UNLEASHED. The Game Changers

Hibo Wardere is a Somali-born campaigner against female genital mutilation, author, and public speaker. Hibo is a survivor of female genital mutilation. She was cut when she was only 6 years old, in Somalia. She was forced down on a bed, her legs held apart, she was made to undergo female genital cutting, a process [...] The post EPISODE N. 42: HIBO WARDERE. STOP FGM appeared first on Paola Diana.

This girl is on fire! Andrea Mclean is a TV presenter and bestselling author turned life coach and entrepreneur, just before the pandemic. In this candid interview Andrea opens up about her life changing decision to give up a secure and well paid job at ITV Loose Women to start her own coaching business and [...] The post EPISODE N. 41: ANDREA MCLEAN. JUST BELIEVE IT appeared first on Paola Diana.

Vicky Pryce is a British/Greek leading economist and a former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's Government Economic Service. She is currently the Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, in London. Vicky is also an outstanding author, and she wrote, among other bestselling books and essays, 'Women Vs Capitalism. Why [...] The post EPISODE N. 40: VICKY PRYCE. WOMEN VS CAPITALISM appeared first on Paola Diana.

Karen rummy is a true force of nature. A woman who doesn't stop in front of anything, a woman who strongly believes in herself and helps others to heal and become the best version of themselves. She fight ageism with a smile on her face, reminding all of us that age is just a number. [...] The post EPISODE N. 39: KAREN RUIMY. SPIRITUAL HEALING appeared first on Paola Diana.

Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne is a member of the House of Lords and the Executive Chairman of the AMAR International Charitable Foundation which works to rebuild and improve the lives of disadvantaged communities in war-torn areas. Baroness Nicholson began her political life as a Member of the Parliament in Britain in 1987, serving a [...] The post EPISODE N. 38: BARONESS EMMA NICHOLSON. WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST appeared first on Paola Diana.

We are happy to share with you a new interview with Yalda, our anti-inflammatory expert. Yalda is the founder of Eat Burn Sleep the online platform that helps you reducing inflammation, restarting your gut microbiome and gaining energy. In this episode she helps us understand why it is so important to have a balanced [...] The post EPISODE N. 36: YALDA ALAOUI. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY LIFESTYLE appeared first on Paola Diana.

James is a trainee therapist who was expelled from his university course for holding gender critical views: that sex is biological and immutable. He was expelled over email for launching a public petition trying to safeguard therapy and counselling for vulnerable children with gender dysphoria. James petition subsequently got 10,000 signatures and a response from [...] The post EPISODE N. 35: JAMES ESSES. SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN appeared first on Paola Diana.

The brilliant Maya Forstater is here to shake your believes and show you the truth: SEX MATTERS. The fantasyland world wanted by few, where gender completely replaces biological sex, is dangerous, particularly for women and children. Maya is a victim of abuse, she was fired only because she politely expressed her beliefs on Twitter: that [...] The post EPISODE N. 34: MAYA FORSTATER. SEX MATTERS IN LAW AND IN LIFE appeared first on Paola Diana.

Dr. Jane Clare Jones is a feminist philosopher, writer and activist. She is absolutely brilliant and outspoken, the kind of person we like here at Unleashed. Jane is also the founder of an online feminist school offering courses in the history and philosophy of feminism, The Institute of Feminist Thought. In this episode she [...] The post EPISODE N. 33: DR. JANE CLARE JONES. WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE appeared first on Paola Diana.

Dr Theodora Kalentzi is an experienced British Menopause Society Accredited Menopause Specialist. Theodora holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and an Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care. Theodora is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, an Advisory Board Member of the Sleep Council and a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Imperial College [...] The post EPISODE N. 32: DR THEODORA KALENTZI. ON MENOPAUSE AND ANDROPAUSE appeared first on Paola Diana.

Julie Bindel is an incredibly talented and brave investigative journalist, author, radical feminist campaigner and co-founder of Justice for Women. Julie campaigns particularly to end sexual and domestic violence, prostitution and pornography. Her latest book 'Feminism For Women: The Real Route to Liberation" is a powerful call to arms to reclaim feminism for all women, [...] The post EPISODE N.31: JULIE BINDEL. FEMINISM WILL SET YOU FREE appeared first on Paola Diana.

Debbie Hayton is a transgender science teacher, and a political activist. Debbie is passionate about explaining what it means to be trans, and how trans people can be accommodated in society without compromising the rights of women and vulnerable groups. In this heartfelt interview she opens up about her story, and she admits that if [...] The post EPISODE N.30: DEBBIE HAYTON. BEING A TRANS WOMAN. WHAT I HAVE LEARNT appeared first on Paola Diana.

Marine Tanguy is a force of nature, TEDx Speaker, entrepreneur, mother and game changer. She is the Founder and CEO of MtArt Agency, and she was named Forbes 30 under 30 in the Europe list for Art and Culture in 2018. With her successful agency she is rethinking how art can be more central, and [...] The post EPISODE N.29: MARINE TANGUY. DISRUPTING THE ART INDUSTRY appeared first on Paola Diana.

Helen Joyce is one of the bravest journalists that I know. She decided to write a book on a controversial subject, knowing that she would have gone under the spotlight of trolls, misogynists and free speech deniers, but she did it anyway, because she feels it is more important to educate people about what is [...] The post EPISODE N.28: HELEN JOYCE. TRANS – UNDERSTANDING GENDER IDEOLOGY appeared first on Paola Diana.

Lola Shoneyin, is the British Nigerian literary powerhouse and founder of the largest book festival in Africa - Ake Festival which takes place in Lagos, Nigeria every year in October. Lola was educated at Fettes School in Edinburgh (the inspiration for Hogwarts School) and lives between London and Lagos. An award winning African author and [...] The post EPISODE N.28: LOLA SHONEYIN. ON FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AND FREEDOM appeared first on Paola Diana.

In this episode Geeta Sidhu-Robb openly talks with Paola about her experience with racism and her feelings after the tragic death of George Floyd. You already know Geeta, since our Episode n. 11 where she told us her beautiful story of success despite all the obstacles she had to face. Geeta is Indian by heritage [...] The post EPISODE N.27: GEETA SIDHU-ROBB ON RACISM appeared first on Paola Diana.

Gina Miller is the woman who has twice led legal challenges against the government and won. Her first victory came in September 2017, when the Supreme Court ruled in favour of giving MPs a say over triggering Article 50, the legal mechanism taking the UK out of the EU. Her second came when the Supreme [...] The post EPISODE N.26: GINA MILLER. THE ULTIMATE GAME CHANGER appeared first on Paola Diana.

Tracey Woodward was illiterate until she was 14, having a very challenging childhood she had to learn every single job from the bottom up and she went from counter girl to CEO. Tracey just stepped down as the global CEO of Aromatherapy Associates and The Refinery with a 36-year successful career in the beauty industry [...] The post EPISODE N.25: TRACEY WOODWARD. A STORY OF DETERMINATION AND PASSION appeared first on Paola Diana.

Fru Hazlitt is a true force of nature and a real change maker. She is Non-Executive Member of Channel 4 Board of Directors, and she was ITV’s Commercial Chief, CEO of Virgin Radio and Managing Director of Yahoo UK and Ireland. Fru did a fantastic job in transforming ITV’s commercial operation and building ITV online, [...] The post EPISODE N.24: FRU HAZLITT. FROM ITV TO ROME appeared first on Paola Diana.

Tricia Goddard is a television presenter and journalist best known for her morning BAFTA-winning talk show 'Trisha', broadcasted on ITV and then Channel 5, that was one of the most popular daytime telly programmes in the UK for quite a long time. Trisha was the first black woman to front a TV show in 1987 [...] The post EPISODE N.23: TRISHA GODDARD. DATING AND LOVE AFTER 60 appeared first on Paola Diana.

In this special episode we have a guest host! Award winning Author and Director Shamin Sarif is interviewing our host Paola Diana, asking her about her inspiring story. “I left in awe of her willingness to say the unsayable, no matter what trouble it will cause” this is what Helen Rumbelow, of The Times said [...] The post EPISODE N.21: PAOLA DIANA. THIS IS ME appeared first on Paola Diana.

Samantha is an actress, presenter, disability activist, inclusion and equality consultant and keynote speaker. Prior to moving to London, she was a modern languages teacher. She is a columnist for the Metro and has written a multitude of articles on what it is like to be disabled in a disabling world, as well as several [...] The post EPISODE N.22: SAMANTHA RENKE. FORGET WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT DISABILITY! appeared first on Paola Diana.

Sarah Ho, was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Macau, as the grand daughter of the legendary tycoon Stanley Ho. She studied in London and she became a successful jewellery designer, founding hr own company, Sarah Ho Jewellery. Sarah has been honoured in the jewellery industry winning awards and working on projects with [...] The post EPISODE N.20: SARAH HO. MONEY CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS appeared first on Paola Diana.

Tony Kent is a renowned English writer of thriller and crime fiction novels, a top-ranking barrister and a former boxer. He is particularly famous for writing the book called Killer Intent and its sequel novel entitled Marked for Death. In 2018, his debut book was marked as one of the must-reads. Tony grew up in [...] The post EPISODE N.19: TONY KENT. POWER PLAY appeared first on Paola Diana.

Joanna is a self-defence instructor and a martial arts coach. She is a black belt World Champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and she has been training, coaching and competing in a variety of combat sports throughout her life, including kick-boxing, submission wrestling and judo. Joanna Ziobronowicz is one of the Professors at the prestigious Roger Gracie [...] The post EPISODE N.18: JOANNA ZIOBRONOWICZ. THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-DEFENCE appeared first on Paola Diana.

Claudia Doval is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt multiple World Champion, she is ranking the n. 1 in the Flograppling ranking. She is one of the rare cases in BJJ of someone who started late in her twenties and who did not compete extensively while climbing the ranks of this martial art, but still [...] The post EPISODE N.17: CLAUDIA DOVAL. MY TRUTH appeared first on Paola Diana.

With Yalda we are talking about gut health, inflammation and how to boost your immune system. In 2007 she was diagnosed with two auto-immune diseases – Ulcerative Colitis and Auto-Immune Haemolytic Anaemia- that made her begin to extensively research nutrition and health. A ten-year period of research and recovery lead her to make a full [...] The post EPISODE N.16: YALDA ALAOUI. EAT, BURN, SLEEP appeared first on Paola Diana.

Mauricio Motta Gomes is the father of the G.O.A.T. Roger Gracie, he belongs to the elite group of 6 black belts given the rank by the late Rolls Gracie, one of the legendary figures of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Mauricio is a coral belt 8 stripes and he was one of the best competitors in the 80'. [...] The post EPISODE N.15: MAURICIO GOMES. HOW BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CAN IMPROVE YOUR LIFE appeared first on Paola Diana.

As a journalist, TV producer and PR executive, Geraldine Sharpe-Newton has scaled the heights of broadcasting on both sides of the Atlantic. She has been head of communications for CBS News in New York City, ITN and Turner Broadcasting International in London. After working at Burson Marsteller in New York, she handled the PR launch [...] The post EPISODE N.14: GERALDINE SHARPE-NEWTON. TAKING CHANCES appeared first on Paola Diana.

Akinwole Omoboriowo II is the chairman and CEO of Genesis Electricity and Advisory Board Member at The Global Thinkers Forum, he has over 16 years of experience in the Oil & Gas Sector and Power Sectors in Africa, where he has consistently led other equally distinguished colleagues in pioneering several initiatives. Akinwole is a successful [...] The post EPISODE N.13: AKINWOLE OMOBORIOWO II. LIGHTING UP AFRICA, ONE COMMUNITY AT THE TIME appeared first on Paola Diana.

Melanie Seymour is Head of Global Client Service at BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, with $7.4 trillion in assets under management. In this role she is responsible for leading a global team to deliver an outstanding client experience to new and existing clients across all products and distribution channels. Melanie has over 30 years’ [...] The post EPISODE N.12: MELANIE SEYMOUR. A WOMAN IN FINANCE appeared first on Paola Diana.

Change is inevitable, suffering is optional. Anything is possible. If you can see it, you can do it; if you can dream it, you can make it happen. This is the message that Geeta shares with us talking about her life and all the challenges she had to face. Geeta Sidhu-Robb has lived many lives. [...] The post EPISODE N.11: GEETA SIDHU-ROBB. FROM HOMELESS TO SUCCESS appeared first on Paola Diana.

Professor Sir Simon Wessely is Regius Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London and President of the Royal Society of Medicine. He studied medicine and history of art at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and finished his medical training at University College Oxford. He has a Master’s and Doctorate in epidemiology. He is consultant liaison [...] The post EPISODE N.10: SIR SIMON WESSELY. ON MENTAL HEALTH, DEPRESSION AND SOCIAL MEDIA appeared first on Paola Diana.

Watch this lovely episode with Maki Aboofazeli, an inspiring self development advocate, who completely changed her life, shifting from oil and gas to promoting womens empowerment. She is now making it her mission to helping people especially women to reach their full potential. Maki talks very openly about life, love, dating and much more! LOVE [...] The post EPISODE N.9: MAKI ABOOFAZELI. LOVE YOURSELF AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW appeared first on Paola Diana.

Sarah J. Caddick Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon) is a Neuroscientist, artist, philanthropic advisor, philanthropist and avid consumer of stories, with much experience in each and a desire to be defined by none! She is the Neuroscience Adviser to some of the most prominent philantrophists and their charitable organisations, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and she a former [...] The post EPISODE N.8: DR. SARAH CADDICK. THE NEUROSCIENCE ADVISOR TO BILLIONAIRES appeared first on Paola Diana.

Rolles Gracie is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and professional Judo and Mixed Martial Artist champion. He is the son of the legendary Rolls Gracie, representing the third generation of the Gracie family, the family that created Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the UFC. He is the grandson of Carlos Gracie Sr. the founder [...] The post EPISODE N.7: ROLLES GRACIE JR. A FAMILY OF FIGHTERS appeared first on Paola Diana.

On the 19th of October 2018 people all over the world were watching online an incredible sideways landing at Bristol Airport, when Storm Callum brought challenging high winds and stormy weather, made by a pilot that everyone assumed was a man. That pilot is actually Captain Brenda Riepsaame Wassink, a woman and a highly skilled [...] The post EPISODE N.6: BRENDA RIEPSAAME WASSINK. THE CAPTAIN LANDING SIDEWAYS appeared first on Paola Diana.

Shamim and Hanan are a power couple who is breaking stereotypes and enlightening the world through their work on diversity and inclusion in the film industry. Shamim and her wife are long-time advocates for the rights of women and the LGBTQ+ community. Writer and director Shamim Sarif is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter and director for [...] The post EPISODE N.5: SHAMIM SARIF & HANAN KATTAN. ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD appeared first on Paola Diana.

Stephen Cole is an international broadcast journalist who successfully launched the world’s main news channels, Sky News, CNN International, BBC World and Al Jazeera International in London and Doha. He has specialist knowledge of Middle-Eastern politics. Stephen is one of the most recognizable and versatile faces of International television news. He has anchored 24-hour news [...] The post EPISODE N.4: STEPHEN COLE. WHAT I HAVE LEARNT appeared first on Paola Diana.

Tessy Antony de Nassau, formerly Princess Tessy of Luxembourg, is a former member of the grand ducal family of Luxembourg as the ex-wife of Prince Louis of Luxembourg. Tessy is a social entrepreneur and a proud mother of two young royal princes. She also spent five years in the military and she is a UNAids [...] The post EPISODE N.3: TESSY DE NASSAU. PRINCESS OF HEARTS appeared first on Paola Diana.

Ching He Huang, an International Emmy nominated TV chef & cookery author, known as the Queen of Chinese cuisine, talks about her childhood in Taiwan and South Africa and about her journey to become a Celebrity Chef. Ching went through many difficulties and started working when she was only 15, but at the end she [...] The post EPISODE N.2: CHING HE HUANG. BECOMING A CELEBRITY CHEF appeared first on Paola Diana.

The X times Brazilian Jiu-Jitzu World Champion Roger Gracie, also called the GOAT, opens up about his life, his achievements, his mindset and much more. Listen to the full episode and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE! The post EPISODE N.1: ROGER GRACIE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE THE NUMBER ONE appeared first on Paola Diana.