Simone Roche MBE chats to Laura Wood, Northern Power Women Agent of Change award winner 2022 and Co-Founder and Director of Invisible Creations, an organisation that specialises in designing products that support people to live well and independently in their homes for longer. Together Simone and Laura chat about all things NPW Awards and creating a business that helps others. 
Listen to learn: 

• What advice Laura would give to somebody who was looking to join a Board 
• Why Invisible Creations was a personal journey for Laura 
• How Invisible Creations can help people's physical and mental health  
• What's next for Laura on her journey to do even more good 

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Simone Roche MBE chats to Maggie Chen, co-founder of Girls in Charge who were named Commended for the Innovation Award at the 2022 NPWAwards back. Girls In Charge is an international social enterprise using gamification to help women build confidence and entrepreneurial skills. Together Simone and Maggie chat about all things NPW Awards and entrepreneurship.
Listen to learn: 

• What doors have been opened for Girls In Charge after the NPWAwards 2022 
• Why it is important to make entrepreneurial skills development fun 
• How to take the 'scariness' away from the word entrepreneur  
• How Maggie is making progress on her mission to upskill 1 million women by 2030  

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Simone Roche MBE chats to Liz Ashall-Payne, Northern Power Women Outstanding Entrepreneur Award Winner and co-founder and CEO of ORCHA, the world's leading provider of digital health accreditation and distribution services. Together Simone and Liz chat about all things NPW Awards and... 
Listen to Learn:

• What Liz has been up to since being named Outstanding Entrepreneur 2022 and the doors it has opened for her  
• How failure can be looked at as a positive thing 
• How to recognise the key skills and attributes when expanding a team 
• How to reflect on hard work as an entrepreneur locally and globally  

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As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Emma Mason, Office Manager at Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring NPW Awards Winners and their conversations around using their platform for good.

"In this #NPWAwards special, Simone Roche MBE chats to some of the winners and commended from last week's Northern Power Women Awards 2022, sponsored by EY. Together they reflect on what winning a Northern Power Women Award means to them, and discuss how they plan to use their platform for good.

Listen to hear from:  

• Mentor of the Year Winner: Ali McGrath  
• Person with Purpose Winner: Alison Madgin  
• Agent of Change Winner: Laura Wood  
• Agent of Change Commended: Dianne Richardson  
• One to Watch Winner: Debbie Rogers  
• Large Organisation Winner: Grant Thornton, represented by Jenn Barnett  
• Outstanding Entrepreneur Winner: Liz Ashall-Payne  
• Transformational Leader Winner: Steph Edusei  
• Transformational Leader Commended: Sharon Davies  
• Innovation Winner: Women In Social Housing, represented by Crystal Hicks  
• Innovation Commended: Girls In Charge, represented by Maggie Chen  
• Disruptor for Good Winner: Nazir Afzal OBE  

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As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Rob Monks, Operation Director at Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring Ranjana Bell and their experience of working from home.

"My takeaway is that leaders need to create a safe space for employees to ask difficult questions about language bias, without the fear of reprisals. Honest challenging conversations take real commitment from leaders."

Simone Roche MBE chats to Director of RBA Equality and Diversity with nearly 40 years of experience Ranjana Bell MBE. She reflects on her experience and views on why working from home is better for employees and business and the opportunity for safe places for individuals in the workplace. 

Listen to Learn  

• Why continuing to work from home benefits employees  
• How to build forward better in our new world 
• What are the things we can all do to improve the landscape of diversity and equality across businesses and organisations  
• What is Ranjana’s safe space platform 

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As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Leah Middleton, Social Media Assitant at Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring Ravinder Shawe and their advice on how to be fearless.

"Simone Roche MBE chats to Ravinder Shawe, Senior Legal Counsel for Siemens in Manchester, and 2022 Northern Power Women Power List-er. Together Simone and Ravinder talk about the role models that have empowered them throughout their lives and the power of harnessing a growth mindset.  

Listen to Learn: 

• Why asking for advice is more valuable than asking for feedback  
• How to let your fearlessness out (and be more like Princess Leia!)  
• Why we need to continue to pay it forward as role models  
• How celebrating diversity in film & TV positively impacts everyone  

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As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Lydia Wong, Social Media Assistant at Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring Dr Joanna Berry and their advice on mentoring.

Simone Roche MBE chats to Dr Joanna Berry, mentor extraordinaire and Associate Professor and Director of Durham Energy Institute at Durham University, as they spotlight the PoWEr of mentoring. 

Listen to Learn

• What 3 things make a successful mentoring relationship
• How redirected confidence can be just as useful as boosted confidence 
• Why you can learn just as much from being a mentor 
• How Northern Power Women harness the PoWEr of community

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As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Simone Roche, CEO and Founder of Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring Cherylee Houston MBE.

• My biggest takeaway from Cherylee is not to build a ramp because I'm in a wheelchair but other people will benefit from it. This manifests wider when we make decisions on how we can make small adjustments to support wider accessibility.

"Simone Roche MBE chats to  Cherylee Houston MBE, Coronation Street star and co-founder of TripleC, a collective which increases access to the arts for disabled performers. Together they discuss how we can start conversations around disability and access, and the power the media has in changing perceptions.      

Listen to Learn 

• How to work with, not against people when it comes to education and change  
• Why everyone benefits from greater accessibility   
• How to be an intentional ally to disabled people
• Why disability should be on your agenda from the get-go 

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As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Philly Strahan, Operations and Partnerships Manager at Northern Power Women has chosen this episode featuring Rina Sowler.

"Rina's passion for getting girls into cricket shines through and it is amazing to hear about the positive impacts this sport can have on everyone's lives."

"Simone Roche MBE chats to Rina Sowler, Asia Investment Manager at The Leith Planning Group, Mandarin Tutor and Cricket Coach, about the importance of support and sponsorship, as well as the PoWEr of sport.  

Listen to Learn

• How sport can develop leadership and teamwork skills, particularly in young women
• Why your uniqueness is your superPoWEr 
• How everyone can do something to advocate for others
• Why seeking support from your network and communities is so important to your growth

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As part of our summer look-back, here at Northern Power Women we're each choosing the one episode that has had the most impact on us from the last year of the podcast.  This week Alex Cousins, part of the Liverpool Power Circle, member of Northern Power Women Steering Board has chosen this episode featuring Afiya Amesu. 

• My top takeaway was Afiya's top tips on being a good ally. As a white woman you want to support but are sometimes too scared in case you are seen to be taking over the conversation so her tips are invaluable in getting over the fear of upsetting people rather than supporting people."

"Simone Roche MBE chats to Afiya Amesu, future barrister and co-founder of She Leads For Legacy all about the importance of bringing different voices to the table, spotlighting diverse talent and the power of collaboration.   

Listen to learn

• Why setting short, medium and long term goals enables us to break down barriers
• How supporting black owned business is a great way to be an ally
• Why we should all undertake reverse mentoring and unconscious bias training  
• How important listening is in addressing racial and gender diversity

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