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 9 sees us meet the inspirational and impressive Melissa Schiller, Director of Community Relations at the NFL and a luminary of the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 List.

In this ninth episode of In Her Corner, we’ll talk to Melissa about the power that American football has to change lives, the NFL’s renewed focus on advocating for players in their stand against social injustice as well as how Melissa has paved her way to becoming one of brightest young stars in the sports industry.