Women Who Lead

Women Who Lead

Hosted by: Ruth Penfold

This might be the world’s most obvious plot reveal, but it’s worth saying out loud. Workplaces are still dominated by systems and rules that reward the loudest voice in the room, the longest hours, and the toughest...

Episodes

Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 39 | Nelio Rodrigues

Season #1 Episode #39

Nelio Rodrigues is a teacher of many, and has become part of the fabric of the Notting Hill community through his teaching of Capoeira. At a time where I was seeking belonging, he and his students offered me a place...
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#38: Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 38 | Cait O'Riordan

Season #1

I count myself very fortunate to have met Cait O’Riordan on my career path (and life path). She has a big grown up job leading a lot of humans to do brilliant things as Chief Product and Information Officer at the FT,...
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#37: Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 37 | David Kam

Season #1

David Kam is someone who I immediately became smitten with when I happened upon one of his yoga classes a few years ago. His commitment to his craft - currently one of inviting others to develop their holistic...
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#36: Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 36 | Liz Whitney

Season #1

Liz Whitney is a leadership coach who adopts a mindset of total integrity and straightforwardness, and I love that about her. She shifted her career from one in the creative world a number of years ago, after...
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 35 | Kaya Cansfield

Episode #35

Kaya Cansfield is a life force. Our energies connected in the dark when I first attended her spin classes at Psycle London after she made the leap from corporate life a few years ago (she's also since become both a...
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 34 | Andrew Richardson

Episode #34

Andrew Richardson has become one of my most trusted advisors in the past few years. He recently started his own business with a couple of partners, Eka, a venture capital business focused on backing founders who are...
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 33 | Alex Hersham

Episode #33

Alex Hersham is a brilliant human, he also happens to be CEO and Founder of Zencargo. We connected a couple of years ago and bonded over people geekery. He’s incredibly self aware and has been meticulous in assembling...
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 32 | Melissa Coton

Episode #32

Melissa Coton is one of those magical humans whose energy dances, even when she is stationary. We met when we were both new yoga teachers, and she took the bold step a couple of years ago to leave her corporate job...
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 31 | Justine Borja

Episode #31

I was lucky enough to adopt Justine Borja to the Pen-fold around 3 years ago, when we met by chance at a yoga event in Stockholm, only to learn we were relative neighbours in Notting Hill. Her deep commitment to the...
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 30 | Josh Connolly

Episode #30

Josh Connolly is someone who I only connected with recently, but I have already begun to work with him professionally by inviting him to come and work with the team at Launchpad. Having walked his own path to his own...
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 29 | Kimba Bush

Episode #29

Kimba Bush is a creator in every sense. Musician, film maker, designer and also, in arguably his most important role, father. His music and his lyrics resonate, but his spirit and his thoughtfulness resonate on an...
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Pancakes and Peacocks | Episode 28 | Sope Agbelusi

Episode #28

Sope Agbelusi is an inspiring human being who I actually only connected with this year in the virtual space. I love the fact that he changed everything in his career to explore the path of coaching. I am also inspired...
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