Lisa Robinson is a role model for how a woman can not only juggle motherhood (she has 3 growing boys!), and manage a growing business, but she has also tackled major illness within the family.

Lisa shares how she tapped into her inner courage and coped with some major life events. An inspiration to those of us dealing with the daily guilt of being a working mum, those of us wondering how we can make another day of the ever growing commitments in life and an honest story of the inner voice.

For too long women have been told and felt that there are things they don’t feel brave enough to do. And this podcast is all about finding that bravery in all of us- whatever that may be, overcoming our inner critic, building a network of people that push us forward and empowering us to achieve our ambitions.

We all have a remarkable story to tell and I wanted to provide a platform for courageous women to be able to tell their story.

I want every woman listening to feel inspired and to recognise their own courage; to show the vulnerability of our feelings, speak up sooner about things that concern us, say no to something, leave a job that doesn’t fulfil us, step forward for that promotion, challenge the status quo or injustices, or indeed sail around the world!

Over the forthcoming weeks we have a selection of inspiring women who have all led with courage and each have their own stories to tell. I am delighted you can join us. This podcast is for you.

Welcome to the Female Leaders with Courage podcast series. My name is Emma Clayton and I am the CEO of Grey Bear, a Communications company. I will also be your host across the podcast episodes.

This podcast series is all about courage and I am thrilled to have such inspiring women joining me in the forthcoming weeks - you won't want to miss a week.

We will run in Seasons and the first season is dedicated to the fact that courage doesn't always roar.