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Women Who Dare

Women Who Dare

By Emma Robson

Women Who Dare is about women with big dreams and ideas, who have what it takes to make them happen. In each episode, journalist/coach Emma Robson interviews inspiring experts and entrepreneurs who have carved out a new niche for themselves.
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Episode 1 - Finding happiness in the workplace

Women Who DareMar 06, 2023

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Episode 9 - The Voice AI Startup Founder - Elise Pinto
Jun 02, 202324:05
Episode 8 - The Playwright Changemaker - Catherine Filloux

Episode 8 - The Playwright Changemaker - Catherine Filloux

Catherine Filloux is a French-American playwright who for the past 30 years has used theatre as a vehicle for social and political change, tackling issues ranging from genocide to child abuse and gender bias.  In this podcast Catherine talks with Emma Robson about the impact her works have made around the world, in the U.S. and even at the Vienna State Opera, which for the first time in its 150-year history hosted an opera - Orlando - written entirely by two women. Catherine wrote the libretto. In Cambodia, the rock opera she co-created, Where Elephants Weep, was a smash hit when it aired on TV in 2008, drawing two million viewers, until the Cambodian authorities halted transmission.  Catherine is now working on bringing the show to New York next year.

May 12, 202331:45
Episode 7 - The Healthcare Reformer - Sophie Smith, founder and CEO of Nabta Health

Episode 7 - The Healthcare Reformer - Sophie Smith, founder and CEO of Nabta Health

Amid rising rates of obesity, diabetes and infertility, the Middle East's health care systems are poorly suited to addressing the complexity of their populations' health, particularly women's health. But a new company in Dubai - Nabta Health - plans to change that. Mother of three, soon to be four, Nabta Health's British founder Sophie Smith has created a hybrid health business that combines traditional, digital and plant-based healthcare with research, to provide holistic solutions that stick. In a few years Sophie plans to expand the already profitable company, via an initial public share offering, to serve women throughout the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. 

May 05, 202328:34
Episode 6 - The challenges of women at work in the Arab world

Episode 6 - The challenges of women at work in the Arab world

In the Middle East and North Africa, legal and economic parity for women is the lowest of all regions according to recent report from the World Bank. Yet Maha El Zaatari, who was born in a refugee camp in Lebanon,  was able to become country manager of a  U.S. multinational in Dubai. A Palestinian without a passport, she nonetheless emigrated to the UAE, where she worked as Managing Director of the U.S. company Great Place to Work. Seven years later she set up her own company, P for People, through which she continues to keep clients’ employees happy.

In this podcast interview with Emma Robson, Maha discusses the challenges of being a woman at work in the Arab world and brings us up to date on some promising developments in the region.



Apr 18, 202331:17
Episode 5 - The Women Empowerment Activist

Episode 5 - The Women Empowerment Activist

Ever since she finished her women’s studies degree in the U.S., Carine de Meyere says she feels that the Netherlands, where she grew up, is the most patriarchal country in Europe. This sense of inequality is what inspired her to seek to empower women worldwide to become agents for positive change and the best version of themselves. 

Carine’s Women of The World initiative advocating the benefits of gender equity to society, through conference appearances world-wide and on LinkedIn, where the movement has 18,000 followers.

In this podcast, Carine also voices her concerns about the dangers of not involving women in critical areas of human development, like Artificial Intelligence and other technologies.  


Apr 11, 202326:18
Episode 4 - How to Manifest
Mar 31, 202322:35
Episode 3 - Horses for Courses!

Episode 3 - Horses for Courses!

Annette Nilsson runs a coaching business with the assistance of three horses. While each horse has its own personality, suited to different coaching situations, all share an uncanny ability to perceive people’s emotional state. Their reactions provide valuable insights on human behaviour, making them popular as coaching assistants. Originally, Annette started out on a very different career path. But now she has found a way to turn her passion for horses and philosophy into her work, as she tells journalist/coach Emma Robson.

Mar 21, 202322:08
Episode 2 - The personal stylist who never became a lawyer
Mar 15, 202328:24
Episode 1 - Finding happiness in the workplace
Mar 06, 202332:00