Access to Inspiration

When it comes to women working in the cruise industry, they are in the minority – with women accounting for fewer than 2% of the mariners employed worldwide. Lauren Vaitkus is one of only two female cruise directors working for Celebrity Cruises who are leading the way in taking action to transform the numbers of women working in the industry. Lauren is an enthusiastic and dedicated leader, with responsibility for entertaining three thousand guests onboard a 122,000 tonne cruise ship plus a department of seventy entertainment staff who are charged with delivering a world class experience to guests every day.

Lauren explains in the Access to Inspiration podcast how she progressed her career initially working in retail and hospitality management, but always with a long-term aim to attain the high profile and demanding role of Cruise Director. To find out more about Lauren follow her on Instagram @Lauren_seas_the_world

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Host: Sue Stockdale 
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Sue Stockdale previews Series Two of the Access to Inspiration podcast; talks about her own background as an adventurer and polar explorer with former TV News Anchor Roger Rocka, and explains why the Access to Inspiration podcast was created.

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Host: Sue Stockdale 
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What if farming + family does not equal happiness? Loshni Manikam, leadership coach and winner of Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year in 2018 talks to Sue Stockdale about how she helps women to thrive in New Zealand's dairy industry. Find Loshni at https://www.facebook.com/thrivingfarmingwomen

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Riaan Manser was the first person to circumnavigate Africa by bicycle and has circumnavigated Madagascar by kayak. He talks about what he has learned from these, and other epic adventures he has undertaken. http://www.riaanmanser.com

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Celia Garland, Glass Blower and Naturalist, talks to Sue Stockdale, about creating a career that she loves by following her passions. As a child Celia had a love for art and the outdoor world. Through a series of adventures as a child – including hiking the Appalachian Trail, her love for art and the outdoors developed. Finally, when it came time to choose a college, she studied at Rochester Institute of Technology and graduated with a BFA in Glass and Glass Sculpture. She then joined the Corning Museum of Glass, Blow Glass at Sea Team. While travelling and blowing glass, Celia’s love of the natural world was further developed, and she was then recruited to join an amazing team of naturalists working onboard a cruise ship. Celia now educates people about the amazing places that they visit onboard ship, and is able to share her passion for not only art, but also the environment. To find out more www.celiagarland.com

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Sharron McPherson, co-founder of the Centre for Disruptive Technologies in South Africa talks to Sue Stockdale about disruption, creating impact and setting big goals. Sharron is a former Wall Street investment banker /attorney turned serial social impact investor. She is one of Africa’s leading experts on the impact of technology disruption on emerging market growth, development and future work. Sharron is Adjunct Senior Lecturer (University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business), and a member of Faculty at Singularity University (NASA Ames Research Centre – Mountainview California).

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Dr Keith Crutcher, Neuroscientist, talks to Sue Stockdale about the mysteries of the brain; and why adaptability, curiosity and forgetting is vital for our survival in the fast-changing business world. Keith, a long-established brain scientist, has held faculty positions at the University of Utah and the University of Cincinnati, where he carried out a number of research studies on brain plasticity and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Harriet Minter talks to Sue Stockdale about risk-taking, career change, and hot topics in women’s leadership today. Harriet is a journalist, TEDx speaker and former editor of The Guardian, Women in Leadership section. She writes a monthly column in Psychologies magazine and is a regular speaker on women’s rights, organisational change and workplace diversity.

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Clive Steeper talks to Sue Stockdale about going fast in motorsport and business. Clive worked for Goodyear as a Tyre Engineer with F3, F2 and F1 teams, and was Team Manager for TWR Silk Cut Jaguar Le Mans team. He is an executive coach and co-author of four popular business books.

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Host: Sue Stockdale 
Producer: Sue Stockdale  
Sound Editor: Matias De Ezcurra