Everyday Leadership

Leadership, Football, Education and Justice with Eartha Pond


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About Eartha Pond

She is a former Arsenal  Chelsea, Everton, Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur player who won trophies including the FA Cup and Premier League and Championships in America. She is  an Independent Non-Executive Director to The FA Women’s Football Board (WFB)

She is also a PE teacher who progressed into senior leadership positions within education, receiving accolades including Teacher of the Year, School of the Year & selected as 1 of the Top 50 Teachers in the World across 173 countries.

She is also a local councillor for the only community council in London to have one, a campaigner known for her outstanding work with charities such as helping to raise over £100,000 for her local community after the Grenfell Tower disaster and was named a ChangeMaker in the Evening Standards: Progress 1000

Connect with Eartha 

  • Website
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Some topics we cover in this episode:

  • Forcing her way into football at primary school and playing with men
  • Difference between playing football in the US & UK 
  • The Power & Advantage Of Being An Underdog 
  • Transitioning from Football to Teaching 
  • Schools have become a business now and students are just numbers 
  • How her environment has helped mould and shapes her with a different perspective - 
  • The unique role of a local councillor, developing community and fostering relationships with the police.
  • The Grenfell Tower disaster, justice and the positive change required.
  • ESP Foundation - Creating access & opportunities for young people in Education| Sports| Politics 
  • The importance of celebrating our young people and why we should not only celebrate academic success
  • Youth Centres 

Connect with me

  • Website: https://mindsetshift.co.uk/
  • Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sopeagbelusi/
  • LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopeagbelusi/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sope_Agbelusi
  • Email: [email protected] 

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