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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Episode 10 sees us meet the remarkable Louise Savage, Group General Counsel at Sportfive, one of the world’s top sports agencies. Louise has been a sports lawyer for 12 years and provides commercial and strategic legal advice on a broad range of events and properties such as Wimbledon, Rugby World Cup, Commonwealth Games and domestic, African and Asian football.

In this tenth episode of In Her Corner, we’ll talk to Louise about balancing a high-powered career with motherhood, her three key career defining lessons and the importance of challenging negative stereotypes of successful women in the sports industry and beyond.

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.

Episode 6 sees us meet the irresistibly cool Bex Smith, who is Global Executive Director of Women’s Game for COPA90, the world’s largest independent football media business. Prior to becoming a top sports business executive, Bex enjoyed an illustrious career as a professional football player captaining New Zealand at two World Cups and the Olympics. At club level she won everything there was to play winning a coveted treble with VfL Wolfsburg by winning the UEFA Champions League, German League, and German Cup.

Episode 5's trailer sees us meet the inspirational, Preeti Shetty, Head of Upshot at The Football Foundation, the UK’s largest sports. A very well-respected figure who has worked in the sport for social change space for over 10 years, starting off at BBC Sport and working for various national and international NGOs and brands. Preeti’s remarkable work has seen her establish her position as a true Changemaker within the sports industry and beyond.

To learn about Preeti’s journey to becoming The Changemaker tune into In Her Corner from 1pm BST on Wednesday 29 July.

In this fourth episode of In Her Corner, we’ll talk to Flo about her passion for women’s football and why it is important for the sports industry to make changes that will enable us to achieve a sustainable legacy for women’s football.

To learn about Flo’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.

In this second episode of In Her Corner, we’ll talk to Abi Stephens about how experiences in both her professional and personal life have led her to become Queen of the Road. Abi’s recent journey has largely been shaped by her ability to successfully use techniques from her work as a Performance Coach to push herself and countless others forward.

Our first ever episode of In Her Corner sees us meet the remarkable Rowena Samarasinhe, a Sports Commercial lawyer who has worked on brokering rights deals for some of the largest sports events such as the Olympics and world-renowned athletes.

Welcome to In Her Corner, a podcast aimed at celebrating and empowering women working at every level of sport on and off the field.