Welcome to the 8th episode of the SHE Talks podcast, presented by the Beazley SHE Network. Join our host, Gabriela Martineau and special guests Lucy Straker, Tope Akindoyin, and Tresslyn Shipley as they discuss an American tennis player and Olympian who revolutionized women's tennis and won more Grand Slam titles than any other woman or man during the open era, Serena Williams.
 
 Topics and questions discussed in this podcasts are:

• Any particular topics that resonate with you from Serena’s story?
• Talk about sibling rivalry, Serena and Venus played together and also competed as rivals, with Serena winning many matches against her older sister along the way. Do you think going up against a sibling would make it easier or harder to do your best?
• How do you feel about the strictness of Serena’s father growing up? He helped them pioneer their way into record-breaking success at a young age, but do you think it was the right way to get them there?
• Let’s talk motherhood. Lucy, as a chair of Beazley’s Families network, I wonder if you could talk to us about the pros and cons of returning to work after having a child? Serena fought for some rules to change and was able to successfully make things a little better for mothers returning to the sport. Do you think there are similarities between the sporting world and the corporate world with regard to maternity leave?
• Tope, as a chair of our RACE network, I’m hoping you can weigh in. Did Serena and her sister Venus inspire you growing up? How so?
• Last but not least, do we have any tennis players in the group? Do you think you could go up against Serena or Venus?

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