She Rocks Global

We did it! Today we are thrilled to publish our 50th guest of She Rocks Global. We are so grateful to everyone who has joined us in conversation and to every one of our listeners. You rock! In this episode, you’ll meet Marta - the godmother of She Rocks Global. Marta is a true connector and enabler of global communities. Find out about how she has been so special to She Rocks Global and learn about what makes her rock. Happy 50th! 

Argentina

If you listen to this episode and a fire in your belly hasn’t been ignited then you might need to listen to our conversation with Ndey again. This passionate activist speaks to us about what it means to bring a feminist approach to her activisim whilst giving an unflinching account of the cost of her activism. We were left inspired and we hope you will be too. Let us know what you think and keep rocking. 

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Oslo, Norway

The One who signs is a storyteller, an actress, a singer and an artist, but what most defines her is capacity to evolve, and to connect with others and to nature through community. By healing her own childhood she reframes herself and enables others to do it in an elastic space: The feminine force. Meet her on this rocking episode of She Rocks Global and share with us your main takeaways!

South Africa

Today’s episode features our very first guest from Brazil. Deborah is a mother, a startup founder and a believer in the fact that in order to change the world, we have to pay attention to those closest to us. Keep listening right to the end of the episode and see what happens when this cheeky guest turns the tables on us. Enjoy and keep rocking!

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Lola describes herself as a creator. We loved exploring with her about what it means to show up for one’s community. One of us in this conversation gets a little excited about Lola’s writing so bear with us as a host morphs into a fangirl. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Keep rocking!

In this episode we zoom into South Asia and spend time with Samyukta from Nepal. Samy is disarmingly honest about how she navigates life as a serial entrepreneur who happens to be the mother to a growing boy. The conversation is warm and inspiring and if you keep listening you get a few hard-earned lessons from one of the most prolific entrepreneurs that we have met. Have fun with this conversation, let us know what you think and keep rocking!

Ximena never imagined when she studied corporate communications that she would end up writing the Open Banking story in Latam. She experienced the journey from her personal and professional perspective with a common denominator: how she builds  relationships! Meet Ximena  and enjoy her story of self awareness! A great conversation can rock the world, which one rocks yours?

Uruguay

Get ready to meet Spoon, a remarkable natural connector who excels at creating multicultural spaces that foster collaboration and community. With an unwavering passion for breaking barriers, She  empowers artists  to unleash their unique talents and thrive within German-speaking Europe. Join us  and embrace the electrifying energy of this rocking lady. 

Malawi/ Konstanz, Germany

Meet Tara, from Washington DC, she  defines herself as a wellness professional by empowering people to feel better most of the time. Positive energy, breath work and music are her allies for an holistic approach to collective care and wellbeing. She is a pleasure activist who challenges herself and invites others to explore their own way of pleasure. Listen to this episode and  share your thoughts on our social media channels! Keep Rocking!

Patrice is a woman who brings her gifts into every room that she enters. How refreshing to be in conversation with a woman who recognises what her gifts are and uses them to follow her Purpose. Patrice takes us on her journey through her world in a moment where she is blazing a trail for leaders and boy does her light shine bright. Join in this conversation. Let us know what you think and keep rocking!

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Pamela joins the conversation with Maca and Nwabisa from Berlin. Pamela is a rocking lady from Uruguay who has lived around the world and in her words, has a diverse experience of diversity. This is a fascinating conversation with a guest who describes aspects of her life that could be seen as challenges by most but she frames them as an opportunity for her to make an impact in the world whilst having a lot of fun. Let us know what you think and keep rocking!

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What does it feel like when you meet parts of yourself for the first time? What does it look like when we start understanding that innovation cannot happen without relationships with ourselves and others? What does it look like when a previously successful corporate strategist decides to regain her femininity by embracing the artist in her? All of these questions and more form part of this fascinating conversation with Sonja, who terms herself a Serbian Force. Listen in and may your world be rocked! 

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Meet Amanda, a  former diplomat that today coaches expats and globetrotters . Listen to her story of transformation and self development. She shares how her life changed not only because she moved from Latam back to the Netherlands, but by reframing her perspective, by  connecting with her feelings and intuition . We very much enjoyed the conversation:), we hope you too! Leave your impressions on our social media channels @sherocksglobal!

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LinkedIn: Amanda Molenaar

Instagram: @amandamaxime

Pia is Uruguayan, mother of two, and the CEO of one of the main Wineyards in Uruguay. Listen to her dream of sharing a part of her country to the world by telling the story of the wines of her family. How she deals with working in a male-dominated industry while running a family business. Not an easy challenge. Share your comments with us on our social media channels @sherocksglobal ! #perfectyimperfect

LinkedIn: Pia Carrau

Instagram: @piacarrau

Meet Blanka! A serial entrepreneur that has recently landed in Serbia with a new project after living 10 years in SF . She  will share why she decided to leave the States,  how she reinvented herself once again, and why she chose  Belgrade to settle down. We also dig into the challenges of enjoying her life even when she is so passionate about her job. It was an amazing conversation for  Zoja and me, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did :) .

Maca and Zojaj spend time with Carmen from Uruguay. A powerhouse of a guest - Carmen is a self proclaimed dreamer who is immersed in changing the world for the better for women in Latin America and beyond. Join us in this episode as we journey with Carmen through her experiences and fascinating insights.

Andy Robert rounds up this season’s trio of guests from Uruguay. Andy has created a business that merges architecture with technology. Her thoughts around her work and life had Maca and Zoja enthralled. Whilst running a business, Andy is also mom to human and fur babies. Andy espouses the notion of being perfectly imperfect and is a delight to listen to.

Lee is a serial entrepreneur and she’ll remind us how much partnerships and people around us are important for the work we do and the life we live. Her mission to empower women so they can empower those around them has led her to a lot of stuff — from trying to improve fertility health to starting the first female angel fund in South Africa. We hope you’ll enjoy this episode as much as Nwabisa and I did!

In this episode you’ll meet Doris, a social entrepreneur from Hong Kong. For most of our conversation, you will hear how she turned every problem into, not only a lesson, but into action as well. We’ll hear how her business grew by solving the difficulties of people with disabilities, and of our senior citizens. And, then, how her own struggle with cancer led her to stop being workaholic and to appreciate life again. We hope this episode will ground you, as it did us, and will help you get to the thing you are putting off for years. Enjoy!

You know the saying about no mountain being high enough? Well, in today’s episode, Zoja and I spend time with Saray Khumalo - a global speaker and peak leadership expert. During our chat we learn more about what drives Saray to keep climbing and to make sure others climb with her. It was our pleasure to chat with Saray as you’ll find out that she stops at nothing to achieve her goals that inspire others. When you are done listening, be sure to get yourself a copy of her book, “My Journey to the Top of the World…And the life lessons I learned along the way.”

This is the last part of Meet the Makers special, in which Nwabisa and I interview Zoja in this very special stage of her life: maternity.Welcome Danilo! Enjoy an honest and deep conversation with a serial entrepreneur,who has been one of the main builders of the digital and  tech ecosystem in Serbia. She shares how she deals with the work life balance and her challenge to do great things without overworking. Listen about what drives her and how she is creating impact today  promoting girls in stem.

In the second of the 3-part Meet The Makers special, we spend some time with Maca. Happily tucked away in her home at the beach in Uruguay; Maca enthusiastically shares with us the revelations of being a successful woman, who after she sold her first business, has been starting new things all around. We will also hear what she learned by spending time with her beloved grandmother, and how her body taught her to keep away from stressful situations. Maca is a fire starter and we hope that this is an episode that will warm your soul.

After more than 27 interviews with women from all corners of the world, we thought it is time for you to get to know us, your hosts, better. This is the first episode of the Meet The Makers special, where we spend time with Nwabisa. This super networker from South Africa will share details of her personal and business journey. You will hear how she went from a successful entrepreneur herself, to someone who supports dozens of entrepreneurs. Enjoy while she opens up about the parenthood decision her age has brought upon her, and let’s all learn from this interview how to set up boundaries and stay true to ourselves.

In this week episode, you will meet Maryse, a global citizen with a French passport and a multicultural background, mother of three actually living in the Netherlands. She will share how she reinvents herself from her PhD in chemistry to academic publishing, how she challenges herself running marathons and how she works to be true to herself. Enjoy !

Lauri is our first guest from the Caribbean. Her conversation with us has her sharing the strategies she uses to remain perfectly imperfect. Lauri is an entrepreneur for entrepreneurs who brings joy and ease into all that she does. We hope you have as much fun learning with Lauri as we did. Keep rocking!

Meet Aliza! She is based in Thailand and deeply passionate about social innovation. Aliza talks to us about what it means to be a social entrepreneur and a woman in leadership whilst trying to make sense of her life as a daughter with ageing parents. We hope you’ll find moments that resonate with you during this conversation. We did! Enjoy and keep rocking!

In this episode, you will meet Nilam, a 38-year old Indonesian entrepreneur who is behind a food chain with 1600 outlets in 10 countries, and a new company in the making — a cosmetic company with a very bold mission. But, we will not talk about business too much. You will hear how her rebelliousness in early age made her feel pressured that she needs to succeed later on, in both business, marriage and family. You’ll hear a story about infidelity, mental and physical abuse, but also about striving for happiness. Enjoy! 

Allow us to introduce you to Sarah, a South-African doing her PhD in the UK. For years, Sarah is a nutritionist working with male rugby teams and we will hear great stories about becoming a part of the team when you are an evident outsider. We’ll also talk about the challenges of the global pandemic from a perspective of a single person living far from family and closest friends. Enjoy and share with us your impressions and stories!

In this episode, you will meet Rocío, an architect, serial social entrepreneur and builder of things from Argentina. She identifies herself as a navigator, and that requires bravery. This is exactly what this conversation explores. How does she stay motivated to start new big projects? Why she loves imperfection and stopping when it’s enough. And the toughest question of all — how to know when it is enough.

In our conversation with Patricia, an Irish woman living in Serbia, Zoja and Nwabisa, we explored the concept of what it means to be curious,  what it means to stand your ground and what it  means to collaborate. And how all of this has enabled Patricia to navigate through her life with courage as a time she finds herself having to make monumental decisions.

A first celebrity in She Rocks Global podcast! In this episode, we will be talking with María Riccetto from Uruguay, world renowned ballerina, who after years in NY, came back to Montevideo. We will talk about finding the balance between career sacrifice and personal life, managing society expectations and fighting pressures. Maria is a true celebrity in her home country and beyond, but still, what she talks about sounds very familiar and relatable. Enjoy and we look forward to hearing your feedback!

In this episode, you’ll meet Beza from Ethiopia. Beza worked in the non-profit sector for most of her career, in her home country and abroad, but four years ago she stepped into the private sector. The conversation took various turns — we started talking about the green economy, then discussed why it is important to support women to grow and ended with a personal perspective. Beza talked about one specific segment of her fight with society expectations, which we are sure, many of you listening will also recognise. At least we did.

In this episode, you will meet Alexandra Gomez, a lawyer specialized in a very unusual area — football. Most of you operating in male-dominated working environment will relate with what Alexandra is sharing. We’ll also talk about the change one goes through during a career, and how our approach to various things transforms — from work, through family to building better opportunities for those who come after us. Enjoy!