After a much-needed break, we’re back with the impressive and inspiring Michelle Moore who is an award-winning leadership coach, author, speaker, and educator voted as one of the UK’s 50 Most 'Influential Women in Sport’. In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Michelle about developing your own personal leadership style, why organisations need to treat diversity, equity, and inclusion as an integral part of what they do and stand for as well as the powerful role that athletes and sport play in shaping and challenging society.

To learn more about Michelle’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major streaming platforms.

Meet the incredible Hayzia Bellem, Chairwoman of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) who are the global governing body for amateur MMA, sponsored by the UFC. As the first in her position, Hayzia has been leading the team at the IMMAF on an international project to promote female participation and gender equality in MMA.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Hayzia about how Tom Hardy inspired her to start working in MMA, why the challenges she’s faced in her career and personal life have set her up for success and how the IMMAF is supporting the growth of women’s MMA through working with member countries across the world to enable more women to enter, thrive and succeed in the Octagon.

To learn more about Hayzia’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major streaming platforms.

Mie Øestergaard is an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant and Strategist, who specialises in working collaboratively with organisations to implement new initiatives to increase diversity and help create more inclusive cultures and industries.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Mie about her life and career journey, the sobering highs, and lows of working in diversity, equity, and inclusion, the value of each of us being introspective about challenging our own privilege. And why recent changes in the sports industry have given her hope for a brighter and more inclusive tomorrow.

As we get ready to close out the year, we’re back with an episode featuring the remarkable Anjali Shah, who is the Director of the Premier India Football Academy (PIFA) and Founder of the Indian Women’s Football Alliance (IWFA) who are transforming the lives of millions of girls and women in India through the power of the beautiful game.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Anjali about her lifelong love affair with football, how she got into working in the women’s game and how her life and career-defining lessons have led her on a mission to get 10 million girls playing football in India by 2026.

To learn more about Anjali’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major streaming platforms.

After a much-needed break, we’re back with an episode featuring the impressive and inspiring Catherine Becker, Head of Media at Electronic Arts where she leads on media communications for Europe across all sport and games titles such as the world-famous FIFA and Madden.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Catherine about creating more inclusive policies to enable women to progress and thrive in the workplace, why diversity, equity and inclusion is good for business and her three career-defining lessons.

To learn more about Catherine’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major streaming platforms.

In this episode, we meet inspirational Hayley Bennett, a Diversity and Inclusion Consultant who works with some of the world’s most famous brands to help them improve gender equality, race equality, and employee wellbeing. Hayley’s career began in the world of football where her work involved empowering football’s future leaders and educating stakeholders in the game on diversity and inclusion.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Hayley about being intentional about creating inclusive cultures on and off the pitch to enable people to be their full selves, the challenges facing sport and society in addressing race and gender inequalities, and the work Hayley’s doing to inspire more young black girls to play the beautiful game.

To learn more about Hayley’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major streaming platforms.

In this episode, we meet the impressive Jane Purdon, CEO of Women in Football, an organisation that aims to improve women's representation at all levels of the game by challenging discrimination and lobbying for change in the sport industry.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Jane about learning to lead, white privilege and why there’s cause to be optimistic about the future of the women’s game.

To learn more about Jane’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

This episode sees us meet the incredibly talented, Cari Sekendur, Principal and Creative Director of Butter, who are a creative studio that shapes the way people see, feel, and make decisions about brands, with a particular focus on reimagining how women’s sports and brands position female athletes and women working in sport.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Cari about the importance of having women in leadership roles in the creative industry, overcoming gender stereotypes in business and how Cari and her team use their lived experiences to create fresh perspectives and brand identities for women’s sport.

To learn more about Cari’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

To round off our Women’s History Month celebrations we meet Sonia Randev a brilliant Sports Agent and award-winning journalist who has had a remarkable personal and professional career journey that has seen her overcome an addiction to alcohol to have an illustrious career growing women’s boxing.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Sonia about the invaluable life and professional lessons that she gained from overcoming addiction, the exciting growth of women’s sport and in particular women’s boxing and the importance of creating more opportunities for athletes and women from underrepresented backgrounds to succeed in the sports industry and beyond.

To learn more about Sonia’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

Our latest episode sees us meet the incredibly impressive Anna Chanduvi, Lead for Sports Media Partnerships EMEA at Facebook where her team works with traditional and new-age sports broadcasters to better use their content and sports rights to reach millennial, Gen-Z and non-traditional sports fans. Prior to joining Facebook Anna enjoyed illustrious success in global roles at beIN Sports and the NBA.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Anna about the pivotal role that unrelenting perseverance played in breaking into the sports industry, the positive influence that her mixed heritage and upbringing have had on her professional success and the work she’s doing through her WBR Network to advance gender equality in the sports industry.

To learn more about Anna’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we meet a woman who is at the summit of world football, Elisabet Spina, Sporting Director at A.C.Milan Women where she has established the iconic football club’s first elite women’s team and is leading them to become a true force in Italian and European football.

Prior to becoming Sporting Director at AC Milan, Elisabet enjoyed an illustrious playing and coaching career. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the career and life lessons that have contributed to Elisabet’s success and her experience of working with football legend Paolo Maldini to further AC Milan’s success for both the men and women’s game.

To learn more about Elisabet’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

To celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day, we are spotlighting the life and career journey of a woman who is a true pioneer in sport, Catherine Bond Muir, the CEO and Founder of W Series – the world’s first all-female single-seater motor racing championship.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Catherine about the realities of challenging the status quo, the relentless pursuit of success and the career and life lessons that have shaped Catherine’s journey.

To learn more tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

In this episode, we meet the incredibly impressive Victoire Cogevina, who is the creator, CEO, and Co-founder of GLORIA, an emerging social media platform created to enrich football players and fans’ experience of the beautiful game. Prior to founding GLORIA, Victoire was a football agent and CMO of the first-ever female-owned football agency in South America.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Victoire about how she secured investment for GLORIA from one of the world’s most renowned tech investors, Alexis Ohanian, and the three career-defining lessons that led her overcoming sexism to become a successful football agent and triumphing despite career setbacks.

To learn more about Victoire’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

Our first episode of 2021 will see us meet Katee Hui, a woman who’s galvanising spirit and love for the beautiful game has seen her establish Hackney Laces into a successful community football club with a single powerful mission – to provide as many opportunities as possible for girls and women to play football.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Katee about what it takes to thrive when breaking the mould in being the first, why the world of sports and social media need to come together to defend women working in sport against sexist attacks for simply speaking their minds and the importance of giving girls and women opportunities to play and benefit from sport.

To learn about Katee’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

Episode 23 sees us meet the wonderful Sue Anstiss MBE, who hosts award-winning women’s sport podcast, The Game Changers, and also currently the CEO of Fearless Women, a company with a powerful ambition to drive positive change for women’s sport.

In this episode of In Her Corner we talk to Sue about starting over after a career setback, her journey in setting up her hugely successful women in sport podcast, The Game Changers, and the importance of creating spaces that truly reflect women’s diverse identities and experiences in order to achieve a more inclusive sports industry for all women.

To learn about Sue’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

Episode 22’s trailer sees us meet a woman who has a truly impressive career spanning both the worlds of live sports broadcasting and original content and filming making, Anouk Mertens who is the Managing Director of NEO Studios & COO of ELEVEN SPORTS.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Anouk about the demands of juggling two high powered roles in fast-growing businesses, setting big stretch goals that push you out of your comfort zone and her experience of working with lifelong fan Leeds United fan and Hollywood star Russell Crowe on the Amazon original series Take us Home.

To learn about Anouk’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

Episode 21 sees us meet the incredible Andrea Ekblad, lead for Partnerships – Acquisitions & Content Strategy at beIN Media Group where she oversees rights-partnerships with beIN Media Group’s top 20 rightsholders as well as leading on all women’s sports and beINSPIRED projects which aim to develop strategic partnerships to showcase the best women’s sports competitions in order to grow viewership audiences and commercial opportunities for women’s sport.

In this episode of In Her Corner we talk to Andrea about growing audiences and fans of women’s sport, dealing the social and professional challenges of being a single mother working in the sports industry and the value of staying focused and rooted in your purpose in order to achieve your life goals.

To learn about Andrea’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

Episode 20 sees us meet the magnificent Stephanie Corker, an Account Director at Wasserman, a global sports, entertainment and culture marketing agency and Co-Founder of Lived Equity a Diversity & Inclusion Community, that aims to provide a safe and inclusive platform for diverse professionals and allies to connect, support and learn from each other.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Stephanie about her journey to becoming an ally, how we can all create more equitable experiences for underrepresented groups in sport and beyond as well as the importance of business leaders taking visible ownership and accountability for embedding diversity, equity and inclusion as a key part of their company’s business operations and culture.

To learn about Stephanie’s journey tune into In Her Corner. In Her Corner is available to listen to, subscribe and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

This week's episode is focussed on sharing In Her Corner Host, Liseli Sitali's "Reflections" on the lessons learned from the incredible women, we have had the honour of celebrating through sharing the story of their journey. Having an episode to reflect on the insights shared so far feels apt in a week when we’re commemorating those who lost their lives to defend our civil liberties.

Without the selfless sacrifices of the countless men and women, we would not have the opportunity to create this platform. It also feels apt to take a moment to celebrate the significant strides that women have made in recent history, namely Kamala Harris became the first female US Vice-President, Dr Kathrin Jansen being on the brink of developing a COVID-19 vaccine and of course In Her Corner's previous guests continuing to smash countless glass ceilings.

Episode 18 sees us meet the hope-inspiring Courtney Carroll Levinsohn, Founder of Women in Soccer, a growing community of women and allies united by the inclusive spirit of football.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Courtney about Women in Soccer’s mission to connect women from around the world through the beautiful game, the importance of media and brands investing in women’s sport in order to help achieve gender equity and the career-defining lessons that have made Courtney razor focussed on Living in the Solution as a response to today’s present-day challenges.