She Leads Collective Podcast
She Leads Collective Podcast
Podcast Description
Real stories. Bold conversations. Leadership that lifts everyone.Welcome to the She Leads Collective Podcast—a space where stories spark change, and lived experience becomes leadership wisdom. Each season, we rotate through three powerful themes:Real Models – conversations with inspiring women leaders and business owners who share the truth behind their success—the bias they’ve faced, the doubts they’ve overcome, and the wisdom they’ve gained. Allies – honest insights from men and women who are actively championing gender equity, revealing what true allyship looks like in action. The Undiscussables – the topics no one talks about, but everyone is impacted by—domestic violence, baby loss, harassment, poverty—and how they shape women’s presence, power, and potential at work.This podcast is for women in leadership, business owners, HR leaders, and change-makers who believe the workplace can—and must—be better for women.You’ll leave every episode with something real: inspiration, insight, and the courage to lead differently.Let’s change the conversation—together.
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Content Themes
The podcast rotates through three powerful themes: Real Models, which explores the journeys of women leaders sharing their challenges and successes; Allies, focusing on insights from those championing gender equity in workplaces; and The Undiscussables, addressing critical yet overlooked topics like domestic violence and harassment that affect women's roles and opportunities in the workplace.
Bold conversations with women leaders & allies.
Real stories, leadership insights, and the “undiscussables” shaping how we work today.
Each season of the She Leads Collective Podcast features three powerful themes:
Real Models – conversations with inspiring women leaders and business owners who share the truth behind their success—the bias they’ve faced, the doubts they’ve overcome, and the wisdom they’ve gained.
Allies – honest insights from men and women who are actively championing gender equity, revealing what true allyship looks like in action.
The Undiscussables – the topics no one talks about, but everyone is impacted by—emotions at work, wholistic leadership, womens health needs, mental health, baby loss, domestic violence—and how they shape our workplaces and leadership.
I’m Mary Gregory—Executive Coach, Author and host of She Leads Collective. My mission is to enable women to step into their full leadership potential and create workplaces where everyone can thrive.
Let’s change the conversation—together.
And if you’re a woman leader who’s ever doubted your confidence, explore my programme “Exploding the Confidence Myth” → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploding-the-confidence-myth-tickets-1617750698889?aff=oddtdtcreator
Released the week of World Menopause Day (18 October), this episode features Helen Tomlinson, the UK’s first Menopause Employment Champion. She shares why midlife isn’t a decline—it’s a power stage—and how employers can move from token gestures to real culture change.
What happens when a musical-theatre dream becomes a mission to transform workplaces for millions of women? Helen Tomlinson—Head of Inclusion at Adecco and the UK’s first Menopause Employment Champion—has used her voice to shift policy, challenge stigma and help organisations get practical about women’s health.
In this conversation, Helen shares her unconventional career path and the people-first thread that runs through it—from recruitment leadership to national advocacy. We explore the biggest misconceptions about menopause (hint: brain fog outranks hot flushes), why “policy PDFs” aren’t enough, and her four pillars of cultural change: education, allyship (and advocacy), lived experience and leadership. Helen also explains how inclusive, intergenerational cultures support midlife women to thrive, and why self-care and lifestyle changes are as critical as any workplace intervention.
We cover:
- Why midlife can be your most productive, purpose-filled season
- How to build psychologically safe spaces for male allies to learn and help
- Practical steps for menopause action plans that actually change behaviour
- Connecting inclusion with employability so more women over 50 can (re)enter work with confidence
Connect with Helen on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-tomlinson-4a954211/
If this resonates, check out my programme Exploding the Confidence Myth—details in the show notes.
If you’re a woman leader who’s ever doubted your confidence, explore my programme “Exploding the Confidence Myth” → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploding-the-confidence-myth-tickets-1617750698889?aff=oddtdtcreator
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