The Game ChangersHighlights of 2022In this special episode we’re sharing a roundup of some of the highlights from 2022. First up, Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft talked about being an advocate for all wheelchair users. Next, in a fascinating conversation with Radha Balani from Beyond Sport we addressed the issues of anxiety, depression and eating disorders in WSL footballers. We brought together a powerful panel of experts to explore the issues of women's sport kit. Wendy Taylor from the Youth Sport Trust shared some shocking stats about how periods & clothing affect girls’ participation in school sport before Rimla Akhtar shared...
2023-01-2435 min
The Game ChangersGarnet Mackinder, Anne Wafula Strike & Shruti Saujani consider racial inclusion in women’s sportGarnet Mackinder, Anne Wafula Strike & Shruti Saujani join Sue Anstiss to explore equality in sport.As we fight for gender equality in sport are we doing enough to ensure our approach is intersectional? What needs to change to ensure all women feel welcome in sport from grassroots participation to elite pathways & the boardroom. It’s a topic that can be uncomfortable as people worry they might say the wrong thing or use the wrong language. It’s not just a matter of asking ethnically diverse women to be the experts on all things inclusion - we al...
2022-12-0649 min
The Game ChangersRimla Akhtar, Wendy Taylor, Tess Howard & Holly Bradshaw explore the impact of women's sport clothingRimla Akhtar, Wendy Taylor, Tess Howard and Holly Bradshaw join Sue Anstiss to consider the impact of sports kit for women and girls. There's been much talk about women's sports kit recently, from issues around Wimbledon whites, girls forced to wear skorts for PE and women not allowed to wear the hijab to play sport to extremes of female athletes objectified and sexualised with revealing clothing, high cut leotards & bikini bottoms.This panel of game changers addresses some of the challenges and provides practical recommendations that will enable more choice for more women.Our f...
2022-11-1552 min
The Game ChangersTrailer: Series 12 of The Game ChangersFantastic news for all fans of women’s sport and equality - The Game Changers podcast returns on November 1st with an incredible line up of guests and the one hundredth episode featuring one of the most influential women in sport, Sally Munday. The new series also includes two panel discussions considering women’s sport clothing and racial equality in women’s sport.Once again, this season of the award-winning podcast is backed by Sport England through a National Lottery award.The Game Changers podcast features candid interviews with trailblazing women in sport who are knocki...
2022-10-2703 min
The Game ChangersFiona Morgan: Using sport to drive sustainability Fiona Morgan is SailGP’s director of purpose and impact, who's driving the championship’s commitment to a better future and a better sport.She's been instrumental in creating the pioneering ‘impact league’, Sail GP’s world first initiative to make sustainability essential to the fabric of sport.With nearly 20 years’ experience in the sports industry, Fi has an exceptional track record of shaping social impact strategy and delivering campaigns for some of the world's most high-profile sports brands. She's worked with a host of global athletes throughout her career from tennis legend Chris Everet, through...
2022-07-2646 min
The Game ChangersTrailer: Series 11 of The Game ChangersFantastic news for all fans of women’s sport and equality – a new series of The Game Changers will be released on Tuesday July 26, 2022. And for the first time, all seven new episodes in series 11 will be released immediately, ensuring there’s plenty of great, inspiring content to listen to this summer.Once again, this season of the award-winning podcast is backed by Sport England through a National Lottery award.The podcast sees Sue Anstiss MBE talking to trailblazing women in sport who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls...
2022-07-2004 min
The Game ChangersOrla Chennaoui: The power of being authentic as a woman reporting sportOrla Chennaoui is an extraordinary woman who has many talents including being a multilingual TV sports presenter. Having worked at Sky News and Sky Sports, Orla is now a Lead Presenter for Eurosport, working across cycling, MotoGP and the Olympics.With her background in hard-news and investigations, Orla has always had an open and frank approach to sports reporting whether that’s in front of the camera or hosting podcasts and writing regular columns for Rouleur magazine and the Metro newspaper.Amongst her many accolades Orla’s also just been nominated as sports prese...
2022-05-1042 min
The Game ChangersTrailer: Series 10 of The Game ChangersFantastic news for all fans of women’s sport and equality – the 10th series of The Game Changers podcast is launched today with an incredible line up of guests and backing from Sport England through a National Lottery award. This award-winning podcast sees Sue Anstiss talking to trailblazing women in sport who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls across society. Along with openly sharing their historic careers, what drives them and how they’ve dealt with tough challenges, each episode also addresses key issues for equality in sport and beyond.
2022-04-1103 min
The Game ChangersSue Day: Leading rugby on the pitch and in the boardroomSue Day was a legend on the rugby pitch – former England captain at 15s and 7s –Sue played in three World Cups, helped win three Grand Slams and was one of England's top try scorers with 61 tries from 59 caps.She was made President of Wasps in 2013 – the first woman to hold that role in the club’s 146-year history. A qualified chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience in financial roles at KPMG, Sue is now COO and CFO of the RFU and leads the Business Operations team which includes finance, legal and governance, technology, people, strategy an...
2022-03-1532 min
The Game ChangersTrailer: Series 9 of The Game ChangersFantastic news for all fans of women’s sport and equality - The Game Changers podcast returns this month with an incredible line up of guests and backing from Sport England through a National Lottery award. This award-winning podcast sees Sue Anstiss talking to trailblazers in women sport who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls across society. Along with openly sharing their historic careers, what drives them and how they’ve dealt with tough challenges, each episode also addresses key issues for equality in sport and beyond.The new launches on F...
2022-02-0803 min
The Game ChangersSue Anstiss: On the unstoppable rise of women's sportIn this special episode of The Game Changers, to celebrate the launch of ‘Game On’, we turn the tables and Sue Anstiss is interviewed by the rather brilliant Hannah Wilkes from Sky Sports. In another first, the podcast is recorded in front of a live audience at Leaders Week in London. Sue shares much about her own relationship with sport, along with the joys & challenges across her career from sports marketing with Gatorade in the 90’s, dealing with redundancy, building a sports PR agency & then launching Fearless Women. Sue talks about the history & impact of the W...
2021-10-2248 min
The Game ChangersJess Fishlock: How female athletes are using their platform for social justiceProfessional footballer Jess Fishlock has played in nine countries winning numerous accolades include a UEFA Women’s Champions League winners medal. Wales’ most capped footballer. Jess is the first player, male or female, to reach 100 caps for her country. Off the field Jess is a role model for the LGBTQ+ community.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/thegamechangersHosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What...
2021-03-3049 min
The Game ChangersJulie Welch: What makes a great football writerFleet Street's first female football writer, Julie Welch blazed a trail for women in sports media. An award-winning sportswriter for the Observer, Julie was the 'girl in the press box' for 15 years. Julie openly shares her observations around what makes a great sports journalist, sexism in sports reporting and how much more she's gone on to achieve in her 50's and 60's.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
2021-03-2338 min
The Game ChangersManisha Tailor: How role models can inspire South Asian women in sportThe first South Asian woman to coach in men's professional football, it was her twin brother's mental health breakdown and her role as a young carer, that motivated Manisha Tailor to work in grassroots football. She progressed through the game and was appointed as an academy coach at QPR. In 2017 Manisha received an MBE for services to football and diversity 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
2021-03-1636 min
The Game ChangersDawn Scott: How we enhance the performance of elite female athletesDawn Scott shares her unconventional path to be becoming a sports scientist, her role in helping the US National Team win two World Cups and Olympic Gold and her hopes for the Lionesses at the next Euros and World Cup. 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/thegamechangersHosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On MediaA Fearless Women production
2021-03-0944 min