Welcome to The Game Changers. It’s hard to believe this is series 16 of the podcast, which celebrates the trailblazers in women’s sport exploring critical issues around equality in sport and beyond.

We are so pleased that again this season of The Game Changers is supported by Sport England through a National Lottery Award. We’re incredibly grateful for their ongoing support, which enables us to share the stories of these inspiring women working across the sporting landscape.

My wonderful guest list for this series includes: 

Jess Carter, an incredible professional footballer who was part of the Lionesses team that won the Euros in 2022 AND silver in the World Cup in 2023. Jess also plays for Chelsea in the WSL.

Claire Taggart - ranked number one in the world at Boccia, Claire represented Paralympics GB in Rio and Tokyo and looks all set to medal at Paris 2024.

Sue Redfern, a former England Cricketer who is now a blazing a trail as a much respected cricket umpire in the men's and women’s games.

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys – an ultrarunner, author, social justice activist AND co-founder of the community and campaigning charity Black Trail Runners. 

Lisa O’Keefe – former Scottish International Rugby Player and director at Sport England who is now  Secretary General for the International Working Group for Women in Sport

Kristen Dusting – a silver medallist for England in the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup and multi-medal winning skater for London Roller Derby. 

Steph Harries - Managing Director at Women’s Sports Group, who was formerly Controller of Production for BBC Sport 

And 

Mo Hunt – a legendary England rugby player who’s won a World Cup, numerous Six Nations Championships and represented Team GB at the Rio Olympics. Mo’s now captain of Gloucester Hartpury, leading her team to victory in the 2023 Premiership. 

This new series of The Game Changers will be released on Tuesday February 6 so please subscribe now and don’t miss out on these fascinating, inspiring conversations.

The Game Changers is available for free across all podcast platforms, or you can listen directly from our website at fearlesswomen.co.uk. 

This is also where you’ll find details of all the trailblazing guests featured in previous series – there are over 170 of them. You can also listen to my book ‘Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport’ for free on the podcast. You’ll find the entire audio of the best-selling book in series 13.

The Fearless Women website is also where you can find out more about the Women’s Sport Collective, a free, inclusive community for all women working in sport. Membership includes access to networking events, regional groups, webinars, mentoring schemes, our LinkedIn Group, monthly newsletters, free places 

Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.

Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers

Hosted by Sue Anstiss
Produced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media

A Fearless Women production