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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Episode 17 sees us meet the phenomenally athletic Danusia Francis, an artistic gymnast who competes for team Jamaica who she’ll be representing at next year’s Summer Olympics. Danusia formerly competed for Great Britain before making the switch to Jamaica in their ambition to grow the sport of gymnastics in a nation famed for world-renowned track stars.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Danusia about the role that national governing bodies have on athletes’ career prospects and welfare, the gender pay gap between male and female athletes and Danusia’s ambitions to win gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

To learn about Danusia’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 16 sees us sees us meet Melita Emanuel-Carr, an inspirational and impressive professional basketball player who is making waves on and off the court. Melita has represented Team England and Team GB in all age groups and made history with team England by winning a silver medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Melita about balancing athlete welfare and the pressures of winning, the role of the modern-day athlete as an activist and why the sports industry needs to be more proactive in taking ownership of tackling gender and socioeconomic inequalities.

To learn about Melita’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 15 sees us sees us meet the incredibly charismatic Arianna Criscione, Goalkeeper and Sponsorships Manager for Paris Saint Germain – a European football powerhouse that embodies the ultimate in cool swagger.

In this fifteenth episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Arianna about the realities of being a professional female footballer, why the sports industry needs to step up and truly invest in the growth and professionalisation of women’s game as well as reflecting on Arianna’s career highlights to show you why some fairy tales do in fact come true.

To learn about Arianna’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 13 sees us meet the laudable Laura McQueen, Managing Director of Leaders, a premium content and conference platform for leaders working on and off the field in professional sport.

In this episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Laura about the growing pains of becoming a leader, using your position and influence as a leader in business to better promote diversity, equity and inclusion and evolving Leaders’ proposition to attract a more diverse audience. As well as Laura’s three career-defining lessons.

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

Episode 12 sees us meet the amazing Amie Sheridan, a writer and executive strategist who specialises in elevating the visibility of leaders in sports and entertainment via owned, earned and paid media channels.

In this twelfth episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Amie about what being a leader in the sports and entertainment industry means in a post-pandemic era, the importance of elevating the visibility of women working in sports and entertainment and how Amie has dealt with transitioning from being a working mother of three to a successful business owner.