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Do More Good podcastEpisode 122: Finding joy in a portfolio career with Sue Anstiss MBE“Sod it, give it a go¨As one of our favourite past guests, we were delighted to catch up with PR mogul, podcaster, documentary producer, author and champion of women's sport, Sue Anstiss. So much so, that Kenneth dialled in from prison. We talk hyrox and alcohol detox; sweating like a chicken; repeating the golden age; and finding the joy in play. There's writing your own introduction, the power of consistency and the importance of language - something that Lilly (aged seven) would undoubtedly appreciate. ---You can support the show through Patreon and find us o...2024-11-1951 min
Previously Learnt : Life Lessons From Notable PeopleLooking At The Bigger Picture - with Jack Tompkins, Documentary Producer and DirectorOn this episode of Previously Learnt we had the great fortune to speak with and hear the life lessons and insights of documentary director and producer Jack Tompkins.Jack and business partner Ben Marlow have formed their own production company and released award winning documentaries on Amazon, Netflix and BBC to name a few. Titles include :Why Row An Ocean?Everybody's GameNo Woman, No TryPrep To Win : Harlequins (directed by Beno Obano)Game On : The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport (in collaboration with...2024-10-2041 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 ChangersHannah Cockcroft: Maintaining motivation throughout your sporting careerAs we look forward to the Paralympics at Paris 2024, we're sharing this previous episode with Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft, which was first released on November 1, 2022.Hannah Cockcroft is one of Britain’s most successful para-athletes who burst onto the world stage in 2010, breaking 9 wheelchair sprinting world records. She went on to win two golds at the London Paralympic games, with three more at the 2016 games in Rio and two in Tokyo 2021.In the summer of 2022, Hannah won gold in the T33/34 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, setting a new Games record and completing the se...2024-08-2157 min
The Game ChangersCharlotte Edwards: Breaking boundaries in cricketMy guest on The Game Changers today is cricketing legend Charlotte Edwards who shares her extraordinary journey from making her England debut at just 16 to becoming one of the sport's most influential figures as a player and coach. Breaking countless records throughout her 20-year playing career, Charlotte was appointed England Captain in 2006 and led the team to win the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2009 along with three outright Ashes series. Following her playing career, Charlotte was appointed Director of Women's Cricket at Hampshire in 2018 and has gone on to become a much respected and hugely su...2024-07-1641 min
The Game ChangersJacqui Oatley: Changing career to follow your passionThis episode was previously released on April 14, 2020Jacqui talks about her lifelong obsession with football, how she changed careers at 27 to re-train as a journalist and how lonely and isolated she felt after the hideous build up to her first appearance on BBC’s Match of The Day. Being the first female commentator on Match of the Day is how Jacqui is best known to many. She went on to present the show in 2015, and in 2016 was awarded an MBE for her services to broadcasting and diversity. Jacqui presented the BBC’s flagship sports news show S...2024-04-3049 min
Control the ControllablesSue Anstiss: Empowering Women in SportTo mark International Women´s Day, we have author, podcaster, presenter, campaigner, triathlete and all-round inspiration Sue Anstiss on the show.Sue has been campaigning for women in sport for over 20 years through her organisation Fearless Women, receiving an MBE for her service. More recently, Sue has released her book, Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport in 2021. This was commissioned as a documentary by Netflix in 2023, which she directed and was susequently nominated for a Broadcast Sport Award.Sue has also got her own podcast, The Game Changers, on which female elite spo...2024-03-0859 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 ChangersKelly Smith: Why talking openly about mental health is so importantThis episode was originally released as part of Series 3 on April 7, 2020.Widely regarded as one of the greatest-ever female players, Kelly Smith MBE is England women’s record goal scorer and four-time Women’s Premier League winner with Arsenal Women.Kelly talks openly about how tough it was playing football as youngster and being kicked off two teams for being a girl, how England is now the best place for any young girl wanting to play professional football and why she feels it’s so important to now talk openly about her past struggles with alcoho...2024-01-1641 min
The Convex ConversationDriving Change in Women’s Sport with Sue Anstiss2024 is an exciting year for women’s sport, not least with the Olympics in Paris on the horizon - the first Games in history to offer gender parity.
Sue Anstiss MBE has been involved in women’s sport for more than three decades - dedicating much of her working life to fighting for equality and driving change.
We explore the impact of teams like the Lionesses, some fascinating history, the challenges which still lie ahead and what equality in sport can do more broadly within society.
Sue directed the recent Netflix...2024-01-0738 min
The Broadcast Sport PodcastSue Anstiss MBE: Helping shape a better future for women’s sportSue Anstiss has been a pioneer in women’s sport for over 30 years. She’s an author, podcast host and entrepreneur, who was a founding trustee of the Women’s Sport Trust and co-founder of the Women’s Sport Collective.
Sue is now CEO of Fearless Women, which drives positive change for women’s sport, having received an MBE for her services to women’s sport in 2018.
This episode of the Broadcast Sport Podcast is a recording of the keynote speech at the Broadcast Sport Summit 2023, and focuses on Sue’s role in helping to grow women’s s...2023-12-1924 min
The Game ChangersHannah Mills: Making waves in climate changeToday’s guest is the most successful female sailor in Olympic history - Hannah Mills OBE.Hannah won a silver medal for Team GB alongside Saskia Clark at London 2012, before the pair went on to win Gold in Rio 2016. Hannah retained her Olympic title with new partner, Eilidh McIntyre at the Tokyo Games in 2021, and was also the Team GB flagbearer for those games.Off the water Hannah’s hugely passionate about the environment. She’s an International Olympic Committee Sustainability Ambassador, who launched the Big Plastic Pledge in 2019, and co-founded Athletes of the World, an ath...2023-12-1239 min
The Game ChangersJeanette Kwakye: Elite athlete turned broadcasterJeanette Kwakye is former international athlete turned broadcaster.This British sprinter was five-time British champion, Olympian and world indoor silver medallist, competing in the Olympic final of the 100 meters in Beijing 2008. Since retiring as an athlete and becoming a journalist in 2013, Jeanette's become a regular broadcaster across the BBC, Sky Sports and Channel 5. Jeanette works across many sports, having anchored world championships and athletics, swimming and taekwondo, along with Olympic and Commonwealth Games. In 2020, Jeanette became the first Black woman to present boxing on British TV and regularly presents the BBC Women's Football Ho...2023-11-2855 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
Extrology: Mastering People, Performance & Purpose3 Thrilling Years of Unrelenting Progress in Women’s Sport with Sue Anstiss MBE #70Send us a textSince November 2020, when we last caught up with Sue Anstiss MBE, she’s become Director and Producer of a hugely powerful Netflix documentary, and that’s just scratching the surface…Much has changed in 3 years for Fearless Women’s Founder - to have Sue return to the Extrology podcast is both an ultimate privilege, and a chance to observe the bountiful progress that women’s sport has enjoyed, and what’s yet to come.Lee and Sue discuss:The inception of what became Sue’s stellar Netflix documentary - Game On: The...2023-10-111h 06
Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastEpisode # 318 Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport with Anni Hood and Kate CockerKate Cocker (Everyday Positivity podcast) and Anni Hood (Well Intel Daily podcast) return to Flixwatcher to review Kate’s choice Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport.Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport (2023) is a Netflix documentary directed by women’s sport activist Sue Anstiss MBE and Jack Tompkins.The documentary explores the recent growth and population of women’s sport and its impact. It features interviews with some of the biggest names in women’s sport including Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Stacey Copeland, Clare Balding CBE, Dame Denise Lewis and Ke...2023-09-2738 min
Happiness Is with Bruce AitchisonHappiness Is... Sue Anstiss MBE [Ep 116]I've admired Sue Anstiss and her work for years and her latest project, the documentary GAME ON, gave me the motivation to invite Sue to be a podcast guest!Sue is in HIGH demand, so I was delighted when she agreed to talk all things sport, women and girls in sport, her hopes for the future, the work she does and much much more!I absolutely loved and hope there will be a part 2 in the future.Happiness is Egg ShapedThis pod is sponsored by Infinity...2023-08-2859 min
Female Athlete PodcastS5E8: 'Game On-The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport' with Sue Anstiss and Dr Ali BowesIn this episode we are joined by Sue Anstiss MBE and Dr Ali Bowes to talk about the recent Netflix documentary 'Game On- The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport'. Sue was the presenter and producer of the documentary which highlights some of the issues historically faced by women in sport and the knock on effects still impacting women and girls today. We discuss barriers placed in the way of women taking part in sport such as the female frailty myth, inappropriate clothes women have traditionally been made to wear when participating or competing, plus how...2023-07-2338 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
Qtr Time PodcastS3, Episode 18 - NSL Round 20 & The Landscape of Netball & Women's Sport, Sue Anstiss MBESend us a textWelcome to Season 3 Episode 18 of Qtr Time, the UK's ultimate netball podcast in partnership with Lovell Netball.In today's episode, we run through all the netball news from this week including the latest Netball World Cup squad selections. Next, we recap Round 20 of the Netball Super League with our three-word summaries and reveal our Game of the Round and Player of the Round, and bring you up to speed with the netball news from this week.Our special topic for today is the Landscape of Netball and...2023-06-081h 11
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
TritonLake PerformSue AnstissTritonLake, as title sponsors of the Ireland Sevens programme, brings you TritonLake Perform – a podcast series that will explore the intersection of sport and business, and in particular, the necessary ingredients when it comes to creating and maintaining a dynamic high-performance culture. Hosted by TritonLake founder and CEO, Conor Smyth, guests on TritonLake Perform will come from the worlds of sport and business, with particular focus on businesses operating in the countries where HSBC Sevens World Series Events take place - many of which are key markets for TritonLake.
In this episode, Conor sits down with Chief Executive Of...2023-02-2125 min
The Game ChangersJill Scott: Queen of the JungleTo celebrate Jill Scott being crowned Queen of the Jungle, in the 2022 'I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out If Here', we’re giving you another chance to hear this brilliant interview with her. Enjoy! Football legend Jill Scott MBE won over 160 caps for England, played in four World Cups, was part of Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics and was a member of the winning England team at this summer's Euros. Jill left her hometown club of Sunderland to play for Everton in 2006 and went on to help them win the FA Women's Premier League C...2022-11-2841 min
The Game ChangersSarah Hunter: What's the future for professional women's rugbySarah Hunter is a rugby legend. The world's most capped female rugby player and most capped England player (male or female). Sarah captains England into a World Cup Final this weekend. A World Cup winner in 2014, Sarah has played in four World Cup Finals, and captained England to Six Nations Grand Slam wins and a record breaking run of over 30 consecutive wins.Sarah took over the England captaincy in 2015 and in 2016 was name England’s Player of the Year by the Rugby Players’ Association and World Rugby’s Player of the Year and awarded an MBE for her Ser...2022-11-0851 min
The Game ChangersHannah Cockcroft: Maintaining motivation throughout your sporting careerHannah Cockcroft is one of Britain’s most successful para-athletes who burst onto the world stage in 2010, breaking 9 wheelchair sprinting world records. She went on to win two golds at the London Paralympic games, with three more at the 2016 games in Rio and two in Tokyo 2021. In the summer of 2022, Hannah won gold in the T33/34 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, setting a new Games record and completing the set – with Gold medals at Every. Major. Athletics. Championships.It’s no wonder that Hannah was awarded an MBE in 2013 for her services to athlet...2022-11-0157 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
Club Soda Community PodcastAlcohol and sport, stereotypes, and real healthWhile most social gatherings tend to involve booze, alcohol and sport seem to be inextricably linked. It's a heady mix of celebration drinks, commiseration drinks, and getting together in a passionate environment. Trips away, hosting others, and using the clubhouse for events also lend themselves to a good amount of drinking. So what happens when alcohol and sport become a problem for players and supporters?The world of sport is not one that most of the team at Club Soda are particularly familiar with, so we invited some of the movers and shakers of the sports world...2022-08-2659 min