7 Women 7 Stories 7 Minutes

Liana Wilson-Fricker

Become the Inspirer-in-chief in your own life.

California-bred optimist who has worked with internationally renowned brands across numerous sectors. She is an entrepreneur, marketing expert and business leader. Her creative flair for entrepreneurship has led her to be an advocate for start-up founders and is driven by the importance of  intersectionality across business and gender equality. Apathy is the greatest threat we face today.

Connect with Liana here

Joan Idowu

Underrepresentation of leaders in healthcare

Joan is CEO and Founder of Several Seats. Several Seats is a female lead community that aims to promote mental health in women of colour from ethnic minority backgrounds. They champion young women with lived experience and strive to create a safe space for peer-to-peer support and learning, where women can finally have a seat at the table to explore the challenges of mental health. Joan is also a n Assistant Research Psychologist at Young Epilepsy & Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Explore Several Seats here

Rebbecca Hemmings

Micro-aggressions experienced by ethnic minority women

An award-winning Founder and Director of Strawberry Words Training and Development Company based in Birmingham, UK. Rebbecca has 20 years’ experience of delivering training in cultural psychology, antiracism, and community engagement. Her 7 minutes will be spent on bringing attention to the microaggressions faced by women from ethnic minorities.

Find out more about Rebbecca's work here and read her poem here.

Annie Mbako

Changing careers and lifting the lid on tech

Annie Mbako is Head Of Operations at Diverse & Equal. Working to open up Greater Manchester's booming Tech sector to people from under-represented backgrounds. Annie is a speaker, mentor and an Advisory Board Member at Manchester Tech Festival.

Connect with Annie here

Jaz Broughton

Empowered decisions and self-trust

Meet Jaz Broughton, a certified coach, tech community manager and ambitious careers expert, and lover of tea and R&B. Jaz is on a mission to create phenomenal careers without limits and burnout so they can avoid the Sunday-night dread and dream big instead. She’ll be guiding us through making Empowered decisions and building self-trust.

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Meenal Viz

Privilege in activism

You may already know of Dr Meenal Viz from her activism on better PPE for NHS staff during the pandemic. Whilst six-and-a-half months pregnant, she held a one-woman protest to campaign for the protection of healthcare workers. During this time Meenal witnessed first-hand the role privilege plays in activism.

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Danielle Clarke

Building brands for happy, healthy lives

A Brand and Marketing Consultant, University Lecturer and business owner. Her mission is to help as many people as possible start and build better brands so they can create happier, healthier lives for themselves and the people around them. Her 7 minutes will be spent telling us why her mission and work is important.

Work with Danielle here